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Chapter 167 You Go Get Rid of Tang Monk Master and Disciple

The Ming Dynasty lacked reference books for scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce. Xu Zhenming compiled an agricultural book. Xu Zhenming, who learned from Ma Yilong, compiled agricultural books mainly focusing on rice, wheat, hemp, beans, mulberry, cotton, kudzu, forage, oil, Planting and reclamation of various crops such as sugar cane, bamboo, tung, sweet potato and potato.

In the article on reclamation, Xu Zhenming classified the reclamation, one is raw waste, which is the land that has never been cultivated, and the other is cooked waste, which is the wasteland that has been abandoned for more than three years due to various reasons.

For the wasteland reclamation work, Xu Zhenming summed up Ma Yilong and his own experience in reclamation, and gave a set of practical solutions.

As for how to recruit the common people, and how to resolutely reject and eliminate the idlers and ruffians, there are also many ways to judge the idlers and ruffians. First, there are local officials who are in charge of the administration, and second, they must go deep into the people to make a decision. Third, The common people spontaneously reported, and if the idlers and hooligans after the eradication were really unable to be persuaded and refused to change after repeated admonitions, they would all be sent to Jilong Island for logging.

Daming was very proficient in relocating people. During the Hongwu period and Yongle period, a large number of immigrants had been relocated, and they had become lazy and hooligans. If they refused to work hard, they would send them to Jilong Island to fend for themselves.

In the first year of land reclamation, half of the harvest goes to the public warehouses. After that, all the land belongs to the common people. In the first year, half of the harvest from the public warehouses is harvested. In the next year, homeless people are recruited to work hard on land reclamation. This is done continuously.

There are also clear standards for reclamation of wasteland. First, the frost-free period must be more than 25 days, and the soil quality is suitable for reclamation.

For composting, collecting human and animal manure, etc., how to stack them using the pit method, one layer of straw and one layer of manure, stacking continuously, and using iron tongs to insert holes, often sprinkle water and insert holes, and ventilate, so that the stacked manure , the highest temperature can reach more than 70 degrees, and within ten to fifteen days, the manure can form humus.

These experiences and skills are undoubtedly a good recipe for the people. If they can be carried out and implemented, why not worry about Ming Dynasty's prosperity?

Land is the most important means of production in the Ming Dynasty, and a large amount of land reclamation, effective use, and restoration of production can lay an important material foundation for the recovery and development of the agricultural economy of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, with the increase of cultivated land, the level of agricultural production It will increase steadily, manifested as mutual progress in breeding, sowing, seed selection, fertilization, soil maintenance, improvement of crop industrial structure, and agricultural machinery.

Zhu Yijun very much hopes that this agricultural book edited by Xu Zhenming can be popularized and published all over the world, so that the common people can really get some benefits in their pockets. The most basic truth is that the common people will not go to Beijing to knock on it when they are full. Smash Zhu Yijun's head.

"What's the use of having a book? I published this book for them, and I still do things with the admiration of the ancients and the law for three generations. How can I guide the people to cultivate the land? Don't talk about guiding the people. The spiky rice demonstrated by Da Situ once made me toss and turn, and I just sighed." Zhu Yijun looked at the agricultural book written by Xu Zhenming, and said helplessly to Zhang Juzheng.

From top to bottom, there is a wall of sighs, which prevents the emperor's grace and the power of knowledge from passing through, and benefits the general public; The voice cannot be heard by the emperor.

It is difficult to do things, and it is even more difficult to add some wind and public opinion to muddy the water.The common means of this kind of wind power public opinion are: wrong attribution, resorting to Dalun, ignoring facts, comprehensive negation, willful distortion, malicious exaggeration, slander, emphasizing one-sidedness, forced attachment, binary opposition, ignorance and respect for the past, and partial generalization Wait a minute.

This can partly answer some of the doubts raised by Luo Bingliang, the commander of tax collection, why Qingzhang benefited the country and the people, but was widely opposed, and even some common people participated in it and worked as minions for tigers.

Originally, the purpose of recruiting scholars and employing people in the Ming Dynasty imperial examination was to break the wall of sighs, but the scholars recruited by the imperial examination, either themselves or in the process of serving as officials for a long time, became the mouthpiece of the powerful and powerful, and ran for the powerful. , became the bricks of this wall of sighs.

