Offense (3)

"The prime minister seems to have forgotten one thing, it's winter, and food is easy to store, but if it's midsummer, it may not last so long!" In the inner hall of the Quanzhou prefect, Chen Longfu tasted the new invention of the Academy of Sciences and reminded with a smile.

As if someone had poured a basin of cold water on his head, Wen Tianxiang's somewhat excited mood immediately sank. For the canned food invented by the Academy of Sciences, the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Office has high hopes. Otherwise, he would not have rushed to Quanzhou from the front line to make Du Gui and others find a way to promote it.

Fujian Road has a long coastline and a lack of food, and with this kind of thing, it is equivalent to making use of the big granary of the ocean. In the future, no matter how hard the battle with the Northern Yuan is, as long as the water superiority is maintained, the Breaker Army and the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can hold on until the moment when the offensive and defensive momentum of the enemy and us is reversed.

But Chen Longfu reminded him that there is very little hope for a complete solution to the grain problem next year. I can't solve the food problem, and many of my plans for the future are equivalent to castles in the air. It is true that replacing the imperial court with the concept of the state can unite some people of insight, and the successive military victories of the Broken Army can certainly cover up part of the crisis under the rule of the Metropolitan Governorate. But if you can't even eat enough, I don't know how many people can stick to their ideals for a long time.

Over the years, he has experienced the rights and wrongs of officialdom, experienced the defeat of the empty pit and the rise of Fujian, and walked all the way down from life and death, Wen Tianxiang is already very clear about many chronic diseases of this era. And through Wen Zhong's eyes, he can better see the essence behind the appearance. After cooling the passion, the measures taken may not be perfect, but they are more cautious and more focused on feasibility.

"There's room for improvement, though. Apply a thick layer of wax to the outside of the clay pot, and it will be much better. Chen Longfu saw that Wen Tianxiang's mood was a little low, and he didn't dare to sell Guan Zi anymore, so he put forward the method he thought of. The time-honored brand of the Yang family in Quanzhou City makes sauce meat, which is placed in a clay pot and wrapped in a layer of wax shell outside. However, there is less soup in the sauce meat, and the taste is much saltier! ”

"Oh! Seriously? Wen Tianxiang's heart moved and asked in disbelief. What he suspected was not that Chen Longfu was improving the canned food, but that he was very curious that Chen Longfu, an old Confucian with a very famous reputation, was so clear about the process of preserving meat. You must know that in this era, Confucians are usually proud of "distant blister kitchens", and knowing how to cook is not something worth showing off.

"If you don't understand how to store these fish, how can Chen be too guarded!" Chen Longfu glanced at Wen Tianxiang and said with some pride. "The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water. Fujian has many mountains and little flat land. The rice seeds introduced by the prime minister since he occupied the city did not form a climate. Recently, it was stirred up by Zhang Hongfan, and a lot of fields were damaged. If you don't teach the people to eat some fish, you won't be able to starve everyone to death! It's just that the local people can't compare to those maritime merchants for a long time, and they can live with fish. You still need some old rice every day to fill your stomach. It is better to supply canned food for military needs, but if it is for civilian use, the process is too complicated. Besides, the people's tastes can't be changed for a while! ”

After that, he took out a stack of writing paper from the side of the table and placed it in front of Wen Tianxiang in turn.

At this time, Wen Tianxiang's confusion had long been replaced by surprise. He knew that Chen Longfu was one of the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion who was greatly influenced by himself and accepted new things quickly. But I never expected that after a few days of not seeing him, Chen Longfu's entry into the country was already impressive. Not only did he think of it, he thought of it. The details that he didn't expect, Chen Longfu also thought of.

Under the lamp, I opened the stack of letters, and I saw that it was a regular script, with strong pen strength and clear handwriting. It is not the poetry used by scholars and doctors who boast to each other about the understanding of Buddhism and practice, but the various practical methods of using fish instead of food.

