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"Bang bang bang bang!"

There were firecrackers in the inns one after another, all of them were their own guests who had passed the Jinshi examination.

Zhao Kuangping, king of Chu, was a little lonely. He had already moved into the mansion of the king of Chu.It was originally the mansion of the King of Jin, but the King of Jin went to India, so he handed it over to the King of Chu.

I was also admitted to Jinshi, but unfortunately I couldn't parade around the streets with hairpin flowers.

To be an official means to give up the title, which is not a policy made for the prince.It is for the future generals of Fengguo and Fuguo. This kind of clan title does not have much salary, and it is really possible to give up after being admitted to Jinshi.

Zhao Kuangping didn't know what he was supposed to do, he never even thought about being the crown prince.Because the prince already has heirs, even if the prince dies of illness suddenly, the throne will be inherited by the emperor's grandson.

Overseas closure?

Zhao Kuangping is reluctant to part with China's prosperity.

To be a naval officer?

Zhao Kuangping is not interested in fighting, neither the navy nor the army, he is not that material.

After much deliberation, let's go to the Hanlin Academy.

To be an official in the Imperial Academy, you don't have to give up your title.As long as he has a university diploma or academic achievements, he will definitely be able to enter the Hanlin Academy with the connections of the King of Chu.

Why don't you enter Qintianyuan?Because Zhao Kuangchen doesn't like science.If you don't like it, you don't like it, even if he has good grades in astronomy, physics, and mathematics.

Young people, troubles go quickly.

Zhao Kuangping left the study and went to have fun with his princess.The two concubines were all chosen by him, and they were both talented women without exception.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty had one main concubine, one second concubine, several concubines and wives.But only the main concubine belongs to the concubine, and the second concubine is actually a concubine. In addition to being nice to say, the second concubine may also become a second concubine.

Here in Datong New Dynasty, both Ji and his wife were cancelled, and the prince only had one main concubine and one side concubine.Children born to other women, unless they can inherit the throne, are not even counted as Zong's children, and they don't even think about getting a dime salary when they grow up.

This is to prevent Zong's personnel from exploding, a prince can have hundreds of children, who the hell can stand it?

When it comes to Zhao Han, the lord's salary is just that. If you are capable, such as doing business, it doesn't matter how many women you earn.But in the face of the clan's mansion, except for the concubine and the concubine, the other children are ordinary people!

The son born to Princess Chu is more than one year old, and the second concubine is also pregnant.

Zhao Kuangping recited poems and libretto with the two concubines, but he was also very happy.He has no other women for the time being, but occasionally he feels itchy and wants to buy an orchid for his home.

During college, Zhao Kuangping was invited to a classmate's house, and he fell in love with an orchid at that time.The classmate's father was very discerning and insisted on sending Hu Ji away, but Zhao Kuangping was still living in the palace at that time, so he dared not accept it even if he was beaten to death.The classmate's father also said that he could help him raise Hu Ji, but Zhao Kuangping refused.

Zhao Kuangping still understands the truth that cannibals are soft-spoken and short-handed.

Now that there is the Chu Palace, buying an orchid is nothing.But the emperor was too stingy, and the salary that the prince could receive was only slightly higher than that of a first-rank official.

With this little money, if you want to buy high-quality orchids, you have to save money slowly.

As for ordinary orchids, Zhao Kuangping really doesn't like them.Not to mention spending money to buy it himself, he doesn't want it for nothing, he has to be the kind of person with both talent and beauty.

The second concubine's natal family is in business, so it must be easy to ask for money, and the father-in-law even took the initiative to send money.But Zhao Kuangping was very strict in discipline since he was a child, and he always felt that this should not be the case. He accepted small gifts from his father-in-law, and rejected all valuable ones.

Zhao Kuangping continued to ponder, and decided that he would not go to the Imperial Academy.

He wants to study knowledge, he can get information at any time, and he can go to the Imperial Academy for exchanges at any time.Why do you have to trap yourself in one unit?

You can do business in partnership with your father-in-law, but this will make your father unhappy.And the father-in-law didn't worry too much, he had already figured it out after he got married, maybe what he was doing under the name of the King of Chu.

When I was named King of Chu, I got a settling fee of 1000 taels of silver.

This thing can be used as the principal. The Fugui car industry in Nanjing is on the rise, and the number is not too large. It is completely possible to set up a car dealership.My uncle is doing business in Jiangnan, so I asked my uncle to help me order a batch of cars, and the business license was easily obtained. Wouldn't it be my first business?

