Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 726 It's time to come back
In the seventh year of Yongjing, in August, the Hall of Rende in Luoyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of enrollment quotas for ten universities in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun! Please take a look at it..."

Xiao Chuo was wearing a black and white Confucian scholar's uniform, her beauty was a bit capable, with a bit of slender phoenix eyes, and a shrewdness that didn't match her age.

Luo Youdu was very excited and said, "Bring it quickly!"

It has been more than a year since the Khitan was destroyed. During this year, Luo Youdu mainly focused on three things.

The promotion of silver coins and gold coins, the large project of transferring people from the south to the north and education.

The promotion of silver coins and gold coins went smoothly. People all over the world have a certain understanding of the value of gold and silver, but they have not been officially recognized.

Now the official value is specially defined for it, and it has been popularized very quickly, and it has also temporarily alleviated the problem that the long-distance trade currency of bulk commodities is difficult to carry.

There were ups and downs in the process of transferring people from the South to the North, but they were all overcome by the court and local officials.

The turmoil of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms did too much harm to the north, especially the several southern expeditions of Khitan, not to mention all kinds of massacres, and the forced migration of the population to the south and north of the desert.

Dayu's economic center of gravity is in the Central Plains and in the South, so that the Central Plains and the South are getting richer and more people, and there is a crowded situation. On the contrary, the population in the North is still not satisfied.

This situation is not a good thing. Only when Youzhou, Hebei can control the situation, there will be no chaos in Monan, Mobei and Liaodong.

Youzhou, Hebei is barren and weak. How can the ethnic minorities in the south and north of the desert be convinced?
In fact, the Dayu court has implemented the policy of transferring people from the south to the north for three years, with all kinds of preferential treatment, but the gains are not obvious.After all, the development of the Central Plains and Jiangnan is obvious to all. Who is willing to abandon the prosperous place and develop in a desolate place?

Faced with this situation, Luo Youdu lost his patience, and after pacifying Khitan, he took tough measures from the beginning of the sixth year of Yongjing.According to the household registration, the people who originally fled from the north to the south were forcibly repatriated back to their hometowns. As for the local ruffians and vagrants, they were all included in the migration.

As expected, once this policy was implemented, it immediately caused a lot of turmoil.

However, this matter is a long-term national policy, and the attitude of the whole court is the same, and they are not dragged down by the war, and the turmoil subsides soon.

With the population filling, all kinds of resources are converging towards the north, which is already a thriving scene.

As for education, it goes without saying that education is the country's major plan. No matter how hard it is, students cannot suffer, and no matter how poor they are, education cannot be poor.

Based on the experience of previous generations, Luo Youdu carried out certain reforms on the imperial examinations.Restrictions were imposed on the candidates who participated in the imperial examinations, and the tradition of recommending quotas for officials was also abolished. Students in the field strictly followed the procedures of the township examination, state examination, provincial examination, and palace examination. At the same time, a back door was opened on this basis: local graduates Being able to skip the provincial and state examinations and directly take the provincial examinations with a college diploma encourages more students to enter universities.

For each imperial examination, Luo Youdu also asked the Imperial College to compile a list, record the number of Jinshi candidates in each subject, list a ranking according to the schools behind them, award different rewards, and even financial support.

There is a strong learning atmosphere in the south, and many characters have emerged in the face of a good educational environment.The north has fewer people and has been ruled by Khitan for many years, so it is inferior to the south in many aspects.

And the situation in the north is related to the relatives of Mobei, Monan, and Liaodong. Luo Youdu pays far more attention to the north than the south.

Xiao Chuo presented the information in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I have discovered an interesting situation."

"Say!"

Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Chuo in front of him with a smile, and his eyes fell on the list presented by the other party, but he was quite emotional in his heart, this little girl is really amazing, she really has the talent for politics.

Luo Youdu's original idea was to give Xiao Chuo the status of a female official, and let her be responsible for the education of the princes and noble children, just like the doctor Han Lanying in history and the five daughters of the Song family in the Tang Dynasty.

Xiao Chuo cherished this opportunity very much. After finishing her job, she took advantage of her status as an assistant teacher of the Imperial College to get along well with her colleagues in the Imperial College, especially Qi Tongwen, the supervisor of the Imperial College, was even more happy with Xiao Chuo, and specially accepted her for students.

This Qi Tongwen is not an ordinary person. He is a famous educator in Chinese history and a student of Yang Que, the founder of Suiyang Academy.Suiyang Academy is also the predecessor of Yingtian Academy, one of the four academies, and is now Yingtian University.

Qi Tongwen inherited his teacher's career and continued to run a school in Suiyang Xueshe. He was called "Mr. Suiyang". Historically, there were as many as 60 or [-] students who came out of Suiyang Xueshe in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

When Luo Youdu chose the supervisor of the Imperial College, he made three wishes in a row, and then invited Qi Tongwen from Yingtian University to Gyeonggi to serve as the supervisor of the Imperial College and the prime minister of the world's education.

Xiao Chuo was already known as a talented woman, and after being accepted as a disciple by Qi Tongwen, she replaced Zhou Ehuang in the past and became the number one talented woman in Gyeonggi.

Xiao Chuo was like a duck to water in the Guozijian. In the name of his disciple assisting his mentor, he assisted him in handling the official affairs of the Guozijian, and was successfully promoted to a doctor of the Guozijian.

Xiao Chuo's promotion is so fast, his own ability is one of the reasons, but having a military merit in the body is also the key.She has never shy away from her identity, and when using her sister, she will not have any psychological burden, a natural politician thinking.

