Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 133 I pulled it x I wiped it myself

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little confused. Zhu Biao was the smartest among all his sons, but he was dismissed by that kid with just one sentence. Is that okay?

With this thought in his mind, he asked with a little curiosity: "What did he say?"

Zhu Biao immediately replied: "He said, can't we find a place and try it?"

"..." When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately speechless.

It’s really just one sentence, it seems that it is indeed possible, find a place to try it first, if it doesn’t work well, it is not what you think, and the impact will only be on one place.If the impact is good, then it would be a safe move to implement it all over the country!

This kid, what on earth is going on in his head?He can actually give solutions to problems that he thinks are difficult from various angles!
"What do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and then asked Zhu Biao.

Of course Zhu Biao had thought about it when he came, so he immediately replied to Zhu Yuanzhang: "I think you can really find an unimportant place to try Yifan's method, and you can agree on a time limit to see the result?"

Having said this, he paused and said with a little doubt: "But Yifan has never had this kind of idea before. How should we do it without breaking away from Yifan's idea? Who should we let do this?" You still have to think carefully about things. If you choose the wrong person, I'm afraid that all good things will be turned into bad things!"

There are already lessons in history, such as Wang Anshi’s political reform.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved when he heard that Zhu Biao could think of hiring people. He nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and said, "I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet!"

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination system had been discontinued, and the recommendation system was used.As long as you have talent, you can be recommended by others, and you will probably rise to the top in one step, and you can become an official directly without taking the first-level exam.

Over the past few years, almost everyone who can be recommended by the local government has been recommended.In other words, those who feel they are talented have also gone through various channels and sought recommendations from recommenders, and have already become officials.

These recommended people are mixed.It is indeed not easy to find a suitable person to test Zhang Yifan's proposal.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly asked: "What is that boy doing?"

Of course Zhu Biao knew who he was asking, so he immediately replied: "He is busy with the affairs of the Liujiacun Villa and is about to start construction."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought for a moment and said: "This kid is free and can wipe his own shit, so let him do this!"

"Ah..." Zhu Biao was surprised when he heard it.It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang said dirty words for the emperor, but that Zhu Yuanzhang actually asked Zhang Yifan to do this by himself.

So, he quickly said: "To do these things locally, you should just find a county. No matter how big it is, if you don't do it well, the impact will be too big. You can let a prince consort do the work of a county magistrate. ...It seems I’ve never heard of it!”

The county magistrate is only the seventh grade, but the prince consort has already set a grade, which is beyond the first grade and is equal to the prince. What's going on when he becomes the county magistrate?It's not easy to manage at the local level. Not to mention the prefects above, even the provincial chief envoys and the like are not as high-ranking as the prince-in-law!
Zhu Yuanzhang had actually considered his concern when he said it.When he heard his son mention this, he immediately replied: "What's the problem? If we find a remote place and are not under the local control, we won't have these things."

His idea was similar to the municipalities of later generations. By the way, this was a county directly under the central government.

After hearing this, Zhu Biao thought for a moment, as if this could indeed solve the problem of grade confusion.However, Zhu Biao still thought of a question and asked again: "Then if Yifan has trouble in the local area, it is at least possible to have contact with the surrounding places. How should we get along with this kind of people?"

If Zhang Yifan went to other places, it would actually be a bit like a prime minister becoming a county magistrate. This was unprecedented, and there were indeed many problems.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang is the founding emperor of the country, and he has a lot of courage. He will not stick to whether there is history or not, so he will do it or not.

Therefore, when he heard another difficult question raised by Zhu Biao, he immediately replied: "Since it is doing special things and is not under the jurisdiction of the local government, it is equivalent to the imperial government. As long as it involves matters related to a specific area, all matters will be dealt with. Specific regions take precedence, other than that, there must be no connection to other places."

Zhu Biao thought for a while, as if this could ensure that the New Deal was implemented as unaffected as possible at the local level, and ensure that the quality of the New Deal could be verified truthfully.

