Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1534, Jiangxi of Niucha
Liu Jin's affirmation of Huguang's side also made Wei Ying very happy. What he wanted was this effect. It goes without saying that he worked hard and worked hard to get a name, but more of it was to be able to go further.

Both Wei Ying and Gao Jiang are officials in their 65s. To be honest, if they can't go any further, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the local officials will retire at the age of [-], so they won't be able to work for long.

But if you can be promoted to a Beijing official, you can work until you are 70 and retire, and unless your health is really bad, a Beijing official will usually stay once or twice, and you can work until you are 80 years old.

Just like Liu Jian, the current chief assistant of the cabinet, is now seventy-six years old. It stands to reason that he should have retired and went home to take care of his old age, but he is in good health and is the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi. He can work until he is eighty.

In fact, many famous ministers in the Ming Dynasty, such as Wang Zhi, Wang Shu, Yang Shiqi, etc., were already eighty years old when they retired, and those in their sixties were considered young people in Beijing officials.

If you are a local feudal official, if you are in your sixties and say you want to retire, and you write to the emperor to ask for a gift to return to your hometown for retirement, you will generally agree. If the emperor has no impression of you, he will not retain you at all.

Beijing officials are different. They dangle in front of the emperor every day, and they look familiar. Even if they don’t have much credit or talent, the emperor will keep you one or two according to the usual practice.

Like Li Dongyang, he was dizzy in the [-]th year of Hongzhi, and his eldest son died of illness. He asked to resign many times, but the Emperor Hongzhi refused to allow him. In the [-]th year of Hongzhi, he fell ill again and begged for retirement many times. Still not allowed.

On the one hand, this is because Li Dongyang is indeed talented and capable minister. Emperor Hongzhi needs his assistance. On the other hand, it is also because he is a Beijing official or a cabinet minister. You are talented, but the emperor doesn't know you well, so how could he keep you.

As for other officials, unless they are very good friends with you, I wish you would give up a position quickly so that you can arrange your own people to take the top.

So Wei Ying was naturally very happy when he heard Liu Jin's words, especially the last sentence, if Emperor Hongzhi knew it, he would be even happier, which made him even more excited.

After this matter is done, let the higher-ups know, especially let the emperor know that is the most important thing. As long as the emperor has a good impression of you, promotion is like riding a rocket.

Just like the Liu Jin in front of me, who is only in his thirties, already has a high position and authority, and is an extremely personable minister. According to the normal process, even if Liu Jin is the number one scholar, it is absolutely impossible to say that in such a short period of time Sit in this position when you are young.

Wasn't it because of Emperor Hongzhi's appreciation, the celebrities around Emperor Hongzhi, plus Liu Jin's own ability, accomplished the impossible.

"Thank you Mr. Liu for your affirmation~"

"Huguang can have what it is today, all of this is inseparable from the gift of the emperor, and it is also inseparable from the help of the princes in the court."

Wei Ying also quickly replied with a smile.

"Gao Gong, how is the situation in Jiangxi?"

Liu Jin nodded, turned to look at Gao Jiang, and asked about the situation in Jiangxi.

"Thanks to the great blessing of the emperor, I also want to thank the princes of the DPRK and China for their support to Jiangxi. Jiangxi has been in good weather for the past few years, and the grain production has increased every year. Last year, the grain production increased by 15% compared with the previous year."

"In addition, Jiangxi has newly established five colleges and universities, more than [-] new-style middle schools, thousands of new-style primary schools, three new academies, more than [-] private schools, and all school-age children in Jiangxi. You can go to school."

Gao Jiang also hurriedly reported to Liu Jin.

A little different from Huguang's side is that Gao Jiang attaches great importance to education, so he has been trying to find ways to open more schools, whether it is a new school, or a traditional private school or academy, he has strongly supported it.

"Five colleges and universities?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. This Jiangxi is too stupid. There are five colleges and universities in one place. You must know that most of the provinces in Ming Dynasty do not have their own colleges and universities.

This is mainly because the funds for running colleges and universities are paid by Liu Jin himself. Therefore, in these local provinces, if Liu Jin does not pay, unless they raise funds to handle them, basically there will be no higher education institutions. Schools established.

But here in Jiangxi, Liu Jin himself is clear that he did not pay for the establishment of new-style colleges and universities in Jiangxi, and they even opened five colleges and universities, which is a bit unbelievable.

"Yes, Mr. Liu~"

"These five colleges and universities are all run by our own money and efforts in Jiangxi. They are Jiangxi Institute of Technology, Jiangxi Institute of Chemical Technology, Gannan University, Jiangxi Teachers College, and Jiangxi Chengzhi College."

"Ever since you founded the new-style school, Mr. Liu, we here in Jiangxi have been learning continuously. We also modeled on the colleges and universities you founded and established these five colleges. The purpose is also to cultivate more new-style talents."

Gao Jiang nodded solemnly and replied.

"You Jiangxi people are really amazing. You are able to organize five colleges and universities by yourself, and you are still popularizing education throughout Jiangxi, so that all school-age children can go to school. It's really amazing!"

