Chapter 577: Let’s check things and win at the starting point!
The great medical officer Pang Xian really has an imperial edict.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty specially issued an order to the great medical officer Pang Xian, asking Pang Xian to use all means to allow Shi Maohua to live more stably for a while. The Ming Dynasty is changing with each passing day. One more day to live, every more glance The current Ming Dynasty is a comfort to Shi Maohua.
For people like Shi Maohua and Tan Lun, even if they are lingering and gasping for breath, as long as they can hear a little bit of news that is beneficial to Ming Dynasty, they will feel it is worth it.
"Your Majesty will not show Governor Shi the pond newspaper. Your Majesty's original words are: Take good care of your health. Governor Shi and I will see the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty together." Pang Xian said with a smile: "When we get to the capital, there are You can read the Di’s newspaper.”
“That’s pretty much it.” When Shi Maohua heard that he really had a purpose and heard that there was a Di’s newspaper that he could read, he shook his head with satisfaction and asked doubtfully: “ What’s wrong with the car? It’s not bumpy at all.”
The ride was mainly bumpy. Shi Maohua thought that the ride back to Beijing might break him, but the car was extremely comfortable.
Pang Xian could not control Shi Maohua's behavior on the pretext of treating Shi Maohua.
For example, this return to Beijing was requested by Shi Maohua himself. He wanted to take advantage of returning to Beijing to personally see the Ming Dynasty's Loop in order to die with peace of mind. Pang Xian's original plan was to stay in Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province Retirement, but Shi Maohua still set out.
And in a big circle, starting from Xi'an Prefecture, we first went to Ningxia Wei, entered Hetao from Ningxia Wei, followed the Yellow River to Wuyuan Prefecture, passed Wuyuan Prefecture to Shuofang Prefecture, and arrived at Guihua City. This was originally Shi Maohua's last trip in his life. Pang Xian was already prepared that Shi Maohua would not be able to complete this journey, but after Shi Maohua arrived in the Loop, his spirit became better and better.
The dead trees in the deep mountains are springing up again, and the new branches and flowers of the old trees are brighter.
I put down the busy things in my hands and stopped consuming my mental energy. Because I witnessed the complexion with my own eyes, Shi Maohua was in a good mood and his body became healthier.
"This car is your Majesty's hydraulic shock absorber. I'm just a medical officer and don't understand the principle." Pang Xian didn't know much about the structure of the car. He only knew that the hydraulic system was a part of the royal family. It is the latest invention of Gewuyuan and has been widely used.
The effect is excellent, at least Shi Maohua's car is really not very bumpy.
“Very good, very good.” Shi Maohua looked at Guihua City outside the window with a smile on his face, curious about everything like an old child.
"Sanniang Zi, the envoy to Suiyuan who has been naturalized, wants to come and see the governor. Does the governor want to see him? They are just old family members of the captive chief." Pang Xian asked Shi Maohua for his opinion.
When Shi Maohua heard what Pang Xian said, he immediately shook his head and said: "You, please don't become an official. Ida Khan is dead. Now he is the chief envoy Na Yanchu. If you become an official, that's it. In one sentence, it is contrary to the general direction of the court. No matter what you think in your heart, you must not say such words. "
"The way to be an official is to be careful with your words."
" I'm not an official, and the great medical officer is not an official." Pang Xian immediately realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said, but he soon felt relieved. He was just a doctor, treating illnesses and saving people, and other things had nothing to do with him.
"That's true." Shi Maohua nodded when he heard this. The reason why the Tai Hospital's prescriptions and the Hanlin Academy's articles are not trustworthy is actually very simple. It's because the Tai Hospital's prescriptions are In a dilemma, a doctor is just a doctor. A doctor who understands politics too well is an official, not a doctor.
"Sanniang is gone. After all, she is a local official in Suiyuan. I am just passing by. There is no need to see her." Shi Maohua decided not to see her. The way to be an official is to avoid unnecessary interference. He just passed by to take a look. Seeing Sanniang, he was afraid of attracting criticism. It's not a dirty criticism, it's a criticism that disturbs the place.
