Chapter 358 Zhu Gaojie: The way to govern a country is to educate first
Chapter 358 Zhu Gaojie: In the way of governing a country, education comes first
Yao Guangxiao thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a natural answer. He had no choice but to shake his head, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice from the prince."
Zhu Gaojie said slowly: "Because of the prosperity of papermaking."
"During the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, papermaking technology was unprecedentedly developed, which greatly reduced the cost of learning knowledge for the lower class people. The aristocratic families happened to be in a period of weakness after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and they were unable to stop the progress of papermaking technology."
"With the strengthening and conscious control of imperial power by the emperors of the Song Dynasty, as well as the decline in cultural and educational conditions for the poorer classes and the expansion of the coverage of imperial examinations, no significantly powerful new clans emerged to fill this gap. The era in which the clans and the emperor share the world is here. The period was finally contained."
"The papermaking technology of our dynasty surpassed that of the Song and Yuan dynasties. It can be said to be a masterpiece of history in terms of papermaking raw materials, technology, equipment and processing. The output, quality, use and origin of paper are also better than any in the past. The period was at a higher stage of development. At the same time, there was an illustrated monograph specifically discussing papermaking technology, which was unprecedented in previous generations."
“Education is an important factor that determines whether a ‘country’’s political resources will be monopolized by a ‘family’.”
Zhu Gaojie's eyes flashed with sharpness as he said, "The way to govern a country is education first. The way to education is school."
"This is what Emperor Taizu Gao once said. As early as forty years ago, my grandfather had already thought of how to break the monopoly of the dynasty's political resources by the powerful gentry of the aristocratic clans. My grandfather set out to establish a system from top to bottom. The educational institutions under the Central Government, the national-level institutions were called Guozixue, and later changed to the current Guozijian."
"The Imperial College was not founded by Taizu, but the education system of the Ming Dynasty was established by my grandfather."
Patriarch Fan Lao is the representative elected by the Yangzhou Fan family and even the entire Yangzhou Seventeenth Family. Officials from the Yangzhou Seventeenth Family have huge influence in Southern Zhili and even the entire south, and they can be said to have extremely high status. .
"If he is smart, he should know that there are some people he cannot touch."
Seeing this old man, Patriarch Fan recalled it for a moment, and seemed to think he looked familiar. Suddenly, his mind was shaken, and he quickly bowed his head respectfully and saluted: "Mr. Kong, it's Fan who is being rude. You come to visit Fan Mansion." Fan did not greet me with courtesy, please forgive me."
The old man waved his hand: "I don't care about this. You know, I never care about these red tapes." Patriarch Fan asked tentatively: "I wonder what the reason for Mr. Kong's visit is?"
Lao Zhu is the strongest hexagonal warrior in the history of the Ming Empire. Whatever humans can do, Zhu Yuanzhang can do it. He can be called the ultimate combination of Zhu Di, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Yangming and other outstanding figures.
Patriarch Fan fell into silence. He looked at the land deed on the table and knew that the old man in front of him was giving him a step down.
Yao Guangxiao said softly, "Since the Tang Dynasty issued an imperial edict to establish a Confucius Temple in the fourth year of Zhenguan, Confucian temples have been established in every organized county in the world. However, there are only two family temples enshrined by the eldest son: one in Qufu and the other in Quzhou. The descendants of the Confucius family are divided into north and south.
There are two sects, the northern sect is in Qufu and the southern sect is in Quzhou."
The most eye-catching thing is the old man's pair of bright eagle eyes, with raised corners and clear black and white pupils. The majesty in his eyes makes people dare not look directly.
Mr. Kong smiled and said, "I came to Yangzhou to advise you to stop."
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Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to fight to the death!
The Fan family has accumulated decades of experience in Yangzhou City. If Patriarch Fan is determined to fight to the death with the prince, he might as well summon hundreds of swordsmen and rush into the Yamen to make the prince hate him!
"Xiao Fan, you're too angry and it's harmful to your health."
Mr. Kong smiled slightly: "Do you think I am negotiating with you?"
"With the legacy of Confucius, Nanzong developed rapidly in the southern provinces. In three hundred years, Nanzong became the largest aristocratic family in the south, and all the nobles and officials in the provinces paid tribute to it. Although Nanzong was in decline, it was not as good as
Beizong should not be underestimated."
After the eldest son of the Fan family was imprisoned, Patriarch Fan became more and more uneasy. He finally realized that it was impossible for him, a chess piece pushed out by Nanjing, to defeat the prince.
The old man, who was respectfully called Mr. Kong, said calmly: "Since you asked, I will tell you frankly that this farce in Yangzhou has become a big deal and it is enough to stop it. I came to Yangzhou this time to advise you on the 17th of Yangzhou
Family, let’s put things to rest and bow down to His Highness the Crown Prince, and everyone will be able to step down.”
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Zhang Muzhi reminded him in a low voice.
Mr. Kong said calmly: "People are bleeding every day in this world. Why can't you stop me?"
But Zhu Gaojie shook his head and sighed: "But he failed."
Patriarch Fan lowered his head and said: "Because I am bleeding this time. The prince killed the eldest son who I had high hopes for. My son was useless that time. I only have two sons. The prince wants me to have no heirs. How can I accept it?"
