Cutting 1719

Chapter 553
In the past thousands of years, the feudal dynasties have always attached the most importance to the education of the princes, because it is related to the future of the empire, and they have to be treated with caution—so basically the education model is the same as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. , and then tried to make the princes a qualified ruler through the model of precept and deed.

This set sounds beautiful and feasible, but when you really open the history books, you can find a very cruel point. After removing the founding emperors who did not complete the orthodox royal education, you can find that the remaining emperors who accepted this set of education models, There are hardly any real talents, and at best they are mediocre.

If the failure of the education of princes before the Qing Dynasty was due to the fact that the princes themselves did not work hard, then the results of the education of princes in the Qing Dynasty can explain some problems.

For example, during the Qing Dynasty, the education of the prince was extremely harsh. When the prince was six years old, he was ready to start school in the Shangshufang and learn from his master. The teachers in the fashion study were basically taught by the Imperial Academy. To serve as an official, not only must you have outstanding knowledge, but you also need to have good character, that is, to be upright and cautious, so as to ensure that you will not spoil the prince.

After preparing the tutor (i.e. class teacher) for the prince, the inner court will also match the master with one or two officials as assistants (equivalent to the assistant teacher) according to the specific situation. The examination and teaching of the bachelors in charge ensure the quality of the prince's teaching.

And when the luxurious teachers are ensured, the prince's curriculum will be determined, and in this form, the prince's life can be described as quite hard——

First of all, at the beginning of the morning (equivalent to 5:00 to 5:40 in the morning), you enter the Shangshu room, and then you can leave school until the second quarter of the first day (14:30 at noon). At this stage, you mainly study with the teacher. For one sentence, the prince will read it aloud, and after repeating it, he will read it a hundred times again.

After finishing the class, the prince will start to learn infantry and horseback riding in the Old Summer Palace every five days, and this learning process will continue until the prince officially becomes an adult.

In a year, only New Year's Day, Duanyang Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Longevity Festival and one's own birthday are allowed to have holidays. The total is only five days. At other times, even on New Year's Eve, you have to study.

It can be said that this kind of learning method, which can be compared to the Hengshui model of later generations, has made full use of the prince's time and squeezed out the prince's own energy.

However, no matter how hard you work in the wrong direction, you can't achieve real results. According to the memory of Ning Yu's later generations, we can know that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty who studied with this model were actually very mediocre. It takes time to temper government affairs to truly achieve change.

Ning Yu sneered at this model, and said loudly: "Princes should receive public education. If you just lock him up in the deep palace to learn civil and martial arts, what's the point in Yuguo? I think your method can only use The prince taught him to become a useless scholar, but he couldn't teach him to become an emperor!"

The ministers were suddenly a little embarrassed, especially Lin Haiyan's neck was red, and he was pointing at his nose and scolding, but the key is that the scolding was quite right, just like Wanli who grew up under this model, isn't he a real Confucian scholars?Did not see the slightest domineering emperor.

Although the first assistant Cui Wancai nodded silently in his heart, he had to stand up at this time and change the atmosphere, "I would like to report to your majesty, the minister should not be punished for his speech." But he was secretly reminding Ning Yu that the words were right. too heavy.

Ning Yu coughed lightly, but did not continue, but said earnestly: "Dear dear friends, the education of princes is a major event and the foundation of the country. It cannot be divorced from the reality of life, only by letting the prince grow up in the real environment can he absorb the power of the outside world."

"I want to open a royal public school. At that time, I will not only choose children from among the meritorious ministers, but also choose the children of martyrs and heroes in the army, as well as the children who perform well in the Eagle Battalion. They can all go to school with the eldest son of the emperor. It's time for the eldest son of the emperor not only to learn real knowledge, but also to get in touch with more aspects of the world from the people around him, do you understand?"

After speaking, Ning Yu turned to look at the ignorant Ning Chengze, and said with a smile, "Ze'er, would you like to meet more friends in the future?"

"Ze'er is willing, thank you Your Majesty the Father." Ning Chengze blinked, but did not hesitate at all.

Lin Haiyan, the right servant of the Ministry of Education, suddenly realized. With shame on his face, he said in a low voice: "I am stupid, I really shouldn't speak nonsense, I have not realized His Majesty's good intentions, I am really guilty."

"The one who speaks is innocent, the one who speaks is innocent."

With a smile on his face, Ning Yu waved his hand and said, "Now the Royal Public School is just a preliminary plan. It will not be fully completed until next year, and then the school will officially start. I mentioned this matter today mainly to tell you , For the positions at all levels of the Royal Public School, as well as the selection of teachers and the selection of students who enter the school, they will all start immediately, and you will be busy with this matter by then."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When the ministers heard this, there was a commotion immediately, because the emperor's words were too clear. The purpose of letting the prince get in touch with more friends from an early age was not only to let him gain knowledge, but actually to cultivate contacts for the eldest son of the emperor. , to expand future personal connections, then one can also understand that any children who can study with the eldest son of the emperor will have a ticket to the world of power in the future?
To be honest, this is more realistic than any imperial examination, because no matter what you can learn in the Royal Public School, you can't change the status of the students-they will all become the prince's or even the prince's classmates, which is a good thing that can't be exchanged for gold identity!
Even Ning Luoyuan, the person in charge of the shadow, was aware of this, of course he could see the mystery in it, and immediately said softly, "Report to Your Majesty, that minister is going to ask His Majesty for a reward."

