Wang Qian is a bad guy, and his father Wang Chonggu is a bad guy among bad guys.
Zhang Siwei, the nephew of the great Sikou, was imprisoned. Wang Chonggu refused to save him and even pushed him. He amassed profits in the court and dedicated himself to the emperor. This can be said to be a typical example of disloyalty and unfilial piety.
In the popular public opinion of the Ming Dynasty, following the Ming Emperor's decrees and blindly pleasing the emperor was considered disloyal. Loyal ministers should blame Chen Shan. Only those who pointed at the emperor's nose and cursed people like Hai Rui were loyal ministers.
Therefore, officials have been saying too much recently that there is no integrity in the government. Even Hai Rui chose to surrender, fearing the powerful ministers and not daring to blame Chen Shan.
Being unfilial means wasting the friendship between relatives. Wang Chonggu did not protect his nephew, but added insult to injury, which was unfilial.
It is legal in the Ming Dynasty to hide relatives from each other. If your son kills someone, it is not illegal for you to not report it even though you know he has killed someone. The friendship between relatives is the greatest filial piety.
It is expected that Wang Chonggu is scolded for his virtue every day.
Wang Qian could actually choose not to be scolded, as long as he behaved like a normal Ming Dynasty scholar, but Wang Qian still planned to go all the way to the dark side.
"Father, is Yang Bo a gentleman?" Wang Qian watched Wang Chonggu finally ask the most confusing question in his heart after the imperial examination.
Wang Chonggu immediately broke through the defense!
He stood up suddenly and said sternly: "When we first made peace with Anda Khan, it was to solve the border troubles in the northwest. We couldn't fight or win, so we reconciled. Yang Bo, Gao Gong, and the late emperor all wanted to end the border troubles. If There were strong soldiers in the capital at that time, how could such a thing happen?"
"Yes, it changed later... Well, you know that once some things start, there are only two results. Either the court turns a blind eye to the feudal town and turns a blind eye, or blood flows like a river."
Wang Chonggu's tone was a little more helpless. When things developed to the point where Zhang Siwei and his accomplices, more than 700 people were executed by their clan, there was one of two outcomes. Either the imperial court would endure the ritual and music conquests from the princes, or it would be decisive. means of disposal.
Li Chengliang had deep roots in Liaodong, but Li Chengliang still refused to go all the way to the vassal town because there was no turning back. In a healthy court, this was a dead end.
"Then the peace talks with me that Yang Bo, Gao Gong and their father advocated back then are considered to have more advantages than disadvantages?" Wang Qian knew the answer to this question, and he did not want to argue that it was not the problem of Yang Bo, a gentleman and a villain.
He was asking whether the benefits of what he had done outweighed the disadvantages. The little emperor was a very simple person. If the benefits outweighed the disadvantages, he would be very gentle.
"It seemed beneficial at the time, but when it developed into this, no one expected it." Wang Chonggu said helplessly. Some things are beyond people's control. Even if they don't want to happen, they can't. Still happens.
Wang Qian found the answer to the question. Losing control is inevitable, so cleaning up the garbage regularly has become a very necessary thing. Avoiding becoming garbage is what Wang Qian must do first.
On February 27, the fifth year of Wanli, Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty came to the Wenhua Palace as scheduled, listened to the affairs at the imperial gate, and began daily court discussions. Zhang Juzheng still presided over this court meeting as usual.
Zhu Yijun felt relieved when he looked at Zhang Juzheng's figure.
He could act recklessly and kill Chen Youren with his own hands. In fact, it was because the eldest father in the court was the pillar of support that he could act like this. If not Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun would be drowned in saliva if he made any move.
"No ceremony, no ceremony, let's begin." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and announced the start of the court meeting.
Zhang Juzheng said very solemnly: "When the draft girls are announced, the empress dowagers of the two palaces have decreed that their parents should be well-behaved and have strict family laws. The girl should be fourteen years old, dignified in appearance, pure in virtue, and polite in both movements. This is the edict." .”
"There are two girls in total entering the palace in this draft. They have received the holy decree not to disturb the people too much. Therefore, there are still many people who applied for it, and someone should carefully select them."
The draft of women is advancing normally, and the emperor has descendants, which has a stabilizing effect on the court situation.
As long as Emperor Jingtai had a son, the Mingbao Sect would never be able to launch a coup to seize the throne. Without a son, the emperor would be too passive politically.
