The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 246
Ying Tianfu.

Zhu Yunwen sat in the seat where his father had sat in the Wenhua Houdian, a young man still wearing mourning clothes, studying seriously under the guidance of the gentlemen.

According to the etiquette promulgated by the imperial court, he usually came directly to Wenhua Houdian after the early court.His three younger brothers also came here to study with him.

The officials of Zhan Shi's mansion invited Zhu Yunqi to ascend the seat, and then attended the officials to enter the hall.

at this time.

The little yellow gate next to Zhu Yunwen unfolded the books on the desk for him, the attendant lecturer stepped forward, and several royal children read aloud.

After the royal disciples had read it well, the attendant lecturer began to explain the content of the book and the thoughts it aroused in depth.

Huang Zicheng is on duty today.

In his opinion, teaching the emperor's grandsons to read, especially the emperor's grandson, the future emperor of Ming Dynasty, is the most sacred thing in the world.

No one can become a talent without learning.

Even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty never gave up the opportunity to learn. As long as he had time, he would ask Confucianism to teach him knowledge.

"The so-called governing a country must first organize its family. The family cannot be taught, but those who teach others have nothing. Therefore, a gentleman can teach the country without leaving the house."

"A filial piety means serving the ruler; a younger brother means serving the leader; a benevolent man means making all the people... A family is benevolent, a country prospers benevolence; a family gives way, a country prospers; a family is greedy, a country creates chaos. That's the reason."

"It's said that one person does things, and one person decides the country... Therefore, governing the country is in Qi Qi's family. "Poetry" says: 'If you run away, it's Ye Zhenzhen.'"

"The son of Yugui is suitable for his family. If he is suitable for his family, he can teach the people of the country. The "Poetry" says: 'Brothers are better than younger brothers'. If you are better than brothers, you can teach the people of the country."

"The "Poetry" says: 'Its ceremonies are not insane, it is the four countries'. It is the law of father, son and brother, and then the law of the people. This is called governing the country, and it is in the Qi family."

Huang Zicheng read a sentence, and the young men followed suit.

Contrary to what many people think, the four students are very obedient, even if they feel bored, they will honestly read aloud.

Huang Zicheng felt that the students had read it smoothly, so he began to explain it to them.

"The so-called governance of the country must first fix the family. It means that if you can't even educate your own family, there is no one who can educate the people of a country well."

"So as long as those monarchs improve their own moral cultivation and take care of their families, they can complete the education of the people of the whole country without leaving their homes."

"Because the principle of filial piety at home is the principle of serving the king; the principle of respecting elders at home is the principle of serving the chief; the principle of loving children at home is the principle of taking love as the foundation when commanding the people of the whole country..."

"If the monarch's family is benevolent and loves each other, then the people of the whole country will be influenced, and a benevolent atmosphere will arise; if the monarch's family is humble and respectful, then the people of the whole country will follow suit, and a modest atmosphere will arise; if the monarch is greedy and tyrannical, then follow the example, The people of the whole country will forget their righteousness and commit crimes."

"The key role of the king's actions is so important. This is called a word from the king, which can ruin the cause, and a person's behavior can stabilize the country..."

Regardless of whether Huang Zicheng's education method was advanced or not, at the end of the fourteenth century, this kind of "shackle" of benevolence, morality and filial piety was indeed the most beneficial to the common people, and it was what the common people hoped for.

No matter what era, no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, no matter what situation, common people hope that their rulers will be virtuous.

And the vast majority of rulers, regardless of ancient and modern times, Chinese and foreign, and regardless of the situation, also strive to show an image in front of the people, and also have an appearance of good moral character.

This kind of behavior is called "conforming" to the will of the people in order to submit to the world.

Zhu Yunqi is one year older than Zhu Gaochi, and is 19 years old. He is already a young man. His performance meets Huang Zicheng's standard for Mingjun.

Smart and eager to learn, filial and respectful, benevolent and caring for the people, and respectful of courtiers.

Huang Zicheng feels very honored to be able to cultivate such a prince, and thinks that there is nothing left to ask for in life.

indeed.

Since the death of Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Yunwen's performance has amazed many ministers.

The performance of the young man looked pale and exposed in front of the ministers who stood out from the single-plank bridge.

But no one can deny that the young man in front of him, no matter whether his behavior is immature or not, he is indeed trying his best to regulate himself according to the standard of a "king".

It was precisely because of Zhu Yunqi's performance that many ministers felt that their hard work was not in vain, and their efforts were worthwhile.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, the character of the officials is not worthy of trust, and only the system he established comes from his early impressions, which are difficult to change.

But it is undeniable that among the officials, there are indeed a group of people who have followed suit and have ambitions. After all, the Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly [-] years.

The people of the old era are almost withered.

With the growth of the new generation, and a large number of people entering the officialdom and taking high positions, Daming has begun to take root in the hearts of the people.

Many of the elders in the prince's family passed away in recent years, but more people joined in and became the emperor's grandson's family.

