Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 1016

At the same time, the Longwu Dynasty also carried out profound reforms on civil law and commercial law.

In terms of civil law, the Longwu New Deal unprecedentedly made a relatively clear distinction between the country and the people, established the righteousness of the country in the form of law, and clearly stipulated that selling the rights and interests of the country and taking the heads of their compatriots as the Bank of China said An act of foreign favor is treason and cannot be forgiven.

The new policy stipulates that all forms of corvee labor will be abolished from now on. If a large number of civilian workers must be mobilized for the construction of roads, water conservancy, bridges, etc., the government must provide sufficient food and higher wages to the civilian workers, otherwise it will be illegal.For all major projects, it is necessary to hire civilians nearby, and the employment of nonlocal civilians must be voluntary, otherwise it is also illegal.As soon as this article comes out, it can almost be described as "the sky is angry and the people are complaining".Civil servants can no longer be conscripted to serve in corvée at will. What do those officials and lords eat?Isn't this driving them to death!

Emperor Longwu ordered the abolition of the custom of foot-binding, defining the act of foot-binding as child abuse, which is also a felony.At the same time, it was decreed to hire Yang Menglong's third wife, Cheng Qi, to become the first female official of the Ming Dynasty, and she had real power.

This move won the unconditional support of at least half of the people for Emperor Longwu. At any time, he can confidently announce that half of the entire Ming population supports him. You guys who oppose my new policy are nothing!It is true that at least half of the population supports him——women.When this new policy was first implemented, it was bumpy, encountered many resistances, and even repeated several times.Of course, this new policy encountered such great resistance, it is inseparable from Cheng Qi, the first female official of Ming Dynasty did a really good job, in the following decades or even hundreds of years, she and her successor It made countless corrupt officials in the entire empire who tried to seize the country's wealth frightened, and I don't know how many resident insects were picked out by them and sent to the guillotine.Since then, the tradition of female ministers has been left behind. First of all, they are really patient, and they will not be a little impatient when dealing with boring numbers. Seeing those guys who despise women tremble in front of me, and the best way to make those guys tremble is to check the accounts. No matter how good the superficial skills are, it's useless.

These things are incomparably complicated and complex, let alone doing them, just sorting out the clues will make people feel overwhelmed.However, the long-experienced talents of the Longwu Dynasty were really outstanding. It took less than a month to set up the framework of the New Deal, and the next step is nothing more than performing their duties and improving it little by little.In fact, before the framework was set up, the New Deal had already begun to be implemented, and Emperor Longwu issued two orders:

First: Write an almanac as soon as possible, called "Longwu Calendar", and publish it by the end of the year at the latest.The "Shoushi Calendar" of the Yuan Dynasty has been used for 300 years, and there are many inaccuracies, which have brought a lot of inconvenience to the common people. Therefore, after Chongzhen ascended the throne, he ordered the astronomical officials of the Ming Dynasty to join hands with Western missionaries to compile the "Chongzhen Calendar" , Up to now, most of this almanac has been completed, but it is a pity that Chongzhen has no chance to publish his almanac. What Emperor Longwu has to do is to perfect the Chongzhen almanac, and then publish it under a different name.

Second: Hire two thousand peasants to dig a canal that is tens of miles long, and bring the clear springs from the mountains into the city to solve the problem of drinking water for the common people.There are no rivers in the city of Beijing, and the drinking water depends entirely on the wells, and the quality of the wells produced is also uneven. Some wells have sweet water, while others have bitter water. Wells with good water quality are undoubtedly the monopoly of the rich and powerful, and ordinary people want to drink. Sweet well water, difficult!Emperor Longwu carefully read the history, and thought that Shang Yang’s practice of migrating trees for trust is not effective now. If he wants to win the trust of the people, the best way is to solve their difficulties and let them see themselves in the process. sincerity.So the first project he ordered was to divert water canals to solve the draft water problem in the capital. A total of 2000 people were hired to repair them. The hired men were paid daily wages and provided three meals a day. Well———I don’t believe that a canal that is hundreds of miles long is not as conspicuous as a piece of wood. The publicity of more than 2000 families is no match for a young boy who migrated to the city carrying a piece of wood for a walk around the city!
"It seems that I can rest assured to be lazy." Yang Menglong stretched his waist and said to Emperor Longwu after reading the project progress report, "Boss, you have learned to start from the essence of things and use the simplest method to solve the most complicated problems. Now, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to resign and go back to play for a few years, right?”

