I'm really not doing business

Chapter 537: Fan Town——Localization of food and wages
Lack of violence, Zhu Yijun once again felt his lack of violence.

The last time I felt like this was when I was under the suspicion of the young master. Vicious incidents occurred one after another, including assassinating the king, killing the king, and setting fire to the palace. Zhu Yijun clearly realized that he lacked violence, so some people looked down upon him as an emperor.

The situation at that time was that even if Zhu Yijun was assassinated, there was still King Lu in the capital who could succeed him. As long as the emperor died, the iron triangle of Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and Queen Mother Li would immediately fall apart. If the emperor was changed, the ancestors in the palace would have to be changed. The chief assistant will also be replaced. While the iron triangle limits the imperial power, it also protects the emperor himself.

Zhu Yijun spent his time as a young man with great difficulty, and came to the moment of youth. Zhu Yijun thought that he had enough intuitive violence to intimidate the young people, but he still underestimated the huge resistance of the New Deal. Faced with Zhang Juzheng's proposal, Tian Shu, Zhu Yijun found that the power in his hands was completely insufficient.

Zhang Juzheng became a conservative on the issue of returning the land to the people, and showed strong opposition from beginning to end, even though he was the one who proposed the memorial. This was because the turmoil caused by the redistribution of the means of production would hurt everyone in the Ming Dynasty, from the emperor to the poor laborers, and everyone would suffer the pain in the process of distribution.

The Ming Dynasty simply could not afford such a risk, and Zhang Juzheng also believed that the current efforts to strengthen the military and strengthen the army were completely sufficient. The Ming Dynasty was strong enough to suppress all disobedient forces that dared to disobey.

The ballast stones must also have a certain degree. If the ballast stones are too heavy, the ship will sink.

In the final analysis, Zhang Juzheng has seen what it will be like if he continues on. It is the distinction between king, father, master and king. It is the most severe challenge to the supreme imperial power. It is the disintegration of the imperial system of counties and counties. Zhang Juzheng is not willing to go to that step. , after all, he is living under the monarchs and ministers who have been here for thousands of years. His purpose in implementing the New Deal is not to completely destroy the Ming Dynasty, but to make the Ming Dynasty great again.

He wants to be the leader of the Ming Dynasty to become great again, not the gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty.

The Central Plains Dynasty has been unified for nearly two thousand years since Qin Shihuang unified the world. The end of the monarchy is too shocking and deviant. Even if he thinks about it, Zhang Juzheng feels that this is a huge challenge to both the Ming Dynasty and the outside world.

When you go to the Royal Institute of Technology, you also have to pass an exam, and the difficulty will be much higher. It doesn't matter if you don't get into the Royal Institute of Technology. You can teach at the Royal Institute of Technology. If you are interested in the Institute, you can continue to prepare for the exam while teaching.

Zhu Yijun picked up the imperial edict that had been drafted a long time ago, checked it again, picked it up and placed a large seal on the table, stamped it on the edict, and said: "The cabinet and the Ministry of Rites will know the next chapter and act according to the edict."

It is absolutely certain that we can get ashore, and the steam engine has already shown its edge and is already being used everywhere.

Originally, arithmetic was included in the imperial examinations during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was abolished at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

"I have ordered the assistant ministers and the Ministry of Rites to select the Chinese-style Jinshi of Jinke. Those who are excellent in arithmetic will be added to the number of fifty people. They will be selected for admission to the Gewu Academy. I admire this."

"Originally, you don't qualify as a Jinshi after passing the general examination. You only qualify after passing the palace examination, right?" Feng Bao said calmly: "They want to enter, but Gewuyuan may not accept them. Once they get to Gewuyuan, they will have to take the exam again. "

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng, the founder of the Wanli Reform, became a conservative.

"The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says:"

However, the pace of the New Deal is no longer controlled by Zhang Juzheng, because the Ming Emperor is now the center of power.

Therefore, after the results were released, he asked about the top 5000 candidates. If he didn't want to go, he moved down the list until he had selected fifty places. More than people competed in one subject of the Ability Test. Zhu Yijun didn't believe that these candidates didn't want to go ashore. Anything fun? It happens once every three years. If you fail the exam, you have to study hard for another three years. It is even more terrifying than the first year of high school for black students. It is a full three years of suffering.

