Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 141 Wisdom of the Romans
"Master Su, did you not pass the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

When Zhu Biao heard the news that Su Jing let him and his younger brother Zhu Wei go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the first thing he thought of was not that he could go home, but how Su Jing should spend this Mid-Autumn Festival.

Su Jing has no family and is alone.

Obviously, this Mid-Autumn Festival is different for him from others.

"I'll just pass by casually. You two haven't been home for a long time. You still have to reunite with your family during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Su Jing smiled lightly.

Zhu Biao was silent, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, even if they are not royal children, it is customary to reunite with family members.

"Okay, there's no need to do this, I'm not the only one in this world who is lonely, and it's not the first time for me to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it's fine."

Su Jing saw Zhu Biao's silence, and said with a smile.

It seems that I don't have much feeling for this Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Yes, Master Su."

Zhu Biao could only nod silently, he didn't know what he should say was correct.

Zhu Lu who was at the side said, "Then why can't Master Su go to our house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Zhu Wei didn't learn the theory of the collapse of the dynasty from Su Jing, what he learned was mostly scientific theories.

In his eyes, it was not a big deal for Su Jing to go to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhu Biao was obviously taken aback when he heard this.

This was something he had never thought of before, but not because he couldn't think of it, but because he didn't dare to think about it.

"No, I'm fine here."

Su Jing directly refused, saying that the relationship between him and Zhu Biao is very pure.

It's not bad to destroy it.

After speaking, Zhu Biao turned and went back to the house.

"Brother, why can't Master Su go home?"

Zhu Xi asked Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and replied: "Fifth brother, it's too early now, elder brother assures you that in the future, Master Su will be taken home for the holiday."

He didn't blame Zhu Huan, because what Zhu Huan said was actually what he wanted to do.

Prime Minister's House.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but Li Shanchang's face is not half happy.

Since the implementation of Prince Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree, the work flow between departments at all levels has changed.

Many workflows that were originally established by convention had to be changed.

For a system as large as Daming's, the change of the work flow means not adapting, which leads to a slowdown of many work efficiency.

Among them, Hubu complained the most.

Because the household department is in charge of taxation of money and grain, the taxes in Ming Dynasty are all paid in kind with grain.

Every year, the chief secretaries, governments, and counties must submit money and food, financial revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts to the Ministry of Households.

The figures of the Ministry of Households and the chief secretaries, prefectures, and counties must be exactly the same before they can be closed.If there is a discrepancy, the entire account book will be rejected, filled in again, and the seal of the local government will be affixed again.

The current capital of the Ming Dynasty is Yingtianfu, and officials from all over the country have to go to Yingtianfu to submit their account books.

Because the in-kind taxes paid are all grains, there will inevitably be losses during the transportation process, and it is a high probability that the account books and the physical objects will not match up.

However, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Household Affairs, such mistakes are naturally intolerable.

If there is a slight mistake, it is necessary to call back and re-declare.

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are not too far away from Yingtianfu, so even if a mistake does occur, it is not too difficult to send back a new declaration.

But for officials from Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, it will be unlucky.

The distance is long, the loss of food is more serious, errors are more prone to occur, and after errors occur, it takes longer to resend them.

So, in the Yuan Dynasty, there was a customary practice.

Officials who went to the Ministry of Household Audit had prepared blank booklets with pre-stamped letters for use, and they brought the grain to Yingtian Mansion to count it before filling in the amount.

In this way, the account books can be accurate every time, eliminating the risk of being sent back for re-examination.

This has always been done in the Yuan Dynasty, and at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, this customary practice has continued.

In the laws of Ming Dynasty, there is no express prohibition on this matter.

Officials, big and small, are also quite respectful of such things that improve administrative efficiency.

However, all of this had to be put on the table because of Su Jing, or Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree.

According to Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree, such a pre-stamped process is not allowed.

This is not allowed, and the officials who pay taxes below will be miserable.

Things that could be done directly with just a blank booklet in previous years, now because of the anti-corruption decree, they have to go back and forth honestly.

