When we returned to the city, it was already broad daylight. The city gate is open, there is no need to go through the Ruyi Gate.
When we arrived at the city gate, we saw people crowding inside and outside, looking forward to something.
Not long after, a group of Jin Yiti cavalry filed out, escorting several prison cars.
On top of each car was an unkempt prisoner, his messy hair covering his face, making it difficult to tell what was going on.
However, there were many enthusiastic people, and Zuo Fu knew everything as soon as he asked.
"Master, it's a great news. The new Dongchang magistrate Cao Wenheng came to our place and arrested all the officials including the prefect, the tong magistrate, and the chief clerk."
Zuo Mengeng was quite surprised when he saw the angry people taking care of the prisoners with rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves.
"Why?"
"It is said that these officials are all remnants of the eunuchs, so the capital sent Jin Yiwei to assist Cao Wenheng in getting people. It seems that the eunuchs are really finished."
Zuo Mengeng frowned.
When it comes to eunuchs, let alone others, at least Feng Lun, the eunuch guarding Linqing, is the most die-hard.
His godfather is Li Chaoqin.
Why was Feng Lun fine, but the rest of the officials, big and small, were arrested?
But soon, Zuo Mengeng figured it out.
Those who hate the Eunuch Party the most are obviously the civil servants, especially the officials of the Donglin Party.
Therefore, once these people get back their power and liquidate the eunuchs, they will definitely do it vigorously and can't wait.
As for Feng Lun, even if the Donglin Party hates him to the core, there is nothing they can do.
Those are the people in the palace. The only one who can touch Feng Lun is Chongzhen.
However, the liquidation of these officials belonging to the eunuch party is already a very obvious signal. Zuo Mengeng believed that the day when Feng Lun would be finished was definitely not far away.
"Do you know who the new governor is?"
Zuo Fu shook his head.
"It is said that the new governorship has not yet been decided. Cao Wenheng is now acting as governor."
What could Zuo Menggen say, he just curled his lips.
The imperial court was so aggressive in purging political enemies that they couldn't even wait for a moment.
But if you think about it carefully, you can understand that after all, the Eunuch Party has killed so many people in the Donglin Party, and with such a great hatred, the Donglin Party must seize the day to get revenge.
Back at the mansion, Zuo Liangyu was not there, having left early in the morning.
Zuo Mengeng paid his respects to Mrs. Huang and returned to his small courtyard. As soon as he entered the house, he found that Xu Ruolin was actually in her room.
She was sitting at the table, holding a few pages in her hands and reading them with gusto.
"Why are you here?"
Hearing the footsteps, Xu Ruolin began to complain.
"That sister of yours, when you have free time, come to me with Wang Fengzhou's poems and ask for advice..."
She shook her head and smiled bitterly as she spoke.
"I really don't know what's there to read about those sour poems?"
Zuo Mengeng was also amused. He didn't expect that Wang Shizhen's poems would be looked down upon by Xu Ruolin.
To put it bluntly, there were really not many good poets in the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing Zuo Mengeng, Xu Ruolin was quite anxious. She stood up and came over, holding the manuscript in front of his eyes.
"Did you write this?"
Zuo Mengeng took a quick look and saw that it was "The Wealth of Nations" he had written last night.
"This is a game that makes people laugh."
Xu Ruolin's eyes are very big, and when they are wide open, they look like plump almonds. But his eyes were very clear, as if they penetrated his soul.
"Oh, you are too humble. Do you know that if these merchants in Jiangnan see these things, they will definitely regard them as standards."
This statement surprised Zuo Mengeng.
"real?"
Last night, when I was thinking about this era, I was so excited that I unconsciously wrote a part of "The Wealth of Nations". But Zuo Mengeng didn't have much confidence in whether people of this era could understand its contents.
Any academic thing must be understood by educated people.
But these scholars in the Ming Dynasty have been obsessed with the laws of nature and human desires for a long time, and have been obsessed with the dispute between heart and reason.
I am rushing forward on the road of retreat. I really wonder if this extremely pragmatic theory can be accepted by the cultural people of this era?
Xu Ruolin's words exceeded his expectations.
"The prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River is mostly due to the work of merchants. There are many workshops there, and even scholars are often employed. It's a pity that no one has ever explained labor and production so thoroughly as you."
The Wealth of Nations talks about productivity, division of labor, and labor technology at the beginning.