Feng Bao explained the key in detail.

Moreover, are these fifty outstanding mathematicians willing to enter the Gewu Academy to become doctors of the Five Classics? This is also a question. Is the Ming Emperor wishful thinking?
After receiving the order, Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites and Assistant Minister, immediately asked, "What if the student refuses?"

The imperial edict is very brief, but the content is quite explosive!
The addition of fifty people means increasing the number of Jinshi from 300 to 350. However, the prerequisite for adding these fifty additional people is that they have excellent arithmetic scores and must be admitted to the Academy of Physics.

"If they don't want to, we won't do it. We're not begging them to come in. If they don't go, it will save His Royal Highness Prince De. If they don't want to go down to touch the row, His Majesty said, if none of our Ming Dynasty officials are willing to , all want to be an official, that’s fine, then just take another course.”

Zhang Juzheng knew very well that the third and fourth volumes of Class Theory, and even the fifth volume that he could not even imagine, might be written by His Majesty, and then written in his name. He didn't care, anyway, at that time he He must have died a long time ago, everyone is dead, and he has no control over what happens after his death.

"I see." Wan Shihe hesitated, and finally did not say anything. The core issue of this imperial edict was not actually whether the students were willing or not.

Feng Bao took the imperial edict to Wenyuan Pavilion to declare it. Zhang Juzheng led his ministers to salute respectfully. Wang Chonggu also made a rare appearance in Wenyuan Pavilion. He was here to do business. The engineering regiment camp established in Henan was still expanding. Wang Chonggu He went to the cabinet to communicate with Zhang Juzheng. Before the communication, he met Feng Bao who announced the decree.

This involves all aspects of the problem. This is basically a central flowering in the imperial examination controlled by Confucianism. The imperial examination tests the Four Books and Five Classics. It is Confucianism's monopoly on official positions. It is already deviant for the emperor to add arithmetic. Now it is still because Additional staff will be added in arithmetic.

Under normal circumstances, after the results of the general examination are released, the palace examination is just a formality. Basically, the list and rankings have been completely confirmed, but if the palace examination cannot be completed, it is not a Jinshi.

Everyone has been here before, and if they can go ashore, they all want to go ashore as soon as possible and continue to study hard in the cold window. The neighbors and neighbors will constantly doubt themselves. It is also a huge burden on the family, whether they are studying in the Imperial College or participating in the university again. The human, material, and energy consumed by the exam are both physical and mental torture.

Feng Bao took the edict. It was a very important edict because the paper could not be peeled off the satin surface of the edict. This meant that the next chapter of the edict would be used as usual after the Ministry of Ceremonies returned to the interior. Sealed in rosin, His Majesty is an important document brought into the mausoleum.

Zhu Zaiyu was attracted by the sextant when he entered the capital. He had been actively preparing to practice the calendar since he entered the capital, and now he went from preparation to practice to practice the calendar.

In the eyes of Confucian scholars, the revision of the calendar is a major event that shakes the foundation of the country and the country, and is an intuitive manifestation of the magic of evil. However, Qin Tianjian cannot prevent the occurrence of the revision of the calendar at all. When encountering thousands of people and such immediate bosses, the only thing to say is this The first term of Qin Tian Jian was in bad luck.

Wan Shihe not only did not object, but also praised the virtues, and what he said was very reasonable. Who made the current calendar inaccurate?
Although the Royal Academy of Gewu could not rise to prominence, and he might be a doctor of the Five Ranks and Five Classics in his life, it did not mean that he could not fulfill his ambitions and leave his name in history. Years later, the Ming Emperor held a grand ceremony at the Xishan Coal Bureau and awarded the Ming Dynasty Award for the first time. Technology Progress Award.

A lasting legacy can also be achieved from the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts.

The core issue of this imperial edict is that in this way, the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Hanlin Academy will have completely equal status.

The Hanlin Academy is a place where talents are nurtured and hoped for. Regardless of the official rank of the Hanlin Academy, Hanlin Academy bachelors have always been the highest social status group of scholars in all dynasties. It is a holy place in the minds of all scholars and a gathering of elites among contemporary scholars. In a place with a superior social status, it is also highly respected.

