More than 600,000 acres of farmland have begun to be given to the people.
Yuan Wendu sent more than fifty people to various places to secretly observe the situation of land transfer.
Among them, Yang Xuangan, who belonged to Jiangxia County, did not know how to behave. When he conferred the land, he did not mention Yang Ming at all. On the other hand, the other three people vigorously promoted that the conferral of land was an order from the general manager's office.
As a result, people all over Jingzhou were praising Yang Ming's merits, and some people who had been allocated fields even worshiped Yang Ming at home.
I'm not dead yet. After Yang Ming heard the news, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The first step in rectifying the Wen family has been completed.
Yang Ming did this because he wanted to win the hearts and minds of the people in the Jingzhou area and lay a foundation for the future.
As long as the Jingzhou area recognizes him, there will be something that can be used here in the future big fight.
Winning the hearts and minds of the people is the first step, and installing your own people is the second step.
At present, the county lieutenant of Jiangling County and the county lieutenant of Jiangling County have been vacated. Murong Sanzang can appoint these two positions by himself.
On this day, Yang Ming called Yuan Wendu and asked him if he had any suitable candidates.
After Yang Ming inquired, he found that the Shen family's collection of books was missing a lot, and even the most basic Four Books and Five Classics could not be collected.
"How many books do you have?" Yang Ming asked again.
This is the truth. After Yang Ming received the edict last month, when Yuan Wendu closed Jiangling Official School, there was not a single student in the school, and he didn't know where he was.
"At the moment, in Jiangling, the Shen family, the Xiong family, the Cai family, and the Zhang family should be our first priority. Your Highness may wish to choose among these aristocratic families."
Murong could become Yang Jian's confidant, but it was not easy for him to become his, because the second child was married to Jing Zhaowei, and Murong Sanzang's backing was Wei's.
As for Shen Xing, he died on the battlefield when he followed Yang Liang to fight Goguryeo, so Shen became a widow.
The Xiaojing is "Book of Changes", "Shang Shu", "Gongyang Zhuan", and "Gu Liang Zhuan".
Mrs. Shen stood up and replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the Han family has been doing water transport in Jiangling for hundreds of years."
"Yes, I take my leave," Ms. Shen slowly retreated.
The Shen family is the general manager's house from her line, so her position in the Shen family will be even more unshakable in the future.
Could the one he recommended be Yang Ming's cronies? So he had to stay out of it.
Yang Ming knew that when choosing an assistant officer, he could only choose among the clans, because ordinary people were not very literate, let alone read books.
In other words, so far, this person is worthy of entrusting some things to him. As for what will happen in the future, it remains to be seen.
Unfortunately, last month, an edict was issued in Daxing to abolish all local official schools, leaving only the central university, the Imperial College. The reason was that Yang Jian felt that local official schools were too many but not good, and they were all just a bunch of people.
Yang Ming waved his hand and motioned to the maid to help him sit down.
Mrs. Shen hurriedly stepped forward to help him: "As a family, we don't speak the same language, and now you are valued by His Highness. You should be a good official and think twice about everything. Don't let His Highness down."
The Shen family in front of me was originally a maid in the palace of King Qin Jun. When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Yang Jun's middle route army was in the Jingzhou area. The Shen family provided money and help.
And Yang Ming is undoubtedly a noble man.
"Get up. This king is just showing you the way to the Shen family. Whether you can do it or not depends on you."
And she has always been able to carry things clearly, and when she is in charge of the affairs of the clan, she always has a bowl of water, so when she goes back this time, she will ask each room to copy the books, select the disciples who are eager to learn, and work hard to strive for tomorrow.
Before the selection, there can be one or two outstanding ones.
Like Fang Xuanling, only those with connections and talents can stand out, but without the support of noble people after passing the exam, they will be mediocre throughout their lives.
Yang Ming ordered Nuan Dong Liang Xia to select nearly a hundred volumes of books from the library, and asked Shen to take them away the next day.
Yang Ming nodded: "Well, do you have any candidates to recommend?"
Yuan Wendu knew very well that these two positions were of no importance to Yang Ming, but since he wanted to appoint them himself, it meant that he wanted to cultivate close followers, so how could he recommend them?
But the difficulty lies in the fact that the annual quota of tributes from each state and county cannot fall on them.
"I dare not recommend it,"
But now that King Hedong is willing to recommend him, as long as he passes the exam and the Shen family relies on the big tree of King Hedong, they will not have to worry about having no way out.
If you want to enter the official school, you have to have connections. To put it bluntly, your father must be an official.
So he said: "There are some books in the General Manager's Mansion. I can give them to you to copy. If the children of your mansion are willing to work hard, I can help you get one or two of the Jiangling Tribute Scholarships next year."
But Yang Ming would not let go of this right.
After saying that, Xu Jing turned around and left.
"The common people are Shen Lun."
This time, Mrs. Shen came and brought two carts full of gifts. Yang Ming took a quick look and could tell that the other party was planning to spend a lot of money to curry favor with him.
The fact that an orphan and a widowed mother can gain a foothold in the Shen family of Nuo Da, and that she can convince the public in such a patriarchal society and become the talkative person of the family is enough to show that this woman is very capable.
The entire Shen family came out to greet him.
Moreover, no matter how talented the tributes in the Jiangling land were, they were not reused and most of them could only serve as casual civil and military officials.
Mrs. Shen was also stunned on the spot, at a loss. I didn’t recommend it?
Yang Ming had already inquired about this woman's details, and it was a bit funny to tell her.
He can't say he has much trust in Yuan Wendu, but the Yuan family currently no longer has the backstage of the old crown princess Yuan Zhen, and his father has successfully succeeded to the throne of the crown prince, so the Yuan family's future focus will inevitably be Tilt in this direction.