Quickly opening his mind, Zhao Kuangping found that it was too easy for him to do business, and it was a loophole to allow the clan to do business!

After a hundred years, as long as there is no disturbance, which official would dare to control the prince's business?Relying on status and connections, one can easily make a fortune.

The imperial court has indeed stipulated that government projects shall not be contracted or subcontracted to the clan.But this thing can take advantage of loopholes, register a few more leather bag companies, or secretly support white gloves. Isn't it easy to receive government orders?

The more Zhao Kuangping thought about it, the more excited he became. Besides being excited, he was a little scared, thinking about whether to tell his father.

The next day, Zhao Kuangping ran into the palace and expressed his thoughts.

Zhao Han was very satisfied with this, and then smiled and said: "You can understand it, and I and all the ministers would not have thought of it? There is no perfect system, we can only restrain it as much as possible. The clan's illegal business is always less harmful than the common people. Taking advantage of loopholes Undertaking the business of the imperial court, if there is no problem, maybe no one cares, if there is a problem, the title will be deprived immediately! Also, in the business related to the army and the bank, whoever touches it will die, and the prince will be beheaded!"

Zhao Kuangping's neck flinched when he heard this: "I dare not."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Don't think that business is easy. If you are not smart, you are making money for others, and the people below don't know how to make money for you. Do you understand four-legged accounts?"

Zhao Kuangping nodded and said, "Four-legged account is the double-entry bookkeeping method. I learned it in college. It's just that I'm not very proficient. I only learned the general idea."

"It's better not to run your car dealership. If you compete with small businessmen, you will lose the reputation of the king of Chu." Zhao Han said.

Zhao Kuangping thought for a while: "How about running a magazine there? The elegant things of literati will not discredit the royal family."

Zhao Han asked: "What kind of magazine do you run? Nowadays newspapers and magazines are everywhere, and many of them are still making money. How can you guarantee that you can make money?"

Zhao Kuangping smiled and said, "The name is "Chu Wang Miscellaneous Magazine", so someone must have bought it."

Zhao Han shook his head: "Relying on the name of the King of Chu, some people may buy the first two issues, but your magazine is not good-looking, and after a few issues, no one will pay attention. Which newspapers and magazines sell the best?"

Zhao Kuangping said: "Commercial publications. Nowadays more and more people are literate, and ordinary people also like to read newspapers. That kind of market publications, with wonderful stories written, everyone likes to read them, from the rich and powerful to the street people. .Many scholars who failed in their studies earn their pen fees by making up stories, and all of them are very rich."

"Not bad." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Zhao Kuangping continued: "In the first issue, we first ask for contributions from famous authors. For the sake of the King of Chu, they will definitely be willing to contribute. The first issue is well-known, and then widely soliciting articles, there will always be some wonderful things. Slowly Accumulate a fixed number of authors, and only publish high-quality articles in each issue, and it doesn’t matter if it is made into a monthly magazine.”

As he said that, Zhao Kuangping laughed and said, "Father's "Legend of the Heroes of Shetong" is wonderfully written, why don't you write an article for the first issue."

The first few children are very close to Zhao Han, and it doesn't matter if they joke around.

Later, there will be more princes and daughters, and Zhao Han is also busy with business, but they are a little strange to each other, and the sons and daughters are more in awe when they see him.

Zhao Han thought for a while: "Two stories, I will write the short one, and find someone to write the long one yourself."

"Father's story must be interesting." Zhao Kuangping flattered him.

Zhao Han also found it interesting, and immediately wrote "The Emperor's New Clothes": "In the land of Thailand and the West, there is a country. The emperor ignores the government and only cares about having fun. The people are miserable. This gentleman likes to wear new clothes and changes them every day." There are several sets, and every time the courtiers come to see him, the eunuch will say: "Your Majesty is changing clothes." If things go on like this, the subjects secretly call him the "Emperor of Changing Clothes". One day, two bachelors came to Wuyouguo..."

Bachelor not only refers to single men and women, but also generally refers to local ruffians.

"The Emperor's New Clothes" is not long, and Zhao Hanwen finished it in less than 10 minutes without adding points.

After reading it, Zhao Kuangping admired it from the bottom of his heart: "Father Huang's article is thought-provoking, and it is really a first-class story."

Of course, it is thought-provoking and can be extended to various interpretations.

Zhao Kuangping's first reaction was that his father was mocking Daming and Chongzhen.

