Chapter 513 Nothing is more effective than it is effective, and nothing is settled until there is evidence
Wang Chonggu firmly believes that the emperor’s establishment of the Royal Institute of Technology will not cause any bad consequences. These normally arrogant scholar-bureaucrats will only shout After two sentences, it would die down, and the facts proved that Wang Chonggu thought too much.
When the Six Ministries under the Chapter, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Six Sections of Science discussed it together, His Majesty’s edict did not even arouse any opposition.
No one in the Six Parts objected to this matter, because the shortage of talents in the Ming Dynasty has profoundly affected every part of the Six Parts.
The Ministry of Industry is the first to bear the brunt. This is the shortage of talents caused by official factory grouping and large-scale production. Only by cultivating talents can Ming's industry flourish;
The Ministry of Household Affairs is naturally for more people Commodities, more currency;
The Ministry of Punishment is naturally happy that the Ming Dynasty industry is booming. The faster it develops, the more poor coolies, that is, gangsters, will be resettled, so there will not be so many major cases. A headache;
The Ministry of War needs to select elite soldiers from the engineering regiments and battalions of the Beijing camp, and it also needs to place retired elite soldiers and guest soldiers; the Ministry of Personnel hopes to break the monopoly of scholar-bureaucrats on the official selection class, and then let the officialdom be The stagnant water is revitalized again;
The Ministry of Rites, which should be the most opposed at this time, has Wansi and this soft-bodied person here, and there is nothing to do.
And the Ministry of Rites also agreed with this matter.
Etiquette and law, which are coerced by cheap Confucianism, are not etiquette and law. Etiquette is civilization. Etiquette is to be renewed every day, new and renewed every day. Nothing in the world remains unchanged. If etiquette and law really follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty scholars and officials for three generations, The Ming Dynasty will not last more than two hundred years.
The officials of Liu Ke Lang were busy studying the law, while the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were busy fetching water. They seemed to have no time to worry about the matter, or they were avoiding possible problems through the debate about fetching water. danger.
The Ming Dynasty Jiangshan Sheji is a whole, an inseparable whole that affects the whole body.
Politics, military, economy, culture, these concepts are just concepts that the sages of the past dynasties have constantly extracted from phenomena in the torrent of Jiangshan Sheji. They are partial facts, not all. The concepts themselves are abstract, and people interpret them from various standpoints, then summarize their experiences and form theories, and then use the theories to guide reality.
No abstract theory or concrete reality can exist alone. Other dimensions exist permanently and are often more important. The Royal Institute of Technology seems to be abstract culture, but it is also military, political and economic. Multiple impacts.
Nothing can be understood until it is effective, and no theory can be determined without evidence.
The opening of the Royal Institute of Technology is much smoother than Zhu Yijun imagined. The first phase of the project will be opened at the end of the year, while the second phase of the project will be completed within one year, and the third phase will be completed within three years. , the Ministry of Industry has completed the planning of the entire Institute of Technology, and the huge machine of Ming Dynasty has begun to operate slowly, and together they have completed the completion of the Royal Institute of Technology.
What Zhu Yijun didn't expect was that many students from the Imperial College were also inquiring about the admissions requirements of the Royal Institute of Technology.
The road to the imperial examination has been a road in Huashan since ancient times. The infinite scenery is on the dangerous peaks. The names on the gold medal list are known all over the world. There are no nameless bones in the deep valleys.
The imperial examination is too complicated. There are only more than a thousand candidates every three years and only 300 Jinshi every three years.
In other words, based on the total population of the Ming Dynasty, six out of every million people can stand out and become Jinshi, and only two of these six are likely to become Jinshi. It is extremely difficult for a person to become an official. After reporting to the Ministry, there was a long wait, because the Jinshi were also waiting.
The students of the Imperial College have to consider their own livelihood. They know that they cannot do anything, but they still hold on to the long gown that they cannot take off. Those who hold on to it can only live in poverty for a lifetime. If you are poor, you will think about change, and change will lead to generalization. Da, these old geniuses want to find a new path. Becoming professional talents such as boat masters, earth masters, silver masters, doctors, etc. is not a bad way out.
