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Chapter 635
The entire city of Beijing is lively, the entire Ming Dynasty is shaking, and people all over the world are carnivaling.Life, old age, sickness and death are no longer legends, but traces can be found, and the day can be expected. That subtle world has been rapidly understood by people.The tremors emanating from the center of the Ming Dynasty are spreading to the entire Ming Dynasty wave after wave.

Everyone in the world was having a carnival, but Yang Reform stayed in the palace, watching all this calmly and calmly, the previous excitement and complacency had faded now.The attitude towards this matter now is like a spectator, as if these things have nothing to do with him at all.

It's already autumn, and the weather is not so hot anymore, but Yang Reform still likes to come to the Taiye Lake. The gentle autumn wind and the rippling lake can make people's minds more open.

"Huh..." Yang Reform let out a long breath.Some complicated things in my heart disturbed my thoughts.

"Your Majesty, do you want some tea?" Seeing the emperor waking up from deep thought, Wang Chengen immediately came over to serve him. The situation inside the palace these days is quite different from that outside the palace. There was an endless stream of people coming to see Zhang Shenxian's demeanor. It can be said that the people who came had almost crowded the city of Beijing.But in this palace, because of the emperor's mood, it seemed more and more silent. No one knew what the emperor was thinking. It stands to reason that the emperor has won so wonderfully and won so much, so he should be happy, he should be happy Yes, no, after the emperor was slightly happy, the palace seemed to have returned to the original old road. The inside and outside of the palace formed two sharp contrasts. Of course, these are just what some caring people can see It turns out that ordinary court ladies and eunuchs are still hotly discussing birth, old age, sickness and death.

"Well, let's put it there. Go and invite Master Sun. I want to talk to Master Sun." Yang Reform's brows were either furrowed or wide open. .

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen agreed, and went to work with some puzzlement and worry.

Yang Reform told Wang Chengen to do things, but he seemed to be lost in thought.

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"I see Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong arrived soon, and seeing the emperor meditating alone in the pavilion, he was also thoughtful.

"Oh, it's Master Sun! Excuse me..." Yang Reform woke up from his contemplation and said, at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong said.

The scene stopped for a while.Yang Reform still looked at the misty Taiye Pond in front of him, and said after a while, "Master Sun, let me take a walk..."

"I obey the order!" Sun Chengzong said.

Yang Reform turned to Wang Chengen again and said, "Big Companion, Master Sun and I have something to say, don't let the idlers get too close." Yang Reform also told Wang Chengen not to let the eunuchs and maids get too close.

"Your servant obeys the order!" Wang Chengen agreed, knowing that the emperor had something important to say, and he knew exactly what he should do.

Yang Reform was thoughtful, and walked out of the pavilion with faint thoughts.Sun Chengzong also followed.

After leaving the pavilion, Yang Reform stopped again, looked back at the pavilion, and Sun Chengzong also stopped.

"Master Sun looked at the misty Taiye Pool, and then at this pavilion, what do you think?" Yang Reform asked Sun Chengzong with a faint smile.

"...This..." Sun Chengzong suddenly heard the emperor asking him like this, and he was a little puzzled. Why did the emperor ask this question?
Seeing that Sun Chengzong was also stunned for a moment, Yang Reform smiled, turned around and started walking again, Sun Chengzong was puzzled, why did the emperor mention this, what is the relationship between the lake surface and this pavilion?Seeing the emperor walking forward again, he hurriedly followed, half a body behind the emperor.But Wang Cheng'en was a little further away, eunuchs, court ladies, and guards were even further away.

"Master Sun, have you ever heard the phrase 'worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later'?" Yang Reform walked a certain distance, looked back at the pavilion, and asked again.

"...'Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later?'... Your Majesty is referring to the "Yueyang Tower" written by Duke Fan Wenzheng of the former Song Dynasty?" Sun Chengzong immediately understood.Unexpectedly, the emperor actually thought of this, it must be too far away, the Beijing city is thousands of miles away from Yueyang.

"That's right! I have only recently understood the value of these two sentences, and I have a deep understanding of these two sentences. Before, I just read them in general. Now, as a king, I want to make strategies for the people of the world. Let’s interpret this sentence again, it’s very touching..." Yang Reform expressed his inner thoughts, feeling quite emotional.As an emperor, you have to start thinking about the future when people are still reveling in discovering that world, and you have to formulate strategies for the next few years, even decades, or hundreds of years. How many people are lonely in this? know?As a student before, I read this famous article and these two sentences, but I felt that this article was well written. Those who can write these two sentences feel admiration, but in fact, they cannot understand the feeling of sorrow for the people of the world in their hearts.Now, it can be regarded as a real experience of Fan Zhongyan's feeling of worrying for the people of the world.It is not unreasonable for the ancient emperors to say that they are lonely...

