Moreover, the addition of officials is a good thing for the vassal state.

The vassal kings had more vassals, which made it more convenient for them.

What's more, relying on recruiting talents to attract a large number of talents to move in, its attraction is definitely not small.

There is never a shortage of depressed people in this world, who want to make a big career, but unfortunately there is no way, just make up your mind, the population of the vassal country has increased, and Xiucai has a destination, which can be described as a great joy.

Zhang Anshi groaned: "Xie Gong...... This is not unreasonable. The situation of the vassal state is most familiar to Duke Xie, and it would be a good thing if a charter was drawn up. That being the case, then the king asked the secretary of the county king's mansion to draw up a charter and refer to one or two details. ”

"If that'......" Xie Jin said, "Then Your Highness has done something that will benefit the future." ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help laughing: "Benefit in the future? ”

Xie Jin smiled slightly and said, "Has Your Highness ever thought about what is the problem that restricts maritime trade now?" ”

When Zhang Anshi heard him mention Haimao, he also became serious, sat upright, and said, "You don't have to sell Guanzi, but it doesn't hurt to say anything." ”

Xie Jin said: "In the exchange of personnel, when Xia Guan first arrived in Java, because the maritime trade had not yet risen in those years, there were few ships entering the port of Java. ”

"This kind of rustiness comes from the fact that Daming is really far away from each other, they don't communicate with each other, everything needs to rely on themselves, and people can't come and go, this is just a few years. But has Your Highness ever thought about what would happen after ten or twenty years, or even one, two, or three generations? ”

Zhang Anshi subconsciously nodded: "The distance is too far, although it is the same language and the same species, but after a long time, although the language and writing are still compatible, it has been settled for a long time, and it is impossible to communicate frequently, and it is indeed easy to comb out." ”

Xie Jin said: "Now that maritime trade is rising, trade and trade are frequent, there are a lot of merchant ships, frequently in Java Port, but in the eyes of the lower officials, this is still lacking, because the exchange of personnel is really because of the blue waves of thousands of miles, and slowly unfamiliar." Therefore, it is imperative to deepen the relationship. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "This is not wrong, if you only rely on the blood relatives between the emperor and the same sect, not to mention that even if it is a blood relative, after a few generations, I am afraid that it will gradually become intimate." ”

Xie Jin said: "The only way is to have frequent passenger ships, and people need to flow!" The...... In fact, it is an opportunity to let the people of the Ming Dynasty not be afraid to go to the vassal country, and the people of the vassal country can also easily go to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "So you think that relying on this talent to serve as an official, as well as the secondment of officials from the vassal state and the officials of the Ming Dynasty, can solve this problem?" ”

"Exactly." Xie Jin said: "Passenger ships, the most difficult thing is that there are too few people, because there are too few, so there are almost no passenger ships from Java to Daming, if you want to come to Daming, you must wait in Java Port for the return of merchant ships, and these merchant ships, need to unload, need to anchor, may return to the date of five days, or may be ten days and half a month." This not only delays time, but also requires prior negotiation with the shipowner, which is time-consuming and laborious. ”

"The only passenger ship between Daming and Java is also a trip in March, every three months, a trip to and from Daming, which is also time-consuming and laborious, and because there are few people coming and going, it also has to carry cargo, and in order to carry cargo, the ship is inevitably dirty, mixed with many smells, this trip down, it is really miserable. The lower official asked the owner of the ship, and he had no choice, what he said was that if there were enough guests, they would like to send a boat in three or five days, and they would never carry cargo, and even if there were many people, the price of the ship could be reduced a lot, and the passenger ship would ...... I will also try my best to focus on comfort, not like a merchant ship, just to carry cargo, and perfunctory to the cabin. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded secretly.

