Emperor Jianwen is strong?
Fu An and Guo Ji looked at each other, full of suspicion.
The Timur Empire was in the 28th year of Hongwu when the two went on mission. Zhu Yunwen was already eighteen years old at that time, and his temperament was already determined. He was a gentle scholar who liked Confucian learning. He was full of Confucian classics, governed the country with benevolence and filial piety, and was weak. There was still a pale look of fear on his face.
When he becomes emperor, he can only rely on people close to him such as Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong is an uneducated idiot, and Fang Xiaoru and the other three are all educated idiots. What can they use to fight against Zhu Di?
Four Books and Five Classics?
Benevolence, justice and morality?
When it came time for Zhu Di to support his troops and raise troops to plan troubles, Confucius and Mencius could not help him at all.
When Fu Lin saw that Fu An and Guo Ji didn't believe it, he smiled and said: "Emperor Jianwen has a good military strategy, a good way to govern the country, a plan to calm the people, a law to revolutionize the army, and a plan to build the army. Now the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty in the Hongwu period. , the prosperity of the country and the might of the military are better than in the past.”
Fu An frowned and asked, "Is the Emperor Jianwen you are talking about really Emperor Jianwen?"
"cough!"
Zheng Dacheng almost choked, how could he say such rebellious words.
Seeing Fu Lin's quick wink, Fu An also thought about it. It seemed that what he said was not quite right. If someone with ulterior motives spread the word, he would be killed. But why is the Emperor Jianwen they say so different from the Emperor Jianwen they know?
He said that Wen Tao believed in him, but forget about Wu Lu.
He said he believed in running the country, so forget about revolutionizing the army.
What do you expect from an honest scholar to reform the army?
Could it be that Zhu Yunwen had been disguising and hiding himself until he came to the throne and stepped out of Zhu Yuanzhang's shadow, and then began to reveal his majestic strategy?
Fu An thought for a while and decided to listen carefully: "Tell me about it, tell me about Emperor Jianwen, tell me about the Ming Dynasty!"
Fu Lin and others looked at each other. Wang Quanzhen raised his glass and said, "Let me speak."
There is no one more suitable than Wang Quanzhen.
Fu Lin was a temporary envoy. He worked as a coolie on weekdays and didn't know much. Huo Lin and Xuan Qingshu knew a lot, but they were from Xi'an, not the capital. Zheng Dacheng was from the Security Bureau, so he was too lazy to speak.
Wang Quanzhen took a sip of wine and said solemnly: "This matter needs to be discussed in June of the 31st year of Hongwu. After Emperor Jianwen investigated the Beijing army, he suddenly issued an order to abolish 100,000 Beijing troops. It was like a huge stone falling into a lake, causing a huge wave. . Since then, Jianwen’s New Deal has begun..."
Fu An and Guo Ji listened with rapt attention.
Jianwen's New Deal was far beyond the imagination of these two people. The abolition of the Beijing Army was just an appetizer. It was Zhu Yunwen's signal and will to express his will to eliminate the weak and retain the strong. The New Deal that was subsequently launched was the real major event related to the foundation of the country and the interests of countless people!
Especially the agricultural tax reform system, the one-whip method and the curbing of land annexation, Fu An and Guo Ji couldn't help but sweat. It is really admirable that Zhu Yunwen dared to do such an offending thing when he first came to the throne.
But having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang also has a share of credit for this. If Zhu Yuanzhang had not dealt with Hongwu's civil servants and military generals, there would have been no important figures in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty who could respond to hundreds of responses. It would not be easy for Zhu Yunwen to break through the resistance and push forward the reforms.
Precisely because those who dared to make trouble and those who had the energy to make trouble no longer existed, Zhu Yunwen had an excellent condition to implement his New Deal, and the New Deal was implemented in the local areas without sparing any efforts without causing many problems.
Perhaps Zhu Yunwen also wanted to catch everyone off guard, and did not dare to object without permission until no one figured out his governing style. What if Zhu Yunwen raises the butcher knife again...
The promotion of Jianwen's New Deal aroused the enthusiasm of countless farmers. Without exorbitant taxes and various cuts, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty became full of vitality.
The emergence of the new business policy made Fu An and Guo Ji a little nervous. Businessmen are not good people. How can they lift the ban? What, they also opened a sea ban and launched a big voyage?
Our Ming Dynasty actually went tens of thousands of miles away and even went to the back of the Timur Empire. Is the Ming Dynasty’s fleet so powerful?
Second Artillery Bureau?
What is that, a firearm?
Oh, I can’t go into details about this. It’s confidential. Okay, let’s continue. Annan is gone and has become Jiaozhi County. This is a good thing. Annan has long been disliked. Whether it’s the Chen family or the Hu family, it’s nothing. Good people.
Daxing Education?
Imperial College New School, Medical College, Military Academy, Craftsman Academy, Mathematics Academy...
Well, Zhu Yunwen is crazy enough. What is the study of physical studies?
physics?
Can things make sense?
Yes, there is. Didn't Zhu Xi also say that principles are in things, and the investigation of things is the principle of investigation of things. But why is the investigation of things and physics you talk about different from Zhu Xi’s...
What's the pinyin for Apo's Buddhist song?
I don't understand, Fu Lin, are you sure he's not scolding me?
Social studies, this thing is being built again, good thing, good thing, there is hope for a great development of culture and education!
What, the King of Qi rebelled, the White Lotus Sect caused trouble, Zhu Yunwen cut off the feudal vassals, and Zhu Di, the King of Yan, no longer lives in Peking, but moved to Nanjing?
Will dredging open the river?
