Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 852: All the people in the world!

"Eternal fragrance, good, good."

"If it can last forever, the old man's efforts over the years will not be in vain, and these things can be passed on."

"However, when I first started doing this, I didn't do it with the intention of leaving a name in history."

After Xu Guangqi finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Zhang Haogu.

"Mr. Xu is really high-minded and upright. He is worthy of being the elder of our Datong Society." Huang Zongxi was full of emotion.

Zhang Haogu said softly: "Who says it's not?"

"It's too aggressive, do you know what Mr. Xu said that impressed me the most?"

"Xu Lao didn't have the idea of ​​becoming famous when he started doing these things; isn't the purpose of our establishment of Datong Academy back then also to benefit the world rather than fame?"

"Up to now, how many people can keep their hearts and remember their original aspirations? How many people have lost their original appearance through ups and downs in the officialdom?"

Huang Zongxi asked, "Duke Ming, what happened?"

Zhang Haogu said: "When I was in Shuntian Mansion, the emperor named me King of Liao. At that time, many people were very excited."

"Now that I'm really crowned king and I've come to Liaodong, many people are excited again."

"They persuaded me to pay close attention to formal sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple, and advised me to quickly repair the royal palace and call it a king system. Then this Liaodong will be our independent kingdom. I can be called a widow, and they can also enjoy stable wealth and glory."

"But if I really do this, then what is the difference between me and Huang Taiji?"

Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi: "Taichong, you and Ningren are the people I always take with me, and also the people who accompany me day and night. Tell me, is Zhang Haogu the same as Zhang Haogu in the past?"

Huang Zongxi tidied up his clothes, and then bowed his head: "Of course, Minggong is still the original Minggong, and this has never changed. The students have followed Minggong all these years, and have been paying attention to Minggong's behavior. And Minggong has not changed, Isn't Duke Ming himself the clearest?"

Zhang Haogu laughed, and then said seriously: "Yes, I haven't changed, I know best myself."

"I used to like people calling me Yuanfu and Zhang Xiang very much. I felt that I was very majestic and great. I called myself my court, my real minister, and looked like a prime minister ruling the world."

"But later, I prefer to call myself Zhang Baorui, rather than some elder or prime minister."

"Even now, I have been crowned king. In Liaodong, it can be said that I have the most honorable status. I can decide the fate of the people in Liaodong with a single word. It stands to reason that I can be called a lonely person, facing the south and becoming king."

"But if I really do that, I will become that high-ranking carnivore. Zhang Baorui, who is separated from the common people in the world and cannot see the suffering of the people, will not be Zhang Baorui, but the king of Liao."

Huang Zongxi said excitedly: "Duke Ming, the students are very happy and admired to be able to follow you and to see a Duke Ming who has not changed his ambition for ten years and is still worried about the people of the world no matter where he lives."

"Let's go, let's go back to the city. I think it's time to pour cold water on the impetuous people." Zhang Haogu said, walking back with brisk steps, he felt that he was full of strength.

Back in Shenyang City, the place has been changed back to its original name, and it is no longer Fengtian in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

And Huang Taiji's palace has also undergone a simple transformation, and it has become a building complex integrating the palace and the central office of Datongshe, which just makes use of all the buildings.

Qinzheng Hall has been transformed into a simple meeting place, and the original Fengtian Hall has also become the conference hall of Datong Society.

And today in the Hall of Qinzheng, Zhang Haogu was telling the senior officials of Datong Society about Xu Guangqi's achievements.

Yuan Yingtai, governor of Shandong, Tan Yong, governor of Zhejiang, Zhou Jinyong, governor of Henan, Wang Wenyan, governor of Jiangnan, Huang Liqing, governor of Hunan, and Yuan Keli, governor of Hubei, have all given up their original positions and came to Liaodong. , Zheng Hong, Chen Yawan, and Zhang Ruitu and Lu Xiangsheng who came here constitute the core layer of Datong Society in Liaodong.

Including Zhao Yuqi from Dongying, Shi Kefa from Ganshan, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji from Jiaozhi, Wang Dashan, Han Yaowei, Fang Yunchu, and Zhang Haogu, these 21 people are the entire core of Datong Society.

