Chapter 331 Hongwen Museum

People have retreated, and Zhang Yang left Liu Bowen alone.

"Burn, you have a great influence among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Do they still have the desire to serve the court?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Your lord, to tell you the truth, I have also been an official in the court twice. However, the politics of the court is dark, and the officials are corrupt [***]. This country has come to an end. All upright scholars have been extremely disappointed in the court. There are very few people who want to stand on the side of the court." Liu Bowen said.

Zhang Yang is satisfied, which is similar to what he thinks. Deeply educated by Confucianism, although there is the idea of loyalty to the monarch, the court really discriminated against the Han people. The Mongols had too many privileges and the society was too dark, which led to the collapse of the building of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Your lord, although the scholars have lost confidence in the court, the lord's policy has also frustrated their positive surnames." Liu Bowen boldly proposed.

"Oh?" Zhang Yang was surprised.

"Sprink the field." Liu Bowen said, "Lord, many scholars have a large amount of land in their families. If we take all their land, I'm afraid it will also cause their dissatisfaction. Many of the land has been owned by their ancestors for many years."

This headache has finally arrived. Zhang Yang knew that if he offended the scholar group in the south of the Yangtze River, the country he was about to establish would lack a large number of talents. It was easy to fight the country, but difficult to sit in the country.

"The division of land is an established policy and cannot be changed. If it is changed rashly, it is easy to lose the trust of the people." Zhang Yang said. Although the scholar group is important, the people are the foundation of the country. If they lose this foundation, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Land is the foundation of the country. If a large amount of land is in the hands of a few people, the polarization between the rich and the poor will be serious, and the country will eventually fall into turmoil.

Throughout history, the most fundamental reason for the turmoil of the whole feudal society is one: land. At the end of each dynasty, the land was annexed in large quantities, and the people rented land, but they had to pay expensive rents. Finally, they went bankrupt and the society fell into turmoil.

Fundamentally, to solve this problem is to let everyone get their own land and not let land become a source of wealth for a few people. Now, he has reduced taxes for three years. Three years later, the proportion of taxes is still very small. In the future, the main source of national finance is industrial and commercial taxation.

In fact, in the Yuan Dynasty, trade was quite developed. Silk porcelain was exported to Europe, and Marco Polo also came to China and experienced the prosperity of China.

However, for a long time, the strategy of emptering farmers and suppressing business has made the upper class unable to see the mystery of business at all. In this era, business almost does not pay any taxes.

In the future development, Zhang Yang has a general idea to vigorously encourage business, do business with other countries, and earn a lot of money, which is also another purpose for him to develop steam engines and ships.

"The lord, the scholarly class, mainly rely on the land in their hands as the main economic pillar. If they lose the land, what financial resources do they have?" Liu Bowen said, "How can they follow us at ease?"

"I love all of these." Zhang Yang said, "As in Xinghua, I collected land from them directly. I didn't collect it directly, but bought the land from them at a normal price. I believe they will feel my painstaking effort to do so."

Buy land? Liu Bowen did not know the policy implemented by Zhang Yang in Xinghua. He was still a little surprised to hear that he would spend money to buy land.

"Land is the foundation of the country, and it is absolutely not allowed to be held in the hands of a few people. In the future, we have made laws, and this must be written first." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, the Lord is wise." Liu Bowen said.

"At the same time, this is also the reason why I opened the Hongwen Museum. There are many scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. If they can work under my command, my big deal will definitely be successful. Anyone who comes to the Hongwen Museum will get a salary from me on a monthly basis after being competent after the assessment of Brother Qingtian, and tentatively set ten taels of silver per month. With the expansion of the territory, we need to be able to govern the county Yin of one side, and there will be more and more state Yin. Most of these officials will emerge from the Hongwen Museum.

Zhang Yang said this, which gave Liu Bowen a reassurance. The history of Hongwen Hall, from the second month of the reign of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, ordered to gather 200,000 volumes of books in the Hongwen Hall and set up a "Hongwen Museum", which is not only a place for the national collection, but also a place for the emperor to recruit literary scholars. Chu Liang, Yao Silian and Cai gathered. Yun Gong, Xiao Deyan and other talents, "When listening to the court, introduce them into the hall and lecture on the thesis." Or until the night." Hongwen Museum has made great contributions to gathering talents and opening up culture.

To put it bluntly, this Hongwen Hall is the place where the emperor selects officials. When you enter here, you will receive the attention of the emperor, from which useful talents will be selected to govern the country.

Although there are a lot of salaries from here, in addition to those poor students, most of the scholars have a good situation at home. These salaries are important, and the prospect of coming here is more important.

"Hongwen Hall must absorb upright people. Those who are good at drilling, endangering the country and becoming worms must be turned away." Zhang Yang said.

