Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 181 181 Is it possible that the fairyland was built by the immortals of the Song Dynasty?

Zhu Biao was confused by Wang Buli's sharp rhetorical question.

To be honest, since he was born, no one around him has spoken about him like Wang Buli.

He used to be the eldest son of the lord, who wouldn't want to support him?

Now he is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the next generation successor, and no one can shake his position.

Even Lao Zhu occasionally scolded me for not being able to make steel.

None of the other ministers dared to do this.

Only Wang Buli's words sounded particularly harsh to Zhu Biao.

And it sounds like this is something that even a three-year-old child knows. Why don't you, the prince, know this?

I can’t even imagine what kind of knowledge the teacher teaches you on a daily basis!

Zhu Biao calmed himself down, and then humbly asked: "What is a compass?"

Wang Buli thought about what an ancient compass looked like:

“It’s just a square plate with a spoon inside, always pointing south.

It has great application in deserts and navigation. I heard that the Yellow Emperor fought with Chi You, and Chi You called Feng Bo to help. Then the Yellow Emperor used this to point out the direction and defeated Chi You.

The closest thing is that the Song Dynasty used compasses to navigate and carry out sea transportation. I remember that it was recorded in Mengxi's written talks. "

Zhu Biao nodded and said that he understood: "Who wrote the Mengxi Bi Tan?"

"Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty."

Wang Buli thought about it carefully and found that in the early Ming Dynasty, cultural inheritance was not paid so much attention.

Most of the foreign enemies are still there, and Beiyuan still has this great strength.

For example, collecting books, compiling them, and organizing the Yongle ceremony after Zhu Di came to power.

"I will find someone to look for this book."

"Brother Prince."

Wang Buli walked a few steps forward and reached the boundary where there were no Han generals standing guard:

"I have something to say to you. Of course, the education you have received since childhood may think that what I say is rebellious."

"Just say it."

Zhu Biao guessed that Wang Buli might have been caressed by an immortal in the fairyland, so whatever he said would be easy for others to gain insights.

"You have been influenced by Confucian culture since childhood, and you have subconsciously accepted how to treat scholars well, right?"

Zhu Biao thought for a moment.

Although they usually use the common people as an excuse, most of them still want to hang out with scholars.

Because if the Ming Dynasty wanted long-term peace and stability, it had to rely on their group of scholars to help the emperor govern the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked down upon them, but had to make good use of them, so he took great pains to formulate officials' salaries and benefits.

"good."

Zhu Biao would not refute Wang Buli, because his teachers had taught him that "faithful words are offensive to the ears".

Compared with the other people's loyal advice, Wang Buli's words were even more offensive.

"Do you think the world can be governed by just relying on scholars as officials?"

Zhu Biao thought very seriously for a while:

"No, most of them will also take bribes and commit corruption and oppress the people."

Thanks to Lao Zhu's thunderous methods, Zhu Biao realized that despite what his teachers said, scholars did not really contribute to the dynasty after becoming officials, but instead continued to benefit themselves.

Especially for some ministers who came from the Yuan Dynasty, after the fall of the previous dynasty, they would not be delayed from becoming officials in the new dynasty.

"So as a monarch, there is absolutely no need to please them." Wang Buli lowered his voice and said:

"If you could improve movable type printing, there would be more literate people in the world.

They can also do many things that scholars can do, and they can also find more substitutes. If you don't want to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, there are many people who are willing to do it.

At the same time, it can also break the level of power monopolized by small circles such as Confucianism, which will help stabilize the imperial power. "

Zhu Biao was stunned, he thought of this.

But I didn't expect that Wang Buli, a non-reader, could think of this.

He seems to have done some research on strategies for governing the country!

"But you should know the significance of the imperial examination, which is used to select people who are beneficial to the country. Even though there are more scholars, they are still scholars."

Wang Buli nodded. He also understood that Zhu Biao was not a stupid person, but he had never been taught this by a teacher. In other words, how could those Confucian masters instill in a dynasty heir the side of their group that was not conducive to the country?

