The consequences of the Zheng Bo case not only affected Zhao Feng, this case was originally handed over to the two of them to delay time so that the eldest prince Zhou Rui could temporarily avoid being crowned king.
After the case was over, no ministers asked Zhou Rui to be crowned king again.
This is not because they think Zhou Rui has the possibility of becoming the prince and further competing for the throne, but what Zhou Rui did in this case made many nobles feel that Zhou Rui went too far, and even made those nobles feel that Zhou Rui had gone too far. His noble title seems to be of no use at all.
It is precisely because of this that these nobles are unwilling to let Zhou Rui become the new prince. Otherwise, if Zhou Rui is crowned king, he will definitely support Zhao Feng's new deal. By then, the monolithic situation of these nobles will be completely broken.
Therefore, this matter can be regarded as whether Zhao Feng and the others succeeded, or it can be regarded as that they did not succeed.
In the following days, Zhao Feng seemed to have really faded away from the center of power in the capital. Apart from dealing with the memorials every day, he would stay in the academy all day long and even go to court many times without a trace.
The officials were quite critical of this, but Zhou Zhen seemed to know everything about it and didn't say much at all.
Zhou Zhen didn't say much. Even if these officials objected, there was nothing they could do. Zhao Feng was completely at ease.
After relaxing, Zhao Feng discovered that there were many loopholes in the new policy he had formulated previously. The most important thing was that no corresponding industries had been formed in various places.
If we rashly take away all the land of farmers and nobles and let them be cultivated uniformly, although efficiency and output can be improved, it will put a lot of expenditure pressure on the finances of various places.
Until there is no way to resolve this part of the financial pressure, even if officials in various places want to support the New Deal, they simply cannot come up with that much money.
So there were only two paths before these officials, either to take the risk of trusting Zhao Feng and see if this year's grain production could increase according to the new policy, or to continue to follow the old method and seek steady success.
Needless to say, we also know that these officials cannot have such great trust in Zhao Feng. They are not even willing to trust the court, so how can they trust Zhao Feng alone?
After understanding these things, Zhao Feng sighed lightly. It seemed that he was still too immature at the beginning.
While I was thinking this, the guard from the college suddenly came over to report.
"Dean, Princess Jinyang is here."
Zhao Feng was immediately overjoyed and walked out of the door quickly, only to find Zhou Tong inside the teaching building, looking around curiously.
"I don't know if Her Royal Highness, Princess, is coming from afar to greet you!"
Zhou Tong turned to look at Zhao Feng and said hello with a smile on his face.
"Master Zhao, ah no, I should call you Dean Zhao!"
"I didn't expect your school to be quite big, and it's completely different from the school I remembered!"
Zhao Feng smiled and nodded, and while walking with Zhou Tong, he introduced the teaching building, dormitories, etc. in detail.
Zhou Tong was very interested in this college, and his eyes sparkled when he listened to Zhao Feng's introduction.
"I really didn't expect that this place could accommodate so many students. This has never happened before!"
Zhao Feng also nodded slightly. Before the Zhou Dynasty, there had indeed never been such a huge school. Even if there were some academies, etc., they could only accommodate a few dozen students.
This is because the Zhou Dynasty has always pursued elite education. As the saying goes, there are no poor families in the upper class, and those who can receive education are not ordinary people.
After the two chatted for a while, Zhao Feng suddenly thought of something and asked Zhou Tong.
"Your Highness the Princess came here to see me this time. Do you want me to help reform your fief?"
Zhou Tong smiled and nodded, looking at Zhao Feng expectantly.
"Father has already told me about this matter. He said that you plan to use my fiefdom as a pilot to carry out key reforms."
"So I came here specifically to ask how you plan to reform. It just so happens that I am going back to my fief right now. Do you want to go with me?"
When Zhou Tong said this, his face became a little blushing, and he secretly looked at Zhao Feng next to him, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhao Feng didn't notice that Zhou Tong's expression was unnatural, but asked in surprise.
"Your Highness, are you going back to the fiefdom now?"
Zhou Tong nodded slightly and couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, originally I came to the capital this time to ask for more salary from my father."
"But my father told me to come to you and said that if you help me, I will definitely not be short of money in the future."
Zhou Tong said this and looked at Zhao Feng pitifully.
"Dean Zhao, you must help me. Whether I can eat and drink without worries in the future depends entirely on you!"
Zhao Feng couldn't help laughing, nodded directly, and said.
"Okay, then I will go back to your fief with you and take a look at the situation of your fief."
Zhou Tong became happy and actually grabbed Zhao Feng's arm.
"Great, let's leave now!"
Zhao Feng was a little embarrassed and didn't move. Zhou Tong turned around with some doubts. Zhao Feng looked at Zhou Tong, held his hand and sighed softly.
"Your Highness Princess, you don't have to be so anxious, right?"
"I have to go home and make arrangements, and I have to hand over the work at hand."
Zhou Tong's face instantly turned red with embarrassment, and he nodded slightly before letting go of Zhao Feng's arm.
"Then, I'll wait for you at my mansion."
"When you're done, be sure to come over as soon as possible!"
Zhao Feng agreed with a smile and personally sent Zhou Tong to the entrance of the college. After Zhou Tong left in the carriage, Zhao Feng turned to look at the teachers in the college.
The teachers all looked at Zhao Feng with great anticipation. Zhao Feng had been teaching them for a period of time before, and they all felt that they had benefited a lot.
"Dean Zhao, why don't we go with you?"
"Yes, Dean Zhao, we plan to learn more from you!"
Zhao Feng suddenly burst into laughter. Zhou Tong's fiefdom in his area helped Zhou Tong build his fiefdom and proposed some reform measures. What would they do if so many people went there?
So Zhao Feng smiled and waved his hand: "No need, you can learn the things I teach you by yourself for a while. When you have learned these things, I will be back."
"I will give you a test when I come back. If anyone fails, you will have to take extra tutoring!"
Upon hearing this, the teachers all smiled and nodded.
Zhao Feng breathed a sigh of relief and looked forward to the performance of these people next time.
