At the same time that Cai Jing reported Ju Ming, countless officials also reported Cai Jing. Because the flood area was getting wider and wider, officials both inside and outside blamed Cai Jing.
Roads in Zhejiang, Huainan, Jiangnan, Jinghu, Guangnan, and Fujian are all flooded by midsummer!
Due to unfavorable relief efforts, the refugees fled everywhere.
Faced with the snowflakes of disaster reporting documents and impeachment memorials, Song Huizong issued two imperial edicts one after another:
The first is to ban cliques.
Those memorials impeaching Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Zhu Meng, Tong Guan, and Liang Shicheng must be someone forming a clique to launch an attack. If it were not an organized and planned act, how could there be a large number of impeachment memorials in a short period of time?
The second step was to order all supervisors in the south to quickly urge the refugees to return to their hometowns.
There were too many refugees, and troubles would easily occur if they were not dispersed. As for how the people would live after they were forcibly dispersed, that was not within the scope of Song Huizong's consideration.
Because Song Huizong had more important matters - the emperor published a book.
Ju Ming's improved ink and movable type technology made printing cheaper. Song Huizong printed 5,000 copies of the "Imperial Commentary on the Tao Te Ching" in one go. He personally annotated it and ordered it to be distributed to prefectures and counties, Taoism and Taoist temples.
This was just the beginning, and another 3,000 copies of "Dao History" were printed.
"History of Taoism" is a chronicle of Taoist history. Cai Jing is the nominal editor-in-chief and the editor is led by Lin Lingsu.
Next, we will compile "Dao Canon" (a companion volume to "Dao History").
At the same time, doctors of Taoism were officially established in Taixue and preparatory schools. At the suggestion of Lin Lingsu, Taoist officials and Taoist grades were re-adjusted, and the official system of Taoist priests became larger.
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"boom!"
On the hill behind the iron smelting yard, Ju Ming fired a shot himself, and the bullets flew away without knowing where to go.
Tu Shen smiled and picked up the other one. After loading the gun, he carefully aimed at the target dozens of meters away.
Well...it didn't miss the target.
The bird gun is different from the fire gun. This thing has a longer barrel and is equipped with an aiming star. It has a longer range and higher accuracy.
The name of the bird gun comes from its ability to hit flying birds.
Tu Shen said: "I led people to repeatedly measure the amount of medicine to be filled, and it is appropriate to use one cartridge and two cartridges."
As the air tightness of muskets increases and granular gunpowder is used, the amount of powder dispensed is also constantly changing.
At first, the weight of the gunpowder and the projectile were almost equal. Gradually, the weight of the gunpowder became two-thirds, one-half, and one-third of the projectile.
The optimal dosage can ensure the power while saving gunpowder and making it less likely to explode.
"Cut the bamboo tube to get the medicine. The capacity of the bamboo tube is constant." Zhu Ming ordered.
Tu Shen nodded: "This method is good, and filling the medicine is faster."
After solving the problem of fixing the filling amount, Tu Shen added: "The craftsmen are already skilled and can make a gun in 28 days. When fixing the gun tube, riveting is used now. If it is replaced with a copper hoop, it can still be made."
Reduce manufacturing time.”
Ju Ming asked: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?"
Tu Shen said: "The copper hoop is inconvenient to disassemble and clean, but it is easy to make. Riveting is cumbersome to make, but it is easier to disassemble and clean."
"Let's just use riveting for the time being." Ju Ming is not in a hurry now. He will use copper hoop fixation when large-scale production is carried out.
In fact, there is a more trouble-free method, that is, the Qing Dynasty learned from Turkey and used thin cotton rope to wrap it. When cleaning the gun barrel, it can be removed by untying the rope, which is more trouble-free than riveting and copper hoops. But the disadvantages are also obvious.
If the barrel of the gun is overheated, the thin cotton rope may be burned directly during the battle.
Ju Ming is already very satisfied. His expectation was to make one in 40 days, but now he can make one in 28 days.
Ju Ming asked again: "How far can it hit?"
