In the sweet potato field, the topic suddenly changed.

As the deputy assistant to the current cabinet, Xie Jin, together with other cabinet ministers, took charge of major political affairs.

When I asked this question today, the whole place fell silent.

No one can answer this question.

After just half a day digging sweet potatoes, they were already exhausted and collapsed.

If this continues every day, it will be difficult for even the proud men of these countries to maintain their former pride. Faced with this problem, they will still have arrogant heads.

Xie Jin waved his hand, and he and the old farmer beside him carried baskets full of sweet potatoes and walked to the ridge next to the sweet potato field.

Then Xie Jin patted his butt and sat on the floor.

The supervisors consciously moved closer to Xie Jin's position.

When people gather almost.

Xie Jin looked at these future government officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty: "Digging sweet potatoes is the lesson I am teaching you today. Now do you know why I want to do this?"

The prison guards had clear doubts in their eyes.

The answer to this question seems to come out of my mouth, but I dare not confirm it when it comes to my mouth.

"Sir, I think farming and mulberry farming are more important to the country than Mount Tai."

"Every application of the country and the dynasty is based on farming and mulberry farming. Without farming and mulberry farming, the people will be hungry and it will be difficult for the court to pay taxes. Sir, this is probably the reason."

"Sir, the student thought..."

"..."

Finally, after a while, some supervisors began to tentatively answer.

It can be seen from the names of these Jianshengmen that they are basically disciples of Xinxue. In the Imperial College, only these students of Xinxue will treat Xie Jin as a master.

However, some people are disdainful.

There are billions of people in the world, and there must be some who want to farm and engage in mulberry farming all year round. Naturally, there are also people who should just sit back and enjoy the benefits. If they don't do mulberry farming, they can get things that ordinary people can't enjoy in their lifetime.

Xie Jin nodded and shook his head, but with a happy smile on his face: "Although I haven't counted enough, you have all said a few things.

Today I am talking to you about farming and mulberry farming. Rather, I am talking to you about our country, the Ming Dynasty.

What exactly is Nongsang?”

Jie Jin paused for a moment, his eyes scanning the faces of the young people in front of him.

Zhu Yunxi, who was not far away, was smiling. Today's lesson may not be effective for everyone, but he believed that at least some of the supervisors who had not been deeply involved in the world would understand the joints. Someday in the future,

When I become an official, I can still remember today's lesson.

Xie Jin didn't pause for long before he said: "Sangberry farming is Sheji! Mulberry farming is Ming Dynasty! Without mulberry farming, there would be no Ming Dynasty!"

The voices of the Wenyuange cabinet ministers and Hanlin bachelors of the Ming Dynasty were conveyed under the vast and empty Zhongshan Mountain and entered everyone's ears.

This was the first time that the Ming Dynasty publicly stated that the issue of farming and mulberry trees was the Ming Dynasty.

Even before this, people thought so in their hearts, but when it came out from the mouths of the current cabinet ministers, it was a different attitude.

Xie Jin looked solemn: "We, the ancestors of the Central Plains, were born in the vast wilderness and stood among all races. We had no clothes to cover our bodies, no food to fill our stomachs, and no fixed place to live. We borrowed the fire of heaven and earth to give birth to all things.

The things in Mu Cangye have survived the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and even the Xia, Yu, and Shang Tang Dynasties.

If the people have no food, the country will be unstable, chaos will prevail, and the world will be in chaos.

The Han Dynasty's literary scene and strong warehouses are as strong as the Han Dynasty's martial arts.

Only when the Sui people governed the country did they have the confidence to dig big rivers.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when the farmers were close to the people and the emperor worked hard, there would be the Wuzhou Dynasty, and there would also be the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty.

The people have nothing to ask for but clothing, food, and a roof over their heads.

If there is food in a village, there will be no chaos in the village. If there is food in a county, there will be no thieves in the county. If there is food in one prefecture, there will be no robberies in the land. If there is food in one road, there will be no rebellion.

Today you are the Imperial College's supervisors, studying in the classrooms, and do not know how to farm mulberry trees, when to cultivate and when to harvest. One day, you will be the country's shepherds and guardians, why should you be officials?"

Xie Jin’s class started again.

In the sweet potato field, not only the supervisors were listening, but also the teachers and officials from the Shanglinyuan Supervisor were listening quietly. Zou Xueyu and other Yingtianfu officials who came not far away also settled down and thought about Jie Jin's words.

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People began to look silently at the emperor's grandson who was not far away.

Xie Ge was always the person originally chosen by the emperor's grandson, and it was the grandson who pushed him to the position of cabinet minister step by step. Everyone in the court knew this.

Xie Jin's remarks at this moment, in a sense, are Taisun's will.

