Chapter 565: Do the opposite and make good use of the academy!

Chapter 565: Do the opposite and make good use of the academy!

Of course, while Han Xin was busy dealing with the troubles under his command, Xiao He, Cao Shen, and even Zhang Liang all started to deal with the matter. For a time, officials throughout the southern border felt a sense of inexplicable uneasiness and panic.

After all, no one is a fool. Those colleagues who disappeared inexplicably were basically people with no real power. Even the dumbest person could guess the reason. It was obvious that Gao Yao was starting to clean up these people.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the lower-level officials, because it means they will have more room for advancement, and there will no longer be so many people who are just sitting there doing nothing blocking their way forward.

However, for Han Xin, Xiao He and others, this was definitely not a good thing. Among these new officials, there were not only the sons and nephews of their subordinates, but also their students. At this time, if they handled the matter impartially, it would be tantamount to completely offending these people. And this was exactly why Gao Yao had to let them handle this matter.

With just one sentence, he was able to put himself in an extremely advantageous position. The person who took action was not Gao Yao, but Han Xin and others who took the blame in the end. And Han Xin and others had to do this, otherwise Gao Yao would have trained them for no reason. They dared not even take the blame for their leader. Although there was some intention of PUA for subordinates, Gao Yao did not feel ashamed at all.

Just three days later, Gao Yao decisively issued a series of orders as he had promised. However, surprisingly, these orders did not include the order to close the Hundred Schools Academy, nor did they even have the slightest intention of alienating or dividing the Hundred Schools Academy.

On the contrary, Gao Yao imposed clear restrictions on the enrollment of hundreds of academies.

First of all, enrollment must follow the principles of age and voluntariness, which means that only those who meet certain age requirements and truly volunteer to study are eligible to be admitted to the Baijia Academy. Not only that, these students also need to complete their studies at the Baijia Academy and be considered capable of serving as officials before they can be reviewed by the court. Only those who pass the court's strict review have the opportunity to serve as officials.

Secondly, the students recruited by the Hundred Schools Academy could not only be proficient in one academic discipline, but had to master knowledge in at least three different academic fields in order to be qualified to serve as officials. Such requirements undoubtedly improved the comprehensive quality and ability level of students, and also made the talents cultivated by the Hundred Schools Academy more comprehensive and excellent.

Finally, the Baijia Academy will enjoy the same treatment as the Shangshan Academy. Once approved by the court, students can smoothly enter the court as officials. But it should be noted that during this period, the court will not bear any expenses, that is, students need to complete their studies and training at their own expense.

You have a plan, I have a way to get over the wall. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan wants to stir up trouble in the southern border, and Gao Yao gives the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan this opportunity, but Gao Yao wants to use this matter to turn it into something beneficial to the southern border.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's goal is to take advantage of the special situation in the South Territory and the lack of talent, and then let the people of the Hundred Families completely disrupt the political ecology of the South Territory, and join forces with Gongzi Gao to stage a coup, but the problems exposed in the South Territory cannot be ignored.

Gao Yao uses the existence of hundreds of academies to deal with the dominance of Shangshan Academy. It is necessary to maintain a supportive attitude towards those who should be supported. It is actually beneficial to form a scene of healthy competition, which also gives people more room for choice.

At the same time, some restrictions added to the conditions are to protect the original government orders. Otherwise, the orders will change every day. The Shangshan Academy promoted by Gao Yao himself has now provided no less than 2,000 officials for the Southern Territory. This is not a small number. It will not be good for Gao Yao to make these people dissatisfied.

At the same time, it is mandatory for the academies to be proficient in three or more schools of thought if they want to become officials, regardless of the purpose of the study. On the one hand, this increases the study time for those who can successfully become officials, and at the same time, it forces these people with fixed thinking to step out of their comfort zone. If such people want to become officials again, Gao Yao does not mind giving them a chance to display their strengths.

Gao Yao gave enough respect to the doctrines of any school of thought. After all, the essence of these schools of thought that have been passed down is basically the essence, not the dregs.

At that time, the society of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was in a period of great change and turmoil. The various vassal states recruited talents to enrich the country and strengthen the army. In terms of economy, iron tools and ox-drawn plows were promoted, productivity was improved, and social and economic development provided material conditions. In terms of science and technology, astronomy, medicine and other technologies made great progress. In culture, private schools emerged, forming many scholars and schools of thought. This is the reason for the formation of the Hundred Schools of Thought. The theories of the various schools of thought have a profound influence on later generations in the fields of politics, thought and culture.

Since the landlord class, which was in a ruling position, had not yet consolidated its own political power and their ideas had not yet formed the ruling ideology of feudal society, this created favorable conditions for the emergence of a situation of contention among various schools of thought.

From the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, thinkers from all classes and strata of society were able to freely write books and travel around to publicize their own ideas and propositions, without being excluded or constrained by the ruling ideology of the landlord class. Once the ruling ideology of the landlord class was established and a unified feudal country was formed, it would be difficult to see the situation of a hundred schools of thought contending as in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The same was true of the Qin Dynasty at this time. Although there was a situation of chaos among the princes, in essence, it was still under the unified Qin Dynasty. In other words, there was no soil for the emergence of a hundred schools of thought at this time, so it was impossible for a similar situation to occur again, and the rulers would never allow such a situation to occur.

Even Gao Yao would not allow this situation to happen, because without a dominant ideology, it would be impossible to determine a unified ideological policy. Any decree needs to be executed by people. If the people who execute it have different thoughts, the decree will not be implemented.

Although there are people from various schools of thought in the southern border now, Gao Yao's pragmatic policies are still the main focus. The Legalist school's ideas are mainly reflected in the formulation of laws and regulations. As for the military school, it basically does not involve any political issues, but only in the marching and fighting of the army, and the strategic layout, so there are no major problems. As for the Confucian school and the agricultural school, although there are some ideas in the court, they are a very small part.