Chapter 637: The worries of the world and the worries
The entire Beijing city is lively, the entire Ming Dynasty is trembling, and the people in the world are caring. It is no longer a legendary thing to break through birth, old age, sickness and death, but has become traces and a day to be expected. That subtle world has been quickly understood by people. The tremor from the center of the Ming Dynasty is transmitted to the entire Ming Dynasty.
Everyone was caring, but Yang Jie stayed in the palace, watching all this calmly and calmly. Some of the previous movements and complacent have now subsided. Now his attitude towards this matter is like a spectator, as if these things have nothing to do with him at all.
It is already autumn and the weather is not so hot. However, Yang Jie still likes to come to the edge of Taiye Pool. This whispering autumn wind and the slightly rippling lake surface can make people think more openly.
"Huh..." Yang Jing sighed a long sigh, and some complicated things in his heart disturbed Yang Jing.
"Your Majesty, do you want to drink tea?" Wang Chengen saw that the emperor woke up from deep thoughts and immediately came to serve. The situation in the palace these days was quite different from that outside the palace. Outside the palace was full of heat, and people from all over the place were running towards the capital city, in order to witness Zhang Shenxian's style. It can be said that the people who came were almost crowded with Beijing. But in this palace, due to the emperor's mood, it became more and more silent.
No one knows what the emperor is thinking. Logically speaking, the emperor has won so much and won so much. He should be happy and happy, but not. After the emperor was slightly happy, the palace seemed to have returned to the old path. In and outside the palace, two sharp contrasts were formed. Of course, these are just something that some people with heart can see that ordinary palace maids and eunuchs are still hotly discussing birth, old age, sickness and death.
"Well, let it go there, go and invite Master Sun. I want to talk to Master Sun." Yang Jing's brows were not obvious, but were still open. In short, they were faint and surprisingly plain.
"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed and went to do his business with some confusion and worries.
Yang Jingyi told Wang Chengen to do things, but seemed to be in deep thought.
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"See Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong arrived soon and saw the emperor pondering alone in the pavilion, and he was also thinking.
"Oh, it's Master Sun! No gifts..." Yang Kai woke up from his thoughts and said, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your kindness," said Sun Chengzong.
The scene stopped a little. Yang Jie still looked at the vast Taiye Pool in front of him, and said for a while: "Master Sun, please accompany me..." Yang Jie looked at the Taiye Pool for a while and suddenly said.
"I obey the order!" Sun Chengzong said.
Yang Jie turned to Wang Chengen again and said, "Big companion, I have something to say to Master Sun, don't get too close." Yang Jie also instructed Wang Chengen not to let the eunuchs and palace maids get too close.
"I obey the order!" Wang Chengen agreed, knowing that the emperor has important things to say, and knowing very well what he should do.
Yang Jie felt thoughtful and walked out of the pavilion with a faint thought. Sun Chengzong also followed.
After leaving the pavilion, Yang Jie stopped again and looked back at the pavilion. Sun Chengzong also stopped.
"What do you think of Master Sun looking at this vast Taiye Pool, and then looking at this pavilion?" Yang Jie asked Sun Chengzong with a faint smile.
"…This…” Sun Chengzong suddenly heard the emperor ask him this, and it was a little puzzled. Why did the emperor ask this question?
Seeing that Sun Chengzong was stunned for a moment, Yang Jie smiled and turned around and walked back. Sun Chengzong was puzzled. Why did the emperor mention this? What does the lake have to do with this pavilion? Seeing that the emperor walked forward, he quickly followed, slowing down the emperor half of his position. Wang Chengen was a little further away, eunuchs, palace maids, and guards were even further away.
"Master Sun has heard the saying 'Worry about the world first, and then the world is happy about the world'?" Yang Jie walked a distance, looked back at the pavilion, and asked again.
"...'Worry about the world first, and then enjoy the world later?'... Your Majesty is talking about the "Yueyang Tower Notes" by Fan Wenzheng of the former Song Dynasty?" Sun Chengzong immediately understood what the emperor asked him about the lake and the pavilion. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually thought of this, which was too far apart. This Beijing city is thousands of miles away from Yueyang.
