People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 133 The Emperor's Fairness

The matter of Xu Cunren has become known all over the city, and there are many people discussing things that ordinary people should not care about.

Ordinary people may not know what arithmetic is, but high-ranking officials and gentlemen are still willing to discuss this kind of gossip when they fight wars.

When Zhu Biao talked about Xu Cunren, Zhang Yi couldn't help but laugh.

"I have quite a few teachers who are close friends, and they are still Mr. Xu's friends. They even wrote to Mr. Xu personally to break up the relationship..."

When Zhu Biao mentioned this matter, Zhang Yi scoffed.

Things got so big that there were indeed many people who broke up with Xu Cunren.

The ostensible reason is that mathematics was included in the imperial examination, which elevated mathematics to the same status as classics, and some people didn't like it.

But the core reason is probably because this rule broke their comfort zone!

When a person or a group has an absolute advantage in a certain field, what he hates most is change.

When Zhang Yi said this truth, Zhu Biao was thoughtful.

"The younger brother of the Zhang family thinks, who's interests are being affected by this?"

"That's right, it's everyone's business to change if you are admitted to the imperial examination. You can't talk about favoring one over the other. Moreover, those hometowns of talented scholars have a profound background. In fact, even if they are enrolled in the imperial examination, their status will not change much!

Learning also requires resources and the environment. A rich place is definitely better than a bitterly cold place. Brother Huang, believe it or not, I will make a bet with you. If you open Enke, [-]% of the officials in the world will come from the south!
But even so, they are still afraid of and opposed to change. This is just the establishment of our Ming Dynasty. If it continues, I am afraid that [-]% of the officialdom in the world will be southerners!

If I were the emperor, I should have faced up to this problem..."

As Zhang Yi said, Zhu Biao's expression became strange.

"Then how are you going to change it? If you are the emperor..."

"I, I will probably use various means to limit the number of southern officials, for example, the north-south ranking..."

As soon as Zhang Yi said this, Zhu Biao's face changed again.

The north-south division of the list has never happened since ancient times.

What is Zhang Yi thinking about in his head every day?

"It's unfair for my younger brother to do this. The so-called country draws materials, only talent is chosen..."

Zhang Yi answered:

"The so-called fairness and unfairness depends on what kind of perspective the elder brother stands on. From the elder brother's point of view, your family is in Wudi, and your classmates and friends are also from the south. You have been taught by famous teachers since childhood. After high school in the future, your colleagues are also your fellow countrymen,

In the future, you will support each other, and you will be like a fish in water in the officialdom...

In this case, of course you don't want to change anything?
But if you are a northerner, hundreds of years of foreign rule and the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty have already destroyed your hometown.You are smart and good at reading, but you have to spend a lot of time every day to solve the problem of food and clothing. Others can study at home, but you can't even afford a candle or an oil lamp!
Do you feel that this world is unfair to you?
Obviously you have the wisdom no less than the southerners, but you can only spend half, or even a half of their time, studying.

What they don’t understand, you can find a teacher and ask them clearly, but you can only figure it out by yourself, don’t you know, right?

One day you finally passed the Jinshi examination, but found that the officialdom is full of southerners, they speak the native dialect you don't understand, and you are isolated...

When there is a chance for promotion, officials who are supported by fellow villagers will always be faster than you,

You are aggrieved because you feel that your colleague is not as good as you, but he will always have more opportunities to support you than you...

When you are sitting in a warm house in the capital, thinking of your folks who are still suffering from hunger and cold, thinking of doing something for them,

But you announced that the resources allocated by the imperial court will always give priority to the south...

what about you "

What Zhu Biao felt was the despair in the heart of the northern official in Zhang Yi's words.

Zhang Yi said again:

"If you were the emperor...

One day the chief examiner of the imperial examination handed over a list, telling you that all the Jinshi this year were from the south, and none from the north!
You ask why, and they tell you that the northerners are dull, aggressive, and cannot be hired!
You only realized that something was wrong at this time, and after thinking about it, you were shocked to find that almost all the officials in the world are from the south!

Moreover, this situation was not serious ten years ago, but as time went on, the northerners became less and less visible.

You roar, question,
They also wronged Baba and told you that everyone passed the imperial examination, which is absolutely fair...

Do you believe in fairness? "

Zhu Biao's position is not necessarily on the side of southerners and northerners,

But when Zhang Yi mentioned the emperor, he felt inexplicably afraid.

If he becomes the emperor, what his officials tell him one day, Zhu Biao believes that even if his character is not bad, he will definitely be furious.

The occurrence of that situation means that the emperor has been emptied to some extent.

For any emperor, it is absolutely unacceptable!

"You mean the future you see?"

With red eyes, Zhu Biao wanted to ask for an answer.

Zhang Yi smiled and said nothing, of course...

What he was talking about was what happened to Lao Zhu before the North and South List.

As strong as Emperor Hongwu, he would be powerless by that time.

Although the north and south list was released, the pattern of strong in the south and weak in the north almost ran through the Ming Dynasty.

Back then those people saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was getting old, and wanted to test the emperor's bottom line, although in the end Old Zhu killed a wave of people again,

But he also passed away with regret.

