Chapter 1876: Starting All Over

There are three types of craftsmen in Ming Dynasty, one is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, the other is under the royal family and belongs to various supervisory bureaus; the third is the local guards.

Many of these craftsmen were criminals and were punished as craftsmen, while most of the others were civilians.

Once these people were recruited to work as shift craftsmen, it was almost certain that the home would be destroyed.

"The seller works on the road, and when he returns home, his family is empty and has nothing to earn. He can only take the whole family to beg. When the next shift can't even afford the travel expenses, he can only beg all the way to Beijing. Such a craftsman system, the minister I think there is a problem, there is a big problem!"

Fang Xing's voice was still echoing in the hall, and Wu Zhong went out to confirm this opinion.

"Your Majesty, the craftsmen on shift are indeed suffering. In recent years, there have been many fugitives. Apart from what Xing Hebo said, the foreman and the foreman are greedy and cannot appease the craftsmen, which makes it difficult for the craftsmen to make a living. die."

Wu Zhong knelt down to plead guilty, but Fang Xing suddenly realized what he said.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the weapons of the Mongolian Yuan people who were still capable of fighting were shit, but in the middle period they began to be decadent, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty, they were almost synonymous with crude manufacturing.

And what does all this have to do with it?

Corrupt government, loose morale in the army, greedy generals, forming generals... But what happened to the craftsmen was the main culprit for the gradual decline in the quality of weapons in the Ariake Dynasty.

Xia Yuanji came out of the shift and said: "Your Majesty, the artisans who work in shifts are traveling around. It costs a lot to pay the travel expenses, and if they don't pay the tolls, the artisans suffer. I think it's better to switch to shifts."

"What about the population?"

Yang Shiqi said: "During the Yongle period, there were 27,000 artisan households who moved from Jinling to Beiping, and the number has increased a lot over the years. With the addition of shift craftsmen, there may be 100,000 households. How to support these people? "

One hundred thousand households, hundreds of thousands of people!

Who will feed them?

This topic was thrown to Xia Yuanji and the emperor again.

"Your Majesty, these craftsmen are mainly for construction."

Wuzhong provided the emperor with a cannonball, but he had no choice.

As the capital city, there are countless constructions every year, and all these require craftsmen.

"How about letting go of craftsman status slowly? Recruit instead."

Fang Xing suggested, but was immediately opposed by everyone.

"Let's let go of the craftsman's status, most of the world has no craftsman, who will do all kinds of projects at that time?"

"Recruitment? How much food does it cost a year?"

"It's their duty to do well, how can they get rid of their craftsman status?"

Daming's household registration system, no, this is actually a view formed over the millennium: if you are a low-ranking person, all your descendants will be low-level.

Chen Zongyuan, the inksmith in the palace back then, even if he was appreciated by others to study in the Hanlin Academy, but when others were indoors, he could only kneel under the steps... Rubbing.

This shows the attitude of officials regarding craftsmen as sluts!

Fang Xing saw that the people around him took it for granted, so he said: "If it is changed to recruiting, the craftsmen will sign a contract with the government, and they will be given money and food every month. The more they do, the more capable they will earn. A legitimate career, but without the discussion of all parties..."

"Everyone can think about it when they go back, and then send a memorial to me."

Fang Xing's thinking was too idealistic, he wanted to shake Daming's household registration system, but he forgot how huge the forces that benefited from these systems were.

So Zhu Zhanji directly cut through the mess and let everyone discuss it, so no matter what, the pressure will be dispersed after all.

After leaving the main hall, Wu Zhong caught up and said, "Uncle Xinghe, the craftsman's registration cannot be lifted, otherwise the world will be in chaos!"

"Governments all over the country want craftsmen, guards all over the country want craftsmen, and the court is even more powerful. Once the craftsman registration is revoked, the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos!"

Fang Xing turned around and said, "Why don't those craftsmen want to do it, given the reward?"

