After the noise subsided, Yang Shiqi looked at everyone seriously and said: "Since the reform of the Imperial College was promoted to the local government, you have written many memorials to the imperial court, but you have not received any response. I can tell you that the emperor has personally read these memorials, and then The problems of education cannot be explained in one word, nor can they be solved overnight. The problems have accumulated to this day, and it is time to talk about them. This is the third one."
"Yang Jijiu, I have something to say!"
An imperial edict stood up and shouted.
Yang Shiqi raised his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down: "You want to talk, but not today, and not for me."
If not today, who would I give it to if I didn’t give it to you?
Who here doesn't know that the Imperial College is in charge of teaching materials. You are the Imperial Winery and the Minister of Rites. It can be said that you have the final say on education matters.
Besides, the date can’t be pushed back any longer.
Now that everyone has come all the way here, they have to go back to teach early. Although there are other teachings in the prefecture and county social studies, someone is always needed to take charge. Did you know that this year, the prefect, county magistrate, and even the chief envoy have spoken out to train them? There are rewards for every candidate who is elected as a candidate and a Jinshi. If it delays our financial future, will you, Yang Shiqi, compensate us...
It's the serious business to explain things clearly as soon as possible and go home to work after finishing the work.
While everyone was talking about it, Siye Li Zhigang knocked on the gong to silence everyone. Yang Shiqi said to everyone: "Two days later, the emperor will come to the Imperial College in person to listen to your opinions and opinions."
"What?"
Sun Wenju, Zhang Bozhi and others couldn't help but stand up.
Emperor Jianwen wants to come to the Imperial College in person to listen to people's opinions. This is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly.
Yang Shiqi, Yang Shiqi, do you know how to do things? How can you only have two days for such an important thing? Let us prepare for at least half a month, write a good draft, delete it ten times, and come back after you have memorized it.
"It's a good thing that the emperor came in person."
Zou Ji smiled.
After all, the Imperial College had no way of deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the inferiors. It would be more effective to talk about some matters directly in front of the emperor than to talk to Yang Shiqi. You have two days to prepare the questions, and you need to think carefully about how to propose them.
Yang Shiqi didn't care about these teachings and instructions. He spent the past two days writing articles, discussing issues with each other, or visiting relatives and friends, arranging for people from the Imperial College to entertain him well, and then went to the palace to see Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen was staring at the sand table, looking at the location of Jiaozhi Aizhou Port, and discussing with Xu Huizu, Zhu Di, Ru Yu, Xie Jin and others.
Zhu Di felt a little regretful: "The location of Aizhou Port is indeed good, but compared to the Champa Kingdom, the location is still slightly inferior. If the army pushes away the Champa Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty will have a choice of ports in Nanyang..."
Ru Yu's face darkened. The Champa Kingdom was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and had always respected the Ming Dynasty. Unlike Annan who was deceitful, provocative and aggressive.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
It is easy to clean up the Champa Kingdom, but it is too difficult to clean up the mess behind. Once the Nanyang countries are wary of the Ming Dynasty and unite to deal with the outside world, the Xuanwei Division of the old port cannot hold it, and Jiaozhi may be lost again.
Jie Jin smiled bitterly and said: "What King Yan said is reasonable, but it is not feasible. This year the envoys who occupied the city also came. They were very happy to hear that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Annan, but what expression did the envoys have when they left? I believe Everyone saw it too.”
Xu Huizu chuckled. It was true. The envoys from the Champaign State were very happy when they came. After all, after the Ming Dynasty had dealt with Hu Jiya, the Champaign State would be safe. There would be no danger of overthrow, and the mood would naturally be happy.
But after staying in the capital for a while, I suddenly discovered that Hu Jiya was killed, but Annan did not restore the Chen family, but returned to the Ming Dynasty and became Jiaozhi County...
The envoy who occupied the city had mixed feelings in his heart. Hu Jisao was a terrible neighbor, but who said that the Ming Dynasty was not terrible anymore? It only took Zhang Fu more than a month to capture Annan. If he had captured Champa, it would probably take less than a month...
If you lose a neighbor with a mangy dog and turn around to find a lion, how will you live in the future?
There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that is true: Don't allow others to sleep foolishly next to your bed.
Next to the couch in Champa is Annan, which is now Jiaozhi County. Next to the couch in Ming Dynasty is Champa. In case neither of us can sleep well and come out to engage in martial arts...
Zhu Yunwen also knew the worries of the Champa Kingdom and said with a smile: "I have sent documents to Zhang Zhen, Zhang Fu, Han Guan and others, asking them to appease the mood of the Zhou Dynasty and explain the reasons why the Ming Dynasty changed Annan to Jiaozhi County. I believe they will understand.”
"Your Majesty, what should we do if the Champa Kingdom demands the Champa territory that it occupied during the Hu Jiyou period?"
Ru Yu asked a key question.
Zhu Yunwen said calmly: "We are already a county in the Ming Dynasty. Where can we still occupy the city? If they want it, let them grab it with a knife."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yunzhen with admiration, yes, not even an inch of the country's land can be given away!
