Chapter 204 Lao Zhu: Fu'er, are you kidding? Did we hear that right?

Yangshan.

Lao Zhu held a banquet.

This was originally a hunting ground with many animals.

At this time, Zhu Yunxian was entertained with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as rare and exotic animals.

Lao Zhu has always been frugal.

These things are rarely eaten on weekdays.

However, in recent months, Zhu Yunxian has had enough in his governance.

The response was quite muted.

Diligence and frugality, in Zhu Yunzhen's opinion, are the virtues of subjects.

For the monarch, it is not necessary.

He couldn't understand the way his grandson governed the country.

"He wanted Xiao Ming's army to go on an expedition to the sea, but we also refused. That's right, please remember to do what you can."

There are only a few roads marked below.

For ancient societies, they were the most important resources and secondary human resources.

What really makes the common people feel that they are burdened is not that they have to pay too much tax on their fields, but that they are doing corvee work!

What on earth was I thinking?

Lao Zhu smiled and said: "Yes, we have always thought that the heaven and earth are rich in small things, and there is nothing to be gained."

Abolish corvee?

No matter how capable I am, I will eventually be restricted by the vision of the times.

Of course, he did not have a mimeograph machine advanced enough to print newspapers quickly on a large scale.

"Isn't that a bad thing that benefits the country and the people?"

The impact of the abolition of corvee is far less than the impact of the abolition of other taxes that I do not have!

Lao Zhu glanced around and saw the dense road network below, and his expression was suddenly astonished.

The most important thing is that due to transportation and production restrictions, that kind of expansion often cannot be converted into actual economic benefits.

"The priority is to emphasize corvee but not tax, and rest with the people."

Lao Zhu had no small desire to expand his territory, but was always wary.

"But the Sui Dynasty fell, and half of the reasons were not because of the small canal."

"But he knows that from the small chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the heroes rose up, it took several decades until we unified the world."

But what about the people?

For example, Lao Zhu couldn't think of something like "People's Daily".

I know that the emperor must be obsessed with territorial expansion, which will bring minor disasters to the people at the bottom.

"The shipyard in Jiangnan has been completed and construction of larger sea-going ships has begun."

Because in Lao Zhu's opinion, that was really a big deal.

But if I put the words "bad little merit", my mediocre talent will turn into a huge harm to the country.

"He wants to build roads and minor water conservancy projects. That's a bad thing. But everything needs to be done slowly. It needs to be done quickly."

Shocking!

Only in this way can materials be transported to the sovereign country from tens of thousands of miles away.

"In an example like that, numbers win."

The territory of ancient China was so small, and it was not because we wanted to expand our territory.

That is the smallest burden on the people.

Because heroes often have no smaller ambitions and want to do something in their career and achieve their own glory.

"Is he recruiting the people?" Lao Zhu was stunned: "How is he going to build it?"

With no one doing corvee labor, few government agencies could not function.

I said very little in one breath.

"It is precisely because we have no ideals and ambitions, and want to make great achievements, and want to be famous throughout the ages, that leads to the destruction of the country."

Any empire has no inherent need for expansion.

Death, people suffer.

"Where is the heaven of our Zhu family?"

There is a way.

Even the cadres are mostly free service personnel.

"The Tang Dynasty was angry about the Little Canal, but the Sui Dynasty was destroyed because of it."

The consumption of shipping is far less than that of Lu Yuan.

"You said today that you won't build the Great Wall, but you built a lot of cement roads and built a new city in the Magic City."

For this reason, people will be constantly recruited and expropriated, and people's power will be abused.

As a ruler, do I know that corvee is very important to the country?

"One eye of the stone man provoked rebellion in the Yellow River and in the sky!"

Only then can we support colonization.

"If a small number of civilians were recruited to build the Yellow River and control floods, Xiao Yuan said it would be in bad shape now."

The grandson smiled and asked for a huge map and spread it out.

When things are prosperous, the people suffer.

It's far less convincing than something as real as a sweet potato.

"But I thought, there are no such strange things as sweet potatoes in the sea."

It can also be explained clearly in eight words.

I am a time traveler and I understand why the sea is important.

The importance of corvee service to the country is far lower than taxation.

When Zhu Yunxuan said this, he added: "Grandpa Huang, don't forget, there are no such things as sweet potatoes in the sea, and there are still many treasures."

"The most direct reason is to repair the Yellow River dams to control floods!"

The country is now stable.

Sometimes, Lao Zhu is really emotional.

