Tang Shunzhi actually proposed a method of minting fixed-amount silver coins. This was a plan that none of the ministers of state had proposed at the time. He also had the ideas of banks, reserves, currency and credit.
This number one scholar is well deserved.
Now, Zhu Houcong is even more looking forward to the martial arts examination in October.
Thinking of this, he asked: "How did Lu Bing and Yan Shifan do in the exam?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Lu Bing ranked third in the pro-military test. Mr. Yan is young and weak. He failed in the health test. I heard that he was injured in the boxing test."
"...Didn't he also threaten to win the top prize in martial arts? I thought he had really developed some skills."
"... Young Master Yan is always fond of boasting in health education."
"No one is strong, and he is one-eyed, so it is normal that he cannot beat him." Zhu Houcong was looking forward to it, "I will send someone to encourage him later and let him get rid of the exam and try again."
Let's see what path Yan Shifan can take in this life.
In this life, it is impossible for Yan Song to arrange for Yan Shifan to be a "little cabinet elder" just because he was "widely favored by the Tao Emperor" like in history, and Zhu Houcong will not rely on his father and son to make money and stabilize the government.
If Yan Shifan, who has a somewhat extreme personality, can really go in the direction of joining the army, we can expect him to use this fierceness and confidence against the enemy.
Of course the prerequisite is to polish it well.
Yan Song was a very smart man. If he knew what the emperor wanted, he would find another way to educate his son.
At this moment, Yan Shifan was lying at home.
He had been punched three times in the face, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his arms were being pushed by the doctor invited by the housekeeper.
"That guy is relying on Commander Wang and doesn't take the young master seriously at all! The elder is ten years old and is still studying martial arts!" Yan Shifan gritted his teeth, "Yuan Hongmao, you wait for the young master!"
"...Sir, please don't move around for now. The injury is serious."
The person who made Yan Shifan frustrated and unable to advance was Yuan Hongmao, who was brought back from Dongguan, Guangdong by Wang Zuo.
The housekeeper has received Yan Song's instructions: the emperor needs to be capable of doing things. Since he is determined to point the way for Yan Shifan, in addition to his ability, it is also extremely important to deal with others.
With the doctor nearby, the housekeeper couldn't say anything more.
After the doctor left, he said sincerely: "Young Master, today's martial arts examinations place more emphasis on martial arts. How can they compare to the Young Master's knowledge and strategy? But if he is not in the first year, he will suffer a loss. Others know the Young Master's identity. Maybe there is still a hand left. Who is Yuan Hongmao?"
The housekeeper naturally knows Yan Shifan's classmates who he often hangs out with at Jinyiwei School.
"Isn't he the carpenter's son?" Yan Shifan was indignant.
"...Young master also knows that he relies on the king's command." The steward knew that he was not ignorant, but he still said, "Lu Bing is your majesty's brother. Although he will care about the king's favor in the future, this favor can still be greater than your majesty's trust. Heavy? The young master also has his master to take care of him, but Yuan Hongmao is the only one, and it all depends on the command of the king! Now that he has this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, wouldn't he not want to be able to stand out with what he has learned in the past few years? "
For a family that was martyred in the Tuen Mun naval battle, Yuan Hongmao was assigned the title of one of the sons of the Yuan family. But without Wang Zuo's cultivation, Yuan Hongmao would only be an extremely ordinary captain among the Jinyi Guards.
But Wang Zuo, as the first transitional candidate after Luo An and before Lu Bing came to power, was to be the commander of the Imperial Guards when the emperor needed to use some means to implement the new law.
If someone wants to settle his old score in the future, in addition to cultivating Lu Bing's kindness, he will naturally have to have the power to be more reliable and able to repay the kindness in the future.
Yuan Hongmao is one of the powers he cultivated.
Therefore, Yuan Hongmao will not care about Yan Shifan's identity.
"It's just unfair!" Yan Shifan was still angry.
The housekeeper looked at him helplessly: Who told you that you are so young and have just grown taller, but you have to compete with those strong and strong people in the same subject?
As night fell, the young eunuch arranged by Huang Jin arrived at Yan's house.
Yan Shifan was very excited when he heard that His Majesty had shown concern and encouraged him verbally, and the housekeeper thanked him repeatedly.
