Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 405: The insightful opinions of the treacherous ministers!
however,
Your Majesty didn't even look this way~
Your Majesty has been entangled by flatterers.

"Your Majesty, I have found a woman. This woman is quite extraordinary. No one in the world can match her. Only Your Majesty can be lucky enough to be her." Sima Shang smiled like a flower and whispered.

"Ok?"

Seeing Li Yu's unhappy expression,
Under heavy pressure, Sima Shang was not in a hurry and was chatting and laughing.
He actually introduced the origin of this woman without paying attention to anyone else:
"This girl is called Wang Zhenyi, also known as Jinling Nüshi. Her ancestral home is Tianchang, Anhui, and she lives in Jiangning. She is only fifteen years old and comes from a scholarly family. This girl is quite special, proficient in astrology, arithmetic, medicine, and geography. She is very beautiful, well-versed in the six arts of a gentleman, and has a manly mind."

Li Yu's expression relaxed a little. This name seemed familiar?

But where had I heard it before?

Sima Shang observed his words and expressions, and was somewhat confident in his heart, and continued with a flattering smile:
"Your Majesty is now advocating new learning, selecting practical talents, and granting them official positions. I have studied hard for more than ten years, but was harmed by those corrupt scholars and could not keep up with the situation. After thinking about it, I can only offer this strategy to contribute to Your Majesty's great cause."

……

Seeing Li Yu pondering,
Sima Shang smiled slightly and continued to place bets:

"This girl's grandfather was once the governor of Jiaying Prefecture in Guangdong. He was later exiled to Jilin due to the literary inquisition of the false emperor Qianlong. He died in the garrison."

Fan Jing and Du Ren standing by couldn't help but cast complicated glances at this "slave of three surnames".

Such a shameless person is rare in ancient and modern times.

Your Majesty just treats this person as a rag, using him at will and throwing him away at will.

The attempt to persuade the remnants of Zhang Liyong in Wugong Mountain, Jiangxi Province to surrender was not successful and the outcome was not satisfactory.

After sitting on the bench for a long time and being kicked around in various ways, he was eventually kicked out to be responsible for the street sanitation in the city.
result,

This guy took advantage of the opportunity of Your Majesty's inspection of the Confucian Temple examination hall to revive?

“Please marry this girl to your majesty. First, it will show your majesty’s determination to value talents who are practical in governing the country. Second, it will appease the hearts of the gentry in the world. Third, it will benefit the common people in the world.

Li Yu finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Sima Shang, the first two are easy to understand. But tell me, what is the meaning of benefiting the common people of the world?"

The ministers attending the emperor also laughed.

……

Sima Shang said shamelessly:

"With your majesty's daily guidance and the excellent research conditions in the palace, Wang Zhenyi will surely make breakthroughs in astrology and arithmetic. Isn't this a boon to the people of the world?"

Du Ren also spoke:

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal."

Fan Jing naturally understood the human nature and smiled:
"I also second my opinion."

Seeing that a collective resolution had been reached, Li Yu could only sigh and decide to follow public opinion:
"In that case, I will approve it. Sima Shang, go ahead and do it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

however,
Sima Shang did not leave, but stood silently by the side.

Li Yu felt a little unhappy, thinking, you are in a hurry to get an official position when you haven't even finished your job?
On the surface, he still asked with a pleasant expression:

"Is there anything else you can do?"

……

thump,
Sima Shang straightened up and knocked his knees to the ground.

The floor tiles were smashed with a clang, and the people around felt a shudder in their hearts and felt the pain.

Lord Sima's original flattering expression disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by an indescribable expression.

Fan Jing felt that he was pleading for the people.

Du Ren thinks it is loyalty.

The guards found it tragic.

Anyway,

Sima Shang said solemnly:

"I am in charge of the sanitation of the streets in Suzhou City and have discovered the following hidden dangers."

