Compared with the crowd downstairs, the third floor of Xinglong Tea House at this moment is silent.

Just now, the four princes just stood next to the emperor and toasted everyone around according to the emperor's instructions, as for the food, it was all the little eunuch who quietly came up and gave it to him alone, so he just ate three or two bites of many dishes in a hurry, and felt delicious, but if he asked him again, he couldn't tell what it tasted like. Because he only quietly poked his father with his finger, hoping that his father would help Zhang Shou a little.

But at this moment, he was also stunned on the spot. Zhang Shou asked Zhu Ying to tell him that today he would mention the matter of correcting the name of this place and building a school here by the way, but he didn't expect the whole thing to be so big!

Seeing that everyone was silent, the fourth prince was suddenly a little anxious, but just as he opened his mouth to break the unspeakable silence, he found that Liu Zhiyuan suddenly raised his head and glanced at him, and then smiled at him. Just when he felt that his mind was confused, he saw that the old Mr. Liu, who had just ordered him to personally support him, slowly stood up.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of private studies in the world, even in the countryside where the clans live, there are often township studies, and the imperial court vigorously advocates social studies, and even persuades the rural clans to donate for this, so each province often has dozens of social studies, and there can be hundreds of places in a province, and there are sixty-two social studies under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion, but all of them are outside the capital, and there is only one in the inner city and the outer city."

"But in real terms, out of about ten people in every township in the world, three are literate, and seven are still illiterate. Looking at the capital, although all kinds of private schools are everywhere, the literate and illiterate are still open. ”

"And the proportion of the people in the capital is really so high, but because the capital gathers the world's talents, the number of officials in the world is the largest, plus their children, nephews, students, and all kinds of servants, if this huge group of people is eliminated, the proportion of illiterate people in the capital is just like the rest of the world, and if it is calculated according to the number of people, there are still hundreds of thousands."

"This is really a bit disproportionate to the capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, many things taught in social studies, although they are called education, teaching literacy and poetry etiquette are always inseparable from rote memorization. However, if it is suitable for students who want to go to the field to test their fame, but for ordinary children who cannot go to the field for a lifetime, this kind of coursework is really boring. ”

"Will they be able to understand the sages? Will they be able to teach the sages to their children? Undoubtedly, no. And will their literacy help them to work in the fields and workshops in the future? Undoubtedly, no, either. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhiyuan saluted and said: "Lu Saijiu just said that he would establish a public school in the outer city, and although the minister is old, he is willing to do his best to take on this responsibility. I just hope that those ordinary children in the world who can't study and become famous will have a way out that suits them. After all, there are more and more people in the world, such as near the capital, where there are fewer people and more people. ”

"Less than 10 percent of the people living in Beijing make a living from farming, and another 90 percent depend on other industries for their livelihood. And the proportion of idle and unemployed people is also increasing day by day, which is by no means a long-term solution! ”

The Emperor's brows furrowed. Although he does have the intention of reactivating Liu Zhiyuan, it is not the Ministry of War - after the previous battle against the north, some people were finally beaten and scared, so the Ministry of War is not the place where tough officials are most needed to go to the hard top, on the contrary, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs or Dali Temple needs a strong man very much.

But now, Liu Zhiyuan actually told him clearly that he intends to become the head of the mountain after the public school in the outer city!

He rubbed his eyebrows a little tangled, and when he saw that Zhu Ying was eye-to-eye with Zhang Shoumei, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and immediately deliberately said with a straight face: "Emperor Taizu has set a system, and there are countless righteous schools and societies in the world, but most of them are like the former Guozijian, the teacher is a monk for a day and hits the clock for a day, and the students are perfunctory. ”

"Although this public school is running well now, it is also because of the countless money that has been spent. If you want to build it again in the outer city, Lu Qing, Liu Qing, where did you get the money? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yue Shanchang, who had just been secretly angry after listening to Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan's words, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. What he was afraid of was the emperor's partiality, so he easily agreed to such a plan, but now that the emperor was obviously hesitating, he had something to say. Therefore, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"What the emperor said is extremely true, just the social studies in various places have already cost a lot of effort from the magistrates, not to mention the righteous studies funded by the folk clans and businessmen...... "He was about to find a way to say that a public school has already cost a lot, and it is really unnecessary to establish a public school, when a voice suddenly came from downstairs.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if it's a trivial matter like money!" With this voice, Zhang Chen quickly rushed upstairs, and then said with a smile on his face: "The minister donated a thousand yuan on behalf of my father." ”

If it weren't for Zhang Shou repeatedly reminding him, don't be too arrogant, Zhang Chen can't wait to come to 10,000 with one mouth! Anyway, he said that it was "on behalf of the father" who paid for it, and he didn't pay it himself. With the family background of the Qin State Mansion, even if you can't take out 10,000 yuan in cash, it is enough to directly take a piece of land out to support the public school.

