First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 557

"Take your pears! Who cares about your little favors!"

Cai Ben was smashed into an extremely embarrassing situation, his nose was bleeding, his eyes were blue, and he was extremely embarrassed.

"Sure enough, you are uneducated bastards, you will not end well, I will fire you!"

He staggered, returned to the school, and went directly to the signing room of the head of the mountain. He was about to speak when he stood up alone.

"I am Ma Junze from Yushitai, please follow me immediately and accept the investigation!"

Chapter 773 Don't allow scholar-bureaucrats to come back

Naturally, Ma Jun would not come here casually. He came to handle the case under the orders of Zhongshu Sheng and Yushitai.

And ever since Gao Qi revealed the matter of admission to Fudan Academy to Zhongshu, there has been a turmoil in the court, and there have been many discussions.In contrast, Li Shan's resignation did not reach this level.

This is not a simple question of whether to stay or stay, nor is it a general fraud case, because this matter has already involved the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it has involved the most core issue.

May I ask who is today's Ming Dynasty?

The princes in the DPRK and China are actively contacting and communicating with each other in all aspects... You will find a very interesting phenomenon. This time, it is no longer the faction of Zhang Ximeng and the faction of Li Shanchang. They are not divided according to each yamen, but more intricate differentiation.

For example, the first person to act was Tang He, the governor of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, who found Xu Da.

"Qianhusuo in Xiahe Village is the son of a lieutenant. Let me ask you now, can Yushitai be the master of the lieutenant?"

Xu Da's face was livid, "I said Brother Tang, this matter is not so simple, I am willing to help, but we can't say it ourselves!"

"Why is it difficult to say?" Tang He asked directly, "What do you want to say?"

Xu Da got up, looked around, then sat down again, and said to Tang He: "Over Xiahe Village, of course they are military children...but my children don't study in that kind of place, let alone ours. They all have hereditary and unreplaceable titles. I have already taken advantage of it, and I can stand up and speak out, but I am not stubborn after all!"

Tang He said coldly: "Then how can you be stubborn!"

Xu Da was surprised, "Brother Tang, what do you mean?"

Tang He sighed heavily, "To be honest, I know this, and I haven't closed my eyes for two days. I wondered, what kind of life did we have back then? You, me, and Your Majesty, how long has it been? Let's Forgot? To be honest, I am really afraid, I am afraid that one day, our descendants will become like the nobles of the Yuan court."

Xu Da was startled, then said: "What do you want to do?"

Tang He sighed and said: "I heard that Hu Dahai's grandson, who wants to enter the Peking Academy, also passed the exam. Let's ask for an order, the title will be hereditary, and it depends on the meaning of the title, whether it is abolished or retained... As for The next generation must rely on their own abilities, and make reforms like the original enrollment method. Let them be the same as the children of ordinary people. Or simply have no merit, so they cannot inherit the title... Anyway, I can’t say exactly how to do it, but This knife, I admit it!"

Xu Da was taken aback, he never expected that Tang He could express his opinion like this!

"Brother Tang, in fact, this matter can't reach this stage... The core is the allocation of funds for the school... Besides, like martial arts, can the children of ordinary people enroll? Can they give up their current positions in the army? Can those hereditary and unreplaceable titles directly lead the army... If my brother can help me, I can help!"

Tang He was shocked, and immediately said: "Don't lie to me! What can you do, tell me?"

Xu Da immediately said: "Do you know the tactics used by Sapphire this time?"

"I know, I heard that they mainly use firearms, and they fight very well!"

"Then do you know Zhu Ying's tactics in Yunnan?"

Tang He still nodded, "That kid is better at playing with firearms, why don't I know!"

Xu Da said: "That's it... Firearms simplifies the situation on the battlefield too much. How many logistics, how many soldiers, how many firearms, how much damage can be output... all of these can be calculated. Personal bravery, general's talent , Many things have become less important. Let me say that a young man who is good at calculation and has fought a few battles may not be much worse than a veteran in the army, and he may even surpass him!"

