Section 39 is the study of Eshui

Jiang Shan was full of interest: "I think if we can occupy the position of this prefect, we can try to transfer him to other posts in advance." Spend money to move him to the central department in Nanjing or Beijing. Doesn't it mean that many people in the Donglin Party are also very energetic in selling official positions, and they can do things if they give money? ”

"Again, who's going to go?" Chen Tianxiong shook his head, "It stands to reason that it is beneficial and harmless to install such a person, but there is no such person among the elders." ”

"Is it dangerous?"

"This danger is based on the fact that no patriarch is capable of playing a qualified Ming official. As soon as he appeared, he was going to be exposed. Leaving aside the most obvious accent and appearance issues, the basic qualities of a Ming intellectual, none of the patriarchs possessed. Lin Baiguang shook his head a little regretfully, "It's not something that can be learned by relying on a few months of bad supplements." It's a great opportunity......

"It would be nice if I were in the Qing Dynasty, the official donation team is running all over the place, and any rotten person can be an official." Wang Ding said.

Lin Baiguang said, "I propose to choose a trusted indigenous to impersonate Leizhou to pay. This is the only possibility that Tang Seng Jihua can succeed. ”

"Can the natives be trusted? Will you be an official and be confused, and sell us to find a real official hat. The others are not afraid, but they are afraid that the patriarch who is remotely controlled behind him will suffer. It's too far away, and we can't save people. ”

"Then his own crime is big enough." Lin Baiguang said, "I think I can still control him." As long as everyone uses their brains, there is still a way to think of it. Yu Eshui was very interested in this matter at the beginning, and I suggest that you might as well talk to him. ”

"This thing is very difficult," Yu Eshui said, "The ideal state is that we find a patriarch to be the prefect, but I have studied it, even if I cultivate it from now on, this person is smart and studies hard, and he can't do it without two or three years of work." ”

He was in charge of the retrieval and compilation of historical materials in the large library, and he did not do much. In his spare time, he spent a lot of energy on Tang Seng Jihua to study its feasibility - not so much that Yu Eshui really wanted to promote this jihua, but it was purely a kind of leisure research work, similar to the topic of "how a modern person can become an official in the Ming Dynasty" in the past. The more I researched, the more interested I became, and I felt like I used to write a thesis and work on a topic. And he also has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he is living in the Ming Dynasty, although the imperial examination is not prosperous, there is also a Jinshi and a number of people, plus a group of talents. The imperial examination is alive and well by his side, and he doesn't need to figure out what the book says, but also to check the authenticity.

In addition to digging through historical materials, he also visited a group of imperial examination figures in Lingao County and asked them for all kinds of knowledge about the imperial examination. Including a few talents and people in the county, Wang Jiaoyu in the county school, and even Liu Dalin also met with him once -- Liu Dalin didn't know that he was calculating, thinking that this young Australian man was "indoctrinate" and had the heart to participate in the imperial examination.

"During the palace examination, the paper should be written large, light, and round, and a good word is better than a good article." Liu Dalin taught him earnestly, "The palace examination is said to be the emperor's personal examination, but in fact, the main examination recommendation paper shall prevail, and the emperor is just a ranking of the royal pen." The ranking will be decided in the palace examination, who will read your article? The first recommendation paper of the main examination is to read calligraphy. ”

Zuihou Liu Dalin took out a few more anthologies of the scrolls that he had just bought from Guangzhou, and talked about the changes in the style of the last few imperial examinations, as well as his tendency to write when he was a scholar in the imperial court.

Although this knowledge was of little use to the study of Eshui, he was extremely impressed by it—sure enough, such a thing as guessing questions and betting on questions has existed for a long time.

However, in this way, Yu Eshui basically despaired of the idea that a modern person could be a Ming official.

