Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 119

In mid-May, the weather in Jinling is getting hotter and hotter.

In the north of Jinling City, at the foot of Hongshan Mountain.

After lunch, Lao Zhu came here with General Secretary Shan Anren to check the recently confirmed location of Jinling University.

The so-called 'Jinling University' was naturally Zhu Yuan's idea.

Lao Zhu asked about the imperial examination before, and his 23rd grandson said that the imperial examination is not important, what is important is the follow-up training, and gave a series of plans for Lao Zhu to suddenly see the light.

Lao Zhu knew that those things must be a good deal in a few hundred years.

So recently a re-drafted edict was promulgated to the world, which greatly relaxed the threshold of the imperial examination, basically implying that as long as anyone who is literate, or thinks he has a skill, can come to Jinling to gain fame.

Of course, this is just superficial rhetoric.

Unless he really excels, Lao Zhu does not intend to be directly awarded an official in this imperial examination, but will be sent to Jinling University for further training.

At the same time as the new imperial edict was promulgated, Lao Zhu also asked General Secretary Shan Anren to select a plot of land and plan to build a large-scale Jinling University.

Elementary school, middle school, university.

This is a complete set of education process system planned by my baby's 23rd generation grandson for Daming's future. It is expected to start from the age of 7 to the age of 18, a total of 12 years, and pass the exam every 4 years.

And clarify the educational goals of each stage.

Primary school is mainly to open up people's wisdom.

Middle school, within the next hundred years, will provide the main talent group for the industrialization of Ming Dynasty.

Universities cultivate elites in various fields and lead the development of this country.

Lao Zhu agreed very much.

Then there is Jinling University.

According to Zhu Yuan's plan, each province of Ming Dynasty should establish more than one university in the future. However, this requires many years of accumulation. In a short period of time, the capital of the dynasty should still be the main one.

The Ming Dynasty already had Guozixue, which was the highest school of the traditional dynasty.

At that time, when he saw the additional preparations for the construction of Jinling University, Lao Zhu was still puzzled. Why not just expand the Guozi School? Why bother?
Then I saw a comparison chart.

The first one is two circles, a small circle with royal family in it, and a large circle with Confucianism in it.

The two circles are connected by a thin line.

The second is a lot of circles.

In the center is the small circle of the royal family, and then a bunch of small circles such as 'Confucianism', 'Military School', 'Legalism' and so on radiate out with thin lines.

Combined with the "Book from Heaven", Lao Zhu could understand it at a glance.

If Confucianism continues to be the only one, it may be nothing at the moment, but after dozens or hundreds of years, the imperial power will inevitably be suppressed by a huge group of Confucian literati.In comparison, if there are many "circles" around the royal family, if the Confucianism is not obedient, then the Legalists, if the Legalists are not obedient, then use the Military School.

In this way, the imperial power will not be bound by the dominance of the Confucian family.

Of course, Lao Zhu also understood that Zhu Yuan was just giving an example, not that he was asking him to dismiss Confucianism and promote other schools of thought.

The Confucian morality and etiquette system has become the foundation of the etiquette system of various dynasties, which cannot be shaken. However, while respecting Confucianism, it is also necessary to encourage the development of various new learning. The one who walks on two legs.

Therefore, the newly built Jinling University, according to Zhu Yuan’s plan, will be divided into different schools, such as the School of Law, the School of Mathematics, the School of Agriculture, the School of Water Conservancy, the School of Architecture, and the School of Geography while studying traditional classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics. , Academy of Fine Arts, etc.

Students who enroll in the future need to choose a college and conduct in-depth study according to different "majors" in order to acquire practical skills of peace, not just Confucian benevolence, righteousness and morality.

At the foot of Red Mountain.

According to Lao Zhu's request, the site selection was quickly determined. It is on the Houhu side, next to the Houhu Medical College that has already started operation, at the eastern foot of Hongshan Mountain, including the Hongshan area. It is estimated that more than 5000 acres of land will be used as Campus of Jinling University.

Lao Zhu walked around to see that the 5000-acre land, of course, could not be finished in a short time, and he did not intend to finish it. He just ordered Shan Anren, regardless of money, food and labor, to complete the relocation of nearby residents and build a building at the same time before September. At least two thousand school dormitories.

