Chapter 367: New Outlook of the Ministry of Rites (Part 3)
Yu Qian never thought that the members of the Ministry of Rites in various units would be so enthusiastic and would ask all kinds of questions right away. As a participant in the Ministry of Rites meeting, Yu Qian could also tell the story based on the report. When the troops discussed various practical issues, Yu Qian could only hold meetings based on the needs of the troops.
As soon as the meeting started, Yu Qian immediately discovered the problem. As Huo Chong's youngest disciple, Yu Qian always felt that there was a big gap between him and his teacher and senior sisters and brothers.
However, learning quality is often determined by comparison, which is probably the case when you say "a general is chosen from among the lame". The officers of all levels of the Huaxia Army are clearly in the "imitation stage", which is far from the "learning stage" mentioned by Huo Chong. As for being able to deconstruct the military knowledge they have mastered, it is obviously beyond the ability of these soldiers.
Yu Qian did not dare to speak nonsense, so he could only write a report to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War based on what he saw, requesting that more attention be paid to the education issues within the army.
Since the report was written by Yu Qian, who was in charge of education, and involved education issues, no one was surprised. It was something Yu Qian should have done.
At that time, the Ministry of Rites had only a few thousand people. Gong Yu from the Organization Department had looked through the personnel information of the Ministry of Rites many times, but he didn't think he could find any qualified people. Since the Ministry of Rites didn't have anyone, they could only look for someone outside the Ministry of Rites. The official document was sent to the Zhejiang branch of the Ministry of Rites. After reading it, Gao Pang, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, immediately sent a letter to Zhejiang, asking civil servants if there was anyone in the room who was willing to go to the army for cultural education.
When the official document came out, I thought the first thing that came up was the report. Unexpectedly, the former academy teacher came together with several other academies and expressed his willingness to provide teachers to the troops.
Many of those guys with black beards, white beards, and gray beards wore melon-shaped hats to hide their braids. Hearing that such a group of people were going to conduct cultural education for the troops, Gao Pang slapped his thighs hard a few times to make sure that he was not dreaming.
One of the targets of the Huaxia Army's war was the Qing Dynasty. These people had pigtails and dared to ask to give lectures in the Huaxia Army. This was really scary. Just when Gao Pang was surprised, the scholars in the academy here said excitedly: "If the court is willing to use us, it doesn't matter if we cut our pigtails."
Gao Pang bit his lips hard to prevent the word "get lost" from coming out. Even so, Gao Pang still asked his secretary to see the guest off. What era is this? Scholars are still like this. Speaking of which, during the Qing Dynasty, they were not seen so arrogant.
After the academy teachers left, Gao Pang not only began to think about the affairs of these academies. Recently, there has been a trend of civil service examinations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Those scholars are very enthusiastic about this. Now, various academies immediately transformed themselves and provided training on standard question banks and related research.
Gao Pang thought these things were very funny when he heard about them. When he saw that the teachers in the academy had not cut their braids, he felt that his vision was too narrow. In Gao Pang's opinion, Huo Chong's ideas were undoubtedly "heresies" in the eyes of various academies. However, times have changed. These academies not only began to rely on the standard question bank of teaching heresies to maintain their academies. They also had to study these heresies in order to come up with heresies that were more recognized by the heresies.
Gao Pang thought about it and called a meeting of the Education Department. When the Ministry of Education heard that Gao Pang wanted to strengthen education, they immediately said with a sad face that they had already exhausted all their efforts and had no other way. It was difficult to find teachers, and all those who could be found were sent out. It was already stretched to the limit to complete internal training, so where would they send people out?
Gao Pang was speechless after hearing this. What the Education Department said was true. The current expansion of the Huaxia court seemed slow, but it was not slow either. Especially when many departments were in Shandong, they did not achieve any remarkable results. It can only be said that these departments exist. It is really difficult for them to expect these departments to achieve the expected results.
After several discussions without any conclusion, the members of the Ministry of Rites in the Education Department secretly approached Gao Pang and said, "Minister Gao, why don't you write a letter to His Majesty for help?"
"Your Majesty... will you be angry? We are really useless now." Gao Pang lamented. As the top scholar, he was unwilling to show his lack of confidence, especially in the current situation, which was Gao Pang's education.
"Branch chief, can we do this?" the member of the Ministry of Rites in the Education Department asked helplessly.
Gao Pang wanted to say, yes! But after thinking it over, he said, "…if we can get through this period and have more teachers…it should be possible."
"I also think that we just need to get through it. However, there is no way to get through it. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, if the problem cannot be solved, report it immediately. Ask the Ministry of Rites to help solve it." A member of the Ministry of Education's Ministry of Rites suggested.
Gao Pang heard this and remembered that there was indeed such a clause. But thinking about it again, there is also a part in the regulations that requires self-reliance according to local conditions. This makes him feel very reluctant to ask Xuzhou for help. After all, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also places where literati gather. It is indeed very speechless to say that Jiangsu and Zhejiang lack scholars.
