Perhaps to the people of Ming Dynasty today, Zhu Ying is really very kind.
Zhu Yuanzhang discovered this.
In many of the reviewed memorials, Zhu Ying's punishments for officials or some criminals were really very light compared to the current punishments in the Ming Dynasty.
Before that, Zhu Yuanzhang was also treated by Da Sun regarding the crime of exile.
As we all know, exile and death penalty are almost closely linked.
Ten are exiled and nine are dead, this is a fact that everyone knows.
Many people would rather be executed than be exiled.
Zhu Ying had previously proposed that the lives of the exiled criminals must be protected to the greatest extent by removing the restrictions on shackles and even requiring escorts for the exiled criminals.
This seems incredible to many people.
In fact, Zhu Ying's idea is very simple.
The population of Ming Dynasty is really too small now.
With a population of more than 60 million, it was not even comparable to the population of a province in later generations.
The population of the top five provinces in later generations, even Jiangsu Province, which ranks fifth, has exceeded 80 million people.
Guangdong Province, which has the largest population, has a permanent population of 110 million.
Compared with later generations, coupled with the hidden population, today's Ming Dynasty is at most the size of Hunan Province.
Especially those who can enjoy the crime of exile are generally scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and they are at least a scholar.
Ordinary people rarely received the treatment of exile, and were basically executed directly to avoid wasting food and labor on the road.
But for the current Zhu Ying, even if he is a criminal, he is still a scholar, and he has to use it no matter what.
Besides, these days, there are not a few people who are unjustly exiled.
It can be said that some of them were directly framed because they offended others.
Daming Palace, Kunning Hall.
Zhu Ying is starting to make plans related to the imperial examination.
If you want to take the road of industrialization, you can't do it in just one sentence. It requires a large talent reserve.
Nowadays, the talented people who pass the imperial examinations or the students who study are all learning Confucianism and cannot directly enter practical applied knowledge.
Especially the Agricultural School, even though it was developed in the Ming Dynasty, there are now two or three big and small cats in addition to Zhu Ju.
Looking at the development of agricultural technology in ancient and modern times, from the Qin Dynasty to the current Ming Dynasty, the speed can be said to be very slow.
Occasionally, a few geniuses can quickly raise the level of agricultural technology.
What Zhu Ying has to do now is to quickly improve Daming's agricultural technology.
You know, from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty was in the Little Ice Age, especially the end of the Ming Dynasty, which was the peak of the Little Ice Age.
In this regard, Zhu Ying must be adequately prepared.
With Zhu Ying's Ming Dynasty, how could Guo Zuo still have less than three hundred years left?
Zhu Ying is here in the main hall and there in the back hall.
Zhu Mingyue and Zhu Yunxi were chatting.
"Brother, do you think my eldest brother has been too busy recently, so he has forgotten about us?"
Zhu Mingyue sat on the swing, rocking boredly, and then asked Zhu Yunxi.
Zhu Yunxi was carving wood with a carving knife at the moment.
He has always liked wood withering.
Some time ago, with his eldest brother's permission, he stayed in the Gunpowder Department for a long time, learning from the carpenters every day.
Thinking of those days, Zhu Yunxi felt very happy. It was the first time he did what he liked without worrying about being blamed.
What is now carved in his hand is the trigger device related to the matchlock gun.
"Sister, why do you say that? My eldest brother is going to court now and has so many things to deal with, so he is naturally very busy."
"Just like my father back then, look at it. Every night, before the early morning, the lights in eldest brother's bedroom are never turned off."
"Before dawn in the morning, candles were already lit in eldest brother's study."
"Of course it's very busy."
Zhu Yunxi replied casually.
"But, my eldest brother had promised to help me find a marriage partner. On that day, he agreed to take me out with him during the Qiao Qiao Festival. But in the afternoon, my eldest brother went directly to Henan."
"Of course, that's the plague, so it's naturally much more important than mine. But my eldest brother has been back for more than a month now and has never mentioned it again."
"Although no one from my aunt has said anything about this now, I can't just keep waiting like this."
Zhu Mingyue said helplessly.
