There is nothing new in the life of an emperor. He is not looking for trouble for himself and cares about everything. He only grasped the general direction and drove the Chinese Empire, a ship that had been sailing for thousands of years, to sail steadily. While sailing, he lifted up the boards on the bottom of the ship and replaced them with iron and steel ones.
Every day he only eats, drinks and has fun, wanders around the harem, writes, draws and creates wonders, all the same, much more comatose than Zhao Ji.
However, I don't really have any free time, and I still manage politics occasionally. After all, there are always so many things that the cabinet cannot make the decision and require his instructions.
In fact, after more than a year, the national framework has been established and national policies have been set.
In all industries, it is to encourage invention and creation, improve work efficiency, food production, etc. Regarding education, he re-edited textbooks according to his wishes, eliminated the Confucian dross, and changed the idea of loyalty to the emperor. After all, he doesn't care about the throne himself, and he doesn't need anyone to be loyal to him. What is needed is love for the country, love for the family, and love for the people. What is needed is the blood and courage of the whole people.
Therefore, the final implementation was to go to the village school at the age of five, which together with the basics of martial arts, literacy and rationality continued until the age of eleven. Then he was promoted to the county school for three years and became knowledgeable in hundreds of schools of thought. After graduating at the age of fourteen, he entered a government school and studied for another three years, starting to specialize in different subjects. At the age of seventeen, he graduated from the government school and then began the imperial examination. After the imperial examination, one can take the Chinese Studies test and enter the Imperial College, the Imperial College, the Imperial Hospital, and the military lecture hall. After studying for three years, I took the exam again, and this time I actually got a scholarship. Select those with outstanding performance to join various official institutions.
Of course, the rest of the people can take the exam again, but before that, they also have to work. Regardless of whether they continue to take the exam, they have to be sent to teach in the village schools below. There are two paths for students in the martial arts hall. One is to serve as a soldier, and the other is to go to the village to learn martial arts.
As for those students from Tai Hospital, there is no need to take the imperial examination again. It all depends on how those old doctors arrange it and educate according to their ideas. Then they were assigned to lower counties to provide grassroots medical services. With so many people accumulating little by little, there will be a mature medical system in a few decades.
This forms a cycle of endless educational talents. Of course there will be a day when it is saturated, but by that time, how far will society have to develop? Even if there is no arrangement, no one will starve to death.
If we want to implement compulsory education, the current social wealth still does not allow it. On the other hand, there are not so many teachers, so we still have to implement it slowly. Now he has allocated a sum of money to provide some subsidies to girls who enroll in school, reduce some of the family burden, and strive to allow girls to study for six years.
This is the social trend there. He is not afraid that boys will not study, because the tuition fees for studying were not cheap in the past, and poor families still resorted to selling iron to support the boys in the family to study. And even though he has now let go of women's upward path, the habitual thinking that has existed for thousands of years is not so easy to change. When it comes to men, it’s just selling the pot, but when it comes to girls, it’s all about spending money if you can…
To liberate women and improve their status, we can only rely on young ladies from wealthy families. If they have money, they can afford it. In the future, when those young ladies graduate, some become officials, and some go to local schools to teach and become teachers, then the social atmosphere will be better towards girls.
As for the population, he had seen previous statistics on household registration, and finally found that it was indeed over 100 million. But it is definitely still inaccurate. This number is the tax-paying population. But in fact, there are so many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and they are forced to do nothing. There are many people who go to the mountains to work as savages, and the real population is much higher than what is currently recorded.
He is not afraid of many people, but afraid of not having many people. After all, in this era, with his current military strength, he can fight as long as he has enough. But it has laid down a huge territory, and what's the use if no one develops it. Now he has abolished all the poll tax and so on. People basically don't pay taxes except those who farm. In this way, those common people must still create humans.
In order to be as safe as possible and ensure the survival rate of the baby as much as possible, he still made a law to give birth to a child at the age of seventeen. At that time, I happened to be graduating from the government school, and it was the right time to get married and have children.
