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Chapter 775: Zhu Yuanzhang's Childhood

Just when the discussion was about to end, Sun Yan suddenly said again: "Your Highness, I believe that educating talents is a major matter of the country. Next, we need to coordinate the overall situation and coordinate all parties. The affairs are complicated and we need to readjust the division of labor among officials. I don't know.

What do you think, Your Highness?"

This was a project that had not been carried out before the Zhongshu meeting. It was a temporary surprise attack. After being slightly stunned, Zhu Biao could only nod his head in agreement.

"What are Mr. Sun's plans?"

Sun Yan smiled and said: "That's right. Next, we need to strictly inspect schools in various places, supervise officials, and evaluate educational results. These things are all the tasks of the subordinate province. Since Zhang Taishi resigned, the right minister has been vacant. So.

I dared to give my advice, and Wang Guangyang, the political advisor, was promoted to the right minister!"

Zhu Biao was startled, and couldn't help but be surprised.

The Menxia Province is a yamen that Zhang Ximeng single-handedly established, which is enough to compete with the Zhongshu Province. Even if Zhang Ximeng quits, he must be replaced by a reliable person. This guy Wang Guangyang is shaky. It is obvious that he is not from Zhang Ximeng's faction. Let him be promoted.

The right prime minister is in charge of the province. What if he continues to hamper government affairs?

Moreover, Sun Yan has just secured his position and brought Wang Guangyang up. Can you, Mr. Sun, still control the situation?

After all, Zhu Biao was too young to figure out the delicate calculations involved.

But a few people have already started to give Sun Yan a thumbs up.

This guy deserves to be from Taishi Zhang's side. He assesses the situation, seizes the opportunity, and leverages his strength. This set of things is really skillful.

Letting Wang Guangyang take over as right minister seems to have promoted him, and he is only one step away from being left prime minister.

But the problem is that if you want to take a step forward, you must first warm up to the right position.

Then take a look at who is there in the province?

Song Lian, Liu Bowen, Yao Guangxiao.

Each of these gods is more powerful than the last.

Zhang Ximeng is in charge of the province, and they are all honest and obedient. But what kind of character are you, Wang Guangyang? Do you also want these people to be obedient?

Isn’t that a dream?

Moreover, the task of the Ministry of Menxia is very special. It is mainly responsible for evaluating many officials and supervising them from top to bottom. This is a very professional matter, and the prime minister has not much room to play.

This is why there is no need to worry about Zhang Ximeng's departure from Beijing.

All in all, putting Wang Guangyang in the right-hand position is to completely turn him into a decoration.

Moreover, Sun Yan had just left the matter of raising funds to build a normal school to Hu Weiyong, which was an even better move.

Aren’t you against it?

Then let you do it.

If you don't do it well, just wait to be convicted!

Obviously, Sun Yan did not have the forbearance of a prime minister. He had a temper that never lasted for revenge. In the past, he was not strong enough and could not do whatever he wanted.

Whether it is Hu Weiyong or Wang Guangyang, they are much more senior than Sun Yan. If he wants to manipulate these two people alone, he will only get frustrated.

Even if you are a leftist prime minister, you can't do it.

But it's different now. Xu Da, Tang He, and even Jiang Nan all stand together because of education reform.

Let me ask, if they simply adjust their positions, will these people help Sun Yan?

Totally unreasonable.

Only at this time is the right time, right place, right people and the right people.

To say something unpleasant is to bully others.

But Sun Yan did it, and he did it confidently and righteously.

In fact, this revealed another thing: the rules of the game in the Ming Dynasty have changed.

When Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng were originally prime ministers, they were influenced by their superior status and their relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang.

When something happens, they will most likely discuss it in front of the emperor, and then unite people's hearts. For some officials who can't figure it out, they will use both soft and hard tactics to ensure that everyone is united.

At least there will be one voice when making decisions.

But when it comes to Sun Yan, he doesn't have this prestige, and he can't do it at all, and other important ministers may not agree with him.

But it doesn’t matter, Sun Yan doesn’t ask for that, as long as he can grasp the overall situation and be able to carry out administrative affairs smoothly, as for those thorny people, I have plenty of ways to manipulate you!

It's hard to say which of the two ways to play is better.

It can only be said that they all adapted to local conditions and adapted to the situation... In the era of Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang, there were not many officials who could take on important responsibilities, and they were extremely prestigious and could suppress everyone.

When Sun Yan arrived, he was not strong enough, but there were too many people who wanted to be officials. The number of Zhongshu ministries, administrative envoys, and inspection envoys below was as great as the number of crucian carp crossing the river.

If you don’t change the head, change the person.

After a meeting, so many things had changed that for a while, there was no time to think too deeply.

But one thing is certain, this time Sun Yan was completely stable, and he was able to command the court from then on, without any more surprises.



"Sir, this Sun Yan was carefully arranged by you, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still in Peiping, said calmly.

Zhang Ximeng shook his head hastily, "My lord, I really didn't deliberately arrange anything. I can only say that times make heroes, so this kid caught up."

