Chapter 151 Insights
After He Xi settled down at home. I went directly to the Imperial College.
The Imperial College was He Xi's base camp in Nanjing.
It is also He Xi's most important position. Although, a lot of news can be seen from various newspapers. But He Xi knew very well that some things would not be seen in the newspapers.
He Xi needs to know first-hand news from the front line.
In the Imperial Academy, Song Lin, Su Boheng, and others were all there, and naturally Xie Jin was also there.
Although Xie Jin is young at this moment, he is not tall either. But as I looked around, I felt quite refreshed. It can be seen that in the past six months, Xie Jin, who has been in charge of the journal, has become the number one figure among the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.
At least Jie Jin had no place in front of He Xi before.
But this time, to explain the overall situation of the capital, Song Lin and Su Boheng also explained Jin Hexi's explanation.
"That's roughly it." Xie Jin said.
The whole thing naturally started with the battle to open the sea. It starts from the beginning when both sides lift the lid on each other. Ding Xian talked about the disadvantages of opening the sea. Xie Jin said that loan sharking is vicious. Ding Xian said that opening up the sea will lead the people to benefit. Bad world customs. Xie Jin said that lynchings were widespread in various places without regard to the country.
In short, hit the opponent's weakness.
But over time. The dispute between Ding Xian and Xie Jin. I won’t take this route anymore.
There is no other reason. Maybe the two of them have nothing to do. But the accidental damage was too great.
There was no room for sand in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes. Zhu Yuanzhang will verify every information that comes out from both sides, as long as it is true. Kill the killer without mercy. Do this on both sides. Many people were accidentally injured. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial guards are powerful. But Jin Yiwei counted only tens of thousands of people.
It is necessary to monitor military affairs, monitor ministers, and monitor local areas. Monitor the feudal lord, etc. This is scattered, and they may not know much about many things among the people.
This is a very realistic situation.
The same goes for any intelligence department. The more you want to know, the more money you need. Although Zhu Yuanzhang had money in his hands, he would not invest most of his money in Jin Yiwei. Therefore, any miraculous intelligence agency rumored in ancient times was mostly just a lie.
Even during World War II, weren't there still some intelligence agents who made a living by compiling intelligence?
Zhu Yuanzhang's ears and eyes are not omniscient.
Now, if the people below find out, Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally deal with it.
Xie Jin and Ding Xian have nothing to do. On Xie Jin's side, some nobles involved in overseas affairs were caught and suffered a lot. This is also because most of the He Xi faction came from the Imperial College. There are not many senior officials in the capital. And I have to admit that some people with higher education levels also have a better bottom line.
Then there is the He Xi faction. Apart from He Xi, there are few people in high positions. There are also fewer black spots. So all the firepower was directed at Xungui.
As a result, the two parties reached a new tacit understanding.
But this tacit understanding does not mean that the dispute between the two parties is over.
Xie Jin is capable. He brought Yongjia School over and endorsed He Xi's immigration policy.
The reason why Xie Jin is capable. It was because Xie Jin discovered that He Xi's teachings did not conflict with Yongjia's teachings. There are even many overlaps. He Xi's theory pays attention to scientific methodology. Logic, in order to avoid direct conflict with Neo-Confucianism, does not discuss some philosophical aspects in depth.
But Yongjia's teachings, in many aspects, perfectly fit with He Xi's teachings. For example, justice and benefit are integrated, such as business benefiting the country. The most important point is merit. This view is simply incompatible with Neo-Confucianism, which talks about the nature of mind.
And if you study it in depth, what He Xi said is closer to a way of doing things. As for Yongjia School, they held high the banner of success, and the two sides hit it off immediately and connected seamlessly.
Although the Yongjia School was a prominent school in the Southern Song Dynasty, endorsed by scholars such as Ye Shi, it was as widely spread as Neo-Confucianism. But after entering the Yuan Dynasty, he disappeared. Very few have been handed down. Among the contemporary great scholars, no one has been heard of inheriting the Yongjia school.
