Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 403 Chen Mingxia case
The ministers of the Qing Dynasty thought that they had met a holy master who was not born in the world. This kind of enlightened master who opened his mouth and dared to face his own mistakes was rare in history. The ministers praised Dorgon for his legacy of Taizong.

With such a magnanimous master, the ministers naturally scrambled to be Wei Zheng, racking their brains one by one, pointing out the shortcomings of the Manchu court and pointing fingers at the Manchu state policy.

Dorgon almost died of anger in the face of the papers presented every day. These servants really didn't take him seriously. There are three ways to escape.

The Manchu dynasty relied on military and brutal conquest, and established a terrifying dynasty. Its foundation is the Eight Banners system, and the Eight Banners are actually a group of robbers, which must be linked by interests.

When the Qing army entered the customs, the Eight Banners naturally needed to share the dividends, and land enclosure and embezzlement came into being.

The Manchus did not engage in production, and seized a large amount of land by enclosing land. As recorded in the "Andong County Chronicle", "After all the encirclement, there is no surplus, and the taxpayers are less than 90.00% of the original amount." That is to say, the entire county, [-]% of Ba's land was occupied by Manchu nobles.

These lands naturally need to be cultivated by people, so the law of investment and transfer began to be implemented. Here we have to talk about the shamelessness of the Manchu Qing, saying that they voluntarily invested in the land, but the fact is that except for the tax-evading landlords who brought the land to invest in the transfer, the common people Being forced, no one wants to become a slave for generations from a good citizen.

As far as the relationship of production is concerned, the Manchu Qing forced people to be slaves, compared with the tenant system prevailing in the inner world of the Han people, it is obviously a retrogression in history.

The Manchus treated the Han people as slaves, punished them severely, and forced the Han people to do heavy labor. According to the Qing Dynasty’s own document "Drafts of Qing History", during the Kangxi period, "No fewer than 2000 people from the Eight Banners committed suicide every year to report to the Ministry." Forced to suicide, the situation in the early Qing Dynasty was even more cruel.

In the three years of Shunzhi, within a few months, tens of thousands of people fled, which seriously affected the production of land under the Manchu nobles, and the fugitive law of hunting down fugitives was conceived.

These three laws are a disaster for the Han people, but for the Manchu nobles, they are the guarantee for them to oppress and enslave the Han people.

As the leader of the Manchu nobles, Dorgon himself is also one of the biggest beneficiaries. The foundation of Manchu Qing lies in the Eight Banners, and the Eight Banners must be tied together by interests, so he absolutely cannot tolerate Han officials' attacks on the Three Laws .

At this time, among those memorabilia, the Qing court has been criticized as useless. Since entering the customs, they have not done a single good thing.

These ministers who submitted letters did not really have two hearts for the Qing court. They were actually just responding to Dorgon's call and giving advice to the Qing court, hoping that the Qing court would implement a comprehensive Sinicization according to their ideas, and follow the example of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. , into the Central Plains.

Dorgon looked at these memorials, but he didn't feel that they were loyal to the Qing Dynasty. On the contrary, he felt that these ministers all had Gu Ming in their hearts. He didn't get angry immediately. He wanted to see how many people at both ends of the scales there were in the court.

In the twelfth lunar month, the entire Qing court was full of noise, with various voices intertwined. The heavy snow that lasted for several days made the entire Beijing city quiet, but it did not suppress the enthusiasm of the courtiers.

Beijing was occupied by the Qing court for three years, and most of the people in the city had adapted to the new court. At the close of the new year, some wealthy families, especially the Manchu nobles, began to slaughter pigs and sheep, decorate lanterns and decorate their doors. Talismans, painted New Year pictures, and the ladies also wore new clothes.

Poor people are not as famous as the rich, but they are also eager to eat a bowl of vegetarian dumplings, hoping to live a better life next year.

In the afternoon, Chen Mingxia returned to the mansion with a blushing face. More and more people in the court supported his opinion, which made him very energetic.

Back at the mansion, the bearers put away the sedan chair, and he walked towards the inner house, and when he reached the gate of the inner mansion, the youngest son greeted him, saluting: "Daddy, you have worked hard."

Chen Mingxia smiled and patted his head, "Did Lin'er finish her homework? Where's your mother?"

The youngest son nodded, "The homework taught by the master, the child has already recited it backwards. Mother, the whole servant will give you a reward."

"After dinner, I will test you, don't talk big." Chen Mingxia smiled slightly, and saw that the courtyard of the inner mansion was indeed full of servants, and his wife, Mrs. Liu, was giving lectures in front.These days, Chen Mingxia has been obsessed with the reform of the Qing court, making the Manchu nobles implement the Han system. He was busy contacting the ministers, but he forgot the time. Now he suddenly realized that the New Year is coming soon, and it is time to give out annual rewards.

China has been a society of personal affection since ancient times. During festivals and festivals, the head of the family or the businessman will give rewards to the people below to win people's hearts. There will always be an extra reward. Chen Mingxia holds the position of a bachelor, which is also a high position in the Qing court, and his family is no exception.At this time, his wife, Mrs. Zhang, prepared a sum of money for each of the housekeepers, accountants, concierges, maids, cooks, bearers, handymen, etc., as annual rewards.

The servants also thanked the Patriarch for his kindness, and their faces were filled with joy. Seeing Chen Mingxia's return, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly sent people to prepare meals, and she came up to welcome her.

Mrs. Zhang is a woman who is very good at running a family business, and she is very considerate to Chen Mingxia. The ministers go to court early and go to court late. Keep it simple, wait for Chen Mingxia to return home, and then have a banquet with the whole family.

"When did my husband come back?" Mrs. Zhang asked happily. "I just got home, let's talk when I enter the house~"

At that moment, Chen Mingxia took his youngest son and Mrs. Zhang into the inner hall, and the servants brought the meals that had been prepared a long time ago to the table.

In the inner hall, there were two tables, one for women and one for men. Chen Mingxia saw that his brother Chen Mingdong was called to eat by his servants, and remembered that it was approaching the end of the year, so he said, "Mingdong, it's almost the end of the new year." , you go back to your hometown for my brother, and persuade my mother and elder brother to move to Beijing together, so that our family can be reunited. At present, the imperial court intends to promote the Han law, learn from Xiaowen, and the elder brother can definitely enter the court as an official, why bother Keeping festivals for the Ming Dynasty?"

Chen Mingdong heard the words, but his face was very troubled, "It's not that my brother doesn't know about the temper of mother and elder brother. It is said that the silver taels entrusted to someone a few days ago were all thrown into the river by my mother, and my elder brother will not accept my elder brother like this." favor."

Seeing this, Chen Mingxia didn't force himself, picked up his chopsticks, and sighed, "Let's eat~"

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and a group of Qing soldiers rushed in through the gate without saying a word. The servants fled in shock when they saw this. When he ran to the inner hall, he rushed to report before he came, but the Qing soldiers had already rushed in.

Chen Mingxia's family of more than 20 people was stunned seeing this, Chen Mingxia frowned, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said angrily: "I am the minister of the country, what do you want to do?"

At this time, an official came out of the Qing army, opened the decree and said: "According to the order of the regent, Chen Mingxia, the servant of the Ministry of officials, and a bachelor's student, formed a party to criticize the government. Take him to prison and listen to Hou Chaoting's punishment."

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