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Chapter 40 Appeals

Whether it is Ding Junjie, Ichiro Ono, everyone in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group, and everyone related to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun are fighting for a better future and the dream in their hearts, because the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun is a vibrant and constantly moving towards a powerful group every minute and every second. There are too many opportunities to change their own living standards and quality of life. All they need to pay is hard work, that's all.

The hydraulic workshops in Jinhua are still being built one after another, and are not affected by the relocation of the Yue Palace. This is the earliest mansion to be recaptured by the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The military merits and field system are vigorously promoted. Hardworking farmers are everywhere in the countryside. The fields are nurturing hopes of a bumper harvest, and the city has rejuvenated new vitality due to the recovery of population.

As agriculture recovers, the population becomes more dense, the administration becomes better, and commerce naturally flourishes. In contrast, only the recovery speed of handicrafts is slower, which is more due to the impact of the machinery manufacturing industry.

The recovery of people's livelihood in Jinhua Prefecture is difficult to match by other prefectures and counties, and even the nearby Quzhou is slightly inferior. What's more, there are abundant hydraulic resources in southwestern Zhejiang. Now there are many workshops on the banks of the Dongyang River, especially those near the Dongyang River, because this can better utilize the human resources in nearby villages and towns.

The closer the Yuewang Mansion in Jinhua City is to relocate, the more complicated the affairs become. All the administrative departments of the outer courtyard are so busy that they are not touching the ground, and there is no change after nightfall. With the bright lights, they need to solve the majority of the backlog of official duties before the relocation begins, so that they can be orderly in the process of transferring to Nanjing in batches.

Chen Wen reviewed the official documents for a whole day in the private residence of the inner courtyard. Although he did not continue to handle official duties at this moment, he was still sitting in front of the study, frowned and held a book with the word "science" on the cover and looked at it carefully.

Science is naturally not the science of the imperial examination. This somewhat thin book is a magazine previously launched by Chen Wen to discuss, study and promote basic science. This book in his hand is already in the third issue.

"The Qi condenses into a shape and emits light and sound, and there is still air that has not condensed in shape and swings and sucks with it. Therefore, the use of the shape stops at its division, while the use of the light and sound often overflows the rest: the Qi has no gaps and it turns into each other."

This discussion on the theory of fluctuations of gas and light was written by Fang Yizhi. Chen Wen never met him again after meeting him at the water conservancy workshop last time. However, the magazine began to advertise in the newspaper to call for articles, and Fang Yizhi became an extremely enthusiastic contributor. It is hard to say what the political stance of the Donglin Party is, but he is very enthusiastic about science and technology, and he regards the magazine as a platform for promoting scientific theories.

"The object is obstructed by the shape, and its shadow is easy to end. Sound and light often overflow the number of objects. Sound cannot be seen, light can be seen, but measurement cannot be accurately measured."

In order to better promote the theory, Fang Yizhi even conducted a small hole imaging experiment and wrote it clearly in the magazine, encouraging other readers to prove the truth through experiments as usual.

"That's right. If you have time to do something that is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood, isn't it better than following the Donglin Party sticks to whine?"

"My husband's words are wrong. If you don't make a big splash, you don't have a reputation in the Shilin. How many people can listen to their voices. But now there is no need. The magazine gives them a better platform. On this, those who are interested in it can naturally see that it is much easier than spending a lot of time and energy to make a name in the Shilin."

Chen Wen also laughed at Zhou Yueying's slightly sarcastic words. Due to the limitations of science and technology, scholars in this era did not enjoy the benefits of television, radio, and the Internet as they did in later generations. Without a voice platform, they can only be passed on by word of mouth. If you want to show your ambitions, even if you just let more people know the theories you have developed, the first thing you have to do is often nothing to do with the actual theory, but you must first expand your influence through various methods.

Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty was an example. During the reign of Emperor Renzong, he advocated reforms, but did not retreat to support hopes for adoption, and repeatedly refused to be appointed by the imperial court. His reputation grew increasingly in the scholars. In the end, he was able to preside over the reforms by relying on the hope of supporting the world for more than 20 years. Even those friends who had been constantly recommending him to the court later cut off their robes because the new law touched their interests, which shows this.

Fang Yizhi always spent the first half of his life in Shilin and the officialdom, but his passion for science allowed him to spend more time on research and experiments, rather than spending money. However, he could not get rid of Wang Anshi's dilemma. If he wanted to promote the theory, he first had to do something that had nothing to do with science, and the wasted time was enough to study more useful things.

"Husband, this passage is actually good, it makes sense."

Zhou Yueying handed over the latest issue, the fourth issue of the magazine, has not been officially released yet, but was sent to Chen Wen for preview.

"I think that quality, rationality, and theory should be classified into categories, just like classics, history, and collections..."

In the words of later generations, quality measurement is natural science, principle is social science, and Taoism is philosophy. Fang Yizhi advocated that a classification study was not a whim, nor was it born by Chen Wen's advocacy of science. In fact, he had already made such arguments in history and invited knowledgeable people to compile encyclopedias, but in the end, this ambition was not achieved due to his lack of influence and the chaotic times in the late Ming Dynasty.

