Author: West Lake in the Rain

For Xie Jin, this is a huge trouble!

This trouble does not only refer to the fact that the tax guard of the second prince Zhu Gaoxu can be quickly built and then control independent military power, which poses a considerable threat to the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi it supports.

The bigger trouble is.

If this set of Chinese pinyin becomes popular among the tax guards and guards, it means that it will also be popularized in Nanjing City, Zhili, and the Thirteen Chief Envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

You may ask here, isn't it a good thing that in the future everyone will be able to read, even children and women will be able to read?

For illiterate people, this may be a good thing.

But as one of the mouthpieces of the big landowners and gentry class, Xie Jin made a very clear and unmistakable judgment on this matter based on his own bottom.

That is, this is not a good thing.

It can even be said that something serious has happened!

Why?

The simplest meaning and the easiest thing to think of is that since the scope of universal literacy has increased, it means that the competitive population base to participate in the imperial examination will further expand.

Because in the past, children who went to private schools to learn to read and write had a comparative advantage over children who could not afford to go to private schools and were unable to learn to read and write.

And if everyone is literate and can learn to read and write by themselves, then it is equivalent to lowering the comparative advantage of everyone. Children who originally went to private schools to learn to read and write will be the same as poor boys.

Then, it will cause a wider range of reading involution.

Well, to give an inappropriate example, it may be that there is suddenly a simple method that allows children with different levels of English learning to master basic English.

What will that lead to? Of course, children who originally mastered basic English will lose their advantage and must further learn intermediate and advanced English.

Of course, this is just the most obvious meaning that anyone can imagine.

It was something deeper that made Xie Jin shudder.

——The gentry’s right to speak has been weakened!

Why can the gentry represent public opinion?

Isn't the reason that the gentry class, as an intermediate class, separates the powerful class from the common class?

And this kind of control, the power to hinder communication between the upper and lower levels, is the source of power of the gentry class.

The imperial court required the gentry to publicize and implement policies and also required the gentry to help collect taxes, so it had to give preferential treatment to the gentry.

If the Ming Dynasty established a tax guard and the gentry would no longer need to help collect taxes, the gentry would be equivalent to having their left calf chopped off.

And if the Ming Dynasty promoted literacy and used veterans of the tax guard to help promote the court's policies, the gentry would be equivalent to having a right calf chopped off.

The result is that the gentry will have to kneel down to beg for food in the future, and it is impossible to be as prominent as before.

Zheng He, holding a knife in one hand, pulled Xie Jin out of the door.

"Your expression doesn't look good?" Zheng He looked at Xie Jin and asked in a low voice.

"Uh, it's okay."

Afraid of being seen by Zheng He, Xie Jin quickly shook his head, squeezed out a smile and said, "I just think this Mr. Jiang is really awesome."

Zheng He nodded.

Then Zheng He went on to say: "If your Majesty is going to implement this method of pinyining Chinese characters throughout the country, he will first ask the six yamen and temples in Nanjing (Taipu Temple, Honglu Temple, etc.) to use it as a standard to apply to petty officials and various

This kind of service staff should promote popularization."

"When the implementation is completed, I am afraid that through subtle uploading and dissemination, the chief ministers in various places will be almost familiar with this thing."

"Then we will slowly expand the scale, and eventually all the chief envoys, prefectures, and counties in the entire Ming Dynasty will be able to learn Chinese characters through dictionaries and Chinese pinyin."

"When this thing is completely completed, it will be a very meaningful thing."

"It can change the entire Ming Dynasty and even make Chinese characters in the world more concise and easy to understand, easier to master, and more suitable for inheritance."

"This kind of credit. Tsk tsk."

Zheng He felt a little emotional for a moment.

Jiang Xinghuo's casual mention was already many times greater than his efforts to dig out bird droppings in Wanli Stone Pond.

Zheng He said helplessly: "Mr. Jiang is really a wise man, I admire him."

Hearing this, Xie Jin suddenly fell into deep thought.

yes!

This is something that changed the entire Ming Dynasty, and can even be said to be the history of China. It is completely worthy of leaving a mark in history.

