The court meeting was as calm as ever, the style of the scholars and doctors was never reflected under the butcher's knife, and when the unspoken rule of not punishing the doctor was completely submerged, no one was willing to come out at the court meeting and anger Long Yan. [Full text reading]

In fact, some people have begun to adapt to the current court meeting model, as long as they concentrate on their own work, do not engage in favoritism, and do not scold the emperor for inviting names, the emperor is still very easy to get along with.

Moreover, Daming also seems to be moving in a good direction.

During the Hongzhi period, or since the founding of the country, the most troublesome financial problems for the imperial court have been quietly solved.

The use of all ministries has been satisfied, although this is on the basis of the emperor sending people to check the accounts, and supervise the whole process, and then eliminate a lot of unnecessary consumption, but the problem has finally been solved, and the scene of the household department being forced to account every year is no longer reproduced, which can not but be said to be a kind of progress.

Of course, disasters will be reported from time to time in various places, but at the same time, the procuratorial and regulatory mechanism with factory and health as the main body is gradually taking shape. Only this year, many local officials who reported small disasters as major disasters were found out to correct the law and order, and under this deterrence, the Ming Dynasty suddenly changed from a famine year to a good year, and even the taxes collected increased a lot.

And with the Liaodong model, the border towns that have always been a major burden for the imperial court are not the same. Liao Town is now self-sufficient, and even has the spare power to help the neighboring Ji Town, and in the next year, when the new policy of the border towns is fully rolled out, the three border towns are likely to achieve complete self-sufficiency, and there will be a complete turnaround.

Therefore, although there are still many people who think that the emperor's stall is too big and there is a possibility that they will not be able to make ends meet, there are also many people who feel that the general trend of imperial power has been achieved, at least in terms of economy, it is difficult for scholars to do anything more.

Today, at least in the capital, many political goals have been achieved, such as the rule of officials, financial affluence, the well-being of the people, and the passage of government decrees.

But the scholars did not think so, because they were becoming more and more sad, there was no routine filial piety, they could not oppress the people casually, their privileges were disappearing, and they had to be diligent and attentive to their work every day...... Is this an official? What is the difference with those officials in the yamen who take money and work as coolies? Is this what everyone is doing for ten years?

The truth is harsh, and the changes are clearly happening in front of everyone's eyes.

Two months ago, the royal fleet recruited maritime merchants, and the conditions were extremely favorable, and many officials were also moved, so they sent their subordinates who were in charge of the operation at home to try to get some extra money.

Among these people were the Imperial Party and the Gentlemen, the former of whom rightly regarded this as a benefit for refuge, while the latter believed that if it was profitable, it was not impossible to sell themselves to the Church.

But as a result, they were all blocked, and before they reported their names, the other party's reply was: If you want to sign up, you must line up first. After reporting his name, he was actually kicked out on the grounds that active officials and their families were not allowed to do business, let alone engage in maritime trade!

Is it tolerable or unbearable, there is this entry in the Da Ming Law? After becoming officials, how many people did not send people to do business? It's just that, if you don't make extra money, what will everyone eat? Well, even if the emperor intends to increase the salary, how can it compare to the cool profit that comes quickly?

Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, no matter how much money the court has, it can't reach this level!

Moreover, let's take a look at the rules of the royal fleet's recruitment, the righteous people first, the military households and artisan households second, the commoners and merchants again, even the prostitutes and the happy households are ranked alongside the commoners, but the scholars are ranked last, and even the prostitutes are not as good, this has to be the kind of people who are not officials...... Does this Ming Dynasty still have an individual system?

The Ordnance Department said that it is okay for scholars to do business, but there is a specialization in the art industry, and those who want to do business must first go to a business school for further study, and then change their nationality to a merchant...... Isn't that! What's so good about doing business? What's more, from a scholar to a merchant, what a big gap this is, who can accept it? Except for the capital, there is no such rule in the world.

There are many people who complain and question, but the Ordnance Department is disdainful of this, this is the emperor's order, although it is only trialed in the capital now, but if it goes well, it will be promoted all over the world in the future, and this period is not very long, probably within ten years.

Li Dongyang's prophecy last year has spread throughout Shilin, and no one is skeptical about Zhengde's determination and Xie Hong's intentions, these two people really intend to completely subvert the scholar class, and they are advancing this process without hesitation.

The only people who are happy to see the current situation of the court are those who have come out of the School of Political Science and Law, or scholars who have established another political outlook from the Confucian classics. They believe that the specific manifestation of the so-called worries of the world is the way it is now.

People who are accustomed to traditional concepts will not accept such worries and worries of the world, and they have every reason to believe that today's son has been bewitched by the annihilation of the ministers and is harshly oppressing the people of the world, and even among the imperial party, there are many disgruntled people.

