The education received by the Imperial College students is different from that of traditional Confucianism. They have a broader vision, a broader understanding, and a more tenacious mind.
Although there may be some individual supervisors who cannot bear the hardship and eventually give up their positions. But Zhu Yunwen believed that most of the supervisors who were about to go to the Western Regions were well prepared.
Although the documents regarding the establishment of the Chief Envoy Department, the Inspector General Department, and the Metropolitan Command and History Department in the Western Regions have not been officially made public, the corresponding personnel preparations are nearing completion.
The number of officials who went to the Western Regions to take office this time, including the Chief Envoys and their subordinate county officials, reached 237. These were only officials sent by the central government. After arriving at the place, they had to recruit local prestige In order for influential people to join the ranks of officials, it is also necessary to transfer some personnel from the guardhouse to serve as Yamen catchers and caregivers.
With so many officials, it is natural that he cannot just transfer officials from the capital, and some people do not want to go to the Western Regions at all. Zhu Yunwen can only rely on the Imperial College. This invisibly highlights the importance of the Imperial College again, and the officials who were previously Jinshi and ranked , mostly because they were timid and did not dare to take responsibility, which attracted criticism from the officials.
The governance of the Western Region is related to whether the Silk Road can be restarted smoothly, whether the logistics supply of the Western Region can keep up, and the long-term peace and stability of the Western Region. Regarding the issue of the Western Region, the cabinet took the lead and held many discussions with officials from the Six Ministries and other departments to formulate rules and regulations. .
Zhu Yunwen considered that Mongolian and Chagatai were mainly spoken in the Western Regions, and required the selected officials to learn these languages. Even Ru Yu had to study further.
Some officials objected to learning "foreign languages", but Rujun stepped in to calm them down easily and asked them a few words:
If you don’t understand the local language, do you understand if they laugh and scold you?
They need your help, do you know how?
They are in trouble and complaining, can you handle it?
General?
How many generals do you want to bring with you to the Western Regions?
A county government office is assigned to a general manager. If something happens to the general manager, has an accident, or goes out, who among you will control the public sentiment and comfort the local people?
Not to mention completely mastering the local language, at least mastering the basic terms, you can understand the good and bad, and understand their pain and joy. Only in this way can the imperial court gain a foothold in the Western Regions.
Zhu Yunwen supported officials in learning the local language and proposed that officials going to serve in the Western Regions must master basic Chagatai and Mongolian within four months.
Ru Yun said to Zhu Yunwen: "The three divisions and prefecture and county officials in the Western Regions are basically in place, but the teachers needed for education in the Western Regions are never enough. Currently there are only fifty-two teachers."
Xie Jin said: "If we want to control the Western Regions for a long time, we must not let the education go. If the number of gentlemen is insufficient, I am afraid it will seriously affect the education of the Western Regions. I ask you to recruit more gentlemen and give them better treatment to strengthen education in the Western Regions."
Zhu Yunwen understood the importance of education in the Western Regions. Although the people there mainly believed in Islam, their descendants must identify with the Ming Dynasty and recognize themselves as descendants of the Ming Dynasty. Education is indispensable for this process.
"Leave this matter to Guo Sansheng to resolve. He is a great Confucian from Hexi. He has many disciples and is quite influential in the Hexi area. It will be no problem for him to recruit Confucian scholars to go deep into the Western Regions."
Zhu Yunwen spoke.
Ru Yu praised: "I should not have forgotten this person. Guo Sansheng is indeed a very good candidate. He has made great achievements in the Western Regions and can take on this important task."
Zhu Yunwen recognized Guo Sansheng's contribution, especially his persuasion of the Islamic Imam of the Western Regions to surrender to the imperial court, and helped the imperial court conquer important towns such as Turpan and Verumu without bloodshed.
Yu Xin suggested: "The governance of the Western Regions needs to win the support of the local people in order to be long-term and stable. I suggest that after the army is reorganized, attention should be paid to imams and other imams, and negotiations should be done to ensure that they can serve the court for a long time. .”
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly: "I am already considering this matter, and the cabinet can also come up with a strategy. Many matters in the Western Regions need to be determined after the army returns to Beijing. The most important thing right now is the matter of the chieftain of Guizhou."
Ru Jin, Xie Jin and others were a little uneasy, worried that Zhu Yunwen would send troops to the southwest.
Yu Xin said: "Your Majesty, the matter in Guizhou should be put aside."
"When will it be resolved?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Yu Xin sighed: "At least after this storm has passed, the chieftains everywhere are not too wary and nervous."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Guizhou Song A'ao has openly defied the imperial court. How is it different from rebellion? If the imperial court does not deal with him, I am afraid it will cause more trouble. If Song A'iao is afraid to touch Song A'ao because of rumors and is tied up, then the court will Where is his majesty?"
Yu Xin looked at Xie Jin, who had no choice but to walk out: "Your Majesty, the news is likely to spread. The imperial court should send personnel to appease the local chieftains, and disclose the crimes of Song A'ao and others, so as to build momentum for the imperial court to attack Song A'iao. If there is no appeasement, there will be no relief. Now, if we take action rashly, I am afraid that it will arouse the vigilance of chieftains everywhere, which will be detrimental to the overall situation."
Yang Shiqi also quickly persuaded: "According to Jie Ge's words, Song A'ao's problem can be solved in two months."
