People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 410 Living together under orders, the economic base determines the superstructure
There is a rich and beautiful widow who is very lovable no matter what era.

Li's age would be considered an old girl in this era, but in later generations, she would only be in her 20s, not even an older leftover woman.

Beautiful people may not necessarily impress officials.

Although people are beautiful and rich, there are many old people who do not respect officials and try to get involved. Orphans and widowed mothers, the clan is easily bullied.

Although the arrival of Guanyin Nu could not be said to be a huge help to the mother and daughter, it at least saved them a lot of trouble.

Zhang Yi was thoughtful, he still underestimated the difficulty of women in this world.

Even if he gives them endless wealth that they can enjoy for a lifetime, it will be difficult for them to live in peace...

"No, Your Majesty didn't establish the training for women in the first year of Hongwu..."

Only then did Zhang Yi realize that Lao Zhu encouraged women to remain widowed...

Most people would never dare to get into trouble with a fierce woman like Li.

"Because His Majesty has abolished women's training because of the incident of female workers in Zhejiang!
It is said that it was Empress Ma who made the request, and the emperor considered that this policy was not conducive to recuperation and recuperation, so he abolished it...

When this matter was abolished, it also triggered a debate among private students. Many gentlemen were opposed to His Majesty's approach! "

The Xu family girl knew that Zhang Yi had been almost isolated from the world for the past three years. Although he had never gone into seclusion, he had never paid attention to the news from the outside world.

Under his explanation, Zhang Yicai was really shocked.

What medicine did Zhu Yuanzhang take that changed him so completely?

He knew Zhu Yuanzhang well. Although he seemed to be against tradition in some aspects, he was also an absolute supporter of Neo-Confucianism.

The burial system that reversed the course of history shows what is in this guy's heart.

How could Empress Ma persuade such a person with just a few words?
“What does the Zhejiang female worker incident mean?”

Zhang Yi asked curiously, and he found that he had indeed missed too many important events in these years.

The Xu family girl also knew little about this matter, so she only explained to Zhang Yi the part she knew.

Zhang Yi probably understood a little after listening to what he said.

To put it simply, the factory model in Zhejiang became increasingly popular, especially after new textile machines were gradually copied.

The changes brought about by productivity have led to higher employment requirements for female workers in factories.

Weaving is a job that cannot be done without female workers.

However, the Ming Dynasty's household registration system and recuperation policy restricted recruitment.

This contradiction between new production relations and productivity naturally gradually triggered a collision between the policies implemented by the imperial court and the existing household registration system.

After women became the main force in production, the question of whether women should support their husbands and raise children or earn a living has gradually become a social issue.

In order to maintain the policies he pursued, the emperor needed to loosen the restrictions on women. This matter caused considerable controversy.

Especially when Zhejiang's commercial tax reform has indeed played a certain role, whether to save money or maintain the tradition of Neo-Confucianism has become a very difficult choice.

The consequences of this dispute are self-evident. In order to recuperate, the emperor untied the women...

From the story of the girl from the Xu family, Zhang Yi seemed to see the dawn of loosening the household registration system.

He smiled slightly, which was something to be happy about.

As a modern man, he is not satisfied with the system of Jia Tianxia, ​​but he also understands.

As a time traveler, it is actually not objective to evaluate the current situation from God's perspective.

Whether it is Neo-Confucianism or monarchical centralization.

They are all relatively good choices after running in under the existing productivity.

The general trend of the world will not change just because he likes it.

It won't immediately become different just because it brings about any technological changes.

The only thing that can subtly change the system is actually hidden in productivity.

Productivity will change production relations, and the benefits produced by production relations will change.

It will force the higher-ups to make changes!
The so-called economic base determines the superstructure.

Ma Gongcheng won’t bully me!

Zhang Yili was happy to see this change, but he had no intention of promoting it.

When the general trend comes, he can push forward, but this is enough.

The things he is serious about changing may not lead to the future he wants.

As a Taoist, the main thing is to follow the trend.

"Because His Majesty abolished his previous rules, some people are planning to marry aunt, a rich widow?"

Zhang Yi found the butterfly effect of history quite interesting.

He heard that Jin Yiwei was watching near the Taoist temple, and he was not happy at first.

If calculated this way, at least those Jin Yiwei also have the role of Jin Yiwei.

But the only thing Zhang Yi couldn't figure out was why the emperor sent Guanyin slaves to Qingxin Temple.

Needless to say what kind of place Qingxin Temple is, even if he is not here, it is still a Taoist temple hosted by a man.

