I am the king of the dead

When Yu Qian was found, he was a little confused...

Li Binyan was the one who recommended Li Binyan to return to the court, but the officials didn't seem to know it. After all, Yu Qian recommended twice, only the emperor, Yu Qian and Xing'an were present. As long as Xing'an doesn't talk about it, there will be no seventh ear to know.

On the contrary, the ministers thought that Li Binyan was a minister who had come with the grace of God. Whether it was returning to Beijing, going to Liaodong as a military counselor, or being the envoy of the third department of planning and provinces today, it was His Majesty's arrangement.

After Yu Qian knew the purpose of Baiguan's visit, he said very frankly that Li Binyan was recommended by him to His Majesty.

"Officials don't live, officials don't live!" The officials who returned to their respective yamen from the Jiuzhong Hall could only feel so emotional. When they were unable to resist, they could only lie down and enjoy.

The sun was scorching hot, and the leaves of the oak trees were drooping listlessly. Hu Changxiang pushed Hu Miao on the road to the martial arts hall. The sun-baked man was in pain, but Hu Miao's swivel chair was still covered with a thin blanket.

Hu Changxiang said with a smile: "The agricultural school is in the capital of Liaodong. It should not be called Liaoning now. The agricultural school has school buildings in Liaoning, Jingshi, Jing'an, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang, Guangdong, Fujian and other places. Mainly graduate students, the Songjiang Prefecture of the Southern Yamen and Northern Yamen set up agricultural schools, which are the highest institutions of learning, recruiting talents, and plans have been made to study in various places."

After Hu Wei heard about it, he was stunned for a moment and said: "Be careful of these gangsters destroying it. I don't worry about the farm, and I don't worry about the agricultural school. It's just the schools in various places. These gangsters are easy to do bad things. Be careful what they don't do. , and be more careful that they do too much.”

Hu Wei has never wanted his son to enter politics, because he knows how deep the water is, and it would be strange if Hu Changxiang was involved in government affairs, and even his bones would be wiped clean if he was not pulled out.

"Father, the child is 47 years old, almost 50 years old." Hu Changxiang could only shake his head. In the eyes of his father, he was still a child, but in fact he had heard and seen too many dirty things. Although he couldn't deal with others, he could Paul is more than enough.

"Recently there has been a lot of turmoil in the capital. It is said that Li Shilang is the Minister of Finance, half a head taller than the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Hu Changxiang explained the affairs of the capital again.

Hu Wei was old, but he still sneered and said: "An audit, a piece of money and food, seem to be all money, but the world is so different, and the wind and the horse are irrelevant. If Shen Yi is fooled by this, he is not the six ministers. Even He Zhang can’t avoid it, let alone other people, the people recommended by Yu Shaobao can’t be wrong.”

Hu Changxiang said with some incomprehension: "The Minister of Finance has encountered some troubles recently. When he arrived at the Queen of Ceylon in Tianjin Wei, everyone said that she was pregnant with Li Binyan's child. This incident caused a lot of trouble. Commander Tang should be in Ceylon. Slashed her."

Hu Wei thought for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "After all, it is the king of Ceylon who was enshrined by the Ming Dynasty. Commander Tang can't cut it down. Li Binyan ignored all these troubles. In fact, it is his cleverness. Everyone is so smart. I know it's definitely not Li Binyan's child, but sailing is a matter in Li Binyan's sleeves, this is his basic plan, this kid has been in office for more than ten years, and he has changed."

"Use one or two of what can be used, and you are already a qualified bureaucrat."

"Daming is booming. This is a beautiful river and mountain. I really want to see it for a few more years." Hu Wei couldn't stand up anymore. It is the greatest pleasure in his later years, but he can no longer poke it. He has to think for a long time before making a judgment about what his son said. He has not looked after the matter of going to the study for a long time.

"There is no difference between Wang Wen and Chen Xun in the matter of leading him to the study room. Thanks to the fact that the emperor's heirs have grown up, especially the prince, the imperial hospital must work harder to prevent the prince from being injured." Hu Changxiang's heart trembled, knowing the deep meaning of these instructions.

"Father, it's His Majesty and Concubine Ran Ning." Hu Changxiang looked not far away and said hastily.

"See Your Majesty, Your Majesty bows to you." Hu Changxiang hurriedly saluted.

Hu Wei also wanted to stand up to greet him, but Zhu Qiyu took a step closer and motioned him to sit down: "Teacher Hu, do you still recognize me?"

