Chapter 74: Problems with the Imperial College
Liu Song could no longer get out of bed. There are still some lack of energy. At least it's not like you can't communicate normally.
He Xi and Yao Guangxiao were sitting in front of Liu Song's bed. The two sides exchanged a few words and then got down to business.
Liu Song coughed twice and said: "A few years ago, I got seriously ill and resigned from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I thought I was going to die, but I didn't expect God to give me a few more years of life. Now it seems that God is going to take away my life." I'm dead. I don't know how long I can survive. Do you have any candidates for the position of offering wine in the Imperial College?"
He Xi said, "Mr. Liu, why do you say this? You will definitely live a long life."
Liu Song said: "There is no need to say such polite words in front of me. Tell me, who is the candidate?"
He Xi glanced at Yao Guangxiao, who said, "This is Song Lin, the son of Song Ne."
"Song Lin?" Liu Song thought for a moment and said, "Sure enough, he is a good candidate. Song Lin has done a lot to promote your knowledge in Huaxian County in the past two years. He did a lot of research according to your routine and proposed to rebuild Fangtou. "
He Xi said: "The Battle of Fangtou?"
Liu Song said: "Yes, it was the place where Huan Wen was defeated, near Huaxian County. He researched the ins and outs of the local water system and proposed to build a canal to connect the Yellow River to the Wei River and connect the north and the south. The writing and sentences are all based on your original It comes from a template.”
For a moment, He Xi didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy.
Be happy, Song Lin has now changed his stance. He is considered one of his own. I don’t know if it was the face given to him at the beginning or the homework Yao Guangxiao has done these days. But He Xi was very reluctant to the canal plan.
Without him, sea transportation and water transportation would be in conflict.
It’s not like He Xi doesn’t know that sorting out inland shipping is actually very important. There are conflicts between sea transportation and river transportation, but both sides also have irreplaceable aspects. But timing is important. He Xi was now trying to expand shipping, but Song Lin came up with a canal plan, and the two sides conflicted.
What's even more troublesome is that He Xi may not be able to convince Song Lin to give up.
Without him, Song Lin's explanation cannot be given up. Because the canal connects the north and the south, wherever the canal passes, it becomes a traffic artery. Later, when water transportation was built in the Ming Dynasty, an economic belt along the canal was created. It is very prosperous, even comparable to Jiangnan.
Song Lin had to think about the local people in his hometown.
This is also the practice of this era. Wherever a high official appears in a place, he must fight for the interests of the local area. The benefits of this canal are too great for Song Lin not to fight for.
For a time, He Xi had some worries about happiness.
There are too few people under his command, which is the problem of lack of people. But there were too many people because of political opinions. Benefit. For other reasons, factions will naturally divide into factions, and there will be more places where interests conflict in the future. He Xi needs to mediate conflicts and balance all parties.
There are more worries here.
Liu Song said: "In this case, when I submit my will, I will recommend Song Lin."
He Xi said: "Thank you very much, sir."
If they find a way to push Song Lin up, it will take some effort, but if Liu Song recommends him on his deathbed. That would be much easier.
Liu Song said: "I also have something to ask for."
He Xi said, "Sir, whatever you say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."
Liu Song took out a list from his sleeves, handed it to He Xi and said: "As people get older, they miss the past. These are the talents that can be created in our hometown. But today, the world belongs to Western Zhejiang and Huaixi, and these children The subordinates will not be able to stand out if they sink. Please ask your consort to support you in the future."
He Xi took it and saw Yang Yu, brothers from the Jie family, and dozens of others. They are all rising stars in Jiangxi.
He Xi was a little surprised by Liu Song's request, but she also understood it somewhat.
Liu Song actually didn't care too much about what happened after his death. As mentioned earlier, Liu Song was an upright official. Even now, the furnishings around him are only some wooden utensils, and even porcelain is rare. But he cherishes talents and likes to support younger generations the most.
Perhaps this is also the most important treasure accumulated for the descendants of the Liu family, that is, connections.
