Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Chapter 335: Teach you to identify the difference between Japanese women and Ming people

Under such circumstances, the imperial court issued the Ming Baochao in the eighth year of Hongwu, which was very popular at first.

The main reason why the people had resistance was that Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the "silver ban" policy in order to promote the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes.

Not only was the use of silver and copper coins banned, but even barter was banned for a period of time.

country?

What is a country?

In Zhu Gang's view, the country is the combination of countless Ming Dynasty families.

Without these thousands of families, how can there be a country?

He always believed that the country is composed of all the people living on this land.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously did not understand this truth. When he heard that Mencius dared to say "the people are more important than the king", he was so angry that he removed him from the list of "sages".

In Zhu's words: "If the people are the most important, then the people are the masters of the Ming Dynasty, and they should have the power to elect officials.

If this policy is accepted as the foundation of the country, the powerful gentry will become the enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

In the face of external threats, the internal thinking must be unified, and appropriate compromise is also a helpless move. "

Zhu Gang had only one thing to say about this: "Dad, when it comes to governing a country, you are really incompetent!"

He did not give particularly high recognition to the first "Great Edict" promulgated by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 18th year of Hongwu.

After all, isn't it a hellish joke to let the people supervise a powerful person?
Many people would bend their thighs involuntarily when they saw the clerks in the yamen. How could they supervise them?
If the "Nine Laws of the Ming Dynasty" could not be formulated in a short period of time, Zhu Gang would not be willing to adopt the "Great Edict" as the country's transitional regulations.

The reason why he attached so much importance to the "Yixing Case" before was to use it to promote the "Great Edict" and let the people see that they can supervise a powerful person.

Almost everyone knows that the clerk system is a major cancer of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was too murderous. If the local government offices did not have a large number of clerks who devoted themselves silently, they would probably have ceased to function long ago.

In this case, there are no examples to learn from, and it is impossible to reform this paralysis.

Fortunately, Zhu Gang can rely on his advantage as a time traveler to copy "homework from later generations" unscrupulously, which is an advantage that no one can match.

"Cough, cough..."

Looking at his third brother who didn't know what he was thinking, Prince of Yan Zhu Di quickly cleared his cough twice to bring him back to reality.

When he saw Zhu Jiantong and Zhou Haomiao dragging a short woman who was tied up from a sack, he also felt a strong shock.

After all, sending a woman to a prince in broad daylight in front of so many people is a bit too much!
"Who is this woman? Why did you tie her up and bring her here?"

At this time, Nakazato Kazusa had a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth and her hands and feet were tied up.

However, since she was no different from ordinary Ming Dynasty people except for her shorter height, Zhu Gang was unable to recognize her identity for a while.

According to historical records: Starting from the Southern Song Dynasty, Japan sent a large number of women to China and offered themselves to Southern Song men.

The purpose was to give birth to offspring and bring them back to the country to help Japan improve its human race.

As for why the Southern Song Dynasty was chosen, it was mainly because the Southern Song Dynasty had developed maritime trade.

In addition, there is the Nagasaki-Ningbo-Fuzhou trade route between Japan and the Southern Song Dynasty, making travel relatively convenient.

Of course, compared with the convenient transportation conditions in later generations, the sea route from Japan to the Southern Song Dynasty was not smooth sailing.

This has been verified in relevant historical records.

According to statistics by Japanese scholar Kamei Akinori, during the entire period of the Japanese envoys to Tang Dynasty, there were 4525 people officially recorded as having crossed the Tang Dynasty, of whom more than 900 died in shipwrecks.

Although this number had been reduced somewhat during the Southern Song Dynasty, traveling thousands of miles from Japan to China was still an absolute "extreme life-threatening sport."

Moreover, the situation at sea is extremely dangerous, and bringing a woman on board will add many variables to the journey.

This led to an unwritten rule in ancient international shipping - women were not allowed on board ships.

Due to the above factors, most people in the Ming Dynasty had never seen what Japanese women looked like.

Fortunately, Zhu Gang saw many Japanese women on the Internet in his later years.

After coming to his senses, he quickly discovered the differences between Nakazato Kazusa and the women of the Ming Dynasty.

"Fourth brother, today I will teach you how to identify the difference between Japanese women and the people of our Ming Dynasty.

Everyone else present should listen to this and avoid similar situations in the future, so as not to accidentally capsize in the gutter!"

As he spoke, he pointed at Nakazato Kazusa's two short legs and said, "I believe if you look closely you will notice that this short woman has bow legs.

In fact, this situation is not uncommon in Japan, mainly because they learned the kneeling style from our country.

From a physiological point of view, kneeling for a long time will indeed change a person's leg shape.

For example, it may cause some bending of the muscles and bones, which may eventually affect the walking habits.

The most obvious characteristic is the bow legs you see now."

Although Nakazato Kazusa could only understand some daily expressions, she could feel that she was insulted from the "pitying" looks from the people around her.

After spitting out the piece of cloth in her mouth, Nakazato Kazusa shouted: "くそったれ, お前らは死ぬべきだ."

Facing Nakazato Kazusa's tough attitude, Zhu Gang turned to Zhang Long, the commander of the Hidden Dragon Guard, and said, "Just now this Japanese woman said that she wanted to kill all of us.

It seems that the other party should have other means. Let's check if there are any hidden weapons in her hair first.

Also, find someone to pinch her mouth to prevent this Japanese woman from informing any possible accomplices!"

Ever since his partner Zhao Hu lost his life in an undercover operation, Zhang Long has been filled with rage.

When he heard that Nakazato Kazusa still wanted to tip off her accomplices at this time, he was immediately furious.

"Li Meng, I'll leave this matter to you. Don't let His Royal Highness Prince Jin down!"

Zhu Gang was no stranger to Li Meng.

He once assisted Ma Hui, a senior manager of the Shanxi branch of Daming Money House, in handling some business affairs.

In addition, he also had experience in reporting to Zhu Gang and was highly valued by Zhang Long in the Hidden Dragon Guard.

It's a pity that when Li Meng was helping Ma Hui to convey the work, Zhu Gang happened to be in a bad mood, so he failed to attract the other party's attention.

In addition, during the period when Li Meng was in charge of the communication work, it seemed that other forces tried to interfere with him and prevent him from completing his mission successfully.

So Ma Hui found Wang Biao of the Hidden Dragon Guard as a backup channel of communication.

He is not only smart, but also good at observing people's words and expressions, and he also has a certain status in the Hidden Dragon Guard.

It’s a pity that there is a rift between Wang Biao and Li Meng. In order to avoid affecting the work, Zhu Gang can only let Ma Hui keep Li Meng in Shanxi temporarily.

Now the other party suddenly came to Yingtian Prefecture to participate in the "luring someone into a trap" operation, which made Zhu Gang feel a little surprised.

(End of this chapter)