Chapter 629 "Hydrology Overview of the Ming Dynasty"
System construction is not a process that can be accomplished overnight, but takes a very long time to form. It is an inconspicuous regulation. Its formation requires experience, struggle, and vertical scale. .
Take the system that requires the approval of the Ministry of War to mobilize more than 100 people. It was established in the early Northern Song Dynasty by Zhao Kuangyin, who took away the orphans and widowers.
Zhao Kuangyin ended the darkest moment of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and completely incorporated military into the extension of politics. Of course, with Zhao Guangyi's defeat at Gaoliang River, this correction immediately became overcorrected and overly forceful, and evolved into The emphasis on literature over military affairs led to foreign wars in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, which always made people laugh and cry.
Military is an extension of politics. This process and the accumulation of experience require time and sufficient struggle.
Oda Nobunaga wanted to implement such a decree, but then he found that it was impossible to do it. What made him even more desperate was that he could not see the day when it could be implemented. This is the biggest tragedy. Obviously I already know the more correct answer, but I just can't complete the implementation of the decree.
Li Chengli saw that Oda Nobunaga stabilized the situation and led the troops to leave Kyoto of the Japanese country. Before leaving, Li Chengli not only took away Liu Changshan, but also took away a bunch of things, all of which he thanked The gift is a treasure that Oda Nobunaga pulled out of the imperial palace to express his gratitude. Oda Nobunaga's silver was to be kept as war compensation for the Ming Dynasty.
Without Liu Changshan, there are still Zhao Changshan, Pu Changshan, and Song Changshan to continue doing business. As long as there are people, there is no fear of not having Ming Dynasty's goods. As long as there are Ming Dynasty goods, there is no fear of not having silver.
Li Chengli wrote the pond report and handed it over to the coastal defense inspection team, who sent it to the capital to report to His Majesty.
When the Tang News was introduced to the capital, the Ming Emperor was talking to Li Zhi in the West Flower Hall of Tonghe Palace. This time Lin Fucheng was not there, and Lin Fucheng was still writing about his experiences during his study tour, describing the alienation of religion from people. The project has come to an end, leaving behind extremely valuable historical materials that record why we set out now.
"I remember when I first met you, you talked about no taxation without representation in Taibai Tower. Why didn't there be any related discussions later? I asked you a lot of questions. How did you think about it? ? "Zhu Yijun once left homework for Li Zhi.
Zhu Yijun still agrees with Li Zhi's point of view, but there are too many problems that need to be solved in practice. The few problems raised by Zhu Yijun are just problems before setting off. You will encounter more on the road. More questions.
"Your Majesty, I have thought about it carefully and found that my point of view is still too shallow." Li Zhi said helplessly: "In the end, it was just the same thing as the two Song Dynasties. It was to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the scholar-bureaucrats. The people rule the world."
Li Zhi actually never gave up his thinking, but after His Majesty Taibailou asked him several questions in succession, he was shocked to find that his point of view was not novel. , but already existed.
The two Song Dynasties shared the world with scholar-bureaucrats. Anyone who is a scholar knows this sentence, and often talks about it. It is said that Chinese culture reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, but there is no mention of this sentence by Wen Yanbo. There is also the second part of the sentence, which is not to govern the world with the common people.
So, the complete explanation of this sentence is that we would rather sacrifice the interests of the people than harm the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats.
However, scholars often take it out of context and only quote the first half of the sentence to prove that it is progress to not let the emperor rule alone. They ignore the second half of the sentence, which is not to govern the world with the people, to cover up the deep-rooted idea that the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty only care about themselves. The bad nature of dividing the land is an evil that even the fig leaf of Da Ze Jian Ji Ji Ji is not willing to cover up.
We no longer need the fig leaf that the people are the foundation of the country and the country is strong.
At that time, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty met with Wen Yanbo to discuss military affairs in Shaanxi. Wen Yanbo not only had no interest in discussing military affairs, but immediately criticized the New Deal. If you don't take action, it means that you, Emperor Shenzong, have violated the ancestral laws and made some changes. Wouldn't that lead to chaos? Wasn’t the military chaos in Shaanxi caused by your reforms?
