The streets of Chang'an were full of gongs, drums and cheers. The Tang army won the first battle and eliminated Li Zhengji, the vassal town entrenched in the Shandong Peninsula. There were no more vassal towns south of the Yellow River. The separatist regime of vassal towns that had been suppressing the hearts of the Tang people finally began to be resolved, allowing Chang'an to
How can people not feel elated and joyful?
The common people only wanted news of victory and a happy report, but for the regent Li Ye and the officials of the court, how to solve the problems left by Li Zheng was the top priority.
The problem Li Zheng left behind was the problem of the Goguryeo people. Li Zheng had introduced nearly 50,000 households of Goguryeo people from Silla, almost 200,000 people, and settled them in Laizhou and Dengzhou. Of course, the court could not allow it.
In the Regent's Council Hall, Li Ye held a political meeting, and nine members of the political hall discussed how to deal with these 200,000 Goguryeo people.
Wei Jiansu was very disgusted with these Goguryeo people. He was the first to speak, "These Goguryeo people can easily form a group and set up various Goguryeo mutual aid associations. This is true in Chang'an and Luoyang. It has been nearly a hundred years since Goguryeo fell, and they still want to restore the country.
It will be a disaster wherever it is placed, so I suggest that it be sent back to Silla and let them cause harm to Silla!"
Pei Zunqing did not agree with Wei Jiansu's blanket statement. He said slowly: "The Anshi Rebellion cost us tens of millions of people, but now is the time when we need people the most. We need people for mining, we need people for farming, and we need people for migration to new territories.
Tens of thousands of Goguryeo households are still relatively precious. There were so many troubles before. The fundamental reason is that they were not dealt with properly. After Goguryeo was destroyed, so many people should not be allowed to live in Youzhou and Liaodong. They should be dispersed and resettled in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.
After three generations, they will consider themselves people of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xian also said: "Wei ministers also agreed with Pei Shangshu's dispersed resettlement. They changed their names and surnames, dispersed them to states and counties in the Central Plains where the population was scarce, and let them rent government land to make a living."
Left Prime Minister Zhang Li added: "Each county should also be responsible for monitoring them and not allowing them to gather or travel. Those who gather privately will be sent to other places."
At this time, Liu Yan hesitated and said: "Your Highness, doesn't the newly opened Liuqiu Island need a population? Can they be sent to Liuqiu Island accordingly?"
"This is not okay!"
Li Ye shook his head firmly and said: "They will definitely restore the country on Liuqiu Island. This is tantamount to raising tigers to create trouble."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "What Weichen means is to let them develop Liuqiu Island and then take it back after a few years, but not to allow them to settle on Liuqiu Island."
Li Ye still disagreed, "Give them a few years, and they will form some kind of national organization. Once they start to rebel, we will not be able to suppress them."
Li Mi smiled and said: "Liu Shangshu's idea is very good, but the risk is too great, but we can reduce the risk, for example, put their wives and children on Fujian Road, and then let them go to Liuqiu and ask them to log wood in Liuqiu.
He raised his wife and children and dispersed them to various places in three years. If His Highness uses some tricks to plant spies among them, he can keep track of their movements."
Li Mi's hostage plan won everyone's approval. Li Ye took a few steps with his hands behind his back and said to everyone: "As for the labor for development and the labor needed for the development of southern islands, I have decided to recruit from Silla and Japan. Silla and Japan
Japanese workers just want to make money and go home, and will not consider occupying Liuqiu Kingdom. However, the Goguryeo people do not necessarily want to restore the country. It is not suitable for them to gather again. I think it is better to disperse them all according to Pei Shangshu's plan.
I don’t want to see a scenario where they are all slaughtered in the future.”
Li Mi nodded, "His Highness is right. Once there are signs of rebellion, they will face massacre. That would be against the harmony of nature, so we should disperse them and resettle them directly. I approve of His Highness's plan."
The political hall unanimously approved Li Ye's plan, and all of them were dispersed, resettled in various counties in the Central Plains, and rented government land.
Liu Yan personally took charge and led more than 100 officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Yushitai, Shaofu Temple, Honglu Temple and other ministries and temples to rush to the Shandong Peninsula.
Li Ye's carriage, closely guarded by two hundred cavalry, moved slowly on the street, although he could take the corridor in the city wall.
But occasionally walking on the street, he can also feel the atmosphere of the folk.
The streets are very lively and bustling. Scholars can be seen everywhere. The imperial examination is coming again.
Two months ago, a major vote was held on the military and political affairs. The resolution on encouraging school running was passed almost unanimously. Datang should increase investment in education, encourage reading, and form a set of primary schools, primary schools, county schools, prefecture schools, and Taipei schools.
We should establish a complete government-run school system, and at the same time encourage private schools.
The first thing to be implemented is the expansion of Taixue enrollment from the current more than 1,000 to 10,000 students, including the two major Taixue schools of Chang'an and Luoyang, as well as the four major universities of Taiyuan, Chengdu, Jiangdu and Xiangyang.
The consensus reached by everyone is that Taixue will train teaching assistants in state schools, and provincial schools will train teaching assistants in county schools. After students from state schools pass the examination, they can directly teach elementary school and primary school.
Today Taixue will recruit 1,500 new students. Every scholar who participates in the imperial examination will fill out a Taixue admission letter. You can choose to fill it out or not. If you fill it out, you may be admitted to Taixue after failing the imperial examination.
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But if you regret and refuse to go after being admitted to Taixue, you will be disqualified from the imperial examination for five years. If you are admitted twice in a row and refuse to go, you will not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination for life.
Of course, in order to encourage scholars to study at Taixue and become teachers and educate people, the imperial court also gave many benefits. Students who studied at Taixue were free of all miscellaneous fees for four years, free food and accommodation, and subsidies for participating in various projects.
, which is particularly attractive to students from poor families.
In addition, after five years of teaching in a state school, you can be promoted to professor. Not only will your salary be doubled, but you will also be granted a ninth-grade official title and a three-acre official residence. Of course, it will not be in Chang'an, but in the states.
Therefore, a series of incentive measures were introduced, which caused a huge response among scholars. Many scholars who had not previously submitted a letter of opinion for admission to Taixue went back to fill in the letter of opinion.
This is inevitable. After the Tang Dynasty wiped out the vassal towns, it will enter a ten-year period of recuperation, social stability, political clarity, army reduction, population growth, technology development, and culture prosperity.
When Li Ye returned to the princess, he unexpectedly saw his mother. Seeing that her mother was worried, he sat her down and asked, "Mom, what happened?"
Pei Sanniang sighed and said, "You should go back and comfort your father when you have time!"
Li Ye was startled, "What happened to father?"
Pei Sanniang was silent for a moment and said: "Li Huai passed away."
"What?"
Li Ye was shocked, "When did it happen? How did he die?"
"Three months ago, I was shot in the chest by an assassin with a poisonous arrow. He died that night."
Li Ye frowned, "He is a civil servant and the son-in-law of a Goguryeo man. How could he be assassinated?"
Pei Sanniang shook her head, "I don't know the specifics. You can ask your father. The person who reported the news told him a lot. He is about to collapse emotionally now. I can't persuade him."