Chapter 793: Cutting off a person's financial path is like killing his parents, what about cutting off a person's official career?
When it's time to cooperate with the performance, you can't turn a blind eye. Obviously Feng Bao still wanted to continue to be his ancestor, so when the emperor lost his temper, he immediately started to cooperate with the performance.
The ministers stated their opinions on the policy in accordance with the formal procedures and regulations. This is a reasonable and compliant behavior. If they are all thrown into prison, then no one will act reasonably and compliant in the future.
When the emperor's authority was challenged, the emperor needed to express his attitude. This was the scene where the emperor was angry, Feng Bao advised him, and Zhao Mengyou was eager to try. As long as word spread, no ministers would dare to go to Huangji Gate.
Since the Great Ceremony Meeting, the major event that the court must be prepared for is like Yang Tinghe and his son, who gathered 229 ministers and went to the palace to force them to go to the palace, shouting, "The country has been supporting the country for 150 years, and we have fought for integrity and righteousness. Today is the day."
This is not honorable at all. The emperor is not honorable, and his ministers are not honorable.
The final result is that Ming Dynasty is disgraceful.
What if Feng Bao stood by and watched the civil servants suffer misfortune without doing anything to stop them?
Your Majesty will definitely take Tiqi and take all these ministers to prison, because Your Majesty can really do it.
Once you leave the gate of Tonghe Palace, not even Zhang Juzheng can stop His Majesty.
Zhu Yijun flipped through Yao Guangqi's memorials and studied Sun Shangli's index.
The price increase rate of necessary goods and non-essential goods is collectively called the Sun Shangli Index, which is the definition given by Yao Guangqi.
It is named after observing Sun Shangli. It is artificially summarized and bypassed by degrees. The degree is used to measure and reflect price fluctuations, aiming to judge economic trends and study economic laws.
This kind of index has been used again and again. For example, the cost of the late emperor's imperial mausoleum, including the subsequent additional 100,000 silver, cost a total of 600,000 silver.
In fifteen years, the price increase rate of affordable goods in Songjiang Prefecture was 7%; the price increase rate of expensive goods was 50%. However, Yao Guangqi did not confuse these two indices. In his opinion, they are two A completely different world.
When most people buy goods, they will first choose affordable goods;
And a very small number of meat eaters, accounting for less than 10%, choose expensive products;
If you simply add the two figures, Songjiang Prefecture's products have increased by 57%. Yao Guangqi once thought of summarizing them into an index using the proportion of people as the weight.
According to the weight of the number of consumers, the weight of necessary goods is 0.9, and the weight of non-essential goods is 0.1. The final result is that the price has increased by 11.3%, which seems clear at a glance.
But there’s a huge problem, and that’s what bullshit data the smaller, louder meat-eaters are going to shout about! The price of commodities has obviously increased so much. Why is the court trying to fool others just to save face? !
And the producers who are more numerous and less vocal have questions on their faces when faced with this index. Have prices really increased by 10%? They buy goods, and the price of rice, grain, and oil has obviously increased very little.
We obviously live in one Songjiang Prefecture, but we live completely in two worlds. This is the world of commodity economy.
The most important thing is that Yao Guangqi believes that the accounting immortal below will fool His Majesty, whitewash peace, and use this "statistical charm moment" to deceive the Emperor, disrupt the Holy Spirit's hearing, and interfere with His Majesty's decision-making.
Just like during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the eunuchs searched for wheat with double ears throughout the Song Dynasty and planted it in Baoqi Hall to fool Song Renzong; just like the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty focused on agricultural production, the magistrate of Daxing County created a ten-acre land Grain statistics are reported to an acre of land to celebrate this year's bumper harvest.
The three elements of agricultural production are two parts of planting, three parts of management, and five parts of fertilizer. The time span of breeding work is usually measured in ten or twenty years. The main fertilizer of Ming Dynasty is compost, which is closely related to the population of Ming Dynasty. It is not unreasonable. leaps and bounds growth.
Bureaucrats have always been like this. They only need to be responsible to the superiors. If the superiors do well, the subordinates will do the same.
