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Chapter 483 The most ruthless imperial family
The content of the memorial of Jiejuyuan includes four aspects, the theory of natural selection, the theory of anthropic selection, the theory of superiority and the theory of elimination of the fittest.

The theory of superiority means that the best will win, supporting the distinction between Hua and Yi, while the theory of elimination of the fittest means that the stupid and weak will die out.

Of these four conclusions, Zhu Yijun only took the first two, and Zhu Yijun chose to ban the last two. Because of the theory of superiority and the theory of inferiority, coupled with the complete liberalism among liberals, the Ming Dynasty was going to exploit the right and downwards. It's a matter of course.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were the most diligent, hard-working and kind-hearted people. As long as they had a piece of land, they could find their own way of survival, but it was often a land for the rich and a land for the poor.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun will choose to ban any theory that may stir up speculation about Zipei's natural truth, even if it is indeed the case.

Moreover, the latter two arguments are so instigating at this moment that if toiletries such as ointment are introduced, it will be a sign of complete loss of control.

The ambition to eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and the jokes about drinking the blood of Huns when they are thirsty are just rhetorical techniques, not realism.

The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful. This is the highest program of the Wanli Reform of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Xu Wei went to the court to ask for the treasure banknotes was because he had an extremely sinister idea, that is, using the bad coins of the treasure banknotes to drive out the good coins. This approach was extremely sinister. The daimyo of Japan would definitely use Oda Nobunaga. The issued currency is converted into treasure banknotes and then continues to be peeled downwards.

When metal currency is mixed with other metals, there are two kinds of currency on the market, one is the currency that originally did not contain impurities, and the other is the currency that is added with other metals.

In Ming Dynasty's stamped silver coins and Wanli Tongbao, is there such a phenomenon that bad coins drive out good coins? Naturally, it does exist. The quantity of Wanli Tongbao is really too small. After it is cast and exchanged for red copper among the people, it rarely circulates in the world.

Oda Nobunaga's Tensho Taigaan one liang of gold, made of two-inch oval gold, although it is said to be one liang, in fact it is only about half a liang (15g) of the Ming Dynasty, the large one liang of silver, the small one qian of silver, Wenlu Tongbao, etc. .

It took Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a long, long time to take back the right to mint coins and use iron and blood tactics. From the five bahts on the red side to the five bahts on the three officials in Shanglin, and then to the complete restoration of the ban on beheading those who steal coins.

Zhu Yijun took out a small abacus, made some calculations and said: "The Governor's Office of Nagasaki will exchange three cents and five cents of silver for treasure banknotes worth a consistent value. At this exchange ratio, the Governor's Mansion will exchange seven cents of silver for the daimyo. Will the Nagasaki Governor's Office be at a disadvantage? The imperial court is only responsible for the seal, which is only 35%, and the Governor's Office is busy with 35%. "

The silver content of Bingzhan Bureau's silver coins is 92.5%, no more, no less, just right. It can not only ensure the strength and wear resistance of the silver coins, but also ensure that the emperor can receive seigniorage. The Ming Dynasty silver coins have jagged grooves. , the reason for doing this is to prevent someone from deliberately wearing out the silver coins.

The Baochao Bureau is under the Ministry of Household Affairs, with only 300 people in total. In the Baochao Bureau, the Ming Dynasty did not spend much money to support this group of printing craftsmen. Three cents and five cents were earned, which was a lot of money. However, the Nagasaki Governor's Office not only had to support The Governor's Mansion also needs to support guards and merchants, and provide rewards for merchants who collect intelligence.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty was actively developing copper roads and mining copper in Yunnan. The stingy emperor invested three million silver in the development of the eleven huge copper towns in Luzon. The Ming Dynasty was also actively developing the Copper Mountain in Womagang. , countless evidences show that the Ming Dynasty was actively exploring copper roads, which were used not only to cast money, but also to cast bronze cannons and other objects.

Logically it seems to work.

Whoever undermines Ming Dynasty’s monetary policy will undermine Ming Dynasty’s free trade!
This is Lin Fucheng's idea of ​​freedom. The freedom he wants to achieve is freedom for everyone in the Ming Dynasty, so his idea goes from one extreme to the other.

This logic is also self-consistent.

