More than 600,000 acres of land have begun to be given to the people.
Yuan Wendu sent more than fifty people to various places to observe the situation of land transfer in secret.
Among them, Yang Xuangan, who belonged to Jiangxia County, did not know how to behave. When he awarded the land, he did not mention Yang Ming at all. On the other hand, the other three people vigorously promoted that the land grant was an order from the general manager's office.
As a result, people all over Jingzhou were praising Yang Ming's merits. Some people who were assigned fields even worshiped Yang Ming at home.
I'm not dead yet... Yang Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing the news.
The first step in rectifying the Wen family has been completed.
Yang Ming did this because he wanted to win the hearts and minds of the people in the Jingzhou area and lay a foundation for the future.
As long as the Jingzhou area recognizes him, there will be something that can be used here in the future chaos.
Winning the hearts and minds of the people is the first step, and installing your own people is the second step.
At present, the county lieutenant of Jiangling County and the county lieutenant of Jiangling County have been vacated. Murong Sanzang can appoint these two positions by himself.
But Yang Ming refused to let go of this power.
If there wasn't anyone suitable to be a prefect around him, he would have wanted to replace Murong Sanzang. Of course, changing a prefect was not easy, and the process was very complicated.
Murong could become Yang Jian's confidant, but it was not easy for him to become his because the second child was married to Jing Zhaowei, and Murong Sanzang was backed by Wei.
On this day, Yang Ming called Yuan Wendu and asked him if he had any suitable candidates.
He can't say he has much trust in Yuan Wendu, but the Yuan family currently no longer has the backing of the old Crown Princess Yuan Zhen, and his father has successfully succeeded to the throne of the crown prince, so the Yuan family's future focus will inevitably be Lean in this direction.
In other words, so far, this person is worthy of entrusting some things to him. As for what will happen in the future, it remains to be seen.
"Your Highness, do you want to arrange candidates for these two positions?" Yuan Wendu asked.
Yang Ming nodded: "Well, do you have any candidates to recommend?"
"I dare not recommend it,"
Yuan Wendu knew very well that these two positions were of no importance to Yang Ming, but since he wanted to appoint him, it meant that he wanted to cultivate close followers, so how could he recommend them?
Could the one he recommended be Yang Ming's confidant? So he must stay out of it.
Yang Ming could also roughly guess Yuan Wendu's inner thoughts, and said with a smile: "You are my long history, I have absolute trust in you, and you know this place better than me. I recommend a few people to come out. The king will consider it himself."
Having said this, it would be a bit pretentious for Yuan Wendu not to mention a few names, so he said:
"Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, all county and county officials have been selected from the local area. The first priority is their virtue. Only those with high prestige will not be qualified. The second priority is their talent. Without talent, it is not enough to judge the matter. Only those with both virtue and talent are the best choices. .”
"At the moment, in Jiangling, the Shen family, the Xiong family, the Cai family, and the Zhang family should be given priority. Your Highness may wish to choose among these aristocratic families."
Yang Ming nodded: "I will think about it, you go down."
Yuan Wendu resigned. He felt more and more that this young highness was too powerful and that his long history was just a decoration.
Yang Ming knew that the choice of Zuoguan could only be made among the clans, because ordinary people were not very literate, let alone read books.
Only those who have read books can be officials.
Yang Ming called Pang Tao and asked him to take someone to the Shen family and invite the person in charge of the Shen family to the general manager's office.
In the evening, a woman under forty years old was invited to the back hall.
Yang Ming stood in the hall and greeted the other party with a smile: "It is rare for a woman to take care of the housework. Please sit down."
Shen said she didn't dare, and after saluting Yang Ming, she said, "It is my honor to be summoned by His Highness, and it is also the honor of the Shen family."
Yang Ming waved his hand and motioned to the maid to help him sit down.
Mrs. Shen could no longer refuse, so she nodded politely to the maid, then sat down on the last chair, with her back straight.
Sitting posture is dignified and elegant.
Yang Ming had already inquired about this woman's background, which was a bit funny.
The Shen family in front of me was originally a maid in the palace of King Qin Jun. When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Yang Jun's middle army was in Jingzhou, and the Shen family provided money and effort.
So Yang Jun gave the girl to Shen Xing, the head of the Shen family at that time, as a concubine. Shen Xing was good at flattering people, so he divorced his first wife, let Shen into the main house, and gave birth to him. Two sons.
As for Shen Xing, he died on the battlefield when he followed Yang Liang to fight Goguryeo, so Shen became a widow.
The fact that an orphan and a widowed mother can gain a foothold in the Shen family of Nuo Da, and that she can convince the public in such a patriarchal society and become the talkative person of the family is enough to show that this woman is very capable.
And those few paintings by Zhan Ziqian were given by her.
"I heard that your government is engaged in water transportation business?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.
Mr. Shen stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, the Han family has been doing water transport in Jiangling for hundreds of years."
"Do everyone in the family study?" Yang Ming asked. Some businessmen's families do not pay attention to studying and only think about making money.
Mr. Shen replied: "Yes, the disciples in the clan have been reading the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, the Book of Rites, and the Spring and Autumn Annals since childhood."
"How many books do you have?" Yang Ming asked again.
Shen replied: "One hundred and ten volumes."
Yang Ming nodded, this is too much. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, all states, counties, and counties set up official schools, that is, government-run schools.
If you want to enter the official school, you have to have connections. To put it bluntly, your father must be an official.
Unfortunately, last month, an edict was issued in Daxing to abolish all local official schools, leaving only the central university, the Imperial College. The reason was that Yang Jian felt that local official schools were too many but not good, and they were all just a bunch of people.
This is the truth. After Yang Ming received the edict last month, when Yuan Wendu closed Jiangling Official School, there was not a single student in the school, and no one knew where they were.