Zhu Yijun thinks what Yao Guangqi said makes sense. Affordable goods and expensive goods of the same type must be distinguished to better reflect the overall situation.
"The Kelp King told me to pay more attention to the changes in affordable products, because most people will choose affordable products in most cases." Zhu Yijun drew this sentence with a red pen.
Yao Guangqi's reason was too simple. Only the people could overthrow the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not have a stage for rebellion by powerful right-wingers and virtuous rural gentry.
This is a cruel reality. The powerful rightists can take away the Ming Emperor and change the court's decrees through assassination, poisoning, burning the palace, falling into the water, etc., but they cannot rebel.
Zhu Yijun protected himself very well. He even lived in Tonghe Palace. He could still live in the eighty-acre place.
"This Paradise Sect." Zhu Yijun looked at Yao Guangqi's memorial and said: "These Japanese compradors have gone a bit too far."
Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, as long as the Japanese are transported to Nagasaki, they are all in silver. The Japanese country does not have so much silver to pay, so they can only pay with people."
The comprador lackeys of the Japanese country also had something to say: The Ming Dynasty had so many goods, they wanted everything, they wanted to buy everything, and they didn’t have enough money, so they had to deceive and use Japanese people to pay. If the Ming emperor felt that there was no morality, he could subsidize the supply.
It is impossible to subsidize, and the compradors of the Japanese country can only continue to torment the Japanese people.
The prevalence of the Paradise Sect in the Japanese country was actually the overall collapse and disintegration of the Japanese people's already fragile moral values.
The process of a person's degradation is much more comfortable than struggle. Once morality collapses, the entire Japanese country will lose its ability to resist religion.
"Legas said that the Ming Dynasty had a high moral disadvantage in the process of colonization. I can only admit that he is right." Zhu Yijun approved Yao Guangqi's memorial.
Severely crack down on the spread of the Supreme Religion in the Ming Dynasty, starting from the source. Any Japanese girl with hot characters on her feet who has the tendency of the Supreme Religion will be sent to Luzon on the grounds that she is not pious enough.
In the early morning of the next day, the May sun was shining brightly. The court officials of the Ming Dynasty looked at each other in the side hall of Wenhua Palace.
Your Majesty has received an imperial edict from Tonghe Palace. Your Majesty wants to sleep in and will not come today. The ministers can just take care of it themselves.
This suddenly made the ministers confused.
Since the first year of Wanli, His Majesty has been absent from the court meeting without reason for the first time. The meeting cannot be held, and the resolution reached does not have His Majesty's approval. So, has the decree passed the meeting or not?
The emperor's corruption brought huge administrative decision-making challenges to the courtiers.
It's back, the familiar smell is back! In the late Jiajing and Longqing years, the emperor's feeling of being like a dragon all day long came back again!
Hai Rui's brows almost turned into knots and he said in horror: "Yuan Fu, what should we do?"
"I have a lot of things at hand, waiting for His Majesty's seal of approval. What should I do with this and this when Your Majesty is not here?" Wang Guoguang sighed heavily. He was used to being efficient, but he was really not used to this kind of thing. Inefficient.
The resolutions passed at the meeting cannot be implemented until they are sent to the palace for sealing. When will your Majesty seal it? When do official documents flow downward?
"Don't ask me, I don't know either. You Ministry of Finance should be more strict with your words. Can Your Majesty come? Da Situ is too slow, and I am too slow. Why don't Da Situ go and find Your Majesty?" Zhang Juzheng spread his hands and expressed that he could not help.
His Majesty was absent from the Chang Dynasty without any reason. Naturally, Zhang Juzheng knew His Majesty's intentions very well. He was not in a hurry. It was such a big deal. Your Majesty has been busy for so many years. It would be great to take a break.
The donkey in the mill was scolded so harshly.
In fact, Zhang Juzheng believed that the Wanli Reform had entered a stable period. In fact, the regular dynasty could be held every other day, or even every few days, so as not to waste His Majesty's enthusiasm and not be able to overcome the difficulties of defeating the end. It was all a matter of intrigue. Your Majesty is tired after watching too much.
Wang Guoguang said loudly: "Your Majesty has established the Household Department. There are so many people in the Household Department, and it is impossible for the department to discuss it without spreading the word. This is not a matter of whether one is strict or not."