The Ming Dynasty had ingenious counterfeiting techniques. It was difficult to tell the authenticity of the silver ingots on the market, and various counterfeiting methods emerged in an endless stream. The imprinting technology of silver coins was not something that the private sector could master. A hydraulic screw imprinting machine is not a private workshop. Able to make, silver coins only need to be looked at to determine their authenticity.

Xu Wei, the governor of Nagasaki, used a lengthy memorial to discuss his thoughts on Japanese currency. As long as the Ming Dynasty opened up the supply of treasure banknotes, Xu Wei could use the treasure banknotes to completely defeat Oda Nobunaga's coinage.

In comparison, the silver coins of the Ming Dynasty are more like works of art. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, silver coins were really works of art.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who created it! Everyone in Ming Dynasty has the freedom to use good money!

In the view of the Songjiang School, the only way to solve the problem of bad coins driving out good coins is to freely mint coins. The imperial court completely opened up the right to coin coins and allowed everyone to mint coins. In a completely free and competitive coinage environment, no one would accept coins with a poor reputation. It slowly disappears; and the more people accept coins with a good reputation, they will become the winners of the competition.

The current situation of the Daimyo Order's national structure also made it impossible for Oda Nobunaga to use iron-blooded means to deal with the private cast.

Because the Japanese country also lacked copper, lacked scale, and lacked mature experience, the dispute between transferred money and privately minted money is the most intuitive manifestation. The Japanese country was unable to completely freely mint money.

"How dare you issue coins at this level? If the coins are not exquisite, it means they are not minted." Zhu Yijun looked at the gold, silver and copper coins of different sizes, and took out two Ming Dynasty embossed silver coins from his sleeves. The silver coins were perfectly round and had clear patterns. Incomparable, with one or two written on the back, Wanli Tongbao on the front, and two wheat ears below.

After the Bingzhan Bureau first discovered this phenomenon, they immediately took countermeasures. The jagged grooves were not very deep, but as long as the grooves disappeared, it meant that the silver coin had been tampered with.

Before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty minted five baht coins on a large scale, in April of the fifth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty abolished the order of stealing money and allowed private coinage. The court completely gave up the right to mint coins. The casting of metal currencies in the Central Plains was at a It was an era of absolute free competition, and at that time all vassal states could mint coins. The chaos of the Seven Kingdoms was a situation caused by the disunity of currencies and the dispersion of minting rights.

Lin Fucheng has enough arguments to prove the harm of currency disunity to free trade: in the Holy Roman Empire, walking from Hamburg to Dresden, a 1000-mile journey, required currencies and transit taxes. Currency chaos is a terrible disaster for free trade!

Whether it is complete freedom or complete prohibition, the Japanese country cannot achieve it.

Zhu Yijun was worried that the Governor-General of Nagasaki would be resentful because of the loss, which would lead to alienation. Zhu Yijun still adopted the basic policy of cherishing the princes.

Feng Bao looked at the difference between the two currencies and said with a smile: "It's a small country."

Even if their face values ​​are equal, even if the law gives the two currencies equal value, people can distinguish them. Then save and keep the currency that does not contain impurities (good currency), and take the currency that contains impurities (bad currency). To trade and circulate, so the good coins on the market will definitely reduce circulation, and only bad coins will circulate in the market.

Obviously, the two solutions provided by Lin Fucheng are not applicable to the Japanese state.

This is a very positive signal. The Ming Dynasty often flipped sesame cakes and had no credibility at all. However, the Ming Emperor’s commitment to keeping his promises was well known to everyone. When he was ten years old, His Majesty made a promise to Qi Shuai. Wanli's promise, nine years later, His Majesty began to fulfill his promise. This is a good story about a king, a sage, and a virtuous minister, a story that even a humble scholar would not dare to mention.

It’s no wonder that Xu Wei is confident. It is actually a currency invented by Oda Nobunaga. It has no other use except for exchanging treasure notes. The advantage of scale effect is once again reflected.

This understanding actually appeared as early as the Han Dynasty.

The face value of Ming Dynasty silver coins is one tael, and there is only one face value. However, one coin on the market is worth about one tael of silver because of the unique anti-counterfeiting properties of silver coins.

For this kind of well-made silver coin, which weighs a lot, the Coin Making Department of the Bingzhan Bureau has already placed orders for it in the twelfth year of Wanli.

