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  Chapter 981 977【Cultural and educational policy adjustment】

  Kunning Palace.

  Before the King of Chu left the Forbidden City, he visited his mother here again, and then excitedly prepared the magazine.

  Whether it is running a magazine or doing other businesses in the future, you have to learn and exercise slowly, and it does not happen overnight.

  In the evening, Zhao Han came to Kunning Palace, sat down and chatted for a while, and asked casually, "How much did you give Ping'er?"

   "Five hundred taels of silver," Fei Rulan said angrily, "You will be unhappy if you give too much. I have never seen any emperor treat his children so poorly."

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "Too much money is given, he only knows how to enjoy it, why would he want to make a living by himself?"

  Zhao Han is actually experimenting with his own children to see how they can be forced to develop. Everything can be adjusted, such as increasing the salary of the clan, the bottom line is that it should not be too high, and the limit is three times the salary of the prince.

  Alternatively, franchise licenses will be granted in the future, but the scope of franchise operations is limited.

   As for whether the prince should stay in the capital or go to the local area to become a feudal vassal, this is also under observation and experimentation.

  Fei Rulan suddenly cared about Qi Pan Qimei's child, and asked curiously, "Will King Jin be in danger in Tianzhu?"

   "Probably not, he chose a small country." Zhao Han said.

  At this time, Zhao Kuangyi, the King of Jin, was still harvesting winter rice in India. Several foreign wars had not started, and nothing was known about him in the country.

  Fei Rulan still has a son who has not graduated from middle school. Among the three biological princes, the eldest is the prince, the second is trying to do business, and the third wants to arrange it. But wanting the child to stay by her side, but also wanting the child to make a career, Fei Rulan was very conflicted.

   "How's the weather in Tianzhu? I heard it's very hot there." Fei Rulan asked again.

  Zhao Han nodded: "It's very hot, even in winter, the temperature in southern India occasionally exceeds 30 degrees."

  Fei Rulan said: "Princes, you are all pampered, how can you stand this kind of weather? There are no good doctors in Tianzhu, what should you do if you have a headache?"

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "They are all accompanied by doctors, and they also brought a lot of medicinal materials."

  Fei Rulan said: "Your Majesty, don't lie to me. Famous doctors don't want to go to sea. Those who go to Tianzhu are all quack doctors and apprentices."

"Among those doctor apprentices, there are also a few brilliant ones who have been consulting with their teachers for many years," Zhao Han explained. "The last time Huan'er fell ill, it was still an intractable disease. Didn't Dr. Hu ask his apprentices to consult him? That apprentice Dr. Hu didn't change a single word of the prescription prescribed, and Huan'er was cured within a few days."

  Fei Rulan nodded and said: "I remember that apprentice, it seems to be Zhou Xin or something?"

  Zhao Han said: "It's called Zhou Maoxing, and this time he also went to India with King Jin."

   "That's great, it can make people feel at ease." Fei Rulan laughed.

  The next day, the imperial meeting.

   Not only the ministers from various ministries participated, but Prince Zhao Kuanghuan and his subordinate officials were also allowed to attend.

Wang Tiaoding, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, first reported his work: "The Imperial Academy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Rites, has compiled a comparison table of commonly used words of various ethnic groups, and will distribute them to officials in relevant regions across the country next month. However, the comparison table of words and expressions of various ethnic groups in Qinghai and Tibet The table has not been compiled yet."

   "It's not bad." Zhao Han praised.

Zuo Xiaoliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "There are more and more Miao officials in Guangnan Province, which has caused dissatisfaction among Yue officials. The situation is a bit tricky. Yue officials violate government orders and often obey them. Guangnan Province Many officials of the Vietnamese ethnic group were replaced, but the matter still could not be resolved. The Chief Secretary of Guangnan asked for additional education funds to open more primary and secondary schools."

  Zhao Han said: "Let the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Rites discuss this matter, and come up with a plan within two months."

  Zhao Han has long put forward the idea of ​​the Chinese nation, saying that the Han people are the elder brothers, and all ethnic groups are the younger brothers. This is all he can do. It is not to artificially create ethnic differences, but that the languages ​​of various ethnic groups cannot communicate.

  Officials also have certain tendencies when administering power.

  For example, in the southwest region, when prefectures and counties select officials, they will be more inclined to Han people. But in Guangnan Province, there are not many Han people there, so in addition to the selection of Han officials, priority is given to the Miao people and the Yue people who can speak Chinese.

  Miao people are obviously closer to Han people!

