Chapter 753: Go to Liaodong to fill the big blisters!
Zhang Wei's education reform was very conservative. It did not intend for scholar-bureaucrats to work on the ground like farmers all year round. It just wanted them to participate in the production process and have a basic understanding of the world. Break through the dilemma of the echo wall and return to reality from the fictional world.
But even such a slight change has aroused no less opposition than when Yang Shen forced the palace. In this era when everything is inferior and only the educated are good, the educated are superior to others, and allowing the supervisors to participate in the production process is a violation of culture. People are disrespectful. This Central Plains dynasty has been around for thousands of years. Can you bully people who are studying?
With such a loud noise, the intention is very obvious. Let alone bullying, don't even think about it!
"Then, students from the Institute of Science and Technology, even before graduation, have to work for a year in the Military War Bureau, Woolen Factory, Xishan Coal Bureau, and Baitu Field. Why haven't I heard students from the Institute of Science and Technology say that this is an insult to elegance?" Wan Shi As a matter of etiquette, it is really difficult to understand the thoughts of these people.
Students in the Institute of Science and Technology are also scholars. If they want to graduate, they have to work for a year, combining theory with practice. It is the turn of these scholar-officials. They can't do this or that. Even touching a hoe is humiliating.
Zhang Wei ran to Tonghe Palace to ask for an audience. In fact, he made great determination. He just knew that this kind of thing would happen.
"Back then, the scholar-bureaucrats objected to His Majesty's marriage to Nongsang, just to prevent the slightest possibility. But they have been on guard for so long, and now it has spread downwards." Wang Guoguang talked about the events of that year with a bit of gloating.
In the first year of Wanli, His Majesty, who was not as good as a hoe, wanted to plant sweet potatoes and potatoes himself. The scholar-bureaucrats even tried to stop Mencius from refuting agricultural science, but in the end they could not defeat the emperor.
After all, the emperor personally cultivated the land, which was more or less like the emperor having nothing to do and no hard work. Everyone felt that children were naturally impetuous and would stop playing after a few days. At that time, it did look like they were playing. After all, King Lu has been following His Majesty all day long, peeing and muddying.
Never expected it! His Majesty persisted and turned Baoqisi into a temple of agriculture.
The Royal Institute of Technology and the Royal Institute of Technology have trained many agricultural bachelors, and they have gradually formed one of the foundations of the Reform Party.
The emperor was willing to plant the seeds, but the scholar-bureaucrats were so opposed to it. The scholar-bureaucrats, who were in the minority, made a huge noise.
"Using mourning to raise one's own worth." Zhang Juzheng looked very ugly and looked very angry.
Confucian scholars wrote memorials to criticize Zhang Wei because Zhang Wei was insulting the gentlemen. So how could the Confucian scholars be insulted? The emperor, the court, and the Imperial Academy actually let Confucian scholars do the work that only farmers have to do when they offer wine!
What about the farmer? This has been done for thousands of years.
This is the most essential logic. Human beings do have different classes, but they are all human beings in essence.
Zhang Wei believes that the education of the Ming Dynasty is not inaction, but a crime. It is constantly cultivating groups of absolutely sophisticated self-interested people. Once they are allowed to fully grasp power, it will be a disaster.
Zhang Wei's judgment is correct, because in the original historical line, there will be a political group that will appear on the stage of history, and that is the Donglin Party.
"Your Majesty, I think we should send them to Liaodong. It happens that the Korean battlefield will still be fought for some time. These 210 people will be sent to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland." Zhang Juzheng gave a seemingly gentler decision and went to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland, but In fact, it is not gentle at all.
Unlike the Northeast, which was China's big granary in later generations, the Northeast at this time was just a large swamp, the Great Northern Wilderness, due to climate reasons.
Songnen Plain and Sanjiang Plain are not natural contiguous cultivated land at all. The entire northeastern direction is full of endless "big water bubbles". These large water bubbles are crisscrossed and turn the land into pieces of wasteland with no farming value.
