Gao Jingjing agreed with the idea of building new schools, but it was unnecessary to recruit Ming scholars to teach. Gao Jingjing did not want to be impeached and accused of evil intentions.
However, Gao Wushi did not plan to put too much thought into how to open the school in southern Xinjiang and left it to Liu Xin to make the plan. He planned to just give the final approval. Although Liu Xin has no experience in this kind of thing, she is a graduate of a normal school and is relatively more professional than herself. She only needs to tell her the purpose and significance of the school and I believe she will know what to do.
The main thing Gao Pragmatic had to do was to give the school a name.
A certain university is definitely not good. The word "university" has a special meaning these days. You can't easily compare it with a "craftsman school", otherwise big trouble will happen.
The academies are not very good either. Although most private schools are currently called academies, those academies are all opened for the purpose of taking imperial examinations, which is obviously different from Gao Pragmatic. According to his high and pragmatic status, it is certainly no problem to establish an academy, but then he has to serve the imperial examination. This is not impossible, but he still plans to wait a little longer...it may be better when he is a little older. .
How about calling it a college? This doesn't seem to be a big problem. It won't interfere with "universities", nor will it interfere with other people's "high-end" colleges.
So what should the college be called?
Jinghua Academy? It doesn't seem to work, there may be misunderstandings in the Ming Dynasty.
Nanjiang College? Well, the name seems a bit too big. Showing off to the public is not my pragmatic style.
Dingnan College? Hey, this looks okay, but it would be better to add two more words and call it Dingnan Institute of Technology.
"Dingnan Institute of Technology?" Liu Xin said with some surprise after hearing Gao Pragmatic's words: "Don't you think this is a bit too 'modern'?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "No, no, no, you think it's modern, that's because you are different from others. If I tell others that this school is called Polytechnic, they won't understand it that way."
Liu Xin was even more surprised: "Why is that? Is there any other way to understand the word science and engineering?"
"Of course there is." Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Principal, Neo-Confucianism is it. Whether it is practical learning or mental learning, in fact, according to the broad categories, they all belong to the department of Neo-Confucianism. Don't think that Neo-Confucianism is just what we said in the textbooks back then. In fact, its scope is very large. I will explain this to you in detail later when I have time. In short, you only need to know that when I say "science and engineering" now, the word "reason" will only be considered by people as "Neo-Confucianism" 'Li' doesn't mean anything else.
As for work, this is even simpler. Dingnan Institute of Technology itself is a branch of Jinghua Craftsman School, and the word "work" means craftsman. In the future, when Dingnan Institute of Technology is built, Jinghua Craftsman School will also be renamed Jinghua Institute of Technology. "
Liu Xin shrugged: "You are relatively good at these things. You can do it as long as you say you can, but I would like to ask where this teaching force comes from? Most of your original teachers in the Craftsman School were folk craftsmen, including Mr. Binhu , are not serious 'scholar-officials'. But it is no longer easy for you to find these people, and now you have to open a branch branch, I am worried that there is not enough manpower."
Gao pragmatically said: "Then you must be underestimating the folk. In a country as big as the Ming Dynasty, there are still many folk masters. This is no different from modern society. Everyone is studying in school. Nowadays, many people have rich families and are self-taught. Then some of them did not have the ambition to take the imperial examination, or their talent did not lie in writing, so they pursued their own hobbies."
Liu Xin said: "So Dingnan Institute of Technology will do the same thing this time?"
"This is the main method, but there is another supplementary method." Gao pragmatically said.
"Tell me?"
"Annan scholars." Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly: "I can't win over the scholars of the Ming Dynasty at will, but the scholars of Annan are different. They originally studied Han Shu, and although Annan is nominally a member of the imperial family, in fact it is not The Ming Dynasty did not have officials, let alone rule. If I choose some teachers among the Annan scholars, the Ming Dynasty court is probably not even interested in asking about them."
"Oh, when you say that, I think I have to ask." Liu Xin tilted her head: "If some scholars go to Annan from Daming, can these people be hired?"
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, nodded and said: "If you have become an Annan citizen, you can be hired."
Liu Xin said yes with a smile, but thought to herself: You also said that Annan is not your territory. Doesn't this mean that as long as you are an 'Annanite', no matter what ethnic group you are, you are your people?
"So, what about the other places in southern Xinjiang other than Annan?" Of course Liu Xin would not say what she just thought. After all, Gao Pragmatic refused to admit it, so she changed the topic.