As for the Zheshe disciples who are not short of money, they can study or not. Even if they don’t study anything, they can still travel around and live a life of wantonness.
Everything went very smoothly at the Royal Institute of Technology, everything fell into place.
On the last day of August, after the court meeting, Zhu Yijun did not return to Tonghe Palace, but came to the side hall of Wenhua Palace.
Wang Yaozhuo was playing the piano in front of the window sill. Bright red is a difficult color to control, but on Wang Yaozhuo, it looked natural. He wore a bright red cloak and spread it in front of the piano stand. , the sound of the piano like running water echoed in the side hall.
The song ends, and the lingering sound lingers.
“This song is a bit sad,” Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Wang Yaozhuo looked at the emperor's resolute face, sighed and closed the cover of the 108-key piano, and said: "My husband is obsessed with state affairs, and Concubine Liu and Concubine Li will soon It was about to give birth, but my husband didn’t even look at it, which made the two of them a little sad. Yesterday they came to my palace and cried a lot.”
Concubine Liu Mengshu and Concubine Li Jin were born in the ninth year of Wanli. She was found to be pregnant at the end of February. Now that she was pregnant, she no longer slept with him and could not even see His Majesty. She was full of sorrow and had nowhere to express her sorrow. The second concubine was afraid of Empress Dowager Li and did not dare to speak, so she had to He went to Wang Yaozhuo to complain.
"Although there is no shortage of food and clothing, I am about to give birth, so it would be better for my husband to come over and take a look." Wang Yaozhuo is not complaining about the emperor. His Majesty is responsible for everything, wise and powerful, and the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, but the beauties in the harem are the only ones who suffer.
Wang Yaozhuo’s position as queen is as secure as Mount Tai. Because of these words, Wang Yaozhuo was the only one who dared to tell the emperor. Even the most favored Concubine Ran was very taboo about state affairs for fear of arousing His Majesty’s disgust. .
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zhu Yijun agreed, thinking about things in his heart.
Wang Yaozhuo sat in front of Zhu Yijun and said angrily: "Perfunctory, I have returned to the palace today, so I must go and see it."
"Okay, madam, remind us that we will go back to the palace today." There is still something to do." Zhu Yijun nodded again.
The look on Wang Yaozhuo's face turned from helpless to serious. She asked softly: "Is it about the private market in Fujian?"
"Yes." Zhu Yijun nodded and said: " We are a little worried that the ministers of the court, especially the assistant ministers, are involved."
"This is a state matter, and it is not convenient for me to say more. Your Majesty, I thank God for his kindness. If the problem is not serious, It's better not to go on a killing spree, after all, there is an emperor's heir born in the palace." Wang Yaozhuo hesitated before speaking.
In the past, His Majesty was young and his imperial authority was low, but he had to do everything he could in every little thing. Deliang Youchong, that's how it is.
But now that His Majesty has grown up, hundreds of heads are rolling to the ground at every turn. There is nothing more important than the calculation of people's hearts, and ministers will also think about their own situation.
The most important thing is that when a child is born, it feels a little bad to see blood.
"I understand, madam, rest assured, I am sensible." Zhu Yijun showed a reassuring smile.
Wang Yaozhuo turned around three times and left the side hall of Wenhua Hall with worry. Zhu Yijun had four memorials in his hand.
The first book is: the memorial of Shen Shixing, the governor of Songjiang, and Chen Lin, the commander-in-chief of the Songjiang Navy. On behalf of the navy, they reported success to the court. The navy was stationed in the five major cities in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the navy was completed. The eradication of pirates in the Ming Dynasty coastline area has now officially begun to take a break. The ships are being repaired, and the personnel have begun to take a rest. A coastal defense inspection department has been added to select Langli Baitiao, and then go north on October 15th. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is invited to Tianjin TV for viewing. Navy.
After the emperor inspects the navy, the Ming Dynasty navy will set off from Tianjin Wei and go to Nagasaki and Ryukyu to wipe out the pirates who cannot be wiped out by the two governor's palaces.
