Chapter 566 D Volume 111 Section 17 Miaoyu (please update last night and ask for votes!)
When leaving Guan Yingzhen’s house, she remembered Guan Yingzhen’s frown and blue cheeks. Feng Ziying estimated that Guan Shi would not be able to sleep well tonight, well, for the next few nights.
In fact, Feng Ziying is certainly not the only one who sees these problems. Even though they lack the insight to see through hundreds of years of evolutionary development history compared to themselves, their understanding of this era cannot be underestimated.
Especially people like Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen, who have decades of ups and downs in officialdom and various experiences from the central court to the local level. To say that they do not know what problems exist in this struggling empire, Will they know nothing? It's impossible even if you think about it.
From the ancestors to the gentry, the merger of the land of the lords and the giants, the ordinary people hidden their identities, and voted to the land to vote for the land to avoid taxes and labor. Will the government know it? Wouldn’t these senior ministers, who have disciples all over the world, know this?
Emperor Yuan Xi’s indolence and indolence in his later period and the rampant corruption caused by his unbridled indulgence towards his trusted ministers. The mess left by his six trips to the south of the Yangtze River has not been cleaned up yet, and they don’t know?
The population is soaring, land taxes are lost, and people lack a way to make a living. Everyone understands these truths, but the key is how to change them?
Re-clearing and surveying the land and clearing out the hidden population. Do you know the consequences of doing so? That was a challenge to the entire clan and gentry group.
I’m not saying this is true for everyone, but the interests of a fairly large group, even a very influential group with the right to speak, will be challenged and harmed, including even those who are preparing to carry out the operation themselves.
As for the ideas that Feng Ziying proposed to Guan Yingzhen, such as "dividing a small family into an acre" and "officials and gentry receiving food from one body", Guan Yingzhen was even more shocked.
This big move is almost to abolish the privileges of the gentry, but in fact that is impossible and will encounter huge resistance. At least it is still difficult. In addition, even if it is implemented, the interests of local officials and gentry are integrated. However, it is true that the measurement and clearing of land can indeed increase the income of the court to a certain extent.
So after giving Guan Yingzhen some "inspiring" and "seemingly unworkable" suggestions, Feng Ziying "reliably" gave Guan Yingzhen some other suggestions.
For example, the introduction of drought-tolerant and high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes that have been introduced by the Xiyi people in the coastal areas.
Potatoes, in particular, are extremely adaptable to the northern mountains and loess plateau areas. They have strong adaptability, high yield, and are easy to grow. With the current frequent floods and droughts in the northern region, if these two crops can be popularized, they will have great potential. To a certain extent, the possibility of people taking desperate risks due to lack of food and clothing when encountering natural disasters is reduced.
Another example is reforming official administration and promoting the standardization and efficiency of official administration assessment. This reminds Feng Ziying to learn from Zhang Juzheng’s “examination method”.
For another example, Feng Ziying proposed to set up a bank to raise money through the bank to support some "key strategic industries." This "key strategic industry" mainly refers to two aspects. One is industries whose products can be exported in large quantities, such as silk, porcelain, and manufacturing. Tea, papermaking and other industries, and the other category are industries that are relatively backward but are indispensable and even urgently need to be developed, such as shipbuilding, mining, smelting, mechanical processing, including gun manufacturing, which cannot be left to manpower, and These industries have lagged behind Europe to a large extent, but they are not too far behind. They urgently need to learn from Europe and catch up.
In short, Feng Ziying and Guan Yingzhen talked a lot in bits and pieces, and Guan Yingzhen obviously had not yet adapted to the impact Feng Ziying had on him, so that he was in a daze when Feng Ziying left.
Feng Ziying proposed some ideas to him when setting up the bank, including choosing a location in Yangzhou. Guan Yingzhen could only nod his head in confusion and didn't have many better suggestions.
However, Feng Ziying still introduced to Guan Yingzhen the profit-making methods of Yinzhuang and the possible benefits to the entire industrial and commercial economy of Dazhou, including some of his ideas, and even vaguely mentioned the attitudes of some people in the DPRK towards this. This was also recognized by Guan Yingzhen.
Feng Ziying has done everything that should be done and said, and the rest is to pursue her own affairs in her position.
Since the official should be in charge of the Zhongshu Department and specialize in the strategy of opening up the sea, Feng Ziying's duty is to do a good job as his assistant, and Guan Yingzhen does not need anyone else to tell him what to do unless he needs it.
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From the moment the boat started, Feng Ziying relaxed.
Originally, Lian Guoshi planned to go to Yangzhou with Feng Ziying. Feng Ziying also hoped that Lian Guoshi could go with him, but this was categorically rejected by Guan Yingzhen, who had just entered the role.