If you want to farm, you need to eliminate big blisters, which requires manpower. The climate in the Northeast is minus 30 to 40 degrees in winter. Whether it is flat land or big boulders, they are all covered with thick snow and frozen soil. Let alone manpower. Yes, the machine may not be easy to use.
In summer, the Songhua River and Nen River begin to overflow again, replenishing water for these big blisters.
Only in spring can we build river embankments and earthen dams to drain and fill large blisters during a short window period. It may take three to five years for a big blister to be eliminated.
The land of Liao is absolutely unique.
There was a man named Liao Jue in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. The men who went to Liaodong to reclaim the wasteland were all desperate in the hinterland and went to Liaodong to try their luck. The success of the land reclamation in the past ten years has made Liaodong somewhat popular.
"Then send it to Liaodong and let Marquis Ningyuan take care of it." Zhu Yijun agreed to this method and sent the Confucians to Liaodong. Li Chengliang was very good at dealing with Confucians. In other words, the cruel and harsh natural environment in the Northeast at this time had some skills in correcting Confucians. Excellent results.
If they are not grounded, bury them in the soil.
Zhou Liangyin was originally a humble Confucian, but now he has become a vanguard of the Wanli Reform, a vanguard who dares to attack redundant officials! The effect is excellent.
The great medicine of the Northeast is naturally a good remedy. Of course, we must also be wary of the increase in centrifugal force. The roaring iron horse is the best centripetal force.
"Prince Xiyuan of Shuntian Prefecture heard that the customs in Beijing have been corrupted recently. Brokers and evil people gathered at good families to hold jade banquets, which has become a common practice. Please order the court to severely punish them to correct the customs." Zhang Juzheng said about the memorial of his disciples.
"I have heard about it a long time ago." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said: "I will mobilize the three infantry battalions to Jiumen in the future, and then mobilize the Tiqi battalion to cooperate, close the gates, pull up the fence to block traffic, and give Wang Xiyuan one day. Clean up the poison.”
With the continuous inflow of silver, the capital of the capital began to be blocked in the wealthy places. There were constant rumors of prostitutes climbing high branches, which made people anxious and excited, and caused countless good families to hang smoke and moon plaques in front of their doors. I just want to win the attention of noble people and write a touching story about a talented man and a beautiful woman.
The Yanyue sign is the signboard of the brothel, and the good family hangs up the Yanyue sign to receive customers.
But this capital city is the most virtuous place. Hai Rui, a selfless man with a plain-clothed censor, went around fighting corruption and arresting corrupt officials. For a time, all officials in the country were afraid to go to eat and drink in this world of fireworks.
All of a sudden, there are more wolves than meat, and people who yearn for a luxurious life emerge in endlessly.
There were more prostitutes, but not much meat. Although some girls climbed up the high branches, entered the deep houses and courtyards, and flew up the branches, more girls in the brothels needed to cut prices to gain a position.
The most indispensable thing in the capital is compradors and brokers. These brokers began to lead these kiln sisters to set up a group of jade banquets. As the name suggests, this group of jade banquets are just a bunch of kiln sisters, serving one or two guests. The kiln sisters naturally It's absolutely true that even if you don't get lucky, you will still have a good meal and drink. If you have good karma, you will naturally be rich for a while.
If you have good means, you can enter a deep house and become a concubine, and you will have no worries about food and clothing.
The brokers were originally just trying to get some brothels to work with, but the wealthy businessmen who could get into the game were all human spirits. Knowing that these fairies-like women were all masters who could eat people without spitting out their bones, they also It's all for fun.
I don’t know when, a certain broker suddenly brought a good family into the game. This good family is completely different from the people in the entertainment industry. They are all restless when sitting at the wine table, but these high-rollers are extremely fond of these good families. A good family is short-sighted.
In order to meet the needs of high-rollers, brokers began to force good families into the game.
The idiom of forcing good people into prostitution began to materialize in the capital. These brokers must try every means to force good families into prostitution, because without good families, they cannot even hire these wealthy men. These brokers also have competition, and the competition pressure is extremely high, and the fun is ruthless. .
