At this age, the thing that worries him the most is that the entire Ming Empire has no successors.
Choosing Zhu Yunwen before was a helpless move. It was considered to be a taller choice among the short ones.
Even the fourth child, Zhu Di, whom he had previously favored, was actually not in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes.
After Zhu Ying appeared, Zhu Yuanzhang was initially influenced more by his personal emotions, rather than Zhu Ying's ability to inherit the throne.
But today, now, it's completely different.
The suggestion of separation of military and political affairs is completely in line with the thinking of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of generations.
The most important thing is that Da Sun's layout is simply shocking. If it were anyone else, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought would be to kill him first.
From the early layout of Annan to the current control of Goryeo, ordinary people will feel like a ghost story if they hear these actions.
Such a great grandson, with his talent alone, is more than enough to run the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang has nothing to regret.
"Grandpa, don't cry." Zhu Ying looked at the old man who first laughed crazily and then burst into tears. He quickly stood up and stepped forward to comfort him.
"We are so happy."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes. His mood swings were a little violent. Zhu Ying patted his back gently and it took a long time to calm down.
"As I get older, I can't always control myself."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with some emotion.
He himself also has a bad temper, and all his sons are similar in this regard.
This is especially true when it comes to eldest sisters, eldest grandsons, and sons.
"Dasun, it's time for you to visit your father sometime. I've been back to the capital for so long, and I haven't even seen your father in person." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly and said to Zhu Ying.
"Listen to grandpa's arrangements." Zhu Ying whispered.
Regarding her father, whom she had never met, Zhu Ying's emotions were somewhat complicated, but since he had passed away, there was no possibility of communication.
Hearing what Da Sun said, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little sad, but his mood was not so volatile.
After all, he still has his eldest grandson here, so he is not lonely and helpless.
No matter how many descendants there are, there are only two people who are called grandpa and father, and now they are the only ones.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care about the other descendants, but he always feels there is a gap, especially now that he is getting older, every time he hears about his father and grandpa.
With the word "emperor" in his name, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt a little harsh.
"Dasun, do you have any other questions about reviewing memorials?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked casually.
However, from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, the Great Sun had already realized that the separation of military and political affairs must have reached its limit.
This last question is a bit like a process.
However, Zhu Ying only hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa, there is actually another aspect that my grandson has noticed."
Zhu Ying hesitated, but felt that there were a lot of things to talk about today, and if he talked about it all at once, he would feel like he had indigestion.
But seeing the sadness on the old man's face, he decided to speak out, at least to divert his grandfather's attention.
Moreover, the problem he wants to talk about is also at the root of internal affairs, and it is a very big impact on all the systems of the Ming Dynasty.
Just like Shang Yang's reform, it is actually imminent. The earlier it is done, the better it will be for the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment. He asked casually, but he didn't expect that Dasun really had other ideas.
So he asked: "What is it about?"
Zhu Ying replied: "It's about internal affairs."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already a little depressed, suddenly became energetic.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, his eldest grandson had unique insights into many strategies for governing the country.
Especially the last work-for-relief program.
The work-for-relief strategy has now been implemented in most places in the Ming Dynasty.
Because of Da Sun's warning last time, even though all the officials in the court wanted to promote it nationwide, they were still stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
According to Da Sun, if the work-for-relief program does not have familiar experience and a complete budget plan, it will easily lead to corruption once it is promoted nationwide.
The current implementation of work-for-relief requires special approval from Zhu Yuanzhang, and is mainly targeted at areas experiencing famine.
So far, the effect is beyond imagination.
There are already many disasters and famines in the Ming Dynasty. Once a disaster occurs, it will take seven to eight days or even more than ten days to report it from the disaster area to the capital.
Then the capital issued an order to distribute food and provide disaster relief from the periphery of the disaster area.
It also involves the mobilization of the army. After all, the food for disaster relief is usually escorted by the army to prevent accidents.
Moreover, the hungry victims, without a large army to suppress them, would cause some trouble if they were not protected.
The process from food collection to disaster relief, or the time it takes for disaster food to be distributed to the victims, takes at least one month.
It is difficult for the victims to survive until this point, and it is impossible for them to stay in the disaster area and wait to die.
Therefore, the victims in the disaster area will save themselves and go directly to the direction of the capital in groups. Along the way, various regional governments will carry out certain rescue operations.
In the past, the rescue along the road mainly relied on the government's efforts, and there was no such thing as noble gentry or big landlords using their stored grain.