"With the trust of the Lord, I will definitely deal with this matter properly." Liu Bowen was deeply moved. As soon as he joined the lord, he received unconditional trust and was entrusted with heavy responsibilities. Moreover, the lord made it clear that those corrupt [***] personnel must not let them sneak into their own camp, which was simply in line with his appetite. The parents who gave birth to me, and the lord who knows me!

The matter of Hongwen Hall was handed over to Liu Bowen. Zhang Yang was very relieved. Now, he has to reuse these talented people in the south of the Yangtze River. In the future, he will vigorously popularize education, encourage private schools in various places, invest and encourage political axes, inspire people's wisdom, and improve people's livelihood.

The next day, the news that Zhang Shicheng wanted to open the Hongwen Hall in Hangzhou City had spread everywhere. Countless literati and students were eager to try and were ready to go to the Hongwen Hall to respond, because the discerning people could see that since this Hongwen Hall has Zhang Shicheng's background, it must have a special purpose. Entering the Hongwen Museum, you may be able to show your ambitions.

Of course, there is also gossip circulating in it. It is said that Zhang Shicheng is going to become emperor, and many of his county governments do not have formal officials. This Hongwen Hall is an institution for selecting officials, which makes some scholars even more uneasy.

Boro Timur met Zhang Shicheng again, which made him glad that no one else was present, which made him feel that he was likely to achieve his goal this time.

"Lord Zhang, have you considered the conditions of agreeing to the emperor?" Plo Timur asked.

"How can I not agree?" Zhang Yang said.

Hearing this, Poiro Timur was happy: "When I return to Beijing, I will definitely play your loyalty to the emperor."

"I heard that most of the city is short of food now, so I have ordered the canal to be reopened. However, in order to avoid accidents, it still has to be inspected. Therefore, after a few days, there will be food to the capital. If the wind direction is suitable, it will arrive before the New Year.

"This is great!" Poro Timur was even happier. This scholar is really interesting. Now in most cities, not only the people have no food to eat, but also the army is going to start to cut off grain. It is said that many big merchants have saved grain, and various royal relatives as backers, are still raising food prices. Now most of them have prices but no market.

Zhang Yang said that, of course, only some grain merchants can pass, and at present, only He Zhaoyi has this qualification.

The profit is divided by half. At that time, the white money will continue to fall into your own hands. The construction of Jiangnan still needs a large amount of capital investment.

"It's just that I have some problems here, and I need the assistance of the court." Zhang Yang said sadly.

"Okay, okay, you say it, I can definitely convey it on behalf of the emperor. The emperor is very happy, and I can definitely do it." Plo Timur said happily.

"It's just that my salt farm has accumulated a large amount of sea salt, hoping that it can flow into the market normally, and the court must not shive it under any excuse."

Boro Timur's mouth immediately closed, walked around for a long time, and still circled here.

At the beginning, Zhang Shicheng raised the army because of the salt farm. Salt and iron was an official camp. He wanted to sell by himself and sold it properly. How could the court collect taxes?

However, if I don't agree, I'm afraid that the previous things will come to nothing. Thinking about the tense situation in most of the capital now, the crown prince is ready to move. It's really not appropriate to make more trouble. It's better to calm down the disturbance here as soon as possible. If Zhang Shicheng is angry and burns the war to the north, it will be troublesome.

Zhang Yang used the army of the Trode Muer instead. Now, he has occupied a large area of territory, and the coastline is very long. Almost half of the salt farms are in his pocket. How considerable the sales would be to convert these crude salts into refined salts! The last time I threatened the court but failed, this time I was bound to win!

Boro Timur has a bitter gourd face: "I'd better report this matter to the emperor before making a deal!"

"Well, since you can't make the decision, I'll find my own way. I heard that the emperor of the Song Dynasty is very welcome to sell my salt to his land."

"Han Liner is simply arrogant, and his Song Dynasty is simply a little rebel. The soldiers and horses of the court can destroy him without any effort. When it comes to the State of Song, Plo Timur is very angry. I'm afraid everyone in the world knows how Han Lin'er, the emperor, came from.

Zhang Yang proposed Han Lin'er, which really stimulated the Trodeer. Plo Timur also knew that Zhang Shicheng proposed such a matter. He just wanted to tell him not to force himself. At that time, he would stand in the opposite camp, and I'm afraid that things would be messed up.

"Yes, I will explain it to the emperor, and I will try my best to promote this matter." Plo Timur said.

Zhang Yang was overjoyed. In the future, all the people in the world will eat their own refined salt. Not only large families, but also ordinary people will say goodbye to those rough and yellowed sea salts.

(to be continued)