Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In ancient China, farming was the most important thing!

The king regards the people as the heaven, and the people regard food as the heaven!

Among Zhou Shu's Eight Political Affairs, the number one ranking is "Agriculture"!

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, farming is a social profession second only to scholars!

Throughout the dynasties, when spring comes, the emperor will sacrifice to the **** of rain, and the emperor will go down to cultivate the land himself! However, in many dynasties, the emperor was just acting, but in the current Song Dynasty, Zhao Chen came to the fields and participated in farming!

For the present Song Dynasty, the status of food is very important! Zhongyuan and Yanyun have just solved food and clothing, but in Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Liaodong, many people are still hungry! In many remote places, starving people still happen! Zhao Chen must set an example to drive the people's enthusiasm for growing food, to ensure that this year's agriculture can be harvested, and to ensure that there is no shortage of food in the Song Dynasty!

The Minister of Korea and China, except for the necessary left-behind personnel, also entered the fields to help the people plow and hoe! This is not only the case of Yanjing, but also all over the country!

Spring has just arrived, and many places are still hurrying to build water conservancy projects! Such major projects often mobilize the local people. By mid-March, Zhao Chen also participated in the construction of water conservancy projects, digging ditches with the people!

The entire Chinese land, from south to north, from east to west, is in full swing!

Even many scholars participated in farming in response to the imperial call.

In a village more than twenty miles south of Yanjing, two scholars in coarse cloth walked back from the outside of the village at sunset.

They are sweaty! Today, they are all busy in the ground.

"The imperial court attaches great importance to agriculture, and the emperor is really the wise master!" said a forty-year-old scholar with a bookish look on his face while wiping his sweat.

In ancient China, any emperor who attached great importance to farming was well-received by Confucian scholars, so it is not surprising that this scholar said so.

"Unfortunately, I waited so hard to study the knowledge of saints. I originally thought that I could enter the court as an official and benefit the world. Who knows that Jurchen invaded. Until now, the court has not opened the imperial examination!" The other looked a little younger, about thirty. Yu-year-old scholar said.

"The world is in chaos, and it is impossible to start the imperial examination! But now the imperial court dominates the world, even regaining all thousands of miles of land in the north, and the emperor attaches great importance to agriculture. This is a symbol of the world! After the world is set, the emperor will inevitably The imperial examination! When the Emperor Taizu established the Song Dynasty and ended the war in the world, it took several years to start the imperial examination!" said the senior scholar.

"I hope so, otherwise our knowledge will be for nothing!" The 30-year-old scholar smiled bitterly.

The two were talking here, and a young man in his twenties ran towards here. The young man was very strong and had dark skin. After he came to the two of them, he saluted and said: "Uncle Feng , Uncle Li, I have good news to tell you!"

"Oh? What is the good news?" said the forty-year-old scholar.

"Yesterday, I went to Yanjing City with my dad to buy some fabrics. It has been spread in Yanjing City, and the imperial court is about to start the imperial examination!" the young man said.

"Ah! Seriously?" said the two scholars with incredible expressions on their faces.

"It is said that when the emperor returned from the north, he had already discussed with the prime minister about the imperial examination, and later discussed with the sages of the Military Aircraft Department. This incident came from the mansion of several military ministers. There is nothing wrong with it!" the young man said.

"It's great! It's great!" The forty-year-old scholar said excitedly.

"Brother Feng, in the past two years, our knowledge has been wasteful. During this time, we need to read the book carefully!" said the 30-year-old scholar.

"Yeah, yeah! The world is in chaos. We thought that books are useless, but we just have time to look at it. Now that the imperial court is going to open the imperial examination, that is the only way I can advance. I will need to study my knowledge carefully. , Let's go back and read Bingzhu!" The forty-year-old scholar laughed.

The two ignored the young man and hurried towards the village. The young man looked at them amused.

