Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 51 The Holy Book of Potato Planting
In the winter of the seventeenth year of Hongwu's reign, heavy snow enveloped the entire Ming Palace.

In the Fengtian Hall, the earth dragon and the heater were burning brightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair, holding a red pen in his hand. There were piles of memorials in front of him. Dong Lun, Wang Jing and other great scholars stood aside, their eyes full of awe, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.

Since Zhu Xiongying's second batch of radio stations were sent to the Ming Dynasty, the central government's control over local areas has been as tight as a giant network. News that once took "months" or even "years" to be delivered to various places can now be delivered in an instant. To, appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the person who can best experience the benefits of smooth communication. Sometimes, he even feels that the entire Ming Empire seems to be in the palm of his hand. This feeling of using his arms and fingers makes him feel extremely satisfied.

Whenever this happens, Zhu Yuanzhang can't help but think of his eldest grandson. Without his eldest grandson, it would be impossible for him to experience this unprecedented sense of power control. At the same time, the radio station also brought a great deterrent to local officials. They would no longer They don't dare to have the slightest bit of arrogance, because everyone knows that Saint Sun's abilities are amazing. There will only be more and more of these artifacts, which means that the central government's control over the local area will only become stronger and stronger.

Of course, the power of the prime minister, which seems to never be eliminated, has always been a haze hanging over Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

However, in order to check and balance the civil servant group, especially the abuse of judicial power by grassroots civil servants, Zhu Yuanzhang also reorganized the Three Laws Division this year.

The Three Law Departments, namely the Criminal Department, the Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, encounter major cases and are jointly tried by the Three Law Departments, also known as the "three judicial departments." Among them, the Criminal Department is in charge of the main trial business, and the Dali Temple is in charge of the refutation and correction of unjust and wrong cases. , rehabilitate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the judicial organs.

As mentioned before, Zhu Yuanzhang conducted an experiment in the official system of "four auxiliary officers". At the beginning of the establishment of the Three Laws Division, the original process was that the Ministry of Punishment discussed the names of criminals and reported them to the emperor. The emperor issued an order to send the four auxiliary officers and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , six departments will review the matter.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the "Four Auxiliary Officers" were really useless, so he abolished them and officially changed them to the standard procedures of the Three Laws Division. Zhu Yuanzhang informed the Thirteenth Chief Envoy through the radio station.

"The punishment is an auxiliary tool, and it must not be used carelessly. Therefore, every time you order three trials and five trials, it is just to seek his life. All the prisons and prisons in the world are ordered to belong to the Ministry of Punishment and the Procuratorate for detailed discussion and approval, and then sent to Dali The temple will review the case and then issue a verdict. It is directly under the jurisdiction of all prefectures and prisons, and this order will be approved from now on, so that the common people will have no grievances."

The specific process is to "order the Chief Secretary and the prefectures and counties of Zhili Province to execute them with the cane. The exiles, relocations, exiles, miscellaneous criminals, and capital crimes will be reviewed and recorded by the Department of Execution. The execution will be carried out, and the upper part of the crime of the death row prisoner will be drafted in detail. According to the law, Dali Temple intends to overturn Pingyun, and the prisoner will await a decision. If the love story is unclear or inconsistent, Dali Temple will reject it, correct it and ask again. If the refutation reaches the third level, if the correction is inappropriate, the official will be asked to report it, which is called a refutation. If there is any doubt, If there is an interpretation of the decision and the case is imprisoned, he will change the interpretation and go to another yamen to ask for a proposal; if he does not accept the second interpretation of the interpretation, he will file a memorial and meet with the nine ministers for questioning, which is called a full trial; if he does not accept the third and fourth interpretation, he will then ask for a decree."

In this way, it can be said that the greatest degree of judicial protection has been given to the people who committed the crime. Zhu Yuanzhang's simple desire since his childhood to limit the judicial power of civilian officials and to convict the people of unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases can be regarded as a big step forward.

