The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 700 Zhu Gaochi’s Criticism

Hongxi four years.

July.

The Ministry of Personnel drew up a batch of lists, which were discussed by the cabinet and finally submitted to Zhu Gaochi. In addition to the promotion and transfer of officials in the mainland, the list mainly included changes in overseas places.

Boni Dusi, Luzon Dusi and other places are very backward because the local culture is backward, full of tribal patterns, and has been relatively closed since ancient times. These areas are not like Central and Western Asia.

Therefore, when the Ming army was stationed locally, the scale of the war was very low and should be regarded as a public security war. Therefore, the governor system was not implemented. The highest military officer was the chief soldier, and the Boni Dusi had three chief soldiers.

Military arrangements are mainly made by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. The selection of civilian officials is mainly based on the appointment of governors, and the highest is the manager.

Boni Economic Strategy is responsible for the general direction, and the governors of various places are responsible for local governance. The same is true for Luzon Dusi. Now with Juedao Dusi, Juedao Dusi has received more and more attention from the court with the economic growth this year.

Then there are the five provinces of Northern Tianzhu.

Because some areas of Northern Tianzhu were not stable, they still implemented the governor-general and governor-general system, focusing on military affairs, including co-opting and suppressing the Dili people. Mahamu, who initially took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, began to resist the Ming Dynasty as his power grew.

After Renli's blow, this person is dead. At the moment, Erdeni has the highest prestige among the people in Dili. Compared with Mahamu, this person is very knowledgeable and knows what attitude he should adopt.

Although there were no major defeats and even many victories, the Ming army finally withdrew from Jiaozhi.

Generally speaking, due to the collapse of faith and the loss of the sense of honor, local elites only wanted to make money for personal gain. The greed caused by the general environment was the reason why everyone from the emperor to the common people hated corrupt officials in the early Ming Dynasty.

It's not that the army can't fight, it's that the civil service is not strong enough.

Historically, although the Ming Dynasty regained Jiaozhi, it failed in the end. The military victory was hindered politically. Civil servants have a great responsibility. Even if there are capable officials like Huang Fu in governance, the overall quality cannot be hindered. Not as good as.

Historically, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty focused on internal affairs. Only those who ranked first in the imperial examination were qualified to stay in the Hanlin Academy. Only bachelors from the Hanlin Academy had the opportunity to enter the cabinet. The second-ranking officials stayed in various ministries to observe government affairs, or were sent to other places or If you stay in the capital, you can go directly to the county or state capital to serve as an auxiliary officer. There are huge differences in the upper limits of the three routes, and they are very clear promotion routes.

Zhu Di regained Jiaozhi. The army had strict military discipline, never violated the local regulations, and repeatedly issued orders. However, the unruly generals in the army had long been eliminated in the Hongwu Dynasty, so the Ming army's battle in Jiaozhi went smoothly.

The economic foundation of society, that is, the sum of production relations, determines the superstructure of society, including politics, law, religion, philosophy, art and other fields. This principle emphasizes the decisive role of economic factors in social development and change.

The ministers of various ministries are the leaders of the chess pieces, so the cabinet is the helmsman.

Huang Fu had made great achievements in governing Jiaozhi. He was promoted from the chief envoy to the governor of Goryeo. Now he has returned to China to serve as the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although he is a high official in the court, he is still one step away from joining the cabinet.

"With the increase of our Ming Dynasty's territory, the governance of border areas and overseas is still the top priority of the imperial court. As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to govern a country." Zhu Gaochi sighed.

First of all, the economic base determines the political superstructure because production relations are the basis for social existence and development.

Zhu Gaochi flipped through the list and looked at the resumes of some officials. Basically, they were in compliance with the regulations, and most of the evaluations during their tenure were excellent.

The economic base determines the political superstructure.

Unless it is a full-time department, such as the Metropolitan Salt Envoy Department, the Salt Class Promotion Department, the Taipu Temple, the Shibo Transportation Department, the Tea Horse Department, the Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, more emphasis will be placed on experience in the industry. .

However, in the later governance, due to the inaction of civilian officials and local greed, the local people supported the rebel forces, and then a deadlock formed, making it impossible for the court to maintain its rule in Jiaozhi.

Then there is Liu Dongbo, named Mengqing, who is now the Minister of Household Affairs. This person is also on the list. This person will be the Boni Manager.

Making money at the local level is still the main activity of civil servants, and it is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree against corrupt officials. It was not born out of thin air.