In addition to the memorials, Shen Shixing, Chen Lin, Zhang Cheng and others each wrote a secret book for the court, which was about the behind-the-scenes instructions of the Ningde Sanduao Bay Private Market.
There are seven private markets in Sanduao Bay, the scale of which is comparable to the original Shuangyu Private Market. Without the indulgence of the Ming Dynasty officials and the support of powerful right-wing officials, such a huge market would not have been formed in any case. scale.
The interrogation of the prisoners and the continuous investigation of the flow of goods showed that this matter was supported by many influential people, and Fujian ground officials were deeply involved in appeasement, and even had high-ranking officials in the court to protect them.
The powerful people involved have been identified. There are several from Zhejiang to Fujian, headed by the Renhe Xia family. The local officials involved have also been identified. The chief envoy Shu Yinglong has no problem. On the contrary, the problem of Inspector Liu Hanru was very serious.
In fact, Liu Hanru, the inspector-general, ignored Shu Yinglong, while Pang Shangpeng, the governor of Fujian, mainly focused on Qingzhang and Pucha Dingkou. The crime of neglect of inspection cannot be escaped.
On the one hand, Liu Hanru sidelined Shu Yinglong, and on the other hand, he actively cooperated with the imperial abbot and the census of Dingkou. Pang Shangpeng believed that Liu Hanru was an official, so he entrusted him with important tasks. It was not until the private market incident broke out that Pang Shangpeng began to investigate.
Liu Hanru has been arrested and brought to justice by Luo Bingliang, the commander-in-chief of Nanzhen Fusiti. More than a dozen officials involved have been sent to Xu Xing in Beijing for questioning.
The only question now is who among the officials in the court is protecting Liu Hanru.
The governor of Songjiang and the governor of Fujian both had a tacit understanding and did not inquire about this matter. Because it involved Jingtang, the governors of both places remained silent.
The disposal of Pang Shangpeng has also been concluded by the court. Pang Beipeng’s employment is unknown, and the investigation is unknown. He was fined for one year, passed the exam, and was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He returned to Beijing to listen to his appointment. It seemed that he was promoted. In fact, it was a secret surrender. Pang Shangpeng was old and sick, so he came to Beijing to take care of his old age.
"Are all the court officials here?" Zhu Yijun put down his secret and asked if all the three court interrogators were present, including Wang Chonggu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Yan Qing and Shu Hua, the left and right ministers, and Hai Rui, the left and right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , Li Youzi, Chen Yi, Dali Temple Qing Lu Guangzu, Dali Temple Shao Qing Yang Wei, and the chief inquisitor this time, Zuo Zhen Fu Si Ti Commander Zhao Mengyou.
"We have all arrived at the Fusi Yamen in Zuozhen. Are you going, Your Majesty?" Feng Bao bowed his head and asked. If Your Majesty doesn't go, Feng Bao will go to Fusi, Zuozhen. Your Majesty, Zhang Hong will be waiting for you. That's it.
"Go and drive to Zhenfusi." Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
The Fusi Yamen of Zuozhen is just outside the Meridian Gate. Zhu Yijun arrived in two steps. The emperor came to the Yamen Gate and walked into the back hall after everyone greeted him.
"Go and call Wang Cifu." Zhu Yijun said to Feng Bao.
Wang Chonggu walked into the back hall with a puzzled look on his face. The three-chamber trial was about to begin. What did His Majesty mean by calling him to the back alone?
"Wang Cifu, since the second year of Wanli, you have done so many errands, large and small, and not a single thing has disappointed me. You are well-deserved for the economic development of the country. The last time I asked you in the Wenhua Hall , there are many people in the court hall, this time I ask in the back hall, if you protect Liu Hanru and other Fujian officials, I will not open the three halls for trial, and the matter will stop here." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu very calmly. said.
This is a private apology. It is really Wang Chonggu. Zhu Yijun intends for him to die a good death. The merits and demerits can never be offset, but it is always about merit. Wang Chonggu and his son can be regarded as the most powerful people in front of the king. The New Deal has been able to reach this point, but it would not have been possible without Wang Chonggu.
