Not to mention that Yunxi now has Jinyiwei and Zhensi in his hands, but he does not have any secret service agencies in his hands now. From the continuous memorials sent by foreign ministers, it can be seen that foreign officials have opinions on his recent reforms.
Fortunately, the recent reforms only involve Yingtian Mansion. Yingtian Mansion has a special status and Huang Huai is in charge, so the reforms can be implemented smoothly.
Although the ministers in the inner court were still cooperative, they could not hide the doubts in their hearts. Seeing that Song Lin's memorial was mentioned today, Yunxi decided to let them tell all the things they doubted, eliminate the doubts in their hearts, and tell everything.
clear.
With Yunxi's permission, everyone expressed their doubts. Jin Shan said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the investigation of subordinate officials, and I also strongly agree with the removal of the pariah status of the police; but why are most of the policemen from the capital?"
Are you a sergeant? I'm afraid it's not a good thing to integrate the military and police."
Yunxi said: "This is because my requirements for the police are completely different from those of the previous subordinates. You have also seen these days that I have given the police many things that the subordinates did not do before. Doing these things requires discipline, but now
In the Ming Dynasty, only these soldiers have the discipline and can do these things well."
"What happens after that, Your Majesty? After many years, will ordinary people be able to serve as policemen?" This time, it was not Jin Shan who asked, but Wang Gen.
Yunxi glanced at him and then said: "In a few years, ordinary people can also be policemen, as long as they can receive police training. But disabled soldiers can become policemen and this cannot be changed!"
These people probably understood that the reason why Yunxi insisted on serving disabled soldiers as policemen was to win over the morale of the army so that the soldiers would not have to worry about being injured and become useless in future wars, so they did not ask Yunxi why.
Then Wu Pu said: "Your Majesty,..."
After answering several questions, Hu Guang asked the last question of the day, which was also the most puzzling question for everyone: "Your Majesty, why do you advocate Guan Zhong's governance?" This was the thing they couldn't understand the most.
They were very smart people, and they immediately saw that most of Guan Zhong's policies were incompatible with traditional Confucian thought, and Yunxi could not have known this. And in their view, the system set by Zhu Yuanzhang was not only for businessmen, but also for merchants.
Except for being too indifferent to business, everything else is fine. Although Confucianism discriminates against businessmen, it does not oppose appropriate business.
Yunxi smiled bitterly. How should I tell them? 'A major change that has not happened in three thousand years is about to happen? Will they reply?'
If the subsequent history is the same as the previous one thousand years, he can slightly modify Zhu Yuanzhang's policies - as long as he opens the sea and spreads Buddhism or Lamaism in Mongolia, he can guarantee that there will be no one in the Ming Dynasty within three hundred years.
Worry, if we give a little more support to the development of the Northeast and the advancement of the Western Regions, then we can just follow the rules and regulations without any innovation.
But the subsequent history is completely different from the previous thousand years. In less than a hundred years, Europeans will open up new routes and discover America, and India will also fall into division and become a big market for Britain, France and other countries.
Thanks to the resources of the Americas, slaves from Africa and the market from India, as well as the efforts of the growing industrial and commercial class in Britain, Britain completed the Industrial Revolution and became the ruler of the world for more than a hundred years. And in
When it had to hand over its world hegemony, it was handed over to a similar country, the United States, so that it would not become a third-rate country.
Historically, the Ming Dynasty fell into internal strife and war against Mongolia, and gave up this perfect opportunity to establish global hegemony. Yunxi would never give up. Moreover, he also found the ultimate solution to the Mongolian problem, and also passed the domestic
The way of sending the prince out of the country partially solved the problem of internal strife, and he had enough strength to prepare for future generations to compete for world hegemony.
Moreover, China is uniquely endowed to establish global hegemony. Now the Ming Dynasty itself has a relatively sufficient labor force and a market as large as India in the world. The only thing it needs is abundant resources. It is not easy to develop the Northeast region, and I am afraid that it will be ranked first in the next hundred years.
It is of little use; but the Nanyang region is rich in resources, and the market and labor force are not small, which is enough to promote the industrial revolution in China. If we have India again, it will be a sure thing.
However, there was no way to discuss these matters with the ministers. Yunxi could only say: "Dear ministers, do you think Guanzi's governance is not good? Wasn't Qi the most powerful vassal state at that time?"
"Well, Your Majesty, the State of Qi was indeed the most powerful vassal state at that time. However, after the death of Duke Huan of Qi, the State of Qi declined rapidly. It was difficult for the subsequent prime ministers of Qi State to grasp the essence of Guan Zhong's governance. Although the State of Qi was still a great country, it
He is no longer the overlord of the world."
"You mean that I can't grasp the essence of Guan Zhong's governance?" Yunxi asked.
It’s a joke. In this era, Yunxi, as a person who has personally experienced the future generations, should be able to successfully implement reforms as long as he doesn’t go too far and get hurt.
As soon as Yunxi said these words, everyone stopped talking. If he continued to speak, he would question Yunxi's ability. Although everyone did question Yunxi's ability, they could not say anything.
Yunxi knew what they were thinking, and sighed and said: "I know that according to the rules set by the emperor, the Ming Dynasty can have at least three hundred years of national destiny. After three hundred years, it will all depend on destiny."
"But I am unwilling to give in. I don't want China to fall into another three hundred years of reincarnation, so I read through the ancient books and found Guanzi's method of governance, so I decided to follow suit."
"Don't worry, I will never make big strides in reform, I will only reform slowly. If any one of them fails, then I will stop the reform immediately." Helpless Yunxi could only retreat slightly.
After receiving Yunxi's assurance, the ministers present would not say anything more. Everyone dispersed and went to do what they were doing before.
Yunxi also sat down, but did not immediately continue to deal with the memorial. Today, Yunxi finally saw something that he had only heard about before, but had not deeply felt: the deep-rooted influence of Confucianism in China.
Even a powerful person like Zhu Yuanzhang had to compromise with a part of Confucianism that he didn't like. Now Yunxi's actions are bigger than Zhu Yuanzhang's, but his prestige is not as good as Zhu Yuanzhang's, and he feels the resistance from Confucianism is stronger.
Yunxi could only slowly transform Confucianism to adapt to the coming changes.
"Looking at the benefits, this also prevents me from jumping into a policy that is not suitable for this era." Yunxi could only think this way in the end to comfort himself.