Liu Bowen was restored to his post.
This was Su Jing's method. The stability of the court in the early Hongwu years of the Ming Dynasty was maintained by Liu Bowen.
Now for Liu Bowen to return to this position, although it is not a radical solution, at least it is not difficult to return to his previous state.
Su Jing was not harming Liu Bowen, but respecting Liu Bowen's own wishes.
Not long ago, Liu Bowen had an exchange with Su Jing. Liu Bowen was not in a state of peace of mind and retreat. He still wanted to do something for the Ming Dynasty.
Su Jing even remembered that after Liu Bowen resigned from the history book and returned to Qingtian to recuperate, Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to Qingtian many times to ask Liu Bowen about the strategy of governing the country, and Liu Bowen answered them all one by one.
Liu Bowen even left good strategies for governing the country after his death, which shows that he really worked hard for the Ming Dynasty.
"Niu Yi, what, do you still have concerns?"
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and asked.
In fact, he knew Zhu Biao's concerns, it was Zhu Yuanzhang.
If Lao Zhu did not make this excuse, Liu Bowen would not be able to return to the court no matter what.
Sometimes I feel helpless when I think about it. I don't want to enter the court, but Lao Zhu wants to do it himself. Liu Bowen, who wants to return to the court to serve the Ming Dynasty, is turned away by Lao Zhu.
Zhu Biao said with a heavy face: "Master Su, if the student understands, the student will definitely give it a try."
In history, Zhu Biao often argued with Zhu Yuanzhang because of his different political views, and was even red-faced and sometimes even scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now Zhu Biao, under Su Jing's words and deeds, is undoubtedly more ideologically different from Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Just try your best. There are some things that the teacher says may not be right. In the final analysis, it's because of different identities, different interests, and different ideas."
Su Jing said lightly.
He never felt that he was really smarter than the ancients. Modern knowledge could only give him a broader mind, but it could not make him wiser.
In terms of governing the country, Su Jing just copied the examples she saw and used them directly.
Compared to the civil and military officials in the court who were dealing with various emergencies, Su Jing felt that there was still a big gap between her and them.
Zhu Biao nodded: "Student understand, thank you Master Su for your teaching. In the past few days, the student has seen Master Su busy with the reform of the imperial examination system, and has been constantly worried. If you don't do anything else, and change your mood, you may be able to make some changes."
Zhu Biao directly taught Su Jing what Su Jing taught him on weekdays.
You can't just do things blindly. It might be better to stop, take a rest and do other things.
Su Jing smiled and said, "Yes, but I have been too persistent recently. The reform of the imperial examination system and vocational education itself are not things that happen overnight, so why bother?"
Su Jing is also free and easy. Although he initiated this incident, he let it go when it was time to let it go.
As for whether Lao Zhu is in a hurry or not, that's none of his business.
"Master Su, do you still remember the perforated bricks made by students when you were in Laizhou Prefecture?"
Zhu Biao said to Su Jing.
As soon as these words came out, Su Jing's thoughts were immediately brought back to Laizhou Mansion in winter.
There was nothing much going on in the cold winter, so Su Jing asked Zhu Biao to bake bricks in the yard. It took a lot of effort to find bricks that had a balance between cold resistance and manufacturability.
"Of course I remember, what's wrong?"
Su Jing replied.
Zhu Biao said: "After the students came back, they immediately found someone to start mass production. Now they have been promoted to many people."
The heat preservation and heat insulation of perforated bricks are very good. As the prince, Zhu Biao has always been considerate of the people.
"Yes, it is a great merit to be able to promote this hole brick."
Su Jing nodded slightly, approving Zhu Biao's behavior.
Although some things are good and beneficial to the people, if they want to be promoted, they still need someone to do it. Prince Zhu Biao really did a good job in this regard.
Zhu Biao looked happy and said: "Master Su is so complimentary. Although the perforated bricks were made by students, it was all due to your guidance, Master Su. In fact, you already knew that perforated bricks were better, just to let students know better." To be clear, right?”
Zhu Biao had long been accustomed to Su Jing's teaching methods.
He is good at teaching and never tells the answer directly, but lets him get the answer by himself through constant exploration.
"Maybe."
Su Jing smiled, neither admitting nor denying.
After all, he just brought over the ready-made bricks from his previous life. If he really wanted to take it for himself and say it was his own, Su Jing would not be so shameless.
Zhu Biao continued: "Master Su, do you know that Japanese pirates have appeared on the coast of Shandong recently?"
