Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2308 Educational development, three major projects

Chapter 2304: Educational Development, Three Major Projects

The value of papermaking technology can be regarded as being discovered to the extreme by Ying Hao.

When papermaking was just born, Ying Hao dared to sell a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" for a high price of ten gold.

Because of the high popularity rate of "The Analects of Confucius", all major families basically have it, so naturally it cannot be sold at a high price.

But books with a low popularity rate such as "Lushi Chunqiu" and "Wei Liaozi", even if they are worth a hundred gold, the aristocratic families still flock to them, and there is no market for them.

In this way, Ying Hao earned no less than millions of gold from the aristocratic family just by buying books and hunger marketing.

Of course, the aristocratic family is not a fool, it is impossible to send money to Ying Hao.

With the mass publication and popularization of various books, the family's demand for books is getting lower and lower, and the value of books naturally plummets accordingly.

In the past, ten gold books needed to be snapped up, but then none of the ten gold books could be sold. The value and sales of books have ushered in a precipitous plunge. It is no longer possible to make a lot of money by selling books alone, and Daqin is also gradually Lost this great source of wealth.

Although selling books is no longer a profitable industry, it is still profitable. It is precisely because of this that countries are still cracking papermaking technology, and they are not far from success.

Seeing this, Ying Hao resolutely sold the papermaking technology to various countries, and he also gave printing technology as a gift. He sold a total of nearly 200 million gold, and made a lot of quick money.

Ying Hao made a lot of money by using papermaking technology, but he didn't stop exploiting the wool of papermaking technology, but continued to dig deep into other values ​​of paper.

The role of paper is not only in books, but also in all aspects of life.

From small toilet paper to large window paper, oiled paper umbrellas, lantern paper, wrapping paper, in short, there are all kinds of uses.

A small piece of paper was played tricks by Ying Hao and brought Daqin a huge amount of wealth.

Nowadays, not only all countries have mastered papermaking technology, but even many families have mastered papermaking technology, and a large number of books are published and sold for profit.

However, the biggest dividend of papermaking has been monopolized by Ying Hao, and the prices of books in the market have been suppressed to a very low level. These families can only drink their soup, and it is impossible to make a lot of money like Daqin.

After the price of books became low, the major families could not sell books at a high price, they could only make small profits but sell more, and expanded the types of books. Various collections of poetry, novels, and stories were also widely circulated in the market.

On the contrary, among the hundreds of schools of thought, the one with the least sense of existence, the novelist, began to prosper day by day.

In today's Great Qin, books are already very cheap, even ordinary people can afford them, but affording them doesn't mean they can learn them well, after all, learning requires precepts and deeds.

Basic education has become another major problem facing Daqin.

In order to solve this big problem, after many discussions with various officials, Ying Hao decided to allocate [-]% of Daqin's finances to invest in Daqin's education.

Don't underestimate this mere one percent. If it is shared equally with the national income, that is not a small number, enough for Ying Hao to build a hundred schools.

Ying Hao was planning to invest [-]% at the time, but he was opposed by Prime Minister Wang Meng and many other officials. The reason is that the world is not yet unified, and Daqin's funds should be spent on more needed places, and education has not been cultivated for more than ten years. It is impossible to see any return, and it is not suitable to invest such a huge amount of money now.

After hearing this, Ying Hao also felt that it was very reasonable. After all, for Daqin now, unification of the world is the top priority. It is a bit wasteful to invest precious limited funds in education for which there is no return.

Although Ying Hao's "Educational Development Plan" was denied, it does not mean that he gave up the cultivation of the education industry.

What is the difference between a mediocre minister and a capable minister?

A mediocre minister can only do things if he has money, but a capable minister can do things not only if he has money, but also if he has no money.

Ying Hao now has no shortage of capable ministers under his command, so he can naturally get things done without money.

Ying Hao's task for Xi Zhicai is to let him use [-]% of Daqin's finances to develop education, but to develop [-]% of the finances.

This task must be difficult, and even Ying Hao himself didn't know how to do it, but Xi Zhicai assured him that it would be completed, and then the director of the Education Department suffered a disaster.

The director of the Education Department of the Ministry of Rites is Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius.

Yan Hui had served as the prefect of Xiangyang before, but now he was transferred back to the court to take charge of the Education Department, one of the six departments of the Ministry of Rites.