Not everyone in the Household Department has a big mouth, but as long as one person speaks to the outside world, the news will spread. And since His Majesty has signed the Household Department, isn't it just to make the news public?
"Okay, let's discuss it first. After the court is over, the Second Assistant will follow me to Tonghe Palace." Zhang Juzheng thought about it again and again, and decided that it would be better to step forward himself and give His Majesty a step down.
Zhang Ju was giving the emperor a step down, messing around and doing whatever he had to do. Xu Jue had sent the news from the palace yesterday. The memorials were still being reviewed normally and sent to the cabinet the next day. The Ming Dynasty's administrative system was still operating efficiently.
When the emperor lost his temper, didn't it mean that the emperor gave Zhang Juzheng a reason to lose his temper?
Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath and said: "From now on, the official law will be piloted in the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"There are three hundred and eighty auditors in the Ministry of Accounts. All the staff will be tested on their past accounting efficiency and error frequency. One hundred and fifty of them will be selected for training at the Polytechnic."
"Three civil servants who voluntarily participated in the audit of the Ministry of Household Affairs will start the civil service examination from now on. After two years of service, they will be promoted to the upper echelon and enter the Yilun Hall. Please ask your majesty to grant Enke Jinshi and give them official status."
"I'm going to Tonghe Palace to invite Your Majesty. I have to get something to make His Majesty happy before I can invite Your Majesty out. Anyone who doesn't agree will go to Tonghe Palace to invite Your Majesty."
The reason why Zhang Juzheng lost his temper was not to embarrass the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats. The examination law and the four assessments were already extremely high-pressure. The reason why he lost his temper was to implement the administrative order, which was first piloted in the Ministry of Household Affairs, which had the greatest audit pressure.
Three officials who voluntarily joined the Ministry of Household Affairs as auditors gave up their high salaries in the private sector even though their future was uncertain. They were loyal, filial, honest and brave righteous men. Even though they were a little short of passing the exam, they still wanted to buy horse bones for a thousand dollars. , and also be given the special gift of Enke Jinshi.
This is the competition between the court and the people for talents.
Wang Chonggu thought about it for a moment, then his expression changed and he said, "Yuanfu, your approach is a bit wrong. Your Majesty is talking about graduates of the Kowloon University Hall. Are you sending the officials directly to the University Hall for training? ”
Many of the auditors in the Department of Accounts are accountants who have no reputation and are good at settling accounts. A large part of the reason why they join the Department of Accounts as clerks is because they can no longer survive outside. Not everyone is willing to take the risk. Because of the risk of being inspected by the tax inspectors, they are forced to do their accounting arrogantly.
This time the pheasant really turned into a phoenix.
After they have gone through the training system of the university hall, they have the reputation of being a scholar. As long as they perform well, they will have official status in front of them.
The Tongtian Avenue is at your feet.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs has urgent needs." Zhang Juzheng narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Wang Cifu, Italy will benefit the country and the country, you are right."
"Yes, yes, you are right!" Wang Chonggu waved his hands repeatedly. His son had caused this, and he did not dare to say no.
Yuanfu and Cifu were quick to ask and answer questions, even a little confused, and their words were not clear at all. Li Youzi, the censor of the right capital, asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Is there any difference?"
"General Li Xian...the difference is huge." Hai Rui saw that several courtiers looked confused before he said, "Yuan Fu asked the officials to train, which can be regarded as completely separating the officials. Which yamen does not have more officials? For officials? Which yamen does not rely on officials to do things? ”
"Officials from various government offices can only agree."
The official is a political officer, who mainly controls the direction;
Officials are also officials, mainly administrative officers, and they are the ones who do the specific work.
Selecting and appointing the best officials for training, entering the university hall, and giving special awards to Enke Jinshi are typical contents of the third volume of the theory of class, using the game between various classes to promote political decrees.
If the officials object, they will cut off the officials' access to heaven. If the officials don't say anything, what will they think in their hearts?
"Tweening the favor order?" Shen Li suddenly stood back, raised his head and looked at Zhang Juzheng in horror and said, "Isn't this just the official push for favor order?"
