People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 137 Comparable to Tweeting Orders, Your Majesty Has an Expert Behind His Majesty

Liu Bowen watched Zhang Yi leave, feeling restless for a long time.

Only after Xu Cunren persuaded him did he forcefully suppress his breath.

"Although this son has some abilities, he is so ambitious and ungrounded, it is difficult to become a master!

The people in Longhu Mountain probably have the same situation! "

Liu Bowen scolded Zhang Yi very rudely, Xu Cunren was stunned, instinctively displeased.

Although Zhang Yi refused to worship him as a teacher, he was considered a half-disciple.

He and Liu Bowen are fellow villagers and have been friends for many years. He also knows that Zhang Yi really made Liu Bowen angry this time.

"You probably don't know it yet. Today, a major event happened in the court. Your Majesty has new regulations on the reform of the imperial examination..."

"Oh, what is it?"

Xu Cunren really didn't know about this. Guozixue was originally far away from the administrative center, and he had been struggling with the transfer of Guozixue and finding a math teacher recently.

"Your Majesty will divide the imperial examination into the northern and southern rankings, and from now on, the southern scholars and the northern princes will be admitted separately!

And His Majesty decreed that all candidates from the south who are willing to settle in the north before enrolling in Enke, can be admitted in the north list! "

"What, Your Majesty, this is nonsense!"

Xu Cunren was the same as everyone else when he heard the words, it was an instinctive resistance.

But after Liu Bowen finished speaking, he calmed down.

"Your Majesty's actions are probably paving the way for the future rule of the north. For hundreds of years, the hearts of the Han people in the north and south have been scattered. This method can bring some people back.

And the people know that the emperor in the south takes good care of the north, which can also reduce the cost of our Ming army's rule!

Although Your Majesty's move has affected my interests in the south, it is a stroke of genius for the world and for Daming's rule! "

Putting aside his interest, Liu Bowen returned to the mentality that a Confucian with the world in mind should have. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's plan was very powerful.

At this time, he has the demeanor of a celebrity.

Xu Cunren, like other people from eastern Zhejiang, was very resistant to the north-south rankings, but when Liu Bowen said it, he also understood.

"Whether this matter is right or wrong depends on whether you stand on your own or the world!
I'm not afraid of your jokes. Today His Majesty announced the matter of the North and South Lists. The old man brought all the officials to force the palace.
It's just that His Majesty seems to have expected us to be like this, directly killing some people, and wooing some people!

Although I know that it is difficult to leave my homeland, the emperor's policy will definitely attract a lot of people to migrate to the north. After all, the temptation of the imperial examination is too great...

I don't believe that some businessmen will resist the temptation and go to the north to settle down!

But once they settle down, their resources and their business will follow the past, and they will live for more than ten years or decades.

They will become true northerners!

Mr. Xu, a north-south list is a conspiracy!

The old man has already figured it out on the way here. I believe that after tonight, many people will figure out His Majesty's plan.

But so what?
Your Majesty's plan for the North and South List is comparable to the Tweet Order!

Even if I wait to see clearly and figure out His Majesty's plan, I can't stop the general trend that is about to form!
In the next two years, there will definitely be many people, or resources belonging to Jiangnan, who will lean north! "

Xu Cunren was dumbfounded, he didn't see why Liu Bowen could analyze so many things from this matter?
It seems that what Zhang Yi said is right, he really cannot be regarded as a relatively qualified politician, at most he can be regarded as an academic bureaucrat.

And Liu Bowen, who jumped out of the circle of interests, exudes the brilliance that really belongs to him.

But in Liu Bowen's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang is the object of Xu Cunren's real admiration.

One is divided into north and south, and one is admitted to the imperial examination for mathematics!

These earth-shattering changes are enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to leave a mark in the history books.

The strategy of dividing the rankings between the north and the south can also weaken and divide the strength of the south by the way, and divert the north...

Plus the role of buying people's hearts.

It is equivalent to saying that the emperor successfully completed the separation of powers, buying people's hearts and balancing the functions of the north and the south with only one policy. This is indeed a very wonderful conspiracy.

"Our Majesty is indeed not an ordinary person. I can't sleep just thinking about such a plan!"

