Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 23 Shocked
(The previous chapter has been revised.)
On the second day, Zhu Biao told Lao Zhu what he thought.Said that he wanted to set up several courtyards in the East Palace.

Zhan Shifu, Zuochunfang, and the Bureau of Economics and Economics cannot fully meet the needs of cultivating talents for reform.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and dealt with the booklet, threw a booklet to Zhu Biao and said, "Biaoer, come and help us read it."

Seeing that Lao Zhu was in a good mood, Zhu Biao said seriously, "Father, my son wants to show this to Father."

"What is this Daming Academy of Science and Technology? What is this Shenjitang... Why can't we understand what you wrote?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these strange names and became puzzled.

Zhu Biao took the paper and said, "The Daming Institute of Science and Technology specializes in researching...for example, making Father's carriage run faster, and even more miraculous. Relying on water and steam can reduce manpower.

Call all kinds of craftsmen from Ming Dynasty to study powerful things, and then train industrial teachers to give lectures in various places.

Astronomy, geography, agriculture, medicine... You can also find mines, salt, tea and silk, and develop according to local conditions.And what Wang Zhen left behind was all the precious materials and auxiliary materials. "

"Then what is this Divine Machine Hall?"

Zhu Biao smiled mysteriously, and said: "We used a lot of firecrackers during the Poyang Lake War. My son wants to develop more powerful firearms, study combat strategies, and help Ming Dynasty better defend its territory and launch the Northern Expedition."

I almost expressed my idea of ​​wanting to train the army, but after completing the previous ones, the latter will come naturally.

Where did Zhu Yuanzhang hear these novel ideas.

This kind of matter needs to be discussed with civil servants. After thinking for a while, he let Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen enter the palace to discuss the matter.

……

Li Shanchang stood aside, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the Northern Expeditionary Army has not yet returned.

There are very few household registrations and land books of the previous dynasty.Some of the remaining ones are also due to the death and migration of the population, the barrenness of the land and the transfer of property rights. The current situation does not match the registered household registration, and this problem should be resolved first. "

Li Shanchang was proud of himself, and what he said was true. Since he, Liu Bowen, was the prince's junior teacher, what the prince said today must have been directed secretly by the old man Liu Bowen.

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed his head in thought, but didn't say what he meant for a while.

Zhu Biao thoughtfully said: "Father has been working hard on trivial matters these days, and my son and minister are not talented. There is a way to solve the problems that bother Prime Minister Li."

As long as he solves the problem of managing household registration and land, there will be no obstacles to recruiting craftsmen to study grain production, firearms research, and reorganize the army.

When Lao Zhu heard that his son cared about him so much, he really didn't love this guy in vain. Knowing his hard work, he nodded and said:
"Biaoer, what is the solution, tell us."

"Return to the father and prepare the yellow book for household registration and the fish scale book for land, which can effectively manage household registration and control the labor force."

Zhu Yuanzhang worried about this matter for a long time but did not think of a good solution. He hesitated when he heard Zhu Biao talk about the yellow book and the fish scale book.

He believes that many things and policies must be repeatedly deduced and confirmed before they can be implemented nationwide.

Even if my son said it.

As the prince's young teacher, Liu Bowen naturally couldn't just stand by and stand by. He stepped forward and respectfully said to Old Zhu, "Your Majesty, I think the method the prince said can be tried."

Li Shanchang glanced at Liu Bowen, and said in his heart: His Majesty has to make a decision on whether this matter will be accomplished.After all, the prince has little experience, so how could his method be able to be used.Liu Bowen, Liu Bowen, being a prince and master can be patient.

For a while, those led by Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang expressed doubts, while Liu Bowen, Song Lian and Lu Chang thought that the method Zhu Biao said could be tried.

Lao Zhu also understood what Li Shanchang said. He had been thinking about this issue since before the founding of the country, and he had no idea. He only thought that Zhu Biao wanted to relieve his worries.

He signaled Zhu Biao to continue.

"Father, you can ask all the prefectures and counties across the country to compile yellow books, 110 households in a mile...the 110 households in a mile are compiled into a volume in order of the amount of grain, and the name, place of origin, and Ding mouth, age, field industry.

...the yellow book is in duplicate...The book that the Chief Secretary submits to the Ministry of Household Affairs must use yellow paper as the cover. "

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard that, even Liu Bowen and Song Lian didn't recover.

At this time, Li Shanchang also became interested in hearing it. This method is really good, and it solves the problem that they have been thinking about these days.

If this yellow book method is definitely not Liu Bowen's idea, it seems that His Royal Highness is not only gentle and honest, but also has some skills.

"Your Majesty, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is indeed a good idea, but I think that if the yellow book is really customized and the quantity is huge, how should it be stored?"

Li Shanchang glared at Hu Weiyong, thinking that he was too smart to say this.

After Hu Weiyong's reminder, Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and asked, "Biaoer, what do you think?"

"Returning to my father, my son thinks that several special archive rooms can be built on several small islands in the center of the Houhu Lake in Nanjing to store yellow books and fish scale books."

"The imperial city is not good? Why did you choose Houhu?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought.

"The back lake is surrounded by water, which can prevent fires. Moreover, these small islands in the center of the lake have little contact with the outside world. The yellow books and fish scale books are not easily disturbed by the outside. It is a good place to store important documents."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, grasping the situation of land possession, and with the help of the yellow book, he can collect labor and apportion taxes from the people in the yellow book.

"In order to prevent changes caused by changes in population and land rights, we can investigate the household registration every ten years and remake the yellow book, which is called "big creation." "

Lao Zhu felt that he had thought about something like this, but he was not as thoughtful as his son thought.

It seems that these teachers have chosen the right one.

On the palace road, Li Shanchang glanced around and said to Hu Weiyong: "The prince is the heir apparent in the future, the question you raised today is really stupid."

"Prime Minister, I can't understand that Liu Bowen is proud. Although he is sincere, but now he has become a prince and a teacher. I really can't swallow this breath."

Hu Weiyong flicked his sleeves.

"Weiyong, you and I are from the same village. To deal with Liu Bowen, we need to think long-term. The empress trusts him very much, and he is the prince's junior teacher. Don't mess up your position. Your Majesty appreciates you, that's enough."

"Prime Minister, what do you think of the Fish Scale Atlas the Prince just mentioned?"

The two walked away together and disappeared at the end of the palace road.

……

……

"This fish scale atlas is directly related to the yellow book system just now. It is used to grasp the status of land ownership. To measure the land in all parts of the country, the area where [-] shi is handed over as grain can be regarded as a district, and all the cultivated land in this district compiled into one volume.

Number the squares and circles of each field in the fish scale book, write down the four lands, the area and the name of the landowner, and also indicate the nature and grade of the land. The minister thinks it is feasible. "

As Liu Bowen said, he wrote Zhu Biao's method on paper, and was going to study it.

"I also think that this yellow book is mainly based on my household registration in the Ming Dynasty, and this fish-scale atlas book is based on land. The two books confirm each other and complement each other. It is wonderful to include all population and land."

Song Lian shook his head and said, very proud that it was done by his students, and he studied it with Lu Chang there.

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the booklet, glanced at Liu Bowen and the others, and was a little surprised to see them standing there.

Fortunately, Liu Bowen knew better, so he wasn't too surprised.However, is this really as powerful as the prince said?

Regarding the Yellow Book and the Fish Scale Book, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to deduce it, saying that the discussion would continue in the morning of the next day.

(End of this chapter)