Zhu Shuren unexpectedly got the allegiance of a free Newton, and of course he was very proud.
However, Newton is still not in a perfect state after all.
Historically, he graduated at the age of 22 and stayed at home for two and a half years until he was 25. After initially inventing calculus, he returned to Cambridge and studied with other colleagues, spending two years perfecting it.
Finally, at the age of 27, he came up with calculus that could be called the "first generation perfect body", and then based on this achievement, he took the seat of "Lucas Professor of Mathematics" - don't underestimate this seat, then
However, there is only one supreme scholar in Cambridge who can enjoy an extra 100 pounds of annual royal charter allowance, the only one.
Now that Newton has a better research environment, Zhu Shuren can occasionally point him in the direction (only in the direction), or make demands. It is estimated that Newton's research progress will be accelerated as a result. But in any case, with the addition of a
It will take about a year and a half to get the final result, that's for sure, it will only be slower but not faster.
Calculated this way, Newton would have to be busy at least until the middle of his sixth year of well-off life before he could free up his hands to deal with other things. For example, Zhu Shuren mentioned "preparing for the Ming Dynasty to build a modern university focusing on natural sciences."
Fortunately, Zhu Shuren asked Newton to write a letter back to England, which would also take at least a year and a half - with today's Ming Dynasty four-masted high-speed sailing ship, a one-way trip to England takes nine months, and the fastest round trip is a year and a half.
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This also requires ensuring that the ships sailing in November must arrive in Malacca before the Chinese New Year, so as to ensure that when the monsoon changes direction at the turn of winter and spring, they can sail through the southernmost section of Indochina and make full use of the southerly wind after the beginning of spring.
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And if the monsoon is not used enough to make the trip, or there are delays in importing and exporting goods and negotiations, it will be no problem if the enemy is given a two-year leniency.
If everything goes well, it will not be too late to start substantial construction of a science and engineering university in two years.
After sorting out these contexts, Zhu Shuren also knew that this unexpected gain could not be rushed, and for the time being, it was better to let Newton grow and grow naturally during his term.
Just provide him with sufficient resources and a favorable living environment, and then let him have complete freedom to do whatever he wants.
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The words are divided into two parts.
As Zhu Shuren temporarily let Newton go, a month or two passed by, and the wheel of history also entered the five years of moderate prosperity.
The top priority of this year is naturally that the young emperor Zhu Ciyu will finally officially take charge.
Zhu Shuren did not want to cause any extraneous troubles in this matter. He needed to maintain the legitimacy and authority of his biological son, ensure that all plans were executed smoothly, and orders and prohibitions were enforced.
Therefore, during the New Year, several grand celebrations were held in Nanjing, and the imperial court also announced some amnesty orders——
However, before the amnesty, those criminals who had committed loan fraud the previous year had either been executed or had been sent on their way to exile overseas, so the amnesty had nothing to do with those people, and there was no need to worry that the amnesty would undermine the imperial court's fiscal and taxation system reforms.
Zhu Shuren also saw this clearly and chose to close the net in the early autumn of the fourth year of Xiaokang's reign, because he knew the amnesty timetable in advance and would kill the people who deserved to be killed first.
This can be regarded as a way to establish authority, letting the world know that everything is within the imperial court's plan, and which red lines cannot be touched.
After the celebration and the amnesty, on the day of the Lantern Festival, Zhu Ciyu went to the Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty and the tomb of the late Emperor Longwu to offer sacrifices. He then offered sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and officially announced his pro-government on the day after the Lantern Festival.
After all the procedures were completed, Zhu Ciyu was inevitably a little high-spirited. After all, he was a young man who had just turned 20 and was finally in charge. Who wouldn't want to do something big?
Having always lived in the shadow of my grandfather and father, such people always want to prove themselves.
Especially when Zhu Ciyu was born, he had not yet had to choose his biological father. Compared with other ways of producing Ming emperors, it was even more difficult to "establish meritorious people"——
Most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty in the previous dynasties had their own fathers who were also emperors. Although there was an ancestral method of establishing the eldest son as the eldest son, if the eldest son was too unworthy, he might still be abolished.
Only Zhu Ciyu became the emperor himself, but his biological father was not the emperor, so his biological father's other sons could not threaten him at all because they had not gone through the procedures to succeed him as the emperor's grandson.
But according to common sense in biology, when there are multiple children, the eldest son is often not the one with the highest IQ. According to later academic explanations, it is generally believed that when the eldest son is born, there is a lack of other sons to compete with him for father's love and mother's love. He can
Being favored alone, the intelligence is forced to develop at a slower rate.
When the second son and the third son were born, there were already other brothers, and they had to compete for favor, which "rolled out" a trend of early intellectual development.
(Note: If a modern family does not have the conditions to have more children, according to relevant research, before the first child is born, a cat and a dog should be kept at home to take away a little of the parents' love, so that the child can realize that there are multiple objects dividing it as soon as he is born.
