Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

As soon as the trend of sitting in sedan chairs spread, it soon spread to the Ming Dynasty.

People always accept foreign things easily.

For example, in the Qing Dynasty, people called Shangguan "father" as an "adult".

It also gradually began to spread in Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that it’s just a joke between officials who are familiar with each other...

This was also the case with the trend of sitting in sedan chairs, which soon spread to the Ming Dynasty.

And, it was quickly accepted by officials.

After all, compared to a horse that hurts your butt; a car that makes you want to vomit; a steam car that is expensive but cannot run long distances...

How comfortable the sedan chair is!

The most important thing is - the sedan chair that is carried by others was previously a means of transportation that only super bosses could enjoy!

Didn’t you see that even the sedan chair of Zhang Juzheng and Mr. Zhang was gifted by His Majesty?

In fact, during the period of Emperor Hongwu, the sedan chair system was strictly regulated.

"It was stipulated in the sixth year of Hongwu that sedan chairs could only be used by women, elderly officials, or officials with disabilities. The same was true for ordinary people. Other normal people could only use horses or carts as means of transportation.

Except the bride. "

In the Jingtai Dynasty, under the rule of Yu Qian, this policy of calling on civil and military officials to serve the military was almost completely abolished.

At that time, riding in a sedan chair had almost become the only option...

Only after Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne again did he restrain himself.

After Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne, he once again restored the strict system of the Hongwu Emperor's period.

Even in the Wanli period, the system of Emperor Hongwu was still preserved in ancient paintings.

However, in the Qing Dynasty next door, not only did everyone sit in sedan chairs, sitting in sedan chairs had become a status symbol!

There is a saying - "Imitate what you are doing, put a shoe sample in your butt!"

I saw an official sitting next door sitting in a sedan chair, and for a while, riding in a sedan chair quickly became a trend in the Ming Dynasty.

Even at the feet of the Emperor of Handu, there were many people traveling in sedan chairs.

During that period, the number of sedans sold in the Ming Dynasty increased several times.

Most of the buyers were civil servants.

However, there is also a trend that is beginning to spread towards military commanders.

When Zhu Youjian learned about it, he immediately became angry.

Nima!

The steam locomotive has been tinkered with for you!

Do you still want to take a sedan chair?

In addition to promoting the trend of luxury and comfort...

My steam locomotive—who will I sell it to?

The most important thing is that the internal combustion engine has appeared, and the replacement of cars will inevitably become faster and faster!

There are so many steam locomotives in the warehouse. If we don't take them out quickly and exchange them for money, are they really going to be thrown into the furnace?

How heartbreaking it would be to not be able to sell the cars that the wealthy gentry keeps in their small vaults!

then--

His Majesty Emperor Yongsheng of the Ming Dynasty issued a harshly worded edict:

"Xiang Wu's style is the ancestor of Taizu.

I reiterate again:

Regardless of civil and military ministers or officials, no one is allowed to sit in a sedan chair!

Anyone who is in good health and under 50 years old, regardless of military generals or civil servants, must be able to ride a horse!

All officials of the Ming Dynasty who did not know how to ride a horse were required to practice riding within half a month.

Those who still don’t know how to do it after that will be dismissed from their posts!

The elderly and those with itchy bodies are not included in this category. They can travel by car, but they are not allowed to sit in a sedan.

Folk squires are strictly prohibited from riding in sedan chairs!

Starting from New Year's Day in the second year of Yongsheng, there will be no distinction between officials. If anyone sits in a sedan chair again, he will be dismissed from all positions, and his descendants will not be able to be elected officials.

In addition, the phoenix crown, Xiapei, and the sedan chair to marry my husband are Empress Xiaocigao (Empress Ma) of the Ming Dynasty, who bestowed upon me the gift of being a son-in-law of the Han family.

The laws of our ancestors cannot be abolished.

Therefore, there are exceptions to this provision: weddings and funerals, other weddings and funerals, folk customs, and music and drum troupes are excluded. "

Those who leave the police station and enter the road are given a car ride

As soon as this murderous regulation, which would affect the career of future generations, came out, the trend of sitting in the sedan chair disappeared in an instant.

Sales of Zhu Youjian's steam locomotives have also increased.

Under the influence of this country's major policy, the Minsheng brand steam locomotive, which originally sold only a few dozen units in January, successfully exceeded [-] units.

Moreover, it has stabilized at a monthly minimum sales figure of more than 180 units.

Zhu Youjian has already transferred his future brother-in-law Ding Wei to the Daming Royal First Automobile Factory as the director.

The power of the first automobile factory will be driven by internal combustion engines.

Of course, the gasoline engine still cannot be taken out at this time.

After all, spark plugs are still a big problem in this era.

However, diesel power has gradually matured.

Technology is becoming more and more advanced, and with it, security must also make corresponding changes.

It would be terrible if someone hid a gun in the car and fired at the Jinluan Palace while going to court.

Therefore, by rectifying the matter of sitting in sedan chairs, Zhu Youjian took the opportunity to launch a new system.

Originally, the expenses of servants such as grooms and cooks in government offices at all levels, also known as "servants", were included in the official salary.

In other words, the salary paid by the emperor to officials actually included the wages of these auxiliary personnel.

In this way, management will save trouble.

However, there will be confusion between public and private matters.

After all, the imperial court paid real money, and when officials handed it out, they would not say it was from the imperial court!

They will only say that they gave it to them!

The imperial court provided money, but it helped officials cultivate confidants.

Just like the Liaodong soldiers...

Who recognizes the imperial court?

Therefore, Zhu directly established a system based on retrieval - from now on, these auxiliary personnel will be included in the staff establishment.

Their wages, like those of officials, will be paid into the Royal Bank's personal account.

Not just these former "laborers"

And distributing wages through banks will not only prevent people from being "drifted away" by civil servants as usual - but more importantly, it will calm people's hearts!

The bank's title is "Da Ming Royal"!

Just imagine, every time you receive your salary, you will see these four words. In your heart, are you grateful to the emperor? Or are you grateful to Shangguan?

This step of operation is equivalent to Zhu Youjian placing countless double guards in reserve beside the officials...

This is the same as Zhu Youjian's changes to the military pay system!

He has long begun to promote the "military ticket" system in the military.

The army’s pay is divided into two parts:

Sixty percent will be transferred to the personal account. This part will be withdrawn from the Royal Bank of Handu when the soldiers return to Handu to verify their military status after they are discharged.

Forty percent is distributed to the soldiers on a monthly basis as daily expenses.

No real money or silver is issued in the military, and all expenditures are mainly based on printed "military stamps".

Even military purchases are paid with military stamps.

Unlike treasure notes, military notes are redeemable on sight when they are obtained from the bank.

This regulation makes military coupons a more sought-after commodity than silver dollars in today's market.

Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs who was in charge of the country’s money bag for the emperor, had statistics:

Of the 8000 million silver dollars in military notes that have been issued so far, only over 600 million have been paid.

Not even half!

What about the remaining 4000 million?

It’s all in the hands of the people…

The accurate statement is in the hands of merchants doing business!

The four-wheeled carriage in "Out of the Police and Entering the Land". If anyone says that there are no four-wheeled carriages in China, use this picture to refute them.