Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 424 Royal Academy
In the face of such a thing, calm and steady, what to do will not be affected in the slightest.

It's regal, and that's fine.

So Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Go quickly."

Zhu Houzhao turned around and left the Qianqing Palace, looking at Yun Juan and Yun Shu outside, with a confident expression on his face.

In his opinion, he is the general trend of the world, and his arrival is unstoppable, and a group of Xiaoxiao is destined to be crushed by him.When they are finally crushed, there is only one way to wait for them.

Zhang Jun, who was waiting for Zhu Houzhao outside, always felt that something was different when he saw His Highness the Crown Prince coming out of the Qianqing Palace.

But he didn't dare to ask, so he could only respectfully follow behind His Royal Highness.

Zhu Houzhao pulled Zhang Jun into his carriage, which was in the same car as himself, representing absolute trust in Zhang Jun and treating him as his own.

Zhang Jun was rather flattered, because everyone inside and outside the court knew that he was actually His Majesty's man.

Looking at Zhang Jun, who was a little embarrassed, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "What is Aiqing worried about? I am worried that I will let Aiqing do something against the will of the emperor?"

Zhang Jun was taken aback for a moment, and he raised his head to look at Zhu Houzhao in astonishment.He didn't expect His Royal Highness to say such a sentence.

But when Zhang Jun saw the playful smile on Zhu Houzhao's face, the tension at that moment just disappeared, and was replaced by An Xin.

"Your Majesty is the emperor, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also the emperor, so the minister is naturally loyal to the emperor." Zhang Jun said with a smile.

"The prince is also a subject. There is no other gentleman in front of the father, and there is only one monarch in this world." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "What I do in this palace will not be hidden from the father. This is not only the way of a minister, but also the way of a son. The way. So Aiqing put her heart in her belly."

"It's the luck of the ministers, the court, the world, and the people to have the crown prince like this!" Zhang Jun bowed and said to Zhu Houzhao.

"It's just the duty of being a minister and a son of man. Everything in this world is disturbing, and everyone wants something that doesn't belong to them. If everyone can abide by their duty, why not Hai Qinghe Yan , peace in the world?"

Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Jun chatted all the way in this way, the atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.

When the carriage stopped, the two of them had already reached the west of the city.

The Royal Academy was built in this place, which is actually the place where Wanli's grandfather, Wuqinghou Li Wei, built the garden.

This garden can be said to be a very famous garden in Ming Dynasty, and its name is Tsinghua Garden.

This name is definitely not an unfamiliar name in later generations, it is a place that countless people yearn for.

Zhu Houzhao naturally had his own ideas in choosing the location of Daming Royal Academy here.

Firstly, the place is remote and deserted, so there is no need to worry about land use for building a large academy.

Secondly, I also want to borrow some of the cultural atmosphere here, after all, this is the famous Tsinghua Garden in later generations.

After getting off the carriage, Zhu Houzhao looked around and took a deep breath of fresh air. The expression on his face also looked better, revealing a rare sense of ease and leisure.

Although the place is still desolate, Zhu Houzhao knows that it will soon become lively.

This is a new area that Zhu Houzhao is planning to develop, which is the education area, and it will also be called the school area in later generations.

Zhu Youxiao is also planning to move the Martial Academy here, and then expand it. With the current Royal Academy and various schools in the future, this place will become the most important cultural and educational place in Ming Dynasty, similar to the university school district of later generations.

Zhu Houzhao has seen it in later generations. If a new development zone is established in a place, the first thing to do is to move the school.
The students of the school can drive the local economy, after all, they are rich people.

No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor students. This is already a thing that runs through everyone's bones.

The school will form a population gathering phenomenon, and this place will be revitalized.

Zhu Houzhao also seized the surrounding land, and then he will build a garden here, similar to the garden of Tsinghua Garden, in order to let parents have a place for vacation.

This approach is naturally not for enjoyment, but to stimulate the economy and land prices here.Once the royal family builds a garden here, nobles will naturally follow suit, and this place will become a gathering place for nobles, and the land price will definitely be expensive at that time.