Among the six departments of the Ministry of Rites, only three have real power, namely: the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Education, and the Department of Ceremonies.

As for the other three divisions: Temple Priest, Host and Guest Division, and Refined Food Division, the affairs in charge are not very important, they can only be regarded as idle positions, so the authority will naturally not be heavy.

The Department of Education, which Yan Hui was in charge of, was in charge of all the schools in Daqin, as well as the imperial examinations. Its authority in the Ministry of Rites was second only to that of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The reason why Yan Hui was able to sit in this position was naturally due to his status as a disciple of Confucius.

Ying Hao promoted Yan Hui, who is a disciple of Confucianism, to win over Confucianists, otherwise it would be impossible for Yan Hui to reach this high position.

To develop education, in addition to funds, teachers are also indispensable.

When Yan Hui learned that his boss, Xi Zhicai, had accepted such an almost impossible task, he felt the urge to go crazy.

The Department of Education is not only short of money, but also short of people. How can one percent of Daqin's finances be used to achieve three percent of the effect?
Regarding Yan Hui's complaints, Xi Zhicai chose to ignore them directly. Since the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty, it is not easy for all departments. If they all complain, can things still be done?

In a word, if there are conditions, we must do things. If there are no conditions, we must also create conditions.

That's what Ying Hao said to Xi Zhicai, and now Xi Zhicai is sending these words to Yan Hui intact.

Yan Hui wanted to cry, but he didn't have any tears. It's fine if he doesn't have money, but he doesn't have anyone. It's just that he needs to make achievements in politics. It's too difficult for him to be the director of the Department of Education.

Although the task is a bit difficult, if Yan Hui completes it, it will be a great achievement. In addition, he is the first director of the Education Department of Daqin, so he will never back down no matter what. Good role model.

Although Yan Hui was determined to do everything he could, it was also a fact that educational resources were insufficient. He could not conjure up resources out of thin air, so he had no choice but to turn to his teacher Confucius for help.

For Yan Hui, the lack of money is okay. If he saves some money, he should be able to barely survive for a year. But the most fatal thing is that there are too few teachers, especially senior teachers who can serve as principals.

Without teachers, even if the school is built, it still cannot teach normally. Yan Hui can't just build an empty shell, can he?

Among the various schools of thought, Confucianism has the most learned scholars, who can serve as teachers with a simple training.

In addition, those who used to be officials, but are now idle and have no intention of official career, can be invited to serve as principals.

Yan Hui really had no choice, so he thought of borrowing the power of Confucianism to help him complete his performance. Fortunately, his master Kong Qiu was very supportive of him.

Not only did Kong Qiu personally help Yan Hui win over a large number of teachers, but he also announced that he would be the principal after the completion of the Yecheng Academy, and he would personally teach in the Yecheng Academy for three years.

Kong Qiu is the leader of Confucianism, and he personally sits in the Yecheng Academy, which is naturally great news for the students all over the world.

With the help of his master Kong Qiu, Yan Hui's work finally opened up, and at this time Xi Zhicai received another good news.

After the Minister of Rites and Xi Zhicai struggled with his words, he finally reached an agreement with many great scholars of Taixue, on the condition of increasing the educational funds for Taixue, in exchange for Cai Yong, Xun Shuang, Qiao Xuan and other great Confucian scholars, respectively as Xiangyang Academy, The post of principal of many schools such as Jinyang Academy and Hedong Academy is valid for five years.

Cai Yong, Xun Shuang, Qiao Xuan and other great Confucian scholars have students all over the world, and they sit in a school. Even if the Department of Education does not allocate funds, the local aristocratic family will take the initiative to sponsor them to build a school.

Yan Hui was so moved that he almost cried when he learned about it. He thought that the Department of Education was raised by his stepmother, and he left him to fend for himself. Unexpectedly, not only did his boss not give up on him, but he even went out to discuss cooperation with Taixue himself.

After all, Xi Zhicai is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, a veteran of the Jin Dynasty, with much more energy than Yan Hui.

If Yan went back to do the same thing, no one would take care of it, but if Xi Zhi did it, the situation would be completely different.

With the cooperation of Xi Zhicai and Yan Hui, Daqin's education career has been initially established.

Daqin will successively build nine state-level large-scale school palaces in Luoyang, Xiangyang, Jinyang, Yecheng and other prefectural cities, and successively build ten county-level medium-sized school palaces in Julu Hongnong and Nanyang. palace.

