Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

In ancient times,
Whether it is the East or the West, it is extremely difficult to learn a craft. I don’t know how many people can only face the loess and the sky for a lifetime.

I don't know how many gifted and intelligent children are unable to develop their due talents due to many factors such as family background and environment.

Those who like carpentry may only occasionally make small things by themselves, and those who like numbers may not even be able to be an accountant in the end.

After all, in ancient times, the best skill was that the skills passed down from family would not be passed on at all, not to mention whether it was passed on to men or not to women.

A craft is undoubtedly a skill that can support their families for the people of Ming Dynasty today, especially for those people who are young and middle-aged.

At present, the popular schools in Ming Dynasty are only responsible for the most elementary reading and literacy, and if you want to support yourself and even your family with knowledge, the school is definitely not enough, which makes many people who cannot receive better education have to go back to to the fields.

Now it is the seventeenth century, and the door of industry is open to the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court needs qualified workers, and factories need skilled workers, all of which need to be cultivated.

A vocational college may not be able to give everyone the opportunity to change their destiny with a skill, but it will give these people a dawn.

If there is the first school, there will be a second school, and a third school. This will provide more outlets and opportunities for thousands of Ming people. This is indeed a measure of immeasurable merit.

Learning is hard to do, even in today's Daming, there are only a handful of real bachelors, and the imperial court's funds are currently impossible to build schools all over Daming, and the tax revenue of 6000 million taels a year can be converted into Daming treasures It's only 6000 billion, which seems like an astonishing number, but throwing away the salaries of officials in various places in Ming Dynasty, the salaries of hundreds of thousands of new troops, the salaries of so many craftsmen, and various hard expenses, after the construction of the local government and the construction of the court, How many are left?
The imperial court’s money is for a purpose, and the Datong Academy currently built by the imperial court only trains junior and intermediate talents. Only the top talents of these talents can enter Taixue, Guozijian, Imperial Academy, Engineering Academy and other places, and are led by scholars. The cultivation of precepts and deeds.

Now the imperial court is unable to popularize vocational colleges outside Datong Academy, but the merchants have money.

"Your Majesty, the establishment of a vocational college will provide a way out for the people of the world and train professional workers for the imperial court. The imperial court will always support such things."

Listening to Zhang Haogu's words, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Indeed, at present, businessmen are asked to pay for the construction of vocational colleges, and the imperial court wants to support it. This is a good thing related to the future of Ming Dynasty. The cabinet can discuss the construction of vocational colleges. What kind of preferential policies can the college have, and then how many students can be recruited and trained to be qualified, what kind of tax relief, including imperial subsidies and so on. "

Listening to Zhu Youxiao's thoughts, Zhang Haogu added another sentence: "Besides, I secretly thought that His Majesty could go to the academy for a visit."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Yes, when the vocational college is completed, I will go to see the first vocational college in Ming Dynasty."

After leaving the Hall of Martial Arts, Zhang Haogu told Gu Yanwu who was accompanying him: "Ningren, you go to the Daming Newspaper for a while, let them publicize the affairs of this vocational college, and write about it from all aspects. A warning to merchants to the south."  …

Gu Yanwu said: "Students, let's go."

When Gu Yanwu came to Daming News and told Zhang Haogu's request, the editors of Daming Daily immediately expressed that they absolutely attached importance to the affairs of the vocational college, and would immediately send people to the lower levels to gather and visit, and ensured that this matter would be publicized. They were absolutely positive. positive energy.

For a while, the streets and alleys of the capital were talking about the Vocational College and the situation of Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui, the old brothers. To put it bluntly, the construction of the college has greatly reversed the relationship between Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui. public opinion.

Another regular meeting of the cabinet was held. Zhang Guoji, Lu Xiangsheng, Qiao Yunsheng, Huang Liji, and Qian Qianyi had already arrived. The smell of tea was already wafting from the three-story building of Wenyuan Pavilion. Looking around, the crowd was full of cranes, scarlet robes, and jade belts. Liang Guan is a gathering of big bosses.

When Zhang Hao in the big red python dragon robe
Gu entered the cabinet, and everyone stood up one after another: "Yuanfu."