The main means of forcing good people into prostitution is naturally borrowing money, and borrowing can directly drive a middle-class family to bankruptcy. Selling girls and wives has become the main source of good families, but why does the head of a middle-class family go to the bank? Borrow money? Gambling houses are springing up like mushrooms after a rain.
The second method is to lie.
After a good family climbs a high branch and creates the legend of a pheasant turning into a phoenix, countless imitators will immediately appear. Brokers will write mythical stories about the pheasant turning into a phoenix. As long as a good family enters the gate of Huanchang, they will never think about it again. came out.
This person has seen the feasting and revelry of the entertainment venue. Even if he leaves, this soul must still be in the entertainment venue. In order to return to 'heaven', he is willing to do anything.
In addition to forcing and cheating, the other thing is buying people's teeth.
Zhu Yijun looked at all the ministers and said with a solemn expression: "A few days ago, Marquis Ningyuan gave a report, and he heard it with tears in his eyes. Recently, people from the capital came to Liaodong to arrest people. If the people on the border were a little careless, their children would be abducted and taken away. , I am ashamed and speechless.”
Li Chengliang's memorial is very sad. In the past, there were very few children in the Northeast. It was not that they were not born, but that too many died in infancy. It was not easy. However, there has been some improvement in recent years. There are children running on the streets. , not even a few years after these good days, the people of the capital arrived.
Last year, there were more than 500 cases of missing children reported in Liaodong. In the camp of Liaodong Reclamation, more than 500 children were lost. They were definitely not tigers, leopards or wolves. Tigers, leopards and jackals could not enter the camp, they could only be human beings. The largest number of people went to the capital, accounting for more than 90%.
Zhu Yijun continued: "Why did Ren Yaxing decide to go to Liaodong? Because there are not so many law enforcement agencies in Liaodong, and even road guide inspection is difficult. The sky is high in Liaodong and the sea is vast. If you just pick it up and leave, it is more dangerous for Ren Yazi. Low.”
"Ren Yazi feels that it is safer to commit crimes in Liaodong, but I will not let them be safe! The Ministry of Punishment knows that from now on, in Liaodong, Suiyuan and other border areas, people will be robbed and sold by Ren Ya, and they will not be beaten to death."
"Die!"
Zhu Yijun's last sentence, "die," was sincere.
First, in front of Ningyuan Marquis Li Chengliang, the emperor was severely embarrassed. After all, as many as 90% of the people who were arrested came from the capital. Secondly, it was a situation that Liaodong had finally created. These people were His actions are hollowing out the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule in Liaodong.
If this situation continues to develop, these Han people who enter Liao to reclaim wasteland will sooner or later become Liao people, alienate from the imperial court, and then become a thorn in the side of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun made a very violent charge. Ren Yazi was beaten to death. As long as he was caught at the scene, he deserved to be beaten to death.
"Your Majesty, it is an extraordinary matter and an extraordinary law must be implemented. I think there is no problem. If it is easy to use in Liaodong, this method can be implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty." Wang Chonggu expressed his agreement. He wanted to eliminate Renyazi, but the imperial court alone could not arrest them. over.
"I think it is good." Zhang Juzheng recognized the emperor's violence. As for whether there were any laws or regulations, he should first eliminate Renyazi extensively and then discuss other matters.
The Ming Dynasty is currently in dire need of people, and people are needed everywhere.
There are now a total of twenty-four engineering regiments and battalions in the Ding Gong Construction. They are all stretched thin. Even the bidding sections of the Longchi Road (Jiayuguan, Kaifeng) have been integrated. The construction is slow because there is no one. The major government factories and private workshops are The shortage of craftsmen is so severe that even the iron smelting works have female furnace workers, and the court cannot ask for people from the fields. No one is farming the land, and the lack of food is even more dangerous;
Under such circumstances, Ren Yazi is still catching children everywhere, which is unacceptable to the court under any circumstances.
The emperor proposed, the first and second ministers of the cabinet agreed, and the leaders of the Reform Party and the Labor Party agreed. This provision of robbing and selling people, and killing them without mercy was immediately passed quickly.
