As the ruling center of Liangzhou, Ganzhou Zhangye has been the strategic focus of the Central Plains Dynasty to the Western Regions since ancient times. However, hundreds of years of wars have caused it to decline. By the time of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, this important city had been reduced to a dilapidated Zhong County. When Yang Shuang, King of Wei Zhao, was the general manager of Liangzhou, he certainly repaired the city of Zhangye, but his general manager of Liangzhou mainly targeted the powerful Turkic Khanate, so the repairs to Zhangye seemed rather "sloppy". The key buildings were Located in the south of Juyanze and beside the Ruoshui River, there are military fortresses such as Datong City and Jinta City. Coupled with the tense relations between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks, Ganzhou was always threatened by war, so the people evacuated to the safer east, causing the decline of Zhangye City to continue. It was not until Yang Ji defeated Bujia Khan and forced the Western Turks to surrender that the Silk Road, which had been interrupted for hundreds of years, became unobstructed.
Based on actual needs, the imperial court approved the application of the Liangzhou Governor's Office to rebuild Zhangye more than a year ago: the dilapidated old city of Zhangye was to be demolished and expanded into a scale that matched the status of the state government.
Although the new Zhangye City is far inferior to Daxing City in terms of size and population, it is still comparable to Taiyuan City, also known as Beijing. And compared with Taiyuan City, which only needs to guard against enemies in the north, Zhangye City can not only go west to the Western Regions, but also go south to Tuyuhun and north to the grasslands. This realistic situation also makes it have to undertake a far more important strategic mission than Taiyuan City.
The former old city was planned as a commercial area by the Governor's Office, and in order to "reduce" the government's financial pressure, all this land was sold to Prince Wei's Mansion, which was then developed by the Prince's business team. The Prince's Mansion invested money to build buildings on both sides of the street. He bought a three-story house and then sold it to Eastern and Western businessmen and wealthy people in Liangzhou at a high price, making the palace make a lot of money.
With the influx of immigrants and businessmen, Zhangye City has become more and more prosperous, and its population has exceeded 200,000. In addition, there are two famous scholars, Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo, in Liangzhou, and their strong appeal and prestige among the scholars have attracted many celebrities and humble scholars to come here. The arrival of these people has also attracted Zhangye. The academic atmosphere has become very intense.
Today, the commercial district in the city has become the most prosperous commercial center in Liangzhou. There are nearly a thousand shops, restaurants, inns, brothels, and mansions. Flags and banners are fluttering on both sides of the street, and the sound of shouting comes one after another.
Whether they are businessmen from all over the world or poor scholars studying, almost all of them gather in the business district.
The level of excitement makes people feel like they are in the east and west cities of Daxing City.
Yang Ji, who returned to Zhangye from Taozhou, felt extremely happy when he saw the bustling Zhangye City. Unfortunately, before he could feel the prosperity of the business district, he was welcomed into the official office of the General Manager by officials.
"See the chief steward." A group of heroes gathered in the main hall. Except for the generals who were far away at the border and Wei Yunqi who was not present, Yin Shishi, Yang Shanhui, Liu Quan, Yu Shinan, Xiao Yu, Wang Cong, Liu Xuan, Liu Zhuo, Li Dabian, Song Zhengben, He Tuo, A Chi, Yang Shidao and others were almost all concentrated here.
"Everyone is excused! Please take your seats." Yang Ji laughed, and after accepting everyone's bows calmly, he extended his hand to help.
The purpose of his return to Beijing this time was to get married, but he encountered many things on the way back. Other things came second. The key was to solve the big problem of party items.
After this incident, Yang Ji not only successfully solved Liangzhou's internal worries, but also gained a large number of people. He also used the battle with Weizhou to create a very stable internal environment for the future decisive battle with Tuyuhun, allowing him to have As people's livelihood improved over time, the imperial court's prestige also penetrated into various Qiang tribes that had previously refused to cooperate. This prompted the attitude of those tribes with limited strength but very stubbornness to change drastically. Under the pressure of the situation, they handed over their power to local officials one after another, returned power to the government, and actively requested the government to implement the policy of dispersal and separation for them.
