"Royal Gewu Academy of the Tang Dynasty" was the name given to the school by Yun Ye. Although Li Shimin never agreed to sign it, he only thought that Yun Ye was just a child who vented his grievances after being wronged.
But Yun Ye didn't care. He just wanted to build the Gewuyuan. He wanted to make those suppressive officials of the Tang Dynasty understand the power of knowledge, and by the way, he would mass-produce a group of "smart people" like himself through the Gewuyuan.
When that time comes, Du Ruhui and other civil servants will realize that they cannot suppress Yun Ye at all.
Of course, this is just a beautiful idea. Before that, Yun Ye had to solve two problems. One was that it would cost a lot of money to build the academy. In this regard, he had already asked Qin Hao to fund part of it through "begging". As for the rest,
, you can earn slowly, it is relatively easy for him to make money.
Another problem is people. In addition to the lack of teachers, Gewuyuan also lacks students. As for teachers, he can spend money to solve it, or he can become a teacher. If that doesn't work, he can also bring his "senior brothers" to come over and make a guest appearance, but students
What's more troublesome is that he pretends to be a disciple of a master, but he is not well-known among the people. Who will become his student if he talks nonsense?
Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda were quite generous and said that they could transfer a group of people from Zuo Wuwei to him. Yun Ye refused without thinking. It was a joke. Zuo Wuwei, a gang of killers, let them go into battle to kill the enemy and behead them.
Okay, let them do math problems. Thinking about the style of painting will irritate your eyes.
Originally, Yun Ye planned to buy a group of slave children to be students, but he was scolded by Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda. After all, it is difficult for people who have become lowly to gain social recognition. If he did this, the academy would be in trouble in the future.
It would no longer be possible to recruit children from innocent families. After all, who would want their children to call a group of slaves senior brothers?
Yun Ye was so worried that he came to Qin Hao to complain.
"Have you ever thought about what Gewuyuan will eventually become?"
Yun Ye looked confused. He really hadn't thought about this issue carefully. At first, he just wanted to compete with Du Ruhui's group of civil servants, but if that was the case, he didn't seem to be responsible for the children of Gewuyuan.
Qin Hao said word by word: "If you want to build Gewuyuan into a university of the Tang Dynasty, from now on, you must bundle all the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty into our chariots. Otherwise, in addition to hiding overseas, we will
There is no other way out."
For future generations, universities are nothing more than the most common teaching complex.
But this is the Tang Dynasty. What does a university mean? The most cutting-edge talents and the most cutting-edge technology. Even the most enlightened Li Shimin will have trouble sleeping and eating against this power.
Similarly, the civil and military interest groups of the Tang Dynasty will also feel huge threats due to the changes brought about by various new technologies.
At that time, even if Li Shimin wants to keep Qin Hao and Yun Ye, he will not be able to do it, because Li Shimin cannot stop what the Wenchen Group and the Xungui Group want to destroy, otherwise they will destroy Li Shimin first
, and then destroy Qin Hao and Yun Ye.
Yun Ye was dumbfounded. He originally just wanted to show some shame to the civil service group that bullied him.
"Senior brother, is it too late for me to regret now?"
Qin Hao shook his head: "You have let out all the harsh words, it's too late to back off now!"
"Besides, I also want to know what it is like to run a university in Datang."
Yun Ye received another 5,000 yuan in sponsorship from Qin Hao, and by the way, the Gewu Academy also had an additional teacher. However, Yun Ye kept crying when he went back. He didn't want to make the matter so big.
The second snowfall in winter has stopped. Compared with the first heavy snowfall in early winter, this snowfall was a bit rough. It stopped in just three days, and there was no even heavy snowfall to block roads.
The snow on the roadside has almost melted on the third day, which shows that the temperature this winter is much higher than in previous years.
This also made Li Shimin sleepless and uneasy. The prophecy of the locust plague was like a sharp knife hanging above his head, which might fall at any time.
He is not afraid of the economic losses caused by the locust plague. What he is afraid of is that someone will use the locust plague to shake his dominance.
Speaking of which, Li Shimin was really unlucky. Ever since he came to the throne, there have been large-scale natural and man-made disasters every year, which made him wonder whether he had committed too many crimes and was punished by God.
"What are the men from Qin County and Yun County doing recently?" Li Shimin asked casually as he rubbed his temples tiredly after reviewing a batch of memorials.
The eunuch beside him quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the man from Qin County has been at the village in Wannian County recently. It is said that he is leading the farmers to plant potatoes. He will start farming as soon as the frozen soil melts."
