Zhu Yijun had a lot of opinions about local squires like Uncle Liu. Everything had two sides.
It was inevitable that local squires would have good and bad effects on the times.
Were all the systems in the future good?
That might not be the case. Were all the systems in this era bad?
That might not be the case.
There were so many countries in his previous life. Every system was trumpeting the superiority of their own system. But who knew if it was really superior?
The existence of the clan system was a hurdle that Zhu Yijun couldn't get around and couldn't change.
The clans in this era were definitely not the clans that future generations knew.
The meaning of being of the same clan, the same roots and the same origins was too deep in this era.
Zhu Yijun agreed with this feeling. Even after hundreds of years of changes and all kinds of turbulence, the Han people still had a strong sense of ancestry and clan.
It even extended to fellow countrymen, and in foreign countries, people from the same hometown.
This kind of feeling maintained the country and the people. This was something that Zhu Yijun valued very much.
He didn't want to end up replacing these things because of his own reforms, because of some things he advocated.
Cultural recognition was the root. Some things couldn't be lost.
On the other hand, Zhu Yijun also knew that if he wanted to colonize the outside world, it was very important to break the barriers of ancestry and clan. This required Zhu Yijun to make a trade-off and balance.
As for things like being from the same year and the same hometown, Zhu Yijun didn't even think about solving this problem.
In the future, it was normal for classmates to form all kinds of groups. What was the purpose of a fellow countryman's association or a student's association?
Building feelings might be one aspect, but it was more of an exchange of connections and resources.
There were fraternities in foreign universities. The people in China were more reserved.
Eighth Liu realized that as he spoke, the person in front of him stopped talking and started to stare blankly.
In fact, Zhu Yijun was thinking about how to turn this sense of ancestry into an advantage and make it have a positive meaning and power instead of becoming stuck in the old ways.
"Maybe the merchant association is an option!"
After a while, Zhu Yijun could not help but sigh.
The Hans were no strangers to the term 'merchant gang'. This was because in the future, the merchant gang played an important role.
As he thought about it, Zhu Yijun laughed.
Wasn't the Shang Gang formed around this time?
The Merchant Gang was a combination of this era, a combination of the Han people's ancestral land, an organization that was created.
It was a commercial group that used the local kinship as a link and had a clubhouse, office, and landmark buildings.
In later generations, people would still mention Zhejiang, Jin, Qin, and so on.
The Cantonese merchants, Huizhou merchants, Shanxi merchants, Zhejiang merchants, and Suzhou merchants were collectively known as the Five Great Merchant Clans.
The Cantonese merchants were also known as the Hakka Gang or the Chaozhou Gang. These people were pushed onto the stage of history at this time.
For example, Zhejiang merchants were divided into Hu Zhou Merchant Gang, Long You Merchant Gang, Ningbo Merchant Gang, Xiao Shao Merchant Gang, Shaoxing Merchant Gang (Yue Merchant Gang), Wenzhou Merchant Gang, Taizhou Merchant Gang, Yiwu Merchant Gang, and other famous Zhejiang merchants.
If these merchant gangs were to be placed in the future, they would be filled with capable people.
Land ownership based on the clan's land, a business system based on the clan's merchant gangs, and crony capitalism. This was the best system Zhu Yijun could think of in this era.
If everyone was equal, and the clan's barriers were removed, and the Patriarchs and Elders were abolished, Zhu Yijun reckoned that he would be overthrown.
Under Daming's current system, crony capitalism, merchant gangs, and private land ownership were the most suitable systems Zhu Yijun could think of.
Zhu Yijun's policies were even worse than Wang Mang's, not to mention the future.
But Zhu Yijun did not dare to be too radical. Zhu Yijun had once thought that if he could Daming until the Republic of China, Zhu Yijun would be satisfied.
In fact, many people looked down on the Republic of China, but compared to Daming, the Republic of China was much better.
With a relatively basic industrial system, it could manufacture guns, cannons, ships, and railways. Zhu Yijun felt that this was something he had never seen before.
In terms of commerce, he would expand the overseas market and establish a few colonies.
In agriculture, he would promote new crops, allowing Daming to survive the Little Ice Age.
In terms of culture, he would get rid of the decadent Song Ru, allowing Daming to look at the world and promote martial arts. This way, he would not be at a disadvantage in the next few hundred years of global wars.
The people would have enough to eat, and there would be no incidents of swapping children for food.
He would build a stable political and commercial system that was suitable for the current society and national conditions.
For this, Zhu Yijun had thought for a full 20 years. He thought about all kinds of systems in the future. In the end, he could only choose the system that was criticized by the future.
Because the one in charge was the Emperor, the master of the country, and not the nobles and merchant gangs. This would prevent the country's power and public power from being abused to a certain extent, but it could not be completely avoided.
Zhu Yijun knew this, but at the moment, he had no choice.
Whether there would be a democratic revolution or a socialist revolution in the future, Zhu Yijun felt that he couldn't control it, and he couldn't control it.
Zhu Yijun felt that this system of his should not be a problem to maintain for 300 years.
Especially in the following colonial era, this political system would give birth to a thing, and its name was imperialism!
After a while, Zhu Yijun slowly came back to his senses and sighed softly.
In fact, this was also the reason why Zhu Yijun came out to take a look. He was at a loss.
If it was purely to enrich the country and promote new crops, Zhu Yijun wouldn't be so conflicted.
What Zhu Yijun wanted to do was to lay the foundation and not let his reform become a formality. Otherwise, Daming would go back to the old path.
How to guide and how to establish a system, these were the things that Zhu Yijun was thinking about.
Coming to this step today, Zhu Yijun had already thought of some things, but he didn't dare to take this step, because this step was too big. Zhu Yijun didn't know what the consequences would be if he took this step.
For example, merchant gangs, crony capitalism, and whether or not there would be a clique. These were all things that Zhu Yijun had to consider.
With a merchant gang, there would definitely be cliques. This was inevitable. How to guide and how to govern was the key.
Not allowing people to establish merchant gangs, not allowing people from the same hometown to help each other, and forcibly breaking up the clan, Zhu Yijun didn't dare to do this.
Seeing that Zhu Yijun had come back to his senses, Xu Wenchang said in a deep voice, "Why don't we go back!"
Obviously, Xu Wenchang also saw that Zhu Yijun's state was not quite right.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and then looked at Eighth Liu, "Where is your Master Liu's home?
Since we are in Liujia Village, it would be impolite not to pay a visit. "
Just when Eighth Liu was about to answer, someone suddenly came in from outside and reported that Master Liu of Liujia Village was here.