Daming 1805

Chapter 611 The 30rd Year of the Grand Duke

Judy Lan was quite helpless.

It was hard for me to adapt to the rhythm of Xiyang County Prison Institution, and I finally had the opportunity to find some free time to go out for a walk.

As a result, I found a big job for myself.

What is meant by "too simple and crude" is actually efficient, decisive and thorough.

What is "safe, comprehensive and smooth" is actually slow, compromised and repetitive.

I had originally made a suggestion. If my father issued a simple and rude order, then officials from the Chief Envoy of India would naturally handle it.

What happens next is none of your business.

From now on, I will hold myself responsible and slowly resolve local issues.

The key is, how can we do it safely, comprehensively and smoothly?
Judy Lan sat in her seat, thinking about the affairs of India with a frown on her face.

The problem with clothes is appearance, the inner logic is etiquette, the inner part of etiquette is culture, and the inner part of culture is common cognition.

The Grosvenor family rejects Ming's common understanding and wants to establish their own common understanding.

My original idea was to directly and violently interrupt this process and force them to establish the same understanding as Ming.

This should have been a very simple matter.

But my father didn’t allow that and demanded that he capture the traces.

This is a little trickier.

For the vast majority of Indian slave owners, the problem was not that big.

They all eagerly hope to establish a common understanding similar to that of the Ming Dynasty, so they actively switch to the Ming Dynasty costumes and etiquette.

There is no need to do anything specifically, they will take the initiative to integrate.

How could the Grosvenor family possibly integrate if no coercive measures were taken?
If you build a school to teach foreigners Ming culture and etiquette, other slave owners will definitely be willing to come to school.

But the Grosvenor family won't come to school——

If they have to come to receive education, this becomes a compulsory measure.

It is obviously not smooth enough to require all slave owners in India to receive compulsory education.

It’s no different than forced changes in clothing and living habits.

Forcing the Grosvenor family by name alone to receive education is equally unsmooth.

It's just a Xiyi family. It doesn't seem very appropriate for the Ming Dynasty's court at any level to directly request it.

Judy Lan thought about it for a long time without any clue, until she participated in the trial of a civil case the next day.

It was originally a case that made people speechless, but it was something that we have become accustomed to.

A father-son couple and a kiln sister were fighting in the street.

The father used his son's filial piety money to go to a brothel, and also took Lucia Huji, whom he liked, back home as a concubine.

When the mother found out, she came with her son. The mother took her son and beat the kiln sister.

The father helped the kiln sister beat his son, but the son was angry and fought back.

Judy Lan has seen this kind of thing that destroys the three outlooks many times, and now she is basically used to it.

Judy Lan's focus was not on the case itself at all, but on the internal conflicts within the family in this case.

The Grosvenor family is also a family, again a group of people rather than just one person.

The ideas of the people in this family will not be completely unified.

Now that the parents who refuse to integrate into the Ming Dynasty are gone, subsequent heirs may not adhere to such a strategy.

However, Ming Dynasty's consistent principle was to refuse to use assassination methods.

Even if it is a conspiracy, it must be covered with an honest shell.

That is to say, you cannot kill people directly without reason.

It's better to use Yangmou directly.

Therefore, is it necessary to build a Daming Etiquette School directly in the Western Cape and openly recruit children of former foreign aristocrats to attend school?

The Grosvenor family lacked resources on their own land.

They come to Xiyang Cape regularly to purchase items, and their children also come to the city to play.

Are there any opportunities for these children to go directly to school?

What if they don't come?
After thinking about it for a while, Judy Lan suddenly became a little irritable:
"Do I need to consider this detail?"

"I am the prince of Ming Dynasty..."

"You are just a family of Xiyi."

"Even if you are causing trouble, can't I just kill you?"

“So what if all slave owners in India rebel?”

“Local products are simply not enough to sustain tens of millions of people.

"Basic living supplies need to be imported."

"Even if the Ming Dynasty did not fight and directly blocked sea transportation, it would collapse India."

After Zhudie Lan became irritated, she changed the direction of her thinking, and then suddenly realized a new problem:
"As a prince, I don't think there is any need to go through such trouble. Do you really think that this kind of matter should be handled carefully and thoughtfully?"

"I'm afraid you, the old man, are trying some different methods to test me..."

After Judy Lan thought about it this way, her mood calmed down again.

“It is still necessary to open the Ming Etiquette School.

“This kind of school can turn the next generation of wealthy Thais into spiritually enlightened people.

“But for the Grosvenor family, there is no need to worry so much.

"Whether their family loves each other...

"The next generation of other wealthy Thais have become spiritually enlightened people. If Grosvenor and his family don't get along, they will be the ones who suffer in the end.

“If they really have any unsettling thoughts, they don’t need to take action from the Ming Central Court.

"Other original British people in India can directly destroy him."