"That's true. It's better to sort it out than a mess, let alone some people who are interested in using the word "science" to post their nonsense fallacies."

Those who want to take advantage of the situation have never miserable things since the founding of the magazine. An article is thousands of words, and the first few sentences mentioned some science-related things. The next one is a cliché and a villain who is incompatible, a party that is in chaos in the country, a martial man is in chaos in politics, and a gentleman lacks the place where a gentleman serves the country.

Such articles are sent back directly and noted that they do not meet the requirements for the magazine's request for manuscripts. From Zhou Jingting to the editor at the bottom, they all opened their eyes wide and wanted to use this to release poison, but it was something that the Missionary Department could not tolerate.

"If you don't want to say this, it is inevitable that they will not learn from their husbands' methods to start the publication. The remnants of Donglin have money and leisure, but they do not have the heart to do practical things sincerely."

Zhou Yueying's worries were not groundless. The scholars and officials had the right to speak, and it was the case in the Ming Dynasty. Now Chen Wen held the newspaper in his hand. The Propaganda Department was responsible for compiling and distributing the newspaper, and the Supervision Department reviewed it. The scholars and officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had no idea how to start. How much influence can they have with just one poetry meeting? Sooner or later, they can play this trick.

"It's okay, during the war, everything will serve the war. If you get angry, you will be in the news. You can see who has more tricks and is more fun."

Chen Wen asked himself that he was still a little confident in his response. However, Zhou Yueying was far less optimistic than her husband. She was a local person in Zhejiang and naturally had a deeper understanding of what the Southeastern gentry looked like.

In fact, after regaining Nanjing, Chen Wen focused a lot of his energy on regaining lost ground, and the promotion of Zhejiang's new policy in Jiangnan was not going smoothly.

After all, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, but Zhejiang is rich, but it is also a mountainous province. The local forces formed by the literati and officials through control of land cannot be compared with Jiangnan. However, Jiangnan's wealth can be half of the country. Jiangnan gentry occupies the highest yield per mu area in China. This area has always been the richest place, and it has not been a thousand years since then. In addition, it is surrounded by the river along the coast and is also in the southern section of the Grand Canal. Convenient transportation means prosperity of commerce. Donglin Academy is located here, and the power of Shilin is very different.

"Walking to Nanjing and taking charge of your husband, you must let them know who has the final say in Jiangsu and Zhejiang now."

Speaking of this, Chen Wen put down the magazine in his hand, frowned and looked at the plan and timetable for the relocation of the Yue Palace to Nanjing. It was not until a long time later that Chen Wen passed the overall plan in his mind again before a sentence came out.

"Zhejiang is my basic foundation. Before we set off, we must thoroughly sort out this time before we can let go and deal with the gentry of Jiangnan."

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The eight prefectures in eastern Zhejiang have been recaptured for the longest time, especially in Jinqu. There are many military merits and lands. Military meritorious landlords have already occupied a considerable proportion of small landlords in the countryside. Zhejiang gentry, who have been repeatedly attacked, have no intention of fierce confrontation.

This is true in eastern Zhejiang, and the same is true in several prefectures surrounding Poyang Lake in Jiangxi. Although the recovery time is short, the Qing army was very destructive. Chen Wen also had extremely large supporters there through military merits, granting land and exempting floating grain, and strictly enforcing administration. It is not an exaggeration to say that.

In comparison, the most core area of ​​these areas is Jinhua Prefecture. Chen Wen recovered this place at the end of the fifth year of Yongli and did not completely recover Quzhou in the seventh year of Yongli. The huge amount of military land here and the high proportion is incomparable to other regions, especially since the military land here is basically in the hands of the soldiers who have followed Chen Wen for the longest time. They are the core of Chen Wen's basic stadium, and they cannot be ignored at all.

In Tangya Town, not far from Jinhua City, the courtyard of the Hundred Houses has long been filled with military households under the jurisdiction of the Hundred Houses.

Compared with the time when other garrisons were asked to collect tenant rent on their behalf, the number of military households who came here on weekdays had dropped significantly because they were no longer responsible for issuing tenant rent. However, this time it was very different. Almost all military households under the jurisdiction of Baihu in Tangya Town had representatives, especially those with military merits and land.

In the courtyard, the headed households were no longer the ones named Jin. The last time they misappropriated public funds and distributed seals, they were imprisoned by the Military and Justice Department after the incident. It is unlikely to come out for a while. At most, it is more serious than the case. The beheadings of the Baihun Town, Xiaoshun Town, which had a larger amount involved, should be better off.

The new Baihu sat on the chair at the entrance of the hall, and the military door did not stand, and sat on the benches and listened to Baihu's speech. However, more often, the military representatives below were talking, while Baihu was listening.

