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Kunning Palace.

Before leaving the Forbidden City, King Chu came here to visit his mother, and then excitedly prepared the magazine.

Whether you are running a magazine or doing other businesses in the future, you need to learn and practice slowly, and it does not happen overnight.

In the evening, Zhao Han came to Kunning Palace, sat down and chatted for a few words, and asked casually: "How much more did you give to Peng'er?"

"Five hundred taels of silver," Fei Rulan said angrily, "It's too much and you won't be happy. I've never seen any emperor treat his children so poorly."

Zhao Han said with a smile: "He was given too much money, so he just enjoyed it. How could he be willing to start his own business?"

Zhao Han is actually conducting experiments on his own children to see how they can be forced to develop. Everything can be adjusted, such as increasing the royal family's salary. The bottom line is that it cannot be too high. The prince's salary is three times that of the first grade.

Alternatively, a franchise license may be granted in the future, but the scope of the franchise may be limited.

As for whether the prince should stay in the capital or join a local vassal, this is also under observation and experiment.

Fei Rulan suddenly cared about Pan Qimei's children and asked curiously: "Will Prince Jin be in danger in Tianzhu?"

"Probably not, he chose a small country." Zhao Han said.

At this time, Zhao Kuangluo, the king of Jin, was still harvesting winter rice in India. Several foreign wars had not started, and the country knew nothing about his situation.

Fei Rulan still has a son, who has not graduated from high school. Among the three biological princes, the eldest is the prince, the second is involved in business, and she wants to arrange the third. But Fei Rulan felt very torn between wanting her child to stay with her and wanting her child to make a career.

"What's the climate like in Tianzhu? I heard it's very hot there." Fei Rulan asked again.

Zhao Han nodded: "It's very hot. Even in winter, it sometimes gets over 30 degrees in southern India."

Fei Rulan said: "All the princes are pampered, how can they withstand such weather? There are no good doctors in Tianzhu. What if someone has a headache and a fever?"

Zhao Han said with a smile: "There are doctors accompanying us, and they also brought a lot of medicinal materials."

Fei Rulan said: "Your Majesty, please don't deceive me. Even famous doctors are unwilling to go to sea. Those who go to Tianzhu are only quack doctors and apprentices."

"Among those doctor apprentices, there are also a few clever ones who have been consulting with the master for many years," Zhao Han explained. "The last time Huan'er got sick, it was a difficult and complicated disease. Didn't Dr. Hu just ask the apprentice to consult? Then the apprentice Doctor Hu didn't change a word of the prescription he prescribed, and Huan'er was cured of his illness within a few days."

Fei Rulan nodded and said: "I remember that apprentice, it seems his name is Zhou Xin or something?"

Zhao Han said: "My name is Zhou Maoxing. This time I also followed King Jin to India."

"That's good, it can make people feel at ease." Fei Rulan said with a smile.

The next day, the imperial meeting.

Not only ministers from various ministries participated, but Prince Zhao Kuanghuan and his subordinate officials were also allowed to observe.

Wang Tiaoding, the Minister of Rites, first reported the work: "The Hanlin Academy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Rites, has compiled a comparison table of commonly used words of various ethnic groups, and will send it to officials in relevant regions across the country next month. However, the comparison of words of various ethnic groups in Qinghai and Tibet The list has not been compiled yet.”

"It's pretty good." Zhao Han praised.

Zuo Xiaoliang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said: "In Guangnan Province, more and more county officials are from the Miao ethnic group, which has caused dissatisfaction among the Yue officials. The situation is a bit tricky, as the Yue officials resist government orders and often violate them. Guangnan Province Many Vietnamese officials have been dismissed, but the matter still cannot be resolved. The Chief Secretary of Guangnan requested additional education funds to open more primary and secondary schools."

Zhao Han said: "Let the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Rites discuss this matter and come up with a plan within two months."

Zhao Han has already put forward the idea of ​​​​the Chinese nation, saying that the Han people are elder brothers and all ethnic groups are younger brothers. This is all he can do, not to create artificial ethnic differences, but because the languages ​​of various ethnic groups cannot communicate.

Officials also have certain tendencies when administering policies.

For example, in the southwest region, when prefectures and counties select officials, they will tend to be Han Chinese. But when we arrived in Guangnan Province, there were not many Han people there, so in addition to selecting Han officials, priority was given to the Miao and Yue people who could speak Chinese.

The Miao and Han people are obviously closer!