Zhu Yunwen pointed his finger at the sand table and said seriously: "Now that the naval fleet is gradually growing in size, I plan to divide it into three parts. One is the East China Sea Navy, which will protect the sea area from eastern Liaoning to western Zhejiang. The second is the Southeast Navy. Guard the sea areas of Fujian and Guangdong, and the third is the Nanyang Navy, specializing in the Xuanwei Division of Cochin Ocean, Nanyang, and Old Port. What do you think?"
Xu Huizu looked at the sand table and nodded repeatedly: "This division of labor is just right. It can cover all sea areas and provide support for long-distance trade. I think it is feasible."
Zhu Di pointed to the East China Sea, pointed at Liaodong, and said: "The Liaodong military base is too large to replenish military supplies, and the navy is required to transport food and other supplies by sea. From here, the responsibility of the East China Sea Navy is particularly important. If the navy is divided into Third, we should give priority to the Donghai Navy."
"I think the Nanyang Navy should be the main force." Ru Yu refuted Zhu Di's opinion: "Now the Nanyang trade is in full swing. Last year, the Municipal Shipping Department was opened. This year, the Municipal Shipping Department will be busy, and there will be more and more ships traveling to and from Nanyang. The more we have, now that there is no war in Liaodong, we might as well focus on Nanyang.”
Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Yunwen and stood on Zhu Di's side: "Although Nanyang is heavy, most of them are vassal countries. There is not much chaos at the moment, but defense in the north is still the focus, and we also need to beware of Japanese invasion!"
As soon as the word "Japanese plague" came out, Ru Jin immediately stopped arguing.
Although the Japanese invasion problem has been solved now, the Japanese invasion has not yet been resolved. Who knows if it will turn against China because of this. When the time comes, we will send troops and there will be another Japanese invasion.
Xie Jin looked at Zhu Yunwen and asked: "After the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department, some ships ran to Korea and Japan. Did the imperial court prohibit this?"
Zhu Yunwen was silent.
The ambitions of the Japanese country have always existed. They are not willing to stay on an island. Although they do not yet have the courage and strength to invade China on a large scale, in the late Ming Dynasty, they wanted to eat North Korea and then China.
The original intention was to cut off official exchanges with the Japanese country and cut off its trade channels. This method could be achieved when the sea was not opened, but after the opening of the Shipping Department, it became difficult to control this matter.
When a ship goes to sea, it is impossible for officials to follow it. Where they go, what goods they buy, and how much money they make, the Shipping Department cannot control them.
In addition, Japan has been under blockade for a long time, and goods are extremely scarce. As long as you drag things to Japan, you can probably make a lot of money. Driven by profit, it is impossible for the court to ban it. On the contrary, it is likely to cause a large number of people to smuggle. , if you want to put an end to it, you have to close the shipping department again.
But if the City Shipping Department is opened, it cannot be closed again. Ming Dynasty needs to open up and welcome the breath of the sea!
"This matter needs to be discussed carefully by the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and the Ministry of Revenue. If there is a way to ban ships going to Japan, it should be banned. If there is really no other way, civilian ships should be allowed to go to Japan. But again, China will not The Japanese are allowed to take a step forward, and anyone who brings the Japanese back to the country will be charged with colluding with the Japanese pirates."
When Zhu Yunwen thought of the tens of millions of casualties, the devastated country, and the inhumane massacres, he had no good impression of Japan.
Narrow patriotism?
Then be narrow-minded.
No one who becomes an emperor is perfect or a good person, so be it.
Xie Jin and others agreed.
Zhu Yunwen pointed to the coastal direction: "Let's take the Donghai Navy as the most important. After the shipyard builds more treasure ships and great fortune ships, we will give priority to forming the Donghai Navy. As for the candidates for the navy, let's draw them from the guards."
Xu Huizu was shocked. Did the emperor finally take action against the guard?
Zhu Yunwen walked to the desk and took out a document: "During the early Ming Dynasty, in order to control local areas and fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Taizu set up seventeen capital divisions, three Xingdu divisions, one left-behind division, and three hundred internal and external defense stations across the country. Twenty-nine, sixty-five guarding thousands of households."
"Some guard posts are seriously overstretched, especially the three guards of the feudal lord. Previously, the three guards of the feudal king were abolished, but I have not made adjustments to the guard posts. Now, considering internal governance, external worries, and strategy, some guards are now abolished, merged, and relocated , among which twenty-nine guard posts were abolished, twenty were merged, and nine were relocated. From the abolished guard posts, sergeants were selected and added to the navy."
Xu Huizu took the document and looked at it carefully. Most of the guard posts that were abolished were the result of discussions between the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War. However, the relocation and merger of guard posts had some changes.
"Your Majesty, how many people will be added to this navy?"
Xu Huizu asked puzzledly.
You must know that there are 29 wards and stations, involving at least 80,000 people. The Navy currently has 100,000 people, and it cannot expand that much in one breath.
Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand and said seriously: "Fifty thousand."
"Fifty thousand? This..."
Xu Huizu was a little uneasy. This meant that more than 30,000 people were laid off. Although the new army policy has not been promoted to all guard posts, all the sergeants are looking forward to it. Now, instead of waiting for happiness, they have been unfortunately laid off?
This is going to go wrong...
Zhu Yunwen knew that there might be problems, so he added: "At least 50,000 people. Whether they can enter the navy is entirely up to them. If they are suitable for the navy, they will advance, and if they are not suitable for the navy, they will retreat."
