Returning to the Dongchang Household Office on Changwei Street, I watched piles of weeds being moved out, and large tracts of open space gradually being cleared.
Shen Lie's spirit was greatly boosted.
The first shot was fired.
The benefits are huge.
And good things don’t go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.
soon.
The news that the Pingyao Escort Bureau was attacked on the official road circulated and fermented in Datong City at an extremely fast speed, and soon the news spread.
The shocking coffins, as well as the Pingyao bodyguards who escaped from death, are telling everyone about the arrogance of the Tatar horse bandits and the bravery of the Dongchang horse team.
Although people in Datong Mansion were skeptical, Shen Lie's confidence began to surge.
This time escort.
But the banner of Dongchang Escort Team was raised!
And Shen Lie has a clearer understanding of his future path. The very developed logistics and warehousing system in modern society was just a bodyguard agency plus an inn in ancient times.
As this level of understanding gradually becomes clearer.
Shen Lie's eyes gradually became deeper.
He doesn't understand economics or finance, and he doesn't believe in any big principles, but he knows that Ming's finances will collapse sooner or later.
Just like Emperor Chongzhen did, in order to solve the heavy financial burden, one-size-fits-all approach, abolition of Tianxia Station at the slightest disagreement, and dismissal of all grassroots personnel will not solve the problem.
It will only create countless Li Zichengs.
Shen Lie also knows a truth deeply: as long as the common people or the people at the bottom of this world have a mouth to eat, they will not rebel.
If the people have a mouthful of food to eat, or even a few coins left in their pockets, they will follow you sincerely, and even...
I go through life and death for you.
If he could really expand the world's logistics system, he would be able to do so during the late Ming Dynasty when natural disasters were frequent during the Little Ice Age and capital was extremely developed.
Relying on such a system, a large number of idle people can be absorbed, and roads can even be built in years of great disaster, using the magic weapon of providing work-for-relief.
Even more...
Once the roads are built and the logistics system is developed, the problems of food supply and troop mobilization for the nine-sided army will be completely solved.
Think about this.
Shen Lie was in a good mood. He looked at the craftsmen and coolies who were busy in the courtyard, rolled up his sleeves and put on an apron.
A large iron pot was set up in the open space, and he asked people to buy ingredients and seasonings. Shen Lie himself made a pot of stew for everyone, plus a large pot of fragrant rice.
I tasted the taste and looked at the time.
Looking at noon.
It's time for dinner.
Shen Lie then shouted: "Let's eat!"
Even Li Susu, the busy people heard the sound and looked over. Looking at Mr. Shen who was serving food to everyone, they fell silent uniformly.
The atmosphere is a little bit magical.
Everyone couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
Especially Miss Li, who was leading people to help at the Baihu Office, couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise when she looked at the large pot of delicious stew and Mr. Shen who was serving the dishes to everyone.
His expression was as if he had seen something extremely strange.
After a while.
"Come on!"
As Shen Lie let out a chuckle and stuffed a bowl of stew with his calloused hands, Miss Li took the rice bowl.
Smelling the tangy aroma of food.
The expression on that pretty face became even weirder.
Shen Lie didn't take it seriously. He rolled up his sleeves and started eating vegetables. He stewed a mouthful of fragrant rice and ate it while opening his cheeks and explaining vaguely.
This is a long story to say.
"To tell you the truth, before becoming an official, Shen... was actually a cook."
Li Susu was stunned and couldn't help but let out a soft cry: "Huh?"
A cook?
Miss Li naturally didn't believe it, so she picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, then lowered her head and started eating silently, not to mention...
The dishes cooked by Mr. Shen of Dongchang are indeed the taste of a restaurant.
but.
Li Susu was a little confused at this time.
"cook?"
How did a cook become a high-ranking official in Dongchang?
At the same time.
Beijing.
Xiyuan.
The spring boudoir has come to an end. With Zhang Juzheng's two sons abandoning the exam, the new No. 1 scholar who has attracted much attention from the world has emerged.
The number one scholar appointed by the young emperor was named Zhu Guozuo, and he was assigned the title of editor and editor of the Hanlin Academy as usual.
Enter the prince to wash the horse.
But the Ming Dynasty does not have a prince yet, only the eldest son of the emperor. This person will naturally become the teacher of the eldest son of the emperor and the attendant of the eldest son of the emperor.
There was a lot of discussion.
But everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew that the emperor chose this number one scholar purely because of his good name and because he was from Wujiang, Jiangsu Province.
Think carefully.
There is some profound meaning in it.
Now that the emperor has given in, the first national dispute in the Wanli decade of the Ming Dynasty has naturally calmed down for the time being, and the ministers have also given in and no longer dictate to Xiyuan Lecture Hall.
seem.
The young man Wanli reached his first deal with his ministers since taking office.
Both sides get what they need.
Everyone was happy.
This day.
As the attendants of the eldest son of the emperor entered the Forbidden City, the Xiyuan Martial Arts Hall officially began a martial arts examination, which was presided over by the young emperor himself.
Very early in the morning.
The princes, marquises, and uncles headed by the British Duke Zhang Xun each put on their own python robes, flying fish suits, and bullfighting suits, and rushed into the Xiyuan on horseback.
After welcoming the emperor.
Amid thunderous cheers, during the three-day martial arts examination, thousands of martial arts candidates from various provinces entered the palace for the first time in their lives, and showed off their martial arts skills they had practiced since childhood in front of the emperor.
Weightlifting, throwing, bow and horse, sword skills...
Swords and arrows flew for a while.
Cold light flashes.
And at the insistence of the young emperor, the martial arts examination in this subject even included a musket shooting assessment, which was the first time it had ever happened.
They even have to take a test on strategy and the art of war.
Only a few hundred people can stand out from more than a thousand people and become martial arts scholars. They are also disciples of the emperor. They enter the martial arts hall and receive a salary from the royal family every month.
After careful observation, you will find that among the thousands of martial arts candidates, most are from the north, and there are many generals from Jiubian.
This is in sharp contrast to Jiangnan, where literary style prevails.
To be precise, among the best warriors of the Ming Dynasty, there were almost no people from Jiangnan. How could the adults who came from the imperial examination endure this?
But there is no way.
The emperor is too stubborn.
Moreover, the adults had just been dealt with by Dongchang, and the emperor still had the clues about the dandy and prostitute at home, so he had to hold his nose and admit it.
So in the midst of the flash of swords and shadows, the Emperor of Heaven came up again, wearing heavy armor, riding a horse, carrying a musket and a crossbow, and jumped up and down in the school grounds for several days.
The emperor exhausted himself so much that he was covered in stinky sweat.
Rolled all over in mud.
He also ordered people to carry up the captured Shen Lie, his favorite general from Dongchang Thousand Households. Along with the bloody leather armor, broken arrow clusters, and salted scalps, they were carried up by the imperial guards.
In an instant.
There were exclamations in Xiyuan.
"This, this!"
The martial arts examiners opened their eyes wide, and the nobles stood up in fright, gathering together to ask, where did these bloody things come from?
But the young emperor is standing straight at the moment.
Heroic and heroic.
In Zhu Yijun's view, Shen Lie's military exploits this time were no different from him personally going into battle to kill the enemy. Even the pores on his body were clear.