Therefore, he did not object.However, there was still another question, so he asked again: "But which place is suitable in this remote place?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer immediately this time. Instead, he thought for a moment and then said: "Both the north and the west are still fighting, so it is inappropriate. In the coastal areas, there are still dangers of Japanese pirates, so choose the south. You Go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs in person and ask for the files of Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and I will take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao knew that his father was rather fond of this Xiangshan County.

so far!

To be honest, Zhu Biao was a little reluctant to let go, feeling that it was too far away.

At the beginning, he didn't feel very good about Zhang Yifan, and even felt that his behavior and speech were a bit disrespectful.

However, as Zhang Yifan's talents showed, he slowly changed.Especially after the competition that day, he happened to hear what Zhang Yifan said to Lan Yu. As a result, his favorable impression of Zhang Yifan suddenly improved.

He knows how to repay his kindness and always remembers how kind the Crown Princess was to him; being able to persuade Lan Yu plays a big role in the reconciliation between Lan Yu and his fourth brother.

Such a good brother-in-law, I really can't bear to have him travel so far away and it's inconvenient to move around.

However, since his father had made a decision, he had no choice but to follow through.

Zhang Yifan, on his side, didn't know about this at all. He directly gave an answer based on the special zone model of later generations. For him, it was a natural thing. He had no idea that he had dug a big hole for himself.

At this time, he and Zhu Jingjing ran to Liujia Village to verify the design of the other courtyard on the spot before starting construction.

Part of this courtyard was intended to be used for experiments.There are plans for physical experiments and chemical experiments.

The autumn tiger in Nanjing is still very hot.Zhang Yifan and Zhu Jingjing ran down quickly, covered in sweat.However, both of them were in high spirits, and they were not irritable or anything like that.

Looking at the Liujia Village ahead, Zhang Yifan reined in his horse and slowed down, and then said to Zhu Jingjing: "I heard before that my father will arrange work for me after the competition. It will be soon. Let's repair this courtyard quickly." Get up before you’re delayed!”

According to historical experience, the tasks Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for his son-in-law were usually to go to local inspections as a confidant. This was considered a good job, just a business trip at public expense.Therefore, Zhang Yifan didn't care too much.

As he spoke, he pointed to the hillside he was interested in and said, "Let's build a swimming pool in the other courtyard later. You can swim when the weather is hot, and you won't be afraid of others seeing it. Can you tell me?"

When Zhu Jingjing heard this, she blushed and said, "It's OK in the house, but not in the yard!"

She drew the design according to Zhang Yifan's wishes. The bathing pool turned into a swimming pool, and it was also open-air. It was so embarrassing!
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan laughed and said: "What are you afraid of? No one can see it." Zhu Jingjing's face turned red and she didn't want to continue the topic. She said to Zhang Yifan: "Listen, there is the sound of reading, let's go and take a look?"

This is the social school opened in Liujiacun, and the teacher is Zheng Jingxue.The school building is Zhang Yifan's old house, just at the entrance of the village.

Hearing Zhu Jingjing's words, Zhang Yifan's attention was diverted, and he was indeed interested in studying social studies.

The two got off their horses early, left their horses to Zhu Wu and others behind them, and approached the old house.

There was no need to go in. Zhang Yifan was still at the door when he heard the simplest "Three Character Classic" being taught inside. The voices ranged from childish to rough, and there were also female voices. In short, there were all kinds of voices.

Zhu Jingjing was a little surprised when she heard it, so she looked in from the door.

You can see that a shed has been built in the courtyard inside.A group of adults are also learning.There were some whose names she knew, such as Liu Wu; there were others who she knew but didn't know their names;

Inside the house, you can vaguely see that they are all children, both men and women.

Zhang Yifan saw her surprised face and explained to her: "No one in the village really knows how to read or write, and the village community also needs people who can read and write. Therefore, as long as the adults in the village want to be literate, They all also entered social studies. They didn’t ask for exams or anything, just to know Braille, which they can use in daily life!”

As for the girls inside who are also studying, it was not a big deal at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.In subsequent imperial examinations, there were still female scholars.

Zhang Yifan was talking at the door. When the people inside heard the movement and took a look, they immediately stopped learning and rushed out one after another.