Zhao Han smiled and said, "I'll tell you another story about the female concubine, maybe it can be made into an opera..."

Chapter 977 [Cultural and Educational Policy Adjustment]

Kunning Palace.

Before the King of Chu left the Forbidden City, he visited his mother here again, and then excitedly went to prepare magazines.

Whether it's running a magazine or doing other businesses in the future, you have to learn and exercise slowly, and it doesn't happen overnight.

In the evening, Zhao Han came to Kunning Palace, sat down and chatted for a while, and asked casually, "How much did you give Ping'er?"

"500 taels of silver," Fei Rulan said angrily, "you'll be unhappy if you give too much. I haven't seen any emperor treat his children so lightly."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "Too much money is given, he only knows how to enjoy it, why would he want to make a living by himself?"

Zhao Han is actually experimenting with his own children to see how they can be forced to develop.Everything can be adjusted, such as increasing the salary of the clan, the bottom line is that it should not be too high, and the limit is three times the salary of the prince.

Or, a franchise license will be granted in the future, but the scope of the franchise is limited.

As for whether the prince should stay in the capital or go to the local area to become a feudal vassal, this is also under observation and experimentation.

Fei Rulan suddenly cared about Pan Qimei's child, and asked curiously, "Will King Jin be in danger in Tianzhu?"

"Probably not, he chose a small country." Zhao Han said.

At this time, Zhao Kuangchen, the King of Jin, was still harvesting winter rice in India. Several foreign wars had not started, and nothing was known about his situation in China.

Fei Rulan still has a son who has not graduated from middle school.Among the three biological princes, the eldest is the prince, the second is trying to do business, and the third wants to arrange it.But wanting the child to stay by her side, but also wanting the child to make a career, Fei Rulan was very conflicted.

"How's the weather in Tianzhu? I heard it's very hot there." Fei Rulan asked again.

Zhao Han nodded: "It's very hot, even in winter, the temperature in southern India occasionally exceeds 30 degrees."

Fei Rulan said: "Princes, you are all pampered, how can you stand this kind of weather? Tianzhu doesn't have any good doctors, what if you have a headache?"

Zhao Han said with a smile, "They are all accompanied by doctors, and they also brought a lot of medicinal materials."

Fei Rulan said: "Your Majesty, don't lie to me. Famous doctors don't want to go to sea. Those who go to Tianzhu are all quack doctors and apprentices."

"Among those doctor apprentices, there are also a few brilliant ones who have been consulting with their teachers for many years," Zhao Han explained. "The last time Huan'er fell ill, it was still an intractable disease. Didn't Dr. Hu ask his apprentices to consult him? That apprentice Dr. Hu didn't change a single word of the prescription prescribed, and Huan'er was cured within a few days."

Fei Rulan nodded and said, "I remember that apprentice, it seems to be Zhou Xin or something?"

Zhao Han said: "It's called Zhou Maoxing, and this time he also went to India with King Jin."

"That's great, it can make people feel at ease." Fei Rulan said with a smile.

The next day, the imperial meeting.

Not only ministers from various ministries participated, but Prince Zhao Kuanghuan and his subordinate officials were also allowed to attend.

Wang Tiaoding, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, first reported his work: "The Imperial Academy, in cooperation with the Ministry of Rites, has compiled a comparison table of commonly used words of various ethnic groups, and will distribute them to officials in relevant regions across the country next month. However, the comparison table of words and expressions of various ethnic groups in Qinghai and Tibet The table has not been compiled yet."

"It's not bad." Zhao Han praised.

Zuo Xiaoliang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "There are more and more Miao officials in Guangnan Province, which has caused dissatisfaction among Yue officials. The situation is a bit tricky. Yue officials violate government orders and often obey them. Guangnan Province Many officials of the Vietnamese ethnic group were replaced, but the matter still could not be resolved. The Chief Secretary of Guangnan asked for additional education funds to open more primary and secondary schools."

Zhao Han said: "Let the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Rites discuss this matter, and come up with a plan within two months."

Zhao Han has long put forward the idea of ​​the Chinese nation, saying that the Han people are the elder brothers and all ethnic groups are the younger brothers.This is all he can do. It is not to artificially create ethnic differences, but that the languages ​​of various ethnic groups cannot communicate.

When officials govern, they also have certain tendencies.

For example, in the southwestern region, when prefectures and counties select officials, they will be more inclined to Han people.But in Guangnan Province, there are not many Han people there, so in addition to the selection of Han officials, priority is given to the Miao people and the Yue people who can speak Chinese.

