Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 264 We all have a better tomorrow
The whole world was in turmoil, and the imperial court was busy with Bei Yuan's legacy.

But for the common people in Daming, there are not so many important things to keep them busy.

After all, they only need to take good care of their one-acre three-point field, work hard and farm the land in order to survive, and look forward to a good harvest in the coming year.

It is their biggest wish to store more food.

Li Si is an ordinary farmer in the Central Plains. He lives in Henan. After years of war, his original hometown has long since disappeared.

And his own ancestors only knew that his grandfather was not from Henan, and he knew nothing else.

But it doesn't matter, after all, in such a troubled world, being able to survive is already a very remarkable thing.

Whether he can return to his hometown is actually not very important to Li Si, after all, he himself doesn't know where his hometown is.

There are not a few people like him. Fortunately, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, with the protection of the Ming government, this kind of wandering life with today and no tomorrow is finally a little more stable.

And Li Si was thinking about whether to migrate to Yunnan recently.

Because of His Royal Highness King Liao, many people in the village have recently discussed going to Yunnan for redevelopment.

After all, the most terrifying thing in Yunnan is the savages and miasma, and the words of the savages have been tamed by Liao King Zhu Qi.

For miasma, there are also medical books written by His Royal Highness Liao Wang himself.

Now it has been posted at the gate of the village, and the officials who promote immigration come every day to promote the benefits of going to Yunnan with these villagers.

Many young people who have not yet married and started a business have signed up, and the first batch has been shipped away last month.

And I heard from other people in the family that after going to Yunnan, they can be exempted from tax for 5 years. Naturally, Li Si didn't want to miss such a good thing.

However, there are still many worries. After hearing the latest news, Li Si finally has no worries, that is, in addition to the five-year tax exemption for Central Plains residents who have settled in Yunnan, they can also send their children to study in new-style schools. .

And the tuition fee is 8% off.

Originally, such things as tuition fees were not something ordinary people like them could think about.

After all, it is very expensive for children to go to school, but after inquiring about the school's tuition fees and the work-study system, Li Si's blood boiled immediately.

You said that in Henan, there is no chance for him to send his children to the new school.

Of course he has no children yet.

But there will definitely be in the future. Considering that the next generation can study, they can also be exempted from tax for 5 years.

Li Si gritted his teeth and decided to leave his hometown and go to Yunnan to develop like those young people who didn't have a family.

In this way, in the 17th year of Hongwu, Li Si signed up, and then waited for two months, and finally waited for the notice from the government office.

He went to Yunnan with a total of more than 2000 young people from a hundred miles around, and even chose a place to settle down.

It is in Dali, Yunnan.

Li Si had never heard of Dali, Yunnan.

However, according to some knowledgeable people in the village, it seems to be very far away, but it is far away.

There is no special advantage for Li Si to be close to Ying Tianfu.

And judging from the experience of previous wars, when the north was a mess, didn't everyone run to the south?

Now that I have settled in Yunnan ahead of schedule, if there is another war in the north, it will definitely be much safer in Yunnan.

Thinking of this in Li Si's heart, he can feel at ease.

Li Si quickly packed up his things, then bid farewell to his hometown with other young people and headed towards Yunnan.

And people like Li Si are not in the minority. In addition to Yunnan needing the population of the Central Plains to immigrate to fill the borders, the grasslands of the Northern Yuan Dynasty now also need the population of the Central Plains to emigrate to fill the borders.

And the current population of Daming is not comparable to that of the Song Dynasty at its peak.

After all, after so many years of war, it is normal for the population to drop sharply.

However, in order to maximize the control of the grassland, it is very necessary for the immigrants to fill in the border.

And some ordinary people may find it strange that if they go to Yunnan, they still have fields to grow, books to return, and places to live.

But the grassland, that's a ghostly place where dogs don't shit and birds don't lay eggs.

And how do you go to the uninhabited place in the wilderness?