But it can be seen that they are obviously more reserved than before.

Even the teaching teacher Zheng Jingxue was very respectful when he saw the two of them.

Zhang Yifan did not delay them, but asked Liu Wu to ask questions, mainly about the cement workshop.

Ever since Zhang Yifan requested the order, the cement workshop has been put on sale.According to Zhang Yifan's opinion, the price of three pieces per pack is much higher than originally expected.

However, even so, the cement produced is still in short supply.

Zhang Yifan is not surprised by this.

After all, Liujia Village is so close to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the wealthiest consumers are here.And at this time, the official sales have not yet started. As far as cement is concerned, it is a monopoly business.

In particular, classmate Zhu Yuanzhang regarded cement as a treasure and used it to reward ministers, which increased the value of cement.

Although the emperor stipulated that the cement workshop in Liujia Village could not be expanded in size.But with huge profits, the cement workshop operates 24 hours a day, and everyone is already looking forward to the dividends at the end of the year.

It is also for this reason that without the worry of survival, there are so many people in social studies thinking about reading and literacy.

The cement workshop's account books have always been written by Liu Wu himself.When Zhang Yifan mentioned it, he quickly went to get the account book, saying that he wanted Zhang Yifan to review it.

Unexpectedly, before Zhang Yifan came to Liu Wu's account book, he was found by Zhu Yuanzhang's eunuch.

"It's over!" Although Zhang Yifan didn't know what was going on, it must be bad if Zhu Yuanzhang was looking for him from such a distance, so he said to Zhu Jingjing, "Father must have sent me to work. I'll sleep until I wake up naturally." The days are gone! But I still have a trick, see if it works?"

"..." Zhu Jingjing couldn't help being speechless when she heard this.

This husband is good at everything, but he can't get up in the morning and refuses to sleep at night!
Zhu Yuanzhang was the biggest, so Zhang Yifan didn't care about the affairs in Liujia Village and rushed back first.

Although he hurried back, first went back to the Prince Consort's Mansion to change into court clothes, and then rushed to Wuying Hall, it still took him nearly an hour.However, the sweat on his head proved that he was indeed rushing back and there was no delay on the way.

In the Wuying Hall, in addition to Prince Zhu Biao, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was also present.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he was sweating, but it took him so long to come over, so he said angrily: "I think you have time to spare. I have something for you to do next!"

Zhang Yifan had already guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him have free time, so he had no choice but to reply: "Father, I am going out to look for inspiration. Maybe I can come up with something good!"

Hu Weiyong was a little impatient with Zhang Yifan coming so late. Although he was not waiting, he was still annoyed. When he heard this, he couldn't help but said: "The prince-in-law is really a genius. He can come up with good things like this. This is unprecedented!"

This time, even Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe it. He wanted to deliberately suppress Zhang Yifan so that he could work hard, so he asked: "Tell me, what good things have you come up with?"

At this point, he paused and added: "If you haven't thought of anything good yet, I will simply let you go to a farther place to see the world. Maybe you can come up with something good!"

Zhu Biao on the side listened and showed a wry smile.About my brother-in-law's going to Xiangshan County, my father had already told the prime minister just now, and that's how it was done.

My brother-in-law is fine anyway, he can't even escape.

Of course, if the brother-in-law can really think of something good at this time, then maybe the father will change his mind.

After all, if you put your brother-in-law so far away, the good things that come from thinking about it like this will be gone.

At this time, when Zhang Yifan listened to them, how could he not know that they were actually trying to exploit himself, but they would be disappointed.

There are so many ideas from future generations.

Zhang Yifan has long made up his mind that he will never work if he can be idle. He will get up to go to work before dawn. Who can bear it?
When Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to work, he would come up with an idea, and maybe he would be able to relax for a while and do what he wanted to do.

No, when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu Weiyong looking at him, their expressions seemed to say, you're talking about a good thing, he opened his mouth and replied: "Father, don't tell me, I will go back to Liujia Village today for a stroll." After walking around for a while, I really thought of something, it should be useful!"

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(End of this chapter)