The late spring of March did not make Zhu Gaoxu feel any sad and sad atmosphere, because after the weather was clear, it became warmer and warmer. However, this quiet season does not allow him to use the scenery to express his inner turmoil.

In the early morning, between the gorgeous palaces, the moist mist shrouded the grass and trees and corridors in the courtyard, the birds chirped out of nowhere, and the fragrance of flowers was faintly smelled in the air.

Zhu Gaoxu walked through the rampant corridor and came to the Dongnuan Pavilion, which was closest to his living place.

Someone inside had already started their day's work, the eunuch of the celebrant had brought in the music, and the maid was adding charcoal and spices to the incense burner, and the smell was still Tianzhu incense. Just because once, Zhu Gaoxu praised the smell of spices is very chic.

After a while, Miaojin also walked in, she took a booklet over, turned one of the pages, and asked Zhu Gaoxu to read it. It is a list of the big and small things to do this month, and the most important ones are written in large blue font.

Zhu Gaoxu asked Miaojin to watch government affairs, which really helped him a little; She likes to write things down to make the days more organized. But this is not Zhu Gaoxu's habit, he rarely writes down, usually just in his head.

The most important thing to do in March is that Zhu Gaoxu will personally preside over the palace examination. There are two imperial examinations at the central level in the spring of the same year, the first time is called the Hui Examination, and the second time is called the Palace Examination. The 300 people who will pass the test are called Gongshi, and they are actually equivalent to the Jinshi level; Because the next palace examination and promotion to Jinshi will not be lost, and the palace examination is only ranked. What the champion list looks for is what it is, it is the palace examination.

The hall examination is different from the later college entrance examination, because those who pass the examination will directly become the ruler of the country of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, there are restrictions on the origins of the north and the south, probably four in the north and six in the south. Just because there was one time in the Hongwu year, the people admitted by the chief examiner of the examination were all from the south; When Taizu heard that the northerners were petitioning to make trouble, he was furious and arrested the examiner, and held another time to admit all northerners. Later, the imperial court compromised, and the current system was gradually formed.

The second thing that must be done is to officially canonize Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Zhuang.

However, Zhu Gaoxu does not attach much importance to these necessary matters. It's just something that is done step by step, according to past experience and rules. His main concern was the national policy of expanding into the sea, which he had been planning recently.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu neither read the recital nor summoned the minister, he sat on the chair and started to be stunned early in the morning.

I don't know how long it took, Miaojin's voice disturbed Zhu Gaoxu: "What troubles does the saint have? ”

When he raised his head when he heard the sound, he saw Miaojin standing next to him, his eyes were observing him, and the eunuch palace maid in the warm pavilion was gone.

Or because Miaojin is slightly older than Zhu Gaoxu, and often has the mentality of self-recognition of elders, her gaze makes Zhu Gaoxu feel something maternal. His mind was shaken for a moment, and he blurted out, "I sometimes feel hesitation and fear. ”

Miao Jin was silent for a while after hearing this, and said: "Isn't it just now, when did the Holy Lord live in peace before the Great War?" I couldn't sleep at that time, but now it's much better than it was then. Is it because he can't be sure how things will turn out, and the saint is worried about victory or defeat? ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, as if it was really like that, and suddenly felt a sense of confidant. He couldn't help but say: "National politics is the battlefield, but war is the most intense manifestation of contradictions." ”

Miao Jin's gaze softened a little, and she asked softly, "What is the Holy Lord worried about?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "What am I worried about? Occasionally, I feel like I'm just doing it myself.

You see, this imperial court, for hundreds of years, has perfected the imperial examination system, selecting officials from all over the country; Then, these officials take science and morality as the standard, have mature administrative institutions and systems, and govern the country in a fairly orderly manner. Even the turbulent years of civil war did not destroy the stable system of governance.

In this palace, tens of thousands of people are serving food and living, and there are also Honglu Temple and other yamen procuring ingredients, and the best specialties are paid tribute from all over the country. Sometimes I feel that even if I have fun all the time, there won't be much of a problem. So what am I tossing? ”

Miao Jin muttered: "The ministers may not want to 'toss' the saints, if you only care about pleasure, they will be more satisfied." ”

Zhu Gaoxu agreed: "Miaojin is worthy of being born in the family of eunuchs. ”

He continued: "There are various unknown risks in the expansion and commercialization of maritime trade. It is very likely to impact the existing situation, aggravating the imbalance, impetuousness of people's minds, and chaos in the world. What worries me the most is that when the situation is out of control, it will jeopardize the ...... For example, the existing armor protection system, which restricts the majority of the people to the land, makes the foundation of the state very stable; But with the rise of industry and commerce, I am afraid that the flow of people will be accelerated.

At that time, those forces that make profits, the imperial court means that they cannot be relied on. As long as we think about it carefully, we can understand that all forces only care about their own interests, and no one wants to spit out fat, this is just human nature......"

