I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

However, he is not worried about this, because all the Confucianism today, in the final analysis, is still those things, far from the level of Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism in later generations, it is a tool used to assist in ruling, not purely academic.

In other words, it is a special academic order ordered by the emperor.

Zhang Nuo was not at all worried that such a thing would appear under his nose.After all, people in the entire Tang Dynasty will slowly see that starting from this small town, various and exquisite objects are gradually shining.

And when the material life flourishes again, the spiritual life will also advance towards the open, enthusiastic, domineering and progressive national spirit he wants under Zhang Nuo's secret guidance.

So Zhang Nuo solemnly stood up and bowed to the head of the Lu family,

"Old Lu, on behalf of the [-] families in the village, I would like to thank the Lu family for their generous help. I also promise here that with my promise, I can keep the safety and wealth of the Lu family here!"

The head of the Lu family also hurriedly stood up and returned the salute. What Zhang Nuo said just now was very clear. This is to accept him to the Lu family.

But Zhang Nuo's promise is already very good. There are peace and wealth, and the rest is up to him.

Li Yuan and Zheng Shanguo, the patriarch of the Zheng family, looked at this scene with smiles. Everyone was happy to see it come true. Whether it was Li Yuan who was the emperor or Zheng Shanguo who was an important minister, no one would be happy with the growing number of children in the Tang Dynasty. What about learning?

After the ceremony was over, Zhang Nuo suddenly thought of something, took out a stack of manuscript paper from his pocket with a smile, and handed it to the Patriarch of the Lu family.

"Old Lu, look at this!"

Chapter 394 What is the use of reading?

The manuscript that Zhang Nuo handed to the Patriarch of the Lu family was actually written by him and prepared to be published in the newspaper after he came back yesterday.

After all, he is a major shareholder of the newspaper, and he is well-known in the literary world anyway, so it is very easy to publish something.

And at this time, he handed it to the Patriarch of the Lu family because maybe the Patriarch of the Lu family could give him some advice.After all, the target group of his manuscript is all scholars.

After the Patriarch of the Lu family took the manuscript paper, the first thing he saw when he opened it was nothing but Zhang Nuo's "Zhang Ti", which is now well-known in Tang Dynasty, which is actually Yan Ti.

But from the perspective of the Patriarch of the Lu family, this handwriting is correct, majestic, and stable. It looks like it was written by someone who has read poetry and books, and it looks pleasing to the eye.

The title of the article caught his eyes even more, because this is not an academic article analyzing the interpretation of the scriptures, but rather like a chat between friends, but the title is very interesting. It is called "Why Reading? "

"There are so many scholars in this world, but the bottom line is that when I was young, when I learned the first word, reading was not for any reason at all. It was just sent by the parents and elders at home. Students at that time didn't have to think about why. If you don't read, you will be beaten!"

"But after studying for a few years, as they get older and their studies become heavier, some of them can't stand it anymore. At this time, they often ask a question, why do I study?"

"On the other hand, for many children from poor families, this kind of study is nothing more than sending the children over, hoping that the children will be proficient in literature and ink, because this way they can earn more money and earn a lot of money! Whether it is going to Be a small official in the yamen or work as a bookkeeper in a commercial firm, finally you can have more connections!"

"This is not impossible. It is not a good thing to change the fate of oneself and the family through learning."

"However, some families are rich or have scholars themselves, so I hope that the children can obtain fame and become officials in the court, and finally get a half-official position to shine on the lintel."

"However, there are still some people who study not only to honor the lintel, but also to realize their ideals and ambitions, and want to leave a name in history.

Therefore, they stood up and set their minds, and finally realized it slowly in their long-term academic studies or official careers. "

"Many people may not understand this kind of people, and many people will laugh at it, but after thousands of years, later generations will open the history books, and all the names that can be seen on it will be this kind of bold and bold. Someone with big ambitions."

"So, what's the point of reading?"

"Nuo has been studying for more than ten years, and has repeatedly thought about this question, and finally got an answer, and I will share with you..."