Liu Bowen gave Xu Cunren a meaningful look, and said:
"Brother Xu, do you really think that His Majesty came up with this?"

"Is not it?"

Liu Bowen shook his head in response to Xu Cunren's rhetorical question:
"It's not like that. I feel that there is an expert behind His Majesty... This is comparable to the conspiracy of Tweeting Order. That expert came up with it and told His Majesty!"

"Senior?"

Xu Cunren tried his best to recall, but he couldn't think of any masters around Zhu Yuanzhang?
In Zhu Yuanzhang's team, the only person who can be called a master is probably Liu Ji in front of him.

Li Shanchang is an expert in handling government affairs. He can comment on politics with Liu Ji, and may even be better than Liu Ji in some aspects.

But if you compare all aspects, Li Shanchang is not as good as Liu Bowen.

Even Liu Ji can't be considered an expert, so who else is in Zhu Yuanzhang's team?

Seeing him like this, Liu Bowen laughed:
"It's definitely not the old guy we know..., it's not me, Liu Ji, who is conceited, other people are nothing to worry about in my eyes!"

"No, since that's the case, it's even more impossible for His Majesty to have an expert by his side! Our Majesty has only been enthroned for a few days, so where can someone come to vote?

Even if some people want to seek refuge with His Majesty, they choose to wait and see the results from Dadu before making a decision. How did you judge that there is someone behind His Majesty? Don't you think it's just your wild imagination? "

Liu Bowen said:

"Absolutely not. Your Majesty's policy on the North and South Rankings came out in a hurry. The last time you calculated your admission to the imperial examination, your Majesty obviously hadn't thought of this policy, so there was no movement!
If he even had some ideas at that time, it would not be without preparation!
But today, he released this magical policy without foreshadowing, obviously taking advantage of the general trend of mathematics being admitted to the imperial examination, and reforming the imperial examination by the way!
This also proves that His Majesty did not know about this policy not long ago!

Therefore, in the past two days, someone must have told His Majesty about the north-south rankings!
Your Majesty, like me, thinks this policy is very good, so he enforces it forcefully."

Liu Bowen glanced at Xu Cunren and said:
"Before I came, I still had some doubts about whether you suggested it. It seems that it is not..."

His words reminded Xu Cunren that he suddenly felt a little guilty.

The fact that he was admitted to the imperial examination has made Lao Xu feel a lot of pressure. Others have to fawn on him, but there are more people who hate him.

He can no longer take the matter of the North and South List, this thing is terrible!

"Forget it, let's not mention it, let's talk about business. I will compile the textbook for you within ten days. I will hand it over to you at that time, and hand it in with your apprentice's textbook. Let's see what the emperor chooses." who……"

Liu Bowen changed the subject and switched to mathematics textbooks.

When Zhang Yi was mentioned, he lost his tone again.

Xu Cunren sneered: "Brother Liu, why bother to be angry with the child, he just said casually, let Zhang Yi write textbooks, and he can't beat you in flattery!"

"Brother Xu needless to say about this matter, since that child is so arrogant, I also want to see his ability. If he is an ordinary child, I will forget it, but since he is from Longhushan, I can't let him see it." Lower us!"

When Xu Cunren heard the words, he stopped persuading him.

He is a scholar himself, so he naturally understands the sectarianism in Liu Bowen's mind.

Don't think that they are usually approachable and approachable, and they also have contacts with monks and Taoist priests, but when it comes to certain core things, most scholars still look down on monks and Taoism from the bottom of their hearts.

If Zhang Yi changes his identity, Liu Bowen will probably treat him very much.

But he and Longhushan behind him, from Zhu Yuanzhang's use to suppress the Confucius family, to the vaccination method, to intervening in the imperial examination...

In the eyes of this old friend, it was all treasonous things!
Xu Cunren's original intention to look at Zhang Yi differently, isn't it that he wanted to pull Zhang Yi back to the "right path", take off his Taoist robe, and become a scholar?

"Forget it, the child on the left and right is not ashamed to lose, just let him!"

Thinking to himself, Xu Cunren said:

"Then thank you Brother Liu!"

"Brother Xu, you are welcome, this matter is our duty!"

After Liu Bowen explained this, he turned and left.

