Ying Zheng said to Li Shui with satisfaction: "Shangjun Academy is quite to my liking."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I still have some experience in running an academy."
Ying Zheng said with great interest: "What do you think? Tell me."
Li Shui said: "In the past, scholars studied at home. Everyone had their own interpretation of the writings of ancient sages and sages. As time went by, different factions would form. These factions would criticize each other, which is not true. That's all. The key is that some factions will make false accusations, make insinuations, and slander the imperial court."
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement. In fact, he had been troubled by this problem. There are so many scholars in the world, which always gives people an uneasy feeling. This was also one of the reasons why he came to Shangjun Villa to inspect.
Li Shui said: "But it's different now. I gathered these scholars into the academy and asked them to study together. In the process of studying, I instilled in them the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism."
"I will tell them that it is better for the world to be unified than to be divided. In this way, they will not think about the old dream of the Six Kingdoms. I will also tell them that it is better for the world to be stable than to have the people displaced. In this way, they will not think about the old dream of the Six Kingdoms. I will also tell them that it is better for the world to be stable than the people to be displaced. In this way, they will not The people feel sympathy.”
"Even if there are a very few scholars who have some ideas of their own in their hearts, over time, they will recognize it from the bottom of their hearts. Even if they never recognize it, it doesn't matter. As long as the vast majority of scholars recognize it, there will be only one or two left. position, it can’t be accomplished.”
Ying Zheng said with great satisfaction: "It's wonderful, it turns out that the academy can do such a thing."
Li Shui smiled and said, "I heard that Dr. Chunyu is also preparing for an academy. In the future, there will be more and more academies in our Daqin, so there will be more and more scholars who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic."
Ying Zheng suddenly said: "No, there is a big drawback in this."
Li Shui said confidently: "Your Majesty, please speak. I can explain everything."
Ying Zheng said: "I can naturally trust you and Dr. Chunyu. If there are some sinister villains who take advantage of the opportunity of setting up an academy to instigate scholars and win them over to rebel, wouldn't that be a big trouble?"
Li Shui smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. When a scholar enters the academy, the first purpose is to take the imperial examination. We only need to establish the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in the textbooks."
"As long as they study, what they come into contact with every day is the unification of the world, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. In addition, we also set some questions about the unification of the world in the imperial examination questions. In this way, we can protect the world's scholars, There will no longer be thoughts of war among the princes."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly, then frowned and said, "What if those scholars don't want to take the imperial examination and just follow the rebels to rebel?"
Li Shui was silent for a while and said quietly: "I risk my life to tell you, scholars can obviously become officials through the imperial examination and gain glory and wealth, so why do they rebel with their heads high?"
Ying Zheng was stunned.
Li Shui continued: "I will risk my life to analyze it again. Presumably at that time, the government was corrupt and oppressed the good. The people were miserable and the scholars had no way out. The imperial examination has become a place for favoritism and fraud, and recommendations are only based on family status and not family status. Talent."
"If that time comes, the world will be in danger. Whether there is an academy or not, it will be destroyed."
Ying Zheng suddenly changed his expression: "Exiled Immortal, do you think my world may perish?"
Li Shui bowed and said, "I thought that Your Majesty was wise and mighty, and that the world was impregnable. However, who can predict whether future generations will be virtuous?"
Ying Zheng's palms were trembling slightly.
The young eunuchs who followed Ying Zheng were all too frightened to speak out. These people only have one thought in their minds: Did the banished immortal take the wrong medicine? What are you talking nonsense about?
Xiang Lizhu, who was standing not far away, also looked at Li Shui nervously: What's wrong with him? In the past, when he was shameless and flattering the monarch, I found him very annoying. But he suddenly became tough and determined, and thought it would be better to be shameless.
At this time, Li Shui said loudly: "So, I have been looking for a way to formulate a system. Let your majesty's descendants, no matter wise or foolish, make the world as stable as before, and make our Qin Dynasty difficult for generations to come."
Ying Zheng's expression suddenly softened a lot: "Seriously, is there such a way?"
Li Shui said seriously: "Since I came to Xianyang, I have been planning this matter. In private, I divided this matter into two steps. The first step is to dismember the powerful and powerful. The second step is to stabilize the people of the world. "
"I advise your Majesty to move the rich and powerful people from Guandong, hold imperial examinations, and then issue favor orders after being crowned king. This is the first step. In less than ten years, there will no longer be a force in the world that can compete with the imperial court."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
Li Shui added: "Now I am opening an academy to teach people how to read and encourage new technologies through the patent office. This is to prepare for the second step."
