"Brother Jiang, I haven't seen you for two months, don't come unharmed. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Luo Fangbai stood on the dock, waving to his old friend, and said with a laugh. In just three or two months, the lives of the two of them have changed greatly. Luo Fangbai, who "worked hard with his tongue and made a living from hard inkstones", has now become a six-grade official of the Jiaying government, although his rank is not high, and Jiang Wubo has also changed from a dozen Jiaying fools to a rotten boy at the Chaozhou wharf, and has become a sergeant civilian officer in the recruitment office under the Lingnan Garrison Government.

Life is unpredictable.

"Brother, look at your radiant and bearing. In the past two months, I have been an official in the garrison mansion, which is quite rewarding. Luo Fangbai was wearing a popular Mingshi Hanfu and a Tang scarf [thanks to 'slowly wake up'], Guangdong at the end of the first month was not cold at all, the clothes looked thin, and the smooth fabric was not ordinary at first glance. In fact, not only him, but even the long entourage behind him was wearing a very good cotton Han clothes. Jiang Wubo knew that Luo Fangbai was not like he was only a bare pole, in addition to his own work in the prefect's yamen, his two younger brothers, Luo Kuibai and Luo Taibai, one set up an oil extraction workshop, and Jiaying's oil tea was very famous; The other started a restaurant business that made money faster. In just two months, family life has been turned upside down, and the cost of some clothing is not in Luo Fangbai's eyes.

"It's not as good as Brother Luo, you are comfortable here. The brother is a petty officer the size of a sesame seed in the recruiting office. There are too many mothers-in-law in charge of things, and life is not good, and I don't know how much I have suffered. If I had known this, I should have made a decision earlier when there was a job vacancy in the local area. Jiang Wubo sighed again and again after seeing Luo Fangbai, feeling quite regretful.

Both of them are peripheral personnel from the Guangdong dark business, and Jiang Wubo has been in the gang for a longer time than Luo Fangbai, but now they are far inferior to Luo Fangbai. At least in Jiang Wubo's own opinion, he is not as good as Luo Fangbai now.

"Don't pretend in front of your big brother." Luo Fangbai smiled and grabbed Jiang Wubo's arm and said, "Your old boss is a person who has been listed in front of Master Xiao [Xiao Jian], you are really unsatisfactory in the recruitment office, please your old boss, didn't you jump out in the blink of an eye?" After entering the officialdom, Luo Fangbai knew that although some positions were uncomfortable to sit in and their level was not high, they had a great future, or that they would definitely have a head in the future. Jiang Wubo's current location is such a 'good place'.

He works in the recruiting department, and he doesn't know when he will be transferred to the recruit barracks, and then he will be transferred from the recruit barracks to the garrison, or in the future to enter the police department, there will be no difficulty at all, and the level will not be lowered at all. Besides, when you are sent by the recruiting department to walk around the place, the oil and water must be stuffed into your pockets. Being a soldier at the moment is a great 'future'!

The treatment of the troops of the Fu Han Army is good, and the general trend of Chen and Han has been achieved, and the military families no longer have to worry about the chicken and egg beating, and they are running for military merit fields and military salaries, and the recruitment points in various places are already full of people. Especially Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong, which have many people and few places.

The Fu Han army took the southern country, and in less than half a year, the recruitment of troops in various places changed from 'drenching' to 'surging tide'. In some places, people want to become soldiers, and they have even reached the point of asking for money in their connections.

-- I want to get into the boot camp as soon as possible.

"You're with the right person, are you afraid that there will be no benefits in the future?" Unlike Luo Fangbai's boss, Jiaying's place is not high in the overall situation of Guangdong, and he himself is not outstanding.

"Let's go and rest at home first." Luo Fangbai knew that Jiang Wubo's return to Jiaying this time was to lay a precursor for the work inspection work in the near future, and even when he came to pick up people today, the prefect above knew that he and Jiang Wubo were friends in the same village, and they specially instructed him to listen to one or two news.

When he arrived at Luo Fangbai's residence, Jiang Wubo did not hide it from Luo Fangbai at all, and said directly: "Brother, this trip is not here to play, but there is a heavy responsibility on his body. In five days at most, the inspection team will come to Jiaying. Jiaying's recruitment situation, and the resettlement of new and old military dependents [military villages], preferential treatment, pensions, land distribution, the placement and preferential treatment of disabled soldiers, as well as the boy boy camp and the deaf and mute, all have to be gone through once.