"Give me some more harsh medicine!" After the little eunuch left, Yan Shifan gritted his teeth, "Tomorrow I will continue to train my muscles and kicks! In three years, I, Yan Shifan, will win the top prize in martial arts! Brother Lu is only third. His knowledge and strategy are mediocre, so he will definitely not be able to win the top prize in martial arts. I can only beat them with my martial arts skills, so the top prize in martial arts will definitely be mine!"
The housekeeper had a question mark on his face: Is it enough to just use harsh medicine to recuperate from injuries? Would you please calm down?
He missed his master very much.
Yan Song wanted to make a meritorious service and return to the capital, but also for the purpose of raising his son.
He was sent to Jinyiwei Health School by the emperor's grace, and his cultivation intention was obvious. It was a good path, and Yan Song could not take him with him.
But after all, my son has reached his youngest and most vigorous period and needs discipline and education!
…
In the vast land of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few high-ranking officials like Yan Shifan.
Whether it is martial arts or literary examinations, there are really too many opportunities for lower-class students to change their destiny.
The publicity has arrived, the atmosphere has arrived, and the enthusiasm of ordinary people to participate in martial arts is indeed much higher than before.
Somewhere in Nanchang County, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, the county police officers sat at one stop after another.
"Not just anyone can sign up for this martial arts exam Enke! To be recommended by Lijia, you must first be able to lift this stone block! Don't surround us so tightly, come one by one!"
Not far from the crowd, there was a beggar-like man.
There is still a red mark on his neck that has not faded, and his eyes no longer have the innocence and tenderness of a young child.
At this moment, he quietly looked at the looming stone pillar among the crowd, and then raised his arm to look at it.
It should be able to be moved, and it is no heavier than the statues in the ruined temple.
However, no one will recommend him.
Besides, he is only twelve years old.
His family was ruined and both his parents were dead. He moved the statue in the ruined temple and used the rags from the temple as ropes. After his suicide attempt failed, he felt that it was God's will and that God did not allow him to end his life like this.
Martial arts... After that, I have no chance to continue studying. But according to what the teacher said, after all, he was only one exam away from becoming a scholar.
I am born with strong arm strength. If I practice martial arts well and continue to study on my own, maybe martial arts will be a better way.
But not here, he has already committed a crime. Since he is not dead right now, he might be hunted down tomorrow.
Gotta leave quickly.
Where to go?
Having never left Nanchang, he quickly chose a direction based on the knowledge he already knew.
Walk along the Yangtze River, instead of going to the wealthy places downstream, go to Sichuan.
If you want to change your surname, use your mother's surname.
Liu Xian, whose original surname was Gong, began his wandering career when he was 12 years old, begging on foot into Sichuan.
But he is not the worst.
At this moment, south of Daqing Mountain outside the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, this place called Fengzhou Beach is becoming increasingly prosperous.
Because the Tumut tribe of the Northern Yuan Dynasty gradually settled here in the past few years, grazing cattle, developing agriculture, and building cities... I heard that the lord of the Tumut tribe, An Da, had intended to change the name of this place to Tumo River.
There are still a large number of Han residents in the newly built Bansheng City.
Among these Han people, the composition is very complex. There are poor border residents who voluntarily surrendered, some who were kidnapped, and some with ulterior motives, such as the White Lotus Cult.
Bansheng means house. The Mongolians are nomadic and have no fixed residence, but the Han people who built houses and settled down are now a force that Anda relies heavily on.
I am now nineteen years old and very ambitious.
Arak Khan's rise to power is due to his contribution - Bodi lived as a proton in the Tumut tribe in his early years. Without the support of Anda, Bodie would not be able to stabilize the 30,000 households on the right.
Today, Gunbilik Jinong, the ostensible leader of the 30,000 households on the right wing, is Anda's biological brother. But Anda was very aware of his brother's moral character. He spent all day having sex with the Han prostitutes kidnapped from Daizhou and other places, and he would not live long.
On the contrary, Han people are very useful.
In Bansheng City, they farmed and worked as craftsmen, which was very useful to the growth of the Tumut tribe's strength.
But attachment alone is not enough.
After looting a few more times like last year, and hurting the Han people, they sent people to ostensibly ask for tribute so that they could negotiate terms.