“…… Our fake prefect, he doesn't need to go through the imperial examination -- this is better, but at least he has to understand the way of the imperial examination. For example, the writing of the eight-strand essay and the judgment of good and bad, if you don't understand this, you will be exposed when dealing with the academic affairs of the house; The second is to be able to write poetry. Yu Eshui said, "I don't know who among the more than 500 of us can write real ancient poems, but as a person who has passed the imperial examination, it is normal that the level of poetry is not high, and it is not strange at all -- in addition to the eight-strand essay, you have to write test poems, you can't write poems, and you don't know the rhythm and rhyme, and others have to put a few question marks on how your subject name came about."

The hearts of the people have fallen straight down. What eight-strand text, trial poems, needless to say, these things are the same as the book of heaven.

“…… Then I have to talk about calligraphy. Yu Eshui's face was flushed with a strange smile, and he looked like an intellectual posing a difficult problem, "Most modern people have developed the habit of using computers to do word processing, and now writing pen words and pencil words is already crooked, and then writing brush words may not even be as good as the young men in the store." You also have to practice calligraphy -- in addition, everyone who has passed the imperial examination can write white posts, which has to be practiced separately. ”

"Don't you have no hope when you say that?" Wang Ding said.

Chen Tianxiong nodded with an expression of "this is the case" and said, "If it weren't for these questions, how could you have stopped in the first place?" ”

"There's a lot of questions, and an accent. We all have a common habit of speaking Mandarin - a Mandarin based on the modern Beijing dialect, which in turn was developed on the basis of the Beijing dialect of the Qing Dynasty. How did the Qing Dynasty Beijing dialect come about? Yu Eshui smiled mysteriously, "It is mainly a mixture of accents between the aborigines of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty plus the Eight Banners and the large number of Liaodong Chen Jun Han people they brought into the customs. ”

"You mean to say that our accents have something in common with Tartar?" The country was shocked.

"Strictly speaking, it is similar to the Chen Jun Han people in Liaodong," Yu Eshui said, "Of course, the two languages are not the same thing, and the similarity is not very high, but there are similarities in it." ”

"I think the accent problem can be changed, it won't be too difficult." Lin Baiguang said, "I can speak the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty now -- it is similar to the modern Nanjing dialect, if you have the heart to learn it, it is not difficult, three or four months is enough." Besides, the accent problem is not too big a loophole, and there has been no mistake in Guangzhou and Leizhou. ”

"The accent problem is relatively the easiest to solve, and those who are officials can generally get past it if they learn official language." Yu Eshui said, "But the first two points are difficult. Especially the first point. ”

"There are still two years, so it should be okay to cultivate it by surprise."

According to Liu Dalin and the talents in this county, it takes about ten years for a person to start from enlightenment to the level of being able to get a show. Of course, whether you can pass the test depends on luck. The difficulty of taking the Xiucai exam is much more difficult than that of a master's student. Yu Eshui said, "Although the fake prefect does not need to go directly to the imperial examination, but to be familiar with the Thirteen Classics, but also to reach the level of the eight strands and poetry, I am afraid it will take three or four years of hard work -- provided that this person has to work hard enough and have an interest in learning." ”

"To sum up, it is impossible for the patriarch to be this fake prefect." Jiang Shan said, "Do you want to say that?" ”

"I didn't say that, if someone is willing to study hard and he's smart enough, maybe he can do it in two years. At least there are people in Lingao who can teach this knowledge. Yu Eshui said, "The fake prefect has an advantage, that is, the origin of this set of things is all ready-made, and there is no need to make anything else." And there were no photos in ancient times, and impersonation was easy. ”

"There are many people who are smart enough, but I am afraid there are no people who are willing to study hard." Jiang Shan knew very well that this group of veterans wanted them to study the "Thirteen Classics", Bagu Wen, and practice calligraphy assiduously, and it was better for them to go to the countryside to become agricultural technicians. At least someone saddled before and after the horse flattered, maybe they could get the daughter of a small landlord or something.

"It seems that if you really want to implement Tang Seng Jihua's words, only the natives can choose it." Lin Baiguang knew that although Yu Eshui's high-level theory was suspected of selling his own research results, the reason was completely correct.