After Liu Jin heard it, he couldn't help sighing.

The Jiangxi people at this time are really awesome!
In later generations, Jiangxi is a place that is properly delayed. If you want the economy, there is no economy, and if you want traffic, there is no traffic. Province.

But Jiangxi at this time is too awesome.

During the Song and Ming dynasties, there were too many talented and capable people from Jiangxi. In the early Ming Dynasty, half of the court officials were from Jiangxi. It is definitely not a joke, but it is true that nearly half of the officials are from Jiangxi.

Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Jiangnan, these three places are all well-known hometowns of test masters, and I don't know how many talented people they have produced.

When other places rely on Liu Jin's support to set up new-style schools, Jiangxi has already started to set up new-style schools by itself, and even established five higher-level new-style colleges in one go.

It can be seen from here that Jiangxi has many talented people and rich people in this period. Otherwise, how could it be possible to create five colleges and universities in one go? Liu Jin knows what is needed to build a college. Money is huge, not to mention maintaining its teaching and research.

"Mr. Liu won the prize~"

"We in Jiangxi may not be as good as other places, but we attach great importance to education. In the past, everyone liked to raise funds to set up private schools and colleges, so a large number of talented people emerged."

"It's the same now. Whether it's traditional education or new-style education, it's all about cultivating talents. Even if we Jiangxi people eat less and wear less clothes, we still have to keep up with the pace of the times and make every effort to build schools so that more More children are able to go to school.”

"Of course, these are gifts from the emperor, and they are also inseparable from the strong support of the princes in the court. Without your support, Mr. Liu, we would not be able to build so many new schools so that every child can go to school."

Gao Jiang replied with a smile.

Although he is not from Jiangxi, he has been an official in Jiangxi for many years, and he is already half Jiangxi.

The style of writing in Jiangxi is extremely prosperous, and I like to run schools, large and small private schools, I don’t know how many academies there are, and there are many famous academies, such as Bailuzhou Academy, Bailudong Academy and Ehu Academy, all of which were famous during this period This is why there are many officials from Jiangxi, and the tradition of emphasizing education has continued.

Gao Jiang, as the chief envoy of Jiangxi, knows that Liu Jin likes to run schools and new-style colleges, and Jiangxi itself has a prosperous literary style, and everyone likes to run colleges.

Therefore, he also vigorously gave guidance and support, and created five new higher education institutions in one go, and a lot of middle schools and elementary schools came out. He was sure that this would definitely be appreciated by Liu Jin.

"That's right, knowledge can change destiny."

"It is definitely right to run more schools, read more books, and cultivate more talents. I never thought that Jiangxi would be at the forefront of all provinces in Ming Dynasty."

Liu Jin nodded solemnly, and finally understood the reason why Jiangxi was a multi-talented person in this period. After all, he valued education.

In terms of economy, Jiangxi has always been inferior to Zhejiang and Jiangnan, and even Huguang next to it, but it can be compared with Zhejiang and Jiangnan in terms of education, which shows that it has invested in education.

"Liu Gong, we can have today in Jiangxi, we still have to thank Liu Gong for his strong support. Liu Gong invested in the construction of a large number of new schools in our Jiangxi. The gift of real gold and silver is to our Jiangxi. This kind of kindness, Jiangxi era dare not forget."

"This time, I also hope that Mr. Liu can continue to support and help us in Jiangxi."

"We in Jiangxi are going to build a railway running from north to south, from Hongdu to Ganzhou in the south, and if conditions permit, we can continue to build it to Guangdong. In this way, we can open up the development artery of our Jiangxi to the south and promote the development of our Jiangxi. develop."

Gao Jiang glanced at Wei Ying across the way, if you don’t say it first, then I will say it first, the railway must be in his hands first, there are railways on the south side of the river, so naturally on the Jiangxi side Can't lag behind people.

And once the plan is finalized, the main artery of the Ming Dynasty North-South Railway will pass through Jiangxi. With the railway, transportation will be greatly facilitated, and everything will be much more convenient.

"Liu Gong, we in Huguang also plan to build a railway, and this time we came to see Liu Gong. I hope Liu Gong can strongly support us in Huguang."

Wei Ying, who was on the opposite side, immediately became anxious when he heard it, and said quickly, if he didn't say anything else, it might be too late.

　Jiangxi in the Song and Ming Dynasties was indeed very good. If you think about it, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi together know that Jiangxi was very good at that time, but it gradually weakened. There are two reasons for this. One is the policy. In the early Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that a large number of Jiangxi people be relocated to Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Southwest. In the early Qing Dynasty, Huguang filled Sichuan and Jiangxi filled Huguang, and a large number of young and strong laborers migrated to Huguang area. One is the war. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement continued to see-saw wars repeatedly in Jiangxi and Anhui, which led to the loss of a large number of people and wealth. Zeng Guofan plundered a large amount of wealth from Jiangxi and Jiangnan and returned to Hunan to build a large number of new schools. This is the main reason why Jiangxi is not as good as before. reason.

　　
　
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