Chapter 202: Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy!
Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal.
He was tempted.
The main reason why he did not collect commercial taxes in the past was that he could not collect them.
Since he could collect it, he was happy to collect it.
Money is never too much.
And what Xia Zhibai said was very to his liking. To be a king, you have to put your hands on the heads of the gentry. The status of the gentry nowadays is too high. They always look like their nostrils are turned upward, and they always feel The world cannot survive without them. He has always wanted to suppress them in the past, but he has never succeeded.
Plus he'll be staring north.
If successful, the court can obtain a large amount of business taxes and suppress the powerful people who may threaten the court.
This is the most important thing.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were uncertain, and he said with his hands behind his back: "You are right, we still have to do some things. We don't care about it ourselves, but we can't leave the problem to future generations, so I will give you another chance."
“Let’s see if your big economy can work.”
“Tell me.”
“What do you want?”
“As long as No matter what, we will satisfy you.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xia Zhibai with a rare expression of dignity.
Xia Zhibai’s eyes were filled with joy.
He thought for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "I am not planning to get an official position at the moment. I just want officials from the Hanlin Academy to help me do something."
"What is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked curiously.
Xia Zhibai looked serious and said word by word: "Simplify the text!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.
He looked at Xia Zhibai suspiciously, wondering what the development of the north had to do with 'simplifying writing'.
Xia Zhibai explained: "Excessive correction must be excessive."
"Today's education system has already experienced huge problems."
"Fashionable and unrealistic" , empty and empty.”
Xia Zhibai said: "From ancient times to the present, the world has practiced two sets of education systems. One is for the upper class, called inner sect knowledge, and the other is for the lower class, called outer sect knowledge. As for what inner sect knowledge teaches, , I don’t understand it, and I don’t have the intention to understand it.”
Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were slightly closed.
He looked deeply at Xia Zhibai, his eyes flickering with visible glints.
Of course he didn't believe Xia Zhibai's words.
If you don’t understand, how can you say this?
Xia Zhibai's face was as usual. He generally knew the so-called knowledge within the sect. It was nothing more than mental tricks and tactics, which Yao Guangxiao had learned. Because of this, Yao Guangxiao later found out about Zhu Yuanzhang and taught them to Zhu Di. He was furious. Next, he ordered Yao Guangxiao to be killed.
This set of knowledge within the sect has been increasingly concentrated at the upper levels since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Eventually it gradually evolved into the art of emperors.
For this part, Xia Zhibai sneered. Many emperors studied too much and ended up learning neither fish nor fowl. In the art of emperors, at least the emperor must be trained into a shepherd who knows the art of educating the people, not a shepherd who knows how to educate the people. He was trained to be an emperor who only knew how to exploit and squeeze the world.
Xia Zhibai said: "The art of outsiders teaches benevolence, righteousness, morality, loyalty, filial piety and etiquette."
"This part of the world has been taught for too long."
"In the past, there was no paper in the world, and the only way to obtain knowledge was through bamboo slips. In addition, the cost of learning was very high. It is already very rare to be able to master 'benevolence, justice, morality, loyalty, filial piety and etiquette' , but the cost of learning in today's world is very low. If you continue to learn only these, it will undoubtedly make people get into trouble."
"If you want to break the barriers of scholars"
"You have to let go. These scholars are out of their current comfort zone."
"Look down and focus on work."
"Let them spend the rest of their energy on applying what they have learned."
"It's just that today's scholars will not take the initiative to change. Therefore, if you want these scholars to follow, you must cultivate a group of people who have a certain degree of benevolence, righteousness, and morality." "Loyalty, filial piety and etiquette" are workers and peasants, and these people also have strong hands-on and operational abilities. Only in this way can the scholars have to change accordingly. "
"Otherwise, they are destined to be replaced by workers and peasants. "
"However, most workers and peasants do not have a well-off family background. Based on today's learning situation, every additional stroke of every word, even if it is just a horizontal stroke, a vertical stroke, a stroke, or a stroke, will have a negative impact on the people at the bottom. There is great economic pressure, so simplification is imperative.”
“Simplifying characters is not a whim.”
"Simplified characters have been used from ancient times to the present."
"For example, the word 'Yu' in Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" is in simplified Chinese. Such examples are used in poetry, poetry and other works all over the world. It can be seen everywhere. My idea is to let the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy organize it and come up with more concise and clear 'simplified characters'"
"To educate the world."