At that time, Emperor Shenzong had a quarrel with Wen Yanbo. Wen Yanbo said: The ancestral laws are still there, and there is no need to change them to lose people's hearts.
Emperor Shenzong said that changing the legal system would displease the scholar-bureaucrats a lot, but why would it be inconvenient for the people? Emperor Shenzong said: The reform harmed the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats, which made the scholar-bureaucrats unhappy. Although the scholar-bureaucrats lost their support, the reform had the support of all the people.
Wen Yanbo immediately said, common people? Where are the people! Emperor, don't you know who you will govern the country with? Share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats!
Where did the scholar-bureaucrats come from? He came from among all the peoples, but after putting on the Confucian robe, his appearance changed in the end.
Li Zhi racked his brains and couldn't come up with a solution, so he simply gave it up. Anyway, His Majesty is a wise king and does not pay taxes without representation. This is not a top priority.
"I am stupid. I couldn't solve any of the problems that your Majesty asked me at the beginning." Li Zhi said sincerely: "The people in the world are waiting for the rain, and they don't know where the dragon is."
The people in the world long for the rain to relieve their suffering, but they don't know that the blue dragon is entrenched and hidden here, unmoved.
The emperor asked a few questions at first.
The first one is Zhang Guan Li Dai. If the poor coolies could not pay taxes, wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty be full of poor coolies? How to solve the problem of Zhang Guan and Li Dai?
The second one is identity politics, which is based on one’s origin. As soon as this is opened, it is to add various identities to oneself, and eventually it becomes a mess. This has really happened, such as promoting filial piety and integrity. At that time, there were all kinds of weird "filial sons", and the Central Plains finally got through the dilemma of identity politics. Is it going to reverse the course of history?
The third one is betrayal of the class. How to ensure that this representative still represents the original class after achieving a class jump? Don’t forget why you set out?
The fourth step is to determine the candidates. How to choose ‘someone’ to represent all peoples? How do all the people know of his existence?
Li Zhi tried to think, but then gave up. Li Zhi would rather discuss the alienation of power from people than think about these issues anymore. People need to be self-aware, and Li Zhi knew that he did not have that ability.
"I also asked my husband these questions. What do you think he said?" Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask: "Sir, what do you have to say?"
"Sir, tell me about it after looking at the Emperor Jian Picture!" Zhu Yijun thought of Zhang Juzheng's frown. , with a slightly confused expression, but a burst of joy, Zhang Juzheng finally chose to escape. He didn't know the answer, so he asked the emperor to look at the Emperor's Manual.
“I have observed that the Netherlands in western Europe has established a system of upper and lower councils. I originally thought this system was quite good. The upper house is composed of the old nobles, while the lower house is composed of representatives of the people. We can discuss matters like this. , Later I found out that it didn’t seem to work, because the old nobles in the House of Lords were hereditary, and the representatives of the people in the House of Commons would also become like this. "Zhu Yijun has really thought about this problem.
The son of a congressman asked: Father, father, can I be a senator?
The father of the congressman said: No, because the congressman also has children.
“I have also thought about it, it won’t work, Your Majesty.” Li Zhi, on the other hand, knew very well about Felipe II’s rebellion in the Netherlands, and finally concluded that his route was not feasible. Suitable for Ming Dynasty.
Because of the system of the upper and lower councils, the Ming Dynasty has already had similar experiences. In the early years of orthodoxy, it was Wu Xun headed by the British Duke Zhang Fu and the scholar-bureaucrats headed by San Yang. The final result was Zhang Fu was forced to the point where he could not go to court.
With a long history, the good thing is that for all kinds of messy things, we can find historical prototypes. History has given answers to the various impacts it has had, and finally formed experience and turned into a system.
Li Zhi spread his hands and said: "I think about it from the beginning, how this political official was born."
"If a political official wants to be widely known, he needs the pens of the poetry society to wave the flag and shout out , it requires word of mouth, and this all requires money, but is the money given by the powerful right in vain? In this case, isn't it just bribery? "
"It's better to get scholars through the imperial examination."