"First, the people are ignorant. They use the same river to wash toilets, wash vegetables, wash clothes and cook. Second, toilets are dumped in disorder, and epidemics are rampant, which is the source of all diseases. Third, the people drink a lot of raw water."

"Your Majesty, Suzhou is the temporary capital of our Wu State, and the flow of people is becoming more and more dense. If it is not contained, once the epidemic spreads, not only will the people be killed and injured, but our important officials and even the royal family will also be deeply affected."

"I volunteer to take on this responsibility. If no radical change can be achieved in three months, I will throw myself into Taihu Lake to thank the Emperor for His Grace."

……

The scene was quiet.

Everyone was shocked. Lord Sima, you are not a treacherous villain, you are a loyal minister.

Especially the last sentence successfully convinced everyone.

It is not only for the common people, but also for all the adults present.

High walls and large courtyards as well as numerous guards can block all physical risks, but they cannot block the spread of “invisible and intangible” germs.

Li Yu also felt very emotional:
"Okay, that's very well said."

"The river and the air are connected. If we don't make up our minds now, sooner or later I and the other noble families will suffer."

All the ministers were in awe and expressed that what Lord Sima said was absolutely right and that all ministries and departments would fully cooperate.

Sima Shang was secretly delighted.

People with ability can make a living wherever they go.

Is it so easy to be a treacherous minister?
……

Li Yu thought for a moment and took the initiative to promote Sima Shang:

"I appoint you as the civil judge of Suzhou Prefecture and grant you the title of 5th-level civil servant. I also allocate you 100 soldiers, 10 clerks, and 8 taels of funds to be responsible for this matter full-time."

"After three months, I will personally check the results."

【In the new official system of the Wu Kingdom, there were four Tongpans under the seal-holding officials of prefectures and counties. They were respectively civil judge, school judge, criminal judge, and warehouse judge. In some areas, considering military needs, one Bingpan was added to complement the patrol police station.】

"This is a serious matter. I would like to ask Your Majesty to give a name to this cleanup operation?"

Li Yu pondered in his heart,

New Life Movement? Too reactionary and unlucky.

The New Culture Movement? It was also reactionary, and a little weak.

Change your mind?

"Spend an extra quarter of an hour every day and you can live 1 years healthier."

it means:
If everyone spends a little more time every day, they can live to 60 years old.

18 years old in the 60th century was definitely a long life.

……

The main hall of the Temple of Confucius,

When entering the examination room, the examinees noticed that the statue of Confucius was gone and replaced by a half-length statue of Li Yu in military uniform.

Four soldiers stood solemnly by the side.

This is an "obedience test".

Fortunately, the candidates were all sensible and everyone was safe and sound.

If anyone cries in the temple, we might chop off a few heads today.

The Patrol and the Guards were dispatched to resolutely defend His Majesty's determination.

The bell rings,

The first test paper was handed out, and it turned out to be a policy essay:
"Why did Wu eventually replace Qing?"

Please explain its necessity, with no limit on angle and word count.

Such a proposition tests vision, strategy, and submission.

Li Yu had already made it clear:

"Anyone who does not explicitly criticize the Qing government in this question will fail."

There are several more test papers at the end, which focus on practical knowledge, including administration, arithmetic, and economics.

……

Thousands of candidates had sweat on their foreheads and were gritting their teeth to think hard.

Such an exam paper is really eye-opening~
There is no standard answer, just answer based on your feeling.

These people have a wide age range and an even wider range of family backgrounds.

Anyone aged 10 to 40, who had never engaged in hostility against the Wu army and had their queues cut off, was eligible to take the exam.

Including those who have achieved honors in the Qing court.

The State of Wu is in urgent need of civil servants, and currently many county governments are supported by one person.

Some states and counties are even under military rule.
All candidates know that the admission rate will be very high! And if they are admitted, there will definitely be a vacancy after graduation!
It is possible that he could be a county magistrate or a prefect.

The above is called "test absence".

……

And out of some concerns,
Li Yu also selected another group of people - the basic base.

