The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 165 New City Design Plan

When I came to the sutra compilation team, I was surprised to find that everyone was there.

Even many students from the Imperial College are staying here.

But that's normal. Everyone knows that today may be the last party, and anyone who can come will not miss it.

It's just that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit silent, with almost no one talking.

Seeing him coming, everyone subconsciously stood up to greet him.

Cheng Yimin came up with key members and said: "Chen Bandu, you are here."

Chen Jingke smiled and said, "I'm late. I'm sorry for keeping everyone waiting."

Everyone quickly returned the courtesy, indicating that they had just come.

After simply recounting the past, Chen Jingke got straight to the point and asked:
  "Mr. Cheng, where is the sutra calculation?"

Cheng Yimin led him to the office and said, "This is it, check it out."

A very thick set of books, with a total of twelve books.

At this time, it is neatly packed in a book box.

Chen Jingke smiled and said: "What are you checking? It's like I am the leader. I am the editor-in-chief in name only."

"This book can be compiled, and it is you who really contributed."

No one said anything, they just looked at him eagerly.

Chen Jingke naturally knew what everyone wanted, but they were destined to be disappointed.

Next, he said some scene words.

"Mathematics is a small circle. We usually study alone and rarely communicate."

"This also resulted in the development of arithmetic being very slow."

"I believe everyone has a deep understanding of how important communication is to a subject."

"The purpose of my proposal to compile "Hongwu Suanjing" is to provide a place for everyone to learn and communicate."

"As I expected, everyone achieved fruitful results."

Chen Jingke patted the Hongwu Sutra in his hand and praised:

"This is the result. Once this book is published, arithmetic will reach a new level."

"You will also follow this book and become famous throughout the ages."

"Everyone's contribution to mathematics should be remembered."

Thank you all for your hard work. The names of all those who directly participated in the writing will be written in the author column.

Those who join later and are only engaged in some simple calculation work will also be listed separately.

Hearing these words, many people looked a little unnatural and a little ashamed.

It is they who complicate the situation in the coterie.

But more people were very excited.

They join this circle just to find a piece of pure land where they can better study and research arithmetic.

Although I experienced some minor unpleasantness during this period, overall it was good.

Not worth the trip.

Those who originally thought they had no chance to leave their names felt even more happy when they learned that their names would be included.

"Every banquet in the world must come to an end. Now that the book has been compiled, the mission of the editing team is over."

"Although I am very sad to say goodbye, I still have to say goodbye to everyone..."

"Hey... Actually, there is no need to be so sad. There will be many opportunities to meet in the future."

"But I don't know why, but I feel a little uncomfortable."

Everyone was very sad after what they said, and some emotional ones even started to cry.

How happy we are when we are together, how sad we are when we are apart.

It will be difficult to have such an opportunity again in the future to bring so many mathematicians together.

The key is that Chen Jingke never mentioned those unhappy things from beginning to end.

Nor did he treat those who were dissatisfied with him equally.

This kind of demeanor makes even those who are not convinced by him feel uncomfortable.

After encouraging everyone, Chen Jingke left first on the grounds that "Your Majesty is waiting to read the Sutra".

He left behind many people who didn't want to leave for a long time.

Cheng Yimin personally sent Chen Jingke out of the Imperial Academy. Outside the gate, he sighed:

"I was too naive. If the restrictions were stricter at the beginning, even if the editing team would be disbanded in the end, there wouldn't be so much unhappiness."

Chen Jingke was overjoyed, Cheng Yimin had matured, and this was the effect he wanted.

However, the next step has not been revealed yet.

As soon as one side was disbanded, another side announced a new plan. All fools knew it was to eliminate dissidents.

He wanted to show off these people and find a suitable opportunity before taking action.

Therefore, he just comforted:

"You don't have to take responsibility for yourself. It will inevitably become complicated when people have too many thoughts."

"I just hope that everyone can have a more relaxed environment."

Cheng Yimin shook his head and said, "You don't need to comfort me, I won't be knocked down by this matter."

"This incident really taught me a big lesson and made me understand a truth better."