Grind a silver coin in a circle and the silver shavings accumulate, which is another kind of waste.

But Lin Fucheng later gradually gave up this idea, because the Ming Dynasty was poor in silver and copper, and the result of free coinage would only make the price of copper rise to a terrible height, and the money used by the people would become thin iron money without any copper. , Lin Fucheng discovered that without any restriction of freedom, money (precious metals) will only flow like water to places where there is no shortage of money and accumulate.

Ming Dynasty silver coins were extremely popular among the people. The coin-making department of the Bingzhan Bureau worked day and night and could not provide sufficient supply. The main reason was the lack of silversmiths. Machinery could produce more, but silversmiths were rare.

If the coinage is not exquisite, it means there is no coinage. This is Zhu Yijun's consistent opinion, and he insists on implementing it. This is also a part of the credibility of the Ming Emperor.

Large transactions often cost thousands of taels of silver. The transaction can be completed by twisting apart the silver ingots one by one to check whether they are genuine or not and counting the number of silver coins. The convenience is self-evident. The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about losing your fortune if you receive fake silver as compensation.

The money of King Wu Liu Bi and doctor Deng Tong spread all over the world, which eventually led to the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.

Zhu Yijun had the coins of Oda Nobunaga in his hand, which Xu Wei sent to the capital.

Lin Fucheng quickly changed his opinion. With the current situation of poor silver and little copper, the imperial court should completely monopolize the right to mint coins and kill those who minted them privately.

As long as all those who dare to coin privately are killed, there will be no private coining of flying money, no bad coins, and naturally there will be no saying that bad coins drive out good coins. The establishment of this logic must be based on the credibility of the Ming Dynasty court. If there is no copper in Tongbao for the sake of profit, this logic will be completely untenable.

This is bad money driving out good money.

"Your Majesty, Xu Wei and Sun Keyi will not treat me badly." Feng Bao shook his head and said: "Even if we hold a trade fair every year, the points drawn are enough to cover the expenses of the Governor's Mansion. Anyway, the money is almost earned in vain..."

"Yes." Zhu Yijun nodded. The seigniorage tax was an increase and would make life for the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion easier.

For Xu Wei, the fact that the imperial court was in charge of the overseas governor-general's residence was already a great blessing. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, why would he be afraid that he would not be able to grab the benefits?

What is more interesting is that the Governor-General's Office of Luzon and Jiugang refused to use Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. In the words of Zhengmao and Zhang Yuanxun, Ryukyu, Luzon and Jiugang are the hometowns of the Ming Dynasty. How can they be compared with the Governor-General's Office of Nagasaki? Guo Xingye and Zhang Yuanxun are not commenting on whether Nagasaki will be a solid land prefecture or county, but Ryukyu, Luzon and Jiugang will definitely be a solid land prefecture or county.

Let Japan enjoy the blessing of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes.

The Great Tomorrow Dynasty issued a currency specifically for the Japanese country. Isn't this a blessing? Others want it but don’t have it yet!
"Isn't this Confucian scholar a little too stupid? Send him to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland." Zhu Yijun reviewed a memorial and wrote more than a hundred words eloquently.

He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli. This Jinshi was very puzzled by the current policies of the Ming Dynasty. He wrote hundreds of words in a eloquent memorial. The core question was: he believed that most of the aristocratic families were people with both ability and political integrity. Why did the court want to So harsh?

When Zhu Yijun saw the memorial, he thought of Zhou Liangyin. Zhou Liangyin had gone to Liaodong and was still talking nonsense after he came back, so he was exiled to Daningwei by Zhu Yijun. Over the years, he has been diligently following the loyal monarch Yu Zhao. Farming behind him.

It has been a long time since Zhou Liangyin made such stupid remarks. On the contrary, he has always reported on his practical experience in farming in recent years.

People can change. Zhu Yijun planned to send this Jinshi to Quanningwei to reclaim wasteland and do some down-to-earth work and cultivate various fields. All these thoughts have receded.