Wan Shihe originally wanted to object, but his rickets prevented him from objecting to His Majesty's decision. The moment this imperial edict appeared, Wan Shihe thought of a terrible problem, the waste of talents.

Does Ming Dynasty lack talents? The shortage is severe. There is a shortage of boat masters, earth masters, doctors, surveyors, and surveyors. The Ming Dynasty needs talents for mapping, road construction, and even the Jiefuan Academy. However, there is no talent. Since the second year of Wanli, people have been Visitors to the mountains have even opened up the recommendation method, a promotion channel that was abolished in the orthodox thirteen years, and set up a special maritime school, but the gap is still extremely serious, and one person can't wait to break it in half to use it.

The Shipping Departments of the five hinterland cities of the Ming Dynasty opened five maritime schools, but they were unable to supply the ships going to sea in the Ming Dynasty.

But there was no shortage of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. Only 5000 people took part in one examination. These people were all candidates, and they competed for the places for Jinshi. Five thousand candidates meant hundreds of thousands of scholars, and tens of thousands of people took part in the examination. Millions of children and so many scholars, the holy place in their hearts is still the Hanlin Academy and Confucian classics.

The imperial examination system must be changed, otherwise scholars will waste time studying Confucian classics and the talents of the Ming Dynasty will be wasted.

Xing Yunlu is the most typical example. His favorite thing is to look up at the stars. After the eighth year of Wanli, he immediately entered the Gewu Academy without any hesitation and became a doctor of the Five Classics, which was opposed by Confucian scholars. However, he had to read those Otherwise, Confucian classics would not be able to pass the talent selection mechanism, appear in the court, and change the Ming calendar.

There are still a lot of people like this in Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, His Majesty's imperial edict makes the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Imperial Academy of Sciences become holy places in the minds of scholars, which can systematically alleviate similar problems of wastage of talents.

Scholars are wasting their time in the ocean of Confucian classics. Society as a whole values ​​scholars and despises science and engineering, which will greatly delay the process of exploring the infinite principles of all things.

The Ming Dynasty was actually lagging behind before. Spain and Portugal both completed the voyage around the world. Later, even the tiny England did it, but the previous Ming Dynasty could not do it.

If the imperial examination system does not change, the technology of the Ming Dynasty will still lag behind that of the West and the West. If things continue like this, I am afraid that it will become inevitable for Eastern learning to spread to the West.

Taipei and the West are all moral depressions. If learning from the East spread to the West, what would the Ming Dynasty look like?
Wan Shihe wanted to object, but in the end he did not speak out and chose to support him. Anyway, he was a flatterer and everyone knew it. What happened to the flatterer? The courtier is also a bachelor who sits in the Wenhua Palace! It's a minister!
Wang Chonggu frowned as he looked at the memorial and said, "Why does this imperial edict seem much smaller? Shouldn't it be a large document drawn by two people?"

The official imperial edicts of the Ming Dynasty are all one foot long and require at least two people to pull them apart. The imperial edict issued by His Majesty is two feet long and one foot wide. It is not solemn enough in any way. Wang Chonggu looked carefully and his brows were knitted into knots. The imperial edict was The shaft looks like jade, but it's actually made of glass!

"Um, this is a small-sized imperial edict specially assigned by His Majesty. From now on, instead of issuing imperial edicts nationwide, this small-sized one will be used. Your ministers are busy, so we will leave first." Feng Bao said a word and hid his face. Let's go, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.

The first-grade jade shaft is used for the canonization of princes, princes, queens and concubines; the second-grade black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third-grade silver-centered gold shaft, the fourth-grade and fifth-grade black ox-horn shafts, and the satin surfaces are also different. The serious imperial edict can hardly be said. It is one foot (3 meters), but Zhu Yijun’s mini version of the imperial edict is only two feet (3 centimeters). Feng Bao, who made the decree, was really unable to hold himself tight.

