First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 493

No matter how smart you are, you are still a child!

"Turn back and follow dad to the market, buy some silk and satin, and then ask a tailor to make you new clothes. Girls, you have to dress beautifully, and you can't be shabby."

Xia Zhifeng didn't like silk, and she wanted to tell her father that she had some money, at least Zhang Shuning got her dividends, but Xia Zhifeng didn't say it because she vaguely understood that doing so would hurt a father's face.

Men are creatures who care about face very much!

On the other side, Zhang Shuning sent off his little friend and glared at him when he turned around. Zhu Ying's arrival made him very dissatisfied.

"If my identity is exposed and I can't continue to study, my father will definitely be angry. My mother will also be unhappy. What they will do then is not what I can predict, is it?"

Zhu Ying snorted coldly: "Believe it or not, if I mess up your study here, His Majesty will be very happy, even King Yan will be very happy."

Zhang Shuning chuckled, "Don't you feel it's a shame to annoy my father just to make them happy?"

Zhu Ying was stunned, "Well, I admit, the elder brother is much more difficult than the father and the others. I didn't come here on a whim to make trouble. I actually planned to let Zhu Chun come over and study with you!"

"no!"

Without any hesitation, Zhang Shuning resolutely refused, "Just letting him come over doesn't mean letting everyone know that I'm studying here. No matter what, it won't work!"

Zhu Ying explained: "Don't worry, I'm not asking him to come to study as a young master, or just like you, an ordinary student, and I will let him learn his skills. As your elder brother, you will also teach him by the way." he."

Zhang Shuning rolled his eyelids, and suddenly said: "Then is he as smart as uncle?"

"This?" Zhu Ying almost couldn't hold back, he could only say: "It's still a little bit stronger than me."

Better than Zhu Ying, that is, Geng and others, or Xin and others?Anyway, far away from A and so on!

"I think Jimin Academy is full of talents, so it's not suitable for Zhu Chun. He can't learn much."

Zhu Ying sighed helplessly, "Even if he can't learn anything, let him open his eyes and make some friends. In the future, he will have to shoulder the burden of Yunnan affairs. Even if uncle begs you, besides, I will Let me tell you something... how about an exchange?"

"What's the matter?" Zhang Shuning asked in surprise.

"The thing is that your father will come to Jimin Academy in a few days."

"What?" Zhang Shuning was shocked, his father was so busy, why did he come to Jimin School?

"I saw a lot of lecture notes in your father's study, some on astronomy, some on mathematics, and some on physics, chemistry, law, business... I couldn't understand many of them. But I knew that he was going to put it down. Government affairs for a period of time, sort out the knowledge, and launch his Zhang's learning!"

Zhu Ying patted Zhang Shuning's shoulder hard, "This Jimin Academy was proposed by your father, so... your father will come soon!"

Zhang Shuning's body shook violently, and his mind went blank for an instant...

Chapter 685 Zhang Xianggong Arrives

Zhang Shuning feels very, very bad. He enjoys the life of ordinary people. Although he knows that his identity will be exposed sooner or later, he still wants to extend this wonderful relationship. If it can last for three to five years, he will wait until he graduates from primary school Going to middle school, that would be even better.

But if the old man comes, he probably won't be far from being exposed.Thinking that there was still a month or two left, Zhang Shuning panicked.

Now he can't wait to be with his companions, chatting, reading, and playing with their careers together... But Zhang Shuning is also worried that the closer they are, the more pain they will bring when the mystery is revealed. Friends I will blame him even more, and I can't even be friends.

You must know that his friends are not many, these few are very precious...

All in all, Zhang Shuning's life lost his composure and became chaotic. One day he put on his robe backwards, and was discovered by Xu Guan when he arrived at the school, which made Zhang Shuning extremely embarrassed.

He really didn't want his father to come, but he couldn't control Zhang Ximeng's arrangement.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng has been planning for this day for a long time.

"Mr. shoulders the hope of the government and the public. Now the government affairs are complicated, but Mr. wants to pat his ass, turn around and leave. It is really unreasonable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly refused to approve Zhang Ximeng's departure.

But Zhang Ximeng was not afraid at all, instead he said with a smile: "My lord, the current government affairs are nothing more than a few things, one is the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, the reform of the Ministry of Rites, the establishment of the Ministry of Education, etc... These things are presided over by Li Xianggong That's enough. Although he is not perfect, his ability to do things is still better than the minister. What's more, this matter is related to his posthumous reputation. He can't help but work hard. As long as the minister does a little trick, he can make Li Xianggong Submit obediently."

"Subtotal? What subtotal?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked sullenly.

"It's nothing, it's just a biography of Li Xianggong!" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile.

Old Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled helplessly, it really was like this.

Li Shanchang is getting older and older, he will definitely not be able to survive Zhang Ximeng.

With Zhang Ximeng's status, he must be able to make a conclusion for Lao Li.If you want to get a good evaluation, you should quickly listen to Zhang Ximeng, reform the official system, and do this well. He, Mr. Li, will earn face and face together, and his reputation will not be bad before or after his life.

Even if Lao Li had some small thoughts, he would not be confused about such an obvious matter.

