Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 287 Execution

After Zhu Yuan finished his gradually passionate words, everyone in the conference room, whether it was Lao Zhu or other ministers, fell into quiet meditation again.

Especially the last sentence.

Cycle out an unprecedented prosperity of the Ming Dynasty that lasts for hundreds of thousands of years!
What Lao Zhu thought of was the "prosperous age that has never been seen in a thousand years" that his 23rd generation grandson mentioned more than once in the early days. Others, although they had different thoughts, they all accurately grasped one of the words-prosperous age!
All of you have read books.

Scholars of this era, even Sun Shouzhen, Minister of the Ministry of Medicine, as long as they are exposed to the principles of sages, they often will not lack some instinctive ambitions of scholars.

Assisting the prime minister and Mingjun, creating a prosperous age.Even, leave a name in the annals of history.

Now...according to the elaboration of a young man Pingzhang, recalling the past year, and the "production chapter" of "Economics", which is only half of the book, is not just a slow Is it the beginning of the prosperous age? !
Everyone tasted it for a while, and Lao Zhu spoke first again: "Yuaner, it just so happens that today's meeting is about the first 'Three-Year Plan', since you have thought of the matter of salt and tea, why don't you include it together?"

Let's look at it together.

These two things... If it is done, it is not a small action, it involves tens of thousands of things, and there is no lack of connection with everyone sitting here.

Who doesn't know a few salt merchants or tea merchants?

There are even quite a few people who are quietly doing similar jobs in their own homes.

To everyone's surprise, Zhu Yuan shook his head this time: "Ancestor, these two matters must be done quickly... If the founding of the country does not establish the rules, the interests will be intertwined in the future, and it will be even more difficult to change it. But at the same time, It also needs to be slow, and it cannot be completed in a three-year plan. As for one item of tea, we want to increase the annual output of tea from less than 1 million catties to the level of 2.5 million catties in Song Dynasty, or even more. To ensure that the extra tea can be digested by the domestic and foreign markets, so that the supply will not exceed the demand due to rapid expansion of production. All aspects of it must be carefully planned and cannot be settled in one sentence. Just like the three-year plan we are about to finalize today The plan, these days, have been analyzed and arranged in detail after a certain amount of argumentation."

Hearing what Zhu Yuan said, Lao Zhu's eager expression softened, but he still said, "You are just too cautious, kid."

"Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies," Zhu Yuan said with a smile: "My ancestors, if a pot of soup is to be boiled well, the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar must be just right, and the temperature of the fire must be moderate. Even if there is stirring during the process, there must be Skillful. Every mistake in a link may cause the taste of a pot of soup to be less delicious. This analogy is to see the big from the small, but if a pot of soup is spoiled, just replace it with another pot. If a country is not governed well, It won’t be that easy for us to start over.”

Old Zhu laughed: "Your principles are always simple and easy to understand, and they are interlocking, making people have to listen to them."

Governing a big country is like cooking small fish.

This sentence comes from the Tao Te Ching.

Some people present, such as Qian Yongren, who was born as a Jinshi in the former Yuan Dynasty, felt that Zhu Yuan's interpretation of this sentence was not correct, but he did not bring it up at the moment.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor has spoken, and everyone can only follow suit.

Such a meeting started from salt administration to tea, and then explained some "economics". When it got here, Lao Zhu didn't forget to finish. I understand that this salt policy should be fundamentally beneficial to the country and the people, and should not just focus on taxation. Since the actions of the Yinghai Division benefit the country and the people, it is not a problem. Besides the salt tax, huh, I also believe Yuaner’s statement , when it gets better in the future, it will only increase, not decrease. Controversy on this matter, stop here. Whoever makes noise in the future, I will beat him."

Everyone said yes.

However, when Lao Zhu finished speaking and was about to turn to the topic, Li Shanchang took the initiative to speak: "My lord, I still have something to say."

Li Shanchang spoke, and Yang Xian, who had met Zhu Yuan before the meeting, glanced over with a smile.

On the other side, with Lao Zhu's permission, Li Shanchang said: "My lord, I was ordered to set up river ponds in various places, and I have made a lot of contributions to the court in these years. But, now, according to Pingzhang's 'economic theory', the minister I still feel that it may be possible to go a step further and set up a river and lake department to rule over the world's rivers and lakes. This matter... may be more beneficial to the country and the people."

Knew it.

Zhu Yuan also looked back at Yang Xian, and then turned to the old Zhu who was above him.

Old Zhu also looked over: "Yuan'er, you should come and talk to Baishi."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

There are too many reasons to talk about, and I don’t want to talk about it anymore.

Li Shanchang: "..."

I've heard too much truth, and I don't want to hear it anymore.

However, His Majesty the Emperor threw the conversation over, and Zhu Yuan could only continue, looking at Mr. Zuo Xiang across the way, pondering for a while, and said: "Zuo Xiang, He Bosi... It's not that it can't be established, it's just that it's not the time yet."

Lao Li knew that the answer must be negative, but he didn't expect that there was still room for change, so he asked patiently: "Pingzhang, why can't it be done now?"

"Have you ever heard a word, Prime Minister Zuo?" Zhu Yuan asked, and said directly: "The affairs of the world are not difficult to make laws, but difficult to enforce the law. It is not difficult to listen to words, but difficult to make sure that words are effective."

After thinking about it, Lao Li could only shake his head.