"Set up your mind for the heaven and earth, set up your destiny for the life and the people, follow the sages of the past, and create peace for the world!"

This short essay is only five hundred words long, and it is nonsense in terms of grammar and other aspects, but at this moment, the Patriarch of the Lu family is as if a drunkard has encountered a peerless wine, and refuses to let go.

This article is different from the previous articles. The whole article is written in plain language, but it is thought-provoking and thought-provoking. If you read it carefully, you can read several flavors.

Zheng Shanguo saw that the Patriarch of the Lu family was very excited, but he refused to pass the manuscript to him for a look, so he became anxious. After all, he is also a scholar, and he thinks that he is learning a lot. scholar.

Why is old man Lu so ignorant?That Mr. Zhang is a well-known master of poetry and poetry. It is obvious that something good has been born. This old man Lu actually wants to enjoy it for himself?

Zheng Shanguo is about the same age as the Patriarch of the Lu family. In terms of status, he is the Patriarch of Qiwang with five surnames. He is also an official, and he is not inferior at all. The two families are also family friends, so where there is room for politeness, don't say anything, just start directly. Then grab.

The Patriarch of the Lu family couldn't resist him, so he let go of his hand directly, and the whole person stood aside in a daze.

But this time it was Zheng Shanguo's turn to look excited!

After a while, Zheng Shanguo handed the manuscript to Li Yuan who had been waiting for a long time, then looked at Zhang Nuo and said solemnly,

"Master Zhang, Mr. Zheng will write a letter when he returns home today, and send all the children in the family to this place within seven days. At that time, the review, appointment, dismissal, training, and transfer will all be decided by Mr. Zhang alone, and Mr. Zheng will not interfere in the slightest!"

When Zhang Nuo heard this, he quickly got up and saluted. This was another great help!

Moreover, when he was idle just now, he secretly checked the information in the system and found out, Nima, this Zheng family is really a family of professional politicians, not to mention anything else, in the Tang Dynasty alone, his Zheng family has a full ten A prime minister!

To be able to serve as prime ministers under so many emperors with different styles and personalities, the old Zheng family's family education is really strong, it is simply a training class for public examinations in this era!

It may not be appropriate to describe it as a public examination training class. To be more accurate, it is the rigorous family education of the official family, which has allowed the family to last for a long time and continue to cultivate talents.

After all, when it comes to the position of Zaifu, it is no longer enough to say that the family is overshadowed. Talent, skill, and conduct are indispensable.

Otherwise, even if he was lucky enough to sit in that position, it might be the result of his death, and his family might be harmed.

Now that the Zheng family and the Lu family are here, and with the efforts of Lao Li and the others, at least the entire Lantian New City can be erected.

Then, the rest depends on how the entire city operates and how it is planned. No one can help with these, and he can only make up his own mind.

However, right now is not the time to talk about these things. He can think about them slowly when he goes back. He still has some things to discuss with the three old men in front of him.

That is, those policies and departmental divisions, although they worked extremely well in later generations, were ultimately different from the political system and social environment at this time.

So how to let the excellent experience of later generations be carried forward here? His own strength alone is not enough. Now, among the three facing him, one has been an emperor and is still the founding emperor of the country, the other is a learned man with a long history of family studies, and the last one is also a current emperor. The important ministers who have served as ministers and governors have experienced the Sui and Tang dynasties.

These people may not be innovative enough or enterprising enough, but they can definitely be called mature and prudent. Perhaps it is more appropriate to describe them as sophisticated and calculating.

However, what Zhang Nuo needs at this time is for these wily old men to help him learn how to integrate those good policies into this era.

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo was not polite anymore, and directly pulled the three old men to his home with a smile, and provided all the food and drink, and then prepared a pen and paper, planning to ask a good question.

Chapter 395 The Problem of the New Deal

Zhang Nuo was not considered an otaku in his previous life. As long as the shop was not busy, he would always go out for a walk at night, play cards, have a party or when the wind was not tight, he would go to some very formal massage parlors to talk to the girls and discuss things by the way. business problem.

After all, if you are alone and not addicted to Two-dimensional and games, what's the point of staying at home all the time?

