Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"Brother Wang is back, Brother Wang is back."

Hearing the voice of their companions, several young people hurried out from the somewhat dilapidated low room.

These are all young people who came out of Datong Academy. After broadening their horizons in Datong Academy, they all returned to their hometown Ziyang County, Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan Province with sincerity and enthusiasm. Live a good life of abundance, rather than trying to make a living and live a difficult life like it is now.

They took root in the villages and towns of Ziyang, and set up a small grassroots branch of Datong Academy here, which is the dilapidated courtyard where they are located.

Originally, they were young people who returned to their hometown with beautiful imagination and enthusiasm. After they really came into contact with the actual situation in their hometown and tried to change it, the young people discovered that not every place can be as beautiful as Zhili, and the beauty of Zhili There was also bloodshed.

The reason why the northern provinces and Huguang Jiangnan can evenly share the land, light corvee and low tax, the people have no worries about food and clothing, and all kinds of industries are prosperous, it is because of the strong leadership of the imperial court and the unimpeded flow of cabinet orders. The students of Datong College have spread all over Huguang Jiangnan, from the grassroots The foreshadowing has been completed, and the government orders have been issued, and the new troops stationed in the provinces have dispelled the idea of ​​making trouble at night, and then the popularization of the New Deal has been completed.

But even so, the road to implementing the New Deal in these places is still not smooth.Take Huguang as an example, the gentry and landlords in various places do not cooperate, the old bureaucrats and the landlords and gentry collude with each other, and the powerful and powerful are used as backers to run amok. The gentry and bureaucrats even encourage the people to resist the New Deal. New Deal Implementation
It can be said that the New Deal in Huguang is not as smooth as it seems on the surface. From the appointment and removal of grassroots officials to the students of Datong Academy all over the towns, to the appointment and removal of prefects of various prefectures, and even the appointment and dismissal of a provincial governor, there are not only high-level games involved , the following confrontation is even more intense.

Until the governor changed candidates, the prefects of various prefectures were replaced forcefully. At the same time, the imperial court sent four towns of new troops to Huguang to ban all the guards in Huguang, and then the army dispersed. It was cleaned up back and forth, and the gentry and landlords who openly confronted the court and secretly wanted to rebel were murdered even more. This made the gentry and landlords in Huguang, the powerful and bureaucrats dare not resist openly and secretly, and the New Deal was smooth in Huguang. implementation is complete.

Nowadays, there are students from Datong Academy in all townships and towns in Huguang to carry out grassroots governance, and the second and second levels of prefectures and counties are also young officials who cooperate with the New Deal or are originally from the New Party. Therefore, Huguang exempts all kinds of exorbitant taxes and customs duties, and at the same time divides the land equally to encourage businessmen. , attaches great importance to the farming of the people, and even the local ruffians are rare. As long as you want, you can find a job to support your family.

Huguang is a great city, all industries are prosperous, business is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and their families have surplus food, and the tax payment in Huguang is also rising steadily.

Not to mention Jiangnan. After Wang Wenyan, a former Donglin businessman, switched to the New Party, he played harder than anyone else. , plus the support of the cabinet to replace all the three major battalions in Nanzhili with the new army, divide the land evenly, and the court will provide enough money, food, and weapons. From the initial 13 new troops to the current [-] new troops, the entire south of the Yangtze River has been managed by the new party The prosperity of the country, coupled with the opening of sea trade and the encouragement of international trade, the land in the south of the Yangtze River is full of vitality.

The new troops in Huguang and Zhejiang were dispatched from Jiangnan, and Jiangnan has become the base for the implementation of the new party and new policies in the south.

Compared with Jiangnan Huguang, the situation in Sichuan is really unclear.

Sichuan itself is mountainous and the roads are rugged, and it is difficult to communicate with the outside world. In addition, there are many Miao chieftains in Sichuan Province, and the clan and vassal king of Shu King sits in the town. The gap between Sichuan and the Central Plains is very serious.

Although the general trend today is the implementation of the New Deal, it is impossible for the provinces to prevent the students of Datong Academy from going to the grassroots level in the provinces to develop, but there are many difficulties in developing in the towns.

