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Chapter 245: The Contribution Points Mission That Made Li Yuanji Happy and Worried
Cen Changqian listened quietly. He knew very well that these were Cen Wenben's teachings to him, and he must keep them in mind.

Cen Changqian is already very clear about the role and status of the Press and Publication Bureau. Being in such a position, he is bound to be at the center of controversy in the future. What Cen Wenben said now was to allow him to be prepared.

Cen Wenben talked for a long time before he slowly stopped.

"Just remember what I said. The most important thing is to put the king first. No matter when or where, as long as you can remember this, you won't be wrong."

Cen Wenben spoke earnestly. He knew very well that it was precisely because the position of the newspaper and publication bureau was very important that it was easy to fall into the vortex.

The Newspaper and Publication Bureau represents Li Yuanji, but as long as the power of the Newspaper and Publication Bureau is demonstrated, everyone else will flock to it, and Cen Changqian will become the center of attention of the world.

Cen Wenben no longer thought too much about it. He knew very well that the longer the time, the more challenging the position would be. He said all this now just because he was worried.

Seeing that Cen Changqian agreed to all of this, Cen Wenben spoke solemnly.

“Now that you have entered the government, my Cen family has entered the core of the king. Our Cen family’s power is too great, whether it is those who followed the king in the beginning or those who gradually arrived later, including the Yang family and the Wei family.

Although this shows that the king values ​​us and has been very kind to our Cen family, you must remember not to become arrogant because of this and you must not be nepotistic.

On the contrary, people in the family who are incompetent, or even have bad character, must not be allowed to enter officialdom. Even if they are allowed to enter officialdom, they must not be allowed to hold high positions, so as not to bring disaster to the family.

Just do what you should do and die for the king, and don't reach out for what you shouldn't."

Cen Wenben said a lot more, and Cen Changqian remembered it all.

It was not until late at night that Cen Changqian left.

Early in the morning, Cen Wenben and Cen Changqian walked out of the mansion and headed towards the palace.

Cen Wenben's residence was just on the east side of the palace, very close, and they soon arrived at the palace.

After arriving at the palace and waiting for a while, Li Yuanji slowly appeared.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji looked at Cen Wenben and Cen Changqian beside him and immediately smiled.

"You guys came quite early. Have you had your meal? If not, I'll have someone serve you food."

When the two men arrived, Li Yuanji had just finished his breakfast and completed his daily tasks. Before he even sat down, Cen Wenben came, making Li Yuanji very helpless.

But there was nothing he could do. His subordinates were more motivated than him, the boss, and he couldn't push them away.

Cen Wenben laughed after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, I have already eaten. Now that the person has been brought here, I will go down to handle government affairs."

After Cen Wenben finished speaking, he bowed and walked out without even looking at Cen Changqian, as if he was a stranger.

Li Yuanji looked at Cen Changqian and said with a smile, "Sit down."

Li Yuanji sat down and drank some tea to moisten his throat before speaking slowly.

"Your uncle must have already told you about this when you came here, but I still want to remind you that this newspaper office is very important. You must listen carefully and do it seriously."

Cen Changqian immediately stood up and said: "I will listen carefully and do my best to live up to the king's trust."

Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and then slowly told Cen Changqian about the affairs of the newspaper and publication bureau.

After a long time, Li Yuanji gave Cen Changqian the part that he had sorted out last night.

"In addition to what I just told you, you must also read these carefully after you go down and understand them all.

What I am telling you now is only part of the functions of the Press and Publication Bureau. Other functions will be supplemented later.

In the course of running a newspaper and periodical bureau, you will inevitably encounter many difficulties. If you are undecided, come to me and don't try to be tough on your own.

That's all for now. If you have nothing else to do, you can go down. I'll give you ten days to learn all this and sort out how the newspaper office should operate. After ten days, we'll start working on it immediately."

Cen Changqian wrote these down one by one and then walked out.

Now he hasn't fully understood all of this, nor has he done any careful research, so what problems could there be?

After Cen Changqian went down, he tidied things up again. Suddenly, he sensed something and hurriedly opened the system.