No one in the world can accuse Zhu Yijun, the emperor, of being extravagant. "Yuan Fu, are you using too much force?" Wang Chonggu said with a complex expression. Although this was not the first time, Wang Chonggu was filled with emotion every time. Zhang Juzheng's monopoly on the feast had instilled in the emperor Something!
When the Ming Dynasty was poor, that was all. But the Ming Dynasty is now extremely rich, with millions of dollars in silver deposits all year round. It is really detrimental to the face of the country to keep asking questions like this.

Zhang Juzheng looked at the small imperial edict and was really speechless. He was already sweating. He swore that this was definitely not taught by him. He just asked the emperor to save some money. He also gave the emperor an additional 200,000 yuan in the third year of Wanli. Two silver coins of pocket money!
The province saves money that should not be spent, and does not spend a penny more. Spend money that should be spent, and will not save a penny. The dividends made by the government, factories and groups are only nearly 300,000 yuan from the Xishan Coal Bureau. Zhu Yijun didn't even blink when he dropped two pieces of silver.

"This is a great thing. In this way, the third-level schools of the Engineer Regiment will have some advantages in participating in the imperial examination." Wang Chonggu strongly agreed with the results of His Majesty's rude and rude interference in the imperial examination, not for the sake of family background, but for the purpose of selection. More science and engineering talents, on this point, coincides with the Labor Party's proposition. As the leader of the Labor Party, Wang Chonggu will certainly give his full support.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I think so too, what does Master Situ think?"

Wan Shihe and Wang Chonggu supported it, Zhang Juzheng agreed, and the only opinion left was the opinion of his assistant minister Wang Guoguang.

"Isn't this great? The Ministry of Accounts is short of accountants. When the world's accounts are audited in October and November every year, if it hadn't been for the Five Classics Doctors from the Gewu Academy to come and support, I'm afraid the accounts wouldn't be complete until next year. Your Majesty will be in the imperial examination "I certainly agree with this approach of specifically selecting science and engineering talents." Wang Guoguang has led the Ministry of Household Affairs, which has been painful and happy in the past few years. The happiness is naturally that the government has money, and the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs can support them wherever they go. Straight waist board.

When the Ministry of Husbandry has no money, he is inferior to his grandson, and ranks at the bottom of the six bureaus together with the Ministry of Works. When the Ministry of Husbandry has money, he is a master wherever he goes!

It hurts, it’s a huge account audit. Even if it’s just one of the six books, it’s still a massive project. Doctors of mathematics from the Royal Academy of Geosciences have to audit it every year to ensure the results of the audit. .

Now that the emperor wants to expand his circle of mathematical talents, he naturally needs full support.

"Then let the Ministry of Rites take care of the matter in the next chapter." Seeing that the ministers had reached a consensus, Zhang Juzheng chose the next chapter. In the face of the emperor's foolish imperial edict, the cabinet and the Sixth Section can refute the matter. Of course, this kind of refutation In fact, it is of no use. The emperor's holy will has been decided, and the imperial edict can still be issued, but whether it can be implemented is another matter.

And when the ministers and the emperor stand together, this matter will be carried out, because among these four ministers, which one is not covering the sky with one hand in the court? Even Wan Shihe leads a group of pen masters. Whoever dares to offend Wan Shihe will be scolded by the pen masters so that Wan Shihe can't leave the house.

"My visit to Wenyuan Pavilion this time is about the Henan Ground Engineer Regiment Camp. Why is it stuck again?" Wang Chonggu frowned and said: "It's not like the list of generals promoted by the Beijing Camp. You let Tan Lun It’s stuck, it’s stuck, all the people on the promotion list are from Jin.”

"What is the rationale for the current establishment of the Henan Ground Engineering Regiment Battalion?"

"Ling Yunyi and Yin Zhengmao are both your Zhang Juzheng's people. How can Ling Yunyi be okay with you holding him back like this? It's a time of competition on the opposite side of Henan. You holding him back like this is equivalent to pinching Ling Yunyi's neck. No. Let him work."

Each battalion of the engineering regiment has 12,000 men. The establishment of this battalion requires a designation from the Ministry of War, but now the cabinet has been reluctant to give a reply, which made Wang Chonggu come to Wenyuan Pavilion.

It has been nine years since Cifu was absent from Wenyuan Pavilion. Except when Zhang Juzheng was seeing a doctor, Wang Chonggu had been there for a month, and Wang Cifu was too lazy to come the rest of the time.