However, Zhu Yijun still explained the Jinshi's doubts. He wrote in his memorial: "Why does a wealthy family need to use a knife to peel off their swords?" Does your family ever eat meat with hair on it? These aristocratic families are always clean and innocent. You can't find a single evil thing they have done. Naturally, they feel that they have both ability and political integrity. However, they control the business of a county, a state, and a prefecture. There is no need to do evil on their own. ? As long as you collude with the officials a little, you can gain huge amounts of money. ]
[Is it possible that the Bing Jing and Tan Jing of the Beijing officials were in vain? ]
This kind of doubt is also filled in the court, especially the newly promoted Jinshi. They are not very clear about the basic logic of social operation, so they will doubt that they are local sages and gentry, aristocratic families, and have written poems, books, rituals and music for generations. , speaks politely, behaves thoughtfully and decently, is gentle and gentle, and is a humble gentleman. Why is it that the court's new policies are never gentle to the rural gentry and aristocratic families?

Doing evil? What's the evil?

Those fields were given to their family by themselves. The villagers felt that I was suffering and tired, so they volunteered them. Zhu Yijun increasingly felt that Wang Chonggu's "On the Officials in the Song Dynasty" written by Wang Chonggu was very necessary. Before becoming an official, he really needed to accumulate some experience.

The Ming Emperor received the first report on the Dingkou census from Shen Shixing, the governor of Songjiang Prefecture, and completed the Dingkou census examination as quickly as possible.

Shen Shixing now wholeheartedly wants to inherit Zhang Juzheng's mantle as the chief minister. He is working hard to improve his political performance. He has to do some exams for the imperial court, and he has to do some exams for those who have not. He has indeed done quite well.

Songjiang Prefecture currently has five counties, Qingpu, Shanghai, Huating, Fengxian and Nanhui, with a total of 52.5 households. There are 2625348 people in Dingkou, including 148092 sailors and more than 2000 registered naval officers. There are as many as 62 people in Shanghai County alone. In the four ports of Xingang, Qinglong, Shanghai and Desheng, there are more than 15000 two-masted ships, more than 40 three-masted ships, and more than five-masted ocean-going ships, excluding sand ships and sampans.

Previously, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development expected the population of Songjiang Prefecture to be more than 100 million, but Songjiang Prefecture took the lead in completing the census, and the population exceeded 250 million.

The real link between rivers and seas is Tianjin, the capital of the southeast.

This completely exceeded the Ming Dynasty's expectations for Songjiang Prefecture. As a bridgehead to the sea, Songjiang Prefecture had a very obvious population siphon effect, and the population was still gathering.

Development can cover up most problems and alleviate most conflicts.

In Songjiang Prefecture, where the conflict between man and land is acute, after the opening of the sea, the contradiction between man and land is no longer so important. No matter where you go to work in any workshop, you can beg for food. During the development stage, various forecourts, wine warehouses, military passes, official offices, Confucian schools, Buddhist palaces, immortal halls, restaurants, and Goulan were all under construction.

Before the census in the capital was completed, Songjiang Prefecture had already completed it. This was not because the officials in the capital were disloyal, but because Songjiang Prefecture had taken the lead. As a place that frequently tried out new policies, Songjiang Prefecture had already done so at the beginning of the opening of the sea. Detailed registration of people coming and going was also due to the active cooperation of the Sun family, the first family in Songjiang.

Sun Kehong didn't want to be the Navy's whetstone. He led the Songjiang Ocean Trading Company and was very aware of the Navy's strength. What kind of fighting power could a prominent family have in a head-to-head confrontation? Only those who have never seen the navy will not be afraid of the navy, so Sun always remained respectful.

When he first defeated Xu Jie, Sun Kehong helped others to vent his personal anger. After venting his personal anger, Sun Kehong really lacked the courage to fall out with the court.

Sun Jiaming is known as a family of poets, calligraphers, ritual music, and hairpins, but their family is also the owner of the largest boat-painting business in the Ming Dynasty. The boat-painting business even reached Nagasaki. Isn't boat-painting considered evil? The women on those boats were tools for the Sun family to make money. As far as Zhu Yijun knew, the benefactors were so playful that they threw people into the sea. If the people died, just pay some money.

Similarly, Songjiang Governor Shen Shixing reported on the construction progress of Youlong and Feiyun, and everything was proceeding faster than planned.

Wang Daokun and Shen Shixing underestimated the effect of the Ming Emperor's two million silver. Without money, it is really difficult to move forward. With money, it is really smooth. According to the current progress, it is expected to be one year ahead of schedule, that is, at the end of the tenth year of Wanli. The Dragon can officially complete its sea voyage. After the Bohai Bay thaws, it will sail to Tianjin Guards for His Majesty to view the Navy's guard of honor.

