Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"This tea, why is it tasteless after drinking it?"

Wei Zhongxian put down the teacup, and the sweet and clear tea soup suddenly lost its taste in his mouth.

Doesn't Wei Zhongxian know what's going on with him now?
Once the emperor and a courtier, Wei Zhongxian was Zhu Youxiao's great companion, the palace chief of the Tianqi Dynasty, the director of the East Factory and the supervisor of ceremonies.

With such power, the Dongchang, the Palace, and the Supervisor of Rituals are all in charge, which is enough to show Zhu Youxiao's trust in Wei Zhongxian.

This kind of trust is a good thing in the Tianqi Dynasty, but now it is the Chongzhen Dynasty.

The courtiers of the former emperor are not the courtiers of the new emperor. Otherwise, why would the emperor have to clean up the palace first and install his own people in every position?
Isn't it for sleeping soundly?

Now Zhang Haogu is in charge of the cabinet and government affairs, Wei Zhongxian is in charge of the palace and the supervisor of ceremonies, Zhu Youjian is the emperor who has been emptied, not only has no real power, but is also very dangerous.

And Zhang Haogu controls the court, and there are many party members in the local area, not to mention the new army. Even if Zhang Haogu is not the chief assistant of the cabinet, it will be very difficult for Zhu Youjian. Don’t you see how Zhu Youxiao wanted to move Zhang Haogu at the beginning? trouble?
But Wei Zhongxian is different. The emperor said that abolition can be abolished at any time. In the final analysis, this is the emperor's family business. Whether it is in the East Factory or in the palace, it is the emperor who decides. The emperor has to deal with his own slaves. Who can say what?

Right now, Zhang Haogu is outside and can provide assistance to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian can still sit firmly in this position, but if Wei Zhongxian wants to step down, Zhang Haogu really has no choice.

Zhang Haogu took another sip of tea: "I am a person, whether in the court, inside or outside the palace, there are all kinds of evaluations."

"Some people say that I am a dictator of power and deceive the emperor; some people say that I am arrogant and domineering, and I will be the second Cao Cao; some people say that I support party members, and the Ming Dynasty is about to be named Zhang."

"Of course I don't recognize these words, but I do recognize them when they say that I am fond of remembering the past."

"The first emperor entrusted the Ming Dynasty to me, but he also entrusted it to you. Old Wei, for the time being, you will continue to be the Chief Chief of your palace, and if you have mastered the Supervisor of Rituals, you will support it for two more years. No matter what the future holds, If you continue to retreat, I will guarantee you to spend your old age safely. Even if the capital cannot stay, there is still a place for you to spend your old age peacefully."

Wei Zhongxian finally nodded: "Then I will wait."

After persuading Wei Zhongxian, Zhang Haogu sent Wei Zhongxian away, and then went back to the study alone, sat down and rubbed his eyebrows with some fatigue.

Now everyone says that he holds great power, that he is the real prime minister, the prime minister, but who knows how heavy his burden is now?
In the past no matter what, Zhu Youxiao always trusted him and supported him unconditionally. Behind this, there is stability behind it, but now?
It would be good if Zhu Youjian didn't trip Zhang Haogu behind his back.

"Duke Ming?" Huang Zongxi looked at Zhang Haogu worriedly.

From the Tianqi Dynasty to the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhang Haogu's burdens were not less, but more and more. The affairs of the world were on the shoulders of one person. This burden can really make people breathless.

And Zhang Haogu was able to serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet for so many years, manage all affairs in an orderly manner, and make the country strong and the people rich under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, which Huang Zongxi admired very much.

And Zhang Haogu has always been full of self-confidence, and nothing can trouble him, as if everything is under his control.

Thirteen years before Apocalypse, Zhang Haogu seldom had such exhausting moments, but now with the death of Emperor Tianqi and the enthronement of Emperor Chongzhen, Huang Zongxi found that Zhang Haogu was getting more and more tired.

"It's okay, a few problems will not affect anything." Zhang Haogu said.

Huang Zongxi thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Duke Ming, if you follow the constitutional monarchy you mentioned earlier, if the royal family is held high and the people of the world handle the affairs of the world, is it feasible?"

Zhang Haogu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Tai Chong, after Tang Yao and Yu Shun, Dayu Emperor Li Xia, started the inheritance of the family. After that, there was Xuanniaoshengshang, Fengming Xiqi, and Zulong Li Qin, Red Emperor Yan Han."