It would be okay if he was Zhang Yi three years ago, but now he is half a grown man.

Even if history has changed, Zhang Yi believes that Zhu Yuanzhang's obsession with Wang Baobao also gave him the motivation to protect Guanyin Nu.

"When Pindao comes back from now on, no one will bully you!"

Zhang Yi thought for a while and made a promise to Li and his daughter.

He now has some confidence, and this confidence comes from the position of real person rewarded by the emperor.

In terms of status, he was probably barely on an equal footing with Zhang Changsheng.

To outsiders, he is no longer the direct son of Longhu Mountain, but the direct descendant of a real person...

He is different, has his own character, and has his own status.

With the rank, Zhang Yi can enter the palace to meet the saint.

Since Emperor Zhu never summoned him, he might as well go and ask to see him.

Keeping this matter in mind, he explained his purpose of coming today.

"Pindao is watching with pure heart, waiting for you to go home!"

Home……

Both Li and Meng Yao felt very warm when they heard this word.

Yes!

That small Taoist temple has actually been their home for a long time.

Mr. Li has made money over the years, and he could have bought a better house and moved out long ago.

But she didn't. The big reason for this was probably that she felt that Qingxin Guan was their refuge after Lao Meng's death.

“Mom, Meng Yao wants to go home!
The land at home should be tidied up and last year’s food should be planted..."

Little Mengyao pulled Li's clothes, and Li's eyes turned red.

"Little landlord, wait a moment, let's go pack our clothes..."

"go home……"

Meng Yao cheered when her mother agreed. With a happy mood, she began to help her mother sort out her clothes.

Zhang Yi was kicked out by a girl from the Xu family, taking Xu Yungong with him.

Mother Li and her daughter were packing the woman's clothes, so naturally they didn't want him to be around.

Zhang Yi stood at the door of the hut, cheerful.

A lot has changed in three years.

Fortunately, what he missed has not changed.

"We're done!"

Meng Yao was the fastest to pack up. She wrapped up her clothes, toys, and books, turning them into a huge burden.

The little girl was holding a bundle in her hands and was staggering when she walked, but Zhang Yi could feel the joy from the bottom of her heart.After a while, Mrs. Li also came out. Her salute was less than Meng Yao's.

"go home!"

Zhang Yi held Meng Yao's hand, and the group got into the carriage and headed to Qingxin Temple.

When he returned to Qingxin Temple, he followed Li's mother and daughter into the medicine garden.

While Li and the others were busy taking care of things, Zhang Yi wandered around the room.

He found a notebook that recorded in detail the experiments conducted by Li and the others in the past two years.

Breeding is a very long process, and the selection, arrangement and combination of different rice varieties are full of randomness.

The chance of a variety similar to Yaowangdao appearing is very small.

Zhang Yi just didn't expect that Li and his daughter would still do this when they already had so much wealth.

When Zhang Yi left, he also took some rice seeds with him. There was also a group of breeders on Longhu Mountain, and they were larger than Yaoyuanzi.

It's just that in the matter of selective breeding, it doesn't mean that you can get results if you put in the effort.

Persistence and luck are the most important things when it comes to selecting and breeding varieties.

Zhang Yi looked through the record and was slightly surprised.

Li's mother and daughter seem to have good luck.

According to their records, they did find good rice seeds, and they may continue to crossbreed them.

There are better discoveries to be made.

"Although Champa rice is very good, there is no perfect variety in the world... If we can cultivate some varieties with strong adaptability and strong disease resistance, that would be great!"

Zhang Yi is not in a hurry about this matter. The so-called research is something that takes many years.

After American crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes entered the Ming Dynasty, these two crops were the real gods that could change the underlying conditions.

People's needs are first to fill their stomachs, and then to pursue taste.

As the staple food of the Chinese people, rice can never be compared to sweet potatoes and potatoes.But potatoes and sweet potatoes can definitely be regarded as life-saving items if there is a disaster.

Moreover, the improvement of sweet potatoes and potato varieties can now be put on the agenda.

He knows the path to improvement, and it should not be difficult and quick to change it.

"Anyway, some rice seeds have been eliminated, and the improvement of sweet potatoes and potatoes can also be put on the agenda!"

The sweet potatoes and potatoes brought back from the Americas will definitely greatly change the food situation of the Ming Dynasty in the next few years.

But Zhang Yi also understands one thing, that is, no matter what the gods are, as long as the methods of exploitation remain unchanged, it will still be impossible for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

The impact of productivity on production relations is time-sensitive.

The same is true for sweet potatoes and potatoes. If they cannot complete some reforms within the window period, the days of Ming Dynasty will still return to the past.