It represents two eras, and also two ethos, which is the reason why the conflict between the two parties is becoming more and more intense.

The new faction, represented by Huang Zicheng, believes that the world is united, the orthodoxy is upheld, and everyone must be loyal and filial, so that the country can be stable.

The old school, represented by Ru Yu, believes that the country's situation is complicated, and some forces need to be compromised, both to suppress and to make concessions.

The contradiction between the two can be expressed through the attitude towards the feudal prince.

The old school is used to the vassal king, knows the strength of the vassal king, and cannot solve the problem of the vassal king without changing the saint's mind.

The new school believes that everyone in the world must submit to the imperial power, and vassal kings who can pose a threat to the imperial power should be suppressed and not compromised.

If you have to make a simple division, then the old school is the product of the Ming Dynasty when people were confused, and the new school is the product of the country's prosperity and people's peace, and the people's hearts were subdued.

In the past two years, when Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously old and not in good health, the voice of the new school became louder and louder.

Especially the influence of the new faction in front of the emperor's grandson far exceeded that of the old faction, which created the strength of the old faction and gradually weakened from its original strength.

It can also be regarded as the label of the original prince line, which began to be transformed into the label of the emperor grandson line.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the East Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's place seemed a little deserted.

His speed of processing the memorial slowed down, because of vision problems, he could no longer process the memorial quickly.

The wife who supported each other for many years died.

The eldest son who made him happy died, and the second son who made him angry also died. Whether these two sons were good or bad, they were of great significance to his life, and other sons could not compare.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who felt the loss of his health, not only did not panic because of this, but felt absurdly relieved.

Speaking of it, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt strange.

He has read so many books, the more the emperor pursues longevity, the faster he takes drugs and dies, but the self who doesn't take drugs can't die no matter what.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he traveled to countless places. After he became emperor, he stopped traveling very much.

He didn't even go to Fengchan Taishan. In his eyes, it would take a lot of labor to go to Taishan once, and it would be better to save the common people stuttering.

The second child died, and after he scolded the second child, he once again issued a warning to his sons, ordering them to abide by the laws of the country, love the people in the territory, and take them as a warning.

I am busy with either state affairs or state affairs every day, from morning to night, for decades.

In his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang behaved strangely when his illness came.

Because there was no movement at all, just like in previous years, I stayed with the state affairs all day long, and nothing happened.

The country's mobilization of troops is still very stable.

For example, on the border, unless there is a chieftain raising troops to cause chaos and endanger one side, he will finally send troops to conquer, and usually Wang Hua is the main draw.

Regardless of whether it is against the west or the south or the north, the chieftain will only mobilize troops after the chieftain has completely torn his face, which looks very "weak".

Should it be said that he does not have the military strength or the courage?
Originally, he agreed to the expansion of Kaiping's guards in Beiping, but after the death of the second child, the courtiers objected fiercely.

Zhu Yuanzhang had no energy, so he gave up this plan.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the immigration proposed by the Chief Secretary of Peking was beneficial to the country, and agreed to the memorial of the Chief Secretary of Peking.

"I remember that in 25 years, more than 600 poor people were relocated from the Second Mansion of Denglai, Shandong. Is it 35 or [-] households to Dongchang and the Hejian area in Beiping?"

The eunuch beside him opened his mouth in surprise, unable to answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect the eunuch to answer him either. When dealing with the memorials every day, he couldn't speak a few words a day, and talking to himself became a habit.

In the past, there were still wives to talk to and Biaoer, but now Zhu Yuanzhang is more like a loner.

"I decreed that in Shandong and Shanxi, count those who are above five Ding and those who have no land to cultivate, and go to Peiping to register and farm."

The situation of the world is firmly in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, even now he can still make accurate judgments.

Immigrants in the Ming Dynasty adopted the principle of proximity, and were mainly landless farmers. Those who immigrated to cultivate land had the policy of providing cattle, seeds, and tolls from the imperial court, and no taxation for three years.

The barren fields in the northern counties were cultivated by villagers who had no land. Each household was given [-] mu of land and [-] mu of vegetable land.

Those who still have spare capacity, not limited to hectares, are exempt from tax for three years.

Including the people who served in the army, those who cultivated locally will be given by the government if there is no cattle.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang's comprehensive policy support that changed the population and production environment in the north and restored farming civilization in less than 30 years.

Zhu Yuanzhang's strength in agriculture is just like the strength of later generations' support for economic development. In those 20 years, the whole country took the economy as the goal, whether it was officials or the people.

in Peking.

After several years of regulation, the population has changed. On the basis of the agricultural population, the pursuit is the industrial population.

The fifth coke refinery in Beiping started operation to supply the fuel demand for iron and steel making.

The coal industry in Beiping has undergone earth-shaking changes, and mines have been developed one after another.

Zhu Yuanzhang's promotion of agricultural development for 30 years has created the foundation for Zhu Gaochi's industrial development in Beiping.

(End of this chapter)