Chapter 385 It’s time to reward people based on their merits
education.

Medical.

In fact, this was something Yan Shaoting had planned for a long time.

Moreover, Yan Shaoting vowed not to mix any personal interests in these two matters.

Jiajing was even more interested: "Education? Medical care? Both..."

Yan Shaoting nodded heavily.

Everyone looked puzzled.

Whether it is education or medical care that Yan Shaoting mentioned, it is easy to understand, but why he has to do both is something that no one can figure out.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Shaoting said two sentences that almost everyone in later generations knew and understood.

“Education is the foundation.”

“Medical care for the people.”

"The people's affairs concern the country."

It’s not that Yan Shaoting has any lofty ideals, nor does he want to get any rewards in terms of power from the court in these two matters.

But when he feels that he has the ability and can change some things, and that it is a good thing that benefits the country and the people.

Yan Shaoting felt that he didn't need to consider the gains and losses of power in the court and could just facilitate such a thing.

This matter had nothing to do with his original intention of settling in the southeast and replacing rice with mulberry, or the salt administration or even the opening of the sea. It was all about plotting something on the power of the court.

I simply hope that the current Ming Dynasty can set a good example for the future.

But Yan Shaoting thought so.

But the people present didn't think so.

At this time, even Gao Gong and Yuan Wei couldn't help but wonder in their hearts whether Yan Shaoting was planning to take advantage of today's events to do something about these two things.

after all.

In the eyes of the people in the court, Yan Shaoting is just a pure little fox.

As for the other old fox.

Needless to say, the person who was most likely to be mentioned was Prime Minister Yan Song, who had already resigned and was waiting to return home to retire.

Even Jiajing was thinking whether Yan Shaoting was going to do something about these two things.

It's at this time.

Originally, it was the emperor who asked the questions, and Yan Hu, who was answering himself, looked at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, what my brother said is correct. This is indeed related to our country."

I also said the same thing when I saw Yan Hu.

Jiajing was less speculative, and instead looked at Yan Hu with a smile, and then looked at Yan Shaoting: "Go on."

Seeing the old Taoist priest acting like this, Yan Shaoting knew that this person might be doubting whether he had impure motives.

What kind of person are you?

Can't I, Yan Shaoting, be selfless and serve the country and the people for once?
However, with Xiao Que'er's help, Yan Shaoting hurriedly began to explain.

"Your Majesty, I was trusted by your majesty and was in charge of the Changping Academy. My original idea was to use the academy to teach the children of Changping various trades and skills, so that these children could have a way to earn money and support their families in the future besides farming."

at this point.

Everyone present knew it.

Jiajing also smiled and nodded.

When Yan Shaoting first wanted to open a college, he secretly doubted it.

However, at the beginning, Changping Academy did indeed only recruit Changping students to teach them all kinds of skills. Yan Shaoting did not lie about this at the beginning or now.

However, later on, by chance, three old scholars, Nie Bao, Wang Ji and Qian Dehong, joined the academy, and Changping Academy began to work hard on Confucian classics.

Yan Shaoting saw that things had already been said to this point, so he had no more reservations.

Anyway, what I want to say will not affect anyone's interests.

He then said: "Whenever there are scholars in the world, they are discussed in the classics. But your majesty knows, and the ministers present here also know, that the imperial court holds the spring examination every three years, and only two or three hundred people pass the exam. But in the world, hundreds of thousands of people rush to the provincial and metropolitan examinations every year.

I think that studying is not just for the imperial examination. There are more things that can be studied in the world, and it is not just for becoming an official. There are hundreds of professions in the world, can an old man be an accountant? There are hundreds of skills in the world, can an illiterate person be a doctor? "

Speaking of this, even Yan Shaoting couldn't help but sigh.

As the saying goes, all other things are inferior except reading.

I don’t know whether it is good or bad.

This statement may be regarded as a true insight to future generations.

But if we want to analyze the person who said this and the historical context, it would be different.

The "high level of study" here refers to reading the articles of sages and taking imperial examinations to become an official in the court.

Can you be an official?

There were hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, but there were only about 30,000 to 40,000 officials in the court and the country.

