Mingshi

Chapter 677 Your Majesty
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Luo Xin smiled and said: "In this way, this exile is also a blessing for you, and it allows you to understand the strategy of governing the country."

Fang Zigen's old face was even redder.Luo Xin stood up and bowed his hands to Fang Zigen and said:

"Mr. Fang, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment of Taiwan Island, and the Ministry of Punishment will be handed over to you."

Fang Zigen's expression was agitated, he knelt on the ground and shouted: "The minister Fang Zigen pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

Luo Xin stretched out his hand to support Fang Zigen and said, "Fang Shangshu, I hope you can keep your heart."

"Yes! Your Majesty." Fang Zigen said seriously.

Everyone around looked at Fang Zigen with envy. From an exiled sinner to a minister of the Ministry of Justice, it was a leap to the sky.At this time Luo Xin heard Fang Zigen calling him His Majesty, and he was also very happy in his heart. Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, should he take away the land of Daming?Thinking of the common people in the chaos of war, Luo Xin forced himself to suppress the thought, and looked at the remaining two people, one of them said:

"Your Majesty, the students think that just having a system is not enough. Qin's demise is inseparable from his emphasis on legalism. No matter how perfect the system is, no matter how harsh it is, it cannot lock people's hearts. Therefore, virtue is needed to make up for it. Law is hanging over people's heads. A sharp weapon, virtue is the spring breeze that educates people's hearts. The law is rigid, and virtue is soft, and the combination of hardness and softness is the foundation of governing the country."

Luo Xin couldn't help being surprised again, he didn't expect to spend money to save more than 100 people, and found a treasure.However, if he still wants to establish Confucianism with all his strength, it is not advisable in Luo Xin's mind.

In Luo Xin's mind, all schools of thought are important, and it is a failure of the Li Dynasty, which only respected Confucianism.

For example, in a farm family, that is to establish agriculture and cure the root cause.The Mohists are scientists.A strategist is a diplomat.A military strategist is a military strategist.The yin and yang family, that is, geographers and so on.In history, only Legalism, Taoism, and Confucianism were regarded as masters of state governance.

Qin was based on Legalism. Although it ended in failure, Qin was a powerful country. No one can deny this.In Qin Dynasty, Qin beat the foreigners to pieces, and dared not face up to Da Qin.In other words, Qin was destroyed inside, not outside.It can be seen that Legalism is also an ideological system of a powerful country.

The Han Dynasty took Taoism as the foundation of the country, and the famous Wenjing rule appeared in history.Although Emperor Wu Liu Che claimed to only respect Confucianism, it seems that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the source of the prosperity of Confucianism.But if you take a serious look at the ministers around Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there are very few Confucian people in the court, very few, but there are many other schools of thought, especially Taoism and Legalism.Therefore, before the Han and Wu Dynasties, the foundation of Wenjing’s rule of the country was Taoism. During the Han and Wu era, it was a country-governing thought with Legalism, Taoism, and Confucianism as the main ideological systems.Moreover, Confucianism had very little voice in the Han Dynasty.It is Taoism that really plays a leading role.

Needless to say the strength of the Han Dynasty, there is a saying in history that the Han Dynasty, all dynasties died because of their weakness, and the Han Dynasty died because of its strength.The Han Dynasty drove the Huns away from the desert, which shows how strong the Han Dynasty is.The Xiongnu feared the Han to the core.So the Han Dynasty still died inside, not outside.It can be seen that Taoism is a powerful ideological system.

In the Song Dynasty, all schools of thought had disappeared, all the officials in the court were Confucian children, and Confucius was revered as a saint.But the Song Dynasty was finally destroyed by Jin, which is a typical death from the outside, not from the inside.As for the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism had already reached its peak, but it was eventually destroyed by the Qing Dynasty, and it died outside, not inside.So it can be seen that Confucianism is an ideological system that leads to national weakness.Therefore, if the person in front of him proposed to only respect Confucianism, although Luo Xin would still use him, he would not reuse it.So he asked in a condensed voice:
"How to build virtue?"

"Confucianism is an important idea to establish morality, but it restricts people too much, especially Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism. Therefore, Confucianism alone is not enough, and Taoism should be added. The integration of Taoism and Confucianism is the only way to establish The book of virtue."

Luo Xin was interested in the National People's Congress in front of him, he bowed his hands and said, "What's your name, Mister?"

The man hastily returned the courtesy: "Return to Your Majesty, the minister is called Zhou Xian."

