Chapter 493 It is getting harder and harder to govern
Ibrahim's letter is very long, but the text only accounts for a small half of it. Most of it is drawings: Although the Czech ZB26 light machine gun was known for its simple structure and reliable performance in the 20th century, it was not suitable for the deformed technology tree of this era. , it is too tall. Therefore, Ibrahim very considerately drew a lot of detailed structural drawings, and clearly explained the material ratio of each component.
In this regard, Ibrahim did not hold back: thanks to China being the second most powerful country in the world before time travel, he has never underestimated the Chinese. If you tamper with the drawings, you are really a Chinese scientist in this era. Can't you see? If China is offended at this time, and India has no hope at all, then no one can really help him on a large scale.
On Zhu Youdong's side, instead of launching a light machine gun first after having ready-made blueprints, he would have to spend several years developing a submachine gun. That was of course not advisable. So he and Xu Guangqi quickly returned to Fangshan. At another meeting of the firearms team, many engineers made a decision: Zhao Shizhen and his people would first try to make a few light machine guns according to the drawings for testing. Sun Yuanhua would use the drawings of the light machine guns as a reference to continue to develop submachine guns.
In addition to firearms, the arrival of celluloid technology also means that Ming Dynasty's industrial production will make a huge leap: yes, this is a primitive plastic, which is flammable, brittle and even has the risk of spontaneous combustion if left for a long time. and many other problems. However, this is plastic. After this thing is available, it is foreseeable that the various plastic industries in Ming Dynasty will have a blowout development!
As for the practicality of plastics? Hey, which modern person in future generations does not have a large number of plastic micromolecules in the body? Although this is a large-scale environmental pollution that will endanger the survival of the race sooner or later. But the reason for this situation is not because plastics are widespread Has it entered into all aspects of human beings?
Zhu Youdong didn't mean to underestimate Ibrahim at all: he actually became a powerful minister despite being unable to ascend to the throne of Sultan due to his background. This alone is amazing. In the technology given to him, he also looks very impressive. , although these technologies are definitely not the most advanced technologies he has mastered, the sincerity shown in them is completely unlike the petty and fussy way the Japanese time traveler treated Siam.
All in all, I owe this favor a bit too much.
When he came out of Fangshan School, the sun had long disappeared. Zhu Youdong yawned: "Mr. Xu has worked hard today. Go back and rest early. We will discuss how to assist the Ottomans at the state meeting tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and rest early."
Zhu Youdong smiled at Xu Guangqi's words and said nothing.
It will be about seven or eight o'clock in the evening. How can we rest after we go back? The work of rebuilding the Yellow Book started in the 41st year of Wanli is now in its eighth year. A new round of Yellow Book statistics will be released in two years' time. Completion - that is to say, the whole country will start to move again after the Spring Festival next year at most, and now it is already November. The court has not yet come up with a specific plan!
It’s not that the officials are incompetent, but that we have too many things to do in recent years. The military yellow books have been cleared, but the relocation of millions of military households is a huge project: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works All the ministries were involved, and the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment were also extremely busy.
In addition to the resettlement of military households, with the liberalization of maritime transport, profit-seeking merchants quickly abandoned water transport and switched to sea transport. The living standards of the water workers on both sides of the canal dropped sharply. According to Jin Yiwei's information, now, the workers on both sides of the canal are
The Xiang Sect and the White Lotus Sect began to flourish rapidly: there is no doubt that the uprising, uh, no, it is a rebellion, and it is probably about to happen soon.
Folk religions that cannot justify these teachings are basically scum in terms of combat effectiveness. Not to mention the current New Army, even the guardsmen before the Ming Dynasty would not be inferior in a battle with them. Therefore, Zhu Youdong is not worried about what these guys can achieve.
Thing: In his opinion, the best treatment for abscesses is to wait until the abscesses fester on their own.
No matter how diligent and caring the emperor is, he cannot achieve comprehensive social security at the current level of productivity. In addition, the emerging capitalists in the Ming Dynasty are still working hard to carry out primitive accumulation. Therefore, there must be a considerable number of people in the Ming Dynasty.
Living in poverty - in this way, folk religions naturally have their own space for survival. If the Wenxiang Sect is banned, there will still be the Smell-Smelling Sect, and without the White Lotus Sect, there will still be the Green Lotus Sect.
