Chapter 74 Announcement Part 5, Chinese and Foreign
August is also the harvest season in Yunnan.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, wheat harvesting begins in many places.
Kong Er, a soldier in the government, also put down the swords and guns he had practiced for a long time, and went down to the fields to harvest with his family and tribe.
To be honest, this is a rare sight.
When he was recruiting soldiers, Kong Er didn't know how to go to the field, and he looked down on such things. But when it was for his own benefit, he was willing to do it, and he worked very hard.
It turns out that warriors can also do farm work!
Yunnan’s planting technology is not too backward – of course, this varies from place to place.
In the two capital areas of Nanzhao, perhaps due to the legacy of the ancient Dian Kingdom, or perhaps due to extensive exchanges with the Central Plains, the farmland water conservancy facilities they built are very complete, the production and application of agricultural tools are also very extensive, and the overall output is not low.
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However, these areas are now in the hands of the imperial court, such as Dali Prefecture, Kunzhou, Yaozhou, Tengzhou, and Quzhou, which are promoting the transformation of counties and counties, large-scale immigration, and liquidation of household registration.
In terms of planting varieties, Yunnan mainly rotates rice, wheat and cereals.
In this regard, it is even more advanced than the Central Plains.
In the northern region, before the Tang Dynasty, millet was still the main variety. After the Tang Dynasty, the proportion of wheat cultivation increased day by day, and even increased sharply since the middle and late Tang Dynasty. To be fair, growing wheat is indeed more cost-effective than growing corn, and the yield is slightly higher.
, Daxia has also been promoting wheat cultivation in places where conditions permit, replacing corn as much as possible.
Nanzhao seems to have skipped the millet planting stage directly, and the rice-wheat rotation is flourishing. Looking around, except for some areas, most of the farmland is planted with winter wheat after the autumn harvest.
Tonghai Dudufu is no exception.
In this place that had just been renamed Tonghai Prefecture (which governs five counties: Jianshui, Tonghai, Jiangchuan, Wenfu, and Baping), immigrants from the south of the Yangtze River were not very familiar with growing wheat, but under the guidance of Sinong Temple officials,
After two or three years of adapting, we directly rotated rice and wheat. When the soil was not fertile, we planted miscellaneous grains for a while. This cycle gradually improved.
This year, the Kong Er family's rice yield is close to two bushels of rice per mu, which is much higher than the yield of just over one bushel of wheat. Therefore, the more they harvest, the happier they are. They harvest more and more, and even hum a miscellaneous tune.
Across a small road across a field, a dozen carriages headed westward with difficulty, towards Baping City.
Kong Er straightened up and saw many people with tall noses and deep eyes.
"Buck that craftsman!" A clear understanding arose in his heart.
In the past year, many Bhanna craftsmen have come to Tonghai Prefecture, and there are always several hundred households.
There are many things that I am good at.
There are blacksmiths who specialize in making farm tools, which solves the urgent need for farming in Tonghai Prefecture.
There are cobblers who can make use of Yunnan's rich livestock resources to make clothes and even various leather products.
There are carpenters who can make various tools, furniture, and even build houses.
There are tailors who are especially good at making Jibei (cotton) clothing. After all, there are so many things like this.
There are also coppersmiths who specialize in making copperware, and the source of copper is Kunzhou.
Recently, several copper mines have been discovered near Kunzhou, with the largest one located in the newly established Longdi County (today's Shilin).
However, this year, copper deposits were also discovered in Tonghai Prefecture, located in the northeast of Tonghai County (in today's Huaning County). King Yan has sent people to explore, determine the scope of the mine, and prepare for mining and smelting.
In fact, there are many minerals in Yunnan, not just these few places? As early as four years ago, when Wang Shi captured Yunnan, the saint sent people to explore everywhere and search for minerals.
After a few years, there are still some results -
In the mountains to the south of Yaozhou (in today's Shuangbai County), someone found copper. They tried to open a furnace and boiled it into juice. When it was boiled into juice, the floating part was red copper and the sinking part was silver. Yunnan Road, Yaozhou Second-level Official Office
Overjoyed, he flew to report to the saint.
Copper mines have also been discovered in Dali Prefecture, mainly in the mountains on the Erhai Lake side.
In the Jianchuan Dudu Mansion, local natives were smelting "red copper". The imperial court heard about it and sent people to inspect it, and it turned out that there was indeed a mine.
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Almost all of Yunnan has copper, every state has it, the difference is just in size.
And with the discovery of these copper mines (often accompanied by gold, silver, lead, tin and other metals), everyone knew that the imperial court could no longer abandon this place.
Next, Yunnan will face a swarm of officials, merchants, sergeants, and ordinary people. This land in the south of the world will undergo a major reshuffle, resulting in irreversible and permanent changes.
Gold, silver, and copper, the court almost went crazy!
The abundance of copper mine resources has greatly improved the status of coppersmiths. Many of them were even pardoned as slaves and became common people, which can be described as a leap in life.
On the carriage, Ali also turned to look at Kong Er in the field.
