"Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" Dong Dance played for the first time.

"Quasi-play." Ji Yang said.

"The minister thinks that literature and martial arts are all matters of education and education, and that they should be treated equally, and a special department should be set up to be responsible for education issues." Dong Wu said.

Guang Yongxiang sighed when he heard this, and a sense of foreboding surged in his heart.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Jing Xiu said.

Jing Xiulian, as the founding marshal of the country, waited in Baoding, and did not come to the court most of the time, but today he came. Chen Yang and the others were not stupid people, and they reacted immediately, and the emperor had already told them.

"This is a good proposal, and I also feel that a special department should be set up to manage the education of literature and martial arts. In this way, the affairs of literature and education were separated from the Ministry of Rites, and the Department of Martial Arts was reorganized into a school department, which was listed as the eighth department along with the seventh department. Ji Yang said.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Jing Xiulian and Dong Wu said.

"Minister, second." Tatsuo hesitated before agreeing.

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Wu Kun and some officials said in unison.

The other ministers saw that Ji Yang had decided, and the first assistant and the second assistant all agreed, and they also agreed. Zeng Zongchengbai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was happy, and Guang Yongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, secretly complained bitterly, pinched his nose and confessed.

In this way, the six departments became eight, namely the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Department of Crime, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Department of Learning.

The reason why Ji Yang gradually separated the functions of the six departments was mainly due to the combined effect of rights. Centralizing the two powers in one department, in the hands of one person, is equivalent to giving this person a dual-line talent.

It was not good to hand over the matter of martial arts education to any department, which was originally a very difficult thing, but after Ji Yang's operation, not only did he not feel embarrassed, but he stripped the education function of the Ministry of Rites.

Things are doing so smoothly, mainly because Ji Yang has a lot of power. The army is basically his people, brought out from the Qilin Army Star Academy. The country's economy also basically depends on Ji Yang's two major chambers of commerce, and Ji Yang did it to steal the Li family's property, and Ji Yang also did it to defeat the Tatar indemnity.

The military power and economy are all in the hands of Ji Yang, and there are innovations such as expanding territory, infrastructure construction, agricultural construction, and government going to the countryside, which has brought great prestige to Ji Yang.

When the monarchy is weak, the emperor may be hollowed out by the ministers, but Ji Yang belongs to the era when the monarchy is absolutely strong, and all the ministers together can't kill him. As long as Ji Yang doesn't do something angry and resentful, these ministers can't stop him at all, and the people won't oppose Ji Yang's reforms.

"You can make suggestions for the candidates for the school book." Ji Yang asked.

"The minister recommended Xiang Yang, the president of Xingzhu Academy, although this person did not enter the court as an official, he was the first person in the Central Plains to hold literary and martial arts education at the same time. You should know that Xingzhu Academy is the civil and military academy with the largest number of branches today, especially in the west of Shuchuan and Jizhou, there are as many as two hundred and thirty-five branches. ”

"Not only that, the Xingzhu Academy is still developing rapidly, and it can be called the first Wenwu Academy in ancient and modern times. Xiangyang's attainments in civil and military studies are very high, and he has provided hundreds of thousands of talents for the imperial court, and he is definitely worthy of this school. Jing Xiu said.

"The ministers seconded the proposal." Dong Wu and Wu Kun, as well as some officials who had long been attached to them, said in unison

Chen Yang's face was a little ugly, originally this kind of thing should be discussed by the six ministries and the cabinet, but Jing Xiu even made a proposal, and more than half of the officials agreed, indicating that the imperial power was really too strong.

It's too strong, Chen Yang is very worried that the emperor will be arrogant in his power and bring disaster to the country and the people.

But Ji Yang did not do anything to harm the country and the people, but was a good emperor. And Jing Xiulian's proposal is also good, now the Xingzhu Academy is famous in the Central Plains, who doesn't know that most of the army are people from the Xingzhu Academy, and even the founding marshal Jing Xiulian was once in the Xingsu Academy.

