After the two thousand people were divided up, everyone happily went to expand production with their own men.
Du He immediately returned to the relief-for-work headquarters and started preparing to launch the project.
Although 5,000 people have been digested now, there are still more than 22,000 people. These people are the main force of this work-for-relief program. Only when all these people are utilized can the work-for-relief program be considered a success.
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The first project Du He wanted to start was to rebuild the Imperial College.
Since a fire burned down the original Imperial College in May, until now, the damaged books in the Imperial College have not been replaced, let alone the Imperial College has been rebuilt.
Now, it is time to launch this project to utilize a large number of disaster victims.
Du Heguang spent three days designing the drawings of the new Imperial College.
Of course, this was long enough for Du He, but for the builders of this era, it was considered extremely fast. It is said that when the Tai Chi Palace was built, even if hundreds of craftsmen were involved in the design, it still took a long time.
More than half a year.
Three days later, Du He summoned left prime minister Fang Xuanling, right prime minister Du Ruhui, Sikong Chang Sun Wuji, Ministry of Industry Shangshu Duan Lun and others, as well as many people from the three provinces and six ministries, and opened a meeting at the Relief for Work headquarters.
The main topic of the meeting was to discuss the reconstruction of the Imperial College.
The first is to negotiate the reconstruction plan. Everyone has been discussing it for a long time with no result. Li Er has long mentioned the reconstruction of the Imperial College, but the money in the national treasury cannot keep up, so it was shelved. Now, Du He actually mentioned this matter. Everyone
They all threw cold water on it.
"Uncle Yi County, it's not that we don't support this matter, we are really powerless. One month ago, His Majesty summoned us to discuss it in the Taiji Hall. It will cost at least one million yuan to rebuild the Imperial College. Now, we, Datang
The annual tax is only 20 million guan. This year we suffered from the cold spring, and 2 million guan were spent on disaster relief. There is also a war with Tubo in the west that may start at any time. By then, the money in the treasury will probably be like this again.
Water flows out like water. Once one million yuan is used to rebuild the Imperial College, I am afraid that by then there will be no more money left in the treasury... His Majesty will never agree to this matter."
"Yes, one million guan is not a small amount of money. I have already understood with Xu Zhiyuan before that the daily rations for the 30,000 disaster victims are only a few hundred guan. Instead of rebuilding the Imperial College, it is better to spend 300,000 yuan.
If we go through it, maybe the victims can get through it, and by then, all problems will be solved."
Anyway, no one supported Du He in starting the reconstruction of the Imperial College.
After hearing this, Du He said sadly: "Everyone, you are all the elites of the Tang Dynasty and your Majesty's capable ministers. Haven't you ever thought about the current situation of the lack of talents in the Tang Dynasty? Education is the foundation of a century-old plan.
, If education is not done well, talents cannot be cultivated. Without the support of talents, the country will decline. Can’t you see such a simple truth? The Imperial College is the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty. Every few years, it will serve as the foundation for the Tang Dynasty.
Cultivate a group of backbones. These people are literate, capable of literature and martial arts. If they are placed in the court, they can relieve His Majesty's worries. If placed in the local government, they can benefit the people. No matter how poor they are, they cannot afford education, and no matter how miserable they are, they cannot suffer the children...
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With that said, Du He stood up, bowed deeply to everyone, and said sincerely: "Du He is not talented, please reconsider this matter. For personal reasons, rebuilding the Imperial College is full of difficulties and costs, and I don't want to touch it."
Mr. Yu, since Your Majesty has appointed me as the Commander-in-Chief of Work-for-Release Relief, I can't just think about my own interests, I have to think about Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty..."
Seeing this, many people were a little moved.
In everyone's eyes, Du He was just a bohemian young man, with a reputation as a great liar and a great devil.
But people didn't expect that this kid would have such ambitions for the world.
So, everyone sat down again and began to discuss the matter.
The meeting lasted for three hours, and finally reached a consensus. Everyone agreed to rebuild the Imperial College. However, except for Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, no one was willing to jointly submit a petition to His Majesty Li Er.
When everyone dispersed, Du Ruhui stayed.
Du Ruhui looked at Du He curiously and asked: "He'er, you know you can't do something but you do it. Isn't this the way you do things?"
Today's Du He is simply the embodiment of justice, full of positive energy, completely different from the past.
Du He laughed: "Dad, you really noticed it. Yes, I'm just acting... These old foxes are shrinking their heads and tails one by one, like iron bastards. Counting on their efforts, they will spend the rest of their lives."
Don't think about it. Calling them here today is just a show. As long as His Majesty nods, everything will be easy to handle..."
"I'm afraid your Majesty will not agree to spend one million yuan to rebuild the Imperial College. Now our Tang Dynasty is in troubled times, and we need to spend money everywhere. Although the Imperial College was burned down, there are places provided by the Ministry of Secretariat to maintain it.
, are not in a hurry to rebuild, how could His Majesty not think of this..." Du Ruhui said lightly, trying to persuade Du He to give up rebuilding the Imperial College.
Who knows, Du He never thought of giving up.
"Dad, I have made up my mind. It is imperative to rebuild the Imperial College. Firstly, only major projects can solve the employment problem of the victims. Secondly, although I have some issues with Kong Yingda, every word I just said has nothing to do with it.
We all start from the overall situation, education is really important... not to mention, I have other plans." Du He said resolutely.
Seeing this, Du Ruhui nodded: "Okay, now that you have made a decision, dad will support you. If necessary, I can go to the palace to meet the saint in person."
Du He suddenly showed a confident smile and said slowly: "That's not necessary. Now, the fire has been lit. This fire will burn more and more. When the ministers are burned, they will have to love their bottoms.
, they can’t sit still..."
After sending Du Ruhui away, Du He immediately called Zhang Jian.
Du He asked in a low voice: "How are things prepared?"
Zhang Jian said cautiously: "Young master, don't worry, the news has been spread. Tonight, the entire Imperial College will know every detail of today's discussion."
"Don't take it lightly. The fewer people know about this matter, the better. Inciting students in the Imperial College to cause trouble is a serious crime of beheading. Are you afraid?" Du He stared at Zhang Jian and asked.
Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged and he shook his head: "You're afraid of a bird, young master, don't worry, even if the matter is exposed, I won't implicate you. I have asked the brothers to carry poison with them. As soon as it is exposed, they will take poison and commit suicide immediately. Our
Life is given by you, young master, even if we have to die, we must die worthily!"
"Since ancient times, no one has ever died..." Du He said with a smile.
Zhang Jian's eyes lit up. This sentence sounded so reasonable, so he waited without blinking for Du He's next sentence.
Just listen to Du He say: "Who poops without paper?"
Zhang Jian: "..."
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(Thanks to [There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me] [*regret**] brothers for the reward, and thanks to brothers for their support!)