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As night falls, a black curtain is cast on the sky. The lights along the coast and the boat cruises lit with candles turn into a golden sea under the reflection of the sparkling river water. The sound of rustling rain makes this Jiangnan style even better.
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Patriarch Fan silently accepted the land deed and asked: "Old sir, even if I am willing to give up, will the prince let go of our Yangzhou Seventeen Family?"
"And Gu, now I want to take off this lock!"
However, in front of this old man, Patriarch Fan bowed his head as if he were an old servant. It was obvious that this old man was such a big shot that he could make even the giants in the area treat him with respect.
Mr. Kong slapped a piece of contract on the table.
"It's too late to make changes now. Because the Ming Dynasty's aristocratic families have already established a solid foundation, the new clan system has once again restricted the channels for political resources, which is equivalent to giving a hand to poor families.
Lock."
"Prince, someone is coming."
At the Fan family's house in Yangzhou, Patriarch Fan slapped the table, and this handful of old bones inspired the young man's enthusiasm, "Since the prince doesn't want us to live, then don't live anymore!"
"In the second year of Jianyan of the Song Dynasty, Kong Duanyou, the 48th eldest grandson of the most holy master, Yanshenggong, led the Kong family to march to the south of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. Since then, the Southern Sect of the Kong family has established a firm foothold in the south."
Patriarch Fan waved his hand and his eyes widened angrily, "The government in Yangzhou is not reliable, and even Nanjing is not reliable, so I will do it myself!"
Patriarch Fan clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Kong, you spoke too late. Yangzhou is already bleeding. If it bleeds, we can't hold back."
Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, was a master of military, political, cultural, economic and other knowledge. He was better than Xu Da and Lan Yu in using troops. He was better than Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong in power planning. He was better than Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong in running the country.
Liu Bowen, Song Lian.
The Yangzhou Canal is not inferior to the Qinhuai River.
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Suddenly this long voice came, and Patriarch Fan was startled. He suddenly turned his head and looked: "Who!"
"The reason why my grandfather established such an education system was to insert a knife into the neck of the aristocratic family and make the aristocratic family bleed."
Mr. Kong waved his hand: "It's not your turn to take care of this. I will go find him personally."
Zhu Gaojie turned his head and opened the bead curtain, only to see a small boat approaching the boat. There was a silver-haired old man standing on the boat. He was wearing a coarse linen gown and holding an oil-paper umbrella to protect him from the rain. He was tall and tall, with sharp eyebrows and eagle eyes.
Seems like a mortal.
The old man's attire is no different from that of ordinary people. However, his physique is really strong. He looks stronger than a young man in his prime, but his silver-gray hair shows that this old man is older than Patriarch Fan.
It's only high, not low.
In the painting boat on the river, Zhu Gaojie was having a drink with Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black. The singer played the pipa, silk and bamboo, and the dancer danced gracefully, showing her charm in her behavior.
"Damn it, my Fan family has been driven to the point of extinction so quickly. Since you don't leave me a chance to survive, then I will fight you to the death and no one will think about it!"
Patriarch Fan frowned slightly: "Fan is ignorant, please ask Mr. Kong for advice."
"The contemporary head of the Southern Sect of the Kong family."
"The education system that can truly open the door to poor families is not one from top to bottom, but one from bottom to top."
“The fish is dead and the net is broken!”
"The land deed of the Nanjing Blue and White Building. The Blue and White Building is the best business location on the Qinhuai River. This land deed is worth more than a thousand gold. If you accept it, everyone can live in peace."
He took a closer look and saw an old man wearing a rough linen coat. This old man was tall and tall. His long silver-gray hair was tied up with a white scarf, his chest was exposed, and he had a wine gourd on his waist. He looked very bold.
Patriarch Fan suddenly raised his head, with firm eyes: "He killed my eldest son. That was the eldest son who I had high hopes for and regarded as my successor. How could I let it go?"
"Even if I have exhausted all the resources of the Fan family, I still want to recruit troops and keep you, the crown prince, in Yangzhou forever. No one else has to live!"
Mr. Kong frowned slightly: "You really can't hold back?"
This is the step given to him by Kong's Southern Sect, and he must climb it.
Patriarch Fan sighed: "My family, Fan, has accumulated a lot of family property in Yangzhou for decades, and I still don't lack this piece of land deed."
"The emperor rotates every few decades, let alone just a prince."
"Even my grandfather, a great man through the ages, could not truly open the door to the poor. The top-down system of the Imperial College barely opened a window for the poor, but it failed to open the door. From a practical perspective
In a sense, the Ming education system created by Emperor Taizu Gao, including the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College, are just deformed products."
Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but sigh: "Emperor Taizu Gao is truly an outstanding figure throughout the ages."
This prince's methods were so ruthless. He somehow got hold of evidence of the crime of the eldest son of the Fan family. He arrested, interrogated, and charged people with lightning speed. Patriarch Fan was not sure what this prince would do.
The same means will not be used against him.
Zhu Gaojiu chuckled lightly and waved to Yu Qian, who was serving tea and pouring water. "It's interesting. The legacy of Confucius has given rise to two great families in the north and the south. One is domineering in the north, and the other is calling the shots in the south."
"Go and ask him to come up. You want to see how handsome this descendant of the most holy teacher is."