Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 437

Everyone thought that Sun Xiangfu would have a long speech to persuade everyone, but Sun Xiangfu only asked two simple questions, which made most people shut up.

"My lords, there are two reasons why I want to build the Agricultural College in Shanyang. If everyone can come up with a solution, it doesn't matter where it is built.

Let me talk about the first point first. In the future, the demand for farming technology in the Northland will be greater. Anbei Dadu Protectorate, and in the future may actually belong to the boundary of the Xueyantuo Khanate under the governance of the Tang Dynasty. The entire land adds up to more than the Central Plains. However, most of the common people do not know how to farm, and a stronger teaching and dissemination of agricultural technology is needed. "

In this general direction of governing the country, the hearts of the courtiers have already been unified, let alone ethnic integration, which is difficult to achieve in a short period of time.

In fact, the first thing to do is to let the nomads give up nomadism and turn to farming, which will gradually turn the northern grasslands into a situation where there are hundreds of miles of cities and fertile fields everywhere. The strategy has long been recognized by everyone.

Therefore, regarding what Sun Xiangfu said, even the Guanlong Family Group, which wanted to fight for interests, had nothing to say.

After everyone had a certain understanding of the facts, Sun Xiangfu's next question became more realistic, saying, "The second point is also a very crucial point. It is the Wang family who paid for the construction of the college. Nearly half of the land properties within a few hundred miles around Yang and Dingxiang are owned by the Wang family. They contribute money in the hope that after the establishment of the Agricultural College, they can give themselves something in return.

If you ministers want to build an agricultural college in Chang'an or other places in Guanzhong, you can actually find someone to pay for the college!There are tens of millions of farmers in our Tang Dynasty, so the Agricultural College can only open one!In order to meet the agricultural technology needs of so many farmers and common people, it is not a bad idea to open ten or eight.The Ministry of Agriculture, as well as the children of farmers taught by myself, don’t mind teaching farmers about agronomy anywhere. "

Taking the real issue directly as an example, it was difficult for these people to temporarily stop Sun Xiangfu from opening the academy to Shanyang. At this time, another group of middle-level officials in the court began to Speaking, they are officials with five surnames and seven families. They have now transferred most of their land to Beidi. Similar to agricultural colleges and medical colleges, institutions that can represent the center of the country are set up in Beidi. For them, Nature is more favorable.

Moreover, the rapid rise of the Guanlong family in the past two years has faintly threatened the status of their five surnames and seven families. Take Webster and Yang's for example, in this round of great development in Weinan, they have made huge profits. The strength of the family alliance is not weaker than any of the five surnames and seven families. In history, Changsun Wuji gained the upper hand in the struggle against the five surnames and seven families because he won the Guanlong family group. The surname Qijia also has a lot to do with the fact that Changsun Wuji and the five surnames Qijia fought with each other. At least when she made a move, she didn't have to worry about making too much action and no one would be available to the court like Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I agree with Dudu Sun's proposal. The amount of land that needs to be developed in the Northland now exceeds tens of millions of acres. In the future, it is not impossible to break through billions of acres. It is indeed more appropriate for the Agricultural College to be established in the Northland. Although the veteran is not the head of the Wang clan and cannot influence the decisions of the clan, he also knows that it is impossible for the clan to spend such a large amount of money to build an agricultural college in Chang'an. The focus of the future is likely to be on industry, and what needs to be established should be a college of engineering."

"Second by the ministers..."

As soon as Wang Gui jumped out to speak, many courtiers immediately jumped out to support, even Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and others nodded their heads in agreement, because this was the actual situation.

Politics is like this. Sun Xiangfu, who was in love with five surnames and seven families two years ago, has become a treasure in their eyes. Not to mention flattery, at least they dare not offend. After all, they have become A new northern interest group was established, and Sun Xiangfu, the chief official of the Northern Land, had the same interest demands as them.

A direct descendant of a big family like Yang Ji, of course, has a good brain. As soon as Wang Gui said this, he immediately found a new point, and said, "Your Majesty, I, the Hongnong Yang family, want to invest in the construction of a palace for the imperial court. Engineering College, please allow Your Majesty."

As soon as he said this, Li Shimin on the dragon chair immediately felt happy. As the person with the strongest view of the overall situation in this era, how could he not see that the Guanlong Family Group and the five surnames and seven families who moved out should now say It's the Northern Family Group, and a battle is looming!
Good fight!

When they fight, the imperial court can benefit from it. No, they will soon buy the two academies for nothing.

Just when Li Shimin was about to speak to agree, someone jumped out to speak again.

"Your Majesty, I, the Huainan Zhu family, want to invest in the construction of a business school for the imperial court, but the location will be Yangzhou, please approve it."

The person who spoke was Zhu Zhaorui, a doctor of the Ministry of Commerce. After Du Zhenglun took a large group of people from the Ministry of Commerce to Shannan Road to develop state-owned enterprises, he was in charge of the Ministry of Commerce in Chang'an. They all have their own academies, and their merchant groups can't be left behind. After all, there are business subjects in the imperial examinations of the imperial court, and there is no corresponding business education. How can they obtain scholars in the future!