The order of favor was to reduce the feudal vassal, so that each of the canonized princes' heirs would have the right to inherit, which greatly reduced the strength of each prince's palace. If they could no longer be twisted into a rope, they would not be able to pose a threat to the court. Although this method will be opposed by the eldest son, the other brothers who were not allocated the fiefdom will sincerely thank the emperor for his holiness!
If the eldest son wants to oppose the government order, he must first deal with all his brothers.
Now, Zhang Juzheng has used this trick to train officials in the university, obtain Jinshi status, and enter official career.
If officials want to oppose, they must first completely suppress the officials' recognition of the decree, their yearning for official career, and their pursuit of progress, so that an effective opposition force can be formed.
"Destroying a person's financial path is like killing his parents, but what about destroying a person's official career?" Li Changchun, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear.
Li Changchun was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing, a native of Sichuan. After Wan Shihe's death, he was promoted to Minister of Rites. This was also his first time to participate in the court meeting. As soon as he entered the Wenhua Palace, he encountered the emperor's strike for the first time in fifteen years. What happened.
It was also the first time that he knew why everyone was afraid of Zhang Juzheng.
As the leader of the Labor Party and the leader of the Jin Party, Wang Chonggu has dual identities. He is like a coward and can only say yes.
If it were Li Changchun, he would only be right.
There is no need to be an official to ruin a person's official career. These officials will make a mess of everything. If an official fails to pass the examination, he will not only be dismissed, but may also be imprisoned.
"What do you think?" Zhang Juzheng did not deny it, looked around and asked: "If you have something to say clearly in the Wenhua Hall, it will cause a quarrel behind closed doors. That is also a matter behind the door. A decision will be made after the meeting." , just carry it out.”
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"You can express your opinions if you have any."
The courtiers discovered a terrible thing. In the past, when His Majesty was here, he had a red-faced quarrel with Zhang Juzheng, and it didn't matter even calling him by his first name. Because His Majesty was here, Zhang Juzheng could not take personal revenge just because of this trivial matter of quarrel.
He is the emperor's master, and he must teach by words and deeds. Your Majesty is watching from the platform!
But now, the emperor is not on the platform, how can this be opposed to Zhang Juzheng? This careless remark offended Zhang Juzheng. If Zhang Juzheng really wants to deal with you, who can he ask to reason with you?
Your Majesty is Zhang Juzheng's student. In terms of closeness, Zhang Juzheng is closer to Your Majesty!
"I have no objection. I think it is more important to invite His Majesty back!" Wang Chonggu expressed his attitude very clearly. Other things are not important at all. It is important to ask the Emperor to return to his throne and hold Zhang Juzheng down.
Without His Majesty in charge, the ministers felt somewhat panicked.
"Then let's do it." Zhang Juzheng looked around for another week. No one objected, so he decided on the matter of appointing officials after a meeting.
The court meeting on May 7th seemed to be extremely long for all the court officials, because everyone was a little more careful. However, in fact, this court meeting was extremely efficient, and most of the talks were made by Zhang Juzheng. , others didn’t dare to refute.
By the time the court meeting was over, the court officials clearly realized that it was His Majesty's wisdom that suppressed Zhang Juzheng's authority.
"Wang Cifu, please invite His Majesty back quickly. This court meeting has made my heart tremble." Lu Guangzu came down from the court and specifically grabbed Wang Chonggu and said, "We can't do this anymore. The weather in May is colder than winter." It’s still cold in the twelfth lunar month.”
Lu Guangzu wanted to speak several times during the court discussion, but in the end he did not dare to speak out. Without the emperor's suppression, Zhang Juzheng was somewhat scary.
This Duke Ming had the feeling of being a rebel. Rebels always have their heads tied to their waistbands and fight hard. The court discussion in the absence of the emperor was very much like this.
Wang Chonggu said with some emotion: "It's easy for people to be like this. Once you get used to it, you will take it as a matter of course. It's not until you lose it that you realize that it's natural and hard-won."
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"I'm going to Tonghe Palace."
"Wang Cifu must invite His Majesty back." Lu Guangzu solemnly asked again. Ever since he became Duke Ming, Lu Guangzu had never been so fearful.
Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu set off from Wenhua Palace to Tonghe Palace in a small train that was smoking white. A quarter of an hour later, the train stopped steadily.
Although he has ridden on it many times, Zhang Juzheng feels magical every time he rides. Every time the whistle blows, it seems to say that the Wanli Reform will definitely succeed on the premise of huge improvements in productivity.
Productivity drives changes in production relations, and changes in production relations feed back the development of productivity. Zhang Juzheng's confidence in the future of Ming Dynasty has never been as firm as it is now.
"Please come back, please. Your Majesty will not see any guests today. He is staying with his children in the harem." Feng Bao stopped the two ministers, shook his head and said, "Except for the military parade, Your Majesty will not see any ministers today."
Feng Bao's meaning was very clear. Except for military aircraft, nothing else would be discussed. Unless the Ming army was defeated in North Korea, the emperor would have a rest today.
Your Majesty is very busy and has no time to spend with your children. It is a rare rest today.
"I obey the order." Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu looked at each other and had no choice but to salute to the imperial study room. They stared at each other for a while with big eyes and small eyes, and then they had no choice but to leave.
The whistle sounded and the train started moving. The carriage was quite quiet, with only the noise of the crankshaft pulling the wheels forward, and the noon sunshine shining in the carriage.
Wang Chonggu looked out the window and said blankly: "Yuanfu, what should you do about this?"
Zhang Juzheng frowned and said: "What should I do? I don't know what to do!"
"Only the Kyoto University Polytechnic in Kowloon has been built, and construction of the others has not started yet. I think it is a bit too hasty, but the system cannot be formulated after all the schools are repaired. Otherwise, how will we recruit students?"
"No one mentioned in the memorials anything about expanding the scope of the special Enke Jinshi. Could it be that Hai Zongxian suggested it to His Majesty?"
Wang Chonggu's expression remained as usual and he was still looking out the window. He did not dare to tell Zhang Juzheng that all these were suggestions given to His Majesty by his son.
"Wang Cifu suggested it?" Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu were both old rivals. He saw that something was wrong with Wang Chonggu. The two of them had long passed the age of being happy and angry, and there was nothing visible on the surface.
There was nothing wrong with Wang Chonggu's performance, but Zhang Juzheng felt Wang Chonggu's nervousness, and the atmosphere was a bit wrong.
"Yuan Fu is interested in me. I can only preside over the great construction work. How could I have such a big idea." Wang Chonggu shook his head and said. It was indeed not his idea. It was Wang Qian's nonsense and slander in front of His Majesty.
The small train stopped in front of the Wenyuan Pavilion. Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu walked into the Wenhua Hall. Shen Li and Wang Guoguang looked at the standing clock in the corner. Judging from the time, they were sure that they had not seen His Majesty the Emperor.
"Didn't you see it?" Wang Guoguang said with a very surprised look on his face.
Wang Chonggu sighed and said: "No."
"How can you come back if you haven't seen her?" Shen Li's mouth twitched and he said dully.
"How about you go?" Wang Chonggu said angrily. Even the imperial master Zhang Juzheng couldn't see him, and he, Shen Li, couldn't see him either.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, there are only two people whom His Majesty fully trusts, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang. Even Zhang Juzheng cannot be seen, and Shen Li has to be rejected even if he goes there.
When the foreign ministers were uneasy, Zhu Yijun did not go anywhere else, but took Zhu Changzhi to play, just for fun, kicking Cuju.
Ever since Zhu Changzhi opened the pavilion to study, the life of the six-year-old Zhu Changzhi has been full every day. Today, the emperor has a rest, and Zhu Changzhi finally has some free time and can have a fun day.
Zhu Changzhi finally got tired of running, leaned back on his chair, looked at the blue sky, and asked blankly: "Dad, Dr. Xing Yunlu Xing told me that the moon is a ball, and so are metal, wood, water, fire, and Saturn. The same thing, it’s a big, big ball, and they are all planets revolving around the sun.”
"Dad, do you think there are people on the moon? Are there people on the stars like metal, wood, water, fire, and earth? It's like the Thais, they live far, far away."