"Your Majesty is too pessimistic. Daming still has people who can do things. We just need to select them and change them a little bit." Looking at the agricultural books, Zhang Juzheng was full of confidence in Daming's future.

There is no kingdom of God on earth in this world, only troubles and conflicts that emerge one after another, and if one conflict is resolved, more troubles will follow.

Therefore, a scholar must be ambitious, the responsibilities are heavy and the road is long, and the road is long and difficult.

Zhang Juzheng does not think that the country has been corrupted to the point of no cure. The new law of the Ming Dynasty can move forward steadily, even if it can make the examination into law, clear the Zhang and return the land, strengthen the military, strengthen the army, collect taxes in six books and one account, and open the sea. If one or two of these things are preserved, Daming will be rejuvenated.

In the Han Dynasty, there has been loyalty and goodness throughout the dynasties. There has never been a lack of people who are willing to run for the country and risk their lives. Loyalty, loyalty to the heart, loyalty to your majesty, loyalty to the court, and loyalty to the country.

What exactly are Ming and Guochao?For Daming people, Daming is the biggest public, the biggest collection.

Zhu Yijun very much agreed with Zhang Juzheng's statement, otherwise Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang would not be above the court.

Zhu Yijun asked himself that he didn't have too much talent, and if he couldn't play anymore, it would be a big deal, so he would flip the table!

"Last time, Mr. said that the Ministry of Households should pass the money law. Has the Ministry of Households approved it?" Zhu Yijun remembered that Da Situ said last time that he wanted to mint money. Da Situ's casting of money is not only copper coins, but also silver coins. Taixi came The eight real silver coins of the Ming Dynasty are not exquisitely made, and the anti-counterfeiting is relatively poor. The production of Ming silver coins to promote commerce has been put on the agenda.

"It didn't go well." Zhang Juzheng said in a rare silence, "Failed to pass the ministerial meeting."

"What is the main objection?" Zhu Yijun frowned, realizing that the problem was not simple.

Zhang Juzheng thought about it seriously and said: "The Baochao Bureau prints Baochao, and the Baoyuan Bureau mints money. The Baochao Bureau belongs to the Ministry of Households, and the Baoyuan Bureau belongs to the Ministry of Industry. The officials still think that money should be printed instead of minted."

"That's the first reason."

Zhu Yijun can understand very well, of course the Ministry of Households is unwilling to give the power of money to the Ministry of Industry for nothing. Zhang Han was deprived of part of the power of the Ministry of Officials, just like he was insane, he crazily opposed Zhang Juzheng.

Even the power to select officials is actually still in the Ministry of Officials, and it is just forbidding appeasement. However, this method of filling in the list of names and filling in the bottom book has made the Ministry of Officials fall from the first place in the world all at once. .

"However, the Banknote Law has proved that it does not apply to Ming Dynasty. This has been proven repeatedly by history." Zhu Yijun said very clearly that Daming's precious banknotes are too hard to wipe their ass, and no one is willing to accept them.

Paper money, in the current productivity and production environment, has no circulation environment.

Zhang Juzheng said even more helplessly: "In the 13th year of Hongwu, the Baoyuan Bureau was transferred from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of War. In the 26th year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao decreed to abolish the Baoyuan Bureaus of all provinces. So far, only the Baoyuan Bureau in Nanya has been left as the money-making yamen. .”

"After the capital was moved to Beiya, there were two Baoyuan bureaus in the north and south, but these two Baoyuan bureaus can mint more than 2000 million copper coins a year. At first glance, it sounds like a lot, but in fact it is only [-] coins."

"Back then, Emperor Gao decreed to abolish the Treasure Source Bureau and promote Treasure Banknotes because there was not enough copper. Your Majesty, although the Ming Dynasty had everything that one could expect, it was really short of copper."

In the 13th year of Hongwu, with the gradual stabilization of the Ming Dynasty and the recovery of production, the amount of money used increased. As a result, copper shortages were frequent in various places, and the banknote method was popular. However, after the banknote method was corrupted, there was still no solution to the copper shortage.

