In the early morning, the mist-shrouded well exudes a somewhat peaceful and serene atmosphere.

"The national teacher is . Didn't sleep? ”

Song Li, who was still in the prime of life, yawned and walked out of his bedroom in the county office, but was surprised to find that Jiang Xinghuo was reading in the morning.

"I slept in the edict prison for more than half a year, and slept until three poles a day, so I slept enough."

Jiang Xinghuo explained casually, and continued to read the book in his hand aloud.

"The world says that Meng Weijun can get a soldier, and the scholar returns to it, and he relies on his strength to get rid of the tiger and leopard Qin. Whew! Meng tastes the male ears of the rooster and the dog thief, how can it be enough to speak of a scholar? Otherwise, if you are good at Qi, you will have a soldier, and you should be able to control Qin in the south, so why take the power of chickens and dogs? The husband and the dog are out of the door, and the reason why this man is not there. ”

Although Song Li entered the office as a national supervisor during the Hongwu period, the expo was quite complicated, and he asked, "Huh".

"This is Wang Jinggong's "Reading the Biography of Meng Weijun"?"

"That's right."

Jiang Xinghuo put down the book in his hand, which was Wang Anshi's "Mr. Linchuan's Anthology", leaned on the edge of the well with one hand, and said with a smile: "What does Big Ben think of this article?" ”

After the two Song Dynasty, although Wang Anshi's reputation has not been very good, as one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", his literary attainments are indeed beyond doubt.

There are only four sentences and eighty-eight characters in this article, but the argument is refined, the structure is rigorous, the words are concise, and the momentum is high, and it is praised as a model of "short and long" by literary critics of all dynasties.

Therefore, Song Li replied honestly: "A few words, the momentum is overwhelming. ”

After speaking, looking at Jiang Xinghuo leaning on the edge of the well with one hand, Song Li couldn't help but remind: "Don't fall in." ”

But who expected, Jiang Xinghuo didn't know if the rebellious period had arrived, so instead of listening to Song Li, he picked up the book and stood on the edge of the well.

The morning breeze blew, Jiang Xinghuo's green shirt fell, and he laughed.

"Big Ben is ridiculous!"

Song Li was slightly surprised for a while, and wondered: "What do you mean by this?" ”

It must be known that Wang Anshi, who has been determined to reform and change the law all his life, has emphasized that articles should be conducive to 'administering education' and to social progress. He once said, 'The decree of the ruling religion is the so-called literature of the sage,' and he also said, 'And the so-called literati must only make up for the world'.

Moreover, "Reading the Biography of Meng Weijun" is a case-overturning discourse, and there is no lengthy citation, and the long argument completes the whole process of argumentation, argumentation, and conclusion in only four sentences and 88 words, which is for the purpose of 'making up for the world'.

Therefore, Song Li really doesn't know where he is wrong.

"Let me ask you, who are these articles written for?"

"Nature is"

Song Lifang was about to answer, but suddenly paused: "Naturally, it is written for the people of the world." ”

"You, you, still have a memory of the scholar in your heart.

Jiang Xinghuo stretched out his arms and walked along the edge of the well like a naughty child, this obsessive-compulsive sense of inappropriateness made Song Li's heart burst out, and he only felt that there were countless ants crawling on his body.

"What is a man under heaven?"

Song Li has been obedient this time, and in recent days, he certainly knows the national teacher's concept of "the people are the foundation of the state".

So, trying to follow Jiang Xinghuo replied: "Ordinary people." ”

Jiang Xinghuo jumped down from the well, and the "Anthology of Mr. Linchuan" in his hand was rolled into a bundle.

"Shinong industry and commerce are all people of the world."

Seeing Jiang Xinghuo jumping down from the well, Song Li's heart was comfortable, so he also came back to his senses, and asked helplessly: "What does the national teacher want to say?" Don't play pantomimes. ”

"That is, Shinong and Gonggong, who is the enemy of our law-changing? Who is our friend who changed the law? How can we refute the enemy's erroneous remarks about slandering and changing the law? How do you explain to your friends what the law is changing? ”

"The first one, write something for ordinary farmers, don't like this."

