Learn and learn, not to say.

Lin Haoran devoted himself wholeheartedly to the sea of books, and Sun Jixiang seemed to be a library manager with a search function, always able to help him find the most suitable books in the shortest possible time.

When he saw a piece of imperial history in the Chenghua period criticizing the shortcomings of the feudal sect's expenses, he couldn't help but exhale lightly and gently closed the book.

In his impression, the Ming Dynasty did not seem to have been able to solve this maladministration until the death of the country. Obviously, it is impossible for those in power to see this drawback, and it can only be said that the target of the Ming regime has never been the people.

Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer.

Lin Haoran felt a touch of bitterness in his heart, many officials are "open their mouths to the common people and close their mouths to the world", but in the face of this biggest ill of the Ming Dynasty, they have become "blind".

It has to be said that this is a rather ironic era, and it is no wonder that later generations will criticize some Qingliu officials.

Before I knew it, it was already noon.

But I don't know if Xu Wei intentionally or unintentionally, after discussing with him to go to dinner together, he called Zhu Dashou together, and Zhu Dashou also called a little old man.

"Xiaguan Jinda, No. Xingqiao, Bingchen Kejinshi, Jiangxi Fuliang, I have seen Lin Xiu!" Jinda's hair was already pale, and he saluted earnestly towards Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran found that the person in front of him was already in his fifties, and his fingers were still trembling slightly when he saluted him. Looking at his seventh-grade official uniform again, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

This is the status quo of the Ming Dynasty, saying that it is to serve the country and the people, but in the end, he would rather delay for half his life and plunge headlong on the road of the imperial examination. He also disdains to raise officials, just to pursue the fame of a jinshi.

Now that the fame is in hand, people are beautiful, but in the end, they can only do nothing. Entering the officialdom at this age, it is the Hanlin Academy, which needs the most qualifications, and I am afraid that I will have to return to my hometown before I have time to display my ambitions.

A group of five people arrived at the dining hall of Hanlin Yuan and sat down at a table.

Zhu Dashou was not affected by yesterday's drunkenness, and followed them solemnly and said: "We have an accident in Jiangsu and Zhejiang again!" The Japanese invaded Huanghua in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and burned many villages. ”

"Didn't you say that Wang was directly recruited, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang were going to enjoy peace?" Mao Xuanyuan frowned and said.

"Can you believe all this nonsense?" Zhu Dashou sneered, and with a hint of murderous intent on his face, he gestured with his knife and said: "Those Japanese robbers are extremely vicious, and if they don't kill, they will be a scourge in the end!" ”

"Go up to the army to plot, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and attack the city below." Jin Dawen shook his head and said, and then seriously expressed his opinion: "I think Wu Butang's method is the best, recruiting these widows. ”

Zhu Dashou's eyes flashed with displeasure, obviously disagreeing with Jinda's point of view, turned his head to look at Lin Haoran and asked seriously, "Lin Xiu, what is your opinion?" ”

Lin Haoran understood that he should not speak lightly, and said with a smile: "I am not familiar with the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but Elder Brother Wen has been a staff member of Wu Butang, so it is better to listen to his high opinions!" ”

When everyone heard this, they also looked at Xu Wei. As Hu Zongxian's staff, this person naturally knows more about the affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang than ordinary people, and he will definitely be able to see the problem of the Japanese invaders more comprehensively.

"How can I have any high opinions!" Xu Wei also shook his head, but finally couldn't help but continue: "But if you want to cut down the soldiers, I do think it's the next step. For example, the year before last we got rid of Xu Hai, but last year Xu Liang appeared, and if we use forces to get rid of Wang Zhi, I can say with certainty that there will still be a second Wang Zhi. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Dashou also sighed heavily, but said unwillingly: "This attack is indeed a good idea!" But you don't know that the evil deeds of those Japanese robbers are simply unconscionable, and not killing them is not enough to anger the people! ”

Xu Wei didn't refute, and sighed deeply. For he had been to a village littered with corpses, and had seen a passenger ship with its crew burnt to charcoal, and the would-be would-be wouldn't have been put to death.

After a brief meal, the five of them left the dining room and returned to the inspection hall together.

When Lin Haoran came back, he found that Xu Yuanping and Cao Dazhang seemed to be very diligent, meditating in front of the public case, but they didn't know what kind of problems they encountered in the revision of history.

"Master, I don't know what the matter is to find a lowly position?" Sun Jixiang came over and asked respectfully.

Lin Haoran did not speak, but pointed to the word "倭寇" on the paper.

Sun Jixiang arched his hand towards him, then turned and walked towards the reference room, quickly carrying over a stack of books. Some are yellowed ancient texts, while others are brand new.

It was not a problem in the Jiajing period, but in essence it has been around for a long time.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Japan entered a period of division between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the feudal princes divided their territories, attacked each other, and fought for power and profit.

Some feudal lords of the Southern Dynasties who were defeated in the war organized samurai, merchants and ronins to carry out armed smuggling, robbery, burning and pirate activities in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, which were called "Wakou" in history.

It's just that the Japanese have become a disaster for the Ming Dynasty, but it is in the Jiajing Dynasty. Due to the iron-blooded measures adopted by the imperial court to implement the policy of banning the sea, the maritime merchants turned from "trade" to "plunder", which suddenly aggravated the problem of the Japanese invaders.

Of course, there are some objective factors to this, such as the improvement of navigation technology in this era, which has led to the decline in the cost of navigation.

In the past, even if the Europeans were ambitious, without the support of seafaring technology, they would not have been able to reach the East to plunder. And if Japan wants to come to Daming, it will also have to go through great risks.

It was the developed navigation technology that allowed them to reduce the cost of navigation, and the maritime merchants also became intermediaries for the sake of their own interests, resulting in the plundering of the rich Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Obviously, the crux of the problem is not the Japanese invaders themselves, but the evil consequences caused by the Ming Dynasty's actions against the times.

Lin Haoran was looking for information to support his point, but found that the information sent by Sun Jixiang contained the military expenditure in Jiangsu and Zhejiang over the years, and the imperial court actually allocated hundreds of thousands of military salaries to Jiangsu and Zhejiang every year.

When he saw these data, he knew that the pool of water was deeper than he imagined, and the government of the Ming Dynasty was much more complicated than he imagined.

When it was time to arrive, Wu Shan still did not come to Hanlin Academy, so Lin Haoran chose to get off work on time.

It's just that when he left, he unexpectedly found that Xu Yuanping and Cao Dazhang were still buried in front of the public case, working seriously.

Seeing these two people working so seriously, I couldn't help but secretly admire it. At this time, both of them can put their hearts and minds into their work, and they are indeed very human.

When he told Xu Wei this respect, Xu Wei spit out two words contemptuously, which immediately broke his heart.