"Oh, how's it going?"
Su Jing looked stern and asked immediately.
Regarding Japanese pirates, Su Jing believed that every Chinese in the previous life had extremely strong emotions and hatred.
Not to mention that the land Su Jing is now stepping on is Jinling.
"The Ming army is victorious!"
Zhu Biao only replied with four words.
"good!"
Su Jing shouted, quite excited.
"Well done, what are the specific battle losses?"
Su Jing continued to ask.
Zhu Biao replied: "With the Wolf Constitution and Yuanyang Formation, we can annihilate all the opponents with almost zero battle losses."
Zhu Biao was also quite shocked when he heard about this record for the first time.
Although they had already expected the power of Lang Xian and Yuanyang Formation, they did not expect that the results would be so rich.
This is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the coastal border of Shandong, which has always been invaded.
"Um."
Su Jing nodded, not too surprised. She looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Don't be too happy. It must be the first time for Lang Xian to meet those Japanese pirates and they are not familiar with them. It is normal for them to be caught off guard and fight like this, but then the other party will I will definitely not sit still and wait for death, and I will definitely think of ways to deal with it.”
Su Jing was very calm about such a result.
Because even when Qi Jiguang was alive, the Japanese pirates were retreating steadily, but they were still not completely eliminated.
Now, it's just the early days.
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Master Su is right, you still have to be wary of these Japanese pirates. The weapons of these Japanese pirates are extremely sophisticated. Whether they are fire blunderbuss or bows and knives, they are all rare and top-grade."
Speaking of weapons, the weapons of the Japanese pirates were almost crushing to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
This is also an important reason why Japanese pirates have been rampant before.
A good weapon can help one Japanese pirate fight ten.
The emergence of Lang Xian largely made up for the weakness of the Ming army's weapons.
"Artillery is very important. To deal with Japanese pirates, it is not enough to rely on Langxian and Yuanyang formations. You must have small mobile artillery. Only in this way can you pose a threat to Japanese pirate ships."
Su Jing said seriously.
In his mind, he recalled the historical records of Qi Jiguang's anti-Japanese war. In addition to the Langxian and Yuanyang formations, Qi Jiguang's improved small artillery was also a very important weapon.
"The coastline of Shandong is long and there are many beaches and ports where you can land. Japanese pirate ships are generally small. Although normal coastal defense red cannons are powerful and have a long range, they are not easy to move and are inconvenient to deal with Japanese pirate ships."
Su Jing continued to analyze: "And if there is a small artillery that can be portable, the effect will be very good. At the same time, the small artillery can also be directly used in land warfare, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
Listening to Su Jing's words, Zhu Biao's eyes brightened.
After Su Jing finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Master Su, what kind of small artillery are you talking about? Master Su, can you make them?"
Although Zhu Biao happened to be investigating Ma Zhiyuan's case when Su Jing was in Baoyuan Bureau, Zhu Biao tried all kinds of firecrackers that Su Jing improved after that.
Those muskets had already completely conquered Zhu Biao.
Su Jing is the number one person with firearms in Zhu Biao's heart, and also the number one person with firearms in the hearts of everyone in the Ming Dynasty.
Since Su Jing proposed small artillery, it must be true.
"I've never really built a cannon, but it shouldn't be difficult."
Su Jing replied.
Compared with the firecrackers, the Ming Dynasty's artillery structure was simpler. Su Jing never thought about building cannons when he improved the firecrackers.
Even building a few bombs is much more interesting than building cannons.
"Please also ask Master Su to take action to benefit the people along the coast of Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Biao immediately saluted Su Jing.
"Okay, okay, I know, I can make it, don't worry."
Su Jing saw Zhu Biao saluting herself so formally and immediately agreed.
"Thank you Master Su!"
Zhu Biao said.
…
Time soon arrived in the afternoon, and Song Lian came to Niu Mansion, wanting to discuss the reform of the imperial examination with Su Jing.
However, Su Jing dismissed him with just one sentence, taking a break and shelving the matter.
Song Lian was dumbfounded. Su Jing could still shelve what Zhu Yuanzhang ordered.
"Mr. Su, I think this matter should continue, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain."
Song Lian said to Su Jing.
Su Jing has a very good relationship with Lao Zhu and is not afraid of Lao Zhu's accountability, but Song Lian is.
At such an old age, it is actually quite tiring to have to run back and forth between the Hanlin Academy and Niufu and his home all day long.