Daming started the method of displaying bad things, the method of money, if there is no one, there will be no.

It was so bad until the Jiajing period, the old Taoist priests implemented new policies and new laws, and then opened Yunnan copper coins, but soon discovered that it was simply a drop in the bucket, and a lack of copper was a lack of copper.

Yunnan Dian copper was discovered in the Song Dynasty, but it was too expensive to transport it from Yunnan to the hinterland.

During the Tianli period of Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty issued an order to open mines, and the copper in Yunnan was only [-] catties a year. In the early Ming Dynasty, an official factory was set up in Yunnan to mine copper, and the annual output was only more than [-] catties. During the Xuande period, the official mine in Yunnan was abandoned.

During the Jiajing period, the new government money method cast money, and the output of Yunnan Dian copper increased to 15 catties a year, that is, 240 million taels, 2400 million yuan, and a Jiajing Tongbao weighed 1.25 yuan, and a total of 1920 million coins could be cast, which is about two Wan Guan.

The output of Yunnan copper soared during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. From the fourth year of Yongzheng, the output of Yunnan copper soared to 650 million catties, and then reached a historical peak of 1000 million catties in the third year of Qianlong.

"Can the copper shortage be solved through sea trade?" Zhu Yijun opened the sea when he was in doubt.

"There is no effect in a short period of time." Zhang Juzheng shook his head, 240 million taels of copper is equal to 2 taels of silver. There are really too few ships on the sea, and the profits and risks of copper trading are still unequal.

The embarrassment of the Ming Dynasty, the banknote method has lost a broad public opinion base, but the money method cannot be produced on a large scale due to the output and cost of copper mines. In addition to the lack of copper, the Ming Dynasty also lacks silver. The annual silver mine output of the Ming Dynasty is only 10. Ten thousand taels, 6250 catties.

Zhou Liangyin was very opposed to Hu Ke's offering. This is a money-losing business. The court gave a tael of silver, but they couldn't get a consistent amount of copper coins. Why did they mine copper?But the imperial court does not mint money, so what do the common people use?

"Mr. That thinks that the method of issuing banknotes is still the method of issuing money, and the yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs is also arguing about this issue." Zhu Yijun asked about the direction of changes in the decree of the court.

Anyway, when Zhang Juzheng had to post a floating ticket when he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to submit a letter, it was better to communicate face to face.

"Your Majesty, the law of banknotes and the law of money are not completely opposite, but a process of mutual promotion. There must be money and law, and there must be law of banknotes. If you look at them as complete opposites, it is one-sided. There are banknotes, this complementary process is also the law of the development of things." Zhang Juzheng expounded his point of view.

It is inconsistent with the theory of contradiction to regard the law of banknotes and the law of money as opposed to each other.

"What you said is like enlightenment." Zhu Yijun said with certainty: "The law of money and the law of banknotes are opposite and unified, which really conforms to the theory of the husband. The debate between the household department seems to be a waste of time, because the contradictions are not grasped enough Sufficient, it is caused by too one-sided thinking.”

"Some time ago, I said that my husband's annotation of the Four Books and Five Classics was the official form of the world, and that all officials in the world should read it by heart, but my husband still refused."

"It seems that it is very necessary."

The money law is the basis of the banknote law. There are not a lot of silver coins and copper coins. The implementation of the money law is to exhaust the people's fat. Even if it was stipulated in the Hongwu period that the consistent banknotes can be exchanged for one or two silver, but the court does not have so much silver to pay. The root of the corruption of the law, a large number of excessive issuance, coupled with the private engraving of the powerful people, eventually led to the complete corruption of the banknote law.

The banknote method is a supplement to the money method. In the bulk trade, the trade of tens of thousands of taels of silver, using silver coins and silver to trade, is risky, long-term and extremely inconvenient. This is also an important obstacle to the transformation of the small peasant economy in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the law of money and the law of banknotes are not always in opposition, but a dialectical relationship of opposition and unity. How to implement administrative orders will test the ability of the ruler.

It does not mean that silver coins are ordered to be minted, and then there are silver coins. Where does the silver come from, where does the silversmith come from, whether to roll or cast silver coins, etc., are all problems to be solved.