"It's okay." Gao pragmatically said: "The other countries are more distant from the Ming Dynasty than Annan. The Ming Dynasty will not be interested in meddling in their business - you have to know that the ruler of Annan originally called himself emperor internally, and the Ming Dynasty actually didn't care. .”
Liu Xin nodded, but hesitated to speak.
Gao pragmatically asked: "Is there anything I can't ask?"
"It's not that it's inconvenient to ask." Liu Xin frowned and said, "You haven't explained why you suspected that I was prompted by Huang Dutong to suggest that you recruit local scholars."
Gao pragmatic frowned and said: "I explained it. Didn't I say it before? Zhiting regards Southern Xinjiang as my foundation, not the territory that Ming Dynasty can take back in the future, so she is most likely to make this suggestion. After all, anyone No country can live without managers, and in her eyes, the scholars of Ming Dynasty must be the best managers.”
"The scholars of Ming Dynasty are the best managers? Why don't I think so?" Liu Xin rolled her eyes: "If I remember correctly, if it weren't for your appearance, Ming Dynasty would only have a few decades to live. I Although I am not very good at studying history, I think the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty were not very good."
Gao pragmatic smiled: "The Ming Dynasty has some deep-rooted problems, coupled with bad luck, natural and man-made disasters all broke out together. But from an administrative point of view, the national system of the Ming Dynasty is actually not very backward. In Europe, For a while, it was still a piece of cake, with not much advancement to speak of. Voltaire, the leader of the Enlightenment movement, was still a 'China bragg'.
Of course, we can't compete with each other. Now that I'm here, I still need to make some reforms within my power. At least I can do better than the original Ming Dynasty. In fact, if the Ming Dynasty did not have a lot of historical institutional baggage, the civil service system itself would still be quite capable of building a stable society.
There are still some outdated kingdoms in southern Xinjiang. We are still not able to do some things completely, but most of them can still be done. Zhiting hopes to introduce some scholars from the Ming Dynasty, not just to let them teach, but will definitely continue to find ways to let them join these puppet kingdoms and occupy important positions... She, a woman, is often more impatient than me. "
Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him: "I think your purpose is unclear and hesitant. While thinking about leaving a way out for yourself, you still want to take care of Daming first. If you do this, what will happen to the people around you? No, it’s actually lice on the monk’s head—it’s obvious.”
Gao pragmatic frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
"Although you are a third-rank official in front of the prime minister, even if you really become the chief minister, will the status of your servants be higher than now? For them, it is definitely best for you to go to southern Xinjiang to establish a country on your own, because then By that time, they will definitely no longer be servants, and they should be regarded as the founding heroes. Pippi Reading Network
The founding heroes, according to the Ming Dynasty's practice, there will be a group of figures such as 'Wei Guogong', 'Ding Guogong', 'Cheng Guogong', and 'British Duke'. Even if the Duke of Guo can't make it, at least the Marquis and the Uncle will always have a chance, right? Who is not better than a servant? Could it be that being a servant in your family means that even the status is hereditary? "
Liu Xin is not an "ordinary person" after all, because of her special status, only she will directly mention it to Gao Pragmatically. As long as other people see Gao Pragmatic's daily behavior, it is almost impossible to encourage him to establish a new country, let alone talk about the ambitions of his servants so bluntly.
Even if Huang Zhiting had asked something similar before, it would not have been as direct as Liu Xin's words.
Gao pragmatic fell silent. It was not that he had never considered such an issue, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
Why do you say serious? Although Liu Xin refused to admit it, Gao Pragmatic believed that even if her statement today was not directly inspired by Huang Zhiting, it must have been hinted at.
Why did Huang Zhiting hint like this? Originally, Gao Pragmatic just thought that because she was born as a chieftain and was a leader of troops, she would be more impatient, but did not expect anything else.
But when Liu Xin said this just now, the reason is self-evident: Huang Zhiting must have felt such pressure to make such a move, or to test whether she could make such a move.
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It turns out that this is how the Military Group was born...
Jinghua's several garrison troops have fought so many battles in southern Xinjiang, winning almost every battle, and their morale has long been raised. Now the senior people among them are also beginning to consider status issues.
Gao Pragmatic even had some doubts for a moment. If Jinghua's system was not special and the garrison army could not be maintained without Jinghua's transportation capacity, wouldn't these guys have written to him to persuade them to join?
Who would have thought that Liu Xin hadn't finished her words yet. She licked her temples next to her ears and said, "Except for those high-ranking servants, your Gao family members may not all be as stubborn as you."
Gao Pingshi was really surprised: "What?"
