I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 355
In the Imperial College, there is one person offering wine, from the fourth rank, and two ministers, from the fourth rank.In charge of the administration of Confucian teaching, he oversees the seven schools of Guozi, Taixue, Guangwen, Simen, Law, Shu, and Suanfan.

There is also a person named Guozijiancheng, who is from the sixth rank to the next level and is in charge of judging supervisors.At the age of seven, when seven students have completed their studies, they will go to the examination with the director of industry and wine sacrifices, and those who succeed will be admitted to the Ministry of Rites.

Next, there is one person in charge of the book, starting from the seventh rank.Palm print, sentence supervisor.

Although the Imperial College has not yet been completed, it is temporarily confirmed that Wang Li will be in charge of the Imperial College's wine ceremony.

As for the Imperial College, Mei Yingcheng and Fan Shouyi, who had already returned south from Beijing, were in charge.

Mei Yingcheng was the astronomical mathematician from the Qing Dynasty that Zhu Yijiong asked for before, while Fan Shouyi was a European expert from the Qing Dynasty.

Although Wang Li offered wine to the Imperial College, his position was still the first assistant to the cabinet, so the actual management of the Imperial College was still handled by two ministers.

It is self-evident what Zhu Yijiong wants to do if Mei Yingcheng and Fan Shouyi are allowed to serve as directors.

It can be said that in the future, the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty will no longer only teach the Four Books and Five Classics. Astronomy and arithmetic will also be a required course and will be incorporated into the imperial examination.

In addition, you must also learn about the customs and cultures of European countries.

Zhu Yijiong did this simply because he wanted the Imperial College and the local official schools under its jurisdiction to gradually turn into a real institution that could train and deliver all kinds of talents for the Ming Dynasty, not just imperial examination reserve personnel.

Also, it is to cultivate the mentality of external expansion in these students.

Constantly promote the vastness of the world, the crazy colonial deeds of European countries, and the wealth and prosperity of those colonies.

In this way, over time, these students will come up with ideas themselves.

I will go to my country tomorrow, and there are so many rich and prosperous places outside. Why can only these European barbarians be allowed to attack?

I, the Ming Dynasty, should also take a share of it... no, a whole bowl of soup.

This is also consistent with Confucianism’s inner sage and outer king.

To sum it up in one sentence, everything is worth it.

After listening to the guide and interpreter briefly explaining what the Imperial College was, Ruan Phuc Su asked about the subjects taught there.

Although I didn’t understand it at all, I still thought it was quite impressive and said, “So, this Imperial College is the place where the Celestial Empire trains talents for the imperial examination, right?”

The guide and interpreter smiled and did not deny it.

In terms of political structure, both the Zheng family and the Ruan family attached great importance to Confucianism and imperial examinations, and the Ruan family's imperial examination was personally examined by Lord Ruan.

Ruan Phuc was immediately moved when he heard that there were institutions of higher learning such as the Imperial College in China that cultivated talents for the imperial examination.

Ruan Phuc Thu is already an adult, but he still has a son, who is only ten years old this year and is at the age to enter school.

Ruan Phuc Thu asked: "I wonder what are the requirements for people from other vassals to come here to study?"

The guide and interpreter thought for a moment and said: "This... has never been done before. I still need to inform your majesty. But with your majesty's magnanimity, I believe he will not refuse."

Of course he would not refuse. Zhu Yijiong was eager for these foreign envoys to send people to study abroad.

We are not afraid that these people will learn all the advanced technologies. If we can cultivate a large number of pro-China people from them.Even if there is only a small part, it will be much more convenient for Ming Dynasty to use troops in the future.

These people will definitely become the party leading the way, and even others who are not so pro-China may maintain a wait-and-see attitude.

Just like in the late Qing Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing court tried to send young children to study in Europe, and ended up sending just this batch.

why?
Because everyone who came back from studying abroad was clamoring for revolution and that the Manchu and Qing dynasties were dregs.

Cultural invasion is sometimes more terrifying and thorough than war invasion.

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Nanjing.

Zhu Yijiong once again received the North Korean envoys at the same venue.

This time was different from the previous one, this time it was formal.According to convention, there must actually be Ryukyu, but Ryukyu no longer exists, so there is no tribute from Ryukyu envoys.

