The south was incorporated into the Chinese territory a long time ago, but due to various factors, the development of the south has not made much progress.

And there are many reasons for this, the center of power at that time was in the north, the population base in the north was large, and the environment was relatively more suitable for human survival, so it can basically be said that before the Southern Song Dynasty, the center of gravity of the entire China was in the north.

What? Is the living environment better in the north than in the south?

As far as the facts are concerned, in ancient times, this is indeed the case.

Don't mention any haze, there is no at this time, compared with the overall climate and environment of the south, the north is obviously slightly better, because everyone has lived here from the beginning, and many people are difficult to adapt to after arriving in the south.

In addition, at this time, most of the south is jungle wilderness, and there are even a lot of primeval forests, primeval forests, with the unique climate here, which also causes another characteristic here, miasma.

Miasma can cause people or animals to die quickly, and after death, it is not disposed of in time, which prompts more serious miasma in this environment, and then it is a vicious circle, which is the reason why many northerners are reluctant to come to the south.

This did not begin to improve until five years ago, and although the people of Datang still have some resistance to the south, there are also many people who are willing to come here for a walk.

Historical factors have caused the gap between the south and the north as a whole by about one or two decades, and in terms of agriculture, it is good to say that mechanized production can be directly introduced, and this can be quickly improved.

However, in terms of talent, business, politics, etc., the backwardness of the South is all-round.

If the imperial court does not make policy support, the gap between the north and the south will only get bigger and bigger.

In the past rule, the emperor was more to promote the policy of ignoring the people, although there are certain historical reasons, but I have to admit that this method is feasible, but it is stupid.

No one thought that this method would not work before, but now, Li Yuanji firmly believes that this method will not work.

Whether the emperor can rule a country for a long time depends not on how tough your methods are, but on whether you can make the right decision at the right time.

From this point alone, Li Yuanji admires the little book, at least the emperor of the people, has always existed, although the middle has gone through various eras, the shogunate or something, the emperor's power has been comprehensively restricted, or simply become a puppet, but in the end their line is still not broken, or continued.

And the matter of the little book's family also proves one thing, even in modern society, even in the era when people's wisdom is fully opened, the people are not unable to tolerate the existence of the royal family.

As a result, the four major academies were born one after another, and nearly 10,000 large and small academies in the world have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Some of these students have been added to the government, and the earliest batch can now serve as second-in-command in the state-level government, while the rest are invested in economic construction and scientific research.

Looking at Datang's financial income and GDP that continue to take off every year, and looking at the scientific research results that continue to emerge one by one, who dares to say that this is useless?

Of course, for some people, this is really useless, because it takes away the power that belongs to them, the glory that belongs to them, their inheritance.

But for the whole of Datang, this is the best result.

Li Chengguang was very firm, and after deciding to play the idea of setting up a Guangzhou Academy in Guangzhou, Li Chengguang directly issued a prince's decree, requiring all states and counties in Annan to start selecting talents, and to select them in strict accordance with the standards.

On the other hand, Li Chengguang has refined this idea, and with the assistance of Ma Zhou and Wei Zheng, two capable ministers by his side, in less than five days, a relatively complete plan has been released.

Then, carrying this note, which was related to the fate of the entire south, the messenger flew to Chang'an as fast as possible.

It takes time for messengers to come and go, and it takes time for the imperial court to review and approve it.

The establishment of a college in Guangzhou is not a trivial matter, it needs to involve all aspects of the problem, don't look at it as just a academy, but it involves huge interests.

The college itself has no interests, but the students cultivated by the college are themselves interests.

Why did the Four Great Academies become the Four Great Academies? Why is it one of the top four universities in Datang?

It's not because they belong to the units directly managed by the imperial court, all the funds come from the direct allocation of the household department, the whole heart of the imperial court is in these four academies, and all the outstanding talents are rushing to enter here, and the quality of their students, if they are pulled out casually, they can beat more than 95% of the students in other academies.

With such a good quality of students, plus they are biological, the imperial court will naturally be biased, and the annual imperial examination quota, the four major academies together occupy sixty percent.

Six out of ten people can participate in the imperial examinations held by the imperial court, what does this mean? In those ordinary academies, there may not be one out of fifty people who can participate.

And even if these people don't pass the final assessment, they will pass the assessment of the local government, and if they can't enter the imperial court, they will go to the local government.

