Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1559 Not as good as Wang Shouren

   Wang Shouren just talked about it with eloquence, and the strategy he implemented in the Urals is indeed extremely clever.

   But just talking about the strategy, no matter how clever it is, it is obviously... useless.

  After all... there is one most important link here.

  Wang Shouren is farming, Wang Shouren is planting potatoes, Wang Shouren is mobilizing troops, Wang Shouren is waiting for a fighter, and Wang Shouren is slowly drawing it.

  But... the people who farm the fields, the people who grow potatoes, the people recruited by Wang Shouren, are they...reliable?

  If it is unreliable, it is nothing more than making a wedding dress for someone. No matter how clever the strategy is, it is just a joke in the end.

Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a lack of people like Ma Su. They each have their own foresight and savvy, but once they are really asked to do it, it will be difficult. In the end, they have a grand strategy, but they have high vision and low power. In the end, they were completely defeated. Leave countless laughing stock.

  Emperor Hongzhi knew this very well.

  And the Hanlin and academicians in Chongwen Hall also frowned.

  They all admired Wang Shouren's insight and believed that Wang Shouren's strategy was indeed a feasible method.

   But... can the Tatars be civilized?

At this time, I saw Wang Shouren saying: "Your Majesty, in Ural, I first recruited refugees from various ethnic groups with land, and then divided the farms to make them live together. In addition, distributed potato seeds, and sent them to teach them how to cultivate. Among them, the elite were selected and a camp was established to protect themselves. Afterwards, the caravans in the pass arrived, and then the merchants were sent to various farms to communicate with them.”

"They deeply feel that the Ross people are pressing every step of the way, and they naturally have a heart of kindness, but... these alone are still far from enough, so they built a lot of school buildings, even if the school buildings are simple, But I tried my best to let them learn the culture of my Han family. They live together, and the languages ​​of each department are different. The Tuntian guards and merchants speak Chinese. I also feel very inconvenient, so... I asked them to take four days a month to go to the school to read and write, and the rest of the time, I let them go farming, practicing, or self-study, so... until now, it has been three years , the effect has been revealed..."

"As more and more people around me speak my Chinese, more and more people will be able to communicate easily even if they don't want to learn. But just unifying the language is not enough. In addition, it is necessary to let them learn the Three Emperors and Five Emperors and the Four Books and Five Classics. For this reason, the ministers selected outstanding ones from them and entrusted them with important tasks, ordering them to give lectures to professors, or to hold important positions in the army, or to transfer them. Entering the government office and giving them a lot of salary, in just a few months, the effect is particularly obvious. Your Majesty must not underestimate the teachers in the school and the small officials in the government office. For those ordinary Tatars, Not only do these people receive money and food on a monthly basis, but they don’t need to engage in farming, which is really a decent thing.”

Wang Shouren paused, and continued: "Because of this, I let these ordinary Tatars see hope. From their point of view, maybe they just need to work hard, and they can be like those outstanding people in the bitter cold land of the Urals." Planting potatoes. Their life is really too hard, but the Tatars are no different from the Han people. They are all flesh and blood, and no one is willing to suffer. If the ministers also hold the imperial examination there, for them, they want to be named on the gold list , This is almost completely impossible, but if they wantonly recruit petty officials and teachers, or recommend them to study medicine in medical stations, for them, there is hope."

"To control the people, if you want them to have enough food and clothing, the most important thing is to let them have hope, and to let them have expectations, you must let them believe that the people around him can do it, then they will also be able to do it. It can be done too."

"Because of this, the atmosphere of learning gradually became stronger. The ministers in Ural selected thirty-seven outstanding people from among them and recommended them to Xishan Academy. In addition, there were thousands of other literate and hyphenated people As for Chinese, and those who are willing to study at school, there are more."

  Emperor Hongzhi listened carefully, thoughtful.

  Everyone speaks loudly when it comes to enlightenment. The so-called flourishing style of writing does not lie in how many people study here, but in whether there are any champions here, or how many Jinshi.

But Wang Shouren's words are quite interesting. He is doing it in a small way. He never thinks about letting people take the Jinshi exam, the number one scholar, or become a Jinshi. He only wants more and more people to be able to read and write. …

   "Hope?" Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised and felt a little puzzled.

  For Emperor Hongzhi, the word hope is really incomprehensible.

  He is the Son of Heaven, and since he was born, everything can be satisfied. He has great ambitions, but he can't understand such a humble hope.

   These two words were imprinted in Emperor Hongzhi's mind.

   Immediately...

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Wang Shouren, and said seriously: "So, Wang Qing's family education has been quite effective?"

   Without waiting for Wang Shouren to answer.

  Xiao Jing coughed at this time, he knew that he was the one to make an appearance, since he was sent to Ural by order to do this.

