When Ma Zhou left the palace, it was getting late.
In front of the palace gate, the attendants had been waiting for a long time. Ma Zhou took the reins of the horse handed over by the attendants and got on the horse.
Looking back at the majestic palace gate for a moment, Ma Zhou's heart was as hot as fire despite the cold weather.
The emperor never mentioned a word about Chang'an Academy from beginning to end. All he told him was about studying and selecting talents, which was very different from what he had thought before coming here.
He felt that the emperor had already planned for various academies, but he didn't know whether it was the emperor who was inspired after reading his post, or whether he had thought of it before.
Anyway, after the conversation, he finally understood that the emperor had already established his own opinions on scholarship, and he didn't just follow what Ma Zhou said.
He probably caught up with the opportunity just in time...perhaps even without his support, sooner or later the court would have to rectify various academies.
And the top priority is not the time to think about these things.
The emperor said that academies in various places should be separated from home schools and private schools. In addition to being government-run, academies should also work hard on details.
For example, an academic examination must be held when students enter school. After completing their studies, they must also take a final examination. Another example is to extend this and uniformly grade students according to academic examinations to prevent students from not concentrating on their studies, such as the Imperial College and Chang'an Academy.
So undisciplined.
Ma Zhou actually elaborated on ideas like this in his Shangshu, but it was just not as clear as what the emperor said.
In addition, the emperor deliberately selected boys from among the common people to enter school, and the government funded their studies...
The emperor didn't say it clearly, but Ma Zhou still understood the emperor's intention and expressed his approval in his heart.
The nine-level Zhongzheng system has been abolished long ago, but its influence is still everywhere. It can be seen from today's imperial examinations. Nobles everywhere have almost monopolized the quotas, and there are few people like Ma Zhou.
Even if one or two of them appear, it will be difficult to stand out from the crowd. The one who threw himself into the water last year is the most typical example.
They were like outliers among the scholars who took the Beijing Examination, and it was normal for them to be ostracized.
Due to his background, Ma Zhou was looked down upon in Hebei in his early years. He felt the same way and wanted to do something for this.
It's just that he is not young anymore, he is not so passionate and impulsive, and he also knows that this matter is difficult, even dangerous, and it is not an innocuous thing.
In fact, Li Po also had a clear understanding of this, so he only mentioned it briefly and had no intention of taking action. The collision between the two classes was no joke.
It will always end up with heads rolling to the ground and blood flowing into rivers. So if you want to do something like this, without adequate preparation, enough patience, and extraordinary wrists, you just slap your forehead and do it casually, then even if you are
The emperor will also end in tragedy.
Li Po didn't want to touch the most sensitive nerves of the nobles when he had just consolidated the imperial power. He was not that kind of idealist, otherwise he wouldn't be able to become emperor, right?
According to Li Po's idea, he actually wanted to run the academy well first, and then find ways to add some private goods into it and change the composition of the officialdom.
To be honest, nobles are still very useful. They have experienced a complete education and have known the ways of the world since childhood, so they are naturally orderly in doing things.
Because they had family backgrounds and generally lived a wealthy life, the officials at that time were not particularly prone to corruption, at least they were not as greedy for money as those later officials.
The most annoying thing about the nobles is that they have formed a monopoly effect and serious nepotism, and they will inevitably fall into a state of decay over time.
You say they are not corrupt, they hold power in their hands, they exploit the lower class people in all aspects, and they seize a lot of social resources.
Waves of peasant uprisings are the most direct resistance to this unfair phenomenon.
But is it a good time when civilians become officials in large numbers? Are there no peasant uprisings? This is actually an unsolvable question. As long as the official class remains, there is nothing to say.
After Li Po became emperor, he thought about similar issues, and the conclusion he came to can well reflect his character.
He just believes that instead of laboriously changing the current bureaucracy, it is better to continuously inject new vitality into it. The most ideal situation is to form a healthy competition.
Constantly adding sand into the aristocratic group, allowing new aristocrats to emerge. This is the meaning of the war in the late Sui Dynasty. The old and new aristocrats alternated during the war, and then a new aristocratic group was formed.
The old aristocracy did not disappear completely, it was just suppressed.
However, this change was too cruel, and it was accompanied by a lot of blood loss throughout the empire. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to last longer, it needed to make changes.
The reform of the bureaucracy has always been a major matter involving the stability of the political power. We need to be extra cautious. It is best to enter the village quietly and not to shoot. Even if the gun is fired, we must find a scapegoat. We must not put the imperial power at risk.
On the gambling table.
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Ma Zhou did not have such a "profound" thought, and at the same time, it was impossible to have such a foresight.
The excitement after meeting the driver was always there. I originally wanted to go back to the Maritime Academy directly, but after leaving the palace gate, I thought that since I entered the imperial city, it would be better to go to Prince Wu's Mansion to talk.