Everyone complained about this matter.

As the head of the hundred officials, Li Shanchang was naturally the one who received the most complaints.

"This Su Jing can really give me problems!"

Li Shanchang sighed a little.

Because of the implementation of the anti-corruption decree, he showed off in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, which was a good thing.

But now, in this situation, the resistance of hundreds of officials to this decree is already great.

Even Li Shanchang, the prime minister, had to think about how to deal with it.

Continue to enforce Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree?Or let Baiguan continue to operate in the way of stamping in advance in accordance with the agreed method?
This is not a random choice question.

At first glance, it must be the best way to implement the anti-corruption decree of Prince Zhu Biao, because it was proposed by Zhu Biao.

Who is Zhu Biao?

Prince!

The future emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Lao Zhu also supports his decree.

But actually?
If it is really carried out in accordance with Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree, then the collection of national taxes alone will have to freeze.

Tax payment officials in remote areas have to run back and forth all the time, and it is basically impossible to completely match the account books.

In this way, wouldn't this government affairs come to a standstill?

This is the fault of the officials of the household department, but as the prime minister, can Li Shanchang be alone?

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang will be held accountable, but he will not care about your reasons.

If you don't do this well, it's your responsibility.

Therefore, this problem seems simple, but it is not so easy to deal with it in practice.

Of course, if those household officials knew about the empty printing case, they wouldn't complain.

In front of the head, no one dared to say anything wrong.

"Come on, go and call Hu Shaoqing here."

Li Shanchang beckoned, and a servant came.

"Yes, Prime Minister."

After getting the order, the attendants left the prime minister's mansion immediately.

Some things, for Li Shanchang, may pass without telling the truth, anyway, he also plans to retire.

But the successor, this problem still needs to be dealt with.

Inside the Forbidden City.

In the Dahontang, several princes are studying the math problem hard, yes, it is the problem that Kaos posed.

Zhu Yuanzhang's promise is very useful.

In the territory of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is the supreme master of power, and his promise is itself a symbol of power.

However, Kaos's question was still too difficult for them.

"Forget it, I can't do it."

The second child, Zhu Xi, was the first to give up. He scratched his head and scratched his head, but he couldn't think of any ideas after thinking for a long time.

Afterwards, he turned his idea on the teacher of the Dabentang. He didn't dare to make Kaos's idea. Zhu Yuanzhang had warned him, and he didn't want to be punished again.

It's a pity that these teachers are basically lecturers of Confucianism, and they are really not very good at arithmetic.

In particular, Kaos's question has already involved unknowns.

Although it is not possible to find no one in Daming territory to answer, it is obviously not these teachers in Dabentang.

Helpless Zhu Xi had no choice but to give up.

Zhu Zhen, the sixth child, and Zhu Yu, the seventh child, chose to give up after listening to it at that time, and they had no idea at all.

The only ones left are the third child Zhu Yan and the fourth child Zhu Di.

The one most likely to solve it is naturally Zhu Bian. He is intelligent and quick thinking, and he is also loved by all the teachers.

This will solve the problem very seriously, and even dug up some ancient books, trying to solve it by comparison.

It's just that he doesn't have a teacher like Su Jing, and he has no clue when looking for books, so he just searched for it.

As for Zhu Di, although he buried his head in the study carefully, he didn't even fully understand the topic.

For him, who only knows how to wield knives and guns all day long, this kind of question is obviously beyond the outline.

But Zhu Di has no intention of giving up, Zhu Yuanzhang's promise is too sweet.

It's just that mathematics is sometimes quite simple.

Yes, yes, no, no.

Zhu Di could not see any hope of solving the problem at all.

Kaos, who was looking at this picture, sat silently by the side, not even chatting in the usual way.

He didn't want to be suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang because of what he said.

Just get over it, anyway, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only a few days away.

Besides, looking at the teachers of these princes, looking helpless with such a question that I raised, I feel quite proud.

Rome may not have such a vast territory as the Ming Dynasty, nor does it have such rare things as silk and ceramics.

