Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1484, Daming built an ancestral hall in winter

In the government office of the chief envoy of Nanyun Province in Xiji City, Han Wenhua, the chief envoy of Nanyun Province, was reading the latest Ming Morning Post with a smile on his face.

"This kid really lived up to everyone's expectations. Although he is not the first in the top two, he is also quite good in the first place in the top two. I hope he will be a general in the future!"

Han Wenhua looked at the news about the latest imperial examinations reported in the Ming Morning Post, and stroked his mustache in relief.

When Nanyun Province held the township examination last year, Han Wenhua couldn't help being amazed when he saw Li Nanyun's article, and felt that Li Nanyun's son would definitely be able to soar into the sky in the future.

Sure enough, this year's high school Jinshi is still the first in the second class. This is a very high ranking. You must know that the current cabinet minister Li Dongyang was also the first in the second class back then, and the chief assistant Liu Jian was only in the second class. noun after.

Only Han Wenhua himself was ranked second in the imperial examination, and he was incomparable with the first place in the second class, and his starting point was much lower.

The first place in the second class can directly enter the Hanlin Academy to select Shujishi. Shujishi is a short-term position in the Hanlin Academy. He is a close minister of the emperor. He is responsible for drafting imperial edicts, explaining scriptures for the emperor, and so on.

To put it simply, this is a position that is close to the core of power, promoted quickly, and has a bright future.

Don't look at Han Wenhua is now a big official in the frontier, but he is too far away from the emperor, and it will not be so easy to get promoted in the future. Maybe it will be like this for the rest of his life.

However, as long as there are no accidents in the position of Shujishi, he will be able to achieve the position of six ministers and ministers casually in the future. If he is lucky, he will enter the cabinet like Li Dongyang in the future, and it is also possible to be the chief assistant.

"My lord, someone wants to see you~"

At this time, a servant came in and reported to Han Wenhua.

"Who is it?"

Han Wenhua put down the newspaper and asked.

"It's some local patriarchs, businessmen, etc. It seems that they want to ask you something."

The servant quickly replied that there are no gentry in Nanyun Province. After all, it has not been many years since it was brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. The gentry class has not yet formed. Here, those who can represent the local aborigines are some prominent figures such as patriarchs and businessmen.

"Please~"

When Han Wenhua heard this, he pondered for a while and gave orders.

Putting down the newspaper, Han Wenhua also came to the living room. There were more than a dozen local people waiting patiently in the living room. Although all of these people had tall noses and deep eyes, blond hair and blue eyes, they all wore the popular clothes of Daming. Clothing, even the beard and hair are the same as Daming's, and even the hat on the head is the same as Daming's.

Li Ge and Wang Xinming were also among them, waiting patiently for the Chief Political Envoy to be interviewed.

Soon, Han Wenhua, who was wearing a crimson robe, came to the living room. When everyone saw him, they all got up and saluted.

"Master Han~"

"Master Han~"

"Hello everyone, hello everyone, please sit down, please sit down~"

Faced with a smile, Han Wenhua glanced at the people present, and quickly recognized several people, all of whom were representatives of local Georgians and Caucasians.

In the past, when Han Wenhua needed the cooperation of the locals, he would greet and discuss with them in advance, and there were many Georgian and Caucasian people in the yamen.

"Master Han~"

"I'm waiting to come over to bother you once, mainly to inquire about the construction of ancestral halls and ancestral temples. I think you already know about Li Nanyun's first place in the second grade of high school."

"When the news came back, our entire Nanyun Province was overjoyed and extremely excited."

"We also consulted the teachers of the private school and some bosses of the chamber of commerce. We know that according to the rules of our Daming people, if there is a high school scholar in this place, they must build an ancestral hall or a temple."

"Our Nanyun Province has always been a barren land, and we don't know my Huaxia's teachings and etiquette. It hasn't been long since it was newly incorporated into my Ming Dynasty. I don't know much about all aspects, even the ancestral halls and temples that worship ancestors. No."

"This time, Li Nanyun High School, we also want to take this opportunity to build ancestral halls and temples, learn my Chinese etiquette, wear my Chinese clothes, and erect my Chinese heritage!"

"However, we don't know much about some things in this area, so we came here together to ask Mr. Han for advice!"

The head of the old man is Zhang Hong, who used to be called Tver. He is a Caucasian, and he is from the same clan as Li Nanyun. His Ming language is quite good, and he has studied the Ming culture. We call on everyone to build ancestral halls, temples and the like.

"It is indeed necessary to build ancestral halls and temples~"

After listening carefully, Han Wenhua nodded solemnly and said, "We Daming people respect the heaven and the ancestors, how can we do without ancestral halls and temples."