"Your Majesty, these two sentences are rare and famous, and this "Yueyang Tower" is also a rare and famous article. Fan Zhengwen's concern for the country and the people is engraved in these two sentences. , can also be regarded as a portrayal of Fan Wenzheng's life..." Sun Chengzong commented on Fan Zhongyan, Fan Zhongyan is a historical celebrity, and his deeds and materials are almost necessary for every literati.

"Yes! This "Yueyang Tower" is indeed a rare and good article. This "worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" is a rare famous sentence. I am still here..." Yang Reform recalled the scene when the teacher forced me to memorize this famous article when I was studying. At that time, although I thought this article was very good and these two sentences were very good, it was absolutely impossible to have the feeling I have today. , Forget about it for a while, and almost said what I said in my student days.

"..." Sun Chengzong could see that the emperor had a lot of things on his mind, so he expressed his feelings. Thinking that everyone in the world was talking about Zhang Xianyong, Sun Chengzong also understood why the emperor thought this way.When the people in the world are still happy and happy, they have to think about the future for the people in the world; worries come first, and enjoyment comes later. Throughout the ages, how many people can do this?Thinking of the emperor's achievements in winning the tax payment dispute, creating "immortals" and so on, it can be said that turning his hands into clouds, turning his hands into rain, how high-spirited and chic; Toil and worry about the future, this gap is so big that outsiders can't imagine it, and it is not difficult to understand these emotions.

"... Your Majesty has something on his mind?" Sun Chengzong asked, not many people dare to ask the emperor like that, the emperor's authority is quite heavy nowadays, almost like a "god", almost omnipotent, who would dare So ask the emperor?As long as Sun Chengzong can ask, other people dare not even think about it, maybe even Xu Guangqi dare not ask such a question. Although Xu Guangqi is powerful and famous, he is far away from the emperor after all, so it is better for him to be close to the emperor.

"Well, I have something on my mind! I'm bored in my heart, and I'm really troubled, so I want to talk to Master Sun..." Yang Reform said lightly, these things are too heavy for one person to put in his heart , can find someone to speak out, listen to other people's thoughts, it will undoubtedly be much more comfortable, but none of these things is not a big deal, and all of them involve the fate of all beings, so how can you talk about it casually with others?Whoever knows this can even influence the fate of many people.Yang Reform did not dare to tell others, nor could he. The only person he could talk to was Sun Chengzong. Even if it was Sun Chengzong, Yang Reform did not dare to tell Sun Chengzong about certain things. This concern really deserves the word heavy.

"The minister is listening..." Sun Chengzong didn't have too much pretense, so he replied directly.

"A few days ago, I summoned two people to Beijing, one named Hong Chengchou and the other named Lu Xiangsheng. I don't know if Master Sun has any impression of these two people?" Yang Reform thought for a while, and decided to start with these two people.

"Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng? Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, they must have been very good at growing sweet potatoes before." Sun Chengzong said.

"That's right, one is a politician from Shaanxi, and the other is a prefect of Daming Prefecture. Does Master Sun know why I called them to Beijing? And why do I value them?" Yang Reform said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, if I'm not wrong, first of all, these two people are hardworking and have some abilities, and they have fallen into His Majesty's eyes. Your Majesty wants to promote and reuse them. As for why you value them, it is difficult for Shi Shoufu to govern , the government officials in various places have dealt with the matter, and they have tried their best to delay the promotion of sweet potatoes. His Majesty's removal of these two people is also to set an example for the officials of the world, so as to establish a positive trend..." Sun Chengzong had something to say, He didn't hide his inner thoughts at all, and there were not many people who could openly talk to the emperor like this, and Sun Chengzong was one of them.

"That's right, I think the same way. It's really difficult to do something practical for the common people in the world!" Yang Reform sighed and said, Yang Reform did not know how much effort he had put into planting sweet potatoes to achieve today's results , Thinking of the process, can only be emotional.

"..." Sun Chengzong was speechless for a while. The promotion of sweet potatoes, if the emperor had no backers, I'm afraid it would just be nothing...