"Take three coins of raw oil and bake the pot on a hot fire. Put the fish into the pot, change the simmer and bake, add salt, ginger and ......, the meat rots and the bones fall off after half an hour, you can get the minced meat, the entrance melts, it is delicious, it is called fish floss. If so, one pound of fish can get four taels of fish floss (in ancient times, one pound was sixteen taels). A family of five cooks it, and can make 20 catties of fish floss every day. It can be eaten or sold, and food and clothing can be ...... without worry," read an unsigned article. Judging from the author's careful wording, it is obvious that he was asked by his boss to complete a report carefully.

The next few reports are similar, ranging from the process of rapid production of dried fish, to the study of the shelf life of smoked fish, to the feasibility of building a large ice cellar along the coast, and so on, all about how marine fish can be stored for a long time and transformed into food. It was also suggested that a large number of people in the city should be relocated to Liuqiu, and that the area of flat land and the isolated environment there should be no less than that of Fujian, and that the land should be cultivated to open up stable food supply channels for the prime minister's office.

Time passed minute by minute, and Wen Tianxiang's heart became more and more shocked. Obviously, Chen Longfu and the Quanzhou Mansion he presided over were ahead of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Academy of Sciences in the exploration of how to use sea fish.

At the bottom of all the reports is a piece of rice paper, on which only the words "Jiancheng" are written. From the font, it must be written by Chen Longfu himself.

In an instant, Wen Tianxiang's mood was already out of surprise, and he suddenly raised his head from under the lamp, carefully looked at Chen Longfu, and looked at this Confucian whose name was not below him.

"The prime minister went all the way to Quanzhou, not just for a canning factory!" Chen Longfu was a little embarrassed by Wen Tianxiang, and asked without his gaze.

"I'm afraid, Shaoqing can see farther than me!" Wen Tianxiang nodded and answered the question. Shaoqing is Chen Longfu's number, and these two words are mentioned by Wen Tianxiang every time they are mentioned tonight, with a bit of praise.

There was no one else in the room, and the two former Confucians smiled, looking for the answer from the depths of each other's gazes.

"China established the country by ploughing and warfare, but ploughing and warfare could not compete with the northern herdsmen such as the Jurchens, Khitans and Mongolians. Wang Jinggong Zeng Yun, when the times are different, things are different, and things are different. It's a pity that the world where Jing Gong is located is difficult to return, and it is not a good opportunity for Ding Ge. And Brother Song Rui was defeated from the empty pit, and there was no place to stand on the cone, although the situation was difficult, his subordinates were a blank piece of paper......" After a moment of silence, Chen Long took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Wen Tianxiang stroked his palms and laughed. When he came to Quanzhou this time, he originally planned to discuss his thoughts with Chen Longfu. Chen Longfu is the most famous Confucian in Fujian, and he is also open-minded, if he can understand what he will do and what he is planning, it will be much smoother. Unexpectedly, without waiting for him to speak, Chen Longfu already knew that he had to make a bigger reform.

"That day, in Baizhang Ridge, there was no way around, and Wen had to fight and kill a way out of the desperate situation. Fortunately, for more than two years, the road has been smooth......."

"I'm afraid that after the crisis, there will be more people in front of the prime minister. In the past two years, everyone has been forced into a desperate situation by the Mongols, and how to survive and keep the Great Song Dynasty from dying at the hands of foreigners is the most important thing. Everything else is a means and is not worth delving. And now that Fujian is slowly stabilizing, I am afraid that some people will have some trouble again! Chen Longfu interrupted Wen Tianxiang's words, looked into his eyes and said. In the past two years, he has watched Fujian change little by little, and watched the growth of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Although he was dissatisfied with many of Wen Tianxiang's strategies at the beginning, in the actual implementation process, he understood that what Wen Tianxiang did was right.

Therefore, he tried not to resist, but to take a small step forward with Wen Tianxiang's idea with an accepting attitude, and as a result, he actually found that this step was a vast sky, almost a new world, showing in front of him.

