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Chapter 1013 Different ideas

After June, Jiangnan also entered the most rainfall in the year, especially in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, heavy rains continued, and the rivers and lakes surged. Although there was no major disaster, several dangerous workers also experienced dangers. While Zhao Bing issued a series of decrees to local governments to count the disaster situation and distribute relief grain, he ordered the troops along the river to stop harassing Jiangbei and transfer to assist local governments in fighting and disaster relief. At the same time, he sent personnel to the disaster area to inspect and supervise disaster relief work.

Zhao Bing also temporarily put down his work, took a boat along the canal to inspect flood prevention work, guide disaster relief work, and returned to Lin'an Palace at the end of June. He was busy dealing with some important matters before he could breathe. But what disappointed him was that Chen Pu, recommended by Liu Fu, said that he was old and had a shallow knowledge, and was unable to be competent for His Majesty's trust, and politely declined to serve as the Superintendent of the Academy of Sciences.

However, Zhao Bing soon learned that Chen Pu actually did not want to re-enter the official position. He was also excited to enter Beijing at the invitation of Liu Fu, but he did not agree rashly, but proposed to investigate first before making a decision. Liu Fu agreed to provide convenience and sent someone to accompany him to visit the Danei Jiang Workshop, the workshop belonging to the Military Arts Prison and the Academy of Sciences in the stage of construction. Of course, the biogas system of the Cavalry Brigade is also a must-visit place.

Unexpectedly, after the visit, Chen Pu, who was quite confident, gradually became ambiguous and the arrogance on his face turned into despair. Especially after "reading" several booklets about mathematics compiled by the little emperor, he was shocked. He had studied the problems for so many years, and here was just the most common basic knowledge. When he learned that this was just the only thing His Majesty used to teach the guards when he was idle in Yashan more than ten years ago, he was extremely frustrated.

Think about the water conservancy machinery and equipment I saw in the military weapon surveillance, the exquisitely designed warships and the exquisite biogas system I saw in the yard, and the creators I was proud of were like children's toys. Chen Pu knew that as long as the little emperor wanted, he could create more exquisite and accurate tools. What made him even more amazed was that His Majesty was very good at mathing science, nature, and geography at a young age, and he was not as good as his majesty's profound theoretical knowledge of mathematics, nature, and geography.

After thinking about it, Chen Puxiu wrote a letter to Liu Fu. In addition to admiring the knowledge of the young emperor, he also made profound reflections, believing that he had become a frog in the well. If he took on this position, he would mislead his children. He really did not dare to take up his post and could only let His Majesty down his trust. Then he left without saying goodbye to his Majesty's "works" he could collect and returned home quietly.

Chen Pu left, which caused another problem for Zhao Bing. He didn't plan to let him do research. He just wanted to find an expert to lead, but he felt his face was dull and he was ashamed. He didn't even leave a chance to talk to him, and everything went back to the past. He thought that no one in the current society could be more proficient than himself, and these scholars were eager to save face, especially when doing academic research, so he might as well do it himself!

Zhao Bing knew that the current official research on mathematics is mainly used in the deduction and calculation of the astronomical calendar, which is also considered to be used by learning. In the Song Dynasty, mathematics is no exception. Science is often integrated with Astronomy Garden, Sitianjian and other institutions. He thought about it and could roughly be counted in the same system. So he decided to form a natural astronomy supervisor based on the preparatory classes of Sitianjian and the Academy of Sciences to conduct scientific research based on this, and will be attributed to internal supervision and management, and he will guide it. At the same time, he issued an edict to recruit capable people and talents with expertise in these fields in the world, regardless of origin or occupation, as long as he has real skills...

That afternoon, a heavy rain came as scheduled. Although it brought coolness, it made the house unbearable. Zhao Bing, who was reviewing the official documents, was still sweating profusely and felt so depressed that he couldn't breathe. Even after drinking a few cups of herbal tea, it was difficult to get rid of the heat in his heart. So he moved the desk with official documents to the pavilion on all sides, which was ventilated everywhere, at least he wouldn't feel depressed.

The dark clouds pressed against the top, the wind was strong and the rain was strong, and the raindrops as big as beans hit the lake. The pavilions on all sides were like small boats floating on the sea. However, Zhao Bing calmed down and was able to review the official documents more focused. In order to prevent the official documents from being blown away by the wind, Wang De was careful to serve him. While holding the reviewed memorials, he carefully pressed the new official documents with a ruler.

