Chapter seven hundred and seventy-ninth mental blow
The Secret Intelligence Department is the organization most feared by all officials. Neither the Six Ministries nor the Prime Minister has the right to direct it. They are directly responsible to the emperor.
Everyone knows about the Secret Service, but it is still mysterious in the minds of officials.
No one knows whether any of the maids, servants, or even the concubine who just got married last night is a spy from the Secret Service. Of course, no one knows the specific details. Anyway, that's what is said outside.
Everyone described the Secret Service as a miraculous person, but neither the common people nor the officials could get a glimpse of his true face.
But one thing is for sure.
It's easy for the Secret Service to investigate anything.
They were able to clearly find out whether the bag on Liu Dayou's head, the capital's leader, was knocked on the corner of the table while he was taking a nap, or whether he was injured while having fun with his concubine last night.
Not long after Changde retreated, he came out again with a secret letter.
The Secret Service sent countless secret messages to the palace every day, and they were divided into categories. Someone specially sorted them out. It was not difficult to find Liu Dayou in the capital.
Emperor Jing opened the secret letter, opened it, and read it carefully.
It is not difficult for someone in the capital to check the whereabouts of Liu Dayou, the capital's magistrate, but it would be very difficult to conduct an in-depth investigation into what he did, who he met, and what he said.
Of course, no one has any grievances and no one is free to do these things. Follow up and investigate the court officials with evil intentions. If they are found out, there will be no good results.
But this was not a problem for Emperor Jing.
Just by reading the beginning, Emperor Jing could already guess what Liu Dayou was doing these days.
He is doing the same thing that the officials of the Ministry of Rites did before.
The difference is that the people raised by officials from the Ministry of Rites are officials and dignitaries who are related to the Cui family, while the people Liu Dayou raises money from are businessmen.
Of course, being able to raise so much money in a short period of time does not mean that businessmen are more powerful than officials.
But because they donated money, they were able to leave their names on the courtyard monument and in front of a certain building in the academy.
People from the Ministry of Rites didn't say that when they visited those officials and dignitaries.
Businessmen have the same name, they want to spread their reputation, and they spend a lot of money to build academies. Officials and dignitaries, who don't have the same name? They have more names than the businessmen - why don't they donate, or only donate a little?
Because they don't know.
Because they don’t know that donating money can leave their name in the academy and engrave their name on the monument to be passed down from generation to generation.
As smart as Emperor Jing, he figured out the key points of the matter almost instantly.
Some people are being plotted.
From the very beginning, Li Yi or Ming Zhu was plotting against them.
Other officials and dignitaries could start donating money after the whole thing was revealed, but those officials from the Ministry of Rites visited were mostly officials or families with connections to the clan. Can they donate again?
If we don't donate, the reputation we have cultivated over the years will suffer a huge blow.
If we donate again, because we have already done so once, the effect will be minimal.
As for those aristocratic families, what they rely on is nothing more than the reputation they have accumulated over the years and their prestige among the nobles and the common people. Without these, they would be worse than a toothless tiger.
If the establishment of academies so that children from poor families have books to read, it is a cannibalization of those wealthy families and will take decades to bear fruit. This donation of money is the most frontal and direct blow to them.
Of course, the scope of the attack is not limited to all clans... After experiencing huge financial losses, the Cui family and the wealthy families of the Cui family are about to face an even more severe mental blow.
This is something he has wanted to do for many years but has never been able to do it.
Emperor Jing's expression could not be said to be one of relief or loss. In the end, he just put down the secret letter in his hand and sighed softly, "I am really old..."
His originally straight back bent down and he lay comfortably on the couch. For the first time in twenty years, he felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to be a little lighter.
That's because someone carried something for him.
Hearing the sound of even breathing coming from the couch soon, Chang De looked outside the hall, the smile on his face flashed away, and he slowly retreated into the shadows inside the hall.
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"Sir, I want to eat hot pot..." Tsundere Loli grabbed Li Yi's sleeve and kept shaking it.
Li Yi patted her head and said: "Why are you eating hot pot on such a hot day? Listen to your husband and drink more soup..."
Since he came back, he rarely cooks those spicy things. His daily meals are mainly light. Mainly to take care of Ruyi's body, making light meals in various styles is his latest focus.
direction.
After a while, there were two girls shaking his arms, one on each side.
Li Yi looked at Tsundere Lolita, and then at Yongning, who was pulled over by her, her eyes a little dodgey because of a guilty conscience, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll let you go and prepare for you. You guys will go to another small place later."
The house eats…”
Vegetables are plentiful in summer. In fact, you can eat fresh vegetables no matter what season. In order not to let her pester you, let them just eat hot pot alone.
Li Mingzhu came over, looked at him and said, "I have to go to court tomorrow, so I can't hide it for long."
"It's almost time, and I don't plan to keep it secret for long." Li Yi added some ingredients to the soup, closed the lid, and then asked: "Should we have enough money for the academy to be built near Kyoto?"
Li Mingzhu nodded. Kyoto is full of wealthy businessmen. The total amount of money they donated is also a very scary figure. According to the plan, it is more than enough to build more than ten large academies. It can even keep these academies running for a long time.
long time.
Even General Xue, Jiangmen and other acquaintances came to her door and offered to donate some money even though they didn't know the inside story, but they were all declined by her for the same reason.
This matter has not yet been finally unveiled.
Of course, although there is already a lot of money, there is still a long way to go to cover the entire Jingguo.
However, this money was originally only used in Kyoto. Every place adopted the form of donating money on the spot. Presumably those people would also prefer their reputation to spread locally. As long as Kyoto sets a precedent, other state capitals will
It's much easier.
If this method is followed, it is not unimaginable that one day Mingzhu Academy will be opened throughout the entire Jingguo.
"After tomorrow, we should receive more silver. The amount of this money will be huge. How to spend it is a question. This is just the beginning. In the future, the scope will be larger and the silver will be more..."
Li Yi turned the fire down to a simmer and said: "And to do these things, you or I alone can't do it. You have to find someone you can trust, either from the Women's Federation or from other places.
Ability is important, but absolute loyalty must be ensured. This should be no problem for you..."
Li Mingzhu pondered his words and nodded slightly.
"There is one more important thing."
Seeing him speak again, Li Mingzhu turned to look at him with serious eyes.
Li Yi opened the lid of the casserole, filled some soup, handed the bowl to her, and said, "Try this soup for me, is it ready?"
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