"Shaoqing, don't you know what I want to do next?" Wen Tianxiang asked deliberately.

"Hasn't the prime minister been doing it all along, starting from Baizhangling? Could it be that the prime minister forgot that a certain one is also from the Chen family in Fujian, and the earliest salt works and silk workshops are all the industries of the Chen family! ”

The mystery in Wen Tianxiang's heart was finally revealed, he never thought of this layer. Chen Longfu is very famous in Confucianism, but he is rarely enlightened. In the past two years, all his new policies have won a lot of support. Wen Tianxiang always thought that Chen Longfu was thinking about the overall situation, so he made compromises and did not compete with himself. Today, I realized that in fact, Chen Longfu understands new things such as factories and mines and their roles much better than most people around him.

He didn't mention it because no one gave him the opportunity to mention it. But once someone gives him this opportunity, Chen Longfu will return the favor and exceed everyone's expectations.

This is the true Confucian, with noble conduct and an open mind. Studying the original intention of Confucianism, and not minding the inclusiveness of new learning.

Compared with the erudite Chen Longfu, many famous Confucian or school leaders in this era are more like a group of frogs in a well. The screams were loud, and the crowd was also troublesome. But he never had the courage to poke his head out of the well designed by the saint and look at the sky outside the well.

"At this moment, the prime minister wants to promote Shao Wuzhi's factory and mine to various places, so it is imperative to solve the problem of eating. And Xiao Zi just thought of how to make up for the lack of food with a lot of fish and meat. Chen is not talented, but also has some experience to give to the prime minister. With food, the prime minister's new policy has confidence. Others, summed up in two sentences, with fine instead of coarse, with collaboration instead of scattered! In such a few years, if there is something wrong with the country, there is no worry about no strong men recruiting. And the people also knew the order, and the way of the saints was able to prevail all over the world! Under the lamp, Chen Longfu talked eloquently. It's been a long time since I've exchanged political views with Wen Tianxiang without any barriers, and his thinking is as smooth as a river.

Zhang Hongfan burned and looted, forcing the people to several large cities controlled by the Broken Army. Fuzhou and Quanzhou, in particular, doubled their populations almost instantaneously. This was the empirical practice of the Mongols in warfare, by which they could very easily deplete the last of the net opponent's strength.

And this unfavorable condition, Chen Longfu thinks that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion can make full use of it. The concentration of population in coastal cities certainly makes it more difficult to supply food in these cities. Invisibly, it provides an opportunity to promote Shaowu's factories and workshops.

Therefore, Chen Longfu did not approve of the practice proposed by his subordinates to migrate the people to Liuqiu. In his eyes, that was a wasted opportunity. Even if Liuqiu can reclaim a large area and put new grain into the warehouse, it will only happen in autumn. A few months before the rice is ripe, providing food to the people becomes a major problem. Gathering people to work in cities can be "work for relief". At present, Quanzhou's trade routes lead to more than 40 places overseas, and the supply of things has always been in short supply, and there is no need to worry about no sales in a short period of time. Therefore, factories and workshops can be expanded as much as possible. And when the people had the money they earned from their work, they could buy fresh fish instead of some of their food. The combination of several links is much easier to achieve than the loss of long-distance transportation of grain to the interior. At the very least, not too many people will starve to death because the government can't take care of them.

There are large areas of plains outside the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou, and relying on new agricultural tools and new rice varieties in Champa, more grain can be harvested next year. Paired with fresh fish, it is not difficult to deal with a famine year. When there are more people in the city, all kinds of workshops can flourish. When all kinds of workshops are flourishing, the city will become more and more prosperous. As the city becomes more prosperous, the more tax revenue of the Metropolitan Government will become.

