Li Shimin didn't speak during the whole process. He was thinking about what Li Shen's purpose was. If it was simply that he was unwilling to pay or had no money,
Li Shen would talk to himself directly instead of talking when everyone is around.
His son must have a reason for doing what he does, but he just didn't discover it.
Seeing that everyone was speechless by Li Shen's question, Li Shimin had no choice but to stand up and speak.
"King Ji, what do you want?"
"Your Majesty, building a college is originally a good thing that benefits the country and the people, but the ministers in the court have their own selfish desires.
I don’t want the people of the Tang Dynasty to study. I am thinking that I have done everything today.
What about next year? These are only four roads. There are other roads. Does the imperial court want Prince Ji’s Mansion to pay for the construction of academies for all the prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty?
In other words, if our Prince Ji’s Mansion does not contribute money next year, then the imperial court will no longer build the academy.
Everyone, is what I said right? "
Li Shen asked angrily.
This is what makes Li Shen most angry. These people talk about benevolence, justice and morality all day long.
Every day he said that he was serving the country and the people, worrying about the world's worries first, and rejoicing after the world's happiness.
But when the academy touches their interests, they selectively avoid it.
Most of the people in this group are not from aristocratic families, but they are also related to aristocratic families.
For example, Fang Xuanling's first wife, Tang Jian's first wife, Yang Shidao, Zhu Wenwen, Gao Shilian, etc.
The eldest grandson is also from a noble family.
Sitting on it, Li Shimin finally understood what Li Shen meant. Li Shen came today just to tear a hole in the court.
If the imperial court pays for the academy, then people from other realms will think that the imperial court will also build academies there.
At that time, if the court remains silent, it will cause considerable impact.
Li Shen wanted to put the imperial court there.
"Prime Minister, do you think the court should pay this amount?" Li Shimin looked around and asked Fang Xuanling.
"Your Majesty, logically speaking, the court should indeed provide this money." Fang Xuanling replied.
"What do you think, Changsun Pushe?"
"I agree with what the Prime Minister said. The imperial court should indeed make some efforts." Changsun Wuji nodded.
"I second the proposal"
"I second the proposal"
"I also second the proposal."
Wherever Li Shimin looked, there would be a voice of secondment.
"Well, that's great. Prince Ji, do you know how much money we will need in the future?"
Li Shen thought for a while.
"Back to Your Majesty, the market price is estimated to be around one million, but I can provide the books at the cost price and arrange for them to be delivered.
Only three hundred thousand guan.
The rest is the edict, the court should make arrangements, and the follow-up will be some repairs and edicts. There are also food expenses.
These are not allowed to cost much per year. "Li Shen calculated very carefully.
"Only 300,000 yuan?"
"Is three hundred thousand guan enough?"
This time it was Li Shimin's turn and the ministers were surprised. Li Shen engaged in a verbal battle with all the heroes in the court.
I was so angry that I almost scolded these ministers.
In the end, only 300,000 yuan from the national treasury was used.
At this moment, Tang Jian was so remorseful that he wanted to slap himself twice. If he had known earlier, he would have given him 300,000 yuan.
Why do you need to be scolded by this man? You should have said it for 300,000 yuan.
He thought he would get more than a million dollars.
In fact, normally speaking, it does require more than one million yuan, but they don't know that Li Shen's printing technology is low-cost.
Nowadays, the warehouses of their printing plants are full of college books.
There are books for everything from enlightenment, to elementary school, to college.
"Your Majesty, if there are only 300,000 yuan, the treasury can still take it out." Tang Jian bowed and said.
"Okay, then I will give 400,000 yuan to Prince Ji's Mansion, and Prince Ji's Mansion will be responsible for printing the books.
The teachings must also be selected before they are built, and the court is also responsible for the students’ food and accommodation.”
Finally, Li Shimin sealed the coffin with a wave of his hand.
And Li Shen also returned to his playful and smiling face, no longer businesslike.
"Aye, actually I have a suggestion, and I feel that if there are more colleges across the country,
An independent department should be established to be responsible for management and allocation. "
The first thing Li Shen thought of was the Ministry of Education, which is responsible for managing schools across the country.
"Establish a separate department?" Li Shimin wondered.
Today's schools are managed by the Imperial College.
"Yes, although the Imperial College manages a college, it is just a college after all.
Now because there are not many colleges, they can manage it, but how will they manage the colleges all over the world in the future.
This involves many issues, such as admissions, imperial examinations, etc. There is also the issue of school repairs. "
"Your Highness Prince Ji, by saying this, are you saying that our Imperial College is incompetent?"
The person who spoke was Kong Yingda, the wine minister of the Imperial Academy.
Li Shen said this, obviously to weaken the power of the Imperial College.
"Master Kong, don't be anxious. I just want to create an independent department. Master Kong, as the sacrificial wine, can also be the person in charge of this department.
The Imperial College became independent as a specialized college. "
The influence of the Kong family is too great, and Li Shen cannot afford to offend him.
"We'll talk about this later. If you have nothing to do, go back first. I really still have something to discuss with you, dear friends."
It is not a trivial matter to make a department independent, and this needs to be discussed at the court meeting.
"Aye, I have one more thing." Li Shen said again.
"What else?"
"Oh, this isn't a big deal, it's just about building roads.
I don’t know if the imperial court plans to build roads or cement roads. Li Shen asked.
"It is of course good to build cement roads, but the price of building cement roads is too high. If we build all the roads in Datang into cement roads,
The court cannot afford it yet. "Li Shimin didn't even need to ask Tang Jian.
"Aye, I don't mean to cultivate together. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. We can cultivate one step at a time.
If you want to get rich, build roads first, have more children and raise more dolphins.
Once the roads are built, transportation in various places will be much more convenient, and the time between the two places will be shortened.
This is of great benefit to the people without any harm.
There is no need for me to say more about the military aspect.
So I think building roads is very important. "Li Shen began to analyze the benefits of road construction to Li Shimin.
"Let's wait until after the Eastern Expedition." Li Shimin prevaricated.
Of course he knew these truths, but the cost of building cement roads was too high. A road may cost tens of thousands of strings at least.
A longer million guan would not be enough, so although Li Shimin knew how to build roads, the current expedition to Goguryeo was the time when money was needed, and he could not spend money indiscriminately.
"Aye, why don't you pay for the repairs?"
"You paid for the repairs?" Li Shimin was surprised. Did a phoenix fall in the east today?
"Yes, but there is a condition. I can't build the road in vain. I want the right to charge for this road for ten years.
After ten years, this road will belong to the imperial court. Whether the imperial court charges a toll or not will be out of my control. "
Finally Li Shen revealed his plan.
(I saw a very touching sentence today, and I want to share it with you.
.....The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Have you made enough money for this year’s New Year’s goods? )
