[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

Fengyang Yuantongyuan takes the meaning of "wonderful and accessible, everything is unobstructed" in Buddhism. It is an official institution used by the state to standardize and translate Buddhist scriptures. The monks working in it have all passed the Ming monk examination and preached the eight classics. right.

Just like Mr. Wang once told Mu Xiaobai, in Daming, monks and Taoists who wanted to preach were not able to do it for everyone. After Emperor Hongwu strictly regulated monks and Taoism, if they failed the exam, they would preach to others. There's only one - prison tea.

As for which prison you go to, it depends on who you are chanting with.

Therefore, it can be said that there is no Buddhist place in the whole country that has more complete and perfect scriptures than here.

This place itself is a subordinate department of the Senglu Department, but due to its power, it is quieter than the other administrative departments, and the atmosphere of Buddhism is also stronger. In addition, people here will discuss the study of Buddhism every once in a while. Category.

You must know that in Buddhism, preaching and listening to teachings is a very important part of it.In the legends of Buddhist stories, there are many stories about small animals becoming enlightened after listening to the scriptures of various people. It is safe and reliable to place the tablet here.

Perhaps because of its particularity, Yuantong Yuan was not established in Jinling, the capital of the country, but was designated by Zhu Yuanzhang in Fengyang, which is more secluded.

This is also the place where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince carefully selected and enshrined the tablet.

But don't look at Zhu Biao as the second-in-command in a country, it is not easy for him to leave Yingtian Mansion. Fortunately, after his precious son's trouble at the Dragon Boat Festival, he thoroughly stirred the water, which actually made it easier for the old father.

Mu Bai had successfully stirred up the emotions of the generals before, and the civil servants were also on the sidelines because of Li Shanchang's standing in line. People are inclined.

The mission team sent to Japan this time included students from Koto Imakaku. After all, not every student from Jiangto has mines at home to play economic warfare. It's not that there are no Jiangdong children.

Here is the unique social experience of Huang Changsun, and now he is showing that he wants to reuse the young people who have participated in the scientific examination with him one after another. The Jiangdong faction may have cracks from within.

Whether to follow the old faction that has been defeated by the Huaixi faction, or follow the new faction that may rise, although they have not yet decided on each other, but due to internal instability, they are doomed to be unable to attack the outside world.

So when Zhu Biao proposed that he wanted glass...ah no, when he went to Fengyang to supervise the production of the telescope, there were not many voices of opposition in the court, and the person who wanted to oppose it the most was Emperor Hongwu.

The old father really wanted to tell his son not to go, let me go, but under the threat of the prince's respectful but special eyes, he still hummed softly, yes.

Today glass and mirror making has become a "National Support Programme".

Emperor Hongwu's favorability towards the telescope has increased linearly with his repeated trips, and the corresponding increase has also been the psychological pressure of the accompanying soldiers. In the past, when the emperor was far away, he could still be lazy to some extent even when he was going to work, but now he is always You may receive a yellow card warning anywhere. Although most people in Daming's official guard of honor do not live on wages, it is too annoying to be deducted from wages every now and then.

In fact, not only them, but the leaders are also very bald. Emperor Hongwu finally changed his habit of riding a car after three requests and four requests. Now he likes to ride a horse when he travels. Every time the emperor travels, he can attract the common people. There were cheers, and for the security staff...

Today's security difficulty is simply hell!Fortunately, they will soon be equipped with binoculars, and any small movements among the people can be detected in advance.On the contrary, he did meritorious service several times.

How should I put it, pain and happiness are like this.

When Mu Bai was walking in the palace recently, he always received all kinds of subtle glances. Those pitiful but expectant little eyes made him feel a little creepy.

Therefore, after his father got the application, Mu Xiaobai did not hesitate to say goodbye to his younger brothers, and followed his father and his younger brother to Fengyang without any hesitation.

In fact, it was only two months since they left Fengyang, but this time when they returned to Fengyang, Mu Bai was a little surprised to find that the whole atmosphere in Fengyang was different.

"It's amazing!" said the wooden text on the city wall.

