Chapter 274 Ming Dynasty needs a group of pioneers
Chapter 274 Ming Dynasty needs a group of pioneers
Ever since the report from Huguang reached Huai'an at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month last year, Zhu Houcong did not go to Nanjing. Instead, he rushed back to the capital and spent the New Year in the palace.
After returning to the palace, the emperor spent more time with Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing. In addition, concubine An, whose father had done a great job in suppressing the rebellion, good news spread to the three palaces within a few months.
There are still political factors.
But Zhu Houcong really likes to stay with Zhang Qinghe more and more.
Although her father was only a scholar, Zhang Qinghe was a truly talented and beautiful woman of this era.
She is calm and attentive, and is far better than Wen Zhengming's daughter Wen Suyun in terms of talent, chess, calligraphy and painting.
After Zhang Qinghe became pregnant, Zhu Houcong still came often to listen to the piano.
It's not about prenatal education or anything, it's just some things he thinks about. In fact, he can't tell anyone. These are his thoughts on the relationship between his own concept and the throne and imperial power.
"Just listen to this." Zhu Houcong heard the sound of the piano stopped and walked over to help her up, "I still remember to take a walk every day. You don't like to move, but think about the Queen's difficult childbirth, for your own safety For your own sake, you can’t neglect it.”
"I will remember it."
As she became more and more familiar with him, Zhang Qinghe's eyes became less and less reserved and more tender.
Zhu Houcong left her palace courtyard in the night and slowly walked towards Kunning Palace.
After moving to the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Zaiyi was still young and Sun Ming was the queen, so he never stayed in the Yangxin Hall.
But now Zhu Houcong sleeps in Kunning Palace more often.
Staying in the Yangxin Hall, where government affairs were handled, Zhu Houcong's heart could not completely calm down.
Zhu Zaiyi is over one year old and can speak and walk.
Zhu Houcong stayed with him for a while, and then asked someone to take him to bed.
When he and Sun Ming were the only ones left in the room, Zhu Houcong said: "I have arranged for an imperial doctor, so don't worry."
Sun Ming forced a smile and shook his head.
There was a rebellion, so Sun Jiao first stayed in Huguang to be busy, and then rushed back to the capital to patrol the south for Zhu Houcong.
Four years after entering Jiajing, several older people became seriously ill one after another: Xu Guangzuo, Sun Jiao, Shi Yun...
There is another person who is sick, Queen Xia of Zhuangsu.
In every major crisis involving her, she fell seriously ill.
The first time, there was a big fire at the Nijing Gate.
The second time, Zhang Heling fled.
In the third round, Puzitong rebelled.
"After the court meeting tomorrow, I will go to the Tenth Prince's Mansion first. You can take Zai Ao to visit your father. If you are in a good mood, it will be easier for your body to gradually become healthy."
Zhu Houcong believes in Sun Jiao's health as a person in his seventies who can still give birth to a baby.
After the court meeting the next day, Zhu Houcong left the Donghua Gate.
Although the princes of the Ming Dynasty all joined the feudal clan, before they joined the feudal clan and after they got older, they all lived in the Ten Princes' Palace built by Zhu Di back then.
This is the Wangfujing area that Zhu Houcong remembered very clearly, not far from the Forbidden City.
Xiaozong only had one son who grew up, and Zhu Houzhao had no sons before his death. This is the first time in the past thirty years that a prince has lived here in these ten princes' palaces.
After being sent back to the capital at the beginning of the year, Zhu Houcong arranged for the Xia family and Prince Rui to live here.
I heard that Xia's physical illness has been cured, but what about her mental illness?
The royal chariot came in person, and Xia brought Prince Rui to the audience.
Looking at Prince Rui, who had been the puppet "Emperor" for four months, Zhu Houcong saw the unconcealable fear in the seven-year-old's eyes.
Looking at Mr. Xia who was silent on the side, Zhu Houcong also saw the indifference.
"Is it okay to live here?"
Hearing his inquiry, Xia just said calmly: "I dare not trouble Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty has forgiven us, it is a supreme grace."
"When King Rui is older, I will arrange for him to be enlightened."