Xie Jin continued: "So...... Now is the time to open up this situation, the most important thing at the moment is to increase the flow of people on the route, when there is a group of scholars, frequent travel to and from the Ming Dynasty to the various vassal routes, and there are many officials because of official business, often go back and forth, then ...... It is enough to drive the traffic of passenger ships, if the number of people gradually increases, so that the Ming Dynasty has real passenger ships in Java and other vassal countries, and the shipping schedule can also be greatly shortened, then ...... There will be more security and convenience when going to sea, so the original ...... Those Javanese military and civilian people who want to travel back and forth to the Ming Dynasty, originally because of the inconvenience of the people who are discouraged, naturally have the willingness to sail, over time, more and more people sail back and forth, and can even do a passenger ship every day, this convenience, can be imagined? As long as there are enough people to go back and forth, then the Ming Dynasty and Java, and the vassal states will all be of one heart and one mind, what does Your Highness think? ”

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi sighed with emotion: "This is also reasonable, it seems that ...... The policy of increasing the number of officials in this vassal kingdom should be reported to His Majesty in person. ”

Xie Jin was waiting for this, and immediately said: "I'm afraid that I will have to work hard for His Highness." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "In the next few days, I will draw up a charter, and I will go and ask for a concert on this matter, and you can second it then." ”

Xie Jin did not hesitate to say kind words: "Your Highness has done so much for the court, no wonder Your Majesty trusts it." ”

But Zhang Anshi was very wary of Xie Jin's sycophancy, so he said, "What is your second matter?" ”

Xie Jin also seemed to see Zhang Anshi's vigilance, and the expression on his face was still natural, and he said, "This second case is the school." ”

"Academy?" Zhang Anshi was a little surprised.

Xie Jin said: "The reason why Daming is different from other barbarians in the world is that he only emphasizes the four characters in Chongwen. Has Your Highness seen the Spring and Autumn Period? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Ah...... This is very familiar with this. ”

"So...... In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a saying that when Huaxia entered Yidi, Yidi would be Yidi, and Yidi would be Huaxia when it entered Huaxia. Does Your Highness have any impression of this? ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Xie Jin said: "Your Highness should understand it very well." ”

Zhang Anshi's face flushed, but he said loudly: "This king patronized to read the story." ”

Xie Jin smiled slightly and said: "The further elaboration of this sentence is that the princes will raze it with Yi rites, and if they enter China, they will be in China." Meaning: For the princes who adopt the Yidi rituals, they are included in the Yidi; For the princes who adopted the customs of the Central Plains, they were recognized as Chinese. This is the rite, and now that the vassal states are far away from China, if they gradually accept the barbarian customs, sooner or later they will become Yiren. Only by insisting on respecting literature and valuing education can we always maintain our true colors. ”

Zhang Anshi seemed to remember something, and then said: "This king remembers that the imperial court exiled some scholars in the Tongwen Pavilion of various feudal states, isn't this enough?" ”

"It's not enough." Xie Jin said: "Tongwenguan is to educate barbarians and natives, and my overseas children of the Ming Dynasty must of course learn Chinese knowledge." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Since this is the case, then let the kings appoint someone to teach it." ”

Xie Jin shook his head, and then said: "This is not possible, on the one hand, talents are rare, and second, teachers are weak, so ...... Your Highness...... One or two. ”

Zhang Anshi did not refuse, but said: "How to help, you can say it." ”

Xie Jin said: "Qixia's main university halls, such as the official school, the arithmetic school, the engineering school, the medical school, etc., can go to the various domains, set up branch schools, all doctors, teaching assistants, are appointed by His Royal Highness, the children of the local feudal states, after two years of study in the branch school, then enter Qixia to study for three years, and also according to the same university halls, allowed to graduate, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but say: "Wait, we seem to be talking about respecting literature and valuing education, right?" Since it is a reverence for literature and education, isn't it the way of Confucius and Mencius that it is learned, how did it become a school? ”

Xie Jin smiled: "Because there is no immutable law in the world, and there is no old-fashioned learning in the world." "Hanshu, The Biography of Dong Zhongshu" said: The piano of stealing is not tuned, and even it will be solved and changed, but it can be drummed; It is reasonable to do not do it for the sake of government, and even change and change it. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty won the world, those who often want to govern but have not been able to govern well have failed to change but not change. ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Xie Jin said: "What this means is that when we play the piano, if the rhythm is not harmonious, and it is particularly serious, we must untie the old strings and replace them with new strings before we can play them again." The same is true for governing the country, if there is an obstacle, it must be changed when it is serious, so that the country can be governed well. ”

"Therefore, since the Han Dynasty seized the world, the rulers have always wanted to govern the country well, but they have not been governed well, and the main reason is that it should have changed when it should have been."

