In the early spring of February of the thirteenth year of Wanli, Ling Yunyi returned from Japan to report on his work, and the Annan strategy came to an end. Emperor Guangxing of Li Dynasty fled to Xinzhou in Champa and fled into the mountains. Duke Gong Xian of Pingnan had already sent a letter to the three chieftains of Champa and ordered them to hand over Emperor Guangxing and Zheng Song immediately. Xu Guangqi's mission in Europe had already landed in Rome before the Spring Festival and was about to meet with the Pope.
The Ming Dynasty on Zhongzhou Continent, after experiencing the first wave of pains of the reform, has begun to take shape of a market economy.
With the issuance of silver coins "Dragon Yuan" and small-denomination banknotes, the Ming Dynasty market moved from stagnation to sufficient liquidity; with the in-depth development of large-scale immigration from the northeast and southwest, the wages of handicraft apprentices and first-generation "workers" A rising tide lifts all boats; with the massive cultivation of rice in Myanmar, soybeans and corn in Northeast China, as well as potatoes and sweet potatoes that are popularized by the government, the fear of large-scale hunger no longer reappears in the world.
Since the ninth year of Wanli, the prosperous age that has taken shape has been affirmed by both the government and the public - the "prosperous age of Wanli" has no doubt, at least in the reputation of the people, at this time the world has come far away from the "Ren Xuan Rule" of the country. .
On February 25, the National Bureau of Statistics released the "Review of Wanli's "Two-Five-Year Plan"" and widely advertised it in newspapers, proving the prosperity of today's prosperous age with irrefutable data:
In the twelfth year of Wanli, steel production had reached 1.2 million tons, which was five times that of Wanli seven years, ten times that of Wanli three years, 25 times that of Longqing six years, and eight times that of Spain and the United Kingdom.
The "Five-Year Plan" formulated in the second year of Wanli was just a red and green chart hanging in the Huangji Hall at the beginning. Zhu Yijun's initial purpose was just to let the ministers develop the "Plan-Implement-Feedback-Improvement" "It's just a sense of "planning" and working habits.
However, this schedule has been enhanced by the "Zhang Juzheng Examination Method" and the "Zhu Yijun Enhanced Edition Examination Method". Since the third year of Wanli, it has begun to take on all the elements of a top-level design. In recent years, especially after the Great Reform, it has gradually It became a programmatic document guiding the government's governance.
The twelfth year of Wanli was the final year of the second "Five-Year Plan". The imperial court also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to investigate the implementation of the plan in various places, and drafted a new five-year plan based on the investigation results. During the period, it solicited extensive consultation The public opinion of the ruling and opposition parties.
By the time the latest plan was released, it had become a development outline with clear goals, clear paths, and powerful measures. If we talk about the biggest political event in the thirteen years of Wanli, it was that this year was the beginning of the new five-year plan.
On February 26, Zhang Juzheng left his home in Hufangqiao, first took a carriage to Xiyuan, and then transferred to a carriage outside the door to go to work. Because of his "first recovery" from his illness, the emperor specially gave him a "jin chariot". , and gave Luo Gai and other ceremonial guards, Zhang Juzheng was able to ride a two-person sedan directly into the political hall.
Spring seems to come earlier in Xiyuan than at Hufang Bridge, and the goose yellow on the ginkgo trees seems to be darker than the ones at home. Zhang Juzheng came out of the sedan, and when he was surrounded by Zhang Siwei, Pan Sheng and others, he looked up tremblingly.
He stopped, pointed at the tree and smiled at Pan Sheng: "Brother Shuilian, I heard that Pingzhong Nai Huaien planted it. It is now more than a hundred years old."
Pan Sheng felt that the old man who was supporting him was only as light as a handful of bones. He forced a smile on his face and said, "The old gentleman is right - you have spent a lot less money this year." After saying this, he was afraid that he would His eyes were red, he looked up at the crown of the ginkgo tree, and said in a pretentious voice, "Every autumn, there are lots of ginkgo fruits. This tree seems to be a female."
Zhang Juzheng laughed and said: "I heard that this tree only bears fruit after forty years. At that time, the male and female can be separated. Because of its longevity, famous mountains and ancient temples have many varieties of this ping (ping). Many Buddhist temples have one in front of the mountain gate. The male and the female cannot be sawed or chopped when they are separated - which is in line with the nature of those Taoist people wearing cassocks."
Pan Sheng listened as if there was an overtone in every word he said, so he just kept silent. Wang Guoguang, Chen Ju and others just smiled, as if they understood Zhang Juzheng's sarcasm.
