Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1543, fortune and misfortune depend on each other

I didn't dare to oppose it, but everyone didn't stand up to express their support.

Because there are too many officials from Jiangnan in the ruling and opposition parties, and most of them are related to them. If you oppose it, you can't stand up and support it. Otherwise, after everyone knows the news, you will definitely offend Nanzhili to death. Shilin.

Not everyone is as strong as Liu Jin, who is not afraid of anything. He dared to raise it, but everyone dared not stand up to show support.

"Your Majesty, the land of the south of the Yangtze River has been full of talents and capable people since ancient times. This reduction of their scientific examination quota will inevitably cause great dissatisfaction among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. It will also appear unfair and unconvincing."

Xie Qian looked at the other ministers, sighed silently and helplessly in his heart, and finally stood up to speak for the Jiangnan people.

He is from Zhejiang, and he can be regarded as a native of Jiangnan, and he has a lot of concern for Jiangnan Shilin. He used to oppose the introduction of commercial tax, and now he is actually opposed to commercial tax, but he has little voice in the court.

There are Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, the two elders in the front row, and there are ministers such as Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, and Zhong Zhong behind. .

Commercial tax must be levied. The court has no money and can't do anything. Commercial tax must be collected. In the end, it also fully supports Liu Jin's tax reform.

The situation is the same now.

Reducing the quota of Jiangnan's scientific examinations is just a means, the real purpose is to hit Jiangnan Shilin, draw the salary from the bottom of the pot, and completely make Jiangnan Shilin gradually lose the right to speak in the court.

This is undoubtedly another heavy blow to Jiangnan Shilin.

Emperor Hongzhi had already cracked down on Jiangnan Shilin several times, and now he is going to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot. I am afraid that it will be difficult for Jiangnan Shilin in the future.

"If they are dissatisfied, let them be dissatisfied~"

"When I am dissatisfied, who will consider it for me?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xie Qian, and said directly without giving Xie Qian any face.

In the past, Xie Qian was still very important. Of course, at that time, Emperor Hongzhi trusted civil officials very much. However, after many things happened later, after Emperor Hongzhi saw the faces of these civil officials clearly, he no longer treated the civil official group as before. Trusted.

As for Xie Qian, he opposed the introduction of commercial tax many times, and his opposition to tax reform also made Emperor Hongzhi very dissatisfied. Everyone knew the situation of the court very clearly. Tax reform was obviously imperative, so he still opposed it.

There is also the matter of the resumption of military power. The voices of opposition from the ruling and opposition parties are very loud, and so is Xie Qian. These all make Emperor Hongzhi dissatisfied with him.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi has always been kind to others, and Xie Qian is an elder in the cabinet, so Emperor Hongzhi has always given Xie Qian face and did not express it directly.

Now that there is a big incident in Nanjing, it is found out that it is to oppose the imperial court's tax policy and commercial taxation, and to unite to cause such a big incident.

It shows that these gentry, big families, and big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River are completely unscrupulous for their own interests, and they don't care about the Ming Dynasty.

For these people, Emperor Hongzhi must give severe blows.

Liu Jin's strategy is to draw fire from the bottom of the pot, in order to attack the power of Jiangnan Shilin, and at the same time combine the follow-up strategy to completely attack the conservative forces represented by Jiangnan Shilin.

When Emperor Hongzhi got angry so suddenly, everyone couldn't help being startled.

Emperor Hongzhi's self-cultivation had always been very good, and he rarely lost his temper, but he didn't want to. Xie Qian's words made Emperor Hongzhi so dissatisfied.

But everyone thinks of the seriousness of this incident, if it was not Wang Shouren who was in Jiangnan at that time, just change it to another official.

In the face of hundreds of thousands of rioting workers, maybe they listened to what those people said and sent a large army to suppress it.

Although it is certain that the rebellion of these hundreds of thousands of people can be suppressed, once the hundreds of thousands of workers feel that they are rebellious and do not escape death, if the flames of war continue, it may be enough to burn the entire Jiangnan.

Once it reaches that point, Daming will face very heavy losses, and it is unknown how many people will die, and the current prosperity and prosperity may be gone forever.

"Your Majesty calm down~"

The officials said quickly.

"Humph~"

"For those who disregard the overall situation of the country and only care about their own interests, and those who want to ruin my great Ming Dynasty, I will never let it go."

Emperor Hongzhi snorted in extreme dissatisfaction.