"No." Wang Chonggu understood His Majesty's question and said with a smile: "If Your Majesty has nothing to do, I will go back to the front. Although I am a treacherous minister, I still have a little money in the private market. I don't like it. I can't even make half a million taels of silver a year if I try to lose my head. I can't afford to make such a shameful money. "Speaking of this, Wang Chonggu is very confident! The second richest man in Ming Dynasty, are you kidding me?
If you don’t make money with honest money, how about making dirty money like selling Ming Dynasty Dingkou, trading Japanese, and selling cigarettes?
Your Majesty does things in a systematic way. He does it again and again. Since Your Majesty summoned him to the back hall to see him, he went there for private pardon. This is the holy family, and Wang Chonggu is not the kind of person who is right and wrong. People who are divided can still understand what they say.
"What Wang Cifu said is indeed reasonable." Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "It's true."
"I leave." Wang Chonggu returned to the front hall with his hands in hand, a look on his face The smile has never gone away. Zhang Juzheng is a hard-hearted man. Since the second year of Wanli, Wang Chonggu has done so many things. In Zhang Juzheng's heart, he is still a damned person, but the result is not bad after all. His Majesty is willing to protect him. He did.
Yan Song acted unscrupulously in those days, but without the holy family, he fell into confusion.
Feng Bao walked out of the back hall, shook his fly whisk, and said loudly: "According to His Majesty's instructions, let's begin." Fifty-nine in the top three, he first served as the magistrate of Huaxian County and Junxian County in Henan Province. He had considerable political achievements. Since the first year of Wanli, he has led the military constitution of Yunzhong, rectified the military equipment of Datong in Xuanfu, and assisted Wang Chonggu, the governor of Erxuan, in the construction of the Great Wall. In the fourth year of Wanli, Dingjian was completed. In the fourth year of Wanli, he was promoted to Zhejiang Inspector. In the seventh year of Wanli, he was transferred to Fujian together with Shu Yinglong. "Zhao Mengyou looked at the case file in his hand. This is Liu Hanru's resume.
Liu Hanru was not a member of the Jin Party. He went to Datong in the first year of Wanli to supervise Wang Chonggu's blocking of holes in the Great Wall.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty suspected that Wang Chonggu was the behind-the-scenes instigator of "someone in the court". It was not without reason. At that time, Wang Chonggu was still a sycophant, and his favorite thing to do was to corrupt his colleagues. At that time, they were together , which makes sense.
"Exactly." Liu Hanru was not shackles or shackles, nor did he need to kneel down. After all, he still had official status and fame. He replied neither humble nor overbearing.
“The Sandu Aowan Private Market in Fujian was set up by wealthy families such as the Renhe Xia family in Zhejiang?” Zhao Mengyou flipped through the files, and there were all the documentary and physical evidence. Luo Bingliang, the commander of Nanya Ti, handled the case very carefully. There was nothing Missing places.
Liu Hanru frowned, but still said: "Yes."
"But it's you who takes care of me?" Zhao Mengyou asked again.
"Yes!" Liu Hanru answered with a very confident voice this time. His mood was very stable. He looked directly at Zhao Mengyou and said, "I will do it again if I do it again."
"Bold !" When Wang Chonggu heard this, he immediately became angry. As the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he has met many criminals in these years, and there are really not many people who are so arrogant when it comes to three trials.
"Wang Cifu, long time no see." Liu Hanru still had time to say hello. He looked at Wang Chonggu and said: "I am worthy of your father, the court, and the country. I am worthy of the local officials and wealthy gentry in Fujian. I am worthy of the people. I am guilty. I deserve death and will not be forgiven, but if I do it again, I can only do this."
Wang Chonggu said dumbfounded: "Are you still reasonable?"
"It's not reasonable, if it is reasonable. If you don't say that you should die." Liu Hanru shook his head and said: "The imperial court wants to clear the sea on the other side, and conduct a census of Dingkou. The governor is urging me, but Shu Yinglong just closed his eyes and pretended to be confused. What should we do? The only way to do this is to use the private market to exchange for the land registration deed. The court decided it with a slap on the forehead. We, the local officials, can only find ways to implement it."
