March 9, 1793, naval headquarters in the north of Heilongjiang City.
Zhao Xin, Wu Siyu, Jiang Fan, Li Rui and others were standing in front of a sand table to study the army's offensive route.
In order to completely eliminate the Manchu forces north of Wula, Jilin, the Northern Navy mobilized four regiments and the Heilongjiang City garrison battalion as the main attack force, with a total strength of 11,000. The frontline commander of this battle was the former
Li Rui, deputy chief of staff of the Northern Navy, and his deputy was Jiang Fan Jiang Ziping. The launch date of the battle was set on March 25.
The battle plan formulated by the staff was to divide the troops into two groups after capturing Butha. One group would go west to seize the general jurisdiction of Hulunbu Yuer, thereby opening up the connection with the Khalkha Chechen Khanate; the other group would attack southward.
Qiqihar, passing through Hulan, and occupying Alchuka and Boduna. The entire campaign was planned to take four to five months, and the core towns, post roads and waterways in the five deputy capital areas were fully controlled before the winter of 1793.
In addition, the two regiments stationed on the front line of the Lafa River west of Ningguta will also cooperate to launch a diversionary attack on Dashou Ula and Jilin Ula to prevent the Jilin Qing army from going north for rescue.
In order to ensure the marching speed of the troops and reduce the difficulty of supply, the participating units were only equipped with 82mm mortars this time. You must know that in the 18th century, the Nenjiang Plain flooded in spring, covered forests and swamps, and once the spring snow melted, post roads also became
If the troops want to complete the campaign objectives, they must advance lightly.
Relying on the "Bohei Railway" which took more than three years to build, the Northern Navy's speed of mobilizing troops in winter has significantly increased. From February 25, 1793 to now, two regiments of personnel have arrived in Heilongjiang City. The staff expects
All troops will be in place no later than March 20.
The completion of the "Bohei Railway" has greatly promoted the exchange of people and materials in the lower and middle reaches of Heilongjiang. As a result, seizing the fertile Nenjiang Plain and starting to develop it has become the next goal of the civil administration. In addition, in order to realize the control of the upper reaches of Heilongjiang and the east
Under the control of Siberia, starting from the end of last summer, the preliminary earthwork construction of the railway from Heilongjiang City to Humar also began.
At this time, a staff coach was giving instructions on the sand table, "The first echelon of our army will advance to Kolor Station, 76 miles away from Mergen, and the second echelon will advance to Karkatu Station..."
Jiang Fan interrupted: "After the attack force arrives at the location, where is the special operations battalion team?"
The staff officer pointed to a place 112 miles south of Mergen City and said: "Here, Kamuni Station."
"Is this going to be penetration?"
Jiang Fan and Li Rui looked at Zhao Xin, saw the other party nodded, and stopped talking.
The tactics used this time were the result of discussions between Zhao Xin and Wu Siyu. Specifically, small units were secretly interspersed, and the main offensive troops were inserted while fighting, to first encircle and then annihilate the enemy forces in various Manchu garrison areas to prevent them from going south.
Escape or enter the Zhelim League among the six leagues of Monan Mongolia.
Both of them rushed back from Chiyan City after the negotiations with the Tsarist Empire ended last year. Currently, the Siberian garrison is commanded by Sheng Haizhou, with Zhao Jiuzang and Chen Jishan as deputies.
In Beihai Town, the negotiations between the Cossack Emirate and the Tsarist Russian Empire broke up after several months of wrangling. The Tsarist Russian Empire has been accumulating strength in the past two years. Currently, the Russian army has placed a line from Tobolsk to St. Peter's Fortress.
The most elite "Ekaterina Group Army" may not be able to defeat the Northern Navy, but it is more than enough to deal with the undisciplined troops of the Cossack Emirate.
Zhao Xin has no intention of letting the Northern Navy bleed for the Cossacks. He will only cherish what he has fought for. Moreover, the troops in Red Rock City only have two regiments, which are more than enough to protect themselves and not enough to attack. Although Tobolsk is in the current status of Siberia
It's very important, but he values Qiu Ming, which is still just a small county town, more.
