sjar Chapter 1027 Are there still good things in Ningyang County?
Chapter 1027 Are there still good things in Ningyang County?
Emperor Zhu expressed his dissatisfaction by cursing in his heart.
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said, "Actually, among the good policies of the Prince Consort in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture, the Medical College and the Pharmacy College are the best."
After a slight pause, Li Shanchang continued, "The four small industries laid the foundation for the development of Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture, but I value even more the resident doctors trained by the medical college and the finished medicines produced by the pharmacy college."
“The skills of the resident village doctors may not be high, and they may leave patients with a lot of post-illness complications, or even cause death. The efficacy of ready-made medicines is mostly not as good as the prescriptions written by doctors according to the specific symptoms.”
"However, just as the prince consort said, let's solve the problem of whether we have it or not first, and then solve the problem of whether it's good or not."
"Only those who survive are qualified to discuss the problems of post-illness complications."
"I'm wondering if we should take advantage of the ongoing reforms in prefectures and counties and replicate the village-based magistrate system from Ningyang County?"
Emperor Zhu nodded and said, "Move it. If we don't move such good things over, people will laugh at us."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu asked again, "What did the Dengzhou Medical College say?"
Li Shanchang gave a soft hum and said, "The medical school and the pharmacy school are already being prepared to be split up, and they are preparing to split up Nanjing Medical School, Nanjing Pharmacy School, and Beiping Medical School and Beiping Pharmacy School."
"But Hu Weiyong, that old scoundrel, somehow managed to trick the prince consort into going to the Liaodong branch of the Medical College of Dengzhou University and the Liaodong branch of the College of Pharmacy."
"This is the reality of using the guise of a branch campus to seize the construction of educational institutions."
Emperor Zhu reached out and picked up a small clod of earth again. He used his thumb and forefinger to apply slight pressure, like using pliers, to crush the originally solid clod of earth.
Hu Weiyong was right to try every means to seize universities.
It was only when the other dozen or so provincial governors came to snatch it that Old Zhu was happy.
This at least proves that these officials still care about the people.
Emperor Zhu called Erhu over in a low voice, gave him a few instructions, and then said with a smile, "Well, we've finished discussing the reform of prefectures and counties, the village doctors, and all that. Now let's talk about the steam engine."
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before saying, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I am still somewhat uneasy—it's not that the steam engine is bad, but rather that it is such a wonderful thing."
"I just thought about it. Since this thing can be used on farmland, it can also be used in textiles in the future, and its impact will not be limited to farming."
"To put it bluntly, I have a feeling that this thing will bring about a revolution."
"But I have no idea what to do."
As Li Shanchang finished speaking, Liu Bowen added, "Regarding ascending to the throne, I also have some thoughts, but I don't know whether I should say them or not?"
Emperor Zhu responded with an "Oh," and then said, "Could it be that Mr. Qingtian's idea will cause turmoil in the Ming Dynasty?"
Liu Bowen shook his head slightly and said, "Whether it's taking over, reforming the prefectures and counties, or simply copying the village doctors, these are not major issues."
"It can be said that as long as the Grand General's Office does not cause any trouble, the Ming Dynasty will not experience any turmoil due to the reform of the prefectures and counties."
"but……"
Liu Bowen changed the subject, stroking his beard as he said, "Once miniaturized steam engines are deployed, upheaval is almost inevitable—just as Prime Minister Li just said, miniaturized steam engines can be used on spinning wheels as well as looms."
“A job that originally required dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of female workers to complete could now be done with just a few small steam engines.”
"Steam engines never get tired and can work day and night."
"And no wages are required."
"Similarly, any other trade that might use a small steam engine could face the impact of the steam engine on manpower."
“Even in farming—before the steam engine, a commoner with an ox could plow one acre of land a day, but after the steam engine and rotary tiller were introduced, a commoner could plow ten acres of land a day.”
"This could lead to many people no longer needing to farm for a living."
"What I am worried about is that the people will either become idle as a result, or cause trouble because they have lost the opportunity to work in the workshops and earn wages."
Since being dragged to the outskirts of Nanjing by Emperor Zhu, Liu Bowen stopped thinking about shifting the blame.
It's obvious that the man who has risen to power is terrified of his good son-in-law's antics.
He'd rather go through the trouble with Li Shanchang and Lao Liu than go find his good son-in-law.
Since that's the case, then let's see what real skills Old Liu has to offer.
Let's see if you dare to mess with me, Liu, again next time!
Liu Bowen secretly hardened his heart, then stroked his beard and said, "And there's also the matter that the Imperial Son-in-Law mentioned before, about the division of the Grand General's Office into districts."
"I have been thinking about this for some time now. Once the railway is built, it will have an impact on the existing garrison system and military system of the Ming Dynasty."
"However, we still need the cooperation of the Grand General's Office to divide the area into zones."
"Once the division of the regions is completed, the local military commands can be completely separated from the provincial administration commissions."
"The Commandery no longer relies excessively on the support of the Provincial Administration Commission, and the Provincial Administration Commission no longer has the opportunity to interfere with the Commandery."
"..."
Liu Bowen gradually revealed his plans and ideas, directly using the reform of the Grand General's Office and the Military Command to tempt Emperor Zhu.
Anyway, the pie in the sky has been drawn.
If you want to take advantage of the situation, you'll have to make Xu Da and Chang Yuchun suffer the same fate.
If you don't want to eat, you can't say that Old Liu is being lazy.
Thinking of this, Liu Bowen couldn't help but stroke his beard again.
Understand the Prince Consort, become the Prince Consort, and surpass the Prince Consort.
It was so cool!
To Liu Bowen's utter surprise, Emperor Zhu not only didn't get a headache over these troublesome matters, but instead laughed heartily twice.
"Don't worry, Mr. Qingtian, we have already sent Erhu to call Tiande and Boren."
Emperor Zhu said with a smile, "We've long wanted Tiande and Boren to start pushing forward the reform of the Grand General's Office and the division of districts."
"It's just that Hu Yuan won't stop making trouble, which is why it's been delayed again and again."
"Now things are much better. We need to work on miniaturizing the steam engine, reforming the prefectures and counties, and also reforming the Censorate and the Provincial Surveillance Commission."
"Then let's be straightforward and address all these issues in one go."
"The reform of the Grand General's Office and the division of districts are like the base oil and spices of this dish."
At this point, Emperor Zhu smiled mysteriously again and said, "Of course, it's not just about that. It's mainly about another good thing we learned in Ningyang County."
Liu Bowen was taken aback, then looked at the Zhu Emperor and asked, "Are there any good things in Ningyang County?"