The magistrate's house.
Zhang Xiwan looked at the smiling Gu Zhengchen and said with a smile: "I just hired a powerful coach for the Quanzhou Guard. You have been happy for half an hour."
Gu Zhengchen picked up the tea bowl and drank it all, and breathed a sigh of relief: "There are masters among the people, and this is true. You don't know, the monk Yuekong is not simple. Xiao Cheng said that this old monk is probably related to Zheng Bo and Zhang Huan quite."
Zhang Xiwan was a little surprised.
Zheng Bo and Zhang Huan were the leaders of the emperor's personal bodyguards. How could this monk be so powerful?
Gu Zhengchen was filled with joy.
With Xiao Cheng and Yue Kong as coaches, Quanzhou Guard may not be unable to transform within a year.
Huang Senping is ambitious, and this guy actually set up an arena. Under the leadership of Huang Senping, those Qianhu, deputy Qianhu, Baihu, etc. have nothing to say. Generals will train desperately to keep their positions, and those sergeants who want to climb up will also work hard. training.
Gu Zhengchen didn't need to keep an eye on the affairs of the Quanzhou Guard personally. There were already enough matters in the government office.
On this day, Gu Cheng came back.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the butler who had been away for more than half a year. He didn't praise him too much, nor did he exchange any polite greetings. He just patted Gu Cheng's arm and nodded with satisfaction.
Gu Cheng recounted the news of the merchants in the city one by one: "As the news of Quanzhou Prefecture's opening of the sea spread, more merchants have entered Jinjiang City in recent days. Many merchants want to go overseas, and some merchants want to buy. The government government is willing to pay a high price for the shop in its hands. Suzhou businessman Lu Sanyuan originally went to Fuzhou to look for relatives, but he also rushed over after hearing the news..."
Gu Zhengchen listened carefully and asked questions from time to time.
Gu Cheng clearly introduced the identities and general financial resources of the businessmen.
After Gu Zhengchen understood it, he remembered it in his heart, and then asked: "How is it at the Tower Tower?"
Gu Cheng smiled and said, "Sir, after Chen Yanxuan took the Tazilou away, he sold his property and borrowed a sum of money from his relatives and friends in Tongan. He quickly recruited a group of waiters and invited some old cooks out. Chen Yanxuan really has a business mind, and it has become the first choice place for businessmen to stay overnight, drink and discuss business."
Gu Zhengchen is happy to see Jinjiang City becoming lively. Businessmen are the main consumers. If they don't come, how can they drive consumption...
"Tell me, what do the merchants want?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Gu Cheng took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Gu Zhengchen: "These are the five requests that Hu Dashan made after communicating with a group of businessmen."
Gu Zhengchen took it and looked at it. The five requirements were very clear:
When can you rent a vessel? Determine the cabin space and cargo weight, and prepare the cargo for sailing.
The exact date of your next sailing.
Whether the store in the hands of the government can be sold.
Is it possible to borrow money from the newly built Daming Bank?
Can the specification of five taxes and one tax for navigation be lowered?
Gu Cheng said softly: "The businessman hopes to see the master directly to discuss specific matters."
Gu Zhengchen thought for a while and nodded: "In the end, the main force in sea trade is merchants, and we can't keep them cold. You ask Uncle Hu to pass a message and tell these merchants that I will host a banquet for them at noon tomorrow in the Tower. Let Chen Yan Xuan frees up the second floor."
Gu Cheng agreed and left in a hurry when he saw that Gu Zhengchen had no other instructions.
After having lunch with Zhang Xiwan, Gu Zhengchen left the government office.
At the entrance of Fuqian Street, not far from the gate of Fuyamen, there used to be a drug store owned by the Bu family.
Because of the run on many drugstores and monopolizing the profits, this drugstore became quite large. It not only sold medicines, but also served as an underground bank to lend money to the people. Gu Zhengchen chose this place as the location of Daming Bank. Except for the renovation of the passages, money bank, and counters, there was no need to modify anything else.
Gao Tai, the head of the bank from Jinling, saw Gu Zhengchen coming and led his secretary Hui Sunan Township to come forward and salute.
After Gu Zhengchen returned the courtesy, he asked, "How is the progress?"
Gaotai smiled and said: "The only troublesome thing is the underground money bank. The earth has been excavated and the craftsmen have also done the support. According to the arrangements made by the prefect, the money bank was divided into two and a wall was erected in the middle for support. The counters and passages are simple and have been renovated. The money bank will be completed in about five days."
Gu Zhengchen was quite satisfied with this progress: "If it is completed as soon as possible, the money stored in the government office can be transported here. Now many businessmen have arrived in Quanzhou. Some businessmen did not carry much money with them and wanted to borrow a sum of money. Can Quanzhou Daming Bank do it?"
Gaotai said seriously: "Of course."
Gu Zhengchen knew that the bank could handle loan business, so he asked Gaotai to inform him of the matter and prepare him for it.
Although he is the deputy secretary of the Baochao Promotion Department, he does not have the authority to directly intervene in the business of Daming Bank. Agreeing to a businessman's request for a loan without Gaotai's permission is an act of presumption. Being the owner of a bank makes it easy for others to take advantage of you.
Compared to Gu Zhengchen's caution and thoughtfulness, Gaotai was more in awe. After all, Gu Zhengchen had the privilege of killing first and reporting later in Quanzhou Prefecture, and could make decisions on all matters in the Quanzhou Prefecture Special Zone. The Quanzhou Bank is just outside the government office. Its main purpose is to provide funds for navigation trade. If you offend Gu Zhengchen, you may not be able to return to Jinling alive...
