Lu Jiande stood up and said loudly, "The road construction team now has 170,000 road construction workers, nearly 500,000 with their families, and the monthly wage expenditure is 400,000 taels. The cement used in the construction of the road, as well as the construction of bridges, also cost 300,000 taels per month to open the road. At the end of the year, all the land for the construction section has been cleared, with a total cost of 930,000 taels. Will you continue to recruit next year? ”

Lu Jiande is twenty-three years old this year, and he was originally a white scholar, but after only half a year, the whole person is much darker, and he is thinner than before. Now there were bloodshot eyes in his eyes, and Zhu Houwei was sitting opposite him, so he could see it clearly.

Road construction is different from other projects of the World Chamber of Commerce, whether it is done well or not is the business of the Chamber of Commerce itself, and it is an exaggeration to say that the entire Ming Dynasty is staring at this piece. As the person in charge of the road construction team, Lu Jiande's pressure can be imagined. Coupled with the fact that he is very young and under scrutiny, the ridicule is even greater. Although he still has a mustache on his face in order to look mature, it hasn't changed much. Now the road construction team has just built the road out of Gyeonggi, and the quality of the road has not yet been verified.

Zhu Houwei thought for a while and said, "At present, the personnel are almost complete, just build according to the plan." "Other people also think the same way, if they recruit more people, whether it is money or materials, the pressure will be increasing.

The road passes through the prefecture and county, but when the field is not in front of the village and there is no store in the back, the grain has to be sent from other places. The amount of supplies consumed on the road alone is not a small amount. Even a small county town is difficult to get replenishment from the vicinity, a small county town is only tens of thousands of people, and if so many people in the road construction team buy all the food from here, it will definitely bring inconvenience to the local people.

After Zhu Houzhao's decision, Bai Shizhong, the person in charge of Chaoyang Academy, said, "According to the plan, five Chaoyang Yuan branches will be opened in Tianjin and near the capital next year, and the students are not a problem, but the gentlemen who can teach are a little insufficient." From the original Chaoyang Courtyard, 500 people can be transferred, but this expansion is still a little difficult. ”

Bai Shizhong's words can be understood by everyone. Although there are many people who are teaching, most of them are still students themselves, and it will have some impact not only to teach younger students but also to complete their own schoolwork. Wang Juan suddenly said loudly: "In this case, it is better to open one first, and wait until the beginning of the new semester in the second half of the year to transfer people to open the other four." I believe that after half a year, it should be able to ease up. ”

Zhu Houwei and the others could only nod when they heard this, education really can't make great strides. Although there are many folk readers, but in Chaoyang Courtyard, you must first learn pinyin for reading and literacy, and those who read will not know these. Moreover, the sage articles are also taught in the Chaoyang Academy, but not the most important, such as music, painting, arithmetic and other subjects are not something that these readers can teach.

The personnel problem has been solved, and Bai Shizhong spoke again: "Now in Chaoyang Academy, students don't need to spend money, and the monthly expenditure of Chaoyang Academy is more than 100,000 taels allocated by the Chamber of Commerce. The number of students will increase next year, will students who come in in the future still have to be charged? If you don't accept it, I'm afraid the burden will get heavier and heavier, so you have to take precautions now. ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Houwei, a lot of things were made by him, Chaoyang Yuan does not charge money, and the students are quite ordinary, but they can be full of three meals a day, and they can see meat every day, which is the food of the landlord's children. School uniforms are also distributed twice a year, which can be said to provide them up. Although everyone has implemented Zhu Houwei's decision, many people don't understand why.

Reading and reading books is a great thing, not to mention anything else, the gentleman who celebrates the New Year also has to give a gift of restraint. As a result, there is not even this, strictly speaking, even the treatment of the national prison who distributes grain every month is not so good.

Zhu Houwei looked at everyone looking at him very suspiciously, so he stood up and glanced at everyone, with seriousness in his eyes, everyone was sitting in danger, listening to their ears.

"Everyone gets old, and no one is an exception. So, who will the Ming Dynasty rely on in the future, it is these young people who have read books and are sensible. Chaoyang Yuan is different from other academies in that it does not teach Bagu Wen. Speaking of which, you can't do scientific research and then become an official. But once these people grow up, they will enter all fields of the Ming Dynasty, thereby driving the all-round development of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, they will become the best in their respective fields. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been more than 1,000 years since the official to learn the sage's articles, and the main body has not changed. So think about it, what is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and ancient times? Or what we've developed. If I want to say, it's technology from all walks of life. In ancient times, horse-drawn carriages had only two wheels, and not only did they carry few things, but the horses were also tired. And now, Archer can have four wheels, load more things, and sit comfortably. After they grow up, there will be more and more such progress, and my Ming will become stronger. So, it's worth the investment now. Moreover, for the development of the Heavenly Chamber of Commerce, talents are also indispensable. It is not much good to read the writings of the saints by heart, but these students can become our roots, so that we can absorb more nutrients and stand more firmly. Of course, the more people there are, the heavier the burden. Therefore, in the future, only the children of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce or the children of Huangzhuang can be exempted from entering the academy. If ordinary people come in, they still have to pay for room and board, and we'll talk about how much. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, because many projects are relatively new, and the person in charge also likes to select talents from Chaoyang Academy. Because most of them were cultivated by Zhu Houwei's brothers, they are more compatible with the people of Chaoyang Academy.