Li Yuanji looked around and was immediately surprised, because his mission was finally completed.

The task was completed, and 100,000 contribution points were immediately credited to his account. His contribution points were finally abundant again.

Then he looked at the new task and Li Yuanji became worried again, not for any other reason but because the new task was a population task.

New task: Population is the most important cornerstone of development. Develop the population of each prefecture to more than two million. Completion will earn you 200,000 contribution points.

Looking at this new task, Li Yuanji felt both happy and worried. He was happy because he could get 200,000 contribution points directly after completing the task. That was 200,000 contribution points. With his current 100,000 contribution points, he could spend them lavishly.

And this also means that the contribution points for future tasks will be at least 100,000.

After using the system for such a long time, Li Yuanji has almost figured it out. When the contribution points of a task exceed a certain level, the lower limit of contribution points obtained for the task will also be raised.

For example, now the system will hardly release any tasks that will only give dozens, hundreds or thousands of contribution points after completing the task. This is undoubtedly a good thing for him.

And this is exactly what Li Yuanji is worried about. The increase in contribution points for completing the task also means an increase in the difficulty of the task itself.

Looking at the current task, 200,000 contribution points does look comfortable, but each prefecture must have a population of more than two million, that’s two million people.

Now, this task can be accomplished by Leizhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, Jiaozhou Prefecture, Yuezhou Prefecture, and Quanzhou Prefecture can almost accomplish it, but what about other prefectures?

Especially Yunzhou Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, Songzhou Prefecture, and Liuzhou Prefecture, all of which require a lot of time. Even places like Liuzhou Prefecture and Nanzhou Prefecture have not been reached yet.

Li Yuanji felt exhausted for a moment. He was not going to change the task. At most, he could just take some time to complete it this time. Now under his rule, the population was increasing and the birth rate was higher every year. Anyway, it was about population and there were no other requirements.

He slowly exited the system. He was not going to use the 100,000 contribution points for the time being. He knew very well that the next task would take a long time, so he had to keep the 100,000 contribution points for emergencies, so that he would not have no contribution points when he urgently needed them.

He really didn't want to experience that kind of embarrassing thing again. After going out for a tour, Kong Yingda walked in after noon with an excited look on his face.

"Your Majesty, I have sorted it out. Please review it."

Seeing Kong Yingda's excitement, Li Yuanji also took the memorial with great interest and began to read it. After reading it for nearly half an hour, Li Yuanji finally finished reading it word for word.

After reading it, Li Yuanji also became happy.

"Not bad, very good. You have done a good job this time. We can start implementing it according to what you have arranged."

What Kong Yingda compiled was almost exactly what he had said before. This time, Kong Yingda did not make any concessions and presented everything he said in great detail.

The only additional thing is the selection of books. The county school mainly focuses on literacy and basic teaching in various aspects, including some classics, etiquette, and even loyalty to the emperor.

After entering the provincial school, what you learn is various classics, which is the absolute focus.

In the provincial school, in addition to deepening the meaning of the classics, real-time explanations were also added. Examples were selected to explain how to govern an area. No ideas were promoted, but only explanations were based on examples that had occurred. The specific thinking and ideas were left to the students themselves.

Li Yuanji looked very satisfied. He suggested that students should learn some subjects including the study of things and mathematics when they started studying in the provincial school.

When you enter the provincial school, what I just mentioned is only a part of it. There are other subjects as well, such as farming, commercial taxes, astronomy, etc.

However, the courses in these aspects are taught according to each student’s own choice. The college does not force any student to take them. If no student chooses them, these courses will not be offered. However, they will not be removed and will be retained.

Li Yuanji was very happy about this. The talents trained in this way would not become nerds, but would be proficient in all aspects. Even if they were not proficient in everything, they would have a rough understanding of it.

In Li Yuanji's view, these subjects are equivalent to elective courses. The previous ones were required courses, and these are arranged only according to students' preferences.

Li Yuanji looked at Kong Yingda and continued, "But there are two points that you need to modify. The subjects that students can choose based on their interests in the prefectural school should be changed to one that each student must choose, with a maximum of three.

If one only studies, studies hard, it is inevitable that one will lack spiritual energy after leaving the academy.

