Lu Xiangsheng inevitably thought of Zhang Han.

The vigorous vitality displayed by the Hutchison, the inner unity and unity of the whole country, is enviable. Whether it is a business in Kaifeng or a capital, it seems to be printed on the same mold.

Every Hutchison staff seems to have been conditioned by Zhang Han. They have outstanding abilities, united and efficient, and the key is integrity and self-sight.

Not only is it a problem of high salary, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty have actually gained a lot of benefits through various means. The high salary of Hutchison is relatively unfavorable to ordinary people.

But Hutchison can develop a clean atmosphere, while officials of the Ming Dynasty can only rely on their own morality and integrity. In the same county, some people can get tens of thousands of taels of silver in three years, while others can be satisfied with three or four thousand taels a year. This is the case. Relying on their own morality to limit their money, it is simply to ask men to restrain their own punishment in the face of unresisting beauties. The result can be imagined.

Efficiency, integrity, and pursuit of better technology is not about seeking fish. At least according to the fact that Lu Xiangsheng saw with his own eyes, Hutchison can not only create a large number of excellent goods, such as a variety of civilian iron tools with excellent quality, muskets, guns, shields, and armor used by itself, all of which are made by Hutchison.

If the court knew these details, I wonder if Emperor Tianqi would not sleep at night? Hutchison was not only strong in soldiers and strong in financial resources, but also had a high level of firearms, armor, and military operations, but also far surpassed that of the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty.

On the one hand, the ills are born, but the accumulated ills are hard to recover, but on the other hand, the ills are prosperous and full of vitality.

Even a person like Lu Xiangsheng was uneasy and worried. He was quite unfavorable about his future and the future of the Ming Dynasty.

"Come on, I'll wait to drink this cup."

Wang Jilian, who was beside Lu Xiangsheng, had already raised his glass. The fireworks around him were constantly blooming and flowers were blooming. Everyone raised their glasses one after another, saying, "Drinking this cup is full, congratulations to the Ming Dynasty and to the emperor."

"It is also for Lu Jiandou to show his talents and strategies after taking office." Huang Daozhou raised his glass and said seriously: "We practice it for him, and we also believe that he can eliminate evil and return a pure land for the Ming Dynasty."

Huang Daozhou also paid attention to Hutchison and Zhang Han, and he hated Zhang Han as his master of Confucianism. Originally, serious Confucians should not do business. Huang Daozhou was also very dissatisfied with officials and gentry doing business, not to mention that after Zhang Han, who was also a child, he was willing to spend all his energy on business and threatened the Ming Dynasty with force.

In his heart, Zhang Han was a great traitor and evil person. What conquered the Northern Barbarians was just an expansion to satisfy his ambitions. Once this person became rich, he would definitely slash at the Ming Dynasty in the next step. Naturally, he needed a capable minister like Lu Xiangsheng to deal with such a person. Huang Daozhou really had high hopes for Lu Xiangsheng.

"Have Brother Youxuan ever learned about the business school mentioned by Zhang Han?"

After Lu Xiangsheng and everyone drank a full drink, they also asked questions unconsciously.

Zhang Han's business studies and Hutchison Business have traveled all over the world. Although it is not a very complete theory, it is already a permanent one. At least it cannot be said to be a self-talk, but a theory with a pulse that can be found and full of thoughtfulness.

There are already many scholars and officials studying business. At first, they were only interested in Zhang Han, but later it gradually spread. Some people really feel that there are some truths and can be self-consistent, which makes people interested in research and discussion.

Don’t think that the scholars and officials in the late Ming Dynasty only knew how to make trouble by the Qinhuai River. There were also some knowledgeable people who were willing to absorb new knowledge and were truly welcomed.

Xu Guangqi's attitude towards Western learning is a clear proof, and Li Zhi and others have long challenged the old Confucian order. Although Li Zhi's fate is not very good, it also shows that the considerable freedom of thought and academic in the late Ming Dynasty.

Later Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu were representatives of the free thought trend in the late Ming Dynasty. Their reflection on the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the valuable aspects of their academic thoughts are all the elegies of an era.

"I'm reading too." Huang Zongzhou smiled and said, "I have discussed with some people. They said they were absurd. I said that they were not too distorted. For example, he said that they wanted to be trustworthy, but what should he do to say? It's just the fur of some merchants. In total, it is called business. That theory is too cheap, and any one can be mentioned."

Zhang Han is indeed quite shallow in academics, but what Lu Xiangsheng wants to say is definitely not.

Huang Daozhou said again: "But he wants to establish a country with Shang, which is the danger. If this person wins the world, it will not be the Ming Dynasty's destruction, but the world!"

This was agreed by everyone in the audience. Since the pre-Qin period, Confucianism has become a prominent scholar. After the supreme Confucianism, although the dynasties after the Han Dynasty were all the bones of the Legalists and the skin of Confucianism, and from the previous Confucianism to the Tang and Song dynasties, the rise of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty influenced the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty had a lot of scholars and many of them had great influence, the core was that it had not changed.

Even hundreds of years later, Confucianism could make a comeback after being completely denied in the late Qing Dynasty, because two thousand years have passed, and all aspects of Confucianism, not only doctrines, but even its spiritual connotation has covered all the Chinese's words, deeds and ways of thinking. Unless it is suppressed with a completely vital new theory, a comeback is inevitable.