But the wisdom of the Romans, even in Daming, is still very leading!
This made Kaos, who was alone in a foreign land, a little proud.

However, at this time, Kaos became interested in another person.

Mr Su.

In chatting with these princes, he learned that the current prince Zhu Biao and the fifth prince Zhu Huan were both being taught by the side of a Mr. Su.

As a teacher who can teach the heirs of such a huge empire as Ming Dynasty, Mr. Su obviously made Kaos extremely curious.

But at the same time, he also found that Mr. Su was very mysterious.

No matter where he is, there is no news.

Obviously, this is definitely the handwriting of Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, only he can do such a thing.

I don't know if this Mr. Su can solve the problem I asked.

Kaos thought of this in his heart, and he still had some expectations in his heart.

Such a character should be possible.

But his pride remained undiminished, for the wisdom of the Romans was more than that.

This topic is just an introduction.

It's a pity that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's current level of secrecy about this Mr. Su, he has no chance to meet him for the time being.

at the same time.

In Fengxian Hall, on Old Zhu's side, the Mid-Autumn Festival fell, but Xu Da and Chang Yuchun came in front of him.

"Tiande, Boren, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing the two of them, Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face and spoke very naturally.

Xu Da said: "Your Majesty, do you still have the telescope?"

"Your Majesty, the binoculars are really useful, but unfortunately the number is too small. Please give me more."

Chang Yuchun spoke more directly.

The meaning of the two of them is also quite obvious, the telescope is a good thing, give more.

The telescope added too much to the combat effectiveness of the army. The two thought it was high enough, but they didn't expect to find out that they still underestimated the telescope during the training.

No, even when the Mid-Autumn Festival falls, these two people still come hand in hand.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately said: "Yes, there are, but I have a lot of troops, and you two are not the only ones who want it."

Now it is the early Ming Dynasty, there are quite a few famous founding generals under Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

This telescope is so good, Zhu Yuanzhang can't just distribute it to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

For example, his foster son, Mu Ying, came here not long ago after learning about the telescope when Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were training soldiers.

"Your Majesty, can you ask the Ministry of Industry to make more copies? The Northern Expedition will take place next year. With a telescope, the odds of winning will increase by at least [-]%."

Xu Da said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Even if it is not as good as His Royal Highness's, as long as it can be used."

"That's right, Your Majesty, as long as you can see far, even if it's not that clear, it's fine."

Chang Yuchun also echoed.

When the two armies are fighting, as long as the movement can be observed, the clarity of the picture is not so high.

These two people obviously came prepared.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, and replied: "That's fine, but I also have to remind you that this telescope is an important tool for our army, but it is the same for the enemy."

"On the battlefield, everything changes rapidly. If you can't take it away, you can't let the enemy go by destroying it."

Although Lao Zhu has already sat firmly on the throne and lived in the palace for a long time, he still cares about the war very much.

Facing two veteran and famous generals, there is nothing missing to say.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the telescope will only be in the hands of our army and will never be leaked!"

Xu Da immediately promised.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say it, he still knew the truth.

"Your Majesty, I understand."

Chang Yuchun made a simple statement directly, and then said: "I don't know if your majesty's telescope can be improved?"

Ok?
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Boren, speak up if you have something to say."

Chang Yuchun said: "We tried the binoculars His Majesty gave you last time, and we can see things about three miles away. I'm thinking, it would be great if it could be further away."

"With Mr. Su's ability, it shouldn't be difficult."

This telescope was created by Su Jing, or Zhu Yuanzhang personally told Chang Yuchun and Xu Da.

Xu Da is fine, but Chang Yuchun has great trust in Su Jing.

So although he proposed this meeting, it has already been regarded as something that can be solved.

Look farther.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chang Yuchun's words, he remembered the one made by Su Jing himself.

The distance to see is farther than three miles.

Su Jing has been able to do this for a long time, but if he wants to let Su Jing do it, how should he open his mouth?

For a while, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to answer Chang Yuchun.

(End of this chapter)