The local clan forces, the obstruction of the landlords and gentry of a county, the inaction of the county magistrate, the lack of cooperation of the chieftain and the raw seedlings, etc., it is difficult for the students to gain the trust of the people in the townships, and all kinds of alarmist remarks have made the New Deal personnel feel very difficult. The demonization made the common people very resistant to the students.

These young people who are full of enthusiasm and want to come back and build their hometowns are not greeted by flowers and wine after returning to their hometowns, but indifferent folks, the cynicism of landlords and gentry, the indifference and disregard of bureaucrats, and various threats and obstruction.

These are like a basin of cold water poured on the heads of these young people, cooling their blood and waking them up from their dreams.

But the biggest advantage of young people is that they are young, young, and vigorous, especially after they have broadened their horizons. After seeing the prosperity of Ming Dynasty's northern and southern Zhili, they believe that they can also build their hometown well. The temporary cold water can't dispel their fighting spirit. .

What's more, young people also need to save face. At that time, they said that they wanted to build their hometown, and when they encountered some difficulties, they left in disgrace or surrendered. How could they have the face to meet those classmates?
The strength and arrogance of scholars are reflected in these young college students. They ignore the cynicism of landlords and gentry, and are indifferent to the indifference and non-cooperation of officials. Understanding is also left behind by them.

Thanks to the energetic efforts of these young people, a few nails were nailed in Sichuan. At least the villagers and their families recognized them and chose to support them. basic disk.

But this force is too small. In front of the whole of Sichuan, in front of those high-ranking dignitaries, in front of the huge number of landlords, gentry, and old bureaucrats, they are as weak as a bug, not to mention that there are still people on the top. The king of Shu who had a profound influence on the whole Sichuan.

If it weren't for the influence of the cabinet, I'm afraid their small fights would have been wiped out by a group of rogue bandits who didn't know where they came from.

When they found that the bureaucratic system and the landlords and gentry in Sichuan were not cooperative with the new policy, and even the king of Shu and the dignitaries were against the new policy, these young people felt that it was necessary to seek support from above, and they wrote letters to their classmates in other provinces to seek support. , wrote letters to those seniors who had already served as county magistrates and even magistrates to ask for help, and even wrote to Wang Wenyan, the governor of Jiangnan who was leading the New Deal in the south by the New Party, asking for help.

This kind of thing is not surprising. When I encounter problems that cannot be solved, it is not shameful to ask for help. After all, during the implementation of the New Deal, some students even wrote letters to Zhang Haogu, the head of the Datong Academy and now the chief assistant of the cabinet. This is all traceable.

Not only was the new policy implemented in Huguang and other places in the south, but also in the north, when the new policy was implemented, many people directly wrote to the imperial court and received additional assistance from the imperial court.

Now the students of Datong Academy in Sichuan also wrote to ask for help. Some of these letters were lost, but some were successfully delivered. The personal letter and the investigation letter on the situation in Sichuan went to Jiangnan to seek Wang Wenyan's help.

Now that Wang Wencai is back, these students are naturally excited. They have long been looking forward to Wang Wencai bringing back some good news.

"Brother Wang, is there any news?"

A young man looked at Wang Wencai eagerly.

Wang Wencai looked a little tired, and he had exhausted too much energy and energy by traveling for a long time, but looking at the expectant eyes of his companions, Wang Wencai wanted to comfort him, but finally shook his head.

"Oh!" The companions sighed when they saw this.

"Brother Wang has traveled through mountains and rivers all the way. Let Brother Wang rest for a while and drink some water before we talk about it." Wu Xiangren said.

Everyone nodded, some went to fetch water, some cooked hot soup, Wang Wencai washed his face in a hurry, took a bowl of hot soup and drank it, and then he felt much better.

Taking out a letter from the package, Wang Wencai handed it to Wu Xiangren for everyone to read, and then slowly said: "I took a boat all the way down to the south of the Yangtze River, and asked to see Governor Wang at Yingtian Mansion. Although Governor Wang is busy with official duties, Still took the time to meet me."

"I told Governor Wang about the situation here. Governor Wang also knows that we are in difficulties, but Governor Wang is responsible for too much. He is currently promoting the New Deal in Jiangxi and Fujian, and the main force is being used there. Therefore, Governor Wang advises us. Wait a little longer, when Jiangxi and Fujian are settled, they can help us with their hands.”