Chen Lin, the chief military officer of Songjiang Town, raised a question more than once. Prospering the country and strengthening the army is the main thread of the New Deal. Your Majesty can see the military vigor in the capital every day. Your Majesty has never witnessed the military vigor in the navy. This is It's not fair. They are loyal to the emperor and the country, but the navy is just getting their salary for free?
Therefore, when the Youlong arrived at Tianjin Guard, the Ming Dynasty Navy requested some fleets to come together, so that Your Majesty could see the might of the Navy.

Zhu Yijun has already prepared the performance, and the Ministry of Rites has also drafted the regulations. There are ancestral laws that can be copied, and copying is naturally fast. On the seventh day of June in the seventh year of Yongle, Emperor Cheng Zuwen inspected the navy's guard of honor and drafted it according to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Hui. Etiquette is etiquette.

Zhu Yili always felt that the emperor's life was difficult, especially for the emperor's brother. The donkeys in the mill would call him "big brother" when they saw him.

Government affairs are quite noisy and boring. They are all intrigues and deceits of the human heart. After seeing too much, you may even doubt whether there is any goodness in human nature. Many things cannot be done as you please, because the result of doing so is that the government orders will not be implemented. You have to think about everything several times. , but if you think too little, it may cause problems that cannot be ignored.

On March 9, Zhu Yili's wedding began. Empress Dowager Li was extremely fond of Zhu Yili. Except for the fact that the emperor's guard of honor was not used, the wedding scene was not inferior to that of the emperor's wedding. However, Empress Dowager Li looked at the row of twelve people. A beautiful woman from all over the world called her mother, but her face was extremely ugly, so gloomy that she could shed tears.

In the narrative of the distinction between Huayi and Huayi in the Ming Dynasty, the beauties from all over the world and the barbarians are no different from animals that can speak.

The first princess and the two concubines were both Han people. These twelve beauties from all over the world were just a bonus. Four years after the emperor's wedding, there were only five people in the harem. On the day of his wedding, Zhu Yili had fifteen. The foreign ministers all He was shouting etiquette every day, but at this time, he was silent.

Zhu Yili's joy blossomed, and the commotion continued until the evening, when the wedding ceremony was over and the absurd things began. That night, fifteen people served Zhu Yili!

The key point is that Zhu Yixuan also asked the palace maids to promote it everywhere,

The next day, the entire capital knew about it. After hearing the news, the ministers began to submit a memorial to advise His Majesty to restrain King Lu. The clan has a great reputation, and the eldest brother is like father. As the emperor, he has to restrain King Lu's behavior. Let's forget about Nafanyi. Your prince. Well, the Ming Dynasty also had this kind of precedent. After all, there was Gao Liji in Taizong's harem, but it was so ridiculous that everyone in the court knew about it, and it still harmed the court's face.

The whole streets and lanes of the capital were talking about Zhu Yili's bravery, but in bed.

It's just nonsense.

Empress Dowager Li also yelled angrily, reluctant to deal with Zhu Yili, and prepared to kill all the beauties from all over the world.

Zhu Yixi's wedding caused a lot of chaos in the inner and outer courts.

"Tell me, what on earth do such a bastard want to do?" Zhu Yijun carefully observed Zhu Yili's steps when he walked in. He was not frivolous. When he greeted him, he was also full of energy, not as if he had been hollowed out by beauty.

Zhu Yili knelt on the ground and said submissively: "If you make such a fuss, you can eat and wait for death in peace. Brother, the emperor, and the younger brother are already married, and they are adults. Some people who are full of ambition in their hearts will definitely be beaten. My idea is so ridiculous, no one will think of me."

The big wedding means that Zhu Yili is now no longer the younger brother who follows his elder brother, spitting snot bubbles out of his nose and mixing mud with urine, but now he is King Lu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun was born in the emperor's family. He has been with the emperor's brother all these years. The eldest brother is like a father. Zhu Yijun has always taught him carefully. Zhu Yijun does not want to become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty.

It’s not like the Ming Dynasty didn’t have brothers and brothers. The farce between Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Jing was determined not to happen again around him. Zhu Yili simply went on and on, causing a big absurdity to see who would dare to provoke it. he.