"No rules no standards."

"This lesson will benefit me a lot."

Having said this, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that the price is too high."

Chen Jingke said nothing more, chatted briefly, and then left.

The lessons learned from this experience are being summarized along the way.

The biggest lesson is that people think too simply.

Fortunately, no real damage was caused.

Instead, it gave myself the opportunity to purify the inside.

Since he decided to disband the editing team, he has been observing these people.

He divided everyone into two categories, one is management talents, and Cheng Yimin is the representative.

They like arithmetic and understand arithmetic, but they also want to be officials.

Chen Jingke has decided to select talents from these people when a new circle is established.

Build a management team.

There is also a type of research-oriented talents who simply like arithmetic and don’t have so many miscellaneous ideas.

There are relatively few such people, and most of them join later.

On the contrary, the earliest batch of people were not very simple-minded.

It's normal to think about it. The first batch of people to join were officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Imperial College and other institutions.

They are officials themselves, so it is normal for them to have complicated thoughts.

After the editing team gained a reputation, many simple arithmetic enthusiasts were attracted to join.

Chen Jingke has memorized the names of these people and will give priority to bringing them into the small circle in the future.

These are the future leaders of science.

He first went home to take a look and meet his parents, and then entered the palace just before the imperial city closed.

He did not directly submit the book to Zhu Yuanzhang, but read it himself first to make sure there were no problems.

It's not that he doesn't trust Cheng Yimin, but he has been in the palace for a long time and is used to being cautious.

In fact, he has not been idle recently. He and Zhu Xiongying learn to handle government affairs every day.

Mainly learning from Xu Da and Li Shanchang.

Such a big change does not require the imperial court to issue a decree for a few days.

It requires collective cooperation from all yamen.

No one in the six departments can stay out of it.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is busy selecting officials. There are more than [-] vacancies, but they are busy.

The Ministry of Household Affairs divided land across the country to accommodate military households.

The Ministry of Rites began to prepare for the upcoming grand conferment of honors. The Ministry of War dug out all the files from King Wu's period and rechecked military achievements.

This is a very tedious job, and the amount of work can make people weak in the legs.

Fortunately, Li Shanchang mobilized a large number of manpower from relatively idle institutions, such as Honglu Temple, to help.

The Ministry of Industry is not idle either, they are the busiest recently.

Work on diversion of the Yellow River has begun.

Although the construction of the new capital has not yet broken ground, various materials have already been collected.

Now it is time to set up an Ordnance Bureau again.

Moreover, the Ordnance Bureau is not just an agency of the Ministry of Industry. The military will also send several officials to represent it.

The name is to facilitate communication between the two parties and allow the Ordnance Bureau to understand the military's needs in a more timely manner.

Everyone knows the real purpose, which is to fear that civil servants will do something wrong.

If it were normal times, the civil service group would definitely not be willing.

Is your military qualified to drive a wedge into the territory of our civil servants?
  But now, no one cares about this little thing.

Just send it, it’s just a few representatives, they can make a huge difference.

Not only the six departments, but also other yamen were basically involved.

It can be said that none of the central institutions and local yamen in the Ming Dynasty could stay away from the matter.

What Chen Jingke and Zhu Xiongying learned was how to mobilize and coordinate various yamen.

At the same time, I also took this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of how each government office operates.

Human energy is limited and it is impossible to master everything.

Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement was: "Things in the army are relatively simple, as long as you know what's going on."

"The main thing to understand is the operation of the administrative system, which is the foundation of governing the country."

Then he warned: "Don't learn from Li Shanchang's bad habits. He is a tolerant person on the outside and harsh on others."

“When you meet people with whom you disagree, you often become rude.”

"Part of the reason why Liu Bowen insisted on resigning was that he couldn't stand his insults."

Chen Jingke was speechless, he was really beyond words.

Lao Li seems to be a very kind person, but he is actually a big troll.

Liu Bowen is so angry that he wants to resign, tsk...

Instead, Zhu Xiongying showed curiosity, as if he wanted to know what he was scolding.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "This is also the reason why we have never let him return to the center."