Could it be that I used to be like nomads, unable to graze every day?
The common people will definitely not do it. You see how miserable the life of the herdsmen in Beiyuan is. They don't even have clothes. They don't want to live like that.

Although it is a bit bitter in the Central Plains, and sometimes the harvest is not good and you will go hungry, but at least it will not be like Beiyuan, where there is no hope every year.

The common people in the Central Plains heard that Beiyuan also needs to immigrate.

None of them have any interest or enthusiasm.

But Zhu Qi had already expected their situation, and what did Zhu Qi do?He is good at intelligence and even better at public opinion.

So Zhu Qi had already prepared the promotional materials in advance, and the discounts on the grassland were naturally greater than those in Yunnan.

As long as you are willing to open up wasteland on the grassland, you can be exempted from tax for 10 years. In addition, on the grassland, all the children of ordinary people can go to school for free.

And the country also provides seeds and tools, as well as other building materials, to help them build their own cities and villages and so on.

Some people may ask, given so many benefits, Daming has so much money, can it support these ordinary people?

If the tens of millions of people in the Central Plains had all gone to Beiyuan, they would definitely not have so much money.

But Zhu Qi had already thought about it, even if he took out these materials to promote, I am afraid that the number of Han people willing to go to the grasslands would not exceed hundreds of thousands or millions.

To reach 30 is already unexpected.

Moreover, it is impossible to achieve it in one year. I am afraid that it will take ten or twenty years to slowly fill in the immigrants. Therefore, Zhu Qi does not think that there will be any financial constraints.

What's more, Zhu Qiye didn't intend to use the grain grown by ordinary people on the grassland as tax revenue.

Because Zhu Qi paid more attention to the taxation of overseas trade, the grain output of the common people was not large.

Moreover, there are not many taxes that can be paid. Compared with the little food on the common people, it is more appropriate to focus on those businessmen or foreign countries.

That's what Zhu Qi did, and Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Zhu Qi very much about these things.

Naturally, it was done according to Zhu Qi's suggestion, so the common people in the Central Plains didn't want to go to the grassland at first, but when they heard that the conditions given by the imperial court were so rich, they all moved their minds.

But it's just a matter of thought. If you really want to make up your mind to live in the grassland, it's not something that ordinary people can do casually.

Even with such generous conditions, future generations can read books for free, and the state even provides various tools and building materials.

But these blessings have to be lived to enjoy.

What kills people in Yunnan is only miasma, but it kills many people on the grasslands.

Like the nomads, they don't know what attitude to take. If they go by themselves, they will have to pass the Great Wall when they rob them. Now that they deliver it to their door, they don't even have to pass the Great Wall.

Maybe one day I stabbed myself to death with a machete, don't you think so?
Not to mention that there are so many beasts in the wild, it is really worrying.

And Zhu Qi had already considered what the common people thought in his heart, so the goal of immigrating from the beginning was not deep in the grassland.

And build some towns next to the Great Wall, this is the place where the people of the Central Plains first started to live.

When the grassland is close to the Great Wall, the land is allotted, and then they are slowly moved to the depths of the grassland.

Of course, the immigrants must follow the water source. Wherever the water source is plentiful, cities will be built. If there is no water source, then they must not build cities and look for abusers.

Daming's immigration plan is perfect.

Although the common people in the Central Plains were not interested at first, they couldn't hold back and gave too much.

Therefore, many people have signed up intermittently. In just one month, nearly 3 people have signed up from all over the country.

This has greatly exceeded expectations, and Zhu Qi didn't wait any longer, and soon ordered these 3 people to be sent to the grassland. These 3 people were the first batch of pioneers.

In the past, they naturally reclaimed wasteland to build houses first, and settled down first, so that they could have a bright and beautiful future.

And after this continuous immigration, the Central Plains area that was already crowded has become open again.

And those farmers have more land to cultivate, and more wasteland for them to reclaim. With land, there is naturally a desire to give birth.

One by one, they all started to make children at home, and the output of the Three Treasures of Civilization planted by Zhu Qixin was so high, it was really a great guarantee for the population.

