Chapter 81 Li Kuan’s sense of crisis

At this time, those aristocratic families couldn't bear it anymore and rushed back to beat Li Kuan, but they ignored the guards next to Li Kuan.

The guards Li Daozong assigned to Li Kuan were all capable of fighting each other, and they were all loyal to the Li family.

They don't know who the other person is.

The aristocratic sons who rushed up were knocked down one by one by the guards and knocked to the ground.

When Lu Jing saw this scene, his originally dark face disappeared, and his angry face disappeared, replaced by gratitude.

Looking at the son of the aristocratic family lying on the floor, Lu Jing cupped his hands to Li Kuangong and saluted with gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, King Chu, for teaching these incompetent children."

This sentence had a greater impact on the wailing family members lying on the ground, and they were directly hit.

"If you really want to thank me, just give me a hundred guan. I've been focusing on education for three years, and the fee is not expensive."

Li Kuan said jokingly.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jing on the opposite side nodded seriously, really agreed to the matter, and said that he would give him a hundred coins as soon as he came.

This time, it was Li Kuan's turn to be dumbfounded, but after being dumbfounded for a while, Li Kuan didn't care anymore, it wasn't a big deal.

As soon as they left, Li Kuan began to think about what he should do next.

"We still have to find ways to increase our life-saving skills. This era is too dangerous and there are too many conspiracies. We have to get ourselves a fuse."

Although he married many maids from the palace, Li Kuan still felt that it was not enough. It was too little.

Li Kuan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.

"It would be great if I were the head of a family as prosperous as the Yang family. When the time comes, I can marry thousands of women from the family, and I can directly gain a large number of protection lines."

There are still too few available people around him. Every time he thinks about this, Li Kuan feels uncomfortable in his heart.

"How about opening a girls' school, offering free teaching and guaranteeing marriage."

"When the time comes, all of them will be married to the middle-level generals of the Tang Dynasty. As long as these women can read and write and are polite, their attractiveness to those middle-level generals will be overwhelming."

Thinking of this, Li Kuan felt that it was feasible.

Moreover, he only recruits civilian women. In this way, it is also a favor to the families of those civilian women.

In this era where most people who are loyal are butchers of dogs, and most people who are unfaithful are scholars, Li Kuan is more willing to believe in ordinary people who rely on faith to achieve their ideals.

He had money in his hands and no panic in his heart. Li Kuan did whatever he thought of. Anyway, he had money.

Li Kuan found Yu Zhining.

"What, you want to rely on Shuofang Steel Factory to build a school for the children of the steel factory to go to school for free, and it is also divided into boys' and girls' schools."

Yu Zhining was so shocked when he heard this.

He said he couldn't understand it at all.

Are you trying to popularize education? Do you know how much it will cost in this round?

The food, clothing, housing and transportation in a school are all money.

And teachers, oh, teachers don’t need to pay, just give them a few pieces of land and give them something during the holidays.

Yu Zhining made a rough calculation and found that based on the current 1,000 workers at Shuofang Steel Plant, there must be at least 2,000 to 3,000 students enrolled.

The money spent in a year will have to...

No, no, Yu Zhining said that he could no longer count on it.

Li Kuan laughed when he saw Lao Yu's expression that he was wasting his family.

"But if this trick continues, the loyalty of those workers to the steel mill and the country will explode."

"The most important thing is loyalty."

"You know, every time you show justice, you will kill more dogs."

Yu Zhining sneered again and again, I know one thing, it will cost a lot of money.

Moreover, the steel factory is affiliated under the name of Shuofang Government. When the school is established, will it also have to be affiliated under the name of Shuofang Government?

Not only is it unprofitable to establish a school, but it also costs money every year. If the steel mill cannot afford it, will Shuofang Government have to subsidize it?

After a rough calculation, Yu Zhining gave up directly.

"King Chu, if you want to do it, just discuss it with His Majesty. I believe you have His Majesty's contact information."

"As long as His Majesty agrees, you can do whatever you want at the steel factory. I agree with everything."

Yu Zhining originally didn't expect Li Kuan to be of much help to him in Shuofang's administration. He had always treated Li Kuan like a sheep.

Oh, not entirely. At least the steel factory was left to Li Kuan.

With Yu Zhining's words, Li Kuan left with satisfaction.

As long as the boss doesn't interfere, it's not up to him to decide what to do.

As for Li Shimin, he could see that he would be a ghost if he married a centurion's daughter.

Oh, probably not many people can see it, except for the civil servants who often spend time in the military camp.

As for those military generals, if they could see his plan, Li Kuan said that they would have changed their jobs and become civil servants long ago.

It didn't take long for Li Shimin to receive a letter from Li Kuan.

In the palace, Li Shimin also read Li Kuan's letter with a headache.

He had the same idea as Yu Zhining, spending too much money.

If these expenses continue, all the profits of the steel mill will not be invested in it, and Shuofang Government will probably have to subsidize a large part of it.

Li Shimin's head hurts when he thinks of this.

After finishing the meal, Li Shimin was absent-minded, but Empress Changsun asked about it, and Li Shimin explained the problem.

Queen Changsun’s first feeling was that there was fraud and there was something fishy in this matter.

"Your Majesty, if you don't agree, do you think the King of Chu will write a letter asking you to give him a quota to build a school, and he will invest it himself?"

Li Shimin's mouth suddenly twitched. It's really possible. His school in Lingnan was established in the name of Li Family Private School.

Li Kuan probably did this.

Judging from Li Kuan's behavior in the past to win people's hearts, Li Kuan would not care about money and would do it without compensation.

Li Shimin said with a wry smile: "The point is that he wants to invest in building a girls' school here and set up a school for girls. Although Datang does not prevent girls from going to school, it is still a huge expense to put it in a steel factory school."

Li Kuan also wrote in the letter that the reason for opening a girls' school was mainly because he was afraid that people would attack the inequality between men and women in the Tang Dynasty.

Besides, the great Confucians of the Tang Dynasty did not restrict women's studies. Generally, women from aristocratic families could read and write, and could do accounts and handle housework.

A matron like that of the Qiwang family with the fifth surname has to deal with the internal affairs of a large family with tens of thousands of people. Is it okay to let an illiterate go?

It definitely won’t work.

After Empress Changsun heard that the girl was going to school, she felt even more that Li Kuan was causing trouble.

She had the feeling that Li Kuan was waiting for Li Shimin to refuse, and then he would do it himself.

As for the reason, she doesn't understand, but she trusts her intuition.

"How about your majesty, ask him to separate the boys' and girls' schools. The boys' school will be mainly invested in steel mills, supplemented by investments from the royal family and the Prince of Chu's palace, and become a government-private partnership."

"The girls' school will be built in cooperation with the Prince of Chu's Mansion in my name."

The palace still has some money.

Li Shimin felt even more headache after hearing this suggestion, as it would cost too much money.

Besides, the money earned by the steel mill belongs to Li Shimin, right?

Although the school has royal investment, it still spends his money.

Internally and externally, it was he who lost.

Empress Changsun saw Li Shimin's headache and explained softly: "Your Majesty, as the King of Chu said, every time more dogs are slaughtered in a righteous way, what we need to win over is the people's hearts."

"I think the establishment of the steel factory school is more of a model. Datang will build more factories in the future. If it is feasible, we can build more schools according to the steel factory model, and their loyalty is guaranteed

No."

After Li Shimin heard that the Steel Factory School was a model, his heart moved. It was indeed true. This was more about seeking the future.

The imperial examination system will be useful only if education is sufficiently widespread.

Only then can we break the aristocratic family’s monopoly on education.
Chapter completed!