Sure enough, at the gate of the mansion, Cai Bian, the Grand Prime Minister of Shangshu Province, and Cai You, the newly promoted Zuo Shilang of the Li and Fan Department, were standing there in regular clothes and wearing the king's hat. They were respectful, like the two generals of Heng Ha, standing in front of the man in the middle.
Both sides.
Cai Jing recognized him at a glance. Zhao Si, a current official.
"I have seen the officials." Cai Jing said with a panicked expression.
This official acts in a wild and unconstrained manner, and it is difficult to figure out the routine. What is the significance of this visit?
When you reach the position of an official, where your words are what you say, everything you do or say will be pondered over and over again to figure out the underlying meaning.
"Mr. Yuan, Zhengdan is approaching. The old year has passed and the new year is coming. I am here to wish you a happy new year and say a few auspicious words. Logically speaking, it is only appropriate to come after Zhengdan, but Zhengdan is here.
On the Yuan Festival, there are banquets inside and outside the palace to celebrate, and I can’t get away from it, so I still dare to come before the New Year.”
Zhao Si said casually while walking deep into the Cai Mansion under the guidance of Cai Jing.
There were no such rules and customs before, but Cai Jing would not refute it. If the officials wanted to do this, it would be a rule; if they did it two or three times, it would become a custom of the Song Dynasty.
After sitting down in the main hall, Cai Jing asked Cai Sui to lead Cai Chi and Cai Xiu to salute and greet Zhao Si.
"Yuan Changgong, your family is prosperous. Okay, okay!" Zhao Si nodded.
The youngest Qilang Cai Xiu is only seven or eight years old. Looking at Cai Jing, he is already sixty-six years old. Although he is in good spirits, his age shows that his hair and beard are gray, and his skin is wrinkled and dark.
You really get stronger with age.
"This is the blessing of the official family. Nowadays, there is peace and prosperity, the world is feasting, the old ministers are happy with each other, the family is prosperous, and the country is prosperous. Only when the country is prosperous can the family be prosperous."
Cai Jing's words make people feel comfortable listening to them.
The meaning of the words is to compliment himself for creating a rare prosperous age since the founding of the Song Dynasty, so his small family is prosperous. Only when the country is prosperous can the family be prosperous. This sentence points to the point.
Zhao Si smiled, pointed at Cai Sui and asked, "Mr. Yuan Chang, is this your fourth son?"
"Exactly." Cai Jing responded quickly.
"I heard that Shiro is your Qianliju?"
"I have high expectations for this son."
"Well, a father always hopes that his son will succeed." Zhao Si sighed, and then asked, "I heard that your son is already sixteen years old and should have graduated from middle school. What are your prospects?"
"When we return to the official home, Quanzi wants to apply for the Dixiang Military Academy. I am worried that he will suffer hardship, so I can't make up my mind at the moment." Cai Jing looked hesitant.
Cai Chi and Cai Xiu, who were standing aside, had surprises on their faces. Dad, it seems that you made the decision for your fourth brother just now, to let him apply for the Dixiang Military Academy.
But neither of them dared to say anything. They only dared to lower their heads.
Upon hearing this, Cai Bian took a deep look at his brother.
My brother is indeed very powerful, at least he is not inferior to me in trying to figure out the king's heart. In addition, he is decisive and ruthless in his actions. If the officials hadn't helped him this time, he would have really asked his brother to take him down.
Zhao Si nodded with satisfaction, "It's best if Shiro has this kind of intention. I've heard that Shiro Caifu is both civil and military. He is not only talented in literature, but also won medals in the Gyeonggi Middle School Sports Competition League. Enter
Study hard at the Xiang Warrior Officer Academy, and after three years of graduation, you might be able to catch up with the Western Expedition."
Cai Sui's heart was shaken, and he understood a little bit what his father meant.
At this point, Zhao Si turned to Cai Jing and said meaningfully: "If Yuan Changgong is willing to do so, he will go to the northwest with the army and earn some military merits when he comes back."
Cai Jing quickly replied: "It is the duty of ministers to be loyal to the country. It is Shilang's blessing to be able to accompany the army on the Western Expedition, and I will never be reluctant to part with him."
Cai Sui also lowered his hands and said: "The students will keep the earnest encouragement from the officials in mind. They must study hard and live up to your expectations."
"Okay!" Zhao Si stroked his palms in approval.
"Yuan Changgong, I heard that your fifth and seventh sons are still studying in Longquan Academy?"
"I plan to transfer them to Jinling School in the spring." Cai Jing replied quickly.
"Well," Zhao seemed noncommittal, and then said another thing, "Jingling School, the name is not nice. I plan to change the name of Jinling School to Wenzheng School, and it will still be a nine-year school. I asked Fan Jigong, and he agreed.
Since Wen Zhenggong’s descendants have no objection, it’s settled.”
The education system of the Song Dynasty has gone through several adjustments and reforms, and is now basically settled.
