I'm really not doing business

Chapter 512 Royal Institute of Technology
This is never an exaggeration. Before the Western Zhou Dynasty, the forest coverage rate in the Yellow River Basin exceeded 53%, and could even reach 65%. The largest tropical rainforest in the world, the forest coverage of the Amazon rainforest. The rate was 58%. At that time, the Central Plains was no different from Yunnan today in terms of temperature and climate. It was a land full of elephants, hippos and crocodiles.

When the emperor of Zhou enfeoffed, he gave the princes a promise and a team of soldiers and horses. The princes led this team to control the main transportation routes, build cities, cut trees and cultivate fields. This is the background of the enfeoffment system.

The typical example of the enfeoffment system in the Ming Dynasty was never the royal palaces in various places. Especially after Hongwu, after Jianwen cut the vassal vassal, King Yan Jingnan, and Yongle vassal ban, the vassal kings who originally enfeoffed the feudal system but not the soil, and appointed nobles but not the people, did not The feudal prince's palace has administrative power, and even leaving the palace requires petitioning the court for approval.

The typical example of the feudal system in the Ming Dynasty was the Duke of Guizhou, which guarded the southwest.

However, the Duke of Guizhou still had no administrative power. The Ming Dynasty had complete governors, inspectors, three divisions, and government offices in prefectures and counties in Yunnan. Therefore, the basic principle of the Ming Dynasty's enfeoffment system was still followed. Not coming to the people.

It is not a shame to lose a battle and have the commander and thousands of households killed. Qi Jiguang always told the emperor that victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists.

There has been no war in the southwest for many years. It is normal for some problems to arise. As long as they can be corrected in time, it is enough. If there is insufficient prevention of seedlings, then the Han army will be used. The Sichuan general Liu Wei has led his troops into Yunnan. The situation has been solved Get better.

Zhu Yijun is still relatively optimistic about the war situation in the southwest. Regarding Akbar of the Mughal Kingdom, Zhu Yijun hopes that Emperor Akbar will be worthy of his name as the great emperor and not make wrong choices.

Shah Maimaiti just didn't know the emperor's concerns, otherwise he would definitely tell His Majesty: The respected Emperor Akbar is a normal person, not a brainless person like Mang Yingli. Can you still do it? Now Akbar just wants to sell cotton to the Ming Dynasty, obtain a large amount of cheap, high-quality cotton cloth from the Ming Dynasty, and then act as a middleman to sell the cotton cloth everywhere.

Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng, and Wang Chonggu finally made the decision to take another look at the situation in the southwest. After observing and observing, if they were really unable to do what they could, they would imitate the three expeditions to Luchuan and dispatch the Beijing camp to go there. It would really be a waste. For sores, use a sharp knife.

But in that case, the price would be a bit high.

"The treasures of Japan..." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial from the Governor's Palace in Nagasaki and said with a hint of ridicule: "These big names are really greedy."

Xu Wei, Sun Keyi and others in the Nagasaki Governor's Palace were controlling the flow rate of treasure banknotes. The throughput speed of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace's handling of Japanese silver, Japanese slaves, and wandering girls was not infinite, so the 10 million guan treasure banknotes sent by Zhu Yijun to the Japanese country were not unlimited. It can be used for a long, long time, but the Warring States daimyo are generally dissatisfied with this kind of control! Seigniorage is a bit like the Three Treasures of Fortune and Fortune. Once you get into it, it’s hard to get rid of it.

"I never thought that the Japanese daimyo could receive the annual income of eight public servants and two citizens, and also collect seigniorage." Zhang Juzheng also said sincerely, these Japanese and Warring States daimyo, and the rural sages and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, what a real The more they look at it, the more they look like it. One is that the rent is not reduced in the year of disaster, which leads to the disaster of extermination of the family, and the other is that the tithes are not satisfied and a seigniorage tax is required.

"Oda Nobunaga, through the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, hopes to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Oda Nobunaga hopes to obtain the canonization of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yijun talked about the purpose of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace. Oda Nobuo first went to the Nagasaki Governor's Palace for consultation. After the negotiations failed, Oda Nobunaga sent an envoy to Nagasaki and asked the Governor of Nagasaki to convey Oda Nobunaga's willingness to surrender.