This also enables the General Administration to easily set up administrative units such as townships, li, and bao in various states and counties. At the same time, household registration was checked, land was measured, and taxes were collected in areas where townships were established.
Each tribe was originally a country within a country. The chiefs of each tribe did not have to pay taxes to the court and local officials. They only had to pay tribute every year. However, internally they brutally plundered the people and kept all the wealth for themselves. . After the implementation of the policy of dispersion and separation, the ethnic minority people who became subjects of the Sui Dynasty were no longer exploited by the chiefs. They would all pay taxes according to the court's tax collection method, and the pressure was greatly reduced. Some serious tribal people even had to pay less. Paying more than 90% of the taxes. When these tax policies were conveyed in place, various tribes that were not suppressed by the chiefs responded one after another with a welcoming and cooperative attitude.
Although there are still some small tribes who are ignorant of current affairs and are resisting stubbornly, but under the general trend, these small tribes have become out of date.
If after all the tribes in Liangzhou have been rectified and reformed, but these tribes are still stubborn, Yang Ji, who has freed up his hands, will naturally suppress them with force.
After chatting with his subordinates, they talked about the next governance and the future development direction of Liangzhou. Many things were gradually taking shape during the discussions, such as promoting people's livelihood, establishing schools, etc. But even if the Liangzhou family dies, and even if Yang Jian and Yang Guang fully support Liangzhou's reform, there are some things that cannot be rushed.
Take the four schools that will be established in each township, village, and village as an example. Although Yang Ji really wants to get it right in one step, it is not that easy to promote it. The biggest obstacle is not the non-existent big families and powerful families. , local powerful, but books and teachers.
Although paper books have opened up the situation, the paper and printed books produced in Liangzhou must serve the overall situation of the Sui Dynasty, rather than favoring the small area of Liangzhou, otherwise it will be to sacrifice the original and seek the last.
However, in terms of current productivity, the paper and books produced in Liangzhou were a drop in the bucket, far from meeting the needs of the entire Sui Dynasty. Even if some were retained, they would still be very few.
Another problem is the lack of teachers in Liangzhou. In order to resist movable type printing and books, and to resist the reopening of schools in Liangzhou, the children of the aristocratic family were not even qualified as officials in Liangzhou, so they can't be expected to come here to teach.
As for the poor scholars, their ultimate goal in studying is to become an official. If they really can't become an official, they usually use the knowledge they have learned to benefit their hometown and pass it on to their hometowns who are thirsty for knowledge, instead of wasting their good time in unfamiliar remote mountains. middle.
However, compared with the promotion of education, it is more difficult to improve the status of craftsmen; the social order of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce has been throughout thousands of years of history. It is okay to improve the status of craftsmen, but they must first produce results that are recognized by the world, otherwise Yang Ji It is useless to unilaterally try to improve the status of craftsmen. Not to mention that scholars will not buy it, even the craftsmen themselves will be resistant.
Therefore, the road must be walked step by step, and no corruption can be carried out. Otherwise, this weak foundation will be ruined. The consequence of the failure is that the voices that Yang Jian and Yang Guang suppressed will burst out, making all efforts return to the original state. beyond the origin.
Yang Ji knew that the current stage was to make achievements and train craftsmen silently, rather than to shout silly slogans, so when he discussed with everyone, he only said that high treatment would be used to stimulate the craftsmen's enthusiasm for work, rather than improving their social status.
In addition, it is a business matter. Most of the twelve states under Liangzhou are barren lands, but being close to the Silk Road is a unique advantage. If a complete commercial network is built in the Western Regions, we can move forward. The Sogdian middlemen were opened, and 70% to 80% of the profits originally belonging to the Sogdians were returned to the Sui Dynasty, which effectively promoted the economy under Liangzhou.
This era had great contempt for merchants and commerce; merchants were not even considered ordinary people. Their social status was only a little higher than that of slaves. Not only could they not be officials, but their daily lives were also subject to various strict restrictions, so Xue Ju would rather disperse at first. In addition to family wealth, the family must be promoted to civil status. This does not mean that Xue Ju must be an official, but that he and his descendants can live a normal life and avoid being cold-eyed and ostracized by the entire society.
