The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 500 In the palace [[-]]

This opening was proposed by Jiao Shun to the emperor after arranging Chen Xingyi in the morning.

Since you are a confidant for others, you have to look like a confidant. I persuaded you yesterday that when it really comes time to face the hard steel, you still have to maintain a high degree of consistency with the emperor.

The emperor is inexplicably brave, so he naturally has to have the attitude of taking the lead. Otherwise, why would he entrust you with important tasks and repeatedly surpass him?
Of course, it is inevitable that such a high-profile and coquettish appearance will attract public outrage.

The last time I was present was also the fourth grade. As the so-called Ju Yi Qi nourishes the body, most of them have maintained a posture of not being angry but powerful. Even if there are a few who are just pretending to be counting, they still condense into the momentum of black clouds overwhelming the city. .

The closer Jiao Shun got closer, he felt as if a needle had been pricked on his face. Thanks to his thick face and dark heart, he swaggered forward without showing any weakness in the face of those gazes that were hostile, disdainful, or serious.

It wasn't until he inserted into the tail of the two rows of civil servants that he bowed his head in a respectful gesture, and said loudly: "I think that if this thing can be promoted, it will firstly relieve the chokehold of civil transportation and promote traffic; secondly, it will also benefit the imperial court. Controlling the local situation is indeed a sharp weapon for the country!"

"Oh~"

The corners of the emperor's mouth rose along with the particles in his tone, and he asked knowingly: "It's nothing more than traffic, but what's the point of helping the court control the place?"

"If this thing can spread all over the country, it will be cheaper for the imperial court to send envoys to inspect all sides. If there is chaos in the local area, it will be cheaper to transport soldiers, horses, food and grass..."

"ridiculous!"

The two monarchs and ministers were asking and answering, when they suddenly heard someone yelling at the right side, and then more and more people came out and bowed to the emperor, then turned their heads and glared at Jiao Shun and said: "Although this thing has some benefits, but if we really want to build a lot of money for it, why not?" Whether it is good or bad is not yet known, if it is futile to waste money and people, how can you know that this so-called civil unrest is not caused by your great success and boastful talk today?!"

This person is Zhao Rongheng, the censor of the right capital, and it is this guy who has recently led the officials to criticize engineering.

As soon as Zhao Rongheng finished speaking, another person came out to join him and said: "What Zhao Yushi said is reasonable, not to mention that this thing needs to travel on the rails, the construction and daily maintenance must be expensive, and the speed of travel alone , it’s probably not as good as a carriage?”

As soon as these words came out, many people were awakened immediately. They were shocked by the sight of the giant roaring and galloping just now, and they subconsciously thought that it was unimaginable that this thing could run so fast.

But if you really think about it carefully, you are afraid that it will be a bit slower than a galloping carriage.

So the courtiers seized this point to question and attack.

"My lords!"

Seeing the emperor's complexion gradually darken, as if he couldn't hold back and wanted to end immediately, Jiao Shun hastily raised his voice and said, "Have you ever seen a carriage full of goods galloping for a long distance in the wild?"

The momentum of the courtiers was stagnant, you look at me, I look at you, although they may not pay attention to these small things on weekdays, but as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely understand that it is impossible for a carriage full of goods to maintain a high speed for a long time March.

Someone protested dissatisfied: "Aside from carriages, there is no shipping..."

But before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by the colleague next to him.

Although shipping saves time and effort compared to freight, the problem is that most inland areas do not have the water conservancy conditions for shipping.

If Jiao Shun is refuted with this point that is not worth arguing, he will end up humiliating himself.

At this time, Jiao Shun said again: "Animal power will always be exhausted, but this train can be continuously improved. Now it is slower than a horse-drawn carriage, but ten or twenty years later, it may not be faster than a galloping horse! Now it It can only pull 20 to 20 catties of goods, and after ten or 20 years, it may be [-] catties, [-] catties...!"

"shut up!"

Before Jiao Shun finished speaking, Zhao Rongheng snarled and said angrily: "Let's not say whether your arguments are true or not, if this, this..."

"train."

"This train is really as you said, and it must be able to gather the power of the world in the end. Do you know how many ordinary people who run this industry will lose their livelihoods because of this?!"

Sure enough, it's the same old trick again.

Jiao Shun purposely remained silent for a moment, and waited until more people jumped out to criticize him for fighting for profit with the people, and then said loudly: "Do you really think that in this world, there is an eternally difficult job?! Thousands of years ago, the carriage was just built. When they came out, there might be some people like you who were fighting horses, but isn’t the carriage still very popular?”

"You are arrogant!"

After all, Zhao Rongheng is the top speaker, how could he be defeated by Jiao Shun's two words?
He sneered at the moment: "Before the ancient people created the carriage, not so many people lived on it, so it is to benefit the people, not to compete with the people!"