The Miao people are obviously closer to the Han people!

It can be concluded from the vocabulary of the language that although the Miao languages ​​of various ethnic groups are different, they are generally similar.Sun, moon, person, hand, mouth, big, small, many, few, middle, lower, fish, bird... These basic words in Miao language can all find their etymology in Chinese.

For example, "Book" and "Zi" in Miao language are pronounced as "Diao". The pronunciation of "cow" and "horse" is very similar to Chinese.

This shows that a long time ago, the Han and Miao races came from the same origin.

As for Vietnamese, although there are a large number of vocabulary, the pronunciation is very similar to Chinese, but most of them are advanced vocabulary, not basic vocabulary.

For example, princesses, wages, etiquette, Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day, transportation, there is no difference in pronunciation between Vietnamese and Chinese.In this case, it is borrowing foreign words, not the same from the beginning.Of course, there are also a few basic words that are similar, such as sit, let, cold, east and so on.

In any case, there are many Miao people in Guangnan Province. They used to be second-class citizens in Vietnam, but now they are largely selected as officials by Han officials.

Of course the Yue people are not happy. Although the number of officials of the Yue people far exceeds that of the Miao people, they just feel unbalanced.Even the Yue people don't want to see the Miao officials, they only accept being ruled by the Han people.

Ethnic conflicts became more and more intense. At this time, there were no riots, but all kinds of small conflicts emerged one after another, and it was common for officials of the Yue nationality to obey others and violate others.

If you just suppress it, you won't be able to suppress it.

We can only increase investment in education and open more schools so that children of the Vietnamese and Miao ethnic groups can learn to speak and write Chinese characters.It will take a generation or two for this to bear fruit.

Talking about education, Wang Tiaoding, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Several governors overseas have sent official letters one after another, requesting the establishment of an examination room. Similar to the rural examination, please ask the imperial court to grant quotas for candidates, and then send them to Nanjing for the examination."

Chief Assistant Liu Ziren said: "Even Luzon, which was first occupied, is still discussing the establishment of the University of Manila. Overseas, there is not even a university, so they are in a hurry to do some rural examinations. Do they have so many scholars?"

"Yes," Wang Tiaoding explained, "one is the children of the garrison, and the other is the original Han people. Take Palembang and Semarang as examples, the Han people there have multiplied for two to three hundred years. Chinese characters are also used, and children from rich families have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics."

After some discussion among the ministers, Zhao Han finally made a decision: "A total of ten candidates will be given to the overseas governors. Students from all over the country will take the exam in Yecheng, and ten candidates will be selected. These ten people will come to Nanjing for the test again, and set up a separate quota. Once in the test booth, a Jinshi quota will be given. It's called... attached list."

The so-called "juren" refers to university graduates. There are no universities overseas, so it is a temporary policy.

The total number of Han Chinese living overseas is 30 to [-].Although there are very few senior intellectuals, we must give them something to look forward to.Specifically for overseas Han people, setting ten Juren and one Jinshi quota, the political significance is far greater than the practical significance.

Fei Chun, who has expired Ding You, is now an ordinary cabinet minister. He said: "To set up overseas imperial examinations, you have to distinguish between household registration and student registration. Many overseas immigrants still have their household registration in their original place, but they just send their registration overseas. The household registration is not clear. And if there is an attached list, I am afraid that some scholars from Fujian and Guangdong will go overseas for the exam."

College entrance examination immigration has been very common in the Ming Dynasty.

It was even more obvious in Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty. The first few Jinshi in Taiwan were all Fujianese and Cantonese.

"It's not easy," said Guo Shunyu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Zhao Han said: "It is not easy to do, let overseas immigrants determine their household registration as soon as possible. It is also possible to continue to retain their original residence, but their children are not allowed to take the imperial examination with the attached list. Once they are found to have sent their imperial examinations, they will be deprived of the qualifications for the third generation of imperial examinations. Those who have settled overseas, Their mainland land can be donated to family members or relatives, and the government should not take it back forcibly, otherwise no one will want to settle overseas."

For those who emigrate alone, the land will naturally be left to their relatives in the mainland.

Those who immigrated with their families said it was a gift, but in fact they recognized the land sale in disguise.

Guo Shunyu said: "We have to cooperate with the tax policy. Those who are born overseas will have the same tax amount. Those who send overseas will be given an additional land tax!"

At this time, there is no household registration network, and double household registration can definitely take advantage of loopholes.