Wanli Youming

Chapter 64 Cultivating Orphans
"There is only one voice in the court that can be understood, and it is the master who deliberately made it for the implementation of the New Deal."

Zhu Yijun said something at this time.

He knew that now is not the time for him, the emperor, to engage in checks and balances, and he could not learn from Song Renzong. Because Fan Zhongyan was impeached and engaged in cliques to attack dissidents, he stopped reforming, and then the Qingli Reform lasted only one year, not to mention, and because of this, there was a Qingli coin increase.

What's more, Zhang Juzheng also taught him that the emperor can only engage in simple checks and balances, which is still inferior.

Having a knife in hand is the last word.

It is necessary to make tall buildings rise, but also to make tall buildings collapse.

After Zhu Yijun said that, he added: "It's just that the folks have only one voice, so it's not normal."

"If there is only one voice in the court, it is Mr. who makes some people dare not speak, then what about the folks, who is making some people dare not speak?"

Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jingdao.

Zhang Jing said: "The emperor is holy, and he is naturally a powerful family."

"Let's not talk about the fact that the majority of people are illiterate and do not know the court. Even if they are literate, they are afraid to speak out because they depend on powerful families for their survival."

"Because the government-run social schools in the Ming Dynasty are abolished, even if the children of common people have to study in the rich family schools, so unless they have a subject name, they have to be temporarily controlled by them."

"What's more, the ordinary people also have to rely on the big clan to survive. For example, they rely on the big clan for relief or even loans in a bad year. If they encounter bandits, they also need the protection of the big clan. Even when they encounter cruel officials and corrupt officials, they also have to rely on the big clan to uphold morality."

After Zhang Jing said, Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "You are right. The fundamental reason is that the court has no money, and it has transferred out many things that should be done by the court."

"Just like the teaching and enlightenment, sociology also exists in name only like the Weisuo system. Everything is because the imperial court has no money, and many responsibilities that should not be transferred have been transferred to the gentry. They will not work for the imperial court in vain. , he maintained stability for the imperial court, and also kidnapped the imperial court in his own carriage."

Zhu Yijun then asked Zhang Jing: "Mr. must have discussed with the cabinet ministers and ministers first, and many Beijing officials must have known about it, so there are several voices in the court."

"Returning to the emperor, there are two voices. Apart from many disapproving of coercing the students to discuss politics, thinking that it is blocking the way of speech, Yuan Fu Mr. Zhang is suspected of authoritarianism, and there are also those who are in favor."

Zhang Jing replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Really?"

Then, Zhu Yijun turned around and asked Zhang Jing: "Who agrees?"

"Zhang Dazai, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Tan Benbing, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Zhuan, the imperial censor of Xuncheng..."

Zhang Jing listed the names of several Beijing officials.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked, "What kind of family background do they have? How much land do they have?"

Zhang Jing was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the emperor would directly ask about his family background because of this. Fortunately, he is the admiral of the East Factory, and one of his responsibilities is to be the emperor's inquirer. He started to study, but now his family is still relying on running a weaving workshop, and has not accumulated many acres of land; Tan Ben’s family is poor, and because he was a young scholar, he was able to match a noble daughter, and his family’s land is only [-] acres; Wang Yushi’s family is also poor, and his father died early. , there are three brothers, all supported by their mother weaving and studying..."

Zhu Yijun laughed after hearing this: "Sure enough, there is a reason. It is very important to allow more people from common people to enter the imperial court because of receiving education, so that at least the first or second generation will not forget to be The people who are petty are plotting, and sit on the side of the wealthy people who have a lot of fertile land."

"Although the current financial resources of the imperial court are limited, it is still impossible to fully revitalize social studies, but my Huangzhuang can promote enlightenment, and set up an academy in Huangzhuang, and select good families and civilians and common people who died in battle. When Zhuang studied, it was named Xingming Academy, in order to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty and the common people, and the money and food needed will come from the internal funds obtained from Zhenhuangzhuang!"

"Anyway, my Huangzhuang occupies a lot of land. If there is not enough land in the future, I will let these academy children grow up and let them support the academy for me. I can let them run imperial stores and even go overseas for business in the name of the royal family."

"Just do it."

Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Jing: "Leave this matter to Zhang Cheng and let him handle it! The head of the academy asked Xu Wei to come and give him an order to come to Beijing with the official position of Hanlin Zhao. Anyway, his The students have all gone to the capital, so what is he doing in Liaodong?"

Zhang Jing bowed his hands and said yes.

Zhu Yijun spent his own money to train some orphans and civilians who died in battle, which is considered to be the beginning of training his own team.

But for the whole world, this is not a major event that is conspicuous and immediately changes the situation of the world.

But at present, what is still attracting the world's attention is the matter of clearing Zhang Tianmu and further opening up the sea.

Although Qingzhang Tianmu is a new policy that many bureaucrats in the world have proposed and are willing to implement on the basis of the law and the search of the house to make up for the deficit without letting the court solve the deficit.

