Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

In the Mansion of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Huang Jin, the new cabinet minister, was also awakened from his sleep by the soldiers of the imperial camp, hurriedly changed into casual clothes, and under the escort of the soldiers of the imperial camp, he galloped towards the city gate. and go.

Outside the city gate, several carriages were parked on the side of the official road, and all the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Front Battalion, dressed as caravan guards, stood vigilantly aside.

The twilight was still there, and at some point, the emperor had stepped off the carriage, and the gray-white cement road was clearly visible under the twilight.

Since Zhaowu launched the project disaster relief strategy in the early four years, a large amount of money and food was allocated, which brought about an unprecedented mobilization system, and each of them could be called a "disaster for the country and the people".

Although Beizhili was less affected by the disaster, the foot of the emperor, where the imperial city is located, and the center of the world, are naturally the focus of the project.

Such as building streets in the capital, repairing the official roads leading from the capital to the four directions, such as the official road from the capital to Tongzhou, a water transportation hub, and the official roads from the capital to the border towns in the north.

Of course, the most important thing is to repair and clean up the canal.

In fact, since the establishment of Daheng, water transportation, which is the lifeline of Jingji, has been repeatedly cut off under the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, and sea transportation has been directly put on the agenda.

However, the opening of shipping is naturally a bloody route.

At the beginning of shipping, Liaodong was not peaceful, Jiangnan was in turmoil, and the strength of the Daheng Navy was still weak.

In this way, at the very beginning, the loss of shipping has soared to more than half of what has never been seen in history.

However, with the pacification of Liaodong and North Korea being brought under the control of Daheng, the number of warships of the two major naval divisions of Denglai in the south of the Yangtze River soared with the massive investment of money, the brutal suppression of coastal pirates, the liberalization of maritime trade, and the participation of private merchant ships .

Up to now, sea transportation has formed a set of extremely limited shipping system. The water transportation system, which used to be related to the lifeline of the country, has fallen to the lowest point in history under the changes of the times in Daheng today!

Water transportation and sea transportation coexist, and the proportion of sea transportation has far exceeded that of water transportation. This is the Daheng system today.

In addition, Daheng's abolition of the former Ming sea ban, the prosperity of commerce, and the establishment of the Tianjin Shipping Department, all of these have brought about the prosperity of Tianjin, as well as the prosperity along the river from Tianjin to the capital!

With the construction of cement roads in all directions of the capital and the repair of canals, this prosperity slowly spread to the surrounding area as time went by.

Staring at this concrete road that spreads to the sky, the emperor's eyes wandered, as if he was in a daze.

To be rich, build roads first.

These six characters, in later generations, are called Zhili.

In this day and age, nature is also universal.

After so many years of fighting in the north and south, the emperor has a deeper understanding of the so-called officialdom of this era than most people.

Just like in the past, Nurhachi led the army to break through the pass and drove straight to the capital. He led the Yongwei battalion from Shaanxi to the capital frantically.

There are official roads along the way, but the so-called official roads in this era, even if they are called smooth official roads by the world, are mostly in disrepair. Most of them are just dirt roads. Potholes are the norm. It is undoubtedly very clear what kind of traffic conditions the dirt road is.

And this is still a smooth road!

A road, if there is a smooth road, naturally has ruggedness, such as a rugged mountain road, such as a ramp, such as a cliff...

Such road conditions are the key for a dynasty to connect the world!

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the means of transportation remain the same, it is still a carriage, a war horse, the same distance from the official road, and the same distance from the cement road, there is a world of difference between the two.

Such a change in efficiency will bring about earth-shaking changes for a country.

It means that the speed of the army's expedition will be greatly increased, which means that the delivery of logistics food and grass, whether it is loss or time, will be greatly reduced.

It means that the overall planning of the whole world by the central decree will be more efficient, and it means that the business exchanges between various places will be faster...

There are absolutely no disadvantages.

What it brings will be a leap in the national strength of the entire country!

Moreover, the most important thing is that in the case of no change in the way of information communication, the efficiency improvement brought about by road construction will mean that the limit of rule will also be greatly increased.

Just like in the past, from the southwestern border to the capital, it may take a month or two to go back and forth for a piece of news.

If the road is unimpeded, this time, even if it is only shortened by a quarter, a fifth...

The changes brought about are bound to be earth-shaking.