"At the beginning of the Jurchen invasion, the court paid much attention to martial arts but not culture and education. Many people no longer read books! In the troubled times, no amount of books are worth reading! Now the court is opening imperial examinations, but there are not many scholars, Feng Shu and Li Uncle can definitely be lifted!" the young man secretly said.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and it has reached April in the lunar calendar.

Zhao Chen was busy outside for more than a month, and finally returned to the palace that day.

The night was getting dark, Zhao Chen stayed in the imperial study room with paper and pen on the table, where Zhao Chen was writing constantly.

After a while, there were footsteps outside, and someone put a bowl of porridge in front of Zhao Chen.

"Get down, don't bother me again." Zhao Chen said.

"Oh." There was a somewhat indifferent response from the side.

Zhao Chen raised his head abruptly, only to see a girl in white clothes standing in front of him, with a beautiful face, not who Qin Yuzhen was.

"It's you? Hurry up, please sit down!" Zhao Chen smiled.

"Didn't you tell me not to disturb you?" Qin Yuzhen groaned.

"I thought it was some maids and attendants in the palace, but I didn't expect it to be you! You are different from others." Zhao Chen said.

"What is the difference between me and others?" Qin Yuzhen said.

"You are the person I like." Zhao Chen said.

"Hugh is so nonsense." Qin Yuzhen said with a flushed face.

Zhao Chen smiled and let her stay aside, continuing to write on the paper.

"What is the emperor writing?" Qin Yuzhen said.

"Nowadays, the reunification is only a matter of time, and the recovery of agricultural and commercial enterprises is only a matter of time. In addition to these, the people should be educated and education should be promoted. Do you think that right?" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes, this is the truth." Qin Yuzhen nodded.

"In your opinion, what should the people be taught?" Zhao Chen said.

"They should be taught to cultivate the Tao." Qin Yuzhen said.

"Monumental? One by one, like you, does not eat the fireworks in the world?" Zhao Chen smiled.

"How can I not eat the fireworks? I think Taoism is the most difficult and interesting thing in this event. If everyone in the world cultivates the Tao, there will be fewer disputes in this world. Wouldn't it be good?" Qin Yuzhen said.

"The Tao is Taoist, very Taoist, no one knows exactly what this'dao' is? When the Tao is to its extreme, how can it be like a master? Can it really be immortal? Who of those ancient Taoists can achieve immortality? Not old? I got many ancient books from the Qinling Mausoleum, and all the so-called “immortals” recorded in them were all dead. There are disciples in the books explaining it! Or, the so-called cultivating in the world is completely wrong! Nourishment is not good for the changes in the world and for social evolution." Zhao Chen said.

"What is social evolution?" Qin Yuzhen asked curiously.

"It is to make the human race stronger and stronger, and ordinary people's lives are getting better and better! In ancient times, human beings ate hair and drank blood, and most people would die when they were twenty years old! Most people live in bitter cold and can only live in caves. Stone is used as a tool to hunt for a living every day! By the time of Xia, Shang and Zhou, humans will grow crops, but most people are slaves of others. Their lives are under the control of others, and the slaves are in the nobility’s possession. They only looked at goods like cows and sheep! At that time, they only had bronzes, only pottery, no steel, no exquisite porcelain, and no embroidery. In our opinion, ordinary things were very precious in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Things! After the Qin and Han Jin Dynasties, the nine-rank system was implemented in the world, and the offspring of officials will always be officials. It is difficult for ordinary people from poor backgrounds to enter the upper class of society! When the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial examination was implemented, ordinary people finally had it. Step into the body! These are the evolution of society." Zhao Chen said.

Qin Yuzhen stood there with a thoughtful expression on his face.

In Zhao Chen's opinion, these are some of the most common truths, but in Qin Yuzhen's eyes, these are extremely profound. She has never heard anyone say such truths.

"How do you know about things in ancient times?" After a while, Qin Yuzhen said.

