Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

It wasn't until the last page was read that Wang Ting put down the new book in his hand, and glanced at the students practicing martial arts in the courtyard, as well as the martial arts instructor sent by the county inspector's office, Wang Ting couldn't help but sigh.

This world is changing too fast.

In just a few years, everything has completely changed.

A few years ago, with the fame of a talented scholar, although he could not be said to be a wealthy party, but by virtue of the practice, he was exempted from food and service taxes by virtue of his fame, and his family was considered to be well-off. Fame, even if you can't be an official, you have the status of a juren, and you can be regarded as the number one person in this county.

But in a blink of an eye, the emperor passed away, warriors came to power, and the world was in chaos!

But fortunately, he is also in the land of Shuntian Mansion, at the foot of the imperial city, there is no chaos here, but I have not thought about the examination of merit, and I have not seen the imperial examination ceremony for several years!

On the contrary, he went out of the crooked ways of the Civil Affairs Department of the Military Academy.

At the beginning, he regarded himself as noble, and wanted to walk the grand road, and he didn't want to follow this crooked way, but in the blink of an eye, the dynasty changed!

Those crooked people who he despised in the past, all dressed in the official robes of the new dynasty, became the masters he had to look up to!

And with the establishment of the new dynasty, the privileged treatment brought about by his fame as a scholar disappeared completely. Without privileges and preferential treatment, even if he was a scholar, who would cling to him, a powerless scholar? The dozens of families who had been protected by fame and fame left his family without hesitation.

The original affluent family background also disappeared in an instant, and the crooked ways that he despised at first were now beyond his reach even if he wanted to.

Fortunately, my former classmates and friends still have a little friendship, so I revealed a little news to him. Through this Shuntian Prefecture education reform pilot, he participated in the assessment of the county school inspector's office, became a social studies teacher in this Dagong village, and led the county school inspector's office every month. The salary that is issued can be regarded as eating the emperor's food.

It's just that, even though he eats this imperial food, this sociology teacher doesn't even have a grade!

If there is no rank, it is a dead position. If you work until you die, you will be just a social studies teacher. Although the salary will be increased according to the length of service, it is still decent in the nearby villages.

But compared to the former scholar's fame, this kind of treatment is undoubtedly a heaven and an earth.

In the past, with his reputation as a scholar, he could even say a few words to the magistrate of the seventh rank, but now, the small officials of the inspector's office, from the ninth rank, can train him so arrogantly that he dare not speak out.

As for the imperial examination that he was thinking about, as early as the last imperial examination was over, the Ministry of Rites announced to the world that the next imperial examination will add a new item as the focus of assessment.

And for those who are famous in the world, they can be exempted from the exam and enter Daheng Institute of Technology and other prefectures in Shuntian Prefecture for free to study and study new studies. Students who enroll will be provided with accommodation and meals.

If it was before, then he would go to various colleges to study new knowledge without hesitation.

But now, he is over forty, and if he continues to read, even if he waits until the next imperial examination, even if he passes the imperial examination, he will only go from a scholar to a juren. Although a juren can be an official, but... can he pass the exam?

Since he was a child, he has never been gifted and intelligent. He just works hard and reads a lot. At this age, it is really powerless to learn from scratch.

It's better to stay in this social school, read new studies in your spare time, and improve yourself.

When the education reform in Shuntian Prefecture is implemented in other prefectures and counties, maybe he can also take a ride. At that time, even if it is a small official in the county school, it will be pretty good.

"Who are you?"

Just as Wang Ting was thinking, there was a sudden shout outside the house.

Wang Ting subconsciously looked out of the house, and saw a group of gorgeously dressed, obviously extraordinary people appearing at the gate of the courtyard.

Wang Ting ran out quickly, and bowed his hands to the visitor: "May I ask who are you?"

"Business travelers passing by here, how about begging for saliva?"

Ning Feng clasped his fists with a smile.

"It's impossible."

At this time, Wang Ting nodded and raised his finger to point into the room.

A group of people walked into the room with Wang Ting, while the emperor looked at the scenery of the school with great interest, similar to the layout of a small farmyard, a yard, a school, and a house on the side.

There are about a dozen children in the courtyard, all of them are of different ages, and they all look good. At this moment, they are all looking at them curiously.

The person in charge of the enlightenment of social studies and martial arts is an old man with gray temples, plain clothes, and a strong figure. Judging by his temperament and style, he is obviously a member of the army.

"I heard that sociology is free to enroll. Why are there only a dozen students in this dormitory?"

The emperor looked at Wang Ting who was pouring water, and asked casually.

