1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 985

Haihan used the sea transportation resources at hand and the convenience of the office in Guangzhou to subsidize scholars on Hainan Island to participate in the Daming Township Examination. This practice has been practiced for several years, and it was implemented before Haihan came to Danzhou.For example, when Pan Mo participated in the two rural examinations in the second year and fifth year of Chongzhen, he took the Haihan sailing boat to Guangzhou for free. The board and lodging during the reference period were also taken care of by the Haihan Office in Guangzhou, and no additional expenses were required for the candidates. money.

The cost of this kind of action is actually very limited, it is only about one hundred and eighty people's board and lodging for more than half a month. To Haihan, it is just a little more immigration for that month.But for scholars whose family background is not too good, this is tantamount to a great favor, so some scholars who failed the exam and returned to Danzhou, they would choose to seek refuge in Haihan, first to seek a stable job, and second To come is also to repay the kindness of knowledge.

The first group of people who went to Sanya to work in Sanya coincided with the fact that Haihan had just started, and the demand for intellectuals was very urgent. There were basically no thresholds, and the income was not low. Proper placement.Moreover, at that time, Haihan sponsored a lot of cultural undertakings. Almost all the large-scale events in the Danzhou cultural circle were sponsored by Haihan. Naturally, literati also had a good impression of this kind of boss who was willing to spend money and tasteful. .

However, when Haihan entered Danzhou, some literati became aware of Haihan's ambitions, and out of loyalty to the Ming court, they began to refuse to cooperate with Haihan. Revolt.But when Haihan's rule in Danzhou gradually stabilized, some literati who knew the current affairs chose to bet on Haihan again, and directly gave up the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination.The number of candidates going to the mainland from Danzhou to participate in the rural examination has decreased year by year, which is actually the main reason.

At this time, Haihan's need for intellectuals was not as urgent as it was in the early days, and he began to slowly set up the entry threshold, and his propaganda for recruiting literati was not so strong.Today's Haihan does not lack literati who take the initiative to join them, so for these old-fashioned literati who still hold on to old ideas and pin all their hopes on the imperial examination, Haihan has no interest in making great efforts to recruit them.

As Ning Qi said, instead of begging these literati in a low voice, it is better to follow their own choice and let them continue to take the daimyo imperial examination.In case a blind cat bumps into a dead mouse, and someone wins a Jinshi examination, it will not be too late to find a way to do work at that time.However, if such a situation really happens, Ningqi’s cultural and educational department will not be in charge at that time, but the Ministry of Security will take over—these wedges that can drive into Daming’s officialdom will be destroyed if they are not fully utilized. What a pity.

Haihan's investment in Fujian's official circles in the past few years has achieved remarkable results. The Xu Xinsu family, which has been meticulously supported, has now basically controlled the garrison in Fujian, and has also helped Haihan enter the local market, control the waterways of the Fujian Strait, and infiltrate the Ming Dynasty's officialdom. Provides an excellent fit.If it weren't for the help from the Fujian government, it would not be so easy for Haihan to seize such footholds as Penghu and Taiwan in the southeast waters.

With such a precedent, Haihan is still very concerned about the activities of buying and wooing Ming officials. It would be best if he could establish a common interest relationship with the officials from the beginning of his official career.To achieve such a goal, the simplest and most effective way is to provide support and sponsorship to candidates from Hainan Island. After high school, it will be easier to establish further relationships.

It is also difficult for local scholars to develop enough resistance to the help provided by Haihan. First, the roots of these people are all on the island. Even if they go to the mainland to become officials, their clansmen still have to stay in the area under Haihan Life is not easy to offend the ruler.Secondly, Haihan has both financial resources and channels, so it is not difficult to support the officials of the Ming Dynasty. The changes in the officialdom in Fujian in recent years have proved this point very well. If Haihan can get help, his official career will definitely be smooth. much.

Of course, there is the most important point, if Haihan feels uncomfortable looking at people, with the resources he can use, it will be ten times easier to drag people down than to promote them.Regardless of whether they were willing to accept it or not, these literati from Qiongzhou who planned to rely on the imperial examination to become officials would definitely not be able to refuse Haihan's request.Ning Qi spoke more loosely, so that the audience can live with their face.

