Chapter 251: Changing the Customization of the Imperial Examination
If there are too many lice, you don't have to bite, and if you have too many debts, you don't have to worry about it, Zhu Zhanyan himself doesn't care much about merit.
Again, although he was not an atheist, he was not a believer in any religion.
In his opinion, the so-called manifestation of this kind of thing is enough to appear on him once, and few people in the next eight billion people (2022 statistics) have seen it, can he see it twice?
Therefore, when he learned that Li Bin had built nearly ten large and small Beijing temples in Jianzhou Wei under his banner, Zhu Zhanyan's reaction was very flat.
Build it, build it, play it under your own banner, you can play it under your own banner, he doesn't want to care about it.
Compared with this matter, he was more concerned about the relocation of the capital by the imperial court.
As in history, the matter of moving the capital was proposed in the first year of Yongle by Li Zhigang, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, because Yanjing was Zhu Di's "land of dragon prosperity".
Therefore, starting from the fourth year of Yongle, the construction of the Shuncheon Emperor's Palace began on the basis of the Imperial Palace.
In the seventh year of Yongle, that is, the year Qiu Fu was defeated in the grassland, Zhu Di decided to drive the expedition in person, and it was based on Shuntian at that time.
In the same year, Zhu Di ordered the construction of his own mausoleum.
When the emperor's mausoleum was built in Shuntianfu, it means that the move of the capital is beyond doubt.
However, it is different from history, because of the abundance of internal affairs, the current Yongle Dynasty has accelerated to varying degrees in those three major events.
Moved the capital to Suntian, compiled the Yongle Dictionary and went to the West.
These three things, to put it bluntly, are still linked to money, and Zhu Zhanyan has brought a lot of money to the imperial court over the years, which has greatly accelerated the progress of these three things.
To put it bluntly, in a sense, it was Zhu Zhan Yan who accelerated the process of moving the capital.
"What do you think?" Zhu Zhanyan looked at Chen Xun in front of him, this was the first time he had asked for other people's opinions on this kind of matter.
In the past, Zhu Zhanyan could basically be said to be dictatorial in his work, especially on such a very sensitive issue, he would hardly ask for other people's opinions.
Chen Xun is the first.
"What does His Royal Highness the Prince think of it?" Chen Xun was not nervous, but laughed casually.
"Moving the capital, this is a good thing, those people only see that after the capital is moved, the imperial court will be separated from your influence to a certain extent, but in fact, this is very limited."
"What kind of careful thinking is on the other side of Warat, this is not known to everyone, but anyone with a discerning eye can see it."
"After the relocation of the capital, the conflict between the imperial court and the grassland will inevitably intensify, and at that time, people will miss His Royal Highness the prince even more, because they will eventually find ......"
When he said this, Chen Xun's eyes exuded a strange brilliance.
"It's just you! Only then can we truly extinguish the flames of war! ”
Looking at Chen Xun, who looked like a madman in front of him, Zhu Zhanyan was a little stunned.
Isn't this Chen Xun the main battle faction in the early Ming Dynasty, especially in the orthodox to Jingtai period? How did you become a crazy right-winger on your side?
"You...... Any thoughts? Zhu Zhanyan swore that it was the first time in his life that he spoke to a person so carefully.
Neither he nor the old man had ever been like this before!
"Thoughts? There is no idea under it. Chen Xun shook his head, as if he had changed back into that elegant literati.
"Those literati can't figure out what you think, but they have guessed a little bit below, you ...... You want North Korea, right? ”
Zhu Zhanyan's brows curled.
He had never told anyone about it, but a few people knew about it.
His father and his grandfather.
The interference in the internal affairs of the DPRK cannot be hidden, but not many people know about it, where did Chen Xun learn about it?
"My dad told you?"
"Yes, it's just that His Royal Highness King Wu inadvertently revealed it." Chen Xun nodded, without the slightest denial.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of the World will never be untargeted, since you have chosen to help the abolished son of North Korea, Li Zhen, then there must be a reason for you."
"I don't know exactly what you're for, but if you want to be there, there must be something you want."
"Or people, or things."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanyan couldn't help but nodded.
Indeed, the Maoshan iron ore is what he has always coveted, although there are also a lot of minerals in the Indochina Peninsula, but as a person who has come over, Zhu Zhanyan knows that there are never too many minerals.
After all, in terms of the formation cycle of minerals, this is a non-renewable resource.
"Okay, don't talk about this, I'm still a literati myself, and I said that those literati don't understand my thoughts."
Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand and mocked Chen Xunbo by the way.
"Do you have any thoughts on the selection of officials on the side of Xiangzhou Mansion?"
"A little, but not much." Chen Xun nodded, and then took out a fold from his sleeve.
"Here, there is the distribution of Han people from all over Xiangzhou Prefecture, although it is not complete, but it is also the most complete picture that can be obtained at present."
"I think, Your Royal Highness, you should promote education, when I was in Yunnan, you asked me to promote the study of rams, although it was successful, but such success was accompanied by too much blood and obstacles."
"In contrast, the implementation of ram learning in this Xiangzhou Mansion, and even the implementation of education, is starting from scratch, which is a great good thing for you."
"What about the imperial examinations? What are you going to do? Zhu Zhanyan knocked on the table and returned the fold.