After the two looked at each other, he quickly moved away. As a craftsman who had just been pardoned as a slave, he still felt very inferior in his heart and subconsciously did not dare to hold his head high and behave as a human being.
But this land is really nice.
The almost invisible rice in Bahan is everywhere here, and the yield is quite high, supporting too many people.
What's even more amazing is that the people of Yunnan have developed a lot of hilly farmland that he thinks is not suitable for farming, but they work tirelessly to carry water for irrigation and harvest grain.
If the common people had this kind of energy and skill, more than a million people would be able to master it.
The carriage swayed and moved forward slowly.
After passing through the hills, you can see bright red fruits and golden rice fields everywhere.
Going down to the river valley, the birds and smoke from the villages are mesmerizing. This is the taste of life.
As we approached the city, we could hear the tinkling sound of forging iron, and there were even large and small carts loaded with grain, fruits and vegetables, being brought into the city for the nobles to enjoy.
Although this place is not yet as prosperous as Bahan, looking at its rapid progress, it will only happen sooner or later!
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After the carriage entered the city, it stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.
The gatekeeper checked carefully, waved his hand and let them in, and finally stopped on a court.
This is Prince Yan's Mansion, where the man who holds the highest power in Tonghai Prefecture lives.
Of course, this is just one of his residences. There is also a villa in the mountains to the southwest.
Both of these places were designed by people sent by the imperial court, and built by conscripting people and taking prisoners, which shows the power of King Yan in the court.
"Have you brought anything here?" Prince Palace Chief Shi Renhuan hurried over and asked.
"Bring it here." The foreman immediately opened the tarpaulin covering the carriage and said respectfully: "The first batch of soaps are all here."
Ren Wan walked over slowly, picked up a piece, sniffed it gently, and said, "It's different from the batch that Bahan brought back."
Foreman Cao Sanlang bowed and said: "Don't be surprised, Tonghai Prefecture can't find those fragrant leaves and essential oils, so we can only replace them with local flowers and trees. In addition, the oil used in this batch of soap is pig paste, not extracted from olea.
Oil."
"That's it." Ren Wan nodded, then helped Cao Sanlang up and said, "There is no need for this. Now that it is done, you are an official."
"Thank you, Chang Shi, for your kindness." Cao Sanlang cried with joy and was extremely excited.
Ali half understood what he heard, but he knew that the nobles must have given him a great reward, which is why the foreman was so excited.
Alas! In fact, the main credit for making soap belongs to him, but he is the man from Bukhan, so he is destined to have no chance. It is already great to be pardoned as a slave and receive some rewards - in fact, this is not bad.
"Don't get too excited yet." Ren Wan laughed and said, "The reward is more than that."
"Please give me your instructions, Chief Shi." Cao Sanlang lowered his head and said respectfully.
"There is already a school in Tonghai Prefecture. Your Highness wants to imitate the Central Plains in studying engineering and medicine. If you have time, you can go and teach. There is no need to teach how to make soap. Well, you were originally collecting and dispensing medicine, right? These two schools
You can teach in any school, and your Highness will definitely receive a generous reward." Ren Wan said.
In fact, various miscellaneous studies existed in the Tang Dynasty.
At the county level, there is Confucian classics.
At the state level, there are classics, arithmetic, and medicine.
In the new dynasty of Daxia, there were Confucian classics, mathematics, medicine, and agriculture at the county level. At the prefecture level, there was an additional engineering study—actually, it mainly taught iron smelting.
At the Imperial College level, miscellaneous subjects such as construction and construction are added.
To be honest, the various subjects and miscellaneous studies could not recruit enough students in the Tang Dynasty, and the future for those who passed the examinations was mediocre. At most, they would be a minor official of the eighth or ninth grade, and they might not even be able to become an official in their lifetime.
Due to the attention paid by the saints, the status of miscellaneous studies in the imperial dynasty was greatly improved, but it was still struggling due to the power of tradition.
The main destination for mathematical talents is the cities and towns in various prefectures, where they do accounting for businessmen who concentrate their transactions during the exposition.
A small number of mathematics talents who also major in architecture can become architects. Although they are very profitable, their status is not high.
Not to mention engineering and medicine, they are so professional that no one has ever reached a high official position.
Among all the miscellaneous subjects, the one with the highest achievement was Wang Yong, the eunuch of the Shaofu Prefecture, but this was only one example.
But don’t say it hasn’t changed.
Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the number of green-robed minor officials (sixth to ninth rank) in the Guo Dynasty has greatly increased, several times more than in the pre-Tang Dynasty, and most of them are agricultural students. This is a positive side - worth it
One thing to mention is that most officials with academic backgrounds do not actually have any fame. They basically come from practical backgrounds, and their overall level may not be very high.
With this change as the foundation, the next reform will be a matter of course - breaking habits is very important. If you can't break them for a while, boil the frog in warm water to make people slowly accept the facts and reduce resistance.
The reforms of the saints were mainly focused on the imperial examination.
As early as the 13th year of Jianji's scientific examination, it was the first time that the quota for Jinshi was obtained based on Taoism.