There was a little silence.The pace of Yang's reform remained the same, and Sun Chengzong followed closely.

"...Master Sun, do you know how I plan to reuse these two people?" Yang Reform was silent for a while, continued walking for a while, and then said, what was in his heart has been spoken out, and his heart is much more relaxed.

"...Return to Your Majesty, this minister doesn't know..." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said.

"Actually, if you want to talk about the future of these two people, it is nothing more than two careers in the military and government. Inside, you will be the Minister of the Minister to manage the government; outside, you will be the governor and the governor to manage the army..." Yang Reform said, talking while walking, but he didn't know where his thoughts were drifting. went.

"Your Majesty is right," Sun Chengzong said.

"Does Master Sun know whether I plan to put them inside or outside?" Yang Reform asked with a slight smile, and asked Sun Chengzong a small question, with a rather flat smile.

"This..., this minister doesn't know." Sun Chengzong hesitated for a while, and chose not to answer, after all, this was a bit too much.

"It's okay, Master Sun can just talk." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Well, that minister is bold. I feel that, judging from the difficulty of promoting sweet potatoes nowadays, His Majesty intends to include them. However, my frontier is not very peaceful now, and there will always be a few battles." If we want to fight, we still need a reliable person to sit in the town, and His Majesty intends to transfer Yuan Ziru to the capital, I am afraid that we need a reliable person outside the pass, I think it may be one inside and one outside..." Sun Chengzong said.

"Hehe... Master Sun is right, but I actually want to put both of them outside. Although there is a shortage of people inside, it is not as bad as outside. Even if there is no talent in internal affairs, He is a mediocre person, so it is not enough to make things worse, but the military outside is different. If the commander is a mediocre person, I am afraid that he will not be harmed alone, but the three armies will be exhausted. There is a shortage of generals, and there are many people who are good at fighting. It is a pity that there are still civil servants in charge of the war. Among these civil servants, there are not many who can fight! We don’t train a few now, and we will sweep the grasslands in the future and expand overseas. , where can I find someone?" Yang Reform said this, but he smiled a little, and the smile was still very flat.

"Your Majesty is right, but does Your Majesty believe that these two people can fight?" This matter was slightly beyond Sun Chengzong's expectations. Unexpectedly, the emperor planned to put both of them outside to take charge of fighting , which is somewhat different from what he thought.He also directly asked the emperor if he was sure.

"Are you sure? To be honest, I dare not say that there is no problem. However, I think these two people can handle things in a down-to-earth way. This is beyond most people. Although they may not have led the army before, but I believe that as long as they study hard and do things down-to-earth, they will always be able to achieve something, this, we have to wait for them to go to Beijing and observe for a period of time..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform had a lot of complicated things in his mind, and while he was talking about one thing, he was thinking about another.

"Your Majesty is right," Sun Chengzong said.

"Now that the affairs of the court have been settled, there should be a break in this Liaodong and this grassland. From Nurgan Dusi on the coast of Liaodong to the desert grassland, to Gansu Town, and even the Duogan Dusi back then, this is a top priority." Since the journey of thousands of miles is to be solved, it must be cleaned up. Such a large area may not be enough for two people..." Yang Reform said again, talking about the expansion of Northeast China, Mongolia and Siberia, and even Xinjiang and Tibet. As early as in Yang's reform plan, it was a must. In such a large place, it is obviously impossible for one person to lead troops to fight such a wide area. Communication alone is a problem, so several leaders will definitely be needed According to the rule of the Ming Dynasty that the leaders of the army are all civil servants, it is obvious that several civil servants who can fight are needed. Yang Reform had to find someone among these civil servants who could fight in the Ming Dynasty.

This is only the important people on land. If the sea expansion is included, the shortage of people will be even greater. Of course, matters at sea are not so urgent now, but there is still time.

When the emperor said this, Sun Chengzong was emotional and silent. He wanted to persuade the emperor not to be greedy, so as not to overwhelm the Ming Dynasty, but what the emperor said made sense. Since the defense of the Great Wall costs so much military expenditure every year, why? With the same amount of military expenditure, why not take up a little more territory?Now it is different from before, even if it is barren land, as long as a few acres of sweet potatoes are planted, it will not starve to death. Although those lands are bitter and cold, it is better than starving to death at home, not to mention there are so many people now. If you want to look at the problem from the height of the "world", you should occupy more territory. Sun Chengzong remembered that a few days ago he taught himself to look at the problem from the height of the "world". It is even more impossible to persuade the emperor. This "world" is cruel. I didn't know it before, and it's fine if I don't understand it. But now I know and understand it, so I have to look at the problem from this height.

