Chapter 364: Schoolwork at Lakeside Academy
Dealing with a Ma army is not something worth writing about, but the signal released in it is related to the millions of generals and soldiers of the entire Ming Dynasty.
After the provincial capital divisions received this rubbish version of "Rectification of Military Discipline", they all itched the gums of Zhu Di and Li Jinglong's hatred.
Feelings: The two of you enjoy Qingfu in Nanjing, eat and drink spicy and sleep delicately, are you idle to such a point?
Recruit you, mess with you!
Fortunately, in this purge of military discipline, the really difficult thing is the most basic soldiers, for the middle-level and upward leading generals, the restrictions are not too deep, the main focus is on restricting business, meddling in local political affairs.
As for prostitution and gambling, it is not clear.
After all, the military salary is placed here, and the restraints of officers above the middle level are also looser than those of the lowest soldiers, and they do not need to be tied to the barracks all month long, and most of them still have families and rooms.
Only a small number of people like to be nostalgic for the place of fireworks.
Now with this newly released military discipline restriction Chen, such a small part is also to seize the time to start a family, although prostitutes will not be kicked out of the barracks, but if they are caught and recorded in the military registration book, it is estimated that the promotion in this life is enough.
The task of supervising and picketing naturally requires recruiting people and recruiting a gendarmerie to come out, which happens to be carried out together with the work of restructuring the local military households.
"There are more than 2.8 million registered military households in the Ming Dynasty, this number is really too huge, cut the whole number, and leave 800,000 is basically enough."
It's time for the old veterans to retire from the stage.
For this matter, Zhu Yunwen also made a calculation with the cabinet, that is, whether the Ming Dynasty's current nearly 70 million Dingkou and 5 or 6 million acres of land can be raised, including the border army, plus the 800,000 local army after the restructuring.
After all, more than a million people are completely out of production, and without the assistance of modern machinery, it takes at least five to eight people to feed a soldier.
Add to this the ruling system of hundreds of thousands, and the number of the Ming class will exceed two million.
"It's not a lot of pressure."
Xia Yuanji calculated the account for Zhu Yunwen.
"The local army set up after the restructuring of the local military guard, the military salary is only half of the border army, a year is nothing more than a few million taels, the pressure on the financial budget is not as serious as it was back then, and the bulk of the imperial court expenditure, the infrastructure project of the Ministry of Industry is basically borne by the labor slaves from Tianzhu, this alone, the imperial court will reduce tens of millions of expenses every year."
Not to mention the Great Wall of China, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which require the strength of the whole country, is the annual cost of building roads and embankments and dredging rivers, which is tens of millions.
Those who have watched the Ming Dynasty 1566 will have a deep impression of the scene in the first episode, that is, the cabinet asked Emperor Jiajing to report on the financial situation, and repaired a few rivers, which cost five or six million taels.
In the Jiajing year, Taicang Yin's annual income was only 2.8 million taels!
Although Taicang does not represent all the income of the national treasury, the total income of the Jiajing Dynasty will never exceed 15 million taels when converted into a year.
Not even half of the Hongwu Dynasty.
It is difficult to return, and the disease is addicted.
Even decades of taxes on the people will not stop the collapse of the country's finances.
The building is about to fall into the country, and the gods are difficult to save.
And the current Da Ming, relying on the continuous supply of labor slaves from Tianzhu, the only expense in addition to the daily rations is to build dozens of simple Hindu temples for this group of things for them to find a spiritual harbor.
Of course, when eating this piece, Zhu Yunwen is quite generous, and he will never go to the construction site hungry.
Otherwise, if you don't want to work in the event of a strike, it will be very troublesome.
If there is no problem with the finances, then things will be handled very well.
The first to move the knife was more than 10 central prefectures under the foot of Nanzhili, more than 60 military guard posts were eliminated, and nearly 400,000 mu of military land was converted into civilian land and distributed to more than 70,000 military households.