With money, you can speed up the pace of arming the captive army. As the army continues to grow, the Dadu Governor's Mansion will continue to attack cities and plunder land from the Northern Yuan. Wherever it is captured, the new policy can be directly carried out with the backing of force. Based on the experience gained from the practice of the past two years, the areas after the implementation of the New Deal will be richer to the people, and the more popular support will be. In short, Chen Longfu thinks that the New Deal and the Broken Army complement each other, and how far the New Deal goes, how far the Broken Army can go. And vice versa.

Chen Longfu's eyes flashed, as if he had seen the scene after the new deal was rolled out to the whole country. In his mind, the so-called New Deal is actually a new interpretation of the way of the saints. With the revitalization of the Great Song Dynasty or the Great Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the way of the sage can also be instilled and spread. This is a meritorious work that will benefit the future, and those who complete or participate in it are enough to leave history with this name.

"The Way of the Saints?" Wen Tianxiang listened to Chen Longfu's words dumbfounded, and felt a little more confused in his heart. Chen Longfu's vision is already somewhat similar to the industrialized countries in Wenzhong's memory. But I used to think that this was incompatible with the way of the saints. Wen Tianxiang has been very depressed about this, and it took a lot of time to figure out where to go. And Chen Longfu, a person who has not dreamed of butterflies, can actually link industrialized countries with the way of saints without any gaps.

"The saints advocate eclecticism, not clinging. In the end, what we want is order. And the people have been working in the workshop for a long time, so they naturally know that the order is prohibited, and they naturally know that they are tolerant of each other! Chen Longfu smiled and put out some of his usual thoughts. If the other party was not Wen Tianxiang, he would definitely not vomit lightly as a result of these thoughts. In this Confucian forest, who is proud of his stubbornness and ashamed of being flexible, he would rather rot his true thoughts in his stomach.

"In this way, the road is feasible, and the national fortune can be prosperous!" Wen Tianxiang finally understood what Chen Longfu meant, and concluded with a smile. Although Chen Longfu's thoughts are not completely consistent with his own thoughts, he has not experienced the erosion of Wenzhong's memory, and it is very rare for him to think of this layer.

Taking over Chen Longfu's words, Wen Tianxiang continued to add, "Did Shaoqing ever think that in addition to the two sentences summarized by Shaoqing, in Song Rui's opinion, if you want to practice the way of a saint, you must add the words 'from the bottom up'. ”

"Bottom-up?" This time, it was Chen Long's turn to relapse, he raised his head and looked at Wen Tianxiang's eyes in confusion.

"Shaoqing, please look, since Li Tang, the system of our dynasty has been like this!" Wen Tianxiang dipped his fingers in some water, drew a big stupa on the table, and then nodded a few points with the stupa, and said: "Just like this tower, the top is the emperor, then the prime minister, the officials of various ministries, then the prefect, the county order, and the small officials, the foundation of the bottom to bear the heavy pressure is the people. The prime minister is loyal to the emperor, the hundred officials are responsible to the prime minister, and the small officials are dutiful to their superiors, but no one cares about the affairs of the people who pay grain and taxes. The greed of an official, who does not do his job wholeheartedly, will not be removed as long as he is not discovered by his superiors, or if he can please his superiors after being discovered. Therefore, the officials are happy, reciting poems and paintings, talking about things, and no one still wants to do practical things for the people. After a long time, all kinds of evils have accumulated, and the people have been overwhelmed, so they naturally want to rise up and rebel. If the people rebel, the foundation of the country will decay, and the edifice will fall. Even if there are capable ministers who can hold on for a while, it is difficult for the enemy to take advantage of the situation. From this point of view, the Song Dynasty of the Yuan Dynasty was just replacing or adding a layer to these towers on the heads of the people. In fact, for the common people, the difference is not very big. Therefore, when the national disaster is at the head, the heroes do not come out. But there are some characters like Dong Da and Zhang Hongfan......"

Under the candlelight, Wen Tianxiang analyzed the structure of the dynasties in detail, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages. Contrary to what the sages said, Wen Tianxiang did not think that the structure of antiquity was the best. In fact, with the exception of the chaotic Wuhu and the invading Great Yuan, the Central Plains dynasties have been realizing a process of self-improvement. The Tang system is a modification and extension of the Sui system, and the Song system draws on the reality of the division of feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is to drive out the Northern Yuan or to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy, a more feasible way of governing is needed.