Lao Zhu snorted coldly, "Times make heroes! You've already said so, and we can't help but believe it... Let me ask you, is this reform likely to be truly effective?"

Lao Zhu also changed his mind. He didn't want to interfere too much with the affairs of the court. The intrigues between Sun Yan and those people are your business.

What we want is the implementation of government affairs and the success of reforms.

Obviously, Lao Zhu has become results-oriented.

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while and then said: "Lord, the situation should be much better this time. I can't say that it will be absolutely fair, but there is no doubt that it will make great progress."

Zhang Ximeng also has a lot of information that others cannot get...such as analysis of students from Jimin Academy and Fudan Academy.

"Please see, my lord, among them, the children of rich families, who were originally famous families, account for 40%. Fudan School is even more, reaching 45%. And the remaining ones are mostly from poor families, and there are almost very few truly poor families.

Not much. But according to my statistics, more than 70% of the imperial court's funding for education has been invested in relatively wealthy areas and places where traditional culture flourishes."

The data is the most illustrative of the problem. After careful analysis by Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang, they contributed nearly 60% of the students with less than 30% of the funding.

From the perspective of investment returns, investing in poor places will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

The reason is also very simple. Those wealthy families are already saturated with resources, and no matter how much they are given, it may not be useful. But the poor people are different. As long as they have a little sunshine and rain, they can stand up and change their destiny.

Lao Zhu very much agrees with this.

"Didn't that boy Shu Ning prove this? In just a few months, he sent eighteen children to Fudan School. He proved that poor people are not bad at all! Even children from poor families can be successful.

!”

Zhang Ximeng said hurriedly: "My lord is right...but I don't think he proved it."

"Who is that?"

"Of course it's Your Majesty! Your Majesty climbed out of the poorest family and stepped onto the throne step by step!" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I wonder if there is a better example than Your Majesty? Princes, generals and ministers would rather have the talent.

Huh!"

Lao Zhu was startled for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Sir, you are exaggerating...but we have finished writing the childhood part, take a look!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and handed a volume of manuscript to Zhang Ximeng.

Zhang Ximeng has already roughly read it, but now Lao Zhu has revised it carefully, and Zhang Ximeng still reads it very seriously.

Although Zhang Ximeng already knew Lao Zhu's experience very well, he felt very emotional every time he mentioned it.

It is really too painful and not easy.

Pure grass roots, climbing up from the bottom.

Putting aside the unfounded background and the fabricated magic, Zhu Yuanzhang is the epitome of more than 90% of the poor people in this country.

Ever since he could remember, he had to work for the family. When he was a little two years old, he also herded cattle for the landlord.

Children could not control the cows and were knocked down and trampled on. It happened from time to time... Another time, a calf was lost and the whole family ran to look for it. If they could not find it back, they sold their dilapidated house.

You can't even afford to pay for a cow.

Fortunately, we went over the mountains and finally found the cow.

After arriving home, Zhu Yuanzhang was hung up and his father whipped him severely. His mother also scolded him nearby, and the whole family hugged each other and cried...

Zhu Yuanzhang clearly remembered what his mother said repeatedly that time, why bother to support our family!

If I had known that I was going to suffer, why would I have given birth to the child? I might as well have died!

What fun is there in living a life that is worse than death?

The childhood described by Zhu Yuanzhang is shrouded in a layer of deep desolation, with hardships and hardships and a difficult livelihood. However, it is not necessarily impossible to say that it will be unbearable.

Zhu Yuanzhang recorded the marriage of his eldest brother.

That was one of the few happy events in their family.

In order to find a wife for his eldest brother, my father carried hundreds of kilograms of stones from the mountain, got large logs, repaired the house, and tidied the yard.

Prepare betrothal gifts and invite relatives and friends to witness.

On the wedding day, there will be meat, vegetables, and wine.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that it was the first time in his life that he saw his father drunk.

Although their family borrowed a lot of money for this wedding, the whole family still firmly believed that life would get better.

They work hard, work hard from dawn to dusk, and do whatever they can to make money, just to be able to repay their loans.

After several years of busy work, I finally saw hope...but a plague suddenly struck, and my parents and brothers fell ill and died one after another.

The family, which was originally in great difficulty, fell apart in an instant.

From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang's life was no longer bright. He worked hard in the temple like a slave. He went out to beg for food and slept in barren mountain cemeteries.

For a bite to eat, he has to grovel and beg.

He has seen bones filled with bones, pitiful people whose stomachs are as bloated as balls, and people who eat by changing their children...

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, was not born a rebel. Even at this stage, he did not want to be a rebel. He returned to the temple and continued to work as a coolie, only eating two meals a day to barely satisfy his hunger.

Until the Red Turban Army uprising, Tang He wrote him a letter, but this letter was discovered again, and someone wanted to report him... Zhu Yuanzhang had no way out and could only surrender to the army!

Zhang Ximeng watched until the end, and his eye circles were already red.

"Lord, this book should really be read by all young people. No matter what, they must not give up on themselves!"

(End of chapter)

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