What was squeezed out were more than 12,000 athletes of the right age, who wore armor that was slightly thinner than that of the Beijing battalion soldiers, and were equipped with a waist knife, and turned into a regular local army that was eating imperial food.
More than 10,000 people were scattered among the prefectures at the foot of Nanzhili, but the command was still in the hands of the five military mansions.
If there is any urgent or large-scale gathering of people in the locality, the local prefect and yamen may transfer no more than 200 people.
This kind of army, the Fifth Military Government called it the provincial army, because it was scattered in the provinces and prefectures, but Zhu Yunwen privately used the title he was familiar with and in his impression.
Armed police.
You don't need this army to fight a war.
Their task is to quell the chaos in the local area, suppress bandits, and crack down on the so-called 'martial arts people'.
Zhu Yunwen is not interested in knowing whether there is a Longmen Inn in the Ming Dynasty and whether there are the so-called six major factions.
Whether they can do martial arts or not, they are just a group of mobs that disturb local law and order.
After the restructuring of Nanzhili, neighboring provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Henan also began to carry out large-scale actions to reorganize the army and organize the people, striving to complete this work before the end of the ninth year of Jianwen.
In this nationwide restructuring work, the cabinet has also given tremendous support to the Fifth Military Government, not only not even blinking an eyelid in allocating money, but also sending additional manpower to help run errands along with the inventory plan.
Whoever made Jianwen's 10th year the final year of the First Five-Year Plan, and paid close attention to the implementation of the work of the Fifth Military Government, the cabinet could count all the achievements, and then make a political answer sheet that could satisfy Zhu Yunwen, and let the people of the world see what the achievements of this cabinet are.
The civil and military ministers were very busy, but Zhu Yunwen, the emperor, was idle, and the latter simply went to the lakeside school and found such a group of elite geniuses of the Ming Dynasty to tell the story.
And when communicating with such a group of children, Zhu Yunwen can vaguely find the shadow of his body.
The people who live in a modern city.
"This is an open class, chatting, there are no rules, and we don't do the box of this book."
Zhu Yunwen sat among more than a dozen children, and did not take a book or a book, his two hands were placed on his laps at will, Zhu Wenkui sat on his left hand, and Yu Qian sat on his right hand.
"Do you have anything you want to talk about, I'm here to listen, or what do you want me to talk about?"
Every month, Zhu Yunwen will come to the lakeside school to give a lecture, but before he talked about a large set of books and talked about some obscure and profound views, but today he is idle, and then he talks about knowledge points, Zhu Yunwen feels that it is not interesting.
More than a dozen children gossiped, some wanted to hear gonzo, and some wanted to hear the so-called bank that was in full swing some time ago, and Yu Qian and Zhu Wenkui each proposed a name.
The former wanted to hear the story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and the latter mentioned the name of Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong.
Even Zhu Yunwen himself was stunned.
"How do you think of mentioning these two people?"
A ruler of the world, a monarch with a stain.
It's really not a lot of talk about.
But the words were said by himself, the emperor, and it is definitely not okay not to admit it.
"Then I'll talk about Song Qinzong and Zhao Huan."
Of course, the emperor wants to talk about the emperor's affairs, this is an equal identity, no matter how arrogant Xiang Yu is, it will eventually turn into a swan song, so it is mixed reviews, but it is not easy to talk about it in detail.
"You are all amazing prodigies, I don't dare to say that I am familiar with the twenty-one history on weekdays, but it is enough to be called a few treasures, so I will not introduce the identity and family situation of Song Qinzong, let's talk about some interesting things."
Of course, Zhu Yunwen didn't dare to introduce the content recorded in the history books, although he, the emperor, had not read less books for so many years, and could barely say that he was rich and rich, but compared to these prodigies beside him, he was still a little weak, and he would lose face if he talked about historical facts.
"Before talking about Zhao Huan, let's talk about his professional identity, the emperor.