"People in the world are the easiest to be satisfied. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they will live in peace and stability. If the politics are clear and they can be treated fairly, they will love the court more."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said to Li Shui: "The banished immortal is not only talented, but also courageous. Loyal words and direct advice are very rare. In the past, some people said that you were shameless and only knew how to flatter me. Now It seems they were wrong."
Li Shui asked curiously: "I don't know which sir has such a deep misunderstanding of me. I want to have a chat with him so that I can explain it clearly."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly: "You don't have to ask who this person is. It would be unsightly to be accused of deliberately retaliating."
Li Shuigan laughed.
At this time, both the young eunuch and Xiangli Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. They suddenly realized that Li Shui was too courageous.
Li Shui thought for a while and then said: "As for your Majesty's concern, the academy has become a place to criticize the imperial court. In fact, there are ways to solve it. In the future, the imperial court's annual income will increase and the wealth will be full. The academy can be changed to be run by the government."
Ying Zheng frowned: "I'm afraid it will cost a lot."
Li Shui nodded and said: "It does cost a lot, so it can only be run by the private sector at the moment. But don't worry, Your Majesty, I have thought about it privately. Nowadays, with the promotion of immortal arts, the Qin Dynasty is changing with each passing day. In less than ten or twenty years, the imperial court will have this Financial resources.”
Ying Zheng sighed with great satisfaction.
Li Shui took Ying Zheng to see the Shangjun Courtyard, and then said: "Your Majesty, please follow me to the nearby villages. Once there, the second doubt in the secret report will be solved."
Ying Zheng nodded and followed Li Shui into the carriage.
Not long after, Li Shui brought Ying Zheng to a village.
Li Shui introduced: "This village is very close to Xianyang City. There is a bamboo forest in the village, so it is called Xiaozhu Village. I arranged some people here to teach them how to read and write."
The group got off the carriage and walked into Xiaozhu Village.
Because everyone was wearing casual clothes, it looked a bit like a wealthy family traveling. After meeting the villagers in Xiaozhu Village, they all consciously hid on the side of the road and bowed slightly to salute.
Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "The people here know etiquette."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Not only that, their clothes are clean and there is no look of hunger on their faces."
Ying Zheng nodded.
Soon, the group of people arrived at the entrance of the village. Ying Zheng saw a small river. There is a barrel cart made of bamboo by the river. With the help of water power, the barrel cart is lifting the river water to a high place.
Then, the river water fell into a bamboo canal and flowed into the distance along with the bamboo canal. Ying Zheng looked far into the distance and found that this small canal led to the farmland in the distance, where there was a patch of green crops.
Everyone present was amazed.
Ying Zheng pointed to an old farmer not far away. The young eunuch understood and immediately invited the old farmer.
After the old farmer met Li Shui and Ying Zheng, although he didn't know their origins, he could tell that they were wealthy people, so he said hello in a somewhat reserved manner.
Ying Zheng asked: "Did you make this cart and canal yourself?"
The old farmer said: "Yes. Shangjun Courtyard sent a gentleman to teach us how to read and write. The villain is old and has a weak mind, so he learns very slowly. But there are a few young people in the village who learn very quickly. quick."
"After they learned that...that common sense lesson, they just played with these things all day long. Originally, our little bamboo village relied on the sky for food. We worked all day and still didn't have enough to eat. How could there be anyone free to play with bamboo?"
"But the gentleman from Shangjun Courtyard said that this is an invention, and if it succeeds, you can apply for a patent. Since the gentleman said so, everyone has no choice but to let them go."
"Who knew that half a month later, they would make this thing. They could water the fields by themselves without manpower, cattle or horses. In the past, we used wooden buckets to carry water, and we couldn't water an acre in a whole day. But this thing , day and night, and within a few days, the farmland in the village was watered almost all over, inside and outside."
"Looking at the growth of the crops, which is more than twice as good as in previous years, coupled with the Shidai method promoted by the banished immortal, the villain can conclude now that this year is a good year. After paying the taxes, you will definitely be able to eat for a whole year. Full meal."
After saying this, the old farmer actually wiped his tears and said with emotion: "Little old man, we have met a good time. Your Majesty has unified the world and there has been no war. He banished the immortals and taught them the magic of immortality, so that we can live a good life. Little man, Villain..."