"Your Majesty praises it." Zhang Juzheng clearly knew that His Majesty's contradictory knowledge was not bad, and His Majesty's attitude towards money law and banknote law was the same as his.

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a while and said: "Actually, during the Yongle period, Yunnan copper used to enter Jiaozhi through the Honghe River, and was transported to Nanya by sea, but the Honghe River was not suitable for river transportation, and then the local government in Yunnan used the Yangtze River to transport it. If you want to expand the production of Yunnan copper, it is If it is feasible, order the Chief Secretary of Yunnan to open more copper mountains."

"Just a government order?" Zhu Yijun said with some doubts.

Isn't it as unrealistic as the son-in-law of the old dragon king of Bibotan, the nine-headed worm, said to the running bully: "Go and get rid of Tang monk and his disciples"?
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Yes, a government decree is enough. In the seventh year of Jiajing, it was also a government decree. With the support of the Qian State Government, Yunnan began to open Tongshan. In just two years, it was from ten thousand catties, It has grown to 15 jin, and today, 15 jin of Yunnan copper is transported to Beijing by water from Nanya every year."

"However, under the influence of public opinion against words and interests in the DPRK and China, it stopped here."

"According to Gui E, a cabinet scholar, the imperial court needs at least 400 million catties of copper materials a year, and the world needs at least 1000 million catties of copper materials, which means more than 30 billion copper coins, in order to supply the needs of the people."

"Gui E was impeached and dismissed because of his speech, and was then reinstated. In the next year, he retired from his old age and returned to his hometown."

Zhang Juzheng introduced the new policy of Qianfa from the seventh to ninth years of Jiajing. Guie believed that the annual output of Yunnan copper should be more than 1000 million catties to meet the needs of Ming Dynasty.Money is the ditch of department stores, without money, Daming's finances and taxes are just a muddle-headed bad debt.

Gui E was impeached and dismissed from office soon because of her speech.

As for whether the imperial court said it was beneficial, during the Jiajing period, Yingyanli still had the upper hand steadily. After all, the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was still good at that time. Altan Khan in the northwest had not invaded Gyeonggi, and there were no Japanese invaders in the southeast. , so the matter of making money will only reach [-] guan.

But in the Wanli period, the imperial court's rhetoric became politically correct. From the seventh year of Jiajing to the 20th year of Jiajing, the imperial court could still support the clan.

The question is that there is no money, and the poor are troubled.

With the implementation of Qing Zhang returning to the field, expanding the tax base, Yuegang City Shipping Department and Songjiang City Shipping Department taking points, collecting taxes and arrears, and six books and one account, the national tax of Ming Dynasty has improved visibly. The money was full of silver, and the emperor arrogantly gave three taels of silver per person as an extra reward to the soldiers who participated in the Battle of the Great Ningwei.

At the end of the second year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites put in a lot of effort for the lights in Aoshan, just to make it lively and lively.

After the national tax situation improved, public opinion that shouldn't talk about profits has regained momentum.

There is a Muwang Mansion in Yunnan, which is the Qianguo Mansion of Emperor Gao Zhu Yuanzhang’s adopted son Mu Ying. The folks generally call the Qianguo Mansion as Mu Wangfu. For more than 200 years, the Qianguo Mansion has been in Yunnan and has the characteristics of a typical vassal state. However, the Guizhou government has never violated the imperial government's orders from beginning to end.

The Qian State government likes to merge. A state government has more than 2 hectares of land. Xu Jie has acquired 24 mu of land, 2400 hectares in his life.

As long as the Guizhou government still obeys the order of the Ming Dynasty, it will be the cornerstone of the stability of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty and the pillar of the southwest direction of the Ming Dynasty. This is the tacit understanding between the imperial court and the Guizhou government.

There is a gap here. The Guizhou government has been in the southwest for nearly 200 years, and has not produced any moths. The Northwest Jin Party, in just a dozen years, has opened the eyes of the Ming Dynasty with a small knife. It taught the emperor a solid lesson, what a terrible consequence it is to conquer with ritual and music, celebrate rewards, and punish princes.