Tu Shen said: "We have made two kinds of bird guns, one with a barrel two feet and two inches (67.5 cm) long, and one with a barrel three feet and one inch (95.2 cm) long. It is difficult to measure how far it can hit.
, anyway, the longer the barrel, the heavier the projectile, and the more powder filled, the farther it will hit. The farthest projectile was found eighty feet (245 meters) away."
245 meters is a dynamic range, and the effective range must be more than 100 meters. Qi Jiguang asked the soldiers to fire the guns 100 meters away. It seems that the range was carefully measured.
But that's too far. Even if the shotgun is highly accurate, the naked eye can't keep up with the distance.
Aiming a hundred meters away is entirely based on feeling.
Ju Ming made another circle and then returned to the city by boat.
This year's summer grain collection period has ended, and the quota has still not been fulfilled, so the performance assessment will definitely fail.
The flood season in the Han River Basin is even later, roads in the south have been flooded, and large-scale rainfall has not yet started in Jinzhou.
As the governor of the state, Ju Ming was able to relax.
The yamen were running well, and he did not need to interfere too much. Instead, he focused more on giving lectures. During holidays, a large number of officials, scholars, and even common people came to listen to the lectures.
"University" is occasionally taught, but more often "Tao Yongce" is explained.
Coming back from the iron smelting yard today, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the state government office, Ju Ming felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
"Prefect," Guo Wenzhong and Wang Jia were guarding the lobby and whispered, "there is an official document from the imperial court."
Zhu Ming quickly walked into Huangtang, where Huang Gui, Wu Mao, Qian Chen, Zhang Bor, Li Bao, Fan Zhun and many other officials had already gathered there.
"What happened?" Zhu Ming smiled.
Wu Mao handed over an imperial edict, which was at the edict level.
Ju Ming took it and took a look, and found that the content was nothing more than banning books and learning. This was within his expectation and was the worst situation.
Then I looked at the official document and it was found that the postal officer had been demoted to the sixth level. If he were demoted further, he would no longer be a Beijing official.
"Magistrate of Hanyuan County in Lizhou?" Zhu Ming was a little surprised by his new assignment. He thought that the emperor wanted him to collect wine taxes.
Qian Chen sighed: "Oh, the prefect shouldn't give lectures."
"Why can't we talk about it?" Zhang Bor was extremely angry. "The theory of the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Eight Eyes is inherited from the knowledge of sages. If we can't talk about it, what else can we talk about in the future?"
Ju Ming comforted him: "I have been in Jinzhou for a year and a half. Even if I didn't encounter this kind of thing, I would have left in as little as half a year or as long as one year. Don't think too much about it."
The term of office of a magistrate in the Song Dynasty was not fixed, and could be one year, two years, three years, six years, etc.
Governors with one or two-year terms are basically gold-plated and have mixed seniority.
If it is in a border area, military generals may even be appointed governors, and some may not move for more than ten years.
Ju Ming belongs to the magistrate who came down to gild the state. In half a year, as long as the emperor does not forget him, he will definitely be transferred out of Jinzhou. If something like this happens now, it will be nothing more than leaving half a year in advance.
The iron smelting yard will continue to operate, it is his private property.
"Prefect Zhu!"
When he learned that Ju Ming had returned to the state government, Li Daochong came over after hearing the news and gloated: "I heard that the prefect was about to leave office, so I came to see him off in advance."
Zhu Mingyun said calmly: "I wonder if Li Dapuan has ever been promoted to a high level?"
Li Daochong smiled and said, "I'm lucky that I was recommended by a noble person in the court. I was transferred to Hangzhou as a general magistrate. I was also promoted to a higher rank as a postal officer."
Hangzhou?
Ju Ming's expression was a little strange, and he raised his hands and said: "Hangzhou is prosperous and richest in the world. Congratulations to Li Daban!"
"To each other, I also congratulate Governor Zhu," Li Daochong said with a smile on his face, "Lizhou is a border area. Today's Holy Emperor attaches great importance to martial arts. Perhaps Governor Zhu can expand his territory and become a marquis."