Jiang Shan said: "If the indigenous people want to have this ability, they must also be loyal, this candidate-" He looked embarrassed.

"There's one person you might consider looking at." Yu Eshui said, "Zhang Xingjiao." You can check out this person's file. ”

"Xiexie." Jiang Shan said, "Our Foreign Intelligence Bureau intends to send intelligence personnel to the mainland, and in fact, there are quite a few veterans who are willing to go out on field work, but after you say this, they are a little hesitant. ”

"I know," Yu Eshui nodded, "My suggestion is that it's okay to send the elders, but it's best not to mix the identity of officials, unless it's mixed in the remote Yuanzhou evil army, otherwise once the local gentry are entertained, it is easy to be exposed-the gentry are generally through the province and the imperial court, even if it is not reported, it may cause trouble as jokes and anecdotes in ordinary family letters." ”

"So the expatriates still have to take the route of Leizhou, Guangzhou, and become businessmen or the like?"

"Merchants, monks, and Taoist priests can do it. The landlord also made do. It is better to discard the idea of pretending to be an intellectual and wanting to plagiarize ** poems or Nalan sexual and moral words to become a literati poet as soon as possible - anyone who has such thoughts is not allowed to go out to work. Yu Eshui seems to hate this, "All unauthorized appropriation of the intellectual property rights of the ancients must be severely cracked down, and all the use of such materials must be approved by the big library, otherwise it is plagiarism."

Everyone didn't know why Yu Eshui hated this, and they were stunned for a while.

No one knew that when Yu Eshui asked a certain Xiucai for knowledge of the imperial examination a few days ago, there was a small incident. This show is a small family in the countryside, and there is not much attention to etiquette, so he inadvertently let him see his daughter. Yu Eshui was quite excited. Yu Eshui took the opportunity to recite a poem by Yuan Mei to show his "talent". The other party's performance was not "five-body throwing" nor "extremely rewarding", but the performance was very surprising - it turned out that there had already been a person who had plagiarized Yuan Zicai's poem and came here to offer his courtesy.

As soon as he thought of this, Yu Eshui gritted his teeth, of course, he couldn't say this to others. I just wrote a memorandum of intellectual property rights to remind the Executive Committee that the intellectual property rights of the ancients should be strictly controlled, and they should not be used by the elders at will. All poems, articles, and works from the end of the Ming Dynasty must be applied for before they can be used......

Jiang Shan jokingly said: "Fortunately, this is the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the only ones who can plagiarize are the literati of the Qing Dynasty, and there are not many poets and lyricists of the Qing Dynasty who can plagiarize...... He then coughed: "I think, we have to set up a training class to train intelligence personnel." This includes not only the indigenous people, but also the elders who are willing to go out into the field. ”

"I'm in favor of that idea." Yu Eshui said, "Especially the patriarchs, their appearance, manners, living habits and language are too different from the indigenous people of the Ming Dynasty, and it is easy to have accidents if they go out recklessly without certain training." At that time, it will not be two stations than Guangzhou Leizhou, which is close at hand, and if something happens, you can start rescue activities in two or three days. Once something happens on the mainland, he can only rely on himself. Don't say anything about Beizhen Fusi or Dongchang, even if it is locked up in a prison in the county, it is enough for the patriarch to take off a few layers of skin."

"Researcher Yu, you know so much about the social situation in the Ming Dynasty, why don't you come to the Foreign Intelligence Bureau to work? You're our expert on the Ming problem. Jiang Shan said, thinking that most of the positions in the General Bureau on his side were vacant, and Yu Eshui would be qualified to let him be the director of the Daming Department if he wanted to come. In case he likes to take things easier, it would be better to set up an intelligence officer training center and make him the director. As for the level, it can be solved by applying the position of concurrently serving as the deputy director of the Daming Division.

