Recently, Emperor Jiajing has not been busy checking the progress of the "Royal Yarn Workshop" and "Royal Soap", nor has he played mahjong with his concubines every day.

In addition to dealing with some government affairs every day, he is busy with some new things these days.

In the main hall of Yuxi Palace, there were twenty little eunuchs between the ages of twelve and sixteen.

"Long live the master, this is the twenty smart people who were found out from the many little eunuchs in the inner study hall according to the master's instructions, and they can all read and count."

Huang Jin also didn't know what the emperor had asked him to do for the purpose of doing this.

The inner study hall is an institution set up in the palace in the Ming Dynasty to cultivate eunuch knowledge.

When he was in Yongle, Instructor Xu entered the inner school to teach the inner servants to study, and selected two or three hundred people from the age of ten to study. Since then, it has been the norm, and the four members of the Hanlin official have been selected as teachers, and the inner palace has many literary and ink.

What was the purpose of Emperor Jiajing?

It's nothing more than a new system task, otherwise you will find something to do for yourself if you are idle.

A few days ago, the system gave a third task:

"Task 3: Set up a eunuch youth class, train at least sixty eunuchs with skills within six years, and reward six years of life for completing the task, and one Dan in Yan."

Whether it is longevity or Zhuyan Dan, it is what Emperor Jiajing desires.

In the future, his life span will continue to increase, but his appearance may become the old man's old appearance, and there is a Zhuyan Dan, which can keep him in his fifties.

He pondered the content of the task for a long time.

What is a skill?

Carpenter, blacksmith, studio, mason, technician...... Does it count?

The system did not give a standard, so Emperor Jiajing could only grope for it himself.

So he first asked Huang Jin to pick twenty young eunuchs from among the eunuchs who looked smart and were literate.

"It looks good, let's try it first."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the little eunuchs standing in front of him with their heads bowed, and said, "Raise your heads and look at me." ”

Some people look up, some people are timid and don't dare.

"Raise your heads, this is the holy decree, disobey the holy decree, kill your heads!"

Huang Jin whispered to them.

In this way, the twenty little eunuchs raised their heads, but most of them did not dare to look directly at the emperor.

Emperor Jiajing said: "From today onwards, you will usher in a new beginning, and I will personally cultivate you and train you into talents."

Eunuchs are also people, and they are my people. I can make you and other scenery decent, just like Zheng He back then, famous through the ages. ”

Huang Jin and the twenty little eunuchs were stunned.

The emperor wants to train these little eunuchs?

Become a person like Zheng He in the future?

Their reaction Emperor Jiajing saw it, but he didn't care, and continued: "From now on, you and others will form a youth class, and there will be no other work, and there will be special people to serve you." ”

Hearing this, Huang Jin hurriedly knelt down: "Long live the master, this can't be helped, the slaves and maids are serving the master, how can they let people serve." ”

Twenty little eunuchs also knelt down in unison: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Emperor Jiajing was furious: "Do you want to resist the decree? This is my will, and it must not be disobeyed! ”

In this way, Huang Jin and the others got up and continued to listen to the emperor tremblingly.

"I will also let people teach more knowledge, as well as some special skills, such as carpenter's skills, blacksmiths' skills."

Emperor Jiajing continued: "I will also personally teach you some special knowledge. In short, when you go out of the youth class in the future, you will definitely be able to help me with your skills.

It may take three or five years, during which time you will receive a piece of silver every month.

However, if there are people who don't work hard enough, they will be kicked out of this class and go back to the past to be an ordinary eunuch. ”

After that, Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin to prepare a courtyard to house these little eunuchs, and at the same time set up several lecture halls in the courtyard.

First of all, Emperor Jiajing asked the eunuchs in the palace who had good knowledge to teach these little eunuchs more words and arithmetic, as well as history, calligraphy and painting, piano and chess, and so on.

It is equivalent to having six courses such as literature, arithmetic, history, calligraphy and painting, piano, and chess.

In order to cultivate this eunuch youth class, Emperor Jiajing also deliberately used his mobile phone to search for blackboards and chalk production methods.

The blackboard is simpler, and it takes a few days to make the right one.

As for chalk, it took more than half a month to make practical chalk.

By the way, I also made some erasers for wiping blackboards.

Because of making blackboards, chalk, erasers and other stationery, Emperor Jiajing also built a "stationery workshop".

Cabinet.

"This is the chalkboard, this is the chalk, this is the eraser."

Huang Jin brought these items to the cabinet and showed them their purpose to the cabinet members, and at the same time conveyed the meaning of Emperor Jiajing: "The saint said that these objects can be used in the Guozijian, the Hanlin Academy, as well as the public schools and academies. ”

Gao Gong was curious: "Are these new objects made by the Holy Lord?" ”

Chen Yiqin said: "Chalk, writing on the blackboard, is very convenient for teaching. The saint is wise and blesses the world's scholars. ”

Xu Jie picked up the chalk and wrote on the blackboard, at first he was a little unaccustomed to it, but it became smooth as he wrote, then put down the chalk, wiped his hands, and said: "It seems to be a simple thing, but it has a big idea, and it is a blessing for us to care about the world's readers." ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "And it is very practical, convenient for teaching, and can better let the teachings be written out, so that students can intuitively perceive and learn." I suggest that if it is sufficient, it can be used as soon as possible in the Guozijian, the Hanlin Academy, and the schools and academies run by the imperial court. ”

At this time, Huang Jin said: "There is a saying on the saint, it is worth the money, and these are all made at the expense of the saint, so the household needs to spend some money to buy, of course, the price must not be expensive." ”

Xu Jie, they were dumbfounded.

I just praised the emperor, it turned out that the emperor wanted to use these to sell them to the household department to make some money.

Huang Jin also said: "The Holy Lord also said that these are the power of knowledge, and transforming knowledge into results for the benefit of people is to apply what you have learned and support yourself. The saint also specially asked the slave and maid to tell the cabinet that from next year, the saint would not take a tael of silver from the treasury. ”

"The power of knowledge is to transform knowledge into results for the benefit of people, to apply what you have learned, and to support yourself."

Zhang Juzheng pondered this sentence carefully, had some understanding, and praised: "Holy Lord, great wisdom, the ministers are beyond the reach of the dust." ”

And Gao Gong is more concerned about others: "From next year, the saint really doesn't need the treasury silver?" How do the holy expenses come about? ”

Yes, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, and Chen Yiqin also care.

Next year, the emperor's expenses are millions of silver, although the Taoist temple and palace will not be expanded for the time being, but the daily expenses are also about one million taels per year.

"You elders don't have to worry, there is a way in the saint, just like these chalks and blackboards."

Huang Jin said with a smile: "The Holy Lord should use the new knowledge learned from the immortal artifacts to make new things that will help people, and reap rewards with knowledge. ”

At present, the Royal Yarn Mill has 40 "Jenny Spinning Machines", which is more than ten times more efficient than ordinary handmade, which is equivalent to the amount of yarn made by four or five hundred people a day.

With this scale and efficiency, the company has now begun to sell cotton yarn, which is of good quality and at a price higher than that of similar cotton yarns, bringing a steady stream of silver to the emperor.

There is also soap, which has also begun to be sold in the capital, and its influence is expanding. This is a "luxury", and the profit is better.

Although Xu Jie, they also heard that the emperor asked the eunuchs and palace maids to tinker with something in the palace from time to time, but they didn't know what it was.

However, Huang Jin said that the emperor learned new knowledge from the immortal weapon.

They had to believe it, and it was hard to say anything.