Daming: From the end of Hongwu

This is the master who spent his whole life helping Daming develop firearms.

It was so desolate after death.

And when Zhen Wu looked around and found that the houses here were rather dilapidated, there was an inexplicable emotion circulating in his heart. Zhen Wu took a deep breath, suppressed those emotions, and pulled Sanyue into the room. to Mu Zhong's house.

As soon as Mu Zhong's family found Zhen Wu, they planned to welcome him.

Zhen Wu waved his hand and said, "I'll talk later." Afterwards, Zhen Wu pulled Sanyue forward and went to Mu Zhong's coffin to worship.

It was the first time for Sanyue to participate in this kind of thing, her eyes were flustered and she was at a loss.

Zhen Wu patted Sanyue on the head and said, "Kowtow to your senior brother and give him a ride."

Sanyue nodded obediently, knelt down, kowtowed, and then, under Zhen Wu's signal, added a handful of paper money to the brazier.

After Mu Zhong's son kneeling in front of the brazier and those true disciples saw this scene, they were so moved that they almost shed tears.

They understood Zhen Wu's move.

After the worship, Mu Zhong's son and disciples got up to meet Zhen Wu and San Yue.

Seeing that they called himself and Sanyue Duke and Young Lord, Zhen Wu waved his hands and said, "From now on, it's fine to call Master Master and Master Uncle in private, there's no need to talk outside."

After all, Zhen Wu also looked at Mu Zhong's most proud apprentice, Zi Kang: "Your master valued you the most during his lifetime, and I have also paid attention to some things about you, and I need to work harder in the future. As for those folks who come to me to offer advice For those people, you should take responsibility from today on, if anyone thinks the idea is good, you can come to my home to find me."

Zikang leaned over to answer.

Zhen Wu looked around at Mu Zhong's poor family, and sighed again: "You should learn from your master and be a pure person. As for your life, fame and fortune, I have it."

Afterwards, Zhen Wu patted Zikang on the shoulder, and without waiting for them to say anything, he led Sanyue outside.

……

After Zhen Wu returned home, Zhen Wu still felt uncomfortable.

In fact, the craftsman registration is not much different from the military registration. These craftsmen are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. They need to work under the government and go to the workshop to serve and work, and the father will succeed to the son.

But they can't make it into officials all their lives.

If Mu Zhong hadn't had Mu Ying's relationship before, and Zhen Wu's relationship later, he wouldn't have gotten an official position in the Weapons Bureau, and it was precisely this that bothered Zhen Wu the most.

A person with good craftsmanship, but he will never be able to become an official in his life.

And those who control the officials of the Ministry of Industry are all Confucian scholars.

It's ridiculous.

It seems that the whole world has a consciousness that if you don't read the books of sages, you are not worthy of being an official. Even if these craftsmen have studied their craft since childhood and mastered the knowledge and concepts that are not inferior to those of scholars, as long as they are not books of sages, then it will not work.

These civil servants...

Zhen Wu punched him angrily. Now that they are soldiers, they can still control the initiative of their own military affairs, but these civil servants are always unwilling to give up and want to intervene, and even want to take over the governor's mansion. Let them be like big soldiers, and never get out of the top, just hide behind them and make a living?

Just like the Ministry of Industry, craftsmen all over the world must obey their orders.

Outrageous.

Readers are amazing!

Zhen Wu's eyes flickered, and he made a decision in his heart.

No matter what, even if these craftsmen can't be allowed to stand above the court, and they can't be given the reputation admired by the whole world, he still has to fight for some autonomy for these craftsmen.

At least in professional matters, let them have a certain right to speak!

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Chapter 400 - Civil and Military Affairs and Proposal for Marriage

In the amusement park of Duke Zhao's mansion, there is a viewing platform. Under the platform is a clear lake. There is a strange rockery in the lake. The water leaps out of the mountain, and the sound of the water is so beautiful.

Zhen Wu sat on the viewing platform and threw some bait into the lake below from time to time, attracting many colorful koi to jump over the lake.

"No wonder Xiaoqi always liked to stay here before." Zhen Wu threw the last bit of bait into the lake, clapped his hands and said, "It really can make people feel peaceful."

Ma Yi walked over with a water basin to let Zhen Wu clean his hands, and said with a smile, "Master Qi is the most precious here. Speaking of which, these fish were all thrown by Lord Qi. Now the fat ones are almost fine." gone."

"That's true, even the fat ones are believed to be pigs." Zhen Wu smiled, but then sighed: "They are lucky."

After Zhen Wu washed his hands, he wiped them and said: "Okay, it's time to get down to business, you go tell Cheng Liang to prepare the horse, and let him accompany me to the palace later."

Ma Yi responded.

Zhen Wu strode towards his study.

Now that he decided to attack the craftsmen, he just took advantage of the opportunity to discuss his views on the craftsman with Zhu Di.