  From the language vocabulary, it can be concluded that although the Hmong languages ​​of various ethnic groups are different, they are generally similar. Sun, moon, person, hand, mouth, big, small, many, few, middle, lower, fish, bird... These basic Hmong words can all find their etymology in Chinese.

  For example, "Book" and "Zi" in Miao language are pronounced as "Diao". The pronunciation of "cow" and "horse" is very similar to Chinese.

  This shows that a long time ago, the Han and Miao races came from the same origin.

   As for Vietnamese, although there are a large number of vocabulary, the pronunciation is very similar to Chinese, but most of them are advanced vocabulary, not basic vocabulary.

  For example, princesses, wages, etiquette, Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Day, traffic, there is no difference in pronunciation between Vietnamese and Chinese. In this case, it is borrowing foreign words, not the same from the beginning. Of course, there are also a few basic words that are similar, such as sit, let, cold, east and so on.

  In any case, there are many Miao people in Guangnan Province. They used to be second-class citizens in Vietnam, but now they are largely selected as officials by Han officials.

  Of course the Yue people are not happy. Although the number of officials of the Yue people far exceeds that of the Miao people, they just feel unbalanced. Even the Yue people don't want to see the Miao officials, they only accept being ruled by the Han people.

  Ethnic conflicts became more and more intense. At this time, there were no riots, but all kinds of small conflicts emerged one after another, and it was common for Yue officials to obey others.

   Blindly suppressing, cannot be suppressed.

  It can only increase investment in education and open more schools so that children of the Yue and Miao ethnic groups can learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. It will take a generation or two for this to bear fruit.

  Talking about education, Wang Tiaoding, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Several governors overseas have sent official letters one after another, requesting to set up an examination room. Similar to the rural examination, please ask the imperial court to grant quotas for candidates, and then send them to Nanjing for the examination."

   Chief Assistant Liu Ziren said: "Even Luzon, which was first occupied, is still discussing the establishment of the University of Manila. Overseas, there is not even a university, so they are in a hurry to do some rural examinations. Do they have so many scholars?"

"Yes," Wang Tiaoding explained, "one is the children of the garrison, and the other is the original Han people. Take Palembang and Semarang as examples, the Han people there have multiplied for two to three hundred years. But they are still using Chinese characters, and the children of rich families have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics."

After some discussion among the ministers, Zhao Han finally made a decision: "A total of ten candidates will be given to the overseas governors. Students from all over the country will take the exam in Yecheng, and ten candidates will be selected. These ten people will come to Nanjing for the test again, and set up a separate quota. Once in the test booth, a Jinshi quota will be given. It's called... attached list."

  The so-called "juren" refers to college graduates. There are no universities overseas, so it is a temporary policy.

  The total number of Han Chinese living overseas is two to three hundred thousand. Although there are very few senior intellectuals, we must give them something to look forward to. Specifically for overseas Han people, setting ten Juren and one Jinshi quota, the political significance is far greater than the practical significance.

Fei Chun, who has expired Ding You, is now an ordinary cabinet minister. He said: "To set up overseas imperial examinations, you have to distinguish between household registration and student registration. Many overseas immigrants still have their household registration in their original place, but they just send their registration overseas. The household registration is not clear. And if there is an attached list, I am afraid that some scholars from Fujian and Guangdong will go overseas for the exam."

  College entrance examination immigrants were already very common in the Ming Dynasty.

  Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty was even more obvious. The first few Jinshi in Taiwan were all Fujianese and Cantonese.

   "It's not easy." Guo Shunyu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said.

Zhao Han said: "It is not easy to do, let overseas immigrants determine their household registration as soon as possible. It is also possible to continue to retain their original residence, but their children are not allowed to take the imperial examination with the attached list. Once they are found to have sent their imperial examinations, they will be deprived of the qualifications for the third generation of imperial examinations. Those who have settled overseas, Their mainland land can be donated to family members or relatives, and the government should not take it back forcibly, otherwise no one will want to settle overseas."

  For those who immigrate alone, the fields and acres will naturally be left to relatives in mainland China.

  The whole family immigrated, saying it was a gift, but in fact it recognized the land sale in disguise.

  Guo Shunyu said: "We have to cooperate with the tax policy. Those who are born overseas will have the same tax amount. Those who are sent overseas will be given an additional land tax!"

   At this time, there is no household registration network, and double household registration can definitely take advantage of the loopholes.

