2,000 years ago, Great Qin had already been far ahead of the rest of the world.
The western side still had tens of thousands of City Civilizations, while Great Qin was already a massive Empire with over ten million people.
However, two thousand years later, he fell behind and was called the Sick Man of East Asia.
One of the most important reasons was that officials did not do practical things.
Those officials who passed the imperial examination had no problem with their intelligence, but what they learned were all useless things!
They didn't study mathematics, farming, or business. They didn't even learn how to manage the grassroots or how to organize manpower.
He had learned all sorts of theories from the Confucians.
Rather than saying that they were officials who did practical things, it was better to say that they were a group of philosophers and philosophers who studied philosophy.
Let the ideologists govern the country. Just look at the history books and you will know the ending.
Lu Ya looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and smiled,"
"Of course, we can't completely deny Confucius 'teachings. I've always taught you to look at things rationally.”
"Qin Shihuang created a central power system, abolished the enfeoffment, and implemented prefectures and counties. From then on, the land of China became a whole. The Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties all inherited the Qin Empire.”
"Although the Qin Empire isn't inexhaustible, the Chinese people are inexhaustible.”
From an objective point of view, Qin Shihuang had shaped China in terms of politics, while Confucius had shaped China in terms of culture.
Confucius provided us with a set of concepts to face the family, society, and country.
This set of ideas has been implemented for more than two thousand years. It has shaped our hearts and has been integrated into our blood.
Even if we do not read the Analects of Confucius, even if we are illiterate, it still influences us imperceptibly.
The ethics of later generations still came from Confucius.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked,"
"Then Imperial Preceptor, how should we examine this low-level official? Based on what?"
"Of course, it's the living standards of the people and the support of the people.”Lu Ya thought for a moment and said,"
"The Patrol Envoy you send down will go deep into the village. Then, under the supervision of the Patrol Envoy, you will organize a grassroots election in the village.”
"The so-called grassroots election means that the villagers use the voting method to directly elect officials who can do things. There is one thing to note here. The voting must be anonymous.”
"The official with the most votes can be recommended to the provincial administrative college to study and receive education.”
"In addition to teaching him how to read and write, we also have to let him learn the rules and regulations of the imperial court, as well as the political system of the imperial court, and so on.”
Lu Ya didn't plan to do what the village committee did in the future.
On one hand, it was because the time was not ripe.
The first problem was the villagers 'consciousness.
The villagers did not have a high understanding of the seriousness and importance of these national systems, and their enthusiasm for participation was not strong.
They only wanted to fill their stomachs!
Secondly, due to various restrictions in the countryside, the way farmers received knowledge was very simple. Moreover, due to various limiting factors such as the low level of education of farmers, it was very difficult to publicize election knowledge in the countryside.
Therefore, he still had to train the first batch of officials first.
This first batch of officials would be the executors of Ming Dynasty's national policies. After going through the re-education of the School of Administration, the officials would once again take root at the grassroots level and publicize Ming Dynasty's policies and systems to the entire village.
Just like that, step by step.
Lu Ya thought for a moment and said,"
"We can't rush these things. We have to take it step by step. Let's start from Jiangnan. This place is too important.”
Since the Tang Dynasty, Jiangnan had gradually become an important place for the country's wealth and taxes. In the Yuan Dynasty, the national tax grain totaled more than 13 million stones, among which, the tax grain of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was the best in the world.
Zhejiang Province alone had 4.49 million dan, almost one-third of the country's total.
After Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army, he was financially strapped and relied mainly on Jiangnan for his economy.
In addition, only by completely controlling Jiangnan and breaking up those big landowners could they further develop shipping.
There is no need to say how fragrant the sea is.
Lu Ya said,"
"In addition, Chongba, there's one more thing that you must pay attention to.”
"What is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Build a ship and start shipping!" Lu Ya said.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, somewhat puzzled.
"There's nothing on the sea, so why open the sea?”
"No, Chongba, you're wrong." Lu Ya shook his head and said," It's not like there's nothing on the sea. On the contrary, if Great Ming can control the trade routes on the sea, he can earn an endless amount of wealth."”
"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
Is there really that much wealth in the sea?"
"Of course there is. I can even tell you that the wealth overseas is enough to let nearly seventy million people of the Ming Dynasty live a noble life without worry. Tell me, how terrifying is this wealth?”
Hiss…Zhu Yuanzhang sucked in a breath of cold air and said in disbelief,"
"Isn't this too exaggerated?”
"It's not an exaggeration." Lu Ya thought about it and decided to teach Old Zhu the benefits of the Great Voyage to broaden his horizons.
"Chongba, let me ask you, how does the current national treasury income of the Ming Dynasty compare to the Southern Song Dynasty?”Lu Ya asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a moment before shaking his head.
"It's incomparable."
He also read history books and naturally knew about the financial situation of the Southern Song Dynasty. Although this dynasty was cowardly, they were f * cking rich.
Lu Ya smiled and said,
"That's right. Not only is the Great Ming incomparable, but even the income of the national treasury of any dynasty can't compare to the Song Dynasty.”
"Especially the Southern Song Dynasty, with a land area far smaller than the Ming Dynasty, its financial revenue could reach 25 times that of the Ming Dynasty.”
Hiss…Old Zhu sucked in a breath of cold air again.
They knew that the Song Dynasty was rich, but they didn't expect it to be so rich.
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