"This……"

Jiao Shun was caught by him, and the rhythm suddenly became a little scattered: "Perhaps the example given by the lower official is not appropriate, but after the transportation capacity is greatly increased, it will inevitably promote industrial development. At that time, there will be more factories and more workers will be needed. Naturally it will multiply..."

"Ah!"

Zhao Rongheng sneered, turned around and pointed at Jiao Shun and said, "The sage said, 'Don't do to others what you don't want to be done to others'. People should decide whether they want to work or farm, do business or study. , dare to speak out loudly..."

"enough!"

At this time, there was a sudden shout from the temporary throne in the middle, and everyone subconsciously looked at the emperor, but they saw him jumping up against the table, and said angrily: "If the common people can decide themselves, what's the use of the court? You have to wait." What's the use?!"

Perhaps because of his frequent rants, the courtiers were not surprised at first, and they didn't show much fear at all.

Then Zhao Rongheng stuck his neck up and confronted him tit-for-tat: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. The reason why the imperial court exists is to control the country in the general situation, so as not to let traitors rule the roost, and not to make the people suffer—as for the details that do not involve the laws of the country." , it should be up to the people to decide for themselves!"

He belongs to the school of Confucian scholars who pay attention to governance by doing nothing. This view is quite mainstream among speech officials, but there are also political opponents who disagree with each other in the court.

But now it's a struggle between literati and scabs, so the internal differences will naturally be put on hold for now

"The general trend?!"

Just now when he heard the word "general trend", Emperor Longyuan's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously glanced at Jiao Shun. After Zhao Rongheng finished speaking, he immediately said in a deep voice, "But I don't know what is general trend in Zhao Qing's eyes?"

Without waiting for Zhao Rongheng to answer, he tapped the tunnel with his boots again: "If there is only one country in the world, Daxia, and if there is only one country in the world, Huaxia, what you said may have some truth, but how many countries in the world are there? !

"In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a Westerner named Marco Polo who traveled east to Shenzhou, praising China as a golden country, and all barbarians were incomparable; in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Jewels, made seven voyages to Nanyang, and the navy was dominant in the world; in the Qing Dynasty, The Western barbarians are rampant in Nanyang; in our dynasty, the Western barbarians have broken through Guangdong and Guangxi, and invaded Beijing and Tianjin from the north!"

Speaking of this, he raised his finger to the sky and said angrily: "In just two to three hundred years, Xiyi has changed from a poor and humble border country to a powerful enemy with strong ships and guns! What are they relying on? Could it be that they rely on agriculture and business? All by themselves?! Could it be that those ironclad ships and artillery can be planted from the fields?!"

When it came to the intense point, he shot the case again and again, heartbroken: "If I don't think about making progress any more, I only want to live with the people and be independent, I'm afraid that the Yuan and Qing disasters will be imminent!"

All the courtiers looked at each other, the emperor had said similar words once or twice, but it was the first time that they were so clear.

Someone with a bright eye and a bright heart immediately peeked at Jiao Shun, guessing that it must be the handwriting of this man.

He Tiren, a cabinet scholar, couldn't help but reached out and touched his sleeves. Yesterday, there was an impeachment because it was a matter of national disputes. He was not sure whether to play it or not. Now it seems that he just took some risks, and he must get rid of it as soon as possible. Just get rid of this sycophantic minister who helped the evildoers!
"His Majesty."

After a moment of silence, Wang Zhe, a heavenly official from the Ministry of Officials, came out and said, "Xiyi is only relying on strong ships and cannons. After all, it is still incomparable with my big country. Your Majesty, there is no need to..."

"Great country?"

The emperor interrupted his words with a sneer, took a few pages from the table, waved them and said, "Have you ever heard of Myrican, Kennedy and other countries?"

All the courtiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and in the end it was the minister of Honglu Temple who was at the end of the line, and he bravely came out and said: "As far as I know, these two countries also belong to the Xiyi."

"and then?"

The emperor asked: "Do you know what is special about these two countries?"

"This this……"

The minister of Honglu Temple blushed, but he couldn't say anything.

Although the opportunities for Xia Kingdom to deal with foreign countries have gradually increased in recent years, most of the high-level attention is only on the few European powers. As for the emerging countries on the other side of the ocean, it is good to know the names.

"These two countries are far away from our dynasty and Xiyi, and the combined territory is much larger than our dynasty. They were originally occupied by some red-skinned generations, but later they were occupied by Xiyijiu. In two or three hundred years, almost all genocides have been killed!"

"That's a clan of tens of millions of people!"