As for the handicraft industry, Zhen Wu had already prepared the memorial. After he came to the study, he took the memorial and changed his body and outfit before heading outside.

Cheng Liang was already waiting outside the door, and when Zhen Wu came out, a group of people mounted their horses and headed towards the palace.

However, not long after Zhen Wu left, Xu Jingchang's mother came to visit.

After receiving the report, Zhu Yuying briefly thought about it and asked, "Where is the uncle? You haven't come back yet?"

Xue'er replied: "I heard from Steward Ma that the uncle came back for a while, but now he has gone out again."

Going out again?

That's unfortunate.

If she wanted to talk about Xiao Liu's affairs, her sister-in-law would not dare to make decisions at will.

Standing up, Zhu Yuying said to Xue'er: "Treat the guests for a cup of tea first, the old lady and I change clothes, and then invite the guests to sit in the back room."

Xue'er should be, and went down to treat guests generously.

……

On the other side, Zhen Wu had already entered the palace, and was led by the eunuch to Zhu Di's study not long after. When Zhen Wu entered the study, he found that Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were also there.

Zhu Di was chatting and laughing with Zhu Zhanji, having a good time, but Zhu Gaochi sat aside, handling some government affairs for Zhu Di.

This grandpa three...

Zhen Wu shook his head amusedly.

After Zhu Di heard the voice, he raised his head and glanced at Zhen Wu, and said annoyedly, "What are you doing here now? Are you free?"

hiss.

Zhen Wu took a deep breath.

Good guy, look at this, his son-in-law has also been rejected.

"There is something I want to discuss with Your Majesty." After speaking, Zhen Wu took out the memorial, walked over and handed it to Zhu Di himself.

Zhu Di took it suspiciously, and as soon as he opened it, Zhu Zhanji who was on the side came over. Zhu Di smiled and spread the memorial, pulled Zhu Zhanji into his arms and said, "If you want to read it, then read it with grandpa."

Afterwards, the two watched Zhen Wu's memorial about industry together.

There is only one central idea in the memorial, that is, industry can strengthen the country, which includes the detailed information of Zhen Wu's investigation, as well as some visions and opinions of Zhen Wu from later generations.

Zhu Di frowned while watching.

After a while.

Zhu Di exhaled, then turned to look at Zhu Zhanji and said, "Boy, do you understand?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a bitter face: "I seem to understand it, but I don't seem to understand it. I don't know many things in it."

Zhu Di laughed twice: "My good grandson, you are really sincere, but it doesn't matter, if you don't understand now, you will understand later."

Zhu Zhanji looked up at Zhu Di, and asked aggressively, "Can't Grandpa Huang tell me, I think I understand now."

Zhu Di laughed again, probably because he was very satisfied with Zhu Zhanji's attitude in his heart, but after laughing, he shook his head and said: "It is easy to understand this memorial, but it is not easy to understand all aspects behind the memorial. This requires you to have enough knowledge and understand enough principles, now that you are still young, you will not be able to learn everything in a short while."

"Oh." Zhu Zhanji responded with some displeasure.

Zhu Di pampered Zhu Zhanji's little head, then turned his eyes, pointed to Zhen Wu and said to Zhu Zhanji: "When you are two years older, I will let you stay with your uncle for a few years. Let's learn all his skills, shall we?"

Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up: "OK."

"Okay." Zhu Di patted Zhu Zhanji's buttocks and said, "Let's have fun, your uncle and I..." At this point, Zhu Di turned his eyes to the fat Zhu Gaochi, and said in a cold tone: " And your father, let's get down to business."

Zhu Zhanji nodded, but he couldn't help feeling sorry for his father in his heart. He was really disgusted by his grandfather.

At this time, Zhu Di threw the memorial to Zhu Gaochi, and after Zhu Gaochi finished reading it, he asked coldly, "What do you think about this?"

After Zhu Gaochi closed the memorial, he glanced at Zhen Wu with some admiration, and then said respectfully: "Father, my son thinks this is a good thing. If the imperial court strongly supports it, not only will the world's craftsmen be able to rely on their ability to eat, but the whole world will be able to eat." All walks of life will also have great development, and this extension will be beneficial to the people of the world, and it will also promote the fact that the father sent Zheng He to the West."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Since you think it's a good thing, I'll leave it to your Prince's Mansion. Later, you will come up with a detailed set of rules and see where to give support."

Zhu Gaochi got up and should be.

When Zhen Wu heard this, he couldn't help it anymore, and said: "Your Majesty, I actually have a little idea. After all, handmade products are made by craftsmen. Why don't we start with the craftsmen and carry out the craftsman registration system?" Some changes."

"How do you want to change?" Zhu Di looked up at Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu swallowed his saliva, and tentatively said: "Why don't we start with the status, can the Ministry of Industry set aside some official positions for these craftsmen, and evaluate and appoint outstanding craftsmen."

