Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Cui Lu smiled and said, "You're welcome, please."

Although Innocent didn't understand what kind of politeness this politeness was, Cui Lu understood it by stretching out her hand slightly, and immediately led Cui Lu towards the Holy See hall.

For Innocent, everything is not a problem today, even if he is ridiculed by all Europeans, it doesn't matter, as long as his position as pope is recognized by Daming, especially the Thousand Households that Cui Lu brought over behind him.

With this thousand households stationed in the Holy See, who in Europe can influence him?Those archbishops in red are willing to kneel and lick, so let them kneel, otherwise, they won't even be given a chance to kneel!

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When Emperor Chongzhen arrived at Quanzhou Port, it was the spring of Chongzhen's 25th year, and it had been 25 years since he crossed over.

How many 25 years are there in life?

If there are more, there may be four, and if there are fewer, there may be only two or three left, and for the unlucky, there may be only one 25-year-old.

If you remove the time for eating, sleeping, enjoying, etc., the really useful time is about two or three years.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen cherished the time after time travel, because he was 25 years longer than others. Before time travel, he was just over 20 years old, and after time travel, he became a teenager and less than [-] years old. Isn't this a gift from God? ?

As for air conditioners, WIFI, mobile phones, and the Internet in future generations, bye bye, although I miss you a lot, but I am doing well in Daming...

After leaving Daming for nearly a year, Quanzhou Port became a little strange to Emperor Chongzhen, even though Emperor Chongzhen only came to Quanzhou Port once in his life.

There was nothing wrong with the "Tianzi" when it docked at Quanzhou Port. After all, Emperor Chongzhen came here, and the fishermen could no longer go out to sea through Quanzhou Port, and the entire port entered a state of martial law.

However, when the ban on the martial law of the entire port was lifted the next day, Emperor Chongzhen finally saw what it means to compete with hundreds of boats and sail with thousands of sails, and those who take advantage of the sea to sail are the first.

Unlike the strict order of the Ming Navy's formation sailing, private ships sailed much more casually. As long as there was no collision between the two sides, they basically sailed as they wanted.

Pointing to the almost chaotic scene in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "The government doesn't care about such a mess?"

Tian Sanshi, the governor of Quanzhou Prefecture, bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, those who dare to go to sea at this time are basically old fishermen. Although they look a little messy, these experienced old fishermen know it well. They will also take care of each other at sea, and there will be no problems.

When Weichen first took office, he also wanted to rectify the situation in the port, but later found that the efficiency of the government's rectification was not as good as letting them do their own thing, so Weichen gave up. "

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes immediately, and said with a smile: "Don't you feel that your official authority has been damaged, do you have the feeling of being slapped in the face?"

Tian Sanshi laughed and said: "Your Majesty, of course there was in the beginning, but the official authority of one person is nothing compared to the livelihood of the people in Quanzhou Prefecture.

What's more, the people did not disobey the government's management, but later the government let the people do what they want, so how can it be called being slapped in the face by the people? "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's good if you can think like this. I remember that there is a sentence in the "Proclamation of Orders" that says, "I will serve you, and the people will anoint the people. Bully, remember, remember."

Tian Sanshi bowed and said, "Yes, I have made a note."

After Emperor Chongzhen nodded, he continued, "How is the livelihood of the people in Quanzhou Prefecture now?"

When Tian Sanshi heard this, his face became a little strange: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the people of Quanzhou Prefecture are now more difficult to control than before!

In the past, it was somewhat better, but some people relied on the sea to eat the sea, and some relied on the mountains to eat the mountains, and sometimes because of fighting for water or something.

As for now, a large number of people simply don't cultivate the land. If the location is not good, they simply leave the land there and don't cultivate it. Many people choose to work in the factory.

Looking at the overall situation, the tax revenue of Quanzhou Prefecture this year will be higher than last year, and double that of ten years ago, which is unbelievable.

However, judging from the grain harvest, this year's year has been considered good in these years, but the harvest has dropped a lot, and compared with the previous year, it has dropped by half. "

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "What about the food? Is it enough?"

Tian Sanshi thought about it and said: "There is always enough food, not to mention the high-yield food, even if you buy food from Nanyang, it is enough.

What Weichen is worried about is that people's minds are moving. Quanzhou Prefecture alone is already like this. If other places are like Quanzhou Prefecture, I am afraid that food will become insufficient in the future. There will be no natural disasters, but man-made disasters will be inevitable. "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and signaled Tian Sanshi to continue.