"So what I mean is that martial arts should be recruited from all over the country. It is naturally best if the children of the army are willing to sign up. Even the descendants of the Duke and the Marquis are fine. Just take the exam. And this exam must be fair...First of all, the basics The physical fitness, and the second is the test scores, as long as you pass the test, you can enter martial arts and serve the country in the army. As long as you keep this point, other things will be easy to handle."

Tang He didn't hesitate, "I agreed to this matter, there is nothing I can't do. Isn't it just those nobles? You don't want to offend people, leave this to me, and I will be the villain!"

Xu Da waved his hand, "That's not what I mean, I just think that if this kind of thing is done, I'm afraid it will offend too many people, and it won't be implemented."

Tang He pondered for a while, and sighed: "You said that this matter is difficult to handle, I know it. But to say that there is no way to do it, that is to underestimate the people of the Manchu Dynasty. From the time when I followed Mr. Zhang to read and write, some things , Subtly, it has already been told to us. It’s just that after the founding of the country, some people took the original words as a joke and forgot the original intention, don’t you think so?”

Xu Da nodded, deeply convinced, "I understand! Thank you Brother Tang, with you here, I am more courageous now!"

Xu Da made up his mind and quickly contacted the rest of the censors... After his rectification, the censor platform also gathered a lot of veterans who had retired from the army.

After Xu Da made his meaning clear, he immediately got the support of most censors.

"Please don't worry, President, we all mean the same thing. We have invested so much in education funds over the years, but it still has no effect. It's time to change it!"

After Xu Da's rectification, Yushitai is not what it used to be. Not only are they powerful in combat, but they can also influence public opinion... Soon someone came forward and explained their ideas to Yingtian's newspaper. Just the headline left people dumbfounded: "Beware of scholar-bureaucrats returning to court!"

Menxiasheng, Song Lian, Liu Ji, and Yao Guangxiao got together.

Liu Bowen first said: "This article is very well written, what do you two think?"

Song Lian snorted, "Brother Bowen, the two of us are the most familiar. You know the hardships of studying when I was young. If there was such a Xiahezhai Middle School, I would be so happy!"

Liu Bowen rolled his eyelids and said with a smile, "That was back then, what about now?"

"Now?" Song Lian said, "Do you think I'm different from before? What a joke!"

Liu Bowen nodded, "That's good!"

When he turned his gaze to Yao Guangxiao, before he could speak, Yao Guangxiao laughed and said, "I'm a monk returning to lay life!"

Liu Bowen said bluntly: "Monks don't love money, the more the better! Who knows what you think?"

Yao Guangxiao laughed angrily, "I was not a serious monk back then!"

This sentence made the three of them burst into laughter.

Liu Bowen said happily: "Speaking of which, that's what we mean by going under the door?"

Song Lian was startled, as if there was still one person missing.

Yao Guangxiao said: "That Gong Bo was invited by Wang Guangyang."

Liu Bowen snorted, "Let him go!"

On Zhongshusheng's side, Sun Yan had no choice but to make such a big disturbance, and it would be impossible if he didn't come up with a solution... I'm also in a hard life, and I finally took over the phase, and this big thing just goes on and on.

At any rate, Lan Yu was up to the challenge, and immediately cleaned up the country of Wa, and everything went well with foreign troops.It's just that things in the court are not easy to handle.

There was no other way, so I had to bite the bullet.

Sun Yan could only ask Zhu Biao for orders, and then in Zhongshu Province, he summoned all ministers, Menxia Province, Yushitai, Guozijian, Hanlin Academy, etc., to come.

Today's situation is very interesting. Xu Da stands alone on behalf of Yushitai, but what is unexpected is that the governor Tang He also came, and the two are side by side. Although there are not many people, the weight is scary.

Afterwards, the three under the door were all involved, and they were also aggressive.

On the other side, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong, and several ministers, including Guozijian Jijiu and others, were impressively listed.