After that, Jiang Xinghuo pointed to the document that he threw at the well, but the county official took a lot of effort to show his literary brilliance in front of the national teacher, so the bookbag was not missing, but it was a pity that it became a flattering eye for the blind.

Jiang Xinghuo's existence in a half-step talent realm can't understand some allusions and words that are extremely rare, and he expects ordinary people to understand them? Not to mention this almost prose way of writing, gorgeous is gorgeous, but it's a pity that it's a pile of rhetoric and doesn't speak human words, and the car has a lot of words, and it's not useful at all.

Song Li picked it up and looked at it, but he also understood what Jiang Xinghuo meant.

"Shinong businessmen, farmers can become friends with us by changing the Fa, so if we want to explain to them the content of the Fa change, we can't use a way that they don't understand. What should that be? The following writing documents are not necessarily bad intentions, the Ming Dynasty has been like this for so many years, and the national teacher should always have a decision, otherwise the following will be repeated and figured out, which is not only difficult to do, but also delays time. ”

Jiang Xinghuo simply gave the standard answer.

"Bai Letian's so-called 'old women can understand, women and children know', so I write it according to this standard."

"Done."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment, and then said: "The second, those who study 'rooster and dog thief' and 'miraculous skills and silver skills' are not necessarily not real 'scholars'. ”

Song Li almost turned his mind slightly, and he understood what the national teacher meant.

The timeline of the world does not move with Jiang Xinghuo, during the period of the Jiangnan Rebellion, due to the loss of the most core figure due to the change, although Yao Guangxiao and Zhuo Jing and others are still continuing to implement the content of the reform of the law such as the test method, but in the end, in terms of public opinion, it is impossible to go further by praying for rain.

There are many scholars in the capital, all of whom are clinging to the traditional Cheng Zhu theory of science, and are trying their best to attack the content related to the law change.

Moreover, this trend is getting bigger and bigger.

Of course, debate is important, but at present, it is even more important to do things in a down-to-earth manner and cultivate the first batch of manual workshops for changing the law.

After all, if there is no real change in manufacturing power, then the change is undoubtedly a source of water.

So although the news in the capital reached here, neither Song Li nor Jiang Xinghuo responded to anything.

But seeing that Jiang Xinghuo has mentioned this stubble now, he has some scheming in his heart when he wants to come to the national teacher.

"The national teacher is talking about the affairs of the National Science Department."

"Yes, but it's not all."

Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the big tree with green leaves, and vaguely saw the shadow of the old crooked neck tree that had been uprooted by Zhu Gaoxu in the edict.

What I want to say here is that Wang Anshi is attacking the traditional view that 'Meng Yanjun can get a scholar', believing that the rooster and dog thieves only fulfilled Meng Yanjun's reputation as a monk, and did not have the talent to stabilize the country, so he was not a real scholar. On the contrary, the scholar should be large enough to use the world country, small enough to use the world country, so the requirement of the scholar should be 'the residence is the secretary of the six officials, out of the six generals of the general', Wang Anshi's "Reading the Biography of Meng Weijun", called after reading, in fact, the topic is played, in order to express their views on talents.

But just like the conflict between Principal Jiang and Principal Qiu on the concept of officer training, the officers that Qiu Fu wants to train are all reading "Spring and Autumn". No, they are all commanders of hundreds of thousands of armies who read "Liutao", but in fact, they can only command dozens of soldiers after graduation, and the ability requirements are misplaced.

And for officials, the same.

Whether it is an official who was born as a scholar or an official who was born as a prisoner of Guozijian, it is true that he has read the Four Books and the Five Classics to the fullest, and it is not false to have adaptive training such as "observing politics" for a period of time after taking up his post, but in the final analysis, the gap between what he has learned in the past and what he needs to be an official is still too big, and it cannot be made up for a while.