After pondering for a while, Tian Sanshi said: "The Quanzhou government has reprinted Chongzhen's 24th year's persuasion book, and Chongzhen's 25th year's persuasion book will be printed in large quantities after it comes out, and then distributed to the people, but the effect is hard to say. .”

After taking a deep breath, Tian Sanshi continued: "If you want to completely solve these problems, you must either suppress the workshops opened by those merchants, or force the people to grow food.

However, it is easy to suppress the workshops, but it will affect the tax revenue, force the people to grow food, and fear that the people will be dissatisfied, and the humble ministers will be dull, so they can't think of a good way for a while. "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and said, "Let's let it go for now, take a look, and the common people will make a choice."

Emperor Chongzhen, who had been exposed to various forums and news in later generations, knew that it was the general trend for people to give up their land and choose to work. Before the centralization of agriculture, no matter what you did, the income of working was always higher than that of eating in the field.

This kind of situation not only appeared a few hundred years later, but also happened sooner or later with the further development of industrialization in the Ming Dynasty, but it was only a few decades earlier than Emperor Chongzhen imagined.

But what can Emperor Chongzhen do to solve it?

Just like what Tian Sanshi said, either suppress the workshops or force the people to farm, neither of these two methods is advisable.

As for raising the official purchase price of grain, it can be solved for a while, but it cannot be cured. Higher grain prices mean that the labor cost of workshops will increase, and then the price of commodities will increase, and inflation will probably follow.

Then there will still be a large number of people who choose to work because of the increase in wages.

Emperor Chongzhen also had a headache.

Since the 17th year of Chongzhen, the development of the entire history has run into an unfamiliar lane, and it has become impossible for the Emperor Chongzhen to overtake on a curve.

After losing that historical knowledge, the only thing Emperor Chongzhen could rely on was the things mentioned in the starting point novels—and those street fighters seemed to focus on killing people and setting fire to bring peace to the world, and as for how to govern a country, they often had very little I brought a few strokes.

The best way now is to let the people make their own choices first. Those who are willing to farm should farm, and those who are willing to work should work. It doesn’t matter whether Ming’s social system will self-regulate, as long as the cabinet and Zhongji Hall still exist. , this problem will have a solution sooner or later.

After walking around the pier with Tian Sanshi and others for a while, the time has gradually passed noon, and the sun is already a little westward. I don’t know who on the pier shouted that the ship is coming back. It was a quiet port before. Suddenly it became lively.

A few seabirds were flying, and the sea level in the distance became red as if it had been burned. Under the slightly dazzling light, small black dots appeared one after another, and they were getting closer and closer to the pier. , Gradually turned into a complete fishing boat.

Slightly squinting his eyes, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Come on, let's join in the fun and pick some fresh fish back."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was very interested, Tian Sanshi also smiled and said: "My minister will go with His Majesty, and I will not hide it from Your Majesty, but I have some experience in this tooth-changing technique."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and smiled, and took Tian Sanshi to the front of the pier together.

The first fishing boats to enter the port docked, and the merchants who had been taking them together in twos and threes to talk about the mountains suddenly turned their faces, one by one squeezed forward, waving Chongzhen treasure notes in their hands, and shouted: "The head fish returns!" I!"

Seeing Tian Sanshi looking at him, Emperor Chongzhen chuckled and said, "Just get the fresh ones. We won't grab any fish, and we won't compete with merchants for the prize."

Several tax collectors fought their way through the crowd, and when they arrived on the fishing boat, they first greeted the boat boss, and then said, "Boss Wu, how's the catch today?"

The boat boss looked about forty years old, but in the slightly chilly spring breeze, he was bare-armed, showing the bronzed muscles of his upper body, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Hu, today's harvest is good. It is estimated that the villain will pay a large tax."

After giving a thumbs up, the leading tax collector said with a smile: "Look at how happy you are, the first ship returns to the port, won't the head fish be sold for a big price later?"

Boss Wu shook his head and said, "Today's head fish is not for sale."

The leading tax collector was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he sighed loudly: "This is not like you, Boss Hu. Usually, the clothes are torn and you can't bear to buy new ones. Today, this fish still misses you." Save it for food? Head fish, even ten taels of silver can’t beat it!”

Not only the tax collectors were stunned, but other merchants became anxious when they heard that Mr. Wu did not sell head fish. A shopkeeper dressed up immediately shouted: "Mr. If you don’t sell Zuixianlou to me, I’ll go to your house to eat and drink at night!”