Why were there so many literati in Fujian in the Song Dynasty?

Quanzhou, Fujian Province was the largest port in the East during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. There was a grand scene of "people from ten continents in the market, merchants from all corners of the country rose in the sound of the sea", and Fujian people got the moon first because of their proximity. With money, maritime merchants naturally have money for their children to study, and they can expand the ranks of scholars in proportion. The more scholars there are, the more excellent talents there will naturally be.

2. Academic atmosphere.

There are many scholars and natural academic exchanges in Fujian, so it is easier for students to choose the best among the best.

3. Clan support

There are many scholars in Fujian, and there are naturally many officials. In this way, this year's examiner's favorite article style and Imperial College's popular style naturally spread widely. As long as the article enters the examiner's eyes, a Jinshi can hardly run away.

4. The invasion of Northern Liao and Xixia.

There are wars in Xixia in the north, so most northern students hold swords in one hand and books in the other, such as Hou Ke, You Shixiong, Zhong Shidao and others in Hengqu Guan Xue. So often fighting, it is easy to let future generations from civilian students into Wu Zhi military attache. Although Wu Zhi at the same level is not as good as a civilian, Wu Zhi can be promoted with the enemy's head, so the promotion speed is fast, but Wu Zhi can't be an official at the prime minister level. For junior officials, writing is not as good as martial arts, but for senior officials, martial arts is not as good as writing.

5. The influence of Jin Guo.

Song Dynasty was divided into Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Song Dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the northern scholars could compete with the southern scholars, but in the Southern Song Dynasty, Hebei and Shandong in the north became the territory of the State of Jin, and the northern scholars naturally became passive water and rootless trees. Among Fujian Jinshi, there were 2,600 in the Northern Song Dynasty and 4,544 in the Southern Song Dynasty. This is very telling.