Yang Reform took the lead, strolling on the edge of the Taiye Pool, the autumn breeze blows, it is very cool, the sparkling lake surface, the branches swaying with the wind, it is a good autumn picture.

This matter is one of the many problems in Yang Reform's mind. When he speaks out, he feels better. It is really not a good thing to pretend to be too many things in his mind, and it is really tormenting.

"Alas..." Yang Reform seemed to return to this place, and he let out a long sigh.

"Is Your Majesty still worried?" Sun Chengzong asked again.

"Of course, the expansion is imperative, not only on the land, but also on the sea..." Yang Reform still decided to tell Sun Chengzong what was in his heart, but in the middle of the conversation, I don't know where to start.

"..." Sun Chengzong didn't know how to respond to the emperor's hesitant words.

"...Your Majesty, expansion is imperative. The benefit that expansion brings to the Ming Dynasty is that it can alleviate the situation of having no land to support people. It will take decades, or even hundreds of years, and there is no rush. At this moment..." Sun Chengzong explained.

Yang Reform is silent. Standing at the height of a lonely family and widows, "worrying about the world's worries first" is really a high-spirited and widowed person, and it is difficult to even express what he wants.

"Then what does Master Sun think of my tax dispute?" Yang Reform sighed and asked again.

"The dispute over tax payment? This is naturally a good thing. The imperial court's expenditure far exceeds its income. If this continues, the world will definitely fall apart. Now that His Majesty has collected the world's tax sources in one fell swoop, naturally he will no longer worry about paying taxes. There will be sufficient taxes, whether it is to provide relief to the people, or to resist foreign humiliation, only then can it be maintained, and the world can enjoy peace..." Sun Chengzong said.

Yang Reform was silent again.As a loner, I have lowered my height enough, but I still don't know how to express what I feel in my heart.

"...Then what does Master Sun think of Liulizhai? What do you think of the land farming in Jinzhou?" Yang Reform asked after being silent for a while.

"...This, Liulizhai?... The world says it is a mountain of gold and silver... As for farming in Jinzhou, the world also thinks it is a way to get rich, and now it is flocking to it..." Sun Chengzong replied puzzled. Why did you ask Liulizhai?

Yang Reform was silent for a while.

"...Master Sun, do you know what the wages given by Liulizhai are? What about the wages paid by Jinzhou?" Yang Reform asked.

Sun Chengzong was very puzzled.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know about this minister. However, working in Liulizhai has always been envied by the world. I think Liulizhai treats the staff well. As for Jinzhou, if you want to make profits there, you will not treat the staff and workers. Too bad..." Sun Chengzong said.

"Is it good to treat the workers and workers if you make a profit?" Yang Reform asked rhetorically.

"...Well, back to Your Majesty, not necessarily. Your Majesty is worried that the boss treats the workers too much? Now that the taxpayers are under His Majesty's control, they dare not perfunctory His Majesty..." Sun Chengzong replied hesitantly.

"If I occupy the silver mines and gold mines of the Japanese country and drive the people of the Japanese country to open mines, does Master Sun think that I will pay the workers of the Japanese country? Or will I give them the same high wages as Liulizhai?" Yang Reform suddenly asked. asked with a bitter smile.

After being silent for a while, Sun Chengzong said: "It stands to reason that I should give it, but that place is too far away. Even if His Majesty wants to give it, I'm afraid it won't reach the miners. Even if I can get it, I'm afraid there won't be many." What's more, they are not the people of my Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid...the people's hearts are all for profit...I have also heard about some mines in the south. It is often the powerful who drive the helpless people to mine. What the miners can get is nothing more than negligible profits, and the main thing is for the powerful..."

"Hey..." Yang Reform let out a long sigh.

Yang Reform feels that he is really high-spirited. Standing on the eve of the advent of capitalism, who knows the original face of capitalism?Knowing the secrets of capital, you are almost alone. This kind of lone family seeking the interests of the world is really not a pleasant thing. It is even difficult to find someone to discuss, and no one can understand your heart. "Worry about the people of the world first, and then enjoy the people of the world", this sentence sounds so beautiful, so powerful, so classic, but in practice, it is full of melancholy and melancholy.

(End of this chapter)