With a smile on his face, Zhang Haogu chatted with the elders about the latest anecdotes and asked them to sit down. When Zhang Haogu took the first seat, the waiter also brought tea.

Taking a sip of his tea, Zhang Haogu said, "If you have anything, just say it."

Lu Xiangsheng, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, said: "The expenditure summaries of various places in the first half of this year have been submitted. The Ministry of Accounting has checked and found that there are a few things that are not correct. The Ministry of Accounting has sent people to check."

Zhang Haogu frowned slightly: "I'm sorry, which places?"

Lu Xiangsheng handed over an account book: "Yuanfu, look at it."

Zhang Haogu flipped through the account books, narrowing his eyes slightly: "Fujian, Guangdong."

Remembering these two provinces, Zhang Haogu said: "The Ministry of Households needs to check carefully. The tax revenue of each province is submitted to the imperial court once every six months. Now it is at this juncture. However, the local fiscal expenditures are not in line. Where will the imperial court's money be used?" Go, there must be an explanation.”

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, Zhang Ruitu spoke again: "Now the imperial court is strong and powerful, like a great sun shining across the sky, there are countless envoys from all over the world, and the hall is not enough right now, do you want to expand it?"

Lu Xiangsheng was a little puzzled: "Hasn't it been expanded once before? How long has it been since the expansion of the Dongxihui Hall, and it is not enough?"

Zhang Ruitu was also very helpless: "I can't help it. There are too many foreign envoys coming to the capital to pay tribute. It can't be that some foreign countries are poor and the Ministry of Rites won't accept them? Then where will the imperial court lose face?"

Huang Liji nodded: "The Huitong Hall is where foreign envoys are entertained. It is a place to show the dignity of the Ming Dynasty and the court's face. Now that there are too many foreign envoys, it should be expanded."

Zhang Haogu has no objection to this either: "Indeed, right now it's only the surrounding vassal states and foreign countries, but in the future, the number of countries that will pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty will never exceed the current number, so we have to plan ahead."

Zhang Ruitu took advantage of the opportunity to put forward his own idea: "The street where the Xihui Tongguan is located has already occupied half of it. It is better to turn all of that street into the Huitong Pavilion and build embassies of various countries for the tribute of the vassal states and foreign countries."

The idea of ​​building a street into an embassy of various countries is possible. After all, the Huitong embassy is to entertain the envoys of various countries. Now the Huitong embassy of the capital of the Ming Dynasty is located in the east and west, and they share troubles. It is better to merge them together for security management. …

After pondering for a while, Zhang Haogu said: "It would be a bit wasteful if all of them were to be expanded. Why don't we combine the Huitong Hall on the east side to the west of the imperial city, build that street into a new Huitong Hall, and build embassies from various countries according to the specifications. Now the court provides the residences of the officials, and the protection work is left to the Bing Ma Si."

Zhang Ruitu nodded: "It is possible."

Huang Liji had no reason to object: "It is possible."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Master Zhang, you go back and ask the Ministry of Rites and write a note with the library, so that the Ministry of Households can allocate funds."

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said, "Very good, very good."

After talking about the meeting, Qian Qianyi said: "Yuanfu, now that the imperial court opens the sea to trade with other countries, the number of Japanese pirates on the southeast coast has also increased, and they frequently harass merchant ships. Not only my Ming merchant ships were attacked, Ships from various countries that came to trade and pay tribute were also attacked, making everyone miserable."

Huang Liji stroked his beard and said: "In the past, although Japanese pirates were rampant along the forbidden sea and the southeast coast, there were always ways to defend against Japanese pirates on land. Building beacon towers and watchtowers were enough to prevent Japanese pirates from invading our Ming land."

"Nowadays when the sea is open, merchant ships go out and act on the sea. The court has more than enough energy but not enough power. Yuansuke, can the navy be used to defend against the Japanese?"

Zhang Haogu pondered: "There are more Japanese pirates along the southeast coast, no matter they are real Japanese pirates or they are under the banner of Japanese pirates, it is undoubtedly an impact on the current imperial court's open sea."

"The navy on the southeast coast can make a move. Whether it is land or sea, it is our Ming territory. This is the robbery of merchant ships along the coast of our Daming. The court cannot sit idly by."

