Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 199: Explain to Li Wenzhong

Listening, speaking, reading and writing.

This is completely different from what Teng Yi learned when he was a child. In his impression, if he wanted to learn and master some words, he needed to spend a lot of energy on rote memorization.

Otherwise, no one would be willing to study so hard.

The purpose is to make your brain remember all this knowledge firmly and not forget it.

However, Yang Chen now told them that there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Among listening, speaking, reading and writing, writing is the last thing. As long as you master the front, the back will slowly be remembered.

In this room, everyone has the same textbook as the one in the next classroom.

After flipping through several pages, Teng Yi saw some examples of simple words.

For example, words composed of the letter "y".

Yeah, Ya, Ya, Ya
With the knowledge he already had, Teng Yi quickly learned these simplified characters. Although it was the first time he saw them, the simplified characters themselves were carefully selected from modern characters, and many of them contained traces of the existence of simplified characters. Teng Yi mastered them in just two or three tries, which soon attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's curiosity.

He tried to open it and read it again and again.

Just as Yang Chen said, the order of learning Chinese is very important. As long as you are not mute and have lived in a Chinese language environment since birth, it is very easy to master Chinese quickly.

The only difficulty lies with Chinese characters.

A person may be able to recite the Three Character Classic, but he may not be able to recognize the words in it.

Yang Chen's method solves this problem very simply. Pinyin allows rough men to recognize Chinese characters, but whether they can write them depends on subsequent situations.

Moreover, Yang Chen didn’t care at all about helping them master the ability to write Chinese characters in such a short time.

If you want to write a good character, you need years of hard training to have a chance to master it, let alone the ancients.

Even for a modern person, if he does not pick up a pen to write for a year or two, when he picks up a pen to write again, he will be surprised to find that the words he once wrote skillfully have become so stiff.

This is the importance of habits.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned to the Chinese pinyin on various pages and began to read according to the symbols above.

Among them is m.

mother, horse, wood, mother
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became fluent gradually at the end, and he even told Zhu Biao that this was the Chinese pinyin of Empress Ma's name.

No matter how you listen to it, it feels magical and gives people a very strange feeling that is hard to put into words or describe at the moment.

This discovery made Teng Yi start to worry.

The Daming Mass Service Center will be established in the future and will spread throughout the Daming.

So far, the Ming Dynasty has a total of twelve provincial administrative commissions, which are in charge of tens of millions of people, not including those who are not registered.

If they were counted, the population would definitely be much higher.

In the future, these people will be spread throughout the Ming Dynasty and new jobs will be added. Who knows what the situation will be like.

Teng Yi is worried about this aspect of the problem.

Seeing the worry on his face, Zhu Biao quickly guessed that he was worried. While everyone was here, he asked directly:
"Minister Teng, why do you look like you are unhappy about something? Do you think that Yang Chen's method is still not enough to help the army achieve literacy?"

When he looked up, he saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him. Teng Yi quickly explained:

“That’s not the case, Your Highness. It’s just that I suddenly realized that although Censor Yang’s idea is good, I don’t know whether the establishment of the Daming Mass Service Center in the future will convince all officials in the court and the country.

You must know that no matter they are civil officials or military generals, they have their own subordinates in various places within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Even my six ministries have six branches in the county government offices.

Establishing the Daming Mass Service Center means that they will stand on the opposite side of the Daming government and the opposition. Will there be a new conflict in the future? I am worried that there will be negligent conflicts on the side of the Secretariat and the Prime Minister. "

hiss!
Teng Yi's words may seem unimportant, but they actually represent the future confrontation between the classes in the world.

So far, about 90% of the officials who took the imperial examinations and became officials of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether they were from the south or the north, came from gentry families.

Even if their biological parents are no longer around, their connection with the family will still exist for a long time. Once they pass the imperial examinations and get a position in the court, these people will begin to maintain their former family interests.

Isn’t Zhou Shizhong a very obvious example?

Although Zhu Yuanzhang discovered this problem during the founding of the country and suspended the imperial examination for ten years.