Ju Ming said: "I would like to lend you your kind words."
Li Daochong came to see the fun. He really wanted to see Ju Ming's depressed and painful expression. But Ju Ming actually laughed and seemed not to be affected at all.
He deliberately sarcastic words a few more times, but still couldn't make Ju Ming lose his composure. Li Daochong soon felt bored and turned around and walked away.
"What a villain!" Huang Gui spat.
But Zhu Ming smiled and said, "It's just a good time for him to be transferred, so as not to make this guy angry with you after I leave."
The officials of Jinzhou really thought this way. It didn't matter whether Ju Ming left or not. They were afraid that Li Daochong would stay behind and give them little shoes to wear.
As long as Li Daocheng is gone, no matter who is the first or second leader, Jinzhou officials will have enough time to consolidate the power of each department. No matter who the new magistrate and general magistrate is, they will cooperate if they do not cause trouble.
, if they dare to interfere, they will work together to stand up.
Especially the subordinate officials, after Ju Ming's reshuffle, they have taken control of Jinzhou City.
Not long after, Zhang Gen also came.
The officials dispersed, and Zhu Ming spoke to Zhang Gen alone.
"It's not easy to be the magistrate of Hanyuan County," Zhang Gen said when they met.
Zhu Ming asked: "What is the situation in Hanyuan? I don't know yet."
Zhang Gen explained: "Lizhou has only one county and one city, which is Hanyuan County. The Han people live around the county seat, and outside are the familiar barbarians, and outside there are the barbarians. The population of barbarians is more than ten times that of the Han people.
Taizu held the jade ax to demarcate the border, and never used troops south of the Dadu River."
"Jade axes are used to demarcate borders and soldiers are never used. Is this true?" Zhu Ming didn't quite believe it.
Zhang Gen said: "Maybe it's true, at least that's what the courtiers say."
Zhu Ming asked again: "Who is the governor of Lizhou?"
Zhang Gen shook his head: "I don't know."
The magistrate of Lizhou at this time was Yu Wenchang, who came from the Yuwen family in Chengdu.
This guy's hometown is in Chengdu, and Lizhou is affiliated with Chengdu Fulu. Logically speaking, he should avoid being an official. It can only be explained that the appointment of magistrates in border areas is not particular.
Zhang Gen said: "Jiangxi Province is flooded. I'm afraid my daughter's dowry will not be delivered until the floods pass."
Ju Ming smiled and said: "If a man marries a wife, why should he care about the dowry?"
Zhang Gen suggested: "Then you can take office after getting married?"
"Just follow what Taishan said!" Zhu Ming said with his hands in hand.
Li Daochong was really anxious to go to Hangzhou. He took his belongings and personal entourage and set off by boat the next day. When he arrived in Jiangling, the flood had receded, and he happily went down the Yangtze River.
There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. The prosperous and prosperous Hangzhou is waiting for him.
Moreover, he is also the general magistrate in charge of finance, and all taxes in Hangzhou must pass through his hands.
Li Daochong had long forgotten all about Ju Ming and Jinzhou. He would rather serve as a magistrate in Hangzhou for ten years than be transferred to another place to be a magistrate.
There is a lacquer garden owner named Fang La in Qingxi County who also suffered from floods this year.
After the flood receded a little, the collector came to the door. Not only was the raw lacquer included in the Huashi Gang, he also had to hand over a batch of wood. The government promised to pay him, but the money was only enough to cover the labor costs of felling the wood and cutting the lacquer.
Manichaeism was popular in Muzhou, so Fang La went to the city to study the teachings, and after returning to his hometown, he opened a forum to teach the Dharma.
From the current point of view, it is more like a mutual aid organization. The believers are brothers and usually help each other and keep warm.
The cohesion is extremely strong, and people enthusiastically join the religion.
(It’s my son’s birthday today. I was playing with him during the day. I originally wrote a single chapter to explain the situation, but I posted it to the front free chapter. It seems that no readers have seen it...)
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