Having no son means that there is no successor. Once Emperor Jingtai leaves, the world will still be dominated by the Baozong. Even if Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen ascends the throne, the Baozong will still be able to control power as the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, it is very important for the emperor to have a healthy son.
If Xiaozong had not had only one son, Wu Zong, Emperor Jiajing would never have entered the capital and became emperor. Xiaozong's monogamous wife Zhang would not have ended up like that. After his death, his two younger brothers were executed directly by Master Tao.
Ge Shouli said doubtfully: "There are a lot of registrations this time, which is unexpected. In previous years, it would have been a matter of widows getting married, but this time there are indeed a lot of applicants."
It's strange. In the past, when the emperor drafted girls, the people would avoid them, but this time there were a lot of people who signed up. In Ge Shouli's life, this was the first time that the emperor wanted to draft girls, and there were so many people signing up.
"Most of them are military households." Ma Ziqiang, the Ministry of Rites, answered Ge Shouli's question.
"I see." Ge Shouli nodded immediately, very reasonable.
His Majesty's determination to Zhenwu is extremely firm, which can be seen from the two pieces of New Year silver each year.
From the first year of Wanli, he collected money from everywhere to pay the army in Liaodong and let Li Chengliang fight. Li Chengliang was grateful. It was the first time since Chenghua that he fought with full pay.
Not to mention this scene, he, Li Chengliang, had never seen it, and no one in the Ming court had seen it.
Well paid! That’s plenty of money!
At that time, the Ming Dynasty's finances were not as healthy as they are now. The money for Li Chengliang's wars was all paid for by the emperor himself, including rewards. In recent years, His Majesty played a decisive role in Zhenwu.
In the court, His Majesty set an example by practicing martial arts without stopping, rain or shine. He studied under Zhu Xixiao and Qi Jiguang successively. Now he goes to the Beijing camp every day to train military horses. The ancestral law that Emperor Yingzong abolished has been revised by His Majesty. I picked it up and brought it back.
Your Majesty gave Qi Shuai and Li Shuai the title of nobility, and asked Qi Shuai to rebuild his business and reward him for his merits.
For military households, the emperor is their only hope at the moment.
Before Qi Jiguang went from south to north and supervised the army at Jizhen, the Ming Dynasty had three main processes for discussing military affairs.
The first is how to raise sufficient military pay in a timely manner, the second is how to reduce layers of deductions, and the third is how to prevent northern invaders from entering the customs and plundering. These three processes are often skipped during court discussions and go directly to the third agenda. step.
Because the first two agendas are unsolvable.
Before His Majesty ascended the throne, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Jizhou and Xuanda asked the deputy commander-in-chief: What are the tactics of our Ming army?
The deputy general said: The superiors pretend to pay us, and we pretend to fight.
Something happened in December of the fourth year of Wanli. When the patrol of censor Yongqing arrived at Zijingguan, he found that the hungry defenders were eating human flesh from the mountain stream at Mashuikou Station. Censor Yongqing told him in a memorial with tears in his eyes. His Majesty's tragic situation.
Zhu Yijun was furious!
Strictly ordered the Ministry of War to conduct a strict investigation. Thirty-two people including the commander, staff general, and grain management officer in Zijingguan were all found guilty and imprisoned.
The reason why Zhu Yijun was so angry was because he had just paid back his salary, but he sent it here, but the soldiers didn't receive it. Wasn't that a big mouth slap in the emperor's face?
The recent financial situation of the imperial court was good. In October of the fourth year of Wanli, the Ministry of War asked for an order to settle all the unpaid wages for the soldiers from the first year of Wanli to the fourth year of Wanli. Zhu Yijun discussed with the Chief Situ Wang Guoguang of the Ministry of Revenue for a long time and finally made a decision. , Ming Dynasty sent food and wages to Jiubian.
But when the censor read it, there were still people who died of hunger.
The court's money and grain were given, but they were not in the hands of the soldiers, so the emperor became angry.
According to past handlings, the emperor would probably not investigate the matter, and he might not be sure which of the emperor's relatives was involved. In most cases, he would pretend to issue an imperial edict and order local governments to distribute relief. Specifically, when it came to Zijingguan, it was decided by Lin Lin. Decang sent grain for relief.
But the emperor's punishment was that whoever deducted food and grass from the army would be beheaded by the emperor's neck.
It is true that the frontier army cannot be used for offense, but it is more than enough for defense. The court finally generously paid off the debt once, and not a single hair went into the hands of the soldiers. It is strange that Zhu Yijun is not angry.