Of course Zhu Yuan knows that Lao Li can only shake his head, this is what Zhang Juzheng said, you must have heard it... we can exchange mobile phone numbers.

Concentrating and continuing to maintain a solemn expression, Zhu Yuan said: "This is a book I read by accident, but I don't know where it is. However, the truth is very simple. At present... it is not suitable to establish a Hebo Division, and I just said the same reason as my ancestors said that we should not rush to promote the reform of the salt and tea policy. Because it is too easy to decide on one thing, but it is too difficult to make it happen and do it well. Not only Yancha is not just about Hebosi, but also about the first "Three-Year Plan" we are going to discuss today. Because, if we are too hasty to do things, we will most likely fail to do them well. Even if we do It’s not good or the second, if it messes up and leaves a mess for future generations, it will inevitably be recorded in the history books.”

Li Shanchang still didn't understand: "Pingzhang, this Hebosi... you said you would mess it up, so why aren't you afraid of messing up other things?"

"Take Yinghai Division as an example," Zhu Yuan listened to Lao Li's question, but he had more ideas for comparison: "In the past dynasties, there was no large-scale ocean development, so this ocean is like a white sheet. Paper, I paint on it, even if the painting is not good-looking, it is always a painting. This painting is the result of the current Yinghai Division. Besides, Hebo Division... We in China, throughout the dynasties, have no lack of support for the whole country. The management of rivers and lakes in various places, just like the current river and lake institutes, is actually inherited from the previous system. This is equivalent to a picture on a piece of white paper. This picture is a set of management for the existing rivers and lakes. Management system. Under this system, inland fishermen all over the country have formed a stable production state. The left minister hopes to establish a Hebo Division, which is equivalent to changing the existing paintings. Make another one, look at the left, you can imagine how difficult it is to transform a perfect painting into another painting? If you don’t pay attention, both paintings may be destroyed.”

This time, Li Shanchang understood.

Even Li Shanchang understood that the boy Pingzhang on the opposite side... said it very euphemistically.

The difficulty of transforming a painting into another painting is of course very large, so large that... there is a possibility of trouble.

To use an inappropriate but vivid metaphor, this is simply a change of dynasty.

Change the dynasty!
However, Li Shanchang was still not reconciled: "Pingzhang, since that's the case, why did you say that now is not the time, then... well, why can it be done later?"

"This involves another issue," Zhu Yuan thought for a moment, and said, "In simple terms, it can be called the imperial court's 'executive power'. The so-called executive power is the ability of the imperial court to complete one thing, such as the Northern Expedition , Hundreds of thousands of troops, pouring the power of the country, all the civil and military ministers in front of the stage and behind the scenes must be mobilized to complete, and the reason why this matter can be completed, the military execution power behind it is not two days a day. It was formed by a genius, but the ancestors accumulated more than ten years from the start of the uprising to achieve today's achievements. Compared with military execution power, it is political execution power, that is, the imperial court formulates various policies and promotes The ability to accomplish this, I know that my ancestors and you have also been operating for many years, but here is the difference, everyone’s previous operations refer to the experience of previous dynasties, just like Hebo. However , When we want to create an unprecedented millennium prosperity, we have no reference for many things, and we have to explore from scratch. How to explore? In fact, it is to continuously cultivate a brand-new official team of Ming Dynasty under the new era and new ideas. After all, things are done by people. If we want to accomplish some brand new things in the new era, what we need are more and better talents than in previous dynasties. With more talents who can do things, at the same time, It is necessary to formulate corresponding regulations and laws as an auxiliary, coupled with the provision of sufficient resources for economic development, all of these, combined, can the imperial court have stronger executive power. Only with stronger executive power can we carry out a certain project we envisioned to do things for which there was no previous convention as a reference."

At this point, Zhu Yuan paused, and concluded with a smile: "Actually, the so-called 'executive power' can also be regarded as a kind of 'productivity', after all, it cannot escape my 'learning of economics'. I Why did you lobby your ancestors to set up a series of universities, why did you expand the traditional six departments to ten? These are all to improve the execution of our Ming court."

Zhu Yuan said so much again in a blink of an eye, and Lao Li found out, what else could he do?
Glancing at the first glance, seeing that his master was obviously very excited and recording something, Li Shanchang dawdled for a while, and finally said: "In that case, this 'Hebosi'... let's put it aside for a while."

Zhu Yuan nodded, and turned to Lao Zhu, and found that someone was writing with his head down. He waited for a while until Lao Zhu raised his head, and then suggested: "My ancestor, I think there should be a clear record process for various meetings. This point , I have been doing it when I was in Mingzhou, and the center can also formulate some regulations."

Lao Zhu immediately thought of the various meeting minutes that his precious 23 fourth grandson always sent in Mingzhou for the past half year.

Actually didn't forget about it.

Occasionally some previous meetings were recorded, but... Speaking of which, some self-cherishing instincts are still unavoidable, and Lao Zhu feels that some things should not be too casually let the officials below know.

What did that sentence say.

If you don't know, then...then...

Ok.

However, at the moment, since it was the 23rd grandson of his own baby who spoke, thinking about it just now, Lao Zhu suddenly felt that it was indeed what he should, so he nodded and turned to Li Shanchang: "Baishi, regarding the minutes of this meeting, Zhongshu will decide later." Come up with a rule."

Lao Li: "..."

Why not let the other side come.

Someone mentioned this?
It's just that the Lord has spoken publicly, of course he still agrees.

(End of this chapter)