The Governor of Nanyang Bu Jingyun, the Governor of Dongyang Broken Waves, and the Governor of the Two Prefectures Qin Shuang...... One by one, the famous generals from the Xingzhu Academy almost controlled the entire luxury girl

And Xiang Yang, the dean of Xingzhu Academy, although he is low-key, he also has some news revealed. It goes without saying that this person's martial arts are extremely high, and to be able to be in charge of such a large academy, there are naturally real materials.

In the end, Chen Yang chose to be silent, and the officials of his faction were silent.

"Since there is no objection, then summon Xiang Yang into the palace." Ji Yang said.

"Xuan Xiangyang enters the palace!" A guard at the door said loudly.

After a while, Xiang Yang walked in in plainly dressed and saluted towards Ji Yang: "Grass people Xiang Yang, I have seen the Holy Martial Emperor, long live long live." ”

It turned out that Xiang Yang was already waiting outside, and Chen Yang was glad that he had no objection, because the emperor had already decided to hand over the position of the school secretary to this person, and opposing would only cause trouble.

But Tatsuo didn't agree, but used silence to express his emotions.

"No need to be polite, I want to make you the secretary of the school and take charge of civil and military education, you have the ability to take on such a heavy responsibility." Ji Yang smiled slightly.

"The minister is willing to take on heavy responsibilities, and he will never fail to live up to his holy hopes." Xiang Yang is firmly authentic.

"Okay, Xiangyang listens to the seal!" Ji Yang said.

Although the dean of the Xingzhu Academy is powerful, he is not a court institution, and he became a member of the second rank as soon as he came, and many officials did not feel good in their hearts.

But thinking about it from another angle, Duan Lang and the others were not court officials, and they did not become feudal officials. Although Xiang Yang did not directly contribute to Ji Yang's founding cause, he managed the Xingzhu Academy and made indelible contributions to cultivating talents.

People who have made great contributions to the cause of the founding of the country, Ji Yang can't be overstated.

"Feng Xiangyang is the secretary of the school, in charge of civil and military education affairs, ranking in the second grade, and listed among the eight departments." Ji Yang said.

"The minister bows to thank the emperor." Xiang Yang wants to kneel down and salute.

Ji Yang helped him up in the air and said indifferently: "No need to be polite, I don't like kneeling etiquette." Just take advantage of today's opportunity to abolish the kneeling etiquette, and from now on, except for the parents and the world, you cannot bow at will. ”

Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, he didn't know about this procedure in advance, but Xiang Yang still knew Ji Yang better, so he said happily: "The emperor is sage." ”

was first stripped of educational affairs, and then abolished the etiquette of kneeling, Guang Yongxiang couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, how can the courtesy of the monarch and the minister be abolished at will, and the minister implores the emperor to retract this remark." ”

Ji Yang frowned slightly and said, "I have a golden mouth, how can I take it back at will." ”

Guang Yongxiang still wanted to refute, but Chen Yang coughed lightly next to him, he opened his mouth, and finally admitted to abolishing the kneeling etiquette.

The reason why Chen Yang reminded Guang Yongxiang was because he had already understood that the current emperor had unparalleled authority, not to mention abolishing the kneeling ceremony, that is, asking the people to kneel for him for an hour every day, and no one could object.

Even such an important thing as increasing the school department can be endured, what is there that can't bear to abolish a kneeling ceremony, and he doesn't like to bow down anyway.

Guang Yongxiang doesn't think so, as a scholar of the Ministry of Etiquette, he naturally regards etiquette as the most important. In fact, Confucianism generally regards the etiquette as more important than the law, and a kneeling ceremony is not so simple as a form, but distinguishes between the monarch and the inferior, which cannot be surpassed, and is related to the stability of the country.

However, Chen Yang pinched his nose and admitted it, Guang Yongxiang was weak and could not object. Fortunately, the emperor did not completely abolish the kneeling ceremony, respecting his parents and respecting heaven and earth, and the king is the son of heaven, but he only raised the kneeling etiquette to a higher level, and the dignity of the monarch and the minister can still be distinguished.

"The eight ministries and the cabinet will discuss and implement the official arrangements of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education as soon as possible. The budget for the use of the Li family's property will make a charter as soon as possible, and I hope that every tael of silver can be implemented. Together with the Tatar compensation, the treasury has been very abundant in recent years, and you can put forward anything you need. It is up to the Eight Ministries and the Cabinet to discuss together, and as long as it is a reasonable project, I can agree to it. Ji Yang said.

