"The temperament of Chinese people always likes to reconcile and compromise, for example, if you say that this house is too dark, and say that you have a skylight here, everyone must not allow it. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will reconcile and be willing to open the skylight. ”

This sentence was relayed to Dao Yan by Zhuo Jing when Dao Yan came to visit, and he heard Jiang Xinghuo talk about it one day, and he thought it was very interesting, so he wrote it down.

"Jiang Sheng's Quotations", Dao Yan obviously applied what he had learned.

At this high-level meeting to give the future Ming Dynasty a legal tone for change, Daoyan's initial plan was not to fully implement the change law in a short period of time in the Ming Dynasty.

Dao Yan was well aware that this was unrealistic.

The full implementation of the reform method in a short period of time will not only cause the grassroots to lose control due to the pressure index just mentioned by Jianyi, but also an important problem, which is also another factor in the failure of Wang Anshi's reform mentioned earlier.

There is not a sufficient number of bureaucrats to promote the reforms.

And Dao Yan believes that if the Ming Dynasty's reform and reform want to continue for a long time like the Shang Yang reform and Yuwentai reform, this bureaucratic team used to promote the reform must not be completely transformed from the old bureaucracy!

The new bureaucracy must meet several conditions.

First, it is itself a profiteer who changes the law!

Second, firmly believe in Jiang Sheng's new theory from the point of view!

Third, the main body should be the students cultivated by the new education school!

Only by cultivating a contingent of bureaucrats large enough to promote the reform of the law can the reform of the law be truly not deformed, distorted and used, and not cost the people and money.

Dao Yan sighed faintly in his heart: "In his lifetime, Lao Wei only needs to sow the seeds of change, control the direction of change, and follow Jiang Sheng to overthrow Cheng Zhu Lixue, whether it is through teaching and educating people to cultivate a generation of people as a team of law changes, or really let the Ming sprout and grow into a new class, I am afraid that Lao Wei can not live to witness." ”

Ke Daoyan's expression turned to cheer up, one generation does the same thing as a generation, although he is old, but this also means that he has unparalleled qualifications and the ability to deploy the rich resources accumulated over the years.

Now, it is the time for Dao Yan to exert his abilities.

From "if we can't solve the problem and support the new class, we can't change the law" to "if we can't comprehensively implement the reform and change law, we must carry out experimental fields", no matter whether Jian Yi took the initiative or was forced, they were all forced out of the three words "experimental field" at this time.

This also means that the civil officials of the gentry class, represented by Jianyi, were forced into a corner step by step by Zhu Di and Daoyan.

But it is also worth noting that Jianyi and these Shangshu dared to bargain with the emperor, not because of their people, but because they represented the entire Jiangnan gentry class behind them.

If Zhu Di and Dao Yan had to forcibly implement the reform and reform law in an all-round way, even if Jian Yi and several other scholars agreed, I am afraid that when the entire bureaucratic team inherited from the Jianwen court was implemented, the reform law would still repeat the mistakes of Wang Anshi's reform.

Therefore, how many "experimental fields" should be carried out, what is the individual scale of the "experimental fields", where to carry out the "experimental fields", and how far to change the law in the "experimental fields" have become the focus of the next temple game.

Gambling, tentative, negotiating, exchanging, compromising.

Just as the two sides tacitly agreed to the rules of the game, as Jian Yi retreated again and again, Dao Yan also slowed down the aggressive attitude just now.

"Your Majesty, the old man thinks what Jian Shangshu said is extremely true."

Dao Yan's triangular eyes also softened, narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth pulled into a smile.

"As Jian Shangshu said, we use chemical fertilizer to farm, and we still need to make a few test fields, how much can be used for comparison, use to see the effect, and can check and fill in the gaps. Naturally, you can't eat a fat man in one go. ”

Zhu Di also felt that the time was almost up, so he said: "Then you might as well discuss it, I will change the law of the Ming Dynasty, if you use the 'test field' to try it first, which places should be used as the test field?" ”

Huang Fu took the lead and replied expressionlessly: "The minister thinks that the experimental field should choose a place that can be cut off at any time for the imperial court, so that in the event of turmoil, the imperial court can send troops to quell the chaos without causing too much loss." ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the cabinet duty room suddenly cooled down a little.

Seeing that the emperor's face was embarrassed, Zheng Ci immediately couldn't sit still, and said to Huang Fu in a strange manner: "Huang Shangshu doesn't think that the change method that His Majesty wants to implement is doomed to failure? ”

"The minister has no such intention."

Huang Fu ignored Zheng Ci's provocation, he shook his head and replied.

"What does Huang Shangshu mean?" Zheng Ci chased after him.