What Yan Shaoting wants to talk about reading is completely different from this point.

After explaining your argument.

Yan Shaoting continued, "There are tens of millions of books in the world, but not all of them are articles by sages and classics. There are thousands of medical skills, arithmetic also has its own way, not to mention yin and yang, carpentry, etc. I think that education is the foundation, and it is a way to enhance the livelihood of the common people in our dynasty. In today's world, 99% of the people make a living by farming, but if they encounter a disaster, they can only wait for relief from the court.

But what if there are more people who are proficient in arithmetic, forging, ironwork, carpentry, and masonry? Even without mentioning these, just more people who can make porcelain and weave cloth. As our dynasty opens up the sea, the goods produced by our dynasty are sold overseas. Wouldn't these people engaged in production also have more income? "

After saying that.

Yan Shaoting looked up at the old Taoist priest and said earnestly, "I know that the court can govern the people of the world calmly only if the people are content. But the court has already set a precedent. Your Majesty has allowed the court to implement the recommendation system for candidates to be officials, in order to reduce the number of cruel officials in the government. And if more people are proficient in arithmetic, criminal law, etc., will the court and local government offices have more choices? As long as there are more people who can do it, local government offices will not be limited to choosing a few families to enter the government as officials."

It is said that imperial power does not extend to the countryside.

Although there are many causes.

However, this is also because local authorities have little choice.

There are only so many people in the world who can read and write, and even fewer who are proficient in arithmetic and criminal law.

When the government was doing work, they selected clerks. Those like the three-shift runners could of course be those who were not literate, but the minor clerks in the various departments of the government still had to be those who were literate and understood arithmetic and criminal law.

Only when there are more choices can local officials have more options, thereby reducing the control of local powerful families.

In fact, Yan Shaoting doesn't need to say more about the truth of this point.

After hearing his explanation, Jiajing was able to understand.

Yan Shaoting paused for a moment and then spoke again: "That is why I say that the current dynasty should focus on education. It does not mean that everyone should take the imperial examinations and become an official. It is only when the people know more, can read and write, and have a thorough understanding of everything, that our dynasty can truly prosper in all industries, and that the court can employ countless people in addition to officials."

"All industries are thriving... Is it for the public use?"

Jiajing muttered in a low voice.

Xu Jie frowned.

Although the time was short, he could not tell from Yan Shaoting's words that he had any other plans.

Even Gao Gong and Yuan Wei had more and more doubts in their eyes.

It doesn’t make sense!

Yan Shaoting would mention something at this time that doesn't seem to be of any benefit to him.

This is unreasonable! Very unreasonable!

however.

Yan Shaoting changed the subject and continued, "As for what I said about medical treatment for the people, the principle is even simpler, as Your Majesty has seen today and as Your Majesty has just said. If these academy medical students had not been there to provide timely treatment, and Your Majesty had ordered the Imperial Hospital to do so, I'm afraid that many people would have died of serious injuries on the way to Changping.

If we look at the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the people living in the countryside and villages used to find medicine and treat themselves when they were sick, or even endure the pain and hope that the symptoms would subside on their own. However, the fact is that countless people in the world died of illness in their beds because they could not find medical treatment! "

This is the fact.

An indisputable fact.

These days, there are not many people studying medicine.

Not to mention whether ordinary people have the money to seek medical treatment when they are sick.

Even if there is that kind of money, by the time a sick person runs from the countryside to the city and finds a doctor, his condition may have already worsened and become incurable.

Yan Shaoting said with reluctance: "I have added a first aid department to the academy because of Mr. Li's opportunity. If there are more people in the world who are proficient in treating wind-heat and cold, or more doctors who treat common diseases, and these people go around the local area to seek medical advice, can more people be free from the suffering of disease?
“And if the imperial court could train doctors under the Imperial Hospital to treat common diseases in the army, the imperial court could send more doctors to the army and reduce casualties among soldiers.

From what I have seen and heard, among the military officers and soldiers of all dynasties, only one or two died on the battlefield, and many more died after the war due to improper or inadequate treatment. I think that the commanders in the army or the doctors in the Imperial Hospital should be aware of this.”