"Your Majesty." When it comes to the problem of using money, the mood of the officials is much better.

The Li family's property is more than 300 million taels of silver, and Tatar is more than 150 million taels of silver, and the compensation will be divided into three years, and more than 50 million taels of silver a year.

In fact, before the Taihao Dynasty, there had never been a dynasty that had a tax revenue of more than 100 million taels of silver a year. No dynasty can spend hundreds of millions of dollars of silver on infrastructure like Ji Yang.

If the Nine-Sided Railway and the Southern Railway were built in the previous dynasty, it would definitely be a disaster for the country and the people. However, the construction of the railway in Jiyang not only did not bring a burden to the people, but instead provided many jobs for the poor people in the vicinity. The most difficult and dangerous posts were handed over to foreigners captured from the steppes, the South Seas, and the New World.

Foreigners can't get money to work, they can only eat enough, and that's already good. Before Ji Yang abolished the conscription system, whatever construction the imperial court wanted to do, it was to forcibly recruit the people, and they couldn't even eat enough if they didn't give money. Now, as long as you have the household registration of the Taihao Dynasty, you can get paid for anything.

"There is something to do, and there is nothing to retreat." Ji Yang said.

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It is easy to do things with money, and it is the same at the national level, before the government went to the countryside, it was not afraid of running out of money and not being able to pay food. At present, the officials do not have to worry about the issue of food and salaries at all, and they are still advocating that the salaries of officials should be raised and that they should be paid high salaries and be honest.

The Ministry of Industry has been complaining about the infrastructure construction in China, and as soon as the Li family copied it, they immediately became relieved. The railway from Jizhou to the capital was built! The railway from Beijing to Chengdu is built! Highway network plan, build build build!

The Ministry of Rites used to spend almost no money, but seeing that the Ministry of Rites had spent so much money and was so generous, they also clamored for the rebuilding of various classics and the construction of larger altar ceremonies. In short, there is nothing to do, but the ministers still attach great importance to the sacrificial classics, so they gave 10 million taels of silver to the Ministry of Rites.

If this had been placed in the past, the Ministry of Rites would not even be willing to repair the leakage of the library, and the Ministry of Household Affairs would have been in a state of financial deficit, so at most he would have given him a few hundred thousand taels to repair and repair it.

After receiving 10 million taels of silver, Guangyong Xiangle couldn't close his mouth, thinking about building a good Ministry of Rites, building a few more magnificent altars, and rebuilding the world's classics.

The Ministry of Criminal Affairs also came to mix in, saying that the current law is out of date and that the law of the country should be rebuilt. To rebuild the law, we have to go to the people for an in-depth investigation, and we need manpower, and we also need to give them tens of millions of taels.

Of course, the household department would not be so stupid, after reporting the recital, after the cabinet vote, Ji Yang agreed, and finally divided the household department with five million taels of silver, which was enough for them to rebuild the "Taihao Statute" five times.

The reason why Ji Yang agreed to revise the law was because the laws of the previous dynasty were indeed out of date.

The Ministry of War, forget it, almost all of the army's equipment is provided by the Star Workshop, and the Ministry of War will pay the military salary now, and there is almost nothing to spend money on.

"Master Fang, I want to ask you something." Zeng Zongcheng pulled the direction of Yangdao.

"Lord Zeng, please speak." Xiang Yang has already changed into an official uniform.

The design of the official uniform of the Taihao Dynasty was relatively simple, because Ji Yang did not like the colorful colors of the Ming Dynasty, so he changed them to five colors: azure, blue, yellow, black, and white.

The background color of the clothing of the naval attaché is blue, the background color of the clothing of the army military attache is dark yellow, the background color of the clothing of the civilian officer is azure, the background color of the clothing of the official positions of Jinyi Wei and the Catcher is black, and the background color of the clothing of the official positions of the Imperial Sword Pavilion and the Inspector is white.

There are only these five background colors of the official uniform, but there are many kinds of patterns, but they are not as obvious as those of the previous dynasty.

