First Minister of Ming Dynasty

You can't bless us, only Emperor Hongwu is the real god. He loves his people and is willing to save every one of them.

May they find peace and joy.

In a word, the master has betrayed!

A small gesture in this small place didn't make much noise, because on the other side, north of the Alps, more storms were brewing.

Both sides of the Rhine were also plagued by the Black Death.

The Holy See was helpless, and it also left them in a state of confusion... What should they do?

Do you want to learn from the East as some people preach?

To belong to the gods of the East, and to reject God?

What are you thinking!

We have all believed for so many years, how can we change easily?

This is not surprising. If ideas spread so easily, there would be no wars in the world long ago.

In response to the ideological impact from Ming Dynasty, the West stepped up and began to promote religious reforms... Their biggest core is what is God's chosen people!

Obviously, God does not save everyone, but only selects some.And whether you can be saved depends first on whether you are chosen by God!

When this article is brought up, it can be said that it has poked the weakness of Westerners, and it is simply too good.

First of all, people have the predestined to be chosen by God, and also have the predestined to be rejected by God... This is the opposite of Da Ming's saying that the world is one family and the four peoples are equal.

We are the voters, you are the outcasts.

The next question comes again, now the knowledge, learning, and methods from the East are impacting the West and changing.

Some people saved their lives and gained benefits by relying on Eastern methods.

Do we need to thank Dongfang at this time?

Or if the East has done good things, is it nobler than the West?

No, absolutely not!

Because no matter how many good things Dongfang has done and how many favors it has given...if they are not selected, they are also wild.

Even if they send knowledge to help us deal with the Black Death, that is God's will.

They are just honoring God's will and serving those of us whom God has chosen.

We only need to be grateful to the omniscient and omnipotent God. As for the barbarians in the east, they are abandoned by God, so what is the need to talk about them!

So, if you don't understand what the other party thinks, don't understand their cultural genes, and you want to gain the other party's favor just by being nice to them, that's a dream!

They can completely defuse the impact from the East through careful discussion, there is no doubt that they have this ability, and they are very skilled at playing.

Emperor Hongwu wants to completely replace God, but it is still far away!

But there is a problem that these great ingenuities cannot solve... That is, they really have no way to solve the Black Death and the terrible situation in front of them.

A slightly more reliable idea is the anti-epidemic health regulations from the East.

Although they have explained in every possible way, it still depends on the actual effect.

And there are a lot of scholars who have stood up.

They appealed to oppose this self-deception and seriously accept the advanced civilization of the East to save the miserable and backward West.

Against these traitors, the eagle dogs who yearn for Ming Dynasty, the betrayers of the western world... I can't bear it anymore, I have to fight hard!

So in France, while fighting the Hundred Years' War with the British, they are still barbecuing in the open air, roasting a lot of people!

But in the territory of Shenluo, it goes a step further, roasting it with a slow fire!

"This is a bunch of lunatics!"

The person who spoke was Lu Qiuyun, the one who stole Zhang Ximeng back then.

He participated in the global voyage of the Zhuying fleet, and then led the merchant fleet to do business around the sea.With his out-of-the-ordinary personality, how could he miss the strange continent of Europe.

When he arrived, it happened to be the time for the roasting of the living... Lu Qiuyun was taken aback, he thought the business could not be done.

But beyond his expectations, these goods from the East, even books, not only sold well, but were also frighteningly expensive.

Some people even asked them if they had banknotes of the Ming Dynasty, the kind with the head of Emperor Hongwu, and if they had, they would be willing to exchange them for gold.

After all, compared to God, the power of Emperor Hongwu seems to be greater...

Lu Qiuyun has seen through it, this is a bunch of hypocritical bastards!

They are greedy for goods and goods from the East, and they also hope to learn wisdom from the East to deal with the Black Death and save their own lives.

But they absolutely don’t want to admit it, and they don’t want to accept the fact that they are not as good as Daming... So while they propagate that the Easterners are abandoned by God, they frantically accept everything from the East, and at the same time, they turn those who tell the truth to the people at the bottom into barbecue. !

Such a contradictory and bastard thing, that is, they can do it.

Lu Qiuyun observed it for a few days, but he laughed instead... No matter how you like to toss, how to toss, anyway, you are the ones who are unlucky.