Of course, instilling Confucian culture is very beneficial to dynastic rule.

In this way, it will be conducive to the development and growth of their small group.

"You're right, but are scholars born in a circle?"

Wang Buli asked back.

Zhu Biao was stunned on the spot. He still had a pretty good say in the matter of the circle.

Because the Huaixi circle is divided into many internal groups, although they all have to safeguard the interests of the Huaixi collective on the whole.

"They have all kinds of small groups, including those who cannot pass the scholar examination, a bunch of scholars, a bunch of candidates, Jinshi, and even rivalries between fellow villagers and strangers.

The interest groups formed by these people opposed the policies of the Ming Dynasty, so much so. "

Wang Buli swallowed his words: "There are always officials who are corrupt and bribery. If the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are a little more relaxed in their governance, it will be a paradise for scholars to be officials!"

Wang Buli had a little knowledge of the party strife in the Ming Dynasty.

The Zhejiang Party, the Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, etc., as well as regional divisions, are constantly fighting for their own interests.

They had to fight before the country was destroyed, they fought again in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and they fought even in the early Qing Dynasty, and then they were all boiled down.

Why did they pay taxes honestly when they arrived in the Qing Dynasty?

Zhu Biao agreed with Wang Buli's words, which was also his father Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards scholars.

If you don't work for me, there will be people who will do it for me.

Let me respect Confucius and go to hell with your mother.

Then he refused to recognize the Duke Yansheng of the Yuan Dynasty and asked his son Kong Xi to learn to be the Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Buli knew that there were some things he shouldn't say, so now he was talking to Zhu Biao because he didn't like those people.

Each one has no technical content at all, so technological progress really depends on digging graves, right?

At the same time, in order to play his image as a "loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty", Wang Buli could not resist Wang Mang's humble state before the usurpation.

"But you can't rely on scholars alone. We don't have anyone else who can be an official in Ming Dynasty!"

Wang Buli patted himself and said with a smile:

"I used to be an official. If an official does not do outstanding work, it will be difficult for him to grow. This path to promotion cannot be cut off. This is also because everyone has different backgrounds, and they will not stick together for warmth.

Only those high-ranking scholars look down on officials with my background. In order to fight against those scholars who look down on themselves, these people mostly try to check and balance them. "

Zhu Biao was speechless. He understood that the court needed checks and balances, not one dominant faction.

Regarding this point, Zhu Yuanzhang told his son, and it was Zhu Yuanzhang's experience that he only gained after so many years.

If the family really wants to dominate, then the emperor should be worried.

"Do you think the promotion of officials is too slow?"

Hearing this, Wang Buli was shocked. He was a little angry today and had a lot to say, so he nodded, not wanting to raise any additional topics.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, glanced at him and then smiled:

"You go to the Wen Building to rest for a while and wait for Mr. Cao Guo. I will first ask someone to look for the Mengxi Bi Tan. After reading it, I will talk to you in detail. I will send someone to call my sister to talk to you."

"no problem."

Wang Buli looked at Zhu Biao's back and realized that if he wanted to be a good emperor, he would have to suffer.

I really don’t know how many years Xiao Zhu’s body type can last with high-intensity work.

Wang Buli strolled towards the literary building and lay down on the bed to rest.

Zhu Biao told his father carefully about the conversation between him and Wang Buli.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was very witty. With his son in front, he could make Wang Buli speak more unscrupulously.

As expected, that kid has a lot of trouble in his chest, and he can't help but complain when he encounters injustice.

Overall, political awareness is still too immature.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that even if there were immortals caressing his head in the fairyland, it would only make Wang Buli smart and would not teach him anything about political struggle.

To put it nicely, Wang Buli had no political consciousness at all. He relied solely on his intelligence and his great interests in Zhu Yuanzhang to keep running.

"What Wang Buli said is reasonable, and we have observed that he also attaches great importance to the technical progress of some craftsmen.