"Not bad! I have only recently understood the value of these two sentences and have a deep understanding of these two sentences. I used to read them in general. Now, as a monarch, I have to plan for the people of the world. I have to interpret this sentence again, which is particularly touching..." Yang Jing said with emotion, expressing his inner thoughts. As an emperor, I must start to consider the future when people are still caring about discovering that world, and formulate strategies for several years, even decades, and hundreds of years after this matter.
How many people know about the loneliness in this? As a student, I read this famous article and these two sentences, but I just sigh that this article was well written. These two sentences were well written, very insightful, stylish, full of ideals, and admired those who could write these two sentences, but in fact, I couldn't understand the feelings of worrying for the people of the world in their hearts. Now, I have truly experienced the feelings of worrying for the people of the world. It was not unreasonable for the emperors to be lonely and widowed in ancient times...
"Your Majesty, these two sentences are rare famous quotes. This "Yueyang Tower Notes" is also a rare famous chapter. Mr. Fan Zhengwen's concern for the country and the people is engraved in these two sentences, which is also a portrayal of Mr. Fan Wenzheng's life..." Sun Chengzong commented on Fan Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan was a historical celebrity, and his deeds and materials are essential for almost every literati.
"Yes! This "Yueyang Tower Notes" is indeed a rare and good article. This 'Worrying in the world first, and then having fun in the world later" is a rare and famous quote. I am still there..." Yang Jing recalled the situation when the teacher forced memorizes this famous article when he was studying. At that time, although he thought this article was very good and he also thought these two sentences were very good, it was absolutely impossible to have the feeling that he felt like today. He was forgot about his feelings for a while and almost said the words in his student days.
"..." Sun Chengzong saw that the emperor was full of worries, so he was moved. Thinking of what the people talked about Zhang Xianyong today, Sun Chengzong also understood why the emperor thought so. When the people in the world were still happy and happy, they had to consider the future of the world; worrying ahead and enjoying later, how many people could do it from ancient times to the present? Thinking of the emperor's achievements in winning the battle for tax payment, creating "gods" and so on, it can be said that he was turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain, how arrogant and free; but he had to consider the fate of the world in advance and work hard for the future of the world. The gap is so great that outsiders can't imagine, and it is not difficult to understand that these feelings are born.
"...Your Majesty is worried..." Sun Chengzong asked. There are not many people who dare to ask the emperor like this. Now the emperor's authority is quite high, almost like a "god", almost omnipotent. Who dares to ask the emperor like this? Only Sun Chengzong can ask questions, no one else dares to think about it, and maybe even Xu Guangqi dares to ask like this. Although Xu Guangqi is powerful and famous, he is quite far away from the emperor after all, and is not as close to the emperor as he is.
"Well, there are some worries! I am so worried about it. So I want to talk to Master Sun..." Yang Jing said lightly. These things are too heavy to put in the heart alone. It is undoubtedly much more comfortable to find someone to say them and listen to other people's thoughts. But none of these things is a big deal. Every matter involves the fate of sentient beings. How can I just talk to others casually? Who knows these things, and even if they can influence the fate of many people. Yang Jing did not dare to say them to others, nor could they say them. The only thing that can be said is Sun Chengzong. Even Sun Chengzong, Yang Jing did not dare to tell Sun Chengzong to something, and he could only be kept in his heart and rotten. This kind of worries is really worthy of the word "heavy".
"I am listening..." Sun Chengzong answered like this without being too pretentious.
"A few days ago, I summoned two people to Beijing, one named Hong Chengchou and the other named Lu Xiangsheng. I wonder if Master Sun has an impression of these two people?" Yang Jing thought for a while and decided to start with these two people.
"Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng? Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, I should be the one who grew sweet potatoes in the past." Sun Chengzong said.
"Yes, one is the political participation in Shaanxi, and the other is the prefect of Daming Prefecture. Master Sun knows why I summoned them to Beijing? Why do I value them?" Yang Jingwei said.
"Reply to Your Majesty, if I say nothing wrong, first of all, these two people are dedicated to their work and have some ability to get into the eyes of Your Majesty. Your Majesty wants to promote and use them. As for why they value them, it is difficult for the Chief Supervisor to govern, and the governments in various places are disobedient and deal with it. They have the ability to delay the promotion of sweet potatoes. Your Majesty will set an example for officials in the world to rectify the style..." Sun Chengzong said something about it and did not hide his inner thoughts at all. There are not many people who can say this, and Sun Chengzong is one of them.
