Chapter 987: Governance and Scholarship
The banquet in the outer hall started a little later. Although most of the guests had already arrived, Tang Gong still did not delay in announcing the start of the banquet. He waited until a young man in military uniform arrived before Tang Gong waved his hand to start the banquet. .
Some people with delicate minds have also noticed this, and they can't help but be curious. However, Duke Tang did not introduce him in particular. Since they had just entered Kansai and were relatively unfamiliar with the people here, they naturally did not recognize where this young man came from.
The last young man to arrive was naturally Shuofeng. He did not follow Li Taibei to attack the Turks before, but stayed in the capital to form a Hussar mansion. Now he is also the general of the first mansion. Because his post was in Xianyang, Weibei, although the messengers traveled quickly, it was already late when they returned.
Li Tai called all the relatives, friends and guests to sit down together, but he didn't take too much care in arranging Shufeng next to his table, and let him sit among the juniors according to his age.
"The former was driven by the disaster of war, and love was divided between east and west, and people were separated from each other. It was difficult to see relatives and friends for a long time, and it was difficult to miss each other. Fortunately, God has not lost the favor, so that all our relatives and friends can gather together in Guanzhong! We meet again after a long separation, which is a great joy for the world. We will drink holy wine together. Just get drunk!”
When all the people were seated, Li Tai took the lead in raising his glass and making a speech. After seeing this, everyone also raised their glasses in response and drank all the wine in the glass. Soon someone said with emotion: "Why are we gathering in Guanzhong today? Even if it was caused by the love of heaven, it was also invited by Tang Gongwei!
When the old rulers were hunting in the west, all the people in Luoxia were taken captive and moved eastwards. They were controlled by gangsters and were not allowed to be honest. All the relatives and friends were tied up in Guandong and had no plans to follow the road! Heaven was merciful and allowed Tang Gong to build a business in Guanxi, so that relatives and friends could be under the influence. I am really grateful! "
People who have read books are easy to flatter. When Li Tai first entered Guanzhong, he also won Yu Wentai's favor with this skill. At this moment, while accepting the compliment with a smile, he glanced at the flatterer and saw that he was a descendant of the Lu family sitting in the group with his old uncle Lu Shuhu. Li Tai vaguely remembered that it was Lu Sidao when he was introduced before.
So he nodded slightly to Lu Sidao, and made a note in his mind that he could not put such a smooth-talking and charming young man in an important leadership position. Whether it’s me now or Li Zhi, who previously disturbed the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, it was a painful lesson!
Relatives and friends are reunited, and all the necessary reminiscing and greetings have been finished while waiting for the banquet to start. Now we can drink and connect with each other, but what everyone is most concerned about is probably what arrangements Li Tai will make for them.
Although in the past period of time, they have also received homes and various daily necessities, so maintaining a normal life is not a problem. However, this lifestyle of relying on aid is obviously not sustainable for long. They also hope to integrate into the world of Guanzhong as soon as possible, especially the political ecology.
Now among the group of people who have recently come to Guanzhong, only Lu Shuhu, Duke of Lu, was granted the title of Duke of Yan County, was given the title of Shizhong, opened the government as a hussar, and served as the Sima of the Chinese and Foreign Palaces, and received a proper arrangement with both official and noble titles.
However, Lu Shuhu and Tang Gong had a close relationship, so naturally no one would compare themselves with each other and expect to receive such respectful treatment from the beginning. Most of them also hoped to get a position where their talents could be used, so that they could integrate into the current situation more quickly.
Of course, Li Tai also knew what everyone was thinking, and his hegemony indeed needed a group of talents. Therefore, after drinking for three rounds, he said bluntly: "The imperial court suffered a new man-made disaster a few days ago. Today, Although it was initially decided, the damage to the personnel was also profound and needed to be repaired urgently. Since the king's rule in the west, the thieves stole Guandong to enrich themselves and make themselves arrogant and powerful to please their followers. However, the people in the imperial court did not dare to slack off for a day. The battle was fruitful, especially in the battle of Jiangling. The etiquette of the Southern Dynasty belongs to me. Nowadays, in governing affairs and studying, all requires meritorious service, and I am eager to seek talents in any way. "
Li Xiao also took advantage of the situation and said with a smile: "The world of Guanxi is not known for its academics. There are many poems, books, etiquette and meanings, but they are not good at knowledge. The theories of various schools can be spread to this wasteland. If you understand them well, you will surely be ahead of others. He is an inspiration to the underachievers! He has not been studying here for a long time, but he has already made many commendable achievements.”
They, father and son, sang together and paid equal attention to academics and career achievements. They also hoped that their relatives and friends would not be obsessed with power and go into officialdom all at once.
Among the latter three kingdoms, Northern Qi's achievements in systems, laws, and academic culture were all remarkable. This was obviously not something that the nobles of Jinyang could accomplish. Although the Kanto clan was in a relatively weak position politically, its development in other fields still left a considerable legacy to future generations.
Although the progress and development of the system and the integration and recognition of the culture are not as intuitively visible as the achievements in the military and economic fields, they are also indispensable accumulation of heritage for a unified regime.