For example, the official uniforms of the eight Shangshu are all azur backgrounds, and the only distinguishing patterns are a snake pattern on the cuffs and a white jade moire belt. There is no embroidery in other positions, and the overall appearance is elegant and simple, and people think they are a few scholars when they go out.

Then there are official hats and official boots, and Ji Yang, the black gauze hat of the previous dynasty, didn't like it, so he didn't stipulate a unified official hat, just said that the hat should be dignified and serious. The official boots are uniform black, and the shape is similar to the official boots of the previous dynasty, but some changes have been made in the details, which are more suitable and more heroic.

"What is the relationship between this Star Workshop and your Star Academy?" Zeng Zongcheng's biggest problem now is the issue of ordnance, because the army's equipment is completely provided by the Star Workshop, and there is no matter of their military department at all.

"Could it be that Lord Zeng thought that the Star Workshop and the Star Academy were the same, but you misunderstood, although the Star Workshop and the Star Academy have the same name, they have little to do with each other. The Academy of Stars offers a course of knowledge of things to provide some talents for the Constellation Workshop. Xiang Yang said.

"So it has something to do with it, so can the Star Academy also send some ordnance manufacturing talents to the Ministry of War?" Zeng Zong became enlightened.

"Do you mean cannon to gun, fortress and instrumentation? I'm afraid it's difficult, there is a shortage of talents in this area, and almost all of them are booked by the Star Workshop, and it's not enough. "Xiang Yang is not embarrassed by Zeng Zongcheng, but to be honest, talents in ordnance manufacturing are indeed rare.

After all, the Star Workshop has not been opened for a long time, and the soldiers have trained a lot, but the manufacturing talents can not be cultivated in a few years, and now the teachers are all students who are originally craftsmen and skilled in craftsmanship.

The first batch of students who have been cultivated from young children are still in practice, and the second batch has not yet met the requirements for becoming a teacher, and they have all been booked by the Star Workshop. Because the students cultivated by Xingzhu Academy have a solid foundation, they learn the most high-tech things at present, and each of them is a rare talent.

"I'll tell you the truth, since there was the Star Workshop, the Manufacturing Bureau of our military department has been unable to open the pot. Without manufacturing tasks, the household department will not allocate funds, many craftsmen and masters can't even eat, and some have already gone to the Ministry of Industry to do chores, which is called a miserable. Zeng Zongcheng began to complain.

"And this kind of thing, why didn't it be played in the early dynasty?" Xiang Yang asked.

Just ranked as one of the eight Shangshu, most of the officials were not convinced by him, at this time, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War took the initiative to find him for help, and it was absolutely necessary for Xiang Yang to help him, so as not to be rejected by everyone.

"I want to play, but the Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of War is not good at learning and can't bear the demand for ordnance, so what is the use of playing but losing the face of my Ministry of War." Zeng Zong became enlightened.

"Everyone is doing things for the country and the people, so what's so embarrassing. In that case, why don't I go and talk to the Star Workshop about a technical exchange with the Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of War. "Direction Yang Dao.

"Technical exchanges? Could it be that the Star Workshop is willing to pass on the ordnance manufacturing technology to the Ministry of War. Zeng Zongcheng was very suspicious, it was the technology of casting cannons and guns, building ships and camps, and any one of them was related to military affairs.

If the Xingzhu Workshop is an ordinary company, it would be fine, but everyone knows that the Xingzhu Academy and the Xingzhu Workshop are both the emperor's family, and Zeng Zongcheng can only ask for help and dare not make a bad idea.

"I've said it all, do things for the country and the people, what's not to be willing to." Xiang Yang smiled slightly.

"In this case, please ask Lord Fang." Zeng Zongcheng said.

"Lord Zeng doesn't need to be so polite, I'll tell you if there's news." Xiang Yang is neither humble nor arrogant, and his calm and unhurried expression makes Zeng Zongcheng look at it.

In addition, Xiang Yang is the innate realm, although Zeng Zongcheng practiced martial arts when he was young, he was only in the ninefold realm, and if he didn't practice for a long time after he was old, he would have lost it long ago, and he was far inferior to Xiang Yang in terms of momentum, but fell behind.