"Of course you have to say this in front of me, it's boring." Zhu Yijun knew very well that the rise of various liberal groups , the discussion of the system will be put on the agenda, which will eventually sound the death knell of the imperial system.
But in front of the emperor, a madman like Li Zhi did not dare to ring the bell. He lacked some courage.
Li Zhi looked at the emperor, but in the end he did not say what he was holding in his heart. He actually wanted to say that all emperors are like this! Then he supports it with both hands and feet, no matter what the discussion, the imperial system is the greatest system!
This is also an embarrassing point for Fengli’s public opinion. Apart from his violence, His Majesty has nothing to blame and criticize. Criticize His Majesty for his diligence? Or criticize His Majesty for being frugal? Or are you criticizing His Majesty for being jealous of evil? Or are you criticizing His Majesty for his tenacity and having to parade military horses every day for twelve years?
Li Zhi has a total of two issues. One is no taxation without representation, because His Majesty the Emperor’s wisdom has come to an abrupt end. As long as His Majesty is still there, this topic cannot be discussed; the other issue is the alienation of people. Li Zhi It was well done. Li Zhi entered the palace this time to listen to the holy teachings.
"I am very dissatisfied with the alienation of money that you and Lin Fucheng have recently written." Zhu Yijun took a sip of tea and said, "It is not deep enough, not thorough enough, and it is too superficial."
Li Zhi and Lin Fucheng’s latest article on the alienation of money from people was denied by His Majesty the Emperor, and the discussion was too simple.
"Your Majesty, you are already very bold." Li Zhi said with great conviction: "This is already the limit of what I know and think about."
"So, wait until March next year During the southern tour, you and Lin Fucheng will go to Nanya to witness it with your own eyes." Zhu Yijun knew Li Zhi's limitations, and his limitation was that he didn't understand. To perfect the alienation of money from people, you still have to see it with your own eyes.
Li Zhi and Lin Fucheng believe that money destroys the rationality in human nature and amplifies greed, causing money to alienate people. Zhu Yijun strongly agrees with this starting point, but the examples they cited cannot effectively support themselves. point of view.
"Has it been decided to tour the South in March next year?" Li Zhi asked in surprise. His Majesty's plan to tour the South has been blowing for a year. The wind has been blowing, but it has not yet come. Action, and now there is finally substantial progress.
"The preliminary date has been set for March next year." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I don't just go wherever I want."
Zhu Di was able to go on the Northern Expedition five times in person because he had The executive deputy emperor and Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi handled state affairs, but Zhu Yijun left the capital, and no one was left to deal with the usual mountain of government affairs. However, he had to visit the south because he needed to go to Nanya to see with his own eyes before he could decide on the next move for the Wanli Reform.
Zhu Yijun was a little overwhelmed. He had been tempted to tour the South for more than two years, but he still couldn't leave.
Finally, the national affairs of the Ming Dynasty are in a stable period. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is going to visit Nanya in person to witness the development and changes of Nanya. The person who supervises the country is King Lu Zhu Yili. He will seal small things and send big things to him. In the hands of the emperor during the southern tour.
It takes a year to prepare for the emperor's trip. This is already a short preparation time. This is the emperor's trip, and the place where he will stay is full of variables.
Li Zhi stood up and resigned. He had not come in vain. He clearly understood why the Ming Emperor rejected his article. The alienation of money on people requires more and more detailed research to get a clearer answer.
Without research, practice, and facts, you have no right to speak. Any discussion divorced from the facts will lead to ridiculous conclusions.
Zhu Yijun picked up the newspaper from Nagasaki and was silent for a long time after reading it. In fact, Japan never allowed its military to become an extension of politics from beginning to end.
Military is an extension of politics. It is very complicated to understand this sentence. It can be simply understood as controlling violence so that it does not get out of control. This is the first prerequisite for the stability of a country, just like a It is natural for people to control their own hands and feet, because Japan has never been able to control violence and was dropped by the United States with two newly released atomic bombs. Finally, Japan completed demilitarization at the hands of the five-star Emperor MacArthur.
