Faced with such a thing, stay calm and do what you should do without being affected at all.

This is the bearing of an emperor, which is good.

So Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Go quickly."

Zhu Houzhao turned around and left the Qianqing Palace, looking at the clouds and clouds outside, with a confident expression on his face.

In his opinion, he is the general trend of the world, and the coming of Huanghuang is unstoppable. A group of young people are destined to be crushed into powder by him. When he finally crushes them, there is only one path waiting for them.

Zhang Jun, who was waiting for Zhu Houzhao outside, looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking out of Qianqing Palace, and felt that something was different.

But he didn't dare to ask, so he had to follow His Royal Highness respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao pulled Zhang Jun into his carriage. Riding in the same carriage with him represented his absolute trust in Zhang Jun and treating him as his own.

Zhang Jun was somewhat flattered, because everyone in the court knew that he was actually His Majesty's.

Looking at Zhang Jun who was a little embarrassed, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "What are you worried about, Aiqing? Are you worried that I will ask Aiqing to do something that goes against the will of my father?"

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao in shock. He did not expect His Highness the Crown Prince to say these words just like that.

However, when Zhang Jun saw the playful smile on Zhu Houzhao's face, the nervousness at that moment disappeared and was replaced by peace of mind.

"Your Majesty is a king, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also a king. Naturally, I am loyal to you." Zhang Jun said with a smile.

"The prince is also a minister. There is no other gentleman in front of the father, and there is only one king in the world." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "What I do will not be hidden from the father. This is not only the way to be a minister, but also a son of man." The way. Therefore, if I love you, I will put my heart in my belly."

"It is a blessing for the ministers, the court, the world and all the people to have the crown prince like this!" Zhang Jun bowed and said to Zhu Houzhao.

"It's just a duty to be a minister and a son of man. Everything in the world is turbulent, and everyone wants to get something that does not belong to them. If everyone can abide by their duty, why not worry about Hai Qinghe Yan ,The world is at peace?”

Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Jun chatted all the way, and the atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.

When the carriage stopped, the two people had already arrived in the west of the city.

The Royal Academy was built in this place, which is actually the place where Li Wei, the Marquis of Wuqing, built a garden in Wanli’s grandfather’s house.

This garden can be said to be a very famous garden in Ming Dynasty, and its name is Qinghua Garden.

This name is definitely not an unfamiliar name in future generations. It is a place that countless people yearn for.

Zhu Houzhao naturally had his own ideas when he chose the location of the Royal Academy of the Ming Dynasty here.

First of all, this place is located in a remote and deserted place, so there is no need to worry about the use of land when building a large academy.

Secondly, I also want to borrow some of the cultural atmosphere here. After all, this is the famous Tsinghua University Garden in later generations.

After getting off the carriage, Zhu Houzhao looked around and took a deep breath of fresh air. The expression on his face became much better, revealing a rare sense of relaxation and leisure.

Although it is still very desolate, Zhu Houzhao knows that it will soon become lively.

This is a new area that Zhu Houzhao plans to develop, which is the education area, also called the school district in later generations.

Zhu Youxiao also planned to move the martial arts academy here and expand it. Together with the current Royal Academy and various schools in the future, this place will become the most important cultural and educational place in the Ming Dynasty, similar to the university school district in later generations.

Zhu Houzhao, a later generation, saw that if a new development zone is established in a place, the first thing to do is to move the school

The students of the school can drive the local economy, after all, they are all wealthy people.

No matter how poor you are, you cannot be a poor student. This is something that runs through everyone’s bones.

The school will form a population gathering phenomenon, and the place will be revitalized.

Zhu Houzhao also seized the surrounding land, and then he would build a garden here, similar to the garden at Tsinghua University, so that his parents could have a place to vacation.

This approach is naturally not for enjoyment, but to boost the economy and land prices here. Once the royal family builds a garden here, nobles will naturally follow suit, and this place will become a gathering area for nobles. By then, the land price will inevitably be high.

gold.

Otherwise, where will the money come from to build a school?

As a person from later generations, how can I not speculate on real estate?

As the saying goes, if you have never seen pigs running and you have eaten pork, there is nothing wrong with learning it.

Zhang Jun felt that this place was a bit desolate, but it was not his fault that His Highness chose this place.

There are construction sites everywhere in front, but most of them have been completed, but there are still workers coming and going.