But now after arriving in Datang, he feels that nowhere is as good as his own.

As long as you stay in your own home, you can eat better, live better, and sleep better.Therefore, even if it is to talk about things, he still wants to bring the guests to his home.

Sure enough, after returning to his own home, he immediately felt refreshed, even the thinking in his head was much clearer.

So, after finishing the work of entertaining guests, Zhang Nuo looked at the old men and narrated his thoughts.

"First, the division of departments. On the basis of the original six departments, subdivide it a little bit. The Department of Education and Health is responsible for all educational affairs such as admissions, examinations, teacher management, school construction, and repairs within the jurisdiction.

At the same time, clinics, pharmacies, sanitation cleaning, and public health maintenance within the jurisdiction are also the responsibility of the department! "

Zhang Nuo knew that what he said today was basically something new, so he deliberately said it slowly, so as not to repeat it too quickly. The three old men also listened seriously. Li Yuan asked first,

"This education matter has always been under the Ministry of Rites, and at the same time, the Taixue has to be under its jurisdiction. If it is based on what Zhang Xiaozi said, it will be a lot clearer. Anyway, it is under the Education and Health Department!"

"It's just that I don't understand one thing. Why should the management of doctors and clinics be put together with education? Isn't that the responsibility of the Imperial Medical Office?"

Zheng Shanguo and the Patriarch of the Lu family were obviously a little confused about this.In their view, it is indeed more convenient to divide the authority of each department. They all understand this, but why put two irrelevant matters together?

As soon as this question was raised, Zhang Nuo blinked and blinked, feeling a little dazed. How did he know about it? He only knew that the small county town in their place was the Education and Health Bureau. It shouldn't be wrong, but he really didn't pay attention to why he did it like this.

However, such a reason cannot be used naturally.Otherwise, there is no need to talk.

So, after thinking about it, Zhang Nuo said softly,

"Education is not just about teaching children to read, it's about making them thrive. Whether it's a clinic, a pharmacy or even sanitation, it's all about children's growth!"

"Besides, the teachers and the medical students are all scholars, so it's better to manage them together!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Nuo was stunned. Damn, I was really convinced by me?

He was really just talking nonsense, but after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt, damn it, what the hell I said made sense!

Indeed, in today's world, those who teach and treat patients are definitely scholars, otherwise how can they read?It's really good to put it together to govern!

The old men on the opposite side obviously felt that what they said seemed to make sense, so they nodded and signaled him to continue talking.

"The Finance Department and the Taxation Department have nothing to say. One is to count and save the income of the entire jurisdiction, and at the same time pay everyone's salary every month, and the other is set up specifically for tax collection."

Everyone has no objection to these two departments, because this is what it is, and the Ministry of Households does this, it is nothing more than changing the name and adjusting it.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhang Nuo continued,

"Furthermore, there is the Public Security Bureau. This yamen is dedicated to ensuring public safety. Daily patrols, handling of fights, picking quarrels and provoking troubles, and even killing people and stealing goods, etc., are all handled by this department."

For this point, everyone also thinks it should be. In a big city like Chang'an City, there is naturally a special inspection department, but there is no such thing in a small town. Take a walk in the street.

To put it nicely, it's called patrolling, but to put it bluntly, even if it's a disaster along the way.

Now that there is such a special department, it is clear a lot, as long as there is something to do, just go to this yamen, and at the same time, you don't have to do other things and just concentrate on doing your own things well.

"The Department of Justice and the Audit Office are both independent departments. It's okay locally. If it is implemented nationwide in the future, I hope that the recruitment and dispatch of personnel in these two departments will have nothing to do with the local area and be directly managed by the higher-level organization. !"

"As the names of these two departments suggest, one handles cases. People arrested by the Public Security Bureau are handed over to the Judiciary Department for trial and detention according to law, while the Audit Office conducts monthly, quarterly, and annual audits of all yamen's funds. "

Hearing this, the three old men on the opposite side frowned at the same time, especially the Patriarch of the Lu family, as a successor of Confucianism, he was obviously not very interested in this obviously legalist-style policy and departmental setup.

