The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 490: From Dragon Slayer to Evil Dragon

Song Shenzong Period
Zhao Xu thought that Zhu might be crazy.

I thought you would have something new later.

In the end you do this!
"All the military households under the equal-field system have died."

"You're still messing around with this system of not allowing people to be registered. It's better to just have a conscription system."

Little Zhao Xu, who was about four or five years old, was playing with the Tianxing Stone and looked at Zhao Xu curiously.

"Father, why not recruit soldiers?"

Zhao Xu held the ruddy little Zhao Xu in his arms and sighed:
"Those military households say they are soldiers, but they don't do nothing but drill."

"First, you have to work hard on the land, and the crops you grow have to pay a heavy rent to the state."

"For example, if you use public cattle to plow the land, you have to hand over 80% of the grain to the government."

"If you use your own cattle, you have to hand over 70% of it, and the remaining 30% is the food for the whole family."

"If conditions permit, we may also raise pigs and sheep."

"If you're in the south, you might have to go fishing."

"You will be called to participate in training during the slack season, and your supervisor is responsible for this."

"If you are not responsible, you will be a servant who carries the sedan chair, builds the house, and guards the gate. You will be a servant who does miscellaneous work."

"When the war comes, you will have to take up your gun and go to the battlefield to kill or be killed."

"If you die gloriously on the battlefield, the court will take over your wife and children and marry her off to a bachelor at random."

Little Zhao Xu's mouth opened wide when he heard this.
"Is it so miserable?"

Zhao Xu nodded in agreement.

"He is just such a poor man."

"This kind of life is far inferior to that of ordinary people."

"A good man doesn't want to be a soldier."

“That’s why.”

"This Zhu Yuanzhang...dug a really big hole."

……

[However, the Yellow Book alone is not enough]

[Because although the Yellow Book records how much land each household owns, many people do not tell the truth when registering and instead conceal a large amount of land.]

[In order to check the land situation across the country, officials must be sent to every piece of land to measure the size of the land and determine who owns the land.]

【Then add up this information and calculate how much land each household has. 】

[In 1387 AD, an order was issued to measure the land of the whole country and compile a land inventory. ]

[Because the boundaries of each piece of land are drawn in the book, they are stacked up like fish scales, so it is called the Fish Scale Book.]

[“The fish-scale book is the warp, where disputes over land and fields are settled; the yellow book is the weft, where the laws governing taxes and labor service are set.”]

【Further resolve the imbalance in taxes and labor service.】

……

Period of Emperor Guangwu of Yanhan Dynasty

Liu Xiu looked at the sky with envy.

"Dutian..."

Through the inventory, the registered land area in the country will be greatly increased, and the corresponding emperor's tax revenue will also increase greatly.

But land is directly related to taxation, so those people have a greater motivation to hide their land than to hide their household registration.

This fish scale book can be tampered with.

……

Period of Jihan and Emperor Huai

Liu Chan scratched his head.

"Father... this guy is really smart."

"Household A, population, and land."

"One thing after another."

Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan and sighed.

“Govern the country by law.”

"That's not the way."

……

{From the changes in the household registration system from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Tang and Song Dynasties and then to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.}
{Traditional Chinese society is not a super-stable structure, but a period of stagnation in history.}
{It is constantly changing.}
{It had spontaneously evolved to the threshold of modern times, but then regressed due to some unforeseen circumstances.}
{Okay, just name Zhu Yuanzhang!}

……

Ming dynasty.

Old Zhu's teeth were almost broken.

The pen is about to break.

Queen Ma was very glad that she didn't let those attendants in.

Otherwise, who knows how many more people would have to be rescued.

"Don't be too angry..."

"How can we not be angry!"

Zhu Yuanzhang threw the pen in his hand to the ground and said angrily:
"What do you mean by an unexpected setback?"

"Are they pointing their fingers at us and saying that we are not as good as the Yuan Dynasty? Or are they not as good as the Song Dynasty?"

……

Ming Dynasty Jiajing Period
Zhu Houcong said to himself.

well said!
But there was no sign of it on his face. He picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.

"Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty stipulated that the Yellow Book and the Fish Scale Book should be thoroughly checked every ten years in order to obtain the real data."

“But a census every ten years is simply not feasible.”

