If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 136 Pragmatism and National Destiny

The visit of envoys from many countries to North Korea was indeed a grand event for the Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of Rites has prepared a grand ceremony for this purpose, and all etiquette and rules must reflect the style of the Great Tomorrow.

In this matter, Hu Bu was also extremely generous. Everything in Hu Bu's warehouse was taken out as if it was free of charge, as if Xia Laoji had suddenly changed his gender.

For this grand ceremony, the Ministry of Industry was not idle, and also carried out a small-scale renovation of the Fengtian Palace. They were not so concerned about the last banquet given by the Emperor to the Fengtian Palace.

However, Zhu Di was happy to see the success. For any emperor, the coming of all nations to the dynasty was an achievement worth showing off, and could even be recorded in history books and be remembered for future generations.

Regarding this matter, even the crown prince, who is now more and more prestigious and has a more stable position, did not say that he spent too much money. Instead, he happily coordinated the reception of envoys from various countries. He also hoped that it could be done this time A grand ceremony that demonstrates the majesty and demeanor of the Heavenly Kingdom.

For this reason, almost all government offices in Nanjing were moved.

There are those who dredge the Qinhuai Waterway in the city, there are those who clean the imperial streets, there are those who arrest gangsters on the streets, there are those who patrol the streets to detect lawlessness...

The huge city of Nanjing only sees such big movements every year when the emperor worships heaven and works on farming.

Although it is indeed suspected of disturbing the people, it has to be said that after all this trouble, the already prosperous Ming Dynasty capital became even more glorious.

Even the green people's hearts on the fortune compass outside Fengtian Gate, representing the city of Nanjing, couldn't help but grow a little bit more, making the civil and military officials of the court a little more energetic.

In the past, although courtiers always talked about doing things for the country and the people, the national destiny and the people's hearts have always been invisible and intangible. No one knows whether what you do is really for the country and the people, or for your own selfish interests. .

Therefore, although everyone talks about serving the country and the people, it is hard to say whether they are thinking about the country or their own selfish interests.

But now, with such a large destiny compass standing outside Fengtian Gate, the changes in the fate of the country and the people's hearts can be seen at a glance. Under the supervision of the inspectors arranged by the emperor, not a single change will escape observation and recording.

As a result, it has now become clear whether what everyone does is really beneficial to the country and the people, or whether it is just lip service but actually for their own selfish interests.

Although there are still people taking advantage of the situation for personal gain, at least no one dares to go too far, or does nothing.

You must know that when the Luck Compass was first erected, Jinyiwei severely investigated and punished a group of officials based on the display of this thing. The human skins of several of them are still hanging at the entrance of their respective yamen!

Yes, Zhu Di, at the suggestion of Zhu Zhanquan, brought back the fine tradition of peeling bladderwort during the Zhu Yuanzhang period.

And this time, it’s not just corruption that needs to be skinned, but if an official is in office and harms the national destiny and the people’s support, depending on the severity of the case, various specifications of packages are available, from demoting, exile, beheading, skinning to killing three tribes and exterminating nine tribes. You choose, there is definitely a suitable for these officials who do not do human work.

This shock to officials is still very terrifying. Although many people complained about it and even felt that it was worse than the officials of the Hongwu Dynasty who had no life, I have to say that this really cheered up the atmosphere of the entire court.

Many officials who are willing to do practical things are happy about this, because they feel that their achievements can now be reflected in the most intuitive way.After all, projects like flood control don't actually have very immediate results. Although the court considers this a very important task and recognizes its merits, it doesn't pay special attention to it.

In fact, although water control has been taken seriously by all dynasties, it is a thankless job.

On the one hand, as long as the orthodox scholar-bureaucrats are disdainful of this, if you have done well, you should do it, and you will be credited with a performance. When you go back to the official department to take the exam, you will be promoted to a higher level or transferred to another yamen, which will be regarded as worthy of you. .

After all, the easiest person to be promoted in the court is the Hanlin, a scholar who is full of poems and articles from classics and history. As for you, a practical officer of water control?Just stay there for the rest of your life.

As for saying it's broken?I'm sorry, the floods are raging, the people are suffering, and there are countless casualties. Your head is the first to be used to sacrifice the flag.

But things are different now, water control?That's a good job to rush into, because controlling floods in a place will have an immediate effect on the national destiny. Although the effect is not much, it is the easiest to see the most visible achievements.

And if it is done well, it will also improve people's hearts, which can be said to be very intuitive for the court.

Because of this, the atmosphere in the court has also changed. In the past, not many people were willing to do this kind of practical work like going to local places. Everyone was more willing to do jobs such as invigilating exams and education, etc., to go for a walk, and to gain qualifications. There is no need to bother, you will have the qualifications to be promoted when you come back, and you will be filial to the place. There is nothing more comfortable than this.

But things are different now. Going to local places to invigilate exams and do academic administration does not have an immediate effect on improving national fortunes.

Take the invigilation of the imperial examination as an example. In the past, the examiner who invigilated the examination was the object of everyone's fawning. The students who passed the exam this time will respect the examiner as their nominal teacher. In the future, they can also be friends with each other and support each other in the officialdom.

The teacher helped the disciples, and the disciples helped the teacher. This is how the various parties in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty came to be.

However, with the instructions of the luck compass, proctoring is really just a matter of proctoring the exam, and you even have to do it seriously. If you accept bribes or something, there will be a human skin hanging on the door of the etiquette department!

This guy was also unlucky. There was a local exam after the spring. He went to invigilate the exam and took in a thin Yangzhou horse. When he came back, he was skinned and hung up in the gift department.

Although it is not that there are those who focus solely on education at the local level, this must be greatly improved and improved in local culture and education before it can be reflected in the national destiny and people's hearts, and this part has not a great impact on the improvement of the national destiny. .

After all, no matter how hard you try, ancient culture and education can only cover so much. In the past, it was a great achievement for a place to have a few talented people who passed the imperial examination. But now, there is nothing worth talking about, because there are just a few more people. The promotion of talented people really has little impact on the national destiny.

Therefore, in the Qi Luck Compass, those practical matters that can truly affect the fate of the country and the people's hearts have become much more popular, and the style of the entire court is changing towards pragmatism.

You must know that on the fortune compass, the changes in the fate of the country and the people's hearts are not dependent on those petty officials using their eyes to see the changes in gold and cyan, but the reasons for the changes will be revealed one by one.

After all, the fortune compass outside Fengtian Gate is a serious national treasure. Even the national policies promulgated by the imperial court can be put into it to deduce what impact it will have on the national destiny and people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)