golden scales

In the first year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court set up a Confucianism promotion department under the Chief Political Commissioner.In the Thirteenth Chief Secretary, the Deputy Envoy or Qian Shi is usually concurrently appointed.Nanzhi and Beizhi appointed a member of the supervisory censor as the academic officer.Jingtai was abolished in the first year, and Tianshun was restored in the sixth year, and it has been used by later generations since then.

Although in terms of official positions, the Tixueguan is an official at the "Tao" level and belongs to the chief envoy's yamen, but he has a lot of power in the selection of talents.Shi Kefa was able to join Zuo Guangdou's school because of Zuo Guangdou's accidental discovery when he was studying Gyeonggi.

Zhu Cihong's emphasis on education and willingness to spend money almost caught up with the army.Since the establishment of the Young Pioneers during the Battle of Tianjin, these young pioneers have enjoyed the treatment of auxiliary soldiers, and because the threshold is not high and the people want them, in some counties they have even achieved the integration of students and soldiers.

Under such circumstances, the general affairs of Xuezheng exceeded half of the workload of the Chief Secretary, and it was necessary to establish a new yamen to supervise the Xuezheng of a province.Now the "Admiral's Xuezheng" given by the Ministry of Officials is a non-permanent part-time job only from the naming method. "Study Administration" was changed to a permanent "Study Envoy".

Therefore, the Ministry of Officials asked Liao Xing to choose between participating in politics and promoting education in a province, which was roughly equivalent in terms of official rank, but from the perspective of prospects, it was more attractive to be educated.Nowadays, the Ministry of Rites has almost become the "Ministry of Learning". It is conceivable that the Ministry of Rites, the Prime Minister's Office, will be the counterpart of the envoys who want to go to Beijing to join the Ministry in the future.

Liao Xing was ambitious, and kept telling himself not to be fooled by the petty profits in front of him.He explained to his grandfather: "His Royal Highness, the crown prince, has said many times in private to officials who have not entered the imperial examinations. The important thing for officials is practical work, not knowledge. Moreover, His Royal Highness is especially taboo about the relationship between disciples and masters, saying that it is a marriage. The sprout of the party.

"Furthermore, grandson's students are bought, so it doesn't matter if you don't mention knowledge. If you go to a place like Zhejiang to recruit students, wouldn't you be humiliating yourself? That's all. It's okay to cut yourself off from the crown prince. Your Highness, isn't this disloyal and unwise?"

"Then you choose Zhejiang to study..."

"Grandson is going to the Shibo Division." Liao Xing said: "The news we got is still a step late. Now the government is really secretly raising funds for the Shibo Division. It starts from Tianjin and Lushun in the north, and Dengzhou in the south. , Laizhou. Further south is Qingdao, Haizhou (now Lianyungang), and then Chongming in Songjiang Prefecture.

"Zhejiang has the most. Haining in Hangzhou, Dinghai and Xiangshan in Ningbo, Linhai and Ninghai in Taizhou, and Yueqing in Wenzhou. There are six in total." Liao Xing has already done his homework, and he is familiar: "Further south, Fujian The sum of Guangdong and Guangxi is only the number of Zhejiang Province.”

"There must be a reason for it, don't be rash." After all, the old man has been in the mall for a long time, his face has become serious, and he persuaded: "Is this reliable?"

"It's almost fixed." Liao Xing said disappointedly: "This matter was first proposed by Zheng Zhilong. I don't know if it was the year before last or last year. He wanted to restore Fujian's municipal ship department, and the crown prince asked for a city ship department to raise 500 million yuan. Two, use the tax money for the next two years to repay. Zheng Zhilong probably felt that he could make a profit, so he agreed. Let’s pool money together, and in the future, we will also draw according to the share.”

The old man pondered for a while, and then said to his grandson in a discussing tone: "Xing'er, you see, our family used to make goods from the north and the south, and we traveled by land, and occasionally got a little bit of water from the river. It has nothing to do with sea transportation. There is a saying. The lines are like mountains, why? Because you can’t see the threshold. This is one of the reasons why Grandpa, I don’t want you to get involved in the market.”

Liao Xing also calmed down, listening to his grandfather continue.

"Secondly, you are the old man mentioned by His Highness the Crown Prince. It is not too late for our family to seek refuge with His Highness. If there is such a thing as a cake falling from the sky, can the Crown Prince keep close to his own people first? After all, those people on the coast The Shi family all started by smuggling, and it was Daming who poached them, so he can make these people feel better?"

Liao Xing touched his chin lightly: "Grandpa is right. When I was in Henan, I saw that His Highness didn't like Shijia at all."

"There is one more point. The old man can't figure it out." Mr. Liao frowned: "Those powerful families earn a lot of money by going to sea, why are they willing to go to sea? Don't mention them, our ancestors earned a lot of money by relying on only one trade route back then. With this family business, you have to fight to the death with other families every year in order to keep the business route. There is no reason to share the dividends of going to sea with others!"

"Well, what Grandpa said is true." Liao Xing was shocked: "Then I'd better go to Huguang to participate in politics with peace of mind."

"No, that's not what you should think about at your age!"