  He said: "Your Majesty... I have a report here, please read it."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, as if he had been expecting it for a long time. After hearing so many words from Wang Shouren, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to know what Xiao Jing had seen and heard.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked around, and said with a smile: "Masters, why don't we listen together and see what the real situation in Ural is like."

  All Hanlin and academicians nodded one after another, with different expectations.

Xiao Jing understood, opened the memorandum, and said: "The servant went to Ural by order, and visited the markets, pastures, and farms. Wherever he passed, all ethnic groups lived together. Most of the soldiers and civilians who were resettled were Chinese-speaking, except for the newly attached Tatars. , as long as you can speak Chinese, you can communicate without any worries.”

   "..."

  This Wang Shouren, did he really not brag?

  The hall suddenly began to whisper.

  People couldn't help but focus on Wang Shouren, with different expressions.

  Wang Shouren remained calm, as if for him, this was something that he should be able to do well, and it was not worth mentioning.

He also heard Xiao Jing said: "Many Tatars and a few people from other tribes are in charge of the clerks in the Yamen. It is no different from Confucian scholars, citing scriptures and classics, making them with confidence, and the slaves send school captains, etc., to secretly inquire about their words and deeds. In the seated statue, the officials of various ethnic groups did not show any disrespect to the portrait of His Majesty, and someone found out that in the army, there were even Tatar warriors, who were proud to be able to conquer Ross under the emperor's order. The language in the army was all Chinese. .”

  Emperor Hongzhi originally thought that Wang Shouren's political achievements were exaggerated.

   But Xiao Jing personally led the guards of the factory, and began to investigate carefully, only to find that the indoctrination was much deeper than he imagined.

  The result was really astonishing, and the hall was already in an uproar.

  People looked at Wang Shouren with increasing admiration.

  Even Fang Jifan couldn't help casting a jealous look at Wang Shouren...

  Fang Jifan had to admit that this guy Wang Shouren...is really a rare talent.

  As a matter of fact, the society at that time did not give him many platforms and opportunities for Wang Shouren in history, but with a little chance, he still achieved achievements that would be glorious for hundreds of years, suppressed rebellion alone, and comprehended Wang Xue.

  Now... when he has a bigger platform and a better opportunity, the thoughts he burst out and his achievements, I'm afraid... are even more unfathomable.

  I saw Xiao Jing said again: "The slave ordered people to conduct a detailed investigation, and most of the students who go to the dormitory on time every month are young and strong, and there are nearly 100,000 people, which is quite spectacular..."

  This is an eloquent thousand-character book, which is the result of Xiao Jing's painstaking efforts after staying in Ural for nearly a month. He is eager to write as detailed as possible. He wishes to write all the knowledge in it in one go.

  What Xiao Jing said is naturally not mixed with any falsehood, he is only loyal to Emperor Hongzhi, and there is no need to deceive Emperor Hongzhi for anyone.

  From the moment he was ordered, he knew very well that what His Majesty wanted to know was the real situation in Ural, and only by reporting the facts could he please His Majesty.

  It's just his words, but it caused many people to click their tongues.

  Some people even suspected that Xiao Jing and Wang Shouren had colluded, right?

  Of course, many people expressed admiration towards Wang Shouren.

  Emperor Hongzhi was moved. He listened carefully to the report, not ignoring every word. In his mind, the customs of Ural, as well as the distribution of pastures and farms, gradually emerged.

  Hoo...

When Xiao Jing finished reading, Emperor Hongzhi let out a long breath, and couldn't help saying: "I pride myself on being wise, but now, I'm thinking, if I belong to Wang Qing's family, can I do this? I'm afraid... even Wang Qing 10% of the family can't do it."

  Hanlin were suddenly surprised.

  His Majesty actually compared himself with Wang Shouren, and even lamented himself.

  These words... are actually a bit embarrassing.

   Whenever the emperor wants to compare with you, but still says that he is far inferior to you, at this time, any courtier will show panic, then tremble, fall to the ground, and say a crime of death.

  But when everyone looked at Wang Shouren... they suddenly suffocated.

   This guy still reacted calmly, and seemed to accept all this calmly.

  Fang Jifan was also a little confused.

  Uh... this disciple...

  Hey... No wonder you were suppressed in history. If Fang Jifan was the Liu Jin in history, I would suppress you too. This emotional intelligence... really resembles Fang Jifan, with the same uprightness.

   After all, Fang Jifan wanted to protect his disciple in his heart, so he said: "Your Majesty...this statement...is really inappropriate. You see, Wang Boan was already stunned."

  But Wang Shouren didn't seem to be able to read Fang Jifan's good intentions, but said: "Return to Your Majesty, I am not surprised!"

   "..."

  (end of this chapter)