"Vice President Xie, the national teacher has something to call you over."

In the yamen, Xie Jin was repeatedly scribbling and revising the final report of the "Ming Pao" on the war in Annam on a large piece of paper, when suddenly Guo Jin knocked on the door and said to him through the door.

"Okay, let's get over it."

Xie Jin was a little puzzled for a while, I don't know what Jiang Xinghuo is looking for him, after the recent fall of Wang Jing, the Criminal Department has fallen with a left waiter Ma Jing, and then the government and the opposition have stopped a lot, and the first batch of people who left the cabinet have also worked hard in their new positions, but there is no new turmoil.

"National teacher, are you looking for me?"

"Yes." Jiang Xinghuo raised his head, beckoned Xie Jin to sit down, and then handed Xie Jin something.

"What is this?"

Xie Jin looked at the thing in his hand that looked a bit like an old yellow calendar, and looked at it further.

Soon, he discovered the difference from the old yellow calendar, which was a simple phonetic calendar.

"It's ......"

"You take it back and study it slowly, remember to check it in the next two days, this will be sold cheaply among the people in the future, which can improve the literacy rate of the people."

Zhuyin calendar, is with the Chinese character pinyin dictionary with the popularization of the product, make full use of the people's daily attention to things, to improve their level of literacy, after all, every day always to look at the day, and the calendar also wrote some commonly used words, are noted sound, as long as a little careful to take a look, out of the level of pure illiteracy can still do.

The price of the phonetic calendar, because it is destined to be relatively large, will be further depressed.

It is certainly unrealistic to solve the problem of the literacy rate of the people in a short period of time, but through various methods, it can still be improved a lot over the years, at least in twenty or thirty years, the people themselves read a newspaper, there should be no problem, not like now, many people read the newspaper and have to read the book with the help of readers.

Seeing Jiang Xinghuo's serious expression, Xie Jin immediately realized that this thing must be extraordinary, so he put it away, planning to observe and study it carefully later.

"That...... Anything else? ”

"Yes."

Jiang Xinghuo asked, "How is the progress of the Yongle Grand Ceremony now?" ”

"It's very stable, and it shouldn't be able to be completed in a few years or even more than ten years, but the first volume is almost complete."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded, according to his train of thought, the Yongle Canon is an encyclopedic existence, which is to be slowly repaired volume by volume, similar to a carrier, and in this process, the final draft of each volume will be printed out for discussion by the world.

At the beginning, it was still a traditional subset of scriptures and history, but it was nothing, and with the passage of time, it was necessary to add some of the hundreds of schools of thought, as well as scientific content, so that once the front was cultivated into a reading habit, then the later content would naturally cause huge discussion and far-reaching influence in society.

"The work of the "Ming Pao" newspaper is to be put to an end, and the affairs of Annan should be written down well, so as to boost the morale of the people, after all, the war has been fought for so long, and now that the Hu father and son have surrendered and Annan has destroyed the country, they should publicize it as much as they want, and they must be agitated."

After saying this, Jiang Xinghuo finally said the reason why he called Xie Jin: "Now that it is almost the end of the year, I have to keep an eye on the verification of the first year of the examination of the law, as well as the reconstruction of the entire legal system framework such as the "Da Ming Law" on the side of the Law Trial Temple, so I will leave the matter of going to the Lianghuai Salt Farm to further rectify the salt affairs to you, are you confident?" ”

Xie Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, of course he knew that after Zhuo Jing was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his vice president was actually tricky, and he was not steady, and he was usually mainly responsible for the dance and ink of "Ming Pao", and now that he had experienced a few months of inspection, Jiang Xinghuo was already at ease with him and planned to entrust him with a heavy responsibility.

"Please rest assured! I promise to complete the task of rectifying the salt affairs of the two Huai! Xie Jin bowed.

"Well, then you go and finish the things at hand first, and when you get there, if you need it, you will cooperate with Wang Shijie, the prefect of Yangzhou."

After sending Xie Jin away, Jiang Xinghuo stood at the window, looking out the window, and fell into deep thought.

To rectify the two Huai salt affairs, there is no need for him to make a special trip, it is enough to let Xie Jin go, this kind of thing is assisted by Chen Ying of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Wang Shijie, the local Yangzhou prefect, no matter how bad it is, it can be regarded as giving Xie Jin a chance to exercise.

