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Chapter 41 Pull out the radish and bring out the mud

After introducing the method of "Mulberry Fish Pond", Shen Tingyang also prepared several spare plans.

Following Chongzhen's in-depth questioning, Shen Tingyang also suggested: For areas with more hills in the south, promote the new crops brought to Daming by the Hongyi people in recent years, expand the area of ​​available arable land in the hills in the south, and absorb more people.

Historically, there was corn in the country during the Wanli period, and sweet potatoes came in later, but it was already available in the 12th year of Chongzhen.It's just that the government didn't organize farming on a large scale, which later made the Qing Dynasty cheap.

Shen Shuren is now joining forces with Zheng Chenggong, explaining that he needs to find ways to introduce new varieties, expand the scale, and optimize breeding.This job is still in the bud now, and some good seeds have been obtained a little bit, and the details will be discussed when he returns to the south to be a magistrate.

As long as the policy can be obtained, investment in the southern hills and wetlands that are not suitable for traditional agriculture will definitely tap into the potential, and the resettlement of tens of thousands of people every year is nothing at all.

After Chongzhen listened to everything, he was finally overjoyed, and he was actually ready to fully support Shen Tingyang's reform.

He turned to Zhu Dadian with a cold face, reprimanded and asked: "Zhu Qing, you said that Shen Qing's 'killing but not burying', what do you think of the various 'burial methods' he listed now? Do you want to continue to oppose it?"

Zhu Dadian's face was pale, he couldn't understand these professional topics at all, and he didn't know the feasibility.

He is 60 years old, this kind of old man with rigid thinking, if you tell him about the advanced productivity in technology, it is completely playing the piano against the cow.

He can only remain unchanged and respond to all changes, and use the sage's learning to deal with it: "Your Majesty, I really don't understand those strange tricks and tricks, but I know a simple truth.

Since these people still have to find a way to find work for them in another place, or the court has to find a way to support them, why not do more than do less?

I only know that Sima Gong said that "there is only this amount of wealth in the world, and if it is not in the people, it is in the officials." All those who claim that the reform can "the people do not add taxes and the country uses enough" are in fact competing with the people for profit. They are all treacherous villains like Sang Hongyang and Wang Anshi.

They use techniques that simple and simple people can't understand, and toss about in different ways. In the end, nothing is done, but the people who handle it are full of grease!
Could it be possible that such extraordinary skills and ingenuity can increase the total wealth of the world?Can you conjure money out of thin air?Can't change!So no matter how fancy it is, it's just to fill your pockets! "

Zhu Dadian was unable to debate scientific and technological issues with others, so he had to invite Sima Guang, the general spiritual leader respected by the conservatives in the world since the Song Dynasty, to put forward that "the total wealth of the world will not increase" to fight it.

Shen Shuren listened to it, and finally couldn't help showing a sneer.

No matter what the Sima Guang faction's personal morality is, whether their political attitude is right or not.The biggest mistake of this group of people is that "the progress of science and technology can increase the total wealth of society", and it is already wrong enough to be wrong.

Science and technology are primary productive forces!

Wealth in the world, we must rely on the progress of science and engineering to make the cake bigger, instead of just thinking about dividing the cake in the way of liberal arts.

After all, the failure of the Ming Dynasty to germinate successful capital attention is inseparable from the fact that Confucianism does not believe in wealth creation, but only in wealth distribution.

Shen Shuren was very emotional in his heart, and wanted to refute Zhu Dadian's heresy.

It's a pity that it's the imperial prelude right now, he's just a secretary in charge of drafting imperial edicts, not one of the parties in the debate, so I have to bear with it.

Fortunately, Chongzhen, not far away, heard a slight and disdainful cold hum from the side, followed the sound, and noticed Shen Shuren.

Chongzhen also didn't want to see Zhu Dadian's discouraged and conservative talk, so he didn't care about Shen Shuren's disgrace before the king, and delivered the words fairly:

"Shen Lin, you are compiled by the Imperial Academy, so the knowledge of classics and righteousness is naturally good. You are commenting, did the sage ever say 'there is only this amount of wealth in the world', is Sima Guang right?"

Shen Shuren took a deep breath, cheered up and did not save Zhu Dadian the slightest bit of face: "Your Majesty, I think Sima Guang's statement is absurd, and Governor Zhu's quoting of this fallacy is naturally absurd!"

Zhu Dadian was about to be furious when he heard the words, but Chongzhen continued to support him: "Oh? I would like to hear more about it."

Shen Shuren said neither humble nor overbearing: "The wealth of the world has been increasing from ancient times to the present. Otherwise, in ancient times, why could the whole world only support millions of people? In the pre-Qin period, the population was less than 2000 million.

