Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Imperial study room, attic.

Zhu Youtang put the military book back to its original place and felt very disappointed. I originally wanted to find a book about military training, but found that there were very few such books, and even if I found them, they were not what I wanted.

It is indeed difficult to seek development in this era, and everyone cherishes their own faults. Even if there is any good military training method, I am afraid it is hidden and will not be taught to the world at all.

Zhu Youtang gave up the idea of ​​looking for military books and ordered Guo Yong below: "Send someone to call He Cong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, here!"

"According to the order!" Guo Yong immediately accepted the order and left the imperial study.

Zhu Youtang saw that he could not find a suitable military training book, and found that instead of expending so much effort to find it, it would be better for the Ministry of War to compile one based on his own wishes.

Now that movable type printing is available, as long as the current knowledge is integrated into a book, whether it is a military book or a medical book, it will definitely be more useful than some poetry book.

"Your Majesty, you just asked them to choose whether to plant or not based on their will. I thought that those martial artists might not respond positively to Your Majesty!" Qin Conggui seemed like a calm young man. After several hesitations, he couldn't help but speak.

After training in the East Factory, his eyes became firmer, but he no longer believed that a gentleman would not fight, but he understood that a knife is more effective than anything else.

I have the honor to be here to serve His Majesty today, and I have seen everything that happened just now, and I clearly feel that the pressure His Majesty has put on those martial artists is not enough.

Especially Zhu Fu, the eldest son of Cheng Guo Gong, the corners of his mouth were clearly raised when he left, but he looked like a rooster that had won a battle.

Zhu Youtang walked down the stairs, looking very sober and said: "I know!"

"Then you still..." Tan Conggui stood in front to prevent Zhu Youtang from tripping. Hearing this, he immediately looked at Zhu Youtang in confusion and hesitated to speak.

Zhu Youtang could see through Qin Conggui's thoughts at a glance, and said calmly: "Are you going to ask: Why am I asking for trouble like this, right?"

"Your Majesty, it was my slave who offended me!" Tan Conggui no longer dared to be disrespectful at all and hurriedly admitted his mistake.

Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said with a bit of sarcasm: "If you give me meat to call me mother, then I will feed you whoever I feed, so why do you have to give it to a group of white-eyed wolves?"

In fact, many people think that the Wuxun Group is very loyal, but this perception is actually wrong.

Whether it was the Battle of Jingnan or the late Ming Dynasty, the faces of these martial artists were clearly visible. For example, the lineage of Duke Cheng Guo, who just shouted the most arrogantly, opened the gates of the city to surrender and made donations. This is their true face.

The reason why it gives people the illusion of loyalty is that the Zhu family gave them too much preferential treatment.

Just like the joint-stock companies of later generations, when you give employees some shares, these employees will naturally support the company. After all, they are already small shareholders, and this company can pay them dividends every year.

Anyone who owns these shares can actually get "loyalty" like a distinguished person, but this "loyalty" is based on the company being able to continue to pay dividends, so it is not strong.

Zhu Youtang did not intend to play the trick of "sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats", and he did not want to feed a bunch of white-eyed wolves with good meat, so Wu Xun, who did not know how to be grateful, would only be eliminated.

"Your Majesty, I still don't understand what you mean!" Tan Conggui had already reached the bottom of the stairs and asked still confused.

Zhu Youtang walked straight towards the door, but explained: "After the busy farming work is over, I will spend some effort to check carefully: How much cotton have been planted in the fields under the names of each noble house? Report to me!"

"Servant, please remember this!" Tan Conggui realized at this moment that Ganqing's deliberate lack of pressure today was actually a test, and he treated it as a handcuff.

After leaving the entrance of the Imperial Study Room, Qin Conggui was working in the East Factory after all, so he could not continue to follow Zhu Youtang to the Yangxin Hall, so he knelt down to see Zhu Youtang leave.

Zhu Youtang turned a corner along the corridor and found the Yangxin Hall. Now that he was close to the cabinet, his efficiency in processing memorials was significantly improved, and he had more free time.

Liu Jin followed him back to the Yangxin Hall to serve him. After entering the door, he worriedly said: "Your Majesty, if those nobles don't grow cotton, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty!" Fan Jinling led another beautiful maid to wait here. When he saw Zhu Youtang coming in, he pretended to be Yingying and said politely.

Zhu Youtang walked towards the desk, the corner of his mouth raised slightly and said: "Liu Jin, do you really not know who is the biggest landowner in the capital?"

"Dingguo's mansion covers thousands of hectares in total!" Liu Jin said without thinking.

Zhu Youtang shook his head gently, but glanced at Liu Jin and said, "My imperial estate has more than 28,000 hectares. Why do I need them if I want to grow cotton?"