But Yang Ji knew very well the value of business and businessmen. In his view, a healthy and strong country can only continue to be strong if hundreds of schools of thought coexist.
As for the Buddha who is good at amassing money and defrauding, it is an external thing. Not only is it not qualified to be counted among the hundreds of schools, it is also not an object of support. In Yang Ji's eyes, it is the most successful and largest MLM organization. , should be banned.
As for what Yang Ji said about using agriculture to help the people, using medicine to strengthen the people, using business to enrich the people, using yin and yang to understand the weather and weather, using Confucianism and Taoism to establish morality, governing the country with law, using industry to strengthen the army, using the army to strengthen the country, and using vertical and horizontal forces to weaken the enemy, etc. idea. Although not everyone agreed, no one denied anything.
Although these concepts are a distant blueprint, the idea of using education alone to promote hundreds of academic schools is very attractive and feasible. It may not be possible in one generation, but if the seeds are sown, sooner or later, It will take root, sprout, and thrive.
"I wonder how the general manager plans to implement Baijia Education?" Yang Shanhui, who was promoted to the principal of the Procuratorate, hesitated for a moment and asked.
Yang Ji said: "The key lies in the four schools and the county school. Only by laying a solid foundation here can we go to Liangzhou University for further studies."
In fact, the four schools, county school, state school, and Taixue are the elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university in the education system of later generations. They only differ in school age. After Yang Ji improved it, there is no difference even in school age. , the key now lies in the textbooks and teachers of each subject.
"The general manager's idea is very good and beautiful, but it is unrealistic." Liu Xuan, who was in charge of education, shook his head and sighed: "Among the hundreds of schools of thought, except for Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, students from other schools of thought need to be very high-level. Only with a certain amount of talent can one get started. After getting started, it will take decades to become a talent. In the end, there are very few people who become masters. Therefore, in the era when a hundred schools of thought contend, there are only a few disciples of those obscure and difficult families who cannot compete at all. Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, which are full of talents, as well as Mohism, which is similar to these three schools. This is also an important reason why the three schools of Confucianism, Legalism, and Military Affairs have prospered, while the other schools have declined. In the era of exclusive Confucianism, there were already very few More than 90% of scholars have studied Confucianism, Law, and Military Studies, which are suitable for becoming officials. Therefore, people who are proficient in engineering, medicine, arithmetic, yin and yang, Zongheng and other academics are extremely rare. If we start from the four subjects, we will start to classify them. Where does the Chief Manager come from with so many teachers?"
Liu Zhuo next to him also added: "Actually, ordinary people with a little knowledge know that engineering, medicine, agriculture, arithmetic, yin and yang and other academic disciplines are more practical than Confucianism, and they are also essential knowledge in daily life. They are very paranoid Confucian scholars. , also agree with these practical learnings, but these practical learnings are too difficult to learn and become successful; even if the saints now praise and promote the coexistence and contention of a hundred schools of thought, it will not change much."
Yang Ji nodded when he heard this. Let alone now, even in an era without illiteracy, there were very few talents who specialized in practical learning. Among the more than one billion scholars, there were tens of thousands of professional masters. After a while, Yang Ji sighed: "But since we have this awareness, we can't just do nothing, right?"
It’s not that Yang Ji is impatient, or that he is overly biased against big families and powerful people, but that these so-called elites have big goals. Not only do they know what they want, but they will not accept their fate if they fail, so “elites” "Class has been the most unstable factor in society since ancient times, even in the 20th century.
I remember that at the beginning of the establishment of the "New Dynasty", all kinds of demons and monsters were all over the world. Even though the first generation of emperors took decades to clean up, at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, the "elites" still set off a war that swept the world. The great turmoil has even affected every village; if it hadn't been for the previous labor pains, if it hadn't been for the strong force of the second generation emperor, otherwise, the situation would have been countless times more serious.
Aren't the northern neighbors that collapsed at the same time and the various forms of the red camp the best anti-revolutionary teaching materials?