Lao Zhu hopes that more than 10000 students will come in directly after the autumn imperial examination.

As for other details, Lao Zhu asked Shan Anren to discuss with his precious 23rd grandson.According to the latest plan, Lao Zhu planned to call the child back as soon as possible.

After looking at the land, I came to Houhu Medical College nearby.

Because of the "Book of Heaven"'s records of the Ma family, the prince, and many descendants of later generations, Lao Zhu has always been very concerned about the development of new medicine, and would call the officials of the Imperial Hospital to inquire if he had any spare time.

Inside the medical school.

Sun Shouzhen, the left envoy of the imperial hospital, happened to be there too, and after seeing the ceremony, Lao Zhu said that he would go to see the students here.

In addition to the affiliated primary school with 500 students, half male and half male, a college class was opened last month to train children of medical households who already have a certain foundation, including more than [-] children of medical households recruited from all over Ming Dynasty.

Came to a school.

This is a female class with a total of 25 students, but what they are studying is mathematics.

After looking at the girls who were paying attention, Lao Zhu asked Sun Shouzhen, "Can these girls keep up with the boys in their studies?"

Sun Shouzhen hesitated a little, but still said: "Your Majesty, this... girl is actually more outstanding than a boy."

Lao Zhu wondered: "Why?"

Sun Shouzhen said: "At the beginning of the selection process, the number of female children registered far exceeded that of male children, so we were able to select those who were more intelligent. Besides, it was very difficult for female children to have such an opportunity to study, and they cherished it even more. They worked hard to study every day."

After hearing this, Lao Zhu tended to blow his beard, and stared slightly: "You mean, those boys don't work hard?"

Sun Shouzhen shook his head quickly: "Your Majesty, hard work is all about hard work. Your Majesty has given you so much grace. If they are lazy, I will not keep them. But, I just said that the girls selected before have better foundations."

Old Zhu thought for a while, and said: "You... so, organize an exam recently, and I'll see the results..." Seeing Sun Shouzhen's doubts, Lao Zhu said again: "I'll find someone to tell you about how to take the exam after I return to the palace. "

The last time Zhu Yuan sent the imperial examinations, there were some mock test papers, which impressed Lao Zhu deeply.

As a pragmatist, compared with the simple evaluation of A, B, C, D, which is evaluated by officials or students, which has a lot of room for manipulation, the [-]-point system of those simulated test papers, Lao Zhu feels, is more precise and accurate.

For the imperial examination in September, Lao Zhu plans to start the [-]-point system, whether it is the classics, righteousness, policy theory, or the new mathematics that he plans to add.

In the future, including official evaluation, Lao Zhu plans to promote accordingly.

Houhu Medical College's side is almost related to the issue of the succession of the Zhu family in the world, and it must not be sloppy at all, so Lao Zhu decided to try it out here first.

After speaking, he continued to walk around in different schools, and found no slack in playing in class. Lao Zhu was very satisfied, and asked Sun Shouzhen about something else: "Then Penicillium, how about your investigation?"

Knowing about antibiotics before, Lao Zhu attached great importance to it, and specially asked Mingzhou to send a complete case of Pu Zhongheng, and told Sun Shouzhen to carry out related research.

When Lao Zhu mentioned this, Sun Shouzhen felt a little ashamed, and while motioning Lao Zhu to go to a public house, he said: "Your Majesty, I have specially set up a room to cultivate penicillium, and these days I also try to treat some patients, but I'm ashamed, I haven't figured out the medicinal properties of this penicillium, or I have to wait for Hanlin to come back from Mingzhou to personally give instructions."

As he spoke, he came to a public office.

Sun Shouzhen prevented Lao Zhu from entering the door, but came to the window and looked in.

Rows of moldy steamed buns, fruits, vegetables, etc. in the rows of pottery containers on the shelves make one's scalp tingle at first glance.Lao Zhu just sniffled a little because of the rotten smell, and looked at it carefully.

A doctor in the room was carefully collecting mold with tweezers. Seeing that Sun Shouzhen appeared with a middle-aged man, he was about to come out to meet the ceremony, but Lao Zhu waved his hand to stop him, and saw Sun Shouzhen's eyes indicating that the man probably understood something, so he continued to pick. The hands holding the tweezers inevitably trembled.