"But what about in reality?"

Many heroes from ancient times were destroyed down there.

My body was not as special as if I had been cast on a body-fixing technique. I stared blankly at my grandson, who was already petrified.

In Lao Zhu's view, his grandson certainly has no talent above mediocrity.

With or without the addition of modern technology, the cost of land transportation is too low.

"He is still very old and doesn't have time."

"What?" Lao Zhu's face changed slightly, and he asked again: "What did he say?"

"The Magic City is the pearl of Linhai, and it will be very important as the future economic center."

But Lao Zhu is the same.

The territory was formed because the information transmission methods, productivity levels, and transportation conditions at that time could only support such a small area.

I am a farmer.

Faced with Lao Zhu's rhetorical question, Sun Erzhen said solemnly, "From now on, all the people of Xiaoming will not have to perform any corvee service in addition to compulsory military service when the enemy invades."

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A small number of people were conscripted into corvee service. Once the people tolerated it, they would rebel.

But it must be transporting food from the Himalayan mountains to Peiping. This is enough for the transporters to eat on the way!

The grandson raised his hand and said: "The emperor is the Holy Lord of Qianqiu. After that, Ye Ce wanted to ask the emperor to issue an edict to permanently abolish the corvee of the people in heaven!"

"Control the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, build water conservancy projects, and build roads extensively."

"It was the later dynasty, why did it perish?"

"Is it a bad thing for Yang Guang to build a small canal?"

Taxes in ancient times were actually relatively heavy.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Cherish the people's strength, emphasize corvee but not tax, and rule can last long."

I understand the meaning of small sailing.

The advent of the colonial era and the establishment of empires relied on the benefits of ocean transportation.

Lao Zhu only felt that these words were like a thunderous explosion.

"Grandpa Huang is so right." Sun Erchen wholeheartedly agreed, saying: "The kings who subjugate their country are those who lack great talent and little strategy."

For the people, it is torture and suffering.

Therefore, every time there was a disaster, the imperial court issued a decree to exempt the affected areas from taxes, but there was never any such thing as exempting certain places from corvee service.

Construction of water conservancy projects, construction of roads and cities, transportation of food to the army...all of these require the requisition of people and the need for no one to serve as corvees.

"Now that the world has begun to settle down, the population has declined slightly, and it is far from the time of prosperity."

"The future of Ming Dynasty lies overseas."

"Everything is just for temporary gain. If you ruin small joyful achievements, it will only cause resentment among the people, but it will bring peace to heaven."

Otherwise, if it is weaker than the Xiao Yuan Empire, it will be able to retreat to Europe if it is divided into several small khanates and each has its own affairs.

How can we take this as a warning?

The Qin Dynasty died here, the Sui Dynasty died here, and the Yuan Dynasty also died here!

This is especially true for Xiao Ming.

Grandson Erhen smiled slightly and said: "Grandpa Huang, those construction projects are made by expropriating the people!"

Lao Zhu drank a few glasses of wine and asked curiously: "What else are you planning to build next?"

"To control floods in the Yellow River, a small number of civilians were recruited, which made the people extremely satisfied."

"Although it is a bad thing to build so few roads, everything is better if it is slow and quick."

Even worse than transporting grain from Suzhou to Peiping, it is still not economically feasible.

Xiao Ming mainly consists of eight small corvees, including Waijia Zongfu, Jun corvee and miscellaneous servants.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at me and said with a smile: "Since he knows, he still plans so few roads and engineering construction?"

Such as labor service, miscellaneous service, military service, etc.

"Xi'er, if he works hard to cure things, that's a bad thing."

"Grandpa Huang, those red lines below are the national highway Zhu Yun is planning to build."

Corvée is paid labor that the state conscripts from the people and retires.

"Are there still not enough lessons from outside?"

"Well, you still plan to build very few roads."

Zhu Yunxuan said categorically: "My grandson has increased the imperial court's shipbuilding funds tenfold."

"Zheng He's navy has begun to take shape, and his overseas expedition will not be too far away."

It must be calculated based on human value. In this case, the value of corvee is probably less than ten times the value of no taxes in the country.

"Even after the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has been connected to Tongbo for thousands of years. If there is a dragon boat incident in the water palace, there will be very little merit between Yu and Yu."

For emperors, it is to leave a name and show off.

"Ye Ce wants to ask the emperor to issue an edict to permanently abolish the corvée of the common people in heaven."

"Xi'er, is he joking? Did we really hear him correctly?"
Chapter completed!