The repeated assassination of Oda Nobunaga is the most typical characteristic of violence out of control.
"The incident at Honnoji Temple is not the end, but just the beginning." Zhu Yijun said sincerely while looking at the Tongbao in his hand.
"Your Majesty is really sure. Nagasaki sent another report. After Li Chengli left, Oda Nobunaga was assassinated again. The Honnoji Temple where he stayed in Kyoto was burned to the ground. , Oda Nobunaga escaped by luck." Feng Bao presented the Tang newspaper from Nagasaki to His Majesty.
Honnoji Temple escaped Akechi Mitsuhide's sneak attack, but was eventually destroyed by fire. Because this assassination was set on fire, it has not yet been investigated who carried out the assassination.
The rainy season is here in June and July. At this time, it is not conducive to the hydrofoil sailing operations of the coastal defense patrols, because this rainy season is brought by typhoons. The violent typhoons set off strong winds and huge waves on the sea. It makes it difficult for fast boats like hydrofoil sailboats, which are not resistant to wind and waves, to move.
So the two Tong newspapers, which were two days apart, were delivered at the same time.
Oda Nobunaga was assassinated again, and this time what he experienced was arson. The fire burned down the entire Honnoji Temple, killing six people, including the surviving retainers.
"Can he continue to be so lucky?" Zhu Yijun reviewed the Tang newspaper and wrote a long letter to Xu Wei, Sun Keyi, and Li Chengli. He asked the Nagasaki Governor's Office to send Oda Nobunaga to The gifts given to Li Chengli were sold, exchanged for rewards and distributed to the Japanese soldiers, and then Li Chengli was asked to stand ready. If there was a drastic change in the Japanese country, he would immediately withdraw to the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion and plan for the future.
As for the repeated assassinations of Oda Nobunaga, Zhu Yijun could only shake his head.
This time the Qianhu Station was informed in advance. What about next time?
There are three major rebels under Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Hashiba Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Now Akechi Mitsuhide died under a bomb, and there are two more difficult ones. Among them are Tokugawa Ieyasu was a wily man, and this guy was just like Sima Yi, an old man who was quietly dormant and waiting for opportunities.
Zhu Yijun can only wish Oda Nobunaga good luck, and at least live well until the 15 million silver war compensation is paid off.
"Gewuyuan sent a map of Kantu. This Kanmap is slightly different from the Kanmap I saw before." Feng Bao asked two little yellow gatekeepers to open the scroll, with dense lines drawn on it.
Nominated by Zhu Zaiyu: "Schematic Hydrological Map of the Ming Dynasty".
"What do these lines and numbers represent?" Zhu Yijun stood in front of the huge Kanyu map and asked curiously: "Where is the emperor's uncle? When the emperor's uncle is so busy offering auspiciousness, he doesn't even think about it. Did you show up?”
"His Royal Highness De Wang said that the research has not yet been understood, it is not detailed, and further investigation is needed. It still takes time. These lines are temperature lines and wave heights. Waves have a great relationship with water temperature, just like wind. ” Feng Bao explained the lines on the picture below.
Gewuyuan explained the formation of wind in "Gewu News". Because the heat of the air increases, a low-pressure area is created, while the cold air falls, forming a high-pressure area. The high pressure flows toward the low pressure to form wind. .
The same is true for the ocean, which also explains why the ocean has three-foot waves without wind, and is more complicated. The density of water is much greater than that of air, and its specific heat capacity is much greater, so the convection of the ocean will carry more energy. Big energy.
On the huge Kanyu map is the temperature line and wave height line of the average water temperature observed over a long period of time by the Daming Sihai Observation Station.
There is a strait on the route from Xinglongzhuang to Miyan Port in Luzon. This strait is called the Luzon Waterway (Bashi Strait). In the summer, 40% of the Luzon Waterway is Time means big waves, even in winter, more than 20% of the time there are big waves;
On the ocean east of Jilong Island, the water temperature is higher, and strong winds and big waves are more frequent. According to observations, Jilong Island The ocean east of Cage Island is almost impassable in summer, and there are always strong winds and waves.