Guan Yingzhen, who had just entered the Zhongshu Department, had been away from the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty for several years after all, and he still needed to be familiar with many situations. The responsibilities of the Zhongshu Department, including sorting out the affairs of opening up the sea, were in urgent need of a group of capable personnel to help him.
Lian Guoshi is naturally the best assistant. How could Guan Yingzhen agree to let Lian Guoshi follow Feng Ziying to Yangzhou at this time?
Although it is important for Feng Ziying to go to Yangzhou to plan the bank, after all, this trip is just a framework job. Many things are just tentative and trying to be contacted first. How to do it specifically, there are still many detailed matters to be dealt with slowly. Take it slow and step by step.
The new Zhongshushe has not been filled yet, but Guan Yingzhen has already begun to select among the Jinshi in these two subjects, and Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi were selected by Guan Yingzhen to enter the Zhongshu. Branch assists him in his work.
Seeing Shi Xiangyun excitedly running around on the boat, and Yu Chuan'er and Shi Xiangyun's girl Cuixi are also very affectionate. The two have known each other well since they were in Rongguo Mansion. Now that they have the opportunity to go south to Yangzhou together, they are even more happy.
Miaoyu, on the other hand, was sitting quietly in the corner of the cabin, holding a Buddhist scripture in her hand, but her mind was no longer on the scripture. Just by looking at her eyes, she knew that she was not thinking.
Wang Xifeng did have some skills in the Rongguo Mansion, and she found an opportunity to persuade Jia Mu. Coupled with Shi Xiangyun's "righteousness and justice" heroic spirit, Jia Mu actually agreed to Shi Xiangyun's trip to Yangzhou to accompany Daiyu.
Of course, this is also based on the situation that Feng Ziying "happens" to go south to Yangzhou and can be escorted for a while.
In less than half an hour, Shi Xiangyun and Miaoyu became familiar with each other. Although Miaoyu also liked Shi Xiangyun's bold personality, she had lived in a pure place of Buddhism for a long time and was still familiar with Shi Xiangyun's temperament. Not very comfortable with it.
"I really didn't expect Sister Lin to have an older sister. I didn't think so at first, but after taking a closer look, Sister Miaoyu, you and Sister Lin are really similar." Shi Xiangyun said quickly, "But Sister Miaoyu's body Much better than Sister Lin,..."
"Miss Yun is familiar with my sister?" Miaoyu sighed softly and put aside some of her thoughts.
"Yes, Sister Lin lives in the mansion, and so do I. We have the same problem as Sister Lin, right?" Shi Xiangyun said carelessly: "We, Tan Yatou, and Second Sister are all familiar with each other. It's okay. We all know each other very well." Chatting together, sometimes writing poems, painting,..."
This is the life of a noble lady of her sister, and Miaoyu felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Two completely different lives, she was practicing Buddhism, and she was reciting poems and painting in her boudoir. It seemed difficult to judge which one was good or bad.
But now everyone has to face the scene of the death of a father together, involving two people who were originally unrelated. Thinking of this, Miaoyu feels more and more that fate in the world is really difficult to explain clearly.
Miaoyu has also learned about the situation in Rongguo Mansion from Shi Xiangyun. Her half-sister is the granddaughter of the old lady of Rongguo Mansion. It seems that if her father dies, this sister will probably live in Rongguo Mansion. Went to the palace.
She has some impressions of Lin Ruhai, but you can't say how deep her feelings are. She is just a daughter. Under such circumstances, it is natural for her to go back and see her for the last time.
Miaoyu didn't care much about this, but the master wanted to think about it seriously before leaving. It is easy to enter Buddhism, but it is difficult for you to integrate into this society after you leave Buddhism.
Miaoyu was also frightened by the master's reminder.
Master has always said that his earthly connection is not over yet and he is not a member of the Buddhist sect. It is just that the opportunity has not come yet, so he temporarily lives in Buddhism.
This made Miaoyu herself puzzled. She didn't know where her opportunity came from. Could it be because of her return to her family this time?
Miaoyu didn't think so. This father, whom he had not met a few times, suddenly wanted to see her at this time. Maybe he had some guilt in it, and he might even want to make some compensation, but so what?
Can it be possible to change the destiny of this life again?
It would be a lie to say that Miaoyu has never thought about her future career.
Although she felt at ease in Panxiang Temple all day long, as she got older, her master refused to shave her head, and Miaoyu realized something.
I don’t seem to be opposed to truly joining Buddhism, but I don’t have the kind of expectations that I think I should have. Well, I just have a happy-go-lucky attitude.
The overly rigid and boring Buddhist life is indeed too boring for young girls. For Miaoyu, it seems that spending time with Xiuyan makes her feel more happy. This is probably why the master has always Maybe it’s because I don’t belong to Buddhism.
After all, we still have to face such a family. Although the father is now seriously ill, Miaoyu is still a little curious about going back at this time.
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