latelenovela Chapter 307
Chapter 307
: Scholars’ Conspiracy
How scary would it be when someone who was doing nothing before suddenly became serious?
Emperor Yongzheng, who was in charge of the Embroidered Clothes Guards, suddenly received a tip from below, saying that the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and many organizations under his command suddenly started to act.
It seems that there is a big move to be made, and warships and supplies are being prepared. The target should be overseas.
This made Emperor Yongzheng heave a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was curious about who provoked this explosive barrel.
To be able to mobilize in such a blatant way, you can definitely not be in Dagan territory.
It’s not a big job, it’s outside, there are a lot of supplies and a lot of cavalry in the mobilization of sea ships.
And looking at the direction, this is blooming in all directions. Could it be that it is advancing in all directions?
He didn’t know, but he really guessed right.
Because of the upcoming external threat, Yang Guang was really anxious, eager to bring the world under control.
And with Yang Guang pushing forward with all his strength, the whole work seemed to be wound up like a clockwork.
In half a month, the newly built factories in various places began to operate at full capacity.
And craftsmen from all over the world were even more shocked by the sudden arrival of black technology. Of course, more of them were studying hard.
The mechanical code from the public loser and the method of cultivating qi allowed all craftsmen to see the door to the new world.
And Yang Guang even made a promise to everyone that as long as they can practice successfully, they will be reused by him.
Every craftsman who develops new technology and new machinery will be rewarded, and their children will receive better education in the future.
After the slogan of rejuvenating the country through science and technology was chanted, the status of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce reversed instantly.
There is no doubt that agriculture has always been at the top, because everyone needs to eat. Although improved seeds have appeared, everyone cares more about agriculture.
But artisans, an industry that seems to have a higher status than merchants, but actually relies on merchants for their livelihood, has ushered in its own spring.
The status of businessmen has not become lower, but has become more important because of the Universal Chamber of Commerce under Yang Guang.
They will be an important means of invading other countries. From the fall of Daliao, we can see the role of merchants in it.
Even the princes are creating their own firms. What spring, summer, autumn and winter plums, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboos, all kinds of business names.
The only one whose status has declined seriously is probably the so-called taxis.
At this time, people of insight have already actively transformed themselves to learn more advanced and appropriate technology and culture.
However, there are still corrupt and old Confucians who are unwilling to accept the new knowledge system and are only willing to cling to their own old dogma.
The whole cadre is running at high speed to prepare for war and drought, but these so-called soldiers are trying to hold back at this moment.
Previously, the high status was due to the monopoly of knowledge, and all officials had to get out of their system.
Even poor families are under their control. Being talented doesn’t mean you can be an official, but as long as you are a scholar, you can definitely be an official.
But now Yang Guang’s knowledge system is completely different from theirs, and it is more suitable for the current work.
The taxis used to be obviously lagging behind other professions, but these people are still stubbornly guarding their territory, not to be eroded by Yang Guang.
I can’t see the influence of Yang Guang at all. The way of the former scholar no longer works.
Those who come out of other vocational schools are all proficient in various skills and can be called comprehensive talents.
“Everyone, in half a year, more than half of the students in our academy have left.”
“If this goes on, we don’t have to open it, if we still can’t think of a way.”
“I’m afraid we won’t even have a foothold in the court in the future.”
“The academy is our foundation, and the court is our authority.”
“We must keep our roots and our authority!”
Dean Qian of Yangzhou Academy complained bitterly at the gatherings of the major academies.
“That’s right. In the past six months, I have clearly felt that the status of our scholars is declining. Now ordinary people are beginning to read.”
“The increase in literacy rate means that our scholars are no longer precious, and martial arts are now prevalent in the court.”
“All the princes are vigorously recruiting warriors, and even the emperor awarded many titles, all of which belong to warriors.”
“As the saying goes, what is good at the top must be good at the bottom. The emperor and the princes all expressed that they like martial arts more, so it will naturally drive the atmosphere below.”
“This was all done by that Jing’an thief, if it wasn’t for the ethos of the prince’s expansion.”
“If it wasn’t for him to take down Daliao and Izumo, how could there be such a thing as a martial artist being named a general and a prince who cracked the earth and made a king.”
“Everything is due to this person! Now we have to find a way to get rid of him first.”
It turns out that in the past six months, more than half of the students in their academy have been taken away.
Most of them are children of salt merchants and cloth merchants with rich families.It is not surprising that these two will leave him, because all the business routes nowadays can be said to be under the control of the Universal Chamber of Commerce.
These people’s family businesses are all under the umbrella of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. If they don’t support the stinky feet of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, then they have no room for survival.
What really made them angry were those common people, that is, the legendary students from poor families.
These people were actually attracted by the high benefits of the vocational college established by the Universal Chamber of Commerce.
One by one, they left Yangzhou Academy and went to study there.
Although he has persuaded many people and threatened his future, it is a pity that very few people turn back.
Because even the imperial court has begun to change. In the past, the deans of these academies had a lot of power.
But now, everything has changed. The imperial court has even begun to value the qualifications and abilities of vocational colleges instead of their students.
This terrifies these gentry, because if they are replaced and no longer needed, the fate waiting for them will be miserable.
They are all too aware of the danger, because they were once the winners of academic disputes.
Send all the other schools of thought to hell one by one, but Confucianism became the final winner.
And they have been prosperous for thousands of years. They know very well what will be waiting for them if they are replaced.
The clearer it is, the more unacceptable it is, and then I thought of the last resort. Execute the evil!
It’s not the first time the old Confucius family has done this kind of thing, but do they still have the ability?
A person who had been hiding behind the screen of the rally stood up and said.
“Why don’t we discuss it, I happen to have an informant in the Yang Mansion, just activate…”
“Who, why are you hiding behind the screen… Wait, are you from Qufu, from the Shengyan family?”
“Hush, don’t make any noise. Be careful that walls have ears. Let’s talk about this plan. Would you like to join me in punishing the evil emperor?”