Nineteen-year-old Anda is planning the future of his Tumut tribe.
Although Bansheng City is still small in scale now, it is still mainly used for grazing by captured Han slaves.
But there will be more.
I heard that the Ming Emperor in the south was working on some new law. If you do this, there will definitely be big trouble. Wasn't there a rebellion the year before last?
As long as war breaks out in the south, many Han people will flee north.
I continue to plan whether to add another fire this year.
Now on a grassland on the south side of Daqing Mountain, two Mongolians were driving a half-year-old child on horseback.
The child was in ragged clothes and running barefoot, and from time to time there was the sharp sound of a riding whip hitting the air behind him.
The riding crop hasn't hit him yet, but if he slows down, the whip marks and blood stains on his back will tell everything.
"How can you drive the livestock for the Great Khan when he runs slower than a sheep? Don't stop!"
When his foot stepped on a stone, the child slowed down a little, and another whip was thrown on his back.
In addition to the pain, there is also fear, more importantly, hatred, and the stubbornness in my heart.
He was abused by his stepmother since he was a child. He fled his hometown last year, but unfortunately he was kidnapped by the Mongolian soldiers invading the south.
When I get here, I feel like a slave.
Now, at only eleven years old, he could only grit his teeth and endure it, getting through the initial stage of these Mongolians trying to "tame" him.
One day, he, Ma Fang, will escape back to the Ming Dynasty and kill all these Mongolian Tatars!
The young children made an oath in their hearts, but when they looked back, there was no resentment in their eyes. Instead, they were envious of their ability to ride horses skillfully.
"Want to ride a horse? Tame it yourself, hahahaha..." The proud laughter echoed in the grassland, and he raised his whip again, "A two-legged lamb like you also wants to tame a horse?"
…
The martial arts examinations are being held in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty, but when it comes to May, the first competition is for military generals of the Ming Dynasty who are above the fifth rank and below the third rank.
The composition of these generals who came to Beijing one after another was also very complicated.
Is the emperor crazy? Suddenly emptying out the backbone defense forces everywhere?
No, each province only decides the top three to go to Beijing.
In addition to the border towns, this internal selection of all divisions and line divisions is also a prelude to the reform of the military system in each province. The results of the selection will affect subsequent appointments. During the selection process, there are also people who act on behalf of others.
The first is the decree and the military order. The imperial decree requires these middle-level generals to compete. Who will resist the decree?
Secondly, the military orders will arrive at various locations in early March at the latest. During the two-to-three-month selection process, it is really a good opportunity to temporarily separate certain people from the lower-level generals under their guard.
Finally, when the selection results came to light, the top three county lords and the rest of the country lords were comforted. Why did Tian En not want to continue to be a local warlord?
Although there are still twists and turns, just like the system, this general competition is not just a competition, it is also a tool for reform.
The new rules gradually became clear: In the past, the inland guards were paid empty wages, benefited from the military garrison, and used soldiers as slaves. Nowadays, all generals of fifth rank and above start as country nobles, and the court provides a separate salary. If you still resist the change of guard military garrison to recruiting soldiers, it means that the benefits of empty military garrison are far greater than the rural nobility salary. The five government offices and the Ministry of War must investigate carefully.
Since the fourth year of Jiajing, they have been successively sent to various provinces. Each place only accepts the 3,000 Beijing battalion selected forwards dispatched by the provincial commanders to press the formation, ready to suppress at any time.
At the same time, the governors and chief envoys of various provinces were digging for the "foundations" of their rebellion.
It’s already the busy farming season, and God knows where all these iron farm tools came from.
"According to the imperial edict, the Baojin Bureau has stopped even the weapons."
Wu Tingju, the governor of Guangdong, was in Foshan. In front of him were many businessmen from the Foshan Ironware Guild.
"I don't need you to stop making pots, but you have already seen the amount of iron farm tools purchased by Huang Mingji in May. You should have a good idea, right? The Ministry of Household Affairs and the General Directorate-General of the Taxation Department have already given a notice to the iron department. Come on. Those of you who support His Majesty in doing practical things, you all have an account in your mind of how much tax you can get back based on the kilograms of iron farm tools produced and sold this year in the calculation next spring."
Wu Tingju came here to persuade Foshan folk iron merchants to add more new kilns and cast iron farm tools.
