Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 53 I'm going to build a college
"Third Brother, are you done with your work? Come on, drink. Sit down and eat something. I never imagined what kind of pepper you have, it tastes so satisfying, delicious, delicious." Li Shimin greeted Li Cha with a smile.

"Don't you want to eat it? It's delicious now? I don't have anything bad to eat here, but you don't know how to eat it, haha." Li Cha took a sip of his wine and said with a smile.

"This chili pepper is hot and dissipates. It can dispel water and dampness, warm the middle and lower qi, dispel cold and dehumidify, open up stagnation and eliminate phlegm, and it can also eliminate food. It is a good thing. However, it should not be eaten too much. Overeating can cause dampness in the body to heat up. Come back and get me some, and I will study what else it can do."

Sun Simiao interrupted suddenly.

He is worthy of being called a miracle doctor by the world.The first time I ate this pepper, I can say that the medicinal value of pepper is almost the same.

"Okay uncle, since this pepper has been grown, you can have as many as you want in the future. You can use it for research. What do you think of other new crops?" Li Cha said.

After Li Cha finished speaking, no one answered. Everyone was waiting for Emperor Li Shimin to speak.

"Chengqian, how about the new grains brought back by your third uncle?" Li Shimin wanted to test his prince.

"Father, third uncle, let me tell the truth. These potatoes can be used as a vegetable or food. It is crisp and delicious when fried as a vegetable, and it melts in your mouth when it is stewed. It is easy to swallow and can satisfy your hunger." This pumpkin, mixed with rice to make porridge can also satisfy hunger, and can save half of the rice. If the yield is higher than that of rice and it is easy to grow, it is indeed two kinds of good food. As for the peanuts, it tastes delicious, but I don’t think it can be counted as food, it can only be counted as a good snack.”

After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Cha couldn't help giving a thumbs up.For Li Chengqian who doesn't know anything about New Grain, it's really outstanding to be able to make such an evaluation.

"Chengqian, you are right. These are all good grains. The emperor told you that the yield of potatoes and pumpkins is almost ten times that of rice. If I can leave you a prosperous and stable Tang Dynasty in the future, then this Half of the credit goes to your third uncle, and you must thank your third uncle well." Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian earnestly.

"Okay, okay, why are you talking about this again? Chengqian, don't feel any pressure, just try to do what you want. I'll go and see if the sweet potato is ready, let's try this sweet potato again."

Li Cha stopped what Li Shimin and Li Chengqian were going to say next, and got up to see if the roasted sweet potatoes were ripe.

After hearing Li Cha's words, Li Chengqian didn't regain his senses for a long time after seeing Li Cha's back.There is a thought in his mind that has never been mentioned to others, and this moment is particularly strong.Especially when I heard Li Cha's words: "Just try to do what you want to do."

"Come here, the sweet potatoes are here, everyone have a taste." Li Cha tried the roasted sweet potatoes, and they were all soft, which meant they were ripe, so he called everyone to get the sweet potatoes to eat.

Li Cha also took four casually, returned to Li Shimin, and handed one to each of them.Peel off the burnt skin on the outside, revealing the yellow and red inside, steaming soft meat, sweet and delicious, soft and rosy in the mouth.

Li Shimin finished a baked sweet potato in a few mouthfuls.Said: "It's delicious, it's very filling, it can also resist hunger, and the yield is surprisingly high. It's good food, good food. It's just that the third brother said that eating sweet potatoes all year round is not good for your health. It's a pity. It's a pity."

"Second brother, if you eat too much sweet potato, you will keep exhausting gas. Don't blame me for not reminding you in advance if you eat too much sweet potato. Eating sweet potato all the year round will cause damage to the stomach. But there is nothing to regret, this is a food reserve , My Tang Dynasty is changing with each passing day, and soon you can see the situation where the grain is full. This sweet potato will be used to feed pigs at that time." Li Cha replied.

"I believe what the third brother said, and I really hope to see that day soon." Li Shimin said with emotion.

"Second brother, I believe you will see it soon. Some of the students I teach are particularly interested in agronomy. They are already working on how to increase food production. I have also taught them some non-fang methods, you Just wait." Li Cha said with a smile.

A family feast, from noon to evening.The wine is full and the food is enough.

The family banquet was over, and the emperor was particularly satisfied with the results of the new food tasting.

Under the setting sun, the cook and servants were packing up leftovers.While chatting with Duan Hongxiu, Empress Changsun watched the pheasant slave and Xiao Sizi playing.

Li Cha and Li Shimin were chatting, while Li Chengqian stood quietly and listened carefully.The four brothers Li Ke, Li Tai, Li You, and Li Yin had already returned to school with Sun Simiao and Meng Huhu.

In Li Cha's home, the silhouettes of everyone stretched very, very long under the setting sun.What is presented is a particularly warm picture.

"Second brother, I'm going to build a large comprehensive college. I need money, a lot of money. You have to be mentally prepared." Li Cha said straightforwardly without beating around the bush.