Shi Maohua saw a steam engine for the first time in Guihua City. He circled the iron horse three times on the left and three on the right. After walking several times, he pointed at the iron horse that was half a room in size and said dullly: " Is this thing an iron horse? It’s hard to see what it’s like. How does it work?”
Pang Xian looked at this huge monster with curiosity. The iron horse parked quietly on the track. The explosive power of the machine attracted the attention of people passing by. Pang Xian shook his head and said, "I don't know. This is Huang Zifu, the Doctor of the Five Classics who conducted the Suiyuanchi road test. If Governor Shi wants to know anything, you can ask him. I He’s just a doctor.”
Huang Zifu and Tan Lun are good friends. This is the first time they met Shi Maohua. Huang Zifu tried his best to describe the principle of the iron horse in simple and easy-to-understand terms.
“This thing sounds very simple, but it is not easy to make.” Shi Maohua patted the big guy and said with emotion. It sounds easy to say, but this thing is the Ming Dynasty Royal The hard work of doctors from the Five Classics of Gewuyuan, the craftsmen of the Bingzhan Bureau, and the craftsmen of the Xishan Coal Bureau have been working hard for several years. It is really difficult to create it.
Huang Zifu said with a smile: "Since Uncle Zong arrived at the Imperial Garden, he has miniaturized this and made it into a toy, which allows more people to understand its principle clearly at a glance."
"Oh? What toy?" Shi Maohua's eyes lit up and he asked enthusiastically.
Huang Zifu asked someone to bring a model toy of a steam engine. It was made of all copper and glass. It was a small model of a steam engine and a small steam fan.
Wan Shihe believes that this is part of etiquette.
This is a complete set of toys, mainly steam fans and hydraulic manipulators, involving levers, inclined planes, pulleys, magnifying glasses, microscopes, telescopes, center-of-gravity balance birds, clock escapements, etc. A set of puzzle toys based on the principle of investigation.
This set of toys is sold at cost price, seven coins per set, and each toy has a card explaining the principle. This set of toys was sold after the sales of "A Brief Book of Yongle Dadian" became popular. Wan Shihe immediately A matching set launched by Hitchhiker.
In the original words of Wan Shihe: The struggle between Gewuyuan and Bianru must be long-term, and this struggle must be repeated to win more people interested in Gewu and the theory of infinity of all things. Curiosity is particularly important. We must start from the baby, let the objects be examined, and win at the starting point!
Shi Maohua looked at those toys and said eagerly: "Give me a set."
Shi Maohua took a fancy to the hydraulic manipulator. This thing looked very interesting at first glance. It uses complex The operation of grabbing a wooden block and moving it to another position is not as fast as holding it by hand. It seems that it is unnecessary to take off your pants and fart, but this thing is a toy, what if it is a large equipment? !
Shi Maohua, the governor of the Shaanxi Trilateral War Department, got into a chariot pulled by an iron horse and headed towards the capital. The vehicle ran extremely smoothly, except for the occasional startling sound of the whistle of the pressure relief valve. Everything else is fine.
Iron horses were blowing billowing black smoke, pulling the vehicle on the galloping road. Amidst the whistling of the northwest wind, the vehicle passed by the Qingqing grassland. The horses galloped on the grassland and passed Jining Haizi. The herdsmen looked up at the roaring iron horses, and swung their long whips to drive the sheep home. Passing by the Daqingshan Pass, the stronghold built by Qi Jiguang when he conquered Guihua City was still there, becoming a resting place for passing merchants. place.
Shi Maohua came to Xuanfu and saw the prosperity of Kou City.
Kou City, outside the city of Xuanfu, is now preparing for the last period of winter storage. The entire Kou City is full of cabbage, and what is sold with the cabbage is salt and kelp. These three goods are the whole The most important material for the grassland to survive the winter, besides this, is coal.
Shi Maohua spent a whole day wandering around the port market. He chatted with the supervisor of the port market for a long time, asking about prices, the transaction volume of goods, etc.
It was not until dark that Shi Maohua returned to the hotel with satisfaction. He wrote down what he had seen along the way in a memorial. It was not until Pang Xian reminded him that the rest time was up that Shi Maohua finally let go. pen in hand.
