Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 26 Find something to do

Longjiang Shipyard has manufactured a large number of sea-going ships for the Song and Yuan Dynasties, made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty's defense of Gyeonggi, defense against Japanese pirates, maritime water transportation, river defense, and coastal defense... and also made indelible contributions to the Maritime Silk Road.

It is more than [-] meters long, [-] meters wide, and may have a displacement of more than [-] tons.It is as tall as a building, with a pointed bottom, a wide top, and a raised head.

It is said that it has good mobility on the sea, and it will not easily capsize when encountering strong winds and waves, so it is suitable for ocean sailing.Good stability and safety, when encountering big waves, Fuchuan-style boats have a greater chance of surviving.

The sand boat is not sand-filled, it is a sand-proof flat-bottomed wooden boat.The ship is equipped with multiple masts and multiple sails, the speed is relatively fast, the rudder area is large and can be raised and lowered, the draft is shallow, the resistance is small, it can sail quickly on the sea, the seaworthiness is good, and the load capacity is large.The craftsmen of the shipyard said that the large sand ships in the Yuan Dynasty reached more than 1200 tons.

If the Guangchuan, which is long at the top and wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, collides with the Fuchuan in the sea, the Fuchuan will be smashed to pieces.

The craftsmen said that although the current boats are relatively small, they are fully capable of building larger boats.

Old Zhu and Da Zhu naturally knew some news. They knew that Zhu Xiongying was very interested in ships and the sea recently.

So Wu Zhong, who was granted the title of Marquis of Jinghai, got a chance. His father was Wu Zhen, who was posthumously gifted to Duke Hai.In the year when Zhu Xiongying was born, he led the Jiangyin Four Guards Navy, went out to sea to hunt down the Japanese pirates, and pursued them all the way to the sea near Ryukyu, captured the Japanese pirates' warships, and offered them prisoners to the capital.

Today, Zhang He, who is the governor of the Metropolitan Government, is mainly responsible for opening up shipping channels and supervising maritime transportation.But he still has an important task now, that is, once the emperor's grandson asks questions, he must answer them truthfully.

This is simply the tradition of Lao Zhu's family. When Lao Zhu faced Da Zhu, he did not hesitate to delegate power, so that the prince had a large group of civil servants and generals around him.Although the grandson is not in power now, if the grandson wants to contact the civil and military, Lao Zhu has no objection, and is even happy to see it succeed.

On the contrary, Song Guogong Feng Sheng made a plea, and Zhou Wang Zhu Xi's pleading was also sent quickly.

This pair of Weng and son-in-law are now afraid, and Jin Yiwei found out about their meeting in private, and the emperor's grandson beat him up.King Zhu of Zhou didn't dare to be careless, not necessarily because he was afraid of the emperor's grandson, but mainly because he was worried about his father and brother thinking too much.

Lao Zhu and Da Zhu were very satisfied with Zhu Xiongying's performance, and the emperor's grandson's performance could be considered to be well-measured and well-measured.

Zhu Xiongying is interested in some military matters, and Lao Zhu and the others know this very well.They never prevented Zhu Xiongying from finding some Wu Xun, and arranged for some Wu Xun to give lectures to Zhu Xiongying.

However, Zhu Xiongying will not have too many exchanges with these martial arts, and will not have too many intersections with them.

It seems that the grandson of the emperor just wants to know some military affairs, and has no intention of cultivating wings in the army now, and has no intention of intervening in the five armies' governor's mansion or various guards at this time.

Zhu Xiongying feels that his current life is quite fulfilling, and he enjoys it.

From time to time, I went to ride horses and shoot arrows, and when I was interested, I even matched up with Fu Rang and others in the martial arts field.As for some great Confucians and Hanlin giving lectures to Zhu Xiongying, or Wu Xun giving lectures to Zhu Xiongying, this also exists.

Indispensably, Zhu Xiongying went out of the palace every now and then for a stroll, seldom going to places like Zhao Prison, but more to the shipyard.

The heroic youth appeared on the streets of Yingtianfu again, accompanied by several people.In addition to the five big and three rough young people, there are also young people with white faces and beardless faces, including middle-aged people who look not young.

There are also silly boys and slim girls.

"Marquis Jinghai, everyone said that the tiger father has no dogs." Zhu Xiongying who was walking in front suddenly said, "If you are asked to supervise the suppression of Japanese pirates, would you dare to accept orders?"

Wu Zhong quickly knelt down and said confidently, "The final general is willing to issue a military order!"

Zhu Xiongying smiled, and then said, "I've noticed it recently. It is said that Dongpu is split, and it seems that there are two dynasties in the North and the South. Those who were defeated came to plunder. Among those people, there are some lords, businessmen, and wanderers. Damn."

Wu Zhong continued to obey orders, while Zhu Xiongying said, "There are also many mobs here, including some of my Ming people. I will give you an order to catch more Japanese pirates, and to find out the status of Dongying and those Japanese pirates." You are the Marquis of Jinghai, and whether you can attack the Duke of Hai in the future depends on your ability."

Wu Zhong's expression was excited, and he said excitedly, "The last general takes orders, more emperor grandsons to cultivate!"

Glancing at Feng Cheng, Zhu Xiongying said, "Don't go to Beidi, go out with the Marquis of Jinghai. Second uncle, you should go with me too. If the second uncle makes meritorious service, the nephew will be able to speak up for the second uncle. Uncle fights for a title."