In fact, it is to cultivate talents around innovation, and from countless talents to penetrate into all walks of life, it begins to profoundly change the entire social environment. With the development of technology, people's living standards will naturally improve. After eating and drinking enough, a group of people with nothing to do will start engaging in culture, thus starting a new round of spiritual civilization innovation.
This time he did not direct too much scientific research. When he was in Wangjiazhuang before, he wanted to make money and accumulate strength, so he made some creations that were beyond the times. Now that he has conquered the world and has trained a group of worthy craftsmen, he will no longer follow him. He just gave the highest instructions and continued to innovate and research new things.
The main reason is that this is an era of cold weapons, and it will be an era of cold weapons in the future. National security is guaranteed, and there is no need for him to encourage others. So he only encouraged craftsmen, improved their status, and let them explore on their own. Moreover, he has already enlightened the development of science and technology before. As time goes by, the fruits of science and technology will definitely be brilliant.
The environment outside was still comfortable, but Xixia was gone. Even though Wang Yan had shrunk the defense line and did not really border the Uighurs, they did not dare to occupy that large area of land unscrupulously. Moreover, they also trade and buy things with the border areas of China, and they are even more afraid to offend. Over in Mongolia, Temujin has not yet been born, and Mongolia is also doing business with China. They are on the road to eating sheep and people, and will never return.
The Tibetans were not much better than the Mongols, and they all used their specialties in exchange for material supplies. Dali is incapable of development. It is just a corner of the country based on its geographical advantage and has no great climate. In the land of Liaodong in the north, Lu Zhishen was attacking the two countries of Liao and Jin, and was encroaching on the territory of both parties little by little. He was not in a hurry to destroy them, but moved forward slowly and steadily.
The outside is stable, but the inside is not. The North has been tidied up inside and out, and no one who refuses to accept it wants to die. So after organizing and training an army of 150,000 people, in the second year of Huaxia, the army of 150,000 soldiers went south in three directions.
It's not just about defeating them, it's about slowly pushing them forward one by one. Once you capture a place, reform it. Open old accounts, hunt down local tyrants, confiscate homes and divide fields, appoint new officials, implement new policies, and carry out local construction.
Although with his military power, he can completely pacify the south in one go. But in fact, in comparison, it is better to proceed slowly as we are now. Because you won’t spend too many resources at once, you also have time to clean up the place thoroughly.
At present, although there is a lively atmosphere under the rule, in fact the treasury is already empty. After all, carrying out so many projects requires too much money. Money is needed everywhere and cannot be stopped anywhere. The cabinet handles political affairs with great fear, because if a catastrophic disaster occurs somewhere, it will collapse.
As the emperor, Wang Yan is not worried, because it is because the treasury has no money, not that he has no money.
His previous properties were neither nationalized nor sold to others. They were all private property of the royal family. Those industries act as state-owned enterprises and are responsible for taking care of things. Of course, he has an exclusive business, and what should be monopolized will still be monopolized. Wherever there is no reason to let it go to other merchants, he must make what he deserves.
It's just that business has not been very good in recent years, mainly because of his reform policies, and the wealthy people have been dealt with. As for his products, most of the customer groups are wealthy people, so they are not just affected.
Of course, that doesn't matter much, after all, he also has food, salt, iron, tea and other businesses. The grain brought from the South China Sea is his property. Even though the price is not raised, it is just sold at a fair price, so he does not lose money. Because he buys grain at extremely low prices, the most expensive part is the transportation link. But he didn't go there empty-handed, and he didn't just bring back food. He could always make up for it. As for salt, let alone mention it. The area around the Bohai Bay is full of salt fields. If he really couldn't keep up with production, he would have started selling refined salt at a low price.
So it doesn't matter if other businesses are affected. What's more, there are fewer rich people now, but it won't be long before there will be more rich people.
During the previous rebellion, he made up for the first six months. In the second year, although the income was 200 million, the deficit was not small, so he made up a large part. It was also at this time that Zhao Ji realized how rich he was when he listened to the report on the first day of every month. In the past, the millions of dollars he had been given to him a year were all spent begging. Therefore, if there is a natural disaster, he will also provide material rescue, so it is not a big problem.
