Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 770 Jiangyin 81 Days

Li You proposed to pick up and drop off students by bus, and put it into action. In fact, this method of picking up students by bus had already existed as early as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

In the first year of Yuanguang (134 B.C.), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "initially ordered the prefectures and states to elect one filial piety and honesty", and formally established the inspection system; This time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty won Dong Zhongshu, Sang Hongyang and other ministers who had a great influence on later historical common sense.
The examination system later developed into the imperial examination system, which took shape in the Sui Dynasty. The governments of all dynasties also used carriages and horses to transport the scholars who were enlisted to show courtesy.

But it was abolished later because the money in it could not be afforded.

A bucket of rice in Li Shimin's time was about 3-4 qian, and a bucket of rice is about 12 catties today. Converted, one penny can buy at least 3 catties of rice.

In addition to copper coins, silver is often mentioned in ancient times, and one tael of silver is a thousand copper coins, or also called consistent money. According to the current purchasing power, one tael of silver is equivalent to about 200 yuan.

Due to limited productivity, the most expensive mode of transportation in the Tang Dynasty was horse-drawn carriages. Although the speed of horse-drawn carriages was not as fast as riding a horse directly, the comfort was better. The standard speed of a carriage in the Tang Dynasty was 35 kilometers per day.

Those who are not in good condition can bring their own carriages. The market price at that time was about 50 copper coins for every 100 kilometers, and 35 copper coins for 70 kilometers. Of course, this also excludes those who have a lot of luggage and need extra money.

In the past dynasties, Jinshi was the most important subject, but Jinshi is different from the provincial and general examinations, and only takes the examination in the place where the candidate is located, but has to pass the central government's imperial examination as the selection standard.

In ancient times, the Jiangnan area has always been a major player in imperial examinations. Here is Nanjing as an example. From Nanjing to Chang’an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which is now Xi’an, the distance is about 1100 kilometers based on today’s highways.

Excluding the influence of weather or other factors, assuming that the horse-drawn carriage always travels at a constant speed of 35 kilometers, it will take 31 days to travel from Nanjing to Xi'an, and the total cost will be 2200 renminbi.

If you don't want to increase the cost and change horses along the way, you need to leave a rest time for the horses and people. Although it is a rest time, the coachman also has to count the money. After all, he can't go out to do private work on a day off.

In this way, 31 days is definitely not enough. Counting the increased number of days, plus the cost of board and lodging along the way, at least four taels of silver is required.

Calculated based on prices in the Tang Dynasty, these four taels of silver are almost the current 1 yuan. Even if this price is put into the present, it can be said to be a "sky-high price".

But the Tang Dynasty has just improved a bit, so this bus, the Tang Dynasty cannot afford it.

The imperial court couldn't afford it, and the poor students couldn't afford it even more, so in film and television dramas, we often see a scene, that is, when the ancient examinees went to Beijing to rush for the exam, they often carried a back basket to protect them from the sun and rain. Walking towards the capital, and this scene really existed.

But if you go, it’s better to be closer to the capital. If it’s an inter-provincial distance, it’s too far. It takes about 15 minutes for ordinary people to walk a kilometer. Converted to the standard speed of a carriage in the Tang Dynasty, it would take 35 minutes for a person to walk. Kilometers, even if you have to go at a constant speed without stopping for a moment, you have to go for nine hours.

At the same time, it is also necessary to consider the ancient road conditions and the saying that there is no high-speed. Candidates who depart from Nanjing to Beijing for the exam may have to leave nearly half a year in advance.

That's too long!
Therefore, in order to provide a good environment for the poor students, Li You directly paid for the bus transfer.

Early in the morning of the next day, the elderly scholar brought about thirty or forty scholars to the county government office. These scholars signed up together, and as long as you signed up, you could get ten silver coins, two yuan Soap.!

Looking at the ten guan silver coins and two pieces of soap in their hands, many poor students showed excited expressions. The older scholar was called Zhao Yin. When Zhao Yin handed over the silver coins and soap he had brought to his wife.

Zhao Yin's wife burst into tears, because this is Zhao Yin's wife who has been giving and paying, and it is the first time that Zhao Yin has taken back the money from his home. The money can be obtained because of his status as a scholar, how much more Not much, I feel a little bit of proof of my identity as a scholar.

And this also made many scholars, especially those from poor families, feel the court's respect for them.

And Jiangyin County was the first place where Li You let Hubenwei's bus arrive, because Li You had a different mood here. In a certain year in the future, no matter how hard Li You tried, he might not be able to stop that catastrophe.

That catastrophe is called Jiangyin 81st!
In the summer of 1645, Jiangyin people fought against the hair-shaving order under the leadership of Jiangyin classics: Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Feng Houdun and others.Because it lasts for 81 days, it is called "Jiangyin 81 days".

In this battle, 10 Jiangyin people faced 24 Qing army cavalry, more than 200 red-clothed cannons, and fought against the isolated city in a bloody battle. On the 81st day of fighting against the Qing army, they killed more than 7 Qing soldiers, 5 princes, and 3 generals. The city was destroyed and massacred, and no one surrendered. More than 18 people died inside the city, and more than [-] people died outside the city.

Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, and Feng Houdun were called "Jiangyin Anti-Qing Sangong" by later generations.

Later generations commented on Jiangyin: "In the season of Ming Dynasty, Shilin has no shame or hatred. Those who are high-ranking officials and enjoy a high reputation are proud of begging for surrender with their masks on; and the commanders-in-chief of the frontier are all introverted. Duyan and Chen Erdianshi It is to see righteousness in one city.

If Xiangshi guards Jingkou, then Jiangnan will not be able to surrender. "

This is very true. The Cangjiang River shows its true qualities. When it was invincible everywhere, Yan Yingyuan relied on the support of the people in Jiangyin to face a strong enemy and was not afraid of danger. He persisted for nearly three months and killed several Qing bandits. Thousands of people severely frustrated the spirit of the Qing army, restrained the main force of the Qing invaders from going south, and promoted the anti-Qing struggle in various places.

After the city was broken, they still fought desperately in the street, "no one surrendered".

It is better to be broken than to be whole, leaving a glorious page in the history of China's anti-aggression.There is the good name of Zhangfu, which is called Hua, and the great etiquette is called Xia.Swear not to collude with the Tartars.

Li You admired Jiangyin, so Li You gave Jiangyin students the greatest courtesy. Li You sent the most elite Rugui Company around him to escort the convoy of Jiangyin students. On the day they left, nearly 4 people from Jiangyin County saw them off.

Eighty-one students from poor families in Jiangyin kowtowed at the city gate of Jiangyin to thank their elders and elders for sending them off. They all vowed that they would return to high school for the well-being of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty, and the common people.

As the sun set, the motorcade started and the whip cleared the way. Li You tried his best to treat Jiangyin students with courtesy, and remembered the 81 days in Jiangyin!
(End of this chapter)