As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang is no weaker than anyone else!
This is the truest voice of Zhu who wants to be strong in his life.
Who would have thought that in the past few years, he had suffered more and more cruel torture at the hands of the two children of the Zhang family than Wang Baobao!
It’s simply unreasonable!
Zhu Yuanzhang urgently needs to regain his face...and some things are not that difficult. Even if the direction is wrong, as long as you keep going, you will reach your destination. After all, the earth is round.
In the same way, although children have many shortcomings, they can still be found if they look hard, especially Zhu Di, which is even easier.
You say he is naughty and reckless, but another word means he is brave, fearless, and outstanding.
You say he is very brave and fierce. To put it another way, doesn’t it mean that he refuses to admit defeat and dares to think and do!
Now that I think about it, Zhu Di is actually pretty good.
Recovering Liaodong is considered a meritorious service for him, right?
At least he gave the order, no matter what, he was shouting to fight and kill.
After the restoration, the child cannot escape.
Besides, when dealing with Goryeo this time, Zhu Di was the nominal superintendent, and he had to be counted as a share in the expansion of territory.
Looking at it this way, our Zhu Di has conquered territory in two provinces, and at such a young age, he is a master of war. He is truly a genius in the world!
Are there any such outstanding disciples among the royal families of all dynasties?
Zhu Yuanzhang could only think of Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. When he was still a prince at the age of twelve, he was ordered to patrol the border to resist Rouran.
My own Zhu Di was less than ten years old when he was patrolling the border, and he was two years younger than Tuoba Tao. This is why I am called a hero!
Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids and was very disapproving. I accept all the other things you said, except the children's matter, which cannot be careless.
If the child has low self-esteem because of the father's excessive modesty, isn't that a big sin?
Zhang Ximeng became more motivated to argue with his arguments.
At this moment, he is not a humble public servant, but an old father!
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu deserves the most credit for conquering Goryeo. He planned and coordinated, and conquered the enemy without fighting. He has the style of a famous general in ancient times. As for Goryeo's request for surrender, I think it can be considered.
, do you want to agree so easily? It might be better if you can extract a little more oil and water."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered over and over again. Although what Zhang Ximeng said was true, he just didn't like to hear it.
"We didn't deny Lan Yu's first contribution, but Zhu Di, the king of Yan, had the merit of supervising the division... By the way, he also taught the Korean envoys at the gate of the city, which greatly increased the country's prestige. Zhu Di's actions are inspiring.
, made the people realize the cunning nature of Goryeo, which also shows that Zhu Di has the ability to recognize people!"
Good guy!
This angle changed so quickly. Even this incident became Zhu Di's fault. Zhang Ximeng was speechless.
You are the emperor, whatever you say makes sense.
"Your Majesty, we may not talk about other things, but this time, it is indeed necessary to extract more benefits from Goryeo, especially money, which must not be less."
Lao Zhu was startled and said, "We have seen it. There is quite a lot of expenditure these days. The treasury also complains about poverty like us. Is the gap really that big?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Your Majesty, after compulsory education is established, the expenditure of the Ministry of Education will be at least doubled every year. And the local government will have to make supporting arrangements. What I mean is that a free lunch can be given to the children in the school.
"
"Free lunch?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Nowadays, there are more and more children in each family. The so-called half-grown children eat me to death. They don't work much and eat a lot. If the court can provide them with a lunch to reduce the burden on the family, many parents will
They will agree to let their children go to school. We now have three years of primary education, and if there were another three years of compulsory education, it might be much better."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "What's good? What do you mean, sir?"
"That is to say, in many poor places, it is common for children to enter elementary school at the age of six or seven. In some places, it is even until the age of eight. Three years of elementary school and three years of compulsory education. After six years, the children are generally 13 or 14 years old. And children at this age are generally 13 or 14 years old.
, you can already work in the fields or become an apprentice. The problem of early marriage in many places and the problem of child labor involving children under ten years old entering workshops can all be solved."
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zhang Ximeng's words. Although they were reasonable, they were wrong.
"Mr. Zhang, isn't it because we implement compulsory education to cultivate talents?"
"Of course... But Your Majesty can't think that everyone is a talent! If we set up a school and let children come to study, we can prevent some people from living on the streets and end up causing trouble. If we teach the children some rules, they will be able to
Be honest and respect the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If we teach them hygiene habits, we can avoid the epidemic of many epidemics. If we put them in schools, they will not have time to idle in the market, which will greatly reduce the number of idle people.
Prevent them from becoming scoundrels."
"In short, the role of schools is very important. Schools are like flood discharge ponds... When a person changes from ignorance to maturity and confidence, a buffer zone is arranged to reduce the impact and avoid causing floods to surge and break through the dam."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and looked at Zhang Ximeng, speechless for a long time.
This Mr. Zhang can always give himself some new tasks to surprise himself!
Could it be that education is really what he said?
If what Zhang Ximeng said is true... it seems that more money should be spent on education! This matter involves the foundation of our old Zhu family!
Zhu Yuanzhang inevitably fell into deep thought.
Zhang Ximeng was quite at ease. After all, it was too easy to fool Zhu Yuanzhang, challenge his three views, and make him think.
I hope he will quickly forget about Zhu Di. I have no interest in flattering that boy.
Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down quickly and said with a smile: "It's really extraordinary to hear what you said! I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge hidden behind the education. We have to think about it carefully... But Shu Ning, this kid, he did it
His literacy cards can be regarded as a contribution to enlightenment. We only rewarded him with one hundred taels of gold, which seems to be less now. We heard that he bought a bookshop to print literacy cards... I will make a decree now. From now on, from his
Shopping at the bookstore."
"No!" Zhang Ximeng said immediately: "Your Majesty, what you do is not in compliance with the court rules and it is absolutely not allowed!"
Lao Zhu glared and said angrily: "Is it the court's rules that are more important, or us? Could it be that we have fallen in love with Shu Ning and want to give him a favor, but that's not enough?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "It's really not possible... Your Majesty, after the imperial court implements compulsory education, the entire printing industry will take off. Movable type, engraving, typesetting, printing, cutting, binding, transportation, sales... This is such a huge industry, and how many job opportunities there are.
! Now His Majesty’s word is handed over to Zhang Shuning, and then what? Can they sustain such a big industry with them? Or is it that the lord is willing to hand over such a big industry to a few children? "
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but take a breath, and this time he pondered longer than before.
"Sir, I admit that you are right... Then let me ask you, what should we do if we want to make this industry flourish?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "First of all, Your Majesty cannot give or receive privately. Business is based on competition. Your Majesty's decree may very well create another set of salt and iron monopoly. It is self-evident how many disadvantages the previous salt law had."
Lao Zhu let out a long sigh, "We understand, so what should we do?"
"Your Majesty can openly invite tenders and invite all qualified bookshops and bookstores to bid together and compete on the same stage. Furthermore, Your Majesty can ask the Ministry of Commerce to provide facilities and allow banks to lend... But no matter what,
There is one rule: His Majesty cannot appoint a certain person, as this will break the rules and disrupt the business order."
Zhang Ximeng spoke very seriously, and Zhu Yuanzhang also listened very carefully.
Because Lao Zhu realized that perhaps this was the root of the disagreement between him and Zhang Ximeng.
Zhang Ximeng had always hoped to develop industry and commerce, while Zhu Yuanzhang favored agriculture. As long as he persisted in agriculture, there wouldn't be so many messy things, as long as he continued the thousands of years of habits.
But it is not possible to develop industry and commerce... For so many years, there has not been a complete set of commercial legislation.
Even the development of many industries and commerce can only be found in some records in food and goods journals, and the level of attention paid to them is far less than others.
"It seems that in addition to education legislation, business legislation also needs to be legislated!"
Zhang Ximeng was quite surprised. He didn’t expect Lao Zhu’s understanding to improve so quickly!
"Your Majesty is wise, I believe that the legislation should be completed as soon as possible so that business can develop in an orderly manner."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree immediately, but raised his head, thought silently for a while, and then said angrily: "Have we established rules so that we can't do anything random? After all, we can't slap ourselves in the mouth!"
Zhang Ximeng was also stunned. Finally, Lao Zhu realized the fatal problem.
"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you... In my opinion, I will be happy if my wishes can be implemented according to my wishes, even if it is beyond my control. Just like I am to this child Shu Ning!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "We haven't asked you yet, what do you think... That is your son, the future King Lu, and so many pairs of eyes are looking at him!"
Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "My lord, to be honest, I don't know which path he will take. He said he wanted to be a teacher and a doctor. Now he and a group of classmates are setting up a bookshop and starting printing... Regardless of him
Whatever he chooses to do, as long as it benefits the country and the people, and is good for himself, I will support him. I don’t want to limit the child to a certain seat or stipulate what he must do. I like to draw a circle for him, and this circle is called conscience.
, with a clear conscience!”
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed repeatedly, and finally smiled bitterly, "Sir, you are indeed more open-minded than us, and your level is higher than ours!"
Is it one layer?
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord is sitting on the dragon throne, so he naturally assumes a responsibility. My lord has dozens of children and tens of millions of people. It is really difficult to choose."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, but did not agree immediately... He also wanted to observe silently for a while, accumulate more experience, and then make legislation.
But no matter what, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to pay more attention to business and not to be a layman.
Lao Zhu's change in attitude had a huge impact.
At least soon, the Ministry of Education proposed a large number of procurement plans, which fell on Jiangxi. Tens of millions of people, more than two million school-age children, and a huge blue ocean appeared in front of everyone.
Zhang Shuning was as sharp as ever. He called a few friends over and got straight to the point, "The imperial court has issued an order. If we can win the big order for the printing of school textbooks, our small bookshop will become a world-famous bookstore."
Bookstore!”
Hu Yan swallowed and asked, "Is what you said true?"
Zhang Shuning said seriously: "I am extremely sure, it must be true!"
"Then...then what are you waiting for! Get ready! This time we are determined to win!" Hu Yan waved his fist, very excited.
Zhang Shuning scratched his head, "I have one more thing to do, that is, what should our bookshop be called?"
Xu Guan immediately said: "Yes, let's give it a loud name. How about calling it Tianxia Bookstore?"
Jing Qing gave him a big look, "Why don't you call it Daming Bookstore or Royal Bookstore?"
Xu Guan shrank his neck and said with a smile: "Aren't I afraid that the court will not agree?"
Zhang Shuning frowned slightly, but actually he might not object...
"I have been thinking about it for a long time and decided to call it Huaxia Bookstore. What do you think?" After Zhang Shuning finished speaking, Xia Zhifeng next to him laughed and said, "This name is good, Huaxia, half as good as mine!"