The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 148 Banning stereotyped essays

Zhu Yuanzhang is 65 years old this year.

At this age, the most worrying thing in his heart is that the entire Ming Empire has no successors.

Before choosing Zhu Yunqi, that was a helpless move, and it was considered as a tall one in a short one.

Even Zhu Di, the fourth eldest who he liked in his mind before, actually didn't suit Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes.

After Zhu Ying appeared, the original Zhu Yuanzhang was more influenced by personal emotions, rather than saying how strong Zhu Ying was to inherit the throne.

But today, now, is completely different.

The proposal to separate the military from the government is completely based on the thinking of the Ming Dynasty for generations to come.

The most important thing is the grandson's layout, which is simply shocking. If it were someone else, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought would be to kill him first.

From the early deployment of Annan to the current control of Koryo, ordinary people will feel like a ghost story when they hear this kind of behavior.

Such a big grandson alone is more than enough to be in charge of Daming.

Zhu Yuanzhang has nothing to regret.

"Grandpa, don't cry." Zhu Ying looked at the old man who was laughing wildly and then burst into tears, got up quickly, and stepped forward to comfort him.

"We are very happy."

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the corners of his eyes with a wave of his sleeves. His mood fluctuated a little violently. Zhu Ying patted his back lightly, and it took him a while to recover.

"As I get older, I can't control myself."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with some emotion.

He is also a bad temper himself, and these sons are very similar in this regard.

This is especially true when it comes to older sisters, grandsons, and sons.

"Big grandson, it's time for you to visit your father sometime. It's been so long since you've been back to the capital, you haven't even seen your father's face." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and said to Zhu Ying.

"Listen to grandpa's arrangement." Zhu Ying whispered.

For her father, whom she has never met, Zhu Ying has complicated emotions in her heart, but he has passed away, and there is no possibility of communication.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little sad when he heard what the grandson said, but his mood was not so fluctuating.

After all, there is still a big grandson, so it is not considered lonely.

No matter how many children and grandchildren there are, there are only two people who are called grandpa and father, and now they are the only ones.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care about other descendants, it's just that there is always a layer of estrangement, especially now that the age is coming, every time I hear about my father, my grandfather.

With the word "Huang", Zhu Yuanzhang always felt a little harsh and unpleasant.

"Dasun, do you have any other questions about reviewing memorials?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked casually.

However, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Dasun has already realized the separation of military and government, and must have reached the limit.

The last question is somewhat like a process.

However, Zhu Ying only hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa, there is actually another aspect that my grandson has noticed."

Zhu Ying hesitated, but felt that there were a lot of things to talk about today, and if he said them all at once, he would feel indigestion.

But seeing the sadness on the old man's face, he decided to speak out, at least to divert his grandfather's attention.

What's more, the problem he wants to talk about lies in the root of internal affairs, which is a very big impact on all the systems of Ming Dynasty.

Just like Shang Yang's reform, it is actually imminent, and the earlier it is, the better it will be for Daming.

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback for a moment, and he asked casually, but he didn't expect Dasun to have other ideas.

So he asked, "Which aspect is it about?"

Zhu Ying replied, "It's about internal affairs."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a sluggish state, but suddenly became energetic.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, his grandson has unique insights into many governance strategies.

Especially the work-for-work last time.

The strategic plan of using work for relief is currently being implemented in most places in Daming.

Because of Dasun's warning last time, even the court officials wanted to promote it nationwide, but they were stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In Dasun's mouth, if you don't have familiar experience and a complete budget plan, once it is promoted nationwide, it will easily lead to corruption.

The current implementation of work-for-relief requires Zhu Yuanzhang's special approval, mainly for areas experiencing famines.

So far, the effect is better than expected.

There are many kinds of famines in Daming. Once a disaster occurs, it will take seven, eight or even ten days at the fastest to report from the disaster area to the capital.

Then it was the capital who ordered that food be allocated from the periphery of the disaster area for disaster relief.

It also involves the mobilization of the army. After all, in order to prevent accidents, the food for disaster relief is usually escorted by the army.

Moreover, there is no large army to suppress the hungry and crazy victims, and if they are not kept together, some troubles will arise.

The process from food collection to disaster relief, or the time it took for the disaster food to be distributed to the victims, took at least one month.

It is difficult for the victims to survive until this time, and it is impossible to stay in the disaster area and wait to die.

