We chatted with the prince about the opening of the official school, and the two aunts kept their heads down the whole time when he was seeing him off.
Li Yue comforted him: "Brother Huang won't care about it. Don't worry, two aunties."
Aunt Yang's expression improved a little.
In addition to the news about the imperial examination, this year is also a bumper year for Guanzhong.
Aunt Wang recounted what she had seen, and Li Yue worriedly asked: "Have the millet and millet piled up into a mountain?"
"The rumors outside are like this. There are also rumors that some people are already preparing to collect grain."
"Father has indeed accumulated some money in the past two years, but the taxes in previous years were not very sufficient."
Li Yue opened a file, which recorded the amount of taxes paid in various places in the Central Plains.
This kind of files cannot be seen by ordinary people, but the emperor's Zuozangku is different.
The taxes paid during the heyday of the Sui Dynasty's national power are all recorded in Eucalyptus.
He opened the file and put it in front of his eyes, holding a pen in one hand and tapping the abacus in the other.
Xiao Wu looked envious as she watched her teacher skillfully type the abacus. She had not yet learned how to use an abacus.
At night, after dinner, Li Yue was still calculating taxes. The total amount of land was unchanged, and the total amount of cultivated land was also unchanged. He learned two fixed quantities.
Although the population of Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty was not as good as that of the previous Sui Dynasty.
Using the number of acres of land in the former Sui Dynasty, we can calculate the amount of taxes in the imperial court.
Li Yue looked at the calculated negative number and came to the conclusion that the court was going to run out of money.
In addition to his mathematical attainments, Li Yue is also an expert in accounting and accounting.
This also requires a foundation in mathematics.
The matter of re-opening the Chongwen Hall in the imperial court has been separated from the East Palace. The imperial examination is certainly not something that the East Palace can participate in. Li Chengqian wrote the memorial in ink.
Zhang Daan was watching from the side, and what he wrote was a memorial urging people to pay close attention to official studies.
After writing a long memorial, Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said, "There are many magical things in this world. Ever since he left the East Palace, I have found that every time I talk to him, I gain something."
After saying this, Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Daan, "What do you think?"
Zhang Daan nodded, "The imperial examination is of great significance, but apart from the imperial examination, the opening of official schools is even more important. The more children who attend elementary school, the greater its significance will be in the next few decades."
Li Chengqian nodded.
"Your Highness, the Lishan Order only mentions official schools, but does not mention the specific regulations and rules for the establishment of official schools. It would be better if there are specific rules and regulations."
Li Chengqian put down his pen and frowned, thinking, "You mean that even if you write this memorial, it is just to remind your father."
Zhang Daan nodded, "I think so."
Li Chengqian handed the memorial to the East Palace to the guards in front of the East Palace.
The guard took the memorial and trotted all the way to the Zhongshu Province. After being reviewed by the Zhongshu Province, the memorial written by the Prince of the East Palace was also handed over to Li Shimin.
The summer harvest has begun, and the emperor is very worried about the bumper harvest of food.
When he saw the prince's memorial again, Li Shimin put it aside without paying much attention. What was even more troublesome this summer was the problem of grain collection.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji also discussed that leaving so much grain outside would most likely hurt the farmers.
During good harvests, the government warehouse collects grain and reserves it, and purchases grain from villagers in various places.
Wait until the disaster year to release all the stored grain, so that even if there is a disaster, the government will be able to deal with it calmly.
It is a good thing to have good years and good years, and this kind of good thing can inspire villagers everywhere.
In the face of such good things, what worried the emperor was money.
According to Fang Xuanling's estimation, based on the grain situation in various places in Guanzhong alone, the amount of grain that can be harvested is half a million dan.
What is the concept of five hundred thousand dan? Even if the hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City do not work or produce, they will not be able to eat all the food in one or two years.
In the early years of Wude, the price of a bushel of rice was seventy yuan. This was because of the war, which made food prices so expensive.
In the early years of Zhenguan, the price of a bucket of rice was controlled at ten yuan.
When there was a drought in the second year of Zhenguan, the price of a bucket of rice rose again.
Now it’s four cents per dou rice.
In order to prevent wanton grain release in various places, the DPRK and China need more money to buy grain in order to stabilize grain prices, which will cost more than ten thousand dollars.
Fortunately, the money confiscated during the raid on the temple a few days ago also amounted to tens of thousands of guan, so the Ministry of Revenue allocated another 100,000 guan to collect grain, which will be replenished later.
A few memorials cost me one hundred thousand guan.
The wealth I finally saved over the past two years is now spent, and my wallet is also empty.
The emperor was short of money, and Li Shimin was even more worried about running an official school. Where did he not need money?
