Yan Maoqing felt that the suggestion of the curtain guest was still very feasible.

It just needs to be found at the right time.

After all, you can't stuff money so blatantly, you need some foreshadowing.

The increase in taxes is the first fire that Yan Maoqing lit.

This second fire, Yan Maoqing decided to put it in the field of culture and education.

Since ancient times, culture and education have been the easiest part of political achievement, and instead of collecting taxes, the promotion of culture and education will not offend people, but will win a good reputation.

Zhejiang is a major province of culture and education.

Even the yellow-mouthed children can chant a few lines of poetry.

As for the social studies run by the villages, they have played an enlightening role.

Of course, social studies is at most to teach children to recognize words, after all, it is impossible to take the imperial examination by reciting the three-character scripture.

If you want to take the imperial examination, you must attend a professional government or private school.

Official schools are county, state, and government schools.

Private schools are academies that have been established everywhere.

Yan Maoqing can either renovate the government school or fund the establishment of a college.

After some weighing, Yan Maoqing decided to go with the latter.

After all, government schools are official schools, and there are many rules and regulations.

It is difficult for Yan Maoqing to exert personal influence.

And it's hard to get the right sense of proportion.

If you are not careful, it is easy to get into trouble and end up selling your reputation.

It's not the same with private schooling. There are not so many restrictions in terms of the scope of enrollment or the form of teaching. Yan Maoqing can give full play to his influence.

The governor of a province has greatly promoted culture and education, and the establishment of academies is a national talent, and it must be a beautiful talk to spread out.

Once you have an idea, you need to implement it.

The location of the college is the most important thing.

First of all, the position should not be too biased, otherwise the influence will not be enough.

Secondly, it should not be in the downtown area, otherwise it is easy to cause students to be impetuous, and they will not be able to study hard.

Such an impartial place, but it is a little difficult to choose.

The area around West Lake is definitely not good, and the city is not appropriate.

After thinking about it, Yan Maoqing decided to put the academy in Xixi.

Xixi is not far from the city of Hangzhou, and many buildings, other businesses, and markets have been built over the years.

But because it is some distance away from Hangzhou City, it is not too noisy.

It's just that this is the place where the Hong clan, the first prominent clan in Hangzhou, live, and Yan Maoqing needs to obtain the consent of the Hong family if he wants to build a academy here.

The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake.

Although Yan Maoqing is a governor, he is a foreign monk after all, and if he offends a prominent family like the Hong family, his political performance will definitely be affected.

If you can't get rejected by the Hong family, you may be impeached and get out.

It was Yan Maoqing who made a special trip to Xixi to discuss this matter with the Hong family.

After some negotiations, Yan Maoqing finally solved the biggest problem.

In principle, the Hung family did not object to Yan Maoqing's practice of running a college in Xixi. But there is a premise, that is, Yan Maoqing can only recruit scholars other than the Hong clan into the academy, and cannot involve the Hong clan.

In this regard, Yan Maoqing naturally patted his chest and promised that he would never beat the idea of the Hong clan.

After all, the act of digging into other people's corners is the most scolding.

Yan Maoqing didn't have time to curry favor with the Hong family, how could he make enemies for no reason?

Once you've chosen a location, it's time to find a place to teach.

Why are private academies more attractive than government schools? Isn't it because the teaching is more famous and more learned?

In the past, Wang Yangming founded Jishan Academy, which attracted countless disciples from all over the world to study, which can be seen.

Of course, Yan Maoqing didn't think that he could invite a peerless Confucian like Wang Yangming, but it was not difficult to invite some well-known teachers with the respect of the governor.

Hangzhou is a place where literature and culture gather, and there are many scholars who live in seclusion, and I believe that as long as he sends out the notice, he will respond soon.

In addition to increasing taxes and promoting culture and education, Yan Maoqing also has a third fire.

That is to build bridges.

Hangzhou's water system is vertical and horizontal, because of the West Lake, all dynasties like to repair embankments and bridges.

The most famous ones are the White Causeway and the Su Causeway.

Yan Maoqing didn't want to spend so much money, so naturally he couldn't repair the embankment.

He calculated that it was the most cost-effective to repair the bridge with less cost.

Spending a little money to do big things, that's probably what it means.

But in Yan Maoqing's view, the bridge was built for the people of Hangzhou, not for him personally.

Therefore, the money for the construction of the bridge should naturally come from the government.

It is equivalent to Yan Maoqing taking advantage of the government's money to make a splash, and he will make a steady profit without losing money.

Of course, the repair of the bridge still has to be done by professionals.

Yan Maoqing is not stupid enough to take care of everything.

He directly handed it over to the guest to do, and he only needed to sit back and enjoy the benefits.

As for where the bridge is repaired, it must be within the scope of West Lake.

The West Lake gathers countless cultural essences, and it is easiest to build bridges here to be elegant.

But the West Lake is too big, and it is really nerve-wracking to know where to fix it.

Yan Maoqing thought about it for a while and slapped it on the lonely mountain.

The main reason is that it is well connected and located in the core area of West Lake. There is still a lot of utility in building bridges here, and not just as a symbol and symbol.

After the three fires were set, Yan Maoqing was comfortable.

Fame and fortune, being a bitch and setting up an archway is what it says.

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"Yan Maoqing wants to build a bridge in Lonely Mountain?"

Qian Dehong was shocked when he learned the news.

"Good boy, you're not trying to be a teacher, are you?"

"Look at what you always say, students don't dare to take advantage of you even if they are happy."

Xu Yan said very carefully.

"This official notice has been posted, how can it be fake. In that case, didn't Yan Maoqing slap his own face? ”

"Hmph, the one who sells fame and fame!"

Regarding Yan Maoqing, Qian Dehong doesn't have a very good evaluation.

As an old man who has been in the eunuch field for a long time, Qian Dehong sees people very accurately.

Yan Maoqing's actions, he saw them clearly.

"Not only do you want to build a bridge in Gushan, Yan Maoqing also has to run a school in Xixi."

Xu Yan said in his heart, Yan Maoqing really knows how to choose a place. It's not good to choose where to choose, but choose in Xixi.

Is this really not aimed at the Hong family?

After all, with topicality, it's easier to get fame.

Yan Maoqing is still quite shrewd and can always find the greatest benefit.

Xu Yan didn't have the idea of bringing him down immediately. It's just that Yan Maoqing's actions are really disgusting.

"Alas, the court is full of people who slap horses like this, it's strange that Da Ming can be good."

Although he is no longer an official in the court, Qian Dehong is still a little worried about his father's court.

Even if the king once put him in prison and removed him from office.

"Don't be so pessimistic, old man. Isn't there a good official like the Governor in the court? ”

Xu Yan said with a smile: "Evil does not prevail over good, and in the end, loyal ministers can still win." ”

"Is that really the case?"

Qian Dehong didn't have much confidence, after all, what was written in history and what he saw was not like this.

"Your old man can rest assured."

Xu Yan swore and promised.

If Xu Yan hadn't come to Daming, it might not have been, but now that he has his loyal and traitorous ministers, the ending must be very different from history.

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