"Gongshu Qiao is the great craftsman of the country. He has forged the country's utensils for thousands of years and cultivated peaches and plums all over the world. His skills are unparalleled and his people are brave enough to serve the country. He is over seventy years old and his beard and hair are all white. He has worked hard and worked hard, and only then can the roar of the train be recorded in the history books. ink……"
"His body died, and the whole world grieved. Snow fell for three days, covering the sky and covering the earth. The emperor said: This is the gift of the emperor to cover the world in white. Gongshu Qiao's virtues and skills are unparalleled, and he was awarded the title of King of Craftsmen. He also ordered the Imperial Academy to set up the Luban Prize and cast it. The Luban stele bears the name of an outstanding master..."
The train was born, and the public transport passed away unexpectedly.
A surprising news, a sad news, spread all over the country at the same time, even inside and outside the Great Wall.
Jianwen Newspaper published a special edition, with seven points devoted to public transportation and clever contributions, three points to trains, and no mention of state affairs or anything else.
This is the first time since the launch of Jianwen Newspaper that one person has made an exception and ignored state affairs.
Wuying Palace.
Li Zhigang, Si Yehu and Si Yehu, as well as Zhou Chang, dean of the College of Craftsmen, asked for an audience.
The ceremony is over.
Zhou Chang reported: "The old dean did not say anything about his posthumous affairs before he died. I don't know whether to bury the old dean in the Imperial Academy of Jinling or the Imperial Academy of Peking, so I came here to ask for instructions."
Li Zhigang said: "Your Majesty, the Peking Imperial College will be a promising place for the Craftsman School in the future. It will be the place where countless craftsmen and graduates gather. He should be buried in the Peking Imperial College to be respected by those who come after him."
Hu Hu seconded the motion and supported Li Zhigang.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhou Chang. It was obvious that he was opposed to Gongshuqiao being buried in the Imperial College in Peking. Gongshuqiao had the most glorious life and gave his last life to Jinling, Nanjing and the Imperial College that he was familiar with here.
If the old man is placed in a completely unfamiliar place, he will probably be unsettled.
"Let my husband stay with Dr. Dai."
Zhu Yunwen spoke and saw that Li Zhigang and Hu Xi wanted to object, so he raised his hands: "My husband likes the Imperial College at the foot of Jiming Mountain. He has everything he is familiar with here, so that's it. As for the Imperial College in Peking, it's in the Jiangmen College. Carving Gongshuqiao stone statues and inscribing his deeds will be the first lesson for future students of the Craftsman Academy. Anyone who does not know or forget his deeds and contributions will not be allowed to graduate."
When Li Zhigang and Hu Xi saw that Zhu Yunwen had finalized the decision, they agreed to it even though they felt it would be better to bury their husband directly in the Imperial College of Peking.
Zhu Yunwen said to Zhou Chang: "You need to put more thought into how to choose the manpower of the Craftsman Academy. Just leave the burial of your husband to the Ministry of Etiquette. You also need to inherit his legacy and do a good job in improving the train and continuing its operation, so as to strive for success in the future. On New Year’s Day, it can be opened to businessmen.”
"merchant?"
Zhou Chang was a little puzzled and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, shouldn't everyone be able to get on the train, why is it only open to businessmen?"
Zhu Yunwen glared at Zhou Chang.
Do you know how much the Ministry of Revenue gave you for this train? If you don't look for opportunities to make some money, where will there be sustainable and stable funds for you?
Businessmen have money, so it’s more serious to give them some advertising space and make some money.
If you want everyone to get on the train, you have to pave the train an extra distance. It's only a dozen miles. Do you expect the people to take the train? ? They would rather walk than ride in a carriage. ….
Zhu Yunwen arranged: "Let the Business School be responsible for train profitability, and the Carpenter School will only be responsible for technological updates and iterations, ensuring train safety, and eliminating operational failures. Zhou Chang, the construction of railways and trains requires a lot of financial support, and it will definitely become a popular choice for the people in the future. An option for travel, but it needs to be done step by step.”
