The monument to heroes and martyrs depicted in the drawing is solemn, majestic and majestic.
The height of the stele is nine feet and nine, which coincides with the tragic Eighty-one Dilemma of Buddhism. Nine is the number of Yang in Taoism and nine is the number of supreme in Confucianism. The large golden characters on the front "The heroes of the Ming Dynasty are immortal" not only have a solemn and shocking solemnity, but also fit the golden body of Buddha and the learning of Huang and Lao Tao.
Taking a closer look at the base of the Monument of Heroes and Martyrs, it is built on a huge yin and yang diagram, and the building of the base is designed as a lotus seat that is highly accepted by Buddhism and the people.
On the top of the monument, there is the national emblem of the Ming Dynasty.
Both sides of the stele are decorated with relief patterns. The content of the reliefs is mainly about major events of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Battle of Poyang Lake, the conquest of Peiping, the Battle of Yuerhai, etc.
Such a plan not only satisfies the opinions of the Buddhist and Taoist wealthy people, but also does not lose the original intention of the Ming Dynasty Heroes Monument. It integrates elements of various cultures and beliefs, and also demonstrates the solemnity and solemnity it should have.
Daoyuan was extremely satisfied, Master Zhang nodded repeatedly, but Yao Guangxiao, Zheng Ci and Yan Qiliang were not happy, and all looked sad.
Zheng Ci looked at Zhu Yunwen and said with some lack of confidence: "Your Majesty, the height of ninety-nine feet cannot be achieved with huge rocks. If it is mixed with bricks and wood, it cannot be maintained for a long time..."
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zheng Ci. It was difficult for him to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry. The picture was neat and well-organized, and it was specially colored. There were some annotations on it. It looked like it was Zhu Yunwen's own handwriting. Zheng Ci had to go around it if he wanted to object. Come circle.
Zhu Yunwen did not reply to Zheng Ci's concerns, but looked at Daoyuan and Zhang Zhenren and asked, "What do you think?"
Daoyuan and Zhenren Zhang looked at each other, and they both said in unison: "Excellent."
Zhu Yunwen nodded, looked at Zheng Ci and Yao Guangxiao, and said seriously: "The Monument to the Martyrs is not mainly made of masonry, nor is it mainly made of boulders. It is made of steel bars as bones and concrete as flesh. It is a giant reinforced concrete monument. Specifically, How to build it and how to implement it still needs to be studied by the Ministry of Industry.”
"The Ministry of Industry has no precedent for this..."
Zheng Ci was a little embarrassed.
Reinforced concrete monument, what is this?
Never heard of it, let alone unprecedented.
Although the concrete roads built in various places have been greatly recognized, after all, they are paved roads, not standing towers. Even if it is built, it will probably be piled to a height of two to three feet. It cannot be as high as ninety-nine feet.
Yan Qiliang of the Ministry of Revenue also expressed concern: "If such a strategy is to be realized, it will probably cost a lot, right?"
When Daoyuan heard about it, he immediately said: "If such a huge monument can be realized, the old monk will make enough alms."
Yan Qiliang had nothing to say.
Since the Buddhist family is willing to contribute money and has even spoken out about begging for food and saving money, it is really pointless for Hubu to cry about poverty anymore. After all, Hubu only has a small share.
Zhu Yunwen saw that Yao Guangxiao also wanted to persuade, so he took the lead and said: "The river will be dredged to build a water tank, and the prepared reinforced concrete has been tested and found to be watertight and can withstand the force of a giant hammer. It is comparable to rocks, which shows that this road is It works. Now that it works, the remaining question is how to make the tower. I will explain these details clearly. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for exploring and building the three-foot monument as an experiment first. After achieving results, we can build the Heroes' Tower. monument."
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was confident, Yao Guangxiao didn't know what to say.
"Master Yao stays, the others can leave first."
Zheng Ci, Daoyuan and others bowed and left.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Guangxiao, who was getting older, waved back, and then motioned for Yao Guangxiao to sit down.
Yao Guangxiao fiddled with the Buddhist beads and waited calmly.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a long time before he said, "Master, do you think Nanjing is suitable as the imperial capital?"
