Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1404 Migration Road ([-])
As on the East Coast, historically the arguments against Britain have been almost non-representational and non-taxable.

If Dashun wants to rule here, at least to maintain a certain degree of centripetal force, he must conduct imperial examinations here to obtain scholars.

The form of the imperial examination can be changed, and even the number of candidates here as a colony can be limited.But the imperial examination must be held, and those who succeed in the imperial examination here must be able to serve as officials in Dashun, otherwise, the centrifugal tendency here may intensify.

Of course, because Liu Yu implemented the "balance of power" policy in North America.

Therefore, North America, which has different skin colors, cultures, religions, and beliefs, generally speaking, will not be so easy to rebel, but will need the help of the mother country.

But if policies on the imperial examination are given from the very beginning, then this centripetal force will be more cohesive.

Unlike the situation on the east coast, the "commercial" interests of the west coast are not so important.

In addition, Dashun did not want to treat the Fusang immigration area with the mercantilist policy of the colonial era, so it was difficult to produce a strong commercial smuggling group like the east coast.

In addition, Dashun vetoed the policy of private land occupation from the very beginning, which meant that interest groups such as land speculators in Washington on the east coast could not be formed.

Therefore, even if many people think that Zhao Tuo's story will be followed here.But in fact, as long as the imperial examination is held, the situation here can still be stable for a long time.

The imperial examination policy here is definitely different from that in the mainland of Dashun.Even if the number of applicants is actually admitted by province, it is definitely not acceptable for this kind of reclamation area to follow the discipline arrangement of the imperial examination system within Dashun.

Especially after the school system is restored here, the imperial examination itself will definitely exist, but the core must be changed.After all, Wang Anshi had already considered the integration of the imperial examination and the reform of the school system, which in itself was not too difficult for Dashun.

Mr. Private School is here, it is impossible for one person to take charge of a school.But he can only be a part of the school teacher.

Although Dashun's Confucian scholars of the retro school advocated "understanding Confucianism" and wanted to have all the six arts of ritual, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics,
But like most "perfect requirements", this expectation is born because most people can't meet it.

Mr. Private School is not capable of teaching the six arts alone. In fact, he can only be a "literate enlightenment" teacher, and he needs to work with other people who teach mathematics, agriculture and other skills.

He already knew this when he chose to immigrate.

However, even though he has completed the mentality change from a "student" to a "teacher who receives a salary", he still has a heart for the imperial examination.Even if it is impossible for him to take part in the imperial examination, and it is impossible for him to continue to take the exam, he still has hopes for the future of his descendants.

It doesn’t matter if the form and content of the imperial examinations change. The key is to hold a national exam, and people from the North American immigration area are eligible to take the exam, and there must be a certain number of Juren in the North American immigration area, and this Juren or similar The identity and title can be used in Dashun.

Regarding the changes in the form and content of the imperial examinations, there have been many reforms in history, including the reforms of Wang Anshi, the most provocative, and the early days of Dashun, which did not use stereotyped essays and used policy to discuss political theory, etc.

It is impossible for Mr. Private School to continue to take the imperial examination, so he does not object to the changes in the content and form of the imperial examination.The key is that there must be such a thing as "imperial examination".

Compared with other migrants who pay more attention to the tax rate and labor service, he still pays more attention to education, examination and other policies.

Mr. Private School's attention was quickly responded to.

A few days later, Mr. Private School received a notice to go to Fenglin Bay.

Fenglin Bay is temporarily used as the "junzhi" here, and all kinds of non-agricultural immigrants will be resettled there temporarily.

When he got there, he was received by a group of low-ranking officials.He is a scholar, and he always has the privilege of not worshiping officials, and his attitude on the other side is not so arrogant.

Mr. Private School thought he was here to discuss school matters, and guessed that these people might be the school officials here in the future?
But the question asked by the other side made Mr. Private School dispel this idea, and felt that today's matter seemed a bit troublesome.