While they were talking, Yin Bingwei, who served as a personal guard, walked in and whispered a few words in Zhao Xin's ear, who was looking at the sand table. Zhao Xin said "oh" in surprise and whispered to Yin Bingwei: "He
Did you say something happened?"
"No."
"Just say I'm in a meeting and ask him to wait a moment."
"yes."
After the meeting ended, Wu Siyu came over and asked, "Who is here?"
Zhao Xindao: "Wang Zhong."
"Why is he coming all the way here?"
Zhao Xin did not answer, but looked at Wu Siyu and asked: "What do you think?"
Wu Siyu thought for a while and said: "Imperial examination?"
"Well, he is anxious. At the end of the year, both Yuan Mei and Zhao Yi wrote letters."
"I've heard of Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Food List". Who is Zhao Yi?"
"Just remember to eat it if you co-authored it." Zhao Xin laughed and changed the topic and asked, "Have you heard of these two poems? There are talented people from generation to generation, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years."
Wu Siyu curled his lips and said disdainfully: "You look down on people, right? Wasn't this written by the teacher?"
"Hey, that's wrong. This is what Zhao Yi wrote."
"ah?"
Zhao Xin nodded and explained: "Zhao Yi joined the military aircraft department, worked as a secretary for Qianlong, wrote edicts, and worked as an aide for Agui and Li Shiyao. Later, he suffered a stroke and could not become an official, so he went to Anding Academy in Yangzhou.
Teach.”
Wu Siyu scratched his head and said: "To be honest, I have never understood why you want to hold the imperial examination. Wouldn't it be nice to abolish it?"
Zhao Xin decided to have a good talk with Wu Siyu about this issue so that everyone could have a correct understanding of it. He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Abolition of the imperial examination and opening of new schools are of course the trend, but it is not the end of the Qing Dynasty now, and there is no room for foreign enemies.
, social conflicts are not that acute. I have thought about it for a long time. If it is abolished rashly, it will artificially create a social crisis."
"What crisis?"
"The traditional gentry class collapsed."
"Isn't disintegration just what you want? I remember you said that when we engage in industrialization under the public ownership system, the gentry is our natural enemy."
"I did say this, but there are two sides to the matter. The imperial examination not only cultivates intellectuals, but also cultivates the gentry class. Have you ever thought about what the sudden disappearance of the gentry class means before schools spread to the countryside?
"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What? Eliminate the landlords?"
"It is the complete collapse of the four people's society of 'scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.'" Zhao Xin took a puff of cigarette and slowly puffed out: "With our current capabilities, we are simply unable to deal with such adverse consequences."
"Aren't we going to engage in land reform? Will there be negative consequences?"
"Yes. Don't underestimate it. Before the rural administrative system is established and perfected, the dissemination of grassroots laws and public moral education must rely on the gentry. Without these people, our laws will be empty words, and how many people will not be able to read or write?
You can understand. Furthermore, if the imperial examination is stopped, how can traditional culture be spread? Mathematics, physics and chemistry are all tested. Who is willing to memorize the "Three Character Classic" and "The Thousand Character Classic"? I admit that there are dregs in the Confucian classics, which praise monarchy and patriarchy.
Husband's authority advocates foolish loyalty, foolish filial piety, and foolish foolishness, but that was caused by later generations in order to flaunt the imperial power. It's okay to throw dirty water, but you can't throw away the children together, right?"
"Old Wu, I really don't believe it. Why are all Western things good, and our traditional culture is wrong! Putting aside natural science, think about our era, which was less than a year old.
A hundred years later, everyone is looking back for traditional culture. Chinese studies classes are being opened everywhere, from children to adults. What does this mean? It means that the spirit contained in Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics is reasonable! But looking back now, they are all fake!
I have attended all the so-called "Chinese Studies Senior President's Classes", and the professor's level is not as good as that of Huang Chengji, a scholar. Nowadays, Westerners do not dare to invade China, and the popular voice for change is not that strong. Let's put the struggle against the Manchus in plain sight.