After Judy Lan thought it through, she rearranged her thoughts.

He wrote his final judgment into a report and sent it to his father through the Internet communication tool again.

However, regarding the location of the school, Judy Lan suggested Dongmozhou or mainland China.

If the school is located locally, it will not be responsible for itself.

Regardless of the Grosvenor family, it doesn't really matter where the school is located.

The local attraction is higher for these people.

After reading Zhu Jingyuan's report, Zhu Jingyuan felt that his son's idea was relatively reasonable.

Zhu Jingyuan himself did not feel that the Grosvenor family posed any actual threat, but was just curious about their achievements.

He didn't want his son to target a family like Grosvenor. His goal was always all Taixi people.

It is indeed feasible to build a special etiquette school to educate the next generation of foreigners.

This kind of school must charge fees, and the fees cannot be too low. They have to feel a little bit distressed.

As for the location of the school, there cannot be just one.

There must be schools for both boys and girls, and there must be three levels: junior, intermediate, and senior, similar to the primary, middle, and universities in Ming Dynasty.

Junior students are taught daily etiquette, Ming Dynasty elegance, and Ming Dynasty characters, intermediate students mainly study Ming Dynasty traditional classics, and advanced students comprehensively experience Ming Dynasty life.

Local schools can be built, but there should only be one top-level school.

Intermediate schools can be established in large areas where Westerners are concentrated.

Junior schools were set up in areas where Westerners were concentrated.

But these schools will not be as common as regular primary and secondary schools.

It should be built in a relatively fixed number of locations to gather the wealthy and wealthy classes in the surrounding areas.

Each chief minister in Western Europe, and each chief minister in Western Mexico with a large concentration of Westerners, can establish a junior school.

There can be an intermediate school in the Nanmozhou area, and the natural choice is Xiyang Cape.

It was just in time for Judy Lan to participate in the establishment of the school.

So Zhu Jingyuan issued an imperial decree and asked the school department to organize the planning and construction of the school.

Order Zhudi Lan to cooperate with the preparation of Nanmozhou Etiquette School.

At the same time, he also came up with his own ideas.

The Indian court is required to start preparations and start dispatching management personnel to various residential areas within the country within the year.

It also requires the Indian state to introduce regulations that in the future, the crimes of slaves within Indian families must also be dealt with by personnel sent by the Indian court.

If a slave is lynched privately without the knowledge and permission of court officials, his or her ownership rights can be deprived.

Zhudi Lan felt powerless after receiving his father's order.

Obviously, the father is not very concerned about how to deal with and arrange these Thais in this Indian country.Or maybe they have already made plans and arrangements.

When I deliberately asked for my opinion before, it was really just to consider my own way of thinking.

Then it’s about adding extra work to yourself.

Judy Lan could only accept her fate.

Begin to contact and consult with the school department and cooperate with them in planning the Western Cape Etiquette School.

The situation was just as Zhudi Lan expected. The etiquette school with the official background of the Ming Dynasty was sought after by the wealthy classes in Europe and the West.

The news that the school was about to open spread, and all the slave owners in India came to register their children in advance.

Even many former British nobles and businessmen themselves signed up.

The Grosvenor family did not sign up.

Judy Lan never had a chance to relax again. She had been busy preparing to build a school for more than a year.

During this period, Judy Lan also celebrated her 16th birthday.

According to the previous tradition, the clan mansion should start arranging concubines for him.

However, Zhu Jingyuan considered his own experience and asked his father to modify this tradition and no longer actively arrange concubines for the 16-year-old prince.

However, if the prince himself meets the person he likes, he is also allowed to take concubines or even marry a wife.

Otherwise, just let the prince live his normal life.

It wasn't until he was 20 years old that the clan government took the initiative to introduce the prince to officially take a concubine and have children.

Judy Lan is quite self-centered.

He has no interest in finding a few women to waste his time for entertainment.

So I didn't care about the fact that I was over 16 at all.

By the time things at school were basically on track and Judy Lan had a little leisure time again, it was already the second half of the 24th year of the Grand Duke’s reign.

The second phase of practical training is also coming to an end.

"Maybe it's because my father is kind-hearted. He hasn't arranged another job for me in the past few months..."

At the end of the 24th year of the Grand Duke’s reign, when the government office was on holiday, Zhudi Lan sighed helplessly as he drove home.

Although it has been a little relaxing for two or three months, a new round of practical training will begin next year.

The court's arrangements came down before the holiday.

After the beginning of the 25th year of the Grand Duke's reign, Zhudi Lan will go directly to Beiyinzhou to serve as the magistrate of Dongyi Prefecture and the magistrate of Lin County.

Dongyi Mansion is the northern half of the former Dongyi Kingdom. The island where Lin County is located plus Manhattan and several other islands opposite it.

This is the New York City in the history of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life.

