I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 456: The school is short of money, I will provide it!If you're short of paper, I'll make it!If there is a shortage of books, I will print them!Are you still opposed?
Zhang Anshi and the others are now standing at the highest point of the court. Naturally, they hope that the family will remain strong and are unwilling to accept surprises.

This imperial examination system may bring surprises.

"The Renzi system involves the nine ministers, the second government and the ministers, it involves the prime ministers of the prefectures and states, it involves... it involves our cabinet bachelors."

"To say something bragging, we are the foundation of stability in the world. The county magistrate will not fail to see this."

"Therefore, the county magistrate dare not risk the disapproval of the court."

"However, if the county magistrate does this, it will not only concern a few small matters such as mine, but also the safety of the whole world."

"If the county magistrate has not seen clearly, we will remonstrate with him."

Zhang Anshi stood up and finished speaking with his hands behind his back. The others also stood up and nodded together, reaching a unified opinion.

Before they could say anything more, Fan Ke had already ran over from the courtyard.

"Pavilion elders, His Majesty has asked you to come into the palace to discuss matters."

"Thank you, little envoy, for telling me, I'll go now." After Zhang Anshi said that, he led a few people and strode towards the Greenhouse Hall.

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After Zhang Anshi, the four cabinet bachelors, entered the Greenhouse Hall, they immediately saw four foreign court officials sitting on the couches on the left.

The expressions on their faces were a mixture of embarrassment, displeasure, and jealousy.

Today, the emperor summoned Zhang Anshi and others to the Greenhouse Palace, obviously to discuss political affairs with them, but when they arrived, they were blocked from the door.

When he came in at this moment, the emperor had already been discussing with the foreign officials for more than half an hour. Many things had probably been finalized in advance, and the cabinet bachelor was not necessary.

As Liu He thought, Zhang Anshi and others did have some worries - worried that one day the cabinet would be completely emptied out, wouldn't they also be emptied out?

Although they were worried in their hearts, they concealed it very well and did not show it too obviously. They greeted the emperor with normal expressions and then sat down on the couch.

As soon as they sat down, they saw the "Xu Xuexue Yao" and "Imperial Examination Yao" on the case: they looked at each other and nodded slightly, it seemed that they guessed correctly today.

"My dear friends, the second round of the new policy is the academic system and the imperial examination system. I called you here today just to hear your opinions to avoid any mistakes."

"Let's take a look at the "Xiu Xue Yao" first." Liu He spoke calmly.

"Wei!" Several people answered quickly

Then, several cabinet bachelors gathered together and looked through "Yu Xue Yao" together, and Liu He explained to them the key points in it as before.

Their expressions were no different from those of Su Wu and others: when they heard the emperor's grand wish, they were all shocked, and turned to look at the emperor with incredulous eyes.

In the shock, I became even more worried, especially Wei Xian, the "Zou Lu Great Scholar" who wanted to speak but stopped talking several times, and his displeasure was palpable.

"This is roughly the academic system of Xiang. The few dear ministers present today, whether they are officials from the Chinese or foreign courts, are all well-educated people..."

"I would like to ask you dear friends, are there any omissions and flaws in this academic system?" When Liu He said these two sentences, he just looked at the cabinet minister sitting on the right.

Zhang Anshi and others did not speak immediately, but looked around for a while, as if they did not want to be the first to stand up and express their objections.

"Zhang Qing, you are a little late today. If you have any questions, just ask. I and several foreign officials will give you an answer." Will the emperor and the foreign officials give an answer to the cabinet?Doesn't that mean that the foreign officials have reached an agreement with the emperor?Then their cabinet is nothing?

Zhang Anshi and others did not dare to complain, and could only secretly complain in their hearts. The emperor really wanted to let these foreign officials check and balance them, the cabinet ministers.

After another brief silence, the chief academician Zhang Anshi "stepped forward".

"Your Majesty, there are ready-made houses for schools everywhere. It doesn't cost much to renovate them, but..."

"But distributing 'study rations' to all government students will cost [-] million yuan this year, which is not a small amount." Zhang Anshi asked first.

"I have thought about it. The young master can provide half of this money, and the chief minister can provide half..."

"Since last year, all counties have begun to implement new agricultural tools. Land rent can be increased by [-]%. Da Si Nong has at least one billion more in income, which is more than enough to spend here."

This number was calculated by the former Chief of Staff, Farming Yannian. I have to say that this person is still very competent as an accountant.

At this moment, Tian Yannian, who was involved in the corruption case, had been castrated and was probably still imprisoned in Yongxiang. Liu He thought that he could be fished out and used as an internal official to make use of the waste.

"Zhang Qing, if this is the case, this money should be enough, right?" Liu He asked with a smile.

The emperor would rather use money and food from the young government to run schools. This is simply a benevolent government. How can Zhang Anshi use "lack of money" as a pretext?
"Your Majesty has the world in mind, is extremely generous, and has long-term thinking. He is not as good as a humble minister, so he dare not have any objections." Zhang An replied convincingly.

There was only a brief moment of silence in the hall, and then Liu De stood up.

"It's a good thing that Your Majesty wants to run a school, but where can we find so many books?" Liu De asked.

"Yu Wuyou, you are a master craftsman. It's up to you to talk to my uncle about this matter." Liu He still respectfully called Liu De his uncle.

"I report to Your Majesty and Mr. Liu Ge that in the past six months, all the workers in each county have been able to make paper, which can meet the needs of each county..."

"And paper mills have begun to appear among the people. In today's big country, this paper has become cheaper and cheaper."

"One foot of fine rice paper only costs thirty cents, and one foot of this kind of straw paper only costs ten cents. Ordinary people can also afford it."

"So even if you copy books like before, it will cost a lot less than before."

This is the reason why Liu He did not hide papermaking as a secret skill in the palace. As the emperor, the world belongs to him, why should he hide his secrets for just a few dollars?
If the papermaking technology was kept secret and only used as a means of making money, the young government could make tens of millions of money, but now there is not enough paper to promote change.

If you want to be a merchant, you must have your own secret skills; if you want to promote great changes in the world, you should promote technological innovation.

As the emperor, he has to be in a commanding position, so how can he do it just to collect three or five more dou?

"What's more, the printing workshop can now print three hundred books a day, and more than [-] books a year."

"But Wei Chen thinks that this quantity is not enough. In order to allow the people of Xiangxue to buy cheap books..."

"I can make an oath in front of His Majesty. Within three years, the printing workshop will be able to print a thousand books every day!"

Yu Wuyou gave his answer categorically, and the number shocked everyone from ear to ear.

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