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Chapter 792 Educational Resources
Pushing open the window, there is a vast expanse of whiteness outside the window, and the red wall is also covered with thick snow. This year's snow is indeed relatively heavy.

Yang Reform specially ordered that the eunuchs not be allowed to clean, in order to take a good look at the rare heavy snow.

Although Yang Reform doesn't believe in the saying "auspicious snow heralds a good year", he has to say that this sentence makes sense, and the experience that has been handed down for thousands of years always has its merits.

A good year is indeed a good thing, and the common people who have been affected by disasters for several years can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But Yang Reform couldn't be happy, facing the white snow, he was worried.

As for why to worry, it is also very simple. Since there are good years, what about the population migration?Without major disasters and droughts, the common people would no longer have the pressure to come out, and there would be no need to come out. This is not good for obtaining more labor force, and it is also not good for the process of industrialization.

Yang Reform is not only worried about this year. If it is only this year, Yang Reform is not very afraid. Relying on the aftermath of natural disasters in the past few years, he said that there may be a severe drought this year, and immigration will continue. In fact, after several consecutive years of drought Under the circumstances, the common people are still willing to continue the large-scale immigration. The impact on the population migration is not great, but if the drought in the next few years is not too great, then there will be problems. After passing the large-scale immigration for several years , the problem of land support has been alleviated to a certain extent, the population density has been greatly reduced, and the impact of natural disasters on people is no longer comparable to that of the previous two years.

Yang Reform is also quite emotional. It is really not an easy task to control this country and this era.If he wanted to continue to promote population migration, he had to think of his method. Yang Reform put down the pen in his hand and stared out of the window in a daze. After a while, the water vapor on the window had blurred his vision. , The world outside the window immediately appeared on the window.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yansheng, He Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Liu of Shuntian Mansion, and Lord Lin of the Imperial College, please see me." Wang Chengen reported in a low voice.

Yang Reform took back the thoughts scattered outside the window, and said, "See you." Yang Reform didn't think much about it.

"Of order, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed.

Several ministers filed in.

Kong Yinzhi was at the front, followed by the Minister of Rites, then Liu Zongzhou, and then Lin Qian.

"Your Majesty, I will see you!" Several people saluted together.

"Excuse me, get up..." Yang Reformed.There were so many people here that Yang Reform did not give up his seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron!" Several people said again.

Of the few people who came, Yang Reform paid the most attention to Kong Yinzhi. This guy was crying and crying here last time. This time, it seems that he finally started working again. What Yang Reform thinks is that this guy had better not go on strike again. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to bear it either.

"I called several Qing's families here to ask, how about the study?" Yang Reform asked.The reason why Yang Reform asked this question was that he had to find a way in advance to deal with the decline in population migration caused by the mitigation of natural disasters.Natural disasters are gone, or in other words, because of the appropriate disaster relief efforts, the impact of natural disasters on ordinary people is gradually decreasing, and the impact of natural disasters on ordinary people is decreasing. Obviously, the motivation and pressure for migration are also gradually decreasing. How can this be? Let Yang reform in no hurry?Perhaps there is no need to worry too much about this matter this year, but we have to prepare for the next few years, or even the next ten years or decades, and we cannot pin all our hopes on the natural disaster that lasted for more than ten years in the Chongzhen Dynasty. superior.There are too many natural disasters, and they come frequently, and the natural disasters themselves can't bear it.

Several people can be regarded as the participants and leaders of the fact that everyone reads books. Lin Qian is the first official in charge, Liu Zhouzong is the representative of the literary world, and Kong Yinzhi is the representative of Confucianism, representing the sage Regarding everyone's attitude towards this matter, He Ruchong is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Administratively, this is the supreme leader.

Now He Ruchong finally found a little right to speak in this matter, finally participated in it a little bit, finally did something worth talking about a little bit, and finally made some achievements.The last time he reported the incident about the Tibetan monks in Uzbekistan, the emperor really gave him a high look and asked him to participate in this matter, so he said goodbye to the cold bench.

He Ruchong is obedient to the emperor now, he is in awe, and he has learned how powerful the emperor is. Although the position of Shangshu has not been shaken, he has had enough of this cold bench, and he never wants to sit cold again. Instead of sitting on the bench, there is no other way but to follow the emperor.

Although the seat of Shangshu has always been there, and the emperor does not interfere with his Shangshu's rights, but to be honest, the difference between this Shangshu and the previous Shangshu is huge. Not as good as a governor of Shuntian Prefecture.If it is compared with the Ministry of Households or the Ministry of War, it is even more incomparable. This is simply a world of difference.At the beginning, He Ruchong could still be stubborn, thinking that he was still a Shangshu, and he still had great power, but after sitting on the bench for a year or two, He Ruchong couldn't sit still.Watching other people's careers flourishing, watching other people rush in and out, watching the world revolve around them, not to mention greedy eyes, just the strange eyes of the people around is unbearable.