"My dear, let's go over and have a look!" Zhu Houzhao said, walking in front.

The two of them walked forward a short distance and found a flat road. It was not just one road but a flat road. It was really a flat road. Zhang Jun was a little surprised.

The ground is gray-white and looks unusually flat and smooth.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but squat down and touch it, and found that it was not a stone. He raised his foot and stamped it hard, and found that his foot was a little numb.

It was indeed hard here, and Zhang Jun immediately became curious. This was not a dirt road, nor was it paved with stone, because it didn't look like stone.

But what is this?

Zhang Jun couldn't help but look up at Zhu Houzhao

"Look at those walls." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

Zhang Jun's movements naturally caught Zhu Houzhao's eye at the beginning, so Zhu Houzhao was pointing to the wall not far away.

Those walls were all made of this gray stuff and looked very smooth and flat, which aroused Zhang Jun's curiosity again.

In fact, this is not a high-end thing, this is the cement of later generations.

The Eighth Bureau has already done it, but this is the first time it has been applied on a large scale in Beijing.

The red bricks, with cement on the outside and glazed tiles on top, made Zhu Houzhao a little confused because they looked very much like some buildings of later generations.

Zhang Jun rushed back from the wall and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, I wonder how much this kind of building costs?"

"It's cheap." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "If Aiqing is interested, ask someone to bring Aiqing an account book after you go back, and Aiqing can study it carefully. After all, this will be Aiqing's territory from now on, and you will always have to

It would be better to understand more clearly.”

In this era, the cost of building materials is actually not much, and a large part of the money is spent on transportation.

Whether it is huge wood, huge stone, or three-component soil, all of them require huge labor investment, which is a very time-consuming thing and also requires a lot of money.

Why is it said that royal construction oppresses the people?

A large part of the reason is due to the collection of corvee.

It was compulsory for the people to work here, and they were basically oppressed by their superiors. Their daily meals were withheld, and they had no wages, and their farm work at home was delayed.

Therefore, when the emperor works, he bullies the people

It's just that Zhu Houzhao is different this time. No matter what he does now, he pays to hire people.

It doesn't matter if the farming season is delayed, the money earned is enough to compensate. The wages are so rich that one can even hire a part-time worker at home to farm the land for him, and there is still a surplus of wages.

Therefore, the people's enthusiasm is very high. This is actually a very simple truth in future generations.

All buildings in the Royal Academy are made of red bricks instead of blue bricks. The firing is simple and fast. When combined with cement, the speed is even faster.

The construction speed is fast and the construction cost is the first, so this is a very good construction method.

Some people in later generations said that reinforced concrete buildings had lost their classical charm, but they did not know the cost of wooden and stone buildings.

Those ancient buildings that look noble, but the damage to nature and the cost of construction are really huge.

Even if it is covered with a few glazed tiles, it will increase the cost, which is much higher than the cost of cement capping.

Zhu Houzhao told Zhang Jun that the cost was low, then the cost was really low.

Since Zhang Jun got Zhu Houzhao's permission, he breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: "In this case, it is better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders."

"Don't think about this now, let's go in and take a look." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

So the monarch and his minister walked inside together.

This Royal Academy was actually built according to the universities of later generations. It has classrooms, libraries, canteens, toilets, and green plants.

Walking in this school really made Zhu Houzhao feel like he was in another world.

Although the architectural style is generally that of the Ming Dynasty, it looks more like the antique buildings of later generations.

The two people walked around the Royal Academy looking everywhere.

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with this place. He looked around and said to Zhang Jun: "This place is almost ready. Let the students move in in the next few days."

Zhang Jun nodded and replied respectfully: "I will do it as soon as I take office."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said nothing more.

The two of them continued walking forward together. After walking a few steps, Zhu Houzhao asked, "What do you think about the exam?"

The so-called examination is actually the enrollment of the Royal Academy.

The first batch of students at the Royal Academy are actually ready, and they are the Jinshi in the new subjects.

As for the second batch of students, they will have to re-recruit the exams from among the scholars. Anyone with the title of a scholar can participate.

Zhu Houzhao had been planning this for a long time, and it was a very important point he used to break the imperial examination system.

We must know that the current rampant bureaucracy in officialdom will develop into rampant parties in the future. A large part of the reason is because of the current imperial examination system.

The Royal Academy was founded for this purpose, to give more people the opportunity to enter this door.
To be continued...