If you choose too many subjects, and you are greedy for more but not specialized, you will end up being a hodgepodge. After all, human energy is limited, so it is necessary to limit the number of subjects. "

After hearing this, Kong Yingda suddenly came to his senses and agreed immediately.

"Your Majesty is right. It was the minister who was negligent."

Li Yuanji smiled. He approved of the arrangement of these subjects. While studying, he could master some other subjects. Even if he did not become an official in the future, at least he had a skill and could get by in the outside world.

It is not that they have no means or ability to make a living, and after learning, maybe some professional talents will emerge? Who knows.

"Okay, I know you have too many things to consider in organizing these things, and I just didn't think of it at the moment, so just change it.

There is another point you need to sort out, that is, if you do not do well in the regular subjects, but are very good at the elective subjects, you can also enter the Imperial College after confirmation and assessment.

Remember, whether it is the provincial school, the prefectural school or the Imperial Academy, do not be bound by formalities. Those who have very good talents in the elective courses should also be trained with emphasis, and they can continue to move up. Do not cut off the path for those students. "

This is also something that Li Yuanji attaches great importance to. He does not want some people to have very good grades in elective subjects, and they particularly like them and are very good at them. Such people are also very useful, because such people can be placed in the Industrial College to give full play to their strengths.

Industrial colleges need these independent people, as they are the real reserve of professional talents.

Li Yuanji was very pleased to see Kong Yingda write down what he said immediately. Apart from anything else, this execution ability and attitude were very good.

After Kong Yingda finished recording, Li Yuanji continued to speak.

"At the same time, the number of students admitted to the Imperial College was increased to 500. Later, the Imperial College was gradually expanded to four courtyards: the East Courtyard, the West Courtyard, the South Courtyard, and the North Courtyard.

The Imperial College is too small, how can it accommodate so many students?

The expansion of the Imperial College can be carried out later, but the first point must be changed immediately.

There is nothing else to say, just take it down and start preparing for execution immediately. The college will start work as soon as possible, and you, teacher, will be responsible for the allocation.

I heard that you have already started preparations, how are your preparations going now? "

Li Yuanji is now initially satisfied with the establishment of the academy. He can't find any other loopholes in the texts compiled by Kong Yingda. As for the rest, he can only wait until the academy is officially put into operation to find out whether there are any other problems.

Seeing that Li Yuanji did not raise any more opinions, Kong Yingda breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly smiled.

"Your Majesty, we are indeed beginning preparations now. I have already discussed the establishment of the academy with Cen Wenben, and the address and scale have already been decided.

I have also made preparations for printing. I have specially asked the Ironware Inspectorate to cast the machinery needed for printing. At the same time, a large amount of paper has been prepared. The Ministry of Works has also been building a warehouse to store the printed books.

Once the college is established, we can officially start recruiting students.”

Li Yuanji nodded, thought for a while, and then spoke.

“Yes, we need to hurry up and finish these before next spring, and then enroll students after the spring ploughing.

In addition, colleges at all levels, especially provincial and prefectural schools, must reserve time periods for spring ploughing and autumn harvest. Even if students are in college, they should take holidays and go back to help their families complete ploughing and autumn harvest.

After completing these two tasks, you can go back to college. You can go to Cen Wenben to finalize this matter later.

There must be a rule about how many days of holiday should be given during spring ploughing and autumn harvest."

After all, the present era is an agricultural era, and the students in the college are all males in every family. The county school is still relatively small and cannot help much if it is sent back, but the state school and prefectural school are different.

If they don't study, the students in the provincial and prefectural schools are the backbone of their families and the primary productive labor force. Once they start studying, the farmland cannot be left uncultivated.

Kong Yingda looked at Li Yuanji and immediately bowed in admiration.

“Your Majesty is so kind and considerate of the people, I admire you very much.

I will discuss this matter with Cen Wenben later and hand it over to Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji nodded, and after a few more words, Kong Yingda took the initiative to leave.

Li Yuanji also realized that Kong Yingda was completely focused on this academy and had no intention of sitting with him for any longer.

(End of this chapter)