It was half a year ago that Mu Wen was in Fengyang last time, and he felt more deeply about the changes here.Although the child is young, his vocabulary is already quite large, and Mu Wen prefers to use adjectives compared to his brother who is practical.

So in his mouth, today's Fengyang got such an evaluation: "It's like the water flow driven by a big water wheel, whirring."

Mu Bai could understand what he meant.Looking down from the city wall, people in Fengyang City are walking in a hurry. The flow of people is obviously much larger than last time. Not to mention, the most important thing is the spirit. The atmosphere of the whole city is like a dead tree. Roll forward with high-spirited strength.

"Actually, if you want to talk about a waterwheel, we did build one." Although the magistrate of Fengyang Mansion didn't understand what Xiaohuangsun meant, he grasped the key words precisely, and said respectfully and proudly at this moment: "Now The glass-making workshop works day and night, and the demand for ore is huge, and the ore still needs to be crushed for use. The donkeys in the workshop were exhausted and three donkeys were exhausted, but it was not enough, so I built a waterwheel to crush the stones."

"Waterwheel?" Mu Bai turned his head, with a puzzled expression on his face, "This place is flat, so can we build a waterwheel?"

Most of the waterwheels that Mubai knows are built on places with a drop, and are driven by the impact and gravity of water flowing down from a high place. Some mountainous areas in Yunnan have such waterwheels, which are mainly responsible for water diversion and irrigation.

But the Huaihe River Basin where Fengyang is located is just a large flat land. How to build waterwheels here?Is it an artificial gap?The amount of work seems to be a bit too big.

"Returning to Your Highness, this kind of water mill is small in size and does not require much water flow strength, so there is no need to build a slope, and only need to increase the river flow rate appropriately."

Then Mu Bai saw how the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty increased the flow rate of the river... They actually built a watershed with a slope directly in the middle of the river using the sand and gravel washed by the Huaihe River. This transformation was immediately intercepted The water flow became turbulent.

On the southern bank of the Huaihe River, where the strange rocks used to be, they had already set up three water mills within two months of leaving. It seemed that they didn't like it enough, and the local area was still building a fourth water mill.

There is an endless stream of convoys transporting mountain rocks and bringing back stone powder, as well as those who carry and collect them. It is not the hottest time of the year, but the workers who go back and forth here have already put on bunt vests. It is so hot Sweaty.

In winter, it is lonely, and the south bank of the Huaihe River, where there are only dots of fish lanterns, is now full of people and lively.

Out of curiosity, Mu Bai hugged his younger brother and took a look at the water mill built on the Huaihe waterway. He didn't know if there was another design under the water surface, or the water mill itself had a secret, the speed at which the water rolled It just flies, and the grinding efficiency is also very high.

Not long after the rocks that were knocked into small pieces were put in, they turned into crumbs after only two or three cycles. The workers working here used a grate to brush and straighten them for a second screening—of course the first screening is at the time of quarrying.

From a layman's point of view, this series of actions can be described as smooth and smooth, making people feel very happy watching it, but...

Mu Bai frowned slightly: "It's almost the rainy season, is it safe to ride on the water like this?"

"Your Highness, please rest assured," the magistrate said with a serious face, vowing frankly: "The workshop was ready to retreat at the beginning of construction, and we also left a special person to observe the water level. Once there is water news, we will organize it as soon as possible. Evacuate. The water mill itself also has a spare, and after the flood season is over, we can rebuild it as quickly as possible and put it into production again."

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...you don't need to be so anxious.

What Mu Xiaobai didn't know was that it wasn't the magistrate who was in a hurry, but the local working people.

According to regulations, artisan households should be employed in the construction of national-level projects. However, due to the special status of Fengyang, most of the local residents are private households. On the one hand, there are also some mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people, which is not in line with the "low-key" purpose of the project here at the beginning. Therefore, at Mu Bai's proposal, with the approval of Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, Fengyang pioneered the use of the craftsman employment system.

The state came forward to issue a call to the surrounding craftsmen, but allowed the other party to pay for the service, and then used this part of the funds to hire the local people in Fengyang to work.