It was as if God had played a joke on him. Just yesterday, when he was racking his brains to think about how to mobilize the Wu Xun Group to promote cotton cultivation, the words of Fan Jinling, the person beside his pillow, woke him up and suddenly realized that he He is actually the largest landowner.

Huangzhuang originally originated from Huangfan Huangzhuang in the first year of Yongle, and the royal land also experienced a process from small to large. The main source was the occupation of civilian fields and farmland converted from horse pastures.

Many of the occupations were not by force, but in the name of the crown prince's farmland. There are records of the Yingzong, Xianzong, and Xiaozong dynasties all giving farmland to the crown prince as the east palace farmland.

In October of the 18th year of Hongzhi, at the beginning of the late emperor's reign, seven imperial villages were built in one month, namely Shilipu Huangzhuang in Daxing County, Dawangzhuang Huangzhuang, Shengouer Huangzhuang, Gaomidian Huangzhuang, and Po Poying Huangzhuang is called Liulitun Huangzhuang and Tucheng Huangzhuang.

These belong to the imperial estate of the crown prince, but as the crown prince ascends the throne, they naturally have to be classified as imperial estates. If the crown prince dies, he will naturally be returned to the Imperial Manor.

It is still the first year of Hongzhi. Zhu Youtang owns an imperial estate of more than 280 million hectares and is truly the largest landowner.

Originally, he really wanted to use the Wuxun Group's production materials to expand cotton planting, use the Wuxun Group's financial resources to develop the textile industry, and then share the dividends brought by the textile industry together.

It's just that these Wu Xuns are so short-sighted now and seem to want to continue to fight against me, so naturally I can't beg them.

Even without the participation of the Wuxun Group, he, the emperor, can still expand cotton production and may also invest in factories for production. He is fully capable of solving the battle by himself.

"Yes, this slave actually forgot about this!" Liu Jin was also confused, so she patted her forehead heavily and said.

In March, the capital city is full of birds singing and flowers fragrant.

Liu's Mansion is also located in the small Yongfang Temple. Although it is not as beautiful as Wan's Mansion, with the Qingliu being completely suppressed, this secondary mansion is also shining brightly.

Zhu Youtang is undoubtedly a kind boss. Although only the Shuji people in this dynasty used the five-day rest system of the previous dynasty, now they all have a half-day holiday after the end of the New Moon Dynasty.

The officials in the capital will naturally make good use of this half-day time, and everyone will move around each other. In addition to daily visits to teachers, there are also small gatherings of people of the same year or from the same hometown.

"Yang Kaifeng, please come in!" The concierge said enthusiastically when he saw Yang Tinghe coming to the door.

The Hanlin Academy reviewed Yang Tinghe's appearance as a handsome gentleman. Not only did he wear a bath, but he also tidied himself up and hung a sachet on his body, giving him the perfect image of a sultry young man.

Although he is an official of the Ming Dynasty, as long as there is no need to wear official uniforms, he will give up the eighth-grade official uniforms and dress himself up as a noble prince with a strong fragrance.

The Yang family was originally a famous family in Sichuan, and although the Yang family was not very prominent, it was still wealthy.

The reason why he passed the provincial examination at the age of twelve, although he is talented and intelligent, is also related to the good education he received since childhood. After passing the imperial examination, even though he was still young, his family arranged for him to continue his studies at the Imperial College in Beijing.

It was precisely because of this good educational environment that he failed to pass the examination at the age of sixteen, and at the age of nineteen he was already the second-class Jinshi in high school and became a scholar in the Imperial Academy.

In terms of personal strength and background, he is already above everyone else, and he, Yang Tinghe, is actually a veritable prime minister and the new leader of the civil service group in the future.

"Yang Kaifeng, the master is still waiting for guests, please go to the side hall with you and wait for a while!" Butler Xu greeted him enthusiastically and explained it as if it was just a matter of explanation.

Although Liu Ji is a very low-key second assistant, his identity and status are here, and he has many old friends from his disciples. Although he deliberately distanced himself from many officials, important officials continued to visit him.

Yang Tinghe knew that the butler was the teacher's neighbor, so he politely raised his hands and said, "Thank you!"

Since I come here often, I already know everything about the side hall, not only the calligraphy and paintings on the wall and the vases placed, but also the maid standing next to it.

Yang Tinghe has fair skin, regular facial features, and looks very noble in his dress. In addition, he is a rare young man who is successful, so he attracts the affection of both maids.

"Mr. Yang, please have some tea!" A beautiful maid said as she brought the tea.

Yang Tinghe naturally looked down upon these maids from humble backgrounds. He just touched the maid's fingers intentionally while receiving tea, and then asked with a smile: "Miss Xiao Tao, do you know which adult the teacher is meeting now?"