In order to revive the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty kept the lights in the imperial study room of Tonghe Palace on until midnight as usual, and had to get up at Yin Shi the next day. Zhu Yili knew the emperor's hard work and couldn't bear to let the emperor's hard work go to waste.

"Why bother." Zhu Yijun shook his head. In the future, Chunqiu judged that Zhu Yili would only have a ridiculous label. The Ming Dynasty pursued immortality and immortality in name. In the future, whenever anyone mentions him, it will be ridiculous.

Zhu Yili bowed again and said in a condescending voice, "Brother, why are you suffering?"

"Okay, stop kneeling. Mother, I will go and tell you that those twelve beauties from all over the world that you love will not die, and we will clean up these moths day by day." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, indicating that Zhu Yiliu could speak without courtesy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Yiyi kowtowed, stood up happily, raised his brows, looked around and said, "Brother, the taste of beauties from all over the world is extremely wonderful. It would be a pity not to taste it."

"I count to three. If I can still see you, I will break your legs and get out! One, two..." When Zhu Yijun stretched out his second finger, King Lu disappeared in a flash.

Zhu Yijun was not angry, but his expression was particularly complicated. This younger brother was following him when he was spitting out snot. Of course he knew that Zhu Yijun had a good temperament, and he would not speak arrogantly. What Zhu Yijun just said was nonsense. Just acting.

His acting skills were so poor that Zhu Yijun saw through it. The emperor was surrounded by movie kings. Zhu Yijun's acting skills were really not good enough.

The most ruthless imperial family.

Zhu Yili didn't even call him brother anymore. When he spoke, he was either your majesty or imperial brother. Zhu Yili didn't like such formal addresses before. He always felt that people in his family were called students like this.

Now that we are separated, from now on we will be ministers, not younger brothers.

What can Zhu Yili do? As an heir who is qualified to inherit the throne, he can only behave so absurdly, like when Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Jing fought against each other?
So Zhu Yili can only be so ridiculous.

Wang Chonggu began to clean up the official factory. In Wang Chonggu's own words, as long as there are no relatives of the emperor filling the official factory, the official factory will be clean. As the top building of the Ming Dynasty's official selection, who is he afraid of?

In the process of implementing the three musts, Wang Chonggu established Huimin Pharmacies in the official factories and factories. There were fourteen Huimin Pharmacies in the Woolen Official Factory alone, and there were as many as twenty-seven in Xishan Coal Bureau.

Huimin Pharmacy is a doctor who specializes in treating Ming craftsmen with affordable and cheap medicinal materials, and the consultation fee is not expensive.

Zhu Yijun was very curious about this Huimin Pharmacy. After careful inquiry, he found out that Wang Chonggu had found a copy of "Simple Prescriptions for Health" written by Hu Hu, an evergreen tree in the Ming Dynasty. This medical book mainly covers common diseases. It advocates simple prescriptions and mostly medicinal materials. parity.

This simple prescription was revised by the chief medical officer of Jieguyuan. Some errors in it were corrected, some common diseases that were not recorded were entered, and the prescriptions were simplified. New medicines from Jieguyuan will also be supplied. Huimin Pharmacy.

The Ming Dynasty's official factory group-making method was once again strengthened.

The reason why it is called Simple Hygiene Recipes is that the core of the whole book is prevention. It is more important to maintain good hygiene and prevent illness.

Zhu Yijun also specially asked someone to fetch medical books. After reading them carefully, he had to say that Hu Hui was a master of etiquette and a medical scientist.

The reason for establishing Huimin Pharmacy is also very simple: to improve production efficiency and allow experienced craftsmen to work more hours for the official factory to ensure sufficient benefits.

At this point, the development of Ming Dynasty entered a contradictory era.

The Labor Party, or radicals, headed by Wang Chonggu, supports the opening of the sea and strives to create more materials, or commodities.

The Zhang Party, or conservative party, headed by Zhang Juzheng, supported the opening of the sea for the sake of more currency, to be precise, silver and brass.

These two contradictory ideas actually coexisted and coexisted under the theory of contradiction, and reached a state of balance between yin and yang that complemented each other. This really surprised Zhu Yijun.

Whether more material is important or more currency is important, these are two incompatible propositions.

(End of this chapter)