Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Lu Ci said he was inviting Di Qing to dinner, but he was really just inviting him to dinner.

Because he learned about the little stubborn bull's appetite last time, he ordered a large table full of dishes, and ordered a large bowl of rice, which was enough for people to open their stomachs and eat.

——The school exam that Di Qing was secretly worried about and quietly looking forward to didn't happen at all.

What Lu Ci thought was that since the meal was invited to reward Di Qing, he shouldn't spoil people's appetite with some disappointing topics.

He still remembered that last time when he asked Di Qing how he was learning from those two books, the child's face changed completely, and his spirits also weakened, which was very pitiful.

Don't bother people.

Di Qing was completely unaware of Lu Zhizhou's tenderness and consideration.

When he first sat down, he was still a little cramped, but Lu Ci's ability to make people talk, it is no exaggeration to say, has been honed over time, and he relaxed after a while, smiled, and started to eat.

Lu Ci also had a good appetite this time, and he quickly wiped out the dishes he liked, but his movements were very elegant and beautiful, which made Di Qing stare at him non-stop.

Half an hour later, a table of dishes was swept away. Lu Ci saw that Di Qing was already full, so he stopped him from overeating and said with a smile, "If you don't dislike the rest, you can just eat them." Let the shop pack it up and take it back to the school."

After hesitating for a moment, Di Qing thanked Lu Ci and accepted the kindness.

The reason why he stopped being polite was mainly because he remembered that almost all of these dishes had been touched by his own chopsticks.

How could the handsome and handsome Lu Zhizhou use the leftovers he had touched?

And if the shopkeeper Ren discarded it... such a waste, he couldn't bear it.

Thinking about it this way, I might as well agree to it.

When Lu Ci got up and went downstairs, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Di Qing's flat and thin abdomen even through a thin shirt, but now it was slightly bulging, and he couldn't help laughing.

Di Qing, who was usually as vigorous and agile as a raccoon slave, now moved sluggishly for an unprecedented time, a bit like those duck generals who just came back swaggeringly after pecking at the locusts.

For Di Qing, it is rare for him to be able to eat [-]% full, and this delicious meal with the person he has always wanted to see makes him still feel like he is dreaming.

And because he was full of food and tea, his brain became a little dull, and his movements inevitably slowed down, accidentally missing the obvious smile that flashed across Lu Ci's eyes.

After Lu Ci settled the bill, he walked to the door of the store and was about to say goodbye to Di Qing.

He smiled and said: "Although you have to study hard, remember to combine work with rest so that you don't get tired."

Di Qing nodded vigorously.

Lu Ci saw the strong reluctance in his eyes like a puppy seeing off his master, and couldn't help but smile: "For the sake of your great service, I will let you go this time, and see you next time. I really want to test you Classwork is over."

Di Qing hesitated for a moment, but whispered: "Actually, we can take the school exam now."

Lu Ci was slightly surprised, and his eyes widened a little: "Really?"

Di Qing couldn't help nodding, with eager anticipation on his face.

Lu Ci didn't make him do what he wanted.

He was still thinking about his business. It took more than half an hour after a long time to finish his lunch. For him who has been busy for several months, it is a rare luxury enjoyment recently.

Of course, children are able to restrain their playful nature, and they are so diligent and studious in the absence of supervision, which is worthy of encouragement.

——It is much more valuable than him who studies for exams in order to become an official and is full of utilitarianism.

Thinking of this, Lu Ci put an encouraging smile on his lips, and rubbed Di Qing's head: "I really didn't realize that you are a good reader."

Unknowingly, Di Qing had a full smile on his face, and he looked at Lu Ci fixedly, without blinking.

But Lu Ci withdrew his hand, and said generously: "Every season, a bookstore in the capital will send me some newly published books. Since you are so good at reading, then I will do what you like, as long as As soon as you finish reading, I will send someone to bring it to you so that you can read it."

Di Qing: "..."

After Lu Ci finished speaking, he didn't notice that Di Qing had languished, and left in a hurry.

As soon as he thought of opening up new land and planning to attract investment, he felt full of motivation to work overtime during the holidays.

Today is just Lu Ci's rest day, not a rest day.

When they saw Lu Zhizhou coming back in a hurry and shutting himself in the database, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and they all saw "it really is so" in each other's eyes, showing a knowing smile.

Most officials, after witnessing the terrifying locust swarm that covered the sky and the sun, but were defeated by the ducks that everyone did not expect, they still firmly implement the fact that they encountered the locust plague early. Lu Ci, who took measures to prevent locusts, was full of complicated emotions.

But when they learned that almost all the military supervisors in other prefectures had been hit hard by the disaster, and that once the locusts had passed and the fields had no crops, they were terrified, and they were full of admiration for Lu Ci.

Chong Wenjun and other hard-working officials were so excited that they made up their minds to work harder than Zhizhou.

Unless it is those people who only want to be honest and mix their qualifications, and would rather be innocent than meritorious, but anyone who still has ambitions, wants to do something, or wants to seek the well-being of the people, there is such an energetic The presence of Xinzhizhou, who is alert, decisive, and daring, is obviously a great thing.

