"Master Su, can't you celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
When Zhu Biao heard the news that Su Jing had let him and his brother Zhu Ju go home to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the first thing that came to his mind was not that he could go home, but how Su Jing would spend the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Su Jing had no family and was all alone.
Obviously, this Mid-Autumn Festival is different for him than others.
"I'll just spend it casually. You two haven't been home for a long time. You still have to reunite with your family during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Su Jing smiled lightly.
Zhu Biao was silent, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, even if you are not a member of the royal family, it is customary to reunite with your family.
"Okay, there's no need for this. I'm not the only one in the world who is alone. It's not the first time I've celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's okay."
Su Jing saw Zhu Biao's silence and said with a smile.
It seems that I don’t feel much about this Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Yes, Master Su."
Zhu Biao could only nod silently. He didn't know what the right thing to say was.
Zhu Xi on the side said: "Then why can't Master Su go to our house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together?"
Zhu Ju did not learn the theory of dynasty collapse from Su Jing. He learned mostly scientific theories.
In his eyes, Su Jing going to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival was not a big deal.
Zhu Biao was obviously stunned when he heard this.
This was something he had never thought about before, but not because he couldn't think of it, but because he didn't dare to think about it.
"No, I'm fine just being here."
Su Jing refused directly, saying that the relationship between him and Zhu Biao was very pure.
It's not a bad thing if it's destroyed.
After saying that, Zhu Biao turned around and returned to the house.
"Brother, why can't Master Su go home?"
Zhu Xi asked Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and replied: "Fifth brother, it's too early now. My eldest brother promises you that he will definitely take Master Su home for the holidays in the future."
He did not blame Zhu Ru, because what Zhu Ru said was actually what he wanted to do.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but there is no hint of joy on Li Shanchang's face.
Since the implementation of Prince Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree, the work processes between departments at all levels have changed.
Many work processes that were originally agreed upon had to be changed.
For a system as large as Ming Dynasty, changes in work processes mean a lack of adaptability, which leads to a lot of slowdown in work efficiency.
Among them, Hubu complained the most.
Because the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of money and grain taxes, today’s taxes in the Ming Dynasty are all paid in kind in grain.
Every year, each chief minister, prefecture, and county must submit money, food, fiscal revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The figures of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Chief Secretaries, Prefectures and Counties must be exactly the same before the project can be closed. If there is a discrepancy in one item, the entire account book will be rejected, re-entered, and re-stamped with the local government's seal.
The current capital of the Ming Dynasty is Yingtian Mansion, and officials from all over the country have to go to Yingtian Mansion to submit their account books.
Because the physical taxes paid are all grains, there will inevitably be losses during transportation. It is a high probability that the account books will not match the physical goods.
But according to the regulations of the Ministry of Household Affairs, such mistakes are naturally intolerable.
If you make any mistakes, you have to go back and re-declare.
The Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are not too far from Yingtianfu, so even if an error does occur, it is not difficult to send it back and re-declare.
But if they are officials from Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangxi, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, they will be out of luck.
The journey is long, the loss of food is more serious, and errors are more likely to occur. When errors occur, it takes longer to send them back.
Therefore, in the Yuan Dynasty, there was a customary practice.
Officials who go to the Ministry of Household Affairs for review all have blank books that have been stamped in advance for use. After taking the grain to Yingtian Mansion for counting, they fill in the amount.
In this way, the account books will be accurate every time, eliminating the risk of being sent back for re-examination.
This has always been done in the Yuan Dynasty, and this customary practice continued after the Ming Dynasty was established.
There is no express prohibition on this matter in Ming law.
Officials, big and small, also highly praise this way of improving administrative efficiency.
However, all of this had to be brought to the forefront because of Su Jing, or in other words, because of the anti-corruption decree implemented by Zhu Biao.
According to Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree, such a process of sealing in advance is not allowed.
This is no longer allowed, and the officials who pay taxes below will be miserable.
In the past, things that could be done directly with just a blank booklet were now necessary because of the anti-corruption decree.