But there is one thing, Lu Qiuyun found that among Westerners, it is not without smart people, their scholars and craftsmen still have a lot of valuable knowledge and skills.

Lu Qiuyun naturally started the population business.

Don't you think they had an affair with Daming?

Very good, it’s not fornication, it’s collusion with Daming in an open and aboveboard way... We will take him away and give you some silk tea leaves by the way... Let’s exchange fairly, and we will be fair to all, isn’t it better!

Then you can find out that a scholar is worth half a bolt of silk and five catties of tea in exchange for a skilled worker.

What is more in demand is actually sucrose.

A bag of white granulated sugar, one catty, is enough to replace an old craftsman who has practiced for ten years!

What kind of ridiculous place is this?

Lu Qiuyun couldn't figure it out, but he did make a lot of money.

Just selling silk and satin tea to the west is enough to make three times the profit, and this is not counting the income of transporting craftsmen and scholars back.

Just a few round trips are enough for wealth and freedom, and you can spend the rest of your life lying on the golden mountain.

Lu Qiuyun even thought of resigning from office and simply becoming a businessman.

But he still wants to work for the Ming Dynasty, after all he is a thief with ideals.

So Lu Qiuyun wrote a detailed written report on the absurd situation in Europe, and arranged for people to send it back to the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible.

Traveling across the ocean, even the fastest ship would take a year to return to the Ming Dynasty.

And during this period of time, in Japan, potatoes have been harvested for three consecutive years.

In the southwest, the number of people who grow potatoes has exceeded 50... With the rapid spread of potatoes, the entire Ming Dynasty's claims are also advancing rapidly.

The contradictions between the comprehensive study of the Great Ming School represented by the Ming Dynasty envoys and the Proper Study of the Ming Dynasty headed by the shogunate became more and more intensified. The conflict between the two sides was close at hand and was about to erupt.

The Ming Dynasty also entered the 18th year of Hongwu, and Zhu Yuanzhang was still bringing his grandson, but some new seeds came one after another, such as sweet potatoes, corn, and sunflower seeds...

Lao Zhu and Zhu Xiongying were busy in the fields.

Taishi Zhang is still writing a book, but there is also a piece of good news that broke the peace of the Zhang family... Zhang Shuning will lead a group of students from Longchang Middle School to take the exam in Jimin Academy.

He also told Zhang Ximeng that if it was convenient, he would like to take these students to Yingtian to have a look, to see the imperial palace, and to see the Ancestral Hall of the Martyrs located on Qipantian Street.

Faced with this request, Zhang Ximeng agreed without hesitation.

"Master, Shu Ning actually finished the teaching a year ahead of schedule. It's really amazing. Would you like to make a bet to see how many students can pass the exam?"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes and looked at the excited Xia Zhifeng. He could only snort, "I don't care about the students now, I care about when I have grandchildren! Don't talk about Zhu Xiongying, even Zhu Gaochi is running all over the place, you know ?"

Xia Zhifeng blushed instantly, but soon returned to normal.

"Look at what your old man said, I'm not in charge of this matter, tell your son!"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes angrily, "If that bastard listens to me, why should I be in a hurry! You must hurry up, let me hug my grandson quickly, I can't lose too much to His Majesty in this matter!"

Xia Zhifeng couldn't help it, and laughed, "I'm writing to Shuning, you just wait for the news!"

Xia Zhifeng left happily, while Zhang Shuning led more than [-] students from Guizhou to Jimin Academy.

Huang Guan did not follow, but stayed in the school and continued to teach other students.

"This is our Great Ming... Wufu Minfeng, magnificent mountains and rivers!" Zhang Shuning said with a smile facing the sun: "You are the first batch of students to walk out of Longchang, and there will be more in the future... Don't lose your youth, Don't let Daming down!"

Chapter 875 Going to Yingtian

Don't lose your youth, don't lose your Ming!

This is Zhang Shuning's expectation of the students, and it is also a requirement of himself.

He believes that behind a great country, there must be a great ideal to support it. Only in this way can the hearts of hundreds of millions of people be united.

In today's Ming Dynasty, the biggest common denominator is fairness and equal opportunities.

