In the first year of the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court set up the Confucian Promotion Department under the Department of Political Envoys, which was a scholar official, also known as a political envoy, known as Confucianism, and so on. In the 13th political secretary, it is generally concurrently served by the deputy envoy or the secretary of the commission. The South Straight and the North Straight appointed one member each to supervise the imperial history as a school official. Jingtai was abolished in the first year, and Tianshun was restored in six years, and it has been used for future generations since then.

Although in terms of incumbents, the scholars belong to the officials at the "Dao" level, and they are subordinate to the Yamen of the Political Envoys, but their power in the selection of talents is not small. Shi Kefa was able to worship under Zuo Guangdou's sect, and it was also because of Zuo Guangdou's accidental discovery when he was studying Gyeonggi.

Zhu Cihong's emphasis on education and his willingness to spend money almost caught up with the army. Since the establishment of the Young Pioneers during the Tianjin War, these Young Pioneers have enjoyed the treatment of auxiliary soldiers, and because the threshold is not high, the people are aspiring, and in some counties they have even achieved the integration of learning and soldiering.

Under such circumstances, the general affairs of the school administration exceeded half of the workload of the chief secretary, and it was necessary to establish a new yamen to supervise the school administration of a province. Nowadays, the Ministry of Officials gives the "Admiral Xuezheng", just from the naming method, it is known that the Dao is a non-permanent part-time job, but the ministry has a general plan, and strive to complete the appointment of the thirteen provincial Xuetai within next year, and change the "Admiral Xuezheng" to a permanent "Envoy for Learning".

Therefore, the Ministry of Officials asked Liao Xing to choose between participating in politics in a province and promoting education, which was roughly equivalent in terms of official qualities, but from the perspective of prospects, it was more attractive to promote education. Nowadays, the Ministry of Rites has almost become a "school department", and it is conceivable that the Ministry of Rites will go to Beijing to enter the ministry in the future, and the counterpart is the Ministry of Rites, the prime minister's yamen.

Liao Xing is ambitious and has always warned himself not to be fooled by the small profits in front of him. He explained to his grandfather: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has privately spoken many times to me and other officials who have not entered the imperial examination, and the important thing for officials is practice, not learning. Moreover, His Royal Highness is especially taboo about the relationship between protégés and grandmasters, saying that it is the germ of a party.

Besides, the grandchildren's births were bought. If you don't mention your knowledge, wouldn't it be humiliating to go to a place like Zhejiang to accept protégés? Isn't it disloyal and unwise to take humiliation on oneself and cut oneself off from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

"Then you choose Zhejiang to study ......"

"My grandson is going to the city." Liao Xing said: "The news we got is still a step slower, and now the real thing that the DPRK is secretly raising is the City Shipping Division." The north starts from Tianjin and Lushun. To the south were Dengzhou and Laizhou, and further south were Qingdao and Haizhou (now Lianyungang), and then Chongming in Songjiang Prefecture.

"Zhejiang is the most, Haining in Hangzhou, Dinghai and Xiangshan in Ningbo, Linhai and Ninghai in Taizhou, and Yueqing in Wenzhou. There are six in total. Liao Xing has done his homework, such as a number of treasures: "Further south, Fujian and Guangzhou, the sum of which is only the number of Zhejiang provinces." ”

"There must be a reason for it, don't be reckless." The old man has been in the mall for a long time. His face had become solemn, and he persuaded him: "Is this matter reliable?" ”

"It's almost all ironclad." Liao Xing said in frustration: "This matter was first raised by Zheng Zhilong, and I don't know if it was the year before or last year. He wanted to restore the city department in Fujian, and the crown prince said that a city department would raise five million taels to repay it with taxes in the next two years. Zheng Zhilong probably felt that there was still money to be made, so he agreed. Other provinces also followed up and asked for the opening of the company. Of course, a family can't eat such a big cooking cake, so the powerful families from all over the country partner to pool money. In the future, it will also be divided into points. ”

The old man pondered for a long time, and said to his grandson in a consultative tone: "Xing'er." You see, our family used to do goods from the north to the south, and they took the land route, and occasionally touched the river, which was not related to the sea at all. There is a way that is interlaced like a mountain, why? Because you can't see the threshold. That's one of the reasons why Grandpa doesn't want you to get involved in the market. ”

Liao Xing also calmed down. Listen to Grandpa continue.

"Second, you are an old man mentioned by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it is not too late for our family to take refuge in His Royal Highness, if there is really a matter of cooking cakes falling from the sky, can the crown prince not cling to his own people first? Let's talk about it. Those coastal powerhouses all started by smuggling, and they dug the corners of the Ming Dynasty, can he make these people better? ”

Liao Xing touched his chin lightly: "Grandpa is right, when I was in Henan, I saw that His Royal Highness didn't have a good impression of the Shi family." ”

"There's one more thing that the old man can't figure out." Old Man Liao frowned: "Those powerful people make a lot of money when they go to the sea, why are they willing to open the sea?" Don't talk about them, back then, our ancestors earned this family business with only one trade route, and every year we had to fight to the death with other families in order to keep the trade route. There is no reason for this bonus to go to the sea to let the family share it together! ”

"Well, grandpa said yes." Liao Xing was excited: "Then I'd better go to Huguang to participate in politics with peace of mind." ”

"No, that's not what you're supposed to think about at your age!"