Ning Yu looked at Ning Luoyuan who was standing on the side. He knew quite well the spy chief beside him who was used to hiding himself all the year round. It can be said that the other party had never used the power of the shadow to do some personal things, nor had he opened up with him. Excuse me——this meaning is different today.

"Just tell me, I will naturally agree to what I can agree to."

Ning Luoyuan sighed slightly: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. The shadows travel in and out of danger, and there are often unexpected things. Some of them have no news at all, and it is impossible to determine whether they are qualified as martyrs. But I can't bear it after all. Their There is no way for the heirs to have a real future, so please allow your Majesty to let them go to school."

Ning Yu was silent for a while, and said casually: "There is nothing wrong with it at this time, you can draw up a list and submit it to me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ning Luoyuan quickly knelt down on the ground, and gave Ning Yu a solemn salute, which is rare to see in Da Chu, where the ceremony of kneeling has been completely abolished, but everyone understands that Ning Luoyuan's prostration is completely for Ning Yu. Those orphans worshiped.

Seeing that Ning Luoyuan had taken part of the benefits, the others hoped to get some places, but before they could speak, Ning Yu stopped everyone's thoughts.

"All the admission lists need to be submitted to me for review, so let's leave it at that, take the eldest prince down first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After the female officials brought the young Ning Chengze out of the hall, Ning Yu said: "The cabinet has just submitted the financial revenue and expenditure plan for this year, and the estimated financial revenue for this year is 300 million silver dollars, but the financial The expenditure has reached 300 million silver dollars, which means that the budget deficit plan has reached a full 1000 million!"

"I took a look and found that the administrative expenditure was 800 million, and the military expenditure was 2000 million. These two items alone reached 5000 million. As for the rest of the urban construction, transportation construction, and industrial planning expenditures, even if the individual expenditures are excluded The industry 1.0 plan expenditure has also reached 300 million silver dollars, which can be described as stretched!"

When the topic came to this point, the atmosphere in the entire Fengtian Temple has become very solemn. Whether it is the income or the expenditure, it has actually far exceeded everyone's imagination. You must know that in the Qing Dynasty. The annual income of more than 3000 million taels is already the limit. How can there be such a large scale?
But even the annual income of 6000 million to 300 million silver dollars can hardly cover the current expenditure of Ning Chu. A large part of it was going to be handed over to the internal treasury, but now Ning Chu only handed over a symbolic 63 silver dollars.

At this time, Cui Wancai, the chief minister of the cabinet, is naturally going to speak out. As the head of the cabinet, he naturally has an account book in his heart.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since the recovery of the North last year, coupled with the expansion of the official base, the cost of the New Deal has tripled, and it is difficult to reduce it. The military expenditure has also increased by more than [-]% compared to before the Northern Expedition. It is also understandable. , As for urban construction, transportation construction, and industrial planning expenditures, etc., they are all important items in the five-year plan, and it is really difficult to choose.”

After all, it is true that the money is not enough, but it is also true that it cannot be reduced. All the rules and regulations are major issues, and they must be properly handled. Of course, money is also indispensable.

Of course, Ning Yu naturally does not have the idea of ​​blindly saving money. After all, the current expenditure is not a waste, but a necessary investment that is really beneficial to the country. If it is cut down blindly, it seems that it is saving money, but the country will be delayed after all. development opportunities and strategic time, so he naturally did not shoot blindly.

"People in the world often say that we need to increase income and reduce expenditure, but I also know that the north and the south of Chu have just been unified, and it will take a few years to digest the overall financial growth. Maybe in three years, our financial revenue will break through one year. Tens of thousands of silver dollars, but there is nothing to do right now. As for saving money now, I can’t save anything. I think that the tax-sharing system may be considered one or two."

Seeing the picture, the important officials of the imperial court suddenly trembled in their hearts. You must know that in today's Nanjing officialdom, the tax sharing system is no longer a real secret. As long as there are officials of a certain level, they have more or less understood this change. Of course, everyone has praises and criticisms for the tax-sharing system in their hearts, but they are just waiting and watching.

Now that the boots are about to land, everyone is a little bit confused. After all, no one has really experienced the tax-sharing system, and there is no precedent to follow. Many people have not even figured out what the tax-sharing system is.

Of course, for this aspect, Ning Yu also has his own helper, that is, as the current person in charge of Ningchu's financial and currency reform, Ernst, he also has a lot of thinking about China and the West when it comes to institutional reforms in taxation.

"My Majesty, the tax-sharing system is almost an excellent solution to the balance between the central and local finances. In fact, in today's Europe, England, France, and Sweden have all adopted tax-sharing systems to a considerable extent, and have effectively solved the problem. The fiscal power relationship between the central government and local governments.”

Ernst stepped forward. This foreigner who was deeply trusted by Ning Yu has now gained Ning Yu's double trust. After the successful financial reform, Ernst was granted the title of Duke, although it cannot be hereditary. Liu Jue still moved Ernst greatly, and he was determined to sacrifice his whole life for Da Chu.

After hearing Ernst's explanation, many ministers became interested. After all, since ancient times, how to control local power, especially the issue of controlling local finances, has almost run through the entire life of the dynasty, but not many people can Effective solutions often lead to conflicts between ourselves and ourselves.

At present, although Ningchu's problem is not only a problem of local finance and central finance, once the relationship between local taxation can be better balanced, it will naturally be more conducive to defending the authority of the court itself. It would not be too much to give Ernst another duke.

After all, this is a problem that many emperors dream of solving.

(End of this chapter)