Ming's methods were so cruel and ruthless that Oda Nobunaga couldn't stand it anymore.

"Oda Nobunaga is willing to bow his head and be canonized by the Ming Dynasty; pay an annual payment of 300,000 taels of silver; accept the issuance of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes in the Japanese country; open the Japanese ports; Oda Nobunaga promises to implement a one-public, two-citizen tax system and settle down the common people , reduce Japanese pirates; cooperate with the Ming Dynasty fleet to attack Japanese pirates." Zhu Yijun handed the memorial to Zhang Juzheng.

The political, military and economic aspects accepted the strong control of the Ming Dynasty. I only asked the Ming Emperor to be merciful and not to issue excessive treasures. The Japanese country was already corrupt. Now is the critical time to end the war. With the Ming Emperor's interference, the Japanese country was devastated. .

After Zhang Juzheng read it, he handed it to Wang Chonggu.

"Since the Onin Rebellion 110 years ago, Japan has entered the Warring States Period. Under the hands of Oda Nobunaga, there is finally a tendency to end the war. For the Japanese people, Oda Nobunaga is not the last one. "Zhang Da Fool is not a demon king, but a heroic figure. In order to end the civil strife in Japan, Oda Nobunaga gave up the previous ideas of the people of the world and chose to compromise with the Ming Dynasty," Zhu Yijun said with deep feeling.

There are still a few people who are so reckless and ignorant. Under heavy pressure, Oda Nobunaga chose to admit defeat.

"The conditions are still good, but there is no need to accept his surrender." Wang Chonggu said with certainty: "The southeastern coast has been plagued by Japanese pirates for decades, and people are in ruins. Every household wears filial piety. To accept his surrender, the court cannot explain to the people. ”

Oda Nobunaga wants to kneel down, but Ming Dynasty may not want to accept this dog.

"I have the same opinion as Wang Cifu. Whether he surrenders or not will not affect the advancement of the Ming Dynasty's decree." Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu had the same attitude on this matter. They did not accept surrender and could not read back.

Are you just unable to explain to the people the reconciliation with Japan? And Feng Guo Gong Qi Jiguang, how did he face this matter after living a peaceful life?

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was the king of Japan who was conferred during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. In order to intervene in Japan, the flag of Ashikaga Yoshiaki was still used. If Ashikaga Yoshiaki could be accepted to stay in the Ming Dynasty, it was because Ashikaga Yoshiaki no longer had the strength to continue to be the king of Japan. Yes, it’s just a big (excuse), anyway, the final result must be extermination.

Don’t use too many methods from past dynasties and don’t use too many examples.

If the Ming Dynasty canonizes another Oda Nobunaga who has the strength to be the king, it will represent the reconciliation between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country.

"There is no room for reconciliation." Zhu Yijun and the first and second assistants finalized the outcome of this matter. There is no possibility of reconciliation. For everyone on the Japanese side, the Ming Dynasty, probably Xu Wei and Sun Keyi, would rather light the Nagasaki gunpowder depot. , both jade and stone will be destroyed, and those who want the Ming Dynasty to intervene with force. For the Ming Dynasty, reconciling with the Japanese country is as outrageous as Zhao Gou killing Yue Fei to negotiate peace.

Oda Nobunaga is indeed a figure, and he is considered a rare outstanding figure in the Japanese country, but it is of no use. The Ming Dynasty will carry out its own plan to destroy Japan in an orderly manner.

"Since the last time the country's surname was Zhengmao, he told the Ming Dynasty to collect taxes, the Governor-General of Luzon began to set up prefectures, counties and other yamen. This is a good start. There is no shortage of officials in Luzon." Zhu Yijun said about Yin Zhengmao's invitation The follow-up to the Ming Dynasty's tax collection.

In Yin Zhengmao's view, this is a matter of course. The Duke of Guizhou and the governor of Yunnan have been operating for two hundred years. Although they occasionally pull their hair, in general, they are a stable southwest and a stable hereditary replacement.

