After being fooled by Li Yongji with a big hat, except for Wang Tao in the banquet, everyone else sprouted a strong sense of mission and belonging, and even Huang Kuan, who was the most Shanghainese, began to bow down with a red face, and shouted that the person who was a confidant died.

As for Wang Tao, he has long regarded himself as Li Yongji's person, and the impact of this sense of belonging and mission has long been experienced, so it is not so obvious, on the contrary, seeing the appearance of these people, he still has a sense of superiority that he doesn't know where he came from, and feels that he has a vision better than them, because he is the first of these people to defect to Li Yongji.

Perhaps because of this, Wang Tao maintained a rationality, and kept using the excuse that he had been on fire recently, like Li Yongji, he didn't drink, only drank juice, and waited for everyone else to drink unconscious, and after being carried down, he bowed to the end with his hands and fists: "Congratulations to the proprietor, I have a few more foreign talents, restore the rivers and mountains, and the great cause of reviving China is just around the corner." ”

Seeing him do this, and hearing him say this, Li Yongji pursed his lips, and a sense of joy arose, but he finally had a strong resistance, so he just nodded solemnly: "Mr. has worked hard." ”

"It's not hard to do things for the proprietor." Wang Tao replied again.

Finding that if he continued to talk like this, he would become more and more funny, so Li Yongji simply changed the topic and asked: "Mr. deliberately stayed after the banquet, there should be something else to discuss with me, right?" ”

"The proprietor is wise!" Wang Tao clenched his fists again, then raised his head and replied carefully, "Since the proprietor's uprising, he has attached importance to industry and commerce and suppressed the gentry, although there are certain reasons and certain results have been achieved, but then again, I have been paying attention to a scholar and a farmer since ancient times, and it is not unreasonable for the scholar to be in the front and the merchant to be in the end.

This is because it has been discovered through the ages. Merchants only pursue profits, but rarely talk about loyalty, so they can be used, but not useful, at least above the court, it is still necessary to be a scholar who knows etiquette and loyalty. ”

"Really?" Li Yongji suddenly smiled, "Then what did Guan Zhong say?" ”

"This, although Guan Zhong is also a businessman, he is still a scholar in essence."

"Oh, is it? However, I remember that Guan Zhong seems to be a Legalist. It's not Confucian, is it? ”

"This, scholars are actually a general term for scholars, not just Confucianism." Wang Tao said, "If a businessman continues to study and can understand loyalty, righteousness and shame, and reach the level of a scholar, he will be free from the limitations of a businessman, otherwise, he will be talented." If you don't know loyalty, it's still useless and even harmful, such as Lü Buwei. This is an example of harm. ”

"Lü Buwei?" Li Yongji smiled again, "Lu Buwei is actually a very talented person, if he assists Qi Huan Gong when he was young, he may not be able to become the second Guan Zhong." So in the final analysis, it is still the people who are assisted by Lu Buwei who are not angry...... Okay, let's not argue about it. I probably understand what you mean, but you actually want to persuade me not to continue to suppress the gentry, right? ”

"This, yes." Wang Tao nodded, "I know that the gentry are being suppressed under your rule recently, some people should indeed be arrested, but there are also many people who are innocent, or just confused by the Manchus, as long as they are given a chance, they can still return to the right path, and assist the proprietor, and now they are beaten to death with such a stick, it is really some, uh, unbearable." You must know that if you do this, many people who originally wanted to read to you will completely turn their faces against you, which will not be conducive to your future rule. ”

"Yes." Li Yongji pursed his lips and didn't say much.

In good conscience, Li Yongji himself felt that his brother's campaign to crack down on the reactionaries was a bit overkill, and there must have been many unjust, false and wrongful convictions, but in this action, he was the biggest vested interest, and coupled with the jubilation of the people, he acquiesced in this matter and stopped interfering too much.

Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, Li Yongji also believes that this action is necessary, because it is tantamount to a cultural change from the inside out.

You must know that the Jiangnan region has always been at the peak of literary style, in other words, it is the rampant conservative forces, and in the history of another time and space, these scholars began to open their eyes to the world and strive to develop foreign affairs after the Second Opium War and the ravages of the Taiping Army. But in this time and space, because of their own rise, they have no chance to be hit hard, and if they don't hit hard, they don't know the pain, they don't know the pain, they don't know how to change and become stronger.

Since there is no strong stimulation from external causes, then only internal stimulation can be used, and it just so happens that these people have always been neither yin nor yang to themselves, and they have occupied a lot of resources, so it is also very necessary to use the reason for rebellion to kill a group of people, to kill a chicken to show the monkeys, and to use a butcher's knife to force these people to change their thinking.