The two groups of people faintly facing each other are really evenly matched, it is hard to say who has the greater advantage.

It's just that when the meeting was about to be discussed, Jiang Nan, Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, rushed over. Without any hesitation, she stood directly beside Xu Da.

This made people slightly startled, could this be what Grand Master Zhang meant?

While everyone was still thinking about it, another person hurried over, it was Qian Tang, the doctor of the Ministry of Education.

According to reason, he is not qualified to participate, but he just came.

Surprised by everyone, Sun Yan coughed, "I heard that the article warning the scholar-bureaucrats to return to court was written by Qian Langzhong."

Qian Tang nodded, "It's true that I wrote it, but there are several other censors, including Ma Junze, Zhang Yu, Wang Jin and others, and we all have the same opinion!"

Sun Yan nodded, "I see, Langzhong Qian, just wait here."

Qian Tang stepped aside.

Only then did Sun Yan examine both sides, and then he said to Zhu Biao: "His Royal Highness, let me say a few words first. The so-called problem of scholar-bureaucrats returning to the imperial court exists, and it is very obvious. The root of this problem lies in the education. The problem of enlightenment is solved, and there will be endless troubles in the future!"

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, but didn't say more.

After a short silence, Wang Guangyang smiled, "Sun Xiang, what is a scholar-bureaucrat? He must be born in a famous family, run a school for officials, and be famous all over the world. He also has family power, especially for being able to avoid taxes and taxes, and to be above the common people. Tian Liguo split up the aristocratic family, and he is not allowed to escape the land tax and corvee... If there are scholar-bureaucrats, I think it can be deliberated?"

This is because Sun Yan's prestige is not enough. Although he expressed his opinion, someone immediately refuted it.

At this moment, Liu Bowen directly took a step forward, "Wang Shenzheng, you have said so much, but it is actually just superficial. The core of the so-called scholar-bureaucrat lies in learning. As long as you master education, you will be an official for life, this is a scholar!"

Liu Bowen said again: "I thought that when taking the exam, we tried every means to prevent poor children from entering school. This is the way of engaging in aristocratic families and a new generation of scholar-bureaucrats! This is my opinion!"

At this moment, Hu Weiyong also smiled and said: "Mr. Bowen, admission is based on merit, and famous teachers choose high-ranking apprentices. I don't think it is a big treason, right?"

Liu Bowen was about to refute, when Qian Tang suddenly said: "I remember, the grand master said that two things are considered public weapons, one is officials who work for the court, and the other is knowledge! Since it is a public weapon, can it be handed over to the teacher?"

Chapter 774 Education Reform

The princes in the court were arguing fiercely. At this moment, Qian Tang took Zhang Ximeng's words as a basis and argued hard. No matter whether he supported him or opposed him, they didn't have much opinion, at least he dared not directly say that Zhang Ximeng was talking nonsense. , what he said is fart...

This situation seems to be more interesting than the debate itself.

Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Grand Master Zhang did say that... I think so, it's better to set a quota. For example, children from poor families should occupy [-]% of the school. What does Qian Langzhong think?"

Qian Tang pondered for a while, and he didn't think about how to deal with it, but no one expected that Jiang Nan would actually speak.

"No!"

Hu Weiyong was shocked. Although Jiang Nan was definitely not on his side, it was shocking that this person directly refuted him.

"Please Jiang Shangshu for advice!" Hu Weiyong bowed slightly, looking very humble.

Jiang Nan said directly: "This kind of ratio is unfair to everyone. I think that what the poor children lack is the cultivation from elementary school, and the pouring of resources. They don't do these things, they just set the ratio, which is unavoidable. And how to define poor family and rich family? I'm afraid it's hard to say."

Jiang Nan paused, and then said: "I still remember that when it was said that women were allowed to be officials in the court, there were discussions about how many places should be given to women. After so many years, why are they still the same?"

The reason why Jiang Nan spoke out was not only because she had experienced it herself and knew what proportional distribution was, but also had something to do with her son Zhang Shuning.

