Chapter 12: Under the Great Song Dynasty Royal Academy

On the top of the main hall, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty were speechless by a little child, which is really rare in the world.

"This king believes that your ministers have many children and grandchildren, and even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your children! Ben Wang promises that they will definitely learn skills that will be used for a lifetime at my Great Song Dynasty Royal Academy. With such a simple truth, why can't the ministers turn the corner? You must know that once the Great Song Dynasty Royal Academy is established, this king believes that many students will definitely flock to it, after all, this will give those poor students a new path. However, at the beginning of the establishment of the college, due to the limitations of resources in various aspects, the number of students admitted in the first class was limited. Zhao Yingfu teased everyone with the best language, and winked at everyone lightly.

"Father, I don't know what you think of your son's proposal?" Zhao Ying discharged vigorously at Song Zhenzong with expectant eyes.

Song Zhenzong is still relatively good, and he is considered a good person among many emperors. He thought about it, his son's idea is still very good, he has been in charge of the government for decades, and his feelings about this aspect are quite strong. Besides, no matter what happens, it won't affect his throne, and seeing that all the adults were also fooled into silence, since no one picks on them, so be it.

"I think about it carefully, the advantages of King Wei's proposal still outweigh the disadvantages, and I have no objection to the position of Aiqing, so let His Royal Highness King Wei preside over the affairs of the Royal Academy, with the full assistance of all ministries, we must not slack off, and those who violate it will be severely punished." Song Zhenzong, who figured it out, immediately made a decision, did not give the ministers a chance to refute, and officially set the tone for the establishment of the Royal Academy.

After retreating from the court, some ministers who had quick brains quickly kept up with Zhao Yingying's pace, and coaxed him with flattering language: "Your Highness, you see a few unfinished things in Weichen's house, doing nothing all day long, which makes Weichen very troubled, can you see if you can discipline it on your behalf?" ”

The rest of the people said that this was the case, and they begged for attention.

"Your Excellency's feelings, this king understands very well, you don't have to worry, when the Royal Academy opens, it will be sent together, and it will be regarded as the welfare of your work for the country. But this king has said first, once you enter my royal academy, you must respect the rules of my academy, and those who violate it will be severely punished, do you have any objections? For this opportunity to expand his influence, Zhao Yingfu said that he would not give up anything, and the more people gathered, the less opposition there became.

"The ministers understand, there is King Lao Wei who bothered!" At this time, of course, everyone will not be stupidly opposed, no matter whether their children can learn anything or not, it is not a loss to be able to get close to the future emperor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king still has some things to discuss with his father, so I will take my leave first, you guys go slowly!" Zhao Ying said goodbye to the ministers and ran to the vertical arch hall.

In the vertical arch hall, Zhao Yingying and Song Zhenzong played a duet: "Father, the emperor, with more of your strong support, you will definitely live up to expectations." In the future, the thaumaturgy of my sons will spread, and I will definitely make the Great Song Dynasty richer and stronger, and my father will become a wise monarch and a celebrity through the ages. ”

Song Zhenzong smiled and said, "The emperor is doing a good job, and my father is waiting for this day." If there is anything else that needs to be said together, my father will give you a detailed reference. ”

"The retainers are looking for you for this! Erchen wants his father to serve as the president of the Royal Academy, that is, to make a name, so as to attract those people of insight, and it is good for Erchen to lead the original judgment to preside over all the work. Zhao Yingying asked his father's opinion, after all, he was too young, and he had to find someone with enough weight to sit in charge, whether it was to attract firepower or to be a façade.

"Well, the emperor is right, whether it is a tribute student of the imperial examination or a student of the Royal Academy, he should and must be a protégé of the Son of Heaven." Song Zhenzong nodded yes.