What is this method, Wen Tianxiang hopes that Chen Longfu can explore with him. Deep in his heart, he witnessed the incompetence and inaction of the Great Song Dynasty in the era of Empress Dowager Xie and Jia Nidao, and the ideal of the world of saints has long been shattered in Wen Tianxiang's heart. This point is different from Chen Longfu's, but as a non-fundamental disagreement, Wen Tianxiang did not say it. At the same time, Wen Tianxiang did not believe in the world of Datong pursued by Wen Zhong, and in his eyes that had experienced all the turmoil, the dream of Datong and the world of saints were not much different in nature. All of them have an infinitely high level of personal cultivation, which is very beneficial to the rulers, and once they fail to fulfill their original promises, they can use the lack of quality of the people as an excuse.

And the system he wants, the rulers should not so easily shirk responsibility. He must rely on the realities of the country to find a path that is relatively fair and safe. If it fails, it is a failure of the ruler and his companions, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the people.

"Therefore, the saints taught the scholars with courtesy, righteousness, and honesty, and made them observe the way of the herdsmen." Chen Longfu interjected with a wry smile, then shook his head and said, "It's a pity that since ancient times, there have been few Kenzun saints who have taught!" ”

"So, some time ago, we asked the people to elect officials themselves!" Under Chen Longfu's reminder and accusation, Wen Tianxiang felt that his thinking was clearer, why he did it a while ago, and what he wanted to do in the future can be explained clearly.

"But most of the officials elected by the people are from famous local families. In the long run, state affairs will inevitably be controlled by the big families. And all the efforts made by Li Tang since Li Tang to weaken the power of the family will be wiped out? Prime Minister, this is what I am worried about for you! Chen Longfu shook his head and sighed. The prime minister's intentions are good, but the final harvest may not be the prime minister's original intention! ”

"Therefore, I want to advocate the establishment of factories by the private sector, so that the people can live without relying on their families. Advocate equality and contract between people, so that the people can have a reasonable basis after being bullied by the wealthy! These may not be a one-time measure, but they are the direction that Wen insists on! Wen Tianxiang said firmly. Chen Longfu's performance made him much more confident about what he was about to do.

"I'm afraid that it will not only be the Mongols who will kill the prime minister at that time!" Chen Long regained his heart and said with some melancholy.

"I'm afraid that if you kill me at that time, you won't be able to save the general trend of the world!" Wen Tianxiang shook his head and replied without hesitation. What Wen Zhong remembers, he doesn't intend to fully accept. However, some of the truths in Wen Zhong's memory are very unique and can be figured out and used for reference.

Even if he has an extra memory in his heart, he is not Wen Zhong. In this life, he is still Wen Tianxiang, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang who desperately wrote 200 dead words in an article and refused to give up. When he didn't get Wenzhong's memory, he didn't know how to do it. After two years of absorbing and scrutinizing Wen Zhong's memories, he has decided to take a different path from what Wen Zhong thought. Although, this road in the land in front of you may be more difficult than copying Wenzhong's ideals.

"In this way, Chen is willing to lead the horse for Song Rui and be a pawn in front of the battle!" When Chen Longfu saw Wen Tianxiang so decisive, he was also arrogant in his heart, and said loudly.

"Okay, you first work with Du Gui and others to find a merchant to open the factory. Everything invented by the Academy of Sciences, except for weapons, could be made by merchants in Quanzhou. Again, like Shao Wu, the Academy of Sciences provides technical details, and businessmen can pay royalties. Other Quanzhou Neng's original workshops are trying to encourage them to increase. There are so many homeless people in the city, we must hurry up and arrange things for them to do, so as not to cause idlers to be right and wrong. If there is really no place to arrange, I will arrange for them to build roads, repair cities, or go to sea to fish! Wen Tianxiang arranged loudly.