Li Shimin nodded happily after hearing this: "As an official, you can serve as a pastor and guard one side. I did not misjudge him. Those three farmers in Zhuangzi can be considered to have good fortune."
"That's not all thanks to His Majesty's discerning eyes. They should be grateful to Your Majesty."
"Stop flattering me, where is the man from Yun County?"
"The Yunxian man is still preparing for the Gewüyuan. Oh, by the way, he also took 10,000 copper coins from the Qinxian man. The Qinxian man also agreed to teach at the Gewüyuan."
The eunuch said and respectfully delivered Baiqisi's secret report to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin took it and looked at it, frowning.
"Ten thousand guan, this kid doesn't seem to be joking?"
"Go and call Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling."
"promise."
Not long after, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling arrived at Tai Chi Hall, but what surprised them was that Li Shimin had already changed into casual clothes.
"You guys also go and change your clothes. I haven't left the palace for a long time. You can just walk around with me today."
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and went to change clothes in silence. They were not naive enough to think that Li Shimin was just walking around.
Sure enough, as the group of people rode horses to Wannian County, both Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling showed clear expressions.
"Du... Steward Du, the front should be the male fiefdom of Qin County, right?"
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"Yes, sir, Wannian County is ahead."
"I've walked so far without realizing it. I'm here now. Come and take a stroll with me."
Li Shimin took the lead, but in fact the guards were already on guard around him. If there was any danger, they would be able to block Li Shimin in an instant.
Soon, Li Shimin's eyes were attracted by a densely packed house.
"Housekeeper, it's not dinner time yet, right? Why is the room already smoking?"
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other.
"Sir, that should be Qin County Man's soap workshop."
Both of them looked a little weird when they talked about the soap workshop. This thing was first spread from the palace, which made all the ladies in the city flock to it, and they did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy it. Even their family spent a lot of money.
Especially Fang Xuanling, his wife was notoriously fierce. That day, Fang Xuanling learned that his wife had spent a lot of money to buy two soaps. He couldn't help complaining, but the next day he could only claim to be sick and recuperate at home.
Already.
Li Shimin came closer and suddenly said "Hey".
"Steward Fang, Steward Du, do you think there are any women working in the workshop?"
Neither Fang Xuanling nor Du Ruhui's eyes were as sharp as Li Shimin's, and they stared at him for a while before they could see clearly.
"There are indeed women working."
Li Shimin became interested. In ancient times, due to their natural physical weakness, women could engage in very few industries. Except for some indescribable industries, only the textile industry was popular among women.
Just as Li Shimin and his party approached the soap workshop, they were surrounded by a group of farmers.
"Uncle, it's them. They were sneaky when they entered Zhuangzi. I think they must be trying to steal the secret recipe of soap!" A boy of thirteen or fourteen years old, holding a dung fork in his hand, stared at Li Shimin and his party with eager eyes.
Old man Liu said to Li Shimin with an unkind look on his face: "If you enter this place by mistake, please leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me, I will be rude."
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little amused that he was actually regarded as a thief.
"Oh, what if I insist on entering this workshop to take a look?"
"Uncle, what nonsense are you talking to them about? Arrest them all, strip them naked and hang them at the entrance of the village. Let's see who dares to steal our secret recipe in the future!"
"Bold!" Li Shimin's guard exploded when he heard this. He was looking down on them.
The young man is also a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers. He looks like he is ready to fight for his life at any time. Old man Liu is relatively calm. He also sees that Li Shimin and his party must have a reason for their arrogant weapons.
At this moment, another group of people came from Zhuangzi. Some were holding farm tools, and others were holding swords and guns. These soldiers were all regular soldiers who had just retired. Without saying a word, Li Shimin was killed.
A group of people surrounded him.
Li Shimin's bodyguards broke out in cold sweat. If Li Shimin were to encounter him, he would not be able to die even if he died ten thousand times.
"Where is the man from Qin County? Let him come to see me." Li Shimin didn't take these farmers seriously. Back then, he was a fierce general who dared to attack Dou Jiande's 100,000-strong army with three thousand cavalry.
The young man said angrily: "How dare you, what kind of person the lord is, you can see it if you want to!"
"Haha, boy, there is no one in this world that I cannot meet." After speaking, Li Shimin suddenly thought of the mysterious "Xiaoyaozi" and sighed helplessly. He had been fascinated by this person for a long time, but he could never find it.
one sight.
Hearing this, Old Man Liu stopped the young man, looked at Li Shimin again, and said to the young man: "Go and invite the lord sir."
"Uncle..."
"Go quickly!"
The young man left unwillingly.
