Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 80 The household registration system implemented for military expansion

Wang Guangyang then really entered the city.

Under the setting sun, people were still coming and going, and the endless flow of Chuzhou City made Wang Guangyang quite emotional, giving him the illusion that he had returned to the peaceful world many years ago.

then.

He also really saw a young officer who was rumored to be collecting taxes with Pangolin and his people collecting taxes.

But at the same time.

Wang Guangyang found that there were two groups of people at the city gate shouting about uneven taxes and begging the government to clear out the land.

"How could anyone take the initiative to ask for the removal of their father-in-law?"

"What methods did the rebels here use?"

Wang Guangyang's servant asked in shock.

Wang Guangyang smiled faintly and said, "That's because there are capable officials who are good at internal affairs among the rebels in Chuzhou City, maybe that Mr. Zhang!"

"Give me the post that someone sent me before. Then after entering the city, you go directly to the inn. I will go to Zhizhou Yamen first to wait for Mr. Zhang."

Wang Guangyang then gave a few more instructions.

original.

Wang Guangyang had been in Huaixi because his mentor Yu Que was an official in Huaixi, and before that, he had received a job offer from someone sent by Zhang Cheng.

But Wang Guangyang didn't intend to pay attention to the invitation at first. In fact, he felt that the Chuzhou rebels obviously didn't know their own strength at first. They only occupied one city and they dared to recruit celebrities like himself.

But along the way, he heard too much news about Chuzhou, so he became interested in visiting Chuzhou.

Zhang Cheng chose to take the initiative to recruit Wang Guangyang, naturally because he knew Wang Guangyang's abilities and knew that Wang Guangyang was also very good at internal affairs in history, and was therefore named an earl by Zhu Yuanzhang in history.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng felt that he could try to recruit Wang Guangyang in advance, and maybe he could successfully make Wang Guangyang shine for the cause of the rebels in advance.

Zhang Cheng also returned to Zhizhou Yamen soon after.

As soon as Zhang Cheng returned to the city, he planned to start preparing to build an ordnance factory, make firecrackers, and train firecrackers under his jurisdiction.

Although, the fire guns of this era are still dominated by sudden fire guns.

But because Zhang Cheng came from a later generation and could go back to study at any time, he could master many more advanced fire gun manufacturing techniques.

Moreover, Zhang Cheng has specially taught himself the skills of making matchlock guns, especially the skills of making bird guns, namely Lumi guns.

Because Zhao Shizhen, Mao Yuanyi and others in the middle and late Ming Dynasty left very detailed information.

After carefully studying various firearms information, Zhang Cheng discovered that it was not difficult to advance from a musket to a matchlock gun such as a blunderbuss. It was just that the barrel forging and firing principles needed to be changed.

of course.

Zhang Cheng also learned about the granulated gunpowder technology left by Qi Jiguang and others, as well as the various steel-making techniques left by Song Yingxing and many powerful men in later generations. He knew that in order for the firearms troops to show their prowess on the battlefield, gunpowder Improvements in barrel materials are also important.

to this end.

Zhang Cheng decided that when forging a new fire blunderbuss, he had to improve steelmaking techniques and gunpowder.

The directions that Zhang Cheng wanted to improve in the early stage were all realized in the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history. Therefore, the technical requirements and material requirements for craftsmen in the late Yuan society are not high and are still achievable.

As soon as Zhang Cheng came back, he asked Qi Xiang to call several craftsmen presidents in Chuzhou City.

Let us say that during the Yuan Dynasty, the household registration system that classified people according to occupation had already been implemented.

This household registration system, known as the various household registration systems in the Yuan Dynasty, is more detailed than the historical household registration system for military households, civilian households, medical households and other professional households implemented after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, it can be said that the division of household registration according to occupation was not actually the creation of Zhu Yuanzhang, but a compromise that Zhu Yuanzhang had to make to reality after destroying the Yuan Dynasty.

Because in the early Ming Dynasty, people were already accustomed to dividing household registration according to occupation, and the grassroots were also used to managing household registration based on occupation. Forcibly abolishing it would easily lead to management disorder.

such as.