Luo Youdu paid attention to education, and often contacted the Imperial College to learn about the education situation in various places.

Relying on his special status, Xiao Chuo took on this task again.

Xiao Chuo said: "The literary style in the south of the Yangtze River is at its peak, and their comprehensive achievements are all better than those in the northern part of the Central Plains."

Luo Youdu was quite helpless when he heard the words. It was true. Jiangnan's literary style was very prosperous, which directly led to their overall cultural level being higher than other places. The imperial examination candidates, high school scholars, and Jiangnan students accounted for half of them.

The Central Plains, North, Bashu, Guanzhong, Longyou, and Liangzhou are divided into the other half.

"I have paid attention to the news and grades from the North-South University this year, and found that the scores of northern students in mathematics and physics are better than those of southern students."

Xiao Chuo knew that Luo Youdu was troubled by the cultural differences between the north and the south, and his tone was somewhat cheerful.

Luo Youdu was startled when he heard this, he didn't notice this detail, he took the information in his hand and checked it carefully, it was really like what Xiao Chuo said, the knowledge of mathematics and science is quickly accepted by the students in the north, but the students in the south are more familiar with it. This aspect is not very ideal, especially the average grade.

He frowned slightly, thought carefully, and figured out why.

That's probably the case.

Jiangnan attaches great importance to literature, and they are proud of their high school Jinshi. As for subjects such as Ci Po Wen Law, Yue Mu Ke, Ci Biao Wen Yuan Ke, Xian Liang Fang Zheng Ke, Mao Cai Yi, Wen Jing Bang Guo Ke, etc., they are not considered. Those who lack self-confidence or fail to pass the exam will choose other subjects.

Among them, mathematics and science are the least favored by Jiangnan students, but even so, the candidates for mathematics and science in recent sessions are still mainly from Jiangnan and Central Plains.

Now that the overtake has been achieved, it is mostly because of practicality.

Literary pretense is greater than practicality, on the contrary mathematics and science can be integrated into life.

Hebei and Youzhou are the pilot areas for the promotion of silver coins and gold coins. Coupled with population migration, a lot of waste is waiting to be done. Whether it is construction, trade, or even measurement, it is all related to mathematics.

It can be used everywhere in life, so people will naturally learn it. The new subject of mathematics and science has not long been available, and there is not much difference between the north and the south, so it is easy to catch up.

Luo Youdu glanced at Xiao Chuo and said, "What do you think?"

Xiao Chuo said: "I think the key lies in being 'pragmatic'."

"What a pragmatism!" Luo Youdu smiled and praised: "Well said, I prefer to be pragmatic and truth-seeking than exaggerated. I just feel that if they have one head and two eyes, who will lose?"

He remembered that the cultural gap between the North and the South was even more exaggerated in history. Faced with this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang even had to create a North-South list, a North-South volume, to calm down the differences between the North and the South.

This kind of north-south list, the north-south volume has certain disadvantages, which will cause serious differences between regional factions.

However, during the Ming Dynasty, the northerners had been occupied for hundreds of years, and the cultural development of each other was no longer at the same level. There was no distinction between the north and the south.

Zhu Yuanzhang divided the north and south rankings, and the north and south volumes are also a helpless move. It can't really be ignored and directly cause confrontation.

The situation faced by the Dayu Dynasty was much better. The Northern Land had not been occupied for a long time, but there was a gap between the North and the South, but it was not obvious, and it would not be the case that no one from the North entered.

However, the cultural level of the students from the south of the Yangtze River is indeed better than that from the north. Even though Luo Youdu deliberately maintained the dignity of the students from the north when he was recruited as an official of various departments, the final result is that the students from the south still occupy the majority.

Faced with this situation, some people in the court also proposed to separate the exams, of course not the North and South rankings, but the Khitan rankings, the Korean rankings, and even the Japanese rankings.

Khitan, Goryeo, and Wa are far less educated than the Han people, and it would be too disadvantageous to take the exam together, so it is better to give them preferential treatment, so that they can better appreciate the grace of the king.

Luo Youdu was worried that being treated too preferentially would make the other party feel superior and treat him specially, but he would not be able to integrate better, so he has not been able to make a decision.

Today's incident made him completely firm in his idea of ​​maintaining fairness. Cultural differences are temporary, and if there is a real difference in regional treatment, it will be a lifetime thing.

Luo Youdu looked at the information in his hand and was delighted.

"Your Majesty... Mr. Pan seeks an audience, and there is urgent information from the Privy Council."

Luo Youdu still wanted to have a chat with Xiao Chuo, but when he got the news, he waved the other party back and invited Pan Mei into the hall.

"Your Majesty! News came from Guohua that there was a riot in the copper mine in Dongchuan County. The Gao family and the Yang family sent troops to quell the riot at the same time. They wrote a letter to plead guilty to His Majesty, saying that they had mismanaged, Wuyan continued to manage, and were willing to let Dong Chuan County, return it to His Majesty."

Luo Youdu's eyes and pupils shrank slightly, and he said quietly: "I can't be fooled when I am a three-year-old child? Where is Ouyang Hui? What news does he have?"

Pan Mei took a sealed letter from her bosom: "This is also sent by Governor Ouyang."

Luo Youdu opened the secret letter, the content of the letter was the same as he imagined, and said with a smile: "It's time to calculate the time, it's time for Dali to come back."

(End of this chapter)