Should the "orthodox" in the slogan be killed?
Zhu Houcong's previous purpose was just to bring the rebellious people to the groups dissatisfied with the new law, emphasizing that they were only seeking to abolish the new law in the name of so-called orthodoxy.
Now, Zhu Houcong was not only the one who forced away King Yi's family and Prince Rui's biological father, but he was also the one who actually treated Zhu Houzhao's mother and wife unkindly.
As an emperor, Zhu Houcong once learned to be a qualified political animal, but became increasingly indifferent.
Now that he has come here, it is not convenient for Zhu Houcong to stay for a long time.
"The emperor's sister-in-law can live here peacefully from now on, and she doesn't have to worry about anything anymore."
Seeing that the emperor had not explained anything or admitted any mistakes, Xia's eyes were filled with indifference as she watched his leaving figure.
Although it is like this in the emperor's family, although the previous two times were all because of the fault of the Queen Mother Zhang and the Zhang brothers, this time it is different.
She has a son in name only, and she still has a responsibility for her dead husband, so she wants to raise her son.
But after this rebellion, she also thought through many things.
Is it because he doesn't want to be killed or demoted because he wants face and reputation? He is not afraid that he will seize the door again after many years.
Mr. Xia lowered her head, turned around and walked in, her voice a little stern: "Let's go, continue practicing calligraphy."
Enlightenment?
She is already opening it for her son.
Zhu Houcong left the Tenth Prince's Mansion and went to the Ministry of Industry.
The city of Beijing has been determined to be expanded, and this time it includes not only the city walls of the outer city, but also many plans and relocations of the inner and outer cities.
When he went to Linqing, Zhu Houcong took people from the Ministry of Industry to inspect the functional zoning of the city there.
What Zhu Houcong is now focusing on is moving out many unnecessary places in the inner city that pose safety risks.
"Let's settle here." Zhu Houcong chose two of the several locations they planned. "There is a road leading to Liangxiang. It is easier to transport here. The smoke and dust produced by Wanggong Factory, Black Kiln Factory, etc. can also be transported here."
It is not easy to float into the city. In the direction of Tongzhou, Shenmu Factory is arranged to build factories that do not need to use open fires."
Of course, we can't talk about heavy industry or light industry now, but Zhu Houcong first selected a place in the southwest and southeast of Beijing.
If you want to burn cement and refine steel in the future, water will be indispensable.
Zhu Houcong originally thought that Beijing was short of water, but now the Liangshui River in the southwest of Beijing is a landscape.
During the Yuan Dynasty, "there were more pavilions along the Liangshui River than in Puzhong along the waterfront".
At this time, it was still "a narrow path through the wild pavilion, and a long stream between willows and rivers".
In any case, Zhu Houcong decided to arrange industries such as the Black Kiln Factory and Wang Gong Factory that were prone to pollution and open flames here first.
Even if you just incubate it first, let some people see how profitable something is and then promote it.
The most important thing is that Zhu Houcong decided to move the vassal kings from various places to the capital.
Although there are some positions in the Ten Prince's Palace, Zhu Houcong can now give birth to his own son, and the number of vassal kings in various places cannot be accommodated by the Ten Prince's Palace.
The new palace gathering area is located in the Heiyangchang area.
The ponds and scenery that have been formed, after some renovations, will surely be more attractive than the future Taoranting Park. It is also located outside the city, so it is a good choice from many aspects.
In addition, there were too many official institutions in the original inner city.
For example, Wanggong Factory, a gunpowder factory under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, is located in the southwest corner of the inner city, only three kilometers away from the Forbidden City.
Zhu Houcong knew about the so-called "Apocalypse Explosion", so he naturally wanted to move this place away from the densely populated urban area first.
It's nothing more than more management troubles.
"The first major event of the Construction Bureau of the Ministry of Industry when it was established was the expansion of Beijing and the construction of two industrial towns on the outskirts of the city." Zhu Houcong looked at the current main officials of the Ministry of Industry, "The officials of the Construction Bureau are led by the Ministry of Industry
The selection, appointment, position and affiliation all belong to the Ministry of Industry. But from now on, the Construction Bureau is a commercial bank, and the business laws that should be followed and the taxes that should be paid cannot be obscured by the Ministry of Industry for personal reasons."
