The Lonely Family in the Red Chamber

The matter of the Jia family is just the beginning. Since the Jia family has such violations and violations without realizing it, then the other nobles are also innocent. The so-called four kings and eight princes were the top figures among the nobles, but Except for a small number of those who really have solid military achievements, the others have long been misnamed, but they are just using the name of their ancestors and clinging to the glory of their ancestors.

The Jia family was convicted and deposed, but their family had a scapegoat. The second child did all the bad things. The eldest was suppressed for so many years and didn't show up. He hardly knew anything. He was a fool. Pointing to the title of knighthood and registering with the sage left the impression of a pitiful and confused person on everyone. In the future, as long as he is as honest as before and be a prodigal son, he will have nothing to worry about.What's more, Jia Amnesty also has a son who is not from a major, but is still somewhat useful. Now Jia Lian has made his mark in the household department. This guy really has an unmatched talent in arithmetic. The old officials were thrown away a few miles away, not to mention that the Ministry of Household Affairs has now introduced Western algorithms and created a brand new accounting method. Jia Lian just attended a few training sessions and quickly learned it.Now he is quite able, and he doesn't wear any jade pendants and sachets on his body. Jia She directly asked someone to make a small calculation for him with gold, silver and beautiful jade, and hung them on his waist. It was quite funny to see.Jia Lian didn't take this seriously, and made his calculations very carefully all day long. Even Tu Jingnian heard about his reputation, praised him in court, and even said it in private. Those who have talents that are difficult for others to match in other studies should not be buried because they failed the imperial examination. In the future, these miscellaneous studies should still be given some living space.

In fact, during the Tang and Song Dynasties, in addition to the examination of articles, poems and strategies, the imperial examinations could also be tested for Mingfa, Mingshu, Mingjing and so on. Sometimes there is a sense of degrading talents in an eclectic manner. Nowadays, relying solely on stereotypes to select scholars is a bit narrow after all, and many people who have no talent in stereotypes have to waste their lives.

Tu Jingnian quarreled with a group of courtiers in the court hall for several days, entangled with the ancestral system and the like, and Tu Jingnian was actually quite tired of the ancestral system. Filial piety governing the country, even if this dynasty drove away Meng Yuan and got the country very righteous, it is no exception.There is no way, in this era, the ritual system can realize the governance of the country with the smallest ruling cost, and the foundation of the ritual system is nothing more than the two characters of loyalty and filial piety. With these two points, everything is easy to say.

Even though Jia Amnesty had done some foolish things and had a bad reputation outside, he could still get the sympathy of the ministers of the court, because he was filial to the point of foolish filial piety.As far as the minister is concerned, it is definitely right to rely on the ancestral system and the ritual system for anything.You can't say that your ancestors did something wrong, that's a big disobedience!

Tu Jingnian was not polite about this. Although the ancestral system said that the imperial examinations were used to select scholars, but at that time, there was no limit to the ranks of scholars. He is a down-and-out scholar, and he can be a confidant. At that time, there were no stereotypes. It can be seen that the old man Taizu has a broad mind. If you misinterpret the original intention of Taizu, that is disrespectful!

Tu Jingnian is not the kind of emperor who has no real power. What's more, adding a miscellaneous study will not do any harm to many people. It is a brand-new way out for people, so there are many beneficiaries.Like Jia Lian, if you ask him to go to the exam for a scholar, he will definitely be caught blind. He is so old that he can't even memorize the Three Character Classic from beginning to end!When it comes to arithmetic, even veterans who have been immersed in this matter for many years dare not say that they can compare with him.If he hadn't been born in the Rongguo Mansion, donated an official early, and caught up with the sage who wanted to evaluate the officials below. When Wang Ziteng was very popular, he would have paved the way for him. Otherwise, he would only be a donator in his life. There is no chance to show his talent because of the empty job he came here for.

Tu Jingnian would not send all these miscellaneous talents to become officials, except for some related to practice, Tu Jingnian hoped to create a powerful Royal Academy of Sciences.Of course, in the Jin Dynasty, there was no such word as science, that is to study things to learn. The West has long started the Renaissance movement, which brought the rise of natural science. Tu Jingnian is not an all-rounder, he himself is Dong Yi A hammer is a good thing, there are many things, and these intellectuals have to be guided to come by themselves.

After arguing for a few days, Tu Jingnian won a complete victory. From then on, there was an additional subject of miscellaneous studies in the examination. There are many categories of miscellaneous studies, such as agriculture, medicine, arithmetic, law, art of war, astrology, etc., everything that one expects to find.Of course, there are several aspects of the test, in addition to the written test, you also have to take a practical test, otherwise, you speak clearly and logically, but you really start to do it, but stare blankly, isn't this a waste of emotion!