If their father is an official, they may become officials in the future and learn a lot.
However, the books read by the Shen family are still too few, and it is impossible to pass the scientific examination and become an official.
Although the Sui Dynasty imperial examination was only the prototype of the Chinese imperial examination, its examination content was quite complex.
The first is the three major, middle and minor classics, which must be read thoroughly.
The major classics are "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan".
The Chinese Classics are the Book of Songs, Zhouli, and Ritual.
The Xiaojing is "Book of Changes", "Shang Shu", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Gu Liang Zhuan".
In addition, "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" must be thoroughly understood.
But it is not easy for ordinary people to find this set of books in their homes.
After Yang Ming inquired, he found that the Shen family's collection of books was missing a lot, and even the most basic Four Books and Five Classics could not be collected.
So he said: "There are some books in the General Manager's Mansion. I can give them to you to copy. If the children of your family are willing to work hard, I can help you get one or two of the Jiangling Tribute Scholarships next year."
Mrs. Shen was stunned, quickly stood up, and knelt down towards Yang Ming with a grateful look on his face:
"Your Highness's kindness will never be repaid by the entire Shen family."
She knew very well that if a small family like hers wanted to become an official, they could only rely on their local connections and become a left-handed official. If they really wanted to join the family, the only way for the Menyin family was to take the scientific examination.
But the difficulty lies in the fact that the annual quota of tributes from various states and counties cannot fall on them.
Moreover, no matter how talented the tributes in the Jiangling land were, they were not reused and most of them could only serve as casual civil and military officials.
But now that King Hedong is willing to recommend him, as long as he passes the exam and the Shen family relies on the big tree of King Hedong, there will be no way out.
It can be said that Yang Ming's words directly affected the future rise and fall of the Shen family.
"Get up, I am just showing you the way for the Shen family. Whether you can do it or not depends on you."
Although Yang Ming spoke, Shen still knelt down and refused to get up.
"Get up!" Yang Ming said solemnly.
heard this sentence
, Mrs. Shen stood up with sobs: "I have lost my composure, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Yang Ming said calmly: "At this time tomorrow, I will come to the Governor's Mansion to pick up the book. After copying it, I will return the original."
"Yes, I take my leave," Ms. Shen slowly retreated.
The collection of books in the General Manager's Mansion is still quite large. These were brought by Yang Ming from Daxing. They are all basic books, but the ones around Yang Yinjiang are rare collections.
Yang Ming ordered Nuan Dong Liang Xia to select nearly a hundred volumes of books from the library, and asked Shen to take them away the next day.
This time, Mrs. Shen came and brought two carts full of gifts. Yang Ming took a quick look and could tell that the other party was planning to spend a lot of money to curry favor with him.
It's not necessary. Since I want to use you, I won't accept these things from you.
So Yang Ming ordered him to take it away and focus on studying.
Shen couldn't describe her current state of mind. On the way home, she still felt as if she had had a big dream, which gave her a completely unreal feeling.
The Shen family is the general manager's house from her line, so her position in the Shen family will be even more unshakable in the future.
And she has always been able to carry things clearly. When she is in charge of the affairs of the clan, she has always been a bowl of water, so when she goes back this time, she will ask each room to copy the books, select the disciples who are good at learning, and work hard to strive for tomorrow. Before the selection, there can be one or two outstanding ones.
The three quotas in Jiangling County last year were all determined by Murong Sanzang. Two were given to the Xiao family and one was given to the Wen family. They should have made a fortune.
The Lanling Xiao family's focus on family development had shifted back to Jiangnan when Yang Guang became the general manager of Yangzhou. Those who stayed in Jiangling were all small branches. After all, Jiangnan was the Xiao family's headquarters.
This year, Murong Sanzang gave all three quotas to the Wen family. Unfortunately, the three places that the Wen family had accepted were all declined, leaving them with nothing.
If you want to be selected as a tribute scholar, you have to rely on connections, but if you want to pass the exam, you have to show your true talents and study hard.
Like Fang Xuanling, only those with connections and talents can stand out, but without the support of noble people after passing the exam, they will be mediocre throughout their lives.
And Yang Ming is undoubtedly a noble person.
The next day, Xu Jing, under Yang Ming's instruction, led a dozen guards from the General Manager's Palace to the Shen family in Xicheng.
The entire Shen family came out to greet him.
Xu Jing stood in the courtyard, glanced at the dark crowd in front of him, and asked:
"Who is Shen Lun?"
In the crowd, a young man was stunned for a moment and hurriedly stepped forward to salute:
"The common man is Shen Lun."
Xu Jing glanced at this person and said, "Because of the recommendation of my sister-in-law Shen, the King of Hedong has ordered you to take up the post of Jiangling County Lieutenant. You will take office tomorrow."
After saying that, Xu Jing turned around and left.
Ms. Shen was also stunned on the spot, at a loss. I didn’t recommend it?
At this time, Shen Lun, who had reacted, suddenly knelt down towards her and cried bitterly: "Sister-in-law is willing to recommend me in front of His Highness regardless of the past grudges. Shen Lun is so ashamed."
Mrs. Shen hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "As a family, we don't talk to each other. Now you are highly valued by His Highness. You should be a good student and an official. Think twice about everything and don't disappoint His Highness."
"My brother knows that he will live up to His Highness's kindness and his sister-in-law's kindness," Shen Lun cried.
After ten years in the Shen family, someone in the family finally served as Jiangling's left official.
Yang Ming's action resolved the long-standing conflict between the Shen family and his brother-in-law Shen Lun. From then on, the Shen family had a greater say in the clan.
In this way, Yang Ming became Shen's biggest supporter and gained the other party's absolute loyalty.