Sun Shouzhen waited for Lao Zhu to look at it for a while, and then said: "This penicillium is to bacteria, but it is said that there must be an antidote around that poisonous snake. However, how to extract the antibiotics and how to use them effectively, the minister and Hanlin passed several letters. , have no clue. Hanlin also admitted that he doesn’t know much and needs to explore for a long time.”

Lao Zhu knew that things should not be rushed, and at the same time, he also understood the significance of the antibiotics, nodded and said: "You will do your best, and whatever you need, you can get it from the treasury."

Sun Shouzhen hurriedly cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lao Zhu continued to look at the situation in the house, remembered something, and asked, "Then, are you prepared for the autopsy?"

Sun Shouzhen shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have also discussed this with the Hanlin letter. The Hanlin said that my top priority is to sort out the existing medical books and classics. This...to explore the human body, I still wait for him to come back."

Lao Zhu knew about sorting out medical books and classics.

For this reason, special funds were allocated to the Imperial Hospital, and a group of personnel was dispatched, and various places were summoned to collect medical books and send them to Jinling.

However, this is not something that can be accomplished in a year or two.

Instead, I noticed what Sun Shouzhen said at the end, wait for him to come back.

Yes.

Lao Zhu himself, more and more wants his precious 23rd grandson to come back as soon as possible.

After the army of the Northern Expedition took Bianliang, during this period of time, some officials have been saying that they hope that the old Zhu will make Bianliang the capital, saying that "the ruler of the world should live in the middle land".If Zhu Yuan hadn't appeared, and if there hadn't been that "Book from Heaven", Lao Zhu would be on his way to visit Bianliang right now.

After all, Bianliang was the former capital of the Song Dynasty, and Daming claimed to be orthodox in China. No matter what, you should go there.

However, because of Zhu Yuan, Lao Zhu also made a change. He planned to go to Bianliang later, and personally command the battle of Dadu, and wipe out the Yuan Dynasty in one go.Lao Zhu believes that as long as the Zhizheng Emperor and his son are taken down, the already disorganized Yuan court lacks an orthodox heir, and it will only fall apart even more.

By solving the Yuan room early, Lao Zhu can also free up his hands to do other things, creating a prosperity that has never been seen in a thousand years.

It is planned to set off in June, go north along the waterway, arrive in Bianliang in July, and launch the Battle of Dadu in the intercalary July. Before that, Lao Zhu must first make sure that there is nothing wrong with Jinling.

Recalling Zhu Yuan is one of them.

Because of "The Book of Heaven", Lao Zhu jumped out of the fandom of the authorities a few years in advance. He no longer has absolute trust in Li Shanchang who has followed him for more than ten years. Therefore, during his absence, he needs someone who can restrain the leftist.

Zhu Yuan has no foundation in the court, so of course he cannot be restrained alone.

However, Lao Zhu believes that although the 23rd generation grandson of his family is a young man, after all, the two generations have been human and mature enough to act with the other Zhongshu Shenyang and Zhongshu Shenfu Fu in the court who are not all left. , Yushi Zhongcheng Zhangyi, Hanlin scholar Tao An, etc., will definitely be able to guarantee that Jinling will be worry-free.

What's more, there are indeed many things on the side of the center, and Lao Zhu hopes that Zhu Yuan can take charge of it himself.For example, Jinling University, which is being organized, and the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, which is planned to be held in September, are all major national events.

Even before leaving Jinling, Lao Zhu also hoped that Zhu Yuan could help him make a plan for the battle of Dadu.

Thinking of the 23rd grandson of his own baby, Lao Zhu left Houhu Medical College and took a boat to the island in the middle of the lake to see for himself the progress of the construction of Zhu Yuan's mansion in the middle of the lake, and circled the upper island of a small island. The [-]-acre mansion took three to four months, and it was basically completed under the rush of work day and night.

The rest is mainly the decoration on the details, as well as the interior furniture.

Speaking of which, during this period of time, some officials also raised doubts about Zhu Yuan's identity, and many details of this mansion on Houhu seem to be suspected of exceeding the regulations.Old Zhu ignored it, thinking, maybe... it's time to find an opportunity to let the child recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Regarding this matter, apart from the dwindling worries in his heart that he still wants to continue to look at it, one of the main problems that Lao Zhu struggles with is how to calculate seniority?
Occasionally, Lao Zhu even thought about it, so he followed the speculation of some courtiers and treated Zhu Yuan as his son who was living outside.However, in this case, based on the 14th birthday he gave himself before, he would be the eldest son.