After answering Pan Mo's question, Ning Qi asked another person to ask a question from the people who raised their hands.This man looked much older than Pan Mo, with obvious wrinkles on his forehead and around the corners of his eyes. Judging by his appearance, he was estimated to be at least forty or above.

After standing up and saluting, the man reported his family background: "Student Wang Qifan, a native of Sandu Township, Danzhou, passed the provincial examination in the 45th year of Wanli, and now works as a teacher at Bailu Academy, teaching intermediate classes."

Ning Qi made a calculation in his mind, the 45th year of Wanli was 1617, 17 years ago, he won the examination, and there was no further progress after that. It seems that the qualifications are limited, and the success of the examination is over.However, this kind of old Confucian scholars have a reputation for raising people, and generally don't worry about food and clothing anymore, and their vision of social change may be somewhat different from that of young people.But hearing this person who may be older than himself call himself a student, Ning Qi always felt a little weird in his heart, but these scholars probably regarded themselves as Haihan's promotion officer, such a title is also suitable etiquette.

Wang Qifan continued: "Students have been enrolled in Bailu Academy since they were young. It has been nearly forty years so far. It can be said that they have spent half of their lives in this academy. There are many scholars who come and go. In recent years, Haihan has come. Afterwards, the teaching in the academies also changed. The students wanted to ask the head, whether the various academies in Danzhou can still decide on their own lecture content in the future?"

Fan Changyi heard that there was something wrong with his question, and was about to reprimand him, Ning Qi had already raised his hand to signal him not to interrupt, but answered by himself: "I have just said that for scholars who are willing to apply for the Imperial Examination of the Ming Dynasty, Haihan will still continue. We will provide sponsorship and support, so that for a period of time in the future, the academy can continue to teach the previous teaching content, and we will not make rigid regulations on this. However, in order for the scholars to better integrate into the new society under Haihan’s rule, It is also necessary to add some new teaching content, people always have to look forward! In the future, everyone here will become Haihan citizens, and I also hope that all scholars can contribute to the construction of Haihan country The Haihan culture has been passed down from generation to generation!"

Wang Qifan asked: "Since students in Danzhou can still apply for the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, does Haihan admit that the people under his rule have the nationality of the Ming Dynasty?"

This question is undoubtedly very acute. For Haihan, nationality is the foundation of a country, but Haihan's country is established on the land of Ming Dynasty. About [-]% of the citizens belong to the people of Ming Dynasty. It is very difficult to recognize the nationality of Ming Dynasty. It is easy to cause a split in national consciousness and make people doubt their own identity.But if Ming nationality is not recognized, it is tantamount to asking the people to completely separate from Ming Dynasty. This is obviously a difficult fact for many immigrants from the mainland.Many people think that even if they join the Haihan nationality, they still retain the status of a Ming person, and they don't realize the problems that may exist after the Haihan state is established.However, if Haihan officially declares that nationality is unique, there may be chaos among the people.

Ning Qi must answer this kind of ideological question carefully. After all, his status is high and powerful, so the attitude expressed here will basically be equivalent to the official opinion, and may soon become a popular topic of discussion among the people. topic.Now even Fan Changyi, the head of the Academy, no longer intends to reprimand Wang Qifan for his recklessness, but pricks up his ears to hear what Ning Qi will say.

Ning Qi pondered for a while before answering: "About the nationality issue... After the establishment of Haihan, dual nationality will still be recognized, which means that people can have both Ming and Haihan dual nationality, but this does not mean that they have After Ming people obtain Haihan nationality, they can travel freely between the two countries, or use this to evade Haihan's taxation and the rule of law. Having Haihan nationality, in addition to enjoying the various benefits of Haihan, more importantly, it is to abide by the Haihan nationality. According to the laws of Han, obey the work arrangements of the various departments under the Executive Committee, and contribute to Haihan! If something is committed in Haihan, no nationality of any country can save lives."

"That is to say, after entering the Haihan nationality, you will be subject to the Haihan system and laws. Is the student's understanding correct?" Wang Qifan replied.