"Looking at the thousands of years of Taotao's history, even if I went to the Taizu to drive out the Tartars and restore China, I belong to the world."

"It's too strong, how long do you think it will take for the world of this family to become the world of the public world?"

Huang Zongxi was silent for a moment, and then said: "Duke Ming, students can continue to fight with you for the common world, for the world of great harmony."

Zhang Haogu laughed: "Tai Chong, what I'm talking about is not whether you can persevere. I have persisted for so many years, encountered so many things along the way, and even broke with the late emperor. Even now the government and the opposition say that I am in power, but I have flinched. ?"

"After so many years, I, in the end, I understand that there is only one thing."

Huang Zongxi asked: "Duke Ming understands what?"

Zhang Haogu said calmly: "The world of the public world we want to build is a world of great unity under heaven; while the current world is a world of family world, not a world of people from all over the world, but a world of a few people. This few people, in In the Han and Jin Dynasties, they were called noble clans, and in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they were also called aristocratic clans; in the Song and Song dynasties and even now, they were called a family of officials and eunuchs."

"The power of the gentry was shattered at the end of the Jin Dynasty, but in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it became a more powerful clan. At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the clan disappeared, and a broader family of scholars and officials reappeared."

"In the Han and Jin Dynasties, the emperor was the largest gentry; in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the emperor was the largest family; and in the Song and Song Dynasties, the emperor was the largest family of officials"

"What we have to face is never just a certain class, a certain force or a certain person. What we are facing is the world that has been passed down to the present, the feudal world of the world."

"In such a world, how can there be a great harmony in the world?"

Huang Zongxi was stunned for a moment, then stood up excitedly: "Minggong, have you finally made up your mind?"

"Ever since the first emperor insisted on breaking with me, I have understood that the world is different in their eyes and ours. I do have the intention to change the world, but not now." Zhang Haogu said.

"Ming Gong, is it because our strength is not enough right now?" Huang Zongxi asked in confusion.

Zhang Haogu laughed: "Tai Chong, our strength seems to be great, and indeed we can change the court, but what do we want is to change the dynasty? What we want is not just to change a dynasty, but to change the world. .”

"If we want to change the world, the first thing we need to do is to enable people in the world to see the world clearly and learn to think."

"So, we still have a lot to do. The road is long and the road is long. I will climb it unswervingly."

These words were not only spoken by Zhang Haogu to Huang Zongxi, but also Zhang Haogu told himself.

In the feudal world, it is impossible to give birth to the flower of great harmony in the world.

Zhang Haogu has been integrated into this world for so many years, but he still can't fully adapt to this world. In the past, Zhang Haogu was not capable enough, so he could only obey the world. Now, Zhang Haogu wants to try to change the world.

The weak are forced to adapt to the world, while the strong force the world to adapt to themselves. Zhang Haogu decided to be the strong, the No.1.

This is Zhang Haogu's consciousness that was born when Zhu Youxiao called Zhang Haogu to Beijing. He will give up compromise, and he will no longer have any illusions. What he is facing is the feudal forces that have been passed down for thousands of years. From the emperor down to the traffickers and pawns, he has adapted to the sinking world, and what he has to do is to break the old world and change the world.

Under such a realization, and Zhang Haogu had no hope for Zhu Youjian at all, so Zhang Haogu simply took on major military and political affairs by himself, completely turning Zhu Youjian into a clay sculpture.

He wants to take advantage of the time and opportunity to adjust and deploy everything as soon as possible. As Zhu Youjian stays in the emperor's position for longer and longer, even if Zhang Haogu is all guarded against, someone will take refuge in Zhu Youjian and choose to stand On the emperor's side, who made Zhu Youjian the emperor?Who gave Daming the surname Zhu?

Now the court meeting has become a decoration again. Although Zhu Youjian goes to court every day, it is not his turn to speak in the court. Zhu Youjian took any chance.

However, even so, even if the Datong Party is so strong, it can be said that it is full of flowers and flames, and it looks like it is monopolizing the Ming Dynasty, but there are still people who choose to support Zhu Youjian, because Zhu Youjian is the emperor and is orthodox.

What's more, there are too many positions occupied by members of the Datong party. The chief minister of the cabinet, the cabinet bachelor, the six ministers, the ministers of each department, inside and outside the palace, courts and localities, how many people from the new party?