Biaoer is only 13 years old.

Therefore, this is definitely not possible. The Ma family will not be able to pass that test, and it may also plant hidden dangers for the future succession of imperial power.

As grandchildren...

Even if he is of the same generation as Wei'er, the question arises again, whose grandson is it?
I can't figure it out, so I can only press it for the time being.

Probably wanting someone to come, returned to the palace, just arrived at the East Pavilion where the daily work was done, and immediately a courtier came to report, and Wen Zao returned from Mingzhou again.

Hurry up and declare.

When Wen Zao arrived, Lao Zhu first saw some samples of dried fish maw, and while twisting them up to size them up, he asked, "How many are there?"

Wen Zao said: "Return to the Lord, the total is 7322 catties."

When Lao Zhu heard this number, he was moved again.

In the past, the dried fish maw collected by the river ponds in various places was only 7000 to [-] catties a year, which was not enough for use. However, according to the boy in Mingzhou, more than [-] catties of dried fish maw were collected in an experimental sea fishing. Maw, this is the so-called productivity explosion.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu put down the swim bladder in his hand and asked, "Can you send it to Jiang Zuosi?"

"Not yet," Wen Zao said, "I have landed on the shore, and soon came to the palace."

"Let the General Zuo take it as soon as possible," Old Zhu ordered, and then went to personally unpack the package containing the letters and documents next to it, while asking, "How is Yuan'er?"

This question is somewhat general, but it is not the first time Wen Zao has dealt with it. He skillfully replied: "Hanlin is still busy from morning to night every day, and people around me have to remind them from time to time before thinking of taking a break. A few days ago, Hanlin was still busy. I wanted to go out to sea to see the situation of the fishing ground for myself, but everyone couldn’t persuade me, so the governor came and forcibly carried Hanlin off the boat, and then the matter was considered over.”

Lao Zhu frowned displeasedly and said: "Nonsense, if many people can go to sea, he is the only one missing there. When you go back, you will pass on my message and tell Hua Gao that Yuan'er must not be put in danger."

Wen Zao clasped his fists together: "Your Majesty's Order."

Lao Zhu had already pulled out a letter, read it carefully, and continued to ask: "Is there anything else?"

Wen Zao thought for a moment, remembered another interesting incident, and said: "Last time, Hanlin took the scale to the inner house to weigh it, and then joked with everyone, saying that there was no one in his house who was lighter than him. At this point, Wen Zao paused, and added: "According to what I saw from my job, Hanlin really worked hard, which is admirable."

Lao Zhu paused, thinking of his baby's 23rd generation grandson's weak body, he could only sigh: "The world is difficult, so let him make up for it on weekdays, so what... Shark fin, I have recently followed his advice and eat it by myself. After buying some, I also rewarded the ministers, and let him figure out how to deal with it afterwards. This... is a good thing, so let him not waste it, eat more."

Speaking of shark fin, Lao Zhu's first reaction was dissatisfaction when he heard about it last time.

That child should know his temper, why did he bring such a luxury?

However, I read some of the ideas in the attached letter, especially Zhu Yuan's plan to 'hype' the shark's fin... well, what, and make it into a million taels of silver-level business in the future, and it's still a rich man. The money is used to subsidize the country. After thinking about it for a while, Lao Zhu followed Zhu Yuan's intention and helped 'propaganda'.

Wen Zao quickly agreed again: "I will definitely convey it under my post."

In my heart, I only feel that the little adult is favored.

Wen Zao knew his master's attitude towards local contributions of rare treasures, and most people who did so would be reprimanded.However, when Zhu Yuan did this, not only did nothing happen, but His Majesty the Emperor would also cooperate.

It just... makes no sense.

After chatting for a few words, Lao Zhu began to concentrate on reading the letter.

Zhu Yuan mainly talked about three things this time.

The first one, the last time Lao Zhu wrote a letter, asking Zhu Yuan if he had a solution to the drought in the Huaidong area.

At the beginning of the year, the Academy of Taishi predicted that Huaidong might experience a drought this summer and autumn, but it did not come true.

