jdhmnovel Chapter 855 In the end, it was this official's kind heart.
Chapter 855 In the end, it was this official's kind heart.
Kikuchi Yoshimasa's smug expression was deliberately put on for Park Sung-sung and the others, but the fawning look on his face when facing Yang Shaofeng made Lee Sun-chang vaguely see the tail wagging wildly behind Kikuchi Yoshimasa.
Damn it, we were too hasty.
We should have sent Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu on a group trip to Japan first.
These two combined are definitely more ruthless than Yang the Madman, and Japan is definitely more obedient than it is now.
Just as Li Shanchang was ranting in his mind, Yang Shaofeng said with a smile, "I went to Japan and only heard what the Japanese people said."
"Yeah, I basically couldn't understand it."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Kikuchi Yoshimasa and asked, "Tell me, is this my fault?"
Kikuchi Yoshimasa inwardly sensed something was wrong, but still smiled obsequiously and said, "How could this be the fault of the Prince Consort? It is our Japanese people who are ignorant of civilization and do not understand the wonders of your language and writing. It is all our country's fault."
Park Sung-hee, Polong Moro-gak, and Du Shun-qin, along with other vassal envoys, were all stunned.
As is well known, although each vassal state may not have its own written language, they all have their own spoken language.
As for the Chinese language and characters used in the Central Plains, they were monopolized by the upper-class nobles of various vassal states.
Give the simplest example.
The thing that Korean scholars love to do most is to come to the Ming Dynasty to take the imperial examinations.
Pay attention.
Since Korea was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Korean scholars could come to the Ming Dynasty to participate in the imperial examinations, be involved in the ranking process, and even be granted official positions just like Ming Dynasty scholars.
Of course, scholars from the Korean peninsula would not easily accept official appointments from the Ming Dynasty.
Because the official positions granted to them by the Ming Dynasty were generally minor officials of the eighth or even ninth rank.
Once they return to South Korea, their starting point will be higher than that of local South Korean scholars. Even if they don't reach the very top of the South Korean family, they can at least become officials in the Six Ministries (equivalent to the Six Departments of the Ming Dynasty), and then they will have the opportunity to become a small aristocratic family.
Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, these Korean scholars, after returning to Korea, could teach more students and develop into academic magnates.
Therefore, those who could learn Chinese language and characters belonged to the absolute upper class in any vassal state.
These people control the opportunity to learn Chinese language and characters, and will never give the lower classes a chance to do so.
Even before Yang Shaofeng led the Dengzhou fleet to Japan, Japan was already operating this system of academic monopoly.
Park Sung-sung and the others never expected that Kikuchi Yoshimasa, that short and ugly man, would be so shameless as to take all the blame onto Japan without offering a single explanation.
Of course, whether Kikuchi Yoshimasa, that shorty, has any shame is his business; Park Sung-sung and the others are more concerned about Yang Shaofeng's intention in raising the language issue.
Is the intention to get all the vassal states to adopt the Chinese language of the Ming Dynasty?
From one's own perspective, switching to Chinese is not a problem.
After all, these envoys were from noble or scholarly backgrounds, and any one of them could speak fluent Mandarin of the Ming Dynasty and write beautiful Chinese characters.
However, from the perspective of long-term family interests, switching to Chinese would be very problematic.
Because making all the vassal states switch to using Chinese meant that even the lowest classes would have the opportunity to learn Chinese.
What is being harmed is the long-term interests of one's own family.
Park Sung-sung and the others were anxious, but they didn't have the courage to stand up and directly oppose it.
Looking at the various expressions on the faces of the envoys, Yang Shaofeng simply chuckled, took another sip of tea, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to immediately promote the official language of the Ming Dynasty, but rather to prepare a standard for learning the official language of the Ming Dynasty."
Being able to hear is one thing.
"Being able to speak is another matter."
"Being able to write is a completely different matter."
"I do not wish to hear those foreign languages that I cannot understand at all in the border market."
"Furthermore, we do not want Ming Dynasty officials and merchants to have to spend a lot of time learning the languages of the various vassal states when they are on missions to them or doing business in them."
Yang Shaofeng put down his teacup and continued, "I called you here so that each of you could send one or two people to work together to develop a Chinese language learning level."
"What level should be reached for people to study or do business in the Ming Dynasty? What level should be reached for people to participate in the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations? What level should be reached for people to study at the Imperial Academy? These all need to be standardized."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng's idea was very simple.
I don't understand that gibberish, and I have no interest in learning it.
So, you barbarians can come and take on the Ming Dynasty's Chinese proficiency tests (Levels 4 and 6).
Those with a level 4 Chinese proficiency can come to the Ming Dynasty to do business or study, while those with a level 6 Chinese proficiency can come to the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty to study or even participate in the imperial examinations.
Those who don't reach this level should honestly go back to their studies.
After all, the Ming Dynasty was the father, possessing the power and responsibility to set standards.
You unfilial children just need to obediently follow the rules your father set for you.
Park Sung-heon, Park Deok-hwan, and the other envoys were completely dumbfounded.
It is said that any vassal state, those officials who could be sent to the Ming Dynasty as envoys, those scholars who could be sent to study in the Ming Dynasty, and those merchants who could do business in the border markets, could basically speak fluent Ming Mandarin and write Chinese characters quite well, right?
The prince consort's actions were like taking off his pants to relieve himself, completely unnecessary.
Yang Shaofeng glanced at the numerous envoys from various vassal states, and seeing the different expressions on their faces, his expression immediately darkened. He asked, "What, is someone unwilling?"
Park Sung-sung and the others were immediately startled. Kikuchi Yoshimasa bowed deeply and replied, "Yes, Your Highness! Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will select men to serve you as soon as I return. I will not delay Your Highness's orders!"
As Kikuchi Yoshimasa finished speaking, Park Sung-sung and the others hurriedly bowed and clasped their hands in thanks to Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, we have all remembered."
Li Shanchang and Zhu Biao, who were hiding behind the screen, almost peed their pants from laughing.
These barbarians have been played again!
Zhu Biao made it very clear that Yang Shaofeng had previously complained about it extensively.
"Are the officials in the Ministry of Rites working so hard to compile textbooks for barbarians to use?"
"So many miscellaneous subjects like mathematics, astronomy, visualization, mechanics, and medicine—do you think barbarians could possibly understand them?"
"Hey."
"In the end, it's just that I'm kind-hearted."
"Let the barbarians learn some benevolence and morality, learn to repay evil with good, learn universal love and non-aggression, learn some criminal law, and memorize some poems and songs, and that will be enough."
"Let's use the rest of those messy subjects like mathematics and astronomy to torment our own people's children."
Zhu Biao still remembers the look of horror on Li Shanchang's face at that time.
wrong.
It shouldn't be described as seeing a ghost.
Instead, it was as if they had encountered a living Yama, the King of Hell.