Chapter 1244: The Voice of Daming
After getting up early the next morning for breakfast, Tang Shaozhe entered the palace. He had new ideas about the layout of the Ming Dynasty in China, but these contents need to be discussed in advance.
The imperial power in the secular world still needs respect, not to mention that he felt that Zhu Di's respect for him had reached a higher level after this grassland alliance, and it could almost be said to have reached a new peak of trust.
The existence of an emperor who supports his work can be imagined to help him collect faith energy. When he entered the palace, Tang Shaozhe had already considered it and must strengthen his concern for Zhu Di's health in the future.
At present, it seems that Zhu Di is an indispensable assistant in the Ming plane, and he must not be allowed to develop according to the historical trajectory - he died a little early. Although the subsequent heir Zhu Gaochi can be called the king of the founding king, he does not need to succeed him before the Sun never sets. However, this fat man is actually a short-lived ghost, and he died after only one year of being the emperor.
It is estimated that he often does not exercise due to his fat body, which leads to too high blood lipids and blood sugar. It is probably due to problems such as diabetes, hypertension, cerebral thrombosis, heart disease, etc., which leads to his death young without knowing his destiny.
Although later generations had a high opinion of Zhu Gaochi and his son Zhu Zhanji, the so-called "Renxuan Governance" was created by their father and son when they were emperors. In fact, this is similar to the "Wenjing Governance" in the Han Dynasty, so you can rest and recuperate!
The emperors of the previous generation were too capable, and the successors only needed to cultivate and maintain their health and rest to get a very high historical evaluation. But the problem is that the Ming Dynasty did not need to rest and recuperate, it is not needed now, nor is it needed in the future!
The world pattern is more suitable for the laws of the jungle. As the world's number one power, the Ming Dynasty can no longer be the world's rule with culture like the previous etiquette country. Its powerful force must also show its sword! From this perspective, Zhu Gaochi is actually not suitable to be the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, he has a son Zhu Zhanji.
Although Zhu Zhanji in history also advocated governing the world with culture, it was largely influenced by the great scholars of the cabinet. Zhu Zhanji is only 23 years old now, and what influenced his future governance philosophy is still time.
What's more, the relationship between Tang Shaozhe and Zhu Zhanji has always been good since the beginning. As long as you increase your contact and discuss more relevant theoretical knowledge, can you say that Tang Shangxian is not as good as those ancient people?
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"Hmm? Let Zhanji be by your side?" Zhu Di was a little stunned. Why did Tang Shaozhe suddenly ask this question?
However, Tang Shaozhe did not explain much, but nodded disapprovingly: "Yes, am I still the Imperial Master? Then I will teach the Emperor's Grandson by the way. What does Your Majesty think?"
However, Zhu Di's expression was a little strange, but he quickly agreed to Tang Shaozhe's proposal. It was not until later that Tang Shaozhe learned that Zhu Di thought he wanted to teach Zhu Zhanji nearby because Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were both alive.
Although this is also a fact, Tang Shaozhe would never say it. Not to mention that Zhu Di, who is over 60 years old, has not lived enough, and the prince Zhu Gaochi is only 42 years old now. Although Zhu Di looks very much like my son Zhu Yuanzhang, he does not want to have the same precedents as before the death of Prince Zhu Biao before the emperor. Although the crown prince is indeed good, this omen is really bad.
Didn’t Zhu Yuanzhang just appointed the crown prince as emperor and was eventually dealt with by King Yan Jingnan? Anyway, Zhu Di didn’t like to repeat these stories that were unfavorable to him. It would be better for the throne to be passed down from generation to generation.
At this time, Tang Shaozhe was not clear about Zhu Di's thoughts. When he found out, he wanted to laugh it off, but in the end he had to explain his destiny to Zhu Di and try his best to be content with it.
It was not until Tang Shangxian personally promised that Zhu Di's prince would never die before he was finally relieved. Anyway, after the Grassland Alliance Ceremony, Emperor Yongle, as the Tian Khan, felt the power of the National Master at close range and became more and more worshipful.
But from this moment on, Zhu Zhanji was always by Tang Shaozhe's side and studied nearby as a disciple. Sure enough, after Tang Shaozhe deliberately isolated the excessive influence of Confucian scholars, Zhu Zhanji's development and historical trajectory deviated.
Everyone in later generations knew that the Ming Dynasty's Sun Never Set Empire was established by Emperor Yongle Zhu Di, but the one who truly carried it forward was Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji. It was precisely because he inherited his grandfather's policy and then carried it forward that he created the famous "Renxuan Prosperity" of the Ming Dynasty - even his life span far exceeds the historical level.
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"The sound of the sun and the moon? What is this?" Zhu Di is not doubted, he has never established a related concept.
Tang Shaozhe thought for a while before he could use extremely easy-to-understand language and give examples to answer. In fact, this idea was just the earliest radio stations. Tang Shaozhe hoped to realize the publicity of court policies through similar technical conditions.