Xu Cunren saw him off in person, and returned to the study, only to see Zhang Yi biting his pen, wondering what he was thinking about?
He entered the study room, sighed, and lost his mind.

Zhang Yi looked at him curiously:
"Sir, what's the matter with you?
That old Liu bullied you, do you want students to help you avenge? "

Xu Cunren glared at him, but he had no interest in making jokes with him.

他 说:

"Liu Bowen told me one thing, which is bigger than the matter of being admitted to the imperial examination. This matter may have something to do with your teacher..."

"what's up?"

Zhang Yi was absent-minded and just scribbled on the paper, but when Xu Cunren just said the words "North and North List", he was so frightened that he lost his pen.

"What the hell?"

"Your Majesty made an impromptu decision today. In the reform of the imperial examinations, the north and south rankings will be implemented. In the future imperial examinations, there will be one list for southerners and one for northerners!"

"I go!"

Zhang Yi completely lost his composure this time. Why did the North and South List appear on the territory of Ming Dynasty 30 years in advance?

He immediately remembered what he and Zhu Biao said in his mind, could it be...

Zhang Yi had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

"No, sir, you say this has something to do with you?"

Only now did Zhang Yi understand the reason for Xu Cunren's sigh, Xu Cunren glanced at him, weakly:

"Strictly speaking, it has something to do with you too?"

"Why did you get involved with me again?"

"Do you still remember the day when we discussed [fairness]? I told His Majesty about these things. When Liu Bowen told me today, he said that he guessed that His Majesty had an expert behind him...

I didn't think so at first, because those of us old people who follow His Majesty know that His Majesty has no chance to contact others at all.

Not to mention making him trust an expert easily!

Liu Bowen thinks that there are people behind His Majesty, but I think of the [fairness] theory behind the North and South rankings,
So I'm [-]% sure that the so-called North and South Lists were realized by Your Majesty based on what I said that day..."

Xu Cunren told Zhang Yi what he said that day, and Zhang Yi broke out in cold sweat.

Scared me to death!
He thought that the matter of the North and South List was leaked from Zhu Biao!

The ass decides the head, different fairness.

These things are all theories he discussed with Xu Cunren.

Xu Cunren told the emperor that the emperor realized the truth from it, and then came up with the north and south list?

It feels weird, but it's not impossible?
Zhang Yi's trust in Zhang Normal made him instinctively believe in Xu Cunren's explanation.

Xu Cunren told Zhang Yi everything Liu Bowen had said.

After Zhang Yi listened, he slapped the table:
"I just said why Liu Bowen came to find the teacher carefully. It turned out that he was reprimanded by the emperor. Well said, this guy should be taught a lesson..."

Liu Bowen's historical evaluation is very high, and Zhang Yi also respects him very much.

But since he has become an enemy in reality, he doesn't mind blackmailing him.

His affairs are just trivial matters, what makes Zhang Yi even more excited is the use of the North and South List by Emperor Hongwu.

The north-south list in history is just a method that Zhu Yuanzhang found out that he had made a mistake in bridging the north and the south, which led to the hard-won method that he had to choose.

But the same north-south list was transferred to the first year of Hongwu, but it was a stroke of genius.

In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy of obtaining household registration by migrating to the north is so awesome.

This was not found in the North-South list in history, and it was also an important factor that reassured Zhang Yi.

Isn't this the college entrance examination immigration?

It is still a college entrance examination immigration led by the emperor himself.

With this policy in place, Zhang Yi knew that the alliance of southern landlords and Confucians who wanted to fight against the emperor was doomed to break.

This is a blatant strategy of division, and it is a conspiracy. You know it and there is nothing you can do about it!
The gentry in the south look down on the benefits brought to the north by the North-South List, but the bottom-level and poor scholars are different.

The so-called hard-to-leave homeland is worthless in the face of interests, let alone a matter of fame and fame?

After re-dividing the conflict of interests between southerners and northerners, the so-called resistance has become a source of water!
The emergence of this policy convinced Zhang Yi of the level of the emperor in the deep palace.

"As expected of Old Zhu, really amazing..."

Zhang Yi's admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang was sincere.

With this policy going on, the fate of Ming Dynasty is very likely to change.

Balance the north and the south, the Han people return to their hearts!
Daming is also on top of a better choice.

