Starting from Li Yuanfang Chapter 904: The more kindly you treat scholars now, the more likely it is that you will be able to lay a solid foundation for the future.
Chapter 904: The more kindly you treat scholars now, the more likely it is that you will be able to lay a solid foundation for the future.
These glasses, blackboard, and chalk are all cultural and educational tools!"
In Zhongshu Province, Cai Jing put down the crystal lens and marveled.
Zhu Wu and Wu Yong were young and strong, with excellent eyesight. They could not understand the difficulty of seeing in old age, but he had already been deeply troubled by it.
The ancients had a lot of "eye diseases", that is, myopia and presbyopia, especially the literati who read all day long, such as Bai Juyi, who also wrote "Two Poems on Eye Diseases": Thousands of flakes of snow are scattered in the sky, and a veil is wrapped around the cage. Even if it happens
Sunny scenery is like looking at fog, and you can see flowers even if it’s not spring.
Ouyang Xiu is also famous for myopia. It is recorded in "Yan Yu in the Stone Forest": "Ouyang Wenzhong is short-sighted, and it is often difficult for him to read. He can only let others read and listen."
Listen to him.
If myopia is still a disease and can be avoided, then presbyopia is something that basically everyone will get. It is a physiological disease and cannot be completely prevented.
Where there is demand, there is innovation. Historically, glasses were invented in the Southern Song Dynasty. Initially, crystal stones, quartz, topaz, and amethyst were ground into lenses and set in tortoise shells to make frames. The temples of the glasses could be stuck on the temples with copper.
, you can also tie the string to your ears to enlarge the font when reading.
This object is precious and cannot be enjoyed by ordinary scholars. It was a rarity in the Ming Dynasty more than three hundred years later. In the late Ming Dynasty, the technology of "grinding and polishing" appeared, and "young and old flowers were distinguished by their years.
"The difference between far and near light is that the right lens appears."
Li Yan provided a similar idea and asked the craftsmen to polish them with crystal stones. The pair of glasses that now appeared in Cai Jing's hands was already a finished product with quite good results, which greatly surprised him.
Cai Jing tried again and again, and said sincerely: "Blackboards and chalk are popular in all directions, and glasses are coming out again. Scholars will definitely be grateful, culture and education will flourish, scholars will return to their hearts, martial virtues will flourish, and the military will be strong. Why worry about not being able to dominate the world?"
A prosperous and powerful country?"
Carefully putting the crystal lens into the box and putting it away close to his body, Cai Jing frowned slightly, showing a tired look: "I'm really tired, I hope you two will take more trouble!"
Zhu Wu and Wu Yong were full of energy and were happy for the right minister to rest and sleep for a long time: "Send to Prime Minister Cai!"
Cai Jing left the palace and took a carriage back to the house. He saw the lights in the study brightly lit. When he came to the front of the house, Liang Shijie immediately greeted him: "Father!"
Liang Shijie now also serves in the Ministry of Rites, but does not hold an important position. Cai Jing's other sons are mostly idle, and none of them has been placed in an important position.
With Cai Jing now having the power of prime minister under one person and over ten thousand people, his high moral integrity immediately attracted the praise of the world.
But in fact, Liang Shijie and his other sons often came to report work. As the prime minister, Cai Jing never looked impatient every time he asked.
At this time, he took Liang Shijie into the study, came to the inner room, first asked about his recent work, and then took out the wooden box: "Look, these are the glasses designed by His Highness for us, to treat eye diseases."
It was no secret that the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry created this object. Liang Shijie had heard about it for a long time. But when he saw the finished product and put on the crystal lenses according to Cai Jing's instructions, he immediately exclaimed: "You can really see clearly... this strange thing."
, What a strange thing! I didn’t expect that eye diseases can be cured with foreign objects!”
This person is also somewhat short-sighted, so of course he is very happy to get this thing. Who wants to see things blurry, as the fun of life will be reduced by half!
After playing with it for a long time, Liang Shijie saw that Cai Jing's eyes were wrong. He put the crystal lens back into the box and said in a low voice: "My father said before that His Highness arranged the ministers of the former dynasty to be admitted to the Ministry of Etiquette on purpose. But now I see,
Your Highness is really good to scholars!"
Cai Jing stroked his beard and said, "Just like this, I am more and more convinced that the disaster of scholar-bureaucrats is not far away!"
In more than a hundred years, the Song Dynasty raised the status of scholar-bureaucrats to an extremely high level and occupied huge social resources. They could not be brought down overnight.
Coupled with the fact that both civil and military skills are indispensable, if the martial virtues of the new dynasty flourish again, there will always be civil servants to govern various places. Even if this group of scholar-bureaucrats is eliminated, new scholar-bureaucrats will appear. How good can the change be?
Therefore, if we want to reform bad government, we cannot completely offend one class, but we must divide the classes and divide and rule them.
Just as Yan Ting did not classify all landlords and powerful people as "bullies" and criticize them, but singled out the most evil ones, publicly tried them to publicize the grievances of the people, and declared them as a warning to others.
In Cai Jing's opinion, after His Highness King Yan is ready, the scholar-bureaucrats will also be divided into groups, and the "bullies" among them will be selected and dealt with severely!
The more kindly you treat scholars now, the more likely you will be to lay a solid foundation for the future!
If it were replaced by another prime minister, he would definitely not be able to accept it. After all, the prime minister is the leader of the gentry in the world and represents the interests of this class most.
But Cai Jing has long started to consider which nobles to sell. He has always valued only his own interests, and then the family. As for other scholar-bureaucrats, hey, he is not that great. At most, he will be more gentle when adding insult to injury...