"Everyone's position is different, and the fairness in his eyes is also different!
Brother, as a student from the south, if you are deprived of half of your chances for the imperial examination, it will naturally feel unfair!
But from the perspective of the world, or the ruler, when one place has too many opportunities, it is also unfair to other places!

This kind of inclination of resources is not a good thing for a dynasty!

So, there is no absolute fairness in this world!
From His Majesty's point of view, the current fairness is unfair to him, especially when he wants to govern the country well, it is inevitable that resources will be tilted towards the north
The north has been disabled long ago. I took the letter from my father from the north. He is an old man who has seen the world. He told me that the north is like a ghost compared to the south...

What is the situation in our south, how many state capitals in the previous dynasty were downgraded because of insufficient population... I have seen hungry refugees, dilapidated villages, and even deserted villages along the way. village...

I can't imagine, this is already Jiangnan, what does the north look like?
Let's not talk about the return of the world and the bridge between the north and the south, but from the perspective of national security, how can such a north stop the Mongols' cavalry for the empire.

If the Mongols went all the way south, would there be a city to defend the land we currently occupy in Ming Dynasty? "

Zhu Biao shook his head. Although he had never been to the north, and even the so-called north had just fallen into Daming's hands, he knew he couldn't.

Xu Daneng pushed it all the way, not only proving the bravery of the Ming army, but also proving that except for some important military towns in the north, most of the city defenses are not good at all.

"So, assuming we don't move the capital, and Ming wants to protect the safety of the capital, it is imperative to develop the north?
But how to develop?Development needs people, money, food, and talents... If there are no such things, how can the north recover?

However, if you say that both the imperial court and the imperial court belong to the southerners, is it easy? "

Zhu Biao shook his head, everyone has a position...

Only now did he deeply understand the truth of Zhang Yi's words. He is the future emperor, and from his standpoint, it is impossible to let a weak North exist.

Since ancient times, China's powerful enemies have always come from the north.

If the northern land does not have a strong barrier, it will be a disaster!
This is probably one of the reasons why my future self and my father would want to move their capital to the north.

The capital is in the north, and many resources will follow, which will drive the economic development of the north!

However, moving the capital is too far away after all, and normally cannot be moved within ten or twenty years.

But this does not prevent us from now, planning for the future.

First of all, the hidden danger pointed out by Zhang Yi is definitely a big problem about the proportion of official selection!

"North and South List..."

Zhu Biao took this matter to heart, and he decided to tell his father as soon as he returned to the palace!
"Okay, I understand, thank you brother for your guidance, by the way, about the math textbook..."

"Give you!"

Zhang Yi handed Zhu Biao the things he had prepared a long time ago, Zhu Biao was stunned, how could he have ready-made teaching materials?
Seeing that Zhu Biao was puzzled, he smiled and said:
"After passing the imperial examination for mathematics, I figured that the emperor should worry about mathematics textbooks. After all, those things have been abandoned for so long, and it is not easy to come up with a textbook that is easy to understand!
There is a high probability that this matter will fall on my teacher, I have prepared for him in advance, but these are not enough, it is still a bit troublesome to count into the imperial examination..."

"Brother Zhang, you don't seem to be such a kind person...?"

Zhu Biao also knew Zhang Yi well. The relationship between Zhang Yi and Xu Cunren might be good, but if he said that he could be so caring, he probably wouldn't believe it.

Zhang Yi smiled and said:
"I'm the teacher's caring student, okay, okay, let me tell the truth...

After I found out that the admission of mathematics into the imperial examination was really promoted, I found a business opportunity, if I use it well, I might make a fortune..."

"What business opportunity?"

Zhu Biao was very curious about Zhang Yishuo's opportunity to make a fortune.

"Hey, after the mathematics textbooks are released, there must be many people who will be tortured by mathematics. I think that if there are some teaching supplementary books that are simple and easy to understand, many people should feel like treasures..."

"Brother Zhang, you are planning to sell books, don't forget, you are a Taoist priest!
And as long as you have the ability to write this kind of book, who would buy a book written by a Taoist priest? "

"Scholar's business, can it be called business?"

Zhang Yi's eyes widened, with an innocent expression on his face: "Didn't I sympathize with those brothers who were tortured by mathematics and help them?
Well, also, I will find a good partner, don't worry about the brand..."

"Okay, brother, if you have something to do, hurry up..."

After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he was about to chase him away, Zhu Biao reminded him:
"You have to pay attention to the allicin matter..."

"Nonsense, I don't need you to tell me that I will care! Let's talk about this later..."

Zhang Yi sent Zhu Biao away, and Pidianpidian went out.

……

"North and South List, this is what Zhang Yi didn't say!
The fairness of the emperor, the hidden danger of the empire! "

Zhu Yuanzhang chewed Zhang Yi's words carefully, feeling horrified.

Starting from Zhang Yi's mention of the North and South List, and then contacting what he said before, bridging the north and the south, and returning the Han people to their hearts.

Only then did Lao Zhu piece together a relatively complete answer.

"The desperate emperor he mentioned may not be able to escape our father and son!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other, and the sense of crisis between the father and son immediately came up.

"The North and South Rankings are also incorporated into the imperial examination reform! Since those people feel that I have moved their interests, they might as well move more!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even think about it, so he made this decision!
Zhu Biao was silent, he seemed to have seen the turbulent waves on the court tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)