In normal times, these folk religious leaders are highly respected among the people. If he did not rebel, it would be unsightly for you to arrest and kill him directly. However, he really raised the flag to rebel and sent out elites to arrest and kill their leaders. At this time, public opinion
There is no pressure anymore.
As for the ignorant people who followed these religious leaders to rebel? Hey, in the historical perspective, Emperor Chongzhen once said something like, "Thieves and bandits are like my innocent sons." I can't be a time traveler and not as good as Emperor Chongzhen, right? Those who live at the bottom of society,
Isn't it okay to join the rebel team and roar a few times to express your inner resentment? When the imperial army arrives and the key members are captured, these guys disperse and go home to do whatever they are supposed to do. What's wrong with them?
In short, a good emperor should be cruel on the outside and tolerant on the inside: no matter how cruel he is to external enemies, all kinds of conspiracies, and even wars. He should still be patient and patient with the people inside.
But after the other party rebels, he must arrest and kill his leader quickly. The intelligence work must be done in advance. These are things that he, the emperor, must know in advance and control the overall situation.
In addition, it is already November. The provincial examinations in various places have been completed one after another, and the candidates are also on their way to Beijing. In Zhu Youdong's plan, during next year's general examination, he will tentatively propose the imperial examination.
There is a reform plan.
The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were much more enlightened than the scholars of the Qing Dynasty in terms of historical standards, and their practical work ability was also much better. But in any case, these guys were only educated in the Four Books and Five Classics, and they were not as civilized as the scholars of the Han and Tang Dynasties
Compared with military positions and the ability to switch between military positions and civilian positions at will, it is really far behind. In the reality that this country is changing rapidly due to the rapid increase in productivity, the existing traditional education and examinations can no longer provide enough for the country.
Yes, highly qualified officials.
Starting from Bingchenke more than five years ago, two batches of 17 people from Fangshan students have passed the Jinshi examination and become officials. The typical representative of these people is Li Jia, the governor of Singapore.
Through these years of practical work, the governing abilities of Fangshan officials who have undergone systematic and comprehensive study are generally stronger than those of ordinary scholars. This has been very clear in the previous assessments of the Ministry of Personnel.
Now, the size of Fangshan School has expanded to nine grades and nearly 30,000 students. It is said that in this year's provincial examinations across the country, more than 200 candidates have studied at Fangshan School.
Therefore, the time is ripe to propose the reform of the imperial examination at this time.
Of course, the imperial examination is the main way for ordinary people to become officials. In a country like China where most people still want to be officials, the reform of the imperial examination must be done with caution. Zhu Youdong still needs more time to complete the relevant plans.
.I will try it out next year, just blow it in the air and see the reaction.
In addition to the domestic mainland, there are also many things happening in overseas states and other vassals. For example, Yangon State overseas is now strictly prohibiting drugs. But according to Hong Chengchou's report, poppy cultivation has spread in Myanmar: not only the Bamar people are cultivating it,
Even the Mon and Shan people, who used to be extremely respectful to the Ming Dynasty, are growing money and silk. It's so exciting.
To be honest, as the scale of Yangon Port is getting larger and larger, its ability to attract money from the whole of Myanmar is also getting stronger and stronger. Burmese dignitaries and ordinary people instinctively want more money to buy Yangon Port.
thing, and there is no doubt that poppy cultivation can make money much faster than growing food.
Well, this is a good time to completely take Myanmar into your hands through drug control. However, there is still a war that is raging in Manila...
Hey, the emperor, how can he be so easy to be? Although Zhu Youdong has been very careful not to take power and only makes decisions on many things. But now, due to the rapid development of society in Ming Dynasty, all walks of life are more and more closely connected, so that they often
A single move can affect the whole body. This requires those in power to have a very high degree of understanding and control over all aspects of the country. And this, to put it bluntly, puts higher and higher demands on Zhu Youdong's ability to govern.
How pitiful it is that before I time traveled, I was just an ordinary person who went to work to see patients and played games after get off work.
"Founderization."
"My slave is here."
"Let's go back to Qianqing Palace. After we go back, you first send someone to tell the queen and concubine that I will sleep alone in Qianqing Palace tonight and I will not go to Kunning Palace or anything else."
Chapter completed!