"So fast? You have only taught them for less than half a year." Li Shimin was a little surprised.

"I didn't expect that all of them are so good. Now they have the ability to become teachers. And I have taught them all the mature theories, and I don't know the rest. I can only explore together with them. So I want to build a college and teach more students. On the road of rejuvenating the country through science and technology, the more people, the more ideas, the faster the speed." Li Cha said.

"Really? I didn't expect that all these dandies would become talents under your hands. Third brother, you are amazing. I don't know about others, but I have noticed all the changes in Li You and Li Yin. In the past, Chang'an City Known to be a domineering and domineering prince, now he will stay in the palace to accompany their mother after only one rest, and he has never done anything out of line again." Li Shimin said with a smile, he is very satisfied with the changes of these two sons .

"Hehe, they are all good children. As long as you give them hope, who would want to lie on the merits of their parents and wait to die? It's because all of you have wrong education methods. You have taught them not to be too good and not to steal the eldest son The limelight, can they make progress? I just gave them a hope that they can create a career of their own." Li Cha chuckled.

"Yes, the facts have already explained everything. We have indeed failed in educating children. Since these dandies were sent to you, I have never received any complaints from Doctor Yushi against them. Compared with those who did not send When it comes to your children, they are really too strong. You know, those little dudes who are causing trouble now were all their little followers in the past. Hehe." Li Shimin sighed with emotion.

"Let's not talk about that, let's get down to business, second brother, I need a lot of money, are you mentally prepared?" Li Cha brought the topic back on track.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about money. There should be no wars in recent years. In addition, the banquet wine you invented, blue salt, glass, and blue bricks are all selling well. You have exchanged a lot of money from wealthy nobles. Both the national treasury and the internal treasury are relatively full. It is not a problem to allocate [-] guan for you. Don’t talk about building a college, you just need to build a palace.” The treasury is full, and Li Shimin feels rich and powerful. Wan Guan.

"Not enough." Li Cha shook his head and said.

"How is it possible? Third brother, do you want to build an academy or a palace? One hundred thousand guan is not enough?" Li Shimin was really shocked by Li Cha's words.

"Second brother, you don't understand what I mean. It won't take ten thousand yuan to build the academy. After the academy is completed? The food and clothing of the students, the teacher's salary, and the cost of experiments will all require a lot of money in the later stage." Li Cha explained.

"The teacher's salary and the cost of the experiment don't cost that much money. Besides, the students need to pay for their own food and clothing. They study and read for themselves. Why should this money come from the treasury?" Li Shimin asked. road.

"This time I plan to enroll tens of thousands of students at one time, and the main target is the poor children who have no money to continue studying. Only they know that studying is not easy, so they will cherish this opportunity even more. What I need now is this A group of people. Therefore, we not only need to ensure their food and clothing, but also give rewards to students who are particularly outstanding and are the pillars of their families, so as to ensure that the family behind them can also have food and clothing without any worries." Li Cha is serious explained to Li Shimin.

"The people who are studying are not engaged in production, and they can't help me govern the country immediately, but I want to support their families for them? How can there be such a reason in the world?" Li Shimin said with a wave of his hand.

"Second brother, I haven't finished talking yet. Not only that, I also plan to popularize basic education on the land of my Tang Dynasty. Starting from the suburbs of Chang'an, from the inside to the outside. There are too many people in my Tang Dynasty who can read and write. Less. And I plan to let your treasury bear the cost of basic education. So I said a lot of money is needed." Li Chayu continued without being surprised.

Hearing Li Cha's words, Li Shimin became even more anxious: "What? Let my treasury pay for the education of the people in the world? What's the point of supporting their families? Why don't all the people in the world run away?" It’s not right to come to study. In that case, who will plant the land to produce food. Besides, how much money will it cost. Even if I sell the palace, I don’t have that much money.”

"Second brother, do you remember what you told me last time when you persuaded me to accept the title of king? You said that the entire officialdom is basically controlled by a famous family, and even the teacher has to rely on a famous family. You don't want to change Is this the situation?" Li Cha did not continue to explain, but changed the topic.

"Why don't you want to change? I want to change this situation even in my dreams. Over the years, I wanted to select some talents for Datang through the imperial examination. Talents are selected, but even if they are selected from poor students, But there are always inextricably linked with those famous families, which makes me very passive in the court." Li Shimin said with a sigh.

"So, if we want to break the monopoly of the famous families on talents, we have to teach batch after batch of children from poor families. So I need you to spend a lot of money to support children from poor families to study. Having said that, this You don’t have to pay, and if there are outstanding talents, the wealthy and famous families will naturally pay this part of the money. When the time comes, they will really have learned something and become officials, how can their hearts be with you?” Li Cha took the words and said .

"Third brother, I know what you said. Therefore, I have been desperately trying to make the common people rich. Let them have spare money to study. At that time, they will no longer have to be reprimanded by officials from famous families. The official threatened me. I really have no other choice, I need them to help me govern this country." Li Shimin's face became sad as he spoke.

(End of this chapter)