Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 338
In this era, whether farming civilization is stronger than commercial civilization, or commercial civilization is stronger than farming civilization, Zhu Youjian really doesn't know the answer.

If it was in the middle of the nineteenth century AD, Zhu Youjian could quickly give the answer. The industrial civilization born out of commercial civilization would completely outshine the agricultural civilization in terms of production technology and output value, and its advantages could be directly reflected in the war. In terms of form, the powerful farming civilizations that were almost self-contained in the past were hit hard in that era, and even many civilized societies that were prosperous in ancient times perished directly under the gunship and cannon.

But in this era, the commercial civilization of the Southern Group represented by Zhu Youjian is fragile. Except for Jiangnan, other areas ruled by Ming Dynasty are still farming civilization. There is no conflict of interest to oppose Zhu Youjian, but Zhu Youjian doesn't think they can be active when the northern group representing farming civilization goes south, at most they are neutral, whether it is Ming or Qing, for them Yan is still just a change of dynasty.

However, the vested interests in the initial commercial civilized society were mostly narrow-minded or selfish. These new gentry who run commercial activities are unwilling to fulfill their obligations for the country, and only hope that they can enjoy business independently. Therefore, they were even reactionary in the early days of Zhu Youjian's control of commercial civilization. They would rather be ruled by the northern group.

Zhu Youjian didn't know if there were any gentry living in Daming looking forward to Qing Dynasty happily. He thought there should be some, just like the privileged class in later generations hated their motherland in order to enjoy greater freedom.

The most innocent people are the ordinary people. They have no right to choose. Whether it is the Qing Dynasty occupying the world or the Ming Dynasty revitalizing the rivers and mountains, they are the lowest-level producers. In an agricultural civilization society, they are farmers. In a commercial and industrial civilization society Here, they are workers, and many times they are both farmers and workers, collectively called migrant workers.

The common people class is the largest class and also the class that controls the productivity, but because they have no choice, many people in the privileged class will ignore their intentions, although many officials in this era often hang the idea of ​​"the people are the sky" lips, but what he really cares about is whether he can get more benefits in this troubled world.

Zhu Youjian knows that although the common people have no right to choose, they also have their own political demands. They have no right to distribute and compete for social benefits, but they do not want wars, and do not want the order of production and life to be disrupted and occupy the society. The emperor Zhu Youjian, who has the most interests and stands at the top of the society, is also like the common people, hoping for social stability more than his own gains and losses.

One doesn't have it, and the other already has everything, so naturally he doesn't care about gains and losses.

That is to say, although there are reactionary and selfish commercial gentry and neutral traditional gentry in the Southern Group, the southward movement of the Manchu Northern Group goes against the original intention of the common people, not only the common people of Ming Dynasty, but also the common people. There are people in the north under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. These ordinary people gave up the customs of adhering to the millennium in order to survive, endured the humiliation of being bullied, and finally managed to settle down. Big appetite to bear the burden of war, the people in the north must not agree in their hearts, and there will be a lot of resentment.

Therefore, in the second decisive battle between the north and the south that the Manchu Qing will release soon, the Ming Dynasty still occupies justice.

Although Zhu Youjian couldn't make the gentry class completely agree with him, especially some reactionary gentry in Jiangnan who hoped to get more commercial benefits, Zhu Youjian knew that he could use the needs of the common people to make the common people support his rule.

For this reason, Zhu Youjian has ordered the governors of each war zone to actively mobilize grassroots forces to publicize the common people, especially the Ming people in Henan, Huaiyang, Huguang and other intermediate areas between the north and the south, to let them know that their current peaceful life is because of who is doing it. The emperor, who is going to destroy their peaceful life now, and will shave them and make them slaves and let them be slaughtered.

In short, as early as the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian had asked the government of the Guards to consciously describe the tragic situation of the common people in the north, and let the people from the north tell their story in the north in front of all the people. The tragic experience, although sometimes exaggerated, has a very good effect.

Especially after the 19th year of Chongzhen, a large number of disabled officers and soldiers of the Guards joined the grassroots officials to manage rural affairs. The propaganda of instilling the evil government of the Qing government and the ambition of the Hu people to go south to destroy their homes has been further strengthened. Almost the entire grassroots people in Ming Dynasty, especially those in Henan, Shandong, the northern part of Nanzhili, and Huguang, hated Jiannu going south, and were deeply afraid that their hard-won peaceful life would be destroyed again.

Therefore, whether it is training or combat in the Guards area, there are local civilians who support and provide intelligence information, and even directly lead the way and take the trail. The success of Zige's retreat is not unrelated to the support of the local people. Although the current Daming officers and soldiers and the grassroots government mobilize the masses are not as good as later generations, but at least when calling, the people will not object or complain. He didn't resist, and he was very active after learning about the treatment of the guards.

It can be said that the common people are now on the side of the emperor Zhu Youjian, while the traditional gentry remain neutral or support Zhu Youjian because of orthodox tradition, then the next thing is to deal with the reactionary gentry. If this force does not After controlling it, it may become the main reason for your failure.

Zhu Youjian is not worried that these reactionary gentry will come out clearly. He controls 60 elite soldiers through royal interests and has the support of the Zheng Group. He is not afraid of the power of reactionary gentry. Do it behind your back.

For a while, the female official Chen Yuanyuan came to report that Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, had arrived. Zhu Youjian returned to the hall, took off his outer robe, put on only a layer of tulle, and lay on a bamboo and rattan chair. Ask Chen Yuanyuan to give Wang Chengen a handkerchief to wipe his sweat: "The poisonous sun is under the sun, so it would be difficult for you to come here at this time, but there is no way to do it. Right now, Jiannu in the north is showing signs of sending troops to the south again." , Southwest wars are spreading, you, who are in charge of domestic security, can't take it lightly, inside and outside the palace walls, my life and the safety of the whole world are related to you alone."

(End of this chapter)