After all, Zhang Shuning's discovery was not only told to Zhang Ximeng, but also to his wife.

Jiang Nan studied it carefully, and she basically agreed with her son's judgment.

Take the current female officials in the Ming Dynasty Hall as an example, the number accounts for about [-]%, and there are not many who can stand alone.There has never been a situation where a woman has robbed a man of many positions when she is an official.

In general, it also depends on a person's talent and ability, whether he is competent or not.

People like Jiang Nan, including Han Xiuniang and Zhou Huiniang, are in the court, and they have already proved that they are not weaker than men by their own abilities. No one will question whether they can do it...

Therefore, allowing women to be officials is neither a rooster or a stipulation of the ratio... It just means that no obstacles are set up, the door is open, and anyone who has the ability can come in, and there is no need for any special distinction.

Although most women cook at home, the real good cooks are often men, and the worst thing is to be preconceived.

Moreover, from Zhang Shuning's narration, Jiang Nan discovered that what the poor children need is the investment of educational resources and the opportunity to work hard for them.

Without these preparations, not allowing them to master enough skills, and directly giving them places, wouldn't they still achieve nothing after enrolling?

Entering the officialdom has also become a joke!

In this way, doesn't it just prove that Wei Guan and others are right, that the children of the poor just can't do it?

But is this the case?

In the final analysis, two words are needed: "fairness!"

You have the ability, no matter how high you sit and how much income you get, no one will question it.

What is really scary is that virtue does not match!

Jiang Nan's few words made Hu Weiyong's face flushed, and he said quickly: "I was negligent for a while."

Jiang Nan also nodded and said nothing more.

After a short confrontation, Hu Weiyong shut up, and only Wang Guangyang and others were left on the opposing side, with less than half of their combat power lost.

Wang Guangyang is too smart. He has already seen that it is definitely not possible to resist this matter. He immediately said: "Since it is not easy to set a quota, we still have to pass the exam and select the best. Can't everyone get in? A few of the top There are only so many places in my school!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Lian stood up and took the call.

Everyone knows Song Lian's situation. He went to school in his early years and suffered hardships. He knows the difficulties of studying.It's like Hu Weiyong and the others talking about poor families.

The so-called poor family must have a door!

The real poor people can't reach this point at all, so the distribution according to quotas is simply nonsense and completely unworkable.

So Song Lian said with a calm smile based on his many years of experience: "It is true that an exam is needed...but this exam needs to be properly set. For example, an article, poems and songs, and some piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, horseback riding and archery...etc. These things cannot be used as the content of the exam. You can set up corresponding courses after admission, but in the admission, there must be no such things!"

"After all, these are not the real poor, which can be easily accessed. And there are many things that require famous teachers to produce high-quality apprentices. But in many places, even famous teachers can't be found, so where can we cultivate high-quality students?"

"That's why I thought that the exam was about basic writing skills, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, astronomy, common sense, history, national law...mainly the content taught in middle school, the difficulty of the questions can be increased appropriately, but it can't be used in the name of the exam, Deliberately prevent poor children from going to school."

Song Lian said in a deep voice: "Because of this, I suggest that the power to formulate exam questions should be taken back to the imperial court and the Ministry of Education and Culture will be responsible!"

Liu Bowen also hurriedly said: "That's what I mean too! The imperial court gave so much for the expenses of several schools... We can't just pay the money and let the schools toss about it. No matter what, it doesn't make sense!"

Wang Guangyang was stunned, and hurriedly said: "The teachers in the school should know better how to teach students and what kind of students to admit. I don't think the imperial court should do it for them?"

Liu Bowen said coldly: "I see the teachers in the school, they know how to recruit people they like, how to give and receive privately, and destroy public weapons!"

Wang Guangyang immediately frowned, and said angrily: "You are also an important minister of the court, and you need evidence for what you say, otherwise you will ruin your reputation and cause many disputes for no reason. You will be responsible!"