This huge contrast and the new world structure also made Ms. Wang, who had come from the war and witnessed and participated in countless histories, say in admiration decades later - "Looking at today's society, the 'Great Emperor' back then That's right."
Today's Sui Dynasty is also a dynasty that has moved from hundreds of years of chaos to a unified dynasty. There are countless times more monsters and monsters than in that era, and the many "old ghosts" behind the "elite" are all powerful figures. This is also As a result, the "elite" class becomes more powerful.
Yang Ji now has a heavy responsibility. If he had not strictly guarded Liangzhou and cleaned up a pure land without "elite" penetration, the future of the Sui Dynasty would definitely be very difficult.
"Of course we have to do it. We will first open multiple disciplines at Liangzhou University to professionally train students in various disciplines." Liu Xuan said: "And there is only one university now, and we don't need many students. When the time is right, Students of all sciences are now qualified to serve as teachers."
"General Manager!" Yang Shanhui said with a cupped hand: "Children who are studying in four subjects will not need higher-level state schools ten years later. The state schools in each state have not yet reached the opportunity to open at the same time. Mr. Liu's method is equivalent to limiting the limited number of schools. of students are concentrated in Liangzhou University, which not only solves the problem of insufficient students, but also conforms to the current situation in Liangzhou."
"I know that!" Yang Ji smiled bitterly: "After all, with the current conditions in Liangzhou, let alone studying in more than ten states, we can't even get enough students for each subject at Liangzhou University alone."
Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo looked at each other and smiled. Liu Xuan smiled and cupped his hands and said: "General Manager, although we 'Second Liu' have a bad reputation, we also have some friends who are also not allowed to be in Shilin. If the General Manager decides to teach in separate subjects, we can write a letter Give these 'like-minded' friends and let them come over and be your husband."
Yang Ji was overjoyed and said, "Then I'd like to thank you, Mr. Liu."
"This is a matter of duty." Er Liu was not good at government affairs, but he loved his current career of teaching and educating people. Seeing that they had nothing to do without them, they stood up to leave and went to their official offices to write letters to their old friends. .
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Just when Yang Ji wanted to ask about the current situation of Xue Shixiong, Mai Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong and others, as well as the issue of Tuyuhun, a civilian officer stepped in and saluted Yang Ji: "General manager, this is from Yangguan." Expediting military intelligence.”
"What a coincidence!" Yang Ji signaled the officer to hand over the urgent report, unfolded the letter and read it carefully, his face gradually becoming serious.
"General Manager, what happened?" Master Yinshi, who was in charge of Liangzhou's military affairs, saw that Yang Ji's expression was wrong, and his heart sank, so he stood up and asked.
"Read it yourself!" Yang Ji handed the letter to Master Yinshi. At this time, more than a month had passed since Xue Shixiong and Mai Tiezhang defeated Murong Shijie and Murong Dagan, and Qian Shixiong's troops left Yangguan City.
This military information is Qian Shixiong's explanation of the current situation in Shanshan: First, Murong Zhao intended to withdraw from Sansha City, but was jointly besieged by the Sui Army and Shanshan Army; secondly, Murong Tieren marched westward with his troops and set up camp in the west valley of Dangjin Mountain Pass. , are at the horns of Sansha City and Nuzhi Military Camp; thirdly, after Xue Shixiong’s son Xue Wanjun discovered the ancient Silk Road, he used prisoners and slaves to clear a strategic channel for the cavalry to travel smoothly. Once they sneaked into the "Many Cliff Zone", they would It can attack the hinterland of Tuyuhun, and it can also steal the escape route of Murong Tieren and Murong Zhao.
In view of the current situation, the three generals formulated three more battle plans: first, to encircle and annihilate Murong Zhao's tribe in Sansha City; secondly, Xue Shixiong and Mai Tiezhang sent a surprise force to attack Murong Liren from behind, forcing him to join forces with Murong Zhao in Sansha City. , and then Xue Shixiong was responsible for killing them all; the third was to ignore these two armies and send a surprise force into the hinterland to repeat the old events in the Great Lakes area.
