Ye Yu's words were very shallow, and a sentence of being born cheap made people listen to it extremely harshly. But it is undeniable that his statement also seems reasonable.

Many Confucian scholars in the court and China uphold the moral sages of Confucianism with the golden rules, but they do not let the study of things be accommodated in the world.

But this so-called science of things is slowly changing the surrounding environment, as far as the textile machine provided by Ye Yu back then is concerned, the effect is now immediate!

Although Zhao Yan was very unhappy with Ye Yu's words, he did have some truth when he thought about it.

"Weichen said in vain, the most unaccustomed to the sanctimonious generation, life is full of learning, is Confucianism orthodoxy superior? Could it be that Confucian orthodoxy can turn heaven and earth around? Weichen courage, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, which of these is not obtained by technical craftsmen? ”

"Aiqing's words are a bit extreme......" Zhao Yan looked at Ye Yu with some emotion, so he persuaded him.

Ye Yu also realized Fang Cai's gaffe at this moment, and as long as he talked about it, he had a kind of resentment that he didn't vomit or feel unhappy. In the eyes of these readers, everything is inferior, only reading is high, and it seems that the wheel of China's thousands of years of history is driven by these people!

Today's remarks are indeed a bit extreme, which is why we can't hold back. Ye Yu gradually realized at this time that his endurance still needed to be practiced.

"Weichen has made a mistake in his words, please forgive your majesty!"

Zhao Yan waved his hand and said, "That's it, although what Aiqing said is extreme and inappropriate, it is not unreasonable!" ”

"Your Majesty! Wechen just wants to be able to pay attention to this in the future......"

"Qingzhi's advice, I have written it down!"

Zhao Yan nodded thoughtfully, and then smiled slightly as if he had a deep meaning: "Since you have this idea, then rest assured that you can do it......"

Ye Yu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face showed joy: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Well, it's getting late, let's go back!"

"Wechen will go back and draw up the main rules of printing and papermaking, and submit them to His Majesty for personal preview tomorrow!"

Ye Yu respectfully withdrew from the imperial study, and the moment he left the palace, Ye Yu had a rare joy on his face, because it was obviously something to be happy about being able to get Zhao Yan's acquiescence.

Whenever a private academy is established in various places, either with the support of the magistrate or the joint support of the gentry, it can maintain the daily expenses of a college.

Most of the scholars were not wealthy, and most of them were farming, studying, and half-ploughing and half-studying, so that they could barely live. Therefore, if it is not for those who have strong financial resources and a growing reputation, it is difficult to establish a decent academy.

With Ye Yu's reputation and financial resources today, it was actually a no-brainer to start a college. But the main reason why Ye Yu put this matter on hold for a year and did not plan was that he was waiting for the acquiescence of Emperor Zhao Yan.

It is not difficult to establish a college, but there is a great risk in starting a subversive college.

Without the strong support of the powerful people in the DPRK and China, this new type of academy would have been aborted. Because these defenders of Confucian orthodoxy will rise up to attack this new thing.

Ye Yu admits that his reputation among the scholars is getting higher and higher, but after all, his foundation is unstable, and most of the scholars who agree with him are from humble families. Although there are a large number of these people, their strength can be described as insignificant compared to the powerful people who have been rooted in the government and the opposition for thousands of years.

Moreover, among the powerful people in the DPRK, almost everyone does not like Ye Yu, so if he rashly establishes an academy in this situation, I am afraid that one person will be enough to drown Ye Yu with one spit.

In the ancient ranking, industry and commerce were directly ranked behind the peasants, which shows how difficult it is to change this deep-rooted thinking.

So he was waiting, waiting for an opportunity for Zhao Yan to recognize, as long as the current emperor acquiesced in this matter, then it would be much smoother for him to prepare for the academy.

Regarding the improvement of the currency system, Ye Yu did not pay attention, but did not directly express his opinion.

After the counterfeit money was seized in Shaoxing, Ye Yu knew that there would be a breakthrough in paper in the future.

The paper used in the banknotes is the most high-grade tribute paper of the imperial court, but it is still imitated by unscrupulous people, and in order to eliminate the proliferation of counterfeit banknotes, the imperial court will definitely decide to replace it with a new type of paper.

And on this new type of paper, Ye Yu saw an opportunity. Ye Yu knew that if he wanted Zhao Yan to recognize his establishment of the academy, he had to make due contributions on this paper.

In the conversation in the imperial study, although Ye Yu did not put forward any opinions on the improvement of the currency system, he proved a truth to Zhao Yan by knocking on the side. That is, I, Ye Yu, can research cheap toilet paper, and I have the ability to make a rare high-grade paper!

In this way, it not only solved the improvement project of the currency system, but also proved to Zhao Yan that the study of things is not a tricky skill!

Now with Zhao Yan's acquiescence, Ye Yu is equivalent to taking a reassuring pill, and he left the palace in a hurry to prepare for the establishment of the academy.

The academy is not included in the court discussion, nor is it unified with the imperial court system, which is Zhao Yan's attempt to reduce the pressure of impeachment among the ministers. After all, private schools have their own freedoms, and even if Kong Dexian and others intend to impeach, this strength will be greatly weakened.

