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Chapter 547 Kansai Scholar
Ten years ago.

You want to make learned scholars give up their wealthy lives in Shangdu to teach in the Western Regions Protectorate?
That's equivalent to exiling one of the most cultured people in the country!

They didn't break the law!

If you, as emperor, dare to issue such an imperial edict at will, there will be great Confucian scholars who are not afraid of imperial power and dare to curse you in front of the palace.

The situation now is very different from that of ten years ago.

Kansai?

Is that a place you can just go wherever you want?

A mere dozen or so teaching positions are simply not enough!

A group of elderly men with an average age of over sixty argued so fiercely over these spots that they almost broke the gentlemanly principle of using words rather than fists in public!

They weren't going to be modest when faced with such a coveted prize.

He wished he could pour out all the knowledge he had to show Emperor Qianwu.

The great scholars were not interested in the booming border trade in Guanzhong or the thriving prosperity of Bagua City.

As top cultural figures in China, a single piece of calligraphy or painting they casually create can be worth a fortune.

What kind of wealth haven't they seen?

They usually eat only coarse bran!

They are not particularly rare; merchants from dozens of small countries who are staying in Kansai are engaging in cultural exchanges (working as foreign teachers) in Kansai.

China is a great and powerful nation, and we are very confident in our culture!
The great scholars declared: Chinese is the most beautiful language in the world!

So what exactly do they value?
"Naturally, these are the Kansai First Military Academy, Aoyama Academy, and the free schools run by various garrisons in Kansai."

"The abilities of the graduates of the First Military Academy are always mentioned by Mao Yiyong, the Commander of the Jiangnan Navy, in his reports."

If they could teach these students at the First Military Academy, they would have the opportunity to pull strings for their younger relatives.

Which family doesn't have some troublesome descendants?
The writing is incomplete?
It would be good to send them to school to practice their marksmanship!

Closed-door teaching is especially suitable for spoiled brats!

There were also great Confucian scholars:
"I want to see the free school that the people of Kansai praise so highly, where boys and girls can all attend. I also want to know what these students learn in three to five years?"

Given the premise that Gan Minglan, the Duke of Zhenxi, was the one who recovered the Western Regions.

Even the most pedantic old man, at this crucial moment in vying for this teaching position.

They dared not mention what was said in the previous dynasty's "Records of Exemplary Women":

"Women should be virtuous in their gentleness and graceful in their demeanor; it is inappropriate for them to wield weapons or draw bows."

Not to mention the saying in "Admonitions for Women," "A woman's virtue does not necessarily require exceptional talent and intelligence!"

Those rules were all used to restrain women in the inner quarters.

The Duke of Zhenxi is no ordinary woman!

What are the women like in the border region, who are educated and cultured, when such an extraordinary woman is in power?

The old men were eager to find an answer.

Let's return to Qingshan Academy, which is currently attracting much attention from civil officials.

It was an obscure little academy in the previous dynasty, but it has become very famous in recent years.

Scholars are produced every year.

It was not uncommon to find people who had passed the imperial examinations.

In every imperial examination, there are students from this academy.

There weren't many, only one or two.

His ranking was almost never on the first list, and he could barely be considered a second-ranked scholar.

However, these newly appointed scholars from Kansai are all very young.

They're all under 25!

They were in the prime of their lives.

The great scholars who reviewed the exam papers of the students of Qingshan Academy all had a deep impression of them.

These students' poetry and prose were clearly inferior to those of the students from Jiangnan, but their policy proposals were remarkably well-reasoned.

Rigorous and pragmatic.

They are clearly distinct from the students carefully cultivated by aristocratic families.

According to current practice.

After the palace examination, the top three scholars (Zhuangyuan, Bangyan, and Tanhua) could directly enter the Hanlin Academy and be appointed as officials. The second and third-ranked scholars had to first "observe the government" (internship).

They were usually assigned to government offices such as the Six Ministries, the Censorate, and the Court of Judicial Review to learn government affairs for three to nine months.

Those who excel may remain in Beijing and be appointed to positions such as Attendant Clerk or Chief Clerk.

Those who perform poorly and lack connections will be sent to local areas to serve as county magistrates or judges.

You ask the newly appointed scholars from Kansai whether they performed well during their observation period.
The answer is, of course, excellent!
They work at various health stations in Kansai every year during winter and summer vacations.

Don't be too knowledgeable about politics!
However, after their internships, the newly appointed scholars from Kansai preferred not to stay in the capital to take up their posts, and all of them requested to be transferred to the most difficult prefectures and counties during the Yongtai reign.

Amazing!

Weird!

The great scholars simply watched coldly from the sidelines.

A year passed, and it went unnoticed.

Two years passed without noticeable change.

Let's look back in three to five years.

One by one, they actually managed to make a name for themselves in those poor and remote places.

Led by these young county magistrates, the local people shouted:

"Build a canal, enrich a village; when the canals are open, the crops will be plentiful!"

"Three years of intensive farming will ensure you have no worries about hunger!"

"Raise pigs and grow mulberry trees, and you'll never have to worry about clothes!"

"One village, one industry, and all industries prosper!"

"Thrift and diligence in managing a household will bring prosperity for generations!"

"Stop gambling and extravagance, and your family business will prosper!"

"Reading enlightens the mind, making one proficient in both agriculture and commerce!"

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There were many similar slogans that the great Confucian scholars heard from the provincial administration offices in various regions and reported to the imperial court.

Not only did they shout slogans loudly, but the lives of the local people really did improve because of these slogans.

In particular, in the previous examination, there was a candidate named Zuo Chixia who came in last place.

Who could be the last-place student?

But this last-place scholar, in less than three years, made a name for himself in a medium-sized county under his jurisdiction.

Fireworks were used to establish a reputation.

Fireworks of all colors and shapes!

During festivals, weddings, and funerals, who can live without firecrackers?

More than half of the county's residents were busy with this business.

Silver flowed into the county like water.

Especially during Emperor Qianwu's birthday banquet two years ago, the city of Shang set off the fireworks presented by the county for a full hour.

When the words "Wishing Your Majesty a long life" exploded in the sky above the palace, it was incredibly advanced for this dynasty!
Adults and children alike find it fascinating.

Foreigners also buy into it.

A fireworks shop in the county located in Bagua City saw an astonishing turnover at this year's autumn trade fair.

It is said that when people have full granaries, they know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and shame!

How could people who have become wealthy continue to act like troublemakers?
As a result, the local customs and traditions improved.

In his early twenties, Zuo Chixia, the county magistrate, transformed a mediocre county into a superior one in just three years.

Now, he is the prefect of a prefecture.

Although he was not in the imperial court, his name was frequently mentioned there.

In short.

The names of the scholars from Guanzhong, represented by Zuo Chixia, all included the words "Guanzhong".

Naturally, the Aoyama Academy, which nurtured many scholars from Kansai, gradually came into the view of great Confucian scholars.

Now, do I have the opportunity to become a teacher at Qingshan Academy?

go with!
must go!
They're the ones who go, not others!