Yao Guangxiao's eyes widened suddenly, and his heart was shaking wildly. This question was too big and involved too much, and it was extremely difficult to answer it.
What makes Yao Guangxiao feel most uneasy is that since Zhu Yunwen asked this question, he was not here to ask for a positive answer. If he had concluded that Nanjing was suitable as the capital of the Ming Dynasty, he would never have asked such a question.
The question itself means the existence of denial and criticism.
Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Yunwen's extremely serious eyes and replied in a deep voice: "You can ask Taizu what he meant."
Zhu Yunwen knew very well that Yao Guangxiao did not ask himself to go to Xiaoling to chat with Zhu Yuanzhang and ask, but to see what Taizu did in Nanjing to see if it was suitable for him to be the capital. In other words:
Your Majesty, if you want to move, then you have to see how Taizu planned to move. Not only to find theoretical basis, but at least to find experience in moving...
There is no doubt that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to move. Although Nanjing is located on a tiger's side, it has both the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and the precipitous mountains. But the problem is, Lao Zhu also knows very well that Daming is not a single-family villa, where a family can live comfortably. Daming is a huge courtyard with doors from east to west, north and south, and there are robbers, sneakers and abductors outside the door. If these doors are not taken care of, no matter how comfortable the villa is, it will not help...
Lao Zhu wanted to move. He thought about Kaifeng, Fengyang, and Xi'an, especially Fengyang. But Lao Zhu really took the initiative and organized a construction team to really build a palace. But before Lao Zhu could set up a new moving and freight company, Fengyang was in ruins.
Judging from various signs, Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with Nanjing, but he had no choice but to make do with it because he had no alternative. But Zhu Yunwen couldn't make do with it, and if he continued to do so, maybe in a few decades the cavalry in the north would be able to drink water on the other side of the Yangtze River.
If the center of gravity does not move north, it will be difficult for the giant Ming to punch straight punches and uppercuts. His hands will be locked in his sleeves, making it difficult to do anything.
"Do you know why I arranged for you to supervise the construction of the Great Baoen Temple and the Monument of Heroes and Martyrs?"
Zhu Yunwen asked gently.
Yao Guangxiao was about to talk about his relationship with Buddhism, but suddenly he thought, if it was so simple, would the emperor still ask? Could it be that by participating in such a huge project, there are hidden expectations?
"I don't know."
Yao Guangxiao was a little unsure.
Zhu Yunwen chuckled, stood up and said: "No, you should know. With your intelligence, you should know where our target is. And you are the one who will reshape it. Your name, Yao Guangxiao, will be associated with a building The city is completely integrated!”
Yao Guangxiao's breathing was a little rapid, and his face was a little rosy due to excitement.
Zhu Yunwen planned to move the capital, and he also wanted to appoint himself to build a new capital!
After half a lifetime, I thought that the Great Baoen Temple and the Monument to the Martyrs were the commanding heights of my glory. Unexpectedly, this was just a starting point!
Yao Guangxiao knows where Zhu Yunwen has chosen. It is not difficult to glean from Zhu Yunwen's policy strategies. His policy focus has been moving north, whether it is the construction of concrete roads, the reopening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, or the large-scale immigration to Shanxi. Without exception, these events correspond to only one big city:
Beiping!
"emperor!"
Yao Guangxiao was so moved that he knelt down to thank him.
Zhu Yunwen picked up Yao Guangxiao and said with a smile: "Master's talent is far beyond engineering. When the monument to heroes and martyrs is completed, I will give Master a gift."
Yao Guangxiao didn't know what gift Zhu Yunwen was talking about, but it was no regret to be valued so much by Zhu Yunwen.
After sending Yao Guangxiao away, Zhu Yunwen returned to Wuying Palace. Tie Xuan and Xu Huizu had been waiting for a long time.
Tie Xuan took out a pamphlet and presented it to him, saying: "Your Majesty, although time is a bit tight, the Military Exercise Law has been compiled through the discussion of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office. It only needs to be sealed by the Emperor and sent to the Legal Affairs Bureau." Spread widely throughout the world.”