"Yes, I think so too. It's really difficult to do something practical for the people of the world!" Yang Jie sighed and said, "Yang Jie didn't know how much effort he put into planting sweet potatoes to achieve the current results. When thinking about the process, I can only sigh.
"..." Sun Chengzong was speechless. If the emperor had not had a backup plan, he would have been left alone...
A little silence was over.
"...Master Sun knows how I plan to reuse these two people?" Yang Jie was silent for a while, continued to walk for a while, and then said, and said something in his heart, and he felt much more relaxed.
"...Return to Your Majesty, this minister doesn't know..." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said so.
"In fact, if we want to talk about the future of these two people, it is nothing more than military and political avenues. We are in charge of the government for the Secretary of Shilang and the governor of the military outside. " Yang Jingwei said, saying as he walked, he didn't know where his thoughts had gone.
"Your Majesty said so." Sun Chengzong interjected.
"Does Master Sun know that I plan to put them inside or outside?" Yang Jing smiled a little and asked, posing a small problem for Sun Chengzong.
"This..., this minister doesn't know." Sun Chengzong hesitated for a moment and chose not to answer. After all, this is a bit over the line.
"It's okay, Master Sun just say it." Yang Jingai said with a smile.
"This, I'm brave enough. I feel that judging from the difficulty of promoting sweet potatoes, Your Majesty intends to put them inside. However, the frontier of our dynasty is not very peaceful now. There are still a few battles to fight, and there are still reliable people to take charge. Your Majesty intends to transfer Yuan Ziru to Beijing. Outside this pass, I'm afraid there is still a reliable person. Maybe it's inside and outside..." Sun Chengzong said.
"Haha... Master Sun makes sense, but I actually want to put both of them outside. Although there is also a shortage of people inside, it is not as good as outside. In terms of internal affairs, even if you don't have talent and are a mediocre person, you won't be able to ruin things to a great extent. But the military outside is different. If the commander is a mediocre person, he is afraid that he will not be the one who harms him, and the three armies will be exhausted. In fact, our dynasty does not lack war generals, and there are many people who are powerful in war. Unfortunately, there must be civil officials in charge of war. Among these civil officials, there are not many who can fight! Now that we don't train a few, we will sweep the grasslands in the future and expand overseas, where can we find people?" Yang Jing smiled slightly when he said this.
"Your Majesty makes sense, but your Majesty believes that these two people can fight?" This matter was a little beyond Sun Chengzong's expectations. Unexpectedly, the emperor planned to put both of them outside to take charge of the war, which was a bit different from what he thought. He also asked the emperor directly if he was sure.
"Are you sure? To be honest, I dare not say that there is no problem. However, seeing these two people, I can do things down-to-earth, which is beyond most people. Although they may not have led the army before, I believe that as long as they study hard and do things down-to-earth, they will always achieve something. This will have to wait until they enter Beijing and observe for a while before talking about it..." Yang Jingjie said. Yang Jingjie was a pair of complicated things in his heart. He said this, and he was thinking of another one.
"Your Majesty said it." Sun Chengzong said, feeling quite rogue.
"Now the matter inside the court has been resolved. There should be a break on the Liaodong and the grassland. From the Nurkandus, which is on the coast of Liaodong to the desert grassland, to Gansu Town, and even the Dugandus at that time, it is a journey of tens of thousands of miles. Since it is to be solved, it must be cleaned. Such a large area, two people may not be enough..." Yang Jing said again, saying that it was about expanding the Northeast, Siberia, and even things. This was a must-do in Yang Jing's plan. In such a big place, it was obviously impossible for one person to lead troops to fight such a wide territory. Communication alone is a problem, so several leaders will definitely need to cooperate. According to the rules that led troops in the Ming Dynasty were civil officials, it was obvious that several civil officials who could fight. Yang Jing had to find people among the civil officials who could fight in the Ming Dynasty.
This is just a need for people on land. If the expansion of sea is also considered, it will be even short of people. Of course, things at sea are not so urgent now, but there is still time.