  But the immigrant has been overseas for a long time, and after a long time, his land in the mainland will naturally become owned by his relatives. If the whole family moves, it will be even more difficult to keep, most of them will be taken over by relatives, friends or neighbors. Therefore, dual household registration does not bring any benefits. It is better to go to the overseas government to clarify the household registration.

   Moreover, there is currently only one overseas Jinshi quota, and the imperial examination immigration is not very profitable.

  Basically, the problem of overseas household registration can be solved, and individual loopholes are ignored.

   Today's imperial meeting is basically related to education, after all, the imperial examination has just been passed.

  Zhao Han asked: "Officials from the Zhongbang and Beibang areas have written letters one after another, requesting the adjustment of the number of Jinshi. What do you think?"

   "The current ratio of the north and south rankings has been used since the Ming Dynasty, and I feel that there is no need to change it." Chief Assistant Liu Ziren spoke first.

  The cabinet ministers, more than half of them are from Nanbang, and they echoed Liu Ziren one after another. Some people even said that the Nanbang imperial examination competition is fierce, and the proportion should be increased as appropriate.

However, the Minister of Rites is from Shandong. Wang Diaoding said: "Although the proportions are the same, the regions are different. What's more, Guangnan Province has been added to the middle list, and Xuantu Province (Jilin) ​​has been added to the North List. They are the Mongolians on the grasslands. In principle, it is also possible to participate in the imperial examination. The minister suggested that the ratio of quotas for the examination should be adjusted. Especially in the list, there are more and more outstanding scholars."

  In this imperial examination, the scores of scholars from Sichuan and Hunan have obviously exploded.

  Especially Sichuan, which has not experienced much war and chaos. Not only does the province have one of the largest populations, but it also has a solid foundation for imperial examinations. Scholars from Chengdu County and Fushun County took the examination of twelve Jinshi this year, and the rest of the list suffered heavy casualties.

   "It needs to be changed." Zhao Han said.

  Officials from the Nanbang area were unwilling to do this, but they could not object to the emperor's opinion, so they could only blow their beards and stare at Wang Tiaoding.

  Of course, Zhao Han also made a compromise to increase the number of Jinshi for the next term.

   There is no fixed number of Jinshi, it is adjusted according to official vacancies. In the Ming Dynasty, there were between 300 and 400 Jinshi in each session.

  The Datong court had a vast territory and required more officials. The number of Jinshi in the next imperial examination will be increased to 451, and a fraction will be given to overseas candidates.

   That is: 225 candidates (50%) from the South List, 171 candidates (38%) from the Middle List, and 54 candidates from the North List (12%).

  Although the proportion of Jinshi in Nanbang has decreased, the overall number of Jinshi has increased. In fact, there are more exams than before.

   Zhao Han held a meeting today, not only to talk about these things, but also to do other things.

  Zhao Han said: "Like Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangnan and other provinces, it is not easy for scholars to go to Beijing to catch the exam. I plan to divide the general examination into several places. Those who fail the exam can go home nearby, and those who pass the exam will come to Nanjing for the palace exam."

   Everyone looked at each other, even Wang Diaoding was dumbfounded.

  The ministers objected one after another, but the objection was ineffective. Zhao Han said with a smile: "It's better to try it for two sessions and see the effect."

   Zhao Han's idea is because the land area continues to expand, and it is really not easy for candidates in marginal provinces. Just going to Beijing to take the exam is a huge administrative expense. If you can take the exam nearby, those who fail the exam will not have to travel too far, and related expenses will also be reduced, and both scholars and the court will benefit.

   Of course, the provincial capital test will definitely not work.

  Three examination areas are set up across the country. The Southern Examination will be held in Nanjing, the Northern Examination will be held in Beijing, and the Central Examination will be held in Baling (Yueyang).

  After the three-rank examination, the failed candidates went home directly, leaving only more than 400 people to come to Nanjing for the imperial examination.

  The time of the palace examination must be adjusted, and it will be delayed by one and a half months than before.

  Three major examination areas, the chief examiner and marking officer are dispatched by the central government, and the organization of the examination is the local responsibility.

  In the future, there will be more test areas, such as overseas attached list. According to geographical conditions, the attached list test will be held in Yecheng. The premise is that there are enough overseas candidates and the number of overseas universities is enough, otherwise you will only get a poor number of places forever.

   This is not only an imperial examination issue, but setting the center of the Beibang examination area in Beijing is also increasing Beijing's political influence.

  The next step is to divide the country's theaters in detail and increase Beijing's military influence to radiate the Northeast and grasslands and consolidate its dominance on the frontier.

  (end of this chapter)