Zhang Yubo resigned from the position of Jiangning Prefecture Yin at the beginning of the year, but the memorial to his old age was returned. Although Zhang Yubo claimed to be ill and absent from the court after resigning from the position of Jiangning Prefecture Yin, he still held the title of Zuo Qiandu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The relationship between Zhang Yubo and Lin Fu was both a friend and a political enemy; when he first became governor of Jiangning, because of the unusually high food prices at the time, he targeted Gu Tianqiao, who was closely related to the Huaidong clique and was also a top official in the temple.
, a high-ranking official who publicly resisted Lin Fu's control of the government.
After the government came to power, Lin Fu asked Zhang Yubo to resign from the position of Yin of Jiangning Prefecture, which actually reduced his real power, but returned Zhang Yubo's request to retire - in the eyes of the people at the time, it was Lin Fu who did more.
You bitch, you want to build an archway and put Zhang Yubo in the temple as a decoration to show his capacity to accommodate people.
When the Jeju Metropolitan Governor's Office was formally established, in addition to military and political officials, other supervisory officials would naturally be dispatched. Lin Fu directly asked the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office to send Zhang Yubo to Jeju to serve as a supervisor.
The Jeju Governor's Office is under the direct jurisdiction of the central government and is equivalent in level to the counties and departments. Therefore, the Governor's Office is equivalent to the Xuanfu Envoys' Department, the Inspector's Envoys' Department, the Criminal Tribunal's Department, the Military Preparation Department, the Municipal Taxation Department and other government offices, which are also established according to the county departments.
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Although the military and political level of the Jeju Governor's Office is high, in the eyes of the world, who only learned later that the center actually had such an enclave overseas, what do Jeju and Leiju, Qiongju and other remote and backward areas under the jurisdiction of Guangnan County have to do with miasma-ridden remote and backward areas?
the difference?
Leizhou and Qiongzhou have always been the places where officials were demoted, and Zhang Yubo used to hold the high position of Jiangning Prefecture. He was expelled from the central government and left alone. Even in Hangyang and other places, he was demoted, let alone those thousands of miles away.
Flying overseas, a land of miasma?
Almost everyone thought that Lin Fu finally dealt a cruel blow to Zhang Yubo and exiled him overseas.
Even though Zhang Yubo, Zhao Shuhan and others have a deeper understanding of Huaidong than others, it is still limited; in their impression, Jeju is at most a desolate small port with sea ships often stationed, and may be more lively than a barbaric land.
Some, but I can never imagine the prosperity of Jeju.
Zhang Yubo, when the appointment was first made, thought that Lin Fu was determined to keep him away from him as an eyesore. He even wrote a letter with positive words to Lin Fu, hoping to enable his family to stay in Jiangning.
He went to Jeju alone to take up his post.
He was mentally prepared to die in a foreign land.
Lin Fu read Zhang Yubo's letter, and sent someone to throw the letter back in anger and annoyance, telling him that even if he was exiled to the army, according to the law, his wife had to accompany him to serve him.
Along with Zhang Yubo, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others were kicked to Jeju and took their wives and children.
Fan Jiliang and Chen Mingzhe were old friends, and he was once an aide to the former Prime Minister Chen Xiyan; after the Jiangning War, he and Chen Enze served as the left and right secretaries of Jiangning Mansion.
Chen Yu was the second son of Chen Xiyan. He passed the same examination as Lin Fu, but failed to be admitted to Jinshi the following year, and the examination was canceled after that. After the Jiangning War, Chen Yu served as a Yuanwai Lang in the Ministry of Household Affairs because of his covert attack on an official.
, this time Lin Fu was asked to directly name him to serve in Jeju.
Fan Jiliang was appointed as the deputy historian and also headed the judicial and criminal department, and Chen Yu was appointed as the supervisor of the municipal taxation department. These were idle official positions that did not hold the military and political power of Jeju.
Zhao Shuhan took the initiative to apply for a post in Jeju; it was not that he yearned for Jeju, but that after Zhang Yubo, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others were kicked to Jeju, he stayed alone in Jiangning, without even a friend to drink tea and drinks.