< br>"At the same time, it can also help His Majesty to make the "Great Imperial Edict" more popular among the people."
"No matter how many times officials read it, it is still not as good as the people themselves. It can even make the "Great Imperial Edict" compulsory. The teaching materials are in parallel with the "Four Books and Five Classics". Only by starting from an early age and making fundamental changes can the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty really change for the better."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.
He didn't believe Xia Zhibai's rhetoric.
What he said about helping himself to promote the "Da Gao" was clearly because he wanted to expand the scope of education in the world.
However.
This is not a bad idea.
Just expanding the world's education is a double-edged sword.
From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have known that if there are too many scholars, problems will easily arise. Lowering the threshold of knowledge further will indeed hit the local gentry, but it will also bring consequences to the Ming Dynasty. New question.
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and pondered coldly.
Eventually.
Zhu Yuanzhang still nodded.
Compared to dealing with some emerging intellectuals.
The top priority of the Ming Dynasty was to eradicate the old scholar class.
Otherwise, the gentry would always lie there, gnawing at the tax base of the Ming Dynasty. Sooner or later, they would eat up the tax base of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he had a very clear understanding of what Xia Zhibai said about "the gentry and the gentry receiving food as one body." His high interest even gave him the urge to issue direct decrees.
But I still held back.
The "Guo Huan Case" broke out in the Ming Dynasty, and the turmoil in the world has just subsided. If there is another one, I am afraid that the world situation, which has barely stabilized, will be turbulent again. At that time, the world's scholars will join forces Impeachment will make him very passive.
It would be best to let Xia Zhibai take the lead.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We have not given you an official position in the past."
"We will give you one this time."
"Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, official of the fifth rank , and the Wenyuan Pavilion Zhan Shi. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very generous this time. The Hongwu Dynasty did not establish a 'big scholar', which set a precedent for Xia Zhibai, but Xia Zhibai knew that this It was to make it easier for him to act in the Hanlin Academy. The most important thing was Zhan Shi of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Wenyuan Pavilion is not a small organization.
This organization can participate in discussions of state secrets.
Has already half-stepped into the political center.
Xia Zhibai was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to be so generous this time.
But he also vaguely guessed Zhu Yuanzhang’s thoughts. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to test the reaction of the hundreds of officials. If the officials did not respond much, he might implement the "Squire's unified payment of grain" in the future. If the hundreds of officials below The officials and the crowd are excited, and if you don't protect yourself, you will end up like "Wu Yong".
But Xia Zhibai didn't care. This has always been the case in all reforms in the past dynasties.
He will not let himself easily follow the course of history. The reforms of other dynasties were all done with a small body to shake the world, and basically ended up as a personal death policy. Xi's fate is different, but he is still different because he is very young and can cultivate a large number of vested interests.
These people will eventually be on their side.
He is just a guide.
Xia Zhibai said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "After you go down, write a detailed memorial. We want to see what you are going to do."
Xia Zhibai smiled. He nodded.
He handed over to Zhu Yuanzhang, took the initiative to say goodbye and left.
The purpose of his trip has been achieved.
Zhu Yuanzhang was finally persuaded. Of course, it was not so much that he was persuaded, but he was attracted by the 'commercial tax' and 'cutting vassals'. The Ming Dynasty's finances were seriously insufficient, and even Zhu Yuanzhang secretly had a headache, and he took the initiative to offer the revenue. The method of "commercial taxation" can be regarded as suitable.
As for cutting down the feudal clan.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to.
Zhu Yuanzhang regarded bridging the north and the south as a lifelong achievement.
But the Jiangnan area obviously did not buy it. Whether it was the imperial examination or the officials of the court, they were full of arrogance and contempt, and they all focused on the south. This is understandable. The foundation of Ming Dynasty's regime is the south, whether it is the south or the south. Politics and economics are all based on the South.
In particular, most of the officials of the Ming Dynasty were from Jiangnan, and Jiangnan was the economic base of the Ming Dynasty. It was only natural that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty paid more attention to the local interests of the southern region.
It is just that for the supreme ruler, it should not be too focused and should be based on the entire dynastic politics.
Zhu Yuanzhang gave Xia Zhibai the title of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
More importantly, he wanted to help Xia Zhibai simplify the text and thereby improve the foundation of Confucian classics in the north.
As long as there are enough literate people, there may not be a few talents that cannot be produced.
In this way, the purpose of balancing the court can be achieved.
