On April 25, the Ming Dynasty finally sent over the collection of books in the palace, totaling more than 20,000. After Wan Lei got the catalog, he sent people to negotiate with the Ming envoys about the purchase of books. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also Wan Lei sent 40,000 taels of gold as a deposit, and Wan Lei also agreed that the Ming Dynasty would send students to the Peking Institute of Technology for further studies and start exporting technology.
Of course, these 40,000 taels of gold are just a deposit. Wan Lei will not hand over the core technology before getting the remaining 100,000 taels of gold. Moreover, these students who entered the College of Engineering can only learn some common sense. There is no chance to go to the factory to practice operations. Even if you are out of school, you will still have high ambitions and low abilities.
With the 40,000 taels of gold, the originally tight finances of Peking Province were relieved. The 40,000 taels of gold were converted into about 200,000 silver dollars, and the 100,000 silver dollars were used to compensate for fiscal revenue and expenditure. Of the remaining 100,000 silver dollars, 70,000 yuan was used as funds for the compilation of "Huadian", and 30,000 yuan was assigned to the Jingzhong Guard for special purposes.
In the superficial atmosphere of peace and friendship, April passed by in a hurry, and May in the south of the Yangtze River has entered the rainy season, with continuous rain. However, a small county called Pujiang in central Zhejiang ushered in an army of imperial guards. I broke into a small Jiangnan village called Xiaoyixiang near the county seat.
Xiaoyixiang, also called Zhengjiazhuang, was famous all over the world in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the people living in the village were children of the Zheng family. It was awarded the title of "the first family in the south of the Yangtze River" by Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The archway is erected at the entrance of the carriage, showing the honor of this place.
The reason why Xiaoyixiang is famous all over the world and highly praised by the emperor is because the Zheng family has lived here since the Song Dynasty and has not moved for hundreds of years. For Zhu Yuanzhang in society, it is undoubtedly a model village.
In the Ming Dynasty, the household registration management was very strict, because the imperial tax and corvee had to be collected from the people, so there was no way to be less strict. First of all, the common people must have a household registration card, which is equivalent to a household registration book. After the household registration card is stamped by the magistrate, , it is kept by the people themselves. If there is no household sticker, they are refugees and will be captured and sent to the army.
The government will also copy several copies of the household stickers and bind them together into a household register. 110 households in each mile can be compiled into a volume with pictures and texts. It is revised every 10 years, which is equivalent to a census. Those who live in the city are called a certain number. A certain square, not far from the city is called a certain Xiang, and the countryside is a certain Li. Zhengjia Village is not far from the city, so it is called Xiaoyi Xiang.
These bound household registers are kept by governments at all levels, including one for the central government’s Ministry of Household Affairs, one for the Chief Secretary, one for the government, and one for the county. Household registration is fixed and cannot be changed or moved freely. In fact, this kind of household registration is fixed and cannot be changed or moved freely. The rules are not difficult to understand, because household registration and obligations are combined, so of course residents cannot be allowed to move at will.
For example, to persuade the corvee, as early as the 14th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the lijia system. Every 110 households were classified as one li, and the top 10 households with the most labor and food production were the li chiefs. The other 100 households were divided into 10 jias, each with 10 li. People. Every year, each li will send out one li leader, one head A, and 9 other people, a total of 11 people to shoulder the responsibilities of work and other tasks.
One is responsible for one year, and the ten are responsible for every ten years. This is called "year arrangement". In this way, 90% of the people do not have to be disturbed every year, ensuring the normal production and life of farmers. Of course, widows and widowers are lonely, which is a special difficulty Families that cannot afford the corvee can be exempted from the corvee, but it must be recorded, which is called "abnormality".
It's your turn only once every ten years, and it hasn't been your turn for nine years. Now that it's your turn in the tenth year, you slap your butt, pack your things, and shout, "Goodbye, folks, I'm moving to another place!" I guess! You don't have to wait for the local magistrate to come out to deal with you, your neighbors can drown you in their spittle.
In addition, the household registration is also divided into three categories: civilian registration, military registration, and craftsman registration; there is another category, which I am embarrassed to write down, which is Lehu. Civilian registration, military registration, and craftsman registration are equal in status, but you are not allowed to It changes back and forth because civil status, military status, and craftsman status are managed by different government departments.
Among them, the civilian household registration is managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Chief Secretary, Prefecture and County; the military registration household registration is managed by the Ministry of War, and then the Dusi and Weisuo lines. You will definitely not be able to check the military registration household registration at the Ministry of Household Registration; and the craftsman registration belongs to the technical department. Workers are under the direct management of the Ministry of Works.
In this world, everything may be lacking, but there is no shortage of complaints. The military officer said this: Grandma, this is a high-risk profession. Once you go to the battlefield, you will die. If I die, it doesn’t count. My son still has to go. The successors are so insignificant. Look at the farmers, although the work is a bit tiring, they are extremely safe. I am envious!
The people from the local government said: We are so tired. We are exposed to the wind, sun and rain all day long, with our faces turned to the soil and our backs to the sky. It is noon when we are hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil! It is not easy. It is like military households and craftsmen. Households are usually very leisurely, and the government provides grain and wages, and the harvest is guaranteed during droughts and floods. I am envious!
