Chapter 5 Cast Kangxi's favor
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Kangxi attaches great importance to agriculture all his life, believing that there is no stability without agriculture, and there is no wealth without agriculture, and every year he has to take time out to personally plough, and he also made several experimental fields in Fengze Garden to cultivate rice seeds, and vigorously promoted the planting area of double cropping rice, which can be said to attach great importance to agriculture.
As soon as he heard what Yinzhen said about some agricultural works, his attention was immediately attracted, he put down the pen in his hand, and said with interest: "These are not miscellaneous books, you can actually have your own ideas, it seems that you have not been idle recently, come, tell me what you think." β
"Yes, Huang Ama, these ideas are occasionally obtained by the sons, and if they are inappropriate, please correct them." After Yinzhen was modest, he said confidently: "Since ancient times, the people have taken food as the sky, our dynasty has a large population, and it is increasing at a rate of three or five million every year, while the newly cultivated fields are extremely limited, and in the long run, the contradiction between food and population will become a major heart disease of the imperial court."
Moreover, land annexation has always been a major stubborn problem in all dynasties, and our dynasty is currently in the period of revival, and land annexation is not very serious, but what about thirty or fifty years later? At that time, there will be a high concentration of land on the one hand, and a huge number of landless peasants on the other, and once a natural disaster occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable. β
Hearing this beginning, Kangxi's expression was already solemn, and he listened attentively.
"How to solve this contradiction? Land annexation is almost inevitable in the later period, and there has always been no effective solution, and the Central Plains cannot implement the 'Ding Reduction Policy', and the only way out is to increase land production. Bayi Chinese~
In order to increase the yield of the land, seeds are the key, and the cultivation of seeds requires a large number of agricultural talents to study for a long time, and what is most lacking in our dynasty is agricultural talents, and the reason for this phenomenon is that the scholars in our dynasty only read Confucius and Mencius, and do not distinguish wheat and millet, and the peasants are illiterate. #ηΎεΊ¦ζι θ―»ζ¬δΉ¦ζζ°ζζη« θ#
Most of the existing agricultural works are written by predecessors, and they are all the words of one family, so naturally there are certain limitations and one-sidedness. β
College of Agriculture? Kangxi raised his eyebrows, quite a feeling of sudden enlightenment, and couldn't help but praise secretly in his heart, this idea is good, it is a good solution.
Seeing that Kangxi's face seemed to be happy, Yinzhen secretly said that there was a play, and continued, "My dynasty has a vast territory and a complex climate, but the main grain-producing areas can be divided into two parts, north and south, of which Jiangnan is the fundamental place of the country's grain endowment.
In this way, in a few years, a large number of agricultural talents will be cultivated, for these people, the imperial court will give a certain official status, the outstanding ones will either stay in the academy as teachers or concentrate on agricultural research, and the mediocre can also be assigned to the counties to publicize, promote, guide, and popularize local agriculture.
In addition, the imperial court will give heavy rewards to those who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture, so that the two-pronged approach will surely set off an agricultural fever in our dynasty, and agriculture will surely reach its peak in our dynasty, laying a foundation for future generations. β
"Good, with a unique vision, novel ideas, and an open mind, it can be called a big deal." Kangxi blurted out praise with a flushed face.
Yinzhen didn't dare to receive this words of appreciation, so he bowed down and said humbly: "Huang Ama appreciates, and the sons dare not be, and being able to enter the eyes of the emperor Ama can be regarded as a filial piety of the sons." β
Kangxi stood up excitedly and said with a smile: "Fourteen don't have to be humble, this is a good way to govern the country." As he spoke, he looked around, and saw that there was nothing to reward, so he picked up a jade ruyi on the desk, "This ruyi rewards you." β
Yinzhen happily took a few steps forward, knelt down and took the jade Ruyi, "Thank you for the reward from Emperor Ama." β
Kangxi asked with a smile: "What do you have plans for this agricultural college?" β
"Back to the emperor Ama, Erchen believes that the initial scale should not be too large, there must be a certain number of experimental fields, the agricultural college is divided into subjects, temporarily divided into rice, dryland crops, cash crops, animal husbandry four subjects, students can choose subjects according to their own preferences and the actual situation of each place, each person can only choose one subject.
Secondly, Jiangnan is the fundamental place of national food, the first batch of students should be based on the provinces of Jiangnan, and other provinces can be taken into account, the first agricultural college should be built in Jiangnan, and the absorption of students should not be too hasty, and it is best to limit one per county per year.
In addition, for agricultural colleges, the imperial court can directly issue research courses, and students can give eight or nine official status, and distribute them to the counties to publicize, promote, guide, and popularize agriculture. For these officials, the imperial court can stipulate that they must be in office for five years, and then they can be promoted and promoted according to the evaluation, and in the future, the imperial court can have an additional group of officials who know and understand agriculture.
Finally, the assignment of agricultural officials to each county can be tried out in Jiangnan first, and if it is effective in Jiangnan, it is not too late to spread it nationwide. β
Kangxi couldn't stop listening to it, and when Yinzhen finished speaking, he said with a smile on his face: "If you cook small dishes in a big country, try it out first and then promote it, don't be greedy, don't retreat, at your age, it's rare." After walking a few steps, Kangxi continued: "Write an excerpt and submit it to the Reading Pavilion." β
"This is a 'book of advocating agriculture' written by Erchen." Yinzhen hurriedly took out the written fold and handed it over with both hands, "Please correct Huang Amma." β
Kangxi put the fold on the desk and said with a smile: "Kneel down in the Reading Pavilion first, and then I will discuss this matter." β
After Yinzhen withdrew, Kangxi read the book carefully, in Kangxi's eyes, this book was a little radical, and there were obvious deficiencies in some places, and he pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Li Dequan, send this excerpt to the cabinet, forward it to the six sections, copy it publicly, and publish it in full in the newspaper."
Published in the Di newspaper, Kangxi wanted to show his integrity and find out the reactions of the governors in various places. The second idea is that after half a year of purging and rectification, all the ministers in the court who participated in the prince's party struggle were panicked, and this letter of advocacy that would definitely cause controversy attracted the attention of the court and diverted their attention to stabilize people's hearts.
What does it mean to stir up a thousand waves with one stone? The book of advocating agriculture was published in the Di newspaper, which immediately caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and few people cared about the agricultural college or something, but the students of the agricultural college were awarded the official status of the eighth grade as soon as they came out, which is a bit appalling, you must know that the scientific examination every three years, the top three are only about 300 people from the same jinshi, and the release is generally only from the seventh grade or so.
The most fundamental thing is that there is one more way for the world's scholars to become promoted, and at the same time, there will be thousands more court officials, which means that the expenses of the court will increase significantly.
Therefore, as soon as the book was published in the Di newspaper, the government and the opposition were boiling when they went up and down, and there were many applauds, and of course there were many abuses, but more were discussions.