But having no descendants does not mean that it has been lost. From the pile of old papers, one can still find the Yongjia school of thought.
More importantly, as a branch of Confucianism, the Yongjia sect has many theories and opinions on many basic Confucian issues. These things make up for many gaps in He Xi's theory. With the bonus of Yongjia Learning. He Xi's knowledge became more systematic.
The achievement of a theory cannot be accomplished by one person. Jie Jin's theory of why Xi expanded the boundaries and provided theoretical support for the opening of the sea.
And Ding Xian was not given for free.
Neo-Confucianism is, after all, explicit science.
Ding Xian does not need to make many theoretical innovations to support his theory.
What makes people settle down and have permanent property is perseverance. While operating at sea, there is no fixed place to live. If you are rich, you will disturb the laws of the court; if you are poor, you will have a vicious heart. There is also support. The Ming law itself does not actually support the migration of people. According to the laws of the imperial court, people are prohibited from leaving the county without a road guide.
Only scholars have the privilege of traveling.
Of course, this management is not too strict. After all, in this era, the roads that can pass cars and horses are naturally limited. But the roads that one can leave on foot are simply unlimited. And when the people left secretly, there were no carriages or horses available.
The imperial court did not have that many manpower to manage that many people. It is nothing more than leaving the local area and becoming a homeless person. From now on, as long as he does not enter the city or take the main road. Generally there is no problem.
The two sides have diametrically opposed views. Generally speaking, Xie Jin is not far behind.
Of course, this is all superficial.
Behind this is naturally a confrontation between the two factions.
There is no need for Jie Jin to tell him.
He Xi also has his own channels, and the main supporter for Xie Jin is none other than others. It’s Lu Zhongheng.
Others dare not come forward. But almost all of Lu Zhongheng’s net worth is overseas. Now he is a local emperor overseas. It should be a great pleasure. Everything the Lu family owned was invested overseas. Once the Ming Dynasty's maritime policy changed, Lu Zhongheng would have nothing.
How could he allow it? Lu Zhongheng didn't dare to mess around in Nanjing. Otherwise, Ding Xian's head will be on his head. Long gone.
Of course, the Jiangnan gentry were not vegetarians either.
After this period of debate, they finally suffered.
Why?
Nothing else. That is the matter of making money at sea, which has always been popular on a small scale. With the speed of news dissemination in this era, it is already very fast for one thing to spread all over the world within a few years. But newspapers changed everything.
Before that, newspapers rarely mentioned the opening of the sea.
In He Xi's view, it would be enough to do less sensitive things and make some things an established fact. The rest will be discussed in the future.
But now, maritime trade is becoming more and more developed and its influence is growing. For the gentry, the loss was also painful. For example, many tenant farmers went to sea to make a living. For another example, due to the rise of maritime trade, many people's businesses have also been affected.
The rise of maritime trade was not a good thing for everyone.
Nothing in the world is good for all groups. Among other things, sea trade allowed Songjiang Prefecture to develop rapidly, and it already had some of the magnanimity of later generations of Shanghai. Liujiagang in Suzhou is naturally very prosperous, but as far as Suzhou City is concerned, it may not be a good thing.
There are many nouveau riche merchants along the coast, who may challenge the scholar-bureaucrats in terms of order in the countryside. This is even more unacceptable to them.
Ding Xian revealed this matter. It also met their demands. Only then did they get their support, and there were a lot of people behind it. The Zheng family is gone, and Liu Sanwu is gone. Business interests, academic status, and political differences are all involved in this debate.
But there was something that the scholar-bureaucrats never thought of.
That was exactly this big debate. Only then did everyone in the world become convinced of one thing, this sea trade was very profitable. Don't underestimate this. As a result, in some inland places, when people are desperate, they also start to think about trying to go to sea.
This also creates another situation.
With He Xi's support, Ming Dynasty's maritime trade was mainly ocean trade. After all, ocean trade makes money. However, the cost of ocean trade is also high, that is, noble people can participate. Now, the era of great navigation for all people seems to have begun.
Of course, the whole people refers more to small businessmen.