"If the private market hadn't been blocked this time. After being caught, within three years, Fujian would be able to complete the return of the farmland. Some people died and some lived. However, as time went by, they were still discovered. Later, the return of the farmland was over. Although there was no regret in dying, it was a pity that nothing happened. Done."
Liu Hanru said the word "return to the land". He knew exactly what the court wanted to do.
Some people die, naturally they are the coastal fishing villages that were plundered by pirates;
Some people live, naturally they are the poor coolies who have escaped from lowly status, plus those who have returned to the fields and implemented them. To survive, Liu Hanru knew that this was a matter of choice, and he had no regrets.
"I don't understand a bit, and I would like to ask Wang Cifu to clarify my doubts." Liu Hanru looked at Wang Chonggu and asked questions.
Wang Chonggu nodded: "Say."
"Are all our Ming Gongs lacking in brains?" Liu Hanru asked playfully.
"Arrogant!" Wang Chonggu was so angry that he laughed. This guy really didn't repent even when he was about to die, and even scolded all the Ming Dynasty court officials.
The laughter on Liu Hanru's face disappeared, and instead he became serious. He looked at Wang Chonggu and said: "Ming Gong of the imperial court, do you think that any decree is without price? The theory of contradiction is very clear. Ah, one drink and one peck, the cycle of cause and effect, if you want to accomplish something, you must pay some price, which varies from place to place, but who is bearing these costs?"
"Take Qingzhang as the leader? For example, in Qingzhang, the Ming Dynasty's acres increased from four million hectares to eight million hectares, and the court taxes increased. Then who would pay these taxes? At first glance, the faces of these rural sages and gentry are not so ugly, and they have not caused any serious disaster."
"No government decree comes without a price. You are all a noble man, are you formulating a government decree? Didn’t you clarify this matter to Your Majesty at that time? If you only clear the land but don’t return the land, isn’t that harming the people?”
“I am ashamed of the people. As expected of the people!"
Liu Hanru is the actual executor of the decree. He knows very well that the smooth progress of the Qing Dynasty along the southeast coast is entirely due to a large amount of sea trade, otherwise the court would receive more rice, grain, and silver than before. , must be borne by the people. This is something that is very clear in the theory of contradiction.
“I know my sins, so I have been worried and restless. I have been taking advantage of the private market to vigorously carry out the clearing of husbands, the census of Dingkou, and the abolition of lowly status. Just give me three more years. ." Liu Hanru ignored Wang Chonggu's reaction. He made it clear why he supported Shi Haoyou in opening a private market, and described the Fujian Sandu'ao private market as a product of compromise under contradiction.
Wang Chonggu could not tell Liu Hanruming that the imperial court was working hard to return the land, and everything had to be done step by step.
Zhu Yijun completely understood in the back hall. Liu Hanru seemed to be a ruthless person, even to himself. Even though I was wrong, I was also right. This is very contradictory.
"You almost got me in." Wang Chonggu listened for a long time, sneered and said mockingly: "It's just a shortcut to justify what you said so righteously. If no one in the court protects you, Yu Qian, I do believe what you said. It’s obviously just for the sake of promotion.”
"Do you really have to exchange for the private market to clear your father-in-law, census the population, and abolish low status? Who should have to bear the price? Who will you become if you replace it? Any government decree has a price, and Now that there is no annexation or annexation, it is self-evident who will bear the price.”
“Looking at your statement, our Ming Dynasty’s powerful right-wing officials and rural gentry are all good people. Is it really true to open up the sea and make huge profits and let the poor coolies go for the time being?”
“What you say seems to be okay, but if you think about it carefully, there are many loopholes. I won’t let him go! It’s not that he doesn’t want to go to Zhebo, but he can’t, because if there is any civil unrest in Zhebo, it will be the rural gentry who will bear the brunt!” Wang Chonggu's appearance was shaken. If it hadn't been for the recent He family in Gaoyang, which caused a disaster that caused the whole family to be destroyed, Wang Chonggu would not have been able to turn around for a while.
"So, if you tell me honestly, who did you take shelter under, and what promises did you get? If you tell me honestly, you might not be able to leave the whole body." Wang Chonggu waved his hand, sat down calmly, and looked at Liu Hanru was a little more disdainful. He was not a Xunli. Xunli was not like this. Xunli first followed principles.