"After the ancients died, there were bones and relics. A lot of information can be obtained based on these, and then their living conditions can be judged!" Zhao Chen said.

"I have read many books since I was a child, and they only record that saints rule the world and the world is in harmony, but no one said that the ancients lived like this." Qin Yuzhen said.

"You will follow me from now on, and I will tell you more." Zhao Chen smiled.

Qin Yuzhen nodded, she was still frowning and thinking, but Zhao Chen couldn't help standing up, holding her in his arms, Qin Yuzhen let out a soft cry, then closed his eyes and let him hold...

In the next half month, Zhao Chen was still busy in the farmland.

Water conservancy construction in various places requires money, which is constantly reported to the court, and the Military Aircraft Department makes overall arrangements.

At present, the organization of the Military Aircraft Department is getting bigger and bigger. In addition to the Minister of Military Aircraft and Zhangjing, there are also some subordinate organizations specialized in affairs, which are led by the Minister of Military Aircraft. The original imperial structure, including the Ministry of Literature, Privy Council, Six Departments, Yushitai, etc., now exist in name only. After years of development, the Military Aircraft Department finally completely replaced the original imperial court. Compared with the original imperial court, the military aircraft office is now much more efficient, and the emperor's power is much greater than before.

By April 18, when the busy farming season had completely passed, the Military Aircraft Department finally held a meeting again to discuss education and imperial examination matters.

This time, the Minister of Military Aircraft and Military Aircraft Chapter Kyoto has arrived. Some time ago, they already knew that the imperial court was about to start the imperial examination.

Zhao Chen looked at the ministers and Zhang Jing below, thought for a while, and said: "I have heard people say that'a young man is a strong country, and a young man is wise. A young man is better than a foreign barbarian, and a country is better than a foreign barbarian. The young man is in the world, and the country is in the world. "Do you think this is the truth?"

This was originally the words of Liang Qichao's juvenile China in the late Qing Dynasty, but Zhao Chen changed it to the ministers below.

"Your Majesty is right!" Li Gang nodded, agreeing.

The military ministers below nodded one after another! The reason is obvious, so there is no need to think about it.

"If you want me to be stronger than the foreigners, the best way is to set up education! But I think the previous education has a big flaw, and now I can no longer run the same education as before!" Zhao Chen said.

"Can't it be the same as before?" Li Gang asked strangely.

"What did scholars study for?" Zhao Chen asked rhetorically.

"This... of course is to increase knowledge." Li Gang said.

Zhao Chen shook his head lightly, and said, "That's not the case! Sage Kong once said, "Learning is good, then you are good." Reading is just to be an official! Ten years of cold window, the last four are not working, and the grain is not enough. It’s nothing more than hoping to be elected as an official. I don’t know if I’m right?"

"Your Majesty, scholars also hope to serve the court." Li Gang wanted to refute, but there was no way to refute it, and he could only say at the moment.

In ancient times, there were indeed some people who studied for the sake of learning, but most people studied for the sake of becoming officials! There are countless examples such as Fan Jinzhong's cite. Once you can cite, you will immediately be able to rise to the top, and your status will change drastically! It is precisely because of this huge temptation that countless poor students are eager to leap over the dragon gate, studying endlessly, never caring about family affairs.

"I want to set up education so that all children and teenagers in the world can read and study, but I don't want all children in the world to become officials! If everyone becomes an official, then who will go to farm and who will go into business?" Zhao Chen said. .

Li Gang, Wang Shu and others nodded.

"Reading is not only to serve as officials, but also to help these children and teenagers. When they grow up, they can apply the knowledge in the book to practice! Therefore, the school should not only talk about Confucianism, but also Talking about other knowledge, such as agriculture, arithmetic, or some other ways of administering the world, I named it'practical learning'! In the future, both Confucianism and practical learning will be promoted in the school!" Zhao Chen said.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, the ministers below were in an uproar.