What they didn't know was that a year ago, Lu Ci, who thought he was a salted fish, would have believed that when he was the governor of Fenzhou, where the emperor was far away from the sky, he would have become a voluntary man even on holidays. If you are a workaholic who comes back to busy with official duties... even if it is more difficult than reaching the sky.

But at this moment, Lu Ci is still ignorant of his own transformation, and even enjoys a bit of reading the materials from previous years, which in the eyes of others are not only boring, but also a headache.

Even the food that attracted him very much in the past is not as interesting as the theme of "how to make Fenzhou better and better", and he has worked tirelessly for it.

After staying in the database for more than half a month, Lu Ci fell into a predicament.

To encourage more merchants to stay and travel here, the big one is to build roads and land, and the small one is to provide convenience and preferential treatment for merchants.

Where can the money that needs to be invested come from?

After checking the accounts, he inevitably focused on public funds at first.

As the magistrate, the amount of public funds he can use is really not a small amount.

Even if Fenzhou is not richer than other states and counties, it is still accumulated over the years, and it is by no means comparable to what Lu Ci earned through his own struggle.

However, no matter how much money is left untouched, even if it continues to accumulate, it will continue to depreciate.

Regarding this extremely obvious point, Lu Ci naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to think that the previous magistrates couldn't see it.

But they tacitly won't touch it except for necessary consumption.

And every penny and article that must be moved must be clearly written in the document and asked for approval from above.

However, the imperial court's instructions on such applications are extremely harsh, almost to the point of being critical - the most obvious example is "officials do not repair government offices".

The official office is dilapidated, and if you want to repair it a little, the process you have to go through is enough to make you dizzy.

Instead of getting into that trouble, it's better to endure it for a few years and wait until the salary is full and leave.

When it comes to using public funds to do business, it is an out-and-out gray area.

Of course, it is not uncommon for such behavior to be placed on some high-ranking officials.

But they misappropriated public funds wantonly, and then used the name of the government to compete with the people for profit, and all the profits they collected were used to fill their own pockets.

As long as it is filled in time, there is no deficit, and no one reports, most people are lucky enough to escape the impeachment of the Taiwan officials.

Taiwan officials are not ignorant of this unspoken rule, but turn a blind eye to avoid public outrage.

For other officials whose powers are limited and constrained, they can only stare at this attractive piece of fat and drool, and dare not touch it lightly.

Lu Ci couldn't help hesitating.

Although he is willing to return all the investment income to the public, but in this way, if any mistakes occur, the responsibility will still fall on him.

At that time, the officials in charge of reviewing the case will not care whether his intentions are good or bad.

Although Wang Dan secretly escorted him in the court, there were also Wang Qinruo and others waiting for the opportunity.

It seems small, but it may affect the whole body.

If he acted recklessly and lost the ground, he might not only be affected by his official career, but Wang Qinruo and others would use it as an excuse, and Wang Dan, who recommended him to serve as a local official and has always been cautious in doing things, would also be attacked.

After deliberating over and over again, Lu Ci still had to admit that he had just gained a firm foothold in Fenzhou and initially accumulated a little prestige.

But it is still too far away from completely controlling this place.

Lu Ci sighed softly, and helplessly shelved this very tempting idea for the time being, but it seemed like rushing forward.

——Let’s wait another year.

After suppressing that thought, Lu Ci remained as if nothing had happened on his face, and acted as usual, and did not let others see any clues.

Of course, you can't rush to move the big ones, but you can change the small ones as much as you want.

Half a year passed by.

Lu Ci took the school field used by the government school as an experimental field. After many failures, he finally succeeded in creating the first terraced field in the Song Dynasty.

On this terraced field that attracted countless people's amazed eyes, the second batch of mature seeds was harvested.

After confirming that it could bring stable profits and it was more than enough to supply a school, Lu Ci struck while the iron was hot and directly expanded the scale of the official school.

He hired farmers to open up a piece of wasteland, and hired craftsmen to build eight more schools around the original foundation.

The eight schools are in charge of eight newly opened specialties, the main purpose of which is to cultivate specialized and usable officials.Covering law, medicine, martial arts, arithmetic, calligraphy, painting, and even chemistry, which Lu Ci used his spare time to compile the basic textbooks himself, and prepared to fiddle with the inquiries from the imperial court. A display of 'Taoism'.

If it weren't for the fact that the level of all aspects can't keep up, it would be a waste of effort. Lu Ci almost shamelessly wanted to get out the complete periodic table of elements first, instead of the current simplified and incomplete version.

However, not long after the official memorial was delivered, Wang Dan politely returned it.

Lu Ci couldn't help being a little surprised.

Would Wang Xianggong object?

However, when there was a locust outbreak in early summer, it was thanks to the "brave and skilled" duck army in Fenzhou to solve the problem. Although the losses caused by the locust infestation could not be recovered, at least they successfully blocked the locust swarm from continuing southward and limited the scope of the disaster to the Yangtze River. to the north.