I'm here now to give you a local wake-up call. Before the inspection team arrived, what should have been done and what had not been done should be done, and those things that should have been done should be properly dealt with as soon as possible. In addition, the personnel of the Food Bureau were also sent out by the garrison government to inspect the local people's situation and the prefectural and county reserves of money, grain, and materials, and to register them. Important materials are transported to the government treasury for unified storage, so that the garrison government can coordinate and dispatch in the future. By the way, take stock of the local money and grain data. ”

"This is a joint inspection unit, first east and then west. Jiaying, Chaozhou, Huizhou and Guangzhou, which are all in the first batch. ”

Jiang Wubo wore a sergeant uniform, and his military rank was civilian, and if he directly entered the combat unit, he would have to be demoted to one level. The color of the military uniform is not bright red, but navy blue.

The new military uniform is clean and tidy, and wearing it on him can form a strong contrast with Luo Fangbai, who is wearing a Ming-style Hanfu opposite, just like a person who has come out of two different eras.

"I see." Luo Fangbai was thoughtful, and then sighed: "It seems that after the battle of Guangxi, Yungui will be attacked immediately." No wonder it is necessary to calm the morale of the army and check the money and food. "Guangxi is easy to fight, but the difficult thing is Yunnan and Guizhou, and the terrain is more complex and rugged than Guangxi. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Fu Han Army is, it will be difficult to end it in the short term. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to calm the morale of the army. It is also necessary to prepare money, rations, and military supplies.

Compared with the whole of Guangdong, Jiaying is a poor place, otherwise there would not be so many Jiaying people living in Nanyang.

Therefore, the poorer the place, the more people and the less land, the more the local people have the desire and passion to join the army when the general trend of the Han army has been achieved.

Huizhou, Chaozhou and Guangzhou are all rich places. Jiaying can be ranked first in the same place as the three places, that is, because Jiaying has a large number of people who have joined the army and many military families.

The first batch of recruits will soon be added to the troops, and at this time, the treatment of military dependents and the policies of military merit and so on must be properly handled.

At the same time, the topography of Jiaying Mansion is correspondingly closed, and this place is surrounded by mountains. Its dividing line with Chaozhou and Huizhou is composed of a long mountain. To the northwest is southern Gan, and to the north is Shanghang in Fujian, which is only a dirt road that is not wide. Therefore, "Jiaying Daily" is developing very rapidly here, and the more closed the place, the more interested it is in "news".

In the following two days, Luo Fangbai accompanied Jiang Wubo to visit a number of military-affiliated villages, all of which were military-affiliated villages that had undergone housing renovation. This housing renovation is a new welfare policy for military dependents launched by the Ministry of Military Affairs, which is standard housing. Regardless of whether it is north or south, all the houses are three main houses on the left, middle and right, with two corner kitchens and utility rooms, plus yards and fences.

Jiang Wubo followed Luo Fangbai to eat and drink, and he didn't care if the Jiaying Mansion was busy patching anywhere. Anyway, the inspection team will arrive in a few days, and Jiaying will be able to pass the inspection, which is a headache for the Jiaying prefect.

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Out of the first month, there was a **** in the Lushan court, and a question was mentioned by Chen Mingzheng in front of everyone's eyes - moving the capital.

Chen Ming had already communicated with his father about this - there was no doubt that it had to be Nanjing. At this time in the current time period, there is no more suitable place than Nanjing as the capital of Chen and Han.

This place is too symbolic and politically significant for Chen Han at the moment. The vast political wealth is something that Chen Han cannot give up.

But the relocation of the capital will not be completed in a moment.

First of all, the renovation of the Ming Imperial City of Nanjing should be put on the agenda, and then there will be the office locations of various government agencies after they are relocated to Nanjing, as well as the addresses of officials of all sizes.

It was not a peaceful and prosperous time, and the Manchu Dynasty was rampant in all parts of South China. Nanjing, where you can think with your toes, can know - it must be the key point of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The two sides have played each other many times before.

Therefore, the addresses of Chen Han officials must be centralized for the sake of safety. And then the argument is much bigger.

On the other hand, on the issue of moving the capital to Nanjing, no one expressed any opposition. The situation in Nanjing is a little dangerous, but no matter how dangerous it is, can it compare to the original Lushan?

Compared with that small danger, Chen Han's move to Nanjing will win a huge political fortune.

What's more, fixing the capital in Nanjing itself also shows a determination to 'Northern Expedition', 'Enterprising the Central Plains', and 'Great Unification'. Otherwise, it is time to learn from the Southern Song Dynasty and set the capital in Hangzhou.

Although the dynasty with the capital of Nanjing in history, many lives did not last long. Isn't there still a tall example of Zhu Yuanzhang? Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang is also 'driving out the Tartars and restoring China', which means that the political wealth is too huge.

Then there is the second expedition in April. As early as around the end of the year, there began to be applicants who gathered in Lushan County one after another. After the New Year's Festival, the prices and accommodation fees in Lushan not only did not decrease, but continued to rise, because a large number of scholars gathered here. According to statistics, more than 1,000 people have arrived inside and outside the current Lushan City, and the final number of reports will reach 4,000!