"That's right." Ning Qi nodded and said, "Our Haihan's legal system will be more robust than that of Daming, so don't expect to use dual citizenship to gain any benefits."

"The students don't have that intention." Of course, Wang Qifan also sensed the warning in Ning Qi's tone, and hurriedly bowed.

This question somewhat made Ning Qi feel a little unhappy, and the rest of the time seemed to lack interest. Even the inscription session that Fan Changyi had prepared in advance, Ning Qi also temporarily canceled it.Of course, Fan Changyi didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction with Ning Qi, so he could only put this account on the head of Wang Qifan who was outspoken, thinking that after Ning Qi left Danzhou, he had to find a reason to get rid of this old cancer of Wang Qifan out.

Since no one translated Van Diemen in time, he simply didn't understand what happened in the few sentences just now.But seeing Ning Qi's unhappy face, he could roughly guess that it was the old scholar's question that annoyed Ning Qi.Originally, he planned to see the bustling Van Diemen, but now he can only leave with the big team.

After returning to the carriage, Fan Dimen said: "It seems that that person offended you a lot just now, so this academy must be in trouble soon, right?"

Ning Qi asked back very easily: "Why do you have such an idea? Don't you think I am a narrow-minded person who will take the anger of these scholars on their governing bodies just because they ask a few questions?"

Fan Dimen noticed the cunning in Ning Qi's expression, and suddenly realized: "So you were faking your emotions just now!"

"We don't want the public to pay too much attention to some sensitive issues, or engage in unnecessary discussions about them, so we still have to show our attitude in a timely manner and let the public know what they need to be cautious about." Ning Ning Saki explained: "After I said it here in the academy, I will let the local newspapers blow it out properly later, so as to prevent the public from arguing about it."

"After talking for a long time, what question did he ask you just now?" Fan Dimen didn't find a chance to ask just now, and finally asked at this time.

"The issue of nationality." Ning Qi also made no secret of this: "These scholars in the academy want to know clearly about their nationality in the future, and whether they can retain their identity as citizens of Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, this is a difficult problem." Of course, Fan Dimen is quite clear about Haihan's situation. He knows that the composition of the population under Haihan's rule is relatively complicated. Have a more or less reluctant mentality.

Ning Qi smiled and said, "Does it make you feel a little familiar? As far as I know, the Netherlands has been fighting for independence for a long time in the past."

"It is said that the Haihan people know astronomy first and geography second, but it seems that they are really not bragging." Fan Diemen and Ning Qi spent these days together, and gradually got to know each other's wide-ranging records, what Ning Qi said about the history of Dutch independence , although there is a big difference with the founding history of Haihan, there was indeed a period of time when some Dutch people had relatively big disputes over nationality.

The Netherlands belonged to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, but it was in a state of feudal separatism for a long time before the sixteenth century.At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Carlos I inherited the throne of Spain, and then was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, known as Karl V in history.Before his death, the Netherlands and Spain, which later belonged to the Netherlands, were entrusted to his son Philip II, so the Netherlands became a Spanish territory.

Beginning in 1568, a war against Spanish rule broke out in this area, and in 1579 the Utrecht Union was established, which was the embryonic form of the Dutch state. In 1581, representatives from all over the country announced in The Hague that the Kingdom of Spain's rule over the Netherlands was abolished, and the alliance officially declared independence and established the United Republic of the Netherlands, the Netherlands.

At the beginning of the founding of this country, many people still lacked a sense of identity for themselves, because there was no similar state power in this region in history before this. There are similarities in the same effect.Many people do not agree with their Dutch nationality, and still insist that everything here should belong to the Kingdom of Spain.The War of Independence between the Netherlands and Spain was undoubtedly much more intense than the resistance that Haihan encountered in Hainan Island. The war that started in 1568 has not ended so far. According to the historical trajectory, this War of Independence will continue until 1648. In 80, King Philip IV of Spain signed the Treaty of Münster to recognize the independence of the Netherlands, and this long war was called the [-] Years War by later historians.

(End of this chapter)