"The chief of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Zhen Jin, issued an order to transfer Boyan back to Beijing, and then ordered him to accompany the third prince Tiemur to Helin Fujun as the right chief of the Shangshu; appointed Li Qian, the left chief of the Central Secretary, as the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Secretary, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Minister, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Minister, as the State Affairs Office of the Central Minister, as the State Affairs Office of the Ministry of War, and chanted softly.

"Official family, this is almost exactly the same as the official documents submitted by Zheng a few days ago!" Wang De said with some confusion after hearing this.

"Of course the same, but what Zheng Huchen sent was only an internal discussion, and what the Ministry of War Jiyishi sent was an edict issued by the Meng Yuanming. Can the two be the same?" Zhao Bing smiled.

"Officials, why is the Mongolian and Yuan court adjusting so much? Are you happy or sad for us?" Wang De asked curiously with a frown.

"Of course it's a happy event, the Mongol Yuan is going to be in chaos!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"How did the official family know that the Mongol Yuan will be in chaos?" Wang De said in even more surprise.

"The Han Dynasty's law school has lost its power, how can Brother Sang be in charge of the government without chaos!" Zhao Bing patted heavily on the table and stood up and looked at the stirring lake water and said.

The changes in the political situation of the Mongolian Yuan were actually part of Zhao Bing’s plan. It seemed that the matter was due to the dispute between Han law and the Mongolian conservatives. After all, it was still a matter of money. This was also the foreshadowing when Ogedei was a knight. At this time, it was just him who followed the trend, at most he had put some catalyst.

As a latecomer, Zhao Bing naturally knew that the regime established by the Yuan Dynasty as a foreign conqueror absorbed the culture of many ethnic groups, resulting in the political origins of multiple sources, but Huihui law and Han law were the two most important sources. In the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian Yuan government, in addition to trying its best to maintain the characteristics of the Mongolian grassland regime, always strived to reach a certain balance between Hui law and Han law, so as to fully explore the advantages and specialties of the two, thus forming a historical phenomenon of the unique multi-political pattern of the Mongolian Yuan.

Therefore, practicing Huihui or Han law is a serious issue that all monarchs in the Yuan Dynasty must face. However, in fact, for various reasons, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were unable to adhere to a fixed policy. Whether to use Han law or Hui law was generally determined based on the emperor's personal likes and dislikes or the actual situation at that time, which made this issue very complicated and it was particularly difficult for later generations to understand. The basic form of this diverse political pattern has been preserved and the Yuan Dynasty remained unchanged.

Kublai Khan can be said to be the initiator of the promotion of sinicization in the Mongol Yuan. After Mengge ascended the throne, he was in charge of "the military and national affairs of the Han area in the south of the Moon". Kublai Khan had been exposed to Han culture since the first year of Ma Zhen's name. He ordered Zen Master Haiyun to go to Moon to teach Buddhism, and asked him, "Is there any way to reconcile the world in Buddhism?" Haiyun asked him to "seek great wise men and scholars in the world, and ask about the affairs of the rise and fall of ancient and modern times", and introduced his disciple Liu Bingzhong to him.

Since then, Kublai Khan began to cultivate Confucianism and cultivate scholars. After that, famous scholars such as Yao Shu, Zhao Bi, Dou Mo, and Zhang Dehui successively entered his shogunate. He admired Confucianism very much and said to the Confucian scholars: Although I have not been able to do your words immediately, how can I know that I cannot do it in the future? After Kublai Khan took charge of the Han area, Shang Ting, Xu Heng, Hao Jing, Song Zizhen and others came one after another.

With the addition of these Central Plains talents, Kublai Khan established a Jinlian Chuan Shogunate, mainly composed of Confucian scholars, to protect and develop the Confucian cause. He then accepted the title of "Master of Confucianism", indicating Kublai Khan's determination to shape himself as a lord of China supported by the orthodox culture of the Central Plains. The Jinlian Chuan Shogunate laid a good social foundation for Kublai Khan to establish the Yuan Dynasty.

In fact, these Confucian scholars not only actively offered suggestions to Kublai Khan, but also helped Kublai Khan effectively govern the Han area of ​​the Central Plains. As a result, he emphasized Confucian scholars and appointed them to politics. In order to further implement Han laws in the Central Plains, Confucian scholar Yao Shu told Kublai Khan: "Today's vastness, the people's wealth, and the wealth are as rich as the Han area?... When the court officials asked him at another time, they would regret the loss. It would be better to just use military power... and then things would be natural."

Yao Shu's suggestion was very helpful to Kublai Khan. Soon after that, Mengge indeed had some doubts about the expansion of Kublai Khan's power and sent Alan Daergou to ask for the wealth of the Han area. The Confucian scholars planned that Kublai Khan would enter Helin to meet Mengge, eliminating Mengge's suspicion of Kublai Khan. During this period, the Han and Marx camp of the Han Dynasty was unprecedentedly powerful, and Hui and Marx were curbed in the Central Plains.

