Chapter 985 Gains from the Academy Inspection

Haihan used the maritime transportation resources at hand and the convenience of the Guangdong Office to sponsor scholars on Hainan Island to participate in the provincial examinations of the Ming Dynasty. This practice has been a tradition for several years and was implemented before Haihan took control of Danzhou. For example,

When Pan Mo participated in the provincial examinations in the second year of Chongzhen and the two provincial examinations in five years, he took the Haihan sailing boat to Guangzhou for free. During the reference period, the board and lodging were also taken care of by the Haihan Office in Guangzhou, and the candidates did not need to spend any money.

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The cost of this kind of measure is actually very limited. It only covers food and lodging for 180 people for more than half a month. For Haihan, it is just that he has received a few more immigrants that month. But it is not very good for his family.

For scholars, this is tantamount to a huge favor, so after some failed scholars returned to Danzhou after taking the exam, they would choose to join Haihan, firstly to find a stable job, and secondly to repay the kindness of knowing someone.

The first group of people to work in Sanya happened to be when Haihan had just started, and the need for intellectuals was very urgent. There were basically no thresholds set. The income was not low. You could become a naturalized citizen after joining the job. You could also get it if you moved your family to Sanya.

Proper placement. Moreover, Haihan was a very strong sponsor of cultural undertakings at that time. Almost all large-scale activities in the Danzhou cultural circle were sponsored by Haihan. The literati naturally had a fondness for this kind of boss who was willing to spend money and had good taste.

A good look and feel.

However, when Haihan came to take control of Danzhou, some scholars realized Haihan's ambitions. Out of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, they began to refuse to cooperate with Haihan. Some of the more extreme ones, such as Huang Zixing of Zhongming Academy, even planned riots.

However, after Haihan's rule in Danzhou gradually stabilized, some literati who knew current affairs once again chose to bet on Haihan and directly gave up the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination. Candidates from Danzhou to the mainland to participate in the provincial examination year by year

Reduction, this is actually the main reason.

At this time, Haihan's need for intellectuals was no longer as urgent as it was in the early days. He began to slowly set up entry barriers, and his propaganda efforts to recruit literati were not that strong. Today, Haihan does not lack the initiative to come.

Therefore, Haihan had no interest in recruiting these old-style literati who still held old ideas and pinned all their hopes on the imperial examination.

As Ning Qi said, instead of begging these literati in a low voice, it is better to comply with their own choices and let them continue to take the imperial examination for daimyo. If a blind cat runs into a dead mouse and someone passes the imperial examination, we will think of a way at that time

It’s not too late to do the work. However, if such a situation really occurs, Ningqi’s cultural and educational department will not be responsible for it, but the Security Department will take over - these wedges can penetrate into the Ming Dynasty’s officialdom.

, it would be a pity not to make full use of it.

Haihan's investment in Fujian's officialdom in the past few years has achieved remarkable results. The carefully supported Xu Xinsu group has now basically controlled the garrison in Fujian, and has also helped Haihan enter the local market, control the Fujian Strait waterways, and penetrate the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Provided excellent cooperation. If it were not for the help from Fujian officials, if Haihan wanted to seize Penghu in the southeastern sea, it would not be so easy to achieve a foothold in Taiwan.

With such a precedent, Haihan was still very interested in buying and wooing officials from the Ming Dynasty. It would be best if he could establish a common interest relationship with the officials from the beginning of his career. And to achieve such a goal

, the simplest and most effective way is to support and sponsor candidates from Hainan Island. After they reach high school, it will be easier to establish further relationships.

It is also difficult for local scholars to develop enough resistance to the help provided by Haihan. First, these people have their roots on the island. Even if they go to the mainland to become officials, their tribesmen still have to stay in the area under Haihan's rule.

In life, it is not easy to offend the rulers. Secondly, Haihan has both financial resources and channels. It is not difficult to support Ming officials to rise to power. The changes in officialdom in Fujian in recent years have excellently proved this point.

If I could get help from Haihan, my career would definitely be much smoother.

Of course, the most important point is that if Haihan feels uncomfortable with someone, with the resources at his disposal, it is ten times easier to hold him back than to promote him. Whether they are willing to accept it or not, these Qiongzhou-born people plan to rely on the imperial examination to become officials

The literati would certainly not be able to refuse Haihan's request. Ning Qi spoke more loosely so that the audience could live with it.