Although Daming is also actively exploring, using overseas wealth, filling holes, developing industry and commerce, and accumulating wealth.But in Zhang Shuning's mind, the best way to really accumulate wealth is to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, let the big guys work hard, and do their best. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be strengthened quickly.

On the point of national development, Zhang Shuning and Zhu Di were completely different, and their ideas were completely different. Zhu Di was only thinking about finding a way from the outside.

Just last year, he took the fleet to the south of the old port and set up the old port propaganda department.

Moreover, based on the old port, Zhu Di radiated all around, including Java, Srivijaya, Chenla, Champa and other places, all of which were included in Zhu Di's sphere of influence.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Di quickly discovered a way to get money, which was an astonishing amount of spices.

That's right, Zhu Di began to frantically transport all kinds of spices to Daming, one ship after another. With the efforts of Zhu Laosi, the people of Daming can finally eat cheap five-spice edamame.

You must know that for a long time, spices were very expensive things. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, there were examples of using pepper and star anise to make up for the salaries of officials.

Now expensive spices have finally entered the common people.

On the other side, Lao Zhu and Zhu Xiongying are also cultivating peanuts. It won't be long before Huamaoyiyi will occupy the wine tables in the north and south of the river.

The world is in a state of rapid progress, new things are constantly emerging, and there is a rare prosperity everywhere.

A large number of overseas barbarian business scholars filled it.

Regardless of the north and the south, no one would have the slightest doubt, even the weather of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, that's all.

What is missing in Daming at this moment?

In other words, how did the prosperous Tang Dynasty come to an end because of the Anshi Rebellion?

Zhang Shuning is not completely clear about this point, maybe his father can give a relatively objective answer.Just because there is an answer, doesn't mean it can be avoided.

When a country is advancing rapidly, it will definitely absorb countless lands and annex many tribes. In the fringes of the country, it will wantonly expand its territory and absorb many groups that have little sense of belonging to the country.

This has made the country huge, but also planted the seeds of disaster for the country's decline.

Just like the Hu people like An Lushan, they were recruited by the Tang Dynasty and became the leading generals with huge power.Later, when he saw that the imperial court was weak and unable to restrain them, he resolutely raised his troops and challenged the imperial court.

Did the Tang Dynasty really solve the Anshi Rebellion?

It seems that the leaders of the rebel army were all killed, and the world was returned to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. It was indeed pacified... But after careful investigation, you will find that An Lushan and Shi Siming are dead, but the second-class rebel generals , but still exists, and has been conferred an official position such as Jiedushi, and still controls the place.

The old feudal towns were not eradicated, and new feudal towns were added. From then on, the power of warriors became more difficult to contain.

As a result, the prestige of the emperor disappeared, and the local vassals and towns controlled everything, just like local emperors. At the end, the Tang Dynasty perished, and the emperor was just strong and strong!

The order has completely collapsed, and the world is in chaos. The long-term impact is simply incalculable.

Zhang Shuning didn't want to discuss too much history. He always felt that if places like Beiping, including the southwest controlled by chieftains, were not thoroughly educated and completely changed, it would be difficult to guarantee that these places would be loyal and never leave. Don't give up.

The symbol of the success of enlightenment is that the young talents in these places can pass the exams, enter the court as officials, and reach the corresponding position. In this huge country, they have their own right to speak.

Only in this way can people's hearts be won over.

Moreover, Zhang Shuning had another idea, this kind of promotion of young talents must not be forced to be promoted to the imperial court by the emperor because of his fancy, nor can it be simply a matter of selecting a few loyal chieftains.

It must be this kind of broad and fair examination, which must be convincing enough both internally and externally.

These are some of the principles he realized while teaching in Longchang.

This time he will practice his ideas.

Zhang Shuning led the students to Xingzi County and prepared to take the exam at the Jimin School.

Their arrival has already alarmed many people.

For example, Zhang Shuning's classmate, Jing Qing, who stayed at the school after graduation, revealed the details of Jimin Academy.

"You don't know, our mountain leader Liu Sanwu has been terrified... He is afraid of repeating the same mistakes of Fudan School. He is too old to be late. So tell us early, we must run this entrance examination safely. , all the questions and examination papers must stand the test, so that no one can find faults, only in this way can we convince the public!"