In the third year of China, Xia.
The floor tiles on Zhuque Street are still the original large bluestones. Although Zhuque Street is not a commercial street, and there is no shopping mall. It is lined with various government offices of the imperial court, but the pedestrians on the street are still densely packed.
Because people are not allowed to move around here, they can wander around at will, and the flag is raised at six o'clock in the morning and lowered at six o'clock in the evening. Along the 950-meter long street, 590 fully armed Yulin guards forcefully goose-step all the way. Come here, play music, sing, and raise and lower the national flag regardless of rain or shine, which is very majestic. There are also two buildings, the Ancestral Temple and the Sheji Altar, where people are not allowed to visit and offer sacrifices. Therefore, many people come to see them when they have nothing to do, praying for a good harvest and a fortune, and praying to their ancestors to bless their children and grandchildren.
The most important thing is that the emperor would go out for a walk from time to time. No matter which street he took to go out, he would always come back through Zhuque Street, where he could be seen many times. That's the emperor. Who doesn't want to see it, and who doesn't want to say a few words.
Another point is that although Zhuque Street does not do business, the streets not far from Zhuque Street are very prosperous. Many people come to Zhuque Street to eat, drink and enjoy the streets, feel the imperial atmosphere and sit on the benches provided by the roadside. Go up, hold a bottle of wine, compose poems and lyrics...
"The common people have met Your Majesty."
"I advocate respecting the old and loving the young, so I don't need to be too polite." Wang Yan smiled and held up the old man with half of his teeth in front of him: "How is your life now?"
The old man nodded repeatedly and smiled heartily with a toothless grin: "Okay, it's much better than in the Song Dynasty. The grassroots people have been craftsmen for generations, and there are three sons in the family. Now they are either working as supervisors or team leaders, or they are assisting outside. Building bridges and paving roads. The three daughters-in-law also work in factories outside the city, and the monthly salary is also high. Now the family can eat two meals of meat every ten days, and the children have grown white and fat, and they read sages' books in school. All these are Your Majesty governs the country well and loves the people like a son. You can live the life you have now without worrying about your children and grandchildren. Even if you die now, you will be happy..."
"Hey, old warrior, are you satisfied with this? The days to come will definitely get better day by day, but you have to pay attention to your health and enjoy yourself."
After saying a few more words, Wang Yan waved goodbye to the glorious old man, took two guards with him, smiled and nodded along the way, and walked back along Zhuque Street in a hurry. He would wander around the city and outside the city for a few days every month, talking to people from all over the place and learning about the situation.
Of course he knew what the real situation was, and the reason for doing this was more to close the distance with the people, to bring the superior imperial power into the people, and to break the people's impression of the supremacy of imperial power. After all, no matter how high the imperial power is, the people will rebel if they don't have enough food to eat, and it doesn't matter if they are close or not.
And although Jin Yiwei monitors the world and has a dense network of spies, there are always times when they cannot take care of them. A small oversight by the upper-level authorities can lead to disaster for the lower-level people. He wandered around the city of Luoyang when he had nothing to do, which also gave some people a way to complain in person, and was also a deterrent to the officials below.
This is also the case. He did very well in Luoyang City. Many people had seen him during the previous enthronement ceremony. After that, he kept disappearing. Over time, now the people in Luoyang City basically know him and know that he is Emperor of China. He was also gentle and easy to get along with, talked a lot with the people, and personally supervised and solved some problems, so the people were no longer afraid of him. But his power has not been weakened. After all, it has only been more than three years since his ruthless reforms. Although it is not a bloodbath, the people who work are still there.
Those who work outside the city are whipped. They are all wealthy people in Luoyang. Now they're all being treated like they're not human beings, it's such a miserable life.