Li Shimin then thought that he still owed Zhang Yang 30 million yuan, so he pledged the entire Lishan Mountain and the surrounding 3,000 acres of land to him.
The shame and humiliation of the past came to mind again, and Li Shimin stood up.
The eunuchs and maids on the side were so frightened that they knelt down on the spot.
The emperor has become increasingly moody of late.
It had been seven years since the reign of Zhenguan. Li Shimin, who was short of money, walked back and forth anxiously. As the emperor, he was heavily in debt and his treasury was empty.
The palace began to tighten clothing and food again.
Li Shimin walked to the Li Zheng Hall and was about to have a meal. He saw half a duck with scallion oil on the table, and a group of beautiful children were munching on the meat and eating it deliciously.
There are also a lot more toys in Li Zheng Dian.
Empress Changsun poured wine for Li Shimin, "Qingque asked people to bring a lot of things, including some valuable wild ginseng. Yesterday, people also sent hundreds of silver coins. These foods were also brought by Qingque.
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Li Shimin tore off a duck leg and took a fierce bite, "Qingque asked someone to send hundreds of duck legs?"
"Yes." Empress Changsun nodded, "Qingque is a sensible child. His business with Zhang Yang is getting bigger and bigger. Knowing that the palace is tight on expenses, he will send money and food and toys every now and then. He has a wealthy family.
Don’t forget these younger brothers and sisters either.”
Of course Li Shimin was happy that his son was sensible.
Thinking that my hard days are still to come, Li Shimin becomes even more unhappy. How much money can Lishan, run by Qingque and Zhang Yang, earn every month?
Li Zhengdian has reduced his clothes and food, and with Qingque coming to support him, he can at least live a more comfortable life.
Zhang Yang and Qingque are so rich.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course Li Shimin also wanted to turn Lishan into the court's money bag, and he also knew that Zhang Yang was not a good person, just from his various actions in handing over Gao Chang
Come and see.
If you want to benefit from him, you have to cut my flesh.
The children dispersed in a hurry after finishing their meals, and Li Shimin drank tea.
Queen Changsun said again: "Today Qingque and Zhang Yang spent another three thousand guan of money and contracted a thousand hectares of Turkic land, saying that they would use it to run pastures."
"Three thousand coins? They can easily take out so much money?"
Empress Changsun nodded, "I heard Qingque say before that after ten years of contracting, if the operation is good, the capital can be recovered in two or three years, and all future operations will be profits."
Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, Queen Changsun said again: "I think this is a very risky thing. The cold winter has come early and gone late in the past two years, causing the Turks to lose 40% of their cattle and sheep in the past two years. Unless Zhang Yang knows
What will the climate and solar terms be like in the next ten years? Otherwise, if there is another disaster year, the three thousand dollars will be wasted."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "With their family background, giving away the Turks for nothing is just a small matter to Lishan."
"I am still worried that Qingque's business is getting bigger and bigger. He is young and lacks experience. If he continues like this, he is afraid that something will happen." Empress Changsun poured tea for Li Shimin again and whispered: "Your Majesty, if you have time, you may as well go again
Meet Zhang Yang and give him a few words to avoid trouble in the future."
"What you are reminding me is that I really want to see him."
Husband and wife knew each other well, and the queen knew the emperor's difficulties very well.
It is naturally impossible for Li Shimin to bow to his son-in-law.
The queen gave him a step to go down, and Li Shimin walked down.
Zhang Yang's life is very simple, either going to Lishan Mountain or staying at home, or relaxing in Qujiang Pool.
This person doesn't like hunting, he doesn't like eating, drinking, and having friends in groups.
This man's life is so simple that it's shocking.
It was easy to find Zhang Yang. Knowing that Zhang Yang went to Qujiang Pool again, Li Shimin left the palace.
From August to September, the busy summer harvest season makes Chang'an City less lively than in the past. More and more people are leaving Chang'an City. Those who have land at home do not come to Chang'an City to find work and make money, but rush to make money.
The surplus grain is sold to the official warehouse, and the money in exchange can be used to prepare for the second half of the year.
The Qujiang Pond was also very peaceful at this moment. Li Yue and Xiao Wu were sitting on the embankment.
I soaked my bare feet in the cool water, feeling that the coolness of the summer had subsided a lot.
Zhang Yang was grading Xiao Wu's math homework. Recently, there were always groups of monks making trouble with the government. People from the government could often be seen escorting a group of monks in Chang'an City.
Don't try to challenge the emperor's determination, the consequences will be death without a burial place, arresting the leaders of several temples, and attracting resistance from so many monks.
The more they resist, the more the court will feel that the temple is poisonous.