Oh my god, Zhu Yunwen was too brave to do this. Has he forgotten how the Yuan Dynasty perished? How can something like building a river be done so easily? Did he really think Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to build the Grand Canal? Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to do such a big thing. The raging fire at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was ignited from the river embankment.
What, the Grand Canal is already open?
Has the canal been built?
Fu An and Guo Ji were shocked. Zhu Yunwen must have done too many things over the years.
Wang Quanzhen took a bite and found that it was already cold. He continued: "The canal matter will benefit the present and future generations. Needless to say, the most controversial thing is the matter of moving the capital."
"Move the capital?"
Fu An rubbed his cheeks, feeling a little cramped. The shocks one after another were too much for people to digest.
Guo Ji couldn't believe it: "Move the capital, where? Why move the capital?"
What did Emperor Jianwen think about such a waste of money and people?
Wang Quanzhen took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Moving the capital to Peking, you don't know that the new capital of Peking is currently under construction. There are 300,000 people working all year round. After the autumn harvest, there will be even more people. At most, there are 50 Thousands of people..."
Fu An was very worried: "Isn't the Emperor worried that excessive recruitment of people's strength will cause disaster?"
Wang Quanzhen shook his head: "The cause of the disaster? Do you know how much money the imperial court spent on the new capital? Those craftsmen earn as much as my salary in a year. If it weren't for my physical weakness, I would have wanted to be a craftsman." Already..."
Fu An frowned: "You mean, these civilians are paid to work, not free corvee for the imperial court?"
Fu Lin said helpfully: "Father, this is all true. Although the imperial court has not issued an order to abolish free corvee, the imperial court will still give money whether it is transporting food, recruiting workers, building rivers or building construction projects. My son, I still I worked in the granary outside Jinchuan Gate, once a month, and I was never short of a penny."
"Here, how much does this cost?"
Fu An was very sad.
Fu Lin smiled and said, "Although I don't understand it very well, I heard officials say that the court gives us money for work, and we use the money for work to buy things. When the things are sold, we will pay taxes. The treasury will have money, and once it has money, it can ask people to work again. In this cycle, the money is still the same, but everyone has a good life. Therefore, the court now attaches great importance to business."
Wang Quanzhen nodded repeatedly: "You don't have to worry about the government exploiting or embezzling money. Now no one dares to embezzle these funds. These funds are all fixed and require the Ministry of Revenue, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Security Bureau, the project director, and the central bank." The heads of several parties reviewed the account books together, and if something went wrong, everyone would be in trouble together.”
Fu An was in a daze. In just six years, Emperor Jianwen had done so many things, including military reform, agricultural tax reform, commercial tax reform, cultural reform, officialdom governance, and various major projects. He even wanted to move the capital to Peking... …
In just six years, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes and its appearance had completely changed!
Wang Quanzhen said with a smile: "This is nothing. There are still many things that have not been discussed, such as the compilation of textbooks, the immigration of 500,000 people from Shanxi, the declaration of war on the Japanese country, the declaration of war by Oara, and the planning of the Western Regions..."
"Wait, planning the Western Region?!"
Fu An was surprised.
Huo Lin finally found an opportunity and said: "Yes, Emperor Jianwen has made a decree to ask the Ming sergeants to take advantage of Timur's Western Expedition to take back the Western Regions and inherit the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties!"
Fu An and Guo Ji exclaimed: "Emperor Jianwen regarded Timur's eastern expedition as an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to take back the Western Regions?"
Xuan Qingshu coughed: "Timur wanted to march eastward. Emperor Jianwen had already thought of a countermeasure. He was afraid that Timur would not send troops, so he also supported Yili with a lot of weapons and equipment, and encouraged Yili. There was a conflict with Timur. It was Timur’s wish to march eastward, but it was Ming Dynasty’s arrangement that he marched eastward in advance.”
"This this……"
Fu An couldn't imagine that there was anyone in the world who wasn't afraid of Timur?
Guo Ji asked: "Then you came here to ask us to go back and to ask Timur to retreat, right?"
"Retreat, why do you want him to retreat?"
Huo Lin was very dissatisfied.
Guo Ji frowned: "Then why are you here?"
Huo Lin looked at Wang Quanzhen and Fu Lin. He had said this several times. Why did he still not believe it? He had to emphasize it again: "In order to help you return home, this is our most important mission."
"You want to exchange Harry for us?"
Fu An suddenly understood.
Fu Lin and Wang Quanzhen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's exactly it."
Fu An suddenly became unhappy and stood up and said: "How can a national matter be such a child's play? I am waiting to die and am dead, how can we let the most important enemy of the captives go because of us! If I don't go back, you go back and tell Zhu Di, I, Fu An I would rather die here than make such a sacrifice!"
Fu Lin became anxious and said quickly: "Father, this is the general's order. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are looking forward to your return."
"I'm not going back!"
Fu An was furious.
Guo Ji looked at Fu Lin, Wang Quanzhen and others, and sighed: "It is really unnecessary to trade Harry for useless people like us. We have been trapped in Samarkand for nine years, and our family treats us as Just die outside. It doesn't matter if you don't go back. But Harry can't be put back. This man is good at fighting and extremely brave. If he comes back, how many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will suffer? We don't agree to the exchange!"
Huo Lin and Xuan Qingshu were full of respect for these two people who faced life and death indifferently.
Zheng Dacheng burped, wiped his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "You used to be the subjects of Grandpa Taizu, and now you are the subjects of Emperor Jianwen. Whether or not you go back, and how you go back, is not up to you to disobey. Emperor Jianwen said , if I want to take you home, then you must go home, this is an imperial edict, and it is an edict that no one can resist!"
Fu An and Guo Ji looked at Zheng Dacheng, and their hearts felt warm. This was the warmth of being moved and being protected by someone.