This is a successful experience and a path dependence. The Duke of Guizhou and the Ming Dynasty retired together and were hereditary.

Hereditary succession, the top of hereditary officials, this is what Yin Zhengmao wants. When he is the king, how can he have a big tree to enjoy the shade?

Look at those kings, those who lost their heads because of a piece of cowhide, those whose powerful ministers were vacated, those whose ministers usurped the throne, those who died in civil strife, Annam, Siam, Luzon, Bo Ni, Java, Mankara, Ceylon, Japan, etc. King, after you sing, I will go on stage, and the king's flag will change on the city wall. How can I describe it as a mess?

Without a stable military, political, military, and economic system, how could it be so easy to be a king? Ignore the stable route opened by the Duke of Guizhou and open up the mountain forest, do you have to break away from the imperial court?

Yin Zhengmao's greatest hope is that one day, the governor of Luzon will impeach the Sishui Marquis Mansion for excessive annexation, and the Luzon Marquis Mansion will fight with the Ming Dynasty civil servants over land and acres.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Chailao, the governor of Luzon, was ennobled. Later, due to the general trend of promoting civil and military affairs and banning the sea, only one inscription remained.

Stability, hereditary rule, and hereditary officials are commonplace in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, but for overseas governor-general offices, it is a luxury.

After Luzon gradually settled down, Yin Zhengmao of course wanted to further transform Luzon.

There is no shortage of officials because the development of navigation technology has made traveling to Luzon no longer a risk. It is also because Luzon has gradually stabilized, making it easier to serve as an official in Luzon. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was no shortage of people to go to Yunnan. Correspondingly, Now the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of officials heading to Luzon.

When the reform of the soil and return to the current situation is in progress.

"Princess Yingjia Zhu Xuanchang and Prince Consort Yin Zongxin want to bring their three-month-old child to Beijing for marriage. I intend to refuse. The child is so young and the sea journey is bumpy, so there is no need to go back and forth." Zhu Yijun said about Yin Zhengmao's stay in Beijing Another thing in the memorial is that Princess Yingjia and Prince Consort Duwei have a son. It has been three months since he was born. He originally planned to come back to Beijing to see the child, but the child is too young. Zhu Yijun is afraid that something will happen to him. He will wait until he grows up. Say it again.

The fatigue of traveling and traveling is too much for a child to bear.

"Your Majesty is wise and has a benevolent heart." Zhang Juzheng has no objection. Going to Beijing to see his parents in person and returning home to visit his parents and relatives is a political method. There is no gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Luzon Governor's Palace. If something goes wrong, it can be Go to Beijing to visit relatives and explain the situation.

Zhang Juzheng always thinks about issues from a political perspective and is a ruthless political machine.

Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu stood up and chose to resign. The most important thing when entering the palace today is that ministers at all levels should report important events and analyze the contradictions instead of just saying a dry sentence. "Guan Zi Ming Fa" said: "Xia Qing" If there is no access, it is called a blockage.

August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the day when the Youlong was launched. When Lin Fucheng returned to the capital, it was already August 23rd. On August 26th, the Youlong had completed its first mission. During the sea survey, the fast sailing ship set off from Songjiang New Port and arrived in Ryukyu in just one day. Then it took less than five days to circle Jilong Island. After replenishing supplies at the Penghu Inspection Department, it returned to Ryukyu. Returned to Daming again.

Songjiang Governor Shen Shixing announced the good news and presented the news of the first sea survey of the fast sailing ship to the imperial court.

"Only now do I know that when going to Jilong Island, we first go to Ryukyu and go south from Maobitou to Tamsui Town and Xinglongzhuang, instead of crossing the strait between Fujian and Jilong Island. The boat master is indeed an indispensable talent. "Zhu Yijun looked at Kanyu Tu and said blankly.

Zhu Yijun used to wonder why Felipe II appointed Antonio as captain and asked him to bring a large sailing ship to the Ming Dynasty even though he knew Antonio was his opponent. Now Felipe II's galleons also relied on Marcus's guidance.

In this maritime trade, without experienced captains and pilots, the great voyage was like flying general Li Guang entering the grassland and getting confused.