And after he said this, a louder voice immediately came from behind him: "Don't feel sorry for the cub to sell Yetian, what's the big deal about you donating on behalf of your father, I'll donate three hundred yuan myself!" It's not my dad's money, it's my own! ”

Zhu Ertuan, who followed Zhang Chen upstairs, made a gesture in all directions, and then said with his head held high: "This is what I have saved for several years, plus I have done something in Cangzhou this time, what I have saved is all my family wealth, which is better than Zhang Chen, who is generous to Lao Tzu." Mr. Liu, my eldest brother has always admired you the most, you must accept it! ”

Even if he knew that Zhang Chen and Zhu Er were the "support" pushed out by Zhang Shou, but the two of them added up to 1,300 yuan, Liu Zhiyuan still couldn't help but take a light breath. But immediately after, he heard a crisp voice: "The eldest brother is not here, the second brother has taken out all his private money, and I will also donate a thousand yuan, and I can add more if it is not enough in the future!" ”

Zhu Ying saw that the emperor was looking at her suddenly, but she suddenly stood up, and then flew to the table of Weinan Bo Zhang Kang and others like a colorful butterfly, and then said with a smile: "Uncles and uncles, can you donate a little bit of money, which can be regarded as a heart?" ”

As she spoke, she gestured a very small amplitude with her thumb and index finger, and then said with a fluttering eyebrow: "It doesn't matter if you don't donate money, for example, Zhang Wuji, a guy who is often idle and has nothing to do, goes to the public school to give a lecture to others, that is not a bad way to help students, anyway, compared to idleness, this is the real business." ”

While speaking, Miss Zhu also looked at the others, with a playful smile on her face: "Uncles and uncles, just do me a trivial favor, okay?" If you don't pay for it, you can get out of people, as long as there is one! ”

Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong saw Zhu Yingqiao smiling, not afraid of his appearance at all, so he couldn't help but think of the children who were afraid of him like a tiger, and his heart suddenly deviated.

I think that when Zhu Ying was a child, she was not afraid of life at all, and as long as she saw someone, she would remember you clearly. Since he saw her once in the palace occasionally, he hugged her nurse and introduced her, and every time she saw him after that, she would laugh and call Second Uncle Zhang to be coquettish, as if she didn't care about the so-called grudges and mustards of the two families.

Over time, he and Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing didn't even have a face-to-face relationship, even if Zhu Ying's eldest brother Zhu Tingfang, who was both civil and military, he never had a black hand, but he never had a hard heart for this little girl. Thinking that he had never been extravagant anyway, and he was not short of money, he simply said neatly: "Okay, then I'll pay 5,000 ......"

"Second Uncle Zhang, it's too much! Your family has a large population and a lot of expenses, I only need a thousand, a thousand is enough! Thank you so much, I will always remember your affection! Zhu Ying happily held Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong's hand and shook it, seeing Zhang Qiong shaking her head and smiling dumbly, she let go of her hand and looked at the others.

As a result, Weinan Bo Zhang Kang also happily sponsored a thousand guan, and she naturally hurriedly stepped forward to thank her. The other three looked at me, and when they saw Zhu Ying's eyes flickering at them, they all smiled helplessly.

One thousand is not a small amount, but for them...... It's also not a big amount, where can't you get such a small amount of money? Therefore, when he saw that the emperor was only watching from the wall with great interest, Huaiqinghou said helplessly: "It turns out that Miss Zhu, you have pulled us here today, this is ill-intentioned!" Okay, everyone's a thousand, and I'm a thousand! ”

"It's just that I take out the money, and if I don't have money for dinner in the future, I'll go to your house, Zhao Guogong don't dislike me! Isn't that what I love money? When he saw me, he scolded me for being rotten meat, and I was embarrassed to come to the door at all! ”

When Zhu Ying herself introduced Zhang Jingzhou, the Marquis of Huaiqing, to Zhang Shou, she also imitated her father Zhu Jing's tone and scolded people for being rotten meat, and when Zhang Jingzhou said this, she suddenly grimaced very embarrassedly, and then said with a smile: "Then it's decided, Uncle Jing, even if you come to eat, I promise not to let you go hungry!" You're rich enough, so don't love money so much! ”

"That's not good, my boss and I are poor and afraid, and we have many children, and we will marry a wife in the future, marry a wife, marry a person, have a family property for a son, and a dowry for a daughter, this must not be missing, right?" Zhang Jingzhou, Marquis of Huaiqing, didn't seem to see the emperor still sitting there, and justifiably justified his greed for money, "I was greedy for some things at the beginning, but who wants me to be poor!" Otherwise......"

