Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 793
"I know this..." Yang Reform said flatly.

Yang Reform is not the Chongzhen Emperor in history, who was completely confined by the bureaucratic class in the Forbidden City.Yang Reform is very clear about prices and what a stone of rice represents.

"...The Qing family only counted Shuxiu, not other things, such as school buildings, such as pens, ink and paper, such as books, etc. If these are included, the cost may be far more than these. "Yang Reform said that for the investment in education, Yang Reform himself has studied for many years, and he has personal experience.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, this is only the teacher's repairs, other school buildings, tables and chairs, pens, ink, paper, books and other expenses are far from being included. This is already ridiculously high, so high Every time I think about money, I feel terrified!" Lin Qian said, facing the annual education expenditure of up to 2000 million, Lin Qian didn't dare to think about it except looking up and sighing. I wanted it, but I didn't dare to say it, it was too much.

"Hmm..." Yang Reform nodded. Given the current state of productivity in the Ming Dynasty, it is simply impossible to truly realize universal education. To be able to popularize a certain level of universal education is already a very remarkable thing.This is not a problem of money, but a problem of productivity. Without high enough productivity, it is nonsense to force these things.

"...Does the Qing family have any ideas?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that I can only do my best. Although I want to do this, I am powerless! There are too many people in the world, and it is really impossible to support so many students to study..." Lin Qian said regretfully.

"...where are you gentlemen?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that this matter is really not easy. If it can be achieved so easily, it will not be such a grand event in our dynasty. In the past dynasties, such things are all elusive things. Only I, under the care of His Majesty, can overcome obstacles on this road, although the journey is difficult, but we are moving forward..." He Ru, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, saw that Kong Yinzhi had no intention of speaking, and immediately flattered him.

"Hehe, is that so?" Yang Reform looked at several ministers and smiled.

Several ministers also nodded in agreement.

"...Does that Qing family know why this matter is difficult to complete?" Yang Reform asked again.There is only one answer to this question, and that is related to productivity.

Several ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to answer this question.

"...Does Yan Shenggong have any ideas?" Yang Reform specifically asked Kong Yinzhi, this Kong Yinzhi, he has mentioned this to him more than once, and he will also be his "spokesperson" in this regard in the future. When Yang Reform found an opportunity, he instilled this aspect in him.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that this is a matter of support. There are limited fields in the world, and taxes are also limited. We cannot support so many people to study...Your Majesty, although this is a good and important event, I have to say, Do your best, don't force it..." Kong Yinzhi said.

"Hmm..." Yang Reform nodded, and what he said was quite reliable.

"...The fields are limited and taxes are limited. In other words, the actual dynasties and dynasties will never be able to, and it will be impossible to fulfill this ambition, right?" Yang Reform said again.

The emperor's statement was a bit surprising, and several ministers showed strange colors.

"...All the taxes I have set for the founding of the country are only 3000 to 3000 million. If these two [-] million are all invested in education, it may be enough, but obviously, it is impossible for me to do it with all the taxes. This matter, is it?" Yang Reform asked casually when he talked about this issue.

"...Reporting to His Majesty, yes..." Several people were silent, but He Ruchong couldn't bear it anymore, so he came out and replied.

"...The taxation of our court has hardly changed much since the founding of the country, and even decreased. Therefore, it is even more impossible to do this, is it?" Yang Reform asked again, these questions , are all things that can be calculated and clearly calculated, but "cannot be calculated". Yang Reform became interested for a while, and brought these up again.

"...Report to Your Majesty, yes..." He Ruchong agreed again helplessly.

"Then why am I willing to spend so much money to do this now? And I still do it every year?" Yang Reform asked with a smile, and Yang Reform answered all these questions for him.

Several ministers showed strange expressions on their faces.

"There's nothing bad to say, the Qing family just say..." Yang Reform encouraged.

Several ministers were even more distressed, how could the emperor have so much money?One is that the salt merchants fell, and the emperor was full; the other was that the emperor knew how to do business, and he was a god in business, and he made a profit by doing one; With these few items, it would be difficult for the emperor to have no money.These are all facts, but is it easy to say them?

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise and has great management skills, so naturally he has so much money..." He Ruchong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up helplessly and said again.

"Hehehe, that is to say, if I relied on the land tax formulated by my ancestors, I would never be able to do this, right? That is to say, if I hadn't been in business, if I hadn't thought of his method, the Qing family It will never be possible to do this, right?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this statement is indeed true. If it is only relying on land tax, let alone this matter, even the salaries of officials, officers and soldiers are difficult to pay on time, so how can we talk about hosting such a grand event that has lasted for thousands of years? Your Majesty, this statement It’s true..." This time, Liu Zongzhou stood up and took the words.