At present, the Huaidong area, especially the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture, has not had a drop of rain since April.The summer harvest is about to begin. If the drought continues, whether it will affect the harvest or even whether there will be a harvest is a problem.

In the past, Zhu Yuan could always give various suggestions, but this time, the answer from his 23rd grandson disappointed Lao Zhu.

no way.

According to the letter, the weather is the most unpredictable thing and cannot be changed by manpower.Under the current state, the imperial court can only deal with floods and droughts through large-scale construction of water conservancy projects.

The problem is that the world is initially settled, and the imperial court still has no time to build water conservancy projects.

After reading this paragraph, Lao Zhu, who has become more and more accustomed to asking his 23rd generation grandchildren about things in the past half a year, thought of another person, Liu Ji, who is proficient in the science of astronomy and prophecy.

Perhaps, you can also write a letter to ask your old subordinate if there is any way.

The second thing, inspired by the iron ore and coal brought back from Shandong by the first batch of grain fleets, Zhu Yuan suggested that Lao Zhu set up two companies in Yizhou, Shandong, Yizhou Iron and Steel Company and Yizhou Coal Company.

Yizhou is rich in coal and iron, and the two companies can just form an iron smelting combination. The steel produced can not only make weapons and agricultural tools, supply the Northern Expeditionary Army and local production, but also transport the corresponding raw materials to the south through the grain fleet.

East Zhejiang lacks coal and iron.

Coal and iron can also be used to maximize the use of fleet capacity when grain arrives.

Furthermore, the two companies can also provide employment for a large number of refugees from Shandong, thereby stabilizing the place.

Things are already being done.

Lao Zhu understands that this is a kind of standardization, just like Zhu Yuan's sea fishing in Mingzhou, through official organization and coordination, the productivity is stimulated to the greatest extent.

Therefore, of course, I have no objection, and I plan to draft an edict later on to Wang Guangyang, who has just taken office in Shandong Province, and asks him to follow suit.

The third thing, Zhu Yuan talked about a group of officials recently recruited by the Ying Hai Division.

Probably hundreds of people.

In addition, detailed files of these people are attached.

Recruiting officials, in addition to the fact that Yinghai Division itself has been short of manpower, Zhu Yuan is mainly considering the follow-up layout of Yinghai Division. After all, from the north to Shandong and south to Guangdong and Guangxi, all have been incorporated into the territory of Ming Dynasty. After seeing the results, it is time to strike while the iron is hot and promote this official-led large-scale sea fishing model.

Zhu Yuan's plan is that next year, the fish production along the coast of Daming will reach 200 million to 300 million tons.

Therefore, in addition to these specific officials, Zhu Yuan also hopes that Lao Zhu can be selected as soon as possible as the chief officials of the battalion and sea divisions in various places.

Next year, it will reach 200 million to 300 million tons of fish catches, which is already equivalent to the grain tax revenue of a province.It's only two years for a province.Lao Zhu has no doubts about the ten-year plan to create another big Ming financial revenue.

Lao Zhu just felt again, God bless my family Zhu!
Therefore, regarding the third matter, Lao Zhu’s idea is still to allow Zhu Yuan to act cheaply, including the chief officers of the battalion and sea divisions. He will give some alternatives. Take him first.

In addition to the three main things, there are some trivial things.

For example, a simple report on the results of the ongoing summer flood sea fishing.

And, what books are they writing recently, and they say they won't send them for the time being, so as not to distract Lao Zhu.

Lao Zhu just laughed and cursed at this.

After reading the letter, Lao Zhu didn't go to get anything else for a while, nor did he intend to write a reply, but said to Wen Zao, who had been patiently standing by, "So...you go back to Mingzhou as soon as possible, just one, and let Yuan'er hand over the letter." After completing various affairs in Mingzhou, return to Jinling immediately. Just tell him that I plan to leave for Bianliang next month and plan to stay in the north for three months."

Lao Zhu believed that Zhu Yuan, who was also familiar with the "Book of Heaven", would understand his plan and even his intention to return to Jinling after hearing these words.

Hearing Lao Zhu's order, Wen Zao clasped his fists and said, "If the matter is urgent, will you leave immediately?"

Lao Zhu shook his head: "It doesn't have to be like this, just start again tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)