Zhou Chang understood and bowed and resigned together with Li Zhigang and others.
As soon as they left, Mei Yin asked to see him and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhang Fu's squadron has arrived in Yangzhou. The Ministry of War has sent people to contact them, and the navy has prepared the boats."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly: "Let Zhang Fu and the others come back tomorrow, and I will greet them personally."
Soldiers who fought hundreds of battles and killed countless Japanese were worthy of Zhu Yunwen's personal welcome.
It's just that Zhu Yunwen has been accustomed to such victories. In addition, the results of Zhang Fu's war in Korea were slightly inferior to Zhu Di's elimination of the main Tatar force, and it happened that Gongshu left by chance.
As a result, Zhu Yunwen was somewhat uninterested.
But as a promising emperor, he cannot do things casually based on his whim.
Zhang Fu led the army in triumph, which diluted the sadness caused by Gong Shuqiao's death, and Jinling became lively again.
Zhu Yunwen gave the army enough face and brought the prince to welcome him personally, which inevitably led to a passionate speech. Then the army celebrated for three days. The Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Governor's Office, and the Security Bureau jointly reviewed the military merits and prepared rewards based on military merits.
Zhang Fu talked eloquently in the Wuying Palace, telling anecdotes about the battle with the Japanese army: "I have never seen such a crazy person. Since ancient times, it has been said that soldiers and horses should go first before food and grass are used, but the Japanese army actually abandoned the food and grass. , completely relying on feeding on the enemy, and relying on looting food and materials to supplement logistics, this style of leaving no escape route is really outrageous."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "There is nothing to be ashamed of. They are just a group of robbers. Who would bring food and drink with them when they go out? But you chose to trap and kill, which surprised me. Everyone said that you were a massacre. I guess Seoul City There will be crowds of people again, and many officials have written to me to warn you not to harm Tianhe."
Zhang Fu disagreed. What did those pedantic civil servants know? He was facing the Japanese army who could only move forward to kill, not the common people with bare hands: "The Japanese are not easy to deal with. Their will is very strong, even if they starve to death." Thirty percent of the people are still not broken. Your Majesty, govern the Dingyuan Province, set the line with heavy rituals, and use your ministers' understanding of the Japanese army. Only by completely defeating them and being so strong that they are afraid, will these people truly kneel down. !" Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and agreed: "Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and being insidious and vicious are the things in their bones. It will not take ten years to solve these problems. Zheng He, Luo Guanying and others will deal with all the Japanese who resist, and Dingyuan Province should be there. No problem. It’s just that I’m a little worried about the southwest direction.”
Zhang Fu immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to completely change the situation and return to the status quo! If you miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult for you to do anything in the future."
Zhu Yunwen is indeed planning to completely reform his country and return to his hometown.
Chieftains from all over Yunnan gathered together to fight against the imperial court, but were beaten by Mu Sheng and are now all prisoners. Mu Sheng was busy leading people to return to their native land, pulling out some chieftains from the mountains and forests and turning them into farming. ….
Yunnan took advantage of the opportunity of the chieftain rebellion to be suppressed, completely integrated the chieftains from all over the country, placed officials in charge, and abandoned the chieftain system. But Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Huguang, Sichuan and other places still have a lot of toast.
If we do not understand the problems and potential dangers of the chieftain system at this time, and take advantage of the great victory to force a change of status, it will be difficult to find a more suitable reason and a more suitable opportunity to abandon the chieftain system in the future.
Yang Wen saw that Zhu Yunzhen seemed to be in trouble. He thought for a moment and understood. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is our honor to share the country's worries. We are willing to lead our troops to the southwestern provinces again to help the land reform." Return!"
Zhang Fu suddenly reacted after hearing this.
What Zhu Yunwen was in trouble with was not the reform itself, but the question of who should do it.
Who is most suitable?
Own……
Zhang Fu knew that how many Japanese people he killed in the Northeast had no impact on the many chieftains in the Southwest. They didn't care at all. But they knew that they had conquered Annan, had the reputation of being massacred, and had intimidated the local chieftains in Guangxi, so no one dared to move.
