Chapter 401: This Ming Dynasty is reborn from its cocoon
For Emperor Jiajing, Mohism was his helper, while Confucianism was his mortal enemy that he had to use but also had to guard against.
It's fine to secretly support Mohism, but to openly attend the opening ceremony of Mohism is a slap in the face. It will also cause dissatisfaction among Confucianists.
Being ruthless is the basic skill of an emperor, so Jiang Qingzhi did not mention the opening of the Mohist school today.
He never thought that Taoist would come.
So when I saw the Taoist priest, I was naturally surprised.
Emperor Jiajing looked at the students, and when he saw Ning Zheng, the corners of his mouth twitched.
Even people of such an old age were accepted, which shows the predicament of the Mohist school.
This kid is in such a difficult situation but he doesn't say anything. He must be worried that I will be in a dilemma.
Emperor Jiajing said calmly: "Go on, I'll have a cup of tea and leave."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around, collected his thoughts and continued, "People are always looking for profit. This is human nature. Mohism never shies away from talking about profit. You and others who entered Mohism did so for fame and fortune. I understand that!"
Jiang Qingzhi pressed his hands to suppress the noise that had just arisen.
"For example, I have a selfish motive for opening Mohism. I hope that Mohism can spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. A hundred years later, I will be worshipped by people, and incense will be burned every day. I hope that a thousand years later, my name will still appear in history books, and this name will not be on the list of treacherous ministers, but..."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if I am a hundred years old, will I be able to enjoy the... Imperial Ancestral Temple?"
This guy was blatantly showing off his close relationship with Emperor Jiajing in order to allay his disciples' worries.
Huang Jin sneered in his heart, but when he looked carefully, he found that although Jiang Qingzhi was smiling, his eyes were very calm.
This guy really has this idea!
Emperor Jiajing said slowly: "I am not dead yet!"
This statement seems ambiguous, but it makes people think a lot.
When I die, we will meet in the underworld.
Jiang Qingzhi turned around, and Huang Jin saw Emperor Jiajing smiling, and shook his head and said, "Why do you have to do this?"
Huang Jin suddenly realized that Jiang Qingzhi's move was to tell the Taoist: I have no intention of becoming one of the disciples, let alone being worshipped alone. If I go, Taoist, we can be companions in the Imperial Ancestral Temple together!
Being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple was the highest honor for a minister and also evidence of his close relationship with the emperor.
Thousands of years later, people are still talking about Mozi. If Jiang Qingzhi is one of the philosophers, what kind of philosopher would he be?
Xu Wei muttered, "Jiang Zi?"
"Mohism encompasses everything, including astronomy, geography, and the origin of the world. But in the final analysis, the root of Mohism lies in engineering, which is what they call the study of mechanics."
Jiang Qingzhi's voice echoed in this early morning.
"There is no shortage of smart people in the Ming Dynasty, but all the smart people are trying to take the imperial examination and become officials. So who will do the work?"
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the students and said, "I hope that the students who graduated from Mohism can do things down to earth. While they are dreaming about when they can get a high position and a high salary, they can do something down to earth for the world. That's enough!"
Unlike Confucianism, which likes to hide people's selfishness and even package it with big principles, Jiang Qingzhi analyzes these things clearly at the beginning.
I understand that you are here for fame, wealth and status, but on this basis, we have to do something for this world.
"This Ming Dynasty is sick." Jiang Qingzhi said in a heavy voice, "The scholars and officials are frantically annexing land and absorbing people. The officials are wildly corrupt and the garrisons are corrupt..."
Huang Jin glanced at Taoist Master and saw that he looked calm.
"The Ming Dynasty is plagued by internal troubles, and external troubles are also not at peace. Altan Khan seems to have stopped his actions, but recently his cavalry have appeared again in the Nine Borders. After the snowstorm, those wolf cubs dream of rushing into the Central Plains to burn, kill and plunder."
"The Japanese pirates in the southeast are still causing trouble. There are fleets from big countries overseas, and they are now eyeing the coast of Ming Dynasty, waiting for the right time to pounce on the shore..."
"These foreign invaders have only one goal: to destroy the Ming Dynasty!"
Jiang Qingzhi took a deep breath of the cold air. "Confucianism is lying on the giant Ming Dynasty, gnawing its flesh and blood like crazy. When the Ming Dynasty is extremely weak, the foreign enemy only needs to push it lightly, and the rise and fall will begin."
The students looked at Emperor Jiajing, who was silent and expressionless.
"Can we just sit there and watch?" Jiang Qingzhi raised his voice. "Do you remember the story of the pre-Yuan Dynasty? What were Han people back then? They were slaves of the Mongols. Among all the people, Han people became cattle and horses!"
Jiang Qingzhi's face flushed. "You may sit back and watch your children and grandchildren become slaves of foreign races. Can you do that?"
A hand was raised, and the hoarse voice was particularly clear in the early morning, "No!"
That's Ning Zheng.
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
Hands were raised one by one, gradually becoming firmer in the cold wind.
"Facing this Ming Dynasty and this world, what should I do as a Mohist scholar?" Jiang Qingzhi seemed to be asking himself, "Before I die, looking at my children and grandchildren around me, I may say with satisfaction: I have a share in this prosperous Ming Dynasty!"
"That's right!" Jiang Qingzhi raised his eyebrows. "The purpose of our Mohism is to assist the king in achieving prosperity. We will create more practical agricultural tools, research more productive seeds... better fertilizers, and ensure that the world has enough food and clothing."