Otherwise, where will the money to build the school come from?

As a person from later generations, how can you not hype real estate?

As the saying goes, I have never seen a pig run, and I have eaten pork, so there is nothing wrong with learning it.

Zhang Jun felt that this place was a bit desolate, but His Royal Highness chose this place, which is not what he can say.

There are construction sites everywhere in front, but most of them have been completed, but there are still workers coming and going.

"Aiqing, let's go and have a look!" Zhu Houzhao said as he walked in front.

The two of them walked a short distance on a flat road, not one but one.It was really a piece, and Zhang Jun was a little surprised to see it.

The ground is off-white and looks abnormally flat and smooth.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but knelt down and touched it, and found that it was not a stone.He raised his foot and stomped vigorously, only to find that his foot was numb.

It was really hard here, and Zhang Jun immediately became curious. This is not a dirt road, nor is it paved with stones, because it doesn't look like stones.

But what is this?

Zhang Jun couldn't help looking up at Zhu Houzhao

"Look at those walls." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

Zhang Jun's actions naturally fell into Zhu Houzhao's eyes at the beginning, so Zhu Houzhao was referring to the wall not far away.

Those walls were all made of this kind of gray thing, which looked very smooth and flat, which aroused Zhang Jun's curiosity again.

In fact, this is not a high-end thing, this is the cement of later generations.

The Eighth Bureau has already made it, but it is the first large-scale application in the capital.

The red bricks are plastered with cement on the outside and glazed tiles on the top, making Zhu Houzhao feel a little dazed.Because it resembles some buildings of later generations.

Zhang Jun rushed back from the wall, and said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness, I wonder how much this building will cost?"

"Cheap." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "If Aiqing is interested, ask someone to bring Aiqing an account book after you go back, and Aiqing can study it carefully. After all, this will be Aiqing's territory in the future. It’s better to understand it better.”

In this era, the cost of building materials is actually not much, and a large part of the money is spent on transportation.

Whether it is a huge wood, a huge stone, or a composite soil, all of them require a huge amount of labor to invest, which is a very, very time-consuming thing, and it also requires a lot of money.

Why do you say that royal buildings oppress the people?

A large part of the reason is due to the collection of corvee.

It is mandatory for the common people to work here, and they are basically oppressed by the superiors. Their daily meals are also deducted, and at the same time they have no wages, and the farm work at home is also delayed.

So when the emperor works, he oppresses the people
It's just that Zhu Houzhao is different this time. No matter what he does now, he hires people with money.

It doesn't matter if the farming season is delayed, the money earned is enough to compensate, and the wages are so rich that the family can even hire a part-time worker to farm the land for themselves, and the wages are still left over.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of the people is very high. This is actually a very simple truth in later generations.

All the buildings in the Royal Academy are made of red bricks instead of blue bricks. The firing is simple and fast, and the speed is even faster with cement.

The construction speed is fast and the construction cost is the first, so this is a very good construction method.

Some people in later generations said that reinforced concrete buildings have lost their classical charm, but they don't know the cost of wooden and stone buildings.

Those seemingly noble ancient buildings, the damage to nature, and the cost of construction are really huge.

Even if it is covered with a few pieces of glazed tiles, it will increase the cost, which is much higher than the cost of cement roofing.

Zhu Houzhao told Zhang Jun that the cost is low, so the cost is really low.

Now that Zhang Jun got Zhu Houzhao's permission, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said respectfully: "In this case, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

"Don't think about it now, let's go in and take a look." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

So the monarch and his ministers went inside together.

In fact, this Royal Academy was built according to the universities of later generations, with classrooms, libraries, canteens, and toilets all available, and green plants were also planted.

Walking in this school really made Zhu Houzhao feel like a world away.

Although the architectural style is still in the style of the Ming Dynasty in general, it looks more like an antique building of later generations.

The two walked up and down the Royal Academy and looked around.

Zhu Houzhao was quite satisfied with this place. He glanced around and said to Zhang Jun: "This place is almost ready, let the students stay in these few days."

