Chapter 851 The ultimate goal of Wanli Restoration
The scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty knew the problems of the Ming Dynasty very well, but when they were submitted, they were always insincere. The real problem was clear at a glance, and the issues of production relations and means of production chose to turn a blind eye and say something insincere.
This is normal, because telling the truth is a very difficult thing. He Ruiken tells the truth and sees his life as if he is walking on thin ice.
However, problems are problems, and you cannot avoid them by neglecting them.
The population of the Ming Dynasty began to grow from the war and stability at the beginning of the country to 130 million people, and no longer grew. This did not reach the so-called limit of land support, but because of various reasons, the people were unwilling to live.
In the past, no ministers were willing to talk about having children. Now, when the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were short of labor and were forced to look at this question, although the ministers had different reasons, the final answers were highly convergent, returning the fields or raising villages.
These two methods are to allow the people to have means of production and tools of production. With hope in life, there will naturally be more children.
Wang Guoguang, who had left the court, once said to the point of being: "It is complicated to say that economics is all-encompassing. To put it simply, it is actually just a sentence. It depends on policies in the short term, land in the medium term, and population in the long term.
Only when someone can produce enough talents, promote the continuous progress of productivity, continuously promote social progress, have enough labor, have strong production capacity, and have the largest consumer market in the world, thereby ensuring the commodity advantages of the Ming Dynasty, ensuring the leading position of the Ming Dynasty, and ensuring the status of the Ming Dynasty as the prevailing country.
Just as the Empire of the Sun never set was Spain's core interest, the status of the Celestial Kingdom was the core interest of the Ming Dynasty.
In Wang Guoguang's view, the Ming Dynasty has to maintain long-term stability with its current productivity, that is, the ability of people to change nature. The population in the hinterland is less than 300 million and less than 500 million. This is the key factor in maintaining long-term stability. The population of the Ming Dynasty is too small now. 130 million people are only enough to maintain economic scale in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. As long as you take away a part of the sea, you will fall into the dilemma of labor.
But now it is a labor dilemma, which forces the Ming Dynasty to innovate its production relations.
If you turn a blind eye to this issue, the current situation in Japan is the near future of the Ming Dynasty.
In Japan, where the Pure Land Buddhism is rampant, no children are born, because everything that is clamoring for this evil spirit is contrary to responsibility, cutting off parents, family, relatives, and friends, and shirking all responsibilities; extreme pleasure, and not caring about anyone's gaze.
Just like the famous prophecy of the Pure Land Buddhism: Saints and fools are all corrupt bones, and they are dreaming of glory in the third round of the year; fame and fortune are not true, and beauty is like illusion.
If the Ming Dynasty did not carry out self-innovation and did not have to be defeated, the Ming Dynasty would become a suitable soil for the Pure Land Buddhism. No matter how the Ming Dynasty court pursued and intercepted it, even if it was really stopped, the Pure Land Buddhism would still be born in the Ming Dynasty, and it would irreversibly spread from the developed areas of the Ming Dynasty to the backward areas, and finally flooded every corner of the Ming Dynasty.
"This memorial by Shen Zongbo is interesting." Zhu Yijun took Shen Li's memorial and read it with relish.
Shen Li put forward a point of view, that is, the essential reason for the Yang Wei case, because His Majesty is very wise, which ultimately led to these retro conservative schools having to take risks. Because if they don’t move, the emperor will endure these retro conservative schools to death.
The retro conservatives were waiting, and when the emperor gained supreme power and stood at the top of the world, everyone around him was flattering and constantly showing loyalty. When the emperor felt that the whole world was under his control, the real danger of the Wanli Reform came.
It is still too dangerous to directly fight against the imperial power, especially after His Majesty took control of the Beijing camp and violence, the result of provoking the imperial power was to joke about his own nine clans, and waiting for the emperor to make a mistake is the best strategy.
The emperor will inevitably become crazy because of his surroundings.
The madness of Emperor Yang of Sui will lay countless hidden dangers for the Wanli Reform. Then, as long as these hidden dangers ferment into thunders, it is the moment of counterattack.
Simply put, the retro conservatives have been waiting for the emperor to go crazy before.
How long can a young emperor maintain rationality after he has such power and strength? This is something the retro conservatives are waiting for.
But the retro conservatives were a little desperate.