Lu Xiangsheng raised a key question: "However, is the navy on the southeast coast usable now?"

Silence, since the banning of the sea, no sail can be put into the sea, the navy of the imperial court has long been abandoned, the ships are rotten on the shore, and the officers and soldiers of the navy are busy camping

Sheng, can this southeast navy use it?
Huang Liji thought of a note: "There are still a lot of imperial court sailors on the Yangtze River, can we let them guard against Japanese pirates?"

Lu Xiangsheng shook his head: "The river navy is different from the ocean navy. Ships adapted to the river may not be able to adapt to the sea."

Zhang Haogu said: "The imperial court built a shipyard in the north to train sailors, and now it has a certain scale. It can dispatch a fleet to the southeast coast for emergency."

"In Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and other places, children from good families and fishermen are selected to train a battle-ready navy. This matter is then handed over to the Ministry of War, and the required expenses are reported to the cabinet, and the Ministry of Households allocates funds."

Qian Qianyi knew that this was the best solution right now: "Agreed."

Huang Liji also said: "Second."

Speaking of which, the ravages of Japanese pirates have largely affected the business of the gentry and wealthy families in the southeast. They have finally waited to open the sea, and everyone can happily sell things to make money. Lost money for nothing.

The gentry and aristocratic families in the southeast are largely supporters of the Donglin Party. Now that the interests of these gentry and aristocratic families have been damaged, Qian Qianyi, as the biggest spokesperson of the Donglin Party in the south in the court, must speak out.

Just like the businessmen, workers, and many officials in the north today, the rich and common people are all supporters of the New Party. If their interests are damaged, the New Party must find a way. …

Then all the cabinet elders talked about the implementation of the New Deal in the South. Zhang Haogu was very strict in this regard: "How long has it been since the New Deal was implemented in the South?"

"At present, half of the 11 years of Apocalypse have passed, and the implementation of the New Deal in various parts of the south is still frequently blocked. Jiangsu and Zhejiang can implement the New Deal, and even the grasslands can evenly divide the grassland. Why can't these places be implemented? The gentry in the south are not as good as they look down on. Prairie savage?"

Zhang Haogu pointed at the table with his finger: "Let's not mention anything else, the matter of sharing the land equally, and paying the grain for the officials and gentry must be thoroughly implemented. If the officials in these places find it difficult to handle, then send them from the north. people go."

"Don't mention Datong Academy, so many officials from all over the country are looking forward to promotion. If they can't do well, then replace them with someone who can do well. It won't be necessary for me to go through this matter myself, right?"

Seeing that Zhang Haogu was angry, Qiao Yunsheng looked at his nose and mouth, and said nothing, while Qian Qianyi was a little restless. The implementation of the new policy is a national policy, and now the resistance in the south is too tenacious. Annoyed the court.

Now that Zhang Haogu said that he wanted to go through it himself, he wanted Qian Qianyi and others to express their views.

Qian Qianyi quickly said: "Yuanfu, I will personally follow up on this matter and urge the southern provinces to quickly implement it."

When Qian Qianyi said this, Zhang Haogu was still a little puzzled. Can he really represent the southeast gentry and aristocratic family behind him, the Donglin party members?

Nodding his head, Zhang Haogu said, "It's best if Prime Minister Qian is willing to follow up. I hope that before the end of this year, this cabinet and His Majesty can hear the good news about the New Deal in the South."

"Qian Xiang, it's been 11 years since the apocalypse. The whole north, even Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places have fully implemented the New Deal. To resist stubbornly in one province after another is to slap the imperial court in the face."

Qian Qianyi understands what Zhang Haogu meant. If the New Deal does not go ahead, the imperial court will not simply order such a flirtatious move. Now the three major battalions in South Zhili, 10,000+ new troops are practicing day and night, no one can guarantee Will Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu let the new army forcefully promote the New Deal? After all, this kind of thing is not unheard of in the north.

Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu, landlords and gentry who resisted the New Deal, showed no mercy and directly mobilized troops to crush them.

After talking about these things, Zhang Haogu took a sip of his tea. He was not really annoyed because the New Deal in the South was not implemented. After all, the stubborn resistance in the South would not last long, but the attitude of what should be done is still to be done.

