Raozhou, later known as Shangrao in Jiangxi Province, and Dexing in its territory, had the largest copper mine in Asia and were one of Li Ning's most valued areas in the south.
And since Mei Yaochen broke the original historical trajectory and went to Fujian to take office. Li Ning can further close the connection between the two places through his relationship with Raozhou Zhizhou.
As for who is the state of Raozhou? For Li Ning, there is no doubt that it is a well-known name.
Because he has appeared in Chinese textbooks many times. If this politician, strategist, educator, reformer, and poet who was demoted to Raozhou during the Jingyou Party and Government appeared in an encyclopedia, his title would probably be and The Founding Fathers were pretty much the same.
Looking at the 300-year history of the Song Dynasty, especially the 150 years of the Northern Song Dynasty, he is the only person who can assume such a comprehensive title.
his name is:
Fan Zhongyan!
The Spider got up very early today. But instead of going to the state school to give lectures, he excitedly talked with his staff about a strange incident that happened on Fujian Road.
"A few days ago, when you were talking about the light curtain, I wondered what novel landscape attracted your attention so much. But I never thought that it would bring a new territory to us, the public. This Li Ning is really not a simple person. ah."
"What Dong Weng said is true, but Dong Weng knows that this Li Ning is as passionate about education as you are. His initiative to hold schools on both sides of the light curtain has been approved by the imperial court. I heard that there are many famous Confucian scholars at home and abroad. They have all been invited to give lectures there.”
"Surprisingly...this happened." Fan Zhongyan was so excited that he burst into action. Since being demoted to a local government, one of his favorite things to do is to set up education.
When he first arrived here, he moved to Jianzhou to study, hired famous teachers, and gathered a large number of students.
Heine Shilin also praised this evidence.
This was something I never expected. Someone was actually working on the same idea as him. But his comrade didn't know about it.
This made him feel so sorry.
After many years of career ups and downs, he knew how difficult it was to find a soulmate. However, with such a like-minded person in front of him, he wanted to write a handwritten letter immediately and send it to Quanzhou.
However, at this moment, something even more surprising happened to him. He saw his staff slowly take out a letter and said: "This is the personal letter of Li Ning from Licheng. He said that he would like to invite you to Quanzhou to meet with him." Let’s discuss the issue of establishing the school together. He has already reported this matter to the officials, and judging from the importance the officials attach to him, they will definitely agree.”
Fan Zhongyan was overjoyed. He immediately grabbed the letter and read it excitedly. The other staff around him were also really happy for Dong Weng. If he could go to Quanzhou, he would finally leave this place of relegation.
However, Fan Zhongyan's face stiffened slightly at this time. The staff naturally noticed this anomaly after spending a lot of time with him.
"Dong Weng, what happened?"
"This Mei Shengyu is a good lord who has defected to me!" Fan Zhongyan slapped the letter on the table with some dissatisfaction, and then explained to his staff, "This Li Ning actually wants to teach the language and culture of the Yi Di in his school. Even though I, the Chinese nobles, are not as powerful as the Northern Dynasties, I don’t see many people who want to learn that kind of knowledge.”
"This -" the staff looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Although the scholar-bureaucrats of the Northern Song Dynasty were facing a huge change in the history of thought, the atmosphere of pedantry still spread among them. Even those who were knowledgeable about current affairs, such as Fan Zhongyan, would not easily agree to learn Khitan writing.
As for the Greek text that I had never heard of before, I couldn't even think about it.
However, the staff had long been entrusted by Mei Yaochen. Therefore, at this time, they all jumped out to explain: "Although the knowledge of Yi and Di is a side branch. But stones from other mountains can still attack jade. How can we, who are knowledgeable and tolerant, not tolerate the elementary knowledge of foreign countries?" "
"That's a serious matter. Ignoring the learning of Yi and Di has resulted in many literati and officials in the country not understanding Khitan writing. However, the existence of the Northern Dynasty is really a big threat to the country's leaders. The ancients once said that only when you know your enemy and yourself, you can We can fight a hundred battles without danger, but now we don’t even understand Khitan writing, so how can we talk about knowing our enemies and ourselves?”
"The reason why Li Ning built the school in this way is naturally for this point. Otherwise, how should we deal with the sudden appearance of the light curtain and the Alexander Empire?"
