There is no shortage of talents in Jindi, but in a border city like Datong, there are not many literati. Influenced by external influences, the general environment of this kind of city is destined to be more force-oriented. Since its predecessor was Dajun Town, the aborigines are basically military families and their families. Even if there is a royal palace here, the style of culture and education has never flourished. There are still some talented literati in the hinterland, as far as Datong is concerned, there are scholars, but the overall cultural level cannot be compared with the southeast. Even if someone can do a few articles to test their fame, they are just pulling themselves tall in the, and they are still far from being a real talent.

Fan Jin's talent may not be able to take too much advantage of the talents in the southeast, and even the identity of the second-class Chuanxuan is far more operational than practical, and he rarely participates in this kind of literary meeting on weekdays, which is also convenient for hiding. But in Datong, he is safe enough to boldly claim to be a talent, whether it is articles or poems, no one can compare with him.

Of course, with his current status, he can no longer rely on a few poems to make a splash at the literary meeting, but instead sit in the judge's seat and talk a few words with the local officials, and he is responsible for commenting on whoever has a work. With his talent, it is more than enough to comment on the words of these people, not only will no one be unconvinced, but they will be convinced, and even some people are grateful and eager to apprentice on the spot.

Looking at the appearance of those talented and young children anxiously waiting for judgment, Fan Jin couldn't help but think of himself a few years ago. When I went to see Hou Shouyong for the first time, how much better was it than them? Now that he has changed from a candidate to an examiner, it is difficult to predict what will happen to these people in the future. But it is impossible for everyone to have fame, and anyone can become a protégé of the Son of Heaven. His heart moved, and he suddenly asked Zhang Siduan beside him:

"Uncle, how many schools do we have in Datong?"

Zhang Siduan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The situation here in Datong has also been seen by the virtuous nephew, where there is a shortage of soldiers and horses, culture and education are not as good as Jiangnan. Even if the first assistant does not give an order, there is only official learning and no private learning here. In addition, in recent years, local financial resources have been tight, and the government and schools are only barely supporting. Now it is the county school, the government school, and two health schools, but one of the health schools has fallen into disrepair, and not many people come to study, but I am afraid that it will be closed soon. ”

Fan Jin nodded, and then said to the teachings who had come to participate in the meeting:

"Datong is different from belly, I understand this. However, culture and education should not be abandoned because of this, and it is of course a major matter to guard the frontier for the imperial court, and it is even more important to use culture and education to restrain people's hearts. In particular, the military guards should pay more attention to this. You may think that reading is useless, and you can't seek fame, and there is no future if you continue to read, so you don't bother to go. But this is not possible, when Qi Nantang was training, someone was specially responsible for teaching soldiers Wenmo, so that every soldier could be literate. After reading the book, you can not only understand the military order documents, so that you will not mistakenly understand the military order because of a slip of the tongue, but more importantly, you will know the shame and rules. When people have rules in their hearts, they know what they can and can't do. Don't exceed the rules, don't disobey orders, don't rely on the knife in your hand, do whatever you want. Such a soldier is a good soldier. ”

The hidden parts of his words can be understood by everyone. This is one of the greatest integrity and correctness in Daming, and no one dares to say that Fan Jin's words are wrong. Several people nodded again and again, and Fan Jin said again:

"This official has also received some submissions about the military guard. It is nothing more than that the soldiers do not obey the law and discipline, and the officers cannot restrain the soldiers, and even set up for robbery. In the final analysis, this is all due to the fact that I have not read a book and do not know the righteousness. If you think that you have a big fist, you will take whatever you want, and if there are many such people, the people will suffer, and the army will not be able to have combat effectiveness. So, they have to be allowed to read. ”

The priest nodded, but the look of embarrassment on his face was palpable. Fan Jin said: "You don't have to worry, I know that you have no one and no money, and things are difficult to do." I'm not talking nonsense, I'll figure out how to do it with money and food, as for people...... It seems that these people who participated in the cultural meeting today are very good. Those who have never achieved fame among them are willing to teach literature and ink in the army, and they can directly be given the qualification of children. If the performance is outstanding, you can be directly promoted to the prison student. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, prisoners could make donations, especially in the border areas, when they needed money, grain or horses, they had to donate, allowing people to exchange money, grain, and horses for the fame of prisoners. In the Wanli period, the means were more simplified, and grain and horses had been converted into money, and as long as they made donations and paid money, they could be exchanged for the status of prisoners. It was Fan Jin's proposal to exchange work for the status of a prisoner, which was not shocking or illegal at the moment. It's just that everyone's perception of the army has always been that it is a war, and no one has ever thought of letting them study, and Fan Jin put forward this suggestion at this time, which can be regarded as a precedent.

