The news about the Juxian Academy spread throughout Jingdong East Road, and scholars from all over the country were mixed with joy and sorrow.
The reform of the academic system has brought the examination form back into people's sight, and the dialogue about Ju County that day has been passed down into countless versions, covering everything.
For a time, everyone in Shilin in the Song Dynasty was extremely nervous, fearing that it would be like the rumors, and began to test various strange techniques.
The imperial ship turned around the canal, and Yangzhou was right in front of him. Yang Lin felt very happy when he returned here.
Step onto the bow of the boat and look into the distance. Under the bright sunshine in early summer, the river is long and sparkling, with green grass and red flowers on both sides, full of life.
On the ferry in the distance, there was a sea of people. Yang Lin smiled and said: "Back then, Cai Jing and I were here to greet Tong Guan. This guy is tall and tall, with a burly body. He is not like an ordinary eunuch."
Lu Qian smiled and said: "The old thief Tong Guan does have some strange phenomena, but his mind is evil. No matter how tall he is, he is still a sinister eunuch."
Yang Lin laughed and didn't answer. The three boats slowly stopped by the river, put down the pedals, and Yang Lin hurried onto the embankment.
The guards around him quickly stepped forward to protect him. There were too many people at the ferry.
This situation is not common, but after the incident in Ju County, Huaiyin and Yangzhou followed suit and rushed to Yang Lin, ready to put forward some political opinions, so that they could rise to prominence like Fan Zongyin.
There is so much knowledge in officialdom. How to place a chair, how to pour a glass of wine, and how to serve a cup of tea can all have great meanings. How could there be such a scene like today, where people are crowded together and crowded.
Yang Lin winked, and Lu Qian and others immediately drew their swords and stood on both sides to protect a path.
Although the streets in Yangzhou are considered prosperous, they still cannot compare with Bianliang, Luoyang and other places.
Now is not the most prosperous time in Yangzhou. Because of Cai Jing's new policies, the salt merchants in Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers are miserable and their families are ruined.
Cai Jing's salt law reform was the most widely circulated among all his political measures. It was still used in the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, because his salt policy greatly increased the court's income.
However, the consequences of the imperial court's monopoly on salt tea were that the people suffered greatly. Many people in remote places were unable to find a grain of salt.
Moreover, the salt produced by the official government is often mixed with more than half of the sand because there is no competition.
The Imperial Envoy's headquarters in Yangzhou was located at Yang Lin's residence. After returning here, all the servants came together to welcome their young master happily.
When he returned to his residence, Yang Lin felt very comfortable and asked someone to prepare hot water and clothes. Xu Yuenu smiled and stepped forward and asked, "This is where you lived before. It's pretty good."
No matter how rich the Yang family was, it would certainly not be as good as Xujiazhuang, a big smuggler. But Huang Xuanzhi and Lingyun were very satisfied and couldn't stop looking and touching in the small courtyard.
Yang Lin strolled to the study room, where there were all kinds of miscellaneous books.
I don’t know where the original Jingshi Ziyi was thrown. I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of this.
He took out a piece of ink, polished it gently, and then wrote another letter to Cai Jing.
Regarding the establishment of multiple examinations and the selection of scholars separately, it has actually shaken the selection system that has been in place for thousands of years.
This kind of scientific examination has changed from selecting officials to selecting officials, and it has also taken the task of streamlining officials and implementing them to the extreme.
Through this new policy, Yang Lin also learned that the officialdom ecosystem has become extremely mature.
Sometimes you want to go step by step, but it doesn't work. You have to cut through the mess quickly and get it right in one step.
Then use strong force to suppress the backlash of these vested interests. In the past few years, everyone has started to support this policy.
Thinking of this, Yang Lin chuckled. Now that he is in this position, he has to make a big change that has not been seen in thousands of years.
The general trend is mine, and those who follow me will be righteous, and those who go against me will hinder the general trend, and death will not be a pity, no matter what their purpose is.
The importance of this change is actually related to whether the future development of the nation can be sublimated from this system that has matured beyond its maturity. It will be at the top of the world and lead the way for another thousand years.
Compared with this, kindness, justice, good and evil are all trivial matters.
No matter how many people Qin Shihuang killed, built the Abang Palace, was extravagant, burned books and humiliated Confucian scholars, he was still the emperor of the ages and worthy of praise from all ages.
What I fear most now is that if something unexpected happens to me, it will definitely lead to death and political disaster. There is no second possibility.
The old forces need to be suppressed by themselves until the new order takes shape and has its own guards and supporters.
I finished writing this letter when I was thinking a lot. I don't know if Cai Jing can understand what I mean.
"Lu Qian."
The guard outside pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Young Master, Marquis Lu Yu has gone to rest. Now his subordinates are on duty."
Yang Lin nodded and said: "Send someone to the inn and hand this letter into the hands of Cai Jing, Secretary of Culture and Education of Bianliang. Also go to the Yangzhou Yamen Office and ask the prefect to summon Yangzhou officials from the fifth rank and above to come here to see me.
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After the personal guards left, Yang Lin directed several maids to carry small stools and arrange them neatly in the yard.
After a while, the senior officials from Yangzhou came to pay their respects happily. When they saw the small chairs in the courtyard, they all froze in place.
Until Yang Lin came out and said with a smile: "Everyone, please take your seats."
The officials, dumbfounded, arranged their seats according to their seniority. After taking their seats one by one, Yang Lin said: "I called you here today for no other reason than for the Huaiyang Salt Cake."
This is really not a word of nonsense. The young master is vigorous and resolute, and he truly lives up to his reputation.
Yangguo in Huaiyang is a top priority in the local area. Because of Cai Jing's reforms, Huaiyang was filled with complaints and its prosperity plummeted.
At that time, in order to gain Zhao Ji's favor, he rapidly made money for the court, which caused hardship to the local government.
Moreover, rulers of all generations in the future saw the power of this money-making trick and imitated it. From then on, eating salt was a constant problem for ordinary Han people.
Yang Lin asked himself that he did not need such a means of raising money to increase fiscal revenue for the imperial court, so he intended to completely eliminate this method.
Abolition of salt farming and salt production, allowing the private sector to operate their own operations, and allowing the market to select the best and eliminate the bad, will not only allow the people to buy affordable salt, but also increase local government tax revenue.
Because Yang Lin first controlled the central government and then went to the local areas to implement the New Deal, the pressure on the central government was very small. Even if some people disagreed, they did not dare to contradict Yang Lin's decree.
Therefore, this seemingly difficult measure is actually very easy to complete. The most fearful thing is that after the complete liberalization, during this period of the free market, a bad trend will form or giants will monopolize the salt industry and raise prices.
situation.
Therefore, Yang Lin plans to restrict the development of salt wells, not allowing one person to occupy too many salt factories, and not allowing the mining of sun-salted salt across geographical areas of residence.
In this way, local private salt dealers can be completely eradicated, because you can do the salt business openly and who needs to be sneaky.
The Yangzhou officials present were all excited by what Yang Lin said. They never expected that such a good thing could happen.
The imperial court finally stopped squeezing the local area. Once the salt industry was abolished and began to be operated by private individuals like ceramics, grain, and cloth, then the local government did not know how much more taxes would be collected.
More importantly, in this way, countless salt dealers will become good citizens and serious merchants.
The pressure on local public security in Jingsui has also dropped sharply. There is no need to worry about being wiped out by vicious salt dealers at any time. If you can do business openly, who is willing to lick blood on the head of a knife?