"Due to the harshness and rigor of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, officials were trembling with fear and fulfilled their duties conscientiously. It took them 12 years to complete the statistics."

"With the decline in administrative efficiency, how could later emperors possibly complete the ten-year mission?"

For the first time, Zhu Houcong felt that tea had become unpalatable.

Bang! The tea splashed out of the cup onto the table.

"Haegangbong!"

"Based on what you said, I can kill all your clans!"

Hai Rui looked up from his desk, straightened his clothes, walked out from behind the desk, stood in front of the emperor, and saluted, saying:

"Your Majesty, from the first year of Hongwu to the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, a period of approximately 140 years, it was a peaceful era."

"The amount of land should have increased, but the amount of land in the world has decreased by more than half."

"Among them, Huguang, Henan and Guangdong saw the largest decreases."

"These lost lands were either allocated to the royal family and nobles, or secretly hidden by cunning people."

"Either they deliberately concealed it, or it was occupied by bandits."

"The flaws in the Fish Scale Book and the Yellow Book are obvious."

Zhu Houcong looked at him for a moment, then waved his hand and asked the others to leave.

I told you the truth.

"Hai Rui, do you really think I don't know about these things?"

"That's why I asked you to perfect the One Whip Technique."

"The division of household registration makes it impossible to curb mergers, and the fish scale register is a blatant fraud."

"I'll give you a lowdown."

"I will definitely cure the Ming Dynasty!"

"No one can stop me from extending my life!"

Hai Rui was moved at first.

till the end……

You are worthy of me, Your Majesty.

"When will Your Majesty take action?"

Zhu Houcong gave him a look of disdain.

"You really can't speak."

"…I plan to take action after I have reviewed my own inventory."

"I understand how to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps."

"...If you understand, go down. I'm annoyed after watching you for so long."

"...I retire."

……

【Zhu Yuanzhang is a genius. 】

[Like Emperor Wu of Han, he was a genius at being an emperor.]

[The system he designed was mature and durable, making everyone feel immobilized and without even room for resistance.]

[Although his tax structure was very primitive, it also left a certain amount of space for the development of industry and commerce.]

[This is a regime that cannot evolve, and has no chance of progress or innovation]

【However, it can exist for a long time because of its stability. 】

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
Li Yuan snorted lightly.

"Others don't know, but I think this is a good thing."

"Unification for a thousand years is something many people would like but cannot obtain."

For the first time, Li Shimin felt that his future mutiny was right.

"Aye, governing the world is not about farming."

“It’s not like you can plant seeds and harvest food without weeds and insects.”

Li Yuan glanced at him.

"I know!"

"But everything depends on human effort!"

"How do you know it won't work if you don't try it?"

"Someone has already done it, so just watch it."

"If the country can really have a fortune of three or four hundred years, why not use him!"

……

[The entire bureaucratic structure of the Ming Dynasty ensured the rigidity of administrative work. ]

This is an automatic machine.

[Although it may fall into disrepair, it would be a big mistake to expect this machine to break down quickly. ]

[No one likes this system, but no one can do anything about it. ]

【The reason why the system designed by Zhu Yuanzhang was stable was that he learned from the experience and lessons of the Yuan Dynasty. 】

[In order to prevent another him from appearing in the world, he retained those factors that were conducive to stability.]

……

Dayuan.

Kublai Khan's eyes lit up.

so……

All I have to do is copy these systems!

Anyway, it’s better than the 97-year-old Yuan Dynasty, right?

As for the four types of people...

The Yuan Dynasty only lasted ninety-seven years!

What's the point of waiting?

Can win the hearts of the people and give it to one person!
It’s first class!
……

[In order to avoid the phenomenon of bureaucratic loss of control in the late Yuan Dynasty, the emperor's authority continued to be strengthened. ]

[Zhu Yuanzhang also took back as much power as possible from all officials]

[No matter whether it is a big matter or a small matter, it must be decided by the emperor]

[As a result, the Secretariat became a thorn in the eye. ]

[If the situation develops normally, the emperor and the ministers will be entangled for a long time. ]

【But it is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang has never been a person who likes routines. 】

[In 1380 AD, the four major cases of Hongwu were unveiled. ]

(End of this chapter)