/top/ Novel Ranking After the news of the abdication of Emperor Jianwen and the surrender of Jinling City in Kaicheng came out, the state capitals in Huguang, Jiangxi, Yunnan and other places also surrendered. Except for some vassal princes who stubbornly resisted, there was no resistance. The Peking Army
Wherever the Third Army and the Fourth Army passed, it was almost like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
As the army advanced, military administration began to be implemented in all occupied areas, and the transition from military administration to constitutional government was completed within a few years. In line with the principle of using those who can be used, and dismissing those who are not qualified, most of the local officials who originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty
After being brought down, even the army that originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty was reorganized.
Of course, most officials can stay in office, but the official fields belonging to the imperial court, the fiefdoms originally belonging to the vassal kings, the imperial estates originally belonging to the royal family, and all the fields not owned by the common people will be confiscated and then uniformly distributed to complete the farming.
Every man has his own land
You must know that unlike Jiangbei, which is vast and sparsely populated, Jiangnan, especially Huguang and Jiangxi, are densely populated due to the war. The problem of cultivated land is a major issue related to survival. If reforms are not carried out, there is simply no way for the people in these areas to survive.
return home
On November 25th, Wan Lei, led by the former Ming Dynasty Ministry of Household Officials, came to the back lake north of Miyagi City, took a boat into the lake, and came to a small island in the lake. The reason why this island is
The reason Wan Lei could come here in person was because the most important household registration document of the Ming Dynasty, the "Yellow Book of Taxes and Services", was hidden here. See the latest chapter [Playing Ming] first published [] Playing Ming 397
This set of yellow books records the household registration status of various places in the Ming Dynasty. It is based on household units and records in detail the hometown, name, age, land, house, property, etc. The household registration is divided according to occupation, which is mainly divided into three major categories: civilian, military, and craftsman.
Class is a direct material for understanding the civil affairs of the Ming Dynasty
Of course, this set of yellow books is no longer accurate about the area north of the Yangtze River, but the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has not changed much. Wan Lei flipped through this set of yellow books, firstly to understand the situation of people and land in the south of the Yangtze River, and secondly, to learn from
The advantages of the household registration system in the Ming Dynasty, preparing for the creation of household registration in the Republic of China
In fact, although the Republic of China was founded, many things were still in its infancy. For example, the cultivated land had not been thoroughly measured, and the population had not been uniformly registered. To put it bluntly, Wan Lei did not know how many people there were under his rule.
How many people, how much land, this has a great negative impact on governance
"Your Majesty the President, according to the statistics of the 24th year of Hongwu, the registered cultivated land in Jiangnan and Jiangbei is about 674.67 million acres, which is about 6.74 million hectares. The registered household registration is 1,400 acres.
More than 700,000 households,
The population is more than 67 million. However, due to continuous wars, the population has decreased, and the population in various places has also increased and decreased, which is not credible." The person who managed the Houhu Yellow Register was Wu Pu, the former minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty. He returned the household registration
Forget it
"Oh, the Ming Dynasty had a lot of property. It's a pity that the Ming Emperor regarded people and land as one person's private property, and he was not good at managing it. He did not improve the real estate, and he had no government to facilitate the people. His own destruction is his own fault." Wan Lei
Shaking his head, it is said that it is not a problem for hundreds of millions of acres of land to feed hundreds of millions of people, but the Ming Dynasty could only feed tens of millions of people. This is obviously too good.
"What His Majesty the President said is absolutely true. The Ming Dynasty is the home of the world, and it is incomparable with the Republic of China, where the world is for the common good." All the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty agreed with some embarrassment. There was no other way. As losers, they really had no reason to refute.
"Let's not talk about that. First, tell me how this large library of yellow books was compiled?" Wan Lei stepped into the Tibetan library and saw that it was filled with yellow books in wooden boxes. It was necessary to produce so many things.
, it will definitely take a lot of effort
"It's like this. As early as the third year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu had ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to conduct an inventory of household registrations in the world. At that time, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Liaodong had not yet been included in the territory, so the household registrations were incomplete. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the world was settled, and Emperor Hongwu
Order all counties and counties in the country to compile a yellow book of taxes and levies, and the taxes will be paid out of the land, and the levies will be sent out from the Dingkou, and the land and the Dingkou will be returned to the household."
