Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 863
"Building a county school?" A few days later, Cai Yong was invited to the Minghou Mansion, and Hu Zhao personally discussed the matter with him. He was quite surprised, but he strongly agreed: "This is a good thing. It will surely bless the common people!"

"This matter is not easy to do. Our Minghou Mansion is currently planning the Southern Expedition for next year, and we really can't get away. However, the Lord believes that the cultivation of talents is urgent. Therefore, we are going to let You Changshi Mansion Take charge yourself!" Hu Zhao said with a smile.

"What, let the old man take charge?"

When Cai Yong heard this, his smiling face froze, his brows frowned slightly, his eyes gleamed, and he squinted at Hu Zhao.

"What are you playing tricks on?"

Cai Yong asked cautiously.

"Mr. Cai's words are different. How could we dare to play tricks in front of you? It's just that the establishment of a county school is not a simple matter. It requires not only a lot of financial resources, but also many people who can be Confucian teachers. Cai, and we in the Minghou Mansion really couldn’t find a single person who failed to take on this important task, and now only Mr. Cai can have such a calling force to make Yizhou scholars obey!”

Hu Zhao said: "Now our Minghou Mansion has financial difficulties, but the lord is still willing to spend a lot of money to build a county school. The original intention is to cultivate talents for Yizhou, so that more poor people can read and write. This is a great righteousness. !"

"As far as selfishness is concerned, the lord has never shy away from it. He hopes that there will be more talents in Yizhou, so that Yizhou will be more prosperous!"

He paused, and then said: "In the past, running a school was the power of aristocratic families. Scholars from poor families had no way to study. If there are children from poor families who run schools, they will be hindered. There are few books and Confucian teachers are hard to find. It is all difficult. But now We have papermaking technology, movable type printing technology, and books, so we don’t have to worry about it anymore. We only need to call for Confucian teachers from all over the world, and we can establish a county school in every county in Yizhou!"

He tried hard to persuade Cai Yong to come forward, not simply to plot Cai Yong, but this matter, looking at all the people in the entire Minghou Mansion, only Cai Yong and Cai Bojie can do it.

"The old man has such a great influence?"

Cai Yong couldn't help laughing at himself when he heard this.

"Cai Gong has been educated throughout the past and present, and has profound knowledge. He is a great Confucianist in Shilin and a great sage above the court. He is famous among the scholars in the world and respected by the world. Nine out of ten people are respected by the world. As long as you are willing to speak, it doesn't matter who it is. Who doesn't obey!" Hu Zhao said hastily.

"Although this matter is intentional, it is also a bit of a hold back. I have to think it over carefully before replying to you!"

Cai Yong thought for a while, then said in a deep voice.

With his ingenuity, he can naturally see that Mu Jing intends to restrain his own hands and feet, and put himself on top of this mess. Where did he get the time to plot with Chang'an. .

But this matter is a good policy with far-reaching influence on Yizhou.

If he delays this matter due to fighting for power and profit, he will not be able to pass the hurdle in his heart.

That's why he seemed so hesitant.

"Cai Gong, this is a preliminary plan that Nanshufang has made these days. There is not a short period of time left for us. We plan to build Jiangzhou, Nanzheng, Chengdu, Wuyang, Luo County, and Xiabian after the next year. The six county schools, recruit students as soon as possible after the spring, the time is tight!"

Hu Zhao handed a dossier to Cai Yong.

Cai Yong opened it and looked at it carefully. The future he described made him yearn even more. Reading books is a difficult thing. If county schools can be opened, how many scholars will be added in Yizhou.

Thinking about it makes me a little excited.

However, he still calmed down, took the file, and said in a deep voice: "Take this file back, old man, and study it carefully. I have this matter in mind. Regardless of whether the old man will take the lead in organizing it, Minghou Mansion can have it." With this heart, this old man will do his best to help!"

After Cai Yong left, Hu Zhao walked through the long corridor from the long history room in the side hall, passed the small door, and then walked into the main hall, and saluted Mu Jing who was kneeling on the desk: "My lord, the file has been given to him. , it can be seen that he is very excited!"