Pampering can help children develop their intelligence earlier. In the final analysis, human evolution and progress are driven by the environment, and kings of rolls are everywhere.)
Although Zhu Shuren has always asked Fang Ziling to give his son the best education, it is only an improvement in knowledge and knowledge. Zhu Ciyu has always had some shortcomings in terms of personality development and soundness. For example, in terms of resistance to pressure and frustration, he definitely grew better than in a normal environment.
The young people who come out are weaker.
Fortunately, his father never expected that his generation would have any great talents or strategists. Zhu Ciyu only needs to reverse the orthodoxy of "Yi Shen Yi Zhu" in this life, which is similar to the characters of other "Emperor Taizong Wen" in history.
enough.
Anyway, Zhu Shuren can take good care of his health and strive to live longer. In the future, if he thinks about the Ming Dynasty having a comprehensively developed and talented emperor, he can only hope to have a "good saint grandson".
Under normal circumstances in the Ming Dynasty, of course, it was necessary to establish direct descendants. But overcorrection must be excessive. Zhu Ciyu's generation suffered from some personality shortcomings due to special circumstances, and it must be corrected in the future in his son's generation.
Zhu Shuren has made a decision in his heart. In the future, his grandson's generation must make a special case, establish a virtuous person once, and let a group of grandsons roll the roll, but not for too long. It is best to determine the winner as soon as possible, finalize it thoroughly, and then let others
Stop being so whimsical.
There is no problem with the roll, but it cannot be done like Kangxi did before the old emperor died to determine the winner, let alone the closeness of the family and whether the grandson is filial and close to his father and ancestors as the bargaining chip. It is said that establishing a virtuous person is to establish a virtuous person, and it cannot be done to establish love.
Moreover, the ancestral laws must be established, only this time, and it will not be repeated in the future. Everything must be settled before Zhu Shu is alive, and the brakes must be applied.
What's more, since he had this in mind from the beginning, Zhu Shuren would definitely keep institutional backup. For example, he could have deliberately designed "establishing a direct line" and "establishing an elder" to be natural in the initial design stage.
opposition.
The simplest way is to use the increasingly advanced biochemical technology and medical level of the Ming Dynasty, combined with the medical skills of traditional imperial physicians, to intervene forcefully when choosing a queen for his son in the future.
Gather all the young girls who are candidate queens for a physical examination, and select a woman who has a high probability of being unable to give birth and make her his son's queen. In this way, you can ensure that your son will not have a "legitimate son" of the first natural lineage in the future.
Then, find some talented and moral women as concubines for your son, and let them develop naturally. Then we will see who among the concubines has the most comprehensive personality and intelligence to be the emperor.
Then in the name of being childless, the original infertile queen was deposed, and the mother of the child who was to be established as the prince was promoted to queen. That was the artificial "legitimate son" afterwards, even if the other children were older than this legitimate son.
Useless.
In this way, it not only ensured the ancestral laws, but also achieved an over-corrected constitution, bringing the quality of the Ming emperor back on track.
This trick is difficult to use when the emperor personally takes full power, because the emperor's decision-making is easily influenced by his own emotions. Who he appoints as queen and whom he passes on to the throne can easily be based on which concubine he prefers.
And sway.
But who told the Ming Dynasty that this is a special period? The emperor's biological father and mother are still alive and have the opportunity to hold real power. For them, if they choose a real daughter-in-law, they don't have to consider whether the relationship between the daughter-in-law and their son is good or not.
Okay, as long as Shengsun is good.
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It's a bit far-fetched, and all of this has not yet reached an urgent stage. However, the truth is the same, that is, Zhu Ciyu has a strong desire to prove himself for various reasons, and he is very successful at a young age.
So after taking office, he really wanted to do something big. Even just two or three days after the "return of the big government" ceremony, he hurriedly took advantage of the opportunity to pay respects to his parents and mentioned to Zhu Shuren this year's use of troops against Burma.
matter.
Although Zhu Shuren returned the regent power, he had accumulated prestige over time after all. His treatment in daily etiquette could never be as weak as that of later generation Zaifeng Jian Puyi. In comparison, it was better than Dorgon Jianfu's temporary treatment.
preferential treatment.
Even though Zhu Ciyu was in charge, he still came to say hello morning and evening every day, and privately called Zhu Shuren "Father" (king, not emperor, this is the bottom line).
However, Zhu Shuren still calls himself "Gu", and Zhu Ciyu still calls himself "I". All of this is unprecedented. Although it is strange, it actually happened. Outsiders who don't understand the situation, if they see this scene
, it will definitely feel weird.
After the father and son exchanged their greetings, Zhu Ciyu asked if arrangements could be made for the use of foreign troops as soon as possible.
"Father, it's still the first month of the year and winter has just passed. Can you please arrange to sort out the old accounts of Burma's efforts to win over chieftains and shelter the remnants of the Ming rebels in the past few years? While the weather is not too hot,
Use troops against Myanmar?"