"Hopefully after these years of hard work, he can calm down a little bit."

Therefore, Chen Jingke and Zhu Xiongying only went to Xu Da's place occasionally, and spent most of their time with Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang also knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant and taught them carefully.

Both of them benefited a lot.

Because of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the two of them have been observing Lao Li privately.

found to be so.

He's usually fine, and he can tolerate even when someone makes a mistake.

But he just doesn't like others having different opinions from him.

If someone disagrees with him, his face will look ugly as if he wants to eat people.

But fortunately, he didn't yell.

I don't know if he really restrained himself, or because Zhu Xiongying was here and he didn't dare to go too far.

In other words, this reform can be said to have given Li Shanchang a second spring.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, he retreated to the second line due to illness. Later, the Hu Weiyong case broke out. Although he was not implicated, he never regained his former glory.

He was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng and commanded Yushitai.

The head of a central organization has a high position.

However, the Yushitai has no real power except for rumors and reports.

This position is completely unable to match his status as the first civil servant.

It would be an understatement to say that he has actually taken a back seat.

This time, he returned to the forefront of reform.

Although his power is far less than that of the prime minister, he is still very prosperous.

Rather than power, it was more important to re-prove his status in the court to the world.

Especially proving himself in front of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factions gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Don’t you want to challenge our status in Huaixi?

Now when big things happen, isn't it still our Huaixi heroes that His Majesty relies on?

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang schools have actually ceased to exist.

Especially since the move of the capital was confirmed and their geographical advantage was lost, they knew that it was impossible to overthrow the Huaixi faction.

Rather than engaging in a meaningless struggle, they want to rediscover their position.

But to Chen Jingke, these are irrelevant and he has no time to care.

is really busy.

I have to study with Xu Da and Li Shanchang during the day, come back to review Hongwu's calculations at night, and have some spare time to cultivate a relationship with Princess Fuqing.

Speaking of Princess Fuqing, since their marriage was confirmed, she has become a little unable to let go.

She blushed easily, and actually started to look at female rings and imitate female celebrities.

Chen Jingke knew that she was trying to please him.

So I tried to tell her some independent viewpoints, but found that it was of no use.

The times were like this, and she simply couldn't understand it.

Later, I simply told her directly that I was not interested in female celebrities, and I just wanted to find a wife with whom I could have a common topic.

Just like your majesty and queen.

Sure enough, these words were more useful than anything else, and she never mentioned anything about women wearing rings and women being popular again.

Start talking about history, government affairs, military affairs, and talk about ancient and modern times with him.

Chen Jingke knew that she was still deliberately cooperating with him.

But these things are also what she is more interested in, and she is just happier when doing them.

The marriage between the two gradually spread in a small area.

Xu Da knew about it at first, then Li Shanchang also knew about it, and then more and more people knew about it.

However, most people don't know the real reason. It's just because Chen Jingke is more talented and has won His Majesty's favor.

After all, it was not the first time for a Ming Dynasty princess to marry an ordinary person.

Princess Anqing, the legitimate daughter of Empress Ma, and her consort is Ouyang Lun, who was born as an ordinary scholar.

Chen Jingke is a miracle doctor and talented, so it is not surprising that he can become a princess.

Well, most people thought he was Princess Shang.

The matter of marrying the princess will probably not be announced until the actual wedding day.

Even so, Chen Jingke's status in everyone's minds has risen to a higher level.

Everyone was more polite to him.

Unknowingly, another half month passed, and Zhu Biao, who was in Luoyang that day, returned to Yingtian again and brought back a design drawing.

New city design drawing.

It took two months and used the manpower of [-]% of the supervisors to produce the detailed design drawings.

The drawing is three and a half meters long and two meters wide. When unfolded, it occupies most of the wall.

Even if it's just a drawing, you can still see how majestic this capital city is.

Chen Jingke couldn't help but feel a little excited, after all, he participated in the site selection.

When designing the new city, he also made many suggestions.

He also has a share of the credit for this new capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with some excitement: "Give us a good introduction to what this capital has to offer."

(End of this chapter)