Zhu Yunwen looked at the objecting Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others, waved his hand to ask them to retreat, and then sat in Wuying Hall, lost in thought.
Stimulated by the great victories in the conquest of Annan and the Western Region, he seemed to be more aggressive in dealing with the chieftain issue.
This is a danger signal!
Zhu Yunwen finally understood why many emperors in history were so happy with their achievements, and why some famous generals underestimated their enemies and made mistakes they shouldn't have made after several victories.
The reason is that past experiences and results have been too effective and tempting. It is the past success that has made me ignore the particularity of the toast problem and think that the problem can be solved only by force.
But in fact, the toast problem cannot be solved by simple force.
It is wrong to advocate force and resort to force, at least internally and to the people of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen knew clearly that if he did not change his attitude, war would be inevitable in the southwestern provinces, and the number of people affected would no longer be hundreds of thousands, but millions!
Everyone hopes that the emperor will be bloody, punish anyone who disobeys, behead anyone who disobeys, and send troops to attack anyone who disobeys the court.
But these are just taken for granted, behind the bloody nature are irrational impulses.
The emperor must consider the overall situation and the consequences and impact of every move. He cannot just focus on one point, let alone roll up his sleeves when he wants to do something.
Considering the overall situation, the problem in Guizhou is only a small-scale problem. It has not formed a prairie fire and is not worthy of the court's large-scale war. There are many ways to solve Song A'ao, and it does not necessarily have to be a war.
Chieftains are an unavoidable problem in the southwestern provinces. It would be impossible to change the status of chieftains in one fell swoop.
The only thing the court can do is to put the toast in the pot and cook it slowly with warm water. You can't hold a basin of hot oil and pour it directly on the toast's head.
Zhu Yunwen put away the butcher knife that he was about to use, put away the sharp sword, and returned to the normal track. This country needs to recuperate, and countless people need a stable life.
"Let the cabinet draw up an edict to the chieftain of Guizhou, ordering Gu Cheng not to use the army easily, and to send people to negotiate with Song A'ao. If she can find her way back, order her to go to the capital to plead guilty. If she persists, persuade other chieftains to attack Song A'ao. Amao."
Zhu Yunwen ordered his servant to pass the message.
Since it is inconvenient for the court to deal with Song A'ao, it doesn't matter. There are still many chieftains who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. If the chieftains deal with the chieftains, no one will blame the court, right?
Two days later, the Ministry of Punishment seized on rumors that the imperial court was comprehensively reforming the land and returning home to five people in the southwest. After interrogation, it was deemed that the circumstances were too serious and they should be sentenced to death.
Zhu Yunwen immediately made a decision, ordered the Ministry of Punishment to execute the decision, and issued documents to announce to various places: the court's policy can be discussed but not criticized, can be spread but not rumored, and can be stated but not hypothesized.
In a word, there is a price to pay for spreading rumors. Now that their heads have been chopped off, if you want to spread rumors, you should be careful.
The imperial court acted vigorously and resolutely, with the force of killing people, to eliminate the rumors and disturbances. In addition, the imperial court sent censors to the southwestern places to explain the situation and appease the chieftains, which showed that the imperial court had no intention of comprehensively changing the situation.
Kunning Palace.
Chen Yu proposed to Ma Enhui to expand the textile factories and wool weaving factories under the royal family to absorb more unemployed women.
Ma Enhui agreed, and opened five large-scale weaving factories in Nanjing, recruiting women to work, and absorbing more than 3,000 people. However, this number was still a drop in the bucket for the huge population entering Beijing.
Ma Enhui, who was feeling sad, saw Zhu Yunwen coming, and after saluting, he said: "Nowadays, the population of the capital is increasing, and many people from barren lands have moved into the capital. Men can find work, but women who enter the capital have no good career, and some women even Just like men, I did hard work, but I couldn't bear it and asked the emperor for some advice."
Zhu Yunwen pulled Ma Enhui to sit down and glanced at Chen Yu: "Have the sales of woolen sweaters been okay in recent years?"
Chen Yu nodded repeatedly: "It's very good. Last year's autumn and winter sales exceeded the year before. Especially in the North, many gentry bought woolen coats to keep out the cold."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said to Ma Enhui: "I think that after these years, gentry businessmen have recognized woolen garments, and it is time to introduce ordinary garments. The queen might as well arrange for women to learn tailoring and dressmaking, and put the garments directly in the shop Among them, the scholars and the people can choose.”
"Ready-to-wear?"
Ma Enhui frowned a little.
Zhu Yunwen walked through the shop, and it can be said that there are no ordinary ready-to-wear stores on the market. It is basically unrealistic to buy new clothes that can be worn on the same day.
If you want to buy new clothes, you first need to go to a cloth or satin shop to buy fabrics. After buying the fabric, you need to go to a tailor shop to find a tailor. The tailor will measure the size and make an appointment, such as picking it up in ten days.
There are no ready-made clothes for sale.
Of course, this is not absolute. For example, there are ready-made clothes in shroud shops, such as pawn shops, where there are also ready-made clothes...
People do not buy ready-made clothes directly, and no businessmen develop ready-made clothes stores. The reason is that it is difficult to sell, the size is difficult to grasp, the color is difficult to grasp, and the pattern is difficult to grasp.
If there are enough sizes, enough colors to choose from, the patterns are attractive enough, the store is large enough, and the location has enough foot traffic, a ready-to-wear store is completely feasible.