King Wu was kind to him, and now, he no longer worries about others saying that he is a disciple of King Wu.
After this meeting, he gained a lot and needed someone to talk to. There was no more suitable person than King Wu. He was his benefactor and his nobleman.
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In the evening, the lights were lit in the Liangyi Palace, and Li Yuan entered the palace to see his father. He and a group of friends finally chose their own Qin Prince's Mansion and planned to live in it after repairs next year.
Li Po looked at his son speechlessly, "Has it been half a year? Why did you choose the right place? You don't want to leave the palace..."
The silly son replied: "My son doesn't want to leave my grandpa and grandma, but it's hard to disobey the emperor's order... Besides, my son can't live in the palace forever. Sooner or later he will have to go out and open a mansion."
Li Po wiped his beard, and the father and son stared at each other. Li Po wanted to go up and give his son a big fight. It took him half a year to choose Prince Qin's Mansion. This was too slow. I chose the Imperial Tomb.
It's not as difficult as it is for you, right?
"I seem to have heard that you have been living in Jingzhao recently?"
Li Yuan nodded, "My son is Jingzhao Shaoyin and has been a director for half a year. He is following Uncle Yuan in handling official duties and cannot leave without permission, so the matter of choosing a residence has been postponed until now."
When Li Po heard this, he thought to himself that this reason was quite reasonable. If you dare to play around all day instead of doing serious business, I would have to let you little beast eat a meal of fried meat with bamboo shoots.
In fact, he was not completely ignorant of his son's movements. Even if he didn't pay attention, Li Bi would often talk to him about his son's affairs.
After Li Yuan left the palace this year, he followed Yuen Long in building a warehouse in the old city of Chang'an. It seemed that he wanted to transform the old city of Chang'an into a goods distribution center.
Yuen Long reported this before, and it is not an unfounded and boring move. There are more than 600,000 people living in Chang'an City, which is an unsurpassable giant in this era.
The population is increasing, the political economy is very stable, the housing prices in Chang'an City are rising every year, and the population is still increasing.
The expansion of Chang'an City has been proposed by the court, but there is no way. When the former Sui Dynasty was at its peak, Chang'an only had more than 400,000 people, and old Chang'an was not so dilapidated at that time.
Even if Emperor Wen Yang Jian moved most of the people to Daxing City, there were still many people left in old Chang'an. The reason was not that people did not want to live in the new city, but that Daxing City had not been built recently and the scale had not yet increased, and there was simply no room for so many people.
Multiple people.
During the Renshou period, the construction of Daxing City gradually came to an end, and the population was fixed at four to five million people.
Originally, if Yang Guang had stayed well in Chang'an, Daxing City's population would never have stopped there. However, Yang Guang immediately moved the capital to Luoyang, and many nobles followed him, taking their popularity with them. Daxing City's population did not increase.
reduce.
Around the eighth year of Daye, the population of Daxing City was less than 300,000.
Later, when war broke out, people fled to Kansai one after another, and the population of New Chang'an increased dramatically. After Li Po entered Kansai, he enjoyed the demographic dividend.
Now that the population of Chang'an City has exceeded 600,000, the city's capacity has gradually reached its limit. If you don't want to demolish the landscaping in the city, you must expand outwards and even incorporate the surrounding rivers into the city.
The daily food, clothing, housing and transportation of 600,000 people cost a huge amount of money. The Yongxing Dacang was built for this purpose, but it was located farther away.
Old Chang'an is a large enough place, not far from New Chang'an, and the roads are well built, making it easy to travel. The most important thing is that there are many houses there, and they can be used without major renovation.
Li Yuan was actually working on the project planning with Yuen Long, Su Shichang and others. Construction is expected to start next year. Once it is completed, the government can stock up on food and various daily necessities needed by the people of Chang'an.
Businessmen coming and going could also rest here and even trade goods. It should be a bit like a later market.
After the expansion of Chang'an, it will be closer to the old Chang'an meeting. Li Po has no reason not to support it.
And this thing is quite training. Li Yuan is still young, so it is not suitable to participate. Just follow him and have a look. But the guy in Yuen Long is a bit unreliable. He needs to find a stable person to follow his son.
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"Above all the ordinary work, read more, think more, talk less. The most important thing is not to abandon your studies. Your mother-in-law is watching you. Don't think that no one can care about you if you run away."
Li Yuan finally felt some warmth from his father and nodded like garlic.
Li Po asked a few more questions, then waved his hand to signal his son to get out. Li Yuan quickly left. He didn't want to eat with his father, it would be too uncomfortable.
I haven’t seen my younger brothers and sisters for a long time. As the elder brother, he needs to teach them well and let them know that the elder brother’s fist is still as strong...
This chapter has been completed!