From the Han and Tang Dynasties to 6000 million, and the Song Dynasty had hundreds of millions. As for my Ming Dynasty, it is not easy to say now because of donations, seclusion, and now some people are reduced to state capitals controlled by thieves.But with common sense, it should surpass Song Dynasty.

Did the population increase in the past dynasties only increase the total number of acres by reclaiming wasteland?Even if it is, what we do today is to use the population that was wasted in water transportation for intensive cultivation and tap the potential of the fields to produce. How can we say that there is only this amount of wealth in the world?

The Qin Dynasty used oxen for plowing, the Han Dynasty used crop rotation, the Tang Dynasty used Quyuan plows, and the Song Dynasty had Zhancheng rice. Since then, rice has been grown twice a year in the south of the Huaihe River, and so on.

It can be seen that the advancement of craftsmanship has made the world's wealth increase sharply for a while. It is not an exaggeration.If you don't admit these things, the world today can only be like Qin Dynasty, only supporting 2000 million people! "

The actual population on the books in the late Ming Dynasty was very low, so when Shen Shuren quoted it, this dynasty did not specify it.

In the early days of Wanli and Zhang Juzheng's reform period, the population was checked, and only 7000 million people were found out. I don't know how many people were donated and hidden.The subsequent data is even more unreliable.

But by the end of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the census numbered more than 2 million.According to common sense, the peak population of the Ming Dynasty at the end of Wanli was close to [-] million.In the ten years before Tianqi and Chongzhen, due to the war and disaster, it is estimated that it has dropped to [-] million now.

In the next 20 years, there will be two huge wars and famines superimposed in the first ten years, and the peasant army and the Qing army will clean up the land. It is estimated that it will drop another 3000 to [-] million.In the next ten years, peace will be largely restored, and growth and reproduction will be restored. It is estimated that the census results of the Shunzhi period will be available after the increase is so much.

So in general, from the end of Wanli to the present, 3000 to [-] million people have died in the world.If the future doesn't change, so many more people will have to die before they can cross the valley.

Chongzhen didn't care about researching the specific population data, he just listened to the general idea, and after listening to it, he also very much agreed with Shen Shuren's statement.

Zhu Dadian is too pedantic!I don't even understand this kind of reasoning!
Chongzhen thought about it for a while, and finally decided to make a final decision: "The matter of changing the water transport to the sea is so decided. From this year, the amount of grain in the canal will be reduced by [-]% every year, and the sea route will be used. The reform will be completed within five years!
Shen Tingyang, I first promoted you to be a doctor of the Department of Transportation of the Ministry of Households, and arranged for the resettlement of Cao people, reformed port affairs, and supervised the building of new ships.This matter involves a lot, you have to be careful, and there must be no mistakes in any of these three parties!As long as we do a good job and ensure that the Cao people resettled this year can make a proper living, I will naturally reward them heavily next year!

Zhu Dadian, since you can't figure out these things that need to be calculated carefully, I don't think you should bother too much.I will give you one year to gradually hand over the work of raising money and food accounts that you are the governor of water transportation to Shi Kefa, the governor of Anlu.

You only reserve powers such as patrolling military affairs, and assist Yang Sichang to contain the thieves fleeing eastward.I hope you will be able to do business well and make meritorious deeds, otherwise you will be punished severely! "

Although Chongzhen was mean and ungrateful, he would not dismiss a governor simply because of political disagreements or because he was a sinner.

Zhu Dadian only raised objections and did not cause substantial harm. He would definitely be dissatisfied with directly dismissing courtiers.

Therefore, Chongzhen's disposition is to retain his title, but deprive him of his real financial power, and transfer it to the nearby Shi Kefa.

In the future, Shi Kefa will cooperate with Shen Tingyang to gradually transfer the grain from the canal to sea transportation in batches at a rate of [-]% per year.

The official position of the Governor of Water Transport also has other powers, such as being responsible for the defense along the canal and coordinating other trivial matters in the local area. These still require stability. Let Zhu Dadian transition slowly to prevent local instability.

But if Zhu Dadian gave up his financial power and only kept the military regime, and still couldn't do things well, then Chongzhen would have to be severely punished.

Historically, at the end of the 14th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Dadian was impeached by Fang Shiliang and Yu Shi Zheng Kunzhen because of corruption and ineffectiveness in blocking thieves.

Now, more than a year in advance, the financial rights have been taken out and cut separately.This butterfly effect is not outrageous.

After Chongzhen finished his orders, he asked Shen Shuren if he had drafted the imperial edict.

