The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 178 White Dragon and Dragon Ball School Problems
Tai Chi Thirteen Forms Level 7781 (Not yet started: 20000/)

The third level of Myojin Martial Arts Code (73617/90000)

After taking back the three dragon balls, he looked at his talent as usual. Half a year had passed, and Zhu Houzhao was still satisfied with the progress.

The only thing that made him a little depressed was that the Thirteen Forms of Tai Chi was just as he expected, different from the second and third levels.

When creating the second and third layers, one just needs to practice the previous layer to perfection, and then practice it once more, and it will be done in one go.

The fourth level is the same as the Mingshenwudian, with an additional level of entry.

Zhu Houzhao has practiced to this level, so it goes without saying that he has a profound understanding of martial arts.

He had long guessed that this should be the creation of the second or third level, which was very easy for him with his talent at that time, so he succeeded in one fell swoop without any entry level.

With his current talent, creating the fourth level is a bit difficult and requires some accumulation.

The process before getting started is accumulation.

However, the accumulation process is not slow. Just as he had guessed, it would be enough by the end of this year or at most the beginning of next year.

By then, his foundation and strength will be greatly improved.

As for the Mingshen Martial Canon, it will surely reach the third level of perfection by early next year.

It would probably take another one or two years to break through to the fourth level.

Zhu Houzhao silently estimated the days when he would be invincible in the world. His mood became better and he continued his happy day.

First, go to Emperor Wu’s Dragon Riders to take a look.

Although Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry was constantly recruiting new troops, its strength was also gradually increasing.

This was naturally the result of Zhu Houzhao's cultivation at all costs.

Now he is rich enough to make all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty jealous. He is not worried about the cost of cultivating talents, but only worries that there are no talents for him to cultivate.

Riding a white dragon, Zhu Houzhao took a tour in Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry Camp and was very satisfied with his daily life.

As he was about to return to the palace, he looked at the white dragon under his crotch.

Bailong is now nearly six feet and eight inches tall, an absolute giant compared to all horses.

Zhu Houzhao was five feet six inches tall, and seemed short in front of him.

The vigor of his blood is even greater than that of most of the innate body refinements.

It is so powerful that only those who have reached the peak of the innate realm or above can hurt it.

The speed is so fast that even the grandmaster is no match for it.

Such a BMW is hard to find in the world, and few horses can compare with it.

But for Zhu Houzhao today, it is not of much help.

And the White Dragon has reached his limit.

Zhu Houzhao curled the corner of his mouth and took out a dragon ball.

Suddenly, Bailong's smart eyes moved, the horse raised its head and let out a dissatisfied cry.

"Please bear with me for a while. I cannot give it to you now. I need the Dragon Ball, and so does Ming.

After two years, when I break through to the realm of heaven and man, I will give you a dragon ball.

But you can't be lazy in the next two years. You have to train harder and become stronger so that you can withstand the power of the dragon balls.

Can't you just be obsessed with men and women?

How can a good horse indulge in the land of pleasure?

Do you know?" Zhu Houzhao touched the horse's neck and said soothingly and teachingly.

Bai Long’s limit was something that even the Ming Dynasty, which had countless treasures, could not break.

Now it is available, and it is Dragon Ball.

Zhu Houzhao had this idea a long time ago. He wanted Bai Long's strength to be able to keep up with his own so that he could travel the world with him.

I also asked Cha Mulong and his son, and came to the conclusion that it was worth a try.

Because both he and Daming needed the Dragon Balls, he had not tried it for the time being.

So he would use the dragon balls to motivate the white dragon from time to time, to prevent the white dragon from living too comfortably and just cuddling with a group of mares and giving birth to little white dragons.

How could that look of him indulging in the pleasures of life be compared to the way he rides on a dragon horse?

Bai Long glanced down and uttered another dissatisfied sound.

It has heard this many times.

All you know is to seduce it, envy it, and prevent it from having foals.

After comforting Bai Long for a while, Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace and continued his daily life.

Just run around and look around.

He ran to the Cabinet, Six Ministries, Military Cabinet, Six Departments, Dali Temple, the First Army, the Twelfth Army and other places without any plan.

Run wherever you want.

It was this kind of running and observing that gave him more experience in governing the Ming Dynasty and supervising the work of his ministers.

By mid-June, news reached the Ming Dynasty that Yang Guang had already embarked on his journey to lead an expedition in person.

After a round of unpleasant curses, Zhu Houzhao turned his attention to the education issues in the Ming Dynasty.

A few months later, the Ministry of Rites and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had reported the problems of Daming Academy to Zhu Houzhao one after another.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied with the result.

Taizu attached great importance to the education issue in the Ming Dynasty. The community schools spread across the countryside across the country are the best proof of this.

But as time passed, the community schools were no longer the same as they were in the early Ming Dynasty.

The increasing pressure on the common people, the shortage of teachers, the decreasing investment from the court, the lack of attention from local officials and other problems have led to the fact that many local community schools are in name only.

