Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Beginning of the Dawn
Xu Hongzhi was shocked! This question is already very difficult, even if it is used to do the imperial examination questions, it seems to be out of the curriculum, originally I just wanted to show off my knowledge in front of the students, but who knew that I would be slapped in the face so soon! Looking at the students' eyes looking at him as if they were full of ridicule, Xu Hongzhi couldn't help but be angry and angry from the heart of evil. blurted out several famous questions in a row, and Li Tai still answered them fluently, without even moving his pen, and directly calculated them by heart. There is also a question that was reminded by Li Tai: "Sir, you made a mistake in this question, if it is 320 people, this question will not be solved, and it should be 326 people who have the answer." ”
Xu Hongzhi felt as if he had been ruthlessly pressed on the ground and rubbed countless times, and in annoyance, he slammed the ring ruler on the table, snorted angrily and walked away.
Li Tai shrugged his shoulders lightly and said that he was innocent, and the other students were all masters who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the play, and they all said Brother Li, I support you!
How can a bear child who is so idle that he can keep any secrets? In the afternoon, it had already reached the ears of Xu Kuang, the priest of the country. Xu Hongzhi honestly came to Xu Kuang's office to explain the whole story, and added at the end: "Who knew that this bastard of literature and art would teach these strange things, even our doctors are just using them as a topic for idle talk, which is really not a proper job!" Uncle, I can't swallow this breath! You're going to help me suppress their arrogance! Otherwise, how can I have the face to continue teaching in Guozijian in the future? ”
Xu Kuang smacked his lips and said, "Sir, the students who are admitted to the school are righteous, why should you be serious?" You've got a good idea. I'm not going to help you with this, it's insulting. Go back and reflect on it, and spend more time on studying in the future, don't always think about what you have and don't have. ”
Xu Hongzhi knew that his uncle was a righteous gentleman, and he didn't know what to say at the moment, so he had to salute and leave, but he still wanted to get the field back, and it was uncomfortable to be slapped in the face by a little kid!
Xu Hongzhi himself belonged to the prince's line, and when he found several doctors and Si Chengyi from the East Palace, he decided to give Li Taige a few stumbling blocks in the monthly royal examination, and directly raised the difficulty of scripture and arithmetic to the level of the imperial examination. Then reveal the topic to your own people, so that the people of the prince's family can take advantage of this to have a good hand!
It's a pity that they still underestimate the true level of Li Chengqian's people, if they are studying the scriptures, they will be at the bottom, but how can they be stumped in the examination of current affairs and politics? There is also pediatric arithmetic such as Han Xin's soldiers and chickens and rabbits in the same cage.
The royal monthly examination is the royal test of the children of future generations, and Li Yuan will personally read the papers. Although I was a little surprised by the increase in the difficulty of this assessment, I didn't think much about it. And among the many test papers that are the same over and over again, three different test papers made him extremely happy. One look at the names: Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Ke.
Li Yuanlongyan was happy, took the test paper to the court for the hundred officials to read, and found a way to turn the suggestions put forward on the test paper into reality. Li Yuan's good friend Pei Lin came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the idea of the Hengshan County King brothers is indeed meritorious, but what is written on the test paper is too general, it is better to invite the three of them to the palace to explain it in detail, and it can also make the ministers understand more thoroughly." ”
Li Yuan waved his hand, and the attendants around him went to the palace to invite Li Chengqian's brothers to the palace to meet him.
When the chamberlain came to the palace, the brothers were still sleeping lazy, there must be apprentices with their teachers, literature and art love to sleep so much, how can you not sleep lazily as an apprentice?
The elder brother was forcibly pulled out of the quilt by the chamberlain, put on his clothes, and dragged outside the Taiji Hall to wait for the order. Wait for Li Yuan to finish his daily affairs before he will meet Brother Xuan. After the three boys walked to the center of the main hall in a daze and finished saluting Li Yuan, Li Yuan said: "The three of you answered very well in the assessment yesterday, especially Li Ke, your 'monetary theory' made my eyes shine. I have summoned you brothers here to listen to your opinions in detail and see if they can be implemented. ”
After the three brothers glanced at each other, Li Ke took the lead in saying his suggestions for Datang's current monetary policy. The establishment of the Datang Central Bank, the unified control and issuance of currency, how to use currency to carry out macroeconomic regulation and control of the Datang economy, and a series of other means have been heard by hundreds of officials, and it turns out that copper coins can still be used like this!
Li Chengqian's "theory on foreign trade" made their eyes shine even more, and it turned out that making money is not just as simple as collecting taxes! Li Yuan was even more happy, and he trembled with excitement when he imagined that he would use ceramics, silk and other Datang specialty commodities to exchange a large amount of grain and silver from Fanbang!
Li Tai's "patent theory" has not been responded to by many people, and thinking about it, this thing is too advanced, and the current situation of Datang is not the time to implement the patent law. However, in order to take care of his face, Li Yuan still agreed to let Dali Temple conduct a project study on the patent law, and as for when it will be implemented, that will be a matter for later.
It was noon when the brothers' suggestions were discussed by this group of bigwigs, although Datang implemented a two-meal system, it definitely did not include these bigwigs in the Taiji Palace, Li Yuan waved his hand and drove the Chengqing Hall to hold a banquet for hundreds of officials!
After everyone had eaten and drunk, Li Yuan issued an order: the central bank of the Tang Dynasty should be established by the Ministry of Households, and branches should be set up in various provinces to be responsible for the management and circulation of currency. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for setting up customs and conducting foreign trade; The Ministry of Officials is responsible for the drafting of the Patent Law, but it is yet to be determined how it will be implemented.
After hearing this, the brother pouted, and sure enough, as the master expected, this group of short-sighted people in the imperial court only knew how to fight for their own interests and discarded the really useful things.
Li Shimin knew everything, and he also thought of taking this opportunity to carry out some reform at first, but gradually he also understood that he could not do anything if the crown prince was opposed to people and things for the sake of opposition. So in the end, I let them toss, and I thought I was watching a play. At the same time, I am more determined to sit on the supreme throne, and only I can understand the benefits of these policies, and only I can promote real change!
Li Shimin returned home with his three sons, but Li Chengqian sighed: "Father, the master is really like a god, although he is not in the court, he has a thorough understanding of the behavior of hundreds of officials, and they can't completely implement these policies by relying on them." ”
Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder and said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, this thing cannot be completed now, otherwise it would have been proposed by my father a long time ago." Don't worry, it's a long time coming. You are still studying, if you can learn the skills of Xiaoyi 12/12, you will be very satisfied as a father. ”
Li Tai said at this time: "Father, I don't want to go to the Guozijian anymore, I want to learn from the master, those gentlemen in the Guozijian don't know anything except for the others, and it is a waste of time." ”
Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's for you to learn, these are the crystallization of wisdom left by our ancestors, and the wisdom in it is great, otherwise Xiaoyi won't let you go." You can rest assured in Guozijian, when you have almost learned, Xiaoyi will let you go back. ”
The brother secretly sighed that the child has no human rights! Then obediently continue to study in Guozijian, and strive to leave this holy place in the hearts of Tang scholars as soon as possible!