It can be concluded from the language vocabulary that although the Miao languages ​​of various ethnic groups are different, they are generally similar. Sun, moon, person, hand, mouth, big, small, more, less, middle, lower, fish, bird...these basic Miao words can all find their etymology in Chinese.

For example, the words "book" and "zi" in Miao language are pronounced "牍". The pronunciation of the words "cow" and "horse" is very similar to Chinese.

This shows that a long time ago, the Han and Miao ethnic groups came from the same origin.

As for Vietnamese, although it also has a large number of words that are very similar in pronunciation to Chinese, most of them are advanced words rather than basic words.

For example, the pronunciation of things like princess, wages, etiquette, Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day, and transportation is almost the same in Vietnamese and Chinese. In this case, foreign words are being borrowed, rather than being the same from the beginning. Of course, there are also a few basic words that are similar, such as sit, let, cold, dong, etc.

In any case, there are many Hmong people in Quang Nam Province. They used to be second-class citizens in Vietnam, but now they are recruited in large numbers by Han officials as officials.

Of course the Yue people were unhappy. Although the number of Yue officials far exceeded that of the Miao people, they just felt unbalanced. Even the Yue people did not want to see Miao officials. They only accepted being ruled by the Han people.

Ethnic conflicts have become more and more intense. At this time, they have not yet led to riots, but various minor conflicts are emerging one after another, and it is common for Yue officials to be submissive and disobedient.

It is impossible to suppress it simply by suppressing it.

We can only increase investment in education and open more schools so that Yue and Miao children can learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. It will take one or two generations before the initial results can be seen.

Talking about education, Wang Tiaoding, the Minister of Rites, said: "Several overseas governors have sent official letters requesting the establishment of examination rooms. Similar to the provincial examination, we ask the court to grant quotas for candidates, and then send them to Nanjing for the joint examination."

Chief Assistant Liu Ziren said: "Even Luzon, which was the first to occupy, is still discussing the establishment of the University of Manila. Overseas, there is not even a university, so they are rushing to hold provincial examinations. Do they have so many scientific examination scholars?"

"Yes," Wang Tiaoding explained, "One is the children of the garrison, and the other is the original Han people. Take Palembang and Semarang as examples. The Han people there have been multiplying for two to three hundred years. Although they have converted to Green religion, But they are still using Chinese characters, and children from rich families have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics."

After some discussion among the ministers, Zhao Han finally made a decision: "A total of ten candidates will be given to overseas governor-general areas. Students from all over the country will take the examination in Yecheng and ten candidates will be selected. These ten people will come to Nanjing to take the examination and set up separate exams. In the examination room, a quota for Jinshi will be given. It is called...with the list."

The so-called "juren" refer to university graduates. There are no universities overseas, so it is a temporary policy.

The total number of Han people living overseas is between 20 and 300,000. Although there are very few high-level intellectuals, we must give them hope. The political significance of setting ten quotas for candidates and one Jinshi quota specifically for overseas Han people is far greater than its practical significance.

Fei Chun, who has expired from Ding You and is now an ordinary cabinet minister, said: "When setting up overseas imperial examinations, household registration and school registration must be clearly distinguished. Many overseas immigrants still have their household registration in their original place of origin, but they are just registered overseas. Household registration is not separated. As for the attached list, I am afraid that some scholars from Fujian and Guangdong will take the exam overseas."

College entrance examination immigration was already very common in the Ming Dynasty.

This was even more obvious in Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty. The first few Jinshi in Taiwan were all Fujian and Cantonese.

"This is not an easy matter," said Guo Shunyu, Minister of Household Affairs.

Zhao Han said: "It is not easy but has to be done to allow overseas immigrants to confirm their household registration as soon as possible. It is also possible to keep their original place of origin, but their children are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. Once they are found to have registered for the imperial examination, they will be deprived of the qualifications for the imperial examination for the third generation. And those who have settled overseas, Their mainland land can be donated to their family members or relatives, and the government should not force it to take it back, otherwise no one will want to settle overseas."

Those who immigrate alone will naturally leave their land to their relatives in the mainland.

When the whole family immigrated, it was said that it was a gift, but in fact it was a disguised admission of land sales.

Guo Shunyu said: "We have to cooperate with the tax policy. Those who live overseas will have the same tax amount. Those who live overseas will have an additional land tax!"

At this time, there is no household registration network, so dual household registration will definitely take advantage of the loopholes.

