In October of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, one month after Yang Shanlu presided over the education reform, the effect had begun to show up. Of course, it was not that the steam engine he was looking forward to most began to appear, but a new thing appeared...
"Hou Ye Hou Ye, Dengzhou Fu University Hall, invented a new thing a few days ago!"
On this day, Yang Shanlu had just started working in the special envoy's mansion, and Sun Changming, the civil affairs officer, came to announce the news in a hurry, and his appearance was extremely excited... Now they are all tied to Yang Shanlu on the same boat. Now... Everyone is prosperous, and everything is lost. So now that I have received good news, I can't hold back the joy.
And Yang Shanlu was also very happy when he heard the news. To be honest, he hasn't moved for more than a month since he announced the rewards for inventions and creations. He can't hold back anymore... Is it just not giving face? In his opinion, there are inventions and creations everywhere... But now, someone finally wins the prize.
Then he asked with interest: "Oh, what was invented?"
"Hehe, according to the message sent, dried salted fish was invented—" Sun Changming said with a smile on his face.
"What? Dried salted fish?" Yang Shanlu was a little bit dumbfounded when he heard it. Can this be considered an invention? But then he thought, let alone, in the backward era of Daming, dried salted fish was really an invention!
Because in the original history, the invention of this kind of dried fish did not occur until the Qing Dynasty (about 20 years to come), and there has been no climate.
But now? With his own practice, he encouraged invention and creation, and encouraged the study of miscellaneous learning, and it finally came out ahead of schedule!
And Yang Shanlu knew that even though this invention was small, his significance was not small! A small invention can make nearly one million tons of dried aquatic fish enter the market every year, and even radiate the entire Ming Dynasty! (Because the original marine fish, thanks to the difficult transportation conditions of this era, can circulate at most a hundred miles after being caught, and it will rot even further away).
In other words, it is equivalent to an increase of 20 million stone in grain production! Even if it can be popularized in the future, this number can be increased tenfold! (Equivalent to increasing the grain output of one hundred counties) So the positive meaning of this...
Even after thinking about this, Yang Shanlu's face showed a smile... In the backward era of Ming Dynasty, any invention and creation can bring great benefits! So society really needs to change!
So next, Yang Shanlu said immediately: "Then send someone to bring this inventor over. Remember to let him bring the invented dried fish, and the officer will personally reward him!"
Since the effect is outstanding, Yang Shanlu naturally does not hesitate to reward, and seriously said that this is the first invention since he implemented the educational reform, so it must be a big book! In order to further promote this trend!
Then soon, since Yang Shanlu had the order, Sun Changming immediately went down to execute it, and ten days later, the inventor was taken to Luoyang Mansion.
But when Yang Shanlu saw him, he was still a little surprised. It turned out that this was still a student (he thought he would be a teacher), and he was only sixteen or seventeen years old this year. He was wearing a coarse cloth. Obviously, the family background is not very good, even after entering the majestic envoy's mansion, he was obviously a little restrained.
Fortunately, after Yang Shanlu saw him, he was very easy-going. First let him sit down and chat with him a few words, asking about his studies, daily life, etc., and then the student saw that the famous special envoy was unexpectedly After being so easy-going and approachable, I felt relieved a lot.
Then Yang Shanlu asked the most critical question: "Then how did you think of inventing this dried salted fish?"
Then the student replied: "Back to the adults, the student’s hometown is in Dengzhou Prefecture, and then you know that Dengzhou Prefecture is actually close to the beach, but the problem is that the student’s hometown is more than 100 miles away from the beach, so rely on The sea can’t eat the sea. I’ve never eaten sea fish when I grow up so big! So the students are very resentful!”
"Then the students listened to the teacher in the school again, sir, you have issued invention awards to encourage all kinds of wonderful things, including students who read the book in the school, and then read about the principle of salt energy preservation, so they tried to do it. I didn’t expect this dried fish to be made."
"Okay! Very good!" Yang Shanlu nodded repeatedly after listening... This is good! This is the fact that all positive factors have been brought together, and quantitative changes have caused qualitative changes!
And to be honest, this invention is not difficult, the difficult thing is this idea! But now? With his active guidance and vigorous advancement, this invention finally landed!
After complimenting him a lot, Yang Shanlu asked him to take the dried fish and take a look.
After Yangshanlu saw it, this is a common marine fish in Shandong and other places. The scientific name of the later generations is called Spanish mackerel. When the fish is fresh, it is only one to two catties, and the body is like a chopstick. Now it is made into dried fish. , And only the palm length has shrunk, and there is still a faint fishy smell.
