Now that Zhao Mingyuan has food, the soldiers can be well fed, so he naturally has to start training.
Of course, Qin Shubao and the others can do these things very well, so there is no need for Zhao Mingyuan to keep an eye on them.
On the contrary, he paid more attention to Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling, the young men who were discovered by Shen Luoyan.
Although he is a young man, he is about the same age as Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.
Teenagers of this age grow up very quickly. It only takes two or three years for them to become adults. In this era, it is possible to marry a wife and have children.
This age is the golden time, whether it is studying literature or martial arts. Of course, this is also an important period when the three views begin to be shaped.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan focused on cultivating these people.
Just as Shen Luoyan said he was crazy for spreading knowledge and martial arts so easily. It was because this seriously violated the fundamental interests of the noble family.
If these noble families want to ensure the foundation of their rule and realize that "there are no poor families in the upper class and no aristocratic families in the lower class", the most critical thing is naturally their control of the means of production, that is, land.
In this regard, Zhao Mingyuan's division of land has already offended the noble family.
However, after all, Zhao Mingyuan's current land allocation scope is still very small, and he only allocates land to families who join the army, which is barely justified.
This is equivalent to a different kind of military pay, and it has not attracted the attention of interested people for the time being.
However, teaching knowledge and martial arts to the young army is different.
After all, the monopoly of knowledge is an extremely effective means for the powerful gentry to maintain their long-lasting rule.
Without reading, lower-class people will always be confused and unable to change their destiny.
In addition to the Grand Canal, Yang Guang also did a far-reaching thing, that is, he created and implemented the imperial examination system.
The imperial examination system has influenced China's history for thousands of years.
In the morning he was a farmhouse man, and in the evening he ascended to the Emperor's Hall.
This has become the pursuit of almost everyone who wants to change their destiny.
The man wants to fulfill his life ambitions and reads the Five Classics diligently in front of the window.
This has become a true portrayal of generations for thousands of years.
Even today, the college entrance examination and the public examination are just a variant of the imperial examination system.
The imperial examination system even traveled across the ocean and spread all over the world.
This can also be regarded as a kind of cultural export, allowing the whole world to open books.
Yang Guang's original idea was good. He felt the constraints of the noble family on imperial power and wanted to break the family's monopoly on talents, so he created the imperial examination system.
Before this, talents were recommended through the inspection and promotion system.
In other words, it is up to the officials to recommend who should become officials.
Naturally, the ones they recommended were those who came from official positions, which was a kind of hereditary inheritance in disguise. The consequence is naturally that officials protect each other.
Although the imperial examination system is an improvement, in today's Sui Dynasty, the effect is not very good. Even until the Tang Dynasty, there was barely any improvement.
Because, although there was an imperial examination system at that time, not everyone could take the exam.
The threshold is too high, you must be from a good family to apply.
What is a good man?
In today's terms, Liangjiazi is the second generation of rich people and the second generation of officials.
In fact, these people originally came from aristocratic families, and they were still selected through the imperial examination, and nothing changed.
At this time, the so-called poor families were just offshoots of wealthy families, or descended from declining noble families. It's not really a poor family. After all, a truly poor family can't afford to study at all.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that the imperial examination system reached its peak. Coupled with the improvements in papermaking and printing, only then did real nobles from poor families appear.
The concept of good family members has also been further expanded. Anyone who is not the descendant of a doctor, witch, merchant, or laborer can be called a good family member.
At that time, the imperial examination system was truly replaced by the imperial examination system. The aristocratic clan has finally declined. Although there are still aristocrats remaining, their influence is no longer as profound as it is now.
What Zhao Mingyuan wants to do now is to advance all of this.
It is impossible to improve the social structure to the present level in one fell swoop. After all, there are limitations to productivity.
However, it is still very possible for it to be promoted from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty or even the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, science and technology have developed slowly over the past few hundred years, and the gap is not large.
Especially in this world, there is also machine technology, which can be called black technology in many aspects.
However, only a few people have studied it, it has not spread widely, and it only affects a very small number of people.
Of course, as a martial arts world, in addition to studying, the other way for ordinary people to rise is to practice martial arts.
However, it seems that the requirements for practicing martial arts are not high, and it only depends on the individual's own qualifications.
But in fact, being poor in literature and rich in martial arts is not just talk. For ordinary people, practicing martial arts is more difficult than studying.
The experiences of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling have explained everything.
The two of them studied writing and just went outside the school to eavesdrop.
But when it comes to martial arts, even if they have extraordinary martial arts qualifications, they can't even enter Shilong's martial arts field without money.
People who practice martial arts have sharp ears and eyes. They can't even eavesdrop, and they can't learn martial arts at all.
And once you get older, it becomes even more difficult to achieve anything.
Not everyone is as lucky as Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, and has golden fingers one after another.
