Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Four Huge Expenses
"In this case, how much will it cost?" Although Zhu Biao was moved, he also knew that this was an unimaginable cost and had to ask clearly.
Han Du silently calculated, "In the 30th year of Hongwu, there were 14 million households in the Ming Dynasty. If they were enlightened at the age of eight and studied for ten years, there would be about 7 million people who needed to be fed by the emperor. These people would eat two
It would cost 14 million guan to build the county school. In addition to pens, ink, paper, inkstones and the salary of the county school teachers, it would cost about 24 million guan. Of course, the county school needs to be built in the first year, so the cost
There will be more, about 34 million strings."
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du blankly. He had long heard that Han Du could make a fortune every day when making money, and he was no less generous when spending money. He didn't believe it before, but now Zhu Biao believed it.
Just opening your mouth will cost 34 million yuan. This is much better than any prodigal son. He is throwing gold and silver into the water!
"Why does it cost so much? Thirty-four million dollars, do you know how much it is?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but raise his voice.
Han Du looked calm and nodded slightly, "This is only the first year's cost. From now on, it will cost about 24 million yuan every year."
"No money, no money!" Zhu Biao was angry and waved his hand vigorously at Han Du, "The way you spend your money, the inner treasury left by my father to me will not be able to withstand a few years of hard work, there is no money!"
Seeing that Zhu Biao was cheating, Han Du couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty shares the world with the people. If the people's children don't even have the opportunity to study, how can it be regarded as sharing the world? Besides, although the annual cost is a lot, it has some benefits.
The support from the Overseas Governor's Mansion is not only enough to spend every year, but also has a balance of about half. More importantly, if the emperor does this, no one in the world will dare to covet the inner treasury. If the emperor does not do it, even if the inner treasury is
The more gold and silver stored in the warehouse, the more coveted it is!"
On the one hand, he spends 24 million yuan every year and can still keep less than half of it. On the other hand, he doesn't spend a penny, but judging from Han Du's intentions, he will not help himself out next time.
Zhu Biao thought about the eyes of the officials staring at his inner treasure, hesitated again and again, and finally nodded reluctantly.
"Okay, I agree."
In the morning court the next day, Zhu Biao directly announced that he would vigorously promote culture and education and use his own money to build county schools in every county of the Ming Dynasty, so that all children of school age would have the opportunity to study.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live~"
Seeing the emperor's generous support for culture and education, all officials were suddenly excited. The emperor paid for all the children in the world to study for free. This was the first time since the beginning of the world!
At the same time, no one dares to keep an eye on the emperor's inner treasury. The annual expenditure on these children alone is an astronomical figure. Anyone who wants to hold on to the emperor's inner treasury will definitely be disgraced by the world's scholars.
cast aside.
Seeing that all the ministers had bowed down, Zhu Biao felt slightly proud and said to Chen Didi, "After the county school in the world is over, it will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites."
"I obey your decree!" Chen Di bowed quickly.
Then, Zhu Biao looked at Zhang Yan again and said, "In the performance evaluation of county officials for promotion, one item is to increase the number of students. If there are too many people who should study but do not go to school, the relevant county magistrate and governor will be held accountable."
"I obey your decree!" Zhang Yan said in obeisance.
Zhu Biao issued the decree, and the General Affairs Department dispatched the decree to all provinces and counties as quickly as possible.
Shaanxi, Xi'an Prefecture, Yinchuan County.
A group of yamen servants came to the yamen door with a piece of bright yellow paper. They quickly smeared paste on the wall and posted the imperial list. The other two yamen servants immediately rang the gongs in their hands, and they were quickly attracted by
Many people came.
"Huangbang, what big thing happened? Let's go and take a look."
The people gathered together.
Someone raised his hand to the Yamen officer and asked, "Master, what's going on?"
The yamen officer glanced at him and ignored him since he was not an acquaintance.
When almost all the people gathered, he said loudly, "The Emperor has decreed that a county school should be opened in this county. All children between the ages of eight and sixteen will go to the county school to study. They will have food, clothing and clothing. They will all have a county school."
"Study? Study! Doesn't it cost money?" An old man's eyes widened nervously, and his mouth was trembling. He grabbed the person next to him and managed to stand firm.
The person who was caught was not annoyed, but also said happily, "Our county finally has a county school, and it is paid for by the emperor, so we don't have to escape a penny ourselves. Long live the emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor"
All the people who got the news, no matter it was sunny or rainy, no matter whether the ground was dry or muddy, knelt down towards the capital and shouted long live!
Within a few days, even the most remote mountain villages heard the news.
In an adobe house, there were cracks in the walls, making it appear that air was leaking from everywhere.
Obviously, this family is not wealthy.
A family of three is sitting at the table eating.
A half-grown boy who was as strong as a calf looked at his favorite food in the bowl, but he had no intention of eating it.