Erchen thought about it, the construction of the Royal Academy is not difficult, choose a spacious place in the capital, let the Ministry of Engineering be responsible for the construction, Erchen is responsible for the design guidance, there should be no problem. But there is a problem, and the son needs the help of his father to solve it. It's the teacher of the academy, this is a big problem, because it involves new learning, there are not many people in this world who understand, except for the sons, and those little friends. But it is still far from enough to rely on them, and the sons want to take them as the center, and the emperor can order to gather the elites of all industries in the Great Song Dynasty, and after the assessment of the sons, they will be awarded official positions to assist in teaching in the college. ”

"Erchen still has an idea, I hope my father will support it. Erchen feels that the Enlightenment School should continue to be opened, so that more children can learn as soon as possible. After many years, there are more new talents in our Great Song Dynasty, so I will let the Enlightenment School and the Royal Academy develop to the whole country, and open branch campuses in various places to enrich the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty and protect my Great Song Dynasty. Erchen believed that with the establishment of these schools, the prestige of the royal family among the people would increase day by day. ”

Song Zhenzong looked at his only son talking eloquently, and suddenly felt that his child had grown up. Looking at his such an excellent son, Lao Huai comforted, thinking that he was old and frail, and he was afraid that time was running out, maybe this country would be handed over to him and he would be able to leave with confidence!

"It is a great honor for God to bestow on the emperor! The emperor's idea is good, but in the future, we must pay attention to balance, everything must be balanced. The balance of interests of the ministers of the DPRK and China should be paid attention to, and the balance of the general trend of the world should also be paid attention to, and the essence of governing the country lies in balance, so that our royal status can be guaranteed. In the future, learning more from the ministers will help you govern the country in the future, you know? Song Zhenzong stood up, took Zhao Ying's hand and said earnestly.

"The son understands and remembers the teachings of his father. Erchen feels that there are signs of imbalance in the power of the court and the general trend of the world, father and emperor, think about it, most of the important positions in the court are now held by Wang Qinruo's party, and the general trend of the world is also threatening the balance because of the rapid expansion of the scholar group. The purpose of the old ancestor was to prevent the rebellion of the military generals and to control the military with the military, and at the same time to tie the civilian group to the royal family and stabilize the situation. ”

Zhao Yingfu saw that Song Zhenzong did not show impatience, so he continued: "Erchen believes that in the early days of the founding of the country, the methods of the ancestors were very effective, which created the current prosperity of my Great Song Dynasty. However, with the diligent development of several former emperors, the Shidafu group is now dominant, and there is no force to check and balance. According to the existing rules of the Great Song Dynasty, scholars do not have to pay any taxes, and as the number of these people increases, the burden on the state will become heavier and heavier. ”

Song Zhenzong nodded in agreement, but his brows furrowed even deeper.

"I heard that the gentry in many places now use the law of not paying taxes to enclose land. Father, think about it, if they all let the peasants attach their fields to his door, then what will happen to the taxes of my Great Song Dynasty? It was also heard that merchants did not have to pay taxes as long as they were under the banner of officials, and that craftsmen had a low status and no one was far from engaging in this business. In the long run, the general trend of the country will be seriously unbalanced, and at that day, everyone will want to get closer to the scholars, other industries will be wasted, and the country's great development will also regress. Maybe one day, the Scholar Group will be able to threaten the royal family as well. Zhao Yingfu gave Song Zhenzong a brief analysis of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty, hoping to have a little influence on Song Zhenzong.

"Emperor, is this as serious as you said? I review the recitals every day, and I hear that the hundred officials are playing correctly, there seems to be nothing wrong? Song Zhenzong subconsciously expressed some doubts about Zhao Yingying's words.

"Father, you are usually busy with political affairs, and according to the palace, what you see and hear is what people want you to see and hear. You think, the scholars are a whole, how can they discredit their own people? If the general trend of the DPRK and China is grasped by upright and capable ministers, there may be a slight change, but the ministers have observed in recent years that the party headed by Wang Qinruo has many people who are sloppy and slappy, but there are not many people who are capable of doing practical things. Take Wang Qinruo himself as an example, Erchen heard that he spent a lot of money to buy all kinds of luxury goods, and there were many more maids and subordinates in the house than Erchen. Father, you are diligent and thrifty in governing the country, and you have not yet enjoyed it, and you have worked hard for the Great Song Dynasty, but some ministers under you are not like this. Zhao Yingying carefully smeared Lao Wang, in line with the principle that others are happy only when they are suffering.