Regarding his son's urgency, Zhu Shuren decided to apply the brakes appropriately: "Originally, it was not impossible to consider it. The court had already made a plan, and Xiaokang would mobilize troops in five years. But now, there are two small changes, so it is better to postpone it for another half year.
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Zhu Ciyu was a little unwilling and humbly asked for advice: "I don't know what happened? I have little knowledge, so please clarify it."
Zhu Shuren stretched out a few fingers and counted them one by one and said: "First of all, in the early winter of last year, I decided to take the rodenticide, disinfectant and other strategic materials produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and developed by the Institute of Biochemistry to the
England is engaged in overseas trade.
Now Kyushu Island is still working overtime to increase production and restore inventory. This change will delay production for at least six months and three months. Now the risk of using troops is too great, and medicine reserves are insufficient. Li Dingguo's troops are likely to suffer unnecessary extra costs.
Non-combat attrition.
Secondly, since the decision was made in early winter last year, we did not conduct diplomatic warm-up in advance. It should be noted that although the use of foreign troops requires speed and surprise, it cannot be completely unknown.
Internal morale must also be warmed up and mobilized in advance so that the soldiers share the same hatred. If unprepared troops are suddenly pulled out to invade others, the soldiers will be confused.
In this case, it is better to let the emperor personally preside over the diplomatic negotiations. It can be postponed until this summer, and Li Dingguo can escort the envoy from the Ministry of Rites to condemn the other party's crimes and listen to the other party's reply.
Because midsummer was the time when it was least possible to use troops against the Southern Barbarians, the Burmese and Vietnamese would definitely not surrender immediately at that time. Instead, there was a high probability that they would choose to unite with each other and collude to see if there was any chance of fighting against the Ming Dynasty.
Even if they finally have to give in, they can wait until winter is approaching before giving in again, hoping to use our country's love of face and the prosperity of the world to surrender to the Ming Dynasty to satisfy Ming's desire to use troops.
And as long as we are fully prepared, when there is still a long time before winter comes, we can use troops unexpectedly and in advance, and get twice the result with half the effort."
Zhu Ciyu was stunned by his father's training. He had to admit that he was still too young. Although he was forced by his adoptive mother to read a lot of books, he learned only upright knowledge and natural science common sense in science and engineering.
After all, Zhu Ciyu's life experience is still a blank piece of paper, just like the college students of later generations who have no social experience. When they first enter the workplace, even if they have a lot of knowledge, they cannot use it directly.
Zhu Ciyu humbly admitted: "I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have worried about it. Then I will wait another three months or half a year. In the summer, when the enemy is most relaxed, let the Ministry of Rites condemn it. Then in autumn, such as early autumn, finally
Once the hot weather has passed, use your troops immediately! This will last throughout the winter and early spring, and you can expand your victory over the south!
But in this case, what should I do this spring, and what is the priority? Should I continue to act vigorously and resolutely, and continue to intensify verification on the reform of abolishing Ding and dividing the country to deter opponents? "
Zhu Shuren shook his head: "It is indeed necessary to do this, but there is no need to do it specially. Just let nature take its course. Since ancient times, the success of the reform depends on whether the external military force is successful. As long as you have martial arts skills externally, you can confirm the success of the war.
Internal reforms have enhanced national strength, and the arrogance of opponents will naturally be suppressed.
This spring, if you feel too free, finish your wedding first and let your mother choose a queen for you. Now that you have reached the crown, I don’t care how you pampered your concubines and maids in the harem. The choice of queen must be determined by your parents.
What he said. After you marry back, if you don’t favor the queen, that’s your business. It doesn’t matter whether you are your mother or the queen!”
Anyway, Zhu Shuren doesn't care how his son plays with women. The queen only needs to be a fictitious one. If the queen is not favored, it will be easier to depose her without a son in the future. Anyway, she is just a tool.
Zhu Ciyu was slightly shocked after hearing this. He knew that his father had the final say in everything, so he should just listen to these far-sighted matters.
Therefore, throughout the spring of the fifth year of Xiaokang, Zhu Ciyu did not make any troubles with the new emperor's personal administration. After handing over some etiquette and legal tasks, he mainly focused on marrying a wife.
In the end, his queen chose a slender and frail woman who looked very beautiful and was indeed knowledgeable and moral. Generally speaking, she was equivalent to a Lin Daiyu-type character, but her temper was better than Lin Daiyu's.
In other words, in terms of Lin Daiyu's body, Xue Baochai's character, knowledge and knowledge, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are almost the same, even if they are somewhere in between.
Judging from Zhu Shuren's choice of wife, it is estimated that even if no one takes action in the future, the natural lifespan may not exceed forty years, so they specially selected someone with poor health and short-lived appearance to be the queen.
And Zhu Ciyu felt that at least the queen's appearance was fine, and it didn't matter if she was in poor health. Anyway, they could still be affectionate when they were young couples. In ten or eight years, with the emperor's harem full, who cares whether the real queen will be bedridden.
Doing her duties as a wife.
All progress and rhythm are within Zhu Shuren’s plan.