Therefore, the victims in the disaster area will carry out self-salvation, and go directly to the direction of the capital in groups, and along the way, the governments of various regions will carry out certain rescues.

The rescue along the road was mainly the government's contribution. No matter what kind of country gentry, nobles and landlords, there is no such thing as taking out the stored food.

Like in later generations of film and television, it is basically impossible to come out to give porridge.

Generally, there are many rich families with descendants, maidservants and servants. They can't take care of themselves, and they go to give alms to others.

To do such a thing is simply a fantasy.

At most, it is when the government calls for food donations, to make sense of it.

Moreover, the number of disaster victims cannot be handled by a few rich households.

That is, when the disaster victims passed by the city, they gave porridge outside the city and were strictly forbidden to enter the city.

But after the work-for-relief came out, these country gentry, landlords and wealthy households began to become proactive, and sometimes even fought repeatedly in order to compete for places.

In such an atmosphere, three or four cities of Xiaobo's victims were absorbed.

The victims of Dabo passed through at most a dozen cities, which is almost the same.

It will never be the same as usual, with tens of thousands or even more than [-] disaster victims gathered outside the capital.

"Whatever your grandson thinks, just speak out boldly." Zhu Yuanzhang said with some expectation.

Zhu Yuanzhang always had a feeling that things that were very troublesome for him suddenly became easier when he came to Dasun.

The famine in Ming Dynasty, how many people were harmed, can almost be said to be the source of the turmoil, but after Dasun's strategy, Zhu Yuanzhang has not seen any urgent memorials about the disaster recently.

It's not that the famine has become less, but that the victims of the disaster have been absorbed by the surrounding cities before they start to gather.

The disaster victims who were once despised by others suddenly have a feeling of sweetness.

Because once the disaster broke out, there would be people who survived through work-for-relief, and many gentry and dignitaries wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune.

If the grain is stored in the cellar for a long time, it will also become old and worthless.

No matter how severe the famine is, the country gentry and nobles will not worry about food and clothing, and of course they can earn as much as they can.

Zhu Ying organized the words in her mind and said:
"When my grandson looked up the memorial, I found a very serious problem, that is, most of the local officials have no experience in being an official."

"And when Guo Zhong told me about the situation of these officials, I found that the working conditions of these officials were very chaotic."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What does Dasun mean by chaos?"

Zhu Ying said: "For example, when a certain official first became an official, he first worked in the Ministry of Households. After working in the Ministry of Households for three years, he went to the Ministry of Officials. After another three years, he might go to the Ministry of Industry. "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even more when he heard this, because he didn't find out what the grandson was talking about, and he even felt a little unhappy.

"Did Sun mean that we let these officials be transferred too frequently?"

In fact, a long time ago, many officials served in one place for a relatively long time, but Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to prevent corruption or form parties for personal gain.

Generally speaking, every few years, the positions of officials will be transferred, and the higher the rank of officials, the more frequently they will be transferred.

Especially the six books, which will be changed every two to three years.

Zhu Yuanzhang used this to gather power in his hands and achieve the effect of centralization.

Zhu Ying also noticed the impatient tone of the old man when he heard the words, but he didn't take it to heart, but continued to say:

"Old man, an official, what books do he need to read when he enters the officialdom?"

Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Of course it is the Four Books and Five Classics."

At present, the Ming Dynasty uses stereotyped writing to select scholars. The imperial examinations are only allowed to set questions within the scope of the "Four Books" and "Five Classics". arts".

After Zhu Yuanzhang won the world, his goal was to rebuild the feudal empire and strengthen the centralization of power.

But at that time, capitalism had sprouted, and commerce and the market had developed to a great extent, which was a shock to the feudal economy.
The thoughts and various "heretics" produced also had an impact on the feudal ideology.

That is to say, the candidates who participated in the imperial examination were no longer satisfied with the thoughts of the previous generation. They wrote new content in the articles for the exam. View.

The exam-oriented essays deviated from the classics, mixed with novel and weird theories, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, how could this be possible.

In order to force the students at that time to obey the false teachings of Confucius and Mencius, stop heresy, and thereby consolidate feudal autocracy, it is necessary to strengthen the indoctrination of Confucian classics and bring people's thinking back into the track of official thinking.

To achieve this goal, the best way is naturally to strictly regulate the content and form of the imperial examination, so Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated.