Even if ordinary people have good qualifications, they may even be discovered by martial arts sects from an early age. But he will also be "cut off from the secular ties" and be raised in the sect since he was a child, so that he can become one of his own.
Not to mention that this is only done by the magic sect, the righteous sect is not much better either.
All the disciples of Cihang Jingzhai are beauties. Where did they come from? Why have I never heard that Shi Feixuan, Fan Qinghui, and Bi Xiuxin have any relatives? Are they all orphans?
So the question is, how did Cihang Jingzhai find so many good-looking orphans?
You know, beauties like Xixu Chuchu and the others are almost the most beautiful women selected among the millions of refugees in Wagang Village.
Although their looks are good, they are far from the people of Cihang Jingzhai.
Even if the Cihang Sword Code really has the ability to transform into an immortal, it can change a woman's temperament and make a woman look like a fairy descending to earth with an otherworldly temperament. But this only changes the temperament, but the appearance and facial features cannot be changed.
Facts have proved that it may be difficult for ordinary people to have a peerless beauty.
Looking at the stunning beauties in the entire Tang Dynasty Shuanglong world, perhaps Wei Zhenzhen is the most ordinary beauty. There are other, more beautiful women with extraordinary origins.
Therefore, it is very likely that Cihang Jingzhai also broke away from the secular world, but he may not have killed anyone.
This world is a world with strict hierarchies everywhere.
Even though the two protagonists, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, had amazing luck and had many adventures, they unfortunately failed to change the world and lost to Li Shimin, who had the support of the powerful family. This can be seen from this.
And Zhao Mingyuan is about to challenge this reality and create a fairer world where everyone has hope.
Most of these teenagers are orphans, and their parents probably died because of the Grand Canal or the three expeditions to Korea.
Before, they all just hated Yang Guang, the foolish king.
But now, Zhao Mingyuan asked them: "Can the people be better off if they change the emperor?
Perhaps meeting a wise king is indeed the case.
But will his son and grandson also be wise kings?
Yang Guang's father, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, was indeed a wise king.
However, no one can predict whether his son Yang Guang is a coward or not until he ascends the throne as emperor.
Do you expect an emperor to have all his descendants be wise emperors? "
Zhao Mingyuan's words opened up his mind. What should we do? The young men also started thinking.
Zhao Mingyuan continued: "You cannot pin the happiness of hundreds of millions of people on whether one person is stupid or not. This is a very dangerous thing.
Best case scenario, it doesn’t matter who is sitting in that chair.
It would be great if the world could function normally.
This requires a new system to restrict it. "
Zhao Mingyuan combined the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty and the constitutional monarchy to describe a new political system.
It doesn't matter who the monarch is.
State affairs are handled by the cabinet, which is elected.
Since they are elected by the people, they must naturally represent the interests of the people.
If that person makes a mistake, then the people can naturally remove them.
Everyone was shocked when they heard about this system that was more than a thousand years ahead of its time.
Although they felt it was unbelievable, after thinking about it carefully, it made sense.
If it can really be realized, the world will definitely be more fair and just.
These teenagers are at their most passionate, and everyone yearns for the fair and just world described by Zhao Mingyuan.
Just like a person walking in the dark night, he suddenly sees a beam of light, and his whole life is full of hope.
They are excited and obsessed with it, and are willing to work hard for it throughout their lives.
Not only these young men, but also Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Yaojin were extremely excited after hearing this.
They have more experience than these teenagers, and naturally they know better that if they want to realize such a world, they will encounter many obstacles and it will be extremely difficult.
However, you still have to have dreams, maybe they can come true.
As a result, the attitude of the three of them towards Zhao Mingyuan also changed. They simply worshiped Zhao Mingyuan like a god, and they had to consider every word carefully.
They even changed the title of Zhao Mingyuan from "Lord" to "Mingshi". They followed Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling, thinking that Zhao Mingyuan could be everyone's mentor.
Of course, they also trained their soldiers more rigorously in preparation for the armed seizure of power.
Seeing that they all exerted their subjective initiative, Zhao Mingyuan didn't need to worry about it.
Zhao Mingyuan finally had time to go to the world.
Of course, he definitely doesn't want to wander around, but to socialize and make allies.
For example, the weapons of the Dongming Sect, the war horses of the Pegasus Ranch, and the support of the Song clan are all very important factors in the struggle for world hegemony. Zhao Mingyuan naturally cannot miss them and needs to pay a visit to them all.
Of course, the relationships between important figures such as Dongming Princess Shan Wanjing, Pegasus Ranch Shang Xiuxun, and Song Dynasty clan leader Song Yuzhi must also be maintained.
"For the world!" Zhao Mingyuan sighed in his heart, he really had to sacrifice a lot for the people of the world!
(End of chapter)
