The Spring Festival of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan was spent in the midst of all kinds of discussions.

Xu Jingzong's actions were also very fast, and before the Lantern Festival passed, he announced the establishment of the Graduate School of Guanshishan Academy, and also clarified the recruitment arrangements for the first batch of master's students.

January is the month of spring in the imperial court, and a large number of scholars have gathered in Chang'an City, and these scholars talk all day long and discuss the government.

Now the imperial court plans to set up academies and establish a ministry of education, which are closely related to the interests of scholars.

The enthusiasm for discussion was even higher.

In this case, the master's recruitment assessment of Guanshishan Academy caused a little more shock.

"Aya, what kind of graduate school is Guanshishan Academy going to have, should we follow up?"

Don't look at Changsun Chong, he hates Li Kuan very much, but he is more interested in things related to the Chu Palace.

The eldest grandson's family has special personnel responsible for collecting information related to the Chu Palace.

"Let's take a look first, Guanshishan Academy has just announced the establishment of a graduate school, and if we Weishui Academy follow suit, it will make many people laugh. The most important thing is to figure out what this graduate school is for, and how is it different from the current teaching? Don't make it nondescript at that time, it's better not to do it. ”

This suggestion of the eldest grandson Wuji basically represents the mainstream attitude of each academy.

If you like to engage in a new hall of fame, then you should do it first.

If I think it's good, follow it right away.

If it's not good, then I'll just watch the excitement from the sidelines.

"Although the child also thinks so, but now it is on the cusp of education reform, if there is no movement at all in Weishui Academy, then the academy of the Tang Dynasty will probably listen to the words of the Chu Palace, and this long-term impact is very great."

"Naturally, we don't do nothing! Li Kuan didn't propose to His Majesty to set up more academies, so we would take this opportunity to transfer some of the personnel of the Fushang iron-making workshop to set up a special iron and steel college, and maybe there would be a chance to ask the future Ministry of Education for some funds. ”

Iron smelting and the production of ironware are the core industries of the eldest grandson's family, and the eldest grandson Wuji has no intention of giving up.

However, after competing with the iron-making workshop of the Chu Wangfu in recent years, the eldest grandson Wuji also felt the importance of technology.

In this case, a academy was established to specialize in iron smelting and ironware making.

In this way, while meeting the needs of the eldest grandson's family, it can be regarded as responding to the call of the imperial court.

In Chang'an City, there are many nobles who have similar ideas.

"Steel Academy? That's another way. Then our Iron and Steel College, or simply call it Datang Iron and Steel College? When the time comes, Li Kuan will be uncomfortable. ”

Although in the steel industry of Datang, the Chu Wangfu occupies a large part of the most high-end, and the iron-making workshop of the eldest grandson's family can only be relegated to the second, but the eldest grandson Chong wants to occupy the name of the Datang Iron and Steel Institute in advance.

"Yes, you can discuss the specific matters with the shopkeeper of the ironmaking workshop, and come up with a plan as soon as possible."

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Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet!

As the nobles in Chang'an City, they are often the first to know about the movements of the imperial court.

Before Li Shimin officially announced the establishment of the Ministry of Education, various nobles set up various academies individually or jointly, waiting for the time to apply for funding from the Ministry of Education.

10% of the tax revenue is a huge amount of money, and everyone wants to take a bite.

"Lord Wang, almost all the advertisements published in the "Datang Daily" in the past few days are the information of recruiting teachers from various academies; Originally, there were only a few academies in Chang'an City, but it feels like it will suddenly increase to a dozen this year, or even more, which is a bit wrong. ”

"Datang Daily" has seen its advertising expenses increase by leaps and bounds during this period, and Luo Bingwang should have been happy.

But I found out that they were all advertisements for various colleges, and I thought it was strange.

"After the spring of this year, the imperial court should officially announce the new education promotion policy, and a separate ministry of education will be established to oversee the education work of the whole country, and the rumored allocation of 10% of the tax revenue to the ministry of education has basically been determined. Nowadays, Datang has no special restrictions on the academies established by the private sector, and the relevant funding allocation will be at the same level as the government-run academies at the beginning, so that the establishment of academies is no longer a money-losing thing. ”

Li Kuan didn't think it was strange what Luo Bingwang reported.

The noble family of the Tang Dynasty is not stupid, and they can use the education funds of the imperial court to develop their own family's academy, why not?

Although the students in the academies that are being established by each family are not considered to be members of their families, it is normal for them to be mixed with all kinds of private goods.

When the time comes, this kind of private academy will definitely make some mark.

Li Kuan also estimated this.

The influence of the Xungui family on Datang is too great, no matter what you do, it is unrealistic for you to completely leave them alone.

Especially when it comes to the preparation for the establishment of academies, if all the academies are organized by the Ministry of Education to set up government-run academies, I don't know when the progress will meet expectations.

On the contrary, if this is opened to private individuals, the number of seowon can increase rapidly in a short period of time.

As for the problem of uneven quality, it can only be solved slowly in the future.

For Datang, the first thing to solve is to solve the problem of whether there is one, and then to consider quality improvement.

If half of Datang's children had access to education, even if most of them had only reached the level of literacy, it would be of great significance.

"But in this way, wouldn't you watch these people take advantage of the imperial court?"

Although Luo Bingwang has been in charge of "Datang Daily" for a while, his bookish spirit has not been completely lost.

"It's up to you to interpret it. If we look at it purely from the point of view of money, it can be said that the Ministry of Education has allocated funds to these private academies at that time, which can be said to have been taken advantage of; However, from another point of view, the imperial court originally encouraged the establishment of academies, and if they only needed to be responsible for the money, the seowon could be successfully established, which could be regarded as reducing the burden on the imperial court. ”

Li Kuan's words left Luo Bingwang speechless.

Wang Xuance on the side listened to Li Kuan's words and hurriedly took the opportunity to put forward his own suggestions, "Lord Wang, there are many fleets sailing in the East China Sea fishing industry in Dengzhou and overseas, and the scale of shipbuilding workshops is also constantly expanding; Can we set up a Dengzhou Shipbuilding Academy in Dengzhou? In this way, it is possible to train specialized shipbuilders, as well as crew members and sailors who need to go to sea, and lay the foundation for further expansion of the fleet in the future? ”

"Yes, not only can Dengzhou Shipbuilding Academy be established, but we can also let Datang Royal Money come forward and set up a separate Datang School of Finance and Economics; It is also possible for the General Police Department to come forward and set up a Datang Police Academy; It can even get the Governor's Mansion to come forward to set up a Datang Tax Academy. Whether it is facing various yamen, serving business, or going for the imperial examination, as long as it is a college that teaches and educates people, the Ministry of Education will support it. ”

Taking advantage of the rapid growth of Datang's tax revenue, Li Kuan is ready to lay a solid educational foundation for Datang and prepare for the future industrial revolution.