The meat will still rot in the pot. If we cut off the imperial examination as soon as we come up, the consequences will probably be worse than those of our time. If that happens, you and I will become sinners for the ages!"
"It makes sense." Wu Siyu nodded and sighed: "Shock therapy is not necessary. Even if we don't consider it for ourselves, we must consider it for the next generation."
Now Wu Siyu is different from before. He has a son, so he naturally has to think about the future. I can't conquer the world and die as a second generation. He looked at Zhao Xin, and the ridicule disappeared in his tone: "You chose this
The road is not easy to follow! There are many things that we can’t even learn from.”
Zhao Xin put out the cigarette butt with all his strength and said: "To borrow a quote from Qu Yuan, I have a good heart, and even if I die nine times, I still have no regrets."
More than half an hour later, Zhao Xin met Wang Zhong. He smiled as soon as he came up and said, "Mr. Rong Fu, why do you have to come all the way?"
Wang Zhong took the train for more than ten hours to arrive at Heilongjiang City, and ended up sitting there waiting for Zhao Xin for another two hours. He couldn't help but feel a little impatient, and when he felt unhappy, he became rude to his words.
"I don't dare. King Zhao is in charge of the military and political affairs and is troubled by everything. Wang came here without warning, and it is natural that His Highness should not be seen."
Huh? There was emotion in Zhao Xinyi's obedience. He smiled and made another cup of tea for Wang Zhong and brought it to him respectfully. The reason why Zhao Xin did this was because Wang Zhong was the vice principal of Beihai Town Primary School;
Privately, he has a half-teacher relationship with him, and although he knows Wang Zhong's character shortcomings, he is still a good person.
Seeing Zhao Xin's attitude, Wang Zhong also knew that what he just said was too much. He stood up and took the tea, and then said: "Wang knows that His Highness is busy with military affairs, but now it is urgent to start the imperial examination. Cangshan Gong and Oubei Gong
I’m waiting for a reply there.”
Zhao Xin asked: "Then do you think it is a rural examination or a government examination?"
Wang Zhongdao: "I'm afraid I won't be able to take the government exam in time, but I can take the provincial exam."
The imperial examination they mentioned was one of the tests for talents. The imperial examination qualification examination in the Qing Dynasty was called the "Children's Examination". There were three levels in total, namely the county examination, the imperial examination and the college examination. If you only passed the first two levels,
, you can only be called a Tongsheng; you can only be promoted to a student member, that is, a scholar, if you pass the three tests; if you fail the college examination, well, see you in more than a year, there is still a scientific examination waiting for you.
The "Children's Examination" under the Manchu Qing Dynasty was usually held in February every year, with five consecutive county exams. After passing the exam, the government exam would be held in April, with three consecutive exams. When it came to the college exam, it would be presided over by a provincial academic administration
, two exams. The teacher-student relationship between Liu Yong and Jiao Xun was mentioned before. He presided over the college exam when he was in Jiangsu Academic Affairs and admitted the latter. Specifically, the provincial exam, although it is also once every three years, because it is usually held in August
It was held, so there was enough time.
Zhao Xin thought for a while and said to Wang Zhong: "I don't think it's necessary to be a scholar. Children can come if they want. Just divide it into two examination rooms. You will make overall arrangements for contacting Jiangnan Shilin. I will ask the Intelligence Bureau to fully cooperate. If you need anything,
You can go directly to Wang Changsheng. In Shandong, I will ask Kong Shaoan to inform the local military control committees. Those who want to participate will be issued tickets and just come by boat. Let's estimate the number of people first and decide it by the end of May at the latest, so that the civil affairs can build temporary buildings in advance.
residence."
He paused and then said: "We don't need to take the exam every three years. We can take it every year. Give us more opportunities."
"Wang Mou made a special trip to meet His Highness this time, and one more thing is about the Gongyuan Academy. Wang Mou thinks that since Beihai Town has held imperial examinations and recruited talents from all over the world, it should build its own Gongyuan Academy..."
