Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 555 Imperial Examination Supplementary Book

Gao Yangbi once led a delegation of Bohai envoys to visit Fusang, which opened up the business route of Fusang, and was therefore appointed by King Da Qinmao of Bohai to be in power, that is, the prime minister of Bohai.

Gao Yangbi, who was born as an envoy, is proficient in multiple languages ​​and also studies Confucian classics. He is a first-class scholar in Bohai.

For Fang Guoshou, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Bohai Kingdom naturally attached great importance to it.

To say that this Fang Tang envoy is also a man with all-hands and eyes. He first helped to open up the commercial route leading to Hexi, bought a large amount of grain in one go, and suddenly became Bohai Kingdom's largest customer last year.

What's even more powerful is that after the Three Towns of Hedong surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Fang Guoshou shuttled between Bohai and Pinglu Towns again, resuming the long-severed northern trade.

For the Bohai State, which was founded by commerce, this is a great contribution.

Unimpeded trade routes mean that business can continue. Bohai merchants who have suffered heavy losses due to the war in Hedong in the past few years can finally continue to shuttle between Northeast Asian countries.

The Bohai King's courtesy to Fang Guoshou is also because he helped the Bohai Kingdom open up two important business routes.

Although Gao Yangbi was proficient in Sinology, he soon became as humble as a student in front of the university professor Fang Guoshou, and almost knelt down and called the teacher.

Nowadays, Datang's cultural influence on the nearby small vassal states is extremely powerful. Even Yingjiang, who has penetrated his universal value to the whole world through the entertainment industry, cannot compare with the cultural influence of Datang in this era.

The most important reason why the countries near the Tang Dynasty are willing to learn the Tang system and Confucian classics is that the countries that have implemented the Tang system are all prosperous and powerful.

Although the cultural influence of the eagle sauce in later generations is very strong, the countries that learn from the eagle sauce basically do not end well.

For example, Liberia, a small African country that completely copied the garnet system, is still the most underdeveloped region in the world.

There are countless other small countries that imitated it to carry out political reforms, but none of them have successfully developed.

But Datang is different!

Nanzhao learned the Tang system, established Qingping officials and six government offices, and quickly became the overlord of the southeast from a southern barbarian tribe.

Tubo began to implement the Tang system after Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, and now it is a powerful country that rivals the Tang Dynasty.

Fusang, Silla, and Balhae are also countries that learned from the Tang system and successfully completed system reforms to take off economically.

It can be said that the current Datang system is a good way to govern the country, and learning from the Datang can make the country rich and the army strong. This sentence is not casual.

These countries that worship the culture of the Tang Dynasty naturally gave birth to a large number of pro-Tang officials.

Gao Yangbi was the most pro-Tang official in Bohai. During the Anlushan rebellion, Gao Yangbi even suggested that the King of Bohai personally lead troops to support Datang.

"Master Fang, I don't know why you came to Bohai this time?"

Gao Yangbi has already served Fang Guoshou as a disciple. Although he looks 20 years older than Fang Guoshou now, it does not prevent him from insisting on calling Fang Guoshou Teacher Fang Guoshou on the grounds that "the master is a teacher".

Fang Guoshou did not expect Gao Yangbi to be such an enthusiastic Datang fan in the remote Bohai country, so he could only accept this title.

Fang Guoshou said with a smile: "This time I am here, I want to negotiate a big deal with your lord."

Hearing about the business, Gao Yangbi's face regained his shrewdness. People in Bohai are all businessmen, since they want to do business, they have to talk about it.

There is a carbon stove in the center of the carriage that Fang Guoshou is riding in, and an iron pipe goes straight to the roof. Judging from the comfort of the vehicle without bumps at all, this is another Longyou product.

In fact, they are not all Longyou's products. Naturally, it is impossible for the players in Tongliao City to buy complete vehicles from Longyou. The cost is frighteningly high and there is no profit at all.

They only need to buy key components such as shock absorbing springs and iron sheets, and then assemble and manufacture them in the workshop in Tongliao.

The country of Bohai is cold, and this kind of carriage that can burn charcoal in the car without bumping is very popular. The aristocratic and high-ranking officials in Bohai are proud of owning such a carriage.

In addition to carriages, small commodities from Longyou are also flooding the market in Bohai Country.

Matches that are easy to ignite, and oil lamps that can block the burning of wind and snow, these small commodities entered Bohai and quickly entered thousands of households.

Although the prices of these commodities are not high, they are all daily necessities, so player merchants can sell a lot of goods in Bohai every month.

And the merchant players who sell goods will buy grain, winter pearls, ginseng and other special products of Bohai in Bohai.

Bohai was originally founded on commerce, and player merchants wantonly dumped goods to buy goods, which has already caused dissatisfaction among many merchants in Bohai.

There are also a group of anti-Tang factions who oppose Datang in Bohai.

Gao Yangbi said worriedly: "The lord of my family will naturally be willing to do business with Datang. However, the situation between the DPRK and China is unstable, and there are always people who use the businessmen of the Tang Dynasty to attack Shangguo."

Fang Guoshou had already predicted the trade friction, but he didn't expect that there would be opposition in Bohai so soon.