"Bachelor Cheng!" After the maid Xiaotao said this, she ran away shyly.

Yang Tinghe held the tea cup and couldn't help but think.

The so-called Bachelor Cheng naturally refers to Cheng Dezheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Combining the rumors he heard earlier, he vaguely guessed the purpose of Cheng Dezheng's visit.

"Xu Qiong has been promoted by Your Majesty to the position of Minister of Rites. If Liu Jian moves to the left, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites will be vacant! Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, has already come to my place. He must be destined to become the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. What do you think?" Liu Ji treated Yang Tinghe like a son, even though he revealed it.

Yang Tinghe found that it was as he had guessed, so he expressed his judgment and said: "I'm afraid your Majesty also wants to arrange it like this! Among the ministers, Zhang Sheng and Xie Qian are the most important to you now. If Cheng Minzheng is removed, Zhang Sheng will He and Xie Qian can naturally choose someone to take over as Hanlin bachelor."

"That's right! Jiefu, you are very intelligent, which is better than Cheng Minzheng!" Liu Ji picked up the tea cup and looked at his proud disciple, and couldn't help but praise him.

Yang Tinghe would not reveal that he had found out the situation in the flower hall in advance and realized it. He looked very humble and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you, the teacher, for the compliment!"

"Jiefu, my master and Mr. Wange originally discussed letting you take a step forward next year, but now we have a good opportunity, so we plan to let you take a step!" Liu Ji held the lid of the tea and lightly poured the tea, and said with a slight smile.

Yang Tinghe felt ecstatic in his heart, but he swallowed and said, "What's your position?"

"Compiled from the Sixth Grade Hanlin Academy!" Liu Ji took a sip of tea and announced the correct answer.

He was very satisfied with this capable and well-backed disciple. Although he usually had to smooth out the edges of his successor first, things would always go too far.

After all, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and now there was turmoil in the Imperial Academy, but it was possible to help this carefully cultivated successor take a step forward.

Although Yang Tinghe was promoted to the Hanlin Academy to write and write, as long as he continued to write and write in the Hanlin Academy, he could wait until the prince came out to study. At that time, Yang Tinghe will be the first to enter the East Palace to serve as a daily lecturer, thus becoming the prince's first teacher.

As for himself, as long as Yang Tinghe successfully joins the cabinet and becomes prime minister in the future, even if he retires at home, he will still have a very strong influence, and his children and grandchildren can continue to be taken care of.

Yang Tinghe expected that he would be a seventh-rank Hanlin editor, but he did not expect that he would be a sixth-rank Hanlin editor. He even handed it over and said, "Thank you, my teacher, for your cultivation!"

""Xianzong Records" has always been written by Mr. Wei. The original plan was to wait until it was almost completed and then let you come in and put your name on it so that you could add to your political achievements! It's just that something happened to Zhou Hongmo last year, and now Cheng Minzheng is likely to have to Quit, since you are about to take up the post of Hanlin editor, then prepare to come in and participate in the editing!" Liu Ji took another sip of tea, appearing to be well-intentioned.

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, masters and apprentices often had the same affection as father and son. In the original history, Liu Ji had almost finished compiling "Records of Xianzong" before letting Yang Tinghe come in to pick peaches. After all, compiling "Records of Xianzong" had certain political risks.

It's just that something has changed after all. It's not that Liu Ji no longer cultivates Yang Tinghe carefully, but that he needs to take care of the seedling in a different way.

After all, Yang Tinghe is about to be promoted to Hanlin editor. Participating in the compilation of "Xianzong Records" is undoubtedly a good experience. A mature seedling can properly experience the wind and rain.

Yang Tinghe knew that this was a great gift. After all, there were so many Ci ministers, and there were many Ci ministers with higher qualifications and official positions than him.

If he can really participate in the compilation of "Records of Xianzong", not only will it be a glorious addition to his resume, but his name as Yang Tinghe will remain in the history of history.

At this moment, he felt that the teacher in front of him was his father.

Yang Tinghe was a person who knew how to repay kindness. He held his hands in front of him with a submissive look on his face and said: "Student, please follow the arrangements of your teacher!"

"Jiefu, the Master Association will help pave the way for you. You will definitely be able to join the cabinet and worship the prime minister in the future! But you should remember: those in power should put stability first! As long as the world is stable and the gentry in the world is stable, then all people can What a blessing!" Xu Jie thought of the teachings of his teacher Gao Gu and seemed to solemnly pass on the Tao.

Just as the Ming Dynasty's Second Assistant and the Prime Minister Yang Tinghe were playing a master-disciple power exchange game, something finally fermented. Zhao Captou brought several catchers to Xiaoyongfang.