Chapter 106 The Difference Between the B-shaped Volume and the Morning Dew Waiting for the Sunset
Feng Ziying’s academy career began in such a way that it seemed a bit ordinary, but also obviously uneasy.
Morning classes are only half an hour long and are usually for students to study by themselves, so as to reinforce the lack of self-selection.
In the morning and afternoon, college professors, teaching assistants and lecturers are responsible for teaching. Generally, the Four Books and Five Classics are studied according to the learning progress of students in Schools A and B. In the morning, most of the Four Books and Five Classics are studied, while in the afternoon, they are studied Various collections of writings.
In the evening, several teachers who had served as officials, such as the mountain chief and the director of the academy, or senior scholars who came to the academy from outside to give lectures, were responsible for giving lectures on the current affairs of various places and even the government decisions of the DPRK and China.
Feng Ziying had never thought that the academies of Dazhou were so enlightened. It was enough to study the Four Books and Five Classics, but studying and talking about current affairs was a bit awesome.
It is said that Shuntianfu Academy is relatively cautious and restrained in this aspect, while some academies in Jinling and even Jiangnan are more open in this aspect.
Students in some academies in the south of the Yangtze River were more enthusiastic about participating, and many political essays were often delivered to local officials and even Jinling Procuratorate and officials of the Six Ministries, and entered their field of vision.
This is actually a disguised way to increase exposure opportunities, and it also helps these students to get the attention of some big shots in North Korea and China as early as possible, and then train them.
Although Jinling, as Nanjing, has far less power than the capital, this is imperial Nanjing after all. Many important officials from the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Sixth Ministry and the General Affairs Department may return to the capital, the political center of the empire, once they have the opportunity, so they also pay great attention to collecting The social conditions and public opinion in the Jiangnan area naturally paid more attention to the views and opinions of Jiangnan Shilin.
With candlelight dimming, the students in Yishe Wafang Classroom were divided into several groups and listened carefully to Feng Ziying's introduction to her trip to Shandong.
"My younger brother is traveling south from Tongzhou and passes through Dezhou. There are more than ten heads hanging on the top of the city wall, which is terrifying... The internal reason is that due to the harsh salt tax, the coast of Shandong was originally a salt-producing area, but even so, the people of Shengdou still suffered from salt. The price was very high, so private salt dealers came into being. According to my understanding, private salt dealers are very rampant in Beizhili and Shandong prefectures. In a sense, this seems to reduce the burden on the people. From their The price of buying salt is low, but the consequences are extremely serious..."
Someone here immediately joined in and echoed Feng Ziying's words: "The student is from Yaozhou, Shaanxi. This kind of situation is also common in Shaanxi. Private salt dealers travel from village to village and have great influence in the local area. Moreover, they outnumber the local powerful and evil gentry." Collusion,…”
It was Song Shixiang who struck up the conversation. This was a helper, and he was also a roommate after all.
"Yangzhou salt merchants are the richest in the world and are extravagant. Why doesn't the court change the salt law? This allows such worms to profit from it and the people are miserable, but allows these merchants to drink wine and have meat in the forest..." This is Xu Qixun.
Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen both attached great importance to this teaching course. Guan Yingzhen presided over it, and even Qi Yongtai made an exception to observe it.
"We will not discuss the old rules and laws of the imperial court for the time being, but you can first make an analysis of this phenomenon. That is, the price of salt is artificially high, who benefits and who loses. The prevalence of illegal salt has brought consequences to the entire imperial government. What damage,…”
Guan Yingzhen took the initiative to take over the topic and guide the direction.
The academies in Shuntian Prefecture are not like the academies in Jiangnan, where they can discuss politics and criticize at every turn. The emperor still has to show some face, and Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen will have to consider re-entering the officialdom in the future.
Unlike the academies in the south of the Yangtze River, many Shanchangzhangyuan are simply scholars who are quite famous in the local area, but they have never been able to pass the Jinshi examination and serve as officials. There is no hope in their official career, so they have a bit of a stubborn attitude. Naturally, Just dare to be more presumptuous.
In some aspects, the Zhou Dynasty also followed the lead of the Song Dynasty. It was relatively tolerant of the speeches of literati. As long as it was not particularly excessive, there was generally not much intervention. At most, the academic administration of each province would be reprimanded and ordered to make corrections.
“Yuxuan, do you think this kind of rampant illegal activities will bring harm to the court and local officials?” Guan Yingzhen valued Chen Qiyu very much and his eyes were gentle.