Although the iron pot business has not stopped, the imperial court has the power to purchase. After several account books of Guangdong purchases were presented to Wei Bin, the good business of tribute pots was gone forever.
Especially the ritual pots required by the Ministry of Rites, the demand has been greatly reduced due to the simplification of etiquette represented by the rules of worshiping holes.
Wu Tingju believes that they can see the situation clearly, not to mention that they have already had several months of orders as proof.
"Don't worry, Mr. Dutai, we will definitely go back and make good arrangements. However, adding a new kiln will require more manpower. There is now a huge gap in iron stone and firewood, and the prices are also increasing day by day. I hope Mr. Dutai will sympathize with the hard work of the poor people." , is this purchase price..."
"I have been in Guangdong for many years. Don't you understand that I am the governor?" Wu Tingju glanced at them lightly, "How many businessmen in the provinces are making profits from the needs of the Guangdong Shipping Department? As long as you need it, there will be people to transport it. Come and sell it. It will only take a few months, and there will be no shortage. This price is a fair price negotiated with you. This is a practical matter for your Majesty to benefit the people. If you do it well, not to mention that the governor recommends any of you. To be a provincial virtuous person; at the end of the year, I will report my merits, His Majesty will be very happy, and I will receive a reward and an imperial edict. How can I buy it with a little money?"
After saying that, he spoke more earnestly: "I am not the only one in Foshan, Guangdong, who has prospered the iron industry in the Ming Dynasty. If you miss such a good opportunity, this big business of purchasing by the court in the future will fall elsewhere. This iron farm tool is not a one-time deal. , Nowadays, the official land is being sold, and the common people have more land and are more powerful. These iron farm tools will only be used more and more, and there will always be some that are too dull to be used. On the other hand, it is an iron pot, how many years does it take to use it?"
The foundation of the new law in Guangdong is already very good. Wu Tingju will take over the foundation left by Zhang Fujing, but he cannot tell them that there may be a large amount of frontline military supplies for the Nanyang expedition in the future.
But no matter what, giving Guangdong Iron Industry a bigger and better foundation and scale will be a major contribution to Wu Tingju.
In Zhejiang, Yan Song fell into a depressed mood for several days. After all, although the person who conveyed the order spoke in a tactful tone, Yan Song still heard some of the emperor's knocks.
What is the future? One step at a time, one step at a time. In two years, he will be fifty.
To achieve success in anything, it always takes time to cultivate.
When the imperial court decides whether to reopen the shipping company in Zhejiang, it will be three years since Yan Song arrived in Zhejiang.
In the past three years, could it be possible to return to the capital and sit in the palace of national policy just because he had made meritorious deeds without any fault?
However, although His Majesty beat him, the housekeeper who stayed in Beijing wrote another letter saying that His Majesty personally sent an oral message to encourage his son, and his favor did not diminish at all.
After Yan Song was depressed for several days, he wrote to Xu Jie and Yang Tinghe.
Since we can't make contributions to the re-establishment of the Shipping Department in Zhejiang as soon as possible, let's participate in the long-term overall situation shouldered by Yang Tinghe Nanxia.
In Nanjing City, Yang Tinghe, who has been here for three months, really seems to be here to retire, and there is no big move.
In addition to the numerous guests coming to the house, I usually only go to the Nanjing Imperial College to pay attention to culture and education, or supervise the practical affairs of the emperor's New Year's greetings, and then pay attention to the currently busy farming and martial arts examinations.
Unlike other provinces, there seems to be no need to reform government offices at the "provincial" level in Southern Zhili and Northern Zhili. The two prefectures and prefectures under direct control are all under the direct control of the six ministries.
The only different move by the senior officials of Nanzhili was that Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, was also recruiting troops according to the order to build Nanjing Zhenwu Camp.
Train your troops first and understand everything.
Could it be that after a round of investigations by Meng Chun and others in the past few years, and after a round of selections during the restructuring of the Beijing Government Office this year, many senior officials from Nanjing were transferred to Beijing, and Nanjing is not obedient enough?
In early June, the wishes of the Beijing Officials Department also reached the Nanjing Officials Department.
This year, it’s time to investigate.
In June, there was a grand competition between military commanders in the capital and inspections by civil servants from the two capitals.
(End of chapter)
