The overall response to Zhang Ximeng's lectures on martial arts was mediocre, and expecting people like Hua Yun to understand what he meant was really embarrassment to their IQs.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang's decree to send personnel to Ryukyu to spread civilization and accept annexation, there was not much movement. It is a small place, not as good as Shangyuan County, and not as popular as Gulou District. It is really hard to mention it.
People's interest. This decree was soon submerged in numerous government decrees. It can be said that there was no wave.
The two most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty were both a little depressed at the moment.
Zhang Ximeng has a little self-doubt. Is there something wrong with my expression ability, or maybe I didn’t speak clearly? Why is no one applauding me?
The discussion needs to be lively!
He regarded this lecture as very important.
Because he previously divided history into three generations, from Qin and Han to Song and Yuan, and proposed the third rise of China... This set of ideas received a considerable response. Song Lian, Liu Ji, and many other people with lofty ideals
They all responded enthusiastically, regarded it as a guide, and even guided the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Ximeng was also very satisfied, and this time he divided the inside and outside after dividing history.
Layer by layer, we deduced outwards and attributed many things to this Chinese system.
Land equalization in the core area, clan issues in the vassal fiefdom, vassal issues in the governor-general, issues of foreign trade, how to handle foreign affairs... Anyway, anything you can think of can be put into this system, and it is in it
Find the right location.
How big is this pattern and how big of a mind is it?
Why don't you understand?
Do you still need me to go out in person and explain everything clearly?
In that case, it would really be a loss of status!
Zhang Ximeng felt aggrieved, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not very comfortable. He was about to enter his eighth year as emperor. Although countries continued to pay tribute to the DPRK, Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept the submission of overseas vassals. Ryukyu was the first.
Zhu Yuanzhang always remembered the two identities mentioned by Zhang Ximeng. He was the emperor of Ming Dynasty and the lord of China. There was almost no objection to these two identities among the emperors of Han and Tang Dynasties.
After all, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was the Khan of Heaven, but in the Song Dynasty, the emperor of the Zhao family was really just an emperor. In the Northern Song Dynasty, he could barely compete with the Liao Kingdom for legitimacy. In the Southern Song Dynasty, how could the ministers have the face to compete with Wan Yan?
Where is the king and father fighting for orthodoxy?
If it is not orthodox and not the master of the world, how can it be said that it is unified?
What is great unification?
For Zhu Yuanzhang, unification means firstly having an extremely powerful Ming Dynasty, with enough force to dominate the world, and the barbarians surrender. Secondly, besides the Ming Dynasty, there are a bunch of countries that surrender to the Ming Dynasty and accept the Chinese order.
In short, not only are you strong, but you also need to have a lot of obedient subordinates to form a civilized order. This is called unity and the master of the world!
Lao Zhu has been working hard in this direction. Although Goryeo had previously intended to surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept it. The reason is simple. Lao Zhu felt that Goryeo was not "Chinese" enough, had too many petty calculations, and its loyalty needed to be strengthened.
Ryukyu was the Chinese country that Zhu Yuanzhang carefully selected and finally agreed to.
It is the first country to be officially incorporated into the Chinese system.
There is not much discussion about such a big matter?
What is the Ministry of Education doing?
Is Li Shanchang's brain blocked?
There is also the Department of Etiquette, these things are really useless from beginning to end. The budget of the Department of Etiquette must be cut this year, let them know how painful it is!
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the two men standing at the top of the tower were very depressed. Could it be that we were too far ahead and others could not keep up?
At this time, the National History Museum sent out an article. The title of the article only had four words: Huayi inside and outside!
After reading this article, both Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang felt a sense of great comfort. They were really close friends!
Look at the signature again, it’s Qian Tang!
What did Qian Tang talk about?
He echoed Zhang Ximeng's division method earlier, and believed that Prime Minister Zhang's arrangement was very reasonable... and then mentioned Huayi. In this area, Qian Tangke wrote a lot of ink. He wrote about the debate between Huayi and Huayi throughout the ages.
Especially when Zhao Song was brought out again, there was really no other way. Who let the old Zhao family stretch his hips so much that he had to argue vigorously just to rouge and powder himself?
The debate between Huayi and Huayi was almost the same concept as orthodoxy in the Song Dynasty. The Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi all discussed it. Without discussing this topic, they are hardly worthy of being called great Confucians.
But Qian Tang sneered at these debates!
Moreover, he also said that when the Yuan Dynasty took control of the Central Plains, it almost turned Xia into barbarians.
Fortunately, the Red Turban Army rose up and drove out the barbarians, the Ming Dynasty was established, and the sun and moon shined again.
This is the rejuvenation of China.
At this juncture, what should we do?
Do we still want to talk about the Huayi debate?
No, what we need is to spread China and turn the barbarians into summer... We need to go outside and continue to increase the level of China in various places according to the levels defined by Zhang Xiang!
In a word, we have established the Ming Dynasty, and next we must establish a more grand Chinese order!
As soon as Qian Tang's article came out, it finally provided a perfect explanation for the actions of Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang.
I have to say that although this guy has a foundation in old Confucianism, he learns so fast and changes so completely. He is worthy of being an ace question writer, and he is indeed superior to others.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he directly issued an order and gave Qian Tang a Feiyu suit.
When the decree was sent to the National History Museum, everyone else who compiled history was dumbfounded.
We here have been working hard to compile the history of the Song Dynasty until the sky is dark, and there is no reward yet. The result is good, your flattery article has actually been exchanged for a Feiyu suit.
Qian Tang, you are not kind!
Where is your literary character?