The palace newspapers, court discussions, imperial edicts, government decrees, etc. all tell these retro conservative schools that the emperor and Yuanfu often play the role of conservatives in the decision-making of Wenhua Palace. Don’t be too hasty, it is a criticism that the emperor often appears.
For example, the call of the whip method and the limited promotion of the return of the field order, and even the Ming Dynasty court developed a compromise version of the Yingzhuang Law. For example, the emperor also adjusted the characterization of the Governor's Office.
This made the retro conservatives completely desperate, and became so crazy because they were eager to see each other and couldn't wait for the emperor to go crazy.
"This is not my wisdom. What the ministers say makes sense. I have to listen. One person's plan is a shortcoming and everyone is a leading figure. It is not the ministers' support. I can't support the Ming Dynasty alone." Zhu Yijun and Zhu criticized this memorial, and Shen Li's memorial was very obvious suspicion of flattery.
Zhu Yijun alone cannot bear the sky of the Ming Dynasty.
"No matter how reasonable it is, your Majesty must listen." Feng Bao didn't think Shen Li was flattering, and he thought Shen Li was right. Yang Wei was so anxious, and the reason was very clear. I really couldn't wait for the day when the sky collapsed and the earth broke.
Your Majesty is still young and can accept opposition and criticism, but as the old minister gradually leaves, can Your Majesty still listen to these opinions?
People are never static.
In the late autumn of the 16th year of Wanli, a barbarian came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and knocked on Li Yashi's house. The capital was too big. The barbarian searched for a long time before finally finding Li Yashi's house. The barbarian was wearing a Confucian robe and tied his hair. His red hair was slightly curly, his face was thin, his nose was tall, and his eyes were deep and vivid.
"You finally arrived in the capital." Li Yashi heard the visitor's name and hurried to the door to greet him. Looking at the handsome man in front of him, Li Yashi showed a satisfied smile.
This person was the student who brought back to the Ming Dynasty from Tessie. Galileo was studying medicine at the University of Pisa. Because he stole the body and removed the mortals, he received an injunction from the Holy See. Galileo, who was forced to drop out of school because of lack of money, went to Madrid to seek work. Felipe arranged for Galileo for Legaz and brought it to the Ming Dynasty.
Because Felipe also knew very well that Galileo could no longer conduct his own research in Spain, which had a great influence in the Holy See.
Discussing tides on the streets of Madrid is an act that violates the teachings of the Holy See, and Galileo could only dance in shackles in Thailand.
Galileo said with a smile: "My steps are spread throughout Zhejiang. The Ming bureaucrats returned the fields in Zhejiang. After a complex and long-lasting struggle, when I left Zhejiang, the five prefectures of Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Taizhou and Wenzhou were fully completed. "
"Sometimes, I even suspect that in the eastern world, God lives in the world. God said he wanted to return the fields, so Zhejiang completed the return of the fields. These local gentry and gentry handed over the land to avoid the disaster of killing themselves."
Li Yashi waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile on his face: "That must be discussed by the Jiuqing. Only after the court's approval will it be allowed to return the land. Even if the god wants to have light, it must be discussed by the Jiuqing."
"Your Majesty gives up the imperial power and share decision-making power in exchange for the loyalty of his ministers. All court officials entering the Wenhua Palace are the helmsmen of the empire."
The political structure of the Ming Dynasty was still the emperor's autocracy, but the emperor distributed the power in his hands to the court officials of Wenhua Palace to jointly decide the fate of the dynasty.
Galileo thought for a long time before frowned and said, "Is it the Roman Senate? I have only heard of the Roman Senate, and I have never seen this way in reality."
Rome has been away for too long, so all the things about Rome have become legendary stories. The stories always have various colors and cannot get the whole picture.
Galileo felt that the Senate system was a legend, a person’s imagination of Rome, not a real Rome, just like the retro faction clamoring for the three generations all day long.
Above three generations, people are still sacrifices, and there is not even a standard for good or evil. That era is really not a good era.
Li Yashi nodded and shook his head and said, "Unlike the Senate, most of the veterans passed the selection of talents, passed the Jinshi exam, defeated all opponents in the cruel officialdom, and then entered the Wenhua Hall. Therefore, these veterans were ruthless and quite skillful."
Galileo understood the difference from the Roman Senate. He shook his head and said, "I am actually not interested in political activities. The ugliness of human nature are always exposed in these political activities."