Descendants of subordinates (soldiers, craftsmen, civil and military officials) who were loyal to him, literate, under 12 years old.

This is called "Enlac". The criteria for examination are very simple.
For a page of paper, it is enough to recite 9% of the content within half a quarter of an hour.

There are also simple math problems represented by the Pythagorean theorem.

Refer to the examples and imitate the questions.

Memory and imitation abilities are key factors in measuring whether a person is smart, and are also basic abilities for learning.

Li Yu's move was to quickly screen out a group of smart people.

Culture can be made up for later.

Intelligence cannot be changed.

……

The next evening,

Li Yu was staying in Zhao Shuzhen's house when he suddenly sat up.

He finally remembered who Wang Zhenyi was.

Before the time travel, the international astronomical community named an asteroid after her in her memory.

After Wang Zhenyi's death, her manuscripts were sealed for a hundred years because the contents were too shocking, especially those involving cosmology and astronomy. Her descendants were afraid of being killed, so they did not dare to make them public until after Xuantong abdicated.

Zhao Shuzhen supported her chin and blinked her eyes. She seemed to have heard His Majesty muttering the name of a vixen just now?
The competition in this palace is becoming more and more fierce.

I am afraid that it will become a luxury to have equal treatment of rain and dew in the future~
"Your Majesty~"

"Ok?"

"I have learned a secret technique. I have nothing to do today. How about~"

Generally speaking,

The war without gunpowder in the Wu palace was becoming more and more intense.

Conventional hand-to-hand combat has become obsolete. Heavy artillery bombardments and repeated cavalry charges have resulted in hundreds of millions of casualties.

……

Southwest of Suzhou Prefecture.

A grand military parade and awarding ceremony is underway.

The Guards Corps, the 1st and 2nd Corps, and the meritorious officers and soldiers of the 1st Expeditionary Army who participated in the Battle of Jiangbei were all present.

Each legion organized a phalanx ranging in size from 2 to 500 people.

Wearing the brand new Wu army uniform, with shiny military boots, he carried his gun on his shoulder and marched to the beat of the drum.

This battle,
Hundreds of officers below the rank of captain were promoted, as well as a large number of non-commissioned officers.

Numerous conductor swords were awarded on the spot.

In the Wu army, non-commissioned officers were qualified to wear swords.

The company level has a military flag, a cook squad, and an ultra-light artillery squad (less than 3 pounds).

At the battalion level, it has a logistics company, a medical squad, and a messenger squad.

At the regimental level, it has a 6-pound field artillery company and a cavalry platoon.

In wartime, corps commanders can make adjustments based on actual battlefield conditions to strengthen or weaken grassroots equipment.

The role of cavalry is very diverse. In addition to pursuing the remaining enemies, they are more responsible for reconnaissance and sending messages.

The battalion-level messengers, who were composed of 500 people, had no horses and could only convey orders by running.

Whether riding a horse or walking.

All the messengers wore hats that were superior to others, with eye-catching feathers.

……

Thousands of Wu officials, merchants, and common people watched from across the river.

Suddenly, everyone was excited and burst into exclamations.

The last phalanx is the Yi soldiers!

260 sailors from the former Saxon Royal Navy, now serving in the Wu Army Navy, marched in line wearing Wu Army uniforms.

In order to win people's hearts, Li Yu waved his hand and awarded the rank of warrant officer to all sailors.

Military uniforms, monthly salaries and benefits are the same.

The original senior sailors, such as lieutenants, navigators, and military doctors, were promoted one level to their original positions.

When the Saxon delegation left, they had no choice but to leave the "Hell" in the State of Wu on lease.

Because they don't have enough manpower to drive both the Lion and the Territory away at the same time~
The boys walking in the front excitedly drew their swords and shouted in unison:
“God save the King.”

Li Yu waved his hand and told the people around him:

"Tell these people's wives to learn Chinese as soon as possible. They can get a raise in salary~"

"The General Staff will work with the Navy to learn from their experience as quickly as possible and have them fully integrated into the Navy."