The punishment of the Ming Dynasty Law for plundering and selling people is one hundred rods and three thousand miles of exile. It requires going through the process, but once you go through the process, it will be very slow. It is better to just kill them without any treatment, which is more direct and effective, and even expedited. No need to do anything.
This was a typical harsh punishment, but neither the Minister of Punishment nor the Minister of Dali Temple objected. This was an extraordinary matter and an extraordinary law, so it passed the court discussion and became a written law. Now if you go to Liaodong to steal children, you will really be beaten to death, and you will not be held accountable.
"This is in line with the Zhou rites." Wan Shihe emphasized again, and he said with great certainty: "The Zhou rites say: Anyone who kills people for justice should not be enraged by orders, and he will die if he takes revenge. Shu said: If you make a mistake, If the harm is not caused by the original intention, we will tolerate it and let it go.”
This is the legitimate defense in Zhou Rites. It means that if someone kills someone and it is morally right, the relatives of the killed person are not allowed to take revenge. If they want to take revenge, they will be punished with death. If the harm is caused by negligence due to illegal infringement, this is Unfortunately, if you violate the criminal law due to misfortune, your sentence will be reduced or you will be released altogether depending on the circumstances.
For example, Zhao Laoqi and Zhao Ji from the Caihu camp committed this kind of murder. The court gave a light sentence and exiled Daning to guard and banished the army, which was a slow indulgence.
Even the humble Confucian who was about to be exiled could not find fault. Uncle Zong had already moved Zhou Li out.
And those who plunder and sell people, even if they are beaten to death, are suffering serious illegal violations and need to be tolerated. These days, people live just for their children. These Han people who went to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland worked hard in every possible way, but their children were stolen. Then It's like the sky is falling and the earth is falling.
The court deliberations were still going on, and the Ming Dynasty's new policies were revised and improved in the court deliberations. For example, the content of agriculture was added to the official examination selection; the decree to relocate wealthy households was reduced in scale, and the land area larger than one thousand hectares was also reduced. Even if a landlord who owns 100,000 acres of land continues to migrate, this number will be reduced to 100 acres in ten years, forcing the landlord to return the land;
Returning land by boat, reducing rent, returning land by moving households, and returning land in seven orders are the main ways of returning land in the Ming Dynasty.
Smashing the old production relations was a matter of gradual progress, and the Ming Dynasty's order to return farmland was carried out in an orderly manner.
After the court meeting, the Ming Emperor received another envoy from Taixi, the Sword Master Marcus.
Marcus repaid part of the loan, including the principal and interest for the entire year, and informed the emperor of the current situation in Portugal.
Because of the collection and distribution of goods from the Ming Dynasty, the reprocessing of goods from the Ming Dynasty has become the main livelihood of the Lisbon workshop.
For example, cotton cloth is turned into ready-made clothes; for example, after tea bricks are dismantled, the best parts are selected and sold at a high price, and then the rest are chopped into tea foam; silk and mohair are made into exquisite thread buttons, and are sold at a high price to people who are very interested in silk. Persistent British guys and so on.
The streets of Lisbon are full of long brick-shaped sheds and small workshops. After a terrible fire, Xu Fan finally demolished all these brick sheds and moved these workshops to brick and stone buildings. The management of the warehouses, The storage was more carefully managed to avoid more fires.
“So, Portugal is going to build a 1,400-mile long galloping road, and plans to use this north-south galloping road to build four east-west galloping roads to radiate the entire Portugal within thirty years? "Zhu Yijun finished reading the credentials, looked at Marcus, and said with a little doubt.
Just opening the Longchi Road is only three thousand miles long. The mileage of the Ming Dynasty's Chidao is increasing rapidly. With the scale of Portugal, can it really be sustained by such a construction?
"Your Majesty, this will not affect Portugal's repayment of the Ming Dynasty's debt. Now the Minister of State feels that it is necessary to build such an official post road, just like the road built by Rome. Your Majesty, the fast road in Zuoshuli is not a Chidao. The more accurate translation is Guandaoyilu." Marcus quickly explained the problem.