Now, he has surrendered, he is really convinced, he never wants to go back to sit on the bench, and he no longer has to look at the strange eyes of the world. Now, the emperor let him participate in the study plan, let him participate in the discussion and coordination , In other words, the emperor has accepted him.In the game of perseverance and patience with the emperor, he completely lost.Today's him, don't say anything, do a good job, and make some famous words. At least, he knows now that he must listen to the emperor's words.Without them, the Ming Dynasty could still run very well, but if they were disliked by the emperor, then they would be excluded from the true inner circle of the Ming Dynasty and be regarded as outsiders.This feeling is terrifying. As a Shangshu, he can be regarded as an extremely human minister, but he cannot participate in the inner circle of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, it is definitely a black joke. How useless this Shangshu is , How cold and boring, one can imagine.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, the matter of study and education, ministers, etc., just want to report to His Majesty." Lin Qian stood up and said, his official position is the lowest among the few here, but he is the appointed person in charge, It's time for him to come out and report.

"Well, good..." Yang Reform said. "Auspicious snow heralds a good year" also indicates that with the arrival of a good year, natural disasters will definitely be alleviated, and population migration must be thought of other methods, and the method is related to education.

"...Your Majesty, after careful calculation and one or two years of experimentation, I have come to some conclusions..." Lin Qian said with emotion, this kind of education that spends millions of taels of silver every year, It is only available in the Chongzhen Dynasty today, and it is only available in this Majesty today. Not to mention anything else, just the school fund is enough to make people feel emotional, and more emotional is because of this incident. The chain reaction caused by running a school is a good thing, but other things caused by it were not expected by Lin Qian.

"...Well, let's talk briefly, I'll read it when I have time..." Yang Reform said.What Lin Qian handed over was a thick document.Yang Reform didn't read it, but asked Lin Qiang to give an overview. Yang Reform didn't need to read this document, he knew what it was. To a large extent, it was all from his own hand or his own opinion.On how to promote education for all, Yang Reform dares to say that he definitely has a say more than anyone in this era, because he is the only one who has seen the scene of education for all.

"...According to the order! Your Majesty, it is indeed a rare event in our hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, to study the teachings of sages..." Lin Qian made a decision on the matter of running the school at the beginning, but now this On the one hand, while promoting and experimenting, on the other hand, it is constantly being questioned more and more. We must first establish an unshakable character for our own business, and then we must speak hard enough.

"...Of course, although His Majesty strongly supports the establishment of the school, after one or two years of trial practice and exploration by the ministers, many problems have been discovered..." Lin Zhi praised this matter for a while, and then began to vomit bitterness. It's not good if you don't vomit bitterness.

"Oh, what's the problem?" Yang Reform asked. Yang Reform had almost considered the things that might be encountered in the implementation of comprehensive education. In fact, Yang Reform had foreseen the problems that might be encountered.

"...Returning to Your Majesty, this issue is still a question of cost. Your Majesty, there are too many people in the world. Even if His Majesty allocates two or three million taels of silver to run a school every year, in reality, I have to say, it is still a drop in the bucket, but It is still impossible to fully satisfy the assumption that everyone in the world has books to read... Alas, Your Majesty, this matter is really a long way to go!" Lin Qian said with emotion, from the beginning with a passion and ambition, to now , Lin Qian also gradually recognized the reality, whether the blood or passion, they were almost worn out by these realities.

"...Oh, hehehe, the Qing family might as well let me know..." Yang Reform said.

"...Your Majesty, the registered population in the world is 6000 million. In reality, there may be hundreds of millions of people. If one person in a family of five needs to study, there will be at least 1000 million to 2000 million children. These 2000 to 1000 million children, If the two ends are removed, there will be at least half of them, that is to say, at least five to six million to ten million people need to study. I need at least 20 to 40 teachers. If a teacher pays 20 taels to 40 taels a year, then I only need to pay at least 200 million to more than 20 million taels. ..." Lin Qian said, this practical problem is in front of us, and it is indeed a big problem. Even with the [-] million taels promised by the emperor, there is still a long way to go to meet the requirement that everyone in the world should read books.[-] two courses a year, this is already quite a small number of courses, this kind of courses, that is, the livelihood of old gentlemen who know a few words in the countryside, are really a bit of a class, or a teacher with a little ability, Every year without Shu Xiu for decades, they are embarrassed to come out to meet people. In this way, just paying Shu Xiu is a huge number.Of course, Lin Qian wanted to vomit bitterness to the emperor.Since the emperor asked, he would speak up.

"...This is indeed a problem..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform, who still has some understanding of prices, naturally understands what a salary of 20 taels per year represents. With the current price of rice in the north, one or two taels of silver is one stone, and a teacher can buy a stone of rice in a month.There is no need to explain this kind of salary.The new army is paid according to a monthly salary of three or two, and it also includes food and housing. 20 taels is really very little.

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