Not to mention that the bank hasn't been established yet, as long as Gu Zhengchen needs it, the bank can bring people to handle loans in the open. No one dares to grab money in front of the government office anyway.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the construction of the treasury, and after seeing that there was no problem with the safety, he nodded and said: "I will go to the banquet with you tomorrow, and I will leave it to the Secretary Hui to take care of it."
Gaotai naturally agreed.
As soon as he walked out of the bank gate, Zhao Sanqi came over and said: "Master of the mansion, Professor Li Lie of the mansion, Du Sanjia of the discipline, Jinjiang Jiaoyu Wang Jing, please see me."
Gu Zhengchen frowned and returned to the second hall.
Li Lie has been promoted from tutor to professor and is responsible for the education of the government school. This person is vigorous and resolute, serious and conscientious in his work. After becoming a professor, he beat many students out of their homes and rushed to the government school for further study. The imperial court also sent Guo Zi Du Sanjia, who studied there, became a tutor in Quanzhou Prefecture. Compared with the deserted Quanzhou Fuxue last year, now there are fourteen students in the Fuxue, and there is finally a sound of reading.
As soon as he saw Gu Zhengchen coming, Li Lie complained: "Is Governor Gu only focusing on opening up the sea and forgetting about educating the people? As a magistrate, how can you covet those things!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Professor Li who was losing his temper in front of him, cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to forget, but the opening of the sea is His Majesty's order, so I don't dare to take the first step. On the other hand, Professor Li, with a loud and energetic voice, It’s really gratifying to be in good health and spend the last year in good health.”
Li Lie did not accept this trick and did not give Gu Zhengchen face. He said bluntly: "When I came to Quanzhou Prefecture, I didn't go to the prefecture to study, and I didn't go to the county to study. I was either looking after the port or ordering shipbuilding. I heard that Gu Zhifu We also plan to entertain businessmen, but doing so might damage Gu Qingtian's reputation. I also ask Magistrate Gu to return to his heart and put farming and education first."
Gu Zhengchen sat down, asked Li Lie and others to take their seats, and then said, "Professor Li came to see me, could he be asking for advice?"
Li Lie knew that Gu Zhengchen was strong, and he had already said what he wanted to say. As for whether he listened or not, that was his own business. It was really inappropriate for him to say too much about government affairs.
We don’t talk about government affairs, but we must talk about educational matters.
Li Lie stood up and said seriously: "Prefect Gu, the imperial court requires various places to set up social studies. I think you should know about it, right?"
Gu Zhengchen nodded slightly.
On the 27th of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to establish social studies throughout the country.
This is a major measure taken by Zhu Yuanzhang to attach great importance to education.
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that although there were schools in prefectures, prefectures, and counties, the villages were so remote that the wind of education could not pass through, so he decided to set up a social school and asked officials in various prefectures and counties to invite Confucian teachers to teach. Folk children.
In early February, Gu Zhengchen was already on his way to Jinling and did not receive this document. Later he heard about it in Jinling and when he returned to Quanzhou Prefecture, Lu Zongyi made no move at all.
It's not that Lu Zongyi didn't want to build social studies, but because Lu Zongyi thought there were problems with social studies and used various excuses to postpone it.
The biggest problem in social studies lies in its curriculum design:
Lao Zhu said that children in social studies need to learn "Da Ming Law".
Not to mention that Lu Zongyi thought it was inappropriate, and Gu Zhengchen did not agree with this. Now Li Lie once again proposed to build social studies. This ambition to educate is naturally a good thing, but if the curriculum problem is not solved, good things will not be accomplished.
The sociology of the Ming Dynasty actually inherited the sociology of the Yuan Dynasty.
In the twenty-third year of Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court issued an order:
Each county-affiliated village consists of fifty households as a community, with a community leader whose job is to "teach and encourage farmers and mulberry trees". There is also a school, with teachers who are proficient in scriptures selected, and children are sent to school during the slack season.
The main course of sociology in the Yuan Dynasty was to teach farmers and mulberry trees. That is to teach children to farm the land obediently and not think about wandering around all day long. Farming is what you little brats should do. You farm the land, and your sons also farm the land. There will be no end to the number of your descendants and grandchildren who will farm the land.
When I arrived at Lao Zhu's place, I changed my focus to studying laws and regulations.
That means: You kid, you have to know the Dharma, and you can't be like me, Lao Zhu, who was so terrible at not knowing the Dharma, and ended up being lawless and rebelling, and accidentally became the emperor. You can't learn from me, you must know how terrible the Fa is, and all of you should be honest.
The subtext is: Be good, pat your head, and be obedient.
In the Yuan Dynasty, social studies allowed students to enroll in schools during the off-season.
When it is time to farm, you should follow your parents to farm. When you are not farming, come to the social school and listen to people talking about how to farm honestly. Don't follow the local hooligans and wander around and learn bad things.
When you get to Lao Zhu's place, it doesn't matter whether there is slack time or not. Children should be obedient, come when they have time, and come when they don't have time to create.
Law popularization overwhelms everything.
Pufa grabbed it from the doll.
To be honest, from a policy perspective, sociology in the early Ming Dynasty and sociology during the Yuan Dynasty both had many problems. Lao Zhu's social studies had bigger problems, so much so that he had to order the suspension of social studies after running it for several years.
Of course, Lao Zhu stopped social studies not because he encountered difficulties in popularizing the law, but because officials regarded social studies as a business to make a living and make a fortune...
