Chapter 192: They're Just Children (Page 1/1)

Zhu Youxiao thought of his previous life, the school he studied in was not a key school, and a large part of the students in some ordinary classes had no hope of being admitted to college at all, and spent a long high school life every day, playing with mobile phones and falling in love. I didn't think about it at the time, but now that I think about it, do you really need a college degree to be a cleaner? For some people who don't like to learn, letting him study is actually a punishment.

He thought for a moment and said, "But, they're just children." What do they know, and why not give them the opportunity to correct their mistakes? ”

Xu Guangqi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the child also knows right and wrong. When they make mistakes, they are trying to see what step they want to do step by step, and adults will interfere and investigate. As long as one child is disciplined, there will be no similar incidents in this school for at least ten years. This is extremely effective in improving the quality of our Ming people. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "But isn't this life ruined like this for the student who was punished?" ”

Xu Guangqi replied: "Dismissal or labor reform will not destroy a person. Taking a step back, what does it matter if someone who still makes mistakes under the teacher's repeated orders is destroyed? If you indulge him, soon everyone will follow him to learn, and in this way, it will not be one person who will be ruined. ”

Zhu Youxiao was shocked and said, "I would like to be taught by Mr. "That's the biggest difference between China and the West. The West emphasizes freedom, while the Chinese emphasize freedom under discipline. Zhu Youxiao has always believed that freedom is of course good, but excessive freedom will harm the country and the people. For example, the Americans have the freedom to burn the national flag, but he will never allow the Ming people to do such a thing.

Xu Guangqi didn't even dare to say: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, which is the blessing of the world." But if the law is too lenient, it loses its original purpose of guiding the peoples. In addition, the ministers and the cabinet members have read the law school's "Logic" textbook, and they all feel that such a book cannot be reserved for law school students. If everyone in the Ming Dynasty had read this book, there would naturally be much less strife, and the behavior would naturally be more appropriate and rational. If His Majesty allows it, the ministers feel that the simplified version can be included in the textbooks of the middle school halls, and the original copies can be used as the textbooks of the various university halls. ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled a little embarrassedly: "I read some Western books that have been translated, and I feel that Westerners have also studied this reasonable matter, and some places are still ahead of us, so I started to compile such a book. ”

The people in the cabinet were naturally happy, and Ye Xianggao had experience in this area, so it was decided that he would be the editor-in-chief and that the Hanlin Academy would assist in compiling the textbook. After the compilation and approval, it will be printed and printed as a textbook at all levels.

Zhu Youxiao said: "I feel that the words of the sages in the textbooks of the primary school should be strengthened, especially now that commerce is more prosperous, this letter is really the foundation of business. Therefore, in the primary school textbooks for the next school year, it is good to ask Master Ye to add some slightly. ”

This is naturally a tribute to Ye Xianggao's admiration for "Logic", and the promotion of the words of the sage is the favorite thing of Confucianism, and the emperor's words make everyone happy. The ancients did not like merchants, and one of the most important things was that they felt that merchants were hypocritical, and now His Majesty has done so, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, not only promoting the faith of the saints, but also restraining the hypocrisy of merchants.

Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, in last year's tax revenue, because of too many tax cuts, the actual income was about 6.5 million yuan, and the commercial tax was about 9.5 million yuan, and these two items totaled 16 million yuan, and one percent is 1.6 million yuan, and this year's tax revenue is expected to increase by a large amount, reaching 20 million yuan, and that one percent is 2 million yuan." At the end of last year, the household department had a surplus of only 3 million. If two million is only used to build a school, I am afraid it is still too much. Can we reduce it a little bit and increase it when the financial situation is a little better? ”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate." The expenditure of the army has always been the bulk of the Ming tax expenditure, and I want to continue to reduce the local army on a large scale, which can compress some money. Although the military salary of the Guards is the expenditure of the imperial court, in the past few years, I have been preparing to defend the mainstay, so the military expenditure should also be limited. In the past two years, on the basis of overhauling roads and dredging rivers, there will be a surplus of 3 million, so even if the education expenses of 2 million this year are added, it can be guaranteed to maintain profitability at the end of this year. Education is the foundation of the country, and if it is said to be one percent, it cannot be reduced by one cent. ”

Bi Ziyan said, "Your Majesty, this year, the Ministry of Agriculture will overhaul and cultivate high fields, and this increase will be more than the savings in military spending." In addition, the household department also has to prepare a reserve fund for the purchase of grain at a fair price every year, which cannot be solved by a little money. Now that the Ministry of Education suddenly wants to use so much money, the minister is really powerless. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Borrow? The court ran out of money, so it borrowed from the bank, and there was a lot of money in the bank. ”

Bi Ziyan's eyes widened and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial court borrowed money from the bank?" What is this system? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "What does it matter, it's not that you don't pay it back." Moreover, borrowing money can also be used as collateral for next year's taxes, so the bank does not have to worry about the household department not being able to repay the money. There is interest to be collected, I don't believe that Li Zhizao will not lend you. ”

Bi Ziyan had a deep sense of frustration, this bank is also from the imperial court, and he actually borrowed money from the imperial court, what is going on? He said, "Your Majesty, the interest rate has reached 30% and 6 percent a year. ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "There are two ways. First, because the loan of the household department is large, the bank can appropriately reduce the interest rate, which is the least in 2% a year. The second is to issue bonds, which can be divided into one-year, two-year, three-year or even five-year tenors, and you only need to set a little higher than the interest rate on bank deposits. ”

Bi Ziyan immediately said: "The second method is chosen. ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Then this matter needs to cooperate with the Bank and Printing Research Institute. The Printing Research Institute has developed a stable and beautiful five-color overprint, and there is no way to imitate it on the market. You go to them about this, but I have something to make clear to you first, this bond will be very cool to issue, but it is not very pleasant to be repaid, so you have to think clearly, do what you can, and don't issue as much as you want. ”

Bi Ziyan said: "This old minister can save it." But what should this bond be called? ”

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "This bond is to help farmers purchase affordable grain, of course, it can be called agricultural bonds, so you have to cooperate with Yang Lian's Ministry of Agriculture." If you think it's to subsidize the lack of education funding, it can also be called an education bond, and you have to work with Yang He's Ministry of Education. It's up to you to decide how to choose. ”

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