I feel that I am also disliked by Lin Fu, so I might as well exile myself and come to Jeju to share the joys and sorrows.
Zhang Yubo, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others, including Zhao Shuhan, traditionally belong to the imperial party and are determined to maintain the rule of the Yuan Yue imperial family. Their desire to seize power and establish themselves in Huaidong has become increasingly apparent, and the gap between them and Huaidong has become clearer.
Deepening day by day.
During the war in Jiangning, Emperor Yongxing abandoned the capital and fled. They all had integrity and stayed to help Chen Xiyan defend Jiangning. After that, in despair of Emperor Yongxing, they also fought with Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, Zhang Yan and others.
The imperialists parted ways.
After the Jiangning War, Lin Fu first acquired Jiangning, but he could not fully control the overall situation, so he had to use them to balance the relationship between Huaidong and the old imperial party figures. However, they actually had a grandma in Jiangning who was not close.
The embarrassing position of being unloved by my uncle.
The great victory of Jingxiang, as well as Zuo Chengmu, Hu Xuemu, Yue Lengqiu and other big bosses, openly or covertly turned to Huaidong, making Huaidong take the absolute initiative in both military and political matters. Lin Fu did not need
Let’s look at the expressions of the Imperial Party and others.
With the gift of Jiuxi, the establishment of an official system, and the beginning of public governance - Lin Fu no longer needed Zhang Yubo, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others to stay in the center to balance the relationship between the government and the imperial party.
Zhang Yubo, Zhao Shuhan, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others were exiled with their families in early May. When they left Jiangning, their thoughts were somewhat tragic and generous. They also drank farewell wine with friends in Jiangning, boarded the ship directly from Jiangning, and sailed across the ocean.
Crossing the sea and arriving at Jeju - when the city of Jeju, which was as prosperous as Jiangning, appeared in front of them instead of the barbaric and miasmatic land they had imagined, they were almost blinded.
What unfolded in front of them at this time was not a set of boring data, but a living and tangible prosperity that corresponded to the data.
Every year, there are about 10,000 loads of raw silk, 200,000 baskets of tea, 2 million stones of rice, millions of jins of iron, millions of jins of salt, nearly two million baskets of coal, millions of jins of copper, and hundreds of thousands of
Bolts of new cloth, tens of thousands of lake silks, dozens of ships of porcelain, dozens of ships of sugar, tens of thousands of mules and horses, hundreds of thousands of pieces of leather, as well as tung oil, animal hair and other bulk cargo, are transferred at the Economic Ju Port or directly in Jeju City
conduct trade.
Jeju is a core transit port, connecting Goryeo, Fusang, Yiju and Chongju, Myeongju, Gangnyeong, Haeju, Quanzhou, Jinan and other places in the Central Plains. Not only the goods from Goryeo and Fusang are imported into the Central Plains, but also the Central Plains are exported to Goryeo and Fusang.
Goods need to be transferred from Jeju, and the trade of goods between Goryeo and Fusang also needs to be transferred through the economic state, so Jeju gets a share of the profits.
All guilds and merchant gangs passing through the Haedong Trade Road need to be registered in Jeju and set up a guild hall for communication...
It is these that have created Jeju's extraordinary prosperity in just ten years.
Sufficient sources of city taxes provide sufficient funds for the construction of Jeju City, and the construction of a completely new place allows Jeju City to break away from the stereotypes and not stick to traditions. It also enables many new craftsmanship and new technologies collected from overseas.
Materials were fully demonstrated in the construction of Jeju City.
Complete municipal planning and well-organized road construction; due to the initial shortage of leased land, the government and civilian residences in Jeju City broke the traditional tiled courtyard shape and adopted a compact layout of two to three floors with buildings and courtyards next to each other; in addition, the governor
Government and private institutions such as the Mansion, Huaidong Bank, Heishui Shipping Club, public schools, medical clinics, and commercial associations were built in the city in a very majestic manner - the outer walls were uniformly plastered with white ash grout, making the entire city stand on the green hills.