Wang Zhong then talked a lot, and Zhao Xin finally understood what was going on. What Wang Zhong meant was that he wanted to build an examination venue in Beihai Town that was not inferior to Jiangnan Gongyuan in scale and layout, and declared to the world
Beihai Town's Wenzhi was rejected by Chen Qingsong.
The Jiangnan Gongyuan in Jiangning was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. After seven hundred years of repair and expansion, it has its current layout. Its scale ranks first among the Gongyuan in the country. There are more than 20,000 examination halls alone, which can accommodate at the same time.
More than 20,000 candidates take the exam, plus hundreds of ancillary buildings, covering an area of more than 300,000 square meters.
According to Wang Zhong and Duan Yucai, although there is currently no need to build 20,000 examination rooms, Beihai Town is vast and sparsely populated, so a land of 300,000 square meters is nothing. In addition to the main gate, the second gate and
The Longmen and Mingyuan Towers must be built with grandeur, otherwise they will not be able to highlight the momentum of the new dynasty. In addition, there must be archways, Hengjian Hall, Zhigongtang, Feihong Bridge, main examination room, examination room, and stele pavilion.
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In August, the nighttime temperature in the Northeast is also very cold. If you really want to build a large bungalow like a tribute courtyard, eat, drink, have sex, and answer papers in the open-air examination room, you will get at least half of frostbite after one night.
I don’t agree with what he didn’t say. However, he also gave a plan, which is to build two three-story buildings to the north of the site of Beihai Town Polytechnic Institute as examination rooms.
Maybe it was because Chen Qingsong was busy with something, or maybe Wang Zhong and Duan Yucai came to him at the wrong time. Anyway, Fatty Chen left without explaining anything to Wang Zhong, which made Wang Zhong so angry. He was too lazy to do so.
He talked nonsense with Chen Qingsong and said to himself that if you don't agree, I will go to find King Zhao. He knew that Zhao Xin went to Heilongjiang City, so he got on the carriage to Fuldan City, and then found the carriage to Khabarovsk through the local primary school principal.
;The next step is to save trouble and get on the train to Heilongjiang City.
Zhao Xin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking that this person was too temperamental.
"Mr. Rong Fu, may I ask what Mingyuan Tower, Archway, Hengjian Hall, Zhigong Hall, and Feihong Bridge are used for?" Zhao Xin didn't understand the functions of the buildings in the Gongyuan. Since he wanted to mediate, he had to ask clearly first.
Just fine.
"This is to be used in conjunction with the towers at the four corners of the examination room, for the purpose of invigilating the exam. In addition, it can also give orders, use flags during the day and light up lanterns at night, and coordinate all parties..."
After listening to Wang Zhong's explanation, Zhao Xin smiled knowingly. For him who had participated in the college entrance examination in another time and space, this was a big deal. Isn't it just to prevent cheating and send notifications? Install a camera to monitor the examination room, and then install it.
A loudspeaker releases a notification, and then it’s all over.
As for the Feihong Bridge, it is purely used to isolate the examiners from the examination room; the Zhigong Hall is the office lobby in the Gongyuan, where the examiners will hold pre-exam ceremonies; the Hengjian Hall is where the marking and marking officers mark the papers.
The place where rankings are determined; Jieshentang is the place where officials inside and outside the palace copy the articles before the list is released. All the above can be put together.
"Mr. Rong Fu, the natural conditions of Beihai Town mean that we cannot build according to the regulations of Jiangning, and there is no need. As for the township examination in three years' time, if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be held in Jiangning Gongyuan."
Wang Zhong didn't know what was decided in the meeting of Chuanzhong years ago. When he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Zhao Xindao: "Do you really mean what your highness said?"
Seeing Zhao Xin smiling and nodding, Wang Zhong excitedly punched his fist in the palm of his hand. After waiting for all these years in Beihai Town, he finally saw the light of day!
Two days later, the Military Control Commission of the four counties in Jiaodong issued a notice at almost the same time that the imperial examination would be held in Beihai Town. As soon as the news came out, it shocked everyone.