1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 567 Zhang Qianzhi

Half an hour after Yan Mingjun made this decision, Wang Baisuo had already received the news - this was even earlier than Huang Zixing's client.

If Yan Mingjun was just curious about Huang Zixing's details, it might not be able to attract enough attention from the security department, but now that Yan Mingjun knew Huang Zixing's position and wanted to visit Huang Zixing's house, the attitude shown by this kind of behavior is worthy of vigilance.In Wang Baisuo's view, this behavior is actually a blatant challenge to Hai Han's authority!

Of course, with the current situation, it is not enough for Wang Baisuo to use methods such as arrest.Besides, arresting the local officials sent by Daming is not something that he, a naturalized cadre, can directly make a decision on. Even if it is necessary to do so, he must first ask Zhang Xin and the base camp for instructions, and he can only act after obtaining approval. A written report has to be written afterwards.Even if Wang Baisuo wanted to get rid of this hidden danger as soon as possible, he had to get more real evidence to convict these people.

"Start immediately, keep an eye on Zhongming Academy day and night, arrange three groups of people, two groups in rotation, and one group on standby!" Wang Baisuo quickly made a decision and began to dispatch troops: "Find a way to arrange for our people to enter Zhongming Academy , just sign up as a student."

"Director, most of our people are adults. Although there are quite a few people who can read, there are not two who can be called scholars." The subordinate reminded him embarrassingly.

Wang Baisuo glared at him and said, "Didn't a new guy be assigned two days ago? Let him do it."

"I don't know if this newcomer can do it." The subordinates were still a little worried about this.

"The person brought out by Mr. He himself, you still doubt the ability of others? Hurry up and inform him." Wang Baisuo waved his hand impatiently, signaling his subordinates to follow orders.

The newcomer Wang Baisuo mentioned was a young man called Zhang Qianzhi who was transferred from Guangzhou just this month.Zhang Qianzhi's background is much stronger than that of Wang Baisuo, a former Daming arrester who became a monk on the way. His father, Zhang Tiangui, was a leader among the skilled immigrants who joined Haihan in the early days. His current position is the director of the Shengli Port Shipyard. It can be regarded as the highest climbed class at present. In terms of family background, Zhang Qianzhi can be regarded as the category of the second generation of officials.

And Zhang Qianzhi himself "joined the revolution" very early. In 1627, he followed He Xi and others to Guangzhou, and participated in the preparation of the Guangzhou Office.Among the entourage who went to Guangzhou at that time, there were only two children, Zhang Qianzhi and Yu Xiaobao, who followed He Xi and Schneider respectively. Far beyond those of Sanya's peers trained through the education system.

In the files of the Ministry of Security, Zhang Qianzhi is not a newcomer. His name has been written in the member list since the day the Ministry of Security was established, and his qualifications are much older than Wang Baisuo.But Wang Baisuo's level of information is still out of reach, so he only knows that the young people from the new division used to work in Guangzhou with He Xi, the head of the security department, and he knows little about the rest.The letter of introduction he brought also included He Xi's own written instructions, saying that Zhang Qianzhi had received a good basic cultural education in Guangzhou and was suitable for the cultural atmosphere of Danzhou. It is recommended that Danzhou arrange him to perform more field tasks. , so when Wang Baisuo was planning to arrange for someone to go to Zhongming Academy, he immediately thought of Zhang Qianzhi.

After receiving this instruction from Wang Baisuo, Zhang Qianzhi went back to his residence to pack some old clothes, packed pens, inks, papers and inkstones and a few classics, went to collect the activity funds of ten taels of silver, asked about the purpose of the mission, and signed the contract. After completing the attendance documents, he set off slowly alone.

Zhang Qianzhi was assigned to Danzhou not because he lost his role around He Xi, but because He Xi wanted to further train his abilities.Before that, he had been working with He Xi. Although he had learned a lot, most of the time he followed He Xi's instructions and did not have many opportunities to practice independently.And if Zhang Qianzhi wants to go further on this career path in the future, he must have an environment to exercise independently.

He Xi took some thought into choosing the internship location for him. In Guangzhou, Zhang Qianzhi has become a familiar face in the eyes of the local dignitaries, so it is difficult for him to have much room for development.He Xi didn't worry about his personal safety when he went to places where Haihan's roots were not deep, so he finally chose Danzhou, a place that was recently controlled by Haihan. Relatively strong, suitable for Zhang Qianzhi to play.