Below, it looks like a sparkling gray-white lake.
The entire Jeju Port coastline is more than ten miles long, even more spectacular than Chongju Port. It can accommodate three to four hundred large-scale merchant ships at the same time. After summer, nearly three hundred large-scale merchant ships will be stationed in Jeju to wait for storms.
The season has passed.
The main long streets in the city are all made of cast iron pillars with glazed lamps on top to serve as street lights. Since merchant ships from across the ocean are stationed at the port, bringing a large number of business travelers, Jeju inns, teahouses, wineries, and Goulan
The prosperity of Wuxie is not even inferior to that of Jiangning after the war.
Of course, in addition to maritime merchants and migrants, there were also scholars from Zhejiang and Fujian who had been forced to come to Jeju to make a living after their scientific research had been abandoned for a long time. They were hired by merchants to come to Jeju to engage in calculations and other tasks. They traveled across the ocean to make a living.
Even if they read Confucian books in the old days, most of them did not respect Confucianism at this time, and pragmatism became the primary standard to follow. Therefore, the development of miscellaneous studies in Jeju was particularly active.
The Jeju Governor's Office was also the first place to abolish the old servant system, fully implement the new employment system, and implement the naturalization registration system for trading companies; other new policies and new systems that were resisted by tradition in the Central Plains were easily implemented in Jeju and encountered little resistance.
Of course, in order to ensure Jeju Island's core position on the Haedong Trade Route, the main force of the Haedong Marching Army, with a strength of 15,000, was also stationed in the northern military fortress of Jeju City all year round.
It is precisely by controlling such a place that Huaidong can directly extract nearly four million silver dollars in military resources every year from the Haidong Trade Road, which made Lin, Song, Chen, Zhou, Sun and others surround the Chonggong Palace.
With his powerful power, he can extract nearly 10 million silver dollars in profits from the Haidong Trade Route every year...
The moment they landed on Jeju Island, Zhang Yubo, Zhao Shuhan and others suddenly understood that Lin Fu kicked them to Jeju not to banish them to a barbaric land and punish them for being disobedient to Huaidong, but to take them alive
Facts taught them a lesson and told them to open their eyes to the world: in front of the new and prosperous empire that was about to be established, Yuan Yue was so corrupt, sluggish, weak and incompetent, and could not be saved...
Zhang Yubo, Zhao Shuhan and others crossed the sea and came eastward half a month earlier than Song Shixian, Luo Wenhu and others.
This half month can only allow them to settle down in Jeju City first, and there is no time to go to Fujiang or Songpu. As an inspector, Zhang Yubo has very little actual power, but his rank is the same as that of the Governor of Jeju and he has a special official residence.
Zhao Shuhan, Fan Jiliang, Chen Yu and others, together with their wives and children, stayed in the post house of the Governor's Mansion for dispatched generals. It was actually a single brick building next to each other, but the level was not as strict as the governor's and the inspector's official residence.
Life is not uncomfortable. Although Jeju is small, it is much more standardized and tidy than Jiangning City in terms of sanitation, transportation, etc. Compared with Jeju City, Jiangning City, which has not yet fully recovered from the war, is more like
It's a remote place.
Zhang Yubo, Zhao Shuhan, Fan Jiliang, and Chen Yu cried and cried all the way, looking for life and death to help the family members who came to Jeju, and they quickly adapted to the life in Jeju. Chen Enze, Zhou Guangdong were not in Jeju for the time being, and Ma Yigong, Zhou Guitang and other Jeju military and political businessmen
The core figure could understand Lin Fu's thoughts. Not only would he not make things difficult for Zhang Yubo and the others, he would also try his best to integrate them into Jeju's military and political system.
The past half month passed like a blur. Zhang Yubo and Zhao Shuhan had not yet recovered from the initial shock. Song Shixian and Luo Wenhu followed Chen Enze to Jeju, and they brought two shocking news: one was that
Lin Fu decided to send troops to participate in the Goryeo Civil War and start a second battle against Yanhu; secondly, Song Shixian led a team to Jeju to observe the solar eclipse. The fundamental purpose was to measure the time difference of the solar eclipse, overthrow the old theory of "a round sky and a square earth", and establish the heliocentric
New talk.