It was a good time to come back. He had only left for a while and happened to catch the national flag being lowered. After watching with satisfaction that the Yulin guards took down the national flag and gathered the team back to the palace, he continued to sneak away. It's spectacular when the national flag is raised. There are a lot of people every morning, no worse than what they would be a thousand years later, and they all spontaneously sing along with the music. It has been three years, and after vigorous publicity, the concepts of the national flag and the national anthem are now known to even the hysterical fools in the village.
As soon as I entered the Zhuque Gate, I saw Wang Fusheng trotting towards me in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what a happy event, what a happy event."
After working hard for half his life, Wang Yan originally planned to let Wang Fusheng retire and enjoy happiness, but Wang Fusheng said that he was used to serving and could not stay. After so many years, he had gained trust, so he was arranged to be the chief supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From a third-grade official position, he was responsible for everything in the palace. It was Yang Jian's original position, the general manager of the palace, and the emperor's steward. Originally, all those who held this position were eunuchs. The old housekeeper was able to take this position without being clean, and he could enter and leave the palace at will, which was considered a sign of honor.
"What a happy event, in such a hurry." Wang Yan kept walking and continued to wander towards the palace.
"Your Majesty, the fleet we sent out to sea has returned. It docked in Dengzhou four days ago."
Hearing this, Wang Yan stopped and turned to look at the old housekeeper: "Which batch is it?"
"The second batch and the fourth batch came back together. They were all eastbound fleets. The letter said they met there. The fourth batch just arrived and they were about to leave. Isn't it a coincidence? . The two teams stopped for a while to load the goods, and then came back together. They also brought back the high-yielding seeds they were told to search for. They said they were born in the ground, and when they matured, they were strung together in piles. , the yield is as much as ten stones per mu. Your Majesty, will you summon them to the capital?"
Looking at the excited old housekeeper, Wang Yan shook his head, smiled, and waved his hand: "Don't worry, let's find a quick place first, let them wash themselves from the inside out, and then recuperate, and dispatch a group of doctors from the Imperial Hospital. Check their health and see if there are any diseases. Also pay attention to the things they bring back and pack them carefully. Wait until next month, when they are well, let them come to Beijing with the goods. "
Wang Fusheng nodded, said nothing more, and accompanied Wang Yan chatting all the way to the palace. Then he took his leave and left to write an official document and send out Wang Yan's instructions.
After dinner, Wang Yan enjoyed the cool breeze on the roof of the newly built high-rise building, thinking about the news that the old butler had said before about the return of the fleet.
This is undoubtedly a good thing, a great thing.
His mission is to make people well fed and well fed. At the current level of three or four stones per mu, which is three to four hundred kilograms, it is impossible to do it no matter what. After all, at this time, he occupies the largest piece of land, and the food produced in a year is not enough to eat, and it has to be shipped back from overseas. So of course, sending people out to sea to search for high-yielding grains and other seeds that are not available locally in other continents is the top priority. The things that the old housekeeper was talking about that grow underground and are strung together in piles when mature are, of course, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
The origins of sweet potatoes and potatoes are in the American continent, so going to sea is a must. As early as when he caught up with Zhao Ji and developed rapidly, he was already preparing to build ships suitable for going to sea. At the beginning, the team was small and the boat was poor. Later, a huge amount of manpower and material resources were poured into it, the ship got better and better, and more and more teams were sent out. Even in the past few years since he became emperor, he has not stopped building ships and going to sea. Some go east, some go north, and some go south.
At this time, he didn't know what he would encounter when he went to sea, how many people would survive, and how many people would be willing to come back after discovering the New World, so all he could do was to keep sending out. So far, nine batches of fleets have been sent to sea.
The second batch of people who came back now should have been in the eighth year of Zhenghe, which was 1118 AD. It is now the third year of Huaxia, 1126 AD, a full eight years. It took Magellan just three years to circle the Earth; now his men are taking eight.
Of course it can't be calculated that way. Their mission is to go out to find seeds and understand the environment of each place. They have to record in detail, collect various things from many aspects, and take the wrong path in the middle, etc. It's good to come back alive.
Now that we have grain with a high yield per mu, the next step is to promote it on a large scale to benefit the world.
Although I have already had enough of flattery, who doesn’t like it...