Moreover, now that there is a radio station sent by Da Sun, these civil servants should really stop using the excuse that the sky is high and the road is far away. If you dare not treat the common people as human beings, Zhu Yuanzhang will dare to let you experience the fun of the nine tribes.

Feeling a little tired from reviewing the memorials, Zhu Yuanzhang casually picked up the books placed next to the dragon case.

This book is exactly the one "Potato Cultivation and Pest and Disease Control" that Zhu Xiongying sent last time.

Holy book! Thank you Da Sun!

Zhu Yuanzhang watched with relish. In fact, the food problem cannot be solved by sending seeds to ancient times. Farming is not that simple.

First of all, modern crops are used together with chemical fertilizers. But in ancient times, if there were no chemical fertilizers, it would only consume the fertility of the cultivated land, so crop rotation is necessary. A reasonable crop rotation is to plant potatoes for two years and then have to take a year or even a year and a half. There must be enough time to nourish the land and restore its fertility, so this book explains in detail how to rotate crops.

Secondly, crop seeds must be bred, otherwise they will definitely continue to degrade. Of course, no matter how degraded, the yield will definitely be higher than that of ancient crops. In addition to the methods described in this book, the wisdom of the Chinese working people is infinite. Yes, we have had relevant experience for a long time. For example, the "Book of Pan Sheng" in the Western Han Dynasty recorded the "Method of Breeding". In history, there are many kinds of local breeding methods in various places, so it is definitely not used in breeding. worry.

Finally, the toxins in potatoes accumulated. The Great Famine in Ireland was caused by the British only allowing the Irish to grow potatoes. The outbreak of late blight directly caused the Irish to lose their harvest of potatoes, and toxins were always present in subsequent plantings. This great famine The famine caused the death of a quarter of the Irish people. Modern potato seeds have been iterated for hundreds of years and are basically non-toxic, so the potatoes sent by Zhu Xiongying can be planted and can even be used for tuber propagation. It will take decades, but you must not plant all the land with potatoes, otherwise there will still be a risk of great famine. The book also reminds you about potato toxins and great famine.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in front of the Dragon Case, flipping through a book. At this time, a figure quietly appeared outside the gate of Fengtian Palace. This was a tall young eunuch. His steps were not heavy, but he carried a rare characteristic among eunuchs. Calm demeanor.

After entering the hall, he took a few steps forward, saluted in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and reported in a loud and clear voice: "Your Majesty, the radio station in Wulou rang, and the commander of Xiaoling Guard reported that the Yin Yang Qihai has been opened again."

Deep in the palace, there are two radio stations located in the Wen Building and the Wu Building. The Wen Building and the Wu Building are like the emperor's ears. The Wen Building listens to the pulse of the Thirteen Chief Envoys, while the Wu Building concentrates on Receiving the message from Saint Sun Altar of Zhongshan.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He put down the brush in his hand, turned around and said to Dong Lun and Wang Jing beside him: "Let's go to Zhongshan with us."

The reason why he let them go this time instead of keeping the information to himself was mainly because Zhu Yuanzhang felt that there should be no secrets this time.

The two bachelors, Dong Lun and Wang Jing, who had not yet been to Zhongshan Saint Sun Altar, could be said to be very curious. They followed Zhu Yuanzhang to this mysterious place that was said to be closely related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Yin Yang Qi Sea has opened again, an existence that swallows up all the light, and it seems to hide endless secrets.

Looking at the Yin Yang Qi Hai, Dong Lun and Wang Jing couldn't help but feel a little in awe.

Because the Yin Yang Qi Sea is not a dark whirlpool, but a piece of "nothingness".

The difference here is a bit similar to the difference between covering your eyes with a black cloth and simply closing one eye. When you close your eyes, you feel "emptiness" instead of black.

The Yin Yang Qihai is such a strange and awe-inspiring place of nothingness.

It's like cutting the three-dimensional space into a circle with no head or tail. This circle just exists, with no thickness to speak of, and no one knows where it leads or what the opposite side looks like.

(End of this chapter)