Even with the original community school, Zhu Houzhao was not very satisfied.

Children between the ages of eight and fifteen can attend community schools during the slack season.

What can you learn in that little time?
The county schools above the community schools also have many problems.

That day, he called the senior officials of the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites and asked them to find a solution. "Your Majesty, what kind of education do you want in Ming Dynasty?" Liu Jian asked straightforwardly.

"It's very simple. Every child who reaches the age of seven must go to school for eight months a year, with two months of vacation in summer and two months in winter.

The teaching content mainly focuses on arithmetic, history, patriotism and martial arts.

After five years, those with excellent academic performance can enter the county school for in-depth study.

Those with good talent in martial arts can be selected, and the court will set up a department to be in charge.

County schools should also have different subjects. "

"We have added courses such as doctor and craftsman, and students can choose to study them, so that we can have more and more talents in all walks of life in Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao said expectantly.

Liu Jian and others were stunned when they heard this, even though they already knew that their Majesty liked to make trouble and loved to indulge in wild and imaginative thinking.

But they still couldn't accept these words.

"Your Majesty, how can children learn literature without learning classics?" Liu Jian couldn't help but ask seriously.

"Can you eat after studying classics? You can be an official and govern the people's livelihood without studying those classics." Zhu Houzhao said disapprovingly.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the selection of officials is based on their moral character and talent. Talent without moral character will only bring disaster to the people.

How can one have virtue if one does not study the classics?" Liu Jian argued.

“So many officials in the court have studied the classics, but how many of them are virtuous? What’s more, they don’t even have talent.

Besides, don’t I teach children to be patriotic?
Knowing how to love one's country means one is naturally virtuous." Zhu Houzhao raised his head and said disdainfully.

Liu Jian paused.

But of course he would not agree so easily, and he cited some classics again.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes became clear after hearing this and he interrupted him impatiently.

"That's enough, I have the final say, so take my words as the main thing, go down and sort them out and show them to me."

Liu Jian and others had no choice.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, even if we try our best, we still cannot do it." Xie Qian spoke calmly.

"Why?" Zhu Houzhao frowned.

"Your Majesty, according to what you said, the teaching staff is a big problem. The liberal arts of the community school is still easy to deal with.

Where can we find teachers to teach children martial arts?

There is also the issue of teaching staff in various subjects in the county school.

In addition, for the common people, a seven-year-old child is old enough to help with farming at home and is indispensable.

It is very bad for the people to let them go to school for eight months every year, almost all of which is during the busy farming season. "Xie Qian said seriously.

Zhu Houzhao was not surprised and said as a matter of course: "That's why I asked you to find a solution."

Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others were speechless.

As ministers, they could not refuse.

But no matter how smart they are, they can't transform into humans.

"Okay, you guys think about it, and tell me your thoughts in a day." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand unreasonably.

Liu Jian and others had no choice but to retreat.

The next day, it was obvious that they all had a few gray hairs.

Their respective memorials were also presented to Zhu Houzhao.

Three cabinet ministers, the Minister of Rites, and two vice ministers, a total of six people and six memorials.

When Zhu Houzhao read the memorial from the Left Vice Minister, he snorted coldly.

I also advised his children to learn classics, what a waste, tomorrow, no, now let's change him.

He immediately issued a decree.

Another memorial from the Right Vice Minister did not offer any good solutions and seriously pointed out the difficulties of the matter.

The three grand secretaries and the Minister of Rites are not much different.

There is no perfect solution, but some of the content does make sense.

After thinking about it, he asked three cabinet members, the Minister of Rites, and the Right Vice Minister to come.

"I have read what you have written. You may try to combine classics with patriotism and rewrite the textbooks based on the content about being a human being and patriotism related to the classics." Zhu Houzhao first gave them an affirmation.

Learning patriotism does require content.

Classics with corresponding meanings can be added, and aspects of being a human being can also be added.

Liu Jian and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was enough that His Majesty could listen to them.

"In other aspects, you said that children of ordinary people don't have time to go to school. The key is that ordinary people are under too much pressure. If their pressure can be reduced, it is also possible for children to go to school.

I think it is very right, but in terms of reducing the pressure on the people, only Jin has achieved it across the country.

Therefore, I decided to implement this new community school and county school in Jin first.

The number of teachers in a county school in a province is definitely sufficient.”

“As for martial arts training and instruction, I’ll follow your instructions and take it slow.

Let’s wait until we have prepared the most suitable basic martial arts skills and trained a group of martial arts instructors.” Zhu Houzhao added.

"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Jian and others said happily.

It’s good that Your Majesty has listened to me.

"In addition, I have decided to overhaul the Imperial College.

The Imperial College will set up various disciplines such as doctors, craftsmen, and government officials, and recruit students openly.

Once these students finish their studies, they will be able to teach more people.

One day, my Great Ming will have enough teachers to teach all the children of the Great Ming." Zhu Houzhao said firmly.

(Chapter two.)
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