Finally, Gao Pang made up his mind and sent a request for help to Xuzhou. One of the reasons was that he could not find an immediate solution, but the comrade from the Ministry of Rites of the Education Department who said, "I will write a request for help when I get back" was also one of the motivations.
Feeling that he had lost face, Gao Pang lost interest. When he got home, he took out some wine and wanted to drink it to relieve his fatigue.
Unexpectedly, before the drink was poured, the father-in-law arrived. Gao Pang quickly stood up to entertain him, and the father-in-law was not polite and threw a bag of snacks and Yangzhou dried tofu on the table. There happened to be local rice wine, so the two of them started drinking. Gao Pang's wife Chen Tuiyi listened quietly, and the atmosphere was very united.
Chen Mingtai asked frankly, "Is it really so difficult for people from Jiangnan to join the Ministry of Rites?"
"Workers, peasants and soldiers. The Ministry of Rites will give priority to these when looking for people to look at them." Gao Pang answered readily.
Chen Mingtai nodded slightly, thinking for a while before saying, "Your Majesty will never relax, right?"
"This is the public clause of the Ministry of Rites. Only those who work can understand the difficulties of work. Only by understanding the difficulties of work can we solve the development problem." At this point, Gao Pang suddenly remembered the group of teachers in the academy during the day, and suspected that his father-in-law was instigated by the group of people in the academy, so he continued: "The civil service examination only recruits people who can work for the court. If they want to make progress, they have to become cadres. Only then can they become officials. That's what the teacher told them."
Chen Mingtai couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It seems that they came to see you. I guess you didn't give them any face."
Gao Pang was really angry. "They are the ones who don't give me face. They dare to come here with a rat tail and ask to give lectures to the Chinese Army. Aren't these people afraid of being caught as Qing army spies ?"
There was another silence. Chen Mingtai sighed, "Is there no other way to join the Ministry of Rites? Donating money, donating land, gathering intelligence, isn't that possible?"
Gao Pang was very surprised, "Sir, do those people want to join the Ministry of Rites?"
Chen Mingtai shook his head. "Those people actually understand that the Ministry of Rites is a place where only those who are truly loyal to His Majesty can enter. Now many people dare not even cut off their braids, so how can they be willing to fight on the battlefield? What they want is to become an official."
Gao Pang thought for a long time before he suddenly understood that the civil servants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang also saw the problem. Civil servants are not "officials" or even "cadres". Civil servants are just clerks and clerks after officials and officials are reunited. After understanding this, the civil servants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang began to try to find ways to climb to a higher position.
People say that Jiangsu and Zhejiang have talents, and Gao Pang really admires this. In these aspects, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have reached the level of self-study. Teacher Chen Mingtai said that Huo Chong has great wisdom. However, Huo Chong said that the people's eyes are sharp. At least the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are really sharp in their pursuit of becoming officials. They directly found the correct answer of joining the Ministry of Rites.
Gao Pang still didn't dare to believe it, and asked again: "Really?"
Chen Mingtai sighed, "Your Majesty, the workers, peasants and soldiers. The regulations for joining the Ministry of Rites have been made public, and the rules and regulations are very complete. I especially appreciate your majesty for this. This selflessness is beyond reproach. Those who want to be workers, peasants and soldiers should at least spend three to five years to work hard. However, these people are all as cunning as ghosts, who is willing to endure those hardships? What's more, even if they endure the hardships, they may not be selected."
Gao Pang also sighed: "Haha. Your Majesty has let Gong Yu take charge of the Organization Department. If anyone makes any mistakes, I'm afraid they will be beheaded!"
"Behead?" Chen Mingtai frowned.
Gao Pang quickly explained, "Beheading doesn't mean you'll literally lose your head. It means your future prospects will probably be ruined."
Speaking of the rules of the Ministry of Rites, Gao Pang suddenly fell silent. A memory popped up. The Ministry of Rites used consultation, not command. So the members of the Ministry of Rites who knew the introduction to logic had to sort out all the procedures so that they could exchange and learn between the various branches and the main branch of the Ministry of Rites. It was not only about how to deal with problems when everyone faced them, and how to organize everyone to solve problems, but also about learning from each other.
If the Ministry of Rites can really do this, perhaps the problem with teachers can be solved.
Just as Gao Pang had hoped, the Ministry of Rites acted very quickly. As soon as they received the news, they began to sort it out. Soon, these unresolved issues appeared in the internal meeting of the Ministry of Rites.
Although Huo Chong was not the Minister of Rites, he was the leader of the Ministry of Rites. Seeing Gao Pang's documents, he could not help but frown.
"Your Majesty, do you have a solution?" Luo Yiren asked.
Gong Yu turned his head to look at Luo Yiren, thinking that there was something wrong with Luo Yiren's judgment of people. Huo Chong frowned. How could he seem to be able to solve the problem? He was obviously stumped.
Then Huo Chong said, "These people are pursuing the upper limit. This matter must start from the bottom line."
Luo Yiren and Gong Yu asked almost at the same time: "How can you explain this?"
