Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, there are also some people who are really sad and can't take care of things, such a person can let him ask himself three times, so that he can approve his filial piety, but he can't advocate it." ”

Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and said: "This kind of thing really can't be advocated. If requested three times, he will be allowed to leave his post and will not be hired again. ”

His uncle, Yang Guangkui's father Yang Chunyuan, died of illness in July of the 44th year of Wanli. He was so sad that he did not eat for seven days and died on July 9 at the age of 35.

For Yang Chunyuan's behavior, Zhu Youxiao didn't have any admiration, he only felt that this person was sick. There are five wives and five sons in the family, and you actually followed your mother, and your filial piety as a son has indeed been fulfilled, so what about your responsibilities as a husband and a father?

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you still have to be hired, otherwise the world will criticize it, but you can explain it first, because in three years, the situation has changed, and after Ding is worried, you need to start with a downgrade, and after you are familiar with it, you will be reinstated according to the situation." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "How can you be demoted by one level, such a person, there is no problem with demoting him to three levels, current affairs are like a new chess game, in three years, who knows how many changes there are, it is already good not to let him learn from scratch." ”

The ministers actually had some complaints about this matter, but the emperor was right, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety could not be both, since they chose to be filial, they could naturally accept the demotion of their official positions.

Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, it is better to directly stipulate that after the funeral, you will be given a month off for funeral, and after the funeral, you must go back to the government to see the matter." I didn't mention the matter of the three requests, but only said that if there are special cases, they can be reported to the Secretary for Political Affairs to deal with them, so that some people don't want to use this to invite names. ”

Xu Guangqi and Ye Xianggao thought for a while, and said together: "Zhonghan's words are really a way to be old, admire and admire." ”

Zhu Youxiao saw that the three of them had the same opinion, so he naturally had no objection: "This time, I want to fix it in the form of a law, and it will be the same in the future." I want to set up an institution, a court, to bring together the gentry and commoners of all walks of life and all places to give opinions on the laws and examine them, what do you think? ”

Xu Guangqi hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, this gathering of people from all over the world is not a trivial matter, the road is far and near, some can be reached in one day, and some are afraid that they will not be able to catch up in a few months." And the gentry are fine, the commoners leave home, there is no labor at home, how can other people live? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "The distance of time is indeed a problem, but the problem of civilians leaving home is easy to solve, pay them according to the income of a family, so it should be fine." ”

Xu Guangqi always felt that this proposal was a bit whimsical, and he looked at the other two ministers for help. Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, the most troublesome thing in this matter is the problem of distance and proximity, from Yunnan to the capital, I am afraid that it will really take a few months, and there is almost no way to solve this problem." ”

Ye Xianggao also knew that he could only start from this aspect: "Yes, Your Majesty, a few months will be spent on the road, and then a few months will be spent on the road, and you will always have to spend some time in the capital, and more than a year will pass." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "The steam locomotive really needs to be built quickly, and it will only take a few days to arrive." ”

Ye Xianggao said: "A few days, Your Majesty, this is too fast, from Yunnan to here, there are at least more than 5,000 miles, even if it is a fast horse, it will take dozens of days?" ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Maybe I think too well, but if you count it as forty miles in one hour, there are nearly five hundred miles a day, and it is still possible to reach the capital in more than ten days." I just want to build the railway to Yunnan, and I don't know if I can see it in my life. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since the pumping machine can be successful, then the principle of the steam locomotive is the same, which is to change the flat movement to the circular movement. The minister saw that the wheel axle of the pumping machine rotated very fast, and if it was used on a locomotive, the speed would only exceed an hour and forty miles. China has a large land and a large population, and now that we have mastered the art of making steel, as long as we open up coal mines and iron mines all over the country, I believe that we will soon be able to make enough steel and build enough railways. I believe that even Lao Chen has the opportunity to see that all parts of the country are connected by railways. At that time, China would be connected by railways to all parts of the country in a few days, and such a country would be a country that could really be effectively managed. ”

Ye Xianggao also said: "Your Majesty, as long as we annihilate Jiannu and the country is peaceful, we can spend the most energy on the railway." The minister also felt that if the railway connected the whole country, then the power of the whole country could be quickly used in various places where it was needed, and such a China was really afraid that it would only exceed the rule of three generations. ”

Zhu Youxiao pursed the corners of his lips, the rule of three generations is just an imagination, and the merits are just the thoughts of the public world. And now the last thing I need is the public world, because I am now the emperor, and the world is my own.

His goal was not to revert to the inprogress of the three-generation rule, but to build a modern nation-state. When this country is built, it may be a long, long time before the idea of instilling the idea that the world is for the common good, in the hearts of the people.

Besides, the public world must be a real public world, and the nominal public world will eventually become worse than the family world. Everyone is irresponsible, they only know how to ask for it, and then leave the mess to future generations, and future generations should have the wisdom to deal with these things. In such a public world, it is better to have nothing.

He cleaned up his thoughts and said, "If it is unrealistic to let people from all over the world come to the capital, then is there a better way for the secretaries?" ”

The cabinet ministers have a very good impression of the current emperor, and the most important point is that the emperor is not stubborn, and can always listen to the correct opinions of others with an open mind. Of course, he sometimes didn't listen, but in the end these things proved that the emperor was right.

Ye Xianggao said: "Your Majesty, why don't we formulate a herb first, and then go to various places to solicit opinions according to the imperial history, and then summarize the opinions, and then revise them on this basis, will it be easier to implement?" ”

Xu Guangqi also said: "Whichever aspect of the law is formulated, the people will be convened to solicit opinions, which is targeted and can reduce the difficulty of implementation." ”

Fang Congzhe added: "You can use two sets of people, one set of patrols, and another set of people, such as sending students from the Officials Academy, or Jinyi Guard, so that the two sides can be compared, and if there are major discrepancies, you can trace which party did not really work hard, which also has an effect on the official governance of the household department." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "It's very good, but you can't use Jinyiwei, use the Economic Statistics Bureau." ”