Feng Ziying's academy career seemed a bit ordinary, but also obviously uneasy.
Morning classes only last for half an hour, and are usually for students to study by themselves, so as to strengthen their self-study.
In the morning and afternoon, college professors, teaching assistants and lecturers are responsible for teaching. Generally, the Four Books and Five Classics are studied according to the learning progress of students in Schools A and B. In the morning, most of the Four Books and Five Classics are studied, while in the afternoon, they are studied Various collections of writings.
In the evening, several teachers who had served as officials, such as the Mountain Chief and the Dean of the Academy, or senior scholars who came to the academy from outside to give lectures, were responsible for giving lectures on current affairs in various places and even government decisions in the DPRK.
Feng Ziying had never thought that the academies of Da Zhou were so enlightened. They only needed to study the Four Books and Five Classics, but studying and talking about current affairs was a bit awesome.
It is said that Shuntianfu Academy is relatively cautious and restrained in this regard, while some academies in Jinling and even Jiangnan are more open in this regard.
Students in some academies in the south of the Yangtze River were more enthusiastic about participating, and many political essays were often passed on to local officials and even Jinling Metropolitan Procuratorate and officials from the Six Ministries, entering their field of vision.
This is actually a disguised way to increase exposure opportunities, and it also helps these students get the attention of some big shots in North Korea and China as early as possible and then train them.
Although Jinling, as Nanjing, has far less power than the capital, this is imperial Nanjing after all. Many important officials from the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Sixth Ministry and the General Affairs Department may return to the capital, the political center of the empire, once they have the opportunity, so they also attach great importance to it. After collecting the social conditions and public opinions in the Jiangnan area, it is natural to pay more attention to the views and opinions of Jiangnan Shilin.
Under the candlelight, the students in Yishe Wafang Classroom were divided into several groups and listened carefully to Feng Ziying's introduction to her trip to Shandong.
"My little brother is traveling south from Tongzhou and passes through Dezhou. There are more than ten heads hanging on the city walls, which are terrifying..." The internal reason is that due to the harsh salt tax, the coast of Shandong was originally a salt-producing area, but even so, the people of Shengdou still suffered from The price of salt was very high, so private salt dealers came into being. According to my understanding, private salt dealers are very rampant in Beizhili and Shandong provinces. In a sense, this seems to reduce the burden on the people. They buy salt at a low price, but the consequences are extremely serious..."
Someone here immediately joined in and echoed Feng Ziying's words: "The student is from Yaozhou, Shaanxi. This kind of situation is also common in Shaanxi. Private salt dealers travel from village to village and have great influence in the local area. Moreover, they outnumber the local powerful and evil gentry." Collusion,…”
The person who started talking was Song Shixiang, which was a help, and he was also a roommate after all.
"Yangzhou salt merchants are the richest in the world and are extravagant. Why does the imperial court not change the salt law? This allows such a moth to profit from it and the people are miserable, but allows these merchants to drink wine and have meat in the forest..." This is Xu Qixun.
Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen both attached great importance to this teaching course. Guan Yingzhen presided over it, and even Qi Yongtai made an exception to attend it.
"We will not discuss the old rules and laws of the imperial court for the time being, but you can first make an analysis of this phenomenon. That is, the price of salt is artificially high, who benefits and who loses. The prevalence of illegal salt has brought consequences to the entire imperial government. What damage,..."
Guan Yingzhen took the initiative to take over the topic and guide the direction.
The academies in Shuntian Prefecture are not like the academies in Jiangnan, where they can discuss politics and criticize at every turn. The emperor still has to show some dignity, and Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen will have to consider re-entering officialdom in the future.
Unlike the academies in the south of the Yangtze River, many Shanchangzhangyuan are simply scholars who are quite famous in the local area, but they have never been able to pass the Jinshi examination and serve as officials. There is no hope in their official career, so they have a bit of a stubborn attitude. Naturally, Just dare to be more presumptuous.
In some aspects, the Zhou Dynasty also followed the example of the Song Dynasty. It was relatively tolerant of the opinions of literati. As long as it was not particularly excessive, there would generally not be too much intervention. At most, the academic affairs of the provinces would be reprimanded and ordered to make corrections.
"Yuxuan, what kind of harm do you think this kind of rampant illegal activities will bring to the court and local officials?" Guan Yingzhen valued Chen Qiyu very much, with gentle eyes.