Although the matter of the North and South List inevitably planted a seed of doubt in Zhang Yizhong, he suppressed it in the end.

"Okay, you go back, remember to come to class when you have time, you skipped too many classes, if His Majesty finds out, you will inevitably be punished!"

Xu Cunren was in a bad mood, and he didn't bother to tell Zhang Yiduo.

Zhang Yi chuckled, Mr. Xu must have been frightened by the North and South list.

If outsiders know that he was the one who started the North and South List, he will probably be stoned by the villagers when he returns to his hometown!
One more thing Zhang Yi knew from Xu Cunren was that the emperor wanted to move Guozixue.

He also understands that as the number of historical events he intervenes increases, the butterfly effect will inevitably occur.

The Guozijian, which may not appear until more than ten years later, will soon appear in the land of Ming Dynasty.

When Zhang Yi thought of this, he immediately thought of Zhu Biao.

"I know, goodbye sir!"

Zhang Yi bid farewell to Xu Cunren and returned to the Taoist temple.

Seeing the carriage at the entrance of the Taoist temple, Zhang Yi knew who was coming.

"Brother Huang came early?"

The person waiting for Zhang Yi was naturally Zhu Biao.

After confirming the effect of allicin from Sun's body, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son paid more attention to allicin than ever before.

Zhu Biao came today with a mission to bring more allicin.

After all, the emperor's concubine is still waiting for help!
"Don't talk nonsense, how much allicin you have made recently, I want them all..."

"Well, there are about a dozen bottles left, one bottle is about a day's supply, but I'm out of garlic, and Ying Tianfu's garlic is almost sold out by me!"

Garlic is not a necessity, at least not in this day and age.

The commodity economy was suppressed by the court, even in a place like Yingtian, it was not easy to get garlic.

Zhang Yi and Deng Zhongxiu are just Taoist priests and have no other connections.

Naturally, you can't get too many things.

"I'll get you a few thousand catties later!"

In order to survive and make good use of allicin, Zhu Biao gritted his teeth and agreed to Zhang Yi.

"Zhang Yi, do you plan to start allicin as a business?
I went home to write a letter to my father, he should be very interested in this matter! "

Zhu Biao wanted to play the idea of ​​allicin, Zhang Yi thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

Anyway, with this thing in his hands, apart from pretending to be a magic stick to fool the people or make friends with powerful people, it doesn't really need much.

He didn't want to take the route of currying favor with the higher-ups. From the perspective of making money, it would be fine to hand over the operation to the Huang family and his son.

If their father and son are trustworthy, they can also hand over the gadgets they tinkered with in the future.

Of course, the premise is that they don't play tricks.

"This is your dividend from the sale of pencils!"

Zhu Biao came prepared today, and had already prepared a batch of silver.

"As for allicin, I invested 1000 taels of silver for you, and I will take these things from you today to offset them. I will take a bottle of allicin from you in the future. If it is a small bottle for one use, I will pay you three taels of silver. .

If it's a big bottle with three uses, I'll pay 12 taels of silver!
My Huang family sells allicin. How about sharing the extra profit with you?

We need to bear some costs here, so we have the audacity to take more! "

When Zhu Biao said so, Zhang Yi believed him instead.

A businessman is talking about business, if he does everything and hand over the bulk of the profits to himself, Zhang Yi will doubt Zhu Biao's intentions and identity.

However, the profit distribution model given by Zhu Biao is reasonable.

He needed Zhu Biao's channel, Zhu Biao needed his technology, and the two hit it off.

"Look back, when my father comes back, let's open a workshop in the city!"

Zhang Yi nodded in agreement, and the two signed a contract.

Zhang Yi suddenly asked:
"Brother Zhu, since your family came to the capital, your family's business has grown, I don't know the name of your family's cloth shop, where is it?

Pass by another day, and take care of your business! "

Zhu Biao was stunned, and found that Zhang Yi was staring at him, he laughed:
"If you're curious, I'll take you there another day. Our family's cloth store is not hard to find. Next time you go to the Imperial Academy, you might pass by..."

Zhang Yi's temptation to Zhu Biao was easily resolved by Zhu Biao.

He tried again:
"Brother, I have some good news to tell my brother!"

(End of this chapter)