People saw Jie Jin imparting knowledge, but they also saw that this was the emperor's grandson conveying the future will of the Ming Dynasty.

Jie Jin coughed lightly, grabbed a handful of dirt at his feet, raised it slowly, then released his palm, and the dirt fell down between his fingers.

He smiled and shook his head: "The articles of sages can govern the country, and half of the Analects can govern the world. The words here have been circulated by the world for many years. I have never felt that it is unreasonable, but how the world interprets it is another matter.

How do you explain half of the Analects of Confucius governing the world?

I may wait a few years to tell you.

This statement is not a direct statement that one can govern the vast world by studying the sages' articles, but that one can cultivate oneself through the sages' articles. Confucius said benevolence, why benevolence? What kind of benevolence?

The imperial court evaluates officials based on whether there is local turmoil. If there is no turmoil, it will be rated as excellent. If there is some political performance, it will be rated as high. If the turmoil is quelled, it will be rated as high.

I believe that this review will probably not be repeated in the future.

The current officials in the court, and those of you who will become officials in the future, should be judged by the surplus grain in the local people's warehouses.

If there is food in the people's barns, there will be no refugees. If there are no refugees, there will be no chaos. If there is no chaos, how can there be chaos?

Only when the people of a place have new clothes every year and have enough to eat every day can they be judged as superior.”

In the distance, Zou Xueyu, the prefect of Yingtian, moved his eyes slightly.

Xie Jin spoke for a long time, but sitting in the seat of Yingtian Prefecture where the capital of the Ming Dynasty was located, Zou Xueyu knew very well what the meaning behind these words was.

The magistrate of Ying Tianfu who was beside him had already whispered: "Master Fu, it seems that the imperial court is going to change the method of evaluating officials in the future. This is probably related to the fact that King Qin will preside over the external inspection this year."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zou Xueyu hummed: "This year we will repair the waterway connecting Xuanwu Lake, build the Shangyuanmen Wharf, and collect taxes. Next year our Yingtian Mansion will focus on mulberry farming!"

Tongzhi immediately whispered: "Xiaguan will sort out the mulberry farming in our mansion next year in the next few days."

Zou Xueyu glanced at his colleague with satisfaction: "Yingtian Prefecture and eight counties will clean up waterways, dig new canals, reclaim wasteland, and flush saline-alkali lands next year. From now on, you and I will have to come to Shanglinyuan Supervisor often. Those new seeds,

We must be the first to plant it!"

Tongzhi nodded repeatedly, and then everyone in the government office also took the governor's words to heart.

These are all things that Yingtian Mansion will do in the coming year. Just like this year, which is almost the whole year, the entire government office is busy digging canals connecting Xuanwu Lake and building Shangyuanmen Wharf.

Once the wharf is repaired, today's Longwan Wharf will be simplified into a wharf exclusively used by the imperial court, while Shangyuanmen Wharf will become a place used by ordinary people and merchants.

This place can be taken into the hands of Yingtian Mansion. Yingtian Mansion can charge a lot of money for the docking of ships and the storage of goods.

Then use this as a source of wealth to support the people in the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture. This conclusion has long been reached in the government.

The people in Yingtian Mansion are discussing matters of their own.

But on the ground, Xie Jin continued to teach.

"When you become officials in the future, you should bear in mind who are your political achievements and who are your political enemies."

Suddenly, Xie Jin's words became sharp.

Political achievements and political opponents were spoken so directly from the mouth of the cabinet minister, which caused a sensation among the supervisors.

Even those supervisors who originally scorned today's class couldn't help but show curiosity and surprise at this moment.

How dare Xie Hanlin speak so openly?

Can you say this in front of your grandson?

Xie Hanlin seems to be saying, you must remember how to get promoted and make a fortune in the future.

And getting promoted and making a fortune is naturally something that everyone here is looking forward to.

But Zhu Yunxi, who was standing by, had a rich smile in his eyes.

If it wasn't for the sake of maintaining his image in front of these supervisors, he would have laughed out loud.

Xie Jin clapped his hands and said bluntly: "In the future, when you are an official, the people there will be your political achievements. The people will be rich, have good harvests every year, and there will be no famine and chaos. This will be your political achievements."

Other than that, they are all your political enemies when you become officials in the future!

Merchants will evade business taxes, gentry will evade taxes, wealthy families will pay bribes, etc.

Merchants avoid taxes, and you and other places do not pay enough taxes. The gentry annexes the people, and the people are in chaos. The wealthy families woo you and others, and they ignore human life.

The imperial court may not notice for a day, but it is absolutely impossible that it will never notice."

In the sweet potato field, some people looked awake, while others looked disappointed.

And these people couldn't help but start slandering again in their hearts.
To be continued...