The purpose is to create a vacuum during this period of time so that all the scientific researchers every year do not come from wealthy families.

At the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang had not studied any class differences, but he knew that people of equal status would stick together for warmth.

Once these guys gain the power of speech, they will begin to satisfy their own selfish desires.

Scientific research is an obvious example.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that everyone could go to school, but not everyone could study to the end. One reason was that poor families could not afford private school teachers, and the other was that children of ordinary people did not have so much time to study.

Yang Chen's method allows everyone in the world to have the opportunity to learn. The only advantage of wealthy families will gradually decrease, and everyone will be able to learn in the future.

We must know that the number of poor people is very large, and who knows whether there will be a few Fang Zhongyong-level geniuses every year.

These people would occupy the best places in the imperial examinations, thus making the wealthy families unhappy.

The Secretariat is an example.

Almost all the powerful people in the south have been won over to it. Teng Yi is very clear that Pinyin can indeed enable poor families to learn advanced culture, but it will also push all the rich people to the opposite side at the same time.

If people in the future can read and write, what ability will the gentry have to dominate the common people?

They will launch a frantic counterattack until this goal becomes impossible to achieve.

No one knows what these people will do at that time. The only thing that can be predicted is that they will go crazy!

Never ending madness!
"Humph! Gentry? I want to see if these gentry from Jiangnan who have managed to survive by chance have what it takes to fight me?

Could it be that they think that they can rebel against the heaven by relying on a little ability? I have never heard of the deeds of the rich against the imperial court. I hope that they can really do something to give me a reason to take action against them thoroughly.

It is good that you are concerned about this matter, Mr. Teng, but it is a pity that these gentry have never been a big deal, and we are not ready to take action."

"Your Majesty is very tough, and these gentry are really not that good."

Although he was a Shangshu, he was able to bravely stand against the gentry, which was very different from others.

Yang Chen taught the rough men knowledge for a full ten days and a half month. During this period, Zhu Biao had left Zhenjiang Prefecture and returned to the palace to handle government affairs.

As members of the royal family, there were still many things waiting for them to deal with, and any carelessness could lead to a big accident. Therefore, Zhu Biao rarely had the opportunity to leave the palace.

Teng Yi and Yang Siyi returned to the palace with Zhu Biao.

Both of them are important components of the six departments.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he stayed in Zhenjiang Prefecture with Empress Ma and Zhu Xiongying, where they enjoyed life.

After all, compared to the imperial palace, these novel things in Zhenjiang Prefecture could bring them far more unexpected pleasure.

Autumn goes and spring comes, and in the blink of an eye, it’s already fifteen days.

Next to the Quanzhou Prefecture Shipyard.

The Ming Dynasty has assembled three treasure ships, and all the members leading nearly 10,000 troops to Japan, including boatmen, generals, spies, etc., have arrived on these treasure ships.

The blue sky in the distance seemed to have been washed by something. There was not a single cloud in the sky and it looked very clean. At the same time, the sea was windless and waveless, giving people a feeling of tranquility and peace.

Li Wenzhong, as the person in charge of this ship, was standing at the bow at this moment, looking into the distance with a telescope. When he put it down, his bloodless face was revealed.

Everyone was horrified after watching it, wondering how could such a thing happen to a normal person?
Soon, Li Wenzhong, who had looked handsome and elegant just now, took off his disguise, and uncontrollably lay on the fence and began to vomit frantically. In an instant, he looked listless, as if he had been drained for three days and three nights and had drunk several bottles of alcohol in a row.

"Damn it! How could I, the Duke of Ming Dynasty, be in such a state? Damn it! How could I be like this! If I go to Japan in this state, and those Japanese pirates see me, won't they think I have lost my manners?

How will this save the Ming Dynasty's reputation? "

Thinking about these horrible things happening to himself, Li Wenzhong suddenly felt uneasy.

He never thought that he would get seasick!

"Report!!!"

"Your Excellency! The Crown Prince is here to see you off!"

Just as Li Wenzhong, supported by his maid, was about to return to his place to rest, his subordinates suddenly reported this important news to him.