It is true that Ming Dynasty has problems of one kind or another, but Ming Dynasty is really good now. He saw that the people of Ming Dynasty and the border residents could live and work in peace and contentment. This was the greatest relief to him in his life. Tan Lun did not see the scene of living and working in peace and contentment.
Shi Maohua's car drove through the seventy-foot Huailai Bridge, passed through the Juyongguan tunnel, passed through Juyongguan, arrived outside the West Tucheng of the Ming Dynasty, and finally stayed at the Huitongguanyuan in the capital.
The emperor had packed up Shi Maohua's house in Beijing before Shi Maohua's departure, and was now arranging for final cleaning. His family members were all taken to the capital, where he would spend his remaining years.
Shi Maohua sent a memorial to the palace about what he had seen on the road and his appointment as an official. After becoming an official, he was not allowed to return to his hometown, in order to prevent the birth of powerful powerful people who could not be dealt with in the local area. Xu Jie annexed 400,000 acres of land in Songjiang Prefecture. It is the half-county home of Huating. This is a lesson.
It is also a kind of loss of love for a high-ranking official to be unable to return to his hometown after becoming an official. Fallen leaves cannot return to their roots, but they can be buried with them in the Xishan Mausoleum and become a member of the list of meritorious officials of the Wanli Restoration.
Just as the theory of contradictions brought policy changes to the Ming Dynasty, the changes brought about by the public-private theory were also subtle, changing the Ming Dynasty bit by bit. People like Shi Maohua who had great influence on the Ming Dynasty, the largest group in the Ming Dynasty, Heroes who have made great contributions are not only loyal ministers of the emperor, but also heroes of the Ming Dynasty and the people of all directions in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun is very happy!
Because Shi Maohua did not deal with common affairs and witnessed the process of becoming a king in Suiyuan, his body became much stronger. Zhu Yijun did not intend to let Shi Maohua continue to consume his energy. He appointed Shi Maohua as Crown Prince and Grand Master. Shi Maohua was given a job in the martial arts school, and together with the retired Ma Fang and Liu Xian, they formed a retired trio, specializing in the training of generals of the Ming Dynasty.
"I don't mean to use someone to death just because I find him useful. This person must have something to do. Otherwise, if you have nothing to do, your anger will be vented and illness will come to your door." Zhu Yijun explained himself The reason for this arrangement.
What is Xin Qi'er? Zhu Yijun didn't know either, but he had seen many people who were like this. After they had been busy all their lives, and after they were relieved of their burdens, the disease would come to them immediately, and some would not even survive a year before passing away.
"Your Majesty, Li Le is waiting outside the palace." Feng Bao reminded His Majesty that Li Le was still in the capital hall and would only leave after debriefing his duties.
"Xuan."
Li Le walked into the imperial study room of Tonghe Palace and greeted him respectfully.
"I know everything Aiqing did in Nanya, and he did a good job. I am very pleased." Zhu Yijun asked Li Leping to sit down and speak, and the first sentence at the beginning was a compliment.
“Thanks to your majesty’s false praise, I dare not take credit for it. This is all due to the blessing of your majesty’s holy virtues in strategizing. Only my talents are shallow, so I have the opportunity to spread my influence. I should be loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor’s salary.” Li Le He quickly bowed his head and said, "I haven't done a very good job. I just took over the position of governor and acted too hastily."
“I still remember that Aiqing arranged a meeting with Wang Cifu in the Quanchu Guild Hall. Wang Cifu still remembers it now.” Zhu Yijun talked about old things. This is reminiscing about the past, and reminiscing about the past is about connecting feelings.
After Zhu Yijun and Li Le chatted about old things, they talked about Li Le's memorial.
"I can't decree to ban extravagance because I can't do it." Zhu Yijun said slightly helplessly.
Li Le quite agreed and said: "Your Majesty, I mentioned this matter in the hope of attracting your attention. This change of customs cannot be achieved overnight. I have already been too impatient. It's a joke, this kind of thing can only be dealt with slowly."
"If the decree prohibits luxury, there is a risk that cunning people will use the holy will to do unjust things."
