Liu Weichao continued to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "For now, I think your personal actions are actually useful."
"???" Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused when he heard this. It seemed that what Liu Mingwei just said was inconsistent!
Perhaps seeing Emperor Chongzhen's puzzled expression, Liu Weichao smiled and explained: "What you did personally before actually looked like you were doing it yourself, but in fact it was just a taste. This idiom may not be used well, but it's probably just like this.
Meaning. In other words, on the surface you have taken care of everything, but you don’t have the energy to follow up on the actual process and results of doing things. The same is true, how effective are the things you do, such as disaster relief, recruitment, etc.
, you have no idea how it will be executed below!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but frowned, obviously thinking about it.
And Liu Weichao still said: "Now that you are doing it personally, you really have to personally focus on one thing, such as all aspects of strengthening the army, all kinds of things in the war bureau, and even personally solving the problems of craftsmen. You like this
Doing it yourself means you really have to do these things according to what you want. You should also know what the effect will be."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Liu Weichao's statement.
"Of course, it is good to do the latter yourself. However, your energy is limited after all, and you are the emperor and have too many things to deal with. This means that you cannot do everything like this.
A level of hands-on approach to doing things.”
When Liu Weichao said this, he suddenly raised his voice a little, obviously emphasizing what he said next: "At this time, if you only adopt the first method of handling corruption by yourself, it is actually equivalent to not doing anything at all. You will be punished by the following
Those officials were fooled. Therefore, at this stage, I think you are doing the right thing. For important things, such as strengthening the army, you must do it yourself and make no mistakes. As for other things, if you are too busy,
It’s better to leave it to the subordinates who can trust you.”
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he raised his own question: "I can rest assured... do you mean the ministers you recommended?"
"Actually, not necessarily!" Liu Weichao heard this and immediately replied, "The ones I recommend to you are recorded in history. Logically speaking, they should be OK. However, no one knows what history is like. Because no matter what
Who is going to record this history? First, he cannot have experienced everything personally. He may have just heard about it. Second, as long as he is a human being, he will have his own opinions and personal subjectivity. You also
You know, in our Chinese writing, as long as one word is changed, the effect may be completely different."
"Then what should I do?" Emperor Chongzhen asked quickly after hearing this.
Liu Weichao laughed when he heard this and replied: "Actually, you are already doing the right things. For example, you have enabled factory guards to conduct secret investigations, and divided the work among factory guards, etc."
At this point, Liu Weichao became more serious and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "The reason why I talked to you so much today is mainly because you came to ask about relevant things, so I remembered that I wanted to emphasize the system with you.
Importance. In my opinion, the system of the Ming Dynasty was actually very complete. It was just that it took too long and many systems lost their original functions. For example, the supervision of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the supervision of factory guards, and the selection of officials
Officials, etc., have lost the purpose of formulating measures in the first place, and as the emperor, you are to make these systems work again. It is not the case that factory guards were rampant during Wei Zhongxian's time, and you thought it was not working, so you banned the factory guards."
Emperor Chongzhen had been listening carefully and pondering these words. After hearing this, his face looked a little strange, but he soon recovered.
"Actually, it boils down to one sentence." When Liu Weichao said this, he licked his dry lips and said, "You still have to let each yamen carry out criticism and self-criticism on a regular basis. Instead of giving the power to only one yamen to manage other yamen
, such as the Beijing Police Department, it is easy to breed corruption."
"Criticism and self-criticism?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this term for the first time. It was very new and he couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Yes, it's criticism and self-criticism!" After hearing this, Liu Weichao emphasized, "One is self-reflection, and the other is departmental reflection. If there are problems, we can correct them and encourage them; of course, this kind of thing is also easy.
It’s just a matter of fact. It’s up to you to experience the specific implementation and the intensity of the implementation. Anyway, corruption cannot be eradicated, and there is no 100% solution to corruption.”
Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded seriously and said: "Okay, I understand, I will think about this matter."
Hearing this, Liu Weichao couldn't help but smile. Talking is the easiest thing. As for how to do it, it depends on Emperor Chongzhen himself.
He then went on to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Now, let me tell you the specific question you just asked. Didn't you talk about the demand for steel? You can first use solid wood as rails, or clad iron sheets, which can be used in mining areas
Let’s try it first, and then start formally building the railway after gaining experience. In this way, it can not only solve the transportation bottleneck problem a little, but also avoid the impact of excessive steel consumption in the early stage on the military industry.”