"And he is also worried that there may not be only one light curtain. Even the officials were very worried after hearing about this, and ordered him to train more talents who can deal with light screens and so-called time travel. It is also because of this idea that the officials Only then would I agree with him and mobilize so many important ministers and celebrities in the country."
After listening to a flurry of persuasion from his staff, Fan Zhongyan finally began to change his mind.
A few days ago, you reported in your newspaper that Alexander, at the Battle of Granicus, defeated an enemy force twice his own with a force of 20,000 to 30,000 men, and lost only a few hundred men.
If such a military wizard was as ambitious as Zhao Yuanhao in the northwest, he would undoubtedly be a huge threat to the Song Dynasty.
Unfortunately, judging from what was reported back, that man is indeed very ambitious, and once he launches an invasion in Fujian, the weakly defended southern state army may not be able to stop it.
Once the situation deteriorates, the Song Dynasty will face a passive situation of attack from three sides: the Northern Dynasty, the northwest, and the southeast. And the Jiaozhi Kingdom due south is actually not particularly honest.
For Huang Song, no one wanted to see such a comprehensive and passive situation.
In this case, Li Ning and Pang Ji's deterrent effect will probably become more important.
And the move to form an alliance was like a stroke of genius, saving all the Southeastern factions from the trouble of revival.
All of this cannot be said to be attributed to Li Ning's involvement, and the reason why he was able to handle it with ease was probably because he was proficient in the Yi language and familiar with the Yi sentiment.
Based on this, I am afraid that there is indeed a need to teach foreign language and feelings in schools.
After all, the Khitans in the Northern Dynasties had been dealing with the Han people since the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, there were not a few people on the border who knew the Khitan language, but the scholar-bureaucrats rarely used it as knowledge.
But the appearance of the light curtain was so sudden, and Alexander's fighting power was so fierce. It all makes people feel a sense of urgency, so the best talents must be used to master these Yiqingyi language.
As a result, I am afraid that the career of a group of young scholars will really be delayed.
Suddenly, Fan Zhongyan felt that a group of good seedlings were going to be wasted.
It's a pity that the country is like this, and the so-called young scholars are to be trained to become the pillars of the country. If they don't learn these things, who will learn them? What should we learn?
When he was teaching, he did not completely follow the classical chapters. The emphasis on martial arts and agricultural skills has always been implemented in his educational philosophy and will be put into practice in current and future reforms.
So if there are a few heretics among them, will it be underestimated by the world?
Sneering sounds began to come out of Fan Zhongyan's mouth. Is he, Fan, the kind of person who cares whether the world despises him?
"Reply me immediately. Just say that once the imperial edict is issued, a certain family will immediately go to Fujian to participate in the grand event with him."
The staff were delighted, saying that the next time they saw Mei Shengyu, they would finally have a reason to ask him for a meal of fish meat.
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There is a cook in Mei Shengyu's family who is good at cooking fish and dumplings. This is something that everyone in Bian Jingdu knows. It's a pity that "Boss Mei" has always been of noble character. If he didn't have a few good poems and essays, he wouldn't be able to get into his house at all, let alone the extremely delicious raw fish and meat.
But this small threshold was not a problem at all for Ouyang Xiu, and what was even more problematic was that because the emperor hated them, Fan Zhongyan's followers, he immediately kicked him after hearing that they were willing to serve the Guangmu Division in Fujian. Come to the southeast.
The southeast is a good place, especially for Mei Shengyu. Although Fujian is not rich in food because of its mountains, it is close to the sea after all, so the production of sea fish can at least support Mei Shengyu.
After knocking down Mei Shengyu, he also knocked down Ouyang Xiu, who came to be a guest.
"You guys here are really concerned about the light curtain. Not long after I arrived, I heard that Alexander had captured Lycia. Many cities could be said to have surrendered, which shows that their Halicana... hiccup ...Suss really showed his prestige." Ouyang Xiu burped and knocked on the table and said, "Now they are getting closer to Pelge. I'm afraid the mystery will be revealed."
"What's the answer?" Mei Shengyu asked.
"What else, of course, why did Li Ning choose to attack Pelger?"
"Since it is the enemy's city, it must be attacked. Our heavenly kingdom is now on the other side of the light curtain. It is a god-like existence. If we choose some simple cities to attack, it will not show our majesty. Come on. So, naturally we have to pick the hard nut."