"We are all from the imperial court. How can we say that we are your people and mine." Wan Shihe immediately expressed his objection. Although the formation of a party was a fact, on the surface, some things still had to be used as a fig leaf.

"Ling Yunyi has recruited four engineering regiment battalions in Henan. Do you know how many battalions he wants? Eight battalions." Zhang Juzheng frowned and said: "Ninety-six thousand people, this number is really huge. , that’s why I’ve been hesitant.”

Wang Chonggu made an eight sign with his hand, paused vigorously and said: "Eight? He is eighteen. Can he beat the Jingying? A group of farmers who don't even have enough to eat, what are you worried about?"

Zhang Juzheng rubbed his brows and said: "I don't have enough to eat now, but the engineering regiment camp can produce, and I will eat slowly. After eating, I will still obey the rules and be obedient. What am I worried about? I am worried about the feudal town! All over Henan Fortunately, even if he formed 18, he could actually pacify the vassal and town divisions, but the Ming Dynasty did not only need engineering regiments and battalions in Henan."

Wang Chonggu was stunned. Isn't this the same logic that Zhang Dingsi used to criticize Sang and Huai?
But Zhang Juzheng's considerations were much more comprehensive than Zhang Dingsi's. Zhang Dingsi was stirring up trouble, while Zhang Juzheng was worried about the local vassalization of the Ming Dynasty. If that really happened, all the four ministers in the cabinet would be sinners!
"Oh, yes!" Wang Chonggu clapped his right hand with his left hand and said, "Let the elite soldiers of the Beijing Camp retire and pick them up at the Engineer Regiment Camp. This not only solves the problem of placement of the elite soldiers, but also solves the possible problem of vassalization. It kills two birds with one stone. "

Wang Guoguang's eyes lit up when he heard this and he said, "This is a good idea."

Anyway, the revolving door of the Beijing Engineer Regiment Camp and the Beijing Camp existed before. Why not expand this revolving door to the local Engineer Regiment Camp. In this way, wouldn’t the dilemma be solved?

Wang Chonggu thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "No, the Guangrui soldiers don't have enough."

"Isn't it enough?" Wan Shihe asked with a frown. Isn't this enough?

"Not enough." Wang Chonggu sighed and said, "You will become a local after one or two years. People will change, but don't think I am being alarmist."

What Wang Chonggu did not say was: This is all based on experience!
When he was the governor of Xuanda, how did he turn enemies into friends and turn officials at all levels sent to Xuanda into his own? Wang Chonggu had done it himself, so he knew that it would not work to rely solely on the revolving door of sharp soldiers to carry out duties and promotions.

Engineers are also soldiers. This is what Zhang Juzheng is worried about. The Anshi Rebellion is in front of him. Zhang Juzheng is stuck and refuses to give Ling Yunyi approval because Ling Yunyi has 1500 guest soldiers. These 1500 guest soldiers were brought by Ling Yunyi from Guangzhou to Shandong. Henan can be said to have fought thousands of miles, fought hundreds of battles, and even had a collision with the Beijing camp. Without large-scale use of firearms, it was just a narrow defeat.

Even if the probability of becoming a vassal town is very small, Zhang Juzheng must be cautious.

"The dilemma of localizing food and salary." Zhang Juzheng said with emotion. At that time, he was guarding against Wang Chonggu and Li Chengliang, and now he is guarding against Ling Yunyi. In fact, the core of this problem is not only military affairs, but also taxation. Localization.

Sometimes they get separated while walking. It's not a matter of Ling Yunyi's personal ethics, but the big wave of the times pushing him forward.

The localization of grain and wages is essentially a fiscal and taxation issue, which is inevitable under the current productivity background. With the current productivity and transportation speed, it is simply impossible to carry out professional military logistics for any military unit except the Beijing camp. This has resulted in the localization of grain and wages. ation, local armies must rely on local support.

Since the pre-Qin Dynasty collected all the troops from the world and gathered them in Xianyang, all dynasties faced this problem and focused on the internal affairs and neglected the external affairs.

"I have a way!" Wang Guoguang looked at the three ministers and said, "Build a Chi Road from Jingtang to Kaifeng. The problem that Yuan Fu is worried about will no longer be a problem."