Xie Jin was dead in history, but he is still alive today. He has also become the deputy minister of the cabinet, with a high and powerful position. Today's cabinet is not the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty in history. Although the actual power is very powerful, the level is low, and the name is not justified. Shun.

Zhu Gaochi attaches great importance to the experience and abilities of officials at the grassroots level, so whether it is the cabinet or various ministries, these officials need to be in charge of local governance and have excellent performance.

Zhu Gaochi's exclamation did not come out of thin air.

Yang Shiqi, Xie Jin, Huang Huai, Huang Fu and others respectfully awaited His Majesty's orders.

Production relations refer to the economic relations formed by people in the production process, including the ownership form of production means, people's status and mutual relations in production, product distribution methods, etc. These economic relations directly determine the class structure and class struggle of society, and thus determine the nature and form of the political superstructure.

Secondly, the economic base determines the political superstructure, which is also reflected in the fact that changes in the economic base promote changes in the superstructure.

When the economic base changes, the superstructure must also adapt to this change, otherwise it will hinder the development of society. For example, in capitalist society, with the development of productive forces and changes in production relations, the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat has become increasingly acute, eventually leading to changes in the political superstructure, that is, the proletarian revolution and the establishment of the socialist system .

In addition, the economic base determines the political superstructure, which is also reflected in the reaction of the superstructure on the economic base.

Although the superstructure is determined by the economic base, it is not passive.

The superstructure can regulate production relations through political, legal and other means, promote the development of productive forces, and thereby promote the development of the economic base. However, this reaction is carried out within the scope allowed by the economic foundation and cannot change the fundamental nature of the economic foundation.

Therefore, it is an important sociological principle that the economic base determines the political superstructure, which emphasizes the decisive role of economic factors in social development and change. At the same time, we should also recognize the reaction of the superstructure on the economic base and promote social progress and development through reform and innovation.

The more developed the economy, the more liberal the politics.

The political enlightenment of parts of the Han, Tang and Northern Song periods is obvious to all compared with the surrounding forces at the same time.

With the demise of the Song Dynasty and the collapse of the social economy, politics became more conservative. The same principle applies even to later generations. For example, before the 1960s and 1970s, the northern part of the peninsula was more advanced than the southern part of the peninsula in both military and political terms.

But as the economy collapsed, the north of the peninsula became increasingly conservative.

The more conservative one is, the lower the social quality, and the more serious corrupt behaviors such as corruption and oppression.

The more developed the economy, the more frequent exchanges, which leads to a more open society, resulting in a higher level of social morality and higher ethics among officials. These are inevitable phenomena in the development of things.

Zhu Gaochi looked at the civil servants in the court and generally gave them approval, so Zhu Gaochi approved all the lists submitted by the officials.

Yang Shiqi and others breathed a sigh of relief.

In an upward dynasty, internal struggles will be more peaceful.

For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet would not directly deny the emperor's opinions, at least there would be no public disputes. The emperor would also be concerned about the cabinet's ideas, and the two sides maintained a compromise. This was for the sake of a stable political situation.

When the cabinet and the emperor directly disputed, it meant that stability was broken, followed by a decline in social unrest.

The stability and peace of the imperial court represented the stability and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, a new batch of frontier officials rushed to various places.

Later, Han Qi of the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau met with the emperor and submitted the next huge plan of the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau. He wanted to establish a business station in the Tianzhu area and establish a new growth point for the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau's business and trade system. Today's Daming Industrial Bureau is very prosperous.

The newspapers say that workers are the happiest.

indeed so.

Although this is the fifteenth century, so what? The Ming Dynasty had no external economic competitors and could implement a loose internal resource allocation system, and the workers lived extremely happily.

Environment changes people.

Economic development changes the environment, and the environment changes people.

Bad money drives out good money because of the environment. A good environment can protect good money from the influence of bad money and ensure the sustainable development of good money.

Businessmen can squeeze workers to the maximum for their own interests. Just like in pre-modern Britain, workers lived in extreme pain. Similarly, under changes in the environment, businessmen can also provide workers with maximum welfare protection.

Because the environment guarantees good money, businessmen are not allowed to exploit workers in their best interests, and the rights and interests of workers are protected.

Then as long as they are at the same level, every businessman can get fairness.