Faced with the temptation of money, Ming Dynasty is now filled with a trend of competition for luxury. Zhu Yijun did not issue an edict to ban luxury, because the edict was of no use. It was a waste of the Ming emperor's credibility. Although Zhu Yijun's credibility was infinite, the loss was useless. hinder.
But the problem is that the luxury ban will become a tool for some people, such as using clever pretexts to empty the treasury, such as intimidating the rich and extorting the lives of small people, and using the name of prohibiting luxury to levy and extort money.
This happened not just once in the Ming Dynasty. For example, starting from the 15th year of Wanli, due to the comprehensive overthrow of Zhang Juzheng’s New Deal, the fiscal and taxation of the Ming Dynasty once again returned to the disturbing level of the 6th year of Longqing. And because Emperor Wanli's budget for repairing the imperial mausoleum exceeded 8 million taels of silver, the national funds were empty. In order to collect taxes, Emperor Wanli activated the mine supervision, which meant that the eunuchs in the internal affairs department went to various places in the Ming Dynasty to set up cards to draw points. Emperor Wanli only wanted money. When these eunuchs arrived, they would do whatever they could. For example, the eunuchs who went to Nanjing, etc. At some point, all the forest farms in Zhu Yuanzhang's Xiaoling Mausoleum were sold.
Eunuchs have always collected taxes this way. Their fanatical pursuit of money has left them with no rules at all for taxation, which means they have complete and absolute freedom to tax.
The mine supervisors were levying excessive taxes, and the local government seized this opportunity, cleverly created names, and began to participate in the grand event. The Ming Dynasty became a mess, and the country's power was visibly corrupted.
The struggle of the mine supervisors did not end until the first year of Tianqi, and lasted for more than thirty-four years. In the end, Emperors Wanli and Taichang issued two edicts to recall the eunuchs, which was considered a stop to the strike of the mine supervisors. There is no more accumulation, but the various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes established by the local government have not been banned.
The entire struggle process was the thirty-four years when the country lost its faith and people became suspicious. During this period, all the credibility of the emperor and the court was overdrawn, and in exchange for not very sufficient tax revenue.
Giving up all the achievements of Zhang Juzheng's New Deal in exchange for temporary peace may be the thing that Emperor Wanli regretted the most, because he was really short of money later. When the Japanese invaded North Korea, the courtiers shouted to attack the Japanese mainland and destroy them. When the Japanese invaded, Emperor Wanli could only choose peace talks.
The next unenforceable decree is an excuse for the local government to create a clever name.
Li Le returned to Beijing to report on his work, not to put pressure on his husband or the emperor. He didn't have the ability. He just discovered the phenomenon and asked the court to be alert.
"How are the people in Nanya Cao Sochi doing now?" Zhu Yijun asked seriously.
"Now they are working in shipyards and official factories. Your Majesty, there is a huge shortage of people in all places and in all walks of life." Li Le talked about the resettlement work. This is all labor force. Where is the Ming Dynasty? There is a shortage of people everywhere, even Tamsui Town and Xinglongzhuang on Jilong Island have gone to Nanya to recruit carpenters.
Zhu Yijun thought that these people would be embarrassed, but it seemed that he was overthinking. It was not that the law did not punish the people, but that the Ming Dynasty had a labor shortage and lacked people.
The 37.12 million silver invested by Zhu Yijun in Kaihai is constantly expanding. Although Zhu Yijun’s internal funds have stopped investing, the completed official factories are operating stably, and the retained profits have also kept the official factories going. expansion of production.
On this matter, Zhu Yijun and Li Le communicated for a long time before they understood why the decree to abolish the status of slaves could be implemented. Investment led by the emperor and the court spurred economic development, and handicrafts in various places Workshops were springing up, and these craft workshops needed people.
Ninety percent of the people in the Ming Dynasty were farmers, and only a few were willing to leave the land to work in workshops. In the face of a shortage of people, it became a matter of course to abolish the slave status and establish a free employment relationship.
"It's not that the powerful forces in the south of the Yangtze River have never thought of hiring some Fanyi, but these Fanyi are really...hard to describe. In the end, they can only think of solutions in the hinterland." Li Le said The solution adopted by the Ming Dynasty handicraft workshop owners, some influential people hired some local indigenous people in the Yuanxu Islands, found that it was really difficult to use.