Zhu Yijun smiled and asked: "What did Dr. Xing tell you?"
Zhu Changzhi stared at the sky with his big eyes and said: "Dr. Xing told me that he didn't know if there were any, but he felt that no one lived up there. Some were too far away from the sun, and some were too close. , too far away is too cold, too close is too hot, and no one can survive.”
"Dad doesn't know if there is anyone up there. When Zhi'er grows up, you can figure it out yourself." Zhu Yijun touched Zhu Changzhi's head and said, "But we don't think there is."
"Dad, I heard from the bachelor's lecture that Zongxian Hai is always catching bad guys, that is, corrupt officials, but there seems to be no end to the bad guys. There are so many of them every year. Why is this happening?" Zhu Changzhi asked a little strangely. road.
"What did the bachelor say?" Zhu Yijun asked.
"The bachelor said that if you don't cultivate your character or morality, you will naturally have unsatisfied desires. If you seek fame and huge profits, you will naturally have endless desires." Zhu Changzhi clenched his little fist and said forcefully: "When I grow up, I will definitely catch all the bad guys!"
"Hai Zongxian's anti-corruption campaign is not to catch all corrupt officials." Zhu Yijun said slightly absent-mindedly: "How can we catch all corrupt officials? Everyone is like this. They have some power and want to cash it in."
"Why are we still arresting if we can't catch them all?" Zhu Changzhi is already six years old. He has gradually understood the special status of his own and the weight of the four countries.
He went to school alone, and hundreds of people waited on him to study alone. But even in the Imperial College and the Great Hall, one teacher had to teach dozens of students. He could see the difference.
Moreover, his father, who was as tall as a mountain, was almost invisible all day long, either in the court or in the capital camp.
"Anti-corruption is to increase the cost of corruption and curb the scale of corruption among bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Changzhi's completely uncomprehending look, thought for a while and said, "Mother won't let you eat sugar cubes. I slapped you for this.”
"Are you still eating secretly, but you don't dare to do it so blatantly or so many times?"
"No! I didn't eat it secretly." Zhu Changzhi immediately stood up and waved his hands, indicating that he had not eaten it. However, seeing his father's eyes becoming more severe, he whispered: "I just ate a little bit."
Wang Yaozhuo, who was standing nearby and smiling, immediately changed his face. He rolled up his sleeves and said sternly: "Okay! Zhu Changzhi, you have grown up, and you still dare to eat sugar cubes secretly! Look at how many of those teeth are eaten by worms." At such a young age, I already knew how to coerce the maid into giving you sugar cubes!”
Zhu Yijun hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Madam, don't be angry. You have the courage to admit when you have made a mistake. This is courage. We are very brave in treating children. Eat two candies. It won't be a problem. It won't be a problem. Hasn't he changed his teeth yet? He has changed them. The tooth will be fine.”
"The emperor just spoil him! If your mother spoils him, you should spoil him too. When the time comes, you will become a lawless master!" Wang Yaozhuo said angrily.
Zhu Yijun quickly said to Zhu Changzhi with a straight face: "Zhi'er, don't eat it secretly in the future. You have to tell your mother to rinse your mouth after eating the sugar cubes and brush your teeth on time every day. Do you understand?"
"I got it." Zhu Changzhi nodded repeatedly and hid behind his father, sticking out his tongue slightly at Wang Yaozhuo.
"You behave like this and mess with your mother again. Soon your mother will take care of us too!" Zhu Yijun pulled Zhu Changzhi to him and said with a smile: "Let's go play."
Zhu Changzhi went running around playing with Cuju again. There were also children in the palace playing with Zhu Changzhi. Ten descendants of the Xunwei and ten Xiaohuangmen, a total of twenty sparring partners, grew up with Zhu Changzhi.
Wang Yaozhuo sat next to Zhu Yijun and asked with some worry: "Is the matter in the outer court making your husband angry again?"
"That's right. The government order has been blocked, but things are never that easy. Don't worry." Zhu Yijun gave Wang Yaozhuo a reassuring smile and said, "It's okay. If you do it little by little, you can always get it done. Nothing in the world is difficult. I’m just afraid of those who are thoughtful.”
(End of chapter)