"Li Nanyun was able to rank first in the second class of high school. This is indeed a gratifying and congratulatory event. It is also worthy of everyone getting together to discuss family matters."

"This ancestral hall, since ancient times, there has been one surname and one ancestral hall."

"According to the rules of our Daming people, in order to build an ancestral hall, there must be a talented person. Li Nanyun's future has a bright future, and he is expected to become a prime minister. He has the qualifications to open a ancestral hall."

"This ancestral hall is not just a simple ancestral hall. It should be used as a connection and bond, based on blood, to establish a genealogy, regularly edited, and passed on from generation to generation."

"However, your situation is a bit special, because when you changed your Chinese surname to a Chinese name, everyone messed up a bit, so the surnames are different, but in itself, you are actually a family, with the same blood."

"That's why I feel that you can raise funds together to build common ancestral halls and ancestral temples, offer sacrifices to ancestors regularly, and compile genealogy."

"As for how to build the ancestral hall, it is necessary to raise enough funds. The construction of the ancestral hall is related to the face of the family. Naturally, it must be built in a grand and solemn way. In my Ming Dynasty, there are strict requirements in all aspects."

"In addition, to build an ancestral hall, you need to choose a place with good Fengshui, and you need to ask a special Fengshui master to choose a treasured place..."

Han Wenhua is naturally very clear about this matter. When he was a Jinshi in high school, he returned to his hometown, and there was a huge and grand activity in his hometown to build ancestral halls and compile genealogy, so he also asked Zhang Hong and Li Ge, Wang Xinming and others talked about some things that need to be paid attention to when building ancestral halls.

Zhang Hong, Li Ge, Wang Xinming and the others listened carefully, and some specially assigned personnel recorded them in detail with pen and ink, making detailed preparations for the next construction of the ancestral hall.

"That's it~"

"Fortunately, I came here to ask Mr. Han for advice, otherwise, if I went to repair it without authorization, I'm afraid I would be nondescript and try to make people laugh."

After listening to it in detail, Zhang Hong and the others immediately knew it in their hearts, and said with a sigh.

It is really not a simple and easy thing to build the ancestral hall. Not only does it need to raise a large sum of money, but there are many requirements for the size, style, orientation, etc. of the ancestral hall to be built, and it cannot be built indiscriminately.

"Haha, you all love me, Daming, and I am very happy."

"If you still don't understand anything, or if you need the coordination and help of the official, you can come to the official at any time."

Han Wenhua smiled all over his face. If this matter can be handled well, it can be regarded as one of his political achievements.

As the chief envoy of Nanyun Province, one of his performance appraisals is to pay attention to the unity among the minority tribes, vigorously publicize and carry forward our Han culture, and let the minority tribes love me for Ming Dynasty.

These local Georgians and Caucasians will think of building ancestral halls and ancestral temples, which is enough to show their sense of identity with Ming Dynasty, and it can also show that they have indeed done a good job here, with outstanding achievements and hopeful promotion.

"Well, in fact, you can also build a Confucian temple?"

After pondering for a while, Han Wenhua thought for a while and said again.

"Confucius Temple?"

Zhang Hong, Li Ge, Wang Xinming and others said with some doubts.

"Building a Confucian temple is a very honorable and serious matter. Generally speaking, only someone in a place can build a Confucian temple if he wins the number one prize. This is to encourage future studies. We must study my Confucian classics seriously."

"Li Nanyun is the number one in the second class. Although he is not the number one, it is still quite rare."

"I will ask the Son of Heaven to ask for permission to build the Confucian Temple."

Han Wenhua thought about it and said.

For Confucian scholars like them, the Confucian Temple is undoubtedly a holy place.

Confucian temples can’t be built casually. There are strict etiquette and laws. If you want to build a Confucian temple in a place, it depends on whether there are any champions in your place. Only in places where you have been a champion can you build a Confucian temple. opportunity before being able to be sheltered by Confucius.

Everyone looked at Han Wenhua's extremely serious expression, and from the many things they knew about Confucius and Confucianism from the Han population, they immediately understood that if Confucius and Mencius could be built, it would undoubtedly be a great thing for Xiji City. For the glorious matter, I immediately thanked him again and again.

Soon, everyone left the government office and started to busy themselves with building ancestral halls and ancestral temples.

It didn’t take long before Georgians and Caucasians in the entire Nanyun Province became excited. Regardless of whether they had money or not, almost every household began to donate money. In a short period of time, they raised one hundred thousand taels of silver for Build ancestral halls and ancestral temples.

In the heavy snow and ice and snow, tens of thousands of Caucasians and Georgians braved the severe cold, carried stones, bricks and tiles, and carried wood to actively participate in the construction of ancestral halls and ancestral temples. They wanted to build Nanyun Province The first ancestral hall and ancestral temple.

(End of this chapter)