Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

The court won the battle,

There was a lot of discussion between the ruling and opposition parties.

Strange?

Not surprising at all.

If you look at the two parties in the debate, you will know that this is just another battle between the new party and the old party.

Especially now that the government is under the control of the new party, the new party implements new policies, encourages hard work, and pays attention to military merits. Now that it has won a battle, it has also managed to flourish in the northern land of Ming Dynasty. The headquarters of the Lin party, how can the old party endure it?
If this continues, the Donglin Party will have no right to speak at all.

Therefore, even for the right to speak, disputes are bound to arise.

The public opinion between the government and the opposition naturally affected Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji.

They didn't dare to ask Zhu Youxiao, so they had to go to Zhang Haogu.

"Yuansuke."

Zhang Haogu frowned and looked at Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji: "You dignified court generals, what are you doing here?"

Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "Yuanfu, I don't know that you have a descendant, so I came here to give you a gift."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "No, if you can win the battle, you will give it to me, the best gift to the emperor."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu asked Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji to sit down and poured tea for them: "You are the generals of the imperial court, and the generals that the emperor relies on now. It is inappropriate to come to me rashly."

Cao Wenzhao said: "Yuanfu, the main reason is that the rumors between the government and the public have become more and more widespread recently, and now the students are also worried about whether the court will really abandon the grassland."

Glancing at Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji, seeing their worried faces, Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing and said, "Anyway, he is also a general of the imperial court, so he should have the demeanor of a general."

"There are some rumors among the people that you are so worried. How can this make me feel at ease?"

Having said that, Zhang Haogu paused for a moment: "About the matter of Monan, this court is also clear about the dispute between the government and the opposition."

"You don't have to pay attention to these rumors. After you go back, you can train the soldiers well, so that the soldiers can train with peace of mind, and don't pay attention to the rumors outside."

"As for the matter of the grassland, this pavilion will give you the truth. The imperial court will not give up easily. Even if they want to give up, this pavilion and the emperor will not give up."

"Let's go back."

Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji looked at each other, and then said with a smile: "With Yuanfu's words, the students can rest assured."

"Students leave."

After Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji left, Zhang Haogu took a sip of tea silently: "Tai Chong, what do you think?"

Huang Zongxi came out, saluted first, and then said: "The generals are fighting to the death on the grassland, so naturally they don't want the results of their hard work to be easily given up."

"The soldiers think so too."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "The military has the military's considerations, and the civil servants have the considerations of the civil servants. We can't just favor one side, and we can't ignore the other side."

"The cabinet's ministerial appointment needs to be considered comprehensively, focusing on the overall situation, and not caring about immediate gains and losses."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi: "It's too aggressive, do you think the grassland can be left behind?"

Huang Zongxi mused: "The people who lead the bow in the grassland are rebellious and difficult to tame. Moreover, the grassland is vast and sparsely populated. If it is governed, it must be governed for a long time."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "Your thinking is normal."

"Actually, not only you have this idea, but most people also have this intention."

"The land of the grassland, in the short term, is not only not beneficial to my Ming Dynasty, but also costs a lot."

"However, the land of the grassland cannot be abandoned. If you abandon it, you will lose all your current achievements."

"Throughout the past dynasties, the scourge of the grassland has never been completely quelled. The biggest reason is that the grassland is chaotic, bitter and cold, and the life of the herdsmen is hard. Many times they go south just to survive."

"The imperial court cannot always be passively beaten, and then continue to appease the grassland."

"Now that we have the opportunity to occupy the grassland, we must use it to control the grassland, so that the herdsmen can be completely naturalized and become the subjects of Ming Dynasty instead of vassals. Whether it is settlement, city building, or setting up prefectures and counties, it is all for the imperial court to completely control the grassland and solve the problem. It is a stubborn disease that has been difficult to solve in the past dynasties."

"The merits of one life can be used by future generations."

"Therefore, this grassland can't be abandoned, but must continue to be maintained. The imperial court must build a city on the grassland, build roads to connect the Great Wall, and station troops to maintain the stability of the grassland."

"Balian Nadu and Chahar have two grasslands, three thousand miles of rivers and mountains, whether it's the cattle and sheep on it, the trees on it, and the mineral deposits below it. If they are developed, they will eventually be able to feed back to the imperial court."