Therefore, the little emperor played a decisive role in Zhenwu.
"In the Etiquette Department, Li Dai has been commissioned to report the matter of Xu Congcheng, the Prince-in-law." Zhang Juzheng frowned and said, "There are four articles in total, but what he means, in summary, is that Your Majesty kills his uncle and pays no attention to the three cardinal principles and the five permanent members. Dalun, there is no kinship at all."
Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard this, and said with a sneer: "I killed my uncle. The other uncle and aunt didn't bother me, but Li Dai hurriedly said that it hurt the relationship between relatives, so I should return it to the emperor's uncle. He built a house and gave his uncle beautiful women, money, and fine wine, so why don’t I have a close relationship with him?"
The meaning of Zhu Yijun's words is that the matter of extinguishing relatives for justice is a political event, not a human affair. Li Dai took the wrong stance when discussing the issue.
The emperor wants to establish the Xishan Coal Bureau, and Xu Congcheng wants to fight with the emperor. It’s OK to fight, or to compete on the same stage, but Xu Congcheng lit a big fire and burned down the entire coal market entrance. Xu Congcheng wants to overturn the table, so who will die if he doesn’t? die?
Kill, there is nothing that cannot be killed.
"Isn't it suicide?" Wan Shihe suddenly expressed his own doubts.
When Wang Chonggu heard this, he immediately blinked and said, "Yes, didn't you commit suicide out of fear of crime? Li Dai's memorial is a bit treasonous."
"Oh, yes, it was suicide." Zhang Juzheng realized a problem. Because Li He's plea gave Xu Congcheng a dignity, Xu Congcheng committed suicide. The characterization of suicide is not wrong. Therefore, Li Dai's memorial starts from the very beginning. It is not established.
For a long time, Zhang Juzheng has been accustomed to being honest and trustworthy. Everyone knew in their hearts that Xu Congcheng was ordered by the emperor to kill people and destroy relatives for justice. Therefore, Zhang Juzheng did not think of this reason for rebuttal at the first time, but a fig leaf is a fig leaf, and suicide is suicide. .
Xu Congcheng was respectful and used his own life to gain political initiative and leeway for His Majesty.
Li Dai was not reverent in the matter of etiquette. He didn't even understand his suicide, so he just went to the memorial to vent his anger. He was really despising Confucianism.
Wan Shihe, the Minister of Civil Affairs, ended the debate with one sentence, washed the floor for His Majesty, and also applied a layer of wax.
Wan Shihe is indeed suitable to be the Minister of Rites, not the Ministry of Officials.
The Zijingguan corruption case was also related to the Prince Consort Xu Congcheng. The patrol censor Yongqing dared to report it. It was Xu Congcheng, the backstage of these corruptions, who committed suicide in the sky prison, which made the matter easier to deal with.
These guys lying on the bodies of soldiers and sucking blood must consider a basic fact, that is, if the emperor continues to be greedy and even his uncle is not spared, then can these guys still be more respectable than his uncle?
The benefits of eliminating the disadvantages of appeasement have gradually emerged, and some things in Ming Dynasty have gradually returned to the way they should have been.
Zhang Juzheng took out a memorial with a solemn expression and said: "In December of the fourth year of Wanli, the grandson of Dayan Khan captured Ming'an and Yinding Taiji, and kidnapped my firewood-collecting officers and soldiers in the Shanfang Fort of the Ming Dynasty. Twelve, so I asked for a reward, and the governor Wu Baipeng reported it."
"The Ministry of War notified King Anda of Shunyi to deal with it. I agreed that on December 25, I would convene Huang Taiji, Qingbadu, Yongshaobu, Qieji Huangtaiji and other four tribes to deal with the matter, and do the treatment of Dalaming'an and Yinding Taiji. After the execution, I fined a thousand sheep, 207 horses, and three camels, and returned the hostages."
"On February 17, Wu Baipeng, the governor of Xuanda, reported that King Shunyi had returned a number of hostages and property as scheduled. Wu Baipeng made an appointment with Anda Khan to patrol the fortress. Anyone who dares to violate the agreement and steal the border will be punished as if he were beaten to Laming'an. example."
Wang Chonggu wiped the sweat from his forehead when he heard this. In the cold spring weather, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Anda Khan's treatment was extremely appropriate. If Anda Khan refused to hand him back, Wang Chonggu would have to bear a lot of infamy. After all, Anda Khan paid tribute to Gao Gong, Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, Zhang Juzheng and others. Wang Chonggu acted as the mediator to promote it.
Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, was relieved when he heard that Governor Xuanda had brought the people back. He asked with some confusion: "Why are there 207 horses, some scattered and some whole?"
When Wang Chonggu heard that the matter was settled, he smiled and said: "Da Sima, because of these two people, La Ming'an and Yin Ding Taiji, they ordered sheep, horses and camels like this."
"That's it." Tan Lun then understood. He understood that An Dahan ransacked the homes of these two people.
The main direction of the Ming Dynasty's military deployment is still the Daning Guard, Quanning Guard and the Daxianbei Mountain Pass. Completely driving the Tuman Khan out of Liaodong is the immediate priority. It is still necessary to maintain superficial peace with the Anda Khan in the northwest.
Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang, showed a bright smile and said: "Qi Shuai, I am very pleased."
"Huh?" Qi Jiguang usually rarely spoke in court meetings. Most of the time, he was listening and thinking about the training plan for the Beijing camp. Suddenly hearing His Majesty say this, he felt surprised and confused.
Zhu Yijun said: "Anda Khan has a bad reputation on the grassland. He is called a traitor to the world. Longqing negotiated peace and Anda paid tribute. It was the Ming Dynasty who lost the war. It was not the peace negotiation that the Ming Dynasty won. But look at Anda Khan. With Khan’s actions and actions, others thought Ming Dynasty had won the battle.”
"What is Anda Khan afraid of? He invaded the capital again and was forced to fight like this. Wouldn't it be better to come to the capital to ask for rewards?"
"He is afraid of Qi Shuai's 100,000 strong soldiers in Jizhou, Yongping and Shanhai towns, and he is afraid of the 120,000 and 22 infantry battalions in the capital."
Qi Jiguang hurriedly bowed his head and said: "I am ashamed of this. Before I met a wise king, I am just a wart. I am a superfluous and useless thing. How can I spread it? My majesty and prestige are all dependent on your majesty's holy family."
Qi Jiguang's speech is very interesting. He is reminding the young emperor that he is not the emperor's enemy, but is under the protection of His Majesty's holy family to express his ambitions.
When the emperor did not grant him any royal favor, Qi Jiguang was nothing more than a wart in the eyes of the Southern and Northern armies and courtiers.
The Beijing camp is expanding its army, and some officials always use the incident of Zhao Kuangyin's mutiny in Chenqiao and Huangpao's involvement as a reminder to Your Majesty. Qi Jiguang's words are a lesson learned from the past. In fact, Qi Jiguang's words are just to defend himself. He does not want to be Zhao Kuangyin, and the soldiers in the Beijing camp do not want to be Huangpao either. Put it on him, because the emperor appears in the capital camp every day.
And he, Qi Jiguang, couldn't do Zhao Kuangyin.
The era background of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms before the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty was completely different between the Wanli period and the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, so it was simply impossible.
The vision, mission, and goals of the government decree are lavishly decorated with flowers and flowers. They benefit the court at the top and the poor people at the bottom. But if the cost is not mentioned at all, you must immediately express your opposition. Then give the military generals the power to select generals and form a new Beijing camp. , The cost of the Xinjing camp's military expansion is of course the expensive military expenditure, which is also a threat to the emperor's throne.
Even Anda Khan who was far away in the northwest was afraid of Qi Jiguang's guard. This was a real threat.
Zhu Yijun's attitude towards this has always been very clear. On the day Qi Jiguangli reaches his destination, there will be at least one step to climb to reach the gods.
"Sanniang sent a letter asking whether the plundering of border residents in Dalaming'an and Yindingtaiji would affect the tribute trade." Wang Chonggu took out a letter and put it directly on the table.
Sanniangzi's letter came from a post station, but by the time it reached Wang Chonggu's hands, the fire paint had been opened and the contents had been recorded by Honglu Temple.
This is not surveillance, but a kind of protection. The power of the government to overthrow the king has never stopped. The purpose of checking the letters is to protect Wang Chonggu from falling because of the conspiracy.
After Zhang Juzheng read the letter, Sanniangzi introduced in detail the details of the robbery and disposal of the border residents.
This is not a misunderstanding. The reason why Anda Khan wanted to 'ranscoat' the homes of the two Taijis was that these two Taijis did it on purpose!
They didn't rob the soldiers when they encountered the Ming Dynasty border troops cutting firewood, but they did it deliberately. They waited in line outside the meal fort for a long time before choosing to take action.