Several scholars will naturally not refuse this kind of proposal, from their point of view, the more schools and the more readers, the greater their authority, and naturally they will not interfere. Some of these scholars are not interested in this arrangement, but there are also some students from poor families or children of military families, so they naturally know the urgent need of military families for studying. After all, if there is a capable sergeant, the whole family can get rid of the status of a soldier and leave the border to enjoy happiness in a good place. Therefore, as soon as Fan Jin's proposal came out, this part of the people was the most supportive, and some people couldn't help but shout:

"According to the wisdom of the master!"

"Worthy of a white bread man!"

These local musicians who were invited to help the fun also came forward to toast Fan Jin, and this matter was a seventy percent decision. Fan Jin said again: "In addition to Weixue, there is also the palace. I know that the palace has its own instructors, but they only teach the children of the palace, and a large number of clans in the city do not have the opportunity to study, which is obviously not right. is also a descendant of the Heavenly Family, regardless of whether they are high or low, how can some people not be able to read? Besides, they can't study, so how will they end up in the future? ”

Fan Jin's statement that the fate should be cited is obviously referring to the rules of the sect. Although this matter has been approved by the Son of Heaven, it has not yet been officially promulgated and implemented, and the news has spread in the officialdom, but the regulations have not yet landed, and everyone still has doubts. When Fan Jin said at this time, it was tantamount to admitting that this regulation would inevitably be implemented. These scholars didn't say anything, but the faces of several officials from the local yamen changed slightly.

For the government, the impact of this news is huge, involving a series of issues such as clan land, the issue of rice, education, and future social management. Involving these clans, which were originally isolated from the common people, into social life is bound to create all kinds of problems. In the end, these problems will fall to the local government, and they will have to be responsible for solving them, and no one will be under pressure.

Fan Jin said again at this time: "This matter must be done quickly and cannot be delayed." A few people provided me with a list of local scholars and scholars, and I selected talents from them to teach the clan. I have already taken a good look at the place of the school, and the Daiwang Mansion is wide enough to accommodate 100 people to give lectures in several other courtyards in the city. Those places are also deserted, and they are just right for a school. As for the expenses of money and food, it will be paid by the royal palace on behalf of the king, and I will write to the governor of the palace for this part of the fee, and you must also be fast and cannot be delayed. ”

The crowd was speechless.

Originally, he was going to toast Fan Jin, but he took the opportunity to get close to this talented man, and all the Lehu who were close to him stopped, and even secretly stuffed a handkerchief in the past, and now they regret it.

It is not a secret that Fan Jin is at odds with the Acting Prince's Mansion, but to be honest, unless the magistrate completely loses his conscience, no one can cooperate happily with someone like Zhu Naixuan. It is normal for the two to have a little conflict and contradiction, but it just depends on the scope within which the contradiction is controlled. Discord in private, disagreeing with each other, it's all trivial. But Fan Jin's current statement is tantamount to openly challenging Zhu Naixuan, which is bound to be a cart hitting the wall.

Requisitioning the palace and apportioning money to the palace, no matter how legitimate the reason, is a slap in the face of the palace. In other words, Fan Jin's actions were to clearly tell Zhu Naixuan that he was going to fight with him. Any behavior at this time may be regarded as taking sides, which has a huge impact on their future and destiny, and who dares to ignore it?

For Lehu, their own strength is too weak to withstand the consequences of speculative failure. It is because most people are neutral at the moment, even if some people are Zhu Naixuan's enemies, they dare not jump out at this time. Even the people in the government didn't dare to answer, let alone them.

Suddenly, a tall woman came to Fan Jin separately, drank half of the wine in the cup, and then raised the wine glass high, presenting the red rouge mark in front of Fan Jin's eyes. "The slave family is red, I salute the master of the courtyard for a cup, and I hope the master will not dislike it."

Fan Jin looked at her, this woman was tall in her twenties, and she was a typical Northland rouge. I can't see it when I lower my head, but from the clothes on my body, it's not very bright, probably a local second-tier or so Lehu, which may just be a foil on today's occasion. He smiled and took the cup from the woman's hand, drank the remnants of the wine, and deliberately put the rouge mark on the tip of his nose, and praised:

"It smells so good."