If the craftsman household system was suddenly abolished in the early Ming Dynasty, the local government would be like a blind man trying to find someone to undertake the manufacturing of equipment.

And craftsmen may also be sent to do labor service by officials who do not know the truth because they lose their household registration status. However, they cannot be exempted from labor service just because they are craftsmen and can undertake craftsmen's labor. If a craftsman wants to just To serve as a craftsman, you must also provide benefits to the officials, or have the opportunity to prove to the officials that you have manufacturing skills.

This undoubtedly adds difficulties to both the government and individual craftsmen.

In short.

There were objective reasons for the implementation of the occupational household registration system in the early Ming Dynasty. This was because the Yuan Dynasty had implemented this system for nearly a hundred years, so a sudden change would increase management costs and inconvenience both officials and the people.

Back to the topic.

Because the Yuan Dynasty now implements various household accounting systems, every fifty households are organized into one community. Therefore, it is very easy for Zhang Cheng to organize the craftsmen in Chuzhou. He can just go to the president of the area where the craftsmen live.

Zhang Cheng even felt that the Yuan Dynasty implemented the occupational system and household registration system just to facilitate military expansion.

Therefore, if he now wants to increase the military strength of the rebel army by recruiting craftsmen to make firecrackers, he does not need to recruit craftsmen from all over the city, he can just go directly to the president of the craftsman's household who is in charge of the craftsmen.

But as soon as Zhang Cheng finished giving instructions to Qi Xiang, Shu Anguo, who was part-time in charge of reception matters at Zhizhou Yamen, came to him and said, "Mr. Zhang, the Gaoyou man Wang Chaozong you mentioned earlier is here."

Wang Guangyang, courtesy name Chaozong.

Therefore, the Wang Chaozong mentioned by Shu Anguo here is Wang Guangyang.

Zhang Cheng was quite surprised.

"I just tried it in the next post, but I didn't expect that Wang Guangyang would actually come!"

Zhang Cheng therefore secretly cursed.

then.

Zhang Cheng asked Shu Anguo: "Where is he now?"

"Waiting in the signing room."

Shu Anguo replied.

"Bring him to the inner room to see me immediately!"

Zhang Cheng gave instructions and went to the inner room where he usually worked.

The so-called inner room is the room in the signed room.

The signature room is equivalent to a confidential office in later generations.

According to regulations, official documents in the yamen, from drafting to official issuance, must be completed in the signing room to be considered compliant.

The signed room is not a room, but a suite, with many rooms, divided into inside and outside.

The outside is the working place of various subordinate officials, while the highest officer lives in the inner room and works.

As for the location of the signing room, it is usually in the verandah buildings on both sides of the main hall of the Yamen, so the signing room is also called the sitting hall or under the door.

There is also a special passage for the chief officer to enter the inner room, so there is no need to go to the room outside the signing room.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng asked Shu Anguo to attract Wang Guangyang, while he returned to his inner room first.

As soon as Zhang Cheng sat down and took out the blueprint of the gun that he had brought, Shu Anguo came to the door with Wang Guangyang and knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Not long after.

Shu Anguo walked in with Wang Guangyang.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang Chaozong Wang is here."

Zhang Cheng raised his head.

Suddenly.

Zhang Cheng saw Wang Guangyang with a broad face, long ears and a peaceful expression.

Wang Guangyang had already bowed to Zhang Cheng and said, "Thank you for your invitation, sir. Guangyang doesn't dare to disappoint your trust, so he abandons his home and comes here."

"I'm very happy to be invited here!"

"Our rebel army will undoubtedly need another talent!"

Zhang Cheng also bowed in return and asked Wang Guangyang to sit down.

Wang Guangyang thanked Zhang Cheng after a moment of humility, and actually sat down with Zhang Cheng as guest and host.

But then.

Wang Guangyang suddenly stood up again and made a big bow to Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

"I am paying this great tribute to Mr. Zhang's relics to save the world's distressed infants and refugees awaiting death."

"Mr. Zhang, please accept my respect!"

(End of this chapter)