It is true that Pang Shangpeng was deceived by this guy. It is really difficult to see through this guy's sanctimonious appearance, but again, if you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing. In the private market of Sandu'ao Something happened.
The biggest flaw in Liu Hanru's words is the return of the land. He said that the land can be returned to the private market in three years. This is false. Wang Chonggu used ships to exchange the land, which resulted in the exchange of three million acres. There are 30,000 hectares of official land, and the entire Fujian area is 430,000 hectares. In the past few years, he has not received a single acre of official land. He said that he would complete the return of 430,000 hectares in three years, which is simply nonsense. Talk about, how big can this private market develop?
Liu Hanru looked down on the resistance of powerful right-wingers and rural gentry to the redistribution of the means of production. It was impossible for Liu Hanru to make peace with the rural gentry.
Liu Hanru looked a little flustered. His carefully prepared words, which he claimed to be flawless, were revealed by Wang Chonggu.
Zhu Yijun showed a smile in the back hall. This is the best answer for Liu Hanru to stop quibbling. If returning the field is really as simple as he said, Zhu Yijun is not here for the three halls to interrogate now, but in The harem was happy and free.
Anyone can talk big and empty words, but it will be difficult to do things.
"Liu Hanru, who do you seek shelter from? Call me truthfully." Seeing Wang Chonggu sit down, Zhao Mengyou continued the interrogation.
Liu Hanru's face was ashen and he said disheartenedly: "Why bother, confessing is also death, not confessing is also dying, it is better not to confess."
Zhao Mengyou shook his head and said: "Then But it’s different. If you confess that you will die, if you don’t confess, do your family members know that you plan to fight to the end? I guess they don’t agree with you to fight to the end.”
“You are just a pawn! That's it, you dare to threaten the imperial officials?" Liu Hanru was suddenly angered. He was not a lonely ghost. He had family members, relatives, and ancestral graves. His family knew that they would not agree if he continued to die like this.
Zhao Mengyou looked at the file and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. Tiqi will handle the case and even find out how many earthworms you have in your house. There is no need to go through the bloody process and make this Zhenfusi Yamen Yin Qi Sensen, there is no need for the punishment of five poisons.”
Aren’t you going to handle the case without a confession? In the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, many cases without confessions have been solved. People are the sum of social relationships. As long as we investigate Liu Hanru's social relationships clearly and profile each person, we can outline his life and who he is. In Blessing, it is clear.
Liu Hanru was interrogated because the case was serious and required a three-court trial process.
Wang Chonggu was immediately happy when he saw Liu Hanru's expression, and said to Hai Rui next to him: "At the beginning, I was afraid that someone like him, an official of the Ming Dynasty and a truly decent person in the world, would become a prisoner. It was shameful! I thought about it and finally went back to Datong in Xuanfu to mend the holes in the Great Wall. I would not take the money with me when I was alive. If my family is gone and I am exiled, then I really have nothing. "
"It's extremely rare for Wang Cifu to be able to understand people and think clearly," Hai Rui said with a smile. This was to break through Liu Hanru's psychological defense and sing in harmony, and he was able to take advantage of Liu Hanru. A breakthrough here is the best, otherwise it will take at least several months, or even years, for the Tiqi to handle the case. The most important thing is that it will implicate the public and make people panic.
The more serious the case, the faster it is handled in order to minimize the impact of the matter.
"Chen Jingbang, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites." Liu Hanru hesitated repeatedly, and finally said with his eyes closed: "He promised to recommend me as the governor of Fujian. Pang Shangpeng was old and sick and resigned soon, so, That's what I did."
"Chen Jingbang is from Fujian, and the money to buy the big house in his hometown came from the private market."
Liu Hanru confessed that there was a dispute between his family and the backstage. , he chose his family. In the Ming Dynasty, there is no saying that not confessing can save the family, because the three courts will interrogate, and His Majesty will personally intervene. The court has clear clues, and as long as His Majesty wants to, he will pursue it to the end.
(End of this chapter)