Anda Khan solemnly convened a meeting of all the Taiji and Wanhu households to make punishments, which also involved the dispute over the route within the Beibei. Among the Beibei, peace talks dominated the mainstream, so this severe punishment was imposed. They ransacked their homes, confiscated all the belongings of the two Taijis, and sent them to the Ming Dynasty as a sign of atonement.
Sanniangzi also hoped that the court would not misunderstand and expressed concerns about whether it would affect the tribute market.
Gongshi is the reason for the existence and the greatest support of the Beilu Peace Faction.
Zhang Juzheng handed the letter to Zhang Hong and asked Zhang Hong to present it to His Majesty for inspection. King Shunyi was the king of the Ming Dynasty, so his Majesty had to handle all the matters.
"What do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Juzheng's opinion. Daming should indeed be angry when such a bad thing as plundering the border troops happened, but after Daming gave an angry note to Anda Khan, Anda Khan gave him a pretty good one. result.
But Zhu Yijun was still a little dissatisfied.
"I think that a small punishment should be imposed. Since it was done deliberately, it would be better for Anda Khan to hand over these two Taiji." After Zhang Juzheng communicated with Tan Lun, they believed that the court could not calculate this matter like this , we still have to continue to force an explanation.
Tan Lun immediately said: "It doesn't matter if I don't pay, the tribute market will remain as usual. When we are free in the northeast, this will be an excuse."
It was not the Ming Dynasty who provoked the frontier lightly, it was you, Wanda Khan. You were lax in guarding your troops and plundered the Ming Dynasty's border troops. The court pressed for the criminals, but Wanda Khan refused to give them. Then the court had the name of being a military force, so we could regain the Hetao. , it is a matter of course and matter of course.
Dalaming'an is the younger brother of Ada Khan, and Yinding Taiji is a clan member of the Borzhijin family. Taiji can be understood as a prince. In the time of Hu Yuan, it could only be used to call the prince of the Hu Yuan royal family. During the Wanli period, anyone with the blood of Bo'er Zijin and the Jin family could be called Taiji.
The Ming Dynasty was determined to get rid of the disadvantages of appeasement, but the Northern Barbarians were determined not to be able to do it. Therefore, the final result must be that Anda Khan refused to surrender, and the case was not closed, which became an excuse and reason for raising troops.
Recovering Daningwei to relieve the defensive pressure in the northeast, regaining the Hetao, and relieving the pressure in the northwest are Tan Lun's biggest pursuits as Minister of War.
Although the Daning Guards were recovered, they still had not achieved their full success, and the retrieval was also on the emperor's agenda.
"What do you think, Chief Sikou?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and asked for his opinion. After all, it was Wang Chonggu who advocated peace.
Wang Chonggu frowned and asked: "Will it affect the purchase of wool? Your Majesty, the woolen business is very profitable, and I am naturally a minister who makes money by amassing profits. Just don't delay buying wool."
Whether Daningwei is there or not has nothing to do with Wang Chonggu. He only cares about the white soil of Taotu Mountain and whether the river hook is in Daming's hands or not. He only cares about whether a 120 kilogram bag of washed and dried wool can be used. Able to enter Beijing as scheduled.
Highlights a clear division of labor.
When an organization becomes large, it becomes a hydra. Each department has its own head, and each department has its own interests. Conflicts of interest will naturally lead to disagreements, and disagreements will lead to party strife. Wang Chonggu only wants the wool.
"That's it, the tribute market will continue as usual, and the criminals will be asked to come to Beijing and beheaded in public." Zhu Yijun synthesized the opinions of all parties and continued the tribute market, asking for both the criminals and the criminals.
Zhu Yijun didn't care about the two Beiru clan members, he only cared about the Hetao.
"The Ministry of Personnel and the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached the Chief Envoy Zou Guangzuo and other eighty-three people through the examination method. They requested orders to dismiss, demote, and appoint officials. It was all the same." Zhang Juzheng directly attacked the Chief Envoy. This is what happened in these few days. In the past year, the biggest official dismissed by law was Zou Guangzuo, the chief envoy of Shandong.
If Zou Guangzuo did not act, he would not dare to disobey the imperial decree. Not daring to disobey the clear decree, he began to secretly plot against Chen Cang. He did nothing and could not do anything even if asked. The Qingzhang's decree had been issued for several months, but Zou Guangzuo could not move, so he could only get out.