And the population growth of Ming Dynasty naturally represents the rise of national strength, after all, manpower represents national strength in this era.

And those Central Plains people who immigrated, the vacant land is just for the new generation to plant and reclaim.

In the next few decades, there will be no major land conflicts.

Of course, those officials and rich people should always pay attention to things like annexing land.

If left unattended, it is easy to cause a big crash.

Of course, this is a political matter, and Zhu Qi can't control that much.

He only cares about the economy and people's livelihood.

And Zhu Qi's schemes and strategies are naturally under Zhu Yuanzhang's control. As Zhu Yuanzhang's adviser and with such a close relationship with Zhu Di, Liu Bowen naturally has the opportunity to get in touch with this level of planning.

When Zhu Qi planned these things, he didn't think it was a big deal.

After all, it is based on the common people from the beginning to the end, and the thinking is very rough.

It's not very detailed, just a rough calculation of the fiscal revenue, using tariffs to offset the food tax that the common people should pay.

But Zhu Qi's operations really opened Liu Bowen's horizons.

Liu Bowen was originally writing the biography of Liao King Zhu Qi, and now he knows that these things are naturally included in it.

As Liao King Zhu Qi who invented tariffs, this tariff stabilized the country's fiscal revenue, so naturally he wanted to brag.

I only wrote Zhu Qi like the Emperor of Qin and Han Wu. Fortunately, Zhu Qi didn't read this book, otherwise Liu Bowen would definitely have to revise it.

I just want to be a leisurely little prince. You have nothing to write these things, aren't you causing me trouble?

Of course, this is all something for later, and when Liu Bowen was writing his biography, the common people in the Central Plains were also under the guidance of the court, and they continued to emigrate to both sides to open up wasteland.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered the imperial army to march into the grassland. On the one hand, it was to prevent those big tribes from rebelling, and on the other hand, it was natural to choose a good site to build the city.

After all, Zhu Qi didn't want to use a fortress to control the grassland, so at least he had to build a city. Otherwise, without the support of the city, there was no way to properly protect the resources and property of the common people such as farmland.

The entire Daming is prosperous from top to bottom, full of energy, and everyone can say that they have a bright future, but the bright future of Daming here in the Koryo Peninsula is two different things.

After several major defeats, Li Chenggui already knew that He Daming had no strength to fight recklessly.

Although the battle line on the surface is still maintained, Li Chenggui has long since lost the intention of continuing to fight against Daming, and is wholeheartedly preparing to escape.

Just when Li Chenggui was about to escape, his sons followed him naturally.

It's just that one of them didn't want to just run away in such a disgruntled manner, and that was his second son Li Fangyuan.

Speaking of Li Fangyuan, many people may not be particularly familiar with him, but Li Fangyuan is a very important king to the history of North Korea.

It can be said that his status is the same as Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, and he is called Taizong of Korea.

Carried out a number of reforms, stabilized diplomatic relations with Daming, and also led North Korea's national power to flourish.

Not only opened up land in Liaodong, but also included the original Changbai Mountain area under its command.

Moreover, Xiangbei also snatched the land of the Jurchens and established the territory of North Korea.

Moreover, this Li Fangyuan is also a very capable and ambitious person. It was originally his brother who succeeded him and became the king of Joseon.

But Li Fangyuan wanted to be king, so he killed his brother, put his father Li Chenggui under house arrest, and then became the king of Joseon himself.

Such a decisive person is naturally very ambitious and capable, and he doesn't want to follow his father to flee the Korean Peninsula in such a desperate manner.

He mainly felt that his father was a little too weak, and he didn't have a good relationship with Daming from the beginning, so he fell into the current situation.

But if he gets involved, Daming might cooperate with him, which is not right.

With this in mind, Li Fangyuan thought that if he went to the Wa country anyway, he would have no chance to be king.

But if he stayed, wouldn't his basic set be his own once his father left?

Li Fangyuan became motivated after thinking about it this way.

(End of this chapter)