In the sweet potato field, the topic suddenly changed.
As the deputy assistant to the current cabinet, Xie Jin, together with other cabinet ministers, took charge of major political affairs.
When I asked this question today, the whole place fell silent.
No one can answer this question.
After just half a day digging sweet potatoes, they were already exhausted and collapsed.
If this continues every day, it will be difficult for even the proud men of these countries to maintain their former pride. Faced with this problem, they will still have arrogant heads.
Xie Jin waved his hand, and he and the old farmer beside him carried baskets full of sweet potatoes and walked to the ridge next to the sweet potato field.
Then Xie Jin patted his butt and sat on the floor.
The supervisors consciously moved closer to Xie Jin's position.
When people gather almost.
Xie Jin looked at these future government officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty: "Digging sweet potatoes is the lesson I am teaching you today. Now do you know why I want to do this?"
The prison guards had clear doubts in their eyes.
The answer to this question seems to come out of my mouth, but I dare not confirm it when it comes to my mouth.
"Sir, I think farming and mulberry farming are more important to the country than Mount Tai."
"Every application of the country and the dynasty is based on farming and mulberry farming. Without farming and mulberry farming, the people will be hungry and it will be difficult for the court to pay taxes. Sir, this is probably the reason."
"Sir, the student thought..."
"..."
Finally, after a while, some supervisors began to tentatively answer.
It can be seen from the names of these Jianshengmen that they are basically disciples of Xinxue. In the Imperial College, only these students of Xinxue will treat Xie Jin as a master.
However, some people are disdainful.
There are billions of people in the world, and there must be some who want to farm and engage in mulberry farming all year round. Naturally, there are also people who should just sit back and enjoy the benefits. If they don't do mulberry farming, they can get things that ordinary people can't enjoy in their lifetime.
Xie Jin nodded and shook his head, but with a happy smile on his face: "Although I haven't counted enough, you have all said a few things.
Today I am talking to you about farming and mulberry farming. Rather, I am talking to you about our country, the Ming Dynasty.
What exactly is Nongsang?”
Jie Jin paused for a moment, his eyes scanning the faces of the young people in front of him.
Zhu Yunxi, who was not far away, was smiling. Today's lesson may not be effective for everyone, but he believed that at least some of the supervisors who had not been deeply involved in the world would understand the joints. Someday in the future,
When I become an official, I can still remember today's lesson.
Xie Jin didn't pause for long before he said: "Sangberry farming is Sheji! Mulberry farming is Ming Dynasty! Without mulberry farming, there would be no Ming Dynasty!"
The voices of the Wenyuange cabinet ministers and Hanlin bachelors of the Ming Dynasty were conveyed under the vast and empty Zhongshan Mountain and entered everyone's ears.
This was the first time that the Ming Dynasty publicly stated that the issue of farming and mulberry trees was the Ming Dynasty.
Even before this, people thought so in their hearts, but when it came out from the mouths of the current cabinet ministers, it was a different attitude.
Xie Jin looked solemn: "We, the ancestors of the Central Plains, were born in the vast wilderness and stood among all races. We had no clothes to cover our bodies, no food to fill our stomachs, and no fixed place to live. We borrowed the fire of heaven and earth to give birth to all things.
The things in Mu Cangye have survived the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and even the Xia, Yu, and Shang Tang Dynasties.
If the people have no food, the country will be unstable, chaos will prevail, and the world will be in chaos.
The Han Dynasty's literary scene and strong warehouses are as strong as the Han Dynasty's martial arts.
Only when the Sui people governed the country did they have the confidence to dig big rivers.
In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when the farmers were close to the people and the emperor worked hard, there would be the Wuzhou Dynasty, and there would also be the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty.
The people have nothing to ask for but clothing, food, and a roof over their heads.
If there is food in a village, there will be no chaos in the village. If there is food in a county, there will be no thieves in the county. If there is food in one prefecture, there will be no robberies in the land. If there is food in one road, there will be no rebellion.
Today you are the Imperial College's supervisors, studying in the classrooms, and do not know how to farm mulberry trees, when to cultivate and when to harvest. One day, you will be the country's shepherds and guardians, why should you be officials?"
Xie Jin’s class started again.
In the sweet potato field, not only the supervisors were listening, but also the teachers and officials from the Shanglinyuan Supervisor were listening quietly. Zou Xueyu and other Yingtianfu officials who came not far away also settled down and thought about Jie Jin's words.
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People began to look silently at the emperor's grandson who was not far away.
Xie Ge was always the person originally chosen by the emperor's grandson, and it was the grandson who pushed him to the position of cabinet minister step by step. Everyone in the court knew this.
Xie Jin's remarks at this moment, in a sense, are Taisun's will.
People saw Jie Jin imparting knowledge, but they also saw that this was the emperor's grandson conveying the future will of the Ming Dynasty.