Xu Jing stood in the courtyard, glanced at the dark crowd in front of him, and asked:
"Who is Shen Lun?"
"I heard that your government is engaged in water transportation business?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.
Yang Ming could also roughly guess Yuan Wendu's inner thoughts and said with a smile: "You are my long history, I have absolute trust in you, and you know this place better than me. I would like to recommend a few people. The king will consider it himself."
At this time, Shen Lun, who had reacted, suddenly knelt down towards her and cried bitterly: "Sister-in-law is willing to recommend me in front of His Highness regardless of past grudges. Shen Lun is so ashamed."
The Chinese Classics are the Book of Songs, Zhouli, and Ritual.
The collection of books in the General Manager's Mansion is still quite large. These were brought by Yang Ming from Daxing. They are all basic books, but the ones around Yang Yinjiang are rare collections.
It's not necessary. Since I want to use you, I won't accept these things from you.
Having said this, it would be a bit pretentious for Yuan Wendu not to mention a few names, so he said:
In the crowd, a young man was stunned for a moment and hurried forward to salute:
Yang Ming nodded, that's a lot. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, all states, counties, and counties set up official schools, that is, government-run schools.
And those paintings by Zhan Ziqian were given by her.
Mr. Shen replied: "Yes, the disciples in the clan have been reading the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, the Book of Rites, and the Spring and Autumn Annals since childhood."
This year, Murong Sanzang gave all three quotas to the Wen family. Unfortunately, the three places that the Wen family accepted were all declined, and there was nothing left to do.
She knew very well that if a small family like hers wanted to become an official, they could only rely on their local connections and become an assistant official. If they really wanted to join the imperial family, the only way for the Menyin family was to take the scientific examination.
The major scriptures are "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan".
The next day, Xu Jing, under Yang Ming's instruction, led a dozen or so guards from the general administration to the Shen family in Xicheng.
Shen said she didn't dare, and after saluting Yang Ming, she said: "It is my honor to be summoned by His Highness, and it is also the honor of the Shen family."
It can be said that Yang Ming's words directly affected the future rise and fall of the Shen family.
If their father is an official, they may become officials in the future, and they still have to learn a lot.
Shen answered: "One hundred and ten volumes."
Mrs. Shen couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded politely to the maid, and then sat down on the last chair, with her back straight and her posture dignified and elegant.
Yang Ming nodded: "I will think about it, you go down."
Hearing these words, Mrs. Shen sobbed and stood up: "I have lost my composure. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"Do everyone in the family study?" Yang Ming asked. Some businessmen's families do not pay attention to studying and only think about making money.
However, it is not easy for ordinary people to find this set of books in their homes.
The three quotas in Jiangling County last year were all determined by Murong Sanzang. Two were given to the Xiao family and one was given to the Wen family. They should have made a fortune.
"Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, all county and county officials have been selected from the local area. The first priority is their virtue. Those who do not have high prestige will not be qualified. The second priority is their talent. Without talent, it is not enough to judge the matter. Only those who have both virtue and talent are the best choices.
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The Lanling Xiao family's focus on family development had shifted back to Jiangnan when Yang Guang became the general manager of Yangzhou. Those who stayed in Jiangling were all small branches. After all, Jiangnan was the Xiao family's headquarters.
So Yang Jun gave the girl to Shen Xing, the head of the Shen family at that time, as a concubine. Shen Xing was good at flattering people, so he divorced his first wife, let Shen into the main house, and gave birth to him.
two sons.
Yang Ming said calmly: "At this time tomorrow, come to the General Manager's Mansion to pick up the book, copy it and return the original."
Although the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty was only the prototype of the Chinese imperial examination, its examination content was quite complex.
First of all, there are three major, middle and minor classics, which must be read thoroughly.
Xu Jing glanced at this person up and down and said: "Because of the recommendation of my sister-in-law Shen, the King of Hedong ordered you to take up the post of Jiangling County Lieutenant. You will take office tomorrow."
Yang Ming stood in the hall and greeted the other party with a smile: "It is rare for a woman to take care of the housework. Please sit down."
Although Yang Ming spoke, Shen still knelt down and refused to get up.
Mrs. Shen could not describe her current state of mind. On the way home, she still felt as if she had had a big dream, which gave her a completely unreal feeling.
However, the books read by the Shen family were still too few, and it would be impossible to pass the scientific examination and become an official.
Only those who have read books can be officials.
"Get up!" Yang Ming said solemnly.
If you want to be selected as a tribute scholar, you have to rely on connections, but if you want to pass the examination, you have to show your true talents and study hard.
Yuan Wendu resigned. He felt more and more that this young highness was too powerful and that his long history was just a decoration.
Shen was stunned, quickly stood up, and knelt down towards Yang Ming with a grateful expression:
"Your Highness's kindness will never be repaid by the entire Shen family."
If there wasn't anyone suitable to be a prefect around him, he would have wanted to replace Murong Sanzang. Of course, replacing a prefect was not easy, and the process was very complicated.
In the evening, a woman under forty years old was invited to the back hall.
"Your Highness, do you want to arrange candidates for these two positions?" Yuan Wendu asked.
So Yang Ming ordered him to take it away and focus on studying.
Yang Ming called Pang Tao and asked him to take someone to the Shen family and invite the person in charge of the Shen family to the general manager's house.
In addition, "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" must be thoroughly understood.
"My brother knows that he will live up to His Highness's kindness and his sister-in-law's kindness," Shen Lun cried.
After ten years, someone from the Shen family finally served as Jiangling's assistant officer.
Yang Ming's action resolved the long-standing conflict between the Shen family and his brother-in-law Shen Lun. Since then, the Shen family has had a greater say in the clan.
In this way, Yang Ming became Shen's biggest supporter and gained the other party's absolute loyalty.