Chapter 162 Reform of the bathing system
"There is only one reason why the emperor cheated Qian Qianyi like this, that is, Qian Qianyi's true identity is a spy in the Qing court, and the emperor knew this again, so he was using him to provide false information to the Qing soldiers. In other words, the emperor was not digging a pit for Qian Qianyi, but digging a pit for Jiergalang!"
Lin Cha was shocked when this idea came up!
He suppressed the idea and was shocked by this thought, as if he was about to jump out of his heart. He carefully recalled the major events that happened to the imperial court after Qian Qianyi came to Guangzhou. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this judgment was very close to reality.
The rapid fall of Xiangyang, Jingmen, and Jiujiang, and the establishment of the Consultant Office, the Military Affairs Office, and Shi Lang's victory in the South China Sea. When these things are linked together, it is not difficult to find that these things have a lot to do with Qian Qianyi!
"Yes, it must be. At first, the emperor did not find Qian Qianyi's detailed identity, so that Jierharang knew about the military deployment and prepared in advance, so that the defeat of Xiangyang, Jingmen and Jiujiang was caused by the defeat of Jiujiang. After the defeat of Jiujiang, the emperor must have keenly felt that someone in the court informed the Qing soldiers, so he secretly conducted an investigation, and then found Qian Qianyi's head, and then used him to convey false information to the Qing soldiers, causing Shi Lang to attack Liu Qingtai off guard..."
"Then this time, the emperor must have judged the intention of the Qing army and wanted to use Qian Qianyi to dig a big hole for Jiergalang in Guangzhou."
Thinking of this, Lin Cha was excited: "I have always been worried about my courage. What I fear most is not the present, but the future. If the emperor successfully restores his ancestors' ancestral territory in the future, will he think of his betrayal? Even if the emperor has no intention of calculating old accounts, are there any villain in the court re-raising the old words? Now the opportunity has come. If the judgment is good, the successful rise of our Lin family should be on Qian Qianyi."
So, when others spoke, Lin Cha had already thought of a set of rhetoric. This set of rhetoric could not only prove whether his judgment was correct, but also lay the groundwork for a good relationship with Qian Qianyi in the future.
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"Oh? Mingwei, tell me."
Zhu Youlang didn't expect that Lin Cha, a transparent man, would take the initiative to speak, and he secretly said in surprise and asked with interest.
"When you come back to Your Majesty, from a military perspective, it is better to actively seek war than to defend blindly; from a political perspective, annihilation of enemies in large quantities can stimulate morale among military and civilians than passive defense. Therefore, I think Mr. Qian is far-sighted and has very clever strategies. Not only does he contemplate the plan of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao" from a military perspective, but he also considers the issue comprehensively from a political perspective. I admire him very much." Lin Cha said.
After saying this, Lin Chayi raised his head abnormally, raised his back, and observed the emperor's reaction with the light of his eyes.
What he said in the first half of this sentence is nothing wrong, but the second half is obviously praising Qian Qianyi's stinky feet.
He deliberately did not mention Chen Zizhuang, but instead praised Qian Qianyi, just to test the emperor's reaction.
Sure enough, I noticed a hint of disgust flashing in the emperor's eyes, and I also heard my uncle Chen Zizhuang's light cough.
This is enough!
Lin Cha bowed his head again.
"I am very kind. Mingwei is worthy of being a minister of the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. He has a unique perspective on the problem. He will join the army and interpret the two sides of the politics. I am very relieved. I have decided to do it, so as follows He said, and ordered Li Desi to find an opportunity to withdraw from Ji'an and join Yuanzi to defend Ganzhou. He ordered Shi Lang to prepare to raise an army the day and attack Nanzhili."
Zhu Youlang praised Lin Cha for a few words, and then made an order with the flow.
However, those praise words, to Lin Cha, seemed to be sentenced to death, and had a different taste.
"Your Majesty, no..." Wu Bing, Qu Shizi, Chen Bangyan and others quickly stepped forward and wanted to give advice again.
"I have decided, don't say more." Zhu Youlang waved his hand and stopped them. When he saw the anxiety in the eyes of several people, he was moved and thought to give them a reassurance, otherwise these people would not be able to sleep.
"But first, get the field. I know that you are worried about my safety. In fact, there is no need to. Guangzhou cannot be said to be solid, but I haven't taken it seriously by Jiergalang's only tens of thousands of people. As long as he dares to come, I will definitely let him go without a return." Zhu Youlang said confidently.
The emperor's resolute eyes and confident tone injected a lot of strength into Wu Bing and others' hearts, and he calmed down suddenly.
"The emperor has created many miracles, and his words have never failed. This time, he will definitely not disappoint his ministers." Wu Bing and others thought so.
"Okay, the Spring Festival is approaching, and I always talk about the dangers of soldiers and wars, which is a bit of a big shame. Let's discuss civil affairs next. Let's first!" Zhu Youlang smiled and changed the topic.
"I'm here."
"A few days ago, I ordered the officials from all over the country to send the order to work in the Spring Festival, right?"
"Your Majesty, it has been issued. According to local reactions, before the imperial edict was issued, the "supporting the military and loving the people" activities in various places had already been carried out in depth, and the military and civilians had formed a benign interaction."
"It's great. Now it's wartime, it's not appropriate to celebrate, but it's necessary to ensure that the people have a quiet festival. All localities should do a good job in fire prevention and theft prevention, and they cannot cause trouble for the people during the Spring Festival."
"Yes, I follow the order."
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial." Chen Bangyan came out to listen to the song.
"Accepted!"
"Your Majesty, I think officials have been busy for a year. The Spring Festival is a festival for family reunion and relatives to visit friends. Can you give officials more days to wash their bath?"
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Youlang immediately took it seriously.
What Chen Bangyan mentioned is actually a holiday.
The Ming Dynasty's bathing system was very strict.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu, officials had only three days of holidays in a year, namely the summer solstice, winter solstice and the emperor's birthday.
The reform was carried out during the reign of Emperor Chengzu, and in addition to the above three days, another ten days were added, from the beginning of the eleventh day of the first lunar month to the end of the twentyth day of the first lunar month.
Apart from that, there are no other holidays.
If compared with future generations, this holiday is really unreasonable.
If you don’t talk about “double weekends”, just talk about annual leave. You are still working on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year. Can you imagine this? Even if you have ten-day holidays, how can you start from the eleventh day of the first lunar month?
Therefore, Zhu Youlang believed that the suggestion of adding more Ximu was very necessary, not only to increase it, but also to reform it.
Zhu Youlang thought about it and it was not realistic to copy the holiday system of later generations completely.
"Tuesday break" is based on the highly developed economy. This system not only adds rest time for civil servants, but most importantly, it promotes economic development, especially the development of tourism, and leverages the great changes in people's lifestyles.
Chapter completed!