Zhu Gaoxu also wanted to talk about the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, but it must be very strange to say it, so he gave up.

According to the information he had obtained from the television network in the past, he believed that there was a kind of combined monster of big bureaucrats, big landlords and big capitalists among the gentry in the late Ming Dynasty, who concentrated power, capital, land and other resources in one. As a result, industry and commerce flourished in some places in the Ming Dynasty, and some people accumulated a large amount of silver shipped from the Americas. In most areas, they are starving and suffering from hunger. The gentry, who benefited from the profits, were not willing to take their due responsibility, and they only cared about their own interests.

Therefore, in the early stage of the capitalist reform of the Ming Dynasty, it caused the collapse of the entire Ming Dynasty in terms of civilization, morality, finance, and governance; As a result, the superficial prosperity will always settle, and everyone will fall into the abyss together, and the centuries will never recover.

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu did not have systematic knowledge of economics, including ministers who were loyal to his descendants, nor did he have that knowledge. The new change filled his heart with uncertainty.

Therefore, people are always afraid of the unknown.

After thinking about it for a while, Miaojin finally asked suspiciously, "In that case, why did the Holy Lord do those things?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Because I feel that the career in the West at this time may be the last chance for China, and this is the only fighter that we can continue to maintain our leading position." ”

Miao Jin's expression was even more confused: "The Quartet is a small barbarian country, and the Mongolian and ancient Tatar thorns are in a state of collapse, why did the Holy Lord say this?" ”

Her doubts were normal. If Zhu Gaoxu didn't know the future, no matter what, he wouldn't have been able to foresee things so far away, I'm afraid no one would have thought of it.

"Competition and danger come from the 'far west'." Zhu Gaoxu said, "They are developing a more competitive civilization. With our current system, there is no doubt that we will face an asymmetrical blow. ”

Miaojin frowned, shook her head and said nothing.

Zhu Gaoxu tried his best to explain: "In the far West, there was a period when the philosophical foundation was formed, just like the era of the hundred schools of thought in China, which laid the tradition of the entire civilization.

We have formed a civilization that tends to summarize experience; Medicine, feng shui, and governing the country have all been improved in a large number of historical and practical experiences. The West, on the other hand, tends to be an 'abstract model' philosophy, which is not very practical at the beginning, and it is easy to create a spear and shield that is not necessary.

But after a large number of technological inventions have been contributed from all over the world, such as our printing, paper, compass, gunpowder, etc.; At a certain moment, that kind of 'abstract model' thinking will explode at an astonishing speed, far exceeding the experience summary, which can be called 'science'. Everything seems to be predestined.

Perhaps, in the distant future, the Western approach will bring retribution to all mankind. But at least in two or three hundred years, that kind of thing will undoubtedly be more powerful. ”

Miaojin was silent for a while, and persuaded softly: "When the saint returned from the northern expedition, he was still busy with all things every day, and he was often meditating. The concubines asked the saint not to think too much, it doesn't matter if you rest for a while, and the people can rest and recuperate. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu sighed secretly, and then pretended to joke lightly: "If Xie Jin hears what Miao Jin said just now, he will definitely not accuse you of interfering in politics again." ”

Miao Jin also smiled: "The concubine thinks that some of the words of the saint are quite reasonable, and people can say whatever is beneficial, as if it is really like that." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The truth is often in the hands of a few. ”

Miao Jin muttered: "You also said before that the world needs truly capable people to govern. ”

After a while, she finally couldn't help but look curious and asked, "What does 'abstract model' mean?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu gestured twice and said: "It is to think about and assume an invisible rule 'model' through some things that are actually seen, and then verify the authenticity of that rule through various experiments."

In fact, we also have a number of ways in this area, just like those Langzhong, who say that there are meridians and five elements in people, and set some rules such as cold, heat, and evil; And then through those rules, to diagnose and prescribe. However, I think that they mainly rely on experience to prescribe medicines and summarize which medicines can cure what diseases.

For example, Westerners say that everything has a gravitational force, and postulate and experiment with some rules of mechanics and kinematics, which is called an 'abstract model'. But no one can say exactly what gravity is, and if you think about it more deeply, you will be confused. So the person who made the rules later believed in God and felt that everything was God's law.

However, the fact that people in the world do not understand the most basic things does not affect the use of such methods to create more things in the past. ”

Miaojin looked thoughtful, as if she understood what Zhu Gaoxu meant.

She suddenly asked, "Who does the Holy God think made the rules of the world?" ”

"Your question is too deep. There is a saying that we create everything by ourselves, through observation (quantum mechanics, Schrödinger's cat). But who knows? Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

He observed Miaojin's expression, and felt that she more or less understood part of the words, and suddenly had a little more confidence in the world. It is said that the yellow race is the person with the highest IQ and cannot underestimate people's understanding of things.