Five years of primary school and four years of middle school are both national education. Three to four years of university and junior college are higher education. Chengdu and Biyong universities have begun to try further higher education studies - doctoral studies, divided into associate doctorate and doctorate.
There is no talk of free compulsory education now - the Song Dynasty was wealthy now, but it was not yet to this point.
It only provides a large amount of subsidies, tuition fees, and food expenses to primary schools and middle schools in various states and counties every year, so as to reduce the difficulty of school-age children attending school as much as possible.
At the same time, scholarships of various categories are provided starting from middle schools - provided by donations from various charitable organizations, which can ensure that students with excellent academic performance can complete four years of middle school without distraction, enter universities or junior colleges, and become the elite of the Song Dynasty.
"The Sword Comes"
In addition to public schools, the government encourages private schools, from elementary schools to universities. However, the syllabus and teaching materials must be unified, and all teachers and professors must pass the national examination in Section C and obtain the qualification of special officers.
As for the treatment of teachers and professors in private and public schools, there are definitely differences and are very complicated.
Under normal circumstances, the "official career" in public schools is guaranteed. Junior, intermediate, senior, special teachers, as well as "professional titles of the same official rank" such as lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, and professor can be selected step by step.
Private schools do not have so many opportunities, but the salary and benefits are much more generous. This requires the parties to consider and weigh themselves. First, accumulate experience in public schools and select professional titles. When the experience and professional titles are similar, you can change jobs to private schools. If you get
Although the salary is high in the Philippines, the "official career" is basically stagnant - it is difficult to get the same official rank and title.
When you have enough money, you can jump back to a public school and continue to gain experience and work on your professional title... There is no prohibition from the government about jumping back and forth between public and private schools.
"I have read some of Yuan Changgong's articles, which are very insightful in academic affairs." Zhao Si said slowly, "Yesterday, I summoned Liu Zhengfu from the Ministry of Rites and Fan Zhixu from the Academic Affairs Department, and mentioned Yuan Changgong's work.
Those articles. Fan Zhixu immediately expressed his hope to invite Yuan Changgong to be the Academic Affairs Advisor on behalf of the Ministry of Academic Affairs."
Cai Jing's eyes flickered. He didn't know what the officials meant by saying this. Because of the failure of the "Hoe Brother" operation, he resigned and went to Hongwenyuan.
It stands to reason that it should no longer be allowed to touch government affairs, so why are you now being asked to be a consultant to the Academic Affairs Department?
"Fan Zhixu said that he was worried that Mr. Cai would not give in. I have said that Mr. Yuan Changgong is a man who is devoted to the country and will not refuse. Besides, the consultant of the Ministry of Academic Affairs is only there to look after and consult. He is pragmatic and not pragmatic.
I am not afraid of burdening Duke Yuan Chang due to my position."
As soon as Cai Jing heard that the official's words were all about this, he would be pretentious if he refused, so he quickly responded.
"Old minister, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
"Okay, okay. You important ministers of the country who have rich experience in governing the country should stay in the capital and make use of your remaining talents. Whether it is imparting knowledge and experience to students or consulting the ministries of other three provinces, it is a good thing. Besides, Kaifeng is now
The best doctors from the Song Dynasty are gathered in the city, and they have the best medical skills in various subjects. If you are old and have any problems, I will not worry about them."
Cai Jing listened and understood the meaning.
From Zhang Dun to Zhang Kai, from Xu Ji to Su Che, from Fan Chunchuan to Lu Huiqing, almost all the important officials who became official officials were not returned to their hometowns.
The rest of the ministers, ministers, envoys, and ministers at the Zhili state level retired in "designated" places. There was almost no talk of retiring and returning home.
What’s the deep meaning in this?
They are simply worried that these important ministers, with their huge reputations and connections, will turn their families into famous families when they return to their hometown.
Famous local families, that is, local tyrants who were equal to the former Han Dynasty, controlled the administrative, economic and educational lifeblood of the local area, and slowly built it into an independent small kingdom with each family in the city.
This is something that the officials and central government will never allow.
Therefore, the officials took this measure. The deputy county and ministerial officials of the third rank and above should either stay in Gyeonggi and exert their remaining power in county governance, or they should retire in designated places and continue to contribute to the prosperity of these places.
Anyway, you are not allowed to return to your hometown.
When your children and grandchildren grow up, they can become deputy county and ministerial officials, and they will be dealt with as usual. If they do not become officials of the third rank or above, their children and grandchildren can go wherever they want. Anyway, the influence at that time is just that. If you want to become a local famous family, you still have to do it.
Disadvantages: heat.
Cai Jing glanced at Cai Bian. The two brothers were both smart people. Their eyes intertwined in the air, and they both understood that the other party had understood the official's true intention.
Alas, our officials are really hard to take care of. They think too much and do things quietly. By the time you realize it, you will have been working for many days. This chapter has been completed!