This time Pu Wenxiu was the chief envoy, because he accompanied Li Ban to be exiled to Tamna, and later suggested that Li Bang invite troops from Daming's father.

This allowed Li Bin to return to the throne. Therefore, no matter what considerations were made, Pu Wenxiu was Li Bin's absolute confidant and the best candidate to be envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

Pu Wenxiu led the envoys and knelt down and said: "Pu Wenxiu, a subordinate of the Joseon Dynasty, pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

"Pingshen!" Zhu Yijiong nodded slightly.

Pu Wenxiu stood up and saw that the Chinese emperor's attitude was neither salty nor cool. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly raised his hands and said, "The Lord of the country has sent his ministers to pay homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and to present tributes and credentials. I would like to ask His Majesty to review them!"

The tributes and other items had been received by Honglu Temple in advance, and after counting, they were submitted to Zhu Yijiong's imperial case.

In addition to the basic Korean ginseng, horses, eagles, etc., not surprisingly, there are also Korean tribute girls.

She is still a princess. Although she is the adopted eldest daughter of Li Bing, she was indeed canonized as a princess.

Well, he is just a bit young, only 14 years old.

This is too childish. Zhu Yijiong is a little suspicious of life after seeing it. He doesn't seem to have any reputation for liking loli, right?
Zhu Yijiong took the letter of credence. Inside was a document written by Li Bang stating that North Korea would be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and pay tribute every year.Then he nodded and said: "Well, since the previous generation of puppet king Li Yun did it, it has nothing to do with the current dynasty."

Pu Wenxiu quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your magnanimity!"

Zhu Yijiong suddenly changed the topic and said: "North Korea previously provided food and grass to the puppet Qing Hulu. Although it was done by the previous puppet king Li Yun when he was in power, North Korea must give an account to me."

Pu Wenxiu said: "Your Majesty, please make it clear!"

Zhu Yijiong said: "I am not a fake Hulu from the Qing Dynasty. I will not ask you and others for 40 shi of food, so just 20 shi per year! I will not take it for free, I will buy it with you and others at market price."

Pu Wenxiu was dumbfounded and quickly knelt down and begged: "Your Majesty, our country has just been forcibly extorted 40 stone grains by the puppet Qing tyrant Yong Zheng, and now it is plundered by the puppet Qing Tatar army. The country has long been devastated, it is really... I can’t afford 20 stone grain!”

Zhu Yijiong frowned slightly, thought for a while and said: "That's 15 dan, no more. My army is stationed in North Korea, and we need food and grass supplies to defend you against the puppet Qing army in Liaodong. Tamluo County also needs food and grass to feed the people. , and I don’t take this food for free, I will buy it at the market price.”

Pu Wenxiu said: "Can this...can...can it be one hundred thousand stones?"

Zhu Yijiong was immediately furious: "A hundred thousand dan, do you want to send a beggar away? If you push back and forth like this, is it possible that you are still under the cover of the Qing Dynasty?"

Pu Wenxiu's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty's order, I dare not disobey, 15 dan is 15 dan."

15 stone grains per year were enough to feed the [-]-strong army of Wang Zongtan of Korea for a year, which was equivalent to the Ming army fighting for free in Korea.

But if this happens, North Korea's people's livelihood will not be restored.

First, there were continuous wars, and the northern part was completely robbed by the Manchus. Moreover, Yongzheng had extorted 40 stone grains long before, but in fact he definitely did not pay them all.

But there must be more than 20. Now counting Zhu Yijiong’s 15, North Korea will definitely explode.

But what does this have to do with Zhu Yijiong? The more complete the collapse of North Korea, the better.

And in this way, it can further undermine the legitimacy and popular support of the orthodox royal family of North Korea.

By then, whether it was a usurpation of the throne by a clan king or internal riots, Ming Dynasty would be able to deal with it calmly.

When the small court of Xuantong in Liaodong was destroyed, the [-] troops stationed in North Korea just turned around and seamlessly connected.

There is no need to bother to find the reason for sending troops, because the northern territory of North Korea is Chinese territory, which was secretly occupied by China in the late Yuan Dynasty.

In order to unite the front, Zhu Di thought it was troublesome, so he acquiesced to this dumb loss.

If you are shameless, you can push it further. The Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty even included Pyongyang.

Well, there are also the four Han counties of the Han Dynasty.

　Tomorrow is National Day, why does the holiday go by so quickly?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)