"I know, I know." Hu Yan said with a smile, the older a person is, the more he looks like a child.

Zhu Qiyu signaled Hu Changxiang to get out of the way. He pushed Hu and walked on the road lined with oak trees on both sides. The sun shone through the leaves and cast spots of light. When the wind blew gently, the light danced with the leaves.

"Your Majesty, I'm probably going to leave." Hu Wei looked at the road ahead, but he couldn't see clearly after all.

The corner of Zhu Qiyu's mouth twitched and said impulsively, "Mr. Hu is still very tough and has a long life."

Hu Wei was silent for a long time before saying: "The old minister has a few words to say. Your majesty has Tianhui. I dare not say more about other matters, but there is only one thing. Please listen to your majesty's advice. In fact, death can be avoided. One or two, even if it is, even if it is to leave some, such as this sea voyage, if our Daming leaves such a thing, it will be enough to comfort our ancestors."

"Confucian scholars are not arbitrarily changing, and they will actually maintain the fait accompli."

"I, try it." After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, and finally agreed.

Hu Yan then smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

For a long time, His Majesty the Emperor has not cared much about people's demise. After all, the demise of Ming people is normal. After Emperor Taizu Gao left, Jianwen Jun did not guard the country. The capital city is useless, and the reopening of the Western Regions is even less visible, and the opening of the maritime affairs has been completely destroyed.

In fact, Hu Wei really wanted to say, you can try it, even if you keep one or two pieces, it is a long-term solution for Daming.

All these years, His Majesty has never let go, and today he finally agreed to give it a try.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak anymore, but just pushed Hu Min quietly to the front of Juxian Pavilion. He held the armrest of the swivel chair tightly, but refused to let go.

who is he?He is His Majesty the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty. With a single word from him, no grass will grow. With a single decree, those hereditary officials in Yunnan and Guizhou can be converted into low-ranking officials. With one word from him, the emperor is angry and lays down millions of corpses. Bleed thousands of miles.

But manpower is always limited.

Sensing something unusual, Ran Siniang took a step forward, put it on Hu Yu's wrist, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Young Master Hu...has left."

"I know." Zhu Qiyu tightly grasped the armrest. In fact, after Hu Yi thanked him, the emperor had already noticed that Hu Yi's aura was getting weaker. .

Hu Min walked very peacefully.

"His Majesty."

"I know." Zhu Qiyu stood under the bright sun for a long time, then slowly let go of his hands and said to Xing'an: "Let the Ministry of Rites prepare a posthumous title, and give it to the Grand Master, Yi Li Bo, and write it down." Give the eulogy to the prince, let the prince and King Xiang preside over the official funeral, and bury him in the Jinshan Cemetery, so that he can enjoy the imperial mausoleum."

We are all mourning and honoring.

"On behalf of my father, I thank Your Majesty Long En." Hu Changxiang choked up his gratitude, took the handrail, and pushed Hu Wei home.

After Hu Ming woke up this morning, he kept saying that he wanted to come to the martial arts hall to have a look. Hu Changxiang couldn't resist, so he pushed Hu Wei over. Wu Tang actually wanted to see if he could meet His Majesty.

Zhu Qiyu was reviewing the memorabilia in the Imperial Study Room, and when he heard that Hu Min had arrived in the martial arts hall, he was talking to Ran Siniang about the imperial hospital, so he immediately found Hu Min, and this was the last time that the monarchs and ministers saw each other.

Logically speaking, as a courtier of Yongle, Hu Miao should be worthy of enjoying Emperor Wen's tomb, but Zhu Qiyu, as the living emperor, let Hu Miao be buried in Jinshan Cemetery.

Uncle Yi Li, it is a kind of honor that is not hereditary. Hu Yi has been a flatterer all his life. Whoever supports whoever is on the throne, he admits that he has no virtue. He talks about things, but throughout his life, he has been guarding the etiquette of Ming Dynasty.

The great change of Ming Dynasty has arrived, and Zhu Qiyu is also a little confused about the moral norms in the new era. He planned to wait until Hu Wei's spirit improved before discussing it, but in the end, he didn't wait until Hu Wei's spirit recovered.

As for the Qigong card, there were rules when it was promulgated, and it was not allowed to be buried.The reason why he was not allowed to be buried with him was that Zhu Qiyu didn't want those tomb robbers to disturb these heroic souls who had made great achievements for the Ming Dynasty for the sake of gold and silver.