Emperor Longwu's head was full of black lines: "Dreaming! The new policy has just started, and there are so many things going on. The country has just gone through a great war, and a lot of waste is waiting to be done. It's time to employ people. I can't wait to split myself and use them as two. Oh, you still want to be lazy!? Unless I die!"

Yang Menglong said: "Oh, boss, in fact, you can leave many things to the people below. Leave professional matters to professionals. You can just focus on the general direction. Why are you making yourself so tired?" "

Emperor Longwu said angrily: "I am focusing on the general direction now and not intervening in the details. I am still half tired to death! If I were as hardworking as Taizu, I would have vomited blood and died! In short, don't be lazy. , stay in the government and contribute your strength honestly!"

Yang Menglong muttered: "I'm staying in the court to dry my hair, I don't understand anything..."

Emperor Longwu snorted: "You don't understand anything, but you know how to make people who understand do things!"

Emperor Longwu was smarter than Chongzhen. He knew from the very beginning that in a country, there are countless major and minor issues, ranging from policy guidelines, military diplomacy, to killing a few prisoners. He was so exhausted that he couldn't finish his work!So he set up one department after another, Foreign Affairs, right?Find the Ministry of Rites!Military affairs, right?Find the military!Criminal, right?Find the Ministry of Punishment!You haven't got a wife yet, have you?Looking for... Fuck me, why are you looking for me, I really think I have a lot of free time, right?He is a supervisor, and the supervisor's subordinates are the bosses of each department, and he just needs to watch them work.But the New Deal has just started to be implemented, and there are so many things to think about. Even if he just stares at a general direction, there will be endless meetings, endless people, and endless reports. He is really exhausted. At this critical moment, Yang Menglong You still want to be the hands-off shopkeeper?dream!This bird hair New Deal is what your old man insists on going his own way. Now that you want to get out of the way, that's absolutely impossible. If you want to be tired, let's all work together!

Yang Menglong was a little frustrated when he couldn't slip away, he really didn't like such small things, as a lazy late cancer patient, keeping him busy all day long was simply a big torture!But there is no way, he put Zhu Yujian on the fire to roast, there is no reason to step aside by himself, right?I had no choice but to work a little harder and help with some work.This guy threw away the progress report, took out a bag of melon seeds, grabbed a handful, pushed the rest to the emperor, and said while chewing: "This project is of great significance, 2000 people are not enough, we should recruit more."

Zhu Yujian nodded: "Indeed... How about recruiting another thousand?"

Yang Menglong said: "Don't be stingy, at least recruit another two thousand, one more person will be one more live advertisement, what do you feel bad about this money? By the way, is Su Yihou still unwilling to come back?"

Zhu Yujian sighed: "He just sent someone back yesterday to send back the memorial and asked for orders to attack Shenyang. It seems that he will not return to Beijing until Shenyang is subdued."

Yang Menglong was a little helpless: "He has such a temperament. Wherever he loses face, he will find it back... But it is also true. The 30 army is gone like this. If he is not allowed to flatten Shenyang, he will have no peace in his life. .”

Zhu Yujian asked for advice: "Let him go?"

Yang Menglong threw a melon seed into his mouth and snapped it open: "Let him go. Send the navy to cooperate with Qian Yu, Yan Yingyuan, and Lei Shisheng to eliminate the remnants of the Guanning Army and support the troops in Lushun. The opportunity to capture Shenyang is left to them."

Zhu Yujian also started to eat melon seeds: "Well, it's time to make a break with Jianu. If we don't deal with them, let alone Su Yihou, even I can't get rid of the knot in my heart!"

Just such a sentence determined the fate of the Qing Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)