He actually knelt on the ground in the direction of Xianyang City and prayed devoutly in the way of worshiping his ancestors: "As a human being, you must be grateful..."
Li Shui and Ying Zheng set off in silence. Li Shui said nothing, and Ying Zheng seemed to be thinking about something along the way.
The carriage walked for about an hour and then slowly stopped.
Li Shui whispered: "Your Majesty, this place is already far away from Xianyang City. My teacher has never been here, and I don't know where this place is."
Ying Zheng said to the young eunuch beside him: "Go and ask where this is."
The young eunuch saw an old farmer in the field, so he trotted over.
As a result, before the young eunuch could speak, the old farmer fell on the ground in fear and kept shouting: "Greetings, sir."
The young eunuch was a little helpless and asked: "What is the name of this place?"
The old farmer hesitated: "Little man, little man..."
Ying Zheng and Li Shui walked into the farmland and saw the old farmer in ragged clothes. His face was dark. They didn't know whether it was from the sun or too much dust.
Ying Zheng said as kindly as possible: "Old man, where is this place?"
The old farmer lay on the ground, trembling non-stop for a quarter of an hour before he hesitated and said: "Here, there is no name here. It's just because there is a rich man named Tian. That's why it's called Grange."
Ying Zheng looked puzzled: "A rich man named Tian? What kind of official is he?"
The old farmer said with admiration: "Master Tian is not an official. But he has hundreds of acres of land. It is said that he can eat meat every day."
Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing and said to Li Shui: "Just a rich man, how can the people here be so in awe?"
Li Shui smiled slightly and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, can you feel the difference between this farm and Xiaozhu Village?"
Ying Zheng looked at the sparse seedlings in the farmland and the tired and trembling old farmers, and said, "What a difference."
Li Shui said: "Canglin knows etiquette. When we arrived here, the old farmer was trembling with fear and immediately knelt down on the ground. He seemed to know etiquette, but I thought otherwise."
Ying Zheng said: "Go on."
Li Shui said: "The villagers in Xiaozhu Village are well-educated and knowledgeable. They know what an official is and what wealth is. When they see rich people, they naturally respect them in their hearts, so they bow slightly and salute."
"The villagers in the farm are ignorant and confused. When they see a rich man, they are in awe and almost regard him as God. After we got here, the old farmer saw that we were dressed in luxurious clothes and was scared to death. He didn't respect us. But they are afraid of us.”
"I boldly assume that if someone wants them to rebel, those who are willing to follow the rebels must be people from the farm. Because in their eyes, whether it is the court, officials, or even the rebels, they are all noble people that they will never be able to catch up with. There is nothing wrong with following such people. They have no judgment of their own, so they are easy to follow blindly."
"The villagers in Xiaozhu Village know that the court is a court and the powerful are powerful. What they really fear is the court, not the powerful. They know what family is, what country is, what Qin is, and what foreigners are. They have their own morals and Be loyal and will not be fooled by the words of anti-thieves. This is the true etiquette. Therefore, the more people like this in Xiaozhu Village, the more stable our country of Daqin will be."
"The secret message your Majesty received stated that the people should be fooled. But he needs to know that the people's ignorance can certainly be used by me, but it can also be used by the rebels."
Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.
Li Shui added: "Besides, Your Majesty can encourage women to come out of the boudoir and contribute to our great Qin Dynasty. Why can't you encourage the head of Guizhou to study? The head of Guizhou and the powerful are also human beings. After they study, they can build barrel-shaped carriages and other incredible things. Things. If things continue like this, our Great Qin will not be far away from building a fairyland on earth."
Ying Zheng said with emotion: "Today's banishment to immortality has opened my eyes."
Li Shui leaned close to Ying Zheng's ear and whispered: "Besides, there is another benefit to letting the head of Guizhou study. In the future, the head of Guizhou can be gradually opened to take the imperial examination. In this way, the poor family will definitely have an impact on the powerful. Now those who are arrogant The powerful people in Xianyang and the powerful people in Guandong will definitely fall into pieces."
"At that time, no high-ranking family will be able to pose a threat to the imperial power. Your Majesty's descendants can sit back and relax. Of course, this matter must be dealt with slowly, and it is better to go slowly than to rush."
Ying Zheng was elated when he heard this. He grabbed Li Shui's wrist and said, "I am banished to immortality. It is really God's blessing for the Qin Dynasty."
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