The students of the four major academies are also the objects of competition from all over the world, and the students cultivated by the power of the Tang Dynasty far surpass the students of other academies in all aspects, and their predecessors have proven themselves in various places, proving the ability of the four academies in talent training.

Therefore, in the past three years, excluding those students who are not interested in the imperial examination, the proportion of students from the four major academies who have entered the government after graduation has reached a terrifying 91 percent.

If this doesn't show the awesomeness of the four major academies, if you look at the proportion of other ordinary academies, it is only less than 20 percent, and the lower the level of the academies, the smaller this proportion will be.

Most of them became bricks of the Great Wall of Commerce, and some of them joined the factories run by the imperial court.

And once the Guangzhou Academy is established, then there will be several issues involved, the same academy directly under the imperial court, there can be some gaps in the number of teachers, but this gap cannot be too big, and the south cannot gather so many elite forces, and in the end they can only transfer people from the other four major academies, which is equivalent to directly drawing blood from the four major academies.

Secondly, the four major academies occupy sixty percent of the quota for the imperial examination, once it becomes the five major academies, this proportion will not increase, even if it increases, it will not be too much, then the six academies themselves are divided into four families, and now there is one more to grab food in the bowl.

Then, these trained southern scholars are going to become officials in the court, what is the direction of politics now? It was the northern direction, and the southerners infiltrated in, didn't this directly touch the interests of the entire northerners?

Besides, can the South be compared to the North? Whether it is population, economy, politics, environment, or comprehensive quality, they are not as good as the northerners, and once the Guangzhou Academy is established, it is equivalent to directly giving the south a chance to catch up with and surpass the north.

Although this speed will be slower, there is hope after all, right?

Therefore, this decision is tantamount to a great joy for the South, but it is the worst news for the entire North.

North-South contradictions......

Is there a contradiction between the North and the South? Of course not, where does the contradiction between the north and the south come from?

The North has always disdained the South, well, and has not regarded the South as an opponent at all.

But this premise is that the imperial court does not attach importance to the south, and now, the imperial court's attention has begun to be on the south over the years, and if you add more fire now, then the contradiction between the north and the south will come out.

There are only so many resources, and if they are given to you, I will have less.

In the past, although everyone was also robbing, and even quarreled for this, no matter how noisy it was, no matter how much it was grabbed, this piece of meat was in its own pot, and even if it was rotten, it was rotten in its own pot.

But with the addition of the South, the North seemed to have quieted down, and there was no more noise than before, nothing left, only the same hatred and hatred.

Yes, the inside of the court finally quieted down, and there was no longer the lively scene of the past.

Now everyone has gathered together to discuss the affairs of Guangzhou Academy, and the tiger's mouth is taking food, this is the tiger's mouth.

'Bang ......'

Li Yuanji slammed his fist on the desk, and the entire hall fell silent.

Li Yuanji did not continue to hide his anger, he did not hide his feelings in his heart as before.

This time, he's going to make a change, he's going to express his emotions.

The issue was discussed at the Cabinet meeting three days earlier, but to no avail and no conclusion was reached, which is rarely seen in the Cabinet.

Of course, this also means that all the cabinet ministers do not approve of the prince's letter.

The reason is not that this letter is immature and detrimental to the imperial court, but that this letter has moved everyone's interests and the interests of the entire north, so everyone is unwilling to pass it.

And at today's court meeting, nearly 100 officials are still playing one after another because of this issue.

They didn't even bother to do normal arguments, and in the face of a lot of objections, no one stood up to refute them, how could Li Yuanji not be angry in such a scene?

"Isn't the south the territory of the Tang Dynasty? In the past, due to various factors, many policies could not be implemented in the south, and now that this condition is in place, why should the south be left behind? In this case, it is better for me to directly follow your wishes and order the southern provinces to organize the political power freely, anyway, there is no future for following the imperial court, and even the most basic power of being a Tang Dynasty person cannot be enjoyed! After the anger, Li Yuanji said in an extremely calm tone.

The whole paragraph is bland, and there are no emotional ups and downs at all.

But all the officials present could feel Li Yuanji's anger from this passage, yes, anger.

What does it mean when an emperor says he wants to let a place form its own power? In the whole world, no one would say such a thing, nor would they have such thoughts.

What is the purpose of Datang's efforts in the Western Regions? Isn't it to let the Western Regions completely integrate into the Tang Dynasty? What is the purpose of going so hard to fight Jeju and fighting the Korean Peninsula?

Is it to ask for a territory that they don't even look down on?