Le Yashi said with great agreement: "I also want to advise you to stay away from politics. This is not the area you are good at, or the best way to avoid being alienated by power is to stay away from power."
"Stay away from power or you will become unfortunate, at least for you, this is a good word."
Not everyone is suitable for getting close to power. Galileo is very similar to King Zhu Zai-chan. There is no doubt that their talent in the principle of infinite things is, but if they participate in politics, they will easily die without a place to die due to lack of sensitivity.
"What have you been doing in Zhejiang over the years?" Li Yashi asked curiously.
Galileo took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, which was densely written in Latin. He said with satisfaction: "I participated in the establishment of 17 Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureaus in Zhejiang, and personally vaccinated 13,000 people with cowpox, and trained 350 doctors with basic medical knowledge. At least they were familiar with the "Interpretation of the Legal Affairs" and had certain insights into some common hygiene and prevention issues."
"Before leaving, Zhejiang Governor Hou Yuzhao met me and gave me a second-class first-class merit card. This is the court's reward and recognition."
Galileo took out a sandalwood box and opened it with a full silver merit reward card of one or two pieces. This merit reward card does not seem to have any privileges, but in fact it is Galileo's identity proof, which represents his contribution to the Ming Dynasty and is the recognition of the Ming court's contribution to him.
This is very important to Galileo. Without this merit reward card, he could not enter the Polytechnic Institute to continue his studies, and could not enter the temple of science. The Academy of Jujube became a doctor of Jujube. In Galileo's heart, Jujubebe was the temple.
"I am finally no longer a barbarian. The debate between Chinese and foreigners in the Ming Dynasty is really hard to describe." Galileo talked about his mental journey, from being stared at by someone with strange eyes to being recognized by others. Of course, he also experienced some embarrassment and finally gained recognition from the Ming people.
The Ming Dynasty was very strange. On the one hand, because of the Wanli Reform, the Ming Dynasty was a bit profit-oriented and focused on everything. On the other hand, it had lofty requirements for morality and regarded the realization of morality as the highest pursuit of the court. Barbarians like him were also recognized, which was the result of pursuing morality.
Perhaps, this is the contradiction that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty talked about, and everything is always so contradiction.
Leyashi took out a box, opened it, counted ten silver notes from it, handed it to Galileo and said, "If you are short of money, I can give you a little. His Highness Felipe will bring 10,000 taels of silver every year to provide my activities in the Ming Dynasty. This is a thousand silver. You can go to the Baoyuan Bureau to exchange it for silver coins for life."
Galileo waved his hand and said, "No, I made a lot of money. The Zhejiang local governments are very rich. They gave me enough labor remuneration, about one hundred taels of silver, which is enough for my life. Because of my contribution to the promotion of cowpox, His Majesty gave me the qualification to enter the Royal Institute of Technology." "I myself bear the sixty silver and borrowed the emperor's sixty silver to pay the tuition. After enrolling, the four-year school system was held, and the court gave me another twenty-four silver and six silver dollars a year, which was enough for food, clothing, housing and transportation."
"Your Majesty's loan is simply a charity for donating charity. You don't have to pay back the money for four years at school. After three years of graduation, you can pay it off and get interest free."
"God is here, and the students of the Ming Dynasty actually think that this is what the court should do! Without any gratitude, some students of the Ming Dynasty even think that they need to pay back after graduation. It is because the court is too greedy. How should that word be expressed?"
Galileo was a little stuck. His Sinology was already very good, but he still couldn't master the use of some idioms and classical Chinese. This hyperlinked text carries too much information.
"Gather and make profits." Li Yashi replied with a smile.
Galileo nodded immediately and said, "Yes, it's just about gathering and gaining benefits. When I was studying at Pisa University, the tuition fee was so expensive that I could not afford it. The Ming people really did not know how to be blessed."
"All students of the Ming Dynasty, at least the students of the Royal Institute of Technology, should thank Your Majesty for your kindness. Of course, I have not seen such gratitude."
Knowledge is extremely expensive. The Ming Emperor provided a way to borrow money and reduced some tuition burdens. However, the Ming students were ungrateful and discussed privately, and even identified student loans as a manifestation of accumulating profits and moral corruption.
These ungrateful students should go to Taixi and see the student loan that will never be paid off in their lifetime, so that they will realize that knowledge is priceless.
Knowledge is a truly luxury in this world.