After answering Pan Mo's question, Ning Qi selected another person from among the people who raised their hands to ask a question. This person looked older than Pan Mo, and there were obvious wrinkles on his forehead and at the corners of his eyes.

His appearance is estimated to be at least forty.

The man stood up and saluted and reported his family background: "Student Wang Qifan, from Sandu Town, Danzhou, passed the provincial examination in the 45th year of Wanli. Now he works as a part-time teacher at Bailu Academy, teaching intermediate classes."

Ning Qi calculated in his mind that in the forty-fifth year of Wanli, which was 1617, he had won the imperial examination seventeen years ago, but had not made any progress since then. It seemed that his qualifications were limited, and that would be the end of the world after he had won the imperial examination. But this kind of old Confucian scholar has

With the fame of being a civil servant, people usually no longer have to worry about food and clothing, and their perspective on social changes may be somewhat different from that of young people. But hearing that someone who may be older than him calls himself a student, Ning Qi always feels a little strange.

It's strange, but these scholars probably regard themselves as Haihan's academic advisor, so this title is also in line with etiquette.

Wang Qifan continued: "Students have been enrolled in Bailu Academy since childhood. It has been nearly forty years. It can be said that they have spent half of their lives in this academy. I have seen many scholars coming and going. In recent years, Haihan has come

After that, the teaching in the academies also changed. The students would like to ask the leader whether each academies in Danzhou can still decide on their own teaching content in the future?"

Fan Changyi heard that there was something wrong with his question, and when he was about to scold him, Ning Qi raised his hand to indicate that he should not interrupt, but answered on his own: "I have just said that for scholars who are willing to apply for the Ming Dynasty imperial examination, Haihan will still continue

Provide sponsorship and support, so in the foreseeable future, the academy can continue to teach the previous teaching content, and we will not make rigid regulations on this. However, in order for scholars to better integrate into the new society under Haihan's rule,

It is also necessary to add some new teaching content. People always have to look forward! In the future, all of you here will become Haihan citizens. I also hope that all scholars can contribute to the construction of Haihan country and contribute to the construction of Haihan country.

Haihan’s culture is passed down from generation to generation!”

Wang Qifan asked: "Since students from Danzhou can still apply for the Ming Dynasty imperial examination, does Haihan recognize that the people under his rule have Ming nationality?"

This issue is undoubtedly very acute. Nationality is the foundation of a country for Haihan. However, Haihan's country was founded on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. About 70% of the citizens are originally people from the Ming Dynasty. It is very difficult to recognize the nationality of the Ming Dynasty.

It can easily cause the national consciousness to split and make people doubt their own identity. But if they do not recognize the Ming nationality, it is equivalent to asking the people to completely separate from the Ming Dynasty. For many immigrants from the mainland, this is obviously

It is a difficult fact to accept. Many people think that even if they become Haihan citizens, they still retain their identity as Mingren, and are not aware of the problems that may exist after the founding of Haihan. But if Haihan officially declares that nationality has a unique

Sex, then there may inevitably be chaos among the people.

Ning Qi must answer this kind of ideological question carefully. After all, he has a high position and the attitude expressed here will basically be equivalent to the official opinion, and may soon become a hot topic among the people.

Topic. At this time, even the head of the Academy, Fan Changyi, no longer planned to reprimand Wang Qifan for being reckless and rude, but pricked up his ears to hear what Ning Qi would say.

Ning Qi pondered for a while before answering: "As for the nationality issue... After the founding of Haihan, dual nationality will still be recognized. That is to say, people can have dual nationalities of Ming and Haihan at the same time, but this does not mean that they have dual nationality.

After the people of the Ming Dynasty obtained Haihan citizenship, they could freely travel between the two countries, or use this to evade Haihan's taxes and rule of law. With Haihan nationality, in addition to enjoying various benefits of Haihan, more importantly, abiding by Haihan's laws and regulations.

Follow the laws of Haihan, obey the work arrangements of various departments under the Executive Committee, and serve Haihan! If an offense is committed in Haihan, no nationality of any country can save your life."

"In other words, after becoming a Haihan citizen, you will be subject to the Haihan system and laws. Is this correct for students to understand?" Wang Qifan responded.

