Chapter 356 The Scum of the Ming Dynasty

After the collapse of order in the former Yuan Dynasty. Except for the elite troops led by Prime Minister Tuotuo of the former Yuan Dynasty, the soldiers belonging to the landlords and gentry were the most difficult to fight. In order to survive, these people can endlessly exploit the "tax farming system" of the people. There are many people who fought against the Ming army and were exterminated. That is to say, the soldiers of the early Ming Dynasty were too capable of fighting. Easily drove the former Yuan court back to the grassland. Otherwise, the remaining landowners and gentry would never surrender to the Ming Dynasty so easily. Due to the limitations of the times, Ming Dynasty was not yet able to send imperial power to the countryside. So after the Ming soldiers evacuated from the countryside. Cities and villages have once again become a paradise for those who miss the former Yuan Dynasty.

That is to say, the people of Ming Dynasty still have abundant martial virtue. He would not be oppressed by the landlords and gentry to the point where his whole family would starve to death. However, under the heavy pressure of all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, most people just starved to death. "Sir, you are right. My father also learned through the captain of the Duwei Mansion some time ago that there are also landowners and gentry sending letters to the grassland, hoping to contact the Mongolians on the grassland and let the Mongolians live in China again." "Obviously, the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, but it was still no better at winning people's hearts than the former Yuan Dynasty, when the landlords and gentry were allowed to do evil." Zhu Feng also educated his brother on the shamelessness of today's landlords and gentry. He looked through the war records in the border areas some time ago and saw that the gentry in the border areas were trying to act as internal agents for Bei Yuan. After being discovered by the army, the entire clan rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. This incident brought a great shock to Zhu Xi. So much so that he spent a long time flipping through the history books of the BC Yuan Dynasty. I want to know why the Ming Dynasty was expelled to the grasslands in the Yuan Dynasty. Why are there still Chinese people who miss these barbarians?

Zhu Fang originally thought that Qian Yuan must be much better than what Daming did. However, he looked through history books that were less than a century old and saw some warning records that harmed the people. This made Zhu Ping confused, and he had no idea why the gentry who cultivated, studied and passed down family traditions missed such a former Yuan Dynasty. For a while, he even doubted whether his father had tampered with the history books of the Yuan Dynasty. Just when Zhu Xi almost forgot about it completely. Lin Che suddenly brought up this topic today. His doubts about why the world's gentry missed the former Yuan Dynasty so much were finally solved. "It is precisely because I have hatred in my heart for the Ming Dynasty that overthrew the former Yuan Dynasty." "It's just that because of the weakness of the Confucian scholars, they didn't have the courage to rebel, so they had no choice but to exploit the people."

Lin Che looked at the thoughtful students in front of her and completely tore off the fig leaf of some gentry. "How can these gentlemen have the nerve to call themselves scholars?" After receiving dual education from Lin Che and Zhu Xi, Zhu Bai finally understood why his husband said that after using chemical fertilizers to increase food production, the people would be more severely exploited. After all, these gentry who regarded the Tartar slaves as their holy masters, no matter what actions they took that violated Confucianism and were close to satisfactory, all fell within the scope of reason. But he still couldn't accept it. Nowadays, there are still scholars in Ming Dynasty who are interested in Qianyuan. He swallowed and asked with difficulty: "Sir, how many of these scum are there among the gentry of the Ming Dynasty today?" When Zhu Xi heard this question, he also looked at Lin Che nervously. He was afraid that an appalling figure would pop out of his husband's mouth. Otherwise, he really doesn't know how to face it. He is a scholar born in the gentry. Lin Che didn't know the scruples of the two of them. He yawned, beat his sore shoulders, and said: "The gentry who really couldn't bear the tax farming system had either committed suicide or died under Emperor Hongwu's army." "Today, there are at least nine gentry in the Ming Dynasty. Cheng’s heart is devoted to the Ming Dynasty, and the rest who miss the Qian Yuan are all remnants of the Qian Yuan whose life is long gone.” Every time the dynasty changes, the teachers, students and landlords who can survive are in the minority after all. More of them were the heroes of the new dynasty, taking their place. After such dilution, the majority of the gentry and landlords in the world were devoted to the Ming Dynasty. This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to stand for more than two hundred years. However, after a brief pause, Lin Che. Suddenly the conversation changed: "But even this remnant of Chen Qianyuan will do great harm to the Ming Dynasty." "Their methods used in the former Yuan Dynasty to harm the common people will have a subtle influence on other gentry, making the new gentry mistakenly believe that this is the old rule that has been practiced for thousands of years, so they will also bully the common people with them," Next door, in the room. After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Lin Che's analysis of the gentry who cherished the former Yuan Dynasty. Once again, I turned my attention to the current nominal leader of scholars in the world, the great scholar Liu Sanwu. He said in an indifferent tone: "Liu Aiqing, what do you think of Lin Che's words?" "I—I thought—" Liu Sanwu's back was already dripping with cold sweat at this moment. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have sent a letter to a group of loyal people who would rather die than surrender for the Qianyuan Dynasty. However, after Lin Che's analysis. Liu Sanwu instantly understood that these people were not trying to keep the integrity of the former Yuan Dynasty, but they were clearly committing suicide in despair because they could no longer continue to dominate the Ming Dynasty. Liu Sanwu stuttered for a few words and finally thought of his words.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and responded: "Those gentry who died for the former Yuan Dynasty are all shameless worms." "All the awards given to them in the past should be withdrawn." "Preach the decree to the world, expose their true face, and let these people who are loyal to the barbarians be infamy for forever." In the past, it would have been impossible for Liu Sanwu to propose such a radical strategy. However, his position may not be secure now. Therefore, we can only follow Zhu Yuanzhang's preferences and give the answer the other party wants. "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable." When Zhu Yuanzhang was about to nod, Fu Youwen quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, you are not the only one who has praised those gentry." "There was also an edict saying that they are people who uphold integrity for the country." "Even if you have been deceived by those traitors, if you just denounce them to the end, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the hearts of all the scholars in the world." Although Fu Youwen is also disgusted with those scholars who died in the Yuan Dynasty for profit. But they have been praised by the court for several years. He has become an idol in the hearts of many scholars who serve the country. Fu Youwen could foresee that if the court suddenly gave these to the loyal gentry, they would be directly reduced from loyal people to shameless scum. Little things that cause readers to be at a loss as to what to do. Maybe some forces that surrendered from the former Yuan Dynasty will think that Zhu Yuanzhang is planning to play the trick of being a lackey. He left the country directly and went to Qianyuan. By then, Daming will have great fun. (End of this chapter)