After thinking for a moment, Master Yinshi handed the letter to Yang Shanhui and looked up at Yang Ji: "General manager, Murong Zhao took the initiative to evacuate, obviously intending to protect the army in Shidi. This is undoubtedly the wisest decision in the predicament faced by Tuyuhun. It’s a decision. It’s just a matter of combat and needs to be carefully considered.”
In the first two combat plans, not only the Yangguan Army will participate in the battle, but also various confrontation points will help the Shanshan battlefield to contain the troops in other parts of Tuyuhun. This means that the Sui Dynasty and Tuyuhun will move from an "ambiguous" confrontation to a formal one. total war, which was seriously inconsistent with the originally proposed arms race.
If an all-out war started at this time, the one who would benefit would definitely be Tuyuhun, not the Sui Dynasty. If Tuyuhun's national power and army soldiers continued to be consumed in the confrontation, the Sui Dynasty, which was not damaged at all in the confrontation, would win very easily.
As for the third combat plan, it can injure Tuyuhun and prevent the two sides from heading towards a full-scale war. However, without the cooperation of the Sui armies from all over the country, this strange army will be a lone army that penetrates deep into the enemy and may die. No one is left, so how do the entire Liangzhou Governor's Mansion deal with the parents, wives, and children of the soldiers?
"Murong Fuyun used Tianzhu King Murong Yong as his envoy to try to negotiate peace with me during the Sui Dynasty. However, he was driven away by our army; however, Murong Yong did not give up and came to the border again and again. It can be seen that Murong Fuyun We don’t want to fight the Sui Dynasty. But if we let Murong Zhao retreat into Dangjin Mountain Pass intact, there will be tens of thousands more powerful enemies in the future." Yang Shanhui said this and made a final decision: "I thought we must annihilate this army. "
"How to annihilate them?" Yang Ji asked.
Yang Shanhui said with a smile: "Let's leave it to the 'Shanshan Army' to fight."
Master Yin Shi shook his head and said: "In terms of military strength and combat power, it is not difficult for the Shanshan Army to annihilate Murong Zhao. The difficulty lies in being Murong Tiejian at Jinshan Pass. When the Yangguan Army cannot take action, the Shanshan Army is very likely to fall into During the encirclement, Qian Shixiong will definitely send troops when the time comes, and this will evolve into a full-scale war."
"Some things can be discussed." Yang Shanhui said: "Murong Zhao is in a dilemma. The one who is anxious now is Murong Fuyun, and the one who hopes to make peace is also Murong Fuyun. While confronting and containing Murong Zhao, we agreed to Murong Yong's entry for peace talks. We might as well put forward some harsh conditions at that time.”
"What conditions?"
"Shanshan and Qiemo belong to the Shanshan Army and have nothing to do with Tuyuhun. Our first condition is that after the Sui Dynasty annihilates the Shanshan Army, these two places will be owned by the Sui Dynasty. The second condition is to give Murong Zhao can give way, but Murong Tiejian at Jinshan Pass also has to retreat to his original position, which gives the 'Shanshan Army' the opportunity to annihilate Murong Zhao." At this point, Yang Shanhui glanced at Yang Ji and said: "In the peace talks We promised Murong Yong that the Yangguan Army could help them contain the Shanshan Army to relax Murong Zhao's vigilance. When the Shanshan Army attacked Murong Zhao, the Yangguan Army took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters."
After hearing these words, Yang Ji couldn't help but nodded: "That's how it will be done."
Yang Shanhui's method was indeed good. Even if Murong Fuyun knew that Qian Shixiong had sent troops, there was nothing he could do if the Sui Dynasty refused to admit it.
If you really can't fool him, let Mai Tiezhang take the blame. Judging from the current situation, he seems to be more interested in being a bandit than the general manager of Guazhou, otherwise he would not go to Shanshan to rob himself; and among the many generals in Liangzhou , only he likes to be a bandit, and only he has the most experience as a thief. Once he is removed from the post of general manager of Guazhou, it will be more convenient for him to go to the hinterland of Tuyuhun to cause trouble.
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