“Sometimes they are lazy, and sometimes they are very diligent.”
Li Le talked about the situation that Shi Yaohaoyou encountered when he was developing the Yuanxun Islands. Is it true that the indigenous people are lazy? He waved his whip and didn't bother to move at all. The field was full of weeds and he didn't care.
As for hard work, it was the bricks that had just been burned in the factory. The hard-working natives began to work hard and brought the burned bricks to their homes. The situation was the same in any plantation. As long as they left for seven days In a short time, it could be moved cleanly. In order to prevent it from being moved away, adobe city walls and protective ditches had to be built.
“This phenomenon is actually because they can’t get paid for their hard work, so they slowly become like this.” Li Le thought for a while and said: “Your Majesty, Luzon There is a copper mine in Manila, now called Tongxiang Town, which is a copper-gold associated mine.”
“I know Tongxiang Town. The last time Chen Chengyi, the general manager of Tongxiang Town, came to Beijing to resign, now there is copper in Luzon. There are eleven mountains, and Chen Chengyi is one of my special Enke Scholars." Zhu Yijun nodded immediately and said, Chen Chengyi is one of the mainstays of Zhengmao's men, and the eleven copper towns are the cornerstone of the Luzon Governor's Mansion to maintain its rule.
Li Le then continued: "The place in Tongxiang Town was originally called Lanbei Jinshan. The Spanish colonists would kill anyone who dared to secretly pan for gold. They would kill them and hang them upside down on a tree as a deterrent. Natives are not allowed to dig for gold.”
“There was a gold digger named Harry. He was originally a farmer near Manila. But one day the red-haired tribesmen brought fire blunderbuss and drove him away from his land. He left and went to live with his daughter who was married fifty miles away."
"Harry went to live with his daughter. When he arrived, he found that his son-in-law was beating his daughter. Harry gave all his savings to his son-in-law. He asked his son-in-law to stop beating his daughter, so he built a thatched house by himself. Harry, who had no land, had to go to Lembeijin Mountain to mine gold secretly."
"He only eats one taro every morning. If he can catch a monkey or a snake on the road, he can't beat the crocodiles and can only run away."
"He just digs for gold secretly. , and sold the gold dust to the workshop. In the third year of gold mining, he finally saved enough money and bought a shovel. "Wait a minute!" Zhu Yijun frowned and asked in confusion. : "He was risking his life to pan for gold, but he changed his shovel after working for three years?"
Li Le said helplessly: "Yes, the placer gold is indeed very expensive, but the local workshops He was only given a little reward, a little salt or grain. In the third year, he changed his shovel, thinking that he would be able to find more gold this time. "
"On the third day, his shovel was stolen..."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Le and said blankly: "Stolen?"
" Yes, this is the beginning of the tragedy, because the old shovel has been given to the workshop, so Old Harry can only use his hands to dig for gold. "Li Le said helplessly: "What makes Old Harry sad is that San. Years later, his son-in-law is still beating his daughter.”
“In the sixth year of gold mining, old Harry didn’t save enough money for a second shovel, and his son-in-law beat his daughter more and more frequently. Because Old Harry took refuge, the son-in-law felt that Old Harry had taken a huge advantage of their family.”
“Old Harry knows, it’s time to die.”
“It’s time for Old Harry to decide. When he took an adventure and went deep into the mining area to search for high-grade gold mines, he saw that the cross flag had been replaced by the Big Dipper flag. Old Harry had heard of the Big Dipper flag, but those legends were so old that he had forgotten them. What does this flag represent?"
"Now, Old Harry is the leader of No. 17 Kengye in Tongxiang Town. His son-in-law finally stopped beating his daughter and instead surrounded him all day long. Old Harry was wandering around, hoping that Old Harry could help other relatives in the family and arrange to work in the mine."
"You can't help, this group is destined to cause trouble," Zhu Yijun said immediately. He is arrogant at first but respectful at the end. He is not a good person. Helping cannot bring out kindness at all, but can only bring about hatred.