In addition to the current economic work in terms of taxation and currency, Jiang Xinghuo is most concerned about the progress of the examination law and the reform of the entire legal system.

But the more he thought about the things at hand, as well as his future plans, the more Jiang Xinghuo felt a little depressed.

It was as if he was bound by an invisible cage, and he could not stretch it out.

I don't know when this strange feeling began.

Maybe life is like this, at the beginning of doing something, it is always full of enthusiasm and as time goes by, it begins to become more and more depressed and numb.

"Maybe it's time to write something."

Jiang Xinghuo wrote an article with a pen, and then sent someone to Xie Jin, and finally reviewed it by the cabinet and the emperor, and it could be officially published.

But Rao is like this, Jiang Xinghuo still feels impenetrable.

"Damn, since the determination to seek a dynasty change in the future has been made, what else is there to fear? Since there are no enemies, they are all shrunk in turtle shells and dare not show their heads, why not shock them all out this time? After all, before this, he had been challenged, and now it can be said that the offensive and defensive situation is different, why can't he take the initiative to challenge? ”

As soon as this thought came to him, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt that the mountain he was pressing on in his heart had been removed.

That's right, I've been fighting back passively, from Jing Qing, Mei Yin to Huang Xin, Violent Zhao, and then to Wang Jing and Ma Jing, now it's time for me to take the initiative, why have you been beaten passively?

"But how to launch a challenge, how to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and how to take the opportunity to expand your influence in the temple?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at what was written on the table and began to think.

After a while, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt a little abrupt.

He found a way.

Exam Method.

Kyocha.

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"People's joys and sorrows are not the same, I just think they are noisy."

Just when Jiang Xinghuo was sulking himself, the entire city of Nanjing fell into an atmosphere of excitement with the additional issue of "Ming Pao" officially announcing the end of the Annan War.

"What a win! I didn't expect to finally win after two months of stalemate in Furajiang! ”

"What? Didn't you say you were going to fight until next year? ”

"Hey, who would have thought that there would be a winding back."

"Tsk, the soldiers are treacherous, and the front is all containment, don't you understand?"

In the shops on the street, in the teahouses and restaurants, hundreds of people gathered together, excitedly discussing the victory of the war, and even some people directly quarreled.

There were people yelling on the street, and the people around them looked sideways, and then rushed over, and when they saw the new edition of the newspaper, they were even more excited.

The Ming Dynasty has not launched a foreign war for too long, and this kind of military action far from the homeland to fight against the country that is not subordinate can undoubtedly greatly demonstrate the military might, and the people are also honored.

In particular, the Ming Dynasty was a unified Han dynasty established after the expulsion of Hulu, and experienced the humiliation of being ruled by the Mongols, and this feeling of the country becoming stronger and stronger can greatly unite people's hearts.

At this moment, they only felt that their blood was boiling, as if they had returned to the time when the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty in the history books used the benefits of the military revolution to subdue the four seas, at that time, it was the coming of all countries! Huaxia is the center of the whole world!

Now that the Ming Dynasty has only been established for 36 years, there are still many middle-aged and elderly people who have personally experienced the era of Mongol rule, and after learning the news, they are even more emotional.

In their hometowns, they all witnessed how the Mongols flaunted their might, some witnessed the destruction of their homes, and some even left their hometowns and lived in foreign lands, all the way to the top, and suffered a lot. In the end, the people finally survived to this day, and finally saw the peace of the country and the people, and saw that the Han dynasty was no longer bullied, but could strike hard anytime and anywhere when they were offended and majestic.

"Read us what is written in this newspaper."

Dong Lun, the former waiter of the Rite Department at home, has never appeared in public since he became a referee in the last debate ring, and now he is dizzy, and he can only read it to his children and grandchildren. Dong Lun still likes to listen to others read "Ming Pao" to him, because the editor-in-chief of "Ming Pao" is his most admired protégé Xie Jin.

"Stupidity is fierce, evil is like a mountain, it is not tolerated by the four seas, and it is the anger of gods and men.

At this point, I am full of sadness, but I have no choice but to use Xingshi.

The general officer of the army was ordered to recruit the general Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, and led 800,000 troops to ask for it.

Our Great Tomorrow Army flew across Fuliang and went deep into adversity, Huanhuan Tiger Brigade, mighty and thunderous.