A student couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, how long do we have to wait?"

Another person said: "Governor Wang has a lot of affairs, and now he has to supervise the new policies in Jiangxi and Fujian, but Jiangxi and Fujian have been resolved, so why not Guangdong and Guangxi? It may not be our turn at that time."

Wang Wencai looked at these classmates, he knew that everyone was quite resentful, so why not?
I and others here are working so hard to support the little spark of Datong Academy, how can the people above turn a blind eye?
But Wang Wencai also knew in his heart that Wang Wenyan's strategy was correct. It was also in the interest and strategy of the imperial court to go southeast first and then southwest. After all, Fujian and Guangdong were rich places with many merchants and developed commerce.

Now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been established, and if Fujian and Guangdong are taken, the implementation of the New Deal in the south will be [-]% successful.

At that time, I will take advantage of the trend to slowly map the southwest.

Knowing that this doesn't mean that Wang Wencai can feel comfortable in his heart. The big picture of the imperial court is being considered by those big figures, but how long will they have to stay here before they can see hope?
"Hey"

Everyone sighed for a while, not because they had completely lost confidence, but because they were a little depressed for a while.

Wu Xiangren frowned and thought about it, and suddenly said: "We might as well write a letter to Yuan Fu directly, how about it?"

Hearing the letter to Zhang Haogu, everyone cheered up again, but Wang Wencai broke everyone's illusions: "When I was in Jiangnan, I heard that the imperial court was recently mobilizing various supplies, including food, cloth and medicine. Some factories in Jiangnan even I received a large number of orders from the imperial court."

"There are rumors that the imperial court is going to start a war against Liaodong. The cabinet is probably focusing on Liaodong right now, and has no time to pay attention to our side."

Hearing that war was about to start against Liaodong, everyone cheered up again. Although it was disappointing that the cabinet did not pay attention to the Southwest for a while, the imperial court wanted to start a war against Liaodong, to put down those Tartars.

How could this passionate young man not be excited?
"Brother Wang, is the news true?" One person asked quickly.

Wang Wencai nodded: "I heard that the imperial court is expanding its troops in several towns in the north, and some towns have even added thousands of people at one time. Now that the barbarians have been wiped out, looking at the southeast and northwest of Ming Dynasty, there are only Liaodong is gone, if the imperial court does not send troops to pacify Liaodong, that will be a problem."

These students nodded one after another, yes, now there is only Liaodong left in Daming, and now that the imperial court has freed up its hands, it must be to destroy Huang Taiji.

A student slapped his thigh suddenly: "Hi! We are in the southwest, with steep mountains and rough roads, and it is inconvenient to communicate with the Central Plains. We only know about such a grand event now."

"If it's possible, I really want to go to the army and go to Liaodong to experience it. Maybe I will get a military exploit and be able to honor my ancestors."

Another person was full of longing: "Yes, the army went out to conquer the country. How spectacular was it when my master of the Ming Dynasty went out to expedition to the south of the fort? I also watched the master of the Ming Dynasty go out on the expedition that day. Tens of thousands of cavalry went out to the north. It is like a forest, and the flags cover the sky, and it still makes people's blood boil in retrospect."

"Now that the imperial court is going to attack Liaodong again, it's a pity that we, men of the Ming Dynasty, can't participate in it in person. It's a pity, a pity."

Today's Ming Dynasty is full of martial arts, how many students abandon their pens and join the army and then make achievements on the battlefield?

If you succeed in the first battle, you will be honored by your ancestors, and your name will be left in history.

When he returns from success, he rides a steed with safflowers and walks through the streets and alleys. I don't know how many men I envy and how many riches I cherish.

To run the army on horseback and rule the country on horseback, such an all-rounder in civil and military affairs is the highest pursuit of a man of the Ming Dynasty!

Not to mention that when you come back with military exploits, you can not only boast of your achievements in Jinyou streets and alleys in the capital, but also leave your name in the local county annals of your hometown, and even erect a monument as a biography.