After a busy life, now that you have a rest, take a good rest.

Hu Wei is an unscrupulous courtier. He has accepted many students in his life, but at the funeral, only the shameless Liu Ji and the congratulatory badge who are willing to send disciple gifts for the last journey.

"Send Grand Master Hu!" Xing'an shook his whisk, He Zhang, Liu Ji, Hu Changxiang and others lifted the coffin and headed towards Jinshan Cemetery.

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Is the etiquette an inconvenience? It is not destroying the etiquette, but protecting the etiquette. ——Hu Wei, the Great Master of the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 977 asked Qu how clear?For the source of living water

Zhu Qiyu had long been prepared for Hu Min's death, but when things came to an end, he still felt a little powerless. A happy funeral is indeed a happy funeral, but the loss of a teacher and father in the imperial court still made Zhu Qiyu full of emotion. Hu Shangshu, who looks like a dragon walking like a tiger, and behaves with etiquette, has left the world after all.

Five days after leaving court, Zhu Qiyu came to the Wenhua Palace again and started the daily court meeting.

Yao Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is a bit out of his mind. It stands to reason that the uncrowned king in his head and the master of etiquette, Hu Wei, passed away. Yao Kui should set off three firecrackers, but Yao Kui doesn't think so. If you don’t have an idea, you can still go to Hu Wei for help. This is the way out. If you can’t solve the problem by yourself, you can definitely solve it by looking for Hu Wei. This is the backer, and the backer is the one who can be relied on.

The content of the court meeting was backlogged for five days, and it seemed extremely large, but there were three things that were difficult to deal with.

The first one is the promotion of culture and education. Regarding the promotion of papermaking and ink related issues, the main controversy regarding this proposal is the patent royalty. If the Ming court uses it, should the patent royalty be required?The imperial court has always been used to plundering and plundering, and there are many voices of opposition to such a sudden payment of such a sum of money.

"The Qin Tianjian, the ten major calendar bureaus, and the astronomical students are all supported by the Ming Dynasty. Their daily necessities, food, housing and transportation are all supported by the Ming Dynasty. Now that they have achieved some results, they will become auspicious. That is their obedience. What kind of auspicious authorization fee do you want to pay?"

"It's unheard of for the major government offices to use this technology to actually ask for money. It's the first time I've heard that the imperial court collects taxes."

"I also think that this auspiciousness is divided into five grades. The technology to promote production is indeed a country's most important weapon. Why not pay the five grades of auspiciousness directly by the court? In this way, there will not be so many cumbersome things .”

"If it is necessary to monitor Xiangrui's authorization fee and establish a government office, then there will be a bunch of famous people. It is not clear whether they will do something or not. Anyway, they will be recruited by officials to do it. Wouldn't it be troublesome then?"

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Amidst the divergent opinions, Yao Kui looked at his memo, and said solemnly: "When the half-acre square pond is opened, the sky, clouds and shadows are lingering. How clear is the canal? It is because there is flowing water from the source."

"The half-acre square pond is not too big, but it is as clear and clear as a mirror. The sky and clouds are shining and floating, and the mood is full. On the contrary, if it is dirty, how can it have such a scene?"

"Why the water in this half-acre square pond is so clean, you have to ask the ditch, because the source of this ditch has a constant flow of running water."

"Whether it's the new papermaking technique or the ink-making technique, this half-acre Fangtang, everyone opposes the auspicious authorization fee. How can this Fangtang without its source be clear and transparent? Or do you think that, These ten calendar bureaus don’t need money to maintain, don’t need running water, can they last forever?”

After Yao Kui's words, the people who asked were speechless. Yao Kui was using the scene as a metaphor. The pond without the source will dry up. The top ten calendars without the source will take the initiative to be short-lived and support the Qin Tianjian. The top ten calendar bureaus and many astronomers are not a small number, and the fee for patent authorization is one of the sources.

Shen Yi, Minister of the Household Department, frowned and said: "What Yao Shangshu said is reasonable, but in the current Ming Dynasty, I think it is more appropriate to pay the auspicious authorization fee in one go. Once this technology is spread, it will be extremely troublesome to monitor it. , without mentioning the increase in redundant officials, supervision is even more difficult."

Shen Yi is very willing to pay for technology, because technology is an important part of productivity, and skilled industrial craftsmen are another important part. The two are indispensable to promote the development of productivity together. Paying for technology can improve productivity , It is a great thing for the Ministry of household affairs.