If these questions are asked to readers who study the Four Books and Five Classics, they will definitely not understand what they mean.
But in the late Ming Dynasty, especially in Jiangnan and other places, industry and commerce had entered a stage of vigorous development.
After many merchants and craftsmen accumulated initial wealth, they also cultivated intellectuals who knew how to be merchants and manufacturers.
Perhaps these people did not form similar professional theories in the process of practicing.
But the principle of industrial production is that different paths lead to the same goal. As long as business operations reach a certain level, practitioners will inevitably reach a cognitive critical point.
This is like the five unique skills in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
They may not have read the "Nine Yin Manual", but after becoming top masters, they already have a certain understanding of martial arts.
At this time, when I see the "Nine Yin Manual", which is the general outline of martial arts in the world, I will immediately have the thoughts "Ah, so that's what happened" and "Oh, so that's the truth."
As for how much the "Nine Yin Manual" can improve the cultivation of the Five Ultimate Skills...
Anyone who has read the book knows that it does not.
The greatest effect of the "Nine Yin Manual" on the Five Jue is to help them understand martial arts more systematically and professionally.
However, Xu Ruolin was able to understand "The Wealth of Nations" and recognize its value, which was beyond Zuo Mengeng's expectation.
"How do you know how to be a merchant?"
Xu Ruolin tilted her head, very proud.
"Are you surprised? My family has a lot of business in Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou City. The cloth produced by my family's workshop is the best in Jiangnan. Now my second brother is taking care of the family business. He and I are the best , Second brother still needs help from me for some accounting and calculation problems."
Zuo Mengeng understood now.
It's hard to say how much land these wealthy families in Jiangnan own, but they will definitely have a considerable scale of business.
Even if there is a large amount of land, what is grown is unlikely to be food, but may be crops with higher economic value, such as mulberry and hemp.
Regardless of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants have the lowest status in society.
But in any era, there are only two things that truly determine a person's status.
power or money.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, laws and regulations were weakened, and wealthy businessmen were actually acting openly and had great influence.
The most important thing is that those high-sounding nobles, bureaucrats, and wealthy families, on the surface, pass down poems and books to their families, but in fact, their business is not small behind the scenes.
Therefore, there are really not many people who don't understand business and production matters, especially the top intellectuals in Jiangnan.
This accident made Zuo Mengeng quite excited.
After all, many of the things I learned in dreams are miraculous. He vaguely felt that if he wanted to end this troubled world, he had to find a way out of it.
But the problem is, restoring peace to the world is such a big issue that it is impossible for him to do it alone.
He must find enough and powerful helpers.
If others don’t understand your ideas and ideas, how can you communicate with them?
Not only will they not help him, they may even regard him as a deviant. When the time comes, the world will be full of verbal and written criticism, and I'm afraid there won't even be a place to stand.
Since people of this era can understand and recognize these, his chances and hopes are great.
Of course, the bright and pretty girl in front of me is the first target.
"According to what you said in your article, people can never keep up with the speed of machines. But how can machines work without people driving them?"
Zuo Mengeng was so happy that someone was willing to communicate.
He pulled Xu Ruolin to sit down and asked, "Have you ever seen a waterwheel in Jiangnan?"
Xu Ruolin nodded, not understanding why he asked.
"The waterwheel uses the force of the water flow to rotate, and then sends water from lower places to higher places. But since the waterwheel can rotate, why can't it drive machinery to rotate in addition to fetching water?"
Zuo Menggeng is an activist.
That's not all. He took the pen and paper and started drawing.
"Look, if such a gear is installed on a waterwheel, then when the waterwheel rotates, the gear will also rotate. If the two gears mesh like this, will the other gear also rotate? Through such a pole, Is it possible to transfer this power to another place? If you have a textile workshop at home, you should have seen what those spindles look like. What if the method of manually pulling the spindles is changed to such a hydraulic drive? "
What makes Xu Ruolin better than many people in this era is that she has practical experience.
If it was something else, she might not know why yet.
But as soon as Zuo Mengeng mentioned the spindles for spinning and weaving, her mind was suddenly opened.
"Gee, waterwheels have been used to collect water for thousands of years. Why didn't anyone think of using it for spinning?"
Seeing her annoyed look, Zuo Mengeng chuckled.
"Look, isn't this a way to improve productivity?"