Zhang Ximeng said again: "My lord, although I leave Beijing temporarily, but Liu Bowen, Song Lian and others are still there, and the subordinate province is still there. With the officials under the sect, there will be no problem in supervising the Zhongshu province. Even if there is, let's expose it as soon as possible. It’s good to come out, lest you can’t change it if you want to change it in the future.”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, pondered again and again, and finally nodded, "Even if the affairs of the government can be temporarily let go, what about the outside world? What about Korea?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, I shouldn't ask my ministers about this matter. In fact, my lord shouldn't bother me too much. Let Lan Yu and King Yan go to the trouble! All in all, the harder they toss, the more convenient it will be for the future. What does your lord think?" ?”

Old Zhu nodded, "Indeed! Goryeo is a country full of conspiracies and schemes. It's really unreasonable not to teach them an unforgettable lesson. Forget it, let's train it for Zhu Di. Our son, in fact, Wen Tao Wu Lue still has our demeanor, rare, rare!"

This old Zhu couldn't help himself, and praised Zhu Di again.

It's rare, Zhang Ximeng doesn't want to argue with him, it would be best if you let me go.

"My lord, in fact, the most difficult thing right now is finances... so many reforms have been rolled out, and the number of officials has also increased, but the benefits have not been seen. First, the treasury has been made to suffer."

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes, it's hard for you to know!

If we hadn't been fooled for a while and bewitched by you, we wouldn't have easily agreed to these things!

"By the way, Mr. also said that students will be given a free lunch... We have already asked the people below to estimate. For this item alone, the imperial court will have to compile an extra 180 million guan each year. This is not counting local expenses. Let us How do you agree? Daming's treasury is not that rich! What's more, there are still wars both internally and externally. The Great Wall has not yet been completed, and the expenses of border towns are like flowing water. How do you ask us to pay for it?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord, this is the root cause of my plan to leave Beijing."

Lao Zhu rolled his eyelids, and snorted coldly: "You go out to Beijing to give lectures, and earn money to support the national treasury, don't you?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled wryly, "If you do that, even if you are exhausted, it will be a drop in the bucket! In fact, this time I give lectures in Beijing, I want to form a system of thinking during this time, summarize it, establish enough disciplines, and cultivate talents. I believe that in the future The wisdom of our Ming people will soon be able to produce a batch of inventions, and then promote the economic prosperity of Ming."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "What do you mean, sir?"

"My lord, do you know about the silk workshops in Suzhou?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, pointed to the uniform on his body, and said with a smile, "Our clothes are made by Suzhou weavers. Their skills are no worse than those of the palace craftsmen."

Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, Suzhou's textile technology has indeed improved rapidly over the past few years... not only silk, cotton, but even wool spinning have made great progress!"

When mentioning wool spinning, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "It's not thanks to Mr. If you hadn't set an example and knitted so many sweaters, how could there be wool spinning today!"

Zhang Ximeng didn't refuse, but said: "My lord, we have already opened up the court from top to bottom. After taking Korea, we have also opened up from the inside to the outside. The conditions for the development of industry and commerce are already quite mature. This time, the minister Lectures are intended to encourage students to use their intelligence and talents to contribute to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Ximeng said again: "Just last year, the export of silk and cotton cloth in Suzhou has exceeded 100 million pieces. There are millions of weavers, Sangnong, and the basic necessities of food and clothing. There is no sloppy in the slightest!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered over and over again, and asked: "Sir, do you have a way to increase your annual income?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "If it's just to increase the annual income, I don't need to go out of Beijing. I still have the method of collecting money and the way of making money. It's just how to improve the national strength of Ming Dynasty so that we can produce more commodities and get more money." Wealth can mobilize the people more effectively... These are the things I want to consider now. All in all, my lord is devoted to the country, so please don't hesitate."

Old Zhu sighed lightly, and said with emotion: "We don't understand what kind of thoughts you are in? It's just that this time you go to Jimin School, we can't talk to Mr. at any time. How about this, Mr. What experience do you have? Be sure to tell us as soon as possible... We, we will also choose a time to go to Jiangxi to inspect and see how you teach the students!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "I am always waiting for my lord!"

They settled on the most important thing, and the next thing is the military parade!

In Zhu Yuanzhang's tenth year of imperial power, the whole world celebrated together, and all nations came to court.

Such a big event and ceremony has been prepared for so long, it is impossible to be anticlimactic and end casually.

And Zhang Ximeng is also the host of this matter, the two sides negotiated properly, and when the military parade is over, Zhang Ximeng will leave Beijing.

After the news spread, the government and the public, especially Li Shanchang, almost passed out with joy.

Happiness comes a bit bald, at his age, he can pass it!

"Zhang Xiang, there are so many things in the court, you are gone, I am too old, I really can't support it, the court can be without the old man, but it can't be without Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "Brother Li, don't worry, I'm not dead or disappeared... I'm going to Jimin Academy, and if I take a boat, I can return to Beijing in a day or two. Half of my heart is also in Beijing, don’t you think so?”

Li Shanchang nodded quickly, "That is, in that case, I, I can feel at ease."