To put it bluntly, even if His Majesty's New Deal is abolished, as long as there is a city ship department to pay taxes on merchant ships and a military bureau to cast silver coins, Ming can at least say that he can continue his life for 100 years or even longer.

The system of the Ming Dynasty only lacked financial affairs.

Even if the Ming Dynasty's capital camp is abolished, as long as the Ming Dynasty's frontier army is given enough food and wages, is there any opponent in the world?

No.

Shen Yi's meaning is very clear, even if it is to spend a little more money and pay clearly at one time, don't add redundant staff, too many officials and too scattered power will be detrimental to Daming.

Shen Yi, the old party of the old party, the conservative among the conservatives, the emperor issued a national debt, Shen Yi dared to slap the table to halve the emperor's tens of millions of silver national debt, and got 500 million silver, and the 500 million silver national debt was paid Afterwards, Shen Bulou confronted the emperor even more, and finally blocked the national debt system.

The fundamental reason why national debt cannot be shaped is that the Ming Dynasty's money management method does not work with the banknote method.

Accounting currency is not a banknote method, but an emergency measure to deal with money shortage, and the effect is actually mediocre.

Nianfu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, immediately waved his hand and said: "Shangshu Shen's words are wrong. Only with the authorization fee from Xiangrui can partial fairness be realized. It cannot be done across the board. For example, the one-horsepower steam engine produced by His Majesty, up to now, all steam engines in Daming It all stems from this, so what level of auspiciousness is this steam engine of Your Majesty?"

"The highest is only Jiarui, but obviously, there are still differences between Jiarui and Jiarui. Therefore, the one-time payment for the auspicious authorization fee is one size fits all. It is a lazy policy among lazy policies."

Shen Yi immediately asked back: "Since the Minister of the Year mentioned the steam engine, is His Majesty's steam engine Jiarui? Should there be a fee? The courtiers are rewarded and given for technological breakthroughs, and there is auspicious authorization fee. Why doesn't Your Majesty have one?"

The whole world belongs to Lao Zhu's family, so if you want the money or not, isn't that the same?

Of course they are different. If they are the same, what kind of national and domestic funds are there?If Zhu Qiyu needed money, he might as well not allocate it from the state treasury.

How could Emperor Jiajing have been arguing with courtiers for more than ten years for 200 million taels of silver?

Zhu Qiyu also said with a smile when he heard it: "I am as rich as a country, and the steam engine is Jiarui, and it will be used by anyone in Ming Dynasty for free. Shen Shangshu, don't worry about it."

Shen Yi hastily bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty's holy grace is surrounded by all things, and one person can go on the road alone, Your Majesty is holy."

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, this Shen Bulou was playing tricks here!As soon as this statement came out, the supreme emperor of the Ming Dynasty was willing to use it for the people of the Ming Dynasty for free, so why couldn't the doctors of the top ten calendar bureaus talk about dedication!

Shen Yi skillfully bypassed Yao Kui's question and asked Qu how clear it was, then went around and turned the topic back to the question of whether he should pay or not.

"Shangshu Shen." Zhu Qiyu knocked on the table and said: "I know that Governor Xu asks for another one million silver every year, and the national coffers are under pressure, but some money should be spent, and only after spending it can we earn more , What does Shen Shangshu think?"

"Then pay in a fixed amount." Shen Yi is well aware of the principle of opening windows if you can't lift the house. He is willing to pay for the technology, but this kind of papermaking and ink-making techniques that involve people's livelihood, how many workshops does Daming need to satisfy Daming's thirst for knowledge? ?

What kind of astronomical sum will this sum of money be?

How many moths will the household officials in various places take charge of such power?

The corruption that breeds has to be procuratorate and the Ministry of officials; how much effort is spent?

Li Binyan said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I think what Shen Shangshu said is reasonable, and redundant officials and waste of money are old diseases of the Song Dynasty, so we must guard against them."

Yu Qian looked at Li Binyan. This straightforward Li Binyan finally understood the art of detours. When he mentioned the accumulated disadvantages of the two Song Dynasties, even the wealthy young man who had always insisted on charging authorization fees according to the number of workshops seemed hesitant.

"I also think what Shen Shangshu said is reasonable." Nianfu finally gave up his plan to collect patent fees according to the number of workshops. Procedures, every additional procedure, the person who handles it has to touch a big hand, maybe it hasn't been paid more than one time.

Originally a good system, because ossification breeds corruption, and then corrupts the official administration, wouldn't it be a happy event or a funeral?