Chen Qiyu said calmly: "The second is that it may allow such private salt dealers to become more powerful. Most of these private salt dealers are local powerful people. Once their power expands, they will pose challenges to local governance. At the end of the Li Tang Dynasty, The Huangchao uprising was caused by the entanglement of private salt dealers like this..."
Guan Yingzhen nodded slightly. It was already very good to be able to talk to this point. He was worthy of being one of the Three Heroes of Shanxi in Dongyuan. He did have some insights.
“Ziying, what kind of harm do you think this illegal salt industry will bring?” Guan Yingzhen turned around and asked.
He also wanted to see what unique insights this guy who was a little different from the students in the school could have.
"Master Yuan, Brother Yuxuan's opinion is very pertinent, but students who have been in the border areas for a long time know that the food from Jiubian Land is mainly transported by the old method. However, in recent years, the enthusiasm of these merchants to transport food has not been high, and it is largely due to There are two factors. One is that the royal court's salt scandal led to a decline in the value of salt and merchants were hesitant. The other is the rampant use of private salt, which has damaged the interests of salt merchants and is unwilling to provide such transportation. This will bring great harm to the world. The transportation of military supplies to the border areas has a great impact, and even endangers the defense of the Nine Borders. The Tatars are still powerful, and the Jurchens have ulterior motives. Once the Nine Borders are empty, their troops can reach the capital. The Battle of Hulunsai and the tragedy of the orthodox emperor of the previous Ming Dynasty may repeat themselves."
Feng Ziying's words almost immediately made the differences and even gaps between him and other students present obvious.
Chen Qiyu is considered a leader among them, but his vision is only focused on the harm caused by illegal salt sales. However, Feng Ziying has already seen the harm caused by illegal salt sales to the nine-sided grain transportation model of transporting grain in exchange for salt. Impact and destruction, and even mentioned the crisis that may be caused by the shortage of military supplies in the Nine Borders, which may directly endanger the survival of the dynasty.
Of course this has a lot to do with Feng Ziying’s special identity.
He is the son of a border general and has some daily knowledge of military affairs in the border areas, so of course these matters can be connected immediately.
The vast majority of other students in Qingtan Academy are poor children, or at most ordinary squire children. They don't even know much about daily local government affairs, let alone border military affairs. Naturally, their perspective is not as good as Feng Ziying's. Being so open cannot be made up for by reading a few newspapers or a professor briefly describing the current affairs of the DPRK and China. This is Feng Ziying's advantage.
Almost at the same time, Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen both frowned slightly and exchanged glances at the same time. They both saw some worry and touch in each other's eyes.
Qingtan Academy is mainly composed of poor scholars. Although it has its advantages, that is, they study hard, are determined, have strong ambitions, and have strong plasticity, it also has some shortcomings, such as little knowledge, narrow vision, and the mentality of most people. Generally speaking, I am lacking in mind. Perhaps this situation will be improved after I become an official in the future.
In contrast, the children of officials, gentry, and even the children of these nobles have obvious advantages and disadvantages. If one or two of these children can overcome their own shortcomings, their future will be unlimited.
In Qi Yongtai’s view, Feng Ziying undoubtedly has such potential.
The shortcomings in the classics and meanings are actually nothing, and according to Zhou Chaozong, Feng Ziying still has a good foundation in the classics and meanings, but she has some problems in studying and responding to scientific examinations. Over time, these shortcomings can be made up for.
Qi Yongtai knew Zhou Chaozong's temperament. If he said it would work, it would work, and if it didn't work, it would not work. This meant that Feng Ziying's biggest problem would not be a problem if Zhou Chaozong came to help check and fill in the gaps.
Guan Yingzhen also realized this, and he had to say that Qiao Yingjia had chosen a good disciple.
It cannot be said that Feng Ziying is Qiao Yingjia's disciple, but if Feng Ziying is lucky in the future, she will definitely accept Qiao Yingjia's great affection.
This son is indeed different from others. Why is he only twelve years old and his experience and government seem to be that of a character who has been in the officialdom for a long time? Even though his father had been the general soldier of Datong for many years, this would not be the case.
Of course, Guan Yingzhen can only think about these issues. Feng Ziying is still too young. It is too early to say anything about it now, but it must be admitted that this child has great potential.
Since this child now belongs to Dongyuan, Guan Yingzhen will certainly not miss it.
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(End of this chapter)