Wang Ting came over with a few bowls of water, and said helplessly: "Although it is free, social studies are all located in the countryside, and the villages are also poor people. Now His Majesty is reforming the division of land, and each family has its own land. Very busy, even though the children are young, most of them are able to help the family with the farm work..."

The emperor frowned: "You mean, the children from rich families don't study in social studies?"

Wang Ting glanced at the emperor suspiciously, and nodded: "That's natural. In addition to the county school, the county also has social studies. There are several regular teachers in the county's social studies. The conditions for children to study are naturally much better."

As soon as these words came out, Huang Jin's heart immediately went to the extreme. He knew that his Majesty, the most taboo thing about this education system was unfairness to poor children!

The education pilot has been in operation for more than a year, and there have been more than a dozen major and minor changes. The core of the reforms is to give more opportunities to poor children!

At this moment, the Son of Heaven frowned, but he soon relaxed. Even he had to admit that absolute fairness is absolutely unfair.

Even with the same starting line, there is a completely different difference between a superior family and a poor family.

Not to mention, this education system is a genuine elite education.

The emperor didn't think much about it, he just put this idea in his heart. This education system is far from being formed, and he still has a lot of opportunities to adjust it.

Wang Ting handed the water bowl in front of several people, and still said with a smile: "The people in the village used to be afraid of poverty and hunger. Now that they have divided the fields and have fields, naturally they are desperately planting and want to save more. A little food, and a little wealth.”

"After a few years, I will recover and my family will be richer. Naturally, there will be more people studying."

"That makes sense."

The Son of Heaven nodded, and through the window, he could clearly see the people working in the fields by the river, but he suddenly sighed: "However, it is not easy for the people to become rich!"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Ting couldn't help trembling. These words are not like a businessman can say!

The emperor's eyes were dark, but he felt inexplicable emotion in his heart, natural disasters and man-made disasters, man-made disasters are much more serious than natural disasters.

A single thought of an official is enough to cause a fatal blow to the people of a place who are planing food in the ground.

No matter how good the policy of the imperial court is, it will be of no use if it is not implemented correctly by low-level officials. It may even become a help for local officials to solicit money and even squeeze the people.

Huang Jin quickly echoed: "Now that the sage is in court, and the government is benevolent and loving for the people, the people will naturally get better and better..."

The Son of Heaven smiled lightly, shook his head, then looked at Wang Ting, and changed the topic: "I heard that the education system is reformed now, and the books you read are also different from before?"

The extremely plain sentence made Wang Ting inexplicably feel a sense of fear, and barely suppressed the fear in his heart. After pondering for a while, Wang Ting slowly said: "It is indeed so."

"In Sociology, in addition to teaching the enlightenment of sages and classics, there is also a new science subject, as well as some basic Daheng law and tax law knowledge."

"There is also the martial arts instructor of the county inspector's office, who will come to the society once a week to teach the students some basic martial arts and keep fit..."

The Son of Heaven asked again, "Are you teaching all these things by yourself?"

"Wang used to be a scholar of the former Ming Dynasty. It is not a problem for students to be enlightened by the sages and classics. As for the new learning and tax law, before taking office, Wang participated in a training organized by the Ministry of Rites and studied for a few months. , Wang has studied it himself, if it is just enlightenment, the problem is not too big."

"When I go to the county school, there are dedicated teachers for each subject. On my side, I just need to enlighten the students and lay a foundation..."

The emperor smiled and said, "That's not bad, but if there are more students in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain if you are alone?"

"At that time, even the official above thought about it, and it was useless for me to worry about it..."

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Chapter 6 and Chapter 3500

At dusk, Wang Ting sent the Tianzi and his party out of the school in trembling, watching the group of people drifting away under the setting sun, Wang Ting's expression seemed to be dazed.

"Not ordinary people, the accompanying guards are all elite soldiers in the army, with extremely high martial arts skills!"

The old pawn frowned and looked at the departing Tianzi and his party, and said with certainty: "There is still a team of cavalry on the mountain over there, and they are obviously elites in all battles..."

"I feel it."

Wang Ting nodded: "The things I asked are all for the purpose of understanding the pros and cons, and they should be private visits by important figures in the court."

The old pawn turned around and muttered to himself, "It would be nice to have more of such a big man."

Wang Ting was stunned, and then shook his head and smiled: "Although great people are good, there are too many little ghosts!"

The old soldier hummed twice, as stubborn as ever.

……

"Any ideas?"

Under the setting sun at dusk, the Son of Heaven stands on the hillside, overlooking the chimneys and birds, and the common people ask leisurely questions.