"Is this okay?" Emperor Chongzhen asked a little surprised when he heard this.
Liu Weichao laughed when he heard this: "As long as you don't transport too heavy things in one carriage, you don't necessarily need rails to bear the pressure. In addition, you won't know if it works or not. No matter how much you talk, it won't work."
It’s better to gain true knowledge through practice!”
Emperor Chongzhen was very excited after hearing this, nodded and said: "I heard a lot of interesting words today, which I find very interesting. It's like true knowledge comes from practice. If you think about it carefully, it really means this! These words are all
Did you come up with it yourself?"
"..." Liu Weichao was speechless for a while after hearing this, and then replied, "Look at how old I am, how could I possibly say so many famous quotes. These famous quotes are all said by famous people, just like yours
I am as familiar as I am with the words of saints.”
"Is it true?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and asked quickly, "Can you give me some relevant books, similar to the Four Books and Five Classics of my era?"
"..." When Liu Weichao heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Does Emperor Chongzhen mean to ask for quotations from xxx and theorizing with a smile? Wouldn't it be nice to show it to him?
After thinking for a while, he finally refused: "That's not true. I've told you casually if some of the content is suitable for you. If there's anything else that's suitable, I'll tell you when I think of it."
"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen was slightly disappointed after hearing this.
After hanging up the phone, Emperor Chongzhen thought about Liu Weichao's words, then picked up his imperial pen and wrote down a few key words in the declaration. At least in his opinion, they were the key words.
“Hands on”
"system"
"Criticism and Self-Criticism"
"Practice brings true knowledge"
After he finished writing, he looked at these words in trance.
He didn't know how long it took, but suddenly he was brought back to his senses by the movement coming from outside.
"Good news, great victory..."
Upon hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked up at the palace gate in surprise.
I saw Wang Chengen, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and entered the hall happily with a memorial.
"Long live my lord, what a great victory!" Wang Chengen said with a smile as he trotted towards Emperor Chongzhen, "The white pole army has severely damaged the stray thieves, the white pole army has severely damaged the stray thieves!"
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here, bring it over quickly!"
Really, it had been a long time since he heard the news of victory. Now, the news of victory came from the Baigan Army who were loyal to him, so he was naturally even more happy.
If someone like Zuo Liangyu had received good news, he would definitely not be so happy!
Wang Chengen quickly arrived in front of Emperor Chongzhen and presented two memorials, which were quickly delivered to the capital. One was from Qin Liangyu, and the other was from Huang Shu, the prefect of Wei Hui.
Emperor Chongzhen read it once at a glance, then read it again carefully, and then burst out laughing. Anyone can see that Emperor Chongzhen was in a very good mood at this time!
When Wang Chengen saw it, he immediately complimented with a smile: "The Baigan Army really lived up to the cultivation of Long Live Lord, and did not waste so many new armors. It has made a great contribution!"
His words really scratched Emperor Chongzhen's itch.
The new armor was invented by him. At least in this world, this is his result. From steel making to the production of armor, a dragon is all under his command.
Qin Liangyu emphasized in the memorial that he was able to achieve a great victory this time and defeat the elite bandits thanks to the armor.
This allowed Emperor Chongzhen to see how much the combat effectiveness would be improved after both Yongwei Camp and Jingying Camp were equipped with new armor and ordnance!
In other words, with these two powerful armies at hand, there is really much to be achieved!
With this victory as a foundation, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became full of confidence.
"Come!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately ordered with great enthusiasm, "Draw up the edict, I want to grant Qin Liangyu the title!"
First, Qin Liangyu's victory was a victory after the defeat of Songjin. He desperately needed such a victory to rebuild the morale of the army;
The second reason is Qin Liangyu's loyalty. It can be said that she is truly loyal to the court. She has sacrificed so much for the Ming Dynasty in the southern and northern wars for so many years. Compared with other courtiers, she is really very valuable.
Since Zhou Yuji, Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong can all be ennobled, it is natural for Qin Liangyu to be ennobled.
Another reason is that Liu Weichao once told him that women can hold up half the sky, and he is in great need of people who can help him. In this case, considering Qin Liangyu’s title as a golden horse, maybe he can inspire
The emergence of more female generals or other accomplished women in the Ming Dynasty can help him revive the Ming Dynasty!