"Colleagues, why do you think of me like this? Isn't that why we compile history and annotate changes over the millennium? Do you still want to follow the way of Confucius and Mencius, and are not willing to follow the way of China?"
Qian Tang's question stunned many people.
Literary people, there is always a bit of arrogance, and they always like to mistake being mean for being profound.
It's harder to get them to say something nice than to kill them!
But now, there is nothing to say, so stop holding on!
Finally, the National History Museum started moving. With them taking the lead, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College, even the Ministry of Rites, Zhan Shifu, and all the yamen that could take action took action.
There are endless articles of all kinds.
Elucidating the way of China, encouraging foreign expansion, advocating civilizing barbarians, and strengthening China... all kinds of discussions have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
It's a pity that these people are destined to be unable to get Feiyu clothes, and Lao Zhu doesn't have so many clothes to give them.
Zhu Yuanzhang's main focus was still on martial arts. He had devoted so much effort and placed high hopes on it. This time he went to sea to manage Ryukyu, and he could only succeed and not fail!
If you want to succeed, this responsible person is very important and can be said to be the top priority.
Zhang Ximeng gave several more lectures, and Zhu Yuanzhang also came in person.
Their frequent appearances are enough to illustrate the importance of this matter... Hua Yun, Wu Zhen, Wu Liang, Li Xincai, Chen Huan, Xie Cheng, and almost all the nobles feel the tremendous pressure.
All fools know that this matter is important. If anyone can get the spot of Ryukyu Governor, he will definitely make a comeback. Not only will the holy family members he lost before come back, he will become famous all over the world and gain both fame and wealth!
What else can be done?
Risk your life!
We all crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. When it comes time to be cruel, no one is any worse than the other!
As a result, we can see that these people went to bed late in the early days and read hard with books in their arms all day long, writing and calculating without stopping.
On everyone's desk, there is a thick piece of straw paper. How many pieces of ink have been written and how many brushes have become bald... Hua Yun swears to God that in the past few months, he has finished writing all the words in ten lifetimes.
Not only that, his stomach also deflated at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, and his loose skin sank, making it look like sharp skin... But he couldn't care less about that.
The exam was coming soon, and there were so many people vying for a spot. To be honest, he really didn't have much confidence.
In order to be a good governor, you need to have basic writing skills, understand a little bit of poetry and poetry, and be able to write official documents... This is somewhat similar to the requirements in the military, so you just need to put in a little effort.
Then there are arithmetic, astronomy, calendar, agriculture and other subjects, which are all basic knowledge and are still not difficult.
Next, there are some skills in governing the country, laws, military affairs, campaigns, evaluating officials, organizing imperial examinations... Hua Yun feels that he can barely cope with it.
Finally, there is economics specially taught by Zhang Ximeng... Yes, Zhang Ximeng brought out this knowledge. He did not use the term economics, but talked about the principles of business management.
How to develop industries, how to organize trade, how to make profits, how to continue to invest and increase the value of money.
Obviously, this is the really key thing.
However, Hua Yun's level in this area was far inferior to that of the Wu brothers. When the exam was approaching, he racked his brains and found no good solution.
He wanted to find Lan Yu, but Lan Yu ignored him and kept messing with him. Hua Yun could only take the exam with the intention of going to the grave.
After one exam, as expected, Hua Yun fell behind Wu Zhen and Wu Liang. In fact, he only ranked fifth.
Farewell, my governorship!
Farewell, my millions in taxes!
Just when Hua Yun wanted to burst into tears, he suddenly got the news. Prime Minister Zhang and His Majesty called the top five people to come over and participate in the final interview. Prime Minister Zhang will give the questions himself. This is the last chance.
Hua Yun quickly cheered up. The Wu brothers, Li Xincai, another general, and Hua Yun all stood in front of Zhang Ximeng.
"Don't be nervous, everyone, it's not an exam... I just thought of a situation. You went to Ryukyu in a big way, with so many people. Ryukyu Elementary School, if you went there, if you caused a shortage of local food, cloth, and many materials, what would you do?
"
The five people looked at each other. This is a supply and demand issue that often arises in business.
Wu Zhen was the first to say: "Sir, you can transport grain from Daming!"
Wu Liang was dissatisfied and said: "I think we can buy it from Japan and other places! If they don't agree, they will send troops to attack the barbarians!"
The two brothers quickly started arguing. After Li Xincai thought about it, he seemed to have no other solution.
"Prime Minister Zhang, our country is merciful. It seems that we should bring some grain and farm it there. After a year and a half, we may be able to be self-sufficient."
When he said this, Hua Yun frowned and his mind kept spinning. He felt that it made sense, but it was not what he had in mind...
"Mr. Zhang... I, I thought we could increase the price, ten times, a hundred times. If the price is high, the demand from local people will be reduced, and it will be enough to cover the mission's expenses."
After Hua Yun finished speaking, he suddenly fell into a deathly tranquility.
Zhang Ximeng said nothing and turned around to see Zhu Yuanzhang. After a while, Lao Zhu and Zhang Ximeng came out together. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept over several people in turn, and finally fell on Hua Yun's head.
"The first governor of Ryukyu is you!"
Hua Yun was trembling all over, and he knelt down and kowtowed, with tears streaming down his face, "My lord, my lord, I kowtow to thank God!"
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything else, he just looked at the other people and said, "Whoever leaks what happened in the exam just now will be immediately disqualified from being selected as an overseas governor!"
The Wu brothers grinned, filled with bitterness, and nodded in agreement, as if they had drank a bucket of coptis water. What was the test for?