Ji Tang

Chapter 371 He's a Madman
Changsun picked up the excerpted piece of paper and began to compare it with Ji Song's memorial.

Upon seeing it, she immediately discovered the problem.

Whenever a new thing appears, society begins to undergo major changes.

The birth of each tool will make the country that first uses it stronger.

Our ancestors fought against wild beasts, so they longed for sharp weapons and bows that could shoot farther.

Farmers want to cultivate more land and grow more food, so they are eager to have more efficient agricultural tools.

Scholars needed to record articles, so they had bamboo slips, and in the Han Dynasty, paper appeared.

And these things appear when people desire them most.

Once it appears, big changes will occur no matter which country or nation it is.

She blankly put down the papers and memorials in her hands, holding on to the desk a little limply.

"Slower!"

Li Shimin helped his eldest grandson up and said, "Did you see it too?"

The eldest grandson nodded and said bitterly: "We have been rejoicing over the emergence of the plow, columbine, waterwheel, and papermaking!"

"But who knew that while greatly improving efficiency, it would also be accompanied by crisis!"

Li Shimin murmured: "Yes, crisis, crisis, danger brings opportunity!"

He is also upset now and really doesn't know what to do.

"Inform Fang Xuanling that Du Ruhui and others are entering the palace to discuss matters!"

"promise!"

Chen Shou didn't hesitate at all when he heard the hand, and ran out in a hurry.

Although he didn't understand it very well and was even a little confused, the emperor's expression told him that this matter was so big that His Majesty didn't even know what to do.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

It didn't take long, and several people arrived one after another.

Li Shimin didn't talk nonsense and handed Ji Song's memorial to them for them to read first.

"Please build an academy"?
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes!
Especially when they saw that it was Ji Song who wrote the letter, they were even more surprised!
Without hesitation, both of them looked at it.

If it were just an ordinary memorial, His Majesty would not be able to call them all.

With doubts, they didn't realize it was serious at first. It wasn't until they looked at it three times that they realized something was wrong, as if there was something between them, which made them feel itchy in their hearts!
"Come on, look at this again!"

Li Shimin handed over the piece of paper he excerpted.

After comparing with each other, they finally discovered the problem, but their faces became more and more solemn!

"His Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling was the first to say: "Although this memorial is novel at first glance, it is nothing. If you don't study it deeply, I guess everyone just doesn't realize how serious it is."

"But Hao Jiehou used his flexible mind to embody everything he wanted to express, and few of us, or even our predecessors, have considered these issues."

"I congratulate the Tang Dynasty!"

Du Ruhui also opened his closed eyes and bowed as well: "I would also like to congratulate the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin's eyes were complicated. He looked at the memorial that had returned to his hand and said bitterly: "Is it really that important? Don't the ancients have any precedent in this regard?"

Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty! I can't explain why there are no such records and precedents, but good Marquises can never be treated with ordinary people's eyes."

"Since I have known Ziyi, everything he has done has been unexpected but reasonable."

"The emergence of the curved-column plow, columbine, and waterwheel will definitely set off a revolution in agriculture. Coupled with the method of increasing fertilizer, it is already expected that the grain harvest of the fields of the people around the world will increase greatly." "And papermaking technology With its improvements and low cost, scholars in the Tang Dynasty will surely experience a big explosion."

"And in such an era of change, Your Majesty! Are we ready?"

He finally said: "This memorial must be very hesitant for Marquis Hao. It is basically challenging the status of Confucianism since the Han Dynasty."

Yes, Ji Song wrote very cryptically, but he believed that someone would understand it.

We are not yet in the Song and Ming Dynasties when Confucianism was the dominant force. Although Confucianism’s status is difficult to shake now, it will not yet form Confucianism for later generations.

Ji Song's idea was very simple, which was to bring another way of understanding the world to the Tang Dynasty before Confucianism became self-centered.

The establishment of an academy is to cultivate talents from all walks of life to cope with the coming new era.

If social efficiency improves and national reform intensifies, but Datang fails to take the initiative to promote it in this best era, then he will surely be counterattacked by it.

The increase in social wealth and the prosperity of the country and the people are all good things and will surely usher in a prosperous era.

However, there is no large number of qualified talents to harness this prosperous age, absorb this wealth, and even promote it to establish and improve the country's system.

Then, everyone can only follow the trend. When the system cannot keep up, the strength of the rule will bottom out, and then chaos will not be far away.

Fang Du and Li Shimin may not have expected so much. They only saw the arrival of a new era from Ji Song's memorial, but they didn't know what kind of era it was.

They only know that Datang must change.

If it doesn't change, they will miss this golden opportunity.

Even if you are not careful, the Tang Dynasty will be the next Sui Dynasty, becoming the stepping stone for the next dynasty, reaching its peak with the nourishment of the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "Your Majesty, does Marquis Hao have any plans for the academy?"

Li Shimin was stunned, picked up the academy card and handed it to Fang Xuanling.

"The investigation of things, arithmetic, and a preliminary exploration of nature?"

Du Ruhui also murmured: "Statistics, agriculture, engineering?"

They can still understand Gewu, but some of the terms behind it are a bit awkward and difficult to understand.

Finally, after reading the annotations, I finally understood.

"Hao Qihou wants to rebuild the Baijia family?" Fang Xuanling was shocked!

But then there was doubt: "No, this only involves the workers and farmers of the Mohist school, and some Taoist ideas, but not the others."

The three of them looked at each other, and when they looked at this memorial, they could only be amazed!

How clever is this?What a grand ambition?
If he can succeed, he will definitely become a great master in the future.

"Your Majesty! I agree with Marquis Hao's idea. We must be prepared, otherwise we will definitely regret it in the future."

"Your Majesty! I also agree that Hao Jiehou will not be affected much. As long as it is done properly, there is still great hope."

Fang and Du agreed one after another, and Li Shimin no longer had any doubts.

"Okay, I'll approve it now!"

He said that he would approve it with a red pen!
But when he was about to put pen to paper, he felt a little embarrassed and said: "The housing minister should take a closer look at this plan! You may also need help from the Ministry of Finance."

Fang Xuanling was stunned, took the plan, and said grandly: "What's this? It's just to build an academy! With this little money, the Ministry of Household Affairs can still do it."

But before he could finish speaking, when he looked at the huge academy above, which was like a city, his eyes widened and he couldn't believe his eyes.

"He's just crazy."

(End of this chapter)