Sun Qifeng, Zhu Shunshui, Zuo Guangdou, Cui Chengxiu, Song Yingxing, Fang Yizhi, Chen Jinglun and others are still a little behind, but they are also responsible for their own aspects, starting to develop the three provinces of Northeast China and the two provinces of Monan and Mobei.

And for this meeting, except for Zhao Yuqi, Shi Kefa and Huang Degong who were unable to come, the rest of the people arrived.

This was the first official meeting of the Datong Society withdrawn to Liaodong. It took many days to prepare, and everyone present was very excited.

Zhang Haogu looked at the core of the Datong Society, the governor and generals of the Ming Dynasty, and smiled: "Thank you very much for believing in me, supporting me, and willing to come here with me."

"It's said that Liaodong is bitterly cold. From my point of view, apart from being a bit colder here, everything else is fine."

"This is the first official meeting. It is reasonable to talk about something exciting, but those empty words are meaningless to those of us. Let's go directly to the topic."

"Everyone knows that I went to see Mr. Xu today."

"Mr. Xu has taken root in Liaodong these years and has made great contributions. This is the rice that Mr. Xu has researched. Everyone, take a look."

After Zhang Haogu finished speaking, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu distributed a pile of rice seeds to the crowd, and everyone carefully looked at the rice seeds in their hands with strange expressions.

Zhang Haogu said again: "Bring up the rice from Huguang and the rice from Nanyang, and show it to everyone."

Soon, three small rubbing rice appeared in front of everyone, the Liaodong rice researched by Xu Guangqi, the original Huguang rice of the Ming Dynasty, and the Nanyang rice.

After the rice was placed in front of everyone, the expressions of the people finally changed. Lu Xiangsheng stared at the three piles of rice: "The rice in Liaodong seems to be as productive as that in Huguang."

Yes, the output of this Liaodong rice does not seem to be worse than that of Huguang!

Not only the number of rice in one plant, but also the color and plumpness of the rice. The rice in Liaodong looks very good!

Zhang Haogu said: "This is the rice that Mr. Xu studied. Everyone, the Liaodong rice that Mr. Xu studied has a very good yield in Liaodong, and it is also resistant to cold. With these two points, Liaodong is not a place of bitter cold, but a place outside the Great Wall. The Land of Fish and Rice."

Yuan Chonghuan was the governor who had been in Liaodong for several years, and he had the clearest understanding of the situation in Liaodong.

As for the Liaodong rice, Yuan Chonghuan is also the deepest emotion: "It is said that Liaodong is bitter and cold, but the land in Liaodong is not bad, but there has been no suitable food. At present, all the crops are potatoes and sweet potatoes."

"There are many rivers in the Liaodong area, the water system is good, and there are many fish. What we lack is a kind of food that can be promoted."

"With this Liaodong rice, it can be extended to the three provinces on a large scale in the future. At that time, we don't have to worry about food shortages, and the common people can rest assured to give birth. This is a great thing. As Minggong said, Liaodong can completely change from this. It is a land of fish and rice."

Everyone here is either the governor of a province or a general who has managed a certain area. In addition to studying in Datong Academy, their vision and experience are not bad.

Even if Yuan Chonghuan didn't say anything, everyone realized what it means to have a very high-yield cold-resistant grain that can be grown on a large scale in a place like Liaodong.

"There is such good news when we first arrived in Liaodong. It seems that God still favors us." Yuan Yingtai said with a smile.

"This is all the merits of Mr. Xu. It is enough to save the lives of the people in the three provinces. Mr. Xu's merit is immeasurable, enough to be famous forever." Wang Wenyan said with emotion.

Huang Liqing also said: "That's right, with such achievements, all the people are alive. It can be called a contemporary Shennong. In the future, Mr. Xu will make thousands of families become Buddhas."

Suddenly, Zhou Jinyong asked: "Why don't you see Mr. Xu today?"

Yes, Xu Guangqi is the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the core of the Datong Society. Although he has not been very active, everyone is sure of Xu Guangqi's achievements. As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xu Guangqi is not only busy improving equipment, but also busy with the common people The problem of eating belongs to the kind of people who work hard.

And Datong Society is not the bureaucrats of the old party who only know that the fake Dakong is not only corrupt but also forming a party for personal gain, let alone those in England who catch a useful one and squeeze it out with the mentality of "use it if you don't die". Black-hearted maggot, how could it be possible to ignore Xu Guangqi?