The imperial examination must take the Confucian classic "Four Books" annotated by Zhu Xi as the standard answer, and the essay must be in the form of eight-part essay.

In this way, scholars no longer need to have their own independent thinking, nor can they have their own independent thinking, otherwise, they will not be able to pass the imperial examination.

This is the real exam-oriented education in Ming Dynasty.

So when Zhu Ying mentioned this point, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and even twisted his body slightly to suppress his irritable emotions forcibly.

After all, it was his eldest grandson who was standing in front of him, and he hadn't seen him for ten years, and finally met his most beloved grandson again.

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't know how to vent his anger on his grandson.

If it was the eldest son Zhu Biao, it is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang has already picked up the guy and beat him.

Zhu Ying also sensed the old man's abnormality, but he still chose to continue asking:

"Grandpa also came from a poor family. It should be to understand how long it takes for a blacksmith apprentice to grow into a blacksmith master."

Zhu Ying turned around and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand what the grandson said, but he still replied: "Less talk about three or five years, seven or eight years is also normal."

Zhu Ying nodded, and asked again: "Then why does the old man think that a student who has obtained a degree and become an official has the experience of being an official?"

When he got here, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down, and seemed to feel the meaning of the great grandson, and said in a slight ponder:
"Of course there are old people leading newcomers. An official will start as an assistant. After gaining familiar experience, he will pass the examination and become a chief official."

Zhu Ying nodded. Speaking of this, the key point is almost the same.

He asked again: "The Household Department is in charge of land, taxation, household registration, military supplies, salary, food and payment, and the national treasury."

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, removal, examination, promotion, and transfer of officials."

"The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection of military officers, military status, ordnance, and military orders."

"Any one of the six books, an official who has never been in contact with it will take several years to get familiar with it, and he is just an apprentice."

"When this apprentice has just had some experience, he has to study in another place. If there are talented and intelligent people, there is no need to say more, but there are so many talented and intelligent people."

"It's just that there are some well-behaved officials. There is only one thing, and it takes a lifetime to study how to better display their talents."

"Grandpa has watched "The Oil Seller" by Ouyang Xiu in the Song Dynasty. There is nothing else but familiarity."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and asked: "What the grandson means is that officials should be transferred in their positions. For example, officials in the household department are transferred from the household department, and the official department is in the official department."

"Is this what it means to make it easier for officials to better grasp what they have learned?"

Regarding this issue, Zhu Yuanzhang has actually considered it, so when it comes to the appointment and removal of officials, most of the officials are in the original department, and only some great talents.

For example, the position of Shangshu is mainly for the position of management officials, so it will be transferred and will not affect the learning of the department.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the grandson's problem was obviously caused by not being familiar with the court.

However, Zhu Ying shook her head and said:

"Of course not. What Sun Er means is that in addition to the stereotyped imperial examinations to select scholars, there is another way to choose fame and fame. The books students read are not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics, but compiled separately."

In Zhu Ying's opinion, it is necessary to go through the process of abolishing the stereotyped selection of scholars, or suppressing the stereotyped selection of scholars first.

The Ming Dynasty that Zhu Ying wanted to create was a Ming Dynasty where people's wisdom was enlightened.

Stereotyped selection of scholars has too many restrictions on thinking, and even the phrase "useless as a scholar" appeared later.

If I knew earlier, I was a scholar, but I am not a person without a hand.

The so-called six arts of a gentleman, it is inevitable for every scholar to learn martial arts.

For example, the 1.8-meter-six sage Confucius, whose force value is probably even more powerful than Xiang Yu.

After all, Xiang Yu, the overlord holding the tripod, only weighed 350 catties.

And Confucius held up the city gates. According to the situation at that time in the Spring and Autumn Period, the lightest city gates were four hundred catties facing upwards.

Even Zhuge Kongming, the most famous military adviser in the Three Kingdoms.

Not to mention that his personal force value is high, let alone single out four or five big men.

In the West today, the Renaissance and the open-minded movement have begun.

If Zhu Ying wants to lay the foundation for Ming to enter the industrial age, he must emancipate his mind and let more ideas collide with strong sparks.

The most important thing is to improve the status of craftsmen.

To carry out this follow-up series of moves, first of all, a large number of talents are needed.

This is also the reason why Zhu Ying's first thought was to go to Annan after realizing her life experience.

(End of this chapter)