Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Lu Deshan really felt that he was even more "shameless".

Of course, he also has the place to convince himself.

What is wrong with the new government?Sinong Temple in Nanjing is intensively cultivating new rice seeds. For this reason, it does not hesitate to travel to the southern vassal states to collect rice seeds.

Lu Deshan didn't have a deep understanding of this aspect, but he still understood the principle that a horse and a donkey give birth to a mule.Plants and livestock may be the same as people. Some run fast, some jump high, some have sharp ears and eyes, and some are smart and sensitive. They are born different.

The same may be true for rice species in different places.You are strong here, I am strong there, combine the strong places to create the strongest.

Is there anything wrong with researching this?Of course there is nothing wrong with it, because this is a virtuous government that benefits all people, a truly virtuous government.

Arithmetic is actually similar.

Everyone knows that there are many merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.Especially in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou and other places, maritime merchants gather, and business is flourishing day by day.

Where did the sea merchants buy the goods from?Of course, it is the states in the south of the Yangtze River.Because of this, many big families are deeply involved in maritime trade, united from top to bottom, and made a fortune together.

When the scale of business increases, you will know the importance of accountants.

Is arithmetic important?Of course!
Therefore, Xin Chao Yazheng is right, I have no selfish motives, everything is for the sake of the world.

He was very pleasantly surprised by the process and results of this face-to-face meeting.

The sage promised to arrange positions for his three ineffective sons: one as the county registrar, one as the county and city commander, and one as the county jailer.

To be honest, he was bought by one official plus two official positions, which is really a bit of a drop in price.But these three sons don't have any fame, and they don't seem to be able to pass any subjects. What can he do?If you have these three destinations, just smile.

Furthermore, he was advocating for the new dynasty and had no selfish motives - these words seemed to be a smear on his face, but they were not entirely false.

Lu Deshan gave the saint an in-depth analysis of the weakness of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River: the imperial examination.

They have no possibility of gaining official positions through military merits, and there has been no such tradition since ancient times.If you want to be an official, you can only rely on the imperial examination.

As long as you firmly grasp this point, you will be successful.Over time, they will not only change their course, but even become an important force in maintaining the elegant government of the new dynasty because they have invested a lot of money in the imperial examinations of the new dynasty.

Yes, this is what Shao Shude is most satisfied with.

Lu Deshan strengthened his confidence, and told him that Jiangnan scholars can be completely transformed, it just takes time.

They only know how to take exams, and the focus of the family is to cultivate the seeds of reading.If the family really doesn't have one, it will even fund other people and cast a wide net, all with the goal of passing the Jinshi examination and becoming an official.

It looks deformed, but it is true, it has been like this for generations, and it has never changed.

Lu Deshan was not worried about any adverse effects he would have if he advised the sage.

He is old, and half of his body is buried in the mud. What else is there to be afraid of?From now on, more and more people will come to curry favor with him, instead of being isolated or even insulting him, he has this premonition.

After leaving Yang's womb and walking to the street outside, Lu Deshan took a deep breath.

The general trend is like this, no one can stop it.

I follow the trend of the times and seek the well-being of all people, what is wrong with it?
He looked up at the city gradually shrouded in twilight.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich, and the style of writing is rich. If you can shine in Jinshi, can't you take miscellaneous subjects?How can it be!

As long as you follow the new dynasty's elegant government, sooner or later, the states in the south of the Yangtze River will be brought to a higher level.This Nanjing, which doesn't even have an outer wall, may be able to be refurbished.

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After Lu Deshan left, Shao Shude returned to Linhua Hall and thought quietly alone.

He came to Jiangnan for inspection, half of it was out of curiosity, he wanted to see this place full of fireworks, and the other half was to consolidate the country.

A few years ago, at the Hongwenguan Conference, Confucian scholars from all over the world were called to Beijing, and many things were established.

But this kind of thing is not solid enough, and many things need to be constantly emphasized.It would be fine if he didn't come to Jiangnan. Since he came, he might as well beat them up and clear some stumbling blocks for the future.

Lu Deshan is a wonderful person. He pointed out bluntly that the deep participation of the great clans in the south of the Yangtze River in maritime trade actually has no antagonistic relationship with the elegant government of the new dynasty in essence, and they can even be said to be allies.

For this statement, Shao Shude expressed his affirmation.

The conservative power comes from the landlords, but the landlords in the south of the Yangtze River are actually not that conservative, and this fact needs to be fully utilized.

However, there is one thing that needs to be vigilant, that is, there should be no ambiguity in taxation.

Any businessman, great or small, naturally refuses to pay taxes.

Therefore, he still needs a force that can check and balance the scholars and businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River.

Admission according to the imperial examination has created certain restrictions on Jiangnan, where the literary style was at its peak.But this kind of restriction also has its limit. What needs to be vigilant now is that they use the advantage of the imperial examination to enter the officialdom and control the center. Then another power group is needed to balance them.

There is no faction in the party, all weird and strange.

Factional struggles have never disappeared from the moment humans were born.Don't expect to eliminate factions. This is unrealistic. Even if the factions on the surface are gone, there are still undercurrents in private, and within a few years, new factions will emerge.