Hearing someone mention Xu Guangqi, Zhang Haogu said: "Xu's old age is very old, and he spent too much effort in Liaodong. It is God's blessing that he can survive until now. I met Xu's queen a few days ago. The old family sent someone to pass the news that Mr. Xu fell ill."

Zhang Haogu's expression was very sad. He knew that Xu Guangqi was holding his breath and waiting for him to come, and wanted to give him his research results, so that these things could really play a role instead of being wasted, ignored, and ignored. Discarded in warehouse.

Hearing Zhang Haogu's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and their expressions became complicated.

Zhang Haogu sighed softly, and said slowly: "I met Mr. Xu that day, and told Mr. Xu that his achievements are enough to leave a name in history, and will last forever."

"But Mr. Xu told me that he didn't study rice seeds in Liaodong for the sake of leaving his name in history."

"Everyone, do you know how I felt at that time?"

"Before, our Datong Society was very powerful. The cabinet, the new army, and the local governors and prefects were all from our Datong Society, so people became more impetuous and acted recklessly."

"Many people may have forgotten what they learned at Datong College, and their original intentions. They only know about getting promoted and making money, fame and fortune. But they completely forget that these are just incidentals."

"Many people confuse the primary and the secondary, and they no longer ask their own conscience when doing things, but pursue the advantages and disadvantages of the officialdom."

"When there was news from the imperial court that I was going to be crowned king, many of us jumped out to express our support, thinking that being crowned king was a good thing, which meant that our power was getting stronger and stronger, and maybe we could replace it."

"Later, it was rumored that I was leaving the imperial court and Datongshe was going to withdraw from Zhili. People's hearts were in confusion for a while. A considerable number of people chose to stay. I don't blame them for this. Everyone has his own ambitions. It's going to rain. If you want to marry someone, I have no reason to stop them."

"I originally thought that those who came to Liaodong had made their own inner choices and had a certain level of awareness. I didn't expect that."

As Zhang Haogu said, he chuckled softly: "Many people have come to me these days, advising me to seize the opportunity to become a king and establish a system, to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth to my ancestors, and then transform this Liaodong into an independent kingdom. At that time, I will be The King of Liao, who is said to be a widow, is also a dignitary of the Liao Kingdom, and they can pass on their wealth to their families."

"Liaodong is the Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, the Liaodong of the Han family, not my Liaodong, nor someone's Liaodong. I, Zhang Haogu, am not Huang Taiji, nor Nurhachi, and Datong Society is not someone who is trying to separate one side and rebel. An ambitious organization that claims to be emperor."

"Our goal, our ambition, is the great unity of the world. What we have to do is to protect the Han family's world, let the people live a good life, separate the territory, and become king in the south. Is that what we should do? "

"With the ambition of great unity in the world, there must be a pattern of the world as one. We are currently in Liaodong, but it does not mean that we will always be in Liaodong, we will always make a comeback. It is of course happy to say that we are alone, and we have a separate regime. But the Datong Society is no longer the Datong Society.”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Baorui's words are absolutely correct. Now that we have arrived in Liaodong, it seems that we have already divided one side, with all the soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass. It seems that we have no worries about the future and can enjoy the glory and wealth. That's why some people are impetuous , this idea is unacceptable.”

"We came to Liaodong not to enjoy life or get rich. We came here to build Liaodong into the next industrial base, the next land of fish and rice, develop Liaodong, and let the people of Liaodong live a better life. Here."

"We must not forget the primary and the secondary. Great harmony in the world is the main thing. Fame and fortune are just incidental. If we only pursue fame and fortune and discard the basics, then what is the difference between us and those bureaucrats and dignitaries of the old party? Haven't we all become slaves to power and money? gone?"

Zhang Haogu laughed, and said with a smile: "It's just us who have a meeting today, so it's okay to be blunt. I believe in everyone here, and I'm not saying that there is something wrong with the big guys here. After all I always believe that no matter when, the core of our Datong society is good, and our heart is still on the common people, and we still think about the great harmony of the world."

"As long as we are consistent here and we don't have troubles, then some minor problems within the Datong Society can be corrected at any time, but if we have problems, it means that the Datong Society is broken from the root."