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Galileo was about to enter the Ming Dynasty. He originally thought that he would be trapped in the trap of student loans in his life, because dropping out of Pisa University was a ban from the Holy See, and on the other hand, he really had no money to go to school.
He originally wanted to ask Li Yashi to borrow some money, but after completing the admission procedures, he realized that studying in the Ming Dynasty was so cheap!
The admission qualification of the Royal Institute of Technology was a reward for commending him to promote the law of cowpox to the people. The loan of these sixty silvers was a timely help.
In Galileo's view, this kind of kindness is endless, at all.
But the students of the Ming Dynasty actually ignored this kind of kindness. Some students who graduated from mathematics actually racked their brains to give advice to the people, avoided the court's taxes, and finally brought themselves to Dongjiaominxiang Prison.
Li Yashi frowned and said, "This is also a policy to realize morality. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty wanted to build five large tiled houses for the Ming Dynasty."
"Let every child learn and read and understand the truth; let every place have Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau to afford medical treatment, and at least reduce some human tragedies;"
"Let the roads of the Ming Dynasty be well connected, and the roads lead to every corner of the Ming Dynasty, and free movement depends on the individual's will and choices;"
"Let the Ming Dynasty no longer be in a shortage of money, keep the economic development free of being shackled by currency, and the high-speed circulation of commodities break the closure of the small peasant economy;"
"The last one is to let everyone have a full meal."
Galileo looked at Leyashi in disbelief, shocked. Of course, Galileo could understand the metaphor of the five large tiled houses. What he didn't understand was, is this really possible? Are you sure you are not talking about the kingdom of God on earth?
Li Yashi spread his hands and signaled that he was helpless and shook his head and said, "Don't look at me like this. After His Majesty the Emperor proposed five large tiled houses, the expressions of the ministers of the Ming court should be as surprised as you. I also felt a little difficult, but what if it is realized?"
"Do you think it's OK?" Galileo said nervously: "Is this a topic that can be discussed?"
Galileo was a little worried that the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty and the ecclesiastical power of Taisie were similar. Discussion on whether the emperor said it was correct was just like discussing whether God's will was correct. God would not be wrong, nor would the emperor have no choice. Discussion on these rebellious topics would be unwilling to the world and would be pursued by the judge.
Li Yashi seemed to have thought of something interesting and said with a smile on his face: "I don't know if it can be achieved."
"But I know, this is something to be discussed, because I have arranged a lot of jokes. Your Majesty did not chop my head. Recently, I was too lazy to catch me. I thought I was cheating on food and drink in the North Town Fushi."
"The conscience of heaven and earth, I paid for the meal!"
This is a very interesting thing. The Ming Dynasty's speech was limited freedom. You can even question the emperor. As long as you seek truth from facts and tell the facts, you can discuss it. But you can't talk nonsense. Even Hai Rui's character must be criticized, and Qi Shuai's significance in the Eastern Expedition must be questioned. Then you can't blame His Majesty for being ruthless.
The emperor's bottom line is very clear.
Galileo said tentatively: "In fact, the Ming Dynasty can absorb some Thai students. They are in Thai, because of religion, and they cannot study their own knowledge. It is a good choice to travel across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty."
"The Ming Dynasty is willing to accept international students, but the tuition fees for international students are extremely expensive. Each person costs 10,000 silver coins. No matter who pays the study abroad fee, it will be charged. You only have a 120 silver cube. That is the Emperor who gave you a second-class merit reward card and treats you as a Ming person." Li Yashi told Galileo the difference.
Galileo was undoubtedly lucky. He made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, handed over a letter of fame, and obtained his status, but studying in the Ming Dynasty was 10,000 silver, which was not a small amount, and not everyone could afford it.
"Okay, I think too little. As you said, I'm not very suitable for politics." Only then did Galileo realize how much advantage he had taken.
Galileo came to visit the guide. After meeting Li Yashi, Galileo was preparing to visit Xu Guangqi. Xu Guangqi had a father who changed his destiny due to the Wanli Reform. Xu Guangqi bought a house in the capital. Galileo went to visit his friends. He did not intend to bother Xu Guangqi, but he planned to live in the school's official house.
"Is this the Tiqi?" Galileo took a step back because the Tiqiqi were moving on the street. These guys who were similar to the knights of the Inquisition looked really frightening. Armor, weapons, and uniform steps were the most direct manifestations of violence.