Since he still has the name of the Ming Dynasty, even if Zhu Zhanyan doesn't like the content of the imperial examination in the current imperial court, the rules that should be followed still have to be followed.
The imperial examination must be changed, but it cannot be abolished.
"This ......" Chen Xun was stunned for a moment, and then cautiously approached Zhu Zhanyan's side and whispered.
"Isn't that what you're pushing?"
"Me? What am I pushing? Zhu Zhanyan looked confused.
"Imperial examination!" Chen Xun looked as he should be, but he was also anxious when he saw Zhu Zhanyan's bewildered expression.
"Didn't you just say that? Move the capital! ”
Moving the capital?
Zhu Zhanyan was stunned for a moment, but immediately reflected.
"I'm blanching!" Zhu Zhanyan burst into a foul mouth.
He never thought that his unintentional actions would promote such a big change.
From Yongle's eighth year of the northern expedition to the grassland to the present, Zhu Zhan's military exploits and fame, the implementation of the examination method and instant compensation, the change of Zhu to the ram and the implementation of the new tax system, etc., have made the imperial court unable to ignore and even fear him.
However, due to Zhu Di's guilt and his inability to deal with Zhu Zhanyan, it eventually led to the advancement of the relocation of the capital.
But what about after the capital was moved?
The Indochina Peninsula is now also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Indochina Peninsula are also the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Since they are the people of the Ming Dynasty, they are eligible to participate in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, but the Indochina Peninsula is thousands of miles away from Shuntian, how can the scholars participate in the imperial examination?
Don't think about the land route, from Indochina Peninsula to Suncheon, not to mention the farthest Malay Peninsula nearby, even if it starts from Annam, it will take a year and a half or even a few years to get to Suncheon.
Ocean shipping? Not very realistic.
Nowadays, including for a long time in the future, shipping will be exclusive to commerce, even if there are merchant ships willing to piggyback, not only can not carry many people, but the cost of transportation is also a problem.
From Indochina to Suncheon, you have to catch the right route, and with such a long distance, the boat fare is also a big expense.
There are no official families and ministers in Indochina now, they are all ordinary civilians, how many can afford it?
So, this imperial examination ......
"No way!" The chicken froze for a while, but Zhu Zhanyan quickly calmed down.
"It's a good thing, but you can't rush, it's not the right time."
After speaking, Zhu Zhanyan looked at Chen Xun.
"The imperial examination is not possible for the time being, but we still have to invite the imperial court, but the purpose of the invitation is to place the imperial examination in Yingtianfu."
After the relocation of the capital, the location of the imperial examination, at least the location of the examination, was placed in Yingtianfu, which was undoubtedly a very rebellious suggestion, because since the imperial examination system was perfect, the examination and the palace examination were held in the national capital.
But this is no longer the case.
In the past, the Central Plains Dynasty did not have such a large territory, and for the Han Dynasty, balance was very important, and Zhu Zhanyan also felt that this thing would definitely be possible.
But it just takes time.
"Okay, it's still early, don't think about it now, just have an idea, and talk about it when the time comes."
Zhu Zhanyan patted the fold on the table and sighed.
"At the moment, the most important thing is stability, so I deliberately released the sweet potatoes, and the past few years are critical moments."
"Cheng, we are the heroes who will go down in history, so we must be serious."
"This thing...... Handed over to the next ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate......" Chen Xun's expression was a little weird.
He is a radical person, if he is not radical, he will not follow Zhu Zhanqi to Yunnan and come to this Xiangzhou Mansion again.
But stabilizing people's livelihood is obviously something that cannot be done by a radical person, otherwise it will easily have the opposite effect.
"Who said you were going to do it?" Zhu Zhanyan shook his eyes angrily.
"I plan to let Hu Sui, Jin Ya and Xia Jin do this, I don't worry about your temperament, you will mess me up again when the time comes."
"I came to you this time, firstly, I want you to implement the matter of ram education, after all, you have experience when you are in Yunnan."
"Now, I want you to go west."
"Westside?" Chen Xun didn't have any objection to Zhu Zhanyan's words, but he didn't understand.
He has experience in the matter of ram education, basically as long as he is instructed to go down and the officials below are obedient, then there is nothing difficult, after all, now the Ming Dynasty has established the ram as a national school, and the people below don't have the courage to do anything even if they want to make trouble.
The main work in the early stage is to pay attention to screening, such as Siam, Nanzhang and other countries attached to the people, for the time being, is not eligible to participate in the imperial examination, now the main target of the imperial examination is still the Han people.
As for those who have joined the people, they have to wait for their next generation to participate, except of course, those with outstanding talents, who can be admitted exceptionally, but they are subject to strict examination and surveillance.
Therefore, Chen Xun is more concerned about Zhu Zhanyan's so-called western affairs.
"You know what happened to Dhaka City, right?" Zhu Zhanyan took a map from the bookshelf on the side and spread it on the table.
"This place has been taken over by my father's guards, and the first step of development has begun, which is the cultivation of new grain."
"New grain? Is it corn? Chen Xun asked the first question, but it was a rhetorical tone, that is, it represented affirmation.
"Well, the first step is definitely corn." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.
"At this stage, corn is enough, and as for sweet potatoes, I'm not at ease, I'm afraid that someone else will take them."
"But your mission is not here, it's here!"
Zhu Zhanyan poked the map and clicked to a place.
Multan.