What the ruler needs to do is to control the extent of factional struggles so that people cannot oppose for the sake of opposing.

It is very appropriate to use other factions to balance the Jiangnan scholars.

After thinking about this kind of problem, Shao Shude no longer worried, he called his son, Nanjing left behind, Han Wang Shao Huixian.

"What do you call me for?" There was not much tortuous talk between father and son. After the salute was completed, Shao Wulang sat in front of him.

"Goro has been in Nanjing for several years, what have you done?" Shao Shude asked.

To be honest, he paid less attention to Goro.

I also tried hard to cultivate him in the early years, but later I found that I had many shortcomings, and my understanding of the world and the world was not deep enough, so I gave up.

In his opinion, Goro is just of medium qualifications.You can be an official, but it is limited to the position of the state and county.Going up, if you honed it for ten or eight years, you might be able to try the next governor or transfer envoy, but it stopped there.

The ability is like this, there is no way.

"My son's main energy is still on the construction of Nanjing." Goro said.

Shao Shude was a little disappointed, he knew that there was nothing else to build the city?
"What else?" he asked.

"Annan Trading Company found two places near Nanjing to build warehouses, wharves, and shipyards. They sent officials to assist, and they have been completed."

"anything else?"

Shao Huixian was taken aback, and said: "I plan to open a square city in Jingkou to attract sea merchants from various countries to come and do business."

"anything else?"

"The counties of Jiangning Prefecture..."

"Okay." After listening to Shao Shude, he said helplessly: "It's all trivial matters. To be honest, it's not as good as you did in the Cangzhou envoy. The goal of the meeting was clear, that is, to reform the land and return to the people. You also know The means of leading troops to fight, so you can do it well, which makes you feel like a father. But if you change to Jiangning Mansion, you will be a little lost."

"Grandfather, I want to ask you, how many officers do you know at all levels of the Five Thousand State Army, from the commander down? Do you know their tempers and hobbies? Do you know their abilities? Do you know what the army is thinking? I have heard that, Do you know that quite a few people have married with big families in the south of the Yangtze River and even married concubines?"

"I've heard about it." Shao Huixian said.

"To what extent have you heard it?" Shao Shude asked, "Which person is married to which family, has he had a son, and how he usually walks, do you understand?"

Shao Huixian shook his head honestly.

"Go and find out!" Shao Shude said bitterly: "The great families in the south of the Yangtze River are mostly rich families in the north who escaped the wars and went south in the past dynasties. Can you bear it? You don’t know anything, why are you staying behind?”

"I know I was wrong."

"That's all, it's not a big deal. Next, I want to ask you, my father, what is your general strategy for the development of Jiangning Mansion?" Shao Shude asked again.

"The overall calm down."

"That means there is no strategy?"

Shao Huixian was speechless.

"You just made up a lie about promoting a new dynasty, and I believe it for my father." Shao Shude shook his head helplessly, and directly pointed out the answer, saying: "In the next stage, do a good job of 'Sanji'." Fish pond', nothing else matters."

"My son obeys the order." Shao Huixian replied.

He already knew something about the mulberry fishpond, and he had designated a part of land in Shangyuan and Jinling counties as a pilot project.

"Friends who often communicate with you in poetry and books should be cut off." Shao Shude continued: "There are many gentry in Jiangning Prefecture who operate maritime trade, but tax evasion is rampant. You pick a few typical ones and do it."

"Obey." Shao Huixian agreed with a sudden heartbreak.

Did the Nanjing gentry participate in maritime trade?Yes, there are many more, but not in Shangyuan and Jinling counties.

Tax evasion?Not a lot.At least he heard such rumors when he went to Yangzi County a while ago.

"What kind of friendship are you talking about with them?" At this point, Shao Shude was also a little annoyed, and asked: "It's all about friendship. If you can talk about friendship and at the same time turn your face and deny people, and do it when you say it, Grandpa will do it." Look at you high, but you obviously can't do it."

"Finally, just now, Grandpa said that the implementation of the 'New Elegant Government' was not a joke. A new edition of Mathematics was compiled in Luoyang, and it will be published in the world soon. Learn from this book. Don’t keep staring at Miyagi, Grandpa Linhuadian already looks pretty good, you need to re-make up, is it necessary?”

"Yes, I understand." Shao Huixian responded repeatedly.

"Do things well." Shao Shude sighed, and said, "Grandpa uses your brothers, isn't it for the sake of handling things quickly? I will go west to Jiangxi in a few days. You should organize your thoughts carefully and don't let me down again."

"Yes." Shao Huixian knew that his father was about to tour the west. He would probably go to the original Xuanshe Town and then arrive in Jiangxi.

This journey was probably to inspect silk and tea, but he didn't know how to go after that.It was an accident that his father came to Jiangnan, and he couldn't figure out his thoughts.

The Yazheng of the new dynasty really has to hurry up.

"Here in Nanjing, pick dozens of highly skilled coppersmiths, and I will take them on the road." After giving the last order, Shao Shude was a little tired, and ended the summons directly.