Emperor Longyuan said, throwing the paper in his hand forward: "Look, look! Just over ten years ago, the prime minister of Myrican offered a reward and ordered that as long as the scalps of the local people are brought This proves that no matter men, women, old or young, they can exchange reward silver from the government! How barbaric and shameless this is! If Shenzhou falls to the hands of these Western barbarians, I am afraid that the disaster will be far worse than that of the Yuan and Qing Dynasties !"

The courtiers looked at each other again, even though most of them had seen and heard such horrific things, they still couldn't help their scalps tingling.

On the matter of resisting foreign humiliation, the courtiers could still reach a consensus with the emperor, otherwise there would be no initial reform of the Ministry of Industry.

But the emperor's attitude of valuing engineering over imperial examinations was unacceptable to them, so they could only choose to remain silent.

"Don't think that what I said can't happen!"

Seeing this, the emperor continued: "During the Tang and Song Dynasties, firearms were not common. Even if there was a difference between swords, bows and crossbows, manpower could make up for it. But now the gap between artillery and guns can be filled by manpower. of?!"

"If it weren't for the Taizu's legacy, the muskets in my dynasty have improved compared to the Qing Dynasty before, and I am afraid that I will not negotiate a peace with Wuxi, but be forced to cede the territory by others!"

"For Xiyi, the truth is only within the range of cannon fire!"

No matter how the courtiers felt after hearing these words, Emperor Longyuan himself said it freely. On the one hand, he was complacent, but on the other hand, he couldn't help stealing a look at Jiao Shun. Not to mention being able to do things well in the long run, the drafts I typed for myself are actually quite talented.

In particular, the phrase "the truth is only within the range of cannons and muskets" is straightforward and appropriate when said, and it has a lot of charm when you think about it.

hmm~
This sentence can be regarded as my own motto, the kind that will be passed down to the world in the future.

As for Jiao Shun, the original author, I will naturally not treat him badly...

When the emperor was complacent, he suddenly saw He Tiren, a cabinet scholar, appearing on the line, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty mentioned Emperor Taizu, and I have a memorial here, which refers to the old affairs of Taizu and Sejong's dynasties!"

I'm coming!
When the emperor heard this, he immediately cheered up again.

Most of the courtiers were baffled, this was talking about Xiyi, why did they suddenly go off topic about the old affairs of Taizu Dynasty?

Of course, there are also masters who know it well.

"What about Taizu and Sejong's dynasties?"

Emperor Longyuan sat up straight, and knowingly asked: "But I don't know who participated in the performance, and what is it about?"

When the matter came to an end, He Tiren took a deep breath, took out Mei Hanlin's memorial from his sleeve, raised his hands above his head and said: "It was played by Mei Guangyan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and it was secretly passed down by Jiao Shun, the head of the Ministry of Industry. Rumors, accusing Emperor Sejong of manipulating public opinion and slandering Emperor Taejo!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden change in the two moments.

Whether it was true or not, everyone's faces were filled with shock.

Sejong's usurping the throne is the biggest taboo after the founding of the Great Xia. Who would have imagined that Mei Hanlin would dare to make a fuss about it—almost none of the courtiers believed that Jiao Shun would meddle in such a thing without knowing his death, but they all believed it Mei Guangyan jumped over the wall in a hurry.

But what you think is one thing, what you say is another.

Soon a few courtiers jumped out, clamoring for a thorough investigation of the matter and severe punishment. Everyone believed that even if Jiao Shun didn't do it himself, he must have something to do with it!

Among them, Zhao Rongheng was still the one with the most fierce attitude, but Zhang Qiu was the one who kept his cool.

The emperor looked at the audience's performance playfully, and did not let Dai Quan go to accept the memorial, but raised his head slightly and asked, "Do you have any proof?"

"Jiao Shun once compiled the quotations of Taizu himself, and once..."

He Tiren presented the arguments in the memorial one by one. Although none of them were empirical evidence, they were still unanimously approved by the courtiers. Some of them couldn't wait to investigate and wanted to convict Jiao Shun directly.

"Hahaha~!"

At this moment, the emperor suddenly burst out laughing. Everyone who laughed was puzzled, and Zhang Qiu and others who also laughed felt a 'thud' in their hearts.

He Tiren also sensed something was wrong, forced himself to ask calmly: "I don't know why Your Majesty is laughing?"

"If this can be regarded as criminal evidence..."

Emperor Longyuan's smile suddenly turned cold: "Then, isn't the evidence in my hand like a mountain?!"

As he said that, he suddenly raised his voice: "Come on, see Chen Xun, the censor of Xuanxun City!"

　The entrance to the electric switch was burned, and the power bureau did not dare to close the main switch in this area at night. It was replaced with a new one at [-] o'clock this morning. I was so hot last night...

　　The wife and children went on a trip the day before yesterday, and were lucky to escape.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)