"Prince? Why would he come to Quanzhou Port to see me off? Shouldn't he be in the palace?"

Before Li Wenzhong could think about it, Zhu Biao appeared from the deck wearing a golden robe, laughing and approaching him.

"Hahaha! Brother Li! I didn't expect you to get seasick. I could already hear you vomiting down below. I shouldn't say this is too surprising. How come I didn't realize you get seasick before? If other people knew, they would definitely laugh at you."

Li Wenzhong is also younger than Zhu Yuanzhang and is of the same generation as Zhu Biao and others. It is reasonable for Zhu Biao to call him "big brother".

At this moment, Li Wenzhong smiled bitterly.

He was completely unable to pay attention to anything else. He stood at the bow, holding onto the railing. A small wave washed over and he immediately began to cough and vomit, holding onto his handrail. It looked like he was about to vomit bile.

Only after he had almost finished vomiting could he calm down and answer Zhu Biao's questions properly.

"Prince, you are not in the palace. Why are you here? You must have come a long way. I don't know how to entertain you."

The two of them had a pretty good personal relationship, but Li Wenzhong just didn't have the time or energy for it at the moment.

This is only a superficial answer.

People who often suffer from seasickness know that at this moment, Li Wenzhong's head is dizzy and heavy, and he has no strength in his body. As time goes by, he will probably fall to the ground and it is not impossible that he will lose consciousness.

Zhu Biao saw his embarrassment and quickly helped him to steady himself.

He spoke softly:
"Brother Li, I came to you according to my father's order. I have something very important to tell you. You will know in a moment. Let's go to the cabin first."

Hearing this, Li Wenzhong, who had been listless at first, instantly perked up and used his physical willpower to suppress his inner discomfort.

"Okay! Since it is your Majesty's request, then I will naturally follow your Majesty's wishes. I wonder what it is?"

It took me half a day to finally recover some strength.

Both of you returned to the cabin from outside the deck. It was called a cabin, but in fact it was a very large room, Li Wenzhong's private place.

When this treasure ship was first built, it was intended to be luxurious.

Li Wenzhong is the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. As a person of this status, he represents the image of the Ming Dynasty. He wants to maintain his reputation when he goes out sailing.

After sitting down and patting his chest for a long time, Li Wenzhong slowly recovered his normal state. He looked at Zhu Biao solemnly and asked:

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me about this voyage?"

"It's not a big deal, but my father asked me to tell you that when you get to Japan, you must be careful of everyone. You should know that my father sent you to Japan this time in order to gather intelligence.

In addition, there is another very important task to be entrusted to you. Only you know this matter. What to do when you land in Japan depends on your choice. "

Hearing that this mission was so important, Li Wenzhong's breathing slowed down a lot.

He just nodded and didn't dare to say anything.

Zhu Biao said:
"My father told me that Hu Weiyong has been the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty for too long, and it is time for him to step down and retire behind the scenes.

However, what the emperor is thinking about is how to deal with Hu Weiyong if he cannot return to the Ming Dynasty in the future. That will depend on your methods, Brother Li."

The moment he heard that, Li Wenzhong's eyes narrowed sharply.

How could he not know what this meant?

Isn't the purpose to let him start taking action against Hu Weiyong on Japanese territory?

As the prime minister of the current dynasty, he naturally knew very well how arrogant Hu Weiyong had been in the past period of time.

During that period, Hu Weiyong relied on his official position and began to extend his influence from civil officials to military generals.

As one of the Sixth Dukes, Li Wenzhong certainly knew about this matter, so he took measures to restrain his subordinates and prohibited them from having any close communication with Hu Weiyong.

Unfortunately, some people, after tasting the taste of power, will become unable to extricate themselves and become deeply involved in it. No matter how much Li Wenzhong tries to dissuade them, there is nothing he can do.

So many things happened afterwards. He ordered that anyone who had any connection with Hu Weiyong would no longer be his, Li Wenzhong's, man.

In the end, he successfully reduced the number of generals in his camp who joined the other side.

It’s a pity that Hu Weiyong’s self-defeating behavior eventually angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

(End of this chapter)