Lao Li said so on his lips, but in his heart he was full of emotion. If you really don't come back, it would be great!Sent away a plague god.

It's a pity that Li Shanchang didn't dare to say this, although Zhang Ximeng would not throw aside the government.But he was gone, unable to keep an eye on him all the time, and Li Shanchang also felt relieved.

It's just that Zhang Ximeng took out something next, which immediately made Lao Li nervous.

"Brother Li, I have been in the family all my life, and I have left a name in history. I dare not be negligent. It's just that I can only write straight books. As for whether you can compare with Tai Shigong, it depends on Brother Li. You have to make a good enough performance. yes!"

Li Shanchang glanced at "Li Xianggong's Commentary", his eyelids twitched, and he gritted his teeth secretly.

Alright, Zhang Ximeng, I count you as cruel!

I can't beat you, I admit defeat!

Li Shanchang could only be honest and try his best to settle Lao Li, and most of the affairs in the court were reduced... Zhang Ximeng was making intensive preparations here. Naturally, the newspapers were full of articles and crazily reported on such a big event.

Coincidentally, every few days, newspapers were delivered to Zhang Shuning.

The little ones were finally able to understand the movement of the court.

This guy Xu Guan looked envious, "Your Majesty has been in power for ten years. He came to Fengtianmen to review the three armies. Foreign envoys have to watch with him. Witnessing the great power of tomorrow is really enviable! It would be great if I could see it with my own eyes. .”

Xia Zhifeng almost lay down on the newspaper, not letting go of a word, she suddenly said: "This Fengtianmen must be tall and majestic, right?"

Hu Yan replied casually, "That's natural!"

"By the way, Brother Hu, is it true that if you pass the top three in the imperial examination, you can go to Fengtianmen and praise officials in Yujie?"

Hu Yan was taken aback, "Is there still Yujie boasting officials now? It seems that since the expansion of the imperial examination, there has been no more?"

Xu Guandao: "Ask Shuning, he knows best."

Zhang Shuning pondered for a while, and said honestly: "The main thing is that the imperial examinations in the past, the scholar-bureaucrats who passed the examinations are not welcome in this dynasty. In addition, there are more people admitted in the imperial examinations, so this item has been cancelled. But I think there will be more in the future." recovered."

"Recover? How to recover?" Xia Zhifeng asked curiously.

"For example, if you make great achievements, such as opening up the territory, you will probably go to Fengtianmen once. Also, if you invent something great, benefit the people, benefit the country and the people, you may also go once!"

Xia Zhifeng heard this, and suddenly said: "Then, can someone like Huang Daopo go?"

Zhang Shuning nodded and said, "As long as she is alive, she is definitely qualified to leave."

Xia Zhifeng fell into deep thought, she gradually clenched her fists, and said very seriously: "I know what I'm going to do in this life! I will try my best to walk through Fengtianmen once!"

Hu Yan, Xu Guan, and Jing Qing were also taken aback. As a man, he is not as bold as a girl, what a shame!

Young people's time is always very fast. On this day, Hu Yan and the others were reading the newspaper in Zhang Shuning's mansion again, and found that it wrote about the celebration of His Majesty's [-]th year.

It was exactly five days ago!

Seeing this scene, Zhang Shuning's heart skipped a beat.

Five days!

Dad should be here soon!

The little guy's heart was beating wildly, and his face turned red.

What he didn't know was that Liu Sanwu, the head of Jimin Academy, had already arrived in Jiangzhou.

In fact, Zhang Ximeng has already arrived.

Liu Sanwu bowed deeply, "Mr. Zhang's visit to our school is really a blessing for the teachers and students in three lifetimes!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "I don't like to hear that. I was the one who suggested the establishment of the Jimin School. It seems that I still have the title of honorary mountain head. I just want to go home and see! You don't need to make a big fuss. If you are in trouble, you won't good."

Liu Sanwu said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I have already arranged to select a few outstanding students to welcome Mr. Zhang together."

outstanding student?

Zhang Ximeng pondered subconsciously, his son, is he considered an outstanding student in others' mouths?

Chapter 686 The appearance of people in Jimin Academy

When Zhang Ximeng came to Jimin School, he naturally did not accept flowers and applause. He brought many newly edited lecture notes and some experimental equipment, including many glass products, bottles and jars, and two quite large telescopes. .

These things made Liu Sanwu dizzy.

"Zhang Xiang, this, this is your latest achievement?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "It's not mine, but the ingenuity of countless people. Take this telescope as an example. It was originally made by artisans in the military. It's the kind of clairvoyance with a single tube. Have you ever seen it?"

Liu Sanwu thought for a while, and then said: "I remember when your Majesty went down to Yashan, there seemed to be this thing, and he used it to observe the tide and sea conditions."

After Liu Sanwu finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing, "It was just a toy at the beginning, how could it be made so big?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "It is because it is so big that we can see far. To tell you the truth, if you put this thing on the top of a mountain, you can see the moon in a clear night sky!"

"The moon?" Liu Sanwu turned pale with shock, "Zhang Xiang, this, this is something that the Qin Tianjian should use! Looking up at the sky, this is the power that His Majesty should have!"