He paused, and then showed a sly smile to Zhu Ying: "Otherwise, Yingying, what good thing do you have to let your Ruyi Langjun take me with you?" Can he bring out the kind of guy like my Xiao Lu who can only play tricks, let alone me? ”

"Okay, it turns out that Uncle Jing, you still want to put a long line to catch a big fish!"

Zhu Ying suddenly glared at Zhang Jingzhou angrily, and then glanced at Zhang Shou again, seeing Zhang Shou but smiling silently, she looked like she was letting you play freely, she tilted her chin slightly and said: "If Uncle Jing can perform well in the future and stop making those messy rumors, then I can think about it and talk to Ah Shou again...... In short, you can't rely on this thousand! ”

"Okay, I'm sure I won't miss a penny of you!"

As for Zhang Qian of Dingtaobo and Zhang Wuxi of Linfenbo, the first three have already played a good leading role, although they are a little painful, but in the end they still agreed and donated 1,000 yuan each. Of course, they want to promise to play Lai Chong Zhu Ying like Zhang Jingzhou, but they can't do this kind of thing.

In such an instant, you and I have already made up the number of seven thousand three hundred, although Lu Juan and Liu Zhiyuan expected such a scene in advance, but such a number was beyond their expectations. And at this time, Lu Sanlang actually went upstairs in three steps and two steps.

He bowed to the emperor with a smile, and then said with a smile: "When you hear that you are going to set up a public school in the outer city, you are all willing to donate generously. Cangzhou Jiang Dagongzi took the lead in donating 800 guan, and there were many applicants for a while, and I just made a rough calculation, at least it has exceeded 10,000 guan. Suzhou Hua Siye donated 800 yuan, Shandong Lu Association donated 800 yuan, and Yangzhou was the first ...... meeting"

At this moment, Yue Shanchang suddenly understood something that he had just ignored. Only in the capital at the foot of the Son of Heaven can there be so many wealthy businessmen gathered here for various reasons. And because of the generosity of a good deed that has obviously entered the ears of the emperor, others will not only not refuse, but will rush to it.

It's just a trivial matter, who would be reluctant? So many guild halls were built in the outer city, originally to be able to communicate with the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital at any time! Today's opportunity is probably a rare opportunity for most people.

Moreover, Lu Saburo is more good at being a person, and this series of names is reported one by one, which makes people's names go straight to the sky!

The emperor smiled, pointed at Lu Sanlang with his finger, and then nodded at Zhang Chen and Zhu Er, who had just jumped out first, but moved his finger and pointed at Zhu Ying, and finally pointed at Zhang Shou.

"Okay, take three steps at a time, Zhang Shou, all of today's things are all directed by you, right? Not only did he say that he moved two old-timers to rush forward for you, but he also sent a bunch of small errands to run for you, and just now Shiro was desperately poking his finger at my back behind my back, hoping that I would agree to these things. Not to mention Yingying, she not only pays for it herself, but also coaxes others to pay for it! ”

"Don't dare to be the emperor."

Zhang Shou stood up calmly, then smiled and said, "Actually, what Lu Saijiu and Mr. Liu said just now is only a part. For this reason, a lettering and typesetting class was held before the public school. Now, these people have made a contract with Lu Saburo's workshop. ”

"The newspaper will publish a journal and a business newspaper. The journal covers all kinds of information bulletins in the literary circles and schools in Beijing, as well as various teaching progress in Guozijian and public schools, including student contributions, etc. The Handels' Daily publishes information that people in the business community are concerned about, such as the supply and demand of certain grains or southern goods in the market, such as the progress of the Imperial Chef Selection Competition......"

He smiled slightly, and said word by word: "This first issue of Daming Journal and Beijing Business Daily has just been printed. Since the emperor happened to be here today, why don't you take a look at it with your own eyes? ”

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