From this point of view, Gao Yangbi should be the leader of the pro-Tang faction to be sent to meet him.

Fang Guoshou immediately said: "I would like to ask Gao Shangge to enlighten me on the situation in the court of Bohai Kingdom."

Gao Yangbi sighed and said: "Master Fang, you also know that we also have three provinces and six ministries in Bohai. The three high-ranking officials are called the Shang Pavilion. They are trusted by the Lord of Lower Mongolia, and they are lucky to be included in the Shang Pavilion."

Fang Guoshou nodded. The Bohai Kingdom copied the Tang system in its entirety. The three high-ranking officials are the prime ministers of the Bohai Kingdom, and Gao Yangbi is the Shangshuling of the Shangshu Province, that is, the prime minister of the Bohai Kingdom.

Gao Yangbi said again: "This Zhongshu Ling Lu Lin is the most prominent family in Bohai Kingdom, who has been in business for generations, and is the brother-in-law of the king. She is the official in our court who most opposes continuing to trade with the Tang Dynasty."

Now Fang Guoshou immediately understood that this Lu Lin was the most fierce anti-Tang faction in Bohai Kingdom.

The purpose of Fang Guoshou's trip was to borrow a ship from the Lord of the Bohai Sea, use merchant ships to transport troops around the side of Yuguan, and attack Yuguan from the sea.

It's just that these generals and players think things are too simple, always thinking that as long as Fang Guoshou comes forward, they can borrow a ship from Bohai State.

Gao Yangbi continued: "The Lu family is the largest business group in Bohai State, and their carriage merchant association is the largest land chamber of commerce in Bohai State. Since Shangguo's caravan entered Bohai State, Lu's business has been greatly affected. influences."

It turned out that Fang Guoshou immediately understood the current situation in Bohai State.

The merchant ships in Bohai basically belong to the royal family, and the King of Bohai is also the largest ship king in Northeast Asia.

And the Lu family, who controlled the Bohai Onshore Chamber of Commerce, is also the second largest family in Bohai, and a noble relative who intermarried with the royal family.

A large number of daily necessities and luxury goods from Longyou entered the Bohai Kingdom, which naturally had no effect on the ruler who still wanted to trade. Even because these novelties reduced the cost, the King of Bohai was secretly happy.

But for Lu Jia, who is based on the Land Chamber of Commerce, the caravans of players traveling to and from Bohai are their most hated competitors.

Naturally, there were Maritime Merchants faction in Bohai who supported the strengthening of Datang trade, and Road Merchant faction who opposed Datang merchants coming to Bohai for trade.

And Gao Yangbi, who has read Confucian classics, is naturally loyal to the king's school.

To understand the position of everyone in the Bohai Kingdom is to understand who is one's enemy and who is one's friend.

Fang Guoshou took out a beautifully printed book and said: "This book is based on the examination questions of the Chang'an imperial examination in recent years. The four books and five classics are intensively explained. Now it is the most popular book among scholars in Chang'an."

"The last time I came to Bohai, I heard that the son of the Gaoshangge family is interested in taking the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty. This book should help."

After Fang Guoshou took out the book, Gao Yangbi's eyes lit up.

Datang is inclusive, as long as they can pass the exam of Datang, even a foreigner can be an official in Datang.

And many famous officials of the Tang Dynasty even served as high-ranking officials in these vassal states, and even belonged to the royal family.

To be an official in the Tang Dynasty, but to be the local king Qiang Duole in a small place of his own country!

Gao Yangbi studied Confucianism for generations, and his son Gao Fang aspired to take the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty.

However, there are no famous teachers in Bohai to guide him, and he doesn't even know the hotspots of the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty. Gao Yangbi knew that his son would not be able to pass the imperial examinations at all.

However, his son insisted on going to Datang, and Gao Yangbi couldn't keep his son by his side. He spent a lot of money to hire a down-and-out Confucian scholar from Datang to guide his son, but after studying for several years, he still didn't make much progress.

Fang Guoshou did not brag, this "Five-Year Imperial Examination and Three-Year Simulation" was written by a Chang'an player named Sun Mingcai.

Sun Mingcai also took part in the imperial examination this time, and passed the examination of Mingjing, but when it came time for the Ministry of Officials to select officials, there were only some remote county magistrates left to choose from.

Sun Mingcai came to Chang'an to take the imperial examination at the expense of his family. If he wanted to be selected for a good position, he had to spend more money to manage it.

Sun Mingcai did not become an official at all, and left a name in the Ministry of Officials to wait for a new round of official selection.

However, living in Chang'an was not easy. Since Sun Mingcai did not become an official, he had to find a way to make a living. Sun Mingcai was a lecturer in a teaching auxiliary institution who had just been laid off. He quickly thought of a way, which was to resume his old job in the Tang Dynasty.

Every year, more and more scholars take part in the imperial examination, but most of them can only study the Four Books and Five Classics hard, and every exam is a matter of luck.

I was admitted to Mingjing, and I did a targeted review of the imperial examination at that time. If I published a teaching supplementary book, wouldn’t it be a waste of money?
Even Sun Mingcai can run a cram school for imperial examinations in Chang'an!

(End of this chapter)