Iron Dynasty

Splitting up Bowen College?

Pang Yukun and the other officials were greatly surprised.

Xiao Ming nodded, Since we captured Wei State, Yan State, and Liang State, scholars from the three places have flocked here, and the number of scholars trying to enter the academy has increased several times, and the original intention of Bowen Academy is to In order to provide talents for the original Fengguo, and now including the scholars of the Great Yu Kingdom, this academy is not enough.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming continued: There is a specialization in the art industry, and the Bowen Academy brings together the strengths of many families. It is broad and complex, and it is not conducive to the secrecy of secret technologies.

Pang Yukun nodded and said, Your Majesty, in general, the Great Yu Kingdom lacks effective governance of Bowen College and various schools.

When it comes to this, Fiji and others can't get in. Compared with Pang Yukun, they don't know much about these things.

Pang Shoufu is right, I was still the King of Qi who would be awarded a national primary school and needed few talents. It doesn't matter if the Bowen Academy is casual. Now that the world is unified, it needs a lot of talents, and this matter should be put on the agenda. The second item of the reform is the establishment of the Ministry of Culture and Education.”

Ministry of Culture and Education?

The officials talked a lot, but they were familiar with the book province. This was the official office that was in charge of secrets and issued the emperor's edict.

It's just that despite the discussion, there was no official opposition this time. Since Xiao Ming ousted Yu Ming last time, the officials in the court knew that the emperor was determined to reform the law.

This is the first item to cancel the Shi, Nong, and Industry and Commerce, and now the second item has appeared.

Fiji did not object, but he needed to ask some questions clearly, so he said: Does the emperor want to cancel the imperial examination?

There is no need to cancel the imperial examination, but it has to be changed. Xiao Ming said, After the establishment of the Ministry of Culture and Education, it will govern all schools in the Great Yu Kingdom, and the reform of the imperial examination will also be carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Education.

After studying at Bowen College for a period of time, the officials have actually been psychologically prepared for this. In the future, the imperial examinations will no longer test the Four Books and Five Classics, and will be replaced by all kinds of strange knowledge.

After clearing his throat, Xiao Ming continued: The title of the chief official of this Ministry of Culture and Education is called Xuezheng, and the Qingzhou Ministry of Culture and Education will be responsible for leading the Culture and Education Provinces of other prefectures.

House? Not only was Fiji shocked, even Pang Yukun was a little surprised. This was something they had never heard of.

Your Majesty, what is this mansion? Pang Yukun asked.

Xiao Ming smiled lightly, and he said, This is the third item of the reform, withdrawing the vassal and building the government, and strengthening the court's governance of the states and counties.

Although Xiao Ming has now captured Wei, Yan, Liang and other areas, but just like Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, the people in these places still retain the living habits of the vassal state.

This is naturally unbearable for Xiao Ming. The purpose of killing these vassal kings is to establish a centralized power. How can he tolerate the people in these areas still calling themselves people from Wei and Yan.

Therefore, under consideration, he decided to withdraw the vassal and establish a government. The former Wei State was set up as Jinling House, and Jinling House governed the thirteen states of the former Wei land, and then the state was used to manage the county.

In the old land of Yan State, Bozhou Prefecture was established, with Bozhou as the center to govern the ten prefectures of Yan State, followed by Kaifeng Prefecture, Chang'an Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, Youzhou Prefecture, and finally his Qingzhou Prefecture.

In this way, he divided the land occupied in front of him into seven prefectures, thus greatly strengthening the management of the place.

After expressing his thoughts, Xiao Ming looked at the officials and waited for their opinions.

At this time, both Pang Yukun and Fiji fell silent. This time Xiao Ming's reform steps were too big.

Pang Yukun said; Xiaguan knows that the emperor is eager to reform, but the north is not yet stable. If it is rashly implemented, I am afraid that not only will it not be effective, but it will cause chaos.

I have already taken this into consideration, so this reform will not be implemented in all places in the Great Yu Kingdom. I also know that you Aiqing are skeptical about the reform. As the saying goes, a black cat and a white cat who catch a mouse are a good cat. For you all Seeing is believing to prove that the reform is correct, so I decided to take the lead in implementing the reform in Qingzhou Prefecture, success or failure depends only on the rise and fall of Qingzhou Prefecture.

There are many things to say, because the Dayu country has not been slaughtered by advanced civilization, and now officials lack enthusiasm for reform, and the lack of external factors makes it difficult for a country to change itself.

In Europe Europe would not have sought to change out of the Middle Ages had it not been for the invasion of God's Whip that opened a door for Europe.

Likewise, the feudal dynasties would have been in the cycle had it not been for the advanced civilization brought about by the invasion of the West.

The Great Yu Kingdom needs enemies. Sometimes Xiao Ming suddenly thinks this way.

He gradually understood why contemporary countries continue to create international conflicts and choose imaginary enemies, because all these are the reasons why the country continues to be strong.

However, the Great Yu Kingdom has an enemy, and this enemy is also recognized by everyone. This is the Golden Horde Khanate.

It’s just that the Golden Horde is a country with a lower level of civilization than the Great Yu Kingdom. If the Golden Horde Khanate is replaced by a country with a higher level of civilization than the Great Yu Kingdom, the current Great Yu Kingdom will definitely reform and follow suit.

Of course, an invader with a higher level of civilization than the Great Yu Kingdom has arrived, and this is what Xiao Ming intends to catch. He intends to invite the Dutch army stationed in Ryukyu to visit Qingzhou.

He believes this will give those officials who oppose the reform a clearer understanding.

While he was thinking about it, Pang Yukun said loudly: Your Majesty is wise, and the lower officials think that it would be more appropriate for the reform to be implemented in the six states.

Fiji and others also breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that Xiao Ming would make a drastic move. They said in unison: The emperor is wise.

Looking at the officials, Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction, this time his plan was successfully implemented.

In fact, his purpose this time is to create a pilot area, which is similar to the steps of contemporary reform and opening up, and first draws out some areas for pilot projects.

If it is successful, it will be easy to implement the reform in other places, and at the same time, the prosperity of the first reform area can also lead to the development of other places.

And because the reform area is small, this is conducive to key supervision, and at the same time, this place must have the basis for reform.

After thinking about it, his former fiefdom was the most appropriate. If the reform was successful, he would then implement it in the coastal areas such as Youzhou Prefecture and Jinling Prefecture.

The matter of reform involves a lot of decrees, so I won't discuss it anymore. Xiao Ming gestured to Qian Dafu at this time.

Taking a step forward, Qian Dafu shouted: If you have something to play early, if you have nothing to do, the curtain will retreat.

The officials heard the words and shouted long live, they dare not say anything more now, the emperor throws too many unimaginable things at the meeting today, they need to go back and discuss it carefully.

After leaving the court, Xiao Ming and Qian Dafu left through the side door of the Hall of Government Affairs. The two did not return to the palace, but were going to check the production of the railroad tracks.