However, because it was Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Song Lian never dared to say anything and could only grit his teeth and persist.
But now, Su Jing directly said to put it aside for now.
this……
Su Jing looked at Song Lian who looked surprised and said: "Master Song, people are not machines. Sometimes you need to take a rest. I see that you have been too busy recently and your complexion is a little bad. If you really can't do it, you should take a rest." A few days."
The difference in Song Lian's condition was visible to the naked eye.
After all, it is not easy to shoulder such heavy responsibilities at such an old age.
"Mr. Su is joking. I have a heavy burden on you. I would like to ask Mr. Su to continue discussing the reform of the imperial examination system."
Song Lian brought the topic back. He really didn't dare to rest.
"Niu Yi, tell your father to let Lord Song rest for a day, at least have a good sleep, and see how bad his complexion is. You can't treat Lord Song like a bully, right?"
Su Jing said directly to Zhu Biao on the side.
In Su Jing's opinion, Lao Zhu's way of employing people was really harsh.
"Yes, Master Su."
Zhu Biao nodded immediately and left Niu Mansion directly after speaking.
Su Jing looked at Song Lian again and said, "Master Song, don't worry now. I'll take care of anything. You have a good rest for the day."
With Zhu Biao coming forward, Lao Zhu would still give him the respect to let him rest for a day.
"Mr. Su, you..."
Song Lian didn't know what to say for a moment. He also knew that his body could no longer withstand such high-intensity spinning.
"Stop talking. If you are really worried, then stay here until Niu Yi reports the news before leaving."
Su Jing said with relief.
Anyway, he really didn't want to think about the reform of the imperial examination now. It was really tiring to communicate with an old stubborn like Song Lian.
This allowed Song Lian to rest, which actually gave Su Jing a break for her own mind.
Song Lian had no choice but to cup her hands towards Su Jing and say, "Thank you, Mr. Su."
He also understood that Su Jing was concerned about his physical condition.
"Okay, Mr. Song, let's talk casually, don't be so formal."
Su Jing smiled, stood up and poured Song Lian a cup of tea.
Song Lian looked at Su Jing's casual look and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Su is really free and easy. Uncle Chengyi told me about it before, but I didn't quite believe it."
Liu Bowen?
Su Jing asked curiously: "Has Uncle Chengyi mentioned me to Mr. Song? I wonder what Uncle Chengyi said about me?"
Su Jing was still very curious about the evaluation of herself by the most intelligent man in the Ming Dynasty.
Song Lian replied: "Mr. Su is an extraordinary person. He is a heavenly being."
God!
"Hahahahaha!"
Hearing this comment, Su Jing immediately laughed.
He thought for a while, and it was probably the influence of the previous theory of dynasty collapse or Marx's social form theory on Liu Bowen.
This knowledge content is indeed enough to crush the thinking of people in the Ming Dynasty.
"Mr. Su, why are you laughing?"
Song Lian looked at Su Jing who was laughing and said in surprise.
Su Jing said lightly: "It's nothing. It's just that Uncle Chengyi commented on me like this. I really deserve it. But when I think about it, this is Uncle Chengyi's evaluation. It has nothing to do with me. I just laugh at my pride and complacency."
Listening to Su Jing's answer, Song Lian's face changed slightly and he said to Su Jing, "Mr. Su is really a wonderful person."
"What's so wonderful about it is just self-awareness."
Su Jing waved her hands and said.
The two chatted for a few more words and took a sip of tea.
Song Lian asked: "Mr. Su, you have such talent and learning, why did you choose to go into business?"
Song Lian's first impression of Su Jing was that Su Jing was a businessman.
As a scholar and a great scholar of the time, my first impression of Su Jing was quite average.
It's not that he looks down on businessmen, but he thinks businessmen are not qualified to be the prince's teacher.
Even though he now knows that Su Jing's talents and learning are extraordinary, he still has not changed his view of the businessman.
"Why not?"
Su Jing asked rhetorically.
Song Lian immediately said: "I am a scholar with a lot of talent. When we cultivate ourselves, manage our families, govern the country, and bring peace to the world, businessmen are just salesmen who buy high and sell low. It is really a waste of Mr. Su's talent."
Song Lian agreed with Su Jing, but not with the businessman.
Su Jing smiled and said: "Master Song said it well, but cultivating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world cannot be accomplished by just scholars."
"Scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce are the cornerstone of the world. They are indispensable. How can it be said to be a waste?"
(End of chapter)