The second news is particularly shocking.
Although they parted ways due to different political views in the later period, Lin Fucheng established miscellaneous studies and Zhao Shuhan wrote books and taught miscellaneous studies and craftsmanship in Jiangning thatched cottage for many years, and they made great contributions; Zhao Shuhan is definitely comparable to Song Shixian, Jiang Yue, and Ge Siyu A great master-level figure.
When Zhao Shuhan was sorting out calendar data in his early years, he noticed the problem of time difference in recording the same solar eclipse in different places. However, the sage theory of "round sky and square place" was so entrenched that Zhao Shuhan did not dare to think about it in detail.
In fact, in the early years, astrology was banned because it was contrary to the sage's theory of "a round sky and a round earth", so it was denounced as heresy by the Confucian orthodoxy that advocated for sages. However, astrology was more widely used in navigation than the compass. purpose, so it was secretly passed down among the sea people——
Huaidong's ability to cross the East China Sea also benefited from the promotion of astrology. Without this technical method, which later generations called the equal-latitude navigation method, Huaidong would not have been able to implement direct flights between Chongzhou and Jeju Island.
After all, Zhao Shuhan is very different from the traditional corrupt Confucians. In addition to his contribution to the perfection of Huaidong's astrology, he can deduce the "heliocentric theory" for the "solar eclipse jet lag" phenomenon. He had a simple exchange with Song Shixian during the banquet. In between, it will be thoroughly understood.
In fact, in addition to the time difference between solar eclipses, in the past thousands of years, many people who have profound knowledge in astronomy and calendars have actually observed the stars in the same way as the saints who said "the sky is round and the place is round, and the sun, moon and stars move around the earth" What is contrary to this statement can be explained by the "heliocentric theory".
These observation records were not included in the mainstream of Confucianism, but were recorded one after another in the notebooks of literati.
Zhao Shuhan spent ten years writing "The Craftsman's Code" and systematically sorted out almost all the miscellaneous books he had read in half his life. He was almost the most well-read person in the world, and he carefully considered all kinds of heresies. Yes. The theory of saints spread by mainstream Confucianism has long been fragmented in his heart. However, due to the extremely large power of tradition, Zhao Shuhan did not dare to get to the bottom of it, and he did not have the ability to make powerful heretical voices.
Lin Fu strongly supported this date test, with the purpose of overthrowing the old Confucian theory.
With the support of Lin Fu, who controls the military and political affairs of the world and has 400,000 elite soldiers and horses behind him, no matter how deep and powerful the traditional influence of the old Confucianism is, at least on the surface, there is no need to worry about Zhao Shuhan and others discussing the subversive new theory. Will be publicly persecuted.
Zhao Shuhan and Song Shixian are both great masters in miscellaneous studies. In the past, they were limited by their political opinions and rarely communicated with each other. Now they had the opportunity to have a banquet together in Jeju. They talked about the history of astronomy, which they were both good at. Naturally, it was interesting to join them.
Unconsciously, the two of them were talking more and more deeply, and soon Chen Enze, Ma Yigong, Zhang Yubo and others were put aside and ignored.
Chen Enze and Zhang Yubo were lucky. After all, they were involved in astronomy and calendars and could barely understand what Song Shixian and Zhao Shuhan were talking about. However, Ma Yigong, Fan Wenshu, Luo Wenhu and other generals as well as other officials in attendance could not understand what they were talking about. among.
However, Song Shixian was a person Lin Fu personally listed as a bachelor of Chongxueguan.
The title of Grand Bachelor of Chongxueguan is just an honorary title. If there is anything particularly different, it is that Lin Fu also holds the title of Grand Bachelor of Chongxueguan himself, which is to raise the reputation of Grand Bachelor of Chongxueguan to a level that others can look up to. , in order to strengthen the status of miscellaneous studies in the secular world.