But immigrants have been overseas for a long time, and over time, their land in the mainland will naturally become owned by relatives. If the whole family moves, it is even more difficult to keep it. Most of them will be taken over by relatives, friends or neighbors. Therefore, dual household registration will not bring any benefits. It is better to go to the overseas government to implement the household registration clearly.

Moreover, there is currently only one overseas Jinshi quota, and the benefits of imperial examination immigration are not high.

The issue of overseas household registration can basically be solved, and individual loopholes can be ignored.

Today's imperial meeting was basically related to education. After all, the imperial examination had just been completed.

Zhao Han asked: "Officials from Zhongbang and Beibang areas have written letters one after another, requesting to adjust the number of Jinshi. What do you think?"

"The current ratio of north to south in the rankings has been adopted from the Ming Dynasty. I don't think there is any need to change it." Chief Assistant Liu Ziren was the first to speak.

Most of the cabinet ministers were from Nampang, and they all agreed with Liu Ziren. Some people even say that the competition in the Nanbang imperial examination is fierce and the proportion should be increased as appropriate.

However, the Minister of Rites came from Shandong. Wang Tiaoding said: "Although the proportions are the same, the regions are different. What's more, Guangnan Province was added to the middle list, and Xuantu Province (Jilin) ​​was added to the northern list. They are the Mongols on the grassland, In principle, you can also take part in the imperial examination. I suggest that the proportion of places in the examination be adjusted. In particular, there are more and more outstanding scholars who are successful in the examination."

In this imperial examination, the test scores of scholars from Sichuan and Hunan significantly exploded.

Sichuan, in particular, has not experienced much war. Not only does it have one of the largest populations in the province, it also has a strong foundation in imperial examinations. Scholars from Chengdu County and Fushun County passed the examination for twelve Jinshi this year, and other areas that were successful were involved in heavy casualties.

"It needs to be changed." Zhao Han said.

Officials from the Lampang area were unwilling to accept this, but they could not oppose the emperor's opinion. They could only blow their beards and glare at Wang Tiaoding.

Of course, Zhao Han also made a compromise to increase the number of Jinshi in the next term.

There is no quota for the number of Jinshi, which is adjusted according to official vacancies. In the Ming Dynasty, the number of Jinshi for each term was between 300 and 400.

The Datong court had a vast territory and needed more officials. The number of Jinshi candidates for the next imperial examination will be increased to 451, with a fraction going to overseas candidates.

That is: 225 candidates (50%) were admitted to the South List, 171 (38%) were admitted to the Middle List, and 54 candidates (12%) were admitted to the North List.

Although the proportion of Jinshi in the South List has decreased, the overall number of Jinshi has increased, and it is actually possible to take more exams than before.

Zhao Han held a meeting today not only to talk about these things, but also to do other things.

Zhao Han said: "In provinces like Gansu, Yungui, and Guangnan, it is not easy for scholars to go to Beijing to take the exam. I plan to divide the examination into several places. Those who fail can go home nearby, and those who succeed can come to Nanjing to take the exam."

Everyone looked at each other, even Wang Diaoding was dumbfounded.

The ministers objected one after another, but the objections were ineffective. Zhao Han smiled and said: "It is better to try it for two terms and see the effect."

Zhao Han's idea is because the country's land area continues to expand, and it is really difficult for candidates from peripheral provinces. Just going to Beijing to take the exam is a large administrative expense. If the exam can be taken nearby, those who fail will not have to go too far, and the related expenses will be reduced, and both the scholars and the court will benefit.

Of course, it will definitely not work to conduct separate provincial examinations.

There are three examination areas across the country. The Southern Examination will be held in Nanjing, the Northern Examination will be held in Beijing, and the Central Examination will be held in Baling (Yueyang).

After the three examinations were completed, the unsuccessful candidates went home directly, leaving only about 400 people who came to Nanjing to take the examination.

The time for the palace examination must be adjusted and postponed by one and a half months than before.

In the three major examination areas, examiners and marking officers are dispatched by the central government, and the local authorities are responsible for organizing the examination.

In the future, additional examination areas will be added, such as overseas supplementary examinations. Depending on geographical conditions, the supplementary examinations will be held in Coconut City. The premise is that there are enough overseas candidates and the number of overseas universities is enough, otherwise you will always get a pitiful number of places.

This is not only an issue of the imperial examination. Setting the center of the Beibang examination area in Beijing will also increase Beijing's political influence.

Next, we need to divide the country's war zones in detail to enhance Beijing's military influence so as to radiate to the northeast and grasslands and consolidate its border dominance.