Craftsmen are also envious of others: from spring to winter, I have no time to rest, and I am exhausted. Look at how nice the people's homes are. After the autumn harvest, they have a big holiday and have fun for half a year. Even if you have to do corvée work during the slack period, it only comes once every ten years. I’m so envious!
Envy of each other, all kinds of complaints, no choice, people always like to use their own bad to compare with others' good. Of course, this is also because Zhu Yuanzhang was too idealistic and thought too much about the most difficult thing of governing a country. It's simple. This kind of rigid household registration policy has caused refugees everywhere. This can be regarded as the opposite of everything.
As the most ideal model village in the Ming Dynasty, Xiaoyixiang was not only famous for its dullness, but also had a world-famous academy, Dongming Jingshe, located at the foothills of Dongming Mountain.
The so-called Jingshe is actually a place where Confucian scholars lecture, just like an academy. The reason why Dongming Jingshe is famous is because there are two "imperial masters" here. The most famous one is Song Lian.
As the first civil servant of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Song Lian lived in Pujiang in his early years, and built a residence in Qingluo Mountain not far from Xiaoyixiang to study. Later, he lectured at Dongming Jingshe for 24 years, which was used by the descendants of the Zheng family. It can be said that it has a long history. Profoundly, it was precisely because of Song Lian's relationship that the small place Xiaoyixiang had the opportunity to enter Zhu Yuanzhang's "Longmu".
In addition to Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru also studied and lived in Dongming Jingshe. As early as the tenth year of Hongwu, Fang Xiaoru learned from Song Lian and gave lectures at Dongming Jingshe. Two great Confucians at that time gave lectures here, and Dongming Jingshe’s value increased. Famous talents from Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas gathered here to hone their knowledge.
Dongming Jingshe not only has a strong academic style, but also has a large collection of books. As the "Emperor's Master", Song Lian was addicted to books. The study room in Dongluo Shanfang where he lived contained more than 80,000 volumes, many of which were rare and rare. Later, because Song Lian was implicated in the Hu Weiyong case, his family was exiled to Sichuan, and his book collection was also managed by Dongming Jingshe.
This time, the Jin Yiwei came to visit, of course, not to visit and study, but to convey an edict. The imperial court has ordered that all public and private collections of books in the world, except for the Four Books and Five Classics that are commonly available on the market, must be transported to Jinling. If you dare to resist the edict, you will not Venerable sir, rectify the Dharma on the spot.
The reason why the imperial court issued such an order was actually to "grab books" from the Northern Province. Emperor Jianwen couldn't see Wan Lei's attempt to repair books, so he first ordered that all the books in the lower rooms be collected and sent to the central government so that Wan Lei's grand canon could be repaired. No. At the same time, you can treat these books as rare items and bargain with the provincial government.
No, these Jin Yiwei rushed into Dongming Jingshe with the imperial edict in hand, just like a group of bandits. When the students studying in the Jingshe saw this, they were all trembling with fear, fearing that these Jin Yiwei were here to arrest people. .
"Who is in charge here?" The leader, Jin Yiwei, was a deputy from Qianhu. He looked very young, about twenty years old, but he had an arrogant look on his face and did not take the students in the monastery seriously at all.
"I'm here to give a lecture. I wonder what the military leaders have to do?" An old man replied in a trembling voice. Although he is the lecturer of "The No. 1 Jingshe in the World", the Jin Yiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers, and even first- and second-rank officials dare to do so. Catching him, let alone breaking into this small monastery.
"You are in charge here. Well, take us to the room and clear out all the books." Qianhu didn't sound too wordy.
"Ah!" The old scholar was shocked when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "Excuse me, sir, why is this?"
The students present also looked at the deputy Qianhu with confusion, some were whispering to each other, and some even objected in low voices.
However, the Qianhu glanced coldly at all the sentient beings and said sternly: "The Holy One has decreed that all public and private collections of books in the world must be transported to the capital. Anyone who dares to hide them privately will be severely punished once found out. Master Fang, the Imperial Master, has said so , there are more than 100,000 books here, so we are the first to move here, and you must set an example for the world."
"This, this, I wonder if you have an imperial edict?" The old man became even more panicked and asked hurriedly.
"I'm here to do something according to the Holy Order, why are you so long-winded?" The Qianhu got angry and pushed the old man to the ground, while the Jin Yiwei beside him stepped forward and held him down. Got the old man.
"You, what are you doing..." The student staff next to them saw that their teacher was caught by the Jin Yiwei. In desperation, several people rushed out and wanted to rescue them, but they only heard a clanging sound and a few fistfuls. The Xiuchun knife was unsheathed and placed in front of them, making them take a few steps back in fright.
"Anyone who dares to resist the decree and disobey the decree will be killed without mercy!" The Qianhu raised the embroidered spring knife in his hand, pointed at a trembling student member, and said: "Take someone to collect all the books." Pack them all up and move them out."
"Ah..." The health worker started to tremble and didn't dare to move.
Seeing this, Qianhu raised his knife and slashed it on the old man's neck. The onlookers turned pale with fright and closed their eyes, daring not to look. And the old man was so frightened that his buttocks rolled. The flow of urine stopped when the knife hit his neck.
"If he doesn't move the books, he will be killed." The Qianhu shouted angrily. The students were startled and immediately became as obedient as an old hen.