Although Song Shixian's actual power is far less than that of the military and political generals at the level of commander and governor, Ma Yigong, Chen Enze and others really can't be careless with Song Shixian. No matter how boring the listening is, they still have to sit patiently.
If he was labeled as being disrespectful to the great master of miscellaneous studies, he might be transferred to some corner to herd horses the next day.
On the other hand, Zhang Yubo was more relaxed and laughed with Zhao Shuhan and Song Shixian: "You guys were so absorbed in talking that the wine got cold..."
Song Shixian had some quasi-guru-level figures in Jiangning who could talk to him. This time he brought a large group of people to Haidong to observe the solar eclipse, but none of these craftsmen were as knowledgeable as him, and they couldn't find anyone with whom he could talk sincerely.
Man, catching Zhao Shuhan is a rare pleasure.
Listening to Zhang Yubo's objection, Song Shixian said: "You don't need to pay attention to us when you drink." Thinking that others could not understand the astronomical calendar he and Zhao Shuhan were talking about, he pulled Zhao Shuhan up and said, "Let's go, let's find another place to talk. Don't
Influence them to drink..." Then he left a group of people alone.
Ma Yigong and others also smiled bitterly at Song Shixian's unreasonableness, but Lin Fu regarded him as a treasure. Of course, Song Shixian's unreasonableness was also famous in Huaidong, so everyone naturally ignored it and quickly carried out the banquet.
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Zhang Yubo, Fan Jiliang and Chen Yu could not find Zhao Shuhan after the banquet, so they went back to their residence first.
On the carriage, Fan Jiliang couldn't suppress his doubts and asked Zhang Yubo: "Dong Chong's massive observation of the solar eclipse was intended to overthrow the theory that 'the sky is round and the earth is round, and the sun, moon and stars move around the earth'."
Establishing a new school, but it will also fundamentally shake the theory of 'inheriting destiny' - what does Lord Chong Guo want to do?"
Fan Jiliang did not say a word during the banquet. Others just thought that he could not understand the conversation between Song Shixian and Zhao Shuhan. But if Fan Jiliang could rely on his former prime minister Chen Xiyan and hire him as an aide, how could he be considered mediocre?
Many of the things Lin Fu is doing now are to prepare for the abolition of the Yuan Dynasty and self-reliance. But since Lin Fu wants to ascend the throne as emperor and create a new empire, how can he shake the foundation of the theory of destiny?
Confucianism, which speaks for the saints, can completely become the mainstream. In fact, it means integrating the theories of hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, taking "inheriting the destiny of heaven" as the core, and creating a complete set of theoretical foundations for the imperial power granted by destiny. This is the replacement of dynasties and the establishment of
The title of the country must also follow the theory of "the virtues of the five elements restrain each other", which is naturally the foundation of the "Emperor's Art".
Figures such as Fan Jiliang and Zhang Yubo naturally did not believe in the idea of "inheriting destiny", and some ambitious people even harbored the rebellious idea of "how could an emperor, general or minister be worthy", but they wanted to consolidate their imperial power.
, it is necessary to have a theory that can be convinced by the general public.
Confucianism later regarded the Four Books and Five Classics as the fundamental classics, but actually completely deleted some contents in the Four Books and Five Classics that were contrary to the theory of destiny. This was the reason why miscellaneous craftsmanship could not arise. After the rise of miscellaneous craftsmanship,
It will inevitably have a subversive impact on the traditional theory of "imperial power is given by heaven and inherits destiny". Our ancestors have long seen this clearly.
It is understandable that Lin Fu set up craftsmanship and miscellaneous studies due to practical needs, but he had already achieved fame and was about to establish a new dynasty and inherit the rule. Instead of strengthening the theoretical basis of "inheriting the destiny of heaven", he wanted to overthrow it.
This theoretical basis actually makes people like Fan Jiliang and Zhang Yubo think hard...
Of course, even if Lin Fu did not need the theory of "inheriting destiny" to consolidate his authority, he already had the military and political power of the world in his hands. But in the future, he would pass it on to his son, and his son to his grandson. Without this theory, how could he