The Taiwan Strait is called Daheigou among the Fujian people. It is very difficult to cross the Daheigou. There are currently two routes to Jilong Island. One is from Xingang and Ningbo Shuangyu to Ryukyu. Then go south to Maobitou, which is the northern end of Jilong Island, so named because it looks like a cat's nose; and the other route is from Yuegang to Penghu Inspection Department, and then to Xinglongzhuang (today's Kaohsiung). These two routes, They all have to avoid the complicated currents in Daheigou.

In other words, it is easier to go to Southeast Asia from the coast of Daming rather than to Keelung Island. This is why the large island of Keelung has not been developed on a large scale for so many years. Since the Ryukyu royal palace moved inland and the Ming navy stationed in Ryukyu, the development process of Keelung Island has been greatly accelerated.

Whoever controls Ryukyu controls Jilong Island.

Ryukyu, both Yu Dayou and Chen Lin said, was the key to the Ming Dynasty. It was indeed the sea of ​​all nations. There was a boat going from Shuangyu, Ningbo to Tamsui Town to buy and sell timber. Because they couldn't find a boatman, they had to risk going out to sea. They planned to go straight from Shuangyu to Tamsui Town. However, after walking for a few days, when they saw the shore again, they had already arrived in Qiongzhou. …

The boat master is an extremely professional talent. They clamored not to allow the imperial court to expand their recruitment and demanded treatment. Even the Ming Emperor endured it and negotiated terms with the boat masters and explained the details of the expansion. Shen Shixing and the boat master Their conversations are gradually coming true. Maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty is gradually prospering, and the demand for navy masters is increasing.

Now it's the ship and other people, and the major sea merchants have also reacted, throwing money at various maritime schools, for fear that the maritime schools will be closed due to lack of funds and no one can use them.

"Five municipal shipping departments have built five maritime schools, isn't it enough?" Zhu Yijun was scratching his head. Up to now, the growth rate of talents cannot keep up with the expansion of Shanghai trade. Now the big maritime merchants have come to their senses. , began to clamor for the establishment of more maritime schools.

Feng Bao whispered: "Not only the boat masters, but also the mine masters, the silversmiths who tie silver coins, and the masters of all walks of life are all in short supply."

Is there only a shortage of boat masters? All walks of life lack talent.

Because the boat master has a greater influence, it is reflected more intuitively, but the other gaps are actually very, very big. Systematically cultivating talents has become a top priority for Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "It is urgent to study separately."

It is easy to say that it is easy to talk about studying by subject, but the resistance of the traditional scholar-bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty is also an issue that the court must consider. After the administrative power of the court is restored, it is indeed capable of drinking water from the cow.

But there is also a problem involved. You can become an official by studying Confucianism. This is a fixed promotion channel for studying to become a master. Scholars in the Ming Dynasty were not willing to study other subjects. They were a family of rural sages, gentry, and powerful rightists , no one can read it, and there is no way to achieve a class jump, what should I do to learn it?
Therefore, only poor coolies can learn these things, and these poor coolies have no money to study. Ming Dynasty needs to invest hugely in education to achieve results.

It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. Education is a long-term investment. Short-term benefits are unclear, but long-term benefits will be intuitively reflected.

Issues such as organizational structure, development, funding, scale, orientation, enrollment quantity, quantity and quality of faculty sources, etc. are all issues that need to be solved in separate disciplines.

Zhu Yijun wrote these things on the paper one by one.

The main contradiction is the lack of professional talents in Ming Dynasty and the monopoly of knowledge by scholar-officials. The secondary contradiction is the lack of recognition of professional colleges by students and the need for large-scale enrollment in professional colleges.

In terms of organizational structure, it must be separated from the original system of Imperial College, Imperial College, and Gongyuan, which will cause fierce conflicts; and the development direction is to focus on professional talents rather than cultivating officials, which will cause secondary conflicts;
Funding is not a problem. There is a large sum of money in domestic funds, and the maritime school also has experience in interest-free student loans;
In terms of faculty and staff, the Royal Academy of Gakushu can provide some faculty members. Masters from all walks of life can become faculty members. There is no need to worry about the quantity and quality of the sources; while the third-level school of the Engineer Regiment Battalion can provide students, pointing to There is no lack of direction for employment in sex schools.