Li Shimin also took the time to chat with Old Man Liu about the current situation in Zhuangzi. Naturally, Old Man Liu was grateful to Qin Hao and almost described him as a living Bodhisattva who saved people in need.
Hearing that Qin Hao was repairing the houses and installing coal stoves for the farmers, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling nodded secretly. As civil servants, don't they want to see peace in the world and people living and working in peace and contentment?
Not long after, Qin Hao came riding on Chi Yue.
"Sir."
"The lord is here."
When Qin Hao saw Li Shimin, he subconsciously wanted to dismount, but was stopped by Li Shimin.
"Haha, Qin County man, please forgive me for coming uninvited."
Qin Hao immediately understood that Li Shimin was visiting privately incognito and did not want to expose his identity, so he cooperated and rushed to Li Shimin with his fists in his hands: "It turns out that Mr. Li was the one who ignored me in person."
When the bankers saw that the "thief" actually knew the master, and the master looked very polite, they quickly put away their weapons and dispersed.
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Mr. Qin County, I want to go into this workshop and have a look. Is it convenient?"
The young man who had just gone to report the news came back with him sitting behind Qin Hao. He subconsciously wanted to say: "It's inconvenient," but Qin Hao stopped him with a look.
"Mr. Li is a distinguished guest, so he is welcome."
With that said, Qin Hao asked the farmers to disperse and led Li Shimin to the workshop alone.
The door of the workshop is made of solid wood and requires several big men to lift it open.
After entering the workshop, Li Shimin discovered that there was something special inside. Compared with the messy scenes of other workshops, this soap workshop seemed very orderly.
Grinding, drying, cooking, and coagulation are all separate processes.
The female workers Li Shimin saw on the horse just now were basically focused on the processes of steaming and condensation.
"Mr. Qin County, it seems that each of these workers only does one process?"
Qin Hao nodded and said: "Mr. Li has a unique vision. Although the process of soap is not too complicated, starting from refining soybean oil, it also needs to go through more than a dozen processes. If a worker is involved from beginning to end, not only does it require strong skills
Professional skills and low efficiency.”
"I broke down these processes and each worker only learned one process. Not only can he get started quickly, but he can also improve efficiency. I call it: assembly line operation."
Du Ruhui suddenly said something neutral: "It can also prevent the soap formula from leaking out. Am I right, Qin County man?"
Qin Hao said calmly: "Not to mention that the formula was passed down by the master, Mr. Du might as well take a look. There are one or two hundred people living in this workshop now. If the formula is leaked, shouldn't Mr. Du control their food and drink?
"
"You..." Du Ruhui was speechless for a moment.
When Fang Xuanling saw this, he argued: "But Qin County Man's soap is so expensive, it has led to extravagance in Chang'an City, and the trend of comparison is prevalent, which is always inappropriate."
Qin Hao sneered: "It turns out that Mr. Du and Mr. Fang are here to investigate today."
Upon seeing this, Li Shimin quickly smoothed things over: "Mr. Qin County, Mr. Du and Mr. Fang are also dedicated to serving the country..."
"If you are really dedicated to serving the country, you should support me, and why should you ask for guilt?" Qin Hao knew very well that due to the existence of Yun Ye, civil servants such as Du Ruhui had already classified him as a member of the Xungui Group. In this case,
There is no need for him to be polite.
"Since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have advocated frugality, and even the harem has repeatedly cut expenses. Isn't it ridiculous that the men from Qin County have become extravagant, but they say they are devoted to serving the country?" Du Ruhui asked.
Qin Hao shook his head and chuckled, and said sarcastically: "Mr. Du, who do you think bought this soap?"
"This thing is so expensive, so it belongs to a wealthy family."
"Okay, then let me ask you a question, what are the three things that wealthy people like the most?"
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other.
"Gather grain, farm fields, and collect money."
"Yes, the aristocratic families are like Pixiu that can only go in and out. Once food, fields, and copper coins enter their mouths, it is difficult for them to spit them out again. They would rather the food rot in the cellar than give it to the people.
For a bite to eat, they would rather have the string of copper coins rotten than give a penny to the poor." Qin Hao said word by word.
"The price of soap is so high that ordinary people cannot afford it. Only aristocratic families have enough spending power."
"For example, today I went out to drink and spent money. The restaurant has a lot of money. The restaurant uses half of it to buy ingredients. The hunter also has 500 cash in his hand. The hunter then uses the 500 cash.
Go buy grain, cloth...it goes over and over again, the same money is always there, whether it is better to put it in the cellar of a wealthy family to mold, or to flow into the hands of the common people."
"Only when money flows can it benefit the people. Mr. Du and Mr. Fang don't understand such a simple truth?"