"A total of 4 copies of the household registration booklet of Toutian Dingkou were made and sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and each county kept one copy. Because the booklet sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs was made of yellow paper, it was called the 'yellow book' or 'hukou yellow book'.
'The imperial court collected taxes and servitude from the people according to the yellow book, so it can also be called the 'yellow book of tax and servitude'."
"The Yellow Book was compiled once in the tenth year of Hongwu. The first time was in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, and the second time was in the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu. Due to successive wars, the fabrication originally in the third year of Jianwen could not be completed, so the closest one to now is the tenth year of Hongwu.
"New Year's booklet" Wu Pu explained eloquently.
Wan Lei casually opened a book box and picked out a dusty yellow booklet. When he opened it, he found the number of people in each household, name, gender, age, relationship with the head of the household, number of fields, location, tax payable, type of house.
It can be said to be all-encompassing, including counting animals, counting animals, etc., and you can know the general living conditions of people in various places with just a quick glance.
However, this kind of record is only in the book. There is a big gap in the specific situation. Wan Lei will not be fooled by these records. However, the statistics of the number of acres are still close to ten. After all, Hongwu
The administration of officials was very strict during that time, and there must have been no deceitful officials.
"After the Republic of China, new household registration books will also be created. I wonder if there are any officials who participated in the compilation of household registrations in the 24th year of Hongwu?" Wan Lei turned to Ru Yu, the former Minister of Civil Affairs of the Ming Dynasty who was accompanying him and asked,
At this time, instead of being driven home to farm, most of the ministers were appointed ministers of state to assist in regulating Jiangnan, and many even stayed with Wan Lei as secretaries.
"More than ten years have passed since the incident. Although many officials are no longer in office, if you want to recruit them, you can still recruit them." Ru Yu immediately replied, feeling secretly happy because Wan Lei was hinting to him that he wanted to be re-appointed.
An old official of the Ming Dynasty, as the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty, he controlled the official status and said that whoever is good can do it, and whoever is not good can't do it. This power is not small.
"The fabrication of household registration is of great importance and cannot be done overnight. After the Chinese New Year, some officials who have participated in the fabrication of household registration will be selected to go north to Peiping to discuss the matter with officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs so that everyone can actively contribute ideas and suggestions." Wan Lei finished speaking.
Pointing to the pile of yellow books, he said: "Put these yellow books here first. Select a few copies to be used as templates and send them to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
"Understood, my subordinates will ask someone to do it immediately." The crowd followed, so Mingguan immediately responded to the order. They were not afraid of having something to do, but they were most afraid of having nothing to do, because having nothing to do would mean being withdrawn from the political arena.
"By the way, let the officials who originally belonged to the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty draw up a sacrificial ceremony. I will go to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship Emperor Hongwu in the near future." Wan Lei added
"Sacrifice to Emperor Hongwu?" All the followers looked at Wan Lei dumbfounded, as if they didn't understand what Wan Lei was going to do. But they all knew that Wan Lei had always been the most anti-imperialist, so why now?
I am going to pay homage to Emperor Hongwu again. Isn’t this a slap in the face for myself?
"Emperor Hongwu expelled the barbarians and restored China, and Chen Gang established discipline to rescue the people. They were both meritorious to the country and the people. The harm of the imperial system cannot cover up its merits. They should be respected by our generation. Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, many people have protected the country and the people.
He is the adopted son of a hero. Even though the Ming Dynasty had the shortcomings of the imperial system, its virtues cannot be concealed." [Wan Ming] First published [] Wan Ming 397
"His Majesty, the President, is decisive in politics, and he is good at dealing with mistakes. We all admire him." Ru Yu and others immediately raised their hands and saluted, because Wan Lei's move was to rectify the name of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it also rectified the names of the demoted officials, directly pointing out that the defeat of the Ming Dynasty was due to
The shortcomings of the imperial system have nothing to do with the ministers, which also makes the demoted officials less worried.