Of course, regarding the real purpose of sending him down this time, apart from Zhang Qianzhi himself, He Xi did not specifically communicate with the personnel of the Ministry of Security in Danzhou, so as to prevent the following people from presumptuously treating Zhang Qianzhi as a bodhisattva. Offer up.And the fact is true, if Wang Baisuo knew his background, he probably wouldn't have sent him out to perform this kind of mission.

Zhang Qianzhi has been with He Xi for several years, and has learned a lot of various methods from He Xi's words and deeds. How to get into Zhongming Academy, he actually had a preliminary plan when he received the task. On the way, the idea was gradually perfected.When he walked slowly to the Zhongming Academy five miles east of the city, he already had a plan in mind.

Speaking of which, Zhongming Academy is located in a good place. It is next to the official road leading to Fucheng in Danzhou, and there is a small river beside it, with gurgling water and lush green trees, which is quite poetic and picturesque.Covering an area of ​​about 200 mu, the academy is divided into east and west courtyards, the east courtyard is a teaching place, and the west courtyard is a place for teachers and students to live.There are more than [-] mu of land behind the academy to the south, where a lot of seasonal vegetables and fruits are planted, which can also be used as daily meals for the academy.

After Zhang Qianzhi left the east gate of the city, along the way, he met colleagues from the Ministry of Security disguised as various identities.However, not long after he first came to Danzhou, these people were not very familiar with each other, but with his professional eyes, he could still see some small tricks that these pretenders inadvertently showed.

Zhang Qianzhi walked all the way to the gate of the academy, but he didn't hear the sound of reading aloud.Zhang Qianzhi noticed that a lot of weeds had grown in the gaps in the stone road in front of the gate of the academy, which indicated that the flow of vehicles, horses and people coming and going here was relatively sparse at least recently.Obviously, this academy is going downhill due to various reasons, just as the Ministry of Security has learned.

Zhang Qianzhi stepped forward and slammed the door, and after a while, someone came to open the door: "What is this young man doing?"

"I'm here to study." Zhang Qianzhi said with a smile.

In fact, before the bandit disaster in Qiongbei last year, the enrollment of Zhongming Academy has reached the lowest point in history. Not only are there fewer and fewer students enrolled, but also a considerable number of students who are already studying have chosen to drop out and transfer to other schools in Danzhou. Studying in the academy.The reason is also very simple. With the support of Haihan, other academies can provide students with effective economic guarantees, ensuring that these scholars can enter school, catch up with exams, and get a job without too much consideration of objective conditions. This is what Zhongming Academy does. Can't do it.

After coming and going, the students of Zhongming Academy dropped from hundreds to the current double digits, and the masters who were teaching at the academy also fell from double digits to single digits—the masters who were a little more active were rushing to more. High remuneration hops to another academy, or even directly transfers to work under the Haihan people.

The students ran away, and the teachers ran away. The result of this is that Zhongming Academy's strength is getting worse, and after the income is greatly reduced, the academy has to lay off some handymen to save daily expenses, so that the road outside the door grows A pile of weeds, no one to deal with in time.

For Zhongming Academy, it was the first time in several months that a newcomer came to study on their own initiative.After the concierge was stunned for a moment, he immediately opened the door with a happy face, and responded with a smile: "Young master, please come inside!"

After getting the news, Huang Zixing was obviously very excited, but he was the person in charge of the academy anyway, so he still acted appropriately, instead of running out by himself, he asked Zhang Qianzhi to be taken to his study immediately.

After Zhang Qianzhi arrived in the study, Huang Zixing immediately seated him and served him tea, as if treating a friend.Seeing his attitude, Zhang Qianzhi had a deeper understanding of the predicament Zhongming Academy was in.

Huang Zixing took the initiative to ask: "I haven't asked the young master's name, where is the fairyland?"

Zhang Qianzhi replied: "Xiaosheng Zhang Qianzhi, from Quanzhou, Fujian, Huangshan is very polite!"

"Fujian? Quanzhou? It's not less than a thousand miles away from Qiongzhou. Why did Mr. Zhang study here?" Huang Zixing asked curiously.