However, listening to his words, some people thought deeper. That is Bai Xiaode and Bai Shizhong. When all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty have the shadow of Chaoyang Academy, although it can't affect the policies of the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to see who cultivates them - the royal family. With this leader, these students have the opportunity to touch the highest stage of Daming. Both are people who understand the present day, and once they come to power, will the closed, limited old school be able to contend with it? The current court officials can be regarded as how many capable officials, and their advantages are inherited or realized by themselves political wisdom. Maybe the graduation in Chaoyang Courtyard will suffer at the beginning, but with the existence of the black whistle of the royal family, it should be able to survive the most difficult period.

Looking at the surprised eyes of the two, Zhu Houwei only smiled, but when he turned his head and saw Wang Juan's thoughtful eyes, Zhu Houwei immediately turned his head.

In the end, Li Yanwen spoke, "Convenient hospitals do not sell medicinal materials, but diagnose and prescribe prescriptions." However, there are too few people, and they need to be replenished. In particular, there are more and more female patients who come to visit or come to their homes, and there are not enough female doctors with sufficient medical skills. And now, whether it is a large family or an ordinary person, mothers and children will come to our female doctors, and often several hospitals except for a female doctor who is sitting in the hall, all the others go out for treatment, and they also hope to send people as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Houwei said with a smile: "In the future, if there is a shortage of manpower, you can directly ask for someone from Chaoyang Academy, but now there are talents gathered there." Didn't Sun Ziyi bring people to heaven a few days ago? ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao was also energetic, and one day the official test of their family except for Hongzhi, everyone else was present, "Yes, yes, yes, there were really a lot of people who went to see it that day." I really didn't expect that if you make a big ball and hang a basket underneath, you can go to the sky. To put it bluntly, isn't it just a large Kong Ming lantern, why didn't anyone think of it before? By the way, when do I have to take a ride? "The wind was a little strong that day, and the test was not perfect, although Zhu Houzhao wanted to fly up once, but he was still stopped by Queen Zhang and the crown princess, and Zhu Houzhao's mood was quite unhappy. There is another person who is also in a bad mood, and that is Zhu Xiuning. Although the palace maids and eunuchs were mobilized to help together, they still lost to Sun Yi, so Zhu Houwei was unlucky, coaxed for a long time, and promised many conditions to make his sister smile. Who made him very busy at the time and didn't have time to help, otherwise Zhu Xiuning's name would have gone down in history.

Zhu Houwei didn't hear Zhu Houzhao's words, and after Bai Xiaode concluded his speech, Zhu Houwei smiled and proposed, "Everyone will be okay later." In this way, I will treat you to a restaurant that has not yet opened for dinner, hehe. ”

Zhu Houzhao looked on the side, with an expression that I saw through you: "Oh, go out to eat." You can't order meat dishes, you can't even drink alcohol, are you sure you want to watch everyone eat? ”

Zhu Houwei looked angry: "Are you idle?" Don't go back to deal with government affairs soon, be careful I tell my dad that you know to be lazy all day long and don't do things well. As a result, Zhu Houzhao's indifferent expression was exchanged.

Since yesterday, Zhu Houwei has been depressed. It's almost the New Year, and ordinary people have to sacrifice according to the rules, especially as a royal family. Three days before and after the Chinese New Year, no meat and no alcohol. This is called fasting. During this time, he also followed Hongji and his brother to participate in various festivals, sacrificing to the heavens and the earth and worshipping the ancestors. This kind of occasion looks solemn, but it feels boring and boring when you are in it, and it is a few hours at every turn, and the body and spirit are very tired. Anything else is good to say, Zhu Houwei is a meatless and unhappy person, and the previous physical forbearance has passed, but now is the time for development, and the amount of food has increased greatly. Seeing that he didn't want to eat vegetarian food at all, but his body was hungry, so it was only the next day, and Zhu Houwei couldn't stand it anymore.

Seeing the two brothers joking, everyone else felt a sense of relief in their hearts. It is Zhu Houzhao who makes the decision in the Chamber of Commerce, but the person at the helm is Zhu Houwei.