Chapter 1030 1029【Comment on Ancient】
April.
Zhou Hexuan is still reading history and writing books at home, and there is no news about him from the outside world, and there are even rumors that he was secretly imprisoned.
Early in the morning, Lin Sen leisurely walked into the Zhou mansion with a bamboo stick and a water bottle.
The supreme leader of the Republic of China is a frequent visitor to Zhou's family. He often comes to listen to Abing's music, drink the good tea made by Cui Huifu, and play with the antiques collected by Zhou Hexuan. Recently, he became obsessed with "The Fifteen Years of Wanli" again, and he would come here once a week on average, and only left after reading the manuscripts that Zhou Hexuan had saved.
"Chairman Lin, please drink tea!" Cui Huifu brought the teacup and said.
Lin Sen smiled and nodded: "Thank you."
Zhou Hexuan returned to the living room after practicing Taijiquan for health preservation, and joked with a smile: "Chairman Lin, why don't you come to my house to eat meat again?"
Lin Sen said: "I believe in Buddhism, and I'm more vegetarian, so I won't make you, Mr. Zhou Da poor."
The two were already getting along very well, so there was no need to worry about etiquette, Zhou Hexuan just slumped on the sofa drinking tea, chatting about various news and interesting things with Lin Sen.
Lin Sen is in a better mood this year. Although he often has no money to buy meat, he believes that the victory of the War of Resistance is within sight. In particular, the defeat of the German army in the Battle of Stalingrad dealt a heavy blow to the fascist forces, and the U.S. army completely occupied Guadalcanal Island, and the arrogance of the Japanese invaders in the Pacific declined.
The current situation is extremely unfavorable to Japan, and the Japanese themselves know it.
Even after discovering that Tang Shengming was a fake traitor, not only did the Japanese invaders not kill him, but they took special protection and responded to Tang Shengming's requests. It was nothing more than feeling that they could not completely occupy China. The Japanese invaders needed to win over Chang Kaishen, and Tang Shengming could serve as an intermediary contact.
Tang Shengming is Tang Shengzhi's younger brother, who was sent by Lao Jiang to the Wang Puppet Government three years ago as a traitor. In order to perform the trick, Tang Shengzhi also deliberately published in the newspaper to sever ties with his younger brother, saying that there was a traitor in the family and he would not be ashamed to see his ancestors.
Tang Shengming is very fun, he has no skills, and he especially likes extravagance. But he was very close to the Communist Party. When Chiang Kai-shek cleared the party, he dared to stand up and denounce it publicly. He didn't do anything when he went to be a traitor, he was only responsible for eating, drinking and having fun, and his life was simply chic.
But it was such a person who not only successfully released dozens of arrested military commanders on bail, but also directly instigated the big traitor Zhou Fohai. Dai Li's counterfeit banknotes were provided by Zhou Fohai. The death of the traitor Li Shiqun was also planned by Dai Li and Tang Shengming, and carried out by Zhou Fohai, and Li Shiqun was killed by the Japanese.
What makes Lin Sen even more happy is that at the beginning of this year, Britain and the United States canceled their privileges in China. That document was signed by Lin Sen, that is to say, as the supreme leader of China, Lin Sen lifted the huge humiliation since the late Qing Dynasty.
On the day of the signing of the new treaty between China, the United States and the United Kingdom, Lin Sen was as happy as a child, pulling people to take pictures with him everywhere.
"Mingcheng, how many manuscripts have you written this week?" Lin Sen asked.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Not much, only 20,000 words."
"It's enough, show it to me." Lin Sen couldn't wait.
The book "Fifteen Years of Wanli" is very evil. Its reading requirements are very low, and people who have no knowledge of history can read it. It seems to be only the most elementary historical popularization. But its reading limit is very high. The more you know about history, society, and life, the more you will gain from reading "The Fifteen Years of Wanli". It can be studied as a monograph on history and philosophy books-some people even think it It is an anti-corruption work.
What Lin Sen likes most is the part about Zhang Juzheng. He feels emotional while reading it, and he doesn't know which memory it brings back to him.
"The country is hard to return, and it is not much easier than Zhang Juzheng was at that time," Lin Sen put down the manuscript and said, "The government is like the ministers of the Wanli Dynasty. The good policy implemented by the central government will undoubtedly cut off their financial resources, so no matter how good the policy is It will also deform. If corrupt officials are not removed, the government will die!"
"This is not something that corrupt officials can explain," Zhou Hexuan said. "When Zhang Ju was implementing a whip law, the incorruptible Hai Rui also jumped out to oppose it. Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral family law was wrong. If you want to let a whip For the law to be implemented smoothly, it is necessary to reform the official salary system of the Ming Dynasty and the system of preferential treatment for scholars in the Ming Dynasty. These two systems are ancestral laws and cannot be easily changed, and interest groups will not tolerate anyone who changes them. "
Lin Sen asked: "If you were Zhang Juzheng, what would you do?"
"It can't be done," Zhou Hexuan said, "Zhang Juzheng can force reforms while he is alive, and when he dies, he will die immediately. Unless Zhang Juzheng can live to be a hundred years old, and he can always get the unconditional support of the emperor, it will take decades to reform The reform has stabilized and new regulations have been formed. But this is impossible. Even if Zhang Juzheng can live to be a hundred years old, Emperor Wanli cannot trust him forever. Because Zhang Juzheng himself is not clean, he is also one of the vested interests. His family property is so rich that it can scare Emperor Wanli."
Lin Sen shook his head and sighed: "Who can be truly selfless? Hai Rui is selfless, but he is also ruthless. He can only be a role model, and a role model that cannot be followed. To be honest, although Hai Rui's betrayal of his teacher was out of the so-called public heart , but is despised by others, and has done bad things.”
"A person like Hai Rui can be a cruel official, a direct minister, but not a humerus. If he becomes the chief minister of the cabinet, the Ming Dynasty is probably finished before Chongzhen becomes emperor." Zhou Hexuan said.
Lin Sen echoed, "When the water is clear, there will be no fish."
Zhou Hexuan said in a joking tone: "Now China is a pool of muddy water, and there are fishers everywhere under the water."
Lin Sen couldn't help laughing, pointed at Zhou Hexuan and said, "Mingcheng, Mingcheng, your mouth is really poisonous." After laughing, Lin Sen asked again, "What do you plan to write this "Fifteen Years of Wanli"?"
"A collection of failures of the Ming Dynasty." Zhou Hexuan said.
"Is it a mass gathering of government failures?" Lin Sen said.
The most interesting thing about "Fifteen Years of Wanli" is that the characters and stories in this book can be applied to various countries in ancient and modern China and abroad, and can even be applied to companies. You can read it as a book on administrative management. If you can master the "Fifteen Years of Wanli" well, you can be a qualified entrepreneur, or even a qualified official in charge.
After chatting for a while, Lin Sen stopped bothering Zhou Hexuan and reread the previous manuscript by himself. He found that every time he read "The Fifteen Years of Wanli", he could find something different, and he gained a lot anyway.
At this moment, another visitor came to the Zhou mansion.
"Mr. Zhou, long time no see!" Needham said with a smile.
Zhou Hexuan asked in surprise, "When did Professor Li come to China?"
Joseph Needham said: "Last year. I went to Kunming first, and then to Chengdu and Lizhuang. Now I need Mr. Zhou's help."