"Yes." Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and said, "Then pay it all at once."

Zhu Qiyu is a very realistic person, Xiangrui, more precisely speaking about patents, it is already great to be able to pay for technology. Meals are eaten one bite at a time, and the road is one step at a time. If the court is willing to pay for technology, then Even if it is successful.

The system is changing little by little according to the general trend. At present, the Ming court does not have enough energy and ability to ensure that the patent licensing fee can flow smoothly into the Qin Tianjian and the ten calendar bureaus.Isn't it just for these places to collect so much tax?

Zhu Qiyu had no dissatisfaction with Yao Kui, he was indeed inferior to Hu Min, but Hu Min had already left, and Yao Kui was enough, and it wasn't such a big event as the emperor personally killing King Ji Li, Yao Kui's ability and talent were more than enough .

The second thing that was more difficult for the court was the matter of the second batch of relocations. They moved to Liaodong and Jilong Island. The number of people in Liaodong was 80, and that of Jilong Island was 100 million. This adds up to 180 million people. , This is not a trivial matter. It’s okay to go to Jilong Island. After all, the climate is much better than the three provinces of Liaodong. Moreover, Chen Yi, the Ryukyu governor of Jilong Island, has laid the foundation for the development of Jilong Island. Buried in the big and small Ryukyu.

Shang Ren, the governor of the three provinces of Liaodong, has just taken office, and the development of Liaodong has just begun.

In the end, the 80 people who moved to Liaodong were extended from one year to three years, which posed a big problem for the merchants engaged in development in Liaodong.

The third matter discussed by the court was about the re-opening of the Western Regions Capital Division in the Western Regions, and the construction of official roads and post roads was not smooth.

The south of the Tianshan Mountains is okay, but the north of the Tianshan Mountains has a vast land and few people, and the Oirats are active. The Long March athletes stationed in Luntai City fought against the Oirats several times, drove the Oirats out of the Alashan Pass, and in Alashankou The establishment of the Chengguan meant that all the north of the Tianshan Mountains had been brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, suggested that in the future all the exiled prisoners would be exiled to farm in the north of the Tianshan Mountains. After being criticized for a while, this poisonous policy was finally passed by the court.

If you don't eat sand for a few years, you don't know that a stable life is hard-won. Any official who can be charged with exile, exile to Alashankou can not only increase the degree of Sinicization of the Western Regions, but also increase the stability of the rule of the Western Regions.

So far, there are three places of exile in Ming Dynasty. One is the northernmost Gebut Island, at 55° north latitude. There are only two seasons in a year, winter and spring. Winter lasts for nine months, and spring only lasts for three short months. , the most bitter cold; the second is Xiguan, the westernmost town of Alashankou, far north of the Tianshan Mountains, about 7160 miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty; With the existence of Weisi, exile in Java is much more comfortable than exile in Gebut Islands and Alashankou Town Xiguan.

"His Royal Highness King Xiang asks to go to the Western Regions and transform the Western Regions." Shi Heng, the Minister of the Clan's Fu, raised the last topic of the court discussion.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "I'm going to tour the south this autumn, who will supervise the country when he leaves?"

The reason why Zhu Zhanqian wanted to go to the Western Regions was that he didn't want to supervise the country, but the emperor refused, so Zhu Zhanqian could only stay in the capital.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from the Western Regions." Xing'an placed the Tang report in front of Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu opened it, and handed the pond newspaper to Yu Qian with some doubts, saying: "Kang Guo built a grand pass opposite to Xiguan in Alashankou Town, and it is face to face with Xiguan in Daming Town."

"Huh?" After reading the Tang newspaper, Yu Qian also looked confused. The most difficult thing to deal with is that the whereabouts of the prairie people are uncertain. They can run faster than rabbits on horseback. There is nowhere to run. , was blocked in Ala and Lin by Daming's efforts in military, political, economic, diplomatic and other fields.

The Huns and the Turks were like this. They ran so fast that the Tang Dynasty chased them all the way to Persia, but they didn't catch up with these guys in the end.Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty made five northern expeditions, but returned without success three times, because no one was found.

The prairie people have never built city gates, and they built them in vain, because the prairie people have never had the experience of defending the city. What is the point of building this thing?

"Probably Kang Guogong wants to give Kang Guo an explanation. After all, the north of Tianshan Mountain was lost in his hands." Yu Qian found a reasonable explanation. They are not in Helin, so they don't know the inside story.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said, "Probably so."