Gao pragmatically wanted to keep Shuai Jiamo by his side. His plans were wide spread, but there were not enough talents. Having Shuai Jiamo, a talent with dual majors in mathematics and criminal justice, was very useful to him.
It’s funny to say that although the Xinzheng Gao family is not a family of four generations and three fathers, it is considered prosperous since the generation of the grandfather Gao Shangxian, not to mention the father’s generation, especially the third uncle Gao Gong, who has disciples and old officials all over the world. It stands to reason that it is It shouldn’t be impossible to find talented people.
But the problem is that although there are many disciples under Gao Gongmen, it can be said that they are all over the world, but almost all of them are in the officialdom. At the same time, their talents may not be suitable for Gao Wuzhi's current needs, not to mention that they are too young and their status is not enough to control these senior brothers. Therefore, they have huge connections but take advantage of difficulties.
There is no money to spend guarding the golden mountain.
In fact, since Gao Pragmatic stood out with "Long Wen Whip Shadow" in the Prince's Reading Competition, and later tried his best to make Feng Bao lose face, and secretly came up with the title of "Xiao Ge Lao", Gao Gong's The disciples and old officials were all convinced in their hearts that the master was passing on the mantle to Gao Panggang, and they were very concerned about his every move. Even Wu Dui, who was already a governor, did not dare to underestimate him.
However, that does not mean that they will treat Gao Pragmatism with a surrendering attitude. On the contrary, their attitude towards Gao Pragmatism is generally to help and support.
Gao Pragmatic himself also knew this very well. These senior brothers could only be his official support in the future, but they were not his industrial partners. He could only rely on himself to find solutions for his own industry.
Although the stalls are spread out a bit now, after all, it is still just a foundation. You can also rely on the background of the Gao family to select people from within your family. When these businesses are fully developed and even enter more projects, the shortage of people will definitely become more serious. At that time, we will definitely introduce talents.
If you don’t worry about the long term, you will have immediate worries. Since there will definitely be a talent gap, it’s better to start planning now.
These days, those who are good at studying must first consider becoming an official. Only those who really fail to pass the exam will look for other opportunities. And overall, the proportion of scholars in Ming Dynasty is not high, so it is very difficult to recruit talents. It's difficult.
Gao pragmatic knew that Gao Gong had a plan after taking control of the Ministry of Personnel, which was to increase the training and use of Juren, and now he has begun to gradually advance it.
This is a good idea in itself, and it was also a good policy of Gao Gong in the original history. Gao Pragmatic wonders if he can also recruit talents according to this idea - it may be a bit difficult to recruit people, after all, they can already be candidates for officials, but Where is the scholar?
Aren’t there many failed talents in history who have accomplished many great things? It can be seen that at the level of scholar, there should be many hidden gems.
Shuai Jiamo accepted his invitation, but the case of Ding Sijuan from She County still had to be settled first, so he had to go back.
Gao pragmatic just didn't know whether Shuai Jiamo understood what he hinted to him. If he understood it, he probably wouldn't insist on arguing with the five counties about the merits.
Government affairs are like this sometimes. Whether it is fair or just, it is not the key. Right or wrong is not the decisive factor in handling a government affairs, only the pros and cons.
Children only distinguish between right and wrong, adults only look at the pros and cons.
So well said, and so ironic.
But there is no way to be pragmatic. The world is like this, and politics is even more like this. Things like this in Huizhou will definitely lead to reconciliation in the end.
A politician like Gao Gong will not be too entangled in which side is the Mathematical Olympiad champion between She County and the other five counties.
But looking back, Shuai Jiamo is certainly a talented person, and the Xiuning County Magistrate seems to be very powerful as well. It can be seen that under the imperial examination system, it does not mean that there will not be capable talents. It is just that the current situation of society is such that everyone is competing for one. No matter how outstanding a talent is, if he only concentrates on being an official, he will not be able to develop in other aspects.
So this is a social issue, not a simple issue of the imperial examination system, and the solution is definitely not to abolish the imperial examination - isn't the civil service examination in later generations also an imperial examination in disguise? It can be seen that the problem is not the exam, but what is tested and the weight of these tested items in the entire exam.
Gao Pingshi remembers watching the World Cup with his cousin once, and he sighed with emotion: "Our country's football youth training system is so bad. When will we catch up with others?"
As a result, his cousin laughed and said: "It's actually very simple - extra points for college entrance examination football, with a maximum of 100 points, and Chinese football will be invincible in the world in ten years."
After Gao Pragmatic was stunned, he felt that although this was a joke, it was not unreasonable.
Just imagine if other subjects could be added to the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, even if the score ratio was a little lower at the beginning, wouldn't it be able to guide scholars of this era to pay attention to other knowledge?
Even if at the beginning, it could only be reformed so that the Four Books and Five Classics accounted for 90%, and mathematics and physics accounted for 50% each, with the population base of the Ming Dynasty, there would still be many more talents in mathematics and physics. By gradually adding other subjects and gradually adjusting the proportion of scores in each subject in such a subtle way, wouldn't we be able to expect great things?
The real problem is the first step, how to add other subjects to the current imperial examination system - those corrupt scholars will never agree easily.
But as long as it can be added, no matter how low the score ratio is at the beginning, it won't be a problem.
He had a plan for this matter, but it was just a general idea without details. At his current age and status, it would be useless to make details. This would only happen after he passed the imperial examination and entered the official career. We need to find the right opportunity as a breakthrough point. What’s the point of planning too carefully now?
It is certain that his own examination is the basic prerequisite for serving as an official. Gao Pragmatic has not relaxed his studies, and part of the reason for coming to Anyang this time is to serve this purpose.
But he doesn’t intend to be an official. He only wants to get promoted and make a living. He also has to build some industries. Making money is certainly one of the aspects, but more importantly, he uses his own industry to set an example for the world - making money. Investing money in industry and commerce is far more meaningful than investing in real estate.
If the people of the Ming Dynasty would only focus on those acres of land, they would be overtaken by Westerners sooner or later. This makes no sense at all.
But Gao Pragmatic believes that this does not need to be reasonable. People in the Ming Dynasty may not be able to see through it. Even if there are very few people who can see through it, it may be useless if they see through it - there is no place to invest spare money! After going around and around, he may feel that buying land is the safest option.
Therefore, Gao pragmatism needs his own industry, not for the sake of wealth and desolation, nor for the purpose of secretly planting power or having evil intentions. His fundamental starting point is to "follow me as an example and follow me to eat meat."
As for personal enjoyment, he did not refuse, but after all, that was only incidental, not the main starting point.
For a time traveler with such a good family background, it would be too much of a loss if he was still focused on personal enjoyment.
As for the bad intentions... in the unlikely event that things get out of my control in the future and my superiors insist on killing me - let's talk about it.
After all, I am not Yue Wumu, and I will definitely not go to Fengbo Pavilion.