The location of the school, how to plan the daily operation of the college, and these teachers have to be assigned and arranged in detail.

Of course, this matter could not be left to Ye Yu alone, so Ye Yu found Jiang Kui and Chen Liang in the capital.

Jiang Kui and Chen Liang, because after transcribing for Ye Yu, they were famous in the capital for a while, not only Zhao Yan personally awarded the same Jinshi background, but also served as a school secretary in Jixian Academy!

Although this position is very low, being able to enter Jixian Temple is also a symbol of status, which is equivalent to an ugly duckling becoming a white swan overnight. The situation of the two made some Shilin students both envious and jealous.

For Ye Yu's summons, the two of them naturally went happily. In the hearts of Jiang Kui and Chen Liang, they no longer only respect Ye Yu, but also have a kind of kindness.

Now Pan Zhi is serving as the prefect in Shaoxing, Meng Tong has been transferred to Sichuan, Shu and Chengdu to serve in the military, and even the nearest Yue Chen is also serving as the prefect in Yuhang County.

Bailifeng has become the official of Yizhou now because of Ye Yu's recommendation, so at this time in the capital, he has no one available.

As for Shen Jinchuan, who was on the same list as Pan Zhisuo back then, he has now become a squire in the Criminal Department, and this kind of rocket-like rise speed is rare in officialdom.

The so-called fact that there are people in the DPRK and China who are good officials is an eternal fact. Pan Zhisuo was able to serve as the prefect of a state, and it was a powerful promotion of Ye Yu to a large extent.

And Shen Jinchuan entered the government and the opposition so quickly, this is obviously unreasonable, of course, Ye Yu is an exception!

And the fundamental reason is because Shen Jinchuan is already attached to Yu Yunwen's faction. When Ye Yu was serving as the magistrate of Anfeng County, Shouzhou, he had already seen that Shen Jinchuan, who was the judge, was much more sleek than Pan Zhi.

Now Shen Jinchuan has been promoted to the position of squire of the Criminal Department in just a few years, which has to say that Shen Jinchuan has different methods from ordinary people.

Since this former old friend is attached to Yu Yunwen's King Gong Party, there is no need for him Ye Yu to involve the other party in this matter.

Of course, Ye Yu thought of Xu Shilin about this matter, and after returning to Beijing, he learned that Xu Shilin had been transferred to the Ministry of Officials.

Although this clerk is an idle position, located below the secretary and the servant, there is an identity that makes Ye Yu have to be cautious. Today's Xu Shilin is no longer the white-bodied scholar of the past, but has become Zeng Di's son-in-law.

Zeng Di is the mainstay of the Qingwang Party, so after Xu Shilin became Zeng Di's son-in-law, Ye Yu gradually distanced himself from Xu Shilin.

For Shen Jinchuan and Xu Shilin, they are still friends with each other, but they are no longer friends.

The distance generated by different positions is an inevitable trend.

With the assistance of Jiang Kui and Chen Liang, the outline for the establishment of the academy was preliminarily drawn up, and then the three of them divided their labor to prepare for this matter.

Finally, after some coordination, it was decided to set the address of the academy at the foot of the east mountain of Tianmu Mountain.

Tianmu Mountain is a famous mountain where Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and other cultures are integrated. Located in the north of Lin'an City, Hangzhou, there is a pond on the top of the east and west peaks, just like looking up at the sky with both eyes, so it is named.

In particular, Xishan is a place where Buddhism flourishes, and there are many temples with incense on the peaks, perhaps because Buddhism originated from the West.

And Dongshan is one of the Taoist "34 Cave Heaven", called "Taiwei Yuan Gai", it is a famous Taoist mountain, when the Han Dynasty Taoist sect Zhang Daoling had cultivated here.

The reason why Ye Yu chose this place is more or less related to Wang Chongyang's last wish.

After the address was decided, Ye Yu began to build a school house. Ye Yu was bent on building it earlier, so he didn't care about the cost of spending money.

Even the layout and structure of the academy building, Ye Yu had to do it himself, and he was bound to create a college with a postmodern scale and system.

Therefore, Su Quanzhong, as the helmsman of the Chinese firm, did not hesitate to gather most of the craftsmen in Lin'an Mansion and participated in the construction of the new academy.

The required materials are readily available, Ye Yu occasionally goes to the construction site to inspect when he has spare time, and seeing the busy figures of the craftsmen on the construction site, Ye Yu's mood is also a lot easier, so he asked Su Quanzhong beside him: "Uncle, according to this progress, how long will it take to complete the construction?" ”

"The foreman said that such a large project should take about half a year...... Su Quanzhong is an expert in tailoring and settling accounts, but he knows nothing about architecture.

But don't say it's him, even Ye Yu, who asked the question, doesn't understand. Although Ye Yu didn't say anything, Su Quanzhong knew that he had to ask the foreman to report to Ye Yu about this matter.

So he instructed the servants behind him to go and call the foreman of the construction.

The foreman of the construction was an extremely lean middle-aged man, with a beard and a beard.

"The villain Su Jian knocks on the adult!"