Because of her eldest brother's relationship, it was natural that Lu could no longer take charge of Zhu Mingyue's marriage, so this matter fell to Zhu Ying.
The eldest brother is like a father. Zhu Ying didn't speak, and no one dared to mention Zhu Mingyue's marriage.
As a woman, how could Zhu Mingyue not care about such a life-long event as getting married?
So now I am a little anxious.
Hearing what his sister said, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "It's not a bad thing if no one cares about it. Could it be that you, sister, are feeling springy!"
"You Yunxi, you dare to laugh at me and see if I don't hit you."
When Zhu Mingyue heard her brother teasing her, she got off the swing, broke off a willow branch, and was about to chase Zhu Yunxi.
Seeing his sister chasing after him, Zhu Yunxi smiled even more happily, got up and ran away.
The two children just started fighting in the yard.
"What are you playing for? It's so fun."
Suddenly Zhu Ying's voice sounded in the yard.
"Brother."
"Brother."
Seeing the appearance of their eldest brother, the two of them stopped quickly, especially Zhu Mingyue, who was even more frightened.
As a woman, such a chase was disrespectful, and her face turned a little pale.
Zhu Ying smiled and said: "What are you doing? We are all a family, there is no need to be so polite."
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi became bolder and said, "Brother, you don't know why my sister is chasing me and beating me. She is in love with her."
"You dare to say that!" Zhu Mingyue suddenly became furious. Even Zhu Ying couldn't help it in front of her, her cheeks turned red.
"oh!"
Only then did Zhu Ying remember that there seemed to be something wrong. He had neglected his younger sister.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Ying said: "Regarding Mingyue, it is true that I, the eldest brother, have been negligent, but it is still too late to remedy the situation."
"Guo Zhong."
"My slave is here."
"Pass the imperial decree to summon Geng Xuan, the eldest son of Changxing Hou, to enter the palace immediately to see the king."
"My slave obeys the order."
After receiving the order, Guo Zhong immediately went down to deliver the order.
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Well, Mingyue is satisfied now. Brother will bring him to Kunning Palace later so that our Mingyue can take a good look at what he is like."
"If you can satisfy our Mingyue, he will be your consort in the future."
Facing her potential future husband, who was about to meet him, Zhu Mingyue couldn't help but blush, lowered her head and whispered, "It's all up to my eldest brother."
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Don't worry Mingyue, big brother will never let you suffer. If you don't like it, just say it. You are the eldest granddaughter of our Zhu family, you must be satisfied."
After speaking to Zhu Mingyue, Zhu Ying focused on Zhu Yunxi again.
Although Zhu Yunxi was running out of breath, he still held the carving knife and wood tightly in his hands.
"This is the trigger of the matchlock."
Zhu Ying recognized him at a glance.
"Brother, this is the trigger of the matchlock gun. Recently, the Gunpowder Department has been discussing the most about the modification of the matchlock gun."
"I'm trying to wither this trigger just to see if there's anything that can be improved about it."
Zhu Yunxi replied.
Zhu Ying nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Carpenters are very important not only in matchlocks, but also in agriculture, commerce, casting, water conservancy and other aspects."
Just now, when Zhu Ying was preparing to spread knowledge about various industries, he suddenly discovered that one thing was missing, and that was textbooks.
The initial idea was to go to the Hanlin Academy to prepare these textbooks.
Then I learned from Li Weiliang that Zhu Ying's idea was wrong, because no one in the Hanlin Academy knew about these aspects of knowledge.
In the eyes of the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, all things are of inferior quality, except studying.
This book does not refer to all books, but only to Confucianism.
Looking at the nearly three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the most famous encyclopedia is "Tiangong Kaiwu".
Therefore, Zhu Ying realized that if he wanted to truly reserve industrial talents, the first step he had to do was to publish the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" in advance.
Tiangong Kaiwu was originally written by Song Yingxing, a famous scientist in the Ming Dynasty, during the tenth year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty.
The book includes agriculture and handicrafts, such as machinery, bricks, ceramics, sulfur, candles, paper, weapons, gunpowder, textiles, dyeing, salt making, coal mining, oil extraction and other production technologies.