Zhu Yijun wrote his plan on the memorandum. He put down the pen and copied his plan. Finally, he picked up the pen and wrote solemnly: [Royal Institute of Technology].

The name of the royal family naturally comes from internal funds. This is to reduce the resistance of the court. Whether it is to break away from the original education system or challenge the scholar-officials' monopoly on knowledge, imperial power is a sharp weapon, and the name of science and engineering is It is different from Confucianism. Confucianism is extremely averse to machinery and considers it to be speculation.

Master said: If there is a machine, there must be something to do; if there is something to do, there must be an intention. If the mind is kept in the chest, it will be pure and unprepared. If pure and unprepared, the spirit will be unstable. If the spirit is uncertain, the Tao will not contain it.

"The next chapter is the Ministry of Rites of the Cabinet." Zhu Yijun handed the written edict to Feng Bao and asked Feng Bao to send it to the Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.

The Royal Institute of Technology is a research institute that also cultivates talents, but the threshold is extremely high. It is mainly responsible for exploring the boundaries of the known world and the infinite principles of all things. The Royal Institute of Technology is mainly responsible for cultivating talents from all walks of life and selecting the best from the best. Become a doctor of the Pentateuch.

Studying by subject, Royal Institute of Technology. When Zhang Juzheng saw these words, he immediately covered his head and asked the Zhongshu Sheren to call Wang Chonggu and Wan Shihe to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss matters. , it is inconvenient for more people to know.

Wang Chonggu, Wan Shihe, Wang Guoguang and Zhang Juzheng were divided into four groups, with memorials placed on the table in the middle. The temper of autumn is more unpredictable than that of summer. The wind is often accompanied by rains that come suddenly, one autumn rain after another. It was cold, Zhang Juzheng had someone bring some big cloaks and put them on him.

"What should we do?" After everyone finished reading the imperial edict, Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath and asked everyone for their opinions.

The Ming Dynasty needs talents, and all industries are crying for support. It is imperative to study in separate disciplines, but it can also easily become the fuse of intensified conflicts.

Wang Chonggu of the radical faction immediately said: "Your Majesty has been extremely thoughtful and has considered all aspects. There is nothing more to say. Just do it."

"This matter is so serious that it may shake the country and the country." Wan Shihe expressed his attitude. This matter is really not as simple as imagined. Mobilizing education is the foundation for mobilizing the virtuous and gentry in the countryside and the right to be powerful. .

Why didn’t the He family in Gaoyang reduce rent during the disaster year? The He family has completely completed the annexation, why is it still unwilling to give the people a way to survive? For He, it is best for workers and poor coolies to have no land or even any production tools, because in this case, workers will have no choice but to make a living by selling their labor power.

This is the process of alienation of labor into commodities.

The reason why He dared to do this and was able to do this is because this has always been the case. The monopoly of knowledge, and then the monopoly of power, and the alienation of labor into commodities are the results, not reason.

"It's okay, they will lie to themselves." Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "You overestimate the courage of the rural gentry and powerful right-wingers. How can there be so many people who dare to take risks? Just feel free to do it. Rebellion is a matter of , it’s not their turn.”

"It's not their turn?" Zhang Juzheng frowned.

Wang Chonggu vowed, and said in a very confirming tone: "It's just a curse at most. The more you have, the more afraid you are of losing it. As long as you are not forced into a corner and have such a tiny bit of living space, it will be difficult to completely give up what you have." Everything, including the manors, mulberry fields, acres, long-term workers, and family property owned by the powerful people, is their wealth and their shackles.”

"Poor coolies have nothing and no shackles, so they fall into the trap of bandits and loot the He family and kill their entire family because they have nothing to lose."

"I'm a veteran, just listen to me on this matter, do it boldly! What else can you do besides shouting twice? Weakness and compromise are deeply rooted. If you ask me to say that Taixue should be included in the Royal Institute of Technology, there is no need to distinguish. Everyone can be promoted to the imperial examination and become an official."