Whether it's showers, ice cream, Baduanjin, or even some kind of loom that I heard Xiu'er mention, most of them are arranged for the comfort of life. "

Zhu Yuanzhang took off his glasses, stood up and walked around to soothe his overworked body.

He is actually a person with double standards. He hopes that his bloodline can enjoy eternal wealth and honor, but he does not want the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty to also inherit the bloodline. This is extremely detrimental to the development of the Ming Dynasty. "sewing machine?"

Zhu Biao's eyes showed deep doubts.

"Your mother told me. She spilled the beans while chatting with Xiu'er." After Zhu Yuanzhang stood still, he also began to practice Baduanjin:

"It was said that it could improve the efficiency of weaving, but because too much weaving would cause the accumulation of goods, it would make it difficult for women who made money to save dowries to make money, so he burned the manufacturing drawings."

"Then he can come to the Ministry of Industry and become a minister in the future."

Zhu Biao smiled when he heard this and didn't care much about the loom.

What Wang Buli said is right, cheap grain hurts the people.

If there is too much accumulation of cloth and silk, the price will inevitably come down.

Even if it is sold to small foreign countries, they cannot eat it. There are not many people to buy it, let alone the people in the Ming Dynasty. If they can buy a piece of cloth for their families before the Chinese New Year, they will live a good life.

"Is he the Minister of Industry?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. Wang Buli is a boy who is capable, but he is not like the two of us who work hard. He can be lazy when he can. I really want him to be the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Those who served as corvees in the Ming Dynasty had to build living temples for them.

Just the food expenses and the greatly extended construction period are even more expensive.

Wang Buli really regarded those people doing corvee labor as human beings!

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if Wang Buli was to supervise the construction of his mausoleum, the project might not be completed after Lao Zhu died.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even bother to think about promoting Wang Buli to Minister of Industry.

Let him do some work in Jiangning County, and then promote him to the prefect in charge of the capital. He will be tightly tied to his side, and he doesn't want to go anywhere.

This kid still wanted to go to the north, a dangerous place, and Zhu Yuanzhang was even more worried.

In essence, most people have double standards. If they can do this, others cannot.

Especially after Lao Zhu became the emperor, he treated everyone as slaves of the Lao Zhu family.

You were born to work for us.

"Dad, I always feel that Wang Buli is not as close to me as others."

"Did he scold you and make you feel uncomfortable? Or did he tell you not to be too close to Confucianism and make you unhappy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was still playing Baduanjin, moving slowly. After playing for a while, he really felt that he had eaten more than before.

"No."

Zhu Biao shook his head and followed a few steps: "I thought that after he became my sister-in-law, our relationship would be closer, but he didn't want to be like this. After saying something, he refused to go into details. .”

Zhu Yuanzhang understood his son's questions very well. Everyone has their own little secrets.

Moreover, just becoming the emperor's son-in-law would not make his life too safe.

Just like the secret of Wang Buli's ability to enter the fairyland, Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that after he got married, he might not confess to Xiu'er right away.

At least after the child is left, or at some appropriate time.

Only the two most important family members in Lao Zhu's opinion know about this matter. Do the rest of them deserve to know about it?

"You are the king and he is the minister."

Zhu Yuanzhang finished his set and called it a day: "No matter how close the relationship between the monarch and his ministers is, there is always a huge gap. Is it possible that you didn't listen to your teacher who told you that accompanying a monarch is like accompanying a tiger?"

"I think too much."

Zhu Biao sat on the chair and didn't know what to say. He always felt that this was wrong.

"Of course, who is willing to be sincere to the royal family?"

The thinking of being the boss for so many years has allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to grow a lot and see some things clearly.

Even his old brother Tang He did not dare to get too close to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He felt deeply.

But Zhu Yuanzhang forgot that for anyone who dares to be sincere to the royal family, most of his courtiers will not end well.

"Dad, can this gap not be changed at all?"