"It's a long story, but Xiaosheng will make a long story short. During the reign of the apocalypse, there were many bandits along the coast of Fujian, and pirates and pirates frequently harassed places. At that time, Xiaosheng's family fled from their hometown to Guangdong in order to avoid the bandits. After several twists and turns, they arrived in Leizhou Prefecture. Settled down. But the local culture and education in Leizhou is not prosperous, and I heard that there are many academies in Danzhou. Come to Danzhou to study." Zhang Qianzhi made up this set of rhetoric on the way, and not all of it is a lie, about half of it is true and half of it is false.

Huang Zixing nodded, and suddenly asked in Hokkien dialect, "When did you arrive in Danzhou?"

Zhang Qianzhi didn't pause, and immediately responded in Hokkien dialect: "It's only been a few days since I arrived on the second day of this month. Could it be that Huangshan Chief is also from Fujian?"

Huang Zixing shook his head with a smile and said, "The old man is not from Fujian, but he traveled to Fujian when he was young, so he can speak a few words of Fujian dialect. Mr. Zhang laughed!"

Zhang Qianzhi said a few words politely, but thought in his heart that Huang Zixing might not be unconsciously speaking Hokkien dialect, but was using it to test whether the place of origin he reported just now was false or not.However, Zhang Qianzhi is really troubled in this aspect. Hokkien is his mother tongue, and he has learned many dialects in the southeastern provinces during his stay in Guangzhou. He can even imitate Annan's accent eight times. Nine points.

Huang Zixing went on to say: "In Leizhou, there are mostly sugar merchants who grow sugarcane, and the style of writing is not prosperous. This old man has also heard of it. Students from Leizhou Prefecture, Lianzhou Prefecture, and Gaozhou Prefecture often come to Danzhou to study. However, there are quite a few local academies, how did Mr. Zhang find my Zhongming Academy?"

Zhang Qianzhi was also prepared for this, and immediately responded: "There are indeed many academies in Danzhou, and Xiaosheng has visited several famous academies since he came here. But what makes Xiaosheng feel strange is that these academies are not the same as those The Haihan people have a very deep relationship, and they have to sign some agreement when they enter school, and if they accept Haihan’s donation to study, they must study some books and courses they provide.”

Huang Zixing's expression darkened when he heard this, and he snorted coldly: "These Haihan people just like to play tricks, and use those crooked things to mislead my Ming students! Mr. Zhang, don't fall for their tricks!"

Zhang Qianzhi sighed: "Xiaosheng thinks so too, but the masters of those colleges don't seem to take it seriously. Xiaosheng raised a few words to express his dissatisfaction, but they coaxed him out, saying that leaving Haihan would be difficult in Danzhou. Xiaosheng But I just don’t want to believe in this evil, and I visited a few academies a few days ago, but they all have similar situations, which is really disappointing!”

"Mr. Zhang is able to distinguish right from wrong at such a young age, it's very rare!" Huang Zixing nodded in praise and said, "If the local students are as sensible as you, why is the situation in Danzhou so bad!"

"Judging from Huang Shanchang's tone, it seems that the academy in Danzhou is controlled by the Haihan people?" Zhang Qianzhi showed a frightened expression without any trace of acting on his face: "If so, where is my orthodoxy in Ming Dynasty?"

"Although it's not perfect, it's not far away!" Huang Zixing said with a heartbroken expression, "Since Haihan established his business in Danzhou, he has invaded our cultural and educational circles in Danzhou, using gold and silver as bait to lure Those literati with weak minds praised him and promoted their so-called "Hai Han New Life", which led to the destruction of countless ignorant students, right and wrong, loyal and evil, it is really sad!"

At this moment, Zhang Qianzhi had secretly decided on Huang Zixing's sex. If it wasn't necessary for the mission, he could leave now, and go back and bring people to arrest this reactionary literati who openly advocated anti-Han ideas.But the task he received from Wang Baisuo was not just to come here to inquire about Huang Zixing's tone, but to find out what he was going to do, whether there was anyone else behind him, and whether the new Master Zhizhou would also take the initiative Jump into this mud hole.So now he has to cooperate with the other party to continue the play.

Zhang Qianzhi followed Huang Zixing's words and said: "Xiaosheng also thinks that Haihan people's behavior is inappropriate, so he doesn't want to enroll in those academies that accept Haihan's funding. Xiaosheng asked again and again, and heard that the local academies are not willing to cooperate with Haihan , Most of them have closed down, only the Zhongming Academy run by Huang Shanzhang is still struggling. I am not talented, I would like to come to Zhongming Academy to be an ordinary student, and work with the Shanzhang to maintain the orthodoxy of my Ming culture."

(End of this chapter)