The emperor saw that he had just returned to the court and had not had a good rest. It was close to the twelfth lunar month and New Year's Day was not far away. Suddenly, his assignment abroad seemed a little unkind, which made him feel embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come again! Now is the best opportunity to forcefully implement comprehensive reforms and return the land to the locals. I am willing to lead the army there to allow the chieftains to transfer power and realize the control of the imperial court!"
Zhang Fu came out and solemnly asked for orders.
Zhu Yunwen looked deeply at Zhang Fu, feeling a little guilty: "Your reward has not yet arrived, and we have been away from home for a long time. I am really uneasy about letting you lead troops on an expedition."
Zhang Fu insisted and said solemnly: "Only by returning to the original land, subject to government control, promoting literature and teaching, and understanding etiquette, can we eliminate the wild nature of the barbarians, avoid their barbaric behavior, no longer have the disaster of weapons, and keep the southwest stable for a hundred generations!" Now is the most suitable time. Why should I care about the reunion of my small family? I should go north and south for the sake of national affairs! A true man, I will not be afraid of fatigue or death for the sake of my country. I also ask the emperor to issue an order for me to lead the troops to the west.
South! "
Zhu Yunwen nodded with great satisfaction. Xie Jin and Yang Shiqi came and said in a deep voice: "The root cause of the Yunnan chieftain rebellion is not the ambition of the sword, but the chieftain's excessive power. He controlled the place and supported the people as soldiers. He obeyed the emperor's orders and refused to submit to conscription. Taizu was merciful and allowed him to take charge of local civil affairs and punishment, but kept his army."
"However, from Hongwu to the present, the southwest chieftains have rebelled numerous times, more than a hundred times, large and small, and the generals have become exhausted, and the people have suffered greatly!! Especially in Luchuan, Babaidaidian, Cheche, etc., the scale is very large, and several wines are produced. The disaster of dividing the territory! Now I give an order: All rights of the chieftain nobles will be taken away, their civil affairs will be handed over to the chief envoys, their military affairs will be handed over to the capital department, and their punishments will be handed over to the inspectors."
"If the chieftain voluntarily surrenders, he will be placed in a place governed by the government with a third-grade official salary. If he resists the court and refuses to surrender, he will attack with strong troops! Propagate well, win over the people under the chieftain, and reduce the casualties of the people."
"Organize Zhang Fu to lead the Guangxi Dusi and be responsible for Guangxi's reform and return to local rule!"
"Order Yang Cheng to lead the Guizhou Dusi and be responsible for the reform of Guizhou and its return to the land!!"
"Organize Sheng Yong to lead the Sichuan Dusi and be responsible for Sichuan's reform and return to its native land!"
"Order Mao to reorganize the Huguang Dusi and take charge of Huguang's reform and return to local rule!"
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Zhu Yunwen issued a series of military orders, filling Wuying Palace with a murderous atmosphere.
These generals who had just arrived in Jinling and won victory and glory on the Northeast battlefield were once again ordered to put on their battle armor and each left Jinling with 3,000 Beijing troops!
The war on all sides ended, and powerful enemies were eliminated one after another.
Zhu Yunwen no longer needs to be gentle. The Ming Dynasty has enough power, enough strength, enough people's support and reasons to deal with the chieftain!
In order to urgently solve the problem of chieftains, in addition to the opportunity of putting down the chieftain rebellion in Yunnan Cheche, Zhu Yunwen also had a deeper consideration, that is, chieftain rebellions were too frequent in history, one after another, and although they did not succeed each time, they continued It's depleting Ming's energy and blood.
Besides, once the capital is moved, the main force of the Beijing army will be in the north, and if we think about going to the southwest to conquer the chieftains, it will consume more people and financial resources. From a long-term cost perspective, it will really be a loss.
Zhu Yunwen didn't like doing business at a loss, so it was better to solve the toast problem as soon as possible.
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