The fast-ripening summer rice in the south was preserved. After the locusts were gradually wiped out, the grain was continuously sent to the north along the waterway, and the situation that was almost unimaginable was restored in time.

After the news spread to Beijing, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.

A large number of dereliction of duty officials fell, and Lu Ci, who has made great contributions, will naturally be rewarded heavily-for this, Lu Ci thinks that he has obviously taken advantage of the ducks.

After all, the imperial court has rewards, but they can't reward ducks, let alone give officials to ducks. In the end, it's all cheaper for him, the magistrate of Fenzhou.

The emperor, Longyan Dayue, raised Lu Ci's Jilu official rank to the fifth-rank doctor in one breath, and even had the idea of ​​transferring his lucky star back to the capital.

Thanks to Wang Dan's constant monitoring of the situation, he entered the palace in time to be a lobbyist, so Zhao Heng gave up this idea for the time being.

After this incident, Lu Ci found that besides the increase in his own salary, the more obvious change was undoubtedly that the speed of passing the memorials he submitted was much faster.

The original smoothness was the convenience Wang Dan gave him.

But now, it is necessary to add that his opinions are gradually gaining weight in the court.

Wang Dan also fell in love with Lu Ci more and more. At this time, he said in a relaxed and teasing tone that is rare to see: Today, the Holy One is no longer enthusiastic about cultivating immortals.

Lu Ci couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and smiled strangely.

As we all know, Wang Dan has always been cautious, and it is even more difficult to distinguish his happiness and anger in the words of the review.

At this moment, it can be said that Lu Ci has been 'expressed', which shows that the officialdom has indeed changed.

Lu Ci was as good as he was good, and directly put aside the "Taoism" that was originally intended to be used for pretense, and replaced it with agriculture.

When the new model of the eight colleges he constructed officially recruited the first batch of students, before he knew it, the new year had arrived.

——The first notice issued by the imperial court was to inform the world that the official family had changed the year name from 'Dazhong Xiangfu' to 'Tianxi'.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. There are many officials who use public funds to do business, even Fan Zhongyan and Yue Fei have done this, otherwise they would not be able to support so many people.

When Fan Zhongyan was guarding Gyeongju, he borrowed money from the military treasury to do business, and made a profit of more than 2 guan.Because the profits were all used for official duties, and it was an expedient measure, he frankly reported what he had done afterwards.

Yue Fei's business is doing better, 150 million per year, which is equivalent to three months' expenditure of the Yue family army.Yue Jiajun's industries include not only hotels and real estate, but also pawnshops and casinos.

But unlike other people who enriched themselves, they gave all the profits back to the public.

Of course, those who selflessly do business for the public are rare... ("Yi Zhongtian Pin Three Kingdoms-Da Song Innovation" p190)

2. Other disciplines were created by the Imperial College a few decades after the timeline in my article (Song Shenzong period)

In addition to the Taixue, there are also many junior colleges under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Academy.such as:

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there was a doctor of law who taught law.In the sixth year of Xining (1073), law school was set up in Guozijian, which is a specialized school for teaching law.

Medicine In the early Song Dynasty, medicine was affiliated with Taichang Temple.Shenzong set up the Imperial Medical Bureau, and there were 300 students in the medical college, and the teaching was divided into subjects.During the Chongning period of Emperor Huizong, medicine was transferred to Guozijian, and the number of students was still 300 (1110 in the outer house, [-] in the inner house, and [-] in the upper house).In the fourth year of Daguan ([-]), medicine was transferred to the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Martial arts The martial arts of the Song Dynasty began in the third year of Renzong Qingli (1043) and was abolished soon.During the reign of Shenzong Xining, he established martial arts again, and selected civil and military officials who knew soldiers as professors.In the 16th year of Gaozong Shaoxing (1146), martial arts were rebuilt.Wuxue is the first military professional school in the history of our country.

Mathematics Mathematics in the Song Dynasty was founded in the third year of Chongning in Huizong (1104), with 1110 students.Mathematics, teaching mathematics and astronomy, belonged to the Taishi Bureau in the fourth year of Daguan ([-]).

Calligraphy also began in the third year of Huizong Chongning (1104), and was first placed in the Guozijian.In the fourth year of Daguan (1110), it was transferred to the Calligraphy Bureau of the Hanlin Academy.Calligraphy to teach various styles of calligraphy.

Painting School Painting School is the first painting professional school in Chinese history.The School of Painting was founded in the third year of Chongning (1104) of Emperor Huizong, and was transferred to the Painting Bureau of the Imperial Academy in the fourth year of Daguan (1110).About calligraphy and painting, there are chapters in the art part of Chapter 15 of this book.

Taoism Taoism teaches Taoist classics.In the sixth year of Huizong Zhenghe (1116), a Taoist academy was built to train senior Taoists.Later, schools across the country were ordered to set up special classes for Taoism.There is also a "Tao Ju" (Gongju Teke).

("Cultural History of the Song Dynasty")

3. Terraced fields were part of the agricultural development in the Northern Song Dynasty ("Yi Zhongtian Pin Three Kingdoms-Da Song Innovation")