The Ministry of Industry used to manage many craftsmen and local factories and mines, but their thinking still regarded the work of craftsmen as service, although they also needed to pay them a certain amount of wages.
Zhu Houcong has now exposed some issues.
"Although craftsmen need to send workers to serve, the small craftsmen's families still rely on their wages for a living." Zhu Houcong said calmly, "After the establishment of the Construction Bureau, at least the craftsmen in Beijing must be registered and naturalized. After that, there will be countless projects, purchases, and money printing.
.Under the constraints of the new accounting law, I hope you will not regard craftsmen as slaves and servitude. They are all trying to make a living. Do not let craftsmen work hard but not have enough to eat and cannot support their families."
As an emperor, he can only set the tone first.
Understanding and habits cannot be changed in a hurry. Zhu Houcong could only explain the regulations and thoughts first, and then raise the knife of audit and punishment.
Compared with the slow progress of expanding the city of Beijing and welcoming the kings to the capital, it becomes more and more hasty in Zhu Houcong's previous plan to clear out all those who oppose him.
It has to be said that from the beginning of the third year of Jiajing's reign, Hui'an Bo Zhang Wei to later Gao Kewei, Meng Chun, and Pu Zitong, many people felt a little bit forced to rebel by him, and Yan Shenggong Kong Wenshao even became a "rebel" in a daze.
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But after more than half a year, Zhu Houcong had already let go in his heart.
After all, he is neither the most ruthless political animal nor can he act according to his previous thinking.
He spared the lives of Prince Rui, mother and son, and neither killed nor demoted him. There was considerable controversy among the advisers. Some said that the emperor's benevolence was more important, while others said that there should be no future troubles, but Zhu Houcong was willing to take it as a warning.
King Rui is only over six years old and is not yet seven years old. Whether there will be another coup in the future depends on what kind of situation Zhu Houcong can lead the Ming Dynasty to.
If the final fact is that he finally caused people to disperse due to his too forward thinking, then there is nothing to say.
Now, Zhu Houcong is acting according to his adjusted understanding.
The new planning of Beijing city was initially set at this meeting attended by the emperor. In addition to the already large-scale Nancheng, the west, east, and north areas also extended to two or three miles each.
This means that the scale is much larger than the previous outer city wall.
This is a huge project, and Zhu Houcong arranged the first, second and third phases according to his familiar routine.
In the first phase, only the city walls of the outer city of the south city will be built. In the second phase, only the "moats" on the north, east, and west sides will be built first to form a new small water system. In the third phase, if it is still necessary, then more
Build the walls on these three sides.
Zhu Houcong believed that there might not be a third phase because in his vision, the threat from the north would eventually be eliminated.
Or, like Linqing, only one earth wall with a slight city defense function can be built among the three walls.
After the meeting at the Ministry of Works, Zhu Houcong returned to the palace.
Now, I have developed the habit of taking a nap.
Because most officials of the Ming Dynasty already worked and rested at sunrise, Zhu Houcong always got up early.
His young body made him indifferent to this kind of work and rest, but when he understood how long it would take to realize the picture he imagined, he became more and more aware of the importance of keeping his body healthy.
After getting up from a nap, today is another schedule.
The entrance ceremony of the master craftsman training class of Huangming University College of Engineering.
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In the morning, Zheng Kui took in the grandeur of the entire Huangming University.
It turns out that this is a royal garden and no casual visitors are allowed to enter.
Today, many of the original pavilions have had their interior furnishings changed.
Zheng Kui took a close look at the former Leopard Room of Emperor Zhengde, which is now the School of Science, and went to the courtyard where he was first received by the emperor and is now the School of Mathematical Sciences.
At Shicha Sea, he also met Westerners.
The Westerner called Count Alfonso was actually one of the professors at their engineering college.
While inspecting the seaside, the Engineering College actually had a small dock.
I heard that the emperor wanted Count Alfonso, who had been knighted by a small Western country but not recognized by the Ming Dynasty, to teach him all he knew about Western navigation, shipbuilding, and naval warfare.