In May, June, July and August, huge storms will form in the ocean east of Jilong Island, and these storms will be blocked by Jilong Mountain and swirl in this sea area. In the era of sailing, this was a restricted area.
From the Kan map, the Daheigou between the Ming Dynasty and Jilong Island is smooth, but in fact it is difficult to walk. The Ming Dynasty controlled Penghu, Tamsui Town, Xinglongzhuang and other places, so the smugglers If we go to the ocean east of Jilong Island and avoid the area controlled by the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be possible to avoid the taxation and jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty?
But sailing from the ocean east of Jilong Island means a huge risk of capsizing.
“If the Ming Dynasty wanted to fully attack the Japanese mainland, it would need to pass through North Korea and attack the Maori family from Tsushima Island. This road is suitable for the main attack, while the other road is from Ryukyu to Nagasaki, and then To Kyoto, this line is very dangerous, so we can take measures." Zhu Yijun looked at the map and frowned.
In order to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy of Kublai Khan's failure to conquer Japan due to hydrological and astronomical phenomena, the most suitable route for the Ming Dynasty was to pass through North Korea and use Tsushima Island as a springboard to go to the Japanese country. This was also the route that the Japanese country was greedy enough to attack the Ming Dynasty. route.
It is extremely dangerous to borrow money from other countries. Even though North Korea advocated 'diplomacy with neighbors' after Shouyang Junjingnan became king, Zhu Yijun just left his back to other countries and had no military power. Even with talent, he cannot issue such a decree.
During the two Wanli Korean Wars, Ming Dynasty encountered a very thorny problem, logistical supplies.
The Ming Dynasty army entered North Korea, repelled the Japanese pirates, and restored peace to North Korea. During the war, logistical supplies encountered huge challenges, because the grain and grass escorted by the civilians were always robbed, and soldiers had to be sent to protect them. North Korea, on the other hand, refused to provide food and grass on the grounds that its land was narrow and mountainous, and there was no farming due to war. As time went by, the Ming court found that the burden was getting bigger and bigger.
The Ming Dynasty asked three times in total. The first time North Korea refused on the grounds that "the food and wages were brought together, and our country was dilapidated and there was no food." The second time they refused on the ground of "throwing all the equipment away." ; The third time North Korea refused on the grounds that it "depends on the country of its parents and the vastness of the country above and should not ask for it." That is to say, the Ming Dynasty is the country of the heaven and the country of the parents.
When the North Korean envoy refused for the third time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites directly broke the defense and cursed: I don’t know how to train soldiers, so I often use Chinese soldiers as my soldiers; I don’t know how to accumulate pay, and I often use Chinese pay as my pay. An Neng Immortal!
Forget it, don’t live anymore.
Military supplies consume a lot of money, and the adequacy of logistical supplies directly affects the outcome of the war.
When Qi Jiguang attacked Guihua City, he worked step by step and set up permanent fortifications at Daqingshan Pass and Jining Haizi to drive the enemy out completely before he could go one step further and finally captured Guihua City and captured him alive. Qi Jiguang, who worked hard every step of the way despite his success, was criticized for becoming less courageous and hesitant to look forward and backward after becoming famous.
"Have Qi Shuai seen it?" Zhu Yijun pointed at the hydrographic map and looked at it for a long time, asking Qi Jiguang for his opinion.
Qi Jiguang was a radical in the matter of annihilating the Japanese. Based on Qi Jiguang's ideas, he set sail from his hometown Songjiang Prefecture in April to Jeju Island and directly attacked the Japanese mainland. This was undoubtedly a military adventure, but before the Japanese were annihilated, In fact, Qi Jiguang is prone to radicalization.
"I've seen it." Feng Bao said in a low voice: "Qi Shuai means to let the Korean royal family move inward and be neighbors with King Najiu of Ryukyu and King Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Japan."