Li Le said with a smile: "Of course Old Harry knows, so he doesn't say he will help or not. Old Harry is the epitome of the common people in Luzon. There are countless people like him in Luzon. They After working hard all day long and getting no reward, over time, I became lazy and industrious. I was lazy when I was working and diligent when I was stealing."
"Where did you hear this? Something?" Zhu Yijun said with some confusion.
Li Le explained: "In June this year, Old Harry escorted five million kilograms of copper materials to Xingang, of which three million kilograms were going to Nanya. I met Old Harry at that time, and Old Harry He said that he used to be thin and skinny, and he also liked to steal things. He was almost killed by Chen Chengyi for stealing things from the mine, but he was spared because of the lack of people at the time."
"Old Harry. He is not too fat now, but he has some meat on his body and a lot of strength. Old Harry said: Work for Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty will really give you money.”
“You are not poor because you are lazy, but because you are poor. You’re just lazy.”
After Li Le finished telling the story of Old Harry, he was talking about Old Harry in Luzon, so wasn’t he talking about the poor coolies of the Ming Dynasty? Putting aside the Huayi debate, these are the people at the bottom of society. In fact, they are not lacking in diligence, but the long-term mismatch between labor and remuneration has led to widespread laziness.
"Suffering is suffering, and it is never worthy of praise." Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the alienation of money to people is mainly a matter of distribution. People do not seek wealth and wealth, but a stable life. If labor and labor remuneration match, then envy will be If it doesn't turn into jealousy, people won't lose their basic rationality and become slaves to money." Li Letu had a clear idea. He used the story of old Harry to talk about the struggles of the poor coolies. In fact, he wanted to fully explain his feelings about competition. The understanding of luxury style.
Envy is rational, and a good life is naturally envied by everyone, but jealousy is irrational. When envy slides into jealousy, rationality will be lost.
Loss of rationality is the beginning of alienation and is extremely dangerous.
Li Le bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, let those dandies fight against the rich! Let them fight! The life of sensuality is too far away from the common people. That one hundred silver flower basket is beyond the reach of the common people in their lifetime. With such a number, I believe that hard work will pay off and hard work will pay off. Only in this way can the world be peaceful and the government can be unified and harmonious!"
"Ai Qing can now take charge of her own affairs and protect her husband from the wind and rain. "Zhu Yijun said sincerely: "Li Le, sir, he is old. It is not enough for me to deal with his posthumous affairs and reputation. More people are needed."
"Since the Wanli Reform, Mr. has offended everyone who can and cannot be offended, including me. To protect the New Deal, we must protect Mr.'s legacy and name. Li Le, I hope you can help Me.”
This is a request, and it is also a promise. It is the first time that Zhu Yijun has made such an open and honest statement.
Your Majesty’s thrifty boomerang has already hit Mr. Zhang with bruises all over his head. Zhang Juzheng did offend the emperor on the matter of frugality, but the emperor didn’t care.
"I will live up to your Majesty's trust!" Li Le waved his sleeves, saluted, and said loudly.
Li Le was completely reassured. Although His Majesty seems a little greedy for money, a little petty and careless, His Majesty's promises have always been true. As long as they are promised, they will be fulfilled.
Promises are meant to be fulfilled, otherwise why make promises?
This is a guarantee, a guarantee for everyone in the Zhang Party, work with confidence and boldness, even if Zhang Juzheng is gone, Ming Dynasty will still continue to promote the New Deal!
Zhu Yijun said very calmly: "This is not only the friendship between teachers and students, but also the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. It is also the hope of billions of people."
When Li Le left, he took A set of toys, the Principle of Things toys, Zhu Yijun asked Li Le to play with his children.
This time when he returned to Beijing to report on his work, His Majesty rewarded him with many things, but Li Le liked this toy about the principles of things the most. Like Wang Jiaping, he was very interested in all kinds of new things about the Ming Dynasty after entering Beijing, but There were some things he couldn't understand.
Li Le looked at the sixteen toys in front of him and felt that it would not be too late to give them to his children after he had had enough.
As the Minister of Rites, Wan Shihe sounded the clarion call to attack the ethics. This toy, the cards on it, and the concise copy of the Yongle Grand Ceremony, starting from the baby, are basically digging for Confucian etiquette. Root.
(End of this chapter)