"Well, that makes sense..." Yang Reform nodded and said.

There was some silence in the room.

The emperor's words really hit everyone's minds. Today's Ming Dynasty is indeed very different from the past. The income of the household department is far higher than before. The money controlled by the emperor is even more terrifying. , Things that cannot be put into practice can be done now, but after careful investigation of the reasons, many surprising answers can be obtained.

"Your family, what do you think about my business, running factories, and all kinds of profit-seeking things?" Yang Reform asked again when he saw that everyone was silent.

A few people began to feel embarrassed. Although everyone despises business, although everyone says that business is not good, in reality, there are a few people who do not do business at home. In the past, everyone should open their eyes I'm blind, I'm telling lies without telling the emperor, but now..., the emperor's buying is big, and those words that fooled the emperor in the past, it doesn't matter if you don't say it, it's embarrassing to think about it now.Now who dares to tell the emperor how to do business?

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, without His Majesty's pursuit of profit, there would be no great event today, and there would be no today for me..." Liu Zongzhou stood up again and replied loudly. Although Liu Zongzhou was also very disgusted with these things, he was not very Agree, but the fact is that he has the money to do things now, doing things that are rare in a millennium, what does it mean to be unable to stop, that is.

"Okay, that makes sense!" Yang Reform said yes.

Several others bowed their heads.

"As for the lack of funds for running the school, I still say the same thing. I will fully support it. What I promised before will still be valid in the future. In the future, the imperial court will increase the tax, and the investment in running the school will gradually increase. There is no doubt about this. ...Hehehe, in the future, you should pay close attention to this tax. If the tax revenue increases but the investment in this area does not increase, I will not be responsible for the loss..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

A few people felt ashamed again. Now, what else can they say besides following the emperor?Whether it is the truth or the reality, it has already been proven that if they don't follow what the current emperor says, or follow the current emperor's path, they have to think about it just like people in previous dynasties about running a school. , now at least there are still millions of taels of silver to run the school every year, and there is still room for increase in this school fund, which is already very remarkable.

"...I called you here today, and I want to ask you one more thing. How do you plan to spread out this school? Is it spread across the whole world, or is there a focus, or something else? Specifically, when it comes to prefectures and counties, how do you plan to spread it out? How was it arranged? How was the trip to the countryside arranged?..." Yang Reformed chatted with these people for a long time, but in fact he was always embarrassed to speak out about it. Yang Reformed's heart was soft, but this The matter must be done in a rigid and dark way. This matter is a bit cold and cruel.It's not that Yang Reform doesn't want to make him better, but as a ruler with hundreds of millions of people, sometimes he has to make trade-offs, and some methods are necessary.

After saying this, Yang Reform's heart instantly cooled down.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is fully spread out, and there are also some key points. Let this grand event benefit everyone in the world... However, there are too many villages, and the people live scattered. It is really impossible to take care of all the villages. ,...Your Majesty, according to the current understanding and budget of the ministers and others, it is only possible to establish elementary schools or primary schools in market towns with large populations, primary schools and middle schools in market towns or county towns with large populations, and primary schools and secondary schools in prefectures and counties with large populations. State capitals, in addition to establishing primary schools and middle schools, can also consider establishing high schools. Establish high schools in relatively wealthy state capitals or provincial capitals, with small, middle and high schools. Only by spreading it out can we benefit the people of the world to the greatest extent... Of course, due to limited funds, it is impossible to achieve perfection, and we can only do our best..." Lin Zhi said regretfully.

"Well, that is to say, today's schools are generally established in densely populated cities?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, market towns, prefectures and counties are densely populated. In addition to the convenience of running schools, they can also benefit more people with minimal expenses. What's more, there are many wealthy families in market towns and cities, and there are benevolent people who donate to schools. , It’s a big background..., for another example, His Majesty said that in the future, any house raids involving real estate will be picked out to be used as school buildings, so..." Lin Qian introduced.

"Well, it makes sense, so let's do it. Concentrate school resources in cities as much as possible..." Yang Reform didn't think too much about it, so he just said, this decision seems to be limited by the times, it seems to be helpless, and it is caused by financial constraints. But in fact, Yang Reform wants to say, more, he wants to force the rural population to move to the city through the uneven educational resources, continuously cultivate more urban residents, and cultivate a class that can afford industrial products.

(End of this chapter)