Who doesn't want Guangzong Yaozu to return home in fine clothes?
Who can refuse to leave his name in history and write it on the first page of the genealogy?
Over the years, the imperial court has created many heroic stories in battles. A small soldier can become a hero in red and colorful clothes, and the family of the common people is proud of joining the army, not to mention the children and students of today's emerging gentry and merchants.

Now that the imperial court wants to conquer Liaodong, it must use a lot of troops. This is very likely to be the largest and most important war in recent years. It is a pity that they cannot participate in it, which makes these young people really sigh.

Wang Wencai lined up rows of tables with a serious expression: "Masters! Don't forget what I am waiting for back to my hometown!"

"If I wanted to join the army, I would have been able to enter the new army long ago. With my talents and learning, I could be a leader of the seventh rank at the beginning. But isn't our ambition for the elders in our hometown?"

"Nowadays, the imperial court's conquest of Liaodong is a national event, and all people with lofty ideals are excited, but if we go to join the army, won't everything we have done before be in vain?"

"The elders in my hometown trust us, and now we have the foundation of these towns, and our relatives and friends trust us, so we started the farm with us under the pressure of those landlords and gentry."

"If I quit now because of this predicament, and think about becoming famous, I ran to join the army. Even if I really got the military exploits and came back, how can I face the trust and expectations of the old people in my hometown?"

Wu Xiangren said: "That's right, what Brother Wang said is very true! We came back and stayed here for the sake of the elders in our hometown. We will build Ziyang well and let the elders live a good life. We will be famous in history. The difficulties we face No easier than they are on the battlefield."

As he said that, Wu Xiangren slapped the table fiercely: "I, Wu Xiangren, can't make meritorious service on the battlefield, so I have to leave my biography of Wu Xiangren in the county annals of Ziyang County. People in the future will remember what I, Wu Xiangren, have done for Ziyang. The elders here Folks, all the people in the county will remember me, Wu Xiangren, in Ziyang."

Wang Wencai said with a smile: "That's right. Since ancient times, upright officials have left their names in history, and local monuments have been erected to commemorate them. Why can't we leave our reputation in Ziyang and Chengdu?"

Everyone was excited by what Wang Wencai and Wu Xiangren said, and each of them cheered up again:
"Brother Wang and Brother Wu are right! Why can't we leave a trace in the Ziyang county annals? We can also leave a mark in history!"

"That's right! What we have done is a major event for the country and the people! The policy of the new policy, the equal distribution of land, the abolition of classes, and the equality of everyone, is a pioneering move. Yuanfu and others have left their names in history and will last forever. Those who wait for Jing Cong will also get their names engraved in history books!"

"In the county annals of Ziyang County, my name, Tian Zhifang, will definitely appear in the future!"

"There must also be my name, Han Jiangyuan!"

Everyone was full of fighting spirit, looking at each other, everyone felt as if they were full of infinite power, youthful spirit, reckless high spirits, and they couldn't believe that they couldn't make a name for themselves in Ziyang County.

Full of ambition, Wang Wencai said: "In the next period of time, neither the imperial court nor Governor Wang can provide us with any help. But I can't wait to be depressed. In my opinion, we still have to continue what we did before. , strive for more villages and towns, and get more support from the elders."

"As long as we have the support of most of the people in the county, the gentry and landlords will not be able to pose any threat to us."

Wu Xiangwen added: "At that time, we can still train the militia, so what if we don't have iron? Bamboo spears, bamboo armor, wooden bows and arrows can protect the farm as well."

Wang Wencai nodded: "Yes, as long as we expand a few more towns, we will be the masters outside the entire Ziyang County. Everyone will share the land and produce with peace of mind. Then each village and town will select young and strong militias. You can go!"

"That's it!" Everyone agreed in unison.

At night, everyone was discussing tomorrow's destination, and Wang Wencai assigned tasks: "Brother Han, Brother Zhang, and Brother Li, you go to the south, Brother Tian, ​​Brother Zhao, and Brother Sun, you go to the north."

"Although the clans in these towns say that the main family is doing well, the lives of the side branches are not. Those side branches are all targets we can fight for. If we win over them, our strength will grow stronger."

"Brother Wu, you are in charge of organizing the militia. Take the big guys to cut bamboo to make bamboo guns and armor, and cut some bamboo bows and arrows. We also need to have the strength to protect ourselves."