Luo Zhaoyun accompanied these talented men and sages in the capital, cooking wine and drinking, enjoying the snow and talking, without putting any marshal shelves, just to shorten the distance between each other. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In these troubled times, the practical usefulness of pure literati is not great, neither can they lead troops to fight, nor can they manage the government and the people, but they live in a house, full of emotion, and express their emotions by writing articles, and they are full of grandeur.

Therefore, every time there is troubled times, there will be the ridicule of 'useless scholars', that is, the disdain and contempt of the warriors for the literati.

However, the literati have mastered the pen, and to a certain extent, they represent public opinion, and through the influence of their own articles, they are popular, and it is easy to form public opinion praise and strengthen a certain party, so that this force invisibly increases its reputation and fortune, and builds momentum for it.

Moreover, among many literati, there are also some practical talents, who can be strategists and strategize; Able to engage in politics and govern one side. Therefore, Luo Zhaoyun treats these great literati with courtesy, and also hopes to use this to attract more talents to come over and use them for his own use.

After all, since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the gate valve has risen, monopolizing the dissemination and popularization of knowledge, and the official career is very tightly controlled by the gate valve. Only in troubled times, when the gate valve aristocracy is impacted, can talents be promoted without sticking to one pattern. However, the vast majority of talents are still from the old nobility.

Attracting more talents is equivalent to having a deep relationship with the old nobles and gate valves.

However, some aristocratic children sneered at the people of the northwest, feeling that these people who did not have much education could not understand the culture of the Central Plains, and it was a waste to talk about it.

There are also aristocratic talents, who have a deep-rooted thinking about the hierarchical restrictions of the gate valve, and some resist the acceptance of knowledge by ordinary people, which will break through the knowledge monopoly of the aristocracy.

Of course, Luo Zhaoyun did not put forward any slogans to deepen the imperial examination and abolish the privileges of the gate lords, which would only arouse the disgust and vigilance of the nobles.

He wanted to maximize his interests, not only to give the children of the poor families a hope of promotion, but also to give some special treatment to the children of the nobles, so as to run the school with the purpose of popularizing the people and changing customs, and for the time being, it could not be improved to the level of selecting talents through the imperial examination.

The literati of Hongwenguan feel that they have a place to use, and they have not thought about the impact and impact on the declining gate valve aristocracy when these children from the poor northwest grow up.

Luo Zhaoyun invited Yao Silian, Yu Shinan and others to continue to teach and create in the northwest, carry forward the culture of the Central Plains, and truly pull the people of the northwest into the cultural customs of the Central Plains, which is a matter of immeasurable merit.

Yao Silian and other great Confucians, naturally hope to promote a set of Confucianism of Confucius in the northwest, which is what every Confucian hopes to do, expound the way of literature they adhere to, and benefit more people.

Before parting, Luo Zhaoyun invited Xue Zhiqing to enter the Shuai's Mansion at any time, and his family members also arrived.

Xue Zhiqing said with joy on her face: "Oh, she also came to Jincheng, that's great, when I was in Daxingcheng before, I had heard her play the piano, which was a must, although I exchanged a few times that year, but I couldn't have a good time, this time I can have a good exchange." ”

"Qin Xiao and Ming, that's an elegant thing!" Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly.

Xue Zhiqing smiled and said nothing, thinking that going to see Yiyi was just an excuse, so that he could often go in and out of the Shuaifu.

Luo Zhaoyun left the Hongwen Pavilion and returned to the Shuaifu, and got the good news that Li Jing had opened up the Hexi Corridor, successfully captured Dunhuang County, swept away the rebel ranks there, regained control of Yumen Pass, and led his troops to sweep Yiwu County a few days ago, and drove to the Tianshan area of Xinjiang to drive the Turkic tribes out of Yiwu territory again.

Luo Zhaoyun took the letter, and after browsing it, he showed joy: "Great, Li Jing really lived up to expectations, successfully opened up the Hexi Corridor, from Jincheng to the 36 countries of the Western Regions, and the Great Food Country and Huoluo Country in the Middle East, all of which can be smooth, establish post stations along the way, dredge routes, and ensure the safety of commercial exchanges, the economy of the northwest will be driven, the people will be rich, the education will be moderate, and the trend of barbarian backwardness will be changed, which will also play a major role in laying the foundation for the true unification of China." ”

For a long time, the frontier is restless, and a small number of tribes are repeatedly changeable and contend with the imperial court, a big reason is that these frontier places are backward in culture and education, do not learn the culture of the Central Plains, do not emphasize benevolence, courtesy, faith, etc., and are completely respected by strength, conquered by force, and capricious. They have a weak sense of belonging to the Central Plains, and if they can promote the culture and education of the frontier garrisons, be influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, and have a unified sense of belonging to the Chinese nation, the territory of the future can be expanded and more solid.

Xiao Yiyi said: "Congratulations to Fujun, the northwest territory has been rolled out, and now it is eleven counties." ”

"Yes, Xihai, Heyuan, Douhe, Lintao, Caohan, Xiping, Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Dunhuang, Yiwu, eleven counties, the entire northwest territory is now under the control of Gongzi." Ning Muhe also showed surprise.

Luo Zhaoyun nodded, and analyzed thoughtfully: "The northwest is vast and empty, and the territory of the eleven counties is added up, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the territory of the Great Sui, but the population is less than one-twentieth of the Great Sui, relatively poor, and the people's homes do not even have a decent porcelain and jade, but unlike those people in the Central Plains, there is no shortage of ceramic tools, silk cloth is constant, and the economy of the northwest is too backward." ”

"However, the northwest also has advantages, the terrain is high and vertical, it is relatively difficult for the Central Plains troops to fight in the northwest, the climate is not suitable, and the northwest is suitable for raising cavalry, and the cavalry team of our Northwest Army will soon be the largest number among all forces."

"Husband, how are we going to lay it out next?"

"Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow down to become king." Luo Zhaoyun said that Zhu Sheng, a scholar in the early Ming Dynasty, put forward the opinions of Zhu Yuanzhang on the strategic policy of pacifying the world, which is of great reference significance.

"Our army's territory is not small, we must digest it steadily, wait and see what happens, once something happens in Jiangdong, the pattern will change, our next target is Guanlong, but before moving troops, it is best to urge Xue Ju and Li Tang to fight first, both defeated, and then we will attack again, level Xue Ju, and take Daxing City!" Luo Zhaoyun has a clear mind, looks at the situation in the Central Plains, and waits for the opportunity to leave.