The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1379
"Your Majesty, children are just starting to learn, and the academy can't do what the Gongzhong Hongwenkan does for the time being, so the age requirement can only be like this, and it cannot be changed." Xuan Shijing said.

His Majesty Li Er heard the words and nodded: "It is true, even in the Hongwen Museum, the most enrolled students are young people aged [-] or [-], and if they are older, they either invite a husband at home, or I went directly to the Imperial College, and on your side, I heard that after two years of enrollment, there will be an exam?"

"Exactly." Xuan Shijing replied: "Now there are not only books taught by Mingde Academy in Zhuangzi, but also the medical school run by Sun Daochang, who teaches medical skills, and the military academy run by the king of Hejian County, which trains military personnel for the Tang Dynasty. Talents, together with Chang'an City's Engineering College, Mingde College students' exams after two years, determine that they can enter that college to continue their studies."

"Engineering and medical schools also count?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

In His Majesty Li Er's mind, maybe Mingde Academy and Military Academy, if you continue to study in these two academies, that is called advanced study, and the rest are not counted.

"The engineering college in Chang'an City has been established for some years. Your Majesty should have seen the benefits of this." Xuan Shijing said: "The current engineering college no longer costs you a penny, but can bring you a lot of money. A lot of income, in addition to being self-sufficient, there is also a lot of money piled up in the treasury of the engineering college. As long as the minister is willing, all the money can be transported to Zhuangzi, but the minister feels that money should be obtained. Used in just the right place."

"Before you invested so much in the Institute of Engineering, it's only natural to get your money back. Why not?" His Majesty Li Er asked with a smile.

"I'm not short of money. No matter how much money you have, you won't need it. If you pile it up in the warehouse, it's just a pile of rotten copper. Money is a good thing, but it's too much to use. It's unnecessary. For the time being, the Institute of Engineering will not be able to make up for it. In addition to paying taxes for the court every year, the Institute of Engineering also spends a lot of money on materials every year. It’s a cycle. Freshmen enroll will always spend a lot of money. In the future, only the top craftsmen of the engineering college will be able to stay in the college to teach, and the rest of the colleges will move out of the college after about three or four years. Come out and graduate.

All of this is just at the beginning. No matter what aspect it is, it needs to use money to open the way, and use money to carve out a long-term road that can be walked. "

Nowadays, the academies opened by Xuan Shijing, except for the engineering college, are all running at a loss of money. Now it is Datang, not later generations. There are subsidies and extra money to open the school. Xuan Shijing is really throwing money into it. money.

Spending money to force the children of the common people to go to school.

After a long time, the academy has become a large scale, maybe Xuan Shijing's pocket will not have to bleed so much.

As for the matter of the academy, it should have been a matter of the imperial court, but how could the officials of the imperial court think of building such a large academy for the common people outside of Chang'an City, so that the common people's children could go to school?Some old aristocratic families felt that it was a great favor for Guozijian to allow those talented people from poor backgrounds to enter.

Let the imperial court pay for the construction of the academy and lose money to run the academy, that is simply a fantasy.

Unless there is a successful precedent, the construction of the academy and the operation of the academy will not empty out the bottom of the Tang Dynasty's treasury, and the officials and gentlemen in the court are willing to do this.

And Xuan Shijing Zhuangzi's academy is opening up such a way for the imperial court, telling them with facts that it is feasible to build an academy to educate the people.

Xuan Shijing squandered most of the money the Xuan family earned in these years. Of course, Xuan Shijing also practiced what he believed in. If you are poor, you will benefit yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world.

After a hundred years, the money will be thrown into the coffin whether it is born or not, can it be left to future generations?The good things that the descendants of the Xuan family dug up from the ancestral grave must belong to their own family?

It is precisely because Xuan Shijing has seen through it that he is willing to look at things like money. His children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When he is alive, he will try to save as much money as possible for them, but in the end, it still depends on them. The younger generations who are capable or not, can't be richer than three generations.

"As you said, I'm really looking forward to it." His Majesty Li Er took a sip from his teacup and said, "I'm very satisfied with the bureaucrats in the ten miles and eight items around Dongshan County who came out this time."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about those household registration certificates?" Xuan Shijing asked.

His Majesty Li Er nodded: "Exactly, you should be rewarded if you can do things for the people in a down-to-earth manner."

"This incident also surprised me very much." Xuan Shijing said with a smile: "The current administration of officials in the Tang Dynasty is not as bad as I thought."

Xuan Shijing is now the official position of Prince Zhan Shi. In terms of duties, he is in charge of the East Palace, but he is also qualified to discuss the affairs of the emperor, especially regarding the administration of officials. It's normal to talk about these in between.

Not only is Xuan Shijing an important member of the imperial court, but he also has a title, and his identity is the son-in-law of His Majesty Li Er, a person with real power in the imperial court.

"Why, if it's as you think, the administration of officials under the Tang Dynasty is very unsatisfactory?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

Xuan Shijing shook his head: "That's not the case. The surroundings of Chang'an are naturally different from other places in the Tang Dynasty. After all, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and even around Chang'an, at the feet of the emperor, every move may be caught by the emperor. I know, the officials are diligent, and it is true. After all, around Chang'an, if you want to be promoted, you can only work hard. Apart from doing your job well, if you want to win a good name, then We can only start with the people and serve the people in a down-to-earth manner, if it is in other places, there may be some discrepancies."

Beijing officials and local officials are both officials of the Tang Dynasty, but they are still different.

Some things, after all, are too idealistic to be realized. No matter when, if you want to say that in the 5000 years of China, when was the most stringent time to combat corruption?During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, so many people were killed and such extreme methods were used, did corrupt officials die?
No, it's just that the means are more sophisticated and the actions are more concealed.

People's greed, some people can restrain it, some people can't restrain it, those who can't restrain their desires will become greedy, if they are in an official position, they will become a corrupt official, if they can't restrain their desires, they will become a corrupt official , Those are upright officials, those who can restrain their desires, live easily, can accomplish great things, and restrain their desires, they are called saints.

(End of this chapter)