When one has enough food and clothing, one will know what honor and disgrace are!
Huang Jin was also well-read. He said softly, "Confucianism advocates that people will know honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing, but it uses the excuse of educating the world to avoid the difficult problem of how to ensure that all people in the world have enough food and clothing."
One says it, the other does it.
"We will research and develop sharper and more powerful weapons to arm our Ming warriors. Let them go out of Ming and conquer the rebels. Find the land of Ming for the plow of Ming!"
Over the past thousand years, rulers have had all sorts of reasons for going to war: they may not like you, they may think you are a threat, or they may just be idle...
Never before has anyone so clearly articulated the military's mission, in a bloodthirsty and practical way.
The atmosphere on the training ground suddenly exploded.
Jiang Qingzhi waved his right hand, "We will develop a larger fleet, more powerful firearms, and let our merchant fleet travel all over the world under the escort of the navy fleet. Use the warships of the Ming Dynasty to open up trade routes for the goods of the Ming Dynasty!"
Emperor Jiajing put down his teacup, turned and left.
"Your Majesty." Xia Yan followed, spying on the Taoist's expression, "There will be a banquet later..." "That's enough." Emperor Jiajing said, "That's enough."
He had already understood Jiang Qingzhi's plans for the future of Mohism.
——Fortifications, fortifications, and finally some damn fortifications!
Use the Mohist mechanical science to build a powerful army for the Ming Dynasty.
Use this powerful army to find arable land and trade routes for the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Jiajing seemed to see a soldier covered in steel, wielding an extremely sharp sword and invincible.
There is insufficient arable land in the Ming Dynasty?
Where is my army?
Is there no place to sell Ming Dynasty’s goods?
Where is my warship?
At this moment, the Taoist suddenly realized the way of the emperor.
Over the past thousand years, most dynasties in the Central Plains have perished due to increasing population, poor governance, and corrupt armies.
The corruption of the army is directly related to the financial exhaustion.
Just like the Ming Dynasty at that time, because it was poor, the army was poorly equipped and the soldiers were poorly treated.
The officers and soldiers are fully paid and invincible... That's what that idiot said to me a while ago! Emperor Jiajing walked out of the parade ground and looked back.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the school building and said, "From today on, this will be the motto of our Mohist school. Now, classes will begin!"
"Do you take the world as your responsibility?" Emperor Jiajing said softly, "It will take some time! But I can wait!"
This group of students is like seeds. When they graduate, Mohism will expand rapidly.
Huang Jin asked, "The two princes are not going back?"
Changle, who was following the Taoist priest, pouted and said, "Third and fourth brothers will be teachers in the future. Dad, I can be a teacher too."
Emperor Jiajing smiled and touched her head, "Ms. Lady! Teach Shuangmei later."
Huang Jin looked back and thought that it was indeed Long Wei Bur. This move silenced everyone.
Aren’t you worried that Mohism will become just the Mohism of me, Jiang Qingzhi?
You see, among the teachers who taught the students there were princes, so naturally these students had a close relationship with the royal family.
Although he could not be considered a disciple of the emperor, he was no one's servant.
Wonderful!
Emperor Jiajing said calmly, "You can believe it. That idiot is more about saving money on hiring a teacher. Besides, he has only taught a few people Mohism. Apart from the third and fourth brothers, there is only Zhu Shitai. He is lazy and will never do anything that can be done by others."
Can you do this?
Huang Jin smiled and said, "Chang Wei Bo is not tempted by fame and fortune, he is quite free and easy."
"These are not what he wants." The Taoist narrowed his eyes and looked at Chaoyang.
At this moment, Jiang Qingzhi was also looking at the rising sun.
"This Ming Dynasty is emerging from its cocoon and being reborn!"
As Lang Lang was reading, Jiang Qingzhi returned to the backyard.
"I want to take a nap, please don't disturb me."
He fell down and fell into a deep sleep.
Li Tian waved her hand and asked the maids to come out.
No one knows Jiang Qingzhi's recent condition better than her.
Behind the seemingly calm and carefree appearance lies enormous pressure.
From the moment he announced the recruitment of students, Jiang Qingzhi had been constantly speculating about the resistance he might encounter, analyzing his opponents' intentions and possible changes one by one, and coming up with countermeasures.
Li Tian woke up in the middle of the night and found Jiang Qingzhi sitting in front of her dressing table writing furiously. She quietly went over to take a look and saw that he was writing about how to deal with Confucianism's destruction. He wrote about six or seven possible methods that Confucianism might use.
She slowly closed the door with her backhand, and Jiang Qingzhi turned over, muttering to himself, facing her.
Li Tian saw that her husband's frown had relaxed and a smile appeared on his lips...
Just as relaxed as a child.
"very nice!"
The door is closed, one is smiling outside, the other is smiling in a dream.
But Wang Zhu couldn't laugh at this moment.
"Are you sure that what Long Wilbur said about fate is not necessarily a good thing?"
Wang Zhu asked angrily, looking at his daughter with his hands behind his back.
"Yes." Miss Wang said, "That's what he said."
"What does Prince Yu say?" Wang Zhu stared at his daughter. In his opinion, the attitudes of Taoist Master and Prince Yu were the most important in this matter.
"Prince Yu..." Miss Wang thought for a moment, "He lowered his head, as if...ashamed."
"ashamed?"
"Yes. It's just like..." Miss Wang thought about it carefully, "It's just like being discovered by an elder. I feel so ashamed."
(End of this chapter)