"Sir, I have read the books of sages and sages. I just don't know if I have had any contact with Christianity? Do you understand?"

Under the turmoil of Dashun's ban on religion, this question seems simple, but in fact it is not easy to answer.Mr. Private School hurriedly said: "I have never been in contact with the ban on religion by the imperial court. The two holy dynasties have used the sage's learning since ancient times, how can they use the Western religious system?"

"I don't know how many adults... what are you doing?"

One of the leading officials said with a smile: "Sir, there is no need to be nervous, just ask. Because there is something, I am afraid that I will recruit you to serve the country."

Mr. Private School first heard about Christian affairs, and then heard words such as being recruited to serve the country, but he thought to himself, but he didn’t know what I could do?Monitor faith?Destroy the prostitute?Or is it to educate the local aborigines to compete with Christianity?

Thinking about it this way, the other party didn't keep a secret, and the official in charge was very straightforward.

"Well, it's a serious matter, but it's just that the method is a little...unrighteous. Sir, I want to know about Zhou Zheng's cross-examination. This matter is a bit similar."

"According to the truth, or the right way, the so-called: Faith is not in the middle, quality is of no benefit. If you do it with forgiveness, you need to be polite. Although there is no quality, who can tell the difference?"

"But in actual operation, there is always a contradiction with reality."

"To put it simply, the imperial court wants to set up a guard station in the east of the mountain, hundreds of miles away. It is at the junction with the French. French missionaries go deep into the forest and grassland, and most of the local aborigines believe in God."

"The so-called hostage means that the imperial court wants to take the children of some people as hostages. One is the heirs of the nearby aboriginal families, and the other is the heirs of the families who went there to reclaim wasteland."

"Of course, if they are hostages, they are just asking them to study in the school. Since they want to study, it is inevitable to learn all kinds of knowledge. Astronomy and geography, arithmetic, agriculture and industry, and the words of the ancient sages."

"People of our real school, sir, know even if you think about it. You only know a little bit about the words of the sages. Even though there are textbooks, there are many allusions and details in them... Duke Xing Guo once joked before that although the word fen in fennel beans has The four ways of writing are useless; but if you read Xin Jiaxuan's Ci and know that there are four ways to write fen, it is probably easier to understand the allusions in it than those who do not know that there are four ways to write fen."

"Yes, we still need some people who specialize in teaching ancient sage knowledge and the source of allusions. Specialize in teaching these 'hostages' to read."

Mr. Private School is not that stubborn and pedantic. Hearing the story of Anhui's four methods, he smiled and said: "This...although it is not the right way to talk about the heart, it is indeed a bit of a villain who Zhou Zheng confronted. But another The idea, after all, is to spread the knowledge of the sages and the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, and don’t stick to the small details.”

"It's just... I have a question."

The leading official nodded and said, "But it doesn't matter."

Mr. Private School paused for a moment, and finally said: "I heard that the natives here are descendants of Yin and Shang? Is this... true? Is it false?"

The official laughed and said: "Since the Ming Dynasty, most of the gentry have done genealogy. I heard that with the increasing number of students, many students specialize in 'compiling family trees' for others. I think Mr. Lai also knows. Then, this From the genealogy, it seems that every gentry is a descendant of the sages, so do you think this is true?"

"A hundred years from now, the family tree is the proof. Then it's true."

"It is false, it seems that most of them are also false."

"As the saying goes, when the false is true, the true is also false, and where there is inaction, there is and there is nothing."

"I have read few sage books, but I have read some of The Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan."

"The ancients said: Gods do not worship non-human beings, and people do not worship non-clans."

"However, "Daya" also said: Yin Shi's skin is sensitive, naked generals will wear clothes in the capital, and the king's ministers. According to ancient rituals, the emperor is outside this exception. The old descendants of Yin and Shang can wear the original ethnic Clothes, go to worship the emperor, and participate in sacrifices."

"That's right, whether it's true or not, it's not a big deal to say that these people are descendants of the Yin and Shang dynasties now that there are emperors in the Holy Dynasty."