These people still held the idea that craftsman's work was justified, which made Fang Xing speechless.

But when he heard all kinds of feedback the next day, he couldn't help but fly into a rage.

"My lord, those people said that you are crying for a mouse, and that you are buying people's hearts."

Xiaodao said intermittently: "Some people say that you are destroying the ancestral system,

His Majesty turned a blind eye to..."

"...to say that you are just trying to please the public, once the artisans disperse, you will be Daming's sinner..."

...

Fang Xing entered the palace and had a chat with Zhu Zhanji.

"How about a workshop, the workshop of the royal family?"

"how to do?"

"Manage the palace and recruit artisans..."

Zhu Zhanji took a breath and said, "But the craftsmen are all registered, where can they recruit?"

"You forget the ones who taught themselves science?"

Fang Xing smiled proudly like an old fox.

Zhu Zhanji suddenly realized, but still felt unreliable: "No one wants to become a craftsman."

"This is not a craftsmanship."

Fang Xing said firmly, "This is employment."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a long time, and finally nodded.

So when Fang Xing left the palace, there was another person beside him, an eunuch.

The eunuchs in the palace have no interest in life, only a fiery self-motivation is driving themselves to climb up.

Most eunuchs are like this, and Jin Ying is certainly no exception.

It's just that he was defeated in the battle with Yu Jia in the end and became a small boss in the palace, which was regarded as Yu Jia's mercy once.

Jin Ying followed her all the way to Fang's house with a low eyebrow and was arranged to rest temporarily in the front yard.

Zhang Shuhui and Xiaobai were a little terrified when they learned that there was an extra eunuch in their family.

"Husband, only the royal family can use eunuchs."

"It's okay, he doesn't live in our house, let him go out in a few days."

Fang Xing hurriedly changed his clothes, and then went to the front yard.

Jin Ying was outside the pavilion in the front yard, watching those women in a daze.

Seeing that Fang woke up, he stepped back quickly, and then explained: "Our family rarely sees this kind of fresh life in the palace, so I took a few more glances."

"Even if you have that kind of heart, there's nothing wrong with that guy."

Fang Xing pointed to the front, and the two left the small pavilion.

"Do you know what you're going to do?"

"I don't know."

"It's right if you don't know. If you are still as ruthless as before, you won't be able to do this job, and you will get stabbed sooner or later."

Fang Xing stood under the big tree, enjoying the cool breeze in his arms, and said comfortably: "You should have heard a lot of disputes about the craftsman's registration outside, and now Daming is good everywhere, but there are some problems with the household registration, which restricts the development of Daming , the craftsmen and the military are the first to bear the brunt."

"Do you understand what I mean when I say this?"

Jin Ying shook his head, since Yu Jia came to power, he has become a little silent.

Because he knew that once he became active again, Yu Jia would regard him as an opponent, and then use various means to make him die quietly in the palace.

Fang Xing looked at Luo Ye with his hands behind his back and said, "You are smart, but if you are a little slack in this matter, it will be worse than threatening Yu Jia."

Jin Ying said with a miserable smile: "Xing Hebo, the fight back then was just normal, just like officials fighting for a chance to be promoted, no one can criticize our family, it's just for the future. But the winner is the king, the loser is the enemy of our family. I know, so I behave like a man with my tail between my legs in the palace.

Since our family came out with you today, whether it is life or death, our family will depend on what you say from Uncle Xinghe, no matter what! "

This is a frustrated person, Fang Xing felt that it was perfect for Zhu Zhanji to send him here.

"If you are frustrated, you have to fight. No matter how sorry you are, God will not look at you again, so there is only one chance. After you catch it, you will naturally have a world. If you can't catch you, don't blame others!"

Jin Ying hesitated for a moment, and said: "Xing Hebo, tell me, what kind of job is it, our family wants to be a ghost even if we die."

"Let you take charge of the workshop..."

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