Huang Jin was silent for a moment, then let out a long breath and said, "The most fundamental problem lies in the administration of officials."

"For a politician, there is no one who is good at cleaning up his officials. If the officials are not honest and fair, the way of governance will decline. If the officials are not clear, how can the people be safe?"

"Ai Qing hits the nail on the head!"

The emperor chuckled, no matter what the policy is, it needs officials one level after another to implement it.

The quality of officials will determine the quality of any policy.

And this education system, even if it is changed a lot, it will never be perfect in the end. In order to restrict human nature and check and balance power, many good governance must be cautious. dire consequences.

After a long silence, the emperor said slowly: "For the time being, let's try it out in two prefectures in Beizhili."

Huang Jin cupped his hands in response: "I obey the order."

"Let's go."

The Son of Heaven waved his hand, his mood was in a waning mood, he was in charge of the power of the world, and he held the constitution of heaven in his mouth. The world's affairs can be resolved with one word. He can solve many things, but he can't solve things. He is also the person who can directly turn the table and solve problems directly .

But in the face of human nature, he has nothing to do. No matter how powerful he is, he can't control everyone's thoughts.

The emperor got on his horse, lightly reined in the reins, rode the horse, passed through the village again, and finally returned to the convoy. The horse was replaced by a carriage, and they walked slowly under the evening sun.

In the rough road of the mountain village, the carriage was swaying. Through the window, the emperor stared at the acres of fields beside the road, and at the people who worked all day, with dim eyes.

The so-called history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

From ancient times to the present, even in the future, even if the times have completely changed, from ignorance to prosperity, the essence of this world has never changed.

That is to say, the ruler must give great rights and benefits to the few people who assist the ruler to rule the world in order to meet the needs of ruling.

This is necessary to maintain the rule of a country.

And this, of course, is just to maintain the rule of a country. If you want the country to be strong, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and most importantly, the rule will last for a long time!

From ancient times to the present, in all dynasties, and even in the future, there are only two methods.

One is to suppress the minority, and the ruler uses various means to redistribute resources to the majority.

If the ruler has maintained a strong redistribution and suppressed the expansion of vested interests, then the world must be peaceful, and the national strength must also be strong.

And once this redistribution slows down, or even stagnates, then this world, this country, will inevitably step into an endless loop and enter a kind of almost irreversible dynasty decline!

Second, in the history of this land, it has almost never appeared, and even if it did appear, it was only a flash in the pan.

And it is the western countries of later generations who really take this method to the extreme.

Since domination is a process of redistribution of resources, let's make the cake bigger!

Like the Western countries of later generations, from colonizing the world and plundering global wealth, to plundering global wealth with economic technology and supplying a country!

In this way, supply a country with the wealth of the whole world, or the wealth of most of the world!

Even if the redistribution of resources is completely stagnant, even if the class is completely solidified, even if the government is corrupt, as long as this kind of plunder continues, then... even if the profit class eats meat and drink soup, leaving only a little residue for the people, it is enough to divert resources The contradictions brought about by the stagnation of redistribution are completely covered up!

Of course, there is another similar method, which is to expand the territory, transform internal contradictions into external contradictions, and use the most straightforward way to plunder external wealth to balance internal contradictions. It can increase vital living space and survival resources.

The living space and living resources, in other words, are the land!

Just like a country in the later generations known as the world's police plunders global wealth through economic means and supports it as a country. This is the foundation of its standing on the top of the world.

Similarly, it is undeniable that the foundation of that country itself is very solid, extremely solid!

Of course, this does not mean how clear the country's officials are, or how clever the resource redistribution is.

Rather, the rich land of that country naturally allows the people of that country to have sufficient living space and living resources.

Food is the most important thing for the people. In any era, no matter how technology develops, the word "food" cannot be ignored.

And that country, with fertile land and flat terrain, can easily satisfy the needs of all the people in the country with only rotation farming, and there is still a huge surplus.

The abundance of food has brought about the rapid development of animal husbandry, and the prosperity of animal husbandry has also brought about a higher level of meat that must be extremely abundant.

Such a sufficient food supply means that in that country, the food that is related to the foundation of human existence, whether it is food or meat, must be extremely cheap.

As far as a country is concerned, the food produced by only half of the land can easily meet the needs of everyone in the country, and there is a huge surplus.

what does this mean?

It means that sufficient survival resources will cover up the contradictions in society infinitely.

It means that the possibility of social unrest will be infinitely reduced.

It means that the country can free up massive wealth for other uses.

It means that the food card can be used to easily control the lifeline of food-deficient countries.