"The gentry has a family tree, and we have 'textual research' history books. So yes, yes, no. When their children grow up, they will receive this kind of education, so it is meaningless whether they are yes or no."

"Besides, in terms of reality, it may or may not be true. But it is still considered true. It would be best if there is evidence in the future."

The leading official, who came from the Real School, also caught up with the tide of promotion. Because of his strong atheism, he was regarded as "very firm" and had been on business trips in various European countries for many years.

One of the things that impressed him the most in Europe was the excavation of the ancient city of Pompeii for more than ten years.

Before that, Chinese culture was very popular in Europe, and many people had recognized oriental aesthetics, which gradually influenced the development of western aesthetics.

After the ancient city of Pompeii was excavated, the leading officials could clearly feel some elites in Europe and began to build the inheritance of Greece and Rome.

The classic is the aesthetic of "pottery and porcelain".

Some classical pottery excavated from the ancient city of Pompeii, and their imitations, have gradually had some impact on the status of Chinese porcelain in the upper class of Europe in the upper class.

He has also seen this kind of pottery. France sent two pieces to the Dashun royal family as a national gift. Although the leading officials have never seen the real one, they have seen the imitation.

I have to say that there is indeed a simple, solemn, and simple beauty of the ancient times, and the style is very special.

For this trend, people in the era cannot point out its various meanings like the later generations who read history and summarize it.

But the people of Dashun, who are in the tide of the times, can still feel some deep meaning to this tide.

To put it simply, it is the gorgeous style of Baroque Rococo dominated by court culture that began in the 17th century, and the oriental classical aesthetics invaded Europe to a certain extent through this wind and court culture.

But extremes must be reversed.

Now, with the excavation of the ancient city of Pompeii, it can basically be concluded that the imitation of the Nanjing Tower and the oriental Kew Garden funded by George III's mother can be regarded as "the last glory of Dongfeng aesthetics in Europe in the 18th century." "Are.

Both Catholicism and Protestantism lack classical aesthetics, or are not "classical" enough.A European neoclassical aesthetics is about to debut, not only to shape cultural confidence, seek roots and build civilization, but also to resist oriental aesthetics.

So there was a trend of chasing Rome and Greece, accompanied by the excavation of Pompeii, under the reverse trend of learning from the East and learning from the West, and the French Enlightenment taking Dashun as the utopia, more and more History books and pamphlets describing ancient Greece and Rome became popular.

There are even pamphlets "describing the history of Pompeii".

Pompeii is real.

But is it true that at this time there are many interesting and recent pamphlets describing Pompeii or ancient Rome and Greece?

The gang of Dashun knew it well.

Because, in this era, whether it is the former dynasty or Japan, there are a lot of "fake ancient books".

In order to prove their point of view, some literati in the former dynasty have reached the peak of the technology of making ancient books. This is not the technology of making old cultural relics, but imitating the style of writing in the pre-Qin style, which is open-minded, curt teeth, soft-spoken and righteous; In order to reform, he also frantically edited the ancient books of the pre-Qin period in order to "go back to the past".Not to mention the level of some literati in the previous dynasty, even the ancient books of the pre-Qin period fabricated by Confucian scholars in Japan can be faked with a little carelessness.

Especially after the trade with Japan, a large number of "ancient" books that were claimed to have been preserved in Japan during the Tang Dynasty and were different from the current classics were "changed".

Dashun has seen a lot.

This kind of background naturally influenced the people of Dashun who paid more attention to this aspect, and also came up with the idea of ​​"fabricating the history of the descendants of Yin and Shang immigrants immigrating to Fusang", the purpose of which is naturally for better development here.

As for the inside story of these things, it may not be possible to tell Mr. Private School.

But some things that are not critical can be said.After all, for scholars like Mr. Private School to come here, they have actually passed the "political" and "trial" before immigrating, otherwise they would not be allowed to come here.

(End of this chapter)