As his thoughts flowed, the emperor couldn't help letting out a long breath. Compared with the road, he hoped that the new learning that has now formed the characteristics of Daheng can bloom the flowers of civilization.

Even if it is just a steam engine at the initial stage, it can completely make Daheng take off into an unprecedented era!

But this is undoubtedly a bit too high. Although the new learning has been carefully cultivated by him for nearly ten years, it is still at a stage of perfecting the foundation of the new learning.

For this new learning seed to bloom into the flower of civilization, it has to wait for the foundation of the new learning to be perfected, and then explore the unknown a little bit, and then, the flowers of civilization will bloom one after another.

And all of this obviously returns to the most fundamental issue...that is...education!

Education rejuvenates the country, education rejuvenates the country!

Education determines the fate of the country, and this fate of the country is not only Daheng, but also the future!

Even if one day, Daheng dies, with a perfect education, there will be seeds of revival.

With a perfect education system, it will definitely not be as hopeless and shameful as that tragic era in history!

When the emperor was deep in thought, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, and soon, in the darkness of the city gate, a group of cavalry rushed out and stopped before the convoy.

Huang Jin, the Minister of Rites who was still disheveled, got off his horse in a hurry, walked up to the emperor, and bowed: "Your Majesty!"

"In the past few days, just follow me to take a look at Shuntian Mansion."

The emperor pointed to a carriage behind, and Huang Jin immediately bowed to accept the order. Immediately, the emperor stepped into the first carriage of the convoy.

Huang Jin also hurriedly got into the carriage. When the door was closed, the emperor ordered that this convoy, disguised as a caravan, also walked slowly along the concrete official road towards the twilight darkness.

At a time when the government and the public were in turmoil due to the tax case, the emperor started another white dragon fish suit, and quietly left the noisy place of the capital...

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Chapter 599 Education

In Budze in Yangchun, all things are radiant, and the world in early March seems to be more vibrant.

Between the fields, labor can be seen everywhere. Under the policy of dividing the fields into households and the destruction of the old order, the poor people at the bottom who have suffered for many years, in this Daheng Dynasty, there seems to be a little more hope.

From ancient times to the present, and even in the era of blooming flowers in the future, the fields have always been the last hope of the people at the bottom.

He once suffered for refugees in the wilderness, and the emperor obviously understood this very deeply.

Although the current trend of reform is to vigorously promote the development of commerce, the essence is to develop commerce under the premise of protecting agriculture.

Such a development policy is obviously not in line with common sense.

But obviously, this era also has its benefits.

After all, the Daheng of this era, even if it does not make any changes, is undoubtedly the Central Celestial Dynasty!

No country can suppress Daheng, and no country needs Daheng to look up to.

In this way, Daheng does not need to sacrifice the interests of the people all over the world for the sake of rapid development.

While protecting the people of the world, follow the steps, even if it is a mistake, Daheng in this era also has the capital of trial and error.

In the fields and countryside, the emperor rode his horse and looked around at the people working in the fields, but he felt an unspeakable sense of accomplishment in his usually indifferent heart.

During so many years of conquest, he has set foot in most of the surrounding areas of the capital.

What kind of scene these places used to be, and what kind of scene they are now, there seems to be a difference between heaven and earth.

Just like the mountain village in front of him, when he was Lord Qin, he returned to Beijing after inspecting the martial arts academy. He happened to pass by, and the whole mountain village was dilapidated to the extreme. In that corrupt world, the people in the village were almost skinny!

Horror, horror!

And now...

The eyes of the emperor flowed around the people working in the fields.

He has studied medical skills, and his medical skills have even reached the pinnacle of this world.

The most important thing in Chinese medicine is to look, hear and ask.

Just judging from the complexions of these people, it can be seen that even if the lives of these people are not rich, but... at least they are able to eat enough.

As thoughts flowed, the sense of accomplishment in the emperor's heart came and went quickly.

The Son of Heaven is very clear that in all dynasties, under the reign of the British Lord, the lives of the people will never be worse.

In fact, in all dynasties, the court's taxes on the people were not heavy, just like the taxes on the people in the previous Ming Dynasty, looking at the dynasties and dynasties, they can be regarded as very few. Much heavier than the Ming Dynasty.

But the ugliness of human nature, the lower limit, is often extremely low.

The British Lord is in power, severely cracking down on local forces, and strictly supervising officials. The so-called clean government means that the policies of the imperial court can be implemented smoothly, and the people will naturally live well.