In the first year of Tongguang, Yunnan, which participated in the Daxia Science and Technology Examination for the first time, was given two Jinshi places, and they were passed by the Duan family and the Gao family respectively.
In the fourth year of Tongguang (919), the scientific examination and reform continued.
The subjects with fixed quotas according to the Taoism have been expanded to two: Yunnan Province will have two quotas for Jinshi and one quota for agriculture.
There is no doubt that this is a major change.
How difficult it is to become a Jinshi in Confucian classics. Anyone who has experienced it knows that the competition is fierce. Thousands of troops walk on a single-plank bridge, and a bit of luck is required.
Although Yunnan is not as popular and the difficulty is not as high as other paths, in the Nanzhao era, there were many children of wealthy families studying Chinese classics. In recent years, there have been many more students, and it is not that easy to take the exam - hundreds of people take the exam first.
If you pass the rural tribute exam and then go to the capital to take the Jinshi exam, it will be very difficult to win all the way.
So, why not try for a place in agriculture? Although it is a miscellaneous subject, it is naturally looked down upon by economics students, but if you pass the exam, you have a high chance of becoming an official, which is no better than empty-handed?
The most important thing is that agriculture is easy to pass.
There are only a few textbooks: "The Book of Fan Sheng" written by Fan Shengzhi of the former Han Dynasty, "The Monthly Order of the Four People" written by Cui Shi of the later Han Dynasty, "The Essentials of Qi Min" written by Jia Sixie of the later Wei Dynasty, and "The Book of Qi Min" written by Wang Yong of this dynasty.
"Theory of Bloodline".
There is not a lot of content in the four imperial textbooks, and the test questions come from them. To be fair, it is much easier than taking the Jinshi exam.
Moreover, the first three books have been circulated for many years, and some people may have already touched upon them, so it is relatively easy to learn them.
I heard that Sinong Qing Liang Zhixia has been compiling an agricultural book for more than ten years, focusing on the different uses of different types of fertilizers, such as cow dung, chicken dung, plant ash, and ashes. After long-term experiments, Sinong Temple found that different types
The effects of fertilizers are indeed different.
The book may also cover the best planting methods of corn, wheat, fruit trees, new varieties of crops, rye, and sugar beets.
There are even different processing methods of crops, which is all-encompassing and the content is very complicated.
If the book is presented to the palace after it is completed and approved by the saint, it will probably be listed as a teaching material, and the difficulty of the exam will then increase.
It is wise to take exams early and do well early.
As a confidant of King Yan, Ren Wan knew the news.
If you ask him what his attitude is about this, of course he will be applauded! Although he was born as a Confucian scholar, he was really angry when he was not admitted to the imperial examination. He has always been in favor of the saint's improvement of the status of miscellaneous students, and let those Maoists
Awl, just cry, haha.
Well, Ren Wan may have forgotten his origins, but he is not a pure Mao Zizhi. In the battle of Huliupo in history, he followed Li Sizhao and fought fiercely with Liang Jun, and he was extremely brave.
After the war, Li Cunxu was shocked by his performance: "A Confucian scholar can also break away evil spirits? How brave is the benevolent man?" - Scholars must go into battle to fight. This is the "elegant government" since the Tang Dynasty.
"The long history has orders, and servants must obey them." When he heard that Ren Wan asked him to give a lecture, Cao Sanlang was happy and worried, but he still agreed.
"Why are you afraid?" Seeing the worried look on the foreman's face, Ren Wan smiled and said, "If you teach well, you will be successful in the future. If a saint can provide places for agriculture, he will also provide opportunities for medicine and engineering in the future."
He is not talking nonsense. In the miscellaneous subject examination, one is that the number of people taking the exam is small, and the other is that the level is low. The fixed quota for agriculture this time is a major reform.
In other words, even if your level does not meet the court's expectations, as long as your grades are better than others, the spot is yours, and the court will admit you "holding your nose".
Agricultural sciences can provide quotas, and other subjects can naturally provide quotas.
And when the number of officials with mixed academic backgrounds reaches a certain level, they will naturally become a force. If we want to reduce their quota and only focus on Confucianism (Jinshi), it will not be that simple.
Perhaps, this is the true purpose of the saint, for which he did not hesitate to lower the admission standards and fix the quota.
Many people said that he was a martial artist who acted recklessly, but Ren Wan just smiled at this.
But then again, the warrior is indeed a very good shield. Hiding behind it, the saint can do a lot of "deviant" things.
After more than a hundred years of suppression by warriors, Confucian scholars are no longer so high-spirited. Thank God that the saints can attach importance to the selection of officials through the imperial examination and stop allowing warriors to occupy official positions in large numbers and improve their status.
"Jianwen Shenwu..." Ren Wan secretly laughed in his heart: "Perhaps the Confucian scholars have not thought that the meaning of 'wen' is too broad, and the Sacred Heart is unpredictable." a>vas>div>Scan the QR code to download Red Sleeves and join Xiaoxiang to receive benefits.
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