Quanzhou and Fuzhou are both commercial ports, and as long as the sea surface is controlled in the hands of the Broken Army, there is no fear that no one will buy what they produce. Zhang Hongfan wanted to use this method to drag down the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Office, but he could just take advantage of the situation and resolve all the unfavorable conditions into favorable conditions.

As for how the hundred officials should respond, Wen Tianxiang was not too worried. how to seize power, how to get power, how to reverse black and white, and how to play right and wrong; How to deceive, conceal, and dump, there are countless vivid examples in the officialdom I saw in the first half of my life and in the familiar "Zizhi Tongjian". He knew it, but he didn't like it and didn't want to follow suit. But if you want to do something you think you know, sometimes, you have to do something extraordinary.

Maybe this is playing with fire, but in the current situation, I can't help but make the fire bigger. Otherwise, who knows how long the rebellion in the north will last. Recently, the war horses that the caravans have exchanged for weapons have become worse and worse, and many of them can only be used to cultivate the land. This shows that Naiyan's accumulated strength is gradually being exhausted. Fortunately, the Academy of Sciences has developed a horse plow, and bad horses can also be used. Ploughing is faster than an ox plow.

Once Naiyan loses, the Mongol army will come back in a big way. The Broken Army and the Yuan Army will be another large-scale war of attrition. The Metropolitan Governorate had to race against time to compete with Kublai Khan to see who developed faster and whose way of governing was more adapted to the times, including civil administration and military force.

In this wrestling between the nomadic civilization and the Central Plains civilization, the Metropolitan Governor's Office cannot blindly defend, but must attack, attacking in various ways. Weaken the opponent in the offense and improve yourself in the offense.

In January of the third year of Xiangxing, the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Office issued an order to encourage military participation, reaffirming that anyone who joined the army to sacrifice his life for the country or was disabled, the state has the responsibility to let himself, his wife and children, not worry about freezing and starvation for the rest of his life. Under the order, the armies thundered with joy.

At that time, canned fish, fish floss and other things first came out, and they were popular in the world with their simple methods, delicious taste, and easy storage. The north and south have rushed to buy, and the three port canning factories in Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou have been established one after another, consuming hundreds of thousands of catties of fresh fish per day. Fish households all over Fujian are not cheap from now on, and the family members compete to buy huge boats to go to sea to fish, every morning and evening, the fish unloading wharf, thousands of sails gather.

Freed from the problem of food shortage, the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Mansion began to speed up. Qianzhuang, which should have appeared since Wang Jing openly ran the Qingmiao Law, was opened with the strong support of Wen Tianxiang in the form of 40% of the government's shares and 60% of the private shares. Correspondent firms can deposit silver taels at the bank, and collect them at the banker in other places with the bills. In addition, you can apply for a small loan with the guarantee of your family property or a large and reputable business.

The silver taels produced in the major silver pits in Fujian, which had been plundered from the Northern Yuan Dynasty through counterfeit banknotes, flowed back to the people in this more efficient way.

In February of the third year of Xiangxing, early spring. The Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Office issued an order to encourage industry and commerce, and those who set up factories in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Shaowu, Jianpu and Jianning, and employed more than 40 displaced people, their factories were reduced by 10%. Those who have the intention of starting a factory, but have no funds, can take out a loan from the money bank run by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion with the title deed of their home, with an annual interest rate of one percent.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Governor decreed that no one should deprive anyone of their property unless it was a serious crime such as embezzlement or defection to the enemy. Neither the Governor nor the Emperor had the right to infringe.

Under the order, merchants and people were excited. Confucianism shook, and hundreds of officials talked about it. Lu Xiufu, Deng Guangjian, Xia Shilin and other important ministers wanted to stop it, because Wen Tianxiang had great merit and weight, and all the armies were only looking at their horses, the emperor was young, and the queen mother was weak, so they had to follow it.

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