Dongyi Mansion is a place on the east coast of Beiyinzhou with very advantageous geographical location and port conditions.

After more than 30 years of sustained, stable and rapid development, it has now become the largest city on the east coast of Beiyinzhou.

The total population has exceeded 200 million, with three Fuguo counties.

It was a normal arrangement for Zhudi Lan to serve as a county magistrate for the next stage of his training, but it was outrageous to have to serve as a subordinate county magistrate at the same time.

This was obviously an arrangement specially instructed by Zhu Jingyuan, because he was afraid that Zhu Jinglan would have the opportunity to be idle.

Judy Lan had nothing to say and could only carry forward silently.

In the following years, Judy Lan's training positions were similar dual positions.

In the 27th year of the Archduke's reign, the Prussian Chief Envoy participated in politics and served as the prefect of Berlin.

In the 29th year of the Grand Duke's reign, he was the envoy to the Western Regions and the prefect of Ili.

In the 29th year of the Grand Duke's reign, sixteen princes had completed political training and returned to the capital to hold positions in various ministries.

However, Zhu Jingyuan never appointed any prince to serve as Minister of Civil Affairs until the end of the 30th year of the Grand Duke's reign.

The atmosphere in the capital of the Ming Dynasty began to become depressed.

If Zhu Jingyuan, the most powerful emperor in the world, is unwilling to abdicate at the age of 60 according to tradition, no one would dare to make irresponsible remarks.

Even the 90-year-old Emperor never intervened.

The princes who had completed the training were anxious and confused, but they did not dare to show any unnaturalness.

However, many people have noticed that Zhudi Lan has received additional special arrangements since the third stage of training.

Many people speculated whether Zhu Dilan was the emperor's favorite successor?
The emperor is not hanging around, but the preferred heir is still a few years away. Zhu Dilan is only 24 years old this year.

Judy Lan also felt huge pressure.

Judy Lan has realized in recent years that her father probably hopes that she will become the heir.

Because he is not just what outsiders see, he has given himself additional duties since Dongyi Mansion, and he often takes the initiative to contact him.

Ask yourself for your opinions on various things and make various demands for yourself.

Judy Lan had no choice but to accept it.

Judy Lan herself was not very interested in that position.

Today's world is too complex.

The Ming Air Force officially completed the moon landing plan 28 years ago.

Bringing back the soil directly from the moon's surface.

Ming craftsmen confirmed that the moon's soil was completely unsuitable for growing crops.

At the same time, unmanned probes were launched to Venus and Mars.

In terms of semiconductor technology, photolithography machines have entered the category where extreme ultraviolet light is required as a light source.

The theoretical efficiency of the process is equivalent to four nanometers.

A current computer graphics card has the computing power of a supercomputer in the past.

The Internet and mobile Internet have become completely popular, and civilian smartphones have also become basically popular.

Everyone has a smartphone and can access the Internet anytime and anywhere.

All kinds of news are circulating on the Ming Internet anytime and anywhere.

If calculated on a monthly basis, the minimum wage standard in the Ming Dynasty has already mentioned fifty silver notes.

After most official factory workers become regular workers, their wages can directly reach one hundred silver coins.

At the same time, the official factory has actually begun to implement the hourly wage system.

Wages are calculated based on the length of work.

The scale of the four major official factories has further expanded, and their share in many industries has exceeded [-]%.

The total population of the world now reaches 29 billion.

The total population of Ming people's families reached 20 billion.

The family population of the Ming Dynasty exceeded two-thirds of the world's total population.

The emperor rarely dealt with actual government affairs anymore, and his work basically shifted to legislation, supervision, adjudication, and military affairs.

But it's still very busy now.

Zhu Dilan assessed in his mind that the standard of living that a Ming prince could enjoy was not fundamentally different from that of an emperor.

All the emperor had was power.

However, Judy Lan did not completely reject this matter.

If his father really arranges for him to be the heir, Judy Lan will accept his fate.

As a prince, he came to this world carrying the royal status and obtained various resources provided by the royal family.

I learned knowledge that is difficult for ordinary people to obtain, and participated in practical training in governance that outsiders have no chance to do.

It is my duty to give back all this.

However, even if he becomes emperor, he will definitely retire before the age of 60.

Maybe even retire at 50.

The current social material security and medical level are much improved than a few decades ago.

There are 90-year-olds everywhere.

There are more and more centenarians among the well-resourced royal family and high-ranking nobility.

My grandfather is still very healthy at the age of 90.

I will retire in my early 50s and still enjoy life for several decades.

If dad just wanted to be the emperor for a few more years and had no intention of making himself the heir, then everyone would be happy.

Judy Lan is such a character.

It can be said to be lazy, or it can be said to have a good attitude.

If you don't care about what others care about, you will appear more calm.

(End of this chapter)