As shown in later movies and TV shows, it is basically impossible for people to come out to give porridge.
Generally speaking, in a large family, there will never be a shortage of maids and maids for the children and grandchildren. They can't even take care of themselves, and they still go to give alms to others.
To do such a thing is simply a fantasy.
At most, when the government calls for food donations, you can just give it a try.
Moreover, the number of disaster victims cannot be handled by a few wealthy households.
That is, when the victims of the disaster pass by the city, they always give porridge outside the city and are strictly prohibited from entering the city.
However, after the work-for-relief was provided, these noble gentry and wealthy landlords began to become proactive, and sometimes even fought frequently to compete for quotas.
In this atmosphere, three or four cities of Xiaobo's victims were absorbed.
The large wave of disaster victims only passed through a dozen cities at most, and that was about it.
There will not be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of victims gathering outside the capital as usual.
"If you have any ideas, please tell me boldly." Zhu Yuanzhang said expectantly.
Zhu Yuanzhang always had the feeling that things that were very troublesome for him suddenly became simple when he came to Dasun.
The famine in the Ming Dynasty harmed many people, and it can almost be said to be the source of unrest. However, thanks to Da Sun's strategy, Zhu Yuanzhang has not seen any urgent memorials about the disaster recently.
It's not that the number of famines has decreased, it's that the victims have been completely absorbed by the surrounding cities before they even begin to gather.
The victims who were once despised by others suddenly feel like they are loved by others.
Because as soon as the disaster started, people would be able to survive through work-for-relief, and many nobles and nobles wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune.
If the grain is stored in the cellar for a long time, it will become old grain and become worthless.
No matter how severe the famine is, the gentry and nobles will not worry about food and clothing. Of course, they will make whatever they can.
Zhu Ying organized the words in his mind and said:
"When Sun'er checked the memorials, he discovered a very serious problem, which is that most local officials have no experience in serving as officials."
"And when Guo Zhong told me about the situation of these officials, I found that the situation in which these officials held their posts was very confusing."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What does Da Sun mean by chaos?"
Zhu Ying said: "For example, when an official first became an official, he first served in the Ministry of Household Affairs. After working in the Ministry of Household Affairs for three years, he went to the Ministry of Personnel. After another three years, he might have gone to the Ministry of Works.
"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even deeper when he heard this, because he didn't realize what problem Da Sun was talking about, and he even felt a little unhappy.
"Does Dasun mean that we have transferred these officials too frequently?"
In fact, in the early days, many officials served in one place for a relatively long time, but Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to prevent corruption or forming cliques for personal gain.
Generally speaking, officials' positions are transferred every few years. The higher the rank, the more frequent the transfers.
Especially the six books of ministers are replaced almost every two to three years.
Zhu Yuanzhang used this to consolidate the power in his hands and achieve the effect of centralization.
Zhu Ying heard the words and noticed the old man's impatient tone, but he didn't take it to heart and continued:
"Sir, what kind of books does an official need to read when he becomes an official?"
Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Of course it is the Four Books and Five Classics."
At present, the Ming Dynasty selects scholars based on the eight-part essay. The imperial examination only allows questions within the scope of the "Four Books" and the "Five Classics". Candidates cannot express themselves freely. Answers must be based on eight consecutive parts and must not be violated. This form of article is called "eight-legged essay"
arts".
After Zhu Yuanzhang gained the world, his purpose was to rebuild the feudal empire and strengthen centralization.
However, capitalism had sprouted at that time, and commerce and markets had developed to a great extent. This was an impact on the feudal economy.
The ideas and various "heresies" produced also had an impact on the ideological system of feudalism.
In other words, the candidates who participated in the imperial examination were no longer satisfied with the thoughts of the previous generation. They wrote new content in their examination articles, which not only included the thoughts of the scholars, but also added the ideas of Buddhism and Taoism.
View.
The examination articles turned out to be deviant and mixed with novel and bizarre theories. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, how could this be possible?
In order to force the students at that time to obey the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, stop heresies, and thereby consolidate the feudal autocracy, it was necessary to strengthen the indoctrination of Confucian classics and bring people's thoughts back into the orbit of official thought.
To achieve this goal, the best way is to strictly regulate the content and form of the imperial examination, so Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated it.
The imperial examination must use the Confucian classic "Four Books" annotated by Zhu Xi as the standard answer, and the article must be in the form of eight-part essay.