Chang Sen immediately became happy. As the third uncle of the emperor's grandson, he was naturally not suitable to lead the army.But if he doesn't go out to lead the army, how can he have a chance to make meritorious service.

Although as the third son of King Kaiping, although he has a seal, basically he can't fall on his head. That is the title of the elder brother Chang Mao.It is too difficult for him to fight for a title.

It was another pleasant and fulfilling day. Zhu Xiongying went out for a day, went to some places, looked at the things he wanted to see, and mastered some information he wanted to know.

As for his younger brothers and sisters, they are also very happy at this time. As long as they follow their elder brother, they will have the opportunity to go out for a stroll, and they don't have to be trapped in the imperial city like other princes and grandsons.

In today's palace, there are many children.Don't talk about some princes who are not yet adults, and there are more grandchildren.

For example, Zhu Yunxuan, Zhu Biao's fourth son, was also born. This is Zhu Yunqi's brother and a real brother.

Zhu Xiongying returned to the palace and sent his younger siblings back to the East Palace, while he went straight to the Hall of Martial Arts.Now that he has spoken, of course he has to implement some things, and he doesn't worry about some things, it's not difficult.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying, Lao Zhu said, "Grandfather, you must know our sea ban?"

Zhu Xiongying really knew this, mainly to prevent the remnants of the coastal warlords and pirates from nuisance, and ordered the implementation of the sea ban.

Because the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even the foreign business groups living in Quanzhou at that time, had assisted Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others to compete with them, which made him worried about maritime trade.Coupled with the rampant private overseas trade and Japanese pirates, Lao Zhu established a policy of strict prohibition.

Including the previous case of Hu Weiyong, there was the charge of 'communicating Japanese and treason'.

In the third year of Hongwu, the shipping department of Huangdu City in Taicang was dismissed.In the seventh year of Hongwu, it was ordered to abolish the shipping departments of Quanzhou in Fujian, Mingzhou in Zhejiang, and Guangzhou in Guangdong that had existed since the Tang Dynasty and were in charge of overseas trade, and China's foreign trade was cut off.

However, in the 14th year of Hongwu, the Japanese pirates still did not collect their footprints, and they ordered the prohibition of private communication with overseas countries by people living near the sea.

So in this way, even Southeast Asian countries that had good relations with the Ming Dynasty could not come to China for trade and cultural exchanges.

Zhu Xiongying nodded, but he immediately said, "Grandpa Huang, I also know about sea bans. It's just that my grandson saw some taxes in the Song Dynasty, and the sea market brought enough business taxes. By the way, Grandpa Huang, our taxes too low."

Zhu Biao put down his brush, frowned and said, "Ying'er, do you know what you're talking about?"

The current Ming Dynasty adopts the two-tax law that was introduced in the Tang and Song dynasties, that is, the taxation of the common people is divided into "summer tax" and "autumn tax".

Due to the difference in soil quality between the north and the south, Zhu Yuanzhang proposed the improvement of "dividing the north and the south" in terms of tax rates. Therefore, areas with fertile soil in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Su, Song, Jia, Hu, and Hangzhou, generally have a higher tax rate than the northern areas. .

"I naturally know that, but if you look at the history, there will always be land annexation in the past dynasties, and the common people will have no land. Those rich households will try to evade taxes. The gentry began to use various methods to reduce taxes and corvee. The burden is getting heavier, and some bureaucrats and bureaucrats don't have to pay taxes to the country or bear corvee."

Zhu Xiongying continued to speak, "It's a good thing that the emperor treats scholars well. It's okay for scholars to be exempted from corvee. It's these scholars, if they obtain fame and fame, they will immediately accept other people's land, so what should we do?"

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao were taken aback for a moment, they felt that this matter needed serious consideration.

And Zhu Xiongying continued, "During the Song Dynasty, the two taxes once accounted for half of the wealth. It is said that in the Southern Song Dynasty, they only accounted for less than [-]% of the tax. The increase in business taxes has become the main source of finance. The emperor's grandfather's [-] taxes are a bit sloppy. .”

Lao Zhu was upset, and quickly said, "Ying'er, we don't pay taxes on everything. Official money, dental tax, deed tax, and wine tax are all residential taxes. Taxes on points, gates, and banknotes are all overtaxes." .”

Zhu Xiongying directly 'contradicted', "Grandpa, grandson knows that grandpa emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business. It's just that grandson thinks that the current good policy may not be good in the future. The population of my Ming Dynasty is naturally increasing. , There are more and more officials and officials, and it is impossible for them to be exempted from taxes."

Old Zhu was a little unhappy, Zhu Xiongying continued, "The internal money has always been empty, my grandson wondered if it was."

Zhu Biao suddenly smiled, and said to Lao Zhu, "This kid said a lot earlier, and some of them are reasonable. But it seems that he just wants the power of internal money. Father, he is not in the mood to study now. Let him Let's make a fuss. My son is watching, I don't think there will be any big trouble."

Old Zhu also laughed, and said, "Okay, I should find something for him to do, or he will just wander around all day like a dandy!"

Zhu Xiongying was happy, and immediately got down on the ground, "Sun Chen thanked Grandpa Huang, son Chen thanked Father Emperor!"

Zhu Biao threw the brush over casually, and Zhu Xiongying avoided it with a smile.

Old Zhu smiled and said nothing, if his Biaoer ascended the throne now, he would be a good emperor in his mind!

　PS: New week, please collect and recommend
　　


(End of this chapter)