"Just move your heart!"

The corners of Mujing's mouth raised slightly, showing that he was in a happier mood, and couldn't help but joked to himself: "I don't know if this son-in-law is planning to plot against the old man!"

"Will he take over?"

Hu Zhao is not confident enough: "Now he is fighting fiercely with the State Shepherd's Mansion and has close ties with the imperial court. Once this task is next, it will have a great impact on the trust between them. Even Chang'an will think that, He is no longer loyal to His Majesty!"

"With Mr. Cai's wisdom, it is not difficult to see that we are planning to use this matter to confine him within a certain range. If he does not follow up on this matter, it is also Li's responsibility!"

"No!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "I know this old man, he will, if he is a person who looks forward to the future and protects himself wisely, he will not offend Shengyan and be exiled to Jiangdong because of his admonition, and what he believes will be Be persistent!"

"Even if Cai Gongyun is right, this county school is not easy to manage!" Hu Zhao said in a low voice, "This is undoubtedly digging the foundation of those gentry. The reason why these gentry are scholars and superior to others is that they think they have books to read. How can they not be angry if they set up a government-run school and let poor scholars enter the classroom!"

"It's okay!"

Mu Jing smiled: "I won't turn against them completely at the moment, after all, I haven't even sat on this chair with my buttocks, so I still have to give them the benefits that should be given to them, and I've already figured out a way to appease them! "

He thought about it, and sighed again: "This county school was not planned to be established so early, but now the shortage of talents has become the weakness of my Minghou Mansion, how can I let it happen, since then, I'm afraid it will take a long time." Bleed a little, that's all!"

In fact, Mu Jing was not prepared to develop education so quickly, and he didn't even think about it in the past four or five years, because now Confucianism is in power, and all scholars are Confucian children, even if he exhausts his energy to do it, At most, it's just a matter of cultivating a horse.

It's not that Confucianism is bad. Confucianism has been able to maintain its ability to obtain scholars for nearly 2000 years, and it has its own merits.

However, for the open-minded Mu Jing, this is not his idea.

He wants to open up new learning.

Although Xinxue also has the foundation of Confucianism, it is more of a fusion of Yixue, Mohism, and other theories. He hopes to develop the field of mathematics, thereby extending the emergence of subjects such as physical chemistry.

The development of science and technology is inseparable from the development of physical chemistry.

But this is bound to touch the bottom line of some scholars, not only Cai Yong, but even Hu Zhao, Xi Zhicai, Liu Jin, these Zhongliang Dazhu of the Minghou Mansion will have opinions, because they are also Confucian children , against Confucianism, against what they have learned.

They have studied Confucian classics all their lives. Although they have their own understandings, they still can't pick out this frame. It is impossible for them to accept new theories immediately.

Therefore, Mujing's preparation is to wait until the situation is more stable and Yizhou is more stable. He completely controls Yizhou, and then uses the military's influence to forcefully suppress it and promote the idea of ​​new learning.

But now, with the shortage of talents, Mu Jing had to give up his idea of ​​promoting new learning.

No matter what, it is better to cultivate some talents.

Otherwise, if Mujing attacked Jingzhou in the future, or went north to Chang'an, even if he won the battle, it would be useless if he didn't have direct descendants as officials to keep the people down.

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Mu Jing's understanding of Cai Yong was not released without reason. Three days later, Cai Yong came to discuss the matter with Hu Zhao and Liu Jin again, and he agreed, willing the Youchang Shifu of the prefecture's Mufu to personally come forward to build the county school.

When the news came out, it caused a lot of waves in Yizhou.

Many people are speculating to what extent the cooperation between Cai Yong and Minghou Mansion has been reached.

At this time, the time began to enter December, the weather was getting colder and colder, the snow in the sky was getting bigger and bigger, and the climate began to enter the real cold winter months.

For Mujing, the end of another year is coming!

(End of this chapter)