"Pan Baihu, you are the hundreds of households in our hundred households. On weekdays, everyone is the only one who follows your Pan Baihu. Now other wards are clearly bullying us, so you have to make the decision for us."

“That’s it, that’s it.”

There was a voice below, but Pan Baihu looked bitter and couldn't say anything. The jurisdiction of this Baihu Office is very close to Jinhua Fucheng. When the military merits and field teaching began to be implemented, it started from the surrounding areas of the Fucheng and the county town. Most of the Baihu Offices are old men from the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are also officials of the bureau chiefs. The eldest son of the old lady who just took the lead was a bureau chief in Nantangying. As for such a complex background, he, a small Baihu Office, who was just a captain in the army, where did the military households come from on weekdays?

If his ex was imprisoned in prison, it is still a matter of whether he could come out in his life. Baihu knew that the military households in this place had a big background and were not easy to mess with. He was cautious on weekdays. He followed the advice of the military rented land and was the preparations for military replenishment here. Their training, assessment and even enlistment in the army. The daily performance assessment was all good. As for other military households, he had long since no hope.

But at this moment, he was hard to say that he could directly refute it. In fact, even if he could refute it, he was a hundred households, and according to regulations, he wanted to share the worries of local military households. Who made Chen Wen believe that only the soldiers on the front line who were at home could focus on their hearts?

"My lady Shi, uncles, brothers and sisters, this is not the only military households in our Tangya Town 100 households, which are the case now. Not to mention elsewhere, aren't our local tenants asking for a reduction in tenant rent? The situation here is very complicated and needs to be coordinated with other garrisons. I, Pan Zhenjiang, are the hundreds of households in our Tangya Town, so I naturally have to speak for the military households in our Tangya Town, but everyone has to let me have some time."

Pan Baihu was very thoughtful, but the military households below didn't listen to that, and the dissatisfaction sounded one after another. If he hadn't been the local household, he would have been good to everyone on weekdays, but he would have been able to build a house.

"Pan Baihu, it's not that everyone is unreasonable. You said this matter has not been a day or two. The king's army recovered Jiangxi two years ago, and it was exempted for one year. The rent collected last year was less than expected. The guards over there said that Jiangxi was harmed by the Tartars too badly. We couldn't recruit enough tenants for a while, so we didn't say anything about these. But now, Jiangxi is still like this. Everyone is a military household in Tangya Town. You are a hundred households. You have to speak for us. If you can't coordinate, you will react upward. You have to give everyone an explanation."

Shi Daniu's mother told the truth, and immediately echoed again. Pan Baihu is not a corrupt official, and she has no choice but to do what she can do for everyone on weekdays. She even went to the scene to watch it in person, went to coordinate with the relevant yamen and gentry, which was also a dedication.

But this matter is not that simple at all. In addition to tenancy and rent, it also involves other matters, which have a great relationship with the private households, the large-scale construction of workshops, and the military ration reserves of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was a small household, and he had a small sentence of lightness or heavyness, offending people for no reason, and his career would be unfavorable after all.

After a morning of trouble, most of the military households had to go home for lunch, and there were fewer people in the hundred households. In the afternoon, some came back, while others just listened to the believing at home, which was much less crowded than in the morning.

In the evening, there was still no result. Pan Baihu's own resistance was one of them. More importantly, it involved some outdated policies. These things were too high-end, so they were not something that a small Baihu could interrupt, so naturally they could only do so.

Except for the family of Baihu and the guardians, it is impossible for others to live in Baihu's office. In the evening, they naturally dispersed and made an appointment with each other to come to Baihu's office to make trouble. Shi Daniu's mother returned home. The man smoked a cigarette, ate the meal made by her little daughter, and said that what happened in Baihu's office today was not solved, so she was naturally very angry.

"If it really doesn't work, I will go to the royal palace to beat the drum. I don't believe that even the king is facing them."

"Don't cause trouble for the big bull, he has just been promoted."

The dull man finally made a fuss. He couldn't say it was unreasonable, but he still couldn't help but destroy his majesty.

"Impossible. The king is the king of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division. He has spoken for us from Dalan Mountain and even beat the official named Chu back then. If the king knows, he will definitely support us."

Having said that, Aunt Shi still didn't dare to make trouble in the palace. After all, her eldest son has a good career now. Although he is not as good as other veterans in Nantang Camp, he is still a bureau chief. He is still a bureau chief in Nantang Camp, and he always has to take care of the big head.

However, she didn't want to go to the Yue Palace to "pet" directly to Chen Wen. The next morning, the Baihu surnamed Pan ran to the Shi family's compound with an unnatural look on his face. As soon as she met, His Highness King Yue summoned them and his wife.

"Pan Baihu, don't joke. The king wants to summon us. You heard it right?"

"It's wrong to write in black and white."

Pan Baihu shook a warrant in his hand, and the couple didn't know each other, but this did not prevent Aunt Shi, who was still aggressive yesterday, from being weak and turning her head by the black horizontal and vertical strokes in front of her.
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