Xie Qian was stunned and didn't know what to say, so he could only slowly sit down in his seat.

"It seems that it's time for me to return to my hometown for retirement."

Xie Qian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He is actually still young, only sixty years old, this age is really very young for a big shot in the court, as long as he is in good health, he can work for more than ten years without any problem.

He was born as the No. [-] Scholar, and he was promoted extremely fast. He had already joined the cabinet as a cabinet elder, and it was only a matter of time before he became the chief assistant in the future.

But now, Emperor Hongzhi has expressed his dissatisfaction with himself, and he feels that he has no face to continue standing in this court.

But at the age of [-], he will go home to take care of the elderly, and he has never even served as the chief minister of the cabinet. How can he be so reconciled?

"This matter is settled~"

"Starting from the next township examination, the number of places in the Nanzhili scientific examination will be reduced by one third~"

Emperor Hongzhi ignored what Xie Qian was thinking in his heart, and directly made an order.

"Your Majesty Shengming~"

When Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Liu Jin and others heard this, they also shouted in unison.

In fact, everyone still supports the crackdown on Jiangnan Shilin. Most of the officials in Jiangnan are old-fashioned. They strongly oppose many policies and reforms of the imperial court. They also try to control power and wealth in their own hands. big picture.

Since the famine of that year, grain merchants raised the price of grain and made national fortunes. The salt merchants in the past did not receive much salt tax. The people ate high-priced salt. Until now, in order to oppose commercial taxation, the Nanjing incident has been brought up regardless of the overall situation.

It shows that in their hearts, there is no country, only their interests, whoever moves their interests, they will kill you, regardless of whether it will make the situation in Ming Dynasty turbulent.

However, Jiangnan has been an affiliated place since ancient times. There are many talented scholars and literati, and there are too many capable people and officials. .

"It's been reduced by one-third all at once. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for scholars in Jiangnan to succeed in the future."

Xie Qian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The most important thing in the scientific examination is the provincial examination. If you pass the provincial examination in high school, you can recruit people. Juren has many privileges. At the same time, you can go directly to become an official. It's really a carp leaping over the dragon's gate.

Significantly reducing the number of places in the provincial examination means that the number of applicants from Jiangnan will be greatly reduced in the future. If there are fewer applicants, there will be fewer people participating in the general examination in the future.

Not only will fewer people become officials, but the probability of becoming a high-ranking official will also be greatly reduced in the future. I am afraid that it will be difficult to stand up again for a long, long time.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty, candidates from the south of the Yangtze River dominated the list. After that, it may be difficult for the names of candidates from the south of the Yangtze River to appear.

In itself, the candidates on the Jiangnan side are very difficult, and the exams are extremely involuntary.

Maybe the scholars from the south of the Yangtze River will be sent to other provinces, and they will be able to win the exam easily. The candidates from other provinces may not even be able to pass the exam when they go to the south of the Yangtze River.

Now Emperor Hongzhi has cut the quota by one-third at once, and I am afraid that he will be killed in the future.

"In the future, we will set up a few more colleges and universities here in the south of the Yangtze River~"

Liu Jin is also very clear about this, but this is also the situation Liu Jin wants.

The traditional imperial examinations are meaningless at all. Young talents are tightly bound by stereotyped essays, wasting their great talents in vain.

There are many talented and capable people in the south of the Yangtze River, and this is also the case in later generations. The number of scientists and academicians is the most, which shows the intelligence of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Their smart brains should be put on the right path. Isn't it good to engage in scientific research?

Cut off their imperial examination path as much as possible, and open up another new path for them in a few other universities. Presumably there will be many scientists from Jiangnan in the future.

Jiangnan people attach great importance to education!
Let children study even if they eat bran-swallowed vegetables. This is an important reason why Jiangnan has always produced a large number of talents. In the final analysis, it attaches importance to education.

Now that the road to the imperial examination has become more difficult, it is still possible to take a new path. The new education is also education. Although one cannot become an official, it is still possible to do other things.

There is no need to be unable to get up in the stagnant water of stereotyped essays. For Jiangnan people, this may still be a good thing to welcome the arrival of a new era.

In the future, the imperial examinations will completely decline, and when the imperial examinations are cancelled, Jiangnan's advantages will still be revealed.

In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, places that value education will inevitably continue to emerge a large number of talents, and they will definitely develop and live a good life.

(End of this chapter)