Everyone complained about this matter.
As the head of hundreds of officials, Li Shanchang is naturally the one who receives the most complaints.
"This Su Jing can really give me problems!"
Li Shanchang sighed.
Because of the implementation of the anti-corruption decree, it was a good thing that he showed off in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
But now, in this situation, the resistance of the officials to this decree is already great.
It was so big that Prime Minister Li Shanchang had to consider how he should deal with it.
Will we continue to vigorously implement Zhu Biao’s anti-corruption decree? Or should we let the officials continue the operation by stamping it in advance according to the agreed and commonly known method?
This is not a casual multiple-choice question.
At first glance, it must be the best way to implement Prince Zhu Biao’s anti-corruption decree, because it was proposed by Zhu Biao.
Who is Zhu Biao?
Prince!
The future emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Lao Zhu also supported his decree.
But actually?
If Zhu Biao's anti-corruption decree is really implemented in this way, then the collection of national taxes alone will have to freeze.
Tax payment officials in remote areas have to travel back and forth all the time, and it is basically impossible to completely match the account books.
In this case, wouldn’t this government affairs come to a standstill?
This is the fault of the Ministry of Household officials, and as prime minister, can Li Shanchang be immune to it?
When Zhu Yuanzhang is held accountable, he will not care about your reasons.
If you don't do this well, it's your responsibility.
Therefore, this problem seems simple, but it is not so easy to deal with in practice.
Of course, if those Ministry of Revenue officials knew about the empty seal case, they wouldn't complain.
In front of the head, no one dares to say anything wrong.
"Come here, go and call Hu Shaoqing."
Li Shanchang waved, and an attendant came over.
"Yes, Prime Minister."
After receiving the order, the attendant immediately left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
For Li Shanchang, some things may be hidden away, and he plans to retire anyway.
But successors still have to deal with this issue.
Inside the Forbidden City.
In the main hall, several princes were studying math problems diligently. Yes, it was the problem that Kaos asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang's promise is very useful.
In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was the supreme master of power, and his promise itself was a symbol of power.
However, Kaos's question was still too difficult for them.
"Forget it, forget it, I can't do it."
The second child, Zhu Xiang, was the first to give up. He was scratching his head and thinking for a long time but couldn't think of any ideas.
After that, he set his sights on the teacher of the main hall. He didn't dare to take Kaos's idea. Zhu Yuanzhang had warned him, and he didn't want to get stuck again.
It's a pity that these teachers are basically Confucian lecturers, and they are really not very good at arithmetic.
Especially this question from Kaos already involves unknowns.
Although there is no one in the Ming Dynasty who can answer it, it is obviously not the teachers of Dabentang.
Helpless, Zhu Xi could only choose to give up.
The sixth child, Zhu Zhen, and the seventh child, Zhu Shu, immediately chose to give up after listening to it. They had no idea at all.
The only ones left are the third child Zhu Fan and the fourth child Zhu Di.
The one who is most likely to solve it is naturally Zhu Fan. He is intelligent and quick-thinking, and he is also quite popular among teachers.
This person solved the problem very seriously. He also dug out some ancient books and tried to solve the problem by comparing it.
It's just that he doesn't have a teacher like Su Jing, so he has no clue when looking for books and searches blindly.
As for Zhu Di, although he was studying it carefully, he didn't even fully understand the topic.
For him, who only knows how to wield swords and guns all day long, this kind of question is obviously beyond the scope and beyond the scope.
But Zhu Di had no intention of giving up. Zhu Yuanzhang's promise was too sweet.
It’s just that mathematics is quite simple sometimes.
If it does, it will. If it doesn’t, it won’t.
Zhu Di saw no hope of solving the problem at all.
Kaos, who looked at this scene, sat silently aside, not even engaging in his usual small talk.
He didn't want to be suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang because of what he said.
Just get over it, since the Mid-Autumn Festival is only a few days away anyway.
Moreover, seeing the teachers of these princes helpless with such a question that they raised, they felt quite proud.