Zhu Yunwen took over a book with only more than 30 pages. He spent more than half a year on these contents. This efficiency is really low. Looking carefully at the contents, there are similarities with the martial arts in the Tang and Song Dynasties. The big difference is:
Strategy comes first, and martial arts comes second.
Zhu Yunwen just said that the main thing was to select military talents with both civil and military skills and entrust them with important tasks. Who knew that the Ministry of War directly took away this sentence, which set the threshold.
"Strategy first, martial arts second, who suggested it?"
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
Tie Xuan heard the displeasure in Zhu Yunwen's tone, but was not nervous at all. He replied seriously: "The Ministry of War believes that the selection of military examinations is aimed at selecting generals. If only martial arts officers are selected, what is the meaning of martial arts examinations? There are martial arts officers in the army." There are many generals with useful talents, but only a handful of them. If you are uneducated and don't understand strategy, how can you command an army even if you win the first prize in the martial arts exam?"
Zhu Yunwen stared at Tie Xuan and said: "So, in the martial arts examination, people who are illiterate and do not understand strategy will be passed directly? Not even qualified for the martial arts examination?"
Tie Xuan said bluntly: "If you are mediocre, don't take it."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said: "The imperial examination is a martial arts examination, not an imperial examination. According to what you say, should I also add a martial arts test before the imperial examination? Those who fail will not be given a chance to take the literary examination?"
Tie Xuan quickly retorted: "Ruling a country with civilian officials requires military skills. Military attachés..."
"When a military attache is charging forward, he doesn't necessarily need a strategy, right? When the battlefield is fought to the point where strategies are no longer useful and you rely only on your will, how can you not rely on a brave military attache, but on a civilian official who has no power to restrain a chicken?"
Zhu Yunwen shouted coldly.
Tie Xuan took a deep breath, it seemed that his thoughts were a little biased.
Zhu Yunwen took up his pen and directly crossed out the principle of "Put strategy first, then martial arts" and changed it to "Put martial arts first, then strategy", and used the 28 principle to set martial arts to eight points. System, set the strategy to two points, and those who pass with six points will be admitted.
What military attachés want is bravery and the ability to fight. In short, what matters is their force value. It is really nonsense to use Wen, Tao, and martial arts as the basic threshold.
Zhu Yunwen continued to read the "Martial Arts Law", feeling chilled, and said with a cold face: "The Chinese-style official monthly salary for martial arts is three stones. Who set this standard?"
Tie Xuan's face turned pale and he said, "It's also the Ministry of War."
Zhu Yunwen slapped the table and angrily said: "During the Hongwu period, the seventh-rank county magistrate still had seven stones of rice a month. After I reformed the salary, even the ninth-rank magistrate had a monthly salary of seven stones and five dou! You tell me now, a month of Chinese martial arts Only a monthly salary of three stones? Is the monthly salary of a person who is a dignified martial artist not as good as that of a low-ranking official?"
Everyone has to eat. You civil servants get so much monthly salary every month. When you come to the military attache, you give them three stone monthly salary. Isn't this suppression and discrimination against the military attaché too serious?
You must have a bottom line as a human being!
Zhu Yunwen couldn't understand. Is the superiority mentality of civil servants so strong? Do you have to torture and bully the military attache like this?
This monthly salary, which can be converted into two taels of silver in the capital, is not enough. You want your family to use this little money to rent a house, marry a wife, arrange for the children to go to school, and also take care of the family's food?
"It's my fault that I didn't think carefully."
Tie Hyun lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Zhu Yunwen pointed at Xu Huizu and gritted his teeth and said: "As a minister of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, I asked you to participate in the compilation of the "Martial Arts Law". Is this how you participated? Tell me, which one was given by your Governor's Mansion!"
Xu Huizu's face was very aggrieved, but he was very proud in his heart. He glanced at Tie Xuan and said, "Look, if you don't listen to our voices or ignore our appeals, you will be punished."
Do you really think that the emperor, who is always busy with everything, will not carefully review the "Martial Arts Law" so as to be deceived and pass the test?
Xu Huizu knelt down and said loudly: "Back to the emperor, in the "Martial Arts Law", only the martial arts test content was written by the Dudu Mansion. The other content is written by the governor's office. We are rough people and it is really inconvenient to participate..."
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