In this way, scholars no longer need to have their own independent thoughts, nor can they have their own independent thoughts, otherwise they will not be able to pass the imperial examination.
This is the examination-oriented education in the true sense of Ming Dynasty.
So when Zhu Ying mentioned this, Zhu Yuanzhang actually felt very uncomfortable. He even twisted his body slightly to suppress his violent emotions.
After all, the person standing in front of him was his eldest grandson, whom he had not seen for ten years and finally reunited with his most beloved eldest grandson.
In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't know how to vent his anger on his great grandson.
If it had been his eldest son Zhu Biao, I guess Zhu Yuanzhang would have picked up everything by now and beat him.
Zhu Ying also sensed the old man's abnormality, but he still chose to continue asking:
"Grandpa also came from a poor background. He must have understood how long it takes for a blacksmith apprentice, for example, to grow into a master blacksmith."
Zhu Ying turned around and said.
Why couldn't Zhu Yuanzhang understand what the great grandson meant, but he still replied: "At least three to five years, seven or eight years is normal."
Zhu Ying nodded and asked again: "Then why does the old man think that if a student has passed the exam and became an official, how can he have the experience of serving as an official?"
When he arrived here, Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down. He seemed to feel the meaning of Da Sun, and said slightly:
"Of course there are old people who lead new people. An official starts from an assistant position. After gaining familiar experience, he passes the examination and then becomes a chief official."
Zhu Ying nodded. At this point, the key was almost there.
He asked again: "The Ministry of Households is in charge of land, taxes, household registration, military supplies, salaries, food and wages, and the national treasury."
"The appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion and transfer of officials in charge of the Ministry of Personnel."
"The Ministry of War is responsible for the selection of military attaches and military status, ordnance, military orders, etc."
"It would take at least several years for an official who has never been exposed to any of the six of them to become familiar with it. He is nothing more than an apprentice."
"After this apprentice has just had some experience, he has to learn in another place. If he is a talented person, there is no need to say more, but there are so many talented people."
"Even some ordinary officials have to spend their whole lives studying just one job and how to better utilize their talents."
"Grandpa has watched Ouyang Xiu's "The Oil Seller" in the Song Dynasty. There is nothing else but familiarity."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked: "What Sun means is that officials should be transferred in their own positions. For example, officials in the Ministry of Husband should be transferred in the Ministry of Husband, and officials in the Ministry of Personnel should be transferred in the Ministry of Personnel."
"It helps officials better grasp what they have learned, is this what it means?"
Zhu Yuanzhang has actually considered this issue, so when it comes to the appointment and removal of officials, most of them are in their original departments, with only some big talents.
For example, the position of Shangshu is mainly for the management of officials, so the transfer will not affect the study of the department.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the eldest grandson's problem was obviously caused by his lack of familiarity with the court.
However, Zhu Ying shook her head and said:
"Of course not. Sun'er's intention is to open up another path to fame and fortune in addition to the imperial examination. The books that students read are not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics, but are compiled separately."
In Zhu Ying's opinion, canceling the eight-legged writing system for recruiting scholars, or suppressing the eight-legged writing system for recruiting scholars first, is a process that must be experienced.
The Ming Dynasty that Zhu Ying wanted to create was a Ming Dynasty in which people's wisdom was enlightened.
The restriction of thinking by the Eight-part Examination of Scholars was so great that later on there was even a saying that a scholar is a useless scholar.
I should have known that I was once a scholar, but I was not a helpless person.
The so-called six arts of a gentleman, every scholar must learn martial arts.
For example, the sage Confucius, who was 1.86 meters tall, was probably even more powerful than Xiang Yu in terms of martial arts.
After all, Xiang Yu, the overlord who lifted the cauldron, only weighed three hundred and fifty kilograms.
When Confucius raised the city gate, according to the situation in the Spring and Autumn Period, the lightest city gate weighed 400 pounds and faced upward.
Even Zhuge Kongming, the most famous military advisor in the Three Kingdoms.
Not to mention the value of his personal strength, but to say the least, he can take on four or five big men without any problem.
Today, in the West, the Renaissance and the open-minded movement have begun.
If Zhu Ying wants to lay the foundation for Ming Dynasty to enter the industrial era, he must emancipate his mind and let more thinking collide with strong sparks.
The most important thing is to improve the status of craftsmen.
If you want to carry out this subsequent series of actions, you first need a large number of talents.
This is also why Zhu Ying's first thought was to go to Annan after becoming aware of her life experience.