According to my own memory, which I don't know whether it is true or not, at that time in many places in the southwest, it was still popular to use witchcraft to treat diseases.

This is fatal.

Although it is better than the Western practice of making a hole in the head to let blood flow, it is not much better.

Yan Shaoting took a deep breath and said, "No matter they are ordinary people or soldiers in the army, they are first and foremost the people of our dynasty and the subjects of your majesty. Therefore, I just said that medical care is for the people."

to here.

Yan Shaoting had just finished speaking.

He looked at the old Taoist priest silently.

Jiajing's expression was very calm, but his flickering eyes revealed that he was thinking about the two things Yan Shaoting said.

He couldn't help but turn his head and look at his cabinet ministers.

Yan Song smiled and chuckled, "Good news."

After saying the word "good thing", Yan Song stopped talking.

Then, Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie.

But Xu Jie kept his lips tightly closed and frowned slightly, as if he was still thinking about something.

Xu Jie was indeed full of confusion and kept thinking about it.

If Yan Shaoting had any selfish motives in these two matters, all Xu Jie could think of now was fame.

Except for fame.

Xu Jie couldn't think of any tangible benefits that Yan Shaoting could get now.

And even if these two things really need to be done, it may not be possible to see results in a short period of time.

This is a matter that has no end in sight.

can not understand!

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Shaoting out of the corner of his eye.

At this moment, he really couldn't understand Yan Shaoting who was standing in front of him today.

After holding it in for a long time, Gao Gong forced a smile on his face: "I think these two things are indeed good things."

Although Gao Gong managed to utter a lot of words.

But to sum up, there is actually not the slightest difference from what Yan Song said.

good thing.

As for what was good about it, Gao Gong couldn't say.

This fact is really hard to understand.

However, a smile gradually appeared on Yuan Wei's face.

He couldn't help but glance at Yan Shaoting, then smiled and said to Jiajing: "What Mr. Yan said today, education and medical care, are indeed good things. If the people of the world can read more, even if they don't read the books of sages, they can also have an extra way to make money like the people in Changping. As for medical care, I think everyone in Changping can see it clearly today, so I don't need to say more."

This confirms what Yan Shaoting said.

only.

Yuan Wei quickly smiled and said, "However, if the court were to implement these two things, I'm afraid the power would be insufficient and the effect would be slow. Although I don't think it would cost much money and grain, but..."

The worst thing about governing is slow results.

What did you say?

One emperor and one courtier.

The same is true in the officialdom. If a local government changes its chief official, local affairs will change.

Yuan Wei was worried that although the court didn't have to spend much money to do things, it still had to be spent. And if there was no effect, it would inevitably cause unnecessary slander.

But at this time.

Li Shizhen, who had been busy treating the seriously injured, suddenly rushed out covered in blood.

He first bowed to the emperor.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty allows, I can teach more students in Changping Academy. These students can teach more people after they finish their studies. I just hope that fewer soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will die in battle in the future."

Jiajing had an impression of Li Shizhen.

Who made Li Shizhen so famous at the time, especially among the people, he was almost a miracle doctor.

But Jiajing still glanced at Yan Shaoting.

"Please prepare a plan for this matter first, and then submit it to me and the cabinet for review."

Yan Shaoting never showed any disappointment.

After all, it is impossible to get the old Taoist priest to immediately agree to such a trivial matter.

He just bowed and accepted the order.

But his mind was elsewhere.

It was Jiajing who looked at Yan Hu again, who seemed to be a little bored.

Just like coaxing a child.

Jiajing waved to Yan Hu.

When Yan Hu walked over in confusion.

Jiajing was already smiling: "Today I witnessed with my own eyes your heroic posture in fighting the enemy on the field. I think there are young generals like you in the country, but there are probably very few who are as brave and unparalleled as you."

Yan Hu just smiled innocently: "The more you eat, the stronger you will be."

Jiajing immediately shook his head, nodded, and then said with a smile: "Tell me, you have made great contributions today, what do you want me to reward you with?"

Everyone present immediately raised their eyebrows.

As the emperor spoke, it was clear.

Now is the time to reward people according to their merits.

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　Good night, godfathers.
　　
　
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