Wang Chonggu really knows for sure that the power is right, he himself is the power, and he has rich experience in rebelling. Rebellion? As long as there is a little bit of living space, they will not rebel. Those shackles will firmly restrain their ambitions, and they will also deceive themselves. The Ming Dynasty is for talents. Only when Ming Dynasty is better can they make more money. many.

How could the Ming Dynasty have a stage for right-wing rebellion?
The millions of people left behind by Deng Maoqi and Ye Zong, etc., are just mud-legged people with nothing, so they can be powerful, and there are also the princes who intend to follow the path of King Yan Zhu Di and become the emperor. But now, because of Tao Ye's side income The descendants are not prosperous, and the stage for the prince's rebellion has gradually disappeared.

"What you said is incomprehensible. Oh, all the money you earned by working hard is to put shackles on yourself?" Wan Shihe looked at Wang Chonggu and felt that Wang Chonggu's logic was really weird!

After struggling desperately, all you get in the end are shackles. People's efforts are all to put shackles on themselves. This logic is simply wrong.

"Uncle Zong, it's a good thing that you are still the Minister of Rites." Wang Chonggu smiled and said, "To be honest with Uncle Zong, this is all based on experience."

Not everyone has anti-thief experience. Wang Chonggu is no longer ashamed to talk about the fact that he was a rebel in the past. His anti-thief experience will actually help him in economic development.

Who has never gone astray in his life? The most valuable thing is to have the opportunity to turn back from the lost path, and Wang Chonggu seized it. He was the traitor, and he was the loyal king and country. It was Wang Chonggu.

"That seems to be the case." Zhang Juzheng's brows were knitted into knots. His anti-thief experience had become Wang Chonggu's unique advantage. Who could he ask to explain this?

Wang Chonggu said cheerfully: "So, just do it boldly. Leave the civil engineering work to me. The engineering corps camp needs Dingjian work. The Royal Institute of Technology and the Ten Kings City can be built together, just in the north of Beidaying." There are constructions around the city. Your Majesty parades military horses every day, so you can go and take a look if you have nothing to do. "

"This is my opinion, you decide, I still have something to do."

After Wang Chonggu finished speaking, he stood up. His attitude was very clear. He not only agreed with His Majesty's approach, but also felt that His Majesty's steps were a bit too conservative and too conservative.

Wang Chonggu walked to the door, suddenly came back, picked up the imperial edict and read it carefully again, sighed and said: "If His Majesty is short of money, my old Wang family also has some wealth, but if it is named as the royal family, then it will not matter." It’s over, it’s a pity, it’s a pity.”

This time Wang Chonggu really left, Chonggu Chidao. Wang Chonggu would go to see the stone tablet inscribed by His Majesty almost every seven days. Chidao gained him too much fame. Every time he saw the stone tablet, he was particularly excited. Therefore, if it were not for the name of the royal family, Wang Chonggu would like to be the sole proprietor of it. When the time comes, it will be called Chonggu Institute of Technology. Who can say that he is a sycophant?
It's a pity. His Majesty is obviously very keen on power. From the beginning of the edict, he has been named the royal family.

"Wang Cifu is becoming more and more like Tan Sima before, and his actions are becoming more and more radical." Wang Guoguang frowned and looked at Wang Chonggu's back, saying meaningfully.

Wan Shihe could understand Wang Chonggu's mentality. He shook his head and said: "As I get older, I am becoming more and more anxious about my posthumous name. I always feel that time is running out."

"Is it possible that this is twice as long as Wang Chonggu's? Double the execution, making it impossible to implement the decree." Zhang Juzheng said with some doubts.

"Your Majesty said that Yuan Fu was prejudiced against Wang Cifu. It was really a prejudice. If you really want to double it, you wouldn't do it like this." Wan Shihe waved his hands in succession. The iron horse fight between Yuan Fu and Cifu had just begun in the Emperor's eyes. The mediation came to an end, and there can be no more disputes.

Zhang Juzheng's prejudice against Wang Chonggu is an unsolvable knot, just like His Majesty's vigilance towards civil servants is an unsolvable problem.

(End of this chapter)