The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 149 It's hard to get over it!
Li Yunze had heard of the name of Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, when he was in school.

This is a real hero, who created the great start of the Ming Dynasty's great voyage era.

Zheng He's original surname was Ma, and because of his meritorious service in the battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di bestowed the surname Zheng.

After he entered the palace according to the imperial edict, Li Yunze gave him quite a courtesy.

Not only did he go out to greet him in person, but he also served tea immediately after entering the imperial study.

Seeing that the sand table that was removed before was brought back again, Zheng He also smiled.

"Zheng Banban." Li Yunze beckoned him to come to the sand table, pointing to a certain port, "This is Daming, after your fleet goes out to sea, follow this route all the way south. After crossing the Lion Kingdom, the bones are all tied up here, right?" .”

"Yes." Zheng He, who looked carefully at the map on the sand table, was amazed at the fineness of the sand table, and he had never seen or been to many places himself.

"You go there again this time." Li Yunze's hand pointed to Mugudushu, which is the Mogadishu area, pointing north, "Go north from here, cross this strait and enter the Red Sea."

"Red Sea?"

"Yes, I heard that there are a lot of red algae in the sea here, it looks like the whole sea is red."

Li Yunze explained, but his hand kept drawing lines upwards, "Don't worry about the deserts on both sides of the river, go all the way north to here."

His fingers clicked on a very narrow place on the sand table, with the sea above and below.

Zheng He was puzzled by this, "Looking at the distance, it's not too far away from even the wooden bones. It should be possible to drive there. But what are you doing there?"

"Open the canal."

Li Yunze said seriously, "Gather the locals, no matter what method you use to recruit them, you must gather enough people to open the canal connecting the two seas. And you also need to build a city there and garrison troops."

"This way." Li Yunze pressed his finger on the westernmost edge of the sand table. "This is a large plain, and there are big rivers flowing. It is very rich. Not only can it provide enough food and water, but it also has enough manpower to support it. "

"What you have to do is to occupy this place, and then build a city and dig canals."

Zheng He wanted to know why he had to go to a remote village thousands of miles away to occupy the land, but since it was the emperor's order, he had no choice but to obey.

"Occupying here, of course there is a reason."

Li Yunze took the initiative to explain to him, "The sea to the north is the inland sea where the Taixi Daqin is located in the ancient books. On your way, other places are really backwaters. Although there are good things, there is no large-scale trade. .”

Zheng He's fleet headed for the South Seas and the West Seas.

There are countless countries of various sizes along the way, and all kinds of specialties are naturally available.

But these special products are mostly spices, gems, precious wood, emerald agate, seafood and other materials.

It is certain to make money by doing business and transporting it back, otherwise, the civil servants will not be envious and jealous, and they will burn the blueprint of the treasure ship.

Speaking of which, Li Yunze has done something before, that is, to arrange Liu Ren's house, the old man of Liu Daxia, who has been a dog through the ages, into the list of Yang Rong and others' party members.

This is not even leaving the chance of birth to that bastard.

This kind of business cannot be done for a long time, it can only be done once in a while.

After all, consumption power is limited, and those who can consume these things must not be the homes of ordinary people.

More importantly, among the countries in the South Seas and Western Oceans, there are basically poor clangs, and there are even countries of savages.

Daming's silk tea and porcelain can't be sold at all.

"This side of the sea." Li Yunze's fingers connected. "There are many countries, and they are extremely rich. Our goods can be sold to them to make money and do business."

Doing business is only one aspect, and more importantly, it lies in the military aspect.

It's just that it's too early to say this now, and it's unnecessary.

Zheng He carefully inspected the sand table, measured the distance with tools, and mentally calculated the time and distance.

Finally, he got up and saluted Li Yunze, "Your Majesty, I take orders. It's just that the journey is thousands of miles away, and there will be many accidents during the journey. The preparation work must be detailed and the cost will be huge."

"There is nothing to worry about."

Li Yunze immediately said, "The entire army is looking for those who are willing to move their families there, and they will be given subsidies and local distribution of land and housing. To build a new sea-going ship, a large one is required. Priority is given to supplying all kinds of logistics supplies. People give things to people. I have decided to issue another issue of Tuohai treasury bonds to support you."

Zheng He was greatly moved, and saluted repeatedly, "I must occupy this place for Your Majesty, and I must build this canal for Your Majesty!"

"Ah."

Li Yunze stepped forward to help him up, "This is a long project, and the fleet may have to go back and forth several times. Before the canal is completed, you must occupy your feet, and the support from the imperial court will not stop. Between the two seas The distance is not too far, so we can do business first.”

"As for the canal after it is completed, it can't be called Suez, but it can be called the Zhenxi Canal!"

"Sir, take orders!"

Zheng He, who was full of energy, went to work on going to sea. This trip to sea is estimated to take at least two or three years before it can take place.

Because the scale is too large, it is much larger than the previous six voyages to the West.

Li Yunze will also give him great technical support, such as various navigation tools, long-distance radio communication and so on.

After finishing this matter, Li Yunze found Yu Qian.

"Your Majesty, this is the law of three homes."