Huang Fu glanced at Zheng Ci and said lightly: "It's just for the sake of everything." ”

Xia Yuanji and Dao Yan glanced at each other, and immediately stood up to play a round: "Huang Shangshu is of course the old man who seeks the country, but he thinks that since he wants to implement the reform method, he should not conduct the experiment in a place where he can give up at any time, otherwise what is the difference between him and an abandoned child?" ”

"Your Majesty." Xia Yuanji said to Zhu Di: "Since when making chemical fertilizer, Jiang Shi has a difference between the 'experimental group' and the 'control group', so I think that there must be at least two groups for changing the method. Of course, it is not necessarily two regions with the same basic conditions, but two regions with different basic conditions, which is more of comparative significance. ”

Hearing this, everyone bowed their heads.

That is to say, the reason why chemical fertilizers need an 'experimental group' and a 'control group' is because it is necessary to compare the crops grown by chemical fertilizers and the crops without chemical fertilizers.

However, the experimental field of the change method can naturally be compared with the adjacent area where the change method is not carried out.

That's why Xia Yuanji said that the two areas of transformation and transformation that are experimental fields do not need to be the same.

It is a test field with different basic conditions in all aspects, which has more reference value for double comparison.

That is to say, if the experimental field itself can be compared with the next side of the change effect, the two test fields with good basic conditions and those with poor basic conditions can also be changed by changing the method, and the effect comparison between them can compare more things.

This is the more useful information for the change.

"Judging from the economic way learned by the ministers, the experimental field for the implementation of the reform and transformation method, first, cannot be an area that the imperial court cannot actually control, that is, the Tusi Detention Area such as Yunnan and Guizhou, and the internal annex area of the Saiwai clan, which cannot be the choice of the experimental field of the Change."

Xia Yuanji said eloquently: "Second, where the material foundation and population conditions are too poor, the reform method has no reference significance, such as Gansu, Henan, Shandong and other regions. ”

Gansu is a very small population, needless to say, only Henan, Shandong, logically speaking, are provinces with large populations, but now the situation in the early years of Yongle is that the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River have experienced nearly a hundred years of repeated flooding of the Yuan Dynasty, and the vitality has been greatly damaged, and then the national war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Henan and Shandong are the hardest hit areas.

What is even more unfortunate is that during the Battle of Jingjing, during the strategic stalemate between the northern and southern armies, the main front was pulled on the curved line from Zhending in Hebei Province in the west, to Zhufu in Henan Province in the middle, and to Dezhou in Shandong Province in the east.

Endless wars, grain requisitions, conscriptions, and conscription have completely collapsed the social and economic order in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Therefore, now that the two political envoys of Henan and Shandong are extremely dispersed, and it is too late to rebuild after the war, how can they still have the ability to change the law?

Several Shangshu agreed in principle with Xia Yuanji's view.

However, in the specific place, there was a continuous quarrel.

No one dared to mention the topic of "taking the Susongjiahu Prefecture as an experimental field" that defied the world's condemnation, and the main discussion points were concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Hubei, where the economic conditions of the population were good, and the transportation was quite convenient, and it was not too remote from the center of the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that the scholars could not reach an agreement, Zhu Di, who had listened for a long time, also understood at this time that it was time for him, the arbiter, to appear.

Zhu Di clapped his hands gently, and the scholars suddenly stopped arguing.

"Just as Zhu Qing said."

Zhu Di glanced at the ministers in the cabinet room, this meeting has reached the final stage.

"Da Ming, you need to change the law."

"To change the law, we need a test field."

Zhu Di simply stood up and stood in the room with his hands in his hands, and the ministers also stood up one after another.

"The area in the south that has not been war-torn must be selected to be used as a test field."

Zhu Di's next words were very calm, but they seemed to throw a thunder at the scene.

"Naoli is good, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, no!"

It is to be said here that at this time, the Ming Dynasty Zhili, with Nanjing Yingtianfu as the center, included 14 prefecture-level administrative units, including the richest Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion.

In addition, famous regions such as Fengyang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, and Xuzhou (Zhili Prefecture) are all included.

"Listen to me."

Looking at the surging ministers, Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "I intend to set up the Northern Zhili, and at the same time reduce the scope of the Southern Zhili, and return some of the areas that should indeed be returned to the local political envoys due to customs and geography. ”

The emperor's calm words represented the re-division of the territory of the Daming temple.

The interests involved in this are undoubtedly something that can make these high-level decision-makers of the Ming Empire look at it with red eyes.

Not to mention anything else, just Beizhili can make how many prefects and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?

And Nan Zhili, how many official positions and status will plummet? And how many official positions will become in demand?

As soon as this news comes out, how many people should break their heads and try to enter the north-south Zhili that will be redivided?

At this time, Zhu Gaosui took out a map of the Ming Dynasty prepared in advance, and motioned for Zhu Gaoxu to open the scroll with him.

The map of Daming Kanyu slowly unfolded.

Zhu Di raised his strong hand and outlined on the map the shape of the two experimental fields in the north and south of Zhili in the future.

PS: I'm still going home late today, so I'll get up tomorrow morning and make up for it

(End of chapter)