In August, over the course of two months, a huge printing workshop with 5,000 people and five larger papermaking workshops were built.

At the same time, new printing and papermaking were taken to workshops around the country free of charge.

Spending a lot of money, spending more than a year to improve printing and papermaking, and constantly reducing the cost of printing papermaking, Zhu Cihesitant is not to make money, but to comprehensively reduce the price of books and paper in the Ming Dynasty, so that ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty can also afford to buy books and paper at will, and pave the way for the upcoming implementation of national education.

The six cabinet ministers, including Li Yan, Liu Zongzhou, and Huang Daozhou, are all concentrated here.

"Your Majesty, if you want to implement national teaching, it is a great thing for the country and the people, and the ministers are extremely supportive, but the schools around the country are not based on the Four Books and Five Classics, but with what language, mathematics, ideology and morality, history, land, physics, etc. as the main teaching, is it very inappropriate!" Huang Daozhou held a brand-new math book in his hand and said with a worried face.

The strength of all dynasties was based on Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and Huang Dao Zhou was a great Confucian Confucian, and it was a little difficult for him to accept the teaching that was not a Confucian classic, so he was the first to object.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers also thought that Confucian classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics should be the mainstay." Sun Ze and other cabinet ministers, who were also from Confucianism, also spoke out in support of Huang Daozhou.

Only two people did not express their position, one of them was the first assistant Li Yan, and the other was Liu Zongzhou, the head of the household.

Liu Zongzhou has a tough personality, although he is also born in reading the Four Books and Five Classics, but his personality and insight determine that he is not as rigid as Huang Daozhou and others.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the teaching content set by the emperor is not inappropriate, but it is greatly beneficial to the students." Li Yan had a calm expression of support, and his tone was quite firm.

"Oh? Tell me your reasoning! Zhu Ci staggered and looked at Li Yandao with a smile.

Huang Daozhou and the others looked a little unsightly, but they all looked at Li Yan, wanting to see what reason could be said from Li Yan's mouth, if it was Li Yan's nonsense, just to cater to the emperor, then don't blame them for not recognizing him as the first assistant in front of the emperor, and reprimanded him on the spot.

Li Yan served as the first assistant, although he relied on his true talent and practical learning to temporarily suppress most of the opposing voices, but most of the civil and military officials were dissatisfied with him, and felt that Li Yan may have been the first assistant because of catering to and currying favor with the emperor, although this idea is inconsistent, but it is enough to show that many civil and military officials are very optimistic about Li Yan, the first assistant, and do not serve Li Yan very much, if they have the opportunity, they still have to propose in front of the emperor to remove Li Yan and replace him with a highly respected first assistant.

Li Yan said unhurriedly: "For example, language is to teach students to practice Chinese hyphenation, and there are many Confucian classic articles recorded in it. For example, mathematics, this book is to teach students arithmetic algorithms, whether it is ordinary people or businessmen, they are often exposed to arithmetic algorithms in their daily lives, and the Arabic numeral method used in this mathematics book is more concise than that of Chinese counting, I believe that it will be of great use after learning. For example, the ideological character mainly teaches students to be courteous, righteous and honest, patriotic and loving the people, and there are also a large number of Confucian classic sage sentences. Like history, too many things have happened in the history of all dynasties, history can warn everyone, history can also give people enlightenment, and it is of great use in dealing with people and things, governing the country and securing the country. For example, in the field, it is mainly used to introduce the topography of various places, three mountains and five mountains, which can enrich students' knowledge. Finally, physics, teach people common sense common things, why firewood and hay burn when it meets fire, light can be refracted when it meets a copper mirror, and a large number of common sense common things such as seeing lightning first and hearing thunder when thunder strikes, can teach people not to be stupid. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yan glanced at several other ministers: "There are two subjects that are almost equivalent to Confucian classics, and the other four subjects also play a major role in the future growth of students. ”

"This"

Faced with Li Yan's rhetorical question, Huang Daozhou and the others were speechless for a while, and they were a little confused.

If you want to talk about Confucian classics, although the names of the subjects set by the emperor have changed, there are still two subjects that contain a large number of Confucian classics and sage quotations, which are almost equivalent to the four books and five classics are included.

Seeing the reaction of Huang Daozhou and the others, Zhu Ci stumbled and laughed.

To say that among the six subjects, the others are all considered to be normal subjects, and they can't be opposed, only one subject of physics was forcibly added by Zhu Ci with selfish intentions, and he has been worried that it will cause a big backlash, it seems that Huang Daozhou and others regarded the six subjects together for a while, and they couldn't oppose the other five subjects, so they subconsciously ignored physics.

The physics book was co-edited by Zhu Ci and Song Yingxing, and a large number of common physical phenomena and analyses in them were mainly for the purpose of enlightening the mind and enhancing knowledge. Physics is the source of the development of modern science and technology, the history of the Western Renaissance is from the discovery of physics, if there is no physics, many phenomena that were originally common sense, the people will subconsciously attribute it to the theory of ghosts and gods, and with the analysis of physics, the people will slowly begin to doubt and verify, and eventually trigger the explosion of science and technology, literature and art, and completely enlighten the mind and intelligence, only in this way can we gradually realize the transformation towards modernization.

"Since the ministers can't say the reason for their objections, then the subjects are so decided, and I immediately plan to publish them on a large scale." Zhu Ci hesitated to take advantage of the fact that Huang Daozhou and the others had not yet fully reacted, and first decided the matter thoroughly.

Immediately, Zhu Ci quickly wrote down the holy decree, and in front of Huang Daozhou and others, he uploaded the jade seal of the country, and at the same time taught it to the eunuchs to promulgate it.

When the holy decree came out of the imperial study, Huang Daozhou and others reacted.

"Emperor" Huang Daozhou and others thought of something and wanted to stop, but unfortunately the holy decree had already been issued in front of them, and it was too late to take it back.

Huang Daozhou and the others looked remorseful, and their faces turned black.

Indeed, they reacted, they can't oppose the four subjects of Chinese, mathematics, history, ideology and morality, but the physics in the field is not without reasons to object, and the most unfortunate thing is to let the emperor add more subjects of Confucian classics and include more Confucian classics and quotations of saints.

"There is no need to be in a hurry, the holy decree has been issued, and a large number of books will be published in a few days." Zhu Ci said with a smile, pretending not to see the reaction of Huang Daozhou and others, and determined the facts.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Huang Daozhou and the others sighed, since then, they can only let it go for the time being, and if something goes wrong in the future, it is not too late for them to bring it up again.

With the promulgation of the decree, the five major printing workshops went all out to print, with more than 5,000 workers and an average of 30,000 books per day.

"Your Majesty, at this rate, it won't take more than a year to print enough books." After Li Yan inspected the printing workshop, he stumbled back to Zhu Ci.

"It's been too long!" Zhu Ci shook his head.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Ci made a decision.

"Spread my will, send the samples to private printing workshops all over the country for printing, and be sure to complete the printing of enough books within three months!" Although the five major printing workshops are the largest printing workshops in the country, and the printing equipment is also the most advanced, there are more printing workshops across the country, and the output is definitely not comparable to the five major printing workshops, and it should be able to print enough books within three months.

In terms of education for all, Zhu Ciji plans to implement it at all costs, even if it costs a lot of money, it must be carried out as soon as possible.