And how many people are also eyeing these positions?
Among other things, it seems that no one dares to compete with Zhang Haogu for a single chief minister of the cabinet, but in fact, are there few people who think carefully in private?
Zhang Haogu knew about this, but he was too lazy to talk to these people now.

This court, he will leave sooner or later, if he wants to carry out a change, a thorough change, then he will never be completely transformed without bloodshed and analgesia.

This kind of bloodshed and analgesia are unavoidable, and they will happen in any change. From the beginning of the New Deal of the Apocalypse Dynasty to the present, how many people died and how much blood was shed?

This is only an internal change. If the old world is to be completely torn apart, the turmoil caused will definitely have a greater impact.

Zhang Haogu was soft-hearted before, but now Zhang Haogu has cooled his heart. Without experiencing pain and tearing the dirty side of reality bloody, he cannot welcome the new world.

It is also true that Zhang Haogu has become more and more decisive in dealing with various aspects during this period.

In Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Haogu is having a regular cabinet meeting. Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Qian Qianyi, Huang Liji, and Qiao Yunsheng are all present. This meeting is still presided over by Zhang Haogu, and everyone is listening.

"Some people say that in the bitter cold of Liaodong, the food is tasteless and should be discarded."

"These words represent the thoughts of many people. I also know the reason. It is nothing more than feeling that the development of Liaodong has affected them."

"But that's not the reason why we don't develop Liaodong!"

Zhang Haogu spoke calmly, with a calm expression: "Liaodong, today's Northeast, has a vast territory, can live tens of millions of people, and its resources are innumerable. The Northeast of coal, iron, copper, and gold can completely become the Ming Dynasty. The next industrial base."

"The next focus of Ming Dynasty is to develop the Northeast, develop the Northeast, and build the Northeast into the third industrial center of Ming Dynasty after Zhili and Jiangnan."

"The Northeast is rich in resources, and its geography is even more critical. If the Ming Dynasty is to take root in the Northeast for a long time, the current manpower is completely insufficient. Therefore, the Northeast needs to emigrate. Some people who moved to Shandong, Henan, Zhili and other places entered the Northeast. Lay a part of the foundation for the development of Northeast China."

As Zhang Haogu said it, Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng and others silently remembered it, obviously adapting to the current rhythm of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet.

But Sun Chengzong looked at the records of Lu Xiangsheng, Qian Qianyi and others. Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng were traveling in the sky, obviously unable to adapt to the fast pace of Zhang Haogu when he was in charge of the cabinet.

Zhang Haogu continued: "Part of the industry in Zhili and Jiangnan has been transferred to Liaodong, and the shelf is set up first. This area requires the court's resources to be tilted. Lu Xiang, Qian Xiang, you are in charge of this area."

"The war of Ping Manchu Qing years ago, although it made Daming's economy recover a bit, but it was affected after all. The industry and commerce in Zhili and Jiangnan suffered a lot. Many factories closed and workers went out of business. Right now, there is a large area in the Northeast. The place of development is just right to stimulate the industry and rejuvenate it."

Qian Qianyi couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. The 13-year turmoil of Apocalypse had a great impact on Daming's economy and industry. The industry and commerce were comprehensively damaged, and it would not be able to recover in a short time.

Now there is the development of the Northeast as a stimulus, and the imperial court clearly intends to build the Northeast as the next industrial base, coupled with the abundant reserves of coal, copper, iron and even gold mines in the Northeast, the development of the Northeast will definitely stimulate the overall economy of the Ming Dynasty , which is a good thing for him.

Seeing that Sun Chengzong was a little puzzled, Zhang Haogu explained: "Sun Xiang, to put it bluntly, this matter is not only to restore the economy of Ming Dynasty, but also to strengthen the confidence of businessmen and workers. A series of industries have developed, and the Northeast is not a land of barbarians, but a piece of fertile soil. The Northeast is geographically superior, and its development is of great significance to Daming."

Sun Chengzong nodded and didn't say much. The development of Northeast China is indeed a good thing from Sun Chengzong's strategic perspective.

The development of the Northeast can not only monitor the grasslands, but also condescend to check and balance North Korea, and can reject the barbarians in the north and keep the war away from Zhili.

This is the same as why Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu bothered to train the new army and spent a lot of money to build the new army and then couldn’t wait to fight the Tatars. Monan Mongolia is so close to Zhili, threatening the center of the Ming Dynasty all the time Safety, if you don't push the front line forward and leave enough strategic defense circle for the Ming center, who can sleep soundly?