Zhang Han’s business school is actually about contract and rule of law, which is not contradictory to Confucianism, but making contract and rule of law the most important part and covering everything is something that Confucianism cannot accept.

Huang Daozhou was quite keen. He said to Lu Xiangsheng: "So Brother Jiandou remember that this trip is not an ordinary thing."

Lu Xiangsheng felt depressed, but he raised his glass and said, "I can only devote myself to my whole life until I die."

The people present didn't think that this was inauspicious, so everyone drank another drink.

At this time, the head of the Huang Mansion walked to the courtyard and bowed to report: "Master, Master Huo, the military officer, came to pay his respects."

"He?" Huang Daozhou shook his head and said, "This man is so annoying. Go back to him, he will disappear tonight."

Huo Weihua is a military officer, with a low position and a member of the eunuch party.

This was nothing at all. Huang Daozhou and others had no strong party colors. The big boss Donglin, who had a strong party color, would either die or arrest him or be exiled or was exiled to be exempted from office. The best thing was to retire and go home.

The eunuch party is actually the original Qi Party and the Zhejiang Party, both of which are civil servants, and the party struggles are not as fierce as in the previous two years, so it will not make everyone lose contact.

The key is that Huo Weihua is quick and alert, and is good at discovering the truth from clues. It is said that Xu Dahua of the Zhejiang Party wanted to ask Fang Congzhe to come back. Among them, it was Huo Weihua's reminder that Wei Zhongxian should not be fooled. After that, Xu Dahua was gradually alienated and his power was limited. Huo Weihua became one of the most trusted think tanks in the heart of Eunuch Wei.

Now, Cui Chengxiu and Huo Weihua are the true confidants of Wei Zhongxian and are also his think tanks. The eunuch party’s governance has gradually gotten on the right track. Wei Zhongxian’s power has been greatly related to this person.

Of course, Huang Daozhou was quite disgusted with such people, but in addition to making suggestions, Huo Weihua was still quite upright and was usually gentle to others. Unlike Li Fan of the eunuch party, he acted arrogantly and offended too many people. He was impeached by the eunuch party's own people, which made him look dirty.

Huo Weihua's reputation for officialdom in the capital was not too bad. Later, he was successfully transferred to the Minister of Taipu Temple and became one of the nine ministers. He then became the Minister of War. During the Chongzhen period, he served as the Minister of War. Later, he felt that he could not stay in the center and planned to steal Yuan Chonghuan's position as Ji Liao Zheng. Of course, Yuan Chonghuan was not a vegetarian. He instructed Shi Xinlun and other censors to impeach Huo Weihua and revealed his prestige of the eunuch party's master. Chongzhen did not make things difficult for him. After all, this person had the ability to be an official and his reputation was not bad, so he only seized the official and ordered him to return to his hometown to live freely.

Wang Jilian smiled and said, "What's the matter with this person coming to find Brother Youxuan?"

"Come and ask for calligraphy and paintings." Huang Daozhou said indifferently: "I originally didn't do it with him, but later I brought it to him for 200 taels of money and said it was given to Senior Fang, so I agreed."

"It turned out to be sent to Fang Xiang, no wonder Brother Youxuan agreed." Wen Zhenmeng smiled and said, "I heard that Fang Xiang is not very good, but he still reads and writes every day."

Huang Daozhou sighed: "It's really not good, but we scholars, who study to nourish our spirits and write to cheer up our emotions. If we don't do these things, how can we let go of our worries?"

Fang Congzhe is still respected by Shilin. Recently, rumors of Fang Congzhe's health have been rumored. Some people from the Fang Mansion went to the capital to visit famous doctors. However, because it was because of the old age and physical weakness, no famous doctor was confident of treating the disease. Therefore, Fang Mansion's search for doctors was not smooth and he might eventually return without success.

He also respected such a former chief minister who was very experienced and had stabilized the court in the years when Shenzong was most negligent, and was considering the overall situation and knew the general situation. Huo Weihua was once a member of the Qi Party and had a deep relationship with Fang Congzhe. It was not surprising that he came to ask for calligraphy and paintings of the famous Huang Daozhou before Fang Congzhe's birthday.

"I'm afraid I still want to take the opportunity to get some relationship with Brother Youxuan." Wen Anzhi commented with a smile: "This person is very smart, and I'm afraid he wants to find a way out."

Everyone knows that the eunuch party will have a final say. Unlike civil servants who rule the entire group, if you leave a chief minister, you may still take over the position of your own.

The existence of the eunuch party is only Wei Zhongxian. Emperor Tianqi believed that Wei Zhongxian could protect his power. As long as the emperor changed his mind or changed his emperor, Wei Zhongxian would lose his power and the eunuch party would disappear instantly.

Everyone knows this very well. It is impossible for a smart person like Huo Weihua to understand the interests of this section. His good popularity in the officialdom of the capital and his decent attitude as an official are probably all for the sake of future plans.

To get the actual benefits of the eunuch party now, we have to make plans for future regression. Mr. Huo is really a smart person who is good at dancing and good at dancing on the needle tip. (https:)
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