But this is no longer something that he, a little Taoist priest, can control. He can only hope that Zhu Yuanzhang can really break the balance.

……

When Zhang Yi and others came back, Guanyin Nu also heard the movement at the Taoist Temple.

Guanyinnu and Li's mother and son had been getting along for more than a year, so they took the initiative to come visit.

Just seeing Zhang Yi, she suddenly lost her temper.

She also knew that yesterday's misunderstanding was a misunderstanding, but a girl's reputation was also ruined by him.

It would be okay if only she and Zhang Yi were present that day.

If Lao Mo and Jin Yiwei see it, this matter will definitely be reported back to the palace.

I thought that I was so decisive when I refused to marry, but now I have nothing to do with a Taoist priest/
Guanyin Nu was in a very irritable mood.

Zhang Yi did not discover Guanyin Nu at the first time. He read the breeding records and looked at the harvest situation of Qingxin Guan's fields.

Li and Meng Yao naturally took over the management of Zhang Yi's properties.

Ever since the assassination that year, Zhang Yi's former tenants suddenly became people on the imperial court's list of immigrants.

Almost everyone was moved to the north.

Zhang Yi felt sad when he thought about this. With the transportation conditions of the ancients, it was probably a farewell.

From these tenants, he also thought of Uncle Huang and Brother Zhang, who were also in the north.
Unless one day he imitates his father and travels around the world, it will be difficult to see him again.

Just as he was sighing, he looked up and saw Guanyin Nu looking at him angrily, thinking that this woman was sick.

Aren’t you just...

It wasn't intentional.

Children of the prairie, do you need to be so pedantic?
He also thought of Mongolians like Guanyinnu, whose ancestors had lived in the Han region for many years. Even though they retained certain Mongolian traditions, their education was actually closer to that of the Han people.

Even if you can defeat the powerful culture of the Han nation, it will crush all surrounding countries in terms of culture and production methods.

Therefore, even in the past 80 years, the entire Mongolian high-level leadership has not actively embraced Han culture, which is dominated by Confucianism.

But the Mongolians at the bottom still cannot escape this influence.

Guanyinnu is an obvious example. Although she considers herself to be a Mongolian, she is more influenced by ethics than the rebellious girl from the Xu family.

Zhang Yi naturally knew that it was not a good thing for him or her to live here.

If this princess wants to practice Taoism, she should go where she should go...

Zhang Yi stood up on his own initiative and asked:
"Princess, is there any news from the palace?"

He took the initiative to talk to her, so Guanyin Nu would not be rude. She replied:
"Never!"

Zhang Yi frowned when he heard this, it was impossible.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, he must have known what happened here.

He doesn't want to win over Wang Baobao anymore?
Should he get out of here or ask Guanyin slave to move to another place? He should have an explanation?
Zhang Yi didn't think much and said:

"In a moment, I will ask Mr. Fang Tongfang..."

Guanyin Nu nodded silently. After everyone calmed down, she rationally understood that the little Taoist priest did not mean it, but was emotionally unacceptable.

She ignored Zhang Yi and just walked into Li's house.

Not long after, women's discussion and laughter came from the room.

It can be seen that apart from herself, Guanyin Nu has probably played well with others in the past two years...

She was the princess of the previous dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang never abused her. Others did not reject her identity.

After staying in the room for a while, Guanyin Nu and the Xu family girl came out holding hands.

It seems that the Xu family girl has done some work, and her attitude towards Zhang Yi has become much friendlier.

"Zhenzhen Zhang, let's go find Jin Yiwei!"

Guanyin Nu took the initiative to mention this matter:

"No matter who leaves Qingxin Guan, you must return my knife to me. This is the knife that we Mongolian women carry..."

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes, if you weren't constantly stabbing people, who would be willing to keep your knife?

This is not for my own safety.

He nodded, and the two of them walked out of the gate of Qingxin Temple.

The Jin Yiwei guarding outside immediately approached.

Fang was sitting with the person in charge of guarding Guanyin Nu, who came over with a cold face.

He was very polite to Zhang Yi. After greeting him, Zhang Yi asked:

"Does your Majesty have any news about how to deal with the princess..."

Fang Tong nodded and said:

“The news from the palace is that the status quo remains...

By the way, Miss Wang, Your Majesty may have a gift to give to Miss in a moment! "

Zhang Yi and Guanyin Nu were dumbfounded when they heard that the status quo was maintained.

Zhu Yuanzhang just let him, a grown man, stay in the Taoist temple...?
(End of this chapter)