Jie Jin coughed lightly, grabbed a handful of dirt at his feet, raised it slowly, then released his palm, and the dirt fell down between his fingers.
He smiled and shook his head: "The articles of sages can govern the country, and half of the Analects can govern the world. The words here have been circulated by the world for many years. I have never felt that it is unreasonable, but how the world interprets it is another matter.
How do you explain half of the Analects of Confucius governing the world?
I may wait a few years to tell you.
This statement is not a direct statement that one can govern the vast world by studying the sages' articles, but that one can cultivate oneself through the sages' articles. Confucius said benevolence, why benevolence? What kind of benevolence?
The imperial court evaluates officials based on whether there is local turmoil. If there is no turmoil, it will be rated as excellent. If there is some political performance, it will be rated as high. If the turmoil is quelled, it will be rated as high.
I believe that this review will probably not be repeated in the future.
The current officials in the court, and those of you who will become officials in the future, should be judged by the surplus grain in the local people's warehouses.
If there is food in the people's barns, there will be no refugees. If there are no refugees, there will be no chaos. If there is no chaos, how can there be chaos?
Only when the people of a place have new clothes every year and have enough to eat every day can they be judged as superior.”
In the distance, Zou Xueyu, the prefect of Yingtian, moved his eyes slightly.
Xie Jin spoke for a long time, but sitting in the seat of Yingtian Prefecture where the capital of the Ming Dynasty was located, Zou Xueyu knew very well what the meaning behind these words was.
The magistrate of Ying Tianfu who was beside him had already whispered: "Master Fu, it seems that the imperial court is going to change the method of evaluating officials in the future. This is probably related to the fact that King Qin will preside over the external inspection this year."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zou Xueyu hummed: "This year we will repair the waterway connecting Xuanwu Lake, build the Shangyuanmen Wharf, and collect taxes. Next year our Yingtian Mansion will focus on mulberry farming!"
Tongzhi immediately whispered: "Xiaguan will sort out the mulberry farming in our mansion next year in the next few days."
Zou Xueyu glanced at his colleague with satisfaction: "Yingtian Prefecture and eight counties will clean up waterways, dig new canals, reclaim wasteland, and flush saline-alkali lands next year. From now on, you and I will have to come to Shanglinyuan Supervisor often. Those new seeds,
We must be the first to plant it!"
Tongzhi nodded repeatedly, and then everyone in the government office also took the governor's words to heart.
These are all things that Yingtian Mansion will do in the coming year. Just like this year, which is almost the whole year, the entire government office is busy digging canals connecting Xuanwu Lake and building Shangyuanmen Wharf.
Once the wharf is repaired, today's Longwan Wharf will be simplified into a wharf exclusively used by the imperial court, while Shangyuanmen Wharf will become a place used by ordinary people and merchants.
This place can be taken into the hands of Yingtian Mansion. Yingtian Mansion can charge a lot of money for the docking of ships and the storage of goods.
Then use this as a source of wealth to support the people in the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture. This conclusion has long been reached in the government.
The people in Yingtian Mansion are discussing matters of their own.
But on the ground, Xie Jin continued to teach.
"When you become officials in the future, you should bear in mind who are your political achievements and who are your political enemies."
Suddenly, Xie Jin's words became sharp.
Political achievements and political opponents were spoken so directly from the mouth of the cabinet minister, which caused a sensation among the supervisors.
Even those supervisors who originally scorned today's class couldn't help but show curiosity and surprise at this moment.
How dare Xie Hanlin speak so openly?
Can you say this in front of your grandson?
Xie Hanlin seems to be saying, you must remember how to get promoted and make a fortune in the future.
And getting promoted and making a fortune is naturally something that everyone here is looking forward to.
But Zhu Yunxi, who was standing by, had a rich smile in his eyes.
If it wasn't for the sake of maintaining his image in front of these supervisors, he would have laughed out loud.
Xie Jin clapped his hands and said bluntly: "In the future, when you are an official, the people there will be your political achievements. The people will be rich, have good harvests every year, and there will be no famine and chaos. This will be your political achievements."
Other than that, they are all your political enemies when you become officials in the future!
Merchants will evade business taxes, gentry will evade taxes, wealthy families will pay bribes, etc.
Merchants avoid taxes, and you and other places do not pay enough taxes. The gentry annexes the people, and the people are in chaos. The wealthy families woo you and others, and they ignore human life.
The imperial court may not notice for a day, but it is absolutely impossible that it will never notice."
In the sweet potato field, some people looked awake, while others looked disappointed.
And these people couldn't help but start slandering again in their hearts.
Have you become your own political enemy?
But the imperial court was really ruthless in its treatment of officials who were corrupt and derelict in their duties.