The karma murderers are like a decay, and the seven million people must be wiped out in an instant, and the country of 2,000 miles is all equal.

Capture the rebel Hu father and son, set up the capital to command the envoys, the political envoys, the punishment according to the judges, and the military and civilian yamen, set up officials to divide the management, clear the demonic atmosphere of the sea, and change the old customs of the state. ”

"Hmm, was it written by Jiang Xinghuo? I thought it was Xie Jin's handwriting, but I didn't expect to see Jiang Xinghuo's article again after a few months, which matched his identity as a Confucian master. ”

Dong Lun lay on the rocking chair, looking at the lively scene outside, and also sincerely felt a little comforted.

The dynasty is getting better and better.

Although some people in the city still don't know the specific experience, from various ways and the word of mouth of the neighbors, the vast majority of the people in Nanjing still know what happened in this battle, especially when Annan was defeated and the Hu father and son were captured, which made the people feel the glory of victory.

The king of Annam has been taken prisoner and is about to be escorted to Nanking to hold a ceremony to sacrifice the prisoners, which is a certainty, and there will be no changes.

The cheers shook the sky, and the market was crowded with people, and there were sounds of celebration everywhere.

At this moment, everyone's faces were full of smiles, and even some diehards couldn't help but celebrate along.

On the palace wall near Taiping Street, Zhu Di and the secretary of the Ministry of Officials Jian Yi and the Ministry of War Shangshu Ru Yu also watched this scene silently.

Ru Yu, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, opened his mouth to report: "The results of the statistics on Annan's side have come out, according to Annan's household registration, there are currently a total of 48 divisions at the state capital level, 186 divisions at the county level, and a population of 3.12 million. In terms of the results of the battle, the local army of Annam, which captured more than 87,500 people, seized 13.6 million stone of grain and grass reserves, and a total of 235,900 livestock such as horses, cattle, etc., and captured a total of 8,677 large and small ships, and 2539852 pieces of weapons such as bows and arrows, shields, armor, spears, and broadswords."

"Hmm."

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "The Ministry of War will write to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and I plan to set up three guards on the left, middle and right of Jiaozhou in the Jiaozhi Xingdu Division, which will be used to guard the office, in addition, the north bank of the Fuliang River will set up the Jiaozhou avant-garde, Changjiang, Qiuwen and other key points will each set up a guard, Polei Pass, Pass Liuguan, and Jiling Pass will each set up a thousand households, and the city bridge will be guarded by two armies. ”

"Then since the Chen Dynasty has been restored, how should the Ming garrison in Annam be arranged?" Ru Yu asked.

Zhu Di said: "Leave a part of the garrison to help Chen Tianping stabilize the situation, lease Thanh Hoa Port as a base, and withdraw the rest to the country." ”

As long as there is a port in hand, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army wants to defend, even if the people of Annam really dare to rebel, they will not be able to help the Ming army, and when the time comes, the port will be held, and the reinforcements from the sea will not be transferred as much as they want, so it is not necessary to maintain too large a garrison in Annam.

"According to Your Majesty's intentions, how many people will be left? The military department can also make a plan. ”

"Thirty or forty thousand people, you also have to consider Annan's domestic support capacity, right?"

As soon as Zhu Di's words came out, Jian Yi shook his head and laughed, His Majesty is really following the national teacher to learn more and more hooligans.

Obviously, it is impossible for Daming to pay for this garrison, and Chen Tianping has to provide it.

Ru Yu has a strong business ability, but he just calculated a little in his heart, and he came up with a result.

"There are 2,500 people in Guangxi, 4,750 in Guangdong, 6,750 in Huguang, 2,500 in Zhejiang, 1,500 in Jiangxi, 3,000 in Fujian, and 4,000 in Yunnan.

Zhu Di is not good at mathematics, but he also estimated that it adds up to about 35,000 people, so he nodded and agreed to Ru Yu's plan, which is basically based on the actual number of troops sent by each capital division, and then the same proportion, the plan is still relatively fair.

"Then the domestic warehouse in Annam, remember to move back, let the general Han Guan and Guangxi both command Ge Sen, supervise the local officials in Guangxi, and lead the native soldiers to the domestic forts in Annam to transport, if the number of native soldiers is not enough, you can also levy the people to participate in the transshipment, but now it is winter, even if the south is warm, some roads are not easy to walk, so you have to look at the time of day to estimate the manpower, not heavy soldiers."