After Kublai Khan ascended the throne, he "reformed the ancestors" reformed the Great Mongolian Kingdom, which was originally dominated by the grassland official system, and gradually established a centralized political system suitable for rule over the country. At the beginning of the Central Government, Kublai Khan trusted and valued the group of Confucian ministers with his "old ministers of the vassal states" as the main body, implemented a fruitful policy of sinicization, established a new political system, and established an armed force mixed with the Mongolian and Han military systems in the military, and established an etiquette system in imitating Chinese traditions.

However, the good times did not last long. The Han and Legal factions opposed all the words and profits, and there was no better way and they did not want to take measures to solve the financial problems faced by the Yuan government. Their relationship with Kublai Khan gradually became alienated. Hui Finance Ministers such as Ahma and others used Kublai Khan's trust to help those who managed finance, seek personal gain, and sell official titles. These behaviors were completely contrary to the ideal Confucian rule by traditional Han Confucian officials, and therefore were opposed by most Confucian officials.

An Tong was the prime minister at the time. He was able to recommend and use the Confucian ministers who were kind to the court, advocated Han law, and had lenient political punishments, so he was known as a virtuous minister. These Confucian scholars were concentrated around the prince Zhenjin and Prime Minister An Tong, forming a political force that advocated Han law and opposed financial management. Between the second year of Zhiyuan and the sixth year of Zhiyuan, Confucian ministers supported and assisted Prime Minister An Tong, stepped up the formulation and improvement of various systems, promoted Kublai Khan to continue to advance on the line of implementing Han law, stabilized the status of the Han law school in the Secretariat, and formed a confrontation with the Ahema Group.

There was a fierce conflict between the Hui Fa faction and the Han Fa faction, and Zhao Bing knew that the main difference between Hui Fa and Han Fa was actually the attitude towards financial management.

The focus of returning to the law on financial management is in line with the policy of "financial management and assistance to the country" implemented by Kublai Khan after he obtained national power to solve financial problems. However, the return to the law completely ignored the affordability of the people and the national laws in the process of financial management, which was not conducive to the operation of the state power of the Yuan Dynasty and the improvement of the administration of officials. It is not unreasonable that the Han Law Party attacked vigorously.

But as far as the Han legal school is concerned, although the Han Confucian ministers made great contributions to the establishment of various systems, their understanding of the current situation of financial difficulties after the establishment of the state regime did not meet the needs of social development at that time. Their views on financial management were exactly the same as those of Kublai Khan, which was the main reason for Kublai Khan's alienation to them.

After Ahma was killed in political struggle, Kublai Khan had no choice but to implement the second period of Confucian rule, but the Confucian ministers' views on financial management did not change at all, so after Ahma's death, the ministers of the court denied money and profit, and they had no intention of Kublai Khan to benefit the country and the people. This allowed Lu Shirong, who was bribed during Ahma's time, to be used as a bribe. As soon as he came to power, he immediately used all major officials used during Ahma's dictatorship, and the second period of Confucian rule was immediately destroyed.

Zhao Bing knew that the main reasons for this conflict were very complicated, especially after experiencing the baptism of this era, he had a deep understanding. The reason why the dispute between the Mongolian and Yuan sects was difficult to reconcile was first in terms of culture. The two completely heterogeneous cultures advocated by the Hui and Han people during this period, there was a gap between the Han Confucian culture and the beliefs of Hui people. In their coexistence, various misunderstandings and conflicts were bound to arise.

The differences in culture make the Han and Hui fundamentally different in the policy of governing the Han and Hui. Hui law advocates that individuals own wealth and create wealth, and Hui officials apply it to the state, which leads to their preference for "tax-inclusive system" and state monopoly and other policies that can "profit profits"; this happens to be contrary to the Confucian idea of ​​"hiding wealth among the people", so the two have a sharp conflict in how to rule the Han area in the Central Plains.

Furthermore, in terms of the moral cultivation of officials, Han Confucian scholars who advocated Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism advocated "cultivating oneself, governing the country and pacifying the world" and based on self-cultivation, but most Huihui financial officials are often "both officials and businessmen", and regarding officials as businessmen, so food profit is their greatest pursuit. Therefore, Huihui officials are mostly corrupt and abused the law, relying on favors and seeking power, and the party and the masses are traitors. This is also one of the reasons why the situation between Han Chinese and Han legal officials and Huihui officials is incompatible.
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