"Big fellow, we must keep self-examination all the time. The spark of the Datong Society has spread all over Daming, and we are still waiting for our east wind to start a prairie fire."

Zhang Haogu's words undoubtedly made everyone feel vigilant, especially Wang Wenyan and other people who served as governors in economically prosperous areas in the southern financial and taxation areas. They have seen and enjoyed the most prosperous and beautiful things in Ming Dynasty. The temptation is not too much.

Wang Wenyan and others couldn't help but ask themselves, have they changed their minds?Are you still the same person you used to be?

Zhang Haogu looked at the thoughtful expressions of everyone, and nodded in satisfaction. Why did he say so much? Was it to keep the Datong Society awake and focused from the top, so from top to bottom, Only the entire Datong Society can maintain its youthful vigor and combat effectiveness, and this kind of Datong Society is also the Datong Society that can win the support of the people all over the world. This is very important for the Datong Society in the future.

The most important thing of this meeting is that Zhang Haogu wants to convey to everyone, to convey to the whole Datong Society a thought, the career has not been successful, we still need to work hard.

After the meeting, everyone started their respective work. In addition to conveying Zhang Haogu's ideas so that everyone in Datong News Agency could wake up and get rid of impetuousness, they also conducted experiments on Liaodong rice to promote it to the Northeast. everywhere.

And Zhang Haogu also fell into the busy work.

There is a lot of work for the center of the Datong Society. The Liao Palace was first established. In fact, the center of the Datong Society was embedded, but it was just a shell of the Liao Palace. Everyone had a lot of work. The three northeastern provinces were waiting to be rejuvenated. Resettlement, factories need to be resettled, workers, bachelors all need to be arranged, as well as the arrangement and adjustment of the new army.

Many affairs kept Zhang Haogu busy.

From September to November of the first year of Chongzhen, Zhang Haogu was busy all the time.

But no matter how busy everything is, there is a head. Zhang Haogu was so busy that he received a summons from Xu Guangqi's family. Xu Guangqi was about to lose his strength.

Hearing the news, Zhang Haogu swiped his brush while instructing the document, leaving a heavy ink mark on the document.

Speaking of which, during the three months since he came to Liaodong, Zhang Haogu has been busy grasping the overall situation, and he has been busy with various meetings, so he hastily met Xu Guangqi twice, but Zhang Haogu did not expect that Xu Guangqi's body was so weak This level!

Putting down the work at hand and rushing to Xu Guangqi's home, looking at Xu Guangqi lying on the bed, Zhang Haogu was full of guilt: "Blame me, I still don't care enough for Mr. Xu. I didn't expect Mr. Xu to be so sick."

Xu Guangqi forced a smile: "The illness is not a serious illness, it's just an old illness. I have been in Liaodong for these years, and the old man is also used to the bitter cold here. In the final analysis, it is time for a person to hold on."

"Baorui, you better be busy. If you are busy, it means that everything is getting better. These days, I have also heard from my family that the changes in Liaodong are getting bigger and bigger every day. This is good. I live in Liaodong. After all these years, I have already regarded this place as my second home, I thought I could close my eyes at ease after seeing these changes, but I didn’t expect that I was still worried.”

Zhang Haogu sat on the side of the bed and asked softly: "Is there anything Elder Xu wants to tell you, Baorui listen."

Xu Guangqi pointed to the side, and his students immediately took out a few books from the cabinet. Xu Guangqi pointed and said, "These are some of my gains and experiences over the years. They can be regarded as my experience. They should be helpful to you, Baorui, and can also help you." Enlightening some future generations is my last thing, don’t let these things lie in the cupboard and waste.”

Zhang Haogu took these books, which are full of Xu Guangqi's experience, including water conservancy, astronomy, agriculture, military weapons, mathematics and many other aspects. This is the most precious thing Xu Guangqi left to the world.

This is how the ancestors of China passed down the wisdom and experience of their predecessors bit by bit, and left it to future generations. Only then has Huaxia 5000 years of continuous inheritance; holding these books, Zhang Haogu felt the heavy weight.

"Old Xu, don't worry, I will definitely pass on these things, carry them forward, and pass them on to future generations."

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi closed his eyes with satisfaction. He was already amazing to be able to say these words, and his weak body could not last for a few days.

At the beginning of December of that year, Xu Guangqi passed away suddenly.

(End of this chapter)