Huang Zongxi said: "Unfortunately, inside and outside the court, many people can't understand Yuanfu."

Zhang Haogu smiled: "It is not necessary for them to understand, if they say a few words, we will be intimidated, will this country be governed or not?"

As he said that, Zhang Haogu said to Huang Zongxi: "Tai Chong, please draw up an excerpt for me. The main purpose is that the imperial court should not abandon the grassland. This is to exchange the power of one life for the merit of a hundred generations."

Huang Zongxi nodded: "The student understands."

The next day, Zhang Haogu went to the court to participate in the court meeting. The courtiers who were discussing in low voices saw Zhang Haogu coming in, and they were all very surprised. Immediately afterwards, following the sound of "the emperor is coming", Zhu Youxiao also walked like a tiger. walk in.

"I'm waiting to pay my respects to the emperor."

"All the gentlemen are flat."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao looked around at the courtiers, and then said: "Recently, there has been endless debate in the court about what should be used for the grassland."

"Let's let go of the word today, whether to discard it or continue to use it, discuss and come up with a charter."

"All lovers can speak freely."

Soon one person stood up: "Long live the censor Bai Yu Qizuo, the land of the grassland is transformed from foreign barbarians, vulgar and uneducable. And he is a foreign race, not my Han Chinese, how can he be trusted?"

"Don't you see that there has never been one who can control the grassland in all dynasties. Because the people of the grassland cannot be educated, so the Great Wall was built in all dynasties to defend against the enemy."

"Even during Chengzu's time, it was enough to conquer the grasslands and never occupied them. Now that the imperial court wants to occupy the grasslands, I don't know how much food, manpower and material resources will be spent. Is this what Mingjun did?"

"If you build a city and build roads on the grassland just to show your merits, and build a city this year and abandon it next year, wouldn't it be a waste of manpower and material resources?"

For a while, members of the old party echoed: "Yes, yes."

"The ministers think so too."

"The people of the grassland cannot be educated. Building cities and roads now will only be futile."

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Hearing the echo of these people, Zhang Haogu walked out slowly: "This pavilion does not approve."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu looked at the speaker: "Hanwu built Shuofang, Jiuyuan, Dingxiang, and since then the Hetao land has entered China, and it is my old Chinese land."

"If all dynasties stick to the old land and don't talk about opening up, how can there be thousands of miles of land today?"

"In the past dynasties, no one has been able to completely control the grassland. Is it because the people of the grassland are uneducable?"

"Where did you learn the scriptures of the saints?"

"Is it true that the people who lead the bow in the grassland are uneducable? The Master said: When the barbarians enter China, they will be in China. The people who lead the bow are the people of our Central Plains, so why can't they be educated?"

"Is it because you can't teach, or because you don't want to?"

"What's more, the Monan Grassland, with three thousand miles of rivers and mountains, has fertile water and grass, herds of cattle and sheep, numerous trees, rivers and lakes, it is a rare fertile soil, even if it cannot be cultivated, it can graze tens of millions of cattle and sheep, and feed millions of herdsmen. "

"How can this not be used by me?"

"Build roads and build cities to connect the Central Plains, so that the grasslands will be completely our Ming territory, and these millions of herdsmen will be our Ming people. This is not a waste of money and food, but a meritorious deed that will benefit the future."

"Extend three thousand miles of mountains and rivers, attract millions of people, not to mention expanding the territory of the Central Plains, but also strengthening the border defense, using the grasslands to defend against the enemy."

"In less than [-] years, this grassland will be the inherent territory of our Ming Dynasty. The cattle and sheep, forestry, fur, and cotton in the grassland can all benefit the country, and the grassland has many mineral deposits. When they are mined, they will contribute to our Daming industry. Why give up the grassland and just sit back and watch this fertile land go to waste?"

"What's more, Liaodong Jiannu plotted the grassland for more than a year and a half? If Jiannu can't be trapped in Liaodong, wouldn't it be too late for Wang Shi to leave the fortress after he occupies the grassland?"

"This grassland, the imperial court cannot abandon it. Not only must it not be abandoned, but also increase investment, build cities and roads, maintain garrisons on the grassland, and increase the imperial court's deterrence in the south and north of the desert."

"Give up halfway now, that is a waste of court resources."