Seeing the emperor talking about this, Sun Chengzong felt a sigh and silence. He wanted to persuade the emperor not to be greedy, so as not to be overwhelmed and drag down the Ming Dynasty. But what the emperor said was reasonable. Since the Great Wall defense line costs so much military expenditure every year, why does the same military expenditure not occupy a little more territory? Now it is different from before. Now even if it is a little barren land, as long as you plant a few acres of sweet potatoes, you will not starve to death. Although those lands are bitter and cold places, it is better than starving to death at home. Moreover, there are so many commercial interests now. If you want to look at the problem from the height of the "world", you should occupy more territory. Sun Chengzong remembered that he taught Bi Ziyan a few days ago to look at things from the height of the "world", which makes it even more impossible to persuade the emperor. This "world" is cruel. I didn't know it before, and it would be fine if I didn't understand it, but now I know and understand, then I have to look at the problem from this height.
Yang Jing led the way, strolling by the side of this Taiye Pool. The autumn breeze was blowing and it was very cool. The sparkling lake surface and the branches swinging with the wind were a picture of a beautiful autumn.
This matter is one of the many problems in Yang Jing's mind. When he said it, he felt better. It is really not a good thing to pretend to be too much in his mind, but it is really too tormenting.
"Oh..." Yang Jing's thoughts seemed to have returned here, and he sighed a long sigh.
"Your Majesty has any worries?" Sun Chengzong asked again.
"Of course, this expansion is inevitable. It is not only expansion on land, but also expansion on sea is about to expand..." Yang Jing still decided to talk to Sun Chengzong about what he was thinking, but at the end of the day, he didn't know where to start.
"..." Sun Chengzong listened to the emperor's words but stopped, and didn't know how to interfere.
"...Your Majesty, expansion is imperative. The benefit of expansion to our Ming Dynasty is to alleviate the situation of no land to support people. It has been decades or even hundreds of years, and there is no rush to this moment..." Sun Chengzong explained.
Yang Jing was silent. Standing at the height of a lonely person, "worrying about the world first" is really a matter of being tall and small, and even how to express his meaning is difficult.
"What does Master Sun think of my tax payment dispute?" Yang Jing sighed and asked again.
"Tax payment dispute? This is naturally a good thing. The court's expenditure is far exceeding its income. If this continues, the world will definitely fall apart. Now that His Majesty has collected the tax sources in the world in one fell swoop, he will naturally no longer worry about the tax payment. From then on, our Ming Dynasty will have sufficient taxes, whether to provide relief to the people, resist foreign humiliation, protect the family and the people, and only then can the world be able to maintain peace..." Sun Chengzong said.
Yang Jing was silent again. He was alone and had already lowered his height to a low enough, but he still didn't know how to express his meaning.
"...What does Master Sun think of Liulizhai? What does he think of Jinzhou farming?" Yang Jie was silent for a while and asked.
"...This, Liulizhai?... People all say it is a mountain of gold and silver... As for farming in Jinzhou, people also think it is a way to make money, and now they are flocking to it..." Sun Chengzong replied in confusion, why did the emperor ask about Liulizhai?
Yang Jie was silent for a moment.
"...Master Sun can tell what the wages given by Liulizhai? So what the wages given by Jinzhou?" Yang Jie asked.
Sun Chengzong was puzzled very much.
"...Report to Your Majesty, I don't know this. However, working in Liulizhai has always been envied by the world. I believe that Liulizhai is good at treating the servants. As for Jinzhou, I think it can make a profit there, and treating the servants will not be too bad..." Sun Chengzong said.
"Is it good to wait for the workers to make a profit?" Yang Jingwei asked.
".........This, you may not be able to answer your Majesty. Your Majesty is worried that the boss will be too busy with the workers. Now the tax payer is under the control of your Majesty, and they dare not do anything to your Majesty..." Sun Chengzong hesitated and answered.
"If I take over the silver and gold mines of Japan and drive the Japanese to mine, Master Sun thinks I will give Japanese labor money? Or will I give them the same high wage as Liulizhai?" Yang Jie suddenly asked with a bitter smile.
After a while of silence, Sun Chengzong said: "Reasonably, it should be given, but that place is too far away. Even if His Majesty wants to give it, he is afraid that it will not be able to reach the miners. Even if he can get it, there will be no more. What's more, they are not the people of my Ming Dynasty. People are afraid... People are seeking profits... I have also heard of some pit mines in the south. Often, the powerful drives helpless people to mine. What miners can get is only a slight profit, mainly because the powerful people... "
"Tip..." Yang Guild sighed.
Chapter completed!