"It's okay to be a part-time consultant, but not full-time." Yu Eshui refused. He was comfortable in the big library, and his time was almost entirely at his own disposal except for completing assigned tasks, just doing the research work that interested him. I was too lazy to go to the yamen for such a substantive work to bury my head in the paperwork, "If you have any questions about historical materials, you are always welcome to call, and I will try my best to answer them - this is also my job." ”

failed to bring in this combat power, and Jiangshan was slightly disappointed. Yu Eshui probably knew his thoughts, and said: "I have a candidate, and he really wants to work on the intelligence front. Are you interested? ”

"Of course, I'm just short of manpower right now-" Jiang Shan still didn't say a word, especially the lack of people who were willing to sit in the office.

"You must be satisfied with this man," Yu Eshui said, "This person is very interested in intelligence work, and he is in charge of literature search and translation work in our department, and by the way, he also helps to raise bacteria in the Ministry of Agriculture." This man's favorite leisure activity is translating and researching various trap-making and IED materials, and he has also visited Shiyan several times in person. The jihua nature of doing things is very strong. ”

"What's your name? I went to transfer him to the Order. ”

"His name is Li Yan, a Ph.D. in stem cell biology," Mr. Yu said, "and this person once wrote a memo about intelligence work." You can read it if you want, but this memo is supposed to be for military intelligence, and it's not the right way for you here. ”

"Oh, isn't it Aide-memoire K/BW/290322.77?"

"I don't remember the number." Yu Eshui shook his head, "I also wrote a comment that disagreed with his idea - his set of things is the system of cloning the US military - if we do this, we will be bankrupt...... Probably in the future. ”

Then, everyone discussed the next step of the layout. The continental distribution of the intelligence system involves the strategic layout of the future of the Transit Group, and no conclusion has been reached on this issue at present. However, a consensus has been formed to eliminate Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong, to seek opportunities to occupy important strategic locations along the mainland's coast, and to open up the mainland's coastal lines of communication.

"If you want to kill Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong, you have to try to go to Fujian to set up points. In this way, we can effectively grasp Zheng Zhilong's movements. Yu Eshui said, "Zheng Zhilong's nest is in Anping, he now has a legal identity, and he spares no effort in the operation of Anping, Anping has a large number of his industries and clans, and the other one is the Zhongzuo Institute." It is best to set up intelligence stations in the Zhangzhou and Quanzhou areas of Fujian Province to always inquire about the movements of Zheng Zhilong and Li Kuiqi. ”

As for Guangdong, everyone agreed that there is no need to spend much effort, and the two stations of Guangzhou and Leizhou are already in place. Coupled with the industrial coverage of Qiwei Dart Bureau, there is no need to invest much manpower and material resources, and the relationship between intelligence and trade is straightened out.

As for Macau, it was thought that there should be a base here. Not only was it used to collect intelligence on the Portuguese, but it also got a lot of information about Zheng Zhilong, who had a close relationship with Zheng Zhilong. This base can be used as a window for foreign trade and for gathering information, killing two birds with one stone.

"We should focus on the south of the Yangtze River -- or the Yangtze River Delta region." Jiang Shan said, "This must be the second key target of the group after occupying the Pearl River Delta." ”

The abundant products, vast markets, abundant labor force and capitalist-style handicraft workshops in the south of the Yangtze River are a more advantageous base than the Pearl River Delta in this time and space. Some people in the Senate have always advocated "taking Jiangnan to determine the world". There are constant calls for Jiangnan to be the main strategic target.

"No matter when the Senate or the Executive Committee is going to take Jiangnan, we have to get resources and markets from Jiangnan, so it is absolutely necessary to set up a presence here."

"Not only can you take care of business and trade, but you can also collect all kinds of information by the way, so you can kill multiple birds with one stone." Wang Ding's eyes lit up when he said, "It's a big difference for anyone to go to Jiangnan to be a stationmaster." He regretted the thought of his own ruined ambitions.

"I'm afraid that all the local departments want to intervene," Chen Tianxiong said, "and Delong Bank also wants to take deposits in Jiangnan and engage in the financial industry." ”

Jiang Shan shook his head: "It is better for Delong Bank to be a separate system, not mixed with the intelligence department and the business department. Make it into a separate line. ”