"There are two progressive sayings here, that is, those who study science and those who study science should be 'scholars'; and since they are 'scholars', since they are the preparatory class of 'officials', there should always be a standard 'scholar' and the six arts of gentlemen in the Spring and Autumn Period." Jiang Xinghuo said with a smile.

But who is Song Li? A squire, a serious member of the dynasty, how can he not hear the sound of Jiang Xinghuo's words.

Song Li said simply: "How to determine the standard of cultivating 'scholars', and who will determine it, all involve the fundamental statement of the success or failure of the law change." ”

"We need to build a new school."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at Song Li fixedly and said:

"A pre-job training school that cultivates 'scholars' who meet the rules of the imperial court and are about to become 'officials'."

Song Li greeted the rising red sun and saw the firmness in Jiang Xinghuo's eyes.

Jiang Xinghuo lifted the "Collected Works of Mr. Linchuan", and the pages of the book flashed like a marquee in the morning light, and said seriously.

"Where did Wang Anshi lose in changing the law?"

Without waiting for Song Li to answer, Jiang Xinghuo said affirmatively.

"I've thought about it for a long time, but it's nothing more than these two points, one is that the change of law has not cultivated a new profit class; The second is that the law does not know how to gather the majority. ”

"Posterity mourns but does not learn from it, and makes posterity mourn for posterity. Wang Anshi's failure, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Jiang Xinghuo slapped the back of his hand with the scroll one by one and paced by the well.

"How can we learn our lessons? We have been doing it step by step to cultivate a new profiteering class, although there are twists and turns, although it is not easy, but there is no big mess on the whole, and we must do a good job of the most difficult first step of 'establishing a handicraft workshop area'. ”

"I've said so much today, what I want to tell you, and the most important, is the latter one."

Jiang Xinghuo stopped and said sincerely: "Daben, for me, changing the law is an ideal; For you, changing the law is the future. You have to be clear about your future. ”

has been together for a long time, if you say that you have not been inspired by Jiang Xinghuo's ideal of 'saving the world', it is a lie, Song Li moved his lips, and wanted to say something, but in the end he only had a speechless head.

"What is the social component of the Ming Dynasty? Shinong Industry and Commerce, Emperor Taizu Gao's regulations are very clear. ”

"Before, you said that the people of the world are the common people, but I said that I am not right, I said that the farmers and businessmen are all the people of the world, which means that our enemies are by no means a certain class!"

"Instead, we must gather the soldiers, the peasants, the workers, and the merchants, gather all these people under the banner of changing the law, and then strike at that part of the old and stubborn taxis, so as to promote the great change of the whole world."

"Only in this way can the law change be successful."

"Otherwise, like Wang Anshi, how can he succeed in changing the law and pushing everyone in the world to the opposite side?"

Of course, Song Li knew that this was Jiang Xinghuo's heartfelt words, and this was really treating him as his own. Of course, this is not a means for the national teacher to "gather", but it shows the sincerity between the words.

In fact, Song Li really thought about it.

For a pragmatic person like Song Li, talking about the world in prison is not a real skill, and what he does after being released from prison is a matter of true heroic means.

So in just four months after being released from prison, what classes did the national teacher gather?

Song Li thought about it carefully, and the first thing that popped into his mind was "work".

Craftsmen have been extremely valued by Jiang Xinghuo, and it is no exaggeration to say that the best craftsmen in the world are now in Jiang Xinghuo's hands.

Whether it is a hot air balloon, a new arquebus, or a bronze field gun, the immediate performance shows the great role of craftsmen and the energy they can burst out.

The promotion system of craftsmen, the reward mechanism, and the passing of skilled craftsmen are all things that Jiang Xinghuo has partially implemented in the planning of the law change plan.

As for the biggest shackle of craftsmen - the craftsman registration system, it is not easy to change rashly now, as long as it is subtle, and when the time comes, it will naturally come naturally.

