Speaking of Ming Xi Zong Zhu Yu School, what is everyone's first impression? I believe that friends who are familiar with a little history know this carpenter emperor. It is true that he liked to compete with carpenters for rice bowls, and it is said that his carpentry level was extremely high, and no carpenter's craftsmanship at that time could be compared with his, not because he was the emperor and others let him, but the fact is that this is the case, if his craftsmanship is now put to the high-level carpenter certificate, there is no problem.
It is such a carpenter emperor, although he did not see how he managed the government in the seven years of his reign, but the world was peaceful, and he did not do anything himself but created a prosperous world, which is definitely not something that a carpenter can do, and today I will tell a Ming Xi Sect that most people do not know.
After such hard work, he eventually became a skilled carpenter, yes, a carpenter. He carved the tables and chairs and benches of that time with fine patterns, exquisite carvings, and created the first folding bed in history. He once spent time carving a miniature palace with pavilions, pedestrians and birds and animals.
Isn't it a little angry to see these impatient friends? The first time I knew, I was, "Don't forget that you are the emperor, if you put these thoughts on the governance of the country, wouldn't you have run away long ago?" "In fact, he is not only a good carpenter, but also has his own way of governing the country.
At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Ming Xizong, he saw the problems existing in the Ming Dynasty, and the donglin party in the court at that time was very powerful, although these people were ostensibly some outspoken and slanderous ministers, and they were also thinking about the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, but they supported a political proposition of "hiding the rich from the people" and making the people rich, and the situation at that time was troublesome and external, "rich country and strong army", as far as possible to enrich the national treasury, used as military supplies. The two are obviously a contradictory existence.
Moreover, it was precisely because of the gradual rise of the Donglin Party in the later period of Emperor Myeongshinzong's reign that the Donglin Party, on behalf of "Li Sancai", opposed the imperial court's collection of industrial and commercial taxes, hoping to "win the hearts and minds of the people with tax folds." and Huai and Xu Shi invaded, and please zhen mercy, the price of the horse." - "Ming Shi Liechuan 120" At the end of the Ming Dynasty, under the influence of the Donglin Party members "University Scholar Fang Congzhe, Shangshu Zhou Jiamu, Li Ruhua, Huang Jiashan, Zhang Wenta, Huang Kexian, and The Attendant Sun Ruyu traveled to the Hongde Hall and encouraged all his subjects to work diligently", and Emperor Mingshenzong explicitly declared in his last will and decree to abolish the industrial and commercial tax. This led to the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and taxation approach becoming more homogeneous and more dependent on agricultural taxation.
However, at that time, the earth's climate entered the "Xiaoice river period", natural disasters were continuous, grain was not harvested year after year, so the Ming Dynasty's taxation system became the "deaf ear", nominally taxation, in fact, there is no tax at all, coupled with the border is not peaceful, years of war has caused military spending to surge, and a long period of time to go in and out of more and less has led to an emptiness in the national treasury. On the other hand, after the abolition of the industrial and commercial tax at this time, the merchants and rich households in Jiangnan were rich one by one, but the country was getting poorer and poorer, but they were rich, which was in line with the political proposition of the Donglin Party members to "hide the rich from the people".
Seeing that the wealth of the world had reached the pockets of merchants and scholars, in order to change this situation, Ming Xizong thought of a solution. Isn't the Donglin Party a monopoly? Then who will support a force to fight against it?
At that time, there were only a few core political institutions, and the "Cabinet," the "Metropolitan Inspection Bureau," and the six political organs such as "officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and workers" all had Donglin Party members, and the remaining military organization, the "Governor's Office of the Five Armed Services," could not scrape together money to pay military salaries, so how could it help Emperor Mingxi to change the status quo of "empty treasury"? At this time, the eunuch party around him was undoubtedly the best object of support, which also created Wei Zhongxian.
Everyone knows what kind of goods Wei Zhongxian is, originally a "rogue bastard" who was born in the city and does not know how to read, is easy to control, and is not afraid of his power after he gains power. Therefore, Wei Zhongxian was the spokesperson of Emperor Mingxizong's suppression of the Donglin Party, after all, Xiucai encountered bing with a reason that could not be explained, and Wei Zhongxian was still a rogue in the city who was illiterate, and those Donglin Party who were full of economy and "playing word games" certainly had no tricks for this guy who could not enter the oil and salt, and could only write to ask Emperor Mingxi to punish Wei Zhongxian. But they didn't know that it was Ming Xizong who was manipulating Wei Zhongxian behind the scenes. Wei Zhongxian was given the position of a eunuch and all the impeachment folds were suppressed.
This is a method of both worlds, not only suppressing the Donglin Party but not being afraid of ruining the reputation, even if there is any problem, it can all be pushed to Wei Zhongxian, and he can stay out of the matter and grasp the overall situation.
In this way, Wei Zhongxian controlled the two special institutions of the East Factory and the West Factory, and the Donglin Party did not dare to make a mistake, and at the same time restored the industrial and commercial tax abolished by the Donglin Party, and the most powerful East Factory collected taxes, and The Ming Xi Sect gradually stabilized the Ming Dynasty with the assistance of Wei Zhongxian.
Speaking of the Jurchen tribes outside Guanwai at that time, I feel that the emperor they hated the most should be Ming Xizong, because Nurhaci died during his reign, when he led people to attack the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yu ordered Yuan Chonghuan to hold his position, what to give, lack of military pay, the imperial treasury is not enough, Ming Xizong personally paid for it, not only that, he also let those ministers and concubines also pay money, Yuan Chonghuan made a blood letter, vowed to die, and defeated the Manchu Qing many times.
Finally, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, that is, in 1627, Emperor Mingxi accidentally fell into the water and became seriously ill, and a few months later, his illness worsened and his body was puffy, and on August 11 of that year, he summoned his younger brother Zhu Youjian, who was also the later Chongzhen Emperor, and told him on his deathbed: "Wei Zhongxian is "scrupulous and loyal, but can calculate big things." He died at the age of 23.
Later, Chongzhen took the throne as emperor, and he was much more stupid than his brother, and he was also suspicious, at the beginning of his term of office, he did not obey his brother's will and killed Wei Zhongxian, and because he was provoked, he killed Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong, who suppressed the Jurchens outside Guanwai, and the generals who guarded Guanwai were killed, and the Emperor Taiji quickly rose to become a force that threatened the Ming Dynasty, and the Donglin Party, which did not have Wei Zhongxian's balance in the court, was also a monopoly.
In the end, the Ming Dynasty died, and Chongzhen issued a sigh of "the ministers misled me" at the time of his death, at this time he also understood his brother's instructions before his death. If he had Wei Zhongxian in front of him to balance those ministers, the Ming Dynasty might not have died.
Many people think that Ming Xizong is dimwitted, incompetent, and unreliable, and now the Internet's evaluation of him is at most "the emperor who dug a pit for Chongzhen and could bring Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to life and beat him in the mouth" or something like that.
However, I personally think that compared with other emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao is the most thorough one, not only looking at things thoroughly, but living more thoroughly, the way of the king and the way of employing people are much clearer than his brother Emperor Chongzhen, although he did not go to the court, it did not mean that he did not care about state affairs, but only raised a "sheepdog" like Wei Zhongxian to balance the Donglin Party. During his seven years on the throne, his days without personally serving the people were stable, which is enough to illustrate his ability. Not only is it a carpenter's work, but it also has its own way of governing the country and controlling human nature. However, the carpenter's words must be a good carpenter, even if he was not born in the imperial family, with his carpenter's skill, it is estimated that he can remain famous for eternity. What do you think?