Otherwise, while A is ensuring the treatment of workers, B is squeezing workers to the maximum extent, which is unfair to A, because this will cause A to be unable to compete with B, and will eventually be eliminated by the market. Under the influence of the environment, A will only Only when workers can be exploited like B can they return to the same level as B.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau is the benchmark. The social resource allocation system of the Ming Dynasty using the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau as a means to eliminate the existence of B and not allow what B does, then A can continue to ensure the welfare of workers.

In short, B can obtain a profit of one yuan through maximum squeeze, but the Ming Dynasty does not allow it. Only businessmen like A are allowed to exist and obtain a profit of 50 cents.

The remaining 50 cents of profit were distributed to the workers, and the workers became rich, which promoted a larger consumer market and led to more developed business.

But this must be based on the premise of abundant per capita resources.

There are rich arable land resources, rich mineral resources, and all resources are rich and developed. Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty entered the industrialized society in the 15th century, it was possible for workers to work only four hours a day and have nine days of vacation every month.

It is the same reason that later generations of Britain were able to do it in modern society.

Although the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets has declined, through political legacy, the resources of each federal state can still be easily used by the United Kingdom. This is indirect control of resources.

In addition to having developed domestic resources per capita, the United States also indirectly controls overseas resources for its own use through countless military bases in order to meet these conditions.

On the other hand, look to the north of the peninsula.

Because of the bankruptcy and demise of the northern organizational system, it is unable to continue to exchange external resources through trade, and there is no sound internal industrial system to produce self-sufficiently, especially the inability to obtain the "industrial blood" of oil. In the harsh external environment of blockade Under this situation, the only outcome will be economic bankruptcy and continued decline.

Han Qi was under great pressure in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

The Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau was founded by the emperor in front of him, and the entire industrialization path of the Ming Dynasty was also established by the emperor in front of him, including the reformed vassal system, overseas economic development path, etc.

Han Qi is indeed the helmsman of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, but Han Qi is very cautious in front of the founder.

"The Daming Industrial Bureau has developed rapidly in recent years, effectively protecting people's livelihood and bringing a better life to the people. However, the suppression of private business is a bit too much."

Zhu Gaochi said calmly.

Han Qi was sweating profusely and did not dare to explain.

To put it bluntly, in the Goryeo region and even the Daeyoung Island region, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau did not contribute much to the development, or in other words, it did not contribute much. The initial development relied on the promotion of private merchants.

After Han Qi took office, he used his political advantage to implement a local monopoly, which dealt a painful blow to private businesses.

But wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.

Although many trading houses have closed down, many are still struggling to survive. They have not surrendered, and have not directly integrated into the trading system of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau. Instead, they have gone to further areas.

It can be said that the great changes in private business houses are becoming more and more dynamic. Han Qi has made a contribution in front of him, although the private businessmen may not want this credit.

In Zhu Gaochi's structure, private commercial banks are a complement to the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau system. Both parties compete with each other on an equal footing and promote each other's growth. Today's Daming Industrial Bureau is indeed prosperous, but it is too comfortable.

History has proven that An Yi will end up being eliminated in the end.

There is a saying in later generations that China's elites protect their people too well. In fact, Zhu Gaochi believes that the same is true for the United States.

It is said that people in developed countries are living in poverty, but they have not seen the struggle and efforts of their elites.

Lying flat never existed.

People are not qualified to lie flat while they are alive. People can live comfortably because of the "trophies" finally obtained by human beings' constant competition.

The consequences of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau's collapse will be that two or three generations later, it will completely fail to keep up with the development of the times and become dust in history.

Zhu Gaochi drew a line.

In the commercial competition in the Tianzhu area, the Ming Industrial Bureau does not allow violations of commercial laws, and is only allowed to execute within the framework of the law, and cannot change the law in violation of regulations. In short, it can only implement methods within the framework of the Ming Law.

Given the size of the Daming Industrial Bureau and the protection of rights and interests by the United Ministry of Workers and Civilians, the Daming Industrial Bureau has already taken advantage of it. If it still uses its own political means to engage in unfair competition and suppress private businesses, this will be detrimental to the development of productivity. It is not path to sustainable development.

When the news spread, Juedao's Juedao Development Group was filled with joy from top to bottom.

Because it is also the direction of Juedao Development Group to intervene in the business of Tianzhu area.

same.

Many shopkeepers and managers of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau were unhappy and believed that the emperor favored businessmen. Haven't you seen that the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau directly and indirectly supported millions of workers, and the number of people affected by the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau was even greater.

This is the credit of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau.

Many people felt unfair for Han Qi.

(End of this chapter)