Jiang Xinghuo's reform can change the current low social status of craftsmen, as well as the rigid innovation mechanism.

Therefore, the craftsman must be on the side of the reform camp.

The second one that appeared in Song Li's mind was a businessman, and Jiang Xinghuo also mentioned it to Song Li.

The merchant class is profit-seeking, weak, and cunning, and it is necessary to fight for it and guard against it.

Nominally, the set of things of Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty still has to be used, and the businessmen have to rise, which is not contradictory.

The third is the peasants, in addition to the Changzhou Mansion killing corrupt officials to win the hearts of the people, and now the Jiangnan Rebellion is also the same purpose.

As I said just now, Jiang Xinghuo is preparing a new farmland policy for the Jiangnan Prefectures.

Of course, it was not the more radical kind, but the re-clearing of the fields, giving more protection and support to the yeoman farmers, and at the same time forcing the gentry to make a deed to adjust the current rent of the tenant farmers.

Want to be a "law-abiding gentleman"?

Want not to be arrested as a White Lotus cultist?

Yes, but you weren't active before, now you have to pay more!

Unlike the gentry of Huating County, it is not a matter that can be solved by paying grain.

The land around Dahuangpu will be given to me!

The construction of roads, the leveling of land, the establishment of handicraft workshop areas, and the establishment of corresponding public infrastructure in the new city all have to be paid for!

Moreover, according to the requirements of the "law-abiding gentry", those who used to collect money and grain and used all kinds of tricks and abduction methods to trap tenant farmers have to simply settle accounts, right? If you don't want to settle accounts, you can reduce the tenant farmers' land rent a little so that the tenant farmers can take a breather.

Of course, it is not that there are no diehards, even those who are labeled as "remnants of the White Lotus Sect" and refuse to back down.

In Jiang Xinghuo's prediction, there should be a lot of such people. After all, there are too many officials from Songjiang Mansion in the court, and some people can't get the evidence.

But it doesn't matter, if you don't back down now, when the new manufacturing method is formed on a large scale, the tenant farmers will choose to leave the land.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo was not afraid of how the local gentry would choose.

As for the fourth one, that is, the scholar, Jiang Xinghuo just mentioned, it is necessary to establish a new training school for "scholars-officials".

Of course, Song Li could think that this existence, which was similar to the Daming Royal Military Academy, which cultivated reserve officers, would cause a lot of shock in the temple once it was successfully reproduced.

This also means that a new generation of civil servants who support the reform of the law will emerge in a steady stream, while the old faction will lose their new generation of strength, even if they can still gain the upper hand and occupy the mainstream of public opinion at the moment, but after being drawn from the bottom of the kettle, it is destined to be unsustainable.

And if you think about it in this way, the national teacher really managed to gather the majority of the Shinong industry and commerce, and only hit a very small number of the "scholars" among them.

It can be said to be in stark contrast to the scene of Wang Anshi's 'reluctance to be a public friend' and the scene of rebellion and separation.

"Unconsciously, with the step-by-step down-to-earth, has the national teacher been prepared for the matter of 'gathering the majority' without anyone noticing?"

After realizing it, Song Li looked at Jiang Xinghuo's gaze with a trace of imperceptible admiration.

Moreover, he was also curious.

How should the national teacher establish a new civil service training school?

After all, this is different from the establishment of a military school, the military school is because the Ming Dynasty has always had a plan to restart the Song and Yuan dynasties' martial arts, and after the Battle of Jingyan, there is indeed the idea of pinching the institution of training officers in the hands of the imperial court, which is an important measure for Zhu Di to consolidate military power.

But the establishment of civil service training schools is a different story.

"National teacher, ...... you say?"

Song Li hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help asking:

"Are these people who have been cultivated really 'scholars'?"

Although the Ming Dynasty has long since lost the 'scholar class' of the two Song Dynasty in the true sense, in the hearts of many people, there is still that stubbornness.

Therefore, Song Li's worries and concerns are not unfounded.

