Of course Li Xingchen knew that his status in the harem was actually "not high".
In name, he is His Majesty the Emperor, but in fact he is just a mascot. The concubines in the harem are so busy every day that they rarely think of paying their respects to His Majesty when they have free time, and by the way, they can get some funds from His Majesty. Naturally, the methods are various.
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There are people like Chen Xuanhua and Yang Miao who act cute no matter what they do, and there are people like Cai Rong who talk about saving lives and healing the wounded. Your Majesty, if you don't agree today, you will be sorry for the common people. Of course there are
Xu Su, who was neither humble nor overbearing, prepared chicken soup and other dishes and served them in front of him, clearly telling His Majesty to "take advantage of others with short hands and eat others with soft mouth".
Li Xingchen has long been accustomed to this kind of life, not to mention that he also knows that the money approved will not be wasted. Now in Luoyang and the entire newly recovered northern land, cultural, educational and medical services are booming. This is also obvious to all, both the government and the people.
There was endless praise for the concubines.
Yu Chizhen is one of the few people who has been with Li Xingchen for a long time. Although she is not like that girl Chen Xuanhua who rushes to play rogue when trouble comes, and does not pay attention to His Majesty's prestige at all, she is not too cautious on weekdays.
Such an attitude today shows that the government has spent money again.
"Yes." Yuchizhen agreed hastily.
Li Xingchen took a rough look and found that the construction of Luoyang Academy accounted for the majority, which was inevitable. However, when Chen Xuanhua made the plan at that time, he did not expect that after the Luoyang Academy was located in Longmen, a large number of private academies and guild halls affiliated to the state capital would be built.
Relying on the construction of Luoyang Academy, it really mushroomed like bamboo shoots after a rain. The entire Longmen area in the south of the city was in full swing all day long.
The construction of these guild halls and academies often has the support and even control of the inner government behind them. After all, it costs a lot of money to build an academy, recruit students, recruit teachers, etc., and it is a bit expensive just for local or even private individuals.
If you can't do anything urgently, you will naturally need the care of the inner government.
"This is a good sign." Li Xingchen was not angry, but praised.
You can't have your cake and eat it too, this is a truth that the ancients have always talked about. Of course, Li Xingchen couldn't understand it, and naturally he wouldn't be greedy.
Since we want to develop cultural and educational undertakings, improve the education level of the entire nation, and cultivate a sense of social responsibility and even love for the nation and country at all levels, then a certain amount of dedication is inevitable. As long as we can persist through this period of pain, then
After that, everything will naturally become smoother.
Li Xingchen thought of Wang Mang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, who were considered by later generations to be time travellers. Wang Mang was okay. In Li Xingchen's view, Wang Mang was extreme in reforming the political system. Regardless of whether he was a time traveler or not, since he planned to make such changes, he should have already done so.
Be prepared to be ruined. After all, his ideas were incompatible with the society at that time and would certainly not be accepted by the times.
It is indeed a pity for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, because whether it is developing the Jiangnan economy or dredging the Grand Canal, these are projects that will benefit the people for generations. Not to mention that the Grand Canal was used from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to more than a thousand years later for the Chinese economy.
What an outstanding contribution it made to the development of trade and people's livelihood. The construction of Jiangdu and other places by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty alone greatly promoted the economic development of Jiangnan. It can be said that Jiangnan can become one of the centers of economy and farming in later generations, and the Sui and Tang Dynasties
The solid foundation laid during this period is inseparable from the relationship.
Even the three expeditions to Goryeo were understandable in Li Xingchen's opinion. Goryeo was really too outrageous. As the last descendant, Li Xingchen didn't mind giving them a hard slap.
Not to mention the implementation of the imperial examination system.
It's a pity that when Emperor Sui Yang did these things, he didn't consider how much pressure and harm it might bring to the people in the short term. He just kept walking forward without noticing that those who followed him could understand him.
There are fewer and fewer people supporting him. In addition, this guy's extravagant and lustful performance is really unflattering. It is inevitable that he will end up in ruins in the end. For his extravagant and face-saving performance, Li Xingchen
I disagree.
Li Xingchen believed that it was a pity that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ended up like this after doing so many things that benefited the world. However, what he needed to do was not to sigh for this person who had disappeared from this era, but to think about it.
How can we learn lessons from it.
Since people from all walks of life cannot understand what the imperial court is doing, let them understand it first. This is also the deep-seated purpose of Li Xingchen's extensive establishment of academies and even encouragement of the construction of private schools and private academies to speed up the cultivation of talents.
In name, it is a private academy or a lower-level private school similar to elementary school, but behind it is the supervision of the imperial court and even the direct support of the inner government. Therefore, the content taught in the academy is unified and can be said to be comparable to the content of the official large academy.
Next, its purpose is to allow students to develop a sense of belonging to this nation and country after receiving systematic education.
When they realize that the so-called "wasteful things" done by the imperial court are actually beneficial to future generations, they will naturally no longer stand up to criticize and provoke. On the contrary, they will become good "mouthpieces" of the imperial court.
, instill this idea bit by bit, and gradually be accepted by the entire society.
To put it harshly, this may mean "brainwashing", but it is definitely a good way to improve the overall cultural level and ideological and moral quality of the nation.
The Chinese nation has a honest and honest character. They only want food and clothing, and they only want a stable life in troubled times. These infrastructure constructions or wars and conquests that waste people and money are certainly harmful to them, so they will oppose it, and even
It is inevitable to rise up in the face of oppression. After all, China is definitely not a nation that is easily bullied.
If this nation is easy to bully, then how did China develop from two small tribes by the Yellow River to an empire like the Han and Tang Dynasties that stood on top of the world?
But if all strata can be made to realize that what they are doing now and what they have contributed is something that will benefit future generations, then not only will they not object, but they will do their best, even if they are exposed to the cold.
Even if we are hungry, we must give future generations a good life with enough food and warm clothes.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this idea of being willing to sacrifice oneself to preserve the survival of the nation and safeguard the peace of future generations that this nation has survived five thousand years of ups and downs and still stands firm in its homeland in the East.
Li Xingchen did not need to change his thoughts. He only needed to let the people understand himself through the construction of culture and education. This was enough.
In order to be able to do this and not let myself follow in the footsteps of Emperor Sui Yang, it is worth spending no matter how much money you spend.