Looking at Zhang Haogu's series of wars, whether it was the war against Mongolia in the south and north of the desert, or the peace in the south, going to Nanyang, fighting against Japan, or the recent Shi Kefa's imminent move in Gansu and Shanxi, Sun Chengzong could see that Zhang Haogu was surrounding the The two most important core areas of Ming Dynasty, Zhili and Jiangnan, are also the most prosperous and most densely populated industrial center of Ming Dynasty to create an all-round defense circle.

The Northeast and Northwest are the last two key places to complete this defense circle. At that time, the northern and southern Zhili, which occupy the most essence of Ming Dynasty, can be protected in the center, and continuously provide money, resources, manpower, material resources and industrial products for the development of Ming Dynasty. , as long as there is no problem with the outer defense circle, Da Ming is safe. Da Ming can produce resources without pressure, and crush everything with powerful manpower and material resources.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong recognized Zhang Haogu very much. How many people like Zhang Haogu could there be in the Ming Dynasty?

After arranging the development of the Northeast and a series of affairs of the imperial court, the regular cabinet meeting ended, and Zhang Haogu held a meeting of the Datong Society.

"Whether Dongying or Jiaozhi is a very important place for our Datong Society, it is also an important breaking point."

"Therefore, Dongying and Jiaozhi must be firmly in our hands to prevent future changes."

Zhang Haogu said, looking at Huang Degong and Zhao Yuqi: "Now the social welfare is acceptable, but the development of social welfare is still restricted by the local area. In this regard, I will let Yunnan, Sichuan, Sichuan and other places increase the cooperation and welfare. Exchange and trade, and at the same time, Nanyang's resources will also be tilted towards mutual benefit."

"During this period of time, Jiaozhi should develop well. At least a complete basic industrial system should be established in Hanoi, which can support part of Jiaozhi's development."

Zhang Haogu's words were not very clear, but Huang Degong already understood Zhang Haogu's meaning: "Don't worry, Minggong, I understand that Jiaozhi will focus on the development of industry in the future."

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhao Yuqi again: "Dongying is also the top priority. This place is isolated overseas, but it has extremely high strategic value and a large population."

"Nowadays, some industries can be developed, but Dongpu's people's hearts are still a little uneasy. The original garrison should not be enough. How many more people do you think are needed?"

Zhao Yuqi said: "In the land of Dongying, at least Edo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagasaki and other places must be controlled. Counting, at least two towns."

Zhang Haogu said without hesitation: "I'll give you three towns to protect Dongying."

Zhao Yuqi nodded: "Understood."

Looking at the two generals, Zhang Haogu said softly: "In the future, our situation may not be as good as it is now. Now we give certain resources to Jiaozhi and Dongying, and then Jiaozhi and Dongying will be able to feed us back."

"And these two places are no different than other places. At that time, the three towns of Jiaozhi and Dongying will be organized according to the latest establishment. I will let the imperial court allocate armor, logistics and storage, which will be enough for you to use."

Everyone listened to Zhang Haogu's arrangements for Jiaozhi and Dongying, and they all understood that Zhang Haogu had already started to make preparations. Jiaozhi and Dongying had three towns each. This added up to six towns of soldiers and horses, which amounted to nearly 10 People, such a large army is training outside and can take over the southwest and southeast of Ming Dynasty at any time.

While Zhang Haogu was making arrangements, Qian Qianyi was not idle, he chose to contact Wen Tiren and communicate with Zhu Youjian indirectly.

"Isn't Prime Minister Qian very close to Zhang Shoufu? Why are you here now?" Wen Tiren looked curiously at Qian Qianyi who came to visit suddenly.

Qian Qianyi sipped tea calmly: "Could it be that there is still some opposition between you and me in the court? Isn't it all for Daming, for His Majesty?"

Wen Tiren's eyes lit up, there was something in Qian Qianyi's words.

"Qian Xiang, the old man remembers that you are also a student of Donglin, right?" Wen Tiren asked.

Qian Qianyi nodded: "I've always been a member of Donglin, but in my opinion, the new policies and laws have their merits, so I didn't just sit back and watch, for the sake of Daming."

"It's just that the new policies and laws don't necessarily require the new party to implement them. I'm also willing to shoulder more burdens for His Majesty and Daming."