"That's right." Ning Qi nodded and said: "Our legal system in Haihan will be more complete than that in Ming Dynasty, so don't expect to gain any benefits by using dual nationality."

"The student did not mean this." Of course Wang Qifan noticed the warning in Ning Qi's tone and quickly bowed.

This question made Ning Qi feel a little unhappy, and he showed a lack of interest in the following time. Even the inscription session that Fan Changyi had prepared in advance, Ning Qi temporarily canceled it. Of course, Fan Changyi did not dare to show any dissatisfaction with Ning Qi.

Being able to put this account on the head of Wang Qifan, who spoke freely, he thought that after Ning Qi left Danzhou, he would have to think of a way to get rid of Wang Qifan, this old cancer.

Since no one translated for Van Diemen in time, he simply didn't understand what happened during these few sentences. However, seeing Ning Qi's unhappy expression, he could roughly guess that it was the old scholar just now.

Ning Qi's question irritated Ning Qi. He originally planned to see the bustling Van Diemen, but now he had no choice but to follow the group and leave.

After returning to the carriage, Van Diemen said: "It seems that the person just offended you a lot. I guess this academy will be in trouble soon, right?"

Ning Qi asked in a relaxed tone: "Why do you have such an idea? Do you think I am a narrow-minded person who would get angry with the authorities just because these scholars raised a few questions?"

Van Diemen noticed the cunning expression on Ning Qi's expression, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that your emotion just now was just fake!"

"We don't want the public to pay too much attention to some relatively sensitive issues or have unnecessary discussions about them, so we still have to show our attitude in a timely manner and let the public know what matters require them to be cautious in their words and deeds." Ning

Saki explained: "After I said it here in the academy, I will ask the local newspaper to air it appropriately to prevent people from continuing to argue about it."

"After talking for a long time, what question did he ask you just now?" Van Diemen had not found a chance to ask just now, and finally asked it now.

"Nationality issue." Ning Qi made no secret of this: "The scholars in the academy hope to know clearly their nationality in the future and whether they can retain their identity as citizens of the Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, this is a difficult problem." Van Diemen is of course quite clear about Haihan's situation. He knows that the composition of the population under Haihan's rule is relatively complex. Those people from the Ming Dynasty will naturally have doubts about the Ming national identity or Ming nationality they once had.

There is a more or less reluctant mentality.

Ning Qi smiled and said: "Does it feel familiar to you? As far as I know, the Netherlands has been fighting for independence for a long time in the past."

"It is said that the Haihan people know astronomy and geography, but it seems they are not bragging." During the time that Van Diemen and Ning Qi spent together, they gradually got to know each other's extensive records, and what Ning Qi said about the history of Dutch independence.

, although it is quite different from the founding history of Heihan, there was indeed a period when some Dutch people had a relatively large dispute over their nationality.

The Netherlands was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, but it was in a state of feudal separatism for a long time before the 16th century. At the beginning of the 16th century, Carlos I inherited the throne of Spain, and then was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Known in history as Karl V. Before his death, he enfeoffed the Netherlands and Spain, which later belonged to the Netherlands, to his son Philip II, and the Netherlands became a Spanish territory.

Beginning in 1568, a war against Spanish rule broke out in this region, and in 1579 the League of Utrecht was established, which was the prototype of the later Dutch state. In 1581, representatives from various places announced in The Hague the abolition of the Spanish Kingdom's control over the Netherlands.

Rule, the Union officially declared independence and established the United Republic of the Netherlands, the Netherlands.

When this country was founded, there were still many people who lacked a sense of identity, because no similar state power had existed in this area before in history. This is indeed the case with Haihan who forcibly established the country on Hainan Island.

They have the same purpose. Many people do not identify with their Dutch nationality and still insist that everything here should belong to the Kingdom of Spain. The independence war between the Netherlands and Spain is undoubtedly more complicated than what Haihan encountered on Hainan Island.

The resistance became much more intense, and the war that started in 1568 has not ended yet. According to the historical trajectory, this war of independence will continue until 1648, when King Philip IV of Spain signed the Treaty of Münster to recognize the independence of the Netherlands.

This long war was therefore called the Eighty Years War by later historians.
Chapter completed!