The means of controlling people's hearts are always terrible.
The emperor left these monks alive, which was the greatest mercy. He sent these monks to the border to do hard labor for three years, and then returned to secular life.
After correcting Xiao Wu's homework, there are still many mistakes.
Now that Xiao Wu is still young, Li Yue has already tried to teach her the four arithmetic operations.
His understanding ability is good, but compared to his wife's terrifying talent, Xiao Wu's learning ability is not as good as hers.
The two aunts came back in a hurry, "Your Royal Highness, Princess Lishan, your Majesty is here."
His thoughts were interrupted, Zhang Yang put down the booklet in his hand and raised his eyes to see Li Shimin walking towards here.
Li Yue and Xiao Wu also stood up and saluted.
Walking closer, Li Shimin nodded and said: "No need to be polite, I'm here to see Zhang Yang."
Xiao Wu and Li Yue still stood solemnly. No matter what, they are Your Majesty, so they must be polite.
Avoiding the sun, Li Shimin walked into the waterside pavilion, "There are lakes and green shade here. No wonder you come here often."
"The lake water and green shade can bring a lot of heat." Zhang Yang scanned the entire Qujiang Pond and said, "There are only three or two places that can be used to escape the heat."
After hearing this, he sat down and talked with this son-in-law. Li Shimin didn't like his attitude.
The way he speaks and talks without being humble or arrogant always reminds me of Wei Zheng.
"After reading the prince's memorial, I still advise you not to relax in the establishment of official schools."
The monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other. Zhang Yang clasped his hands and said melancholy: "From time to time, conversations with your majesty will involve political affairs. Now we are outside the court. Your majesty is Yue'er's father, and he is also my father-in-law. There are more between son-in-law and father-in-law."
It would be better to have less domestic affairs and less important affairs of state affairs."
"You and I are son-in-law, and more importantly, monarch and minister. How can we not talk about state affairs?"
Xiao Wu picked up the kettle and put it down carefully. The kettle contained boiling water.
Zhang Yang took the kettle and put chrysanthemums and mint into the two tea bowls. "That's right. I am your majesty's son-in-law. I care deeply about the cause of the Tang Dynasty and my father-in-law. I will do my best to assist you. Regarding the establishment of an official school
It was indeed I who told the prince what happened."
Li Shimin nodded.
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the reason why there is no imperial examination?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Talents! Talents used by the country."
Zhang Yang shook his head, "From the imperial examination to the official school, the establishment of the official school in the imperial court has encountered many obstacles. I think your majesty is going in the wrong direction."
"You treat me as a father-in-law and half a father. If you have anything to say, just say it and don't hold back too much."
"The teacher told me not to get too close to the emperor. Even my father-in-law should keep a distance." Zhang Yang hesitated: "I think what the teacher said is right. There should still be some distance between people.
Produce beauty.”
"Zhang Gongjin is a cautious person, and I admire him too. You are you, and Zhang Gongjin is Zhang Gongjin."
"Yes, I am me, and the teacher is a teacher. I will not live like the teacher." Zhang Yang poured the tea and let it cool before drinking.
"Now that I've talked about official studies, you say that my direction is wrong. Where is the mistake?"
Zhang Yang put up his sleeves and sat upright, "The imperial examination is a formality. The most fundamental thing about starting an official school is not progress, but teaching and educating people, education."
Li Shimin was stunned for a long time, "Teaching and educating people?"
Zhang Yang nodded: "To put it bluntly, setting up an official school is also a teaching career. The imperial examination is a top priority, but more important than the imperial examination is teaching and educating people. This is the foundation of the aristocratic family's cultivation of scholars. Your Majesty should go
Grasp this fundamental instead of setting up official schools just for the sake of imperial examinations."
Li Shimin thought, "How to implement it?"
"Teaching requires a master, and the master needs to be arranged by the court. The government should give money. In remote places, support teachers can be arranged. Teaching and educating people should be made into a system. In this system, all the masters are one of them, not like Your Majesty.
Building a Chongwen Museum in such a hasty manner and then holding the imperial examination with great fanfare is quite fast, but it is not steady and solid."
"I'm not opposed to holding the imperial examination now. I hope your majesty can walk more steadily on this road. Sometimes the emperor makes mistakes, so it's okay as long as he returns to the right path. It's a lesson."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "If your Majesty still has the ambition to open up new territories and has the ideal to conquer the world, I would still be very happy. If your Majesty does not have this ideal, I can tell you how wonderful it is to conquer the world."
The weak-headed young man talks about conquering the world, his words and deeds are so arrogant, and he keeps saying that he wants to build a teaching system, which is easy to say.