Zhang Anshi suddenly realized.

Xie Jin continued: "Therefore, the Chinese law and the study of the saints have always changed with the times. For example, when Confucius was in the time, he asked the gentleman to learn the six arts, but after that, people felt that the six arts were useless, so they naturally changed to studying scriptures. Since the existence of Confucianism, the Confucianism of the Spring and Autumn Period is different from the Confucianism of the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Confucianism of the Qin and Han dynasties is different from the Confucianism of the Tang and Song dynasties. Now...... I am a Confucian, so naturally I have to change. ”

"Learning etiquette in the past, and now learning the study of applying it to the world, is actually in line with the ideas of the Confucian saints and the pursuit of the Confucian saints...... As long as the royal benevolence is not lost, on this basis, a set of rituals that the people can get benefits from, then ...... No matter what the scholar learns, it is what the Confucian sage admires, which is also a kind of worship of literature and education, which is what distinguishes my Ming from barbarians. ”

Zhang Anshi's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Tut-tut...... It's still you, it's all right. ”

Xie Jin's face was still calm, and he said unhurriedly: "Your Highness doesn't need to be sarcastic, Sage Kong also advocates great unification, that is, the princes submit to the royal family and establish eternal etiquette, now that China's learning has changed, then the princes must also adapt to the situation." It's just that at the moment, the vassal states really don't have any spare power, so I ask Your Highness to help. ”

After a pause, Xie Jin continued: "Of course, this is also good for Your Highness, Your Highness has created various schools, and now ...... Teaching one's own knowledge to the four seas, and the Xinxin students within the four seas all learn His Royal Highness's knowledge, which is also a matter of gratification. ”

Zhang Anshi felt that this Xie Jin didn't have a backache when he spoke, and said with a wry smile: "There are so many feudal countries, and the manpower and material resources spent are not small. ”

Xie Jin didn't say anything now, to be honest, everyone knows that Zhang Anshi is rich, Zhang Anshi, this guy, Digu is really a bit against his will.

After Zhang Anshi groaned, he said again: "But ...... If you can help, it will be better. This king and the kings are all in the same breath, in short, this king will find a way. ”

Xie Jin was immediately overjoyed and said: "If Your Highness can agree, it will be really beneficial for a thousand years." ”

Zhang Anshi said suddenly: "Duke Xie is still stronger than other kings. ”

Xie Jin looked at Zhang Anshi suspiciously: "Oh? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "The kings just looked at the eyes one by one, thinking of being a debt collector, reaching out and only wanting firearms, war horses and armor stomachs. But what Xie Gong thinks about is the plan of each vassal state a hundred years later. ”

Xie Jin smiled and said: "Your Highness has a good reputation, this time Your Majesty is not only to recruit the lower officials to enter the court, but also to be in Java for a long time. Therefore, if you can be a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and you are also familiar with the actual situation of the feudal country, it is natural to establish a new set of etiquette laws of the Celestial Dynasty and the feudal state, and only in this way can you live up to your life's wish. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded, after listening to so much, he can probably understand Xie Jin's thoughts, in his bones, Xie Jin is still a Confucian student, and the essence of Confucianism, in fact, is the same as Zhou Gong, they all hope to be able to govern the country and level the world, they may not be very keen on war, but they are extremely enthusiastic, to establish a set of order, to put it bluntly, this is in later generations, it is the so-called system construction.

This is something engraved in their bones, just like genes, no matter what kind of knowledge they adopt to govern the world, in short, they will never discard this old profession.