When sorting out Jiangling books, Li Tai felt that there were too many people from the Southern Dynasties, and hoped to attract some people from the Kanto region to join in, so that they could re-integrate based on the academic foundations of the Southern and Northern Dynasties that had been divided for hundreds of years, and once again form a unified society. New cultural origins.
Not everyone among these Kanto natives present was obsessed with fame and fortune. When they heard what their father and son said, they immediately became interested in academic postgraduate studies. For example, when Wang Songnian arrived in Xiangyang a few years ago, he hoped to compile a new "Book of Wei" to counter the Wei Shou supported by the Northern Qi court.
These members of the Kanto clan also have a full understanding of the importance of the Rites, the Classics and History. Therefore, he is not opposed to Li Tai's idea of diverting them to academic studies, but is actually a little eager to give it a try.
Next, Li Tai talked about the imperial court's plans to re-establish educational institutions such as Guozi and Taixue, which would naturally require many doctors and bachelors to serve as teaching staff. Moreover, in order to reflect the importance that the imperial court attached to academics and education, Li Tai also specifically pointed out that teaching positions such as doctorates and bachelors in various disciplines are special groups with real salaries, and the salaries are not low. Even doctors in various disciplines have land to support their families.
After hearing this, everyone present became even more moved. Although they have not yet become officials, they have already lived in Guanzhong for several months. They all understand the poor nature of the Western Wei Dynasty. Even if they become officials, they are not given regular salary, so they are worried about their livelihood.
When they heard that there was a special high-paying profession called teaching, they were naturally happy to take up the job. After all, no matter how profound your wisdom and lofty ambitions are, you have to fill your stomach first before thinking about anything else. The people of Kansai are few in academics, and these teaching positions were undoubtedly specially arranged by Duke Tang to take care of their lives!
At the thought of this, everyone felt warm in their hearts. They stood up and toasted with even more enthusiasm.
If they think this way, they might be wrong about Li Tai. He had already had the idea of reforming the official salary system when he wanted to cut the salary of the clans.
As we all know, free is the most expensive. Although officials in the Western Wei Dynasty did not have regular salaries, it did not mean that they had no other income. As long as their ideas were broad enough, there were ways to make profits everywhere.
Li Tai was a man who took advantage of all kinds of unscrupulous ways to get rich, and he understood the meaning of this all too well. If we want to determine the ambiguous areas, plug those loopholes, and maintain the stability of the regime, we must first formalize the official salary system.
However, considering the state of the Western Wei Dynasty's finances, it is undoubtedly a very arduous task to formalize this. We can try to promote it step by step. Various Chinese studies institutions can be used as a pilot, and by the way, we can also strengthen the southern and Kanto scholars. People’s sense of identification and belonging to the Western Wei regime.
The Kanto Shiliu and the southern scholars who went north one after another were enough to support the various national studies education, and in these educations, talents could also be tested, gradually attracting these Shiliu to administrative positions in the imperial court.
This can avoid the sudden introduction of many unqualified officials, causing a mess in the handling of government affairs. Moreover, the less capable people are, the more likely they are to form cliques to cover up their incompetence and seize greater power.
However, not everyone wants to devote themselves to academic education, especially young people. They are more eager to display their ambitions and make contributions. Especially inspired by Tang Gong's deeds, they all feel that even if they are not as talented as Tang Gong, even if they are discounted and discounted, it is not a problem to become a marquis and a general!
Before responding to the appeals of these young people, Li Tai first raised his finger and stood up, and said to everyone with a smile: "Don't underestimate this young man because of his short teeth. His father used to foster Bodhidharma in our place. He was a young man in the past." The boy is now very brave. He fought bravely against the Eastern bandits in Heluo, and he lives up to his father's reputation. You are born in Guanxi, and you have done a great job!"
Shuofeng was previously placed among the children of the aristocratic family, and he originally felt quite uncomfortable. Now that he was named and praised by Li Tai, he felt excited and excited. He lowered his head and said under the gaze of everyone: "Except for the sinews and bones given by my late father, I have been deeply taught by my brother since I was a child. Even if I am stupid and have less than 10% of my academic achievements, I am enough to be unafraid and calm when things change. If I am driven by wisdom, it is natural to achieve small achievements. My brother's praise really makes me Ashamed to bear it.”
After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said: "This son is so diligent in doing things and clumsy in performance. His father was kind to me during his lifetime and entrusted his son to me. I should help him become famous, achieve success, and start a family!"
When he said this, he looked at Li Gang who was sitting in the banquet and said with a smile: "How would you like, my uncle, to see the young man I have raised? In the future, I will introduce him to my house for a visit. Is your uncle willing to receive him?"
Li Gang didn't expect that Li Tai would talk about this in front of everyone. He was slightly surprised at first, but then he stood up and said with a smile: "Who doesn't like a handsome young man? What's more, the young man who was educated and enlightened by Mr. Tang came to visit. I'll be waiting for you on that day!"
After Li Tai heard this, he pointed at the phoenixes and said with a smile: "It's rare to be kind and generous, why don't you come in and serve the wine!"
After hearing the words, Shuofeng hurriedly nodded in agreement, walked straight to Li Gang's table and poured him wine. The tall and tall figure of Li Gang was not inferior to his father's body in the middle of the table, which was very eye-catching.