However, with the implementation of Qingzhang Tianmu, many gentry and rich people are still dissatisfied. In addition, the dignitaries such as suzerains and vassals from various places and the noble relatives of the two capitals are also dissatisfied.

In addition, it is a matter of further opening the sea.

Many gentry and rich people also campaigned among the people in an attempt to prevent the realization of this vision of the imperial court.

Although the imperial court has not officially issued an edict to further open the sea, the Ministry of Industry has just issued such a book, and the cabinet asked the Ministry of Industry to discuss where to open the sea.

But if this is the case, it has already aroused great opposition among the people.

Zhang Juzheng’s approach to this is to prohibit the gentry and students from discussing state affairs, and directly dismiss the opponents among the bureaucrats. It seems that he intends to test the bottom line of the bureaucrats and gentry in the world, and he is not in a hurry to issue an edict to officially open the sea. He just took this opportunity first. Gentlemen and students are not allowed to discuss politics.

Zhu Yijun wanted to see what Zhang Juzheng was going to do, and he was also secretly accumulating his own influence, such as strengthening the Jingwei martial arts and arranging for his servants, namely Zhang Jing, to set up social studies in Huangzhuang, the territory directly under the emperor, at the same time. Also continue to observe the changes in Daming due to Zhang Juzheng's reform.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Jing again: "I remember that you Dongchang investigated the situation of slavery in Nanzhi according to my order, and said that after the first emperor allowed the opening of the sea, more and more large households began to operate with slavery. What is the situation now when it has become mainly an employment business?"

"Returning to the emperor, because Suzhou and Hangzhou heard that the imperial court was going to open up the sea further, more bold merchants began to convert slaves and maidservants into hired workers on a large scale. There are already many landless people who are directly registered with the government in the Suzhou area and need to pay service money. Most of them are hired laborers who have not become slaves to big households anymore. However, because the voice of opposition to Kaihai is very loud among the people, many big households are still keeping slaves, and they dare not directly turn their slaves into hired labor."

"But if more and more workers are hired, at least the imperial court can not only increase the land tax, but also increase the service money."

Zhang Jing replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this.

He can understand that ordinary merchants and ordinary people are afraid to fully implement the employment system and survive by hiring workers because they are worried that the New Deal will not last long.

But Zhu Yijun hopes that these more advanced production budding models that have begun to emerge will continue to exist and gradually start a prairie fire instead of being strangled or hindered.

But now, whether it can be promoted depends on whether it can really open the sea further in the future.

"We will definitely be able to open the sea further, so that the people of the world can rest assured."

Zhu Yijun slandered, and then told Zhang Jing: "Mr., this memorial that prohibits gentry students from discussing politics is criticized! If you want to discuss politics, you can only discuss politics as a commoner!"

……

Not long after, the imperial decree prohibiting gentry students from discussing politics was issued to the Ministry of Rites.

Wan Shihe, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, did not expect Zhang Juzheng's memorial to prevent the gentry and freshmen from discussing the state affairs. Even though many ministers and ministers disagreed, he was still criticized. This forced him to take the imperial decree to the cabinet. After seeing Zhang Juzheng, he asked: "Yuanfu, Do you really want to go your own way and block the way of speech?"

Zhang Juzheng asked: "The way of speaking has its own advice, why stop it?"

"Don't let the gentry students talk, isn't it blocking the way of speech?"

Wan Shihe asked.

Zhang Juzheng said: "It's not that I don't let them talk, but I just don't let them be honored by the court, but at the same time sing against the court, make noise and interfere with the court's governance, and it's not in line with the virtue of loyalty and filial piety."

"They can talk if they want, and they can talk after they become common people."

"The people are the most important, the king is the least, and the country is second. Only the words of the common people are the things that the monarch should value."

"What's more, most of the gentry students are more powerful than the common people. If they have official titles and fame, wouldn't they be able to suppress the words of the real common people? How can your majesty listen to it at the same time?"

"Besides, the ancestral system has already stated that students are not allowed to discuss politics. Do you think it is inappropriate for servants to reiterate the ancestral system?"

After hearing this, Wan Shihe could only say: "Since this is the case, it seems that I have to wait to be dismissed as a commoner."

Saying that, Wan Shihe looked at Zhang Siwei: "Mr. Zhang Ge, you had a private chat with me and said that you also have objections to the prohibition of gentry students from discussing politics. Why don't you resign together and wait to be dismissed as common people?"

Zhang Siwei was taken aback, and could only sneer and said: "Although the servant has objections, after hearing what Uncle said, he understands that the gentry students should educate the people for the court. How can they go against the court? This is indeed inappropriate ! Forbidden!"

　Zhang Han, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, mentioned in his personal book "Song Chuang Meng Yu" that his family made money on a loom, because he was from Hangzhou, just in time for the economic rise of Jiangnan towns in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and then Relying on a loom to make a fortune and obtain the material basis for reading
　
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