With Zhang Haogu standing up, a figure from the new party also stood up, and the old and new parties debated again on this matter, and then the students of the old and new parties in Jiangnan province, which is now the center of the battle between the old and new parties, had another dispute .

After the dynasty was over, Zhang Haogu came to Xiyuan.

Zhu Youxiao took a sip of tea with some dissatisfaction: "These courtiers all claim to be loyal ministers, and they look at the court for the sake of the court. In fact, they only talk empty words and are useless!"

Obviously Zhu Youxiao also supports the occupation of the grassland. After all, which emperor can refuse the feeling of expanding the territory?

The imperial court successively mobilized [-] troops, plus [-] Mongolian soldiers and horses. It was useless to transport food, grass, and military equipment, so they conquered these three thousand miles of rivers and mountains. possible!

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why bother with them?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded. The current court meeting is just a decoration. A series of policies of the court are discussed in Xiyuan and the cabinet. There are almost no major issues discussed in the court meeting. But if there is any major event, Zhu Youxiao will It was settled with Zhang Haogu and other cabinet ministers.

"Master thinks, how should the grassland be dealt with?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Zhang Haogu said: "My minister believes that the area of ​​the grassland is now large, with a million herdsmen and a grassland of three thousand miles. The Chahar grassland can be modeled on the Balian Nadu. The two grasslands are set as the Mongolian province of the Ming Dynasty, and another garrison."

"In order to maintain the deterrence of the imperial court on the grassland, the garrison cannot be less than [-]."

"Thirty thousand?" Zhu Youxiao frowned.

"Isn't it too much to put [-] new troops on the grassland?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Not many, this grassland is no better than the Central Plains, we can recruit more herdsmen to join the army and train them as militiamen, usually grazing and farming, training once every ten days, and recruiting into the army if there is a war."

"Of the [-] new troops, only [-] will be deployed in Balian Nadu, and the remaining [-] will be deployed in the Chahar Grassland to maintain the east of Saihan Mountain, build cities and build roads, and encircle Liaodong."

"In this way, the imperial court will have [-] new troops and tens of thousands of militiamen on the grassland, and they can directly pull out [-] troops in wartime."

"Moreover, these [-] new troops can be rotated every two years, so that the soldiers of the three major battalions in Gyeonggi and the grassland new army can rotate with each other, so that there will always be an elite force in the center of the imperial court."

"After all, if you don't experience war, no matter how much training you have, it's useless."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "That's reasonable. It's a good idea to let the grassland new army and the Beijing camp new army rotate."

Zhang Haogu continued: "Your Majesty, the imperial court now has only 14 new troops, 14 are in southern Liaoning, [-] are in the three sides, and [-] are in the northern and southern capitals. However, [-] new troops are too large for the imperial court." not enough."

"Nine borders, the towns in the north and south, and the guards in various parts of the Ming Dynasty all need to be replaced. The current new army of the imperial court is still not enough."

"Otherwise, in a major war, the imperial court would not have transferred troops from the south of the Yangtze River."

"The imperial court still needs to train new troops."

Zhu Youxiao took it seriously: "Yes, the imperial court has too few soldiers available, and the current soldiers will not be enough at all."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "In this case, we might as well set up [-] troops in the grassland first, and then replenish troops in the northern and southern capitals. Now the imperial court is not short of the money. The northern and southern capitals can maintain [-] to [-] troops. The imperial court still supports it." worth it."

Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Now that the Mongolian province is so large, do you have any ideas on how to govern Master?"

Zhang Haogu said: "Cao Wenzhao can continue to act as the governor of Mongolia temporarily, but he is only in charge of the Chahar grassland, and Chen Yawan will continue to govern Baliannadu."

"In the future, the governor will be replaced, and Cao Wenzhao will be transferred back from the grassland."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Then let Dingyuanhou work hard first, and let him stay on the grassland for a while longer."

Zhang Haogu and Zhu Youxiao decided on the grassland policy in this way. The old party and the new party argued for a long time, but in the end they got nothing, let alone hindered the development of the new party.

Chaohui?

The court will be able to discuss what happened, and what to do with the cabinet.

While the old and new parties in the DPRK and China were arguing endlessly, another debate broke out in Nanjing.