Zhang Jun nodded, and replied respectfully, "I'll do it as soon as I'm here."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said nothing more.

The two continued to walk forward together. After walking a few steps, Zhu Houzhao asked, "What does Ai Qing think about the exam?"

The so-called exam is actually the admissions of the Royal Academy.

In fact, the first batch of students of the Royal Academy are already prepared, they are the Jinshi of the new subjects.

As for the second batch of students, they will have to take the exam again, and they will be recruited from among the scholars, as long as they have the reputation of a scholar, they can participate.

Zhu Houzhao had planned this matter for a long time, and it was a very important point he used to break the imperial examination system.

You must know that bureaucracy is rampant in the officialdom now, and it will develop into party rampage in the future. A large part of the reason is because of the current imperial examination system.

The Royal Academy was founded for this purpose, to allow more people to have the opportunity to enter this gate.

More royal academies will be established in the future, expanding from the capital to various provinces.

Teach these scholars how to be officials, instead of learning the ways of Confucius and Mencius all day long.It is enough for those things to be tested to the level of a scholar, otherwise people will read the book stupidly.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's question, Zhang Jun's expression became serious.

In fact, he also knew what he was here for, and he couldn't escape this question.

The reason why he chose to come here is actually for this matter. He is here to do something, so he is very active in this matter.

"I feel that this year is too late. After the official opening of the Royal Academy, I want to write to the provinces and counties to announce this matter and set the exam date for next spring. When the time comes, all the talents from all over the world will gather their spirits and they will be able to select talents for the country." .”

"Other than that, I want to make this matter a regular practice and take the exam once a year.

It is not uncommon in Daming to take this kind of test once a year.After the Martial Academy set this precedent, basically everyone has become accustomed to it, so there is nothing surprising.

This is not what Zhu Houzhao is worried about. The management of the Ming Dynasty was not that corrupt, so organizing such activities is still no problem.

Glancing at Zhang Jun, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Can you hold on?"

Of course Zhang Jun knew what Zhu Houzhao meant by this question.

This matter will definitely be very stressful. Although I have the support of His Royal Highness, there will still be people who make trouble, and even those Jinshi in the academy may also make trouble.

But since I'm here.That is of course ready

"I can do well." Zhang Jun said with a smile.

In fact, Zhang Jun attaches great importance to this matter, on the one hand because of his origin, and on the other hand because he wants to make meritorious service through this matter.

After being an official for so many years, he actually didn't have any outstanding achievements.In terms of his background, it is not easy to reach this point, and it is even more difficult to take a step forward.

If people have great ambitions and want to do great things, they must do things that others cannot do.

If he had passed the No. [-] examination and entered the Imperial Academy, he would naturally not need to come out to do this kind of thing, as long as he was promoted safely and steadily.

But for him, this is too difficult, so he needs to find another way.

After the matter of the Royal Academy came out, he had already set his sights on it, and at the same time, it was also to give people like him a way out.I have already walked ahead, and it is also a due meaning to walk the road for those who come later.

For Zhang Jun's ideal, Zhu Houzhao can guess a little bit.

This should be Zhang Jun's ideal.After people come to a position, what they want to do is naturally different.

For Zhang Jun, this is the realization of his self-worth. If he can do it well, he will definitely be famous in history.

It's just that he has confidence, which is enough for Zhu Houzhao.

Nodding his head, Zhu Houzhao said, "Go ahead and do it. If you have anything to do, you can ask Ben Gong. Since this matter was manipulated by Ben Gong, naturally I won't stand by and watch."

"Chen, thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Jun bowed quickly and said.

Zhu Houzhao took Zhang Jun here for a walk, in fact, he was supporting him, and he made it clear to everyone that he supported him, so that those who wanted to jump out and make trouble think about it.

After having a meal here at noon, Zhu Houzhao went back. It was impossible for him to stay here too much.

After returning to Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao changed his clothes, cleaned himself up, and then rushed to Qianqing Palace.

(End of this chapter)