As soon as the sound fell, it was like a heavy hammer striking a bell.

Both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi looked straight at Zhen Wu.

What does this mean?

Prying civil servants' interests?

Zhu Di smiled coldly and asked, "Do you think if this matter is brought up, the court will cause a commotion?"

Zhen Wu thought for a while, and uttered a word, but the next moment, Zhen Wu said: "But your majesty, we can't be deterred just because someone will object, just like military craftsmen, they specialize in firearms all their lives, how important it is to us ,Your Majesty is a person who came out of the battlefield, you know the advantages and disadvantages of firearms, if we give them a chance of promotion, they will definitely try their best to improve firearms, if things go on like this, we will be invincible in the world only by virtue of firearms. "

Zhu Di fell into deep thought.

Zhu Gaochi frowned deeply. The theory told him that what Zhen Wu said was good, but the Confucian education he had received since he was a child told him that these firearms and military craftsmen are heretical in the final analysis and cannot rule the country. .

Why should you be an official if you can't rule the country?

And why are you an official?

Zhen Wu seemed to have guessed Zhu Gaochi's thoughts, turned to face Zhu Gaochi, and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, I know that there are many profound scholars in the Prince's House, and those scholars may look down on others, even us warriors. , but His Royal Highness, don’t be influenced by some people, and forget the way of parallel civil and martial arts established by Taizu, after all, the ending of the former Song Dynasty is still vivid.”

Zhu Gaochi looked a little embarrassed.

Zhen Wu seemed to be unaware, and continued: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the guards all over the world, are the physical Great Wall that protects my Ming Dynasty, and the firearms developed by the military craftsmen will be the sharpest spears in the hands of the soldiers. Such credit, Why is it not worthy of the affirmation and appreciation of the imperial court? The literati rule the world with their pens, and the warriors mount their horses to secure the world. Each has equal importance. It cannot be said that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous. It is all due to the literati’s governance. If there is turmoil, how can the country be governed by literati! You can't let them hold positions in the court, right?"

"Presumptuous!" Zhu Di angrily slapped the table.

Zhen Wu immediately leaned over and confessed: "The minister is guilty, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Forgiveness?"

Zhu Di almost couldn't laugh out of anger, Zhen Wu's face changed too quickly: "You fucking know how to ask me to forgive my sins, you are so used to it, you are a man from the Dudu Mansion, meddling in the affairs of the handicraft department What to do, besides, the arrangement of official positions is also a matter of the Ministry of Officials, so it's not your turn."

Zhen Wu just wanted to open his mouth to refute.

Zhu Di probably knew that Zhen Wu was eloquent, so he immediately said: "Quickly shut your mouth, the court will not be in chaos until the north is settled, so don't say that again, I have other plans in my heart."

Having said that, Zhu Di turned his head and said sharply to Zhu Gaochi: "Boss, just pretend you didn't hear about this, do you understand?"

Zhu Gaochi leaned over and said, "I understand."

Seeing this, Zhen Wu sighed helplessly. He knew Zhu Di's temperament. Generally, if Zhu Di said this, it meant that Zhu Di had made up his mind, and it was meaningless for him to say more.

In fact, Zhen Wu also understands Zhu Di's thoughts. Zhu Di has great ambitions in his heart and wants to expand his territory and surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties. Otherwise, Zhu Di would not have come up with the literary and historical event of "Yongle Dadian".

But at the next moment, another thought emerged in Zhen Wu's mind. Since the craftsman's registration cannot be changed for the time being, it is not too much for him to attack the military.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu said: "Since this is the case, then I will not mention this matter for now, but I want to establish a lecture hall, what does your majesty think?"

"Lecture hall?"

Zhu Di frowned, and said, "Why did you start that thing?"

"Scholars have Taixue, can't we warriors have a general martial arts hall?" Zhen Wu said with a curled lip.

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, as if his anger was throbbing.

Zhen Wu hastened to be honest, and explained: "Your Majesty, although we have martial arts in Ming Dynasty, they only hold once in hundreds of years, and the official positions in all guards are also hereditary. Basically, most of them rely on family education, but the level of them is hard to estimate. , That's why I thought about establishing a lecture hall, and when the time is right, you can even use the graduation certificate of the lecture hall as a part of the hereditary assessment, so that you can effectively guarantee your future military position, not a deadlock."

"That's not bad. When my late emperor was here, I paid great attention to the teaching and learning in the guard. How about this? Let's call Zhang Yuzhu and some others later. Let's discuss it carefully, and then think about where to try it first. Let's do it." Zhu Di said after thinking for a while.

Zhen Wu should be.

In the early days of the martial arts hall, it was estimated that they were all the children of lords, but there was no way to do it. Zhen Wu might also do something that harmed the interests of the lords, otherwise Zhen Wu would not be able to win favor in the military.