Repair books in prosperous times, repair canons in troubled times.

The so-called code refers to the legal code, that is, when the world is chaotic, it must be punished harshly.

The reason for the revision of the book is, on the one hand, that the cohesion of the whole country was strong during the prosperous period, and the emperor who created this prosperous era wanted to show merit on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also had the purpose of leaving specific examples to educate the heirs.

The minister also has this motivation, because if he is a literati, he wants to leave a classic masterpiece for himself.

So since the Sui and Tang dynasties, there has been this habit.

Emperor Yongle cultivated the Yongle Grand Ceremony, also to show his own cultural governance.

However, Zhu Houzhao carried out cultural construction systematically this time, but did not want to use the word 'Zhengde' to name it.

First, the cultural construction activities he wants to carry out are super top-level design, and the word Zhengde really does not involve the root of the nation and the soul of the nation.

Second, because there is the Yongle Ceremony in front, and then there is a Zhengde Ceremony, it is very easy for the world to misunderstand, thinking that he just wants to get a Yongle Ceremony Second, so it takes a lot of effort to explain, and it is not easy to explain. Why bother?

Third, he is not so arrogant and narcissistic.

Fourth, if you do a good job, future generations will give you the word 'Zhengde', future generations are very tolerant of their ancestors who have contributed, Tang Taizong and Ming Taizong are all people who have killed their relatives, so what? But you're not doing a good job, and it's a joke to use that name.

In the past few days, he has discussed these things with Wang Bing, Yang Tinghe, Yang Shen and others.

And from day one, he did not agree to use his era name.

In front of the Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, Zhu Houzhao sat down with his ministers and said: "This time the use of troops in the northwest, judging from the music in Beijing, is not there someone who thinks that Hami is a barren land? Among them, there were many court ministers who read poetry and books. I thought it was dangerous.

Isn't what happened in that part of the South Seas enough to be a wake-up call? Doesn't it matter if the land can't be cultivated? Ten years ago, I could have said that, but ten years later, as my assistant, can I still be so short-sighted? Why did the Francos control that waterway? ”

Geography determines the economy, the economy determines the way of life, and the way of life determines the cultural concept.

Agrarian culture is a temperate zone, where the soil is fertile and where water flows are abundant. Business culture requires mastery of key nodes on the business road.

Ten years ago, Zhu Houzhao talked to them about this, and the great Confucian students of the Manchu Dynasty would quarrel him to death.

But now, it should be Zhu Houzhao's words that shocked them.

"So to draw a map, to let the ministers of the country and the auxiliary government understand the geography, which is the homeland of the Tang and Han dynasties, and which is the land that affects the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty, I am still there, they can't fool me, but the kings of later generations are not easy to say, the ministers of the auxiliary government are full of mud, isn't this misleading the country and the people?"

However, in ancient times, drawing maps was a big project. This requires a lot of people to work together, but too many people can't do it, and the quality of many people is uneven, and the information provided is messy.

Most critically, it needs a lead.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, "Jiefu, the promotion of sweet potatoes has achieved great results, I heard that a lot of them have been transported to Gansu this time, and at this critical time, it is life-saving." From today onwards, your main focus will be on the big gifts, building a literary museum, repairing dictionaries, writing biographies, and drawing maps, each of which requires a specialized person, but I don't care about the details, you can pick it yourself. Set up a team first, then do things, and everyone will be there within three months. ”

Yang Tinghe was very solemn, "Weichen obeys the order, thank Your Majesty Longen." ”

He was to be thankful for this.

Because to whom to do it, it is to leave a name for the ages.

Later generations may not be able to imagine how much this tempted the ancient sages, but in fact, one of the effects of the Shengshi Shushu can also stimulate the motivation of the ministers.

Yang Tinghe, who is nineteen years old, is also known as a talented man, and his son Yang Shen is more qualified for such a thing.

Wang Bing glanced at this colleague with his spare eyes, he wanted the name of the future generations, but he wanted the benefits of the present world.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a word to play."

"Say."

"Weichen is courageous, His Majesty Chrysostom said that it is not difficult to let the Jinshi speak official words, and you will know it when you open your mouth, but how can you do it if you want to let the Jinshi know the map? The minister is puzzled, please give your majesty advice. ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows fell, and he thought about it, "This question raised by Elder Ge is very good. It stands to reason that it is enough to add the question of school geography to the examination. But I'm afraid this will seem unfair, the children of the family can afford to buy a map, and even have the conditions to visit the mountains and rivers, but what about the children of ordinary people? ”

"Wechen has a strategy." Gu Renyi arched his hand and said, "This matter can be handled by the imperial court, just after the end of the township test in various places, you can conduct a centralized short-term teaching for all the people, because the number of people is already small, and the two capitals and thirteen provinces can be done by copying more than a dozen maps." In this way, it would be much fairer for His Majesty to include such questions in the examination. ”

Wang Bing asked again: "In that case, why don't you do it after the examination?" ”

"At that time, it was a little late, and they had already been admitted to the Jinshi, whether they learned well or not, and whether the court used it or not? use, then this learning is just a formality; No, it is not only a waste of talents, but also very easy to cause dissatisfaction among scholars. If it is mandatory that you must learn it well before you can use it, then you will try it again after the test, which will always involve more. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, brainstorming, it is indeed a good idiom.

Wang Bing thought about it for him, and Gu Renyi thought of a way for him.

"Just as Yishan said. But for more specific details, you can discuss it carefully. ”

The emperor has made up his mind, and everyone is no longer verbose, and praises in unison: "Yes!" ”

Zhu Houzhao stood up, "I hope that you Aiqing can understand the importance of this matter, our monarchs and ministers are going to give Han Yizhi a personality to distinguish, set it well, pave the road of the Han people, future generations remember us, praise us, it will be bad, it will be infinitely harmful, maybe all our merits are not enough to make up for our mistakes." Therefore, we must exhaust our minds in this matter.

I want every child who learns to go to the private school not only to memorize the characters, but also to understand that these words have evolved from the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, not only to learn history, but also to understand that the Qin Emperor and Han Wu are the great heroes of the Han people in the Central Plains. At that day, no matter how many countries there are in the world, there will definitely be no one who can enslave our Han people. The context is continuous, so the spirit is eternal, and the spirit is eternal, so no matter how many millennia we have inherited, it will still be rejuvenated. ”

These words are the atmosphere of the emperor.

Yang Tinghe only felt that the pressure on his shoulders was extremely great, but he did not have the slightest intention of retreating.

After leaving the palace, Yang Shen went to find his father.

When father and son meet, there is no need to say superfluous words.

"The child wants to help his father." Yang Shen knelt down.

There's nothing wrong with that, Yang father and son.

"As long as Your Majesty agrees."

(End of chapter)