Mr. Liao suddenly brightened his eyes: "Since you know that Zhejiang is a pool of muddy water, you must have the courage to fish in muddy water! Besides, you are going to be a learning platform, which is a good position where you can advance and retreat. In my opinion, the Crown Prince If you can catch fish, my family will certainly not lose money; if you can’t, just opening up the joints of water transportation and selling some southern goods from Hangzhou and Huzhou will be enough for my Liao family. Ten years to eat."

Mr. Liao paused and said again: "In short, it is fundamental to protect the business with the government and prosper the family with the business. No matter what, you have to keep this black yarn. If you can't do it, you can be a clean stream and do a good job."

"Father is right!" Liao Xing admired him from the bottom of his heart, "My grandson will definitely keep it in mind, and I dare not make a mistake."

Mr. Liao nodded, and said: "The fourth child of your third uncle's family opened an accounting school in Jinan last year, and I asked him to leave twenty or thirty good seedlings for you, all of whom are about [-] or [-] years old. Young and old, you don’t have much thought, and you can work fairly neatly, so you can choose when you want to leave.”

"Hey!" Liao Xing said happily, "Is he willing?"

"What can he say about the money from the family? Besides, you are the main beam of the family now, how can you do it without supporting you? If he doesn't understand this, he will catch the ancestral hall and beat his head Open up!"

"What if his elm head doesn't understand?" Liao Xing asked deliberately.

"Then hit him until his head is opened." The old man squinted at Liao Xing with his eyelids half drooped, and said with a pun.

Liao Xing shuddered, but just fooled around with a smirk.He was not valued in the clan in the past, and was even looked down upon by others.For example, his third uncle is the one who looks down on him the most. The key problem is not his third uncle, but his unwillingness to learn well.On weekdays, he walks horses and fights dogs in his hometown, eats too much and is lazy, and refuses to be disciplined by his elders.The third uncle is a serious student, wearing a square scarf and a blue shirt, how can he see his nephew like this?

Now his disposition has not changed, but under the cover of the fourth-rank official robe, he looks like a dog, even the third uncle came to talk to him in person, blaming himself for looking at people with ordinary eyes, but he didn't see Liao Xing He is an extraordinary person who can spread his wings.

Liao Xing was happy to hear that, so he couldn't help but publicize some policies of the East Palace, and persuaded the third uncle not to waste his time in the examination room, he was too old to even pass the exam.It's better to be an official with him. Although the students are worthless now, as long as they stand firmly on the side of the crown prince, it is very simple to make up a county magistrate.

"If it happens that my nephew can speak up, it may not be impossible to make up the censor." Liao Xing said.

Uncle Liao faltered a few words, and said: "Your third uncle, I have studied art since I was a child, but now I am a bit reluctant to let go. Besides, the country will always have peace, and then we have to be born in the top two rankings to stand up. Xinger is the best I also read more books, so as not to lose my favor in the future."

Liao Xing didn't expect the third uncle to be ungrateful, so he persuaded him instead, as if he was insinuating that he didn't study, and he didn't like it.If the two of them didn't agree with each other, they naturally broke up.

On the day of Winter Solstice, Liao Xing wore an official uniform and participated in the ancestor worship in the clan. After meeting many clansmen, he found that many of the Liao family's main clan in Henan also came to join them.

When he knew about Kaifeng Mansion, he envied Hou Fangyu the most.

Hou Fangyu's ability to handle affairs may not be very strong, but as long as he speaks up, relying on the power of his family, other squires will do everything.Even if you want to bleed their blood and eat their flesh, you can only pinch your nose and admit it.

This is the benefit of a big family!

Just when Liao Xing was envious of Hou Fangyu, he didn't know that Hou Fangyu had entered Beijing one round before him.After some calls, Hou Fangyu passed the test smoothly and got the approval of the crown prince, and the talk was very speculative.The Ministry of Officials issued a proclamation, intending to grant Hou Fangyu the Deputy Envoy of Henan Press and Cha, who will patrol the eastern provinces of Henan.

This proclamation should not only wait for the "Huangming Bulletin", but also focus on dissemination to the general and current places, so as to be heard by the examiners.Daming already had such a method of examination, but it has been decadent for a long time, and now it has been dug out by the Crown Prince and written into the regulations, which made the local officials quite afraid, calling it "Gate of Ghosts"--whether it is a step to the sky or a catastrophe, All at this time.

Hou Fangyu has good governance in the Guide Mansion, and has fully completed all the assessment indicators set by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In the past 2000 years, the local officials who did not harm the people have been enough to be remembered. If they pay more attention to their conduct, they are enough to be called the master of Qingtian.

Where have the people of Guide ever seen a magistrate who pays for children to study, builds bridges and paves roads, takes the initiative to donate rations, and treats the yamen as a charitable hall?Coupled with the tangled squire, who wouldn't applaud him?This ghost gate is a thoroughfare for him, and he only has to wait for the three-month publicity period to come to work.

It's just that no one knew that Zhu Cihong was not happy after meeting Hou Fangyu.He ordered people to spread the paper and grind it, took a small regular pen and wrote only one word: "Zong".

The servant only thought that the crown prince was so excited after meeting the Jiangnan talents, and started to practice calligraphy, but he didn't see the heavy seriousness on the crown prince's serious face, as if a mountain was pressing on top of his head.

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