Therefore, in the matter of Yunnan Copper, really only a government order is needed.Yunnan is not the northwest, and the Guizhou government is not the Jin Party.

Because Yunnan is really too poor, and the local area also needs an expenditure industry to maintain their livelihoods. Some mergers and land conflicts in the hinterland of Ming Dynasty also have serious problems in Yunnan. The government is also a test, but due to the political correctness that the court cannot speak out, and the gentleman is ashamed to speak out, the Yunnan region is also unable to speak.

This decree is indeed a piece of paper, but it represents the common needs of top-down and bottom-up.

"In addition to copper coins, silver coins need to be minted. Copper coins are mostly used by small people, and silver coins are used by powerful people. Both of them must be minted, but the specific method of casting is still being discussed with Da Situ." Zhang Juzheng Made a summary.

Zhu Yijun smiled and asked, "When can we discuss the specific regulations?"

"Before the end of the year." Zhang Juzheng gave a clear time. Before the fourth year of Wanli, the research on the formulation of the fifth-class merit medals will be completed, and the system design will be completed for the government orders such as copper mining in Yunnan and imperial silver coins.

This is Zhang Juzheng, his method of examination is to examine all the officials in the world, including himself.

Although the emperor repeatedly said that Zhang Juzheng was a gentleman, Zhang Juzheng always maintained that he was a follower of officials, strict with himself, and strict with others. A gentleman is lenient towards others.

"Your Majesty, Tuman Khan will probably not accept the canonization of the imperial court." Zhang Juzheng was not optimistic about the matter of Tuman offering tribute because it was difficult to do.

Zhu Yijun was taken aback for a moment, and asked a little puzzled: "In the first year of Longqing, he joined Kou Yongping because he asked for a title but was unable to do so. Why did you say that?"

"Tuman Khan has always asked for a tribute, not a king." Zhang Juzheng explained the specific requirements of Tuman Khan, and also explained the reasons clearly.

After Mandulu, the little prince Dayan Khan married the widow of Mandulu, and eventually became the suzerain Khan of Mongolia. The little prince called himself Dayan Khan, which was actually Dayuan Khan. The little prince regarded himself as the Yuan Dynasty Zheng Shuo.

Both Altan Khan and Tuman Khan are the grandsons of Dayan Khan, but there is a difference between the concubines. Altan Khan is the right-wing Jinong, that is, the deputy Khan, or the prince. blood, but Alda Khan was canonized by Daming, so there is no psychological burden at all.

But Tuman Khan is different, Tuman Khan is Zhengshuo of the Suzerain Great Khan, who was canonized by Ming Dynasty, so Tuman Khan should not be a Khan anymore.

There is also political correctness on the grasslands. The Ming Dynasty expelled Hu Yuan. This contradiction has been deeply rooted for more than 200 years.

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "Gongshi Gongshi is a market for paying tribute. Is this understanding correct? Since he refuses to bow his head and become a vassal of Ming Dynasty, why should he trade tribute?"

"Let's talk about it first, don't repeat it again and again. The first time the conditions are the best, he can agree to the best, and the second time the conditions are not bad. If you don't agree the second time, then there will be no third time."

"I obey the order." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and took the order. He fought three poles with jujube and no jujube, and he was the best. As for the conflict between Daming and Beilu, they have been fighting for more than 200 years. until surrender.

Zhang Juzheng was actually a little worried. The little emperor refused to fight. The conflict between Da Ming and Beilu was definitely not a victory. It could reach a state of conflict. That's why he came to communicate with His Majesty. It turned out that the little emperor was picking on outsiders. Pouting evil face.

Tan Lun wanted to ride a horse to Daningwei, but was reprimanded by the emperor's strict decree. The decree said: heavy snow fell in the north, and Da Sima went to Daningwei. He was not allowed to ride a horse, but must take a car.

Zhou Liangyin had a total of twelve censors, six people in one car, and Tan Lun himself had one person in one car. The six-car inspection team headed for the outside of the Great Wall. As soon as they left the Xifengkou, the road immediately began to bump up. , It has not been repaired for almost 200 years.