These are actually things for the funeral, and now the court is faced with nobles going to the court to plead guilty every day, Tu Jingnian is still very magnanimous about this, knowing the mistakes can be corrected, there is nothing good about it!It’s okay to violate the rules, but if there is something illegal in the family, you still have to deal with it properly. If you don’t deal with it yourself, but let others report it, then you are the ones who are unlucky!

Of course, if you hit a stick, you have to give a sweet date!Tu Jingnian didn't mind giving these nobles a way out, so he directly said in the court that it is now the age of firearms, and the comprehensive change of recruits and daily training are imminent. What about the former grassroots officers? I can no longer meet the requirements of today's wars and need retraining. Therefore, I decided to set up the Royal Military Academy to learn new military knowledge. If I can pass the examination and graduate smoothly, then I can directly become a grassroots officer when I come out.

As for the personnel composition of the Royal Military Academy, it is also very clear. Now that it has been given the name of the royal family, the dean will be the emperor in the future. Of course, the emperor does not have so much time to manage the affairs of the school. Dean, these have to be carefully selected. In addition, some instructors have to be recruited. military attache.This will also become a common practice in the future. Retired senior military officers will enter the Royal Military Academy as instructors to impart war experience to the students below.

The civil officials were quite critical of this. In their view, this was a sign that the military generals were raising their heads. Although this dynasty did not emphasize civility over military affairs, there had been no major wars for so many years. Most of the affairs in the court were decided by the civil officials. They They have gotten used to the dominance of civil servants. As a result, Tu Jingnian reformed the military system as soon as he came to power, obviously to elevate the status of generals, which made them very insecure.However, Tu Jingnian is obviously not a person who will be subject to the words of civil officials. What's more, on the surface, these officials have nothing to do with those civil officials. The place chosen by the Military Academy is Iron Net Mountain, which was originally a royal garden. , it won’t waste people’s money, and what’s more, Tu Jingnian also said, it’s just that the existing army can’t keep up with the development of firearms. Take your life seriously!Therefore, under the dominance of Tu Jingnian, they had no choice but to retreat.

Tu Jingnian gave some of the places to the nobles, and the rest of the students were naturally selected from Liangjiazi and outstanding frontier soldiers.Moreover, the study here is compulsory education, without any tuition fees, and all fees will be paid by the internal treasury.Tu Jingnian has long wanted to control the army in the hands of the royal family. If he wants to do this, he must have someone in the army. Tu Jingnian has combined the military academies of later generations, and has worked out the regulations. He only needs to wait a few years , put a group of grassroots officers who have undergone new-style education and brainwashing education into the armies of various places. After a few more battles, these people will naturally be promoted. After a few decades, it is estimated that most of the officers in Dajin , have to be graduates of the Royal Military Academy.

Tu Jingnian's decision naturally won the support of the nobles. After the appearance of firearms, they found that the military skills taught at home in the past were no longer feasible. Those who intend to continue to be military officers naturally want to have a hand in the new army However, it was soon discovered that Tu Jingnian had directly transferred a part of the army to train the new army alone in Gyeonggi as the Royal Guard, and did not know how to do it in other places. As a result, as soon as the Royal Military Academy came out, Everyone suddenly realized that it seemed that the sage wanted to carry out reforms from top to bottom!First train a group of military officers who understand the new type of military training. After these people enter the army, they can carry out comprehensive reforms generously.

What's more, when Tu Jingnian was engaged in military exercises before, everyone had seen the power of firearms. Although Xiyang also has firearms, according to the people in Xiyang, their own firearms are several mountains stronger than Xiyang's. In the future, if wars are fought, it will be purely a massacre of bullying, and there will be no danger. As long as there is a war, it will be a ready-made military achievement. I hate that I get so few places, I wish I could cram all the children of the right age at home into it.

Jia Amnesty also got the quota naturally, after thinking about it for joy, he gritted his teeth in anger at home, he has so few family members!Except for Jia Lian, Jia Cong, who was only in his early ten years, not to mention that Jia Zheng and his family were expelled, even if they were still there, Jia Amnesty would not leave the precious place to the second room. Jia Lian now has a Promisingly, Jia Amnesty, the third-class general, has five slots, one slot is reserved for Jia Cong, and who should go to the other four slots?Jia Shen recalled this time, he had worked so hard for so many years, and he had three sons and one daughter by accident, and the eldest son died. Thinking about it again, it seems that many concubines were clearly pregnant and miscarried in the past, and I don't know who it was. What a mess, Jia Amnesty blamed Erfang for all this, and cursed again behind closed doors.On the contrary, the members of the Jia family heard the news, and came to the door one by one, begging Jia Sheyun to give their children a place. Tricky, he enjoys the flattery of these clansmen who never looked at him directly before, but he doesn't let go of his mouth at all. He still thinks in his heart that he should take good care of his health, whether it is to have a son or leave the quota for his grandson, whether If these eyes grow in the sky, you will know the clansmen who hold the high and trample the low.