Offline monarchy, Ming Dynasty completely took over North Korea, and then launched a full-scale attack from Liaodong to North Korea.
Will North Korea agree? The answer is no.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Lee Dynasty, Zheng Cundao advocated attacking the Liao Dynasty. During the Jingtai period, when Lushanjun Li Hongwei accepted the Ming Dynasty's canonization at the Qinzheng Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, he refused to kneel down, which triggered the feudal lordship. According to Guoyi, there was a disturbance of unfilial piety, and Shouyang Lord Li Yao had the opportunity to launch a peace campaign.
"Korea and Japan are both me and me, and you are among me. The clan of the wealthy Tsushima Island family is a dog of the Maori family. It is the guardian of Tsushima in the Japanese court, and it is also the Tsushima canonized by North Korea. The owner of the island, and Li Chenggui, has recruited and taken in Xianghua Japanese since the beginning of the country, and granted them official positions. They have been communicating with each other for a long time, and business has continued." Feng Bao further explained the news he heard from the Ministry of Rites.
Contrary to what the Ming Dynasty imagined, North Korea and Japan have never been inseparable from each other. On the contrary, North Korea, which has close contacts and is also suffering from Japan, has appeased and compromised with Japan.
If Ming Dynasty insists on moving the Korean royal family inward, it may drive North Korea to the enemy's side.
King Naojiu of Ryukyu was ridden in the face by Japanese pirates. He really had no way to survive, so he had to take the initiative to live in the Ming Dynasty;
And King Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Japan was exiled by Oda Nobunaga. Later, it became a lost dog, wandering around, and was finally sold;
The Great Khan of the Beilu, Boljijin Tumen, was bullied by Daming and Anda Khan at the same time and was about to die, so he had to agree to Daming's request to personally send an envoy to surrender.
The North Korean royal family is good and determined not to do so.
As for the North Korean royal family, they would not even lend it to the Ming Dynasty. North Korea also understands the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If the Japanese country is gone, North Korea will be gone.
Zhu Yijun looked at the Kan map. When attacking from Tsushima Island, there is North Korea as a roadblock. When attacking from Ryukyu, there are strong winds and big waves as obstacles. Large-scale military operations. The threats from these celestial phenomena are no less than those of Liu Xiu. It's a 'meteorite falling from the sky'.
"Let's figure it out slowly. The current population of the Japanese country is still too large, eight million people. Let the Japanese kill most of them themselves." Zhu Yijun is not in a hurry, he is still very young.
"In the next chapter of the Ministry of Rites, North Korea's tribute trade will be changed to once a year." Zhu Yijun issued an order, ending the special treatment of North Korea's tribute trade.
Tribute trade is a money-losing business for the Ming Dynasty. In order to show the magnanimity of the great country and for the sake of face, North Korea sent some rags. The Ming Dynasty wanted to reward the Ming Dynasty with several times or even dozens of times the value, and North Korea always There is no limit to the number of imperial trades per year and can come at any time, but what the North Koreans want most is food.
North Korea is extremely mountainous, and most of the plains suitable for planting are in the south. The south is also plagued by Japanese plagues. North Korea’s food production is insufficient and famines often occur. However, the main purpose of North Korean envoys to purchase food is not to deal with domestic problems. There was a shortage of food, but for wine making.
North Korea can develop Goryeo into an industrial chain. It can be said that this regime, which is completely dependent on the Central Plains for its existence, has some sympathy for the civilians at the bottom?
The purpose of Zhu Yijun's decree is to make North Korea feel uncomfortable and will not cause any substantial harm. North Korea has not behaved disrespectfully since Shouyang Lord in the Jingtai period, so the Ming Dynasty wants to force the North Korean royal family to Moving requires a reason, and according to the ancestral law, paying tribute once a year is a good breakthrough.
North Korea's unlimited tributes are not in line with the ancestral law, because after North Korea was listed as a country without conquests, it was scheduled to pay tribute once a year. However, North Korea insisted on coming, and the Ming Dynasty did not stop it. Over time, it became a habit. .
The ancestors established the law, start!
(End of this chapter)