However, in Xia Zhibai's view, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally persuaded. More importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang realized one thing. He was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If he didn't do something, the future generations of the Ming Dynasty would suffer. The emperor basically can't do it anymore.
He wanted to clear more obstacles for Zhu Biao and the subsequent emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
This is a game.
There is no victory or defeat.
Xia Zhibai got the answer he wanted.
Zhu Yuanzhang also achieved his goal and brought everything in the world under control.
Not long after.
Zhu Biao arrived at Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Biao looked around, but did not see Xia Zhibai's figure. He cupped his hands and said, "My son, please see my father."
Zhu Biao looked obviously nervous.
He asked again: "How was the conversation between Father and Xia Zhibai?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with a complicated expression.
To Zhu Biao.
He put a lot of effort into it.
But Zhu Biao is indeed different from himself to a certain extent.
Among his sons, the one who looked most like him, and the one he loved most in the past, was King Jin.
It’s just that he knew deeply that the heir could not act rashly, so he always trusted Zhu Biao alone. But when Zhu Biao came to him, he lacked a sense of domineering. Zhu Biao did have a ruthlessness, but it was not enough. , these arrogant soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty, and these arrogant and domineering civil servants, they cannot be suppressed if they are not overbearing enough.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a deep expression: "We agree."
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then his face became happy.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to signal Zhu Biao to come closer, and Zhu Biao stepped forward quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao's hand and said in a deep voice: "We are actually clear about Xia Zhibai's ideas. We agree with many of them. Do you know why we don't use them?"
Zhu Biao shook his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with his eyes tightly, and said solemnly: "Because we are old."
"At our age, according to the book, we will soon reach the age where our ears can be smooth. , we don’t know how long we can live, we don’t dare to make mistakes, we are not afraid of troubles, we have made all the troubles, but if we don’t handle these troubles well before death, it will be a huge disaster for you. The burden.”
"We don't want to do this."
"What Xia Zhibai did won't happen!"
Zhu Biao was stunned.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked puzzledly: "Then why did the emperor agree?"
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes slightly, with a sharp look in his eyes, and sneered: "Xia Zhibai He thinks he has a clear view of the world, but I have never seen anything. We know the world better than he does. He thinks that changing the concept of the world into a more piercing view of justice and profit can bring order to the world. "< br>
"What really affects the world is never justice."
"It's human nature!"
"We have made many attempts over the years."
"Without exception They have all failed, because it is impossible to change human nature. "
"In the past sixty years, I have not only heard about it, but also seen it with my own eyes. "Suddenly" is everywhere. ”
"We have seen everything."
"When we started the army, the brothers below us were very focused in the early days. There was no one who did not pay attention to anything and no one did not work hard. We have also thought about why these brothers of ours have changed over the years. Is it really because we became the emperor?”
“We don’t think so.”
“We thought it was because of the hardships and hardships that we could only survive through death.”
“It’s just that we gained a lot of territory later on, and the generals in our army relaxed one by one. Some were unable to withstand the temptation, and some were born out of natural inertia. In this case, from a small amount to a large amount, in the end It has been brewing into a disaster. Although we have tried hard to reverse it, we cannot remedy it at all.”
"Our thoughts later have also changed."
"We just want to keep the great country we have built."
"As for other things, we don't have extravagant hopes or demands, just this The world is under governance, and there are more and more problems, and there are more and more corrupt officials. Sometimes we really want to pick up the knife and cut down all these bullshit. "
Zhu Yuanzhang is full of things. Killing intent.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "We are not interested in what Xia Zhibai said. We just want to borrow his hand to beat some gentry in the world and let them know that our Ming Dynasty has many ways. Fix them and also train some talents in the north.”
"We are going to remove more hidden dangers for you while we are not confused yet."
"Xia Zhibai is right about one thing."
"We, Ming Dynasty, must contain it. Money, especially money from the gentry."
"This time, we collected more than 2,400 shi from these people by investigating corruption, but as Xia Zhibai said, Only we can do this kind of thunderous means. We will use Xia Zhibai to help you and the future emperors of the Ming Dynasty think of more ways to collect money from these gentry."
"Customs also. Well, whether it’s state-owned enterprises or expropriation from land, these are the ways.”
"Let's let Xia Zhibai try."
"From now on, I will leave it to you to be responsible for Xia Zhibai's affairs."
I don't know if it's Yang or a cold these days. I'm feeling groggy and can't feel energetic anymore. I've already gone to get some medicine. I'll start updating tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)