After all, the concept of 'scholar', or 'scholar', is too special, it is not only a social class, but also an all-round, multi-angle mode of thinking and even values.

Of course, Confucianism has always been a skin, and the things in it are not the same as those of Confucius, but they are far from the time of Dong Zhongshu.

But the question is, if the national teacher wants to establish a new civil service training school, will it be necessary to stuff "science" into it, and if so, will it conflict with the science department of the national prison? Moreover, the establishment of a new hall in Guozijian is very controversial, but the resistance is not great.

But if a new civil service training school is built that is related to the future and fate of scholars, the stakes involved are too great!

"You mean using science to train civil servants?"

Seeing Song Li nodding, Jiang Xinghuo smiled and said, "If that's not the case, that's the matter of Guozijian." ”

"What about this school?"

"What is taught, of course, is how to be an official."

Song Li didn't speak, but his eyes were already exposed.

He didn't believe it.

This was the last pride of the feudal bureaucrat.

I admit that Your Excellency is very strong.

I admit that Your Excellency knows everything about astronomy, geography, economics, diplomacy, philosophy, and alchemy.

But don't you know how to be an official?

If you even understand this, our last fig leaf will be gone!

It's like a group of people who like an object only to find out that it's a fake, no matter how beautiful the fake is, it's just a few laughs.

But what if there are facts in front of you that prove that this so-called "fake" is genuine?

That, of course, is another matter.

"Will the national teacher speak?"

"Nature."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded, he understood Song Li's worries very well.

"What do you have to talk about, can the national teacher reveal it in advance?"

"Administrative Law", "Introduction to Public Administration", "Organizational System and Structure Operation of Administrative Departments", "Principles of Civil Selection, Employment, Education, Motivation and Retention". There's a lot to talk about, and I owe a lot of classes at the military school. ”

"Things are too busy at the moment, and when we do a good job in establishing the Dahuangpu handicraft workshop area, we will settle the people who have been coerced by the rebels of the White Lotus Sect, and cultivate the first batch of cotton textile industry, and we will naturally do it one by one when we return to Nanjing."

"Things have to be done one by one, and the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and you can't eat a big fat man in one bite."

Jiang Xinghuo almost laughed and said, "What, Daben, are you still worried that I won't be able to lecture?" ”

Song Li also laughed when he heard this.

Before the two knew it, they had already chatted until the purple glow had dispersed and the red sun had risen.

There was no way out, and Cao Song, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei who followed Jiang Xinghuo desperately, appeared at the door.

"What's the matter?"

"Wang Zhenfu (Wang Bin's official position, from Wupin, full name Jingwei commands the envoy Zhenfu Si Zhenfu) wants to send officials to report to the national teacher, the search of the whole city has ended, and a total of 237 remnants of the White Lotus Sect have been killed."

"What about the casualties of the people?" Jiang Xinghuo asked.

Cao Song hesitated for a moment, subconsciously said goodbye to his side face that was scalded and disfigured by Zhao Haichuan with an oil pot, and said in a low voice: "Since the White Lotus thieves colluded with the captain of the Water Gate to attack the city, the cumulative casualties have been four hundred and fifty-eight people, and more than 1,000 people have been missing. However, most of these missing civilians have gone into hiding to avoid the war, and they should all come out when the situation in the city is completely stabilized. ”

Song Li asked out loud, "Except for Chen Wenliang, the helmsman of the White Lotus Sect who was beheaded last night, what other bandit leaders of the White Lotus Sect have been caught?" ”

Of course, this is a very important question, it stands to reason that even if the White Lotus Sect can hide again, it has been hiding under the nose of the Great Ming for so many years, and an army of thousands of people should not be commanded by the helmsman, but must be commanded by someone of a higher level.

And last night, someone from the cavalry team did see that these people from the White Lotus Sect had another person in charge of the commander-in-chief, and this person did not seem to withdraw from the Water Gate by boat, but was dragged, and then after the White Lotus Sect army collapsed, he fled into hiding somewhere in the city.