After all, in Confucianism, Legalism is strict, and human nature is kind. People should be taught and persuaded to be kind, rather than prescribed by law.

But they are all mature people. They are obviously very clear that under the current conditions, it is probably useless to just persuade people to be good. In the end, those who should be sentenced should still be sentenced. lead to greater disasters.

On the contrary, Li Yuan hesitated and said,

"Boy Zhang, does the Audit Office have too much power to audit the funds of all yamen? At that time, what if someone in the Audit Office uses some of the things they found to threaten other colleagues?"

This is obviously a phenomenon that is likely to exist. People are selfish. Even if it is not for threats, if you just find out your relatives and friends, will you be lenient?

In other words, if all departments can be monitored, will there be an exchange of interests, and eventually a situation of mutual protection between officials and officials will be formed?

Zhang Nuo blinked again, a little confused, he didn't know this question!

But after thinking about it for a while, he tentatively said,

"The Audit Office only investigates matters related to money, and it handles cases independently, so it should be useful. Besides, there is also a Disciplinary Inspection Office. The Audit Office only investigates money but not people, so the Disciplinary Inspection Office only investigates corrupt officials. !"

"In this way, does it mean mutual restraint?"

Everyone was silent, it seemed that one or two sentences could not explain it clearly!

Chapter 396 Zhang Nuo's Enlightenment

Discussions between Zhang Nuo, the two patriarchs and Li Yuan continued, and a series of organizations such as the Commercial Administration Department and the Construction Department were finalized under the discussions of several people.

At the same time, the Patriarch of the Lu family was already a little restless with excitement.

Because what Zhang Nuo is talking about now is no longer the departmental setup of government agencies, but the issue of teaching.

What Zhang Nuo has to consider now is how to promote new teaching content in his territory. The old one only had the Four Books and Five Classics, which is absolutely impossible.

However, this is not only a problem with the teaching materials, but also the most important point is that he does not have a suitable teacher to teach these contents at all.

The Patriarch of the Lu family was almost jumping up and down at this time, and there was no majestic shout of the Patriarch of the family,

"The Lu family can provide the content of the textbook, and I will never let you underestimate it. Teachers, I can also provide it!"

Zhang Nuo nodded thoughtfully. The Patriarch of the Lu family is going to show his real background. The so-called textbooks are actually used for teaching in each family's own family study.

These are the academic achievements of these families that have been passed down for many years and accumulated from generation to generation. This has cultivated countless elite children for these families.

Now, the Lu family has even brought out these things, and there are matching teachers, which is indeed full of sincerity.

Zhang Nuo nodded his thanks very sympathetically, and then said directly,

"Thank you, old Lu, I, Zhang Nuo, can promise again that as long as there is nothing inappropriate about the teaching materials of the Lu family, when it is rolled out across the country in the future, I will persuade Lao Li to record your academic thoughts and name of the Lu family in the teaching materials. "

"Since your Lu family has made contributions to the country, neither I nor this country will forget your contribution!"

When the Patriarch of the Lu family heard Zhang Nuo's words, he was proudly stroking a strand of beard on his chin, but when he heard the last word, he almost lost his mind and pulled all his beard off.

Isn't that what the Lu family is looking for, to spread his theory and the name of the Lu family!

Well, it seems that this time there was nothing wrong, the bet was right!

However, after discussing these things, the whole meeting is basically over. After making an appointment, we will meet again after the people from the two families arrive, and all three of them ended the talk happily.

The two excited patriarchs even refused Zhang Nuo's invitation to stay for dinner, got into their own carriage and drove back.

Zhang Nuo sent the two patriarchs outside the door, watched the two carriages go away, and then walked back slowly to his home.

Then as soon as he entered the door, he saw Li Yuan was holding a wine glass, eating and drinking comfortably with a plate of peanuts, seeing his squinted eyes and frightened face, he felt extremely comfortable.

Seeing this, Zhang Nuo was also speechless. It was amazing that he was born as an emperor, but why did he act like he had never seen the market every time.