This debate revolved around materialism, and students from both Donglin Academy and Datong Academy participated. What worried Huang Zunsu and others from Donglin Academy was that many students from Donglin Academy also began to support the new party’s materialism.

The students who supported Datong Academy and those who supported Donglin Academy were arguing endlessly in the city of Nanjing, attracting passers-by to watch, which also made the debate more and more influential and attracted more people's attention. Many scholars, young People are drawn to watch this debate.

Wang Wenyan didn't stop the debate, he even prepared a ring for the students very considerately, the students from both sides went to the stage to debate directly, whoever could distinguish the opponent would naturally arouse the applause of the audience, such a move undoubtedly made Donglin Academy and Datong Academy feel the same This debate became more and more important, and the smell of gunpowder between the two sides became more and more serious. Not only the students participated, but even some great Confucian scholars with leisurely talents also participated in the debate for their own schools and academic orthodoxy.

And this also allowed the influence of materialism to expand rapidly in the south. It can be said that it had an unexpected result. After all, there were not so many students and students who paid attention to the materialism of Datong Academy at the beginning, and Donglin Academy’s practical learning to govern the country on the surface. It does seem to be the case, but now it seems that the theory of Donglin Academy is far from that of Datong Academy.

On this day, Huang Zunsu personally came to the stage to debate: "Governing the country requires the use of scriptures and righteousness. Throughout the dynasties, all dynasties have followed the scriptures and studied the truth of the saints. Only in this way can the world be peaceful and the people's livelihood stable. Steal high positions and manage the country?"

"Looking at the past and present, the words of the sages, the subtle words and the great righteousness, can be used in the world. The way of Confucianism is the way of governing the country. Why don't you read the scriptures and study the strange skills?"

Immediately, a student said: "I don't think so! All things and principles are not empty talk, but need to study things and extend knowledge. If there is no practice, how can there be truth? The sages of the past dynasties have only experienced it before they understand the truth. Mr. is just empty talk and has no self. How can you understand the truth of the scriptures if you experience it?"

Huang Zunsu said indifferently: "The ancestors' books have recorded all kinds of truths in the books. We study the scriptures hard, delve into knowledge, and govern the world according to the principles recorded in the books by the ancestors. Why waste time visiting the people? How can the common people know The affairs of the world? If the common people can do everything, and a hundred officials are required, what do students do?"

Another person said: "Mr.'s words are wrong. Thousands of words are not as good as actual practice. You talk about governing the country and how difficult the people's livelihood is. Dare I ask if you have really understood the people's livelihood? If you don't go deep into the people, you have seen it yourself. How can we understand the needs and needs of the people when they are suffering? If we cannot understand the needs and needs of the people, how can we talk about governing the country, how can we talk about the stability of the people's livelihood?"

Huang Zunsu said: "Why do we have to go to the people in person? We have our own scribes to record the people's conditions in various places. You can understand the political affairs of a place just by reading the copybooks, and you can adapt to local conditions. According to what you have read and learned, you can implement policies to stabilize people's livelihood. It can be ruled all over the place."

Someone laughed and said, "Oh? Then dare to ask Mr., do you know how much rice costs in Nanjing today? How much does a foot of cloth cost? Do you know how much the people spend on grain and rice every month? If you don’t know much about the basic value of people’s livelihood, how can you talk about understanding a place through copybooks?”

Huang Zunsu's face changed a little, but he forced himself to be calm: "Huh! This is a fallacy. How can the price of folk rice remain unchanged? How can we determine the price of such things that change every day? Just based on the previous price Just get a rough idea and keep it stable, so why bother to check it out and ask?”

The man kept chasing after him: "Stable prices, how to stabilize? People have had different harvests over the years, how can they talk about today because of previous prices? The sages still knew that today is different from the past, so they continued to add meanings and keep up with the times. Confucianism, how does Mr. Today talk about governing one country and herding the people according to the scriptures of the sages?"

Without waiting for Huang Zunsu's answer, he continued to ask: "The classics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the policies of the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, are they still useful today? There have been reforms and reforms in all dynasties. It is nothing more than the founding of the country. The national policy and the ancestral system are no longer suitable. current."

"Talk about the sufferings of the people, talk about the political affairs of the court, dare to ask what kind of official position you are in now, and what is your resume? If you don't have an official resume, how can you be qualified to talk about state governance? Is it all based on one mouth?"