Author: West Lake in the Rain

"Place honor above life."

Zhu Di's eyes stayed on the papers on the two tables. After looking at them for a long time, he said slowly: "This sentence is really good. I remember it very clearly... When I was a child, Emperor Taizu Gao ordered General Xu Da to lead an army of twenty

50,000 Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Among the slogans of the Northern Expedition, what impressed me the most was not the phrase that you all know, 'Drive out the Huru and restore China'."

Daoyan, who had always remained deep-tempered, now showed strong interest in this seemingly insignificant matter.

"Which sentence is that?"

Zhu Di replied: "With a small number of people and little power, they blocked the troops and took advantage of the danger. They bribed and lured famous nobles with the intention of building up their strength in order to wait for trouble. This is the person who Guan Shaanxi."

What I want to say here is that Zhu Yuanzhang did not mean to launch map cannons. The so-called "people from Guan and Shaanxi" were not targeting the common people, but Wang Baobao, Li Siqi, and Zhang Liangbi who were separatist in Guan and Shaanxi at that time or were about to flee into Shaanxi.

The reason why Zhu Di said this was because he felt it.

"Why did the Shaanxi separatist armed forces in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty "bribe and lure famous people in order to support their strength"? In fact, in the final analysis, isn't it the reverse of Mr. Jiang's words? In the Yuan Dynasty, from the generals down to the soldiers,

I don’t take reputation seriously at all.”

Zhu Di continued to make use of the topic.

"The founding of the country, Jingnan, and Wu Xun's status have become higher, but are the top soldiers in the underground still the 'stinky Qiu Ba' you talk about? In the hearts of the people, the Duke of the country can be put together with the minister. When will Wu Xun be put together?"

How tall can he be compared with a young scholar?"

"Of course I know that this may never be possible, but the soldiers who serve the country deserve some due respect."

"So, I think Jiang Xinghuo's proposal is very good."

"Just as the Jingnan is over, I always feel that in addition to rewarding the heroes and giving them the title of "Feng Tian Jingnan" as a military minister, there are less rewards for the generals and soldiers below, so let's use this medal system."

Dao Yan suggested from the side: "The eight hundred warriors who captured Peiping were given a separate medal. This was a great achievement. According to their merits, they can be awarded silver medals to start. When they defeated Geng Bingwen in the Battle of Zhending, they were also given a separate medal. At that time, the meritorious soldiers,

You can start with the Bronze Medal; you can start with the Bronze Medal in the battle of Beiping City Defense and Zhengcunba, both of which were tough battles; you can start with the Iron Medal when you defeat Cao Li Jinglong in the Battle of Baigou River."

The five-star emperor Michael King Long, who was far away in Japan, sneezed at this time.

Then, based on the difficulty of the battle, it was decided that the three bloody battles of Dongchang, Jiahe, and Haicheng would start with a silver medal, and the decisive battle of Lingbi would start with a bronze medal.

Medals from different battles can be obtained at the same time, and Zhu Di said that he still needs to think about what kind of preferential treatment the medals can receive.

As civil servants, Jian Yi and Ru Yu certainly did not want to see the emperor elevate the status of warriors, especially ordinary warriors.

But while the emperor was talking about the tragedy of the Jingnan War and the hardships faced by the soldiers, what else could they say?

"Jiahe, Sicheng, is like a mill of flesh and blood. Many good men died on the battlefield. The war was extremely tragic at that time. Thousands of soldiers were killed and injured every day. Of course I know the cruelty of war, so I never thought about it.

I had to retreat, I just hoped that the national crisis could be quelled as soon as possible. But now that I think about it, I feel sorry for those soldiers who died!"

"His Majesty!"

Jian Yi and Ru Ru, who were sitting aside, immediately knelt down.

Of course the two gentlemen knew that, and if they continued to speak, they would really hit the hidden pain point in the king's heart.

"I already know your Majesty's intentions."

The issuance of medals must be under the control of Ru Yun, Minister of the Ministry of War. Seeing that the emperor's will cannot be disobeyed, Zhongbo embodies his title.

"Your Majesty is wise." Rujun said: "I believe that even without these things, the soldiers will understand your Majesty. But the war is cruel after all, and the soldiers fought bloody battles on the battlefield to quell the national calamity. If there are not enough rewards,

, I’m afraid the soldiers will be disappointed!”

Jian Yi looked at Ru Yu in disbelief.

Although this is not something that involves fundamental interests, you can't act so quickly, can you?

Ru Yun frowned and didn't look sideways.

Highlight a "loyalty"!

"It's natural."

Zhu Di sighed softly and said: "Of course I know that doing this is actually a beneficial and cost-effective move, but doing it is much better than not doing it. What's more, how can I let go of these people who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty?

The soldiers are heartbroken."