"Father, the son didn't believe it at first, but later I went to visit Wang Xiang's house once to find out. You can't see it because he's guarding you, but he doesn't care when I'm so young. In order to understand the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, Erchen specially sent shrewd subordinates to various places to have an in-depth understanding, and Erchen compiled the content into a book for his father to see. After speaking, Zhao Yingfu handed his father some so-called investigation reports, which were actually some of the land annexation, commerce, agriculture and other aspects of the situation at this time that he wrote roughly according to historical data, and the purpose was to give Song Zhenzong eye medicine.

Song Zhenzong looked at the investigation report handed to him by Zhao Yingli and was very surprised. On the one hand, he didn't expect his son to have this scheming at such a young age, and on the other hand, he didn't expect that there were so many hidden dangers in his proud governance, but he didn't know it. There is a specific historical reason why Zhao Yingyi dared to behave exaggeratedly in front of Song Zhenzong, and it would be taboo for the emperor to do so in other dynasties. This is due to Song Zhenzong's gentle and benevolent personality, he is old and Zhao Yingyi is young, he will not pose any threat to him, and the most important thing is that Song Zhenzong only has such a son, so he has no defenses against Zhao Yingying.

It didn't take long for Song Zhenzong to finish reading the report, raised his head and said to Zhao Yingying: "The emperor did a good job this time, if it weren't for your investigation report, my father wouldn't have known that there are so many hidden dangers." It's a pity that my father is old and doesn't have so much time and energy to improve, since the emperor is so familiar with this, this important task will be handed over to you to solve in the future. We must remember to govern a big country like a small shrimp, and we must not be in a hurry! ”

"Erchen remembers, the purpose of Erchen starting the Royal Academy now is for the sake of a group of help he will cultivate in the future. Erchen wants to use this new force to balance the Shidafu group, and Erchen has a lot of plans in the future, and he must not let these forces dominate. The sons must protect their father's country and prevent those bad people from destroying it! "Zhao Yingying is a child, and he dares to say anything.

"My father is old and tired. The emperor will build the Royal Academy according to his own requirements! The father will ask the various ministries to cooperate, and if there is any need, just come to the father. ”

"The son is retiring, and the father should pay attention to his body! This is a set of body forging techniques found by the sons, father, you practice more, pay attention to your diet on weekdays, and it is good for your body to be light. Erchen also has some good recipes sorted out and handed over to the imperial dining room to help you improve your diet. Zhao Yingfu took out his clumsy album, that is, some Tai Chi moves of later generations, to soothe the old man's shin bones and regulate his breath, which still has some effect on people like Song Zhenzong who don't exercise all day long and spend their brains.

A month passed, and Zhao Fuli squatted on the construction site all day, guiding and urging the Ministry of Engineering to work overtime to build the Royal Academy, which was finally completed.

The Great Song Dynasty Royal Academy is located on a quiet mountain outside the capital. The whole hill became the confines of the college, and at the foot of the hill a low wall formed a dividing line, with four gates. The stone road goes up from the foot of the mountain around the mountain, and there is a stone ladder leading to the top of the mountain at the main gate, which is called the ladder to the sky.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a large piece of flat land that has been paved with flat stones as a playground, and there is also a keju field made of grass. The building of the whole mountain is divided into three steps, each of which has its own living guarantee, including classrooms, dormitories, canteens, etc. The bottom is the basic teaching department of each discipline, the second layer is the development department, and the third level is the intensive research department. At the top of the hill there is a large auditorium, a library, a museum, and college offices.

In this hierarchical society of human rights, this pyramid college model can stimulate the fighting spirit of students and help improve the efficiency of the dissemination of new learning.

Basically, students who have completed basic education are able to acquire a skill, and those who fail to complete their studies within the specified time limit are forcibly expelled. Those who perform well in the basic education stage will be promoted to the development department after the teacher's recommendation and the comprehensive situation of the examination, which is mainly for more in-depth study in the direction they are interested in, and needs to achieve certain results, and can only graduate after being discussed and approved by the relevant teachers of the whole school. Similarly, the third stage of the intensive research department is also a place to gather elites from all walks of life for more in-depth and comprehensive research, and the graduation requirements are more stringent.

At this point, the Great Song Dynasty Royal Academy finally settled down in this era.