"Huh?!" Wang Chonggu's eyes lit up, he looked at Wang Guoguang and said, "Yes! This method is good! Very good!"

The shortened transportation time represents the court's strong intervention on the ground in Henan, rather than a flimsy piece of paper, which means lower counter-insurgency costs. In this way, the problem of localization of food and salary has also been alleviated. Don't worry too much.

Zhang Juzheng immediately retorted: "What's so good? From Jingtang to Kaifeng, it's 1400 miles. One mile of the road adds up to 9800 silver, which is 1372 million silver. Where does the silver come from? To put it simply, press three Calculated in years, it’s nearly five million silver a year, to put it lightly.”

Wang Chonggu said in a low voice: "Why don't you borrow some from your majesty? Your majesty has it. In early February, his majesty told the ministers in the Wenhua Palace that there are now more than seven million taels of silver in the internal funds. This business is suitable, Yuan Fu. , Think about it, this Ling Yunyi is the one who set the precedent, and he leads guest soldiers that no one else has. "

"As long as the Henan Engineering Corps camp can be dealt with, it will be a success. As long as Henan, the hard-core leader, is difficult to win, in the future, no one from other places will dare to think of using 1372 million silver to use million silver. The engineering corps camp is fully deployed in the th and th provinces of the Ming Dynasty. This deal is worth it!"

"Let me think for a while." Zhang Juzheng was obviously convinced. He knew very well that if the Chi Road from the capital to Kaifeng was built, there would be countless Chi Roads lined up waiting for the court to build it in the future. How to recover the cost was the Ming Dynasty. Something that must be considered, the investment is really too big.

The expected benefits are extremely attractive, not to mention the water pumping by the Chaoguan Branch on Chidao. Just because this engineering regiment and camp can be promoted, it is worth doing. The engineer regiment and camp are not returning the land, but they can resettle the people.

"I'll tell your majesty by pasting the floating notes. The household department is really struggling with the turnover, so I'll ask your majesty to borrow some." Zhang Juzheng thought twice and decided to follow the opinions of Wang Chonggu and Wang Guoguang. Chi Dao repairs to the place.

Anyway, the Chidao from the capital to Kaifeng needs to be repaired, morning and evening. It is better to take advantage of this critical time to get this thing done.

"Count me in." Wang Chonggu saw that Zhang Juzheng had written the floating ticket, and took out his own seal, which was regarded as a joint signature. Wang Guoguang and Wan Shihe had no objections, and they all signed the seal together, which was regarded as a unified opinion of the cabinet.

When Zhu Yijun received the floating ticket, he was a little confused. He always felt that Zhang Juzheng had lost the sharpness he had in the past. Back then, when he wanted to take the exam, he punched Gao Gong and kicked Yang Bo. Who else in the world has such sharp bones? He couldn't see it anymore, but he became more conservative and cautious. Even Ling Yunyi, his direct descendant of Zhang Dang, couldn't believe it.

As for Ling Yunyi's reputation as a murderer, Ling Yunyi would have been impeached a long time ago if it wasn't for Zhang Juzheng who protected him in the court and Zhu Yijun who sidestepped him. How could he go to Henan to show off his power?
Zhang Juzheng is cautious because the Ming Dynasty is getting better. Zhang Juzheng does not need to risk everything to gain a possible future. This is the fundamental reason why Zhang Juzheng is conservative. If the Ming Dynasty is still in the turbulent mess of the late Longqing and early Wanli years, Zhang Juzheng is now It will only be sharper than before.

"They want to borrow seven million taels of silver from me. Tsk tsk, it's really national money. They ask for more food than others!" Zhu Yijun viciously approved the memorandum and said: "You know that the money I lend to the national money does not have interest. Come here to raise funds!”

Zhu Yijun borrowed money from foreign countries, and the interest rate was often 24%, and the interest rate would even increase due to war risks. However, the money Zhu Yijun lent to the state was interest-free. After all, the world was his Zhu Yijun's.

Zhu Yijun approved the money and told Feng Bao: "Let Cui Min, the internal money eunuch, keep an eye on it. If this money is not used properly, I will take it to the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

(End of this chapter)