Instead of the hardened road like the Ming Dynasty, with railroad tracks next to it, iron horses running on the rails, and even Chidao with expansion plans, what Portugal wants to build is more similar to the official road post road before the Ming Dynasty.
Every time Marcus arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he was quite shocked by the iron horse.
Marcus bowed his head again and said: "Your Majesty, there is no official road in Taipei in the Ming Dynasty. It is all formed naturally. When people walk more, it becomes a road. When it rains, it is too muddy and impassable."
"Stramping the foundation, slowing down the slope, smoothing the road surface with three-composite soil, planting street trees on both sides of the road to fix the road and prevent pedestrians from intruding. Portugal has never had such an official post road. Admittedly, this seems to be a somewhat ambitious decision, but this is the decision of His Highness Antonio Ways to deliver on your promises.”
In the battle for the Portuguese throne, Antonio only received the support of the common people. Both the religious and the nobles gave up on him and chose Felipe. At first, he promised to bring prosperity and well-being to the common people, but he didn't know what to do. Knowing that he was only as smart as a captain, he left the matter to the Minister of State.
It was a wise decision, and Antonio found a way to fulfill his promise to build roads, or rather create public infrastructure.
"Well, I just think that this project is too huge and will consume some of the newly restored national strength. After all, this is a big project. The Portuguese royal family and government do not have so much money to complete it. The Governor-General's Palace under Portugal has already Gradually out of Portugal's control," Zhu Yijun expressed his concerns.
"The Minister of State said to His Highness: The people are rich, how can the king not be rich? But if the people are not rich, then the king will lose his throne. This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius, Yan Yuan. Your Majesty knows that I am just a sailor and cannot Totally understand that, but Portugal is small," said Marcus with a smile.
Portugal is small, has a small population, the land is not barren, and there are many coastal ports and ports. In addition, with the Ming Dynasty as its back, many things are not as difficult to do as His Majesty imagined.
It is not a big deal for Jiangsu Province on the right side of the Yangtze River to build a 1,300-mile official road alone. For example, Zhejiang itself can build an East Zhejiang Canal to connect the waterways between Ningbo and Hangzhou. The construction progress is very fast. quick.
"Can the name of this road be changed? Tonghe Avenue..." Zhu Yijun put forward his own opinion. Just build it in Portugal. It must be called Tonghe Avenue!
Tonghe Palace!
In Zou Ji's satire on King Qi's acceptance of remonstrance, Zou Ji said to King Qi Wei: The guests of my ministers wish to ask for anything from me, and they all regard it as beautiful to Duke Xu.
Zhu Yijun instinctively felt that Portugal's almost flattering expression was a request from Ming. Ming could not make decisions that harmed Ming's interests and satisfied Portugal's needs just because of this kind of praise.
Marcus said very insistently: "Your Majesty, the wisdom of the past tells us: development and opportunities are as precious and rare as miracles. If they are not deeply remembered, they will be lost."
"Your Majesty, the Governor-General of Dakar has occupied West Africa for 120 years, the Governor-General of Goa has occupied the Straits of Malacca for 60 years, and the Governor-General of Peru has occupied the rich silver mines for 80 years. There are churches in these places, but there are still no The gospel will still not come in the visible and invisible future years.”
"Many things that people in the Ming Dynasty take for granted are unreachable in most places."
Marcus felt that what he said was very clear, but His Majesty always gave people a sense of crisis. He thought for a while and said: "It would be great if the Ming Dynasty is willing to lower some interest rates."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"How can we reduce the interest rate that we agreed on? If I reduce the interest rate, wouldn't it mean that my words are not true? People stand by their faith, and I can't break my words. If you want to build it, just build it. What's the name of love? , It's your own business." Zhu Yijun waved his hands, it is impossible to cut interest rates, this is an investment with huge returns.