For the craftsman, although he has to pay extra fees, he earns the money back just by picking up the job casually. Rather than traveling thousands of miles to go to work without pay with his own travel expenses, it is still a hard and tiring job. , they would rather spend money to buy Taiping.

For the local people, such an operation method has greatly increased the enthusiasm of the local people for work.

Therefore, although the imperial court carefully calculated the labor cost for a long time and calculated a relatively safe figure, because the local labor force in Fengyang is very cheap, it seems that the imperial court's employment fee is extremely conscientious.

And because the salary is paid monthly, it can stimulate people's enthusiasm for work. Nowadays, many Fengyang people have quit their jobs as tenant tenants and ran to the top of the mountain. If there is no work that day, the people will still make trouble. Enthusiastic.

In fact, it is necessary to build a water mill. Now the efficiency of processing stones down the mountain cannot keep up with the speed of mining up the mountain. The people on the mountain are like chicken blood. They can bring down a small ore hill every day, but the workers on the mountain are one by one. They are all muscular and strong men, ahem, the magistrate doesn't dare to offend them.

The mismatch of labor efficiency must be solved by the improvement of labor methods, and in the opinion of the magistrate, it is not a big problem to mine more ore. Fengyang is about to usher in the rainy season. At that time, strong men cannot go up the mountain, and water mills cannot start work. Slowly rely on manpower to consume rocks.

As for whether the workshop can consume these materials... that's not the prefect's business.

In fact, he is also a little selfish.

The workshop is directly affiliated to the East Palace. According to the current trend, the demand for glass must be long-term and has always existed. However, in only half a year, several derivative products of glass have been produced, and expansion is also inevitable. It depends on when the construction starts.

There is no hardware requirement for glass manufacturing, as long as the fuel and raw materials are sufficient, it can be made anywhere.One more glass workshop can more than double the production capacity, and the demand will also increase.

How many jobs will be available at that time!In order to keep the workshop in Fengyang, the prefect must show Fengyang's strength!

In fact, the magistrate does not need to worry so much. The development of Fengyang has already been written in Zhu Yuanzhang's small notebook. Emperor Hongwu still has a lot of affection for his hometown. When conditions permit, resources are also very willing to tilt towards his hometown.

What's more, my hometown is really strong in glass making. Although the court has sent people to search for quartz stones, there is no place with resources that can compare with Fengyang. It is a certainty that this place will become the center of glass manufacturing in the future. .

Since it's already decided...

"Father, why didn't you tell the magistrate?" When he got back into the carriage, Mu Wen looked outside the carriage at the magistrate who was so nervous and expectant that he was frequently wiping his sweat, and was a little puzzled: "He looks so nervous."

His Royal Highness smiled slightly: "How many times in a person's life can he have the courage to fight for something with all his strength? If you tell the other party that you don't have to work hard when he is working hard, we have already decided. Your hard work is worth it. Isn't it cruel?"

The gentle smile of the young man was as bright as a spring flower, fascinated by the little face at home, who just nodded and said yes, and threw himself into his father's arms, rubbing back and forth, and was completely resistant to beauty The eldest grandson of the emperor touched his chin involuntarily, and murmured: "I always feel that there is something wrong with these words..."

The prince’s words are obviously the kind of high-level fallacies, which belong to the kind that you clearly know are wrong but are hard to refute. For some reason, Mu Bai always feels that the old father’s fallacies have a subtle sense of sight. Is it his illusion?

This subtle feeling that I once fell into the pit did not dissipate until the father and son arrived at Yuantong Courtyard. The moment they stepped into the gate of the courtyard, it may be the Buddha's light here, or it may be blown away by the mountain breeze. After experiencing the scorching heat of early summer, Mu Bai suddenly had a sense of consonance. He suddenly widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Father, is this the reason why you caused me to pass the white exam?!"

"Shhh." Zhu Biao brushed off his sleeves and raised his knees to enter the door. Bao Xiang solemnly said: "The important place of Buddhism, don't talk about vulgar things."

Mubai:? ?Dad, have you really not been beaten for being in the arena all year round? ? ?

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