Li Shimin listened to Wang Haoran's report and said with a wry smile: "It seems that there are really not many talents in Datang, and it is so reluctant to pick out a hundred people." ”

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, with the current popularity of the people in the Tang Dynasty, being able to read and write is already a very high requirement, and on this basis, it is even more rare to ask for talent to learn." Wang Haoran said, "Therefore, if Your Majesty wants to have a steady stream of talents, it is not enough to rely solely on standardized scientific examinations, and the most fundamental solution is to popularize education." ”

"Oh? What do you think needs to be done to popularize education? Li Shimin knew what Wang Haoran had in mind when he said this.

"Run a wide range of schools." Wang Haoran explained, "Nowadays, the people of Datang have no worries about food and clothing, if there is any wish, it must be that they hope that their children can read and write." If everyone in the Tang Dynasty has books to read, then there will inevitably be many talents in the future. ”

"It's good to have a book for everyone to read, but it's so expensive that you can't do it even if you empty the treasury."

"Your Majesty has heard of charity?"

"But the charity that your mother founded with a few other women?"

"That's right." "In addition to helping poor families, this charity has also raised funds to establish schools, and so far, eight schools have been established. Although the school also charges tuition, the fee is not high, and there are many good people who continue to donate to maintain the operation of the school. ”

"You mean to let the imperial court set up a school according to this model?" Li Shimin suddenly realized.

"Yes, there are a lot of lessons that charities can replicate. There are also a lot of wealthy people in the Tang Dynasty, what they lack now is fame, if the imperial court comes forward and gives some affirmation to those who do good, there will be more people willing to donate their family wealth to start a school. ”

"And what do you mean by affirmation?" Li Shimin asked.

"There are two ways, one of which is meritorious fame, didn't Your Majesty formulate meritorious fame from one to nine grades? It is not an exaggeration to use this as a reward. Another way to be more complicated is that in charities, they often send flyers to others, that is, a piece of paper printed with information such as the ranking of donors, the whereabouts of donations, or the condition of some poor people, so that they can not only give an account to the donor, but also make the donor famous, so that the rich who want to be famous are more willing to donate. The second way that the courtiers thought of was that the imperial court would issue readings similar to this leaflet, but if the imperial court did this, it would definitely be a matter of the entire Tang Dynasty, and the distribution of this reading would inevitably require a lot of expenses, so the courtiers felt that if this reading material was published in addition to the above content, plus some other information, such as anecdotes in various places, famous works, court policies, etc., and then sold in the form of selling books, it was not a matter of how much money could be made, as long as the income could maintain the cost of the distribution of this reading. ”

"Sounds good, or I'll leave this to you, right?" Li Shimin is still quite interested in running a school, but as for running a newspaper, he thinks it is much easier to directly give fame and fame, and it would be great if Wang Haoran could take the matter of running a newspaper next and do it at the same time.

Wang Haoran could guess Li Shimin's little abacus, and he despised Li Shimin very much in his heart, such a thing that benefited the country and the people, the dignified Tang Emperor actually shirked it because he didn't make money by running a newspaper! It's really more businessman than Wang Haoran, a businessman.

"Your Majesty, it is better for this reading material to be issued by the imperial court, if it is used properly, this reading material can become a great weapon for the imperial court." Wang Haoran explained, "For example, if Your Majesty wants to go west, and the people of the Tang Dynasty may not understand it, the imperial court can also explain it to the people through this reading." Another example is the assimilation of the Japanese state, most of the people of the Tang Dynasty have contempt for the Japanese state, which will be a great obstacle to the assimilation policy, then the imperial court can first publish relevant remarks through this reading material to guide the direction of public opinion and make it develop in a favorable direction. ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, he knew that what Wang Haoran said was only a relatively superficial statement, in fact, to put it bluntly, this reading material is a brainwashing artifact, Li Shimin, as an emperor, cherishes this artifact with the function of "edifying" the people very much, like a treasure.

"Haoran, look, although your charity has a certain scale now, if the imperial court creates a new charity, presumably your charity will not be able to compete, and I am afraid that it will not be able to maintain it at that time. So, how about your charity just change hands to the imperial court? ”

Li Shimin's abacus crackled, but Wang Haoran also knew that what he said was not unreasonable, which private enterprise could compete with state-owned enterprises? However, his charity has its own value, and if Li Shimin wants to take over, it depends on how much he can pay.

"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the charity, it was because the brothers and sisters were not at home, and the original intention was just to let the brother's mother and eldest mother have something to do and not be bored, so even if this charity can't make ends meet in the future, as long as it doesn't come and go, the brother is still very willing to let this charity exist." Wang Haoran began to bargain, Li Shimin wanted to take over the charity with a gesture of grace, but the bid must not be high, so Wang Haoran simply did not appreciate it, and he had to make Li Shimin recognize the value of the charity.

"Eight schools, the cost is very large, I'm afraid it's not easy to maintain, right?" Li Shimin is not too desperate.

"This is not difficult, the mother and eldest mother of the younger brother, as well as Mrs. Xie of the Xie family, Mrs. Qian of the Qian Mansion, and the wives of the wealthy families in the capital are basically familiar to them, even if Your Majesty creates a new charity, with their connections and the popularity accumulated over the years, it is not difficult to raise funds. In addition, the charity has reached a cooperation with Pioneer UnionPay, and the charity's donations are not used directly, but are used as investment funds to invest in some less risky projects in Pioneer UnionPay, and all the investment proceeds are used as donations, so as to achieve a virtuous cycle and maintain expenses. Wang Haoran saw that Li Shimin still didn't let go, so he had to find out the advantages and value of his charity first.

"How can charities do this?! Although investing in charities may seem like doing business, it's a good way to maintain a charity, and you can really do the math! ”

"Your Majesty, this method is really not something that the courtier brother came up with, and the courtier brother handed over the charity to those women after the establishment of the charity, and then he didn't care about these things anymore."

"Oh? So who came up with this idea? Li Shimin was a little surprised, it seems that the businessman's family is also a good businessman.

"The daughter of Qian Ming's mansion, that is, the wife of the seventh brother Wang Qihong."

"It's really close to Zhu and red and black to ink, and the daughter of a good official eunuch will become a businessman as soon as she arrives at your Wang family!" Li Shimin quipped.

"......" Wang Haoran was speechless for a while, what happened to the businessman? [.]