It is also the world's first comprehensive work on agriculture and handicraft production.
After this book was written and written that year, it spread to Japan, Central Asia, and Europe. Even at the low speed of information dissemination in ancient times, it was a best-seller all over the world.
However, the Qing Dynasty paid little attention to it. Such an important work was not even included in the Sikuquanshu catalogue, and was suppressed to a large extent.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying continued: "I am going to gather a group of knowledgeable people to compile a book about the Ming Dynasty and all walks of life."
"Including the production methods of snowflake salt, sugar, brewing, carpentry, blacksmith, tailoring and other knowledge related to people's livelihood, all are included in it."
"I don't know if Yunxi is interested in this."
As the eldest brother, Zhu Ying still takes good care of his younger brother Yunxi.
Naturally, it is impossible for Zhu Ying to do this personally, because there are too many aspects involved, which will involve a lot of energy.
And this matter is not particularly difficult to say. After all, it is collection, not invention.
But once this thing is done, it will definitely be famous throughout the ages.
As the saying goes, wealth should not flow to outsiders. This time when Zhu Ying came to the apse, he wanted his younger brother Zhu Yunxi to take charge of the matter.
When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he immediately became excited.
In just a few words, Zhu Yunxi knew that this classic was absolutely very important to the entire Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Zhu Yunxi would never think of this aspect of being famous for eternity.
For a boy his age, what he wants most is attention and recognition.
The eldest brother can entrust such an important matter to him. Obviously, in the eldest brother's heart, he is still very capable.
This aspect alone made Zhu Yunxi feel that he was being taken seriously, and he was extremely happy.
However, he still asked with some worry: "Brother, I'm afraid I can't handle such an important matter."
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Of course I won't let you do it alone. This matter cannot be completed by just a few people. Brother, at least dozens of people are prepared for you to help."
"But brother, let me make it clear to you first. It's easier said than done. This thing seems simple, but when you do it, you encounter a lot of difficulties."
"First of all, all aspects of the technology here need to be verified before they can be included in the book. This is unavoidable. You need to travel around in various places."
"Don't rush to be happy yet."
Zhu Ying said helplessly.
In his words just now, he just said that he wanted to leave the palace, and Zhu Yunxi's eyes shone.
For the princes and grandsons who have lived in the palace since childhood, going out to play is their biggest hobby.
When Zhu Yunxi heard what his elder brother meant, he seemed to be able to play around in the entire Ming Dynasty, and he was immediately excited.
"Perhaps at the beginning, you will be very enthusiastic about this matter, but I want to tell you, this matter itself will encounter a lot of problems, and it will not be as easy as you think."
"If you don't say anything else, just to understand and watch these processes with your own eyes, a simple attempt may take three to five years, not to mention that some aspects require repeated testing to understand the truth."
After hearing what his eldest brother said and hearing that he could go everywhere, Zhu Yunxi, who had already taken the lead, didn't care so much.
Naturally, he nodded frequently: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not let you down."
At this point, Zhu Ying stopped preaching.
Some things can only be understood by experiencing them personally.
"Since you think there is a problem, then go ahead and do it. In the near future, these people will help you organize it. You can get familiar with it first."
"After half a month, after the first day of October, you can set off again."
Zhu Ying arranged.
After all, the first day of October is the day he is canonized. The creation of an encyclopedia will be the first order he issues in the East Palace after accepting the canonization.
Just when Zhu Ying was about to continue chatting with the two children.
Liu He, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and the personal eunuch beside Zhu Yuanzhang hurried over.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has spoken and asked His Majesty to come to the Huagai Palace to discuss political affairs as soon as possible."
The word 'quick' made Zhu Ying frown slightly.
Normally, the old man would let him pass, but he never used the word 'quickly'.
Then he asked, "Eunuch Liu knows what happened at Grandpa's place."
Liu He did not hesitate and said frankly: "Listen, old slave, there is a rebellion in Shaanxi."
Zhu Ying was a little confused. During the Hongwu period, there were still people who dared to rebel?