Dao Yan also nodded when he heard this. Dao Yan was more than one round older than Zhu Di. Whether it was in terms of physical strength or his status as a counselor, he did not have the conditions to go into battle to kill the enemy in person. But Jing

Dao Yan, who was the mastermind of the King of Yan at that time, probably felt the hardship and cruelty of the battle more deeply than those soldiers who were personally present at the battle.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind, and I firmly support it." Jian Yi also lowered his head and said.

Zhu Di nodded and said, "With the support of my two dear friends, I have nothing to worry about."

Look, when you don’t express your opinion, you call me Shangshu, but when you express your opinion, you instantly become Aiqing.

"But Ru Aiqing, there is something Jiang Xinghuo said just now. Although the Jingping national crisis is worthy of celebration, there is also a problem that needs to be dealt with."

Zhu Di looked at Ru Yu and said: "When I came to the throne, even though I was diligent and economical internally, the Ministry of Household Affairs still repeatedly responded that the soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty really exceeded the needs and affordability of ordinary people. It is time to let some

The troops and horses that were rapidly expanded during the crisis have been retired, but the changes in the military establishment involve too many interests and are too wide-ranging, so this process is not easy to implement."

"I am willing to assist your Majesty in slowly completing the disarmament. In addition, the army is also the sword and gun in your Majesty's hands. Your Majesty must have had a plan in advance. I just obey your orders."

Loyal Ru Ru bowed respectfully and said.

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.

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Now on the ground it says:

① Organize and prepare: Should an independent township-level tax collection agency be established?

②Personnel preparation needs to meet the requirements of literacy, numeracy, integrity, and foreigners

③Policy decomposition

④Policy experiment

⑤Policy propaganda

⑥Policy promotion

Jiang Xinghuo continued.

"According to our backward calculation, the establishment of a township-level tax collection agency requires personnel who are literate, knowledgeable, honest, and foreigners. Of the four conditions, the last two have been met, so let's see if the first two can be met.

Satisfied. If it is possible, then both ① and ② have feasible conditions. Let’s continue with ③.”

Xia Yuanji looked at the orderly procedures on the ground and became more and more emotional.

This seems to have greatly improved work efficiency?

Jiang Xinghuo continued: "Let's talk about understanding magic first. How much do you think you need to know to complete tax collection? How long does it take to train someone to understand it?"

"Although I don't understand." Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the ground and said, "But I think it takes at least ten or eight years, right? After all, those accounting clerks start as apprentices, and it usually takes ten years before they can become a 'big abacus'

.”

As one of the people who knows the most about magic in the world, Xia Yuanji gave a different understanding.

"It's almost a year. The accountant is afraid that the disciples will starve to death, the master, and refuses to teach the truth."

In fact, this is also the conclusion that Xia Yuanji came to based on his mathematical knowledge.

It is not that the Chinese civilization does not have the subject of "mathematics". In fact, the level of mathematics of the Chinese civilization has been ahead of the world for a long time. This lead is measured in thousands of years.

As for Jiang Xinghuo’s previous life, he was a brainless historical novice who shocked Qin Shihuang with his multiplication tables at every turn. That’s even more nonsense!

It should be noted that the "Guanzi" in the Spring and Autumn Period has already mentioned that "an opera composes the number of ninety-nine to correspond to the way of heaven"; in the Warring States Period, the ninety-nine formula has become quite popular, and the works of various scholars such as "Xunzi" have included the multiplication formula

The passage is quoted as an argument.

By the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Zu Chongzhi based on the precise method of exploring pi pioneered by Liu Hui, which was the circle cutting technique mentioned in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", he calculated pi to the seventh decimal place for the first time, maintaining the world's leading position.

Its status lasts for thousands of years.

So, since the Chinese civilization has such a long history of mathematical research, why did it fall behind later?

Is it because we lack summative books that force future generations to re-examine the paths traveled by their predecessors?

No.

"Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Nine Chapters Arithmetic", "Haidao Suan Jing", "Wucao Suan Jing", "Sun Zi Suan Jing".

Not to mention that basic and advanced mathematics problems are basically covered, it can also be said that nothing is left out.

The fundamental reason is that mathematics in Chinese civilization, as an independent subject, was suppressed by the social atmosphere caused by the ancient feudal dynasty and farming traditions, and congenitally lacked attention and popularization, and was limited to a "sufficient state".

So how to break this state?

Jiang Xinghuo believes that the most important things are two points.

First, lower the threshold for learning mathematics and promote (not invent) Arabic numerals that are easier to use.

Second, improve the formal logic of mathematics and write mathematics textbooks that range from easy to difficult and can be mastered through study.

The result of the lack of development of formal logic in China is that our Chinese civilization is good at induction, but lacks formal logic, deductive and strict frameworks, and also lacks rigorous definitions.

For example, there is the binomial theorem in mathematics, and there is the Yang Hui triangle in Chinese history. After expansion, it is actually the binomial theorem, but its expression and thinking methods are different. The Yang Hui triangle was used by ancient Chinese mathematicians to solve higher-order openness.
To be continued...