The Gongyuan has moved away from the small county town and built a brand new examination room on the edge of Zhaoping Lake, which is a large examination room that can accommodate 6,000 people.

Chen Hancai founded the country, scientific expeditions are held more frequently, in addition to this year, next year will also be held. And at this time next year, the Chen Han court may not be able to complete the relocation of the capital.

Regarding the issue of the official rank of this new branch jinshi, Chen Ming did not firmly stand up to the support side of the imperial examination, but he also expressed his attitude. It is to oppose the excessively high official positions given to the new branch jinshi, and think that these jinshi should start from the eighth and seventh rank petty officials [Chen Han's official position - Zhixian is the fifth grade]. According to statistics, 57 of the first batch of upstarts in Chen Han were sentenced to prison and dismissed for embezzlement and bribery, 64 were demoted or dismissed from their posts because of their low ability and inaction, 29 resigned on their own initiative, and 16 resigned due to 'physical reasons'......

Do the math how many?

How many people were selected in that subject?

Among the remaining more than 100 people, only 35 people can get a medium score in the performance appraisal, 14 people have a middle or upper score, 5 people have a top score, and only two people have a top score. This yield is too low, isn't it?

In the city of Hangzhou, Peng Zhongrui sighed and put down the "Central Plains Daily" in his hand. There is a manuscript written by Liu Wen on it, which also advocates the theory of "Jinshi' high-ranking officials and low abilities" based on the 'achievement' ratio of the first branch jinshi, and calls for lowering the rank of the new science jinshi, starting from the old practice of the Tang Dynasty and letting the jinshi fight the adjutant and petty officials. Step by step, so that 'the prime minister starts from the state department'.

Emphasis should be placed on tempering and practical training at the grassroots level. He shouted, 'Talent is cultivated from the grassroots.' The example given is the very disgraceful data of the first kojinshi. Of course, there was also a rebuttal article published in the "Central Plains Daily" at the same time, signed by Chen Gang, a good friend of Peng Zhongrui. In the article, Chen Gang bluntly said that there are problems with the 'composition and quality' of the first science jinshi, and it must not represent the majority of Shilin students.

Peng Zhongrui sighed because he had dealt with Liu Wen more than once, and he knew who Liu Wen was and how deep his ink was. With his ability, he can't write such a grand statement at all, and this is someone who is catching a pen for him behind his back. And the person who supports Liu Wen to do this is undoubtedly Chen Ming, the famous crown prince of the Chen Han Dynasty.

If Chen Gang has always been the representative of the 'Confucian orthodoxy' in the Chen family, Chen Ming is the representative of the 'Chen Han New Deal', which is a real high position and prestige. But the real power in Chen Gang's hands is inferior to Liu Wen.

The more you know about Chen Han, the more you can understand Chen Ming's firm and unshakable position. In the future, there will be such a figure in the world who is not interested in Confucianism, will Confucianism still be pleased?

As far as Peng Zhongrui knows, Qin Dacheng, Yuan Mei and others are under the mediation of Shen Guozhen, and there is a so-called 'new Confucianism'. But the content and ideas are extremely confusing, what is the popularization of education, there must be my teacher in the threesome, the knowledge of things, the unity of knowledge and action, the six arts, the six virtues, the six elements, and so on.

In Peng Zhongrui's view, they are deviant, deceiving their teachers and destroying their ancestors, and they should not be sons of men.

Is it so easy for a Confucian school to be born, it must be passed down from generation to generation by countless sages, constantly consolidated, accumulated, sorted, sorted, combed, penetrated, and integrated. Could it be that a few people are 'working behind closed doors' and completely dependent on their will?

Peng Zhongrui scoffed at the 'new Confucian'.

But on the other hand, he had to worry about the future of Confucianism.

In the Tang Dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasties in the past, whether it was Confucianism or not, all the people who learned it were Confucianism. Shen Kuo. Guo Shou respects the cow, right? Law, astronomy, water conservancy, agriculture, and so on, are all Confucian scholars, rather than separate laws, astronomy, and agriculture.

But now Chen Han is independent in the judiciary, and law will flourish in the future; Counting independently, mathematics will also implicate the foreign trade economy, and Daxing has become unstoppable; Then there are hydraulic engineering, astronomy, and agronomy, which is emerging, isn't Lushan preparing to build an agricultural college? There is also Qin Tianjian.

It is hard to imagine that in the future, judicial officials will regard themselves as Confucian students, and those officials in the fields of counting, water conservancy, astronomy, agriculture, and so on will certainly not regard themselves as Confucian students. However, the weight of these people in the Chen and Han systems is increasing, and with the addition of the army, the term Confucian general is also rapidly fading.