"Is there anything strange?" Liu Xin shrugged: "The servants want to be the Duke of the country, so your family members can't have some ideals? If everyone can't write two high characters with you, they can't Do you expect to be granted the title of prince? Even if the prince cannot do it, the county prince can do it, right?"
"Fuck!" Gao Pingshi couldn't help but cursed, and said angrily: "It's so hard for me to get a title, and they actually want to reach the sky in one step? Damn it, I'm a golden elixir, they all plan to eat me Good chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?”
"Hey, look at what you said, these are all members of your Gao family..." Liu Xin chuckled.
Gao Pragmatic waved his hand: "Let them go away. My goals are very ambitious now. What I plan to save is the Chinese nation. I don't want China to be dragged into the rule of boar skin and become conservative and self-proclaimed, instead of becoming an emperor." "
"You have to say this, I also have something very puzzling about." Liu Xin said seriously: "Why can't you consider changing the Zhu family? Could it be that you are used to being a minister of the Zhu family now, so what's wrong with it? Orthodoxy?”
Gao Pragmatic didn't seem to expect that she would ask such a question, but after thinking about it, it was normal for this kind of thought to appear in her mind. After all, she obviously did not have any thoughts of loyalty to the emperor.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's not that I fell into the strange circle of kings and ministers, but it doesn't matter who is the emperor. As long as the system is still hereditary, there is no essential difference. The emperor of the Zhu family There are good things and bad things. Would it be different if the people with the surname Gao were replaced, and they would all be Mingjun? Not necessarily!
Now Zhu Ming's rule is definitely orthodox in the eyes of others. I don't have to risk the disapproval of the world and have to be the emperor myself. Do you understand? Besides, if I want to be the emperor of China, what means do you think I should use to ascend to the throne, so that I won’t cause chaos in the world, continuous military disasters, and people’s livelihood? If I can't avoid this, wouldn't my approach be contrary to my purpose? "
"Oh, that's your idea..." Liu Xin nodded: "I can understand part of what you said. But I think... usurping the throne does not necessarily require a war? Isn't there history in which we rely on Conspiracy to usurp the throne in the hope of a successful coup?"
Gao Pragmatic looked like his head was hurting: "Why do you have to think about this? Yes, there are such successful examples in history, but you must also know that such emperors must be those who have failed to win the country." , he has to guard against many people, and once the ruling power begins to decline, the backlash will become stronger."
Liu Xin frowned: "Really?"
"Of course." Gao Pragmatic said: "Let me give you an example. Yang Jian usurped the throne and established the Sui Dynasty. He himself was obviously a wise king, but during the period of his son Yang Guang, he abused the power of the people and caused the whole world to rebel. In fact, the Sui Dynasty was The second generation died. Have you ever thought that many other dynasties also had emperors who abused the power of the people, but none of them caused chaos in the world like the Sui Dynasty? Why?
It's not because the Sui Dynasty had an unfair country and orthodox concepts were not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Especially when Yang Guang alienated the Guanlong Military Group, the basis of his rule, this backlash was particularly powerful. "
Liu Xin said in surprise: "You are saying that by staying in Yangzhou and refusing to return to Chang'an, Yang Guang is alienating the Guanlong Group? Then why did he do this? Is it really just to see Qionghua?"
"Nonsense, look at Qionghua. After all, he is also suspicious of the Guanlong Group... This is the guilty conscience of getting the country. The Yang family was not the most powerful family in the Guanlong Military Group, but they usurped it through marriage. In power, it was better when Yang Jian was there, because Yang Jian's methods were powerful.
But when he arrived at Yang Guang, because his military operations against Goryeo failed continuously, he was of course afraid of the backlash of the Guanlong Group, so he hid in Yangzhou, his former home base. But he didn't know that the emperor himself was a symbol. When this symbol was gone, the Guanlong Military Group would of course become more and more dissatisfied and could only think about introducing a new leader.
Later, you also know the result. This new leader still comes from the Guanlong Group and is the Li family of Longxi. And the root of all this, to say where it comes from, actually comes from Yang's improper victory in the country. When you are strong, others don't speak, but it does not mean that they have no ideas. When you are weak...hehe.
Zhu Ming was different. Expelling the Tartars and restoring China was the most righteous thing in the world, so unless it was absolutely necessary, it was better to put away some ideas. "
Liu Xin thought for a while and asked, "Can I tell you this story?"
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Gao Pragmatic was not surprised at all by this sentence and waved his hand: "Feel free to paraphrase it."
He also knew who this "story" would be told to.