"Before Mr. Zhou?"

"The student is in the Ministry of Rites!" Zhou Xian said with a blushing old face: "The student is just a low-level official in the Ministry of Rites. Before that, he only thought about how to get promoted. These insights were obtained after being exiled."

Luo Xin nodded, very happy in his heart, bowed his hands to Zhou Xian and said: "Zhou Xian, from now on you will be the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and your task will be very heavy. Taiwan Island is still an undeveloped barbarian land. The task is entrusted to you."

Zhou Xian also knelt down and said: "My minister Zhou Xian thanked His Majesty, and I will do my best for Your Majesty."

"Shangshu Zhou, please stand up!"

Luo Xin supported Zhou Xian with both hands, and then looked at the last person who had been silent all this time.When the man saw Luo Xin looking over, he cupped his hands and said:
"Taxation! Taxation is the foundation of a country. If a family has no money, they can only sell their sons and daughters. If they have no more money, they even sell themselves into slaves. If a country has no money, the people will definitely rebel. Today The Ming Dynasty has already shown signs of decline, which can be seen from the fact that he can no longer pay his salary."

Luo Xin's eyes lit up, and finally someone talked about taxes, and he immediately asked, "How to solve taxes?"

"The problem with Ming is that there is nowhere to collect taxes, because only [-]% of the land that can be taxed is left in the world, and the remaining [-]% are already in the names of dignitaries and scholars, and they are groups exempted from taxes by Daming. Do not want to appear For this problem, the national policy of tax exemption must be abolished, and taxes should not be collected on the head, but on the land. No matter who you are, what your status and status are, how much land you own, you have to pay as much tax.”

Luo Xin nodded happily, this was Zhang Juzheng's whipping method during the Wanli period, but Zhang Juzheng did not fight against those aristocratic families in the end, thinking that the national policy of tax exemption for scholars had been deeply ingrained, and Zhang Juzheng alone could not fight against a group.

but……

Today's Luo Xin is different.

Taiwan Island is just a blank sheet of paper, there are no famous families at all, Luo Xin can draw whatever he wants, without any conflict at all.

Hearing that person talking endlessly, Luo Xin became more and more surprised. This is simply a copy of Zhang Juzheng's whipping method. Although there are some differences, the distance is not far away.Immediately asked:
"What's your name sir?"

"Student Cui Hao."

"You and the Cui family?"

"I have nothing to do with the Cui family."

"before you?"

"Students used to spend their days in the household department." Cui Hao smiled awkwardly: "These taxation methods were all figured out by myself when I was in the household department when I had nothing to do."

Luo Xin was even more surprised. This Cui Hao was so talented, he didn’t start thinking about these things because he was exiled, but he had already accumulated them in normal times, so he asked:
"Mr. Cui, if you are so talented, why don't you report this method of taxation to your superior, or directly write a memorial to His Majesty?"

Cui Hao held back for a long time and said: "Don't dare, if this method of taxation can be implemented, it will naturally make the country rich and the people strong. But if it is implemented, it will definitely offend the rich and powerful in the world, and the rich and powerful families in the world will crush me Pressed powder. I just shared my thoughts with my colleagues after a drink, and those powerful families regarded me as a scourge, charged me with a crime, and exiled me to Ninggu Tower. My wife and son died in the Ning Guta..."

Having said this, Cui Hao was already sobbing.As soon as he cried, the rest of the people also remembered their own sadness and started crying too.Luo Xin didn't ask them one by one why they were exiled, the people inside must have deserved what they deserved.But now Luo Xin lacks scholars, even if he has no ability, he can teach.Because after Luo Xin occupied Taiwan Island, he educated the aborigines, and future officials had to be selected from among the aborigines. After all, compared with the aborigines in Taiwan, the number of people who went to Taiwan from Daming was still too small, so they were needed to teach.

Moreover, after these people have gone through this exile, their thinking must have changed, and they will cherish the current opportunity even more.Luo Xin saluted Cui Hao and said:
"Cui Hao, from now on you are the Secretary of the Household Department."

"Cui Hao pays homage to His Majesty!" Cui Hao knelt down and thanked him.

Luo Xin helped Cui Hao up and said, "From today onwards, you will sort out the taxation methods. How long will it take you?"

"Three days!" Cui Hao pondered for a moment.