Shen Shuren wrote neatly, almost in one go, and handed it over to the emperor for review.After Chongzhen nodded, he went to the cabinet to go through the process.

As the emperor and Shen's father and son left, Zhu Dadian, who was sluggish in place, collapsed on the ground in a daze.

He knew that no one would help him with this matter. The emperor didn't deprive him of his official position directly, but just cut off his real power. Other Donglin civil officials couldn't speak for him.

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That night, Shen Tingyang returned to his old house in the capital.

After working in the household department for seven or eight years, I have finally been promoted from the head of the department, Yuanwailang, to doctor!

Although it was a year of catastrophe, Shen Tingyang still had to put on a little ostentation when encountering such a gratifying and congratulatory event, and planned to have a banquet in a few days for his acquaintances and friends, as well as his superiors and colleagues from the household department.

Shen Shuren got off work later because he was on business in Hanlin.

As soon as he got home, he was pulled by his father to have a drink first, and discuss the matter of promotion and treats by the way.

"The emperor's kindness is really great. Our Shen family has also become a doctor. Lin'er, you returned to the capital a few months earlier than your father. You should understand the recent situation in the capital. There is still a vacancy for the post of secretary of the household department. I don't know who your majesty will invite How about making up for it? Is there any taboo in our family entertaining Shangguan?"

Shen Tingyang had just returned to the capital for two or three days, so he was definitely not as familiar with the current situation in the officialdom as his son, so he thought it would be better to be more cautious.

In the officialdom, even with the appreciation of the emperor, one still has to pay attention to the boss's standing in line.It is also easy to take detours if you hold a thigh that is about to expire after burning a cold stove.

Shen Shuren didn't care much about these things. In his opinion, how long can these broken rules of the capital last?
He replied bluntly: "I heard that Your Majesty saw Jiang Dejing, the minister of household affairs, as hardworking and capable, and originally intended to promote him as a minister. However, there have been some new changes recently, so this matter has been delayed.

In Huguang, Yang Ge is now fighting with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, but he has not benefited.It is said that Zuo Liangyu is holding the army's self-respect, and he is a bit stubborn. When carrying out the old Yang Ge's military order, he occasionally delays, but he can always find an excuse to make Yang Ge's old man dare not take him down.

Someone in the court secretly reported to His Majesty that Zuo Liangyu belonged to Hou Xun, the former Minister of the Household Department who had been in prison for many years. He wanted to force the court to let Hou Xun return.Only then did His Majesty hesitate, fearing that Zuo Liangyu would be forced into a desperate situation, and wanted to see how the errands in the household department and the thieves in the south were progressing, and then determine the candidate for the secretary of the household department. "

Shen Tingyang heard this, and couldn't help frowning: "Hou Xun, Qingtan Keer! His talent may not even surpass Zhu Dadian, so let him come back, how can he compare to Jiang Shilang.

Besides, when my father heard that you were in Nanjing Guozijian and worshiped under Wumei Village, you had conflicts with Gong Dingzi and Hou Fangyu, right?Aren't they with Zhu Dadian's nephew? "

Shen Tingyang had heard his son mention this matter, and it was Shen Shuren who formed a beam when he dealt with the issue of buying an official after the rural examination.

Fortunately, Shen Shuren was not afraid of business affairs at the time, so he bought a post from Zhu Dadian's faction deliberately stuffed for him in order to frame him.

Since Hou Xun had shared interests with Zhu Dadian, no matter whether Hou Xun had a formal alliance with Zhu Dadian or not, it was impossible for Shen Tingyang to stand by him.

Shen Tingyang must stand firm for his current boss, Jiang Dejing and Jiang Shilang, as the future candidate for the Minister of the Household Department!
Of course, this matter requires both positive and negative efforts.

First of all, he has to make achievements in the household department, and with the support of Jiang Shilang, he will produce better performance.

On the other hand, after hearing about the incident in the capital, the son will be sent back to the south by the emperor to serve as a magistrate, and he may participate in the military operation to encircle the thieves.If the son played well in the south and cooperated with Mr. Yang Ge to turn the situation around and make Zuo Liangyu unqualified to hold the bandits back, then Chongzhen would not have to be threatened by Hou Xun.

At that time, Hou Xun and Zuo Liangyu will only die worse.Even if Zuo Liangyu has the strength and cannot win for a while, Hou Xun must be dead!

Shen Tingyang thought over and over again, and ordered: "Help me write a few posts. For the banquet in the future, Jiang Shilang will be the guest of honor, and there are some colleagues from the household department. You can read and write."

(End of this chapter)