It's a pity that Jiang Xinghuo discovered it, and it would seriously damage the interests of the gentry class.

"The method Jiang Xinghuo said can indeed change the Ming Dynasty, but this matter may not be that easy."

Xie Jin pondered for a moment, then suddenly struggled to find a reason and said: "First of all, if you want to do this kind of thing, you definitely can't rely on a "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary"."

"Secondly, Jiang Xinghuo, the compiler of the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary", is still trapped in prison. Even if he can come out to compile a new comprehensive dictionary, he lacks enough literary support in his stomach, and he may not be able to compile the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary".

The Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary is well compiled."

Looking at Jie Jin who was looking for hope for himself, Zheng He nodded and said casually: "This is a trouble, but if Jiang Xinghuo wants to do it, His Majesty will definitely find someone to help him."

Xie Jin continued: "This is the key. Even if Jiang Xinghuo compiles a complete version of the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary", it must be approved by His Majesty."

"After all, something like the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary" actually involves the reform of the imperial examination system. If there is too much discussion between the government and the public and His Majesty does not allow it, no matter what Jiang Xinghuo does, it will be in vain."

After Xie Jin finished speaking, he seemed to have found his direction.

Yes, we must arouse opposition voices from both the government and the opposition.

In this way, Your Majesty will not dare to act against the disdain of the world.

After all, the "Pinyin Chinese Character Dictionary" has seriously affected the interests of vested interests.

"Um."

Zheng He nodded again and looked at Xie Jin with pity.

This man was stupid. He was already being slapped in the face by the reality given by Jiang Xinghuo and began to speak harshly in a confused manner.

So, everything you said is correct.

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The residence of the eldest prince.

Several members of the cabinet who were working overtime came to the palace as usual to ask for His Highness the First Prince's counselor's official duties.

The eldest prince was not in good health, and sometimes he was very tired, so he worked in the palace, which was not a big deal. However, the strong young men in the cabinet could only work hard for themselves and came over with the memorial.

The emperor gave his tacit approval to this.

After all, Zhu Di still knew about his grown-up son's physical condition.

How is it possible to count on the elders to do the work and guard against forming cliques?

Zhu Di has the confidence to control all this.

Zhu Di felt that he was not Li Yuan and would never be manipulated by his two sons.

Moreover, the second prince Zhu Gaoxu is surrounded by so many military generals. If the eldest prince is not allowed to have a certain ability to resist, isn't that going astray?

Therefore, the movements of several cabinet ministers and the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi were also tacitly approved by Zhu Di.

Of course, acquiescence is acquiescence.

In the future, if the emperor wants to find trouble, he can look through his little book and send you to prison for these crimes, which will be more than enough.

It was already dark, but the flower hall was still brightly lit.

Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and the honest and honest Hu Yan, it is the turn of these three to be on duty today.

The memorial on the desk was almost completed, and as time passed, the mood of the few people became more and more relaxed.

Turning to the penultimate memorial, Yang Shiqi raised his hand and asked: "Your Majesty intends to rewrite the "Records of Taizu". How does His Majesty the First Prince plan to deal with it?"

In fact, the so-called reconstruction of "Records of Taizu" means that Zhu Di intends to tamper with historical records.

Li Shimin didn't dare to do this blatantly, but Zhu Di didn't care about it.

In "Records of Taizu", any words that are unfavorable to Zhu Di must be deleted, just like Jiang Xinghuo's later criticism.

Then let the president and editors appointed by you add some records that are beneficial to you.

Freshly added, purely natural.

Then, just burn the revised version of the actual records of the Jianwen Dynasty.

In the end, Jianwen Shi was appended to it, which is roughly equivalent to "Resolutions on Several Historical Events Since Jianwen's Ascension to the Throne", characterizing the Jianwen regime and promoting its legal status as Fengtian Jingnan, with similar meanings.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment and said, "For the official supervisor, Duke Cao Guo must be the one to take the title."

The five-star emperor Michael King Long, who was hugging a geisha in Japan, sneezed again at this time.

There is a saying that Li Jinglong and MacArthur are really similar.
To be continued...