Yu Qian knew what Li Yunze was talking about right away after reading the slap in the face.

"I know it's the method of three homes." Li Yunze pointed at him, "I want to repeat this method."

The so-called Sanshe method was originally one of the items of Wang Anshi's reform.

It is to replace the imperial examination with school education, which can be regarded as an earth-shattering change.

Cai Jing's Sanshe Law has been improved, and the Sanshe Law, which was originally limited to Taixue, has been extended to the state capital.

On Li Yunze's side, some changes have been made.

The first is the county school. Scholars have to go to the county school first, and then those who get excellent results in the annual examination go to the state capital to go to school.

After that, the schools here in the state capital also selected those with excellent grades through examinations to go to Taixue to study.

When it comes to Taixue, it is divided into three classes: outer house, inner house, and upper house.

"The upper class is an official, the middle class is exempted from the etiquette department test, and the lower class is exempt from examination."

To put it bluntly, it is to determine the origin and confer official positions through continuous examinations, so that the imperial examinations will develop in the direction of simplification and practicality.

It is already somewhat similar to the national examination of later generations.

Li Yunze was not interested in the poems, scriptures, moyi, and stereotyped essays in the imperial examinations.

Most of the ministers selected through the imperial examinations are incompetent.

The educational examination, however, can carry out relevant education in a targeted manner, and its practicability is far higher than that of the imperial examination.

"Your Majesty." Yu Qian frowned and began to talk about the difficulty, "The eight-legged imperial examination is determined by the Taizu."

"change!"

"Your Majesty." Yu Qian sighed again and again, "The imperial examinations will be abolished if you practice the Sanshe method, and scholars all over the world will definitely clamor."

"Whoever makes noise will be killed. The Tartars dared to kill them and they didn't dare to speak. Could it be that I didn't dare?" Li Yunze said something that Yu Qian couldn't understand, "Now is a good time to promote this matter."

After saying this, Yu Qian was also slightly stunned.

The ministers of the court suffered a heavy blow, and the case of abolishing the crown prince was so involved that it could even be compared with the Hu Weiyong case and the Lan Yu case.

This matter was the time when civil servants were most trembling and Li Yunze said what he said.

Anyone who opposes at this time can be easily won by directly including them in the party list.

Having said that, few people dare to object desperately.

And this His Majesty really dared to use a knife.

"Let this matter be handled by you." Li Yunze directly pushed the matter onto Yu Qian's head, "Arrangement as soon as possible, who dares to object to direct disposal!"

Daming was too generous to scholars.

Where is it like the Tartars, those who opposed this and that were all settled at once, and no one objected after that.

Scholars in Ming Dynasty even came up with a story that a scholar doesn't have to pay taxes, and can cover other people's land without paying taxes.

Li Yunze had already seen them as disliked, and he would never be merciful when given the chance.

After arranging this matter, Li Yunze summoned Fan Zhong.

The young Fan Zhong has been serving as the general of the guard army, that is, Zhu Di's commander of the forbidden army.

After Zhu Di's death, he followed Li Yunze and has always been loyal.

Li Yunze also knew that he was loyal, because in the history of Tumu Castle, he shouted 'I will get rid of this thief for the world! It was Fan Zhong who killed the eunuch Wang Zhen with a hammer.

In the end, he escaped in order to cover the God of War, and was shot to death by random arrows without retreating.

For such a loyal person, Li Yunze will naturally give him great value.

"I want to send troops."

As soon as he took office, Li Yunze was busy fighting, and he had exactly the same personality as Zhu Di.

Fan Zhongxin, who saluted, said, "You send troops and I will follow. What do you mean by telling me?" '

"But there are so many things going on inside and outside the court, and I can't go there in person for the time being. But this matter is not fair, and I can't calm down!"

Now Fan Zhong understood, he was overjoyed and saluted again, "I would like to share your majesty's worries!"

"it is good."

He raised his hand and patted Li Yunze on the imperial case, raised his head and said, "I invite Fan Qing's family, it's hard to make peace for me!"

Seeing the military exploits waving to him in front, Fan Zhong trembled when he spoke, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, where do you want to be flat?"

"Nu'er Gan Dusi." Li Yunze sneered, "Lead your elite soldiers and horses over there, plow the courtyard and sweep the caves, and completely wipe out the Tartar Jurchens there!"

Although he didn't understand why Li Yunze hated the Tartar Jurchen so much, it was completely unnecessary for Fan Zhong to understand.

He kowtowed vigorously, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will be a plow court sweeping the acupoints and cleaning them thoroughly!"

Li Yunze, who had been arranging many affairs in a row, could finally rest temporarily.

After all, this era is not as urgent as the end of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is at the peak of its national power. As long as you put your heart into it, there is basically nothing that cannot be done.

Whether it is the Tatar Wala, or the Tartar Jurchens who have not yet become popular at this time.

Or the countries of Thailand and the West, which cannot pose any threat.

Unless he is possessed by the God of War.

Thinking of this, Li Yunze, who was about to enter Concubine Sun Guifei's palace, subconsciously stopped in his tracks.

I reached out to touch the medical supplies made of rubber, and then went in with confidence.

(End of this chapter)