A steward from the Engineering College even said: You should respect Count Alfonso a little, because his daughter is in the palace and is the emperor's woman.
As for the Agricultural College, they only have a small courtyard in Huangming University, because there is only a small piece of farmland on the Shicha Sea. They are only responsible for communicating with the emperor.
Most of the professors of the Agricultural College are in Huangzhuang.
Of course, they will also try to plant some things in a small piece of farmland near the sea.
Zheng Kui saw several unfamiliar things. He heard that one of them was called Yangshu, which is now being promoted in places with water shortages such as Shaanxi and Shanxi. The yield per mu can reach several thousand kilograms.
Located to the south of this street inside the west gate of the Imperial City is the military academy known as the Martial Arts Academy.
Zheng Kui couldn't go there because he heard that some of the great craftsmen from the Military Warfare Bureau and the Ordnance Supervision of the Ministry of Industry were also there.
In addition, there are many martial arts masters and military masters invited from the private sector.
Those who study in this martial arts academy include not only the descendants of honorary relatives, but also young officers and soldiers selected from various military stations.
What Zheng Kui focuses on is the locations where most students of Huangming University hang out: the auditorium, the dormitory, the dining room...
After finishing lunch in the dining room, which was served in a wooden basin with three grooves, Zheng Kui could not rest for a while after returning to his dormitory.
In fact, the nine other craftsman friends who shared his dormitory could not rest.
Because I can meet His Majesty in a moment.
"What do you think His Majesty did by choosing us here?"
They are all people selected from various places and factories, and now every one of them is excited.
"Since it is an academy, of course we are required to learn something." Someone said, "Didn't you listen to what the doctor said? If you learn well, you will reach the sky in one step; if you don't learn well, you will be embarrassed and have to bear the blame!"
"...but we all work, do we still need to study the Four Books and Five Classics to take the imperial examination and become a scholar?"
In their eyes, a scholar is already a master.
Learning is even more difficult, even though they are already experts in their respective fields.
Zheng Kui spent noon in this atmosphere until he heard the faint sound of bells.
It was a tall building built on the shores of Shichahai, between the north and south courtyards.
On top of that building, there is a huge clock with a round disk the size of a house on all sides.
The steward from the engineering college had already taught them, that one was called Zhong.
In Huangming University, we don't play the drums or watch the hourglass now, but watch the clock.
There are twenty-four hours in a day. Each hour has sixty minutes, and each minute has sixty seconds.
The bell rings fourteen, which means it is the fourth quarter of the hour, fourteen o'clock, which is exactly two o'clock in the afternoon.
Zheng Kui bounced up from the bed he was leaning on like a spring, and so did everyone else in the room.
We are about to meet the emperor!
At almost the same time, the steward's voice rang out from the yard outside the dormitory: "Students from the Master Craftsman Training Class, come out and line up!"
Zheng Kui hurriedly followed the others out and arranged his clothes at the same time.
Is the emperor really coming?
At this moment, Zhu Houcong had just stepped out of the west gate of the Forbidden City.
When the distance is very close, he walks.
Now in front of him is another group of people, a class he organized after suppressing many opinions.
Zhu Houcong knew there would be more classes like this.
Some are opened in Huangming University, and some are in the Forbidden City.
No matter what class it was, after Zhu Houcong left, he only talked about three points.
First, these people are actually important, so they must see the emperor with their own eyes and know the significance of what the emperor wants.
Second, if they need to have basic cultural literacy, they should start with literacy, simplified Chinese characters.
Third, they will all have a bright future.
Now, Zhu Houcong went to the training class for master craftsmen selected from various ministries.
The future of farmers includes agricultural colleges and measures in the new law to reduce the pressure of corvee labor.
The future of craftsmen depends on many official and private commercial firms of the Ming Dynasty related to Huangmingji, Huangmingliang Chuhao, the Ministry of Industry and Construction Bureau, etc.
These are all aimed at a huge group, but what Zhu Houcong wants now is how to guide the development of technology and improve productivity.
Related to his Ming education plan, it will inevitably include the stabilization of the basic agricultural base and the development of basic light and heavy industry and commerce.