Marcus could understand the Ming Emperor's sense of crisis, which was roughly the sense of "there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me." This sense of crisis is not a delusion of persecution, but His Majesty's real experience since he was ten years old, and what His Majesty is doing. My son, it is very dangerous. Your Majesty does not have this sense of crisis. He is already lying in the west mountain.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. Felipe's ambitions have been disrupted by the English." Marcus told His Majesty all the things about the trade alliance proposed by Felipe.
The more Zhu Yijun listened, the more surprised he became. Zhu Yijun learned about the failure of the trade alliance through Gao Qiyu's memorial, but he did not expect that there were some unknown details.
The Queen of England was very moved by the conditions proposed by Felipe. She recognized the independence of the Netherlands and the permission to call at all colonial ports. These two items were what England dreamed of, and all she had to pay was to withdraw the privateering license. , and destroy the pirates.
The English Parliament formed two distinct factions. One faction thought it could be agreed, while the other faction was firmly opposed. The gentlemen quarreled and even took off their shoes and threw them at each other, which shows their differences.
The English were initially hesitant, but Antonio secretly gave the Queen of England a trade license belonging to the Portuguese colony, which made the English determined to reject Felipe.
Agreeing to Felipe II is undoubtedly seeking the skin of a tiger. Everyone knows that Felipe is a fanatical lover of war. After a few years, the Spanish Armada will enter the Thames River.
"Spain cannot be too powerful, otherwise the first thing he will do is annex Portugal." Marcus said with certainty.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I don't really want to see such a trade alliance formed."
The nail that Daming hammered into Taixi had some effect.
"My humble minister has reported all the information that needs to be reported to His Majesty. I retire." Marcus solemnly made a strange salute. He clenched his right hand, placed it on his heart, and said sincerely: "May I Wisdom is always by your side.”
This is the etiquette of the Great Light Sect. The influence of the Great Light Sect in the West is beyond Zhu Yijun's expectation. There are even houses of wise men in Sweden, and believers have spread all over the West. The Great Light Sect spread along the sea trade. , showing unparalleled propagation speed.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty drew up a list, and more than 210 officials, imperial censors, and Hanlin officials were on this list. They were forced to go to Liaodong to reclaim wasteland, and it would take three years to return. As soon as this news came out, It immediately caused an uproar.
Zhu Yijun sat on the Chaoyang Gate and watched the farewell scene under the city gate. These two hundred and ten humble Confucians were exiled. Their families came here to see them off. They cried all day long. The children and wives held their husbands and cried loudly. .
"I know this is a tyranny, but I am such an inhumane person." Zhu Yijun leaned on the back of his chair, looked at the scholar-officials below, and said to Feng Bao.
"You have yourself to blame." Feng Bao said with great conviction: "Your Majesty, the important ministers of the country at present are all ministers who broke out from the Northern invaders and the Japanese invasion. If we don't start with culture and education, and have a group of ungenerous and resolute guys in the government, Your Majesty, don’t do anything, just play tricks with them all day long.”
The ministers who broke out from the Japanese and Japanese invaders are now the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. However, after this group of ministers leave, the emperor may be in a situation where no one can be used. He cannot allow the culture and education of the Ming Dynasty to continue to cultivate absolute A refined self-interested person.
The two hundred and ten people who were exiled originally wanted to fight when they heard that the emperor had committed a crime, but when they saw Tiqi appearing at home, they knew that the emperor had made up his mind. Some people resisted fiercely and even wanted to leave. .
I won’t let you serve as an official for the Ming Dynasty Emperor, just go to the head office!
Zhu Yijun's answer was no. If he left with his seal, he would have to serve three years of hard labor. These three years of hard labor were the emperor's punishment. He had to fill up the big blisters in Liaodong for three years before he could return to Beijing or leave.
"Tyrant! A lawless tyrant!" A scholar-official with disheveled hair stood in the prison car and shouted at the top of his lungs when he was put into the prison car.
Zhu Yijun didn't care. He stood up and asked someone to carry the Taishi's chair back to Wufeng Tower so that he could use it the next time he came.
"A night walker can do no evil, but he can't make a dog stop barking." Zhu Yijun knew very well that in the future, his grave would be full of garbage, and the wind would blow it away.
(End of chapter)