Old Man Liao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Since you know that Zhejiang is a pool of troubled water, you must have the courage to fish in troubled waters!" What's more, if you are going to be a learning platform, it is a good position to attack and retreat. In my opinion, the crown prince must have a back hand, and you will stay there, and if you can touch the fish, my family will not lose; If you can't touch it, just opening up the Caoyun joints and selling some southern goods from Hangzhou and Huzhou is enough for my Liao family to eat for a hundred years. ”

Old Man Liao paused and said: "In short, protecting business with officials and prospering the family with business, this is the fundamental place, no matter what, you have to keep this black yarn, if you can't do it, you can be a clear stream and do a good job." ”

"Father is right!" Liao Xing sincerely admired: "My grandson must remember it in my heart, and I don't dare to have a half-point difference." ”

Old Man Liao nodded and said, "The fourth child of your third uncle's family ran an accounting school in Jinan last year, and I asked him to leave you twenty or thirty good seedlings, all of whom are fourteen or fifteen years old. ”

"Hey!" Liao Xingyi said happily: "Is he willing to do it?" ”

"What can he say about the money from the clan? Besides, you are now the main beam of this family, how can you do it without holding you up? If he doesn't understand this truth, he will catch the ancestral hall and hit his head until his head is opened! ”

"What if his elm head is dead or alive?" Liao Xing deliberately made a bad way.

"Then hit him in the head." The old man half-drooped his eyelids, squinted at Liao Xing, and punned on it.

Liao Xing shuddered, but just smirked and fooled over. In previous years, he was not valued in the clan, and even looked down upon. For example, his third uncle looks down on him the most, and the key problem is not the third uncle, but that he is really unwilling to learn well. On weekdays, he walks in the countryside and fights dogs, is lazy and lazy, and does not obey the discipline of the elders. The third uncle is a serious student, wearing a square scarf and a shirt, where is he willing to look at his nephew like this?

Now his temperament has not changed, but under the cover of the four-grade official robe, he looks like a dog, and even the third uncle came to talk to him in person, and he blamed himself for looking at people with vulgar eyes, but he didn't see that Liao Xing was an extraordinary person who could spread his wings.

Liao Xing was happy to hear it, and he couldn't help but publicize some policies of the East Palace, and persuaded the third uncle not to enter the field again to waste his years, and he couldn't even pass the exam when he was too old. It's better to be an official with him, although the student is worthless now, as long as he is determined to stand on the side of the crown prince, it is very simple to make up a county order.

"If it just so happens that my nephew can speak, it may not be impossible to make up a royal history." Liao Xingdao.

Third Uncle Liao said two sentences and said: "Your third uncle and I have been drilling and developing art since childhood, but now I am a little reluctant to let go." Besides, there will always be a day when the country will be peaceful, and then it will have to be born in two lists to stand still. Xing'er had better read more books so as not to lose favor in the future. ”

Liao Xing didn't expect the third uncle to not appreciate it, and persuaded him in turn, as if he was sarcastic that he didn't study, and he didn't like it. The two didn't speculate, so they naturally dispersed.

On the day of the Winter Solstice Festival, Liao Xing wore an official uniform to participate in the ancestral worship in the clan, and met many clansmen, only to find that the Liao family's own family in Henan also had many refuges.

When he knew Kaifeng Mansion, he was most envious of Hou Fangyu.

Hou Fangyu's ability to do things may not be very strong, but as long as he opens his mouth and relies on the strength of his own family, the other squires will do everything. Even if you want to let their blood and eat their flesh, you can only pinch your nose and admit it.

This is the benefit of a big family!

At the moment when Liao Xing was envious of Hou Fangyu, he didn't know that Hou Fangyu had already entered Beijing one round earlier. After a summons, Hou Fangyu passed the test smoothly and got the approval of the crown prince, and the talk was very speculative. The Ministry of Officials issued a proclamation, preparing to grant the Hou Fangyu Henan Deputy Inspector to inspect the eastern Henan Prefectures.

This proclamation should not only be waited for in the "Emperor's Circular", but also should be transmitted to the place where the person will be appointed and the place where he is currently in office, so as to judge the voice of the judge. The Ming Dynasty has long had such a means of examining merit, but it has been decadent for a long time, and now it has been solemnly translated by the crown prince and written into the charter, which makes the magistrates quite jealous, calling it "Ghost Gate" - whether it is a step to the sky or a catastrophe, all at this time.

Hou Fangyu has a lot of good governance in Guide Mansion, and has fully completed the assessment indicators set by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

For two thousand years, the magistrates who did not harm the people were enough to be remembered, and if they paid attention to their conduct, they were enough to be called the Lord of the Blue Sky.

Where have the people of Guide seen the government paying for their children to study, building bridges and paving roads, and taking the initiative to relieve rations, and treating the yamen as a prefect for good purposes? Add to that the intertwined squire, who doesn't applaud him? This ghost gate is a thoroughfare for him, just waiting for the three-month publicity period to expire and go to work.

It's just that no one knows that Zhu Cihong is not happy after seeing Hou Fangyu. He ordered someone to lay the paper and grind it, and took a small block pen and wrote only one word: "Zong".

The chamberlain only thought that the crown prince was happy after seeing the talented man of Jiangnan, and began to practice calligraphy, but he didn't see that the crown prince's originally serious face rose with a thick solemnity, as if a big mountain was pressed on top of his head. (To be continued......)

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