Once there is some relaxation, the corruption of officials will inevitably appear. No matter how low the imperial tax is, there will be various exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes underneath, which will fall on the people to satisfy some people's selfish desires.

If you want the people to live well, you have to make the officials feel uncomfortable. This is the real focus.

Officials live comfortably, but ordinary people will inevitably be squeezed and cannot survive.

Of course, when the officials are comfortable, they must sing praises, and they can boast of a prosperous age through the ages, and boast of being an emperor through the ages.

"There are so many families in this village, there should be social studies, right?"

The emperor turned his head, looked at Huang Jin, who was riding a horse, and asked casually.

"This village is called Dagong Village, and it belongs to Shitangji Town, Fangshan County. There are 68 households and a social school has been set up."

The emperor frowned: "Have you been here before?"

Huang Jin immediately replied: "Reporting...Master, I happened to stay here when I was inspecting various schools before."

The Son of Heaven nodded and didn't say much. This private visit on Weibo was originally a temporary idea, and Huang Jin was pulled over directly from his sleep. It was obviously impossible to make preparations in advance.

"Go, let's go to the school to have a look."

The Son of Heaven waved his whip, and the horse sped up in pain, and the soldiers of the Imperial Battalion immediately followed. Huang Jin could only pray secretly in his heart, and then hurriedly rode up to follow.

The sudden approach of the horse team undoubtedly attracted the attention of the villagers immediately, but, facing the horse team with the obvious dignified appearance, the villagers naturally avoided it, and all of them dared to look at it from a long distance.

Still far away, the social school of Dagong Village clearly came into everyone's sight. Beside a small river about [-] feet wide, a lonely courtyard stood, and there were faint voices of childish shouts. came.

"Why is this sociology not set up in the village, but far away from the village?"

On the hillside about a few hundred meters away from the society, the emperor reined in the reins, got off his horse, and asked casually.

Huang Jin replied: "Master, this river passes, about five or six miles away, is Qili Village, and there are dozens of families in Qili Village..."

The emperor nodded, but his eyes were already on the society. Riding his horse on the hillside, with the help of the terrain and the short distance, he could clearly see the scene in the society.

I saw children of different ages squatting in the school yard, shouting in a dignified manner.

At such a scene, the soldiers of the imperial front battalion present were naturally quite happy to see it. Although Huang Jin was displeased, seeing the smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth, the displeasure was deeply pressed in his heart.

Such scenes are really well embedded in the emperor's heart. After all, the emperor has never liked or even hated literati since the Song Dynasty.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high!

Such a trend, not to mention directly changing the nature of the identity of a literati, has directly dug the roots of all walks of life in the world, turning the whole world into a pool of stagnant water that is almost numb!

In this way, although the rule of a country has great benefits, it also completely imprisoned the Chinese civilization in an endless loop.

If the contention of a hundred schools of thought has not been shattered and continues, this world will definitely be a different scene.

Undoubtedly, as early as thousands of years ago, this civilization entered a new era, so why did it go through a cycle of almost standing still and even regressing for thousands of years!

This kind of ethos, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is naturally difficult to reverse in a short time, and the emperor can only add sand to this ethos.

For example, Confucianism, which should be the only one, is dismantled into pieces, and the classics of various schools and schools are selected and listed as teaching materials, and martial arts is made a compulsory course in each school, and the proportion of new learning is increased. high.

Establish an education system like the later generations, and then change the content of the imperial examination with the educational content, establish a material selection system similar to the national examination of later generations, and increase investment in new learning, recruit talents from all over the world, and cultivate civilization flower.

Of course, all of this must change with the development of Daheng.

"Let's go and have a look."

The emperor got off his horse and headed towards the school first.

Seeing is believing, hearing is believing, the Son of Heaven has always maintained a skeptical attitude towards the volumes of memorials that gather the world's situation in the Qianqing Palace.

The same is true for the education system.

Huang Jin is usable, but it does not mean that everyone in this education system is usable.

Not to mention, Huang Jin is also a human being, and as a human being, he will have selfish intentions.

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Chapter 600 Sociology

"Hey...ha..."

There were bursts of childish shouts, and all the boys and girls practiced their moves in a decent manner.

Sitting in the room, Wang Ting seemed to have never heard of it, and concentrated on looking at the new book in his hand.