Rome may not have as vast a territory as the Ming Dynasty, nor does it have such rare things as silk and ceramics.
But the wisdom of the Romans was still very advanced even in the Ming Dynasty!
This makes Kaos, who is alone in a foreign land, a little proud.
However, at this time, Kaos became interested in another person.
Mr. Su.
While chatting with these princes, he learned that the current crown prince Zhu Biao and the fifth prince Zhu Ru were both being taught by Mr. Su.
A teacher who could teach the heir to such a huge Ming empire, Mr. Su obviously made Kaos extremely curious.
But at the same time, he also found that Mr. Su was very mysterious.
No matter where he is, there is no news.
Obviously, this was definitely the work of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, and only he could do such a thing.
I wonder if this Mr. Su can solve the questions I asked.
Kaos thought this in his heart, and he was still a little expectant.
It should be possible for such a character.
But his pride never weakened, because the wisdom of the Romans was not limited to this.
This topic is just an introduction.
It's a pity that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's current level of confidentiality about Mr. Su, he has no chance to see him for the time being.
at the same time.
In Fengxian Hall, Lao Zhu's side, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, but Xu Da and Chang Yuchun came to him.
"Tiande, Boren, what's wrong with you?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the two of them, his face was filled with a smile and he spoke very naturally.
Xu Da said: "Your Majesty, do you still have the telescope?"
"Your Majesty, the telescope is really useful, but unfortunately the quantity is too small. Please give me more."
Chang Yuchun spoke much more directly.
The meaning of the two people is also quite obvious. The telescope is a good thing. Give me more.
The telescope adds too much to the combat effectiveness of the army. The two of them thought that they had seen it very highly. Unexpectedly, during the training, they found that they still underestimated the telescope.
No, even though the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, these two people still come together.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately said: "Yes, yes, but I have a lot of troops, so you are not the only two who want it."
It is now the early days of the Ming Dynasty, and there are many famous founding generals under Zhu Yuanzhang.
This telescope was so good that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't just give it to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.
For example, his adopted son Mu Ying came to leave not long ago after learning about the telescope from Xu Da and Chang Yuchun when they were training.
"Your Majesty, can you ask the Ministry of Industry to make more copies? Next year we will go on the Northern Expedition. With the telescope, the chance of winning will increase by at least 30%."
Xu Da said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "It doesn't matter if it's not as good as His Majesty the Emperor's, as long as it can be used."
"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as you can see far, even if it's not that clear, it's fine."
Chang Yuchun also echoed from the side.
When the two armies are fighting, as long as the movement can be observed, the picture clarity is not that high.
These two people obviously came prepared.
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and replied: "That's okay, but I have to remind you that this telescope is an important weapon for our army, but it is also for the enemy."
"On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. If you can't take it away, then destroy it and let the enemy get away."
Although Lao Zhu has firmly sat on the throne and has lived in the palace for a long time, he still cares about the war.
Facing two veteran and famous generals, there is nothing less that should be said.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the telescope will only be in the hands of our troops and will never be leaked out!"
Xu Da immediately promised.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say it, he still knew this truth.
"Your Majesty, I understand."
Chang Yuchun simply said something, and then said: "I wonder if your majesty's vision can be improved?"
Um?
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Bo Ren, tell me what you have to say."
Chang Yuchun said: "We tried the telescope your Majesty gave you last time. We can see things about three miles away. I am thinking that it would be better if it could be farther away."
"With Mr. Su's ability, it shouldn't be difficult."
Su Jing was the first to create this telescope, and Zhu Yuanzhang personally told Chang Yuchun and Xu Da about it.
Xu Da was okay, but Chang Yuchun had great faith in Su Jing.
So even though he was making a suggestion at this moment, he already regarded it as something that could be solved.
Look further.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chang Yuchun's words, he remembered the one made by Su Jing in his hand.
The distance you can see is further than three miles.
Su Jing has already been able to do this, but if she wants to do it, how should she say it?
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to answer Chang Yuchun.
(End of chapter)
