Will adding an education department make the lives of the people of Lebanon rich? This is obviously impossible, even if you learn to be rich and have five cars, it is not that you can't earn a penny if you have nothing to do.

Next, Zhu Cijiong continued: "In order to make the people's lives rich, it is not enough to study, but also to have a way for them to make money, and there must be a place for them to play when they learn their skills, so we must develop business and cultivate merchants in the Ming Dynasty, so that the people of Li will have more opportunities to make money." “

This question seems very simple to say, but it is not so simple to do, everyone present is full of solemnity, how to develop business, how to cultivate merchants, this is really a big problem, no one here dares to answer.

Zhu Cijiong also knew that at this time, it was difficult to find professionals in this area, at least among the people present, it was difficult to find out, maybe his mentor Xu Guangqi had this ability, but Xu Guangqi was already so old, how could he dare to bother his old man again.

The candidate in his mind is Sun Chengzong's eldest son Sun Quan, after Sun Chengzong's death, Sun Quan inherited the title of Zhenguo Duke, but he didn't have any requirements, he honestly stayed in the Zhenguo Mansion in Guanning, and didn't care about anything, so it was a pity that such a loyal and honest person didn't need it.

As the prince of Zhenguo, Sun Quan's prestige must be enough, plus he has a reputation for being a jinshi, and the Sun family is also in charge of the Daming Royal Machinery Industry Group, and he has a lot of experience in business, so it should not be a problem for him to be in charge of business development.

However, Zhu Cijiong did not directly put Sun Quan out, but said with great expectations: "Next, I am going to set up a commercial department to be in charge of business development and the cultivation of Ming merchants. “

No one dares to take this either, saying that the Ming Dynasty has always been heavy on agriculture and suppressed business, although the Ming Dynasty has developed very rapidly in recent years, but, in addition to the Ministry of Households, other officials rarely pay attention, Shinong Industry and Commerce, commerce is the lowest industry, everyone here is a member of the imperial court, who will pay attention to it!

Cheng Guoxiang, the head of the household department, had already said that he would divide the business part, and he naturally did not know how to interface, so the whole venue was silent, and no one dared to take on this burden.

Zhu Cijiong had already guessed this result, and he pretended to be embarrassed and asked, "Aren't everyone interested in this errand?" “

The answer to him was naturally silent, and it was almost discussed at this point, and it was enough to form two yamen equal to six departments at a time, and any more would affect the operation of the imperial court.

Zhu Cijiong directly clapped the board and said: "Okay, I will think about the candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce again, let's discuss it here today, and the departments added in the future will be discussed next time, everyone will go back and get busy, Youxuan, you can stay for a while." “

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly got up and retreated, leaving Huang Daozhou sitting there dizzy, excited.

Zheng Erpin's Shangshu may not be able to excite him so much, but the function of the Ministry of Education is in his heart, hanging the title of Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi to manage enlightenment education, skills education, imperial examination teaching and Sinology promotion is indeed a bit unjustifiable, now it's okay, it's directly a book, the name is right, and many things are much more convenient to do.

The reason why Zhu Cijiong left him behind is mainly to remind him to pay attention to skill education, the current population of the Ming Dynasty is more than 200 million, and the officials will die more than 100,000.

There are more than 200 million people, and at least 50 million need education, if all of them are squeezed on the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, ninety percent of the people will be squeezed down, so what is the point of promoting education?

After everyone had retired, Zhu Cijiong asked directly: "Youxuan, do you have any plans for the newly formed Ministry of Education?" “

Huang Daozhou was still dizzy at this time, he could only follow Zhu Cijiong's train of thought and said: "Weichen is going to set up four Qing Officials Division, in charge of enlightenment, skills, imperial examinations and the promotion of Sinology. “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he nodded and said, "Well, yes, so where are you going to focus on?" “

Do you still need to ask about this, Huang Daozhou said without hesitation: "Naturally, it is the imperial examination." “

Sure enough, Zhu Cijiong didn't get angry, but continued to ask: "Then how many people are you going to train to participate in the imperial examination?" “

Huang Daozhou roughly estimated it, and said vaguely: "At least tens of millions of candidates should be trained." “

Zhu Cijiong continued to ask: "Do you know how many officials there are in Daming now?" “

Huang Daozhou was stunned when he heard this, he really didn't know the specific number, he could only guess: "It's probably more than 100,000." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Well, what are you going to let them do with the remaining more than nine million candidates, and directly take the imperial examination until the old examination is dead?" “

Huang Daozhou really didn't think about this problem, he couldn't help but think about it when he heard it, gradually, his face became more and more ugly, even if the scale of the imperial examination was expanded, the number of people who could gain fame in the examination would definitely not exceed one million, and the remaining more than nine million people would not be hanged on the tree of the imperial examination, that was more than nine million people, I didn't want to know, I was really shocked when I thought about it.

Seeing his expression, Zhu Cijiong did not blame him, but Chunchun taught: "There is nothing wrong with attaching importance to the imperial examination, after all, the entire Ming Dynasty must rely on the officials selected by the imperial examination to manage, but there are only so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how many people are trained to take the imperial examination, the position will not increase, so I feel that it is enough to cultivate one million excellent candidates, and the rest is to teach them practical skills, so that they can make a fortune." “

Huang Daozhou struggled in his heart, in his original thoughts, studying is to gain fame and serve the country, and everything else is not a proper job!

However, after so many years of personal experience, he also knows that after all, officials only account for a very small part, and most people still have to rely on other things to earn a living, and they can't let nine million students waste their lives for the sake of the imperial examination.

He struggled in his mind for a long time, and finally faced the reality and said: "Thank you for the emperor's teaching, Weichen understands, and in the future, we still have to focus on skill education." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Well, in the future, we must select suitable talents based on Mengxue education and train them to participate in the imperial examination, and others can only let them learn skills." “

Huang Daozhou is not a stupid person, if you want to talk about IQ, he is naturally not low, he belongs to the kind that can be penetrated at one point, he directly suggested: "Your Majesty, is that to establish schools in all state capitals?" “

Zhu Cijiong shook his head and said: "No, not only in the state capital, but also in each county, schools must be established, and not only one should be built, nor can it only be concentrated in the county seat, it must be dispersed according to the population distribution." “

When Huang Daozhou heard this, he was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, doesn't that require a lot of money?" “

No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, not to mention that Daming is not poor now, Zhu Cijiong said generously: "How much money is needed, you calculate it carefully, prepare a fold, and I will give you approval!" “