But for this inconspicuous thing, Yang Shanlu knows its meaning very well. In this era, there is no such a household net, and the quantity of seafood is still very abundant. The fishermen everywhere worry about fresh fish nowhere to go, and eventually they are all rotten. Throw it away! Therefore, it is estimated that in Shandong alone, dozens of tons of marine fish are discarded every day.
Correspondingly, the people in the mainland can't eat sea fish at all and can't get protein supplements, but what about now? The little dried fish is good for the country and the people!
And after that, Yang Shanlu also did an experiment on the spot, let the dried fish be boiled, and he tasted it himself.
To be honest, with his usual taste, the taste is really not very good. It is a bit fishy and a bit bitter. But for the poor people of Ming, it is rare for the poor people to have a fishy meat in a few days, is it right? What about good delicacy
(As for whether the price of dried fish can be affordable by the people, it is not even a problem. Think about it, what was originally thrown away, but now it can be sold, can the price go higher?)
So after all the verifications were correct, Yang Shanlu was not hypocritical, and he was immediately asked to take out the reward that he had said at the beginning-a full 1,000 taels of silver! And they were all fifty-two silver ingots, which were rewarded to him on the spot.
"Ah, the envoy, this is too much, I dare not accept the student." After seeing this student, he refused repeatedly.
Although he also knew very well that the reward policy issued at the beginning was 1000 taels of silver, but when things came, he was still a little dumbfounded...
Want to know what 1000 taels of silver represent? Now all kinds of people's livelihood is stable, and prices are falling. 1,000 taels of silver are enough for a middle-class family to live a life comfortably! But now, it only took him a few days to get so much silver
When Yang Shanlu saw him a little uneasy and longing, he laughed. Yang Shanlu just said: "You can take it, this is what you deserve, including after you go back, I hope you With your classmates, you can study harder and make more inventions!"
Then Yang Shanlu muttered to himself like a dream, "God, I can really get so much silver!" This allowed him to go down, and since it has been invented, The circulation of dried fish is no longer a concern for him. Those profit-seeking businessmen have desperately begun to expand this business!
What Yang Shanlu needs to do is to further promote it, for example, let Li Yan write a special book on the Daming Times to publicize this matter, including a big prize of one thousand taels of silver! This will guide public opinion and further arouse the upsurge of invention and creation!
And Yang Shanlu always believes that the ancient civilization that can have the four great inventions, how can it lack the corresponding wisdom and wisdom? It’s just that they have been distorted by the prevailing ethos in the past, focusing on the four books and the five classics, while ignoring various inventions and creations, and denounced them as wonderful skills, but now? I believe that with his guidance, coupled with the wisdom of the people, all kinds of inventions and creations, shouldn't there be fewer
So in this way, after completing the education reform and beginning to feel the benefits, Yang Shanlu's second step is to reform the administration of officials.
And Yang Shanlu also knows that, compared with the education reform, the reform of the management of officials is also the top priority! After all, China has always been an official-based country, and in China, a country with a history of three thousand years, being an official means getting ahead, and being an official means holding great power, even the power of life and death over ordinary people. That is already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Therefore, the current reform of the administration of officials is also very important, and it can even be said that it is related to the victory or defeat of the entire reform! So it must be very important.
Of course, the reform of government officials still needs to be targeted, just like when Yang Shanlu first came to the five provinces, he once punished a group of corrupt officials, but he knew very well that this was only a temporary solution, not a permanent cure! Did not fundamentally solve the problem.
As for what needs to be changed in the reform of government officials, it is also very obvious, that is, to change the legacy left by Zhu Yuanzhang... That is, this man is very good to his descendants, but it is too harsh for those court officials—the salary is fixed. Too low!
Of course, this is also related to his origin, but he is a cowherd baby plus a beggar origin, so this origin is determined, he hates those who are officials, so after he became the emperor, he decided that the official Dai Lu was surprisingly determined. Low! Then, until now, these officials in Daming, if they want to be honest and perform their duties, then everyone has to learn from Hai Jui, and they have to farm their own fields, and the wife of the family has to spin and weave to subsidize the family, and even so, all year round. Only during the New Year can you cut a piece of meat to eat...
But all have become officials, is it just to live such a hard life? So this kind of poverty, obviously few officials can do it. Then the normal salary cannot meet the basic living conditions, so what should I do? The answer is obviously obvious.
Therefore, for this deep-seated malpractice, now is the time for Yang Shanlu to make reforms. (End of this chapter)