But no matter what, He Xi had heard of some of the people on this list. For example, Xie Jin was even more thunderous. In the early Ming Dynasty, the situation in Jiangxi was half full. Although there were various reasons, Jiangxi had many talents. This is also true.
He Xi felt a little confused. He thought to himself: "Historically, Jiangxi has been full of dynasties and half of them. It couldn't have come from my support." After all, Liu Song has recommended too many people from Jiangxi to you.
He Xi said: "Please rest assured, sir, I will only use it according to the amount."
Liu Song said: "I feel relieved. As long as these children are given a chance, they will definitely stand out. There is one more thing that I think only you can solve."
He Xi said: "Sir, please speak."
Liu Song said: "Your Majesty ordered Qintianjian and Guozijian to jointly create a method of drawing local areas in the air. In fact, this matter was done by Qintianjian. But there is really no way for Qintianjian, that is, Found the Imperial College."
"And He Consort's arithmetic skills are unparalleled in the world. Only you can do it."
He Xi was stunned, wondering if he shot himself in the foot. However, in He Xi's opinion, this matter is a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible. During this period of time, he happens to be in the capital, so he should do something.
He Xi said: "Okay."
------
He Xi and Yao Guangxiao left the Imperial Academy. He Xi said, "Go and report the letter to Song Lin so that he can make some preparations."
Yao Guangxiao said; "Yes."
He Xi immediately ordered: "Where is Yang Yu?"
Yao Guangxiao said, "It should be in the College of Engineering and Science. Didn't you ask him to study looms?"
He Xi said: "Let him come back. I'll see how his research is going. I also want to give the boss some face. Give him some support."
Yao Guangxiao nodded and felt that it was the right meaning of the question. Will he be prepared to support these people in the future? They are people from the future. Before Liu Song died, he still had to do some things.
Just when He Xi was busy with matters in the capital. On the Java side, Fang Guan is struggling to survive.
------
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." Fang Guan stood in front of Fengtian Gate. Just when I was happy watching the civil and military worshipers from all over the court, suddenly the Yangtze River hung upside down, like a flying dragon, condensed with countless water splashes. Roaringly said: "My little boy, I am the Emperor of Heaven, and the Zhu family is appointed by fate to be in charge of the world. How dare you act so arrogantly?"
Then the flood hit him, causing Fang Guan to wake up instantly.
The pain suddenly came to my heart.
Fang Guan opened his eyes in a daze, but felt rain falling from the sky.
"It turns out it's raining." Fang Guan said secretly. There were countless wounds on his body, and when the rain hit them, they immediately stung. Thinking of the situation a few days ago, Fang Guan was still furious and said to himself: "How dare you do this to the small country of Java. I will make them look good and know what the power of the Celestial Kingdom is."
Fang Guan opened up Chen Zuyi's joints, and in the name of Chen Zuyi and Ming Dynasty, no one in Nanyang dared to take action. Even if they dared to take action, Fang Guan had several large ships and nearly a thousand soldiers. The weapons are excellent. If you can't defeat them at sea, there is absolutely no problem in escaping.
So we headed eastward and arrived in Java according to the nautical chart. Originally, Fang Guan sent people to purchase, but he himself was not prepared to get off the ship. After all, you cannot have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. Anything can happen at sea.
However, the Javanese side continued to request, especially that they wanted to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire and asked Fang Guan for advice. And gave many precious gifts.
Fang Caring was moved.
It's not that he's doing it for the money.
After all, although Fang Guozhen is no longer here, the wealth he left behind, in terms of money alone, will last three lifetimes for the Fang family. But the problem is that money cannot be guarded without power. What made him excited was that he might be able to flatter the emperor.
After all, which emperor can refuse all nations to come to court.
Java is a powerful country in Southeast Asia. If he can induce Java to pay tribute and add some small countries, it will become larger. How could Zhu Yuanzhang not give him face when he was sent to Nanjing? Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did.
Whenever people ask for something, there will be flaws.
Fang Guan went to the meeting with this idea in mind. As a result, he saw no one from Java at all. It's a trap. He was captured immediately, and the Javanese used his token to attack the ship. Captured the entire fleet.
He was reduced to this.