Therefore, under the calm of the court meeting and the prosperity of the capital, in fact, the waves are surging and the people's hearts are floating.

Wang Wei, a university scholar, is one of them, and he is also one with a high degree of dissatisfaction.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, he was quite uneasy, on the one hand, because of the dissatisfaction in his heart, on the other hand, because of the news brought by Zhou Jing, he could hardly think rationally, and he was a little impatient.

Sea trade is the foundation for Jiangnan scholars to become rich in the world, and it is also a thorn in their hearts now, because the most lucrative trade route was occupied by Xie Hong.

This is a problem of eliminating the other, Jiangnan scholars have to face, not only the crisis of shrinking wealth, but also this trade route to provide the emperor with the most fundamental economic support, if there is no sea trade, even if there are more soldiers, the emperor can not afford to raise, his strength can only be limited.

Therefore, the biggest problem in front of Jiangnan Shiren is how to recapture the trade routes, clear Xie Hong's forces from the sea, and return things to the original point.

I don't know what other colleagues think, but Wang Wei regretted it more than once.

Last year's action to force Xie Hong out of Beijing, everyone was jubilant at the time, thinking that it had achieved a complete victory, but now looking back, it is found that it was that action that made the current situation, if Xie Hong had not left Beijing, how could he build a port in Liaodong and dominate the sea route?

The Jiangnan people are very strong at sea, if they were not taken by surprise, how could they have suffered such heavy losses? Not to mention that if the signs could be detected earlier, it was entirely possible to nip Xie Hong's port and fleet in the bud.

It's a pity that there is no regret in the world about selling medicine, and the matter has come to this point, and it is in vain to think about more. However, the news brought by the North Korean envoy brought a hope to Wang Wei, Xie Hong actually wanted to sell ships to North Korea, and it was the flywheel warship that he relied on.

Xie Hong's ability to dominate the sea has something to do with his strategy, but those are not the factors that determine the surname, in the final analysis, it is that this flywheel battleship is too weird, and the battle surname can comprehensively surpass Fukufu, which has achieved the same results as Fujiang Island, and the victory of the other two originally unknown naval battles is also due to this.

actually sells the most powerful killer feature, isn't he afraid that others will get it and counteract it? Or is there some conspiracy involved?

The most optimistic idea is to buy flywheel warships through Korean envoys, and then gather the water forces in their hands to catch Xie Hong off guard and recapture the trade route; The most pessimistic idea is that the other party has set a trap again, waiting for himself to drill, and then wipe out his own strength.

On the way home, Wang Wei's face has been cloudy and uncertain, and he can't understand the mystery in it. Under the gains and losses, his heart was also covered with a haze.

"Master, Lord Liang and Lord Wang have come to meet you and are waiting for you in the living room."

"Is Uncle Hou here? Lord Wang? Which one is the king? "Zhengxin is not in the world, Wang Wei just subconsciously responded, and then frowned, Prince Liang has a good relationship with him, and he often moves, but this Lord Wang ...... Recently, there is a very popular Lord Wang in the capital, who is even more famous than him as a scholar, and he is also on fire when he mentions it.

"It's the Wang Shilang in Nanjing, have you forgotten, sir?" The old man's expression and tone were not good, and the butler became more and more careful.

"Oh, it's Ming Zhong, the old man almost forgot." Wang Wei stroked his forehead with his hand and said suddenly: "Go and inform the two adults, after the old man changes his clothes, he will be there immediately." ”

"Yes, sir." The butler bowed in response.

said that it was a change of clothes, but in fact, Wang Wei also needed some time to sort out his thoughts.

I learned from the letter from Jiangnan that after the Xie Fu Conference, Wang Jianzhi has been very active, such a person came to find him, isn't there a new trend in Jiangnan? Wang Wei was a little nervous, but at the same time a little expectant.

"Uncle Hou, you and I went out of Chengtianmen at the same time, but you arrived earlier than me, and you really deserve the name of vigorous and resolute, hehe, Ming Zhong, it has only been a few days since the will to transfer you to Beijing was issued, how did you arrive so quickly, could it be that there is something wrong in Jiangnan?" When he entered the study, the haze on Wang Wei's face had been swept away, and when he greeted visitors, his demeanor was very calm.

Liang Chu smiled and said: "Brother Ji, this vigorous and resolute name, the younger brother doesn't dare to be it, in fact, the younger brother is also on the way home, met Ming Zhong, and then came together." ”

"Oh? Ming Zhong, could it be that Jiangnan really has a ......" Hearing this, Wang Wei was slightly stunned, and when he turned to Wang Jianzhi, his face was already solemn.

"Wang Ge Lao Mingjian, the officials are here, and there is indeed a big matter to discuss with you." Wang Jianzhi nodded solemnly and admitted his matter.

(To be continued)