These projects are expected to be fully completed within the next three years.

As for when these schools will be profitable?Xi Zhicai estimates that it will be at least five years later, and he will not make much money. Before that, Daqin needs to invest [-]% of his finances for support every year.

After listening to Xi Zhicai's report, Ying Hao smiled and praised: "It is hard work for Xi Shangshu to develop education to such a level in such a short period of time with limited funds and manpower."

Xi Zhicai said sternly, "Wei Chen just did what he should do."

After encouraging Xi Zhicai for a few words, Ying Hao's eyes fell on Liu Ye, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and said: "The construction of the university palaces is a big project, and if there is insufficient supervision, corruption will easily breed.

Liu Ye, as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, you need full supervision. "

Liu Ye's heart trembled, and he immediately said: "I obey the order."

It's not that Ying Hao doesn't trust Liu Ye's ability, but that the functions of the Ministry of Industry involve huge wealth and various interests, which easily breeds corruption.

Daqin has currently determined three major project plans, namely: the construction plan of the Xuegong, the construction plan of Hebei Chidao, and the plan for the reclamation of millions of acres of fertile land for waterways.

For example, if someone used his authority to corrupt all the building materials used in the construction of the school, it would be extremely difficult to be discovered, and once discovered, it would mean that the project would be destroyed.

If the officials of the Ministry of Industry want to be corrupt, there are various methods, so Ying Hao must be cautious.

The six divisions of the Ministry of Industry are:
The Engineering Department is in charge of large-scale projects across the country, and among the three major engineering plans today, the Engineering Department is responsible for two of them, and the director is Gu Yong.

The Ordnance Department, the predecessor of the Craftsman Institute, is in charge of factories and workshops across the country, as well as the manufacture of ordnance for the entire army. The director is Song Yingxing.

The Tuntian Division is in charge of farming matters across the country, and the Tuntian Division is in charge of the Tuntian Division for one of the three major engineering projects, the million-acre fertile land reclamation plan, and the director is Zaozhi.

The Road Construction Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads across the country. One of the three major engineering projects, the Hebei Chi Road Construction Plan, is in charge of the Road Construction Department, and the director is Li Daoyuan.

The Water Conservancy Department is in charge of water conservancy projects and farmland irrigation across the country, and one of the three major engineering plans, the million-acre fertile land reclamation plan, is in charge of the water conservancy project part, and the director is Zheng Guo.

The Mint Department is responsible for the minting of national currency, and the director is Qin Ying.

Just looking at the functions of the Sixth Division of the Ministry of Industry, we can see how much power Liu Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, really has.

Liu Ye was able to hold such a high position in the Great Qin Dynasty as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Apart from being Ying Hao's servant, the main reason was that he stood in line.

Ying Hao proclaimed himself the public, the king, and even the emperor. Among those who rushed to the forefront, there was always one person, and that was Liu Ye.

Knowing the current affairs and knowing the gains and losses are the secrets of Liu Ye's progress.

As soon as Liu Ye became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he would immediately take over the three major projects, and if there was any problem, he, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, would have to bear the blame, which clearly shows the pressure on him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, not only the academy, but also the three major projects, the ministers will personally supervise, and will never give corrupt officials any room for corruption." Liu Ye said decisively.

Seeing this, Ying Hao couldn't help but nodded. With this attitude, the possibility of corruption could be minimized.

"As for the construction of Chidao and the management of the Hebei waterway, how much will it cost?" Ying Hao asked Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is the secretary and deputy prime minister of the household department, and the household department is in charge of the territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters of the whole country, which is the money bag of the whole Daqin.

Xun Yu immediately stood up and replied, "It accounts for about 20.00% of the total financial affairs of our Great Qin Dynasty."

The construction plan of the school palace only accounts for 20.00% of the national finance, while Chidao and water conservancy farms account for [-]%. It can be seen that Daqin has invested heavily in agriculture and commerce.

Of course, the greater the initial investment, the greater the return in the later period.

After the Hebei Chi Road is completed, the commercial circulation in Hebei will be greatly improved, the business will be greatly developed, and the business tax will also increase exponentially.

As for water conservancy and farmland, the top priority is to increase the total grain production in the entire Hebei region, which is a policy that must be implemented.

(End of this chapter)