Zhang Siwei laughed at the side and said: "Old sir, the predecessors planted it and the descendants will eat the fruit. This is the so-called 'Gongsun'. Although Huaien is an eunuch, he has taken care of the Xiaozong and won the honor of 'showing loyalty' in the temple. This can be regarded as his original status." The first internal minister of the court." He emphasized the pronunciation of the word "first" intentionally or unintentionally.
Zhang Juzheng nodded when he heard the words and said: "What Fengpan said is that Xiaozong Longfei, Huai'en should be the first, followed by Tan Chang, and all the trees in the inner platform should also receive the highest reward. Gai Tianzuo is sacred, so that Zuo Diao can, You can also collect the merits of your wings." After saying that, he looked at the people around him with a deep meaning in his eyes.
While they were talking, several people walked through the courtyard and entered the prime minister's signing room. Although Zhang Juzheng has not been here for more than three months, the room is still kept spotless. With the support of everyone, Zhang Juzheng sat down in the middle of the Arhat bed behind the big case. Zhang Siwei took two more cushions from the side and let Zhang Juzheng lean on them.
Zhang Juzheng gasped twice and tapped the table twice. Pan Sheng hurriedly opened the thick memorial on the major case, pointed to the blank space at the end and said: "The Third Five-Year Plan has been formulated. This is the "Petition for the Imperial Decree to Issue the 'Third Five-Year Plan'".
Zhang Juzheng picked up the brush and repeatedly licked the tip of the brush on the inkstone. Zhang Siwei said: "Why do you need to come here to sign, old man? It's the same if we send it to you."
Zhang Juzheng's already cloudy eyes seemed to have a flash of lightning, but when he looked carefully, his old eyes became dim again. I heard him sigh: "It is appropriate to handle such a big deal in the political hall." After saying this, he gently tapped the armrest of the Arhat bed, his regrets palpable.
Wang Guoguang suddenly followed up and said: "What the old gentleman said is that one of the important reasons why the emperor built the Zhengshi Hall is to prevent the people in the Zhengshi Hall from taking the documents home to avoid losing the secrets and leaking them."
Zhang Siwei was secretly annoyed, but he didn't show it at all on his face. After Zhang Juzheng finished signing the most important memorial, he selected a few outstanding reports from the government affairs he was in charge of. After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "Fengpan's work is impeccable. I have nothing to worry about." After speaking, he looked at it visually. Kingdom Light.
Wang Guoguang scratched his head and said: "I was not on duty yesterday. I didn't know that the old gentleman was coming today - no one informed me since then, and I didn't make any preparations." Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just say whatever you want."
Wang Guoguang thought for a moment, raised his fingers and said, "The most important thing now is the issuance of banknotes. I don't know what's going on. In Suzhou, Taicang, Fuzhou, Linqing and other places, as soon as the banknotes are issued, He immediately returned to the bank and was exchanged for Long Yuan - now the silver reserves in these places are getting less and less, and the imperial court is transporting silver from north to south. It's really weird. Damn it!"
Zhang Juzheng asked: "People are not happy to use banknotes, but Long Yuan is okay?" Wang Guowei shook his head and said: "Not all people are like this. Except for people in these places who don't like to use banknotes, people in other places are still willing to use them. Duo——Long Yuan, although good-looking, is still strangely heavy.”
Zhang Juzheng closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "There must be people using Long Yuan to make profits in these places, but the court doesn't know the way to make profits yet. This matter needs to be transferred to the National Security Bureau, etc., so that they can find out." Wang Guangguang nodded. Yes.
Zhang Siwei laughed at the side and said: "If you collect the dragon yuan and melt it into silver ingots, you will have to lose your capital. It should not be the same as the 'copper shortage'."
Wang Guoguang raised his brows when he heard his interruption, and said in a bad voice: "Fengpan, I have reported to the Prime Minister on my work, why did you interrupt and presuppose a position? - You are not the Deputy Prime Minister!"
There was a buzz in Zhang Siwei's head, wondering what was going on with Wang Guoguang. Previously, several bachelors of the Political Affairs Hall exchanged and discussed work, and there were more discussions than this every day. Why is it that Wang Guanglao is not taking it for granted today? Do you still have the desire to reach the top? Is it just your reputation and reputation? !
Oh, because no one informed him that Zhang Juzheng was coming today to pick a fight? Who am I to tell you the truth? I only found out today! Fortunately, I have come to work on time these past few months, otherwise I would not be able to pick up Zhang Juzheng!
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