Of course, there is another reason why he made such a statement. He himself is from the Zhu family in Huainan. The Zhu family is the head of the four great families in Yangzhou. Yangzhou is not only a city with developed commerce, but also a city where the people of the Tang Dynasty have the least prejudice against commerce. , the people there are very willing to do business, and have already formed an open atmosphere unique to other places, which is the most basic condition for establishing a business school. If his Zhu family can be the leader of the business school, then further development and growth will be a It's just around the corner.

"I am fully aware of the loyalty of all the ministers. Fang Qing thinks, how should this matter be handled?"

Li Shimin thought it was okay to ask this question, but he tried his best not to make direct decisions about government affairs, so as to avoid confrontation with courtiers. This is some experience that Li Shimin summed up after becoming emperor in the past few years.

Naturally, Fang Xuanling could understand what Li Shimin meant, and went out to play and said, "I think it's all right."

The emperor had no objections, and the prime minister agreed, so this matter was considered a final decision.

Then, Li Shimin said again, "Since this is the case, let's discuss the configuration of these three colleges and the management after they are completed."

It is not difficult to build, but it is difficult to manage. Li Shimin can't let these academies become the existence of aristocratic families who openly cultivate their own power. Therefore, he needs to formulate some rules for these academies that can be easily controlled by him at the beginning of their establishment. This, You have to go through them one by one slowly. Anyway, the college can't be built in one go.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that, like Shanyang Medical College, these agricultural colleges, engineering colleges, and business colleges that will be completed in the future should be included in the imperial court's education system."

"Like medical school?"

Kong Yingda, who originally planned to watch the show with peace of mind, suddenly became furious after hearing what Sun Xiangfu said.

Previously, Sun Simiao, the head of the mountain of Shanyang Medical College, was designated as the third rank. It was because Sun Simiao cured the plague and made great personal contributions. Although Kong Yingda felt that this was inappropriate, he finally endured it. , The engineering college and the business school are included in the education system, which is equivalent to the medical school. Doesn't that mean that in the future, in the education of Datang, there will be three more people who are of the same level as themselves?
Once these education systems are recognized at the national level, their Confucian status will be squeezed more and more. In the court, it is already a situation where warriors are in power. It is conceivable what kind of situation will appear in the future .

Kong Yingda is different from those aristocratic sons who only care about their own interests. He shoulders the responsibility of promoting Confucianism. He naturally has to speak out for matters that touch the core interests of Confucianism.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate. Farmers, craftsmen, and merchants should not be taught on the same level as scholars. After all, the world is managed by scholars. They must be prioritized. I think that the teaching of agriculture, engineering, and business schools , can only be defined as a private college, just like the ethnology of families in various places, the imperial court can give some support appropriately, but there is no need to incorporate it into the educational system of the imperial court.”

Not to mention, many people agreed with Kong Yingda's words. Some of them were nerds who had learned Confucianism to their core, and some didn't want to see Wang, Yang, Zhu and other families dominate these three disciplines.

All of a sudden, all kinds of opposing opinions emerged in the court. Some said that the imperial court, which had expanded the education system so much and was already short of manpower, had no way to support it.In addition, those who come out of these three major disciplines are only suitable for assistants, not for administration and management. They should not be generalized with scholars. They should maintain the superiority of scholars. Enough majesty.

Those who agree say that the teaching of agriculture, industry, and commerce does not require the manpower of the imperial court at all, because apart from the interns, the real official system of the imperial court, in addition to scholars, is soldiers, supporting these three disciplines The manpower of the education system will be selected from the industry, and will not affect the operation of the court at all.

Moreover, the current actual situation is that after the strengthening of these three aspects, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has begun to flourish. The court should pay enough attention to it, and standardize it, form a system, and bring it into supervision.

Of course, neither of these two factions can convince anyone. After they argued for a while, Li Shimin turned his attention to Sun Xiangfu again. This question was raised by him. How to get everyone to agree is his responsibility. responsibility.

Why do you say 'how to get everyone to agree'?

Because Li Shimin knew that Datang had such a need now, and after these academies were established, if the imperial court were not allowed to take care of them, wouldn't they just become a base for sending talents to the aristocratic family in vain?

He knew that Sun Xiangfu must understand this point, so while giving Sun Xiangfu his eyes, he also cast his eyes on Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others. As an emperor, from family to family, from class to class Between classes, it is really difficult to keep a good balance in all aspects. Often, he knows what should be done and what must be done, and he has to use some means to advance tactfully to achieve his goal.

For example, the military academy mentioned by Sun Xiangfu and Li Jing before, Li Shimin dared not to put it into practice until he was not sure of its balance. Generals control the military for generations, just like a family controls politics. It is not a blessing for the country. But if only ordinary people are allowed to learn military experience, it is tantamount to digging out the way out for these generals. These generals are all good people, who would want to?
Rather than letting the imperial court spend money to train the offspring of these generals, it is better to let them teach at home first, and when he thinks of a way to break the situation, it will not be too late to implement it.

(End of this chapter)