Don't look at me with that surprised look, the emperor is a profession, the same as the cabinet chief, the local county parents, the soldier, and the farm.
Maybe there is a gap between high and low, after all, it's just an identity, and there's nothing taboo that can't be discussed. ”
Zhu Yunwen's words were a little deviant, or a little too objective to talk about this topic as an outsider, which inevitably surprised a room of children.
"A farmer doesn't want to farm anymore and uses his family's money to buy and sell, does his identity become a businessman, or does he take the provincial examination by studying, and then transforms into a servant or a public servant, which is also a change in identity.
You are all familiar with this kid beside me, my son, the so-called great prince in your mouth.
When this kid grows up, he finds me and says that he wants to be a soldier, then his identity is my Ming soldier.
If I am gone, and he inherits the country, then his identity will be the emperor.
Therefore, the emperor is just a profession, and does not impose any restrictions on the people who hold office, but only has restrictions and requirements on what he must do after taking office.
Although I have not counted the emperors of these dynasties, I think there are three or four hundred, and these emperors have any identity before and after they become emperors.
There are those who became monks before becoming emperors, and there are those who became monks after becoming emperors.
There are generals and prime ministers.
Both the civil and military factions also took turns to be emperors.
But the emperor is not good, and most importantly, it is dangerous. ”
At that, the large group of children laughed.
The history records are very clear, clear that every emperor has birth, old age, sickness and death.
This is something that cannot be deceived or falsely reported.
"These emperors, most of them die unexpectedly, and they are generally not very old, and those who can live to the age of forty or fifty to die are considered to be happy, but more are still confused, or they are sick and dying.
Of course, there are many merry ghosts, and dying under the peony flowers is the most comfortable way to die.
And the one with the most ways to die is poisoned. ”
Zhu Yunwen said with a smile: "Qing Shi clearly told us that the emperor is a mortal fetus in the flesh, and if a glass of wine is in his stomach, he will also fly to the dark and stain the golden platform with blood."
Never believe in the so-called unity of heaven and man, how can there be any unity of heaven and man, the emperor is one person, no matter how much elixir he eats, he can't become heaven, but it's true that if you eat too much, you can ascend to heaven. ”
A group of children burst out laughing.
This also made them have a lot of fear and alienation from the identity of Emperor Zhu Yunwen.
"If being an emperor is so dangerous, why do you want to be an emperor?"
"Born out of a thirst for power."
It was Zhu Wenkui who answered the question, and only Zhu Wenkui was qualified to answer this question.
"Yes, power."
Sighing, Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly and regretted: "Because of the yearning for power, they blinded their eyes and minds before they became emperors, making them want to charge this throne at all costs, and they don't care about what thorny problems they will encounter after doing it, it can be said that more than ninety percent of emperors are like this, but this Song Qinzong is an alternative."
He didn't want to be this emperor at all. ”
Zhu Yunwen's explanation made a group of children nod frequently, they were familiar with history, and naturally knew that when Zhao Huan ascended the throne, the Northern Song Dynasty faced great danger.
"Zhao Huan has a weak personality, and in the face of the barbarian invasion, he has long been frightened of the six gods, and the court is also arguing for the battle.
This made Zhao Huan, who was already indecisive, not know what to do, wasted time, delayed the military situation, and finally, waited for Jingkang's difficulty in shame.
Whether it is criticized or written in the history books, after all, Zhao Huan became the king of the fallen country, but in the end he was just a poor unlucky bastard, and it was the interweaving of all kinds of accidents and inevitability at that time that prompted him to become a sinner in this period of history.
The heavenly palace-like Bianliang City, which was only recorded in the history books and preserved between calligraphy and painting, turned into green smoke and dispersed, and there was no more. ”
The Bianliang City shown in "Tokyo Menghualu" and "Qingming Riverside Map" is a prosperous metropolis comparable to modern Beijing Sanlitun and Taipei Ximending.