Zhang Anshi's face at this time became more and more easy-going, and he felt that Xie Jin in front of him had become much more pleasing to the eye, and unconsciously said with a little concern: "Xie Gong returned to Beijing, are you still used to it?" ”

Xie Jin smiled and said, "I'm still used to it." It's just some of Java's past, and you can't help but miss it. ”

Zhang Anshi said unexpectedly: "Missing? This king still thinks that Xie Gong has been in Java for more than ten years, and his life is like a year? ”

Xie Jin sighed, and said with a bit of sincerity: "It was indeed at the beginning. But His Highness may feel the kind of overcoming obstacles, and then step by step, first establishing a foothold in Java, then establishing a city-state, and then, bit by bit, opening up territory, and then, on this basis, building ports, building farmhouses, sowing grain seeds, and finally ...... Gradually, it became what it is today. ”

"The hard work in this and the testimony in the eyes bit by bit, in the eyes of the lower officials, this Java, like a baby in the eyes of the lower officials, now this child has slowly grown, even if it is far inferior to the Ming Dynasty, in Xie Mou's heart, it is like his own flesh and blood, it is difficult to give up."

Zhang Anshi looked at Xie Jin's serious words, and he could feel that Xie Jin's words should be from his heart.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but glance at Xie Jin, and sighed: "As soon as Duke Xie said this, this king will also understand." ”

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Xie Jin smiled, looked at the sky, and said: "Okay, it's not too early, the lower officials need to hurry back to Beijing, and tomorrow morning, they will also enter the Wenyuan Pavilion on duty." ”

Zhang Anshi said with a pleasant face: "I will send someone to send him in a carriage." ”

"No problem." Xie Jin said: "Xiaguan should take the ferry back, anyway, it is convenient, so I will not work for His Highness, and I will leave." ”

With that, he saluted, and hurried away without looking back.

Zhang Anshi stood and watched Xie Jin leave, and couldn't help but say, "This guy ......"

"Your Highness."

At this time, from the ear chamber next door, a person came out, it was Yang Shiqi.

Yang Shiqi has been living in Zhang Anshi's palace these days, and when Xie Jin saw him, he flashed to the ear room next to him, and he heard the conversation between the two clearly.

Zhang Anshi glanced at Yang Shiqi and couldn't help but say with some emotion: "This guy ...... It's a lot of work...... Ay...... I really envy King Zhao, there is such a long history......"

Yang Shiqi: "......"

"Yang Gong, don't get me wrong." Zhang Anshi said: "Yang Gong is also very powerful, and he is admired. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "His Royal Highness saw the long-term vision of this Duke Xie, but the minister saw the clever hand of Duke Xie. ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but look at Yang Shiqi in surprise and said, "Clever wrist? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "When I entered Beijing, I first used thunderous means, and I was ruthless and murderous. But every step since then, he has been in Huairou, using Xiucai as an official and attracting aspiring talents. Each school set up a branch school, not only befriended the vassal kings, but also made those foreign soldiers and civilians and scholars receive favors, but I am afraid that in the near future, in addition to the corrupt officials and corrupt officials he hit hard, almost everyone in the world will be favored by him. ”

"But in the process, this liberation doesn't have to pay anything. Xiucai is an official, it is the decision of the imperial court, and the new branch school is the one that His Royal Highness spends money and food and dispatches teachers, hey...... Xie Gong is still the same Xie Gong, he has not changed at all, and he will always be good at dancing with long sleeves. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded approvingly and said: "This king can also see it, but his initiative makes this king really unable to refuse." ”

Yang Shiqi said: "This is what makes him great. ”

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Then Yang Gong has to learn more from Duke Xie." ”

Yang Shiqi immediately shook his head and said: "The ruler is long and the inch is short, everyone has their own strengths, and the minister can't learn it." ”

Zhang Anshi laughed: "Okay, all in all, we in Xinzhou can also get huge benefits from it!" Oh, that's right, the business group to Xinzhou has been almost prepared, this time there are more than 400 owners and shopkeepers of major commercial houses, and then go to Xinzhou with you, you can receive them well, no matter what, find a way to let them take out the silver...... If you enter his mother, she has earned so much silver with this king, and she must teach them to leave something in Xinzhou. ”

Yang Shiqi smiled happily, he stayed for so long this time, isn't this what he is waiting for?