"I will come here again in three days and show me the manuscript you have compiled."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Luo Xin looked at Zhou Xiandao again: "Zhou Shangshu, how long will it take you to sort out the method of Lide?"

Zhou Xian pondered for a while and said: "I already have relatively mature methods in my heart, and I will write them out in three days."

"Okay!" Luo Xin nodded, and looked at Fang Zigen again, Fang Zigen hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty give me three days."

"Okay, I'll come to see your manuscript in three days. The three of you first set up the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Households, and the rest of you divide them up and belong to the three leaders. After arriving in Taiwan, whoever is suitable for someone In terms of talents, you can recommend to Luo Sheng, and set up the shelves of the six books. In the early days of the founding of the country, everything was difficult, and I hope you can join hands to build a peaceful country for all eternity and realize our ideals."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone knelt down.

Luo Xin left this courtyard, and came to those craftsmen's courtyards again, and gathered those craftsmen together. After reading the roster, he was very satisfied with Tang Zhuang. These craftsmen almost included talents from all walks of life, even the capital The Gunpowder Bureau has dug some craftsmen over. These craftsmen are amazing, and two of them can also make muskets.

Luo Xin didn't say too much to them. Some of these people knew Luo Xin, including those from the two gunpowder bureaus in the capital, and a few people in the southeast who could build ships.They have all met Luo Xin, so when they entered the manor and saw Luo Xin, they were extremely shocked. They did not expect that it was Luo Xin who hired them.

They didn't know why Luo Xin, who was a Marquis of Wu and a great Confucian of a generation, hired them, and they hired so many people, they were both excited and uneasy.Luo Xin saw their expressions, a gentle smile appeared on his face and said:
"I think some of you know me and know who I am by now."

"See you sir!"

Hulala knelt down with a group of people, Luo Xin waved them up and said: "You are staying here temporarily, I, Luo Xin, promise you here, I will not only give you a high salary, but also give you a corresponding status, Everyone, stay at ease. Is there anyone here who can read?"

Two people came out from the crowd, bowed and said: "My lord, I can read."

"Oh?" Luo Xin glanced at the two of them. In this era, it is not easy for artisans to be able to read.After a little thought, he said:

"How much?"

The two said: "We are brothers, and our ancestors are also scholars, but it's just that our generation doesn't live up to it. The level of the two of us should be comparable to that of Tongsheng."

Luo was overjoyed in his heart. It was equivalent to a child's birth, which meant that the two of them basically recognized all the characters, and they could also understand the meaning of the characters.

"Okay, from now on, you are the leaders of them. Give you two brothers a task. In the next period of time, you two don't have to do anything else, just teach the remaining craftsmen to read. The people who are here will be used more and more in the future."

"Yes, my lord!" The two brothers rejoiced in their hearts, and they were also teachers.

"What are your two names?"

"Villain Li Jibin."

"The villain Li Jiwu."

"Good job."

Luo Xin stood up, patted the shoulders of the two, then walked out, ordered people to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones and enlightenment books to send to the craftsmen, then returned to his study, and called Tang Zhuang to the front road:
"Tang Zhuang, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard!" Tang Zhuang shook his head, and then looked a little hesitant.Luo Xin laughed and said, "But because of the gold and silver?"

Embarrassment appeared on Tang Zhuang's face, he nodded and said: "Master Hou, the Escort Bureau has become unsustainable."

"How much money did you spend in total?"

Tang Zhuang hurriedly took out an account book from his bag and handed it to Luo Dao: "One million three hundred and thirty thousand 630 taels of silver have already been spent."

Now that Luo Xin has made a windfall, there are 230 million taels of silver in this village, so naturally he won't worry about money anymore.Hearing this, he laughed and said:
"Tang Zhuang, don't worry, I've already prepared 130 million taels of silver for you. Besides, you can stop saving the exiled scholars and recruiting artisans. Unless there is an opportunity to recruit real great artisans, then it won't be too late. What will it cost? As for the 4000 experienced veterans from the north that you promised me at the beginning, there is still more than [-] left, so it shouldn’t cost much.”

Tang Zhuang's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he stood up excitedly and said, "Master Hou, with this 130 million taels of silver, my subordinates can open the Escort Bureau south to Lingnan and north to the desert within three years. At that time, not only will the wealth flow in, the world's news will be in the ears of Lord Hou, but also a huge force will be formed. When Lord Hou ascends the heights and shouts, not to mention the number of people who respond, even the most powerful generals under his command will not be less than Hundreds."

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