Holding the teacup and blowing the hot air, Zhang Haogu said, "Speaking of which, have you heard about the well-known Vocational College in Jingshi Chuan?"

Listening to Zhang Haogu's words, Huang Liji thought about the rumors he heard recently: "This matter

I really know that Zhang Guozhang and Xin Wangzhang's man Zhou Kui jointly opened a vocational college to teach the people some technical skills. This is a good thing for the people. This alone can be called a good thing. "

Qian Qianyi is also very interested in this matter: "This vocational college trains qualified workers with skills. This is a good thing to ensure the food and clothing of the family. The support of the court is due."

Hearing everyone's analysis, Zhang Haogu was very relieved that even the Donglin party members had learned to look at things from the perspective of the overall situation. …

Putting down the teacup, Zhang Haogu said: "Before, this pavilion and His Majesty have talked about this matter. This vocational college is undoubtedly a good thing for the imperial court and Daming."

"Nowadays, Ming Dynasty promotes private schools in various places. In addition to private schools, Datong Academy has also begun to spread, but these can only guarantee the most basic education, and more things still need to go to higher schools for further study. And these places are often very It is difficult to involve these industrial skills.”

"Industrial development is the driving force of the future. Whether it is the Chidao being built now, the steel factory under construction, or the shipyard, it is all for the long-term development of Ming Dynasty."

"And if Ming Dynasty wants to have a long-term development, a large number of qualified workers is indispensable. It doesn't mean that sending people from the farmland to the factory will become a qualified worker."

"Without professional training and sufficient knowledge introduction, it is difficult to train enough skilled workers."

"Currently, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui's vocational colleges are undoubtedly a good idea, which can train qualified skilled workers for the imperial court."

Qian Qianyi mentioned a key issue: "But Yuanfu, if we want to open vocational colleges in various places, what is the cost?"

Lu Xiangsheng said bluntly: "Nowadays, the imperial government spends so much money. In my opinion, we still need to focus on basic schools to ensure the basic education of the people."

"Besides that, we need to ensure the opening of Datong Academy. It would be best if this vocational college can be postponed."

Zhang Haogu raised his mouth: "The meaning of this cabinet's discussion with His Majesty is to select those who have received basic education, can read and write, and know simple mathematics and other knowledge. They have this foundation, so they can enter the vocational college to study. "

Zhang Ruitu nodded: "Right now we have hundreds of millions of people in Ming Dynasty. With the current scale of the school and Datong Academy, it is impossible to guarantee that all children in the world can go to school. It is indeed difficult to popularize vocational colleges across the country."

"If, as Yuanfu said, it is only given to those who have received basic education, then there is still a solution."

Huang Liji said with emotion: "Speaking of it, life is not easy for the people in this world. The free private school is a lack of labor for the family. If you go to a higher academy, the academy will undoubtedly bring difficulties to the family."

"I don't know how many children are unable to continue to read, read and learn the truth because of this."

Lu Xiangsheng added: "Even if the supply continues to go to school, it is not guaranteed to enter the court system. After all, it is difficult to go from school to Datong Academy. It is difficult for ordinary people to do it. It is better to learn a craft from the beginning."

"This vocational college is trained, it is a craft to support the family, enough to give those who have lost hope among the people a new opportunity."

Qiao Yunsheng said again: "At present, the imperial court's finances are not rich, and the annual financial expenditure is a rigid expenditure. If we talk about setting up a vocational college, where will the money come from?"

Zhang Haogu nodded: "The imperial government's funds for education are mainly used for the popularization of schools, Datong Academy, and the expansion of the current Academy of Engineering and Taixue. If it is said to support the construction of vocational colleges, there is really not much spared. money."

"So what this cabinet means is that since this is the case, it is better to encourage businessmen to open vocational colleges, give them some preferential policies and support policies, and if they can build a good vocational college to train a sufficient number of qualified workers, there will be other rewards."

Qiao Yunsheng was in favor of letting businessmen pay: "This way, three birds with one stone can be achieved, and the imperial court can have enough skilled workers without spending a lot of money."

Zhang Haogu looked at the crowd: "If you agree, then let's do this later."
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