Since ancient times, there has been endless debate on the key points of the sentence "The people can be used to it, but they cannot be known". Some people think that the sentence is like this: "The people can be used to it, but they cannot be known", while others think that "The people can be used to it, but they cannot be known". The sentences of the two are only a little different, but the meanings are very different.
Everyone knows that ancient texts do not have punctuation marks, and many words and sentences in ancient texts require readers to manually break sentences to understand their meaning. This has resulted in the same text in a long article, but different understandings will appear among readers.
China has been a bureaucratic society since ancient times. The most important point is the gap between the information contact between superiors and ordinary people. Even if the online society has not changed, superiors have internal reference information to learn that many ordinary people do not know information.
If society wants to move forward, it should reduce similar uneven states of information reception. If you really want to reach a state of being informed from the top or being informed from the bottom, it is very important to have all-round information transparency and disclosure.
If the modern information society can also obtain information consultation in many aspects through the Internet, then in ancient times, many officials often used this to seek personal gain when information communication was underdeveloped.
For example, when a certain place is affected by a disaster, the emperor exempts the taxes that the people in the place should pay after learning it. It should be a joy to everyone, but in fact the result may not be so. The final implementation effect of the policy needs to be maintained by the officials in the place. If the officials in the place are moral, the people in the place will know the truth; otherwise, on the contrary, the central government's policies will be concealed by the officials.
Anyway, the imperial decree will only be conveyed to the local governments. As for whether the government is willing to let the people know, it depends entirely on the moral level of the officials themselves. In fact, what Confucianism advocates is moral models to act as officials.
In fact, people know that human selfishness is a natural instinct. It is difficult to curb animal instincts in human nature entirely by one's own moral cultivation. Only when there are corresponding external constraints and the combination of the two can the effect be achieved.
But in fact, the transportation conditions in the farming era were very poor, and it was difficult for ordinary people to leave their hometowns throughout their lives. The release of central policies must also be achieved through officials, and ordinary people simply lack the necessary conditions to learn the truth.
Especially in this era, ordinary people are usually illiterate. Even if the government posts the notice at the city gate, not many people will understand the meaning. If you find someone to confuse it, many people will be confused.
Some officials with integrity are better, and the emperor said that he would tell the people. Most officials who had no moral integrity are the emperor said that he said that he said that he said that he said that he only knew the west but not the east. The so-called "the sky is high and the emperor is far away", "the family is destroyed, the county magistrate is destroyed", and "county officials are not as good as the current management" are actually the same in the fundamental sense.
So when Tang Shaozhe said coldly, "Your Majesty knows what is the 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away'? What is the 'county magistrate is worse than the current management'? And what is the 'the magistrate of the family and the magistrate of the family'? It is precisely because the superiors cannot express their feelings and the subordinates cannot listen to the heavens, which leads to these things!"
"But what is this related to the voice of the Ming Dynasty?" Although Tang Shaozhe said it very clearly, Zhu Di lacked a corresponding concept in his mind.
"If there is such a set of methods that can allow His Majesty to issue the world's decrees and let all the people of the Ming Dynasty listen to it, can it reduce the chance of local officials deceiving their superiors and concealing their subordinates?"
"What is the difference between this and the fact that I issued an edict and passed it on to the world?" But Emperor Yongle was extraordinary and woke up after just asking: "What the national master meant is that these dirty officials are likely to hide it and not send it? Humph, they dare! Emperor Taizu can peel off his skin and fill it with grass. Can't I do it? I will not be stingy with the swordsman against corrupt officials!"
But Tang Shaozhe shook his head: "Corrupt officials rely solely on killing, which is endless. Emperor Taizu punished and used severe laws and acted as a warning to the world. But how many officials have actually stopped over the years?"
"Can you do it by relying on the 'Voice of the Ming Dynasty'?" Zhu Di still didn't quite understand the power of the people's war. After all, he had not really experienced Zhu Yuanzhang's early poverty careers.
But Tang Shaozhe seemed very confident: "Of course, Your Majesty. If the emperor's will or the cabinet's decree in the capital will reach the local area in a flash, where will the local officials have the opportunity to deceive the superiors and hide the subordinates and attack them?"
"Just relying on those mud legs? It's really feasible?" Zhu Di was still a little suspicious.
Although Emperor Yongle was extraordinary, he still had historical limitations. The economic foundation determines the superstructure, and the upper politics in the agricultural economy era can only reach this level.
But Tang Shaozhe knew very well that the most undeniable people in this world were the seemingly ordinary people! When they were forced to have nothing, they would break the shackles and get the whole world!
However, Tang Shaozhe did not expect what level of trust he had reached after the Grassland Alliance. Although he did not understand the importance of it, he finally agreed to set up a tower of the sky across the country according to the idea of the national teacher to spread it - the Voice of the Ming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!