However, he would not explain these words too clearly, even to his parents and the son-in-law he was training.
Liang Shijie obviously didn't understand. After pondering for a long time, he could only change the topic: "Father, these six departments are getting more and more powerful. Can the Zhongshu Province have jurisdiction over them?"
Cai Jing said matter-of-factly: "Of course you can. His Highness elevated the authority of the six ministries in order to change the lazy administration of the previous dynasty. Zhongshu Province is the foundation of government and has overall jurisdiction over the six ministries. Why can't he manage it?"
Liang Shijie was a little reluctant: "But today's officials in the Ministry of Rites often make lies. Some even ridiculed that my father, the right prime minister, was not worthy of his name. They only listened to Li Shangshu..."
In the past, Liang Shijie wouldn't have dared to say that. It was Cai Jing who told them not to hide things, and the family members must be open and honest.
After hearing this, the right minister smiled and said: "You are a stupid villain who harms others and yourself. What do you think you should do? As the prime minister of a country, I am very dedicated to my career and dare not slack off. They
On the contrary, I feel that my name is not worthy of my name, which is really ridiculous. Under the founding monarch, which prime minister can monopolize power?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liang Shijie opened his mouth: "This is true..."
Cai Jing made this point quite clearly, and it wouldn't matter even if he was listened to anyway: "The power of each ministry is arranged by His Highness. It cannot be greedy if it does not belong to Zhongshu Sheng, and it cannot be taken away if it does not belong to the right minister. The way to be an official, no matter where you are,
No matter who you are, you must abide by your duties, do you understand?"
Liang Shijie quickly handed over his hands: "My son-in-law understands!"
Cai Jing then asked: "Is the Ministry of Rites gossiping so much now? Who else are you dissatisfied with?":
Liang Shijie whispered: "There are many dissatisfactions, especially Gao Shangshu and Ding Shangshu!"
Cai Jing sneered: "Not surprising..."
The Ministry of Rites is not ranked high among the six departments, but because it gathered a large number of scholar-bureaucrats from the Song Dynasty, it caused the most bad habits, especially against Gao Qiu and Ding Run.
The scholar-bureaucrats had always hated Ding Run the most and looked down upon Gao Qiu the most, so they were quite unhappy with these two capable officials occupying the same rank.
But first of all, I dare not speak out. Secondly, most of the officials in the Ministry of Rites are old ministers and it is difficult to say much. I just hope that these two people will make mistakes and then attack them legitimately.
Cai Jing looked on coldly, feeling very ridiculous.
Not to mention Gao Qiu and Ding Run's personal relationship with that person, their contribution to the new dynasty in the overall recovery of Yanyun and Liangshan, judging from their current performance, is remarkable.
When you truly reach the position of Minister, it is more important to control the overall situation of affairs, coordinate the relationship between all parties, and the most important thing is to be able to stick to your heart.
Gao Qiu and Ding Run have average abilities in government affairs, but they have firm beliefs and abide by their duties. Coupled with their gradual promotion and progress, it is definitely not possible to say how qualified they are for the position of minister, but letting them serve as ministers is really better than those who rely on their elders to sell their elders.
, a minister with strong selfishness should be suitable.
Cai Jing also came to the conclusion from this: "If the prediction is correct, the disaster to the scholar-bureaucrats in the future will definitely start from the Ministry of Rites. His Highness asked the father-in-law to serve as the Minister of Rites, which invisibly protected him and boosted his arrogance. Once Li Shangshu was transferred,
Or retire and retire, it’s time to take a harsh blow..."
This is also the reason why he dispersed his son-in-law into the six ministries, even if he is in a casual position, it can help him watch the fire from the other side and seize the opportunity.
Just as he was about to give Liang Shijie another warning, footsteps approached, and the housekeeper reported outside: "Wang Qing, the official minister under Fang La's command, has come to surrender. He also brought Fang Jie and Fang Yuye with him, and sent a message to the palace, inviting Alang to come to the palace to discuss matters!"
Inside the Mingde Hall.
All the purple-robed officials took their seats.
The news of Wang Qing's surrender came from the Babaili Express in Luoyang. After circulating it, the ministers were sure it was correct and were immediately very happy.
Lu Junyi smiled and said: "Fang Jie is Fang La's nephew, and Fang Yuye is Fang La's biological sister, who was named a princess. Although these two are not his wife and legitimate sons, they are also direct relatives. They have all voted for me, Dayan. This person has already
It’s because everyone has betrayed their relatives and left..."
Hua Rong, Shi Qian, Ding Run and others also nodded.
However, Wu Yong frowned slightly, but he objected: "Fang La is valued by His Highness. He is different from other rebels. He has no restraint on his family. It is really strange... It would be fine if only one person escaped, but
Both Fang Jie and Fang Yuye came here with Wang Qing, and I am worried that there is fraud!"
These words triggered a discussion, and most people thought that they would not agree: "Such a deception would be too costly. As soon as the news comes back, Fang La's men will be completely devastated. How can they compete with our Yan army?"
Some people also think: "This Fang La may have known that he was unlucky, and he had heard that His Highness was kind and trustworthy. In order to protect the lives of his family, he specifically asked Wang Qing to make this arrangement, entrusting his wife to sacrifice his son, but he did not sacrifice his face.
That’s why it’s so awkward…”
Cai Jing remained silent.
In the previous discussion about the Jianghuai defense line, the first civil and military contest, he almost made a fool of himself. He also realized that he was used to defending the city and lacked the strategic arrangements to take the initiative, so naturally he did not dare to express his opinions easily.
Just instinctively, he began to observe the python-robed figure behind the desk again.
And from the brows of His Highness, Cai Jing seemed to see...a touch of appreciation?
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