"Master, the student thinks that first of all, it will bring damage to the imperial court's tax revenue. Salt tax is an important financial revenue for the imperial court. If this is allowed, it will definitely reduce tax revenue..."
Chen Qiyu said calmly: "The second is that it may allow such private salt dealers to become more powerful. Most of these private salt dealers are local powerful people. Once their power expands, they will pose challenges to local governance. At the end of the Li Tang Dynasty, The Huangchao uprising was caused by the entanglement of private salt dealers..."
Guan Yingzhen nodded slightly. It was already very good to be able to talk to this point. He was worthy of being one of the Three Shanxi Masters of Dongyuan. He did have some insights.
"Ziying, what harm do you think this illegal salt industry will bring?" Guan Yingzhen turned around and asked.
He also wanted to see what unique insights this guy who was a little different from the students in the school could have.
"Master Yuan, Brother Yuxuan's opinion is very pertinent, but students who have been in the border areas for a long time know that the food from Jiubian Land is mainly transported by the old method. However, in recent years, the enthusiasm of these merchants to transport food has not been high, and it is largely due to There are two factors. One is that the royal court's salt scandal led to a decline in the value of salt imports and merchants were hesitant. The other is the rampant use of private salt, which has damaged the interests of salt merchants and is unwilling to provide such transportation. This will bring great harm to the world. The transportation of military supplies to the border areas has a great impact, and even endangers the defense of the Nine Borders. The Tatars are still powerful, and the Jurchens have ulterior motives. Once the Nine Borders are empty, their troops can reach the capital. The Battle of Hulunsai and the tragedy of the orthodox emperor of the previous Ming Dynasty may repeat themselves."
Feng Ziying's words almost immediately revealed the differences and even gaps between him and the other students here.
Chen Qiyu is considered a leader among them, but his vision is only focused on the harm caused by illegal salt sales. However, Feng Ziying has already seen the harm caused by illegal salt sales to the nine-sided grain transportation model of transporting grain in exchange for salt. Impact and destruction, and even mentioned the crisis that may be caused by the shortage of military supplies in the Nine Borders, which may directly endanger the survival of the dynasty.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Feng Ziying's special identity.
He is the son of a border general and has some knowledge of border military affairs on a daily basis, so of course he can be contacted immediately about such matters.
The vast majority of other students in Qingtan Academy are poor children, or at most ordinary squire children. They don't even know much about daily local government affairs, let alone border military affairs. Naturally, their perspective is not as good as Feng Ziying's. Being so open cannot be made up for by reading a few newspapers or a professor briefly describing the current affairs of the DPRK and China. This is Feng Ziying's advantage.
Almost at the same time, Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen both frowned slightly and exchanged glances at the same time, seeing some worry and touch in each other's eyes.
Qingtan Academy is mainly composed of poor scholars. Although it has its advantages, that is, they study hard, are determined, have strong ambitions, and have strong plasticity, it also has some shortcomings, such as little knowledge, narrow vision, and the mentality of most people. Generally speaking, I am lacking in mind. Perhaps this situation will be improved after I become an official in the future.
In contrast, the children of officials, gentry, and even these noble children have obvious advantages and disadvantages. If one or two of these children can overcome their own shortcomings, their future will be limitless.
In Qi Yongtai's view, Feng Ziying undoubtedly has such potential.
The shortcomings in the classics and meanings are actually nothing, and according to Zhou Chaozong, Feng Ziying still has a good foundation in the classics and meanings, but she has some problems in studying and responding to scientific examinations. Over time, these shortcomings can be made up for.
Qi Yongtai knew Zhou Chaozong's temperament. If he said it was OK, it would be OK, and if it was not OK, it would be no. This meant that Feng Ziying's biggest problem was no longer a problem when Zhou Chaozong was here to help check for deficiencies.
Guan Yingzhen also realized this, and he had to say that Qiao Yingjia had chosen a good disciple.
It cannot be said that Feng Ziying is Qiao Yingjia's disciple, but if Feng Ziying is lucky in the future, she will definitely accept Qiao Yingjia's great love.
This boy is indeed different from others. Why does he appear to be a character who has been in the officialdom for a long time when he is only twelve years old? Even though his father had been the commander-in-chief of Datong for many years, this would not be the case.
Of course, Guan Yingzhen can just think about these issues. Feng Ziying is still too young. It's too early to say anything about it now, but it must be admitted that this child has great potential.
Since this child now belongs to Dongyuan, Guan Yingzhen will certainly not miss it.