After discussing the military matters with the Ministry of War, Zhu Di turned his head and asked the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Jian Yidao: "How did the Ministry arrange the three divisions?" Have you referred to the results of this year's test method? ”

Jian Yi bowed his head slightly and said: "For reference, in addition to the interweaving of the political envoy Sibu political envoy Li Zhigang from the former Ministry of Rites, and according to the inspection envoy according to the envoy by the former right deputy imperial envoy Huang Xin, it is tentatively proposed that the Fujian political envoy with the best results in the law examination as of October will come out of a left political envoy, the Henan political envoy who has the second score in the law will come out with a right political envoy, and then the third Jiangxi political envoy will have a left senator, and the last right senator, and the personnel attached to Annan, the former editor of "Ming Pao" Pei Wenli, will serve as the deputy envoy of the judicial department. It was transferred from the deputy envoy of Henan according to the prosecutor's office, and the matter was left to the prefect of the Taiping Prefecture who had made meritorious contributions in preparing logistics. ”

"That's fair."

Zhu Di nodded, didn't say anything, the Ministry of Officials is currently very thoughtful in the selection and appointment of officials, and with the examination method, there is also a reference standard for promotion, and there is also a place for demoting people and meritorious civil officials, and the officials have nothing to say.

"As for the warehouses below, the Medical Hall, the Sangha Division, the Confucian Museum, the Tax Division, the River Parking Office, the Inspection Division, and the Post Station, the officials will choose their own ones, and I will not interfere."

Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "In addition, we should pay close attention to the final results of this year's examination, whether it is central or local, we must order them to report according to the regulations on schedule, and we must not accommodate and delay." ”

Jian Yi also agreed: "The law of the examination is limited to the examination, the person is responsible for the matter, and the reward must be punished, but now in less than a year, the atmosphere of not being strict in discipline and not being able to do the law is not good, and the officials have the pressure of the law to be examined, so they dare not pay attention to it." ”

At this moment, the eunuch came and said, "Your Majesty, the national teacher asks to see you." ”

"The national teacher wants to see you?"

Zhu Di was a little surprised, he received Jiang Xinghuo's request to resign as vice principal of the military academy in the morning, he was very satisfied with Jiang Xinghuo's knowledge of advance and retreat, although there may be an old monk who came back to give advice, but this is undoubtedly a sign that the relationship between the monarch and the minister is developing in the good direction of "well water does not interfere with river water".

It stands to reason that Jiang Xinghuo should have stopped for a while at this time, and should not have looked for him.

"Why did the national teacher come here?"

The eunuch handed over a letter, and after Zhu Di read it, his face was slightly solemn.

"The national teacher really doesn't want to stop."

"What did the national teacher write?" Ru Yu has more face in the emperor's place, so he asked first.

Zhu Di directly handed them the fold to read together.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, when you look at the two of them, your eyes are a little awe-inspiring.

"Comprehensively revise the law, shorten the period of Jingcha, change it back to once every three years, and this year we will hold Jingcha through the examination of the law."

Jingcha, as the name suggests, is to censor officials in the capital.

The main assessment criteria are "four grids and eight methods", and the four grids are "guarding, government, talent, and year", and each grid is listed as competent, diligent and service-oriented according to its grades, and those who are listed in the first class are registered and have the priority to be promoted to foreign officials.

Shou, on behalf of integrity, integrity, fairness, greed; Politics, on behalf of the division of government affairs, peace, and slackness; Cai, divided into long, flat and short; Nian refers to age, which is divided into young, middle, and old.

The eight rules are "greedy, cool, inaction, carelessness, old age, illness, impetuousness, and weakness", respectively, to ask questions and talk, dismissal or demotion to call the punishment, the old and the sick are to retire.

Jingcha is not a supporting measure for the examination method, but Lao Zhu made it, at the beginning of the stipulation of a three-year examination, and later when Jianwen was established, it was changed to a ten-year examination. Well, so when the civil officials were prosperous during the Jianwen Dynasty, the kind of "Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty" was really not blown.

Jiang Xinghuo's unusual behavior made Zhu Di also vigilant.

Zhu Di took back the fold and said to the eunuch: "That's it, you go and tell the national teacher, let the national teacher enter the palace, I want to see what the national teacher is planning." ”

(End of chapter)