"It can't be changed. I don't want Hu Weiyong to have too much power. If you raise a sycophant, will you be betrayed by the Qing Emperor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also became a wandering chicken, wandering around the hall.

Zhu Biao shook his head, he understood clearly.

The father said that Wang Buli's political consciousness was too low, but in fact Wang Buli's political consciousness was higher than him.

Among these three people, the one who co-authored it is the rookie.

His father took care of his own face and didn't say much.

When he thought of this, Zhu Biao's face was full of bitterness.

"Your Majesty, Mengxi Bi Tanan has been sent to me. This book has been eaten by insects, and it is also a fragment. I have sent someone to find a new version."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand. If Wang Buli hadn't mentioned this, he wouldn't have even looked at it, let alone the ministers below.

The father and son quickly took the fragment and looked at it carefully.

"We remember Wang Buli said that the compass can identify the direction and can be used in the desert and on navigation. This is extremely convenient for our plan."

Zhu Biao immediately flipped through the remaining articles and finally saw the compass in the book.

"Dad, this thing's name is Si Nan!" Zhu Biao said extremely excitedly:

"I've heard about this in books. It was also the battle between the emperor and Chi You. I asked why the version of the myth and legend I heard from Wang Buli was different from mine!"

"Si Nan?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took the fragment and looked at it carefully. It was basically similar to what Wang Buli described.

Compass sounds like a better description of this feature.

Lao Zhu had never heard of this stuff, so he still accepted Wang Buli's words.

"Why are you so excited?" Zhu Yuanzhang put down the book in his hand:

"Now that we have this thing, it will be more convenient to sail to Japan. The only thing we need to pay attention to is how to avoid the storm."

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang is most worried about.

He had seen the bravery of the Mongolian Tatars.

Even they could not reach Japan smoothly. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was determined, he did not want to return without success, otherwise more and more ministers in the DPRK would oppose him.

Even Li Wenzhong did not support his decision, let alone the other generals.

Zhu Biao really felt that he had been fooled by Wang Buli's new term. If he meant Si Nan, he would definitely know it.

It was all about the fairyland thing, which gave him a halo and made him dare not refute Wang Buli easily.

"But we feel a little strange. Why are all the crafts in this fairyland foreseeable in the Song Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang even saw the introduction of the crystal that could be polished.

"is it?"

Zhu Biao also felt very strange: "Is it possible that the wonderland of the small world was created by the gods of the Song Dynasty?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he refuted it himself. The scenes in the room and the immortal artifacts did not look like the craftsmanship of the Song Dynasty at first glance.

It's just that Wang Buli couldn't tell more fairyland craftsmanship, so he could only start from the Song Dynasty to show his methods.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with his idea.

Because he knew that he could not be exposed, and Wang Buli could not be exposed either, but he had to resolutely keep this secret.

While the father and son were talking, the shouts of Duke Cao Guo coming to see him came from outside.

After Li Wenzhong came in, still holding the registration form in his hand, he first told Wang Buli's method.

"Well, I'm reading about the printing method he mentioned in this Mengxi pen talk."

"Your Majesty, we sometimes feel that these scholars are really doing nothing. They have never even seen this good book."

Li Wenzhong was also very disdainful of the famous teachers who taught him, and he was so disdainful when he heard it: "I really should let the people in the Ministry of Industry read this book carefully, so as not to waste their time in court every day." Salary."

Li Wenzhong's words won Lao Zhu's heart, and their salaries must be deducted!

There is such a good method but they don't know how to promote it. They all deliberately pretend not to see it, just to protect the interests of their small circle of scholars. I have long been disdainful of them.

"Your Majesty, our cousin Wang Buli told me a little bit about the idea of ​​testing these Imperial College students. He and I would like to talk to Your Majesty." Li Wenzhong then asked: "I wonder where he is?"

"He went to sleep in the Wenlou, just tell us." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly: "I am just waiting for you two to give me a surprise!"

(End of this chapter)