At the moment, since Cao Song did not make a special report, it means that this person has not been found, and since he has not been found, it is a huge hidden danger, who knows if there is still a backhand of the White Lotus Sect hidden in the city? Although the probability is not high, it must be guarded against.

Cao Song didn't hesitate, and simply shook his head, it was not his responsibility.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't blame him, but put away the stack of paperwork by the well, intending to return to the house.

Today's schedule is still very tense, and now we have to deal with the aftermath of yesterday's raid, including the resettlement of the people, the reconstruction of buildings, and the use of reliable generals to set up defenses, and at the same time interrogate the captured members of the White Lotus Sect to find out if there are more conspiracies.

In short, Lin Lin, although there are many things that Jiang Xinghuo does not do, he has to know, and he has to make corresponding instructions and judgments, so the morning will definitely be spent here.

And tomorrow I will follow the fleet to the front line of Taihu Lake to complete the counterinsurgency against the rebels of the White Lotus Sect, so the rest of the things must be dealt with today.

In the afternoon, we have to explore the Dahuangpu area where the dammed lake was blown up, where there are sufficient water sources and excellent shipping conditions, and at the same time it is only a preliminary dredging, the Huangpu River still needs more water conservancy facilities and management, and the well-managed Huangpu River will undoubtedly become the best source of power for hydro-spinning wheels.

In the evening, it is estimated that it is a friendly chat with the local gentry of Shanghai County.

The content of the conversation is nothing more than the ones just mentioned, including food, labor, land, rent reduction, and so on.

A bunch of things were waiting, and Jiang Xinghuo naturally didn't have time to waste on tracking down the White Lotus Sect commander who was hiding.

And how big is the county, even if you hide again, where can you hide? You can dig three feet into the ground and turn it out, unless you dig a tunnel and run away.

Therefore, although Jiang Xinghuo was a little worried, he was not too worried.

Just when Jiang Xinghuo was about to go back to the house to work, suddenly Zheng He also appeared at the door of this spacious courtyard in the backyard of the county government.

"National Teacher, someone claims to be the Left Protector of the White Lotus Sect and has important secrets, I ask to see you!"

The White Lotus Sect's left protector, Niu Zhen, came in lying down.

After last night's fierce battle, he already had wounds on his body, and although he was temporarily suppressed by relying on the secret small pill of the White Lotus Sect, it was definitely not much better.

Originally, Niu really planned to enlist Tang Yin, the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect, to join him in rebelling against the sect leader.

It's a pity that Bai Yuxin's ruthlessness and decisiveness in doing things are still beyond Niu Zhen's expectations.

He didn't do anything yet, but in a few hours, the secret guard of the White Lotus Torture Hall came to the door.

This kind of efficiency is extremely terrifying, you know, at this time, the city is still full of Ming troops continuing to chase and patrol!

If it weren't for a few of his men who came with him to help him resist, Niu Zhen would have been a cold corpse a long time ago, and he wouldn't have seen the sun this morning.

But even so, it was an injury on top of injury, and he struggled all the way to the street, attracting the attention of the Ming soldiers in charge of martial law patrols, and only then did he save his life and be carried over.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the scene in front of him, and always felt a little familiar.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Xinghuo said: "Call Huikong over, he knows a little about medical skills, give him treatment." ”

Huikong quickly came to this courtyard, looked at the dying White Lotus Sect Protector in front of him, and then looked at the national teacher Jiang Xinghuo, and spoke very unskillfully: "Little monk."

"Don't say it, let's do surgery first, remember to sew it beautifully this time, last time Zhao Haichuan complained that the wound was like a dress sewn by his wife."

PS: [Important Reminder (There is no charge for the content of this paragraph)] Chapters 316-356 are the content of Jiangnan's rectification of the official rule and the suppression of the rebellion, without any theoretical knowledge, all of which are practical content, if you don't like it, you can skip directly to Chapter 366 "Class", and then it contains theoretical knowledge.

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