Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Aristocratic and powerful families should be suppressed and reformed.

But there are also a lot of cornerstones that are indispensable to the Han Dynasty, which are the talents cultivated by the huge amount of resources currently gathered by the Han Dynasty.

Li Ji walked and stopped along the way, constantly revising some of the ideas in his mind.

After all, it didn't take much time to reach Ruyang City by taking the official road. Zhuge Liang, who had been left in Ruyang City to supervise the establishment of Yuzhou Academy, also led a group of officials to greet them at the city gate.

Li Ji did not waste unnecessary time on some unimportant places, and did not even get off the carriage. He simply asked Zhuge Liang to get on the carriage to accompany him, then dismissed the officials at all levels who came to greet him, and went straight to Yuzhou Academy.

On the way to Yuzhou Academy, Zhuge Liang, who had prepared in advance, also reported the situation of Yuzhou Academy to Li Ji in detail.

The previous Ren De Academy was both a "pioneer" and an "experimental product".

As the territory under Liu Bei's rule expanded, one "Ren De Academy" was naturally far from enough, whether it was for cultivating talents or expanding its sphere of influence.

Therefore, Li Ji planned to establish corresponding academies in each state, and then gradually set up branches in counties, so as to construct an academy structure that would cover the entire Han people in the future.

Perhaps it would be easier to understand if we changed the name.

The academy is the university, and the county branch is the middle school...

Of course, Li Ji is now short of talented people to maintain the administration of Yuzhou, so it is naturally impossible for him to build a government-run school that covers as many villages as possible in one step.

In Li Ji's eyes, the academies initially established in various states were seedlings that were gradually taking root and sprouting. They would cultivate enough talents step by step, and then gradually expand to include branches, schools, etc.

Only when the number of students and scholars from poor families or common people in various places reached a certain level, the "imperial examination system" that Li Ji had been planning and preparing would not be monopolized by the circle of children from aristocratic families, and would become an alternative "Nine-Rank System".

After all, the imperial examination system was also based on "regions" and was conducted at each level, and in one region, the only people who possessed a large number of talents were those few top-notch families or other powerful families related to them.

After all, the fish pond has always been this big, and there have always been only a few fish.

No matter how hard you fish, you will only catch those few fish, and no matter how dense the fishing net is, it is impossible to reach the mud at the bottom.

It is for this reason that Li Ji attached so much importance to Yuzhou Academy. It is not only one of the cradles built to cultivate talents that truly belong to the Han Dynasty, but also an important part related to the imperial examination system and the enlightenment of the people, and no mistakes can be made.

Even the young version of Zhuge Liang can do things flawlessly.

After arriving at Yuzhou Academy, Li Ji inspected it and was very satisfied.

By the way, Li Ji also inspected the Natural Academy, which was not far from Yuzhou Academy.

Compared with Yuzhou Academy, Ziran Academy is more like a pocket-sized version, but it also has all the necessary facilities.

In addition, not far from Yuzhou Academy, there was a place where armored soldiers were stationed. Li Ji also took Zhuge Liang in for a walk.

But after coming out, the shock on Zhuge Liang's face lingered for a long time.

It was not until he followed Li Ji into the carriage and was on his way back to Ruyang City that Zhuge Liang could not help but ask.

"So, is the thing that the teacher is going to name 'newspaper' a weapon to enlighten the people?"

"Yes, this is one of the reasons why we need to open Yuzhou Academy..."

Li Ji carefully told Zhuge Liang his idea and said.

"After Yuzhou Academy accepted students, one of their tasks was to regularly go to various villages and read newspaper contents to the people." "This can not only prevent the knowledge of the villagers from being monopolized by the local area, but also allow the villagers to understand the truth and know the current affairs of the court."

"call……"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but let out a long sigh and exclaimed in admiration.

"I really don't know how the teacher came up with such a powerful tool for reform. I admire you."

This question stumped Li Ji for a moment. He couldn't say that this was basic operation from later generations.

The emergence of "newspaper" is of particular significance.

It not only makes the transmission of information among the people efficient and convenient, but is also a must-have for enlightening the people.

It was also through newspapers that the Chinese people in later generations were united in fighting against foreign races at a certain stage in their lives.

After a moment, Leekie explained.

"This is the residence set up by the various counties and kingdoms that I accidentally saw when I went to Luoyang. Its duty is to report to the counties and kingdoms so that the local counties and kingdoms can quickly understand the changes in the court's policies."

"At that time, my teacher thought that since we can report it to the county government, why can't we report it directly to the village and let the people know."

"This will greatly prevent local officials or powerful families from pretending to obey orders but secretly increasing taxes and levies."

After this explanation, Zhuge Liang was even more impressed.

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, it turns out that many answers are hidden in the questions themselves. I have learned a lot."

Among all the problems currently facing the Han Dynasty, the emperor often feels that he is the most innocent.

Even Emperor Ling of Han, who sold official positions and titles, did not drastically increase taxes. How come the people in this place gradually became destitute?
This problem undoubtedly arises from the fact that “there are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom”, especially in this era of information congestion.

Even if the taxes set by the court were sufficient to allow the people to survive, local corrupt officials had too many ways to impose additional taxes and levies in the name of the court.

Even many villages only know the powerful families but not the imperial court. The rules set by the powerful families who rule the local areas are often above the imperial court's decrees, and they can easily carry out land annexation by cooperating with some corrupt officials.

At this time, in Zhuge Liang's eyes, "newspaper" would undoubtedly be a powerful tool to break this dilemma, allowing the people to directly know the intentions of the court and no longer be deceived by local officials or powerful families.

The more Zhuge Liang thought about it, the more he realized that the mutual cooperation and promotion of academies and newspapers would truly and fundamentally break the influence of aristocratic families on local areas, and would also gradually realize the idea of ​​enlightening the people.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang only regretted that the distance from Yuzhou Academy to his residence in Ruyang City was too short. Before Zhuge Liang could ask a few more questions, they had already arrived.

Before Zhuge Liang was ready to get off the carriage, he continued to ask Li Ji for advice.

Sima Yi, who had disappeared from Zhuge Liang's sight for a while, was already waiting at the gate of the mansion. He walked up quickly, one step faster than Xu Chu, and helped Li Ji down from the carriage.

"Yier has been waiting for a while, right?" Li Ji asked after getting off the carriage.

"Waiting for my mentor, I didn't notice the time."

After a pause, Sima Yi spoke in a deep voice. "Teacher, there is news from Jizhou today that Xun Yu is dead."

Upon hearing this, Li Ji's expression became serious and his brows furrowed. (End of this chapter)