While Peng Zhongrui is worried about the future of Confucianism, Chen Ming in Lushan is worried about the fact that the WFA has been upgraded and the statistics of the Ministry of Finance and Logistics are concerned.

As far as Chen Han's current family background is concerned, compared with this year's financial projections, it really can't support it for a few years.

"It seems like it's time to put some of the inland transport planning on hold."

Except for half of Fujian, the Fu Han army now rules almost the entire southwest, and there is still a part of Guangxi that has not been taken. With the long coastline and many ports in various places to be built, and a large number of prisoners of war have been used in this regard, the lines of communication in the interior will inevitably be suspended.

Moreover, the Ministry of Communications has recently put forward a railway plan. It's a horse-drawn train. Chen Ming gave them the project he had ordered early on. Now that the technology has a relatively complete reserve, after testing, whether it is the cost or the response of horses, personnel, and site support, there is a more accurate estimate, and the Ministry of Communications has officially put forward this plan.

Chen Ming's plan is to directly combine this horse-drawn train track with the future train track, but now looking at the cost of building a horse-drawn train track and the supporting facilities of the response, it really makes him grin. This plan can only be put on hold, because the current financial and material resources of the Han army, as well as the domestic security environment, are not suitable for the construction of such communication lines at all.

"This thing can only be used on docks and mines." Chen Ming said to the people in the Ministry of Communications, and he couldn't stop feeling sorry.

"The railway is fast and convenient, and the volume of transshipment is far better than that of horse-drawn carriages. But the cost is also huge. "The person in charge of the Ministry of Communications is none other than Chen Ming's uncle Gao Pengqi.

His authority was not only land transportation, but also inland waterway shipping, open sea transportation, various docks, and even coastal fortifications. Although the Ministry of Communications feels very similar to the original Ministry of Industry to outsiders.

The time was already noon, of course Chen Ming would not let his uncle leave the house, let the kitchen add a few more dishes, and leave Gao Peng to have lunch.

……

In the backyard, Li Xiaomei also just sent her aunt. Said it was her aunt, but it was actually her cousin. But now that the Li family is gone, this cousin is about to become a real aunt.

She also left her cousin for dinner at noon today, but this meal was very unpleasant. Not only is her cousin's face not good-looking, but Li Xiaomei also has no appetite at all. So after eating, her cousin immediately took her leave.

Li Xiaomei looked at the back of her cousin and her party, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. "It seems that I have really raised their hearts......" My cousin came to the door today, and she actually wanted to send women to the house through Li Xiaomei.

Because Li Xiaomei has not been pregnant for a long time, according to her cousin's idea, then she should recruit people, and let her maids or other people get pregnant, so as to compete for favor. Her cousin also knew that her girl didn't have that kind of appearance, but she was the niece of a friend of her cousin's uncle's business. The raw flowers look like the moon, and the figure is carefully picked, graceful and colorful.

Li Xiaomei almost laughed out loud angrily. If it weren't for her cousin opening her mouth, she really didn't know that her cousin and uncle would dare to have such a big heart?

I was angry and bitter in my heart, if my father and mother were still here, her father and mother would not think like this. Sighed again, "Let's go, change your clothes." "It's not that her clothes are stained or smell like food when she eats, it's that she doesn't want to wear the clothes she wears anymore. Unexpectedly, as soon as they came, Li Xiaomei was dizzy, her body shook twice, and she hurriedly reached out to support the table.

Mama Wang and the girl who was waiting next to her were startled, and hurriedly came over to help her sit down. Mama Wang asked in a loud voice, "Niangniang, what's wrong?" "Mama Wang's heart and liver are about to jump out of her throat.

The girl said hurriedly: "I'm afraid I'm angry." "Li Xiaomei has been on the number for a few days and has no appetite. I only ate a little bit at noon today.

Li Xiaomei was also sad in her heart, but that person was always her relative, "It may be that the weather has been hot in the past two days, and I have always been afraid of the heat, and this house is too tightly covered." Nothing serious. "The 'occasional cold' during the New Year's Festival made Li Xiaomei take bitter medicine for ten days in a row, and then it was a bit overkill.

Mama Wang persuaded: "It's better to call the doctor to come and take a look." "It's best if it's okay, if it's hot, ventilate and let in light.

"Then why don't you hurry up and pass the imperial doctor?" Chen Ming's voice came in. When he sent Gao Pengqi away, he asked about the backyard, and when he heard that Li Xiaomei's cousin and her party had left, he knew that something might be wrong. Rushed to the door, just in time to hear Mama Wang's words.

Li Xiaomei held her forehead, and she couldn't call a doctor now. (To be continued.) )