……

Finally, the military band sang along:

The wind blows and the clouds fly!

How can I find brave men to travel around the world?
The guns are so powerful that their roars reach the sky!

The bayonet stabbed me with blood!

Go to the battlefield and seek wealth and honor!

Bring honor to the family and enter the ancestral hall!

Zhong Wu Huang Xi ~ Be loyal!

The heroic spirit is immortal, protect our hometown!
[The author is not good at singing and dancing, provided by book friend "独醉青丝". 】

……

Fan Jing complimented:
"Your Majesty, the four barbarians have surrendered, this is a sign of prosperity."

Li Yu shook his head:
"No, the current unity is the result of my gold and silver investment. One day, I won't have to pay a penny, and the barbarians will rush to pledge their allegiance to me and be willing to bear arms and shed blood for me. That will be the real prosperity."

Li Yu blurted out in excitement:

"There will come a day when the Goryeo vassal army will shout "loyalty", the Fuso vassal army will shout "on board", the Cossack vassal army will shout "Ura", and the Nanyang vassal army will shout "Long live". They are all willing to fight for me and launch an unprecedented expedition to Europe."

Amid the soldiers' enthusiastic cheers in the distance, Li Yu said in a voice that only he could hear:
"There is no solution to the Han people's predicament. The only solution is to fight to the death!"

……

Miao Youlin was awarded the Bronze Star (2 stars) rank of lieutenant. After having a long private conversation with His Majesty, he left Suzhou Prefecture and went to Nanchang to supervise the battle.

He requested to take away 70 officers and Yang Yuchun's armored battalion.

Li Yu is right~
The 1st Expeditionary Army, which had suffered heavy casualties, was expanded again. All prisoners in the entire Wu territory were cleared out and packaged into the expeditionary army's new recruits.

Among them were bandits, scoundrels, farmers who cheated in paying grain, merchants who smuggled alcohol, murderers, and arsonists.
In short, each has its own badness and each has its own unique skills.

The 1st Expeditionary Army was ordered to return to Jiangxi, which they had been longing for.

This time,
Zhang Laosan felt more relaxed, sitting on the deck, drinking and bragging:
"In the battle of Yangzhou, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops were killed by us. We can easily defeat the Qing troops in Jiangxi. If you want to say which army of our Wu Kingdom is the best at fighting, it must be our 1st Battalion."

The old brothers on the deck naturally flattered him and howled like wolves and ghosts.

Everyone enjoyed the scenery on the shore while drinking and eating meat.

In the Battle of Jiangbei, the 1st Expeditionary Army performed well.

The court rewarded the soldiers with generous amounts of wine and meat, and also strictly abided by the promised silver rewards for military merit.

……

"Third brother, the biggest regret of this battle is that I didn't get to go into Yangzhou City to have some fun."

"I will never have the chance to ride the skinny horse in the salt merchant's mansion in this lifetime."

"Yangzhou is a great place. Drink tea in the morning and take a bath in the evening. The master massages your feet and the maid massages your head. It's very beautiful."

The deck was filled with roasted chicken, braised meat and fine wine, and the three brothers started to enjoy the feast.

I was drunk.

Zhang Laoer took off his military boots that were in the way and started dancing.

He found a woman's moon-soil vest from somewhere and put it on his forehead. His fat body was surprisingly flexible and danced like a willow branch in the wind.

Everyone howled and exclaimed that it was wonderful.

Boss Zhang borrowed the drummer's small shoulder drum and played it to add to the fun.

After all, Zhang Laosan is an official and the most stable one.

He leaned against the side of the boat, holding a bowl of wine, and watched the performance of his two funny brothers, laughing until tears came out.

The river breeze is blowing, the scenery on both sides is hazy, the mood is relaxed and comfortable, and there are familiar good brothers around. This is probably the best enjoyment in life.

However, happiness and sadness are only a fine line apart.

You won't know what's on the other side of the mountain until you climb over it.

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(End of this chapter)