Ouyang Xiu's eyes widened and he kicked Shi Yannian who came with him.
"Hey, did you hear that? Mei Shengyu has revealed the mystery to you. Good steel should be used on the blade."
"We are letting the good steel be used on the blade."
Shi Yannian drank a lot of wine, and his speech became a little unclear, but his mind seemed to become clearer.
After he said these words, not to mention Ouyang Xiu, even Mei Yaochen stood up in shock and cursed: "That boy, don't you really regard yourself as someone else's subject?"
"That's also possible." Shi Yannian didn't know if he was just talking while drinking or if there was any basis for it. "He is already the logistics director of that group. For the sake of the group's interests, this should be the distribution of power."
"Yes, I also heard that if you help Alexander defeat Persia, all the coastal areas will be entrusted to him."
"Coast? Hum, how is that possible?" Mei Yaochen's thoughts were brought here, but he remembered other situations in surprise, "That Greek civilization seems to have become rich and powerful mainly through maritime trade and colonial military plunder. In fact, like the Northern Dynasties, they were just exaggerated by some people. I heard Li Ning complain about this more than once. Since he knows this, he knows that it is impossible for all the seaside to belong to him, because those people still have to leave it to themselves. What about trade?”
Shi Yannian opened his eyes: "Then why would he? Isn't that an open break with that group of people?"
"It leaves the possibility for discord to break out, or a hidden danger, but who can prove that Mr. Li is not harboring evil intentions?"
"He can still harbor evil intentions. Don't you all say he is a gentleman?"
"He is not Duke Xiwen (Fan Zhongyan), so what kind of gentleman is he? Would a gentleman think of this kind of alliance? Now this side of the light curtain is much more peaceful. What is this? This is the method of the strategist. Which of you can stand a liar like a politician?"
"Isn't it a great strategist? Like Su Qin, who has the seal of the Six Kingdoms?" Shi Yannian asked with some confusion.
"Pull him down." Ouyang Xiu said, "Now that the world is unified, no one wants to deal with liars. No one wants to be deceived or deceived."
"This is to the point." Mei Yaochen also agreed.
"But he used this method to benefit our Emperor Song after all."
"You are right. Since you see that his methods are beneficial to us, there is no need to worry about his problems. He may not have us in his heart, but he must have China."
"Oh -" Ouyang Xiu responded frequently, while Shi Yannian pursed his lips and thought quietly.
"I understand, he does have evil intentions. I remember he once said on the spot that his purpose for wanting the seaside was to develop agriculture on the plains near the river. This is what our Emperor Song is good at. But after the words spread, , in the possible division of spoils in the future, those people may just want to give him the entrance to the sea along the river. Then they will seize other important seaports and develop the trade they like. In this way, they will think that they have achieved Li Ning's wish, and Li Ning will also Maybe he should make some concessions, but if his strength allows him not to give in, this is the reason for war."
"Yes, I heard that he is already planning to engrave this description on the stone tablet by the Granicas River." Ouyang Xiu said.
"This is to leave sufficient evidence for myself. The cunning guy really has evil intentions."
"It's actually a good thing to have such a guy who harbors evil intentions." Mei Yaochen was already happy. He knew that Li Ning's hidden evil intentions were actually much more than that.
For example, the visa system.
According to Li Ning's design. Free trade can be carried out between the Imperial Song Dynasty and various Greek city-states, and personnel from both sides can travel freely, but the prerequisite is that they must be familiar with each other's cultural environment to avoid discord during the transaction process and damage the relationship between allies.
Alexander also valued this alliance, so he agreed to this request and ordered traders in various Greek city-states to learn the language and culture of the Kingdom of Heaven.
His brother Ptolemy is one of the representative figures.
Interestingly, Alexander, who was at war, did not have enough subordinates to learn these contents. However, the Song Dynasty Empire in peacetime could recruit a large number of elites at any time to study Greek culture and obtain passports and visas.
From this point of view, most of the people active in the trade ports between the two countries in the future will be people from the Song Dynasty.
But Mei Yaochen just saw through this and had no intention of telling it off. He squinted his lips slightly, admiring the drunken state of his two old friends, and slowly fell asleep. In this last quiet time, he fell into infinity. reverie.
