Yan Maoqing felt that Mu Bin’s suggestion was still feasible.
Just need to find the right time.
After all, you can't just give money so blatantly, it requires some preparation.
Imposing additional taxes was the first step that Yan Maoqing started.
Yan Maoqing decided to focus his second effort on the field of culture and education.
Since ancient times, culture and education have been the easiest part of politics to achieve achievements. Compared with collecting taxes, promoting culture and education will not offend people, but will win a good reputation.
Zhejiang is a province with a strong cultural and educational background.
Even young children can recite a few lines of poetry.
As for the community schools run by each village, they played an enlightening role.
Of course, the most a community school could do was teach children to recognize words. After all, it was impossible to pass the imperial examination by reciting the Three Character Classic and the Hundred Family Surnames.
If you want to take the imperial examination, you must attend a professional government or private school.
Official schools are schools in counties, prefectures, and prefectures.
Private schools are academies established in various places.
Yan Maoqing could either renovate the official school or invest in establishing a college.
After careful consideration, Yan Maoqing decided to adopt the latter option.
After all, official schools are schools of an official nature, and there are many rules and regulations.
It was difficult for Yan Maoqing to exert personal influence.
And it is difficult to strike the right balance.
If you are not careful, you may easily get into trouble and end up seeking fame and reputation.
Private schools are different. There aren't as many restrictions on enrollment or teaching methods. Yan Maoqing can fully utilize his influence.
If a provincial governor promotes culture and education and establishes academies to recruit talents for the country, it will surely become a good story if it gets out.
Now that you have an idea, you should start implementing it.
The location of the academy is of paramount importance.
First of all, the location cannot be too remote, otherwise the influence will be insufficient.
Secondly, it cannot be held in a busy city, otherwise it will easily make students restless and unable to concentrate on their studies.
It is difficult to choose such a secluded and peaceful place.
It’s definitely not okay around West Lake, and it’s not suitable in the city either.
After much deliberation, Yan Maoqing decided to place the academy in Xixi.
Xixi is not far from Hangzhou City. Over the years, many buildings, villas and markets have been built there, and it is considered to be a prosperous place.
But because it is some distance away from Hangzhou City, it is not too noisy.
However, this place is where the Hong family, the most prestigious family in Hangzhou, lives. If Yan Maoqing wants to build a college here, he needs to obtain the consent of the Hong family.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
Although Yan Maoqing was the governor, he was an outsider after all. If he offended a prominent family like the Hong family, his political achievements would definitely be affected.
If he is not careful, he will be excluded by the Hong family, impeached and even fired.
Therefore, Yan Maoqing made a special trip to Xixi to discuss the matter with the Hong family.
After some discussion, Yan Maoqing finally solved the biggest problem.
In principle, the Hong family did not object to Yan Maoqing's decision to open an academy in Xixi. However, there was a prerequisite: Yan Maoqing could only recruit scholars outside the Hong family into the academy, and could not involve the Hong family.
Yan Maoqing naturally promised that he would never target the Hong family members.
After all, poaching other people's talents is the most criticized behavior.
Yan Maoqing hadn't even had time to please the Hong family, so how could he make enemies for no reason?
After choosing a site, the next step is to find a teacher.
Why are private academies more attractive than government schools? Isn't it because the teachers there are more famous and knowledgeable?
This can be seen from the fact that Wang Yangming founded the Jishan Academy in the past, which attracted countless disciples from all over the world to study there.
Yan Maoqing certainly didn't think he could invite a great scholar like Wang Yangming, but it was not difficult for him to invite some well-known teachers with his status as governor.
Hangzhou is a place where literary spirit converges, and there are many scholars living in seclusion here. I believe that as long as he issues the notice, there will be a response soon.
In addition to increasing taxes and promoting culture and education, Yan Maoqing had a third plan.
That is building a bridge.
Hangzhou has a complex water system, and because of the West Lake, dynasties throughout the country have loved building dikes and bridges.
The most famous ones are Baidi and Sudi.
Yan Maoqing didn't want to spend so much money, so naturally he couldn't repair the dike.
He thought about it and decided that building a bridge would be the most cost-effective option.
This is probably what it means to spend little money to achieve big things.
But in Yan Maoqing's view, building a bridge is for the people of Hangzhou, not for him personally.
Therefore, the money for building the bridge should naturally be paid by the government.
This was equivalent to Yan Maoqing using the government's money to gain publicity, which was a sure win.
Of course, bridge repairs still need to be done by professionals.
Yan Maoqing was not stupid enough to take on too much.
He simply handed the matter over to his assistant and just sat back and enjoyed the profits.
As for where the bridge will be built, it will definitely be within the West Lake.
West Lake is a gathering place of countless cultural essences, and building a bridge here is the easiest way to show off one's elegance.
But West Lake is so huge that it is really a headache to decide where to build it.
After some thought, Yan Maoqing took the photo on Gushan Mountain.
The main reason is that this place is well connected and is located in the core area of West Lake. Building a bridge here is of great practical significance, not just as a symbol and symbol.
After setting off three fires, Yan Maoqing felt relieved.
This is what it means to gain both fame and fortune, and to be a whore but still act like a virtuous woman.
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"Yan Maoqing wants to build a bridge on Lonely Mountain?"
Qian Dehong was quite shocked when he heard the news.
"My dear disciple, you are not trying to deceive your master, are you?"
"Look at what you said. Even if I want to make fun of anyone, I wouldn't dare to make fun of you."
Xu Yan said very carefully.
"This official notice has been posted, how can it be fake? If that's the case, wouldn't Yan Maoqing be slapping himself in the face?"
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