Longevity Begins with Jinyiwei

Beijing, Qianmen Street.

Before the 29th year of Jiajing in the former Ming Dynasty, the outer city had not been built. This Qianmen Street was also the imperial road for the emperor to go to the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Mountains and Rivers outside the city.

With the construction of the outer city of the capital, this imperial road is located at the dividing line between Zhengdongfang and Zhengxifang in the outer city, and because the Zhengyangmen connected by Qianmen Street is the main gate of the capital, the Qianmen Street area is more expensive than other Chengmen Streets. much wider.

After Jiajing in the former Ming Dynasty, officials from various provincial governments in Beijing established various guild halls on both sides of Qianmen Street in order to solve the problem of accommodation in Beijing.

The gathering place of scholars naturally led to the vigorous development of commerce. Therefore, with the evolution of time, Qianmen Street in Beijing has become the most prosperous street in Beijing.

Since the beginning of the reform, the capital at the foot of the emperor has naturally been the center of the reform storm.

Up to now, the commercial tax system in the capital has long been formed. There are nine gates in the capital, and there are many tax customs, but it has not affected the prosperity of Qianmen Street in the slightest.

With the news that Qianmen Street had opened for road reconstruction, it was inevitable that this bustling and bustling street in the entire capital had lost its luster compared to the past.

However, this eclipse did not last long, and was overwhelmed by people's curiosity.

Craftsmen are awarded titles, and cement production becomes profit every ten years. These things have long been on the streets and alleys, and everyone knows it. Whether it is dignitaries or ordinary people, they are naturally curious about this legendary cement road.

Therefore, after the renovation of Qianmen Street officially started, the construction site was almost filled with crowds of onlookers except during the curfew.

In this way, it also made Qianmen Street, which was originally lonely, more prosperous.

"Recently, there are rumors and rumors that the next imperial examination will add new studies as the content of the assessment."

On the street, the carriage slowly moved forward. In the carriage, Huang Jin, the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Sizhi, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, sat opposite each other, talking in a low voice.

"It can be spread to everyone, and this matter is probably another rumor released by His Majesty."

Huang Jin shook his head: "A few days ago, this official went to the martial arts academy to have a look at the special order of the Son of Heaven. There are indeed other reasons for learning, and it cannot be ignored!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Sizhi frowned slightly: "What exactly is the knowledge?"

"As Shoufu once said, everything has its own truth, and all of them can't be told in one sentence!"

"However, since His Majesty has released such rumors, it won't be long before specific measures will be taken, and then..."

When Huang Jin sighed, the carriage suddenly stopped, and then, the voice of the driver came from outside the carriage.

"My lord, the road is under construction, can we take a detour?"

"Build the road?"

Huang Jin and Zhang Sizhi looked at each other, and then both suddenly showed curiosity.

The two got off the carriage one after another and looked forward. The crowd gathered between them, and the Qianmen Street was already blocked. The inns and restaurants on both sides of the street were also full of guests. One by one, they were all watching the place where the crowd gathered.

"Let's go and see this legendary cement."

Huang Jin chuckled lightly, but he couldn't hide his curiosity. When he first went to the engineering department of the Wuyuan Academy, he was quite curious about this cement. However, at that time, there were no results, and there were only a few pieces that he couldn't understand. If someone didn't explain the test record, he really couldn't understand it.

Now that the real thing is born, and there is such a big turmoil, how can you not know it!

The two walked side by side, the big red official robe was extremely conspicuous on this street, and the people onlookers quickly gave way.

The two of them arrived at the periphery of the construction site unimpeded, and the scene of busy work on the construction site was also clearly reflected in their eyes.

Zhang Sizhi was even more curious when he looked at the scene where the workers were busy in the field.

When he was a magistrate, he also presided over road repairs, and he was no stranger to the process of road repair.

The construction process of the cement road in front of me is similar to the previous road construction process. The only difference is that the road is mixed with cement, and the ground is paved with grid-like bamboo pieces.

"That should be the concrete road paved to completion."

Huang Jin pointed to the gray-white road ahead, and then walked into the construction site, wearing a third-grade official robe, and no one dared to stop him.

The Ministry of Industry official who was in charge of supervising the production was not too surprised to see the two senior officials of the Ministry. Since the construction of the concrete road began, there were not one or two senior officials from the Ministry. He was used to it and greeted him quickly. Going up, that set of words has been explained many times, and it is also spoken again.

"With such a cost and such quality, if it can be promoted on a large scale, it will be a great thing for the country and the people!"

After listening to the explanation from the officials of the completion department, Zhang Sizhi stepped on the gray-white cement road and couldn't help but sigh.

Huang Jin nodded: "Building roads, building houses, building defenses, building dams, this cement can all come in handy."

"It is only natural that His Majesty will reward such a generous reward for being able to research such a thing that benefits the country and the people."

"It's a pity that the country's finances are tight now, and even with the tax reform, it owes too much debt in the past few years, and it may be difficult to promote it on a large scale in a short period of time."

"and……"

Speaking of this, Huang Jin once again thought of the recent turmoil in new schools, and the situation of the official schools he visited in various places in Shuntian Prefecture this time, and his expression became a lot more solemn.

It is his duty to teach the Minister of Rites ~www.wuxiahere.com~ to teach.

Even before the concept of new learning appeared, he paid much attention to the slowly evolving arithmetic.

Now, the new school is gaining momentum, and the rumors of adding a new school to the next imperial examination have already spread, and even the Confucius House was held by the emperor with a knife around his neck, cheering for the new school, then what will happen next is already obvious. thing.

He, the Minister of Rites, who has been stable and stable in the court, will not have a peaceful life in the future.

As if to confirm Huang Jin's guess, at this time, the crowd suddenly became noisy, and then, a group of soldiers from the Imperial Army hurriedly appeared.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has summoned, please enter the palace to see you!"

"it is good…"

Huang Jin was stunned, but then shook his head and smiled. This is really in line with today's temperament. He just came back from patrolling outside the city, and here he came to summon him.

"grown ups…"

Zhang Sizhi was surprised.

"My guess, I'm afraid it will come true."

Huang Jin smiled: "You go back to the Ministry of Rites first, and prepare what you need to prepare. Next, we will have less free time."

After finishing speaking, Huang Jin looked at the commander of the Imperial Camp and cupped his hands: "This official has some files that he needs to bring into the palace. Can I let this official go and get it?"

"Sir, please."

The commander of the Imperial Camp clasped his fists.

After taking out a bundle of files from the carriage, Huang Jin also boarded the carriage brought by the soldiers of the imperial camp. Immediately, the soldiers and horses cleared the way and quickly headed for the palace.

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