Zhang Siduan laughed beside him: "Yanhong, you are so blessed." There are so many toasts today, and I only praised you for my good fragrance. In the future, I don't think you should be called Yanhong, just call it fragrant. Go down and claim your reward. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Siduan said to Fan Jin again: "Thinking back is worthy of being a white bread man, and when you get to the place, you have to do things drastically, and you have the style of waiting for the previous dynasty." Culture and education are the first priority in the local area, if you don't study, how can your brother serve the country and share your majesty's worries. In his letters, the elder brother also repeatedly told him to teach the children of his family to read and write, not for fame and wealth, but to learn the principles of life, so as not to do anything wrong. Thinking about running a school, my brother must have supported it. In terms of local difficulties, I also know in my heart that the Zhang family is willing to donate two other colleges for use as schools, and the other 100 taels of silver and 50 stone meters are used as subsidies, which can be regarded as a modest effort. ”

Zhang Siduan's words were like throwing a stone into the calm surface of the lake, and then there were layers of ripples.

Fan Jin just spoke and no one paid attention to it, and as soon as Zhang Siduan's voice fell, someone said: "Fengpan Xianggong cares about Sang Zi, and my generation can't sit idly by." Everyone is from Shanxi, and naturally hopes that there will be a few more reading seeds in their hometown, and they will also have face on their faces. My Hua family is willing to donate 60 taels of money and 30 stones. ”

"Twenty stones!"

"Thirty-five stones!"

The gentry and several big businessmen who were invited to the meeting also enthusiastically after Zhang Siduan's statement, rushing to lose the donation like a competition. Fan Jin ordered someone to take a pen and paper, ask someone to write down the donation figure and draw a pledge, and wait until a circle to turn back and raise enough rice and grain to support the school for two to three years.

These scholars naturally had smiles on their faces, after all, culture and education were Qingshui Yamen, and except for the days of sacrifice, the teachings couldn't even eat pork. Now that such a large amount of funds have been credited to their accounts, they are naturally very happy. The musicians became excited again, and raised their glasses to toast Fan Jin, but Fan Jin's attitude was more perfunctory, even if he drank wine, he would not express his position, today's field, he is destined to be popular.

His heart is bright, and the reason why the scene has become lively is all due to Zhang Siduan. No one is optimistic about dealing with the Dai Wangfu by himself, but after Zhang Siduan expressed his position, everyone was completely relieved. In other words, in the hearts of these people, they believe that the strength of the Zhang family in the local area is enough to keep the palace from falling behind.

In fact, this is not surprising, just look at Zhang Siduan's actions after his statement, you can know that among the gentry and businessmen, the Zhang family has a strong appeal, which can be called a hundred responses. These people are the foundation of the entire imperial court, whoever masters these foundations will be able to give orders in the local area, and here in Shanxi, the magistrates may not have the authority of the Zhang family, and it is okay to say goodbye to the palace.

Sure enough, the palace is just a tiger on the surface, and the real tiger is still here.

Just as Fan Jin's heart was spinning his thoughts, a piano sound suddenly sounded.

The sound of the piano is melodious, the rhythm is beautiful, and in the hot summer, a breeze blows through everyone's hearts, so that this restless atmosphere gradually calms down. Fan Jin relied on the blessing of the system, and now he is at the level of a great grandmaster in terms of music. It is precisely because of the high attainment that the feeling is more profound. Her own lady Zhang Shunqing is a master of music and rhythm, and she is invincible in the world by cheating, but at the moment, the performance level of the piano player is not much different from herself, and Zhang Shunqing can never be compared with it.

My own ability is hard to pile up by cheating, and I can't count them. In other words, the current piano player may be the best musician of our time.

The originally noisy cultural society gradually calmed down, people stopped talking, and even the musicians stopped flirting with people, or playing silk and bamboo accompaniment, and all listened intently to this natural sound. At this time, everyone had already discovered the source of the piano sound, behind the gold screen sprinkled on all sides.

This screen was there from the beginning, and everyone only knew that it was the daughter of the Zhang family who was behind, and because of the status of the Zhang family, naturally no one dared to see who it was. As the meeting lasted for a long time, people forgot about the existence of this person. I don't want to surprise the audience at this time, this inconspicuous woman actually has such a means!

There are more than a dozen birds, flying up and down near the screen, like a companion dance. As the playing time became longer and longer, there were more and more birds, and someone whispered: "Hundred birds and phoenix...... but then he was glared at fiercely by the eyes of the people around him, and he didn't dare to say more.

Fan Jin had already heard from the sound of the piano that the performer was inviting in the sound of the piano, as if he wanted to invite someone to play in the ensemble. Looking around, I am afraid that the dog qualification and this person are the only ones left. He got up and walked up to Yan Hong, took the bamboo flute from her hand, and then smiled at her and said, "Thank you." ”

Then put the flute in his mouth and blow gently, press the hole of the flute with his hand, and in a short time, a true sound of heaven will be played in the garden.