After whispering a few words to the doorman, Li Yashi knew why the Tiqi was out.
This is a special rectification campaign. Recently, a number of fraud cases broke out in the capital. Some people entrusted their relationship and found ways to enter the Ming Dynasty official factory. After paying hundreds of taels of silver, they got the contract and waited to enter the factory, but there was no movement for several months. When they asked the official factory, they realized that the contract was fake and the identity of the horse is fake.
This is a carefully planned scam. In the name of helping people enter the official factory, they ask for property. During the fraud process, they repeatedly reminded them that doing so would violate the laws of the official factory and not go to the official factory to inquire. If the matter is exposed, it will never be successful. After paying, they will wait to enter the official factory.
The victims often think that this is a secret operation and are willing to wait. As a result, after waiting for a while, everyone ran away without a trace. Then they went to the yamen to report the case. The contract was fake and the horse sign was fake. It took too long for the yamen to investigate.
This time, Tiqi closed the streets and received the exact news, preparing to close the fraudsters, and then send them all to Nanyang and Juezhou. These people are indeed the scum of the Ming Dynasty, but when they are placed in Nanyang, they can act as thugs in the plantation. Some of the slaves are not particularly obedient.
Galileo waited for nearly half an hour before the Tiqi pulled away the Dashilan on the street. The end of the street closure means that the criminal was arrested in full force, otherwise the street closure would last longer.
The Ming Dynasty court was committed to maintaining public order and good customs. This was the Ming Dynasty that Galileo saw. Although sometimes the court was not omnipotent and even helpless about some problems, the Ming Dynasty was already doing its best.
"I'm glad to see you again, my friend." Galileo met Xu Guangqi at dusk.
Xu Guangqi led Galileo into the house and said as he walked, "I heard that you have encountered some troubles, have you solved them?"
"Thank you to the great blessings of your Majesty, everything is solved." Galileo said helplessly: "When in Ningbo Prefecture, a man vaccinated with cowpox died of illness. Then his family went to Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau and said that I was a wizard who practiced the soul art and asked the court to arrest me. This was a huge trouble for me."
"Fortunately, the coroner finally found out that he died of heart disease, not cowpox, but I had to leave Ningbo Prefecture and go to Wenzhou."
"This is normal. Whether in the Ming Dynasty or in the Thais, people are always used to blame others for their mistakes, not themselves."
Galileo has also seen it many times in Tessie. For example, Felipe killed the court pharmacist because Felipe believed that the court pharmacist killed his beloved queen Anna, but in fact the queen died at the hands of illness, and the court pharmacist suffered an unrestrained disaster.
"Do you remember the question we had before? Why did the wooden sticks on the second floor fall down?" Xu Guangqi talked about the problem he was studying at the Academy of Juju.
Galileo said with his eyes lit up: "Of course I remember, but I don't have any good ideas. Do you have an answer?"
After proving that the earth is a ball, some difficult problems follow one after another. For example, why did people not fall from the earth? Because the people on the back of the earth are below the people on the front of the earth. Looking at each other, the other party should fall, but no one fell out of the earth.
Obviously there is a force that binds humans and will not fall out of the earth.
"Yes, a doctor in the Geju Academy asked a question. If the speed is fast enough, will it not fall from the air to the ground? If we can figure this out, we can find the answer to the question." Xu Guangqi said very affirmatively.
"We have done many experiments around this problem, confirming the fact that first: the movement of free falls is evenly accelerated; second: objects made of the same material but with different mass will fall at the same speed at the same height and land at the same time; third, two shells of different sizes and weights will fall at the same speed."
"We are now calculating the relationship between the distance and time of the object, and the magnitude of this force."
The facts repeatedly verified by these three experiments determine one thing: the real existence of gravity and the continuous stress during the fall.
"Similarly, we are also curious that the five stars of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and the earth are all rotating around the sun. Is it also based on this kind of power?" Xu Guangqi said excitedly.
Galileo said with great emotion: "This looks extremely interesting. If you resolve a contradiction, there will be more and new contradictions."
The practice of great voyage proves that after the earth is a ball, the question of why people will not fall. After confirming the existence of gravity, people have to face more problems, such as the calculation of gravity, the impact of gravity on velocity, the principle of action of gravity, etc., as the emperor said in the contradiction, everything is infinite, and the principle is connected to the end.
(This chapter ends)