Although it was bumpy, Tan Lun had a look of excitement on his face. He was tired of the muddy hall, so he finally came out to get some air. The emperor even arranged for a senior medical officer from the Jiejie Hospital to accompany him to take care of him!It's simply hateful, holding the emperor's imperial decree as an arrow.

This entourage did not allow Tan Lun to take risks, roughly speaking, neither this nor that.

It takes four hundred miles from Xifengkou to Daningwei. The speed of the carriage is not very fast. There are also postmen along the way. Right now, they are all served by Jizhou soldiers to ensure the smooth flow of the route and supplies. And pass the battle report.

During this trip, Tan Lun, who was in poor health, was fine. The censors like Zhou Liangyin almost died, and several censors immediately developed frostbite on their feet and hands, and the frostbite was extremely itchy. The imperial physician told him not to scratch it.

The reason why Tan Lun was not frostbitten was that he was wearing a woolen jacket, a hood to warm his ears, and a big cloak bestowed by the imperial court. Silk and satin, thought it was in the warm pavilion in the capital?

"You are a scholar with nothing to use!" Tan Lun looked at these censors, but he was so angry that he hadn't done any work, let alone responding to the enemy.

"Da Sima is also a scholar." Qi Jiguang reminded Tan Lun of his identity. Tan Lun was a Jinshi and a serious scholar.

Tan Lun held the waist knife and said, "My hands are itchy, do you want to try it?"

"Your Majesty has warned you not to fight with others." Qi Jiguang did not intend to fight. He did learn swordsmanship from Tan Lun, but Tan Lun's physical condition was much better then than now.

When Tan Lun heard this, his eyes widened!The emperor is going too far, even this is on guard.

He could only say dejectedly: "Hey! Am I still a piece of porcelain that breaks when I touch it? Look at those weak censors, who is stronger than me!"

"This is His Majesty's benevolence." Qi Jiguang said it as a matter of course, he thought that His Majesty the Emperor is a benevolent king.

That's right, in Qi Jiguang's eyes, his apprentice, the number one expert in the youth group, is very benevolent, and he is not the tyrant that the officials said at all. Look at Tan Lun's trip to the Fortress, and His Majesty has arranged everything. This is not benevolence What is virtue?
It is nonsense to say that your majesty is harsh on the ministers of eyes and ears. Just look at Hou Yuzhao!A unicorn cloak is worn on the Huangji Hall. Is this treating you poorly? !

Standing on the city wall of Daningwei, Qi Jiguang said to Zhengbei with his hand: "In one year, a city with a circumference of [-] miles will be built outside this earthen wall, with Qilaotu Mountain on the left and Nulu Huer on the right. Mountains, the Laoha River passes through the territory in the north, with the Laoha River as the water source, the city is built near the mountains and rivers, but the south is weak, but the south faces Xifengkou, so the enemy can only come from the north."

"Once this city is built, Tuman Khan will never be able to take it down even if he has great abilities."

"All the way to the north, there are a total of seven camps built around the Wuli Camp, distributed on both sides of the Laoha River. Taotu Mountain is the key and the horns of each other, facing each other offensively and defensively."

Qi Jiguang and Tan Lun discussed the defense of Daningwei. One big city and seven small cities are enough.

"The old city fortress is desolate and empty. If you are not in danger, you will know the king's way." Tan Lun said with emotion. The Great Ningwei used to be the Ming Dynasty's Ning Palace, but now it is dilapidated and desolate.

In Tan Lun's view, this virtue is not benevolence, but military virtue and the virtue of the king. The virtue of the king refers to political and military aggressiveness, not blind indulgence.

Tan Lun looked at the snowy field with far-reaching eyes and said, "Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty wanted to move the capital, and he felt that he wanted to move to Chang'an for a long time. He wanted to take advantage of the dangers of the mountains and rivers and get rid of redundant troops. Follow the stories of Zhou and Han to secure the world."

"Song Taizong thought it was impossible. He said that virtue is not dangerous. He believed that virtue is benevolence. In the end, he defeated Gaoliang River, stole a donkey cart, and fled at full speed."

Benevolence is not good, but Wude is fine.

　Little Emperor: Go and get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples. Zhang Juzheng: How familiar do you have to be?Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! !
　　
　
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