The old Shanghai of the Republic of China may be compared with it.
"With such a city, the bones of the princes and nobles of the Northern Song Dynasty and the generals and ministers have long been soaked in the gentle township, and no one wants to fight with the barbarians with real swords and guns A magnificent tragedy of the country breaking the mountains and rivers, how to live has become a problem that the emperor and an ordinary people are considering at that time.
In order not to become the king of the country and become the 'chief culprit of the resistance army', Zhao Huan and his son are Song Huizong, who happily and impatiently gave up the throne to Zhao Huan, and escaped from Bianliang overnight.
And our new emperor, who chased ducks to the shelves, didn't have time to wipe the tears of joy on his face, so he was pressed on the dragon chair in the vertical arch hall, put on the crown that reached the sky, and started his new career.
Then, the new emperor, wavering in the war or peace, drank two taels of wine today, shouted in front of his own woman that he wanted to go on a northern expedition and take back the sixteen states of Yanyun, and after waking up, he could hug Li Gang's thigh and cry and beg for peace with the Jin people.
His political weakness and nervousness prompted him to change more than 20 rulers in a row in just one year, and he simply treated the country as a piece of urine. ”
is also the king of the dead country, in this regard, Zhao Huan is much worse than Comrade Chongzhen.
This is the first time that Zhu Yunwen has expounded a historical event in a storytelling tone, without subjectively being affected by the emotions of Jingkang's shame, without indignation and anger, his tone is flat, and his words are true.
It also attracted a group of children to listen to it with interest, and they would laugh a few times from time to time.
"And when the barbarian army arrived at the city of Bianliang, the most humiliating scene happened."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen's tone showed a hint of fluctuation and sluggishness.
"The shame of Jingkang recorded in the history books is not ashamed of the loss of the country, but the real shame is what Zhao Huan did before the death of the country, or the actions of the princes and ministers of the entire Northern Song Dynasty.
An emperor left his capital and army, entered the barbarian camp with a nervous heart, groveled, bowed down and bowed to the barbarian marshal, and begged to surrender.
A treaty that should be humiliated and humiliated, signed without the slightest hesitation, lived in the camp of the Jin people for a month, slept on the grass kang, stables, Gou Jian's life he experienced, but Gou Jian's ambition he did not learn at all.
When he returned to Bianliang City, he didn't think about how to regain his lost dignity, but jumped up and down, striving to raise the gold, silver, and women on the treaty as soon as possible, and his concubines alone were sent out by Zhao Huan himself, as well as his sisters and aunts, as long as they were a little bit of grace, a car was sent to the Jin people's military camp.
It is estimated that the Jin people dislike this kind of speed is too slow, where can 1,800 women meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops, come on, just continue to fight.
It turns out that a man who hides under a woman's skirt can never wait for peace. ”
Zhao Huan's story is not long, and it will be over even if it comes to the death of the country, Zhu Yunwen asked curiously.
"Why listen to his story?"
"Because Erchen wants to know what reason is it that the Song Dynasty, which is so rich and has millions of armor, would cut off its country in such a humiliating way."
Zhu Wenkui said solemnly: "The result is just a few lines of empty words, and it is only an intuitive appearance, there must be a deeper reason that led to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, so Erchen wants to listen to this story, and then think about the reason for this."
In the end, it is really like in this story, is it because of Zhao Huan's weakness or indecision, or the Northern Song Dynasty has indeed reached the point of inevitable destruction and is powerless to return to heaven. ”
Zhu Yunwen's eyes showed an approving look.
"Okay, I'm done with my story, so I'll leave a lesson today, that is, all of you will write your own understanding of the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty based on my story, combined with the multi-faceted records of the Northern Song Dynasty in the Qing History, and three days later, I will send someone to collect it."
This is the first time Zhu Yunwen has studied at Lakeside School.
Because he found that before he knew it, these children were already thinking about things far beyond their age.