Zou Guangzuo became a Jinshi in the 35th year of Jiajing's reign. The Ministry of Civil Affairs means removal from office and seizing the official status, while the Imperial Examination Yuan means demotion.
"General Secretary Ge and President Hai, why should we forgive one or the other?" Zhang Juzheng looked at the two general prosecutors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate with some doubts. Zou Guangzuo should be dismissed according to the examination law for his overt and covert behavior.
"Yuanfu, we need to consider the situation in Shandong. Maybe it's not that Zou Guangzuo doesn't want to do it, but it's because he can't do it that he's delaying it in every possible way?" Hai Rui reminded Zhang Juzheng that the situation in Shandong is different from other places.
"Mr. Yuan Fu, there are so many thieves in Shandong." Ge Shouli looked at Zhang Juzheng and thought about it again and again, and then he said something strange, but everyone could understand it.
"That's right, then let's downgrade the tune and go to the Henan Purification Bureau." Zhang Juzheng found a new job for Zou Guangzuo and went to Henan to be responsible for the purification.
Henan is no better than Shandong.
"Are the two Ming Gongs playing riddles?" Zhu Yijun expressed his dissatisfaction with this conversation method that everyone understood. He could understand it, but he just let Ge Shouli say it.
Whatever can't be said can be said.
Why are there so many thieves in Shandong? Because there are so many refugees in Shandong, and households become landless tenants, and then become refugees, naturally there will be more thieves. So who is annexing Shandong? This is a topic that cannot be touched, Yanzhou Kong family, Yan Shenggong, the blood of saints.
Therefore, it's not that Zou Guangzuo doesn't want to be promoted, but that the ground in Shandong is so difficult to deal with. A similar situation exists in Henan.
Henan has many vassal kings, and Shandong has the Confucius Mansion.
Zhang Juzheng asked Zou Guangzuo to be demoted to Henan. It was just a difference from one hell to another. During Zhang Juzheng's time in the country, if you couldn't do anything, even if it was so difficult, Zhang Juzheng didn't care what difficulties you had. Just get out and find someone else to do it.
Ge Shouli hesitated for a moment, but finally explained why there were so many thieves in Shandong.
"Yanshenggong?" Zhu Yijun smiled. Yanshenggong's Mansion had better cooperate with the imperial court to clear the abbot. Otherwise, Zhu Yijun cannot be blamed for being ruthless. Clearing the abbot is the general trend of the country and the core of the new law. Yanshenggong's Mansion must insist on it. If you stand in front of him and block him, there will only be one end, and you will be crushed to pieces.
Zou Guangzuo's disposal was over, but the issue of Duke Yansheng was also put on the table. The imperial court promoted Gu Zhangzhi, the deputy envoy of Guangxi, to the chief envoy of Shandong. If the Qingzhang was still unable to be implemented, the imperial court would send Tiqi.
"Your Majesty, I made a new official book screen map yesterday, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said.
"Oh? Submit it for us to see." Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up and he said.
The new official Shupingkan map was produced using the new mapping method. It only has the specific locations of the 140 Ming Dynasty prefectures. As for the prefectures and counties, they are still being mapped.
The proportions of this map are much more pleasing to the eye than the previous map, and the location is more accurately described.
Zhu Yijun looked at it with great interest for a long time. The new Kanyu map described the size of Northwest Xuanda University very accurately, unlike the previous Kanyu maps where they were all crowded together.
In the view of Mr. Jingtang, Juyongguan is just outside the Great Wall, but in fact it is not the case. Xuanfu and Datong are still very large, and their geographical location is very important.
The new Kantu map standardizes the location of Daningwei, and also marks the geographical locations of Jilong Island, Ryukyu and Luzon. However, the marks on the map are too far away and are somewhat out of proportion. The latitude measurement is already very accurate. But longitude is a bit more difficult, so the map is still distorted.
But it has improved a lot.
The Qing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, and accompanying the Qing Dynasty was mapping. After these surveying and mapping data were collected in Beijing, they were calculated by the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty, and finally this equal-scale map was obtained.
"Your Majesty, the Royal Gewuyuan has been completed except for the newly built palace. Your Majesty will be invited to go to the Gewuyuan tomorrow to witness its completion." Wang Chonggu bowed his head again to hear the news.
A Ming Dynasty joke: The deputy general asked the commander-in-chief for instructions: Should these soldiers be killed before or after the meal? The commander said matter-of-factly: Before the meal, of course. How do you know when they will have their next meal? Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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