How many officials have been executed by the imperial court over the years?
None of the supervisors in Yingtian know this.
Seeing that Xie Jin had reached the end of his words today, Zhu Yunxi coughed slightly and pointed to Zou Xueyu not far away: "That is the current magistrate of Yingtian Prefecture."
Zou Xueyu, who was suddenly called by his grandson, suddenly became nervous.
Then, everyone's eyes moved over, and Zou Xueyu became increasingly uneasy.
I was just here to watch the fun, why was I called out?
Even the Yingtian Mansion officials beside Zou Xueyu also lowered their heads.
Zhu Yunxi introduced: "Zou Xueyu, the magistrate of Yingtian, served as an official in Jiaozhi Dao for three years. If I remember correctly, three years ago he was just an ordinary student like you.
Later, he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi on the second list. After observing the government, he went south to Jiaozhi and became an official.
After serving as an official for three years, the people's livelihood in the area under his jurisdiction was stable, and taxes increased every year."
Zou Xueyu is not very old, but he has failed the exam several times in the past.
When Zhu Yunxi introduced his identity and past, all the supervisors present were surprised.
After only serving as an official for a few years, he already reached the prefecture of Yingtian.
If you go higher up, you will probably be the Minister of the Sixth Department.
If it is released to outsiders, it must be the official of the Sansi Hall who is in charge of the same government.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said: "I don't have much to say to you, I only have one sentence."
His words are naturally more eye-catching than Xie Jin's.
Cabinet minister Gao Chunfeng is already a legend in the court today.
Since Gao Yangzhi entered the cabinet, he has become the most discussed and envied person in the Imperial College.
Who doesn’t want to be Ming Dynasty Gao Chunfeng?
But only now did the supervisors discover that it was not only Gao Chunfeng, but also Zou Xueyu in Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yunxi said softly: "Whoever can feed the people of Ming Dynasty will be used by me, no matter the six ministries or the cabinet!"
This is a matter of distribution and balance of interests.
"dinner time!"
"dinner time!"
When the supervisors began to think about becoming officials in the future, a group of people came over from the Shanglinyuan Supervisory Office carrying a steaming bucket.
When people came over, the smell of food wafted out.
Zhu Yunxi silently retreated into the distance.
Xie Jin stood up and said with a smile: "Let's all go eat and continue digging sweet potatoes after eating. Don't leave things halfway. I will stay here with you today."
As he spoke, Xie Jin walked to a large bucket, opened the lid, and a cloud of hot air dispersed.
He had already taken out two roasted soft sweet potatoes from the bucket, walked towards Zhu Yunxi and handed one out.
Yuan Sutai and other people who went to Linyuan Prison had another wooden barrel to share.
As for Zou Xueyu and others who arrived unexpectedly, they approached with curiosity.
The supervisors had been busy for most of the day and were already hungry. Seeing that the grandson, the elder, the young master and others all had something to eat, they immediately gathered around the remaining barrels.
"Are they all sweet potatoes?"
The supervisors who came around found that there were only sweet potatoes in the barrel and no other food, so they couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.
However, there are always people who can't help but be hungry. They take the sweet potatoes and go to the side to eat them.
In the air, the fragrance of sweet potatoes becomes more and more intense.
Those prison students who were still a little uncertain finally couldn't help it and could only choose to eat casually to fill their stomachs.
"Why does it smell so good?"
"Slow down and leave one more for me!"
"Don't grab it, don't grab it, give it to me."
"..."
Either because of hunger, or because what I ate was the sweet potatoes dug out today.
Every prison student who ate sweet potatoes began to shine with his tired eyes.
"Understanding the difficulties of farming is just the beginning. No matter how many truths are said, it can't stop money from moving people's hearts."
After gnawing a whole sweet potato clean and taking a few bites of the roasted and charred sweet potato skin, Zhu Yunxi whispered to Xie Jin beside him.
Xie Jin looked over sideways.
Zhu Yunxi continued: "Second uncle is now in charge of the external inspection. What I mean is that if the Jin Yiwei is to cooperate with the strict investigation, the court must punish a group of officials to scare the monkeys. At least let people inside and outside see clearly that corruption and perversion of the law cannot be done.
Do it. At the very least, let them still have a little fear in their hearts before doing it."
Xie Jin nodded, no matter whether it was a Beijing inspection or a foreign inspection, the imperial court always set up a few benchmarks to show to the public.
After thinking for a while, he changed his mouth and said: "The cabinet is discussing the death of Duke Xinguo and how the court should deal with it. The prelude to the imperial concubine is correct. Your Majesty seems to be interested in sending relatives and important ministers to Fengyang."
Zhu Yunxi's ears suddenly twitched.
He slowly turned his head and looked at Jie Jin with fixed eyes.
"You don't want to say that that clan member is me, do you?"