"Yazi, what's wrong? Eat!" said one
When the woman saw her son in a daze, she couldn't help but urge him.
When the child saw his father, he also looked up at him and mustered up the courage to say, "Dad, I want to study!"
Hearing this, the man buried his head again and said, "Our family is like this, how can we have the money for you to study?"
The child quickly said, "Dad, I heard that the emperor pays for people all over the world to study, so we don't have to spend money."
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"Really? Who did you listen to?" The man raised his head in surprise.
The child quickly said, "I heard what my uncle said when I was at my uncle's house today. I heard about it when I went to the county town, and I also decided to send my eldest brother to study."
The woman was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Of course it's good to study, but you are already eleven years old, and I'm afraid you won't get any results if you continue to study. It's better to stay at home, and you can help the family in two years."
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The man slapped his hand on the table, interrupting the woman's words. "Humph! A woman's opinion."
"Master, I don't want you to work too hard." The woman was scolded, and tears fell down like beads.
But the man shook his head and said, "Don't say it's hard work. As long as Yazi can really read, I will let him read this book even if it costs me my life. Eat quickly. After eating, I will go and ask the elder brother.
what happened."
"Thank you, Dad!" The child seemed to regain his liveliness instantly, and even his food tasted extremely sweet.
Han Du returned to the household department and called Wang Yuanji and Zhao Yu.
He smiled and said, "We're done. From now on, no matter which department wants to allocate money and food, they have to prepare the list themselves. We are only responsible for reviewing it. If it is approved, we will allocate the money and food to them."
"My lord, what if I haven't been able to review it?" Zhao Yu asked with some worry. The reason why he was able to stand up even when the Ministry of Household Affairs was marginalized was because he understood the nature of officials so well.
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He also participated in the formulation of price lists for items, so he naturally knows how difficult these things are for officials in various ministries.
Han Du waved his hand and said lightly, "Then call them back and let them come back after they have finished. They want to allocate money. If they can't even do this, then don't ask for money."
These lists may be a headache for traditional officials, but for officials who came from academies, they are simply familiar and not worth mentioning.
In recent years, in order to avoid suspicion, Han Du did not place many officials from the academy in the court.
As a result, these officials were squeezed out by traditional officials. Now that there is such a good opportunity, Han Du will naturally not ignore his disciples.
Taking advantage of this matter, it is just a matter of convenience for officials with academy background to show their talents.
After leaving the household affairs to Wang Yuanji and Zhao Yu, Han Du returned home with peace of mind and enjoyed the time with his wife and children.
Japanese country.
Several rows of wooden houses form a square courtyard-like structure. This is the Hanajuku Imperial Palace, the residence of Emperor Kameyama of the Southern Dynasty of Japan.
Reiko Komatsu was sitting among the flowers. Not only did she not show any signs of aging after not seeing her for several years, but her brows had gained a bit of a heroic spirit.
Hosokawa Noriyuki was hunched over, taking small steps with wooden clogs under his feet, and trotted all the way to Reiko Komatsu.
"Owner."
Komatsu Reiko did not raise her head, but still looked at the book in her hand, and said softly, "Did we lose the battle in Kyoto?"
Hosokawa Mokiyuki raised his head in surprise. This news had just come. As soon as he got the news, he came to see him immediately. He was very sure that Komatsu Reiko could not have gotten the news earlier elsewhere. In other words, Komatsu Reiko just
Relying on her wisdom, can she deduce the outcome of the Battle of Kyoto?
"My master is a scholar of nature and his guess was accurate. We lost the battle in Kyoto."
Komatsu Reiko suddenly threw the book on the table angrily, "It's not that I predict, but I know that as long as the Ming Dynasty is here, we can't completely defeat the Northern Dynasty. As long as we have the advantage, the Ming Dynasty will secretly help the Northern Dynasty.
Of course, the Northern Dynasty cannot even think of defeating us. As long as we fall into a disadvantage, the Ming Dynasty will still help us defeat the Northern Dynasty."
Hosokawa Noriyuki didn't dare to speak, so he had to bury his head deeply.
"Although the Japanese country is small, it cannot be manipulated like this."
Hearing Komatsu Reiko's sigh, Hosokawa Noriyuki raised his head and couldn't help but ask, "Why doesn't the master persuade the emperor? With the emperor's favor and trust in the master, the emperor should listen to the master, right?"
Komatsu Reiko shook his head slightly and sighed, "Do you think I haven't persuaded my father? But my father always thought that he had strong soldiers and horses and was determined to unify the Japanese country. But he never thought that the strong soldiers and horses in his eyes were because we had eaten
What you have is food from the Ming Dynasty, and what you hold in your hand is the sword bought from the Ming Dynasty. This is completely dependent on the power of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a hypocritical power."
"Besides, even if I can persuade my father, what's the use? Could it be that the hatred between us and the Northern Dynasty is getting deeper and deeper? Even if we want to stop, is the Northern Dynasty also willing to stop?"