In his opinion, if most people read more books and become wealthier, the more afraid they are of death, and the relatively soft bones are also softer, but those poor people at the bottom have nothing, but they have a strong sense of identity with the country and the nation, and their bones are also the hardest.

Because of this, since Li Yongji formed the elite army and began to grasp local power, he has always paid attention to caring for the people at the bottom, but he doesn't care much about the upper-class gentry, because buying the people at the bottom is more cost-effective, and you can spend the least price and gain the greatest loyalty.

Back then, the Red Party fought the local tyrants and divided the land, in fact, it was also this routine, but the Red Party was not so rich back then, so it was necessary to fight the local tyrants in advance, and they had golden fingers, and it was easy to get money, so they did not move those gentry in advance, but supported a group of capitalists to come out, but I didn't expect that he had just supported a group of capitalists, and this new elite class first opened the knife to the gentry group.

It can only be said that it is indeed the nature of capitalists to pursue profits, and in terms of aggression and predation, capitalists are not much worse than poor middle peasants.

Although this Wang Tao is more familiar with foreign affairs and is the first batch of Chinese who open his eyes to the world, after all, he is still a person who failed the imperial examination and changed his thinking for the sake of life, and he is still a Confucian in his bones, so he can't see the inside story clearly, and it is understandable to speak for those gentry.

In fact, when Wang Tao said this, he was also worried in his heart, and kept staring at Li Yongji's face, and after finding that Li Yongji pouted, he immediately knew that the other party was not interested in his last sentence, so he immediately changed his words, no longer pleading for the reader, but turned to another topic.

"The proprietor." Wang Tao bowed deeply before he said. "I heard you say earlier that we should attach importance to Western studies and reform the imperial examination, and I deeply believe that. In fact, today's imperial examination system is useless at all, and can only cultivate some wastes that are not diligent and do not distinguish between grains and grains.

The so-called new dynasty and new atmosphere, the imperial examination system is also at the time when it will not be changed, just right. I have been thinking about the reform of the imperial examination for many years, and I have a little bit of experience in this regard, so I want to discuss it with the proprietor. ”

"Oh? It turns out that you are interested in the reform of the imperial examination. Li Yongji smiled, "Okay, let's talk about what you think first." ”

"Thank you." After Wang Tao nodded cautiously again, he took a breath and continued, "Proprietor, in fact, the method of the imperial examination was not like this at the beginning. also pays attention to the coexistence of legal principles, and also pays attention to the knowledge of things, but the Manchu Tartars have sinister intentions, so they came up with that set of buried talents. Cut off the backbone and blood of the scholar's eight-strand method. ”

"Wait a minute." Li Yongji waved his hand, "If I'm not mistaken, the Eight Shares of Scholars started in the Ming Dynasty, right?" ”

"That's right, the Ming Dynasty did open the Eight Strands of Scholars. However, the Ming Dynasty's eight-share scholars are different from those of our dynasty, no, there is still a difference between them and the Manchu Dynasty's eight-share scholars. Wang Tao said. In fact, Bagu is a common name, in fact, the real imperial examination, not only Bagu Wen, there are other subjects behind, such as the Ming Jing and Ming Law are also to be examined, but in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, only look at the Bagu Wen, no matter what else, over time, the later subjects are simply useless. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's eight-share taker was a fake eight-share taker, but it paid more attention to the eight-share taker, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a pure eight-share taker, and the nature was different. ”

Hearing Wang Tao say this, Li Yongji shook his head, but said nothing more.

Because as far as he knows, in fact, the examination system of the Ming Dynasty is basically the same as that of the Qing Dynasty, and there are other examination items, but they only look at the Bagu Wen, and they are judged by the quality of the Bagu Wen. However, after so much time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has always liked to alter history, not only the good places of the Ming Dynasty have been altered, but the bad places have also been altered, Wang Tao does not know the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, and it is understandable that he only guesses by virtue of a little bit of historical relics.

"The purpose of the Tartar Eight Shares is to imprison the thoughts of my generation of Han family children, so that my generation of Han family scholars will only sit in the well and watch the sky and read the Four Books and Five Classics, only know that the Tartar Emperor is foolish, but he no longer has the time to read a wide range of books, look back at history, look up at the world, his intentions are sinister, and he can't be repeated. Otherwise, why could they be full of people and be officials without the imperial examination?

Therefore, the imperial examination system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was deliberately led astray by the Tartars, the purpose was to make our times slaves, as long as a little reform, the system of the imperial examination of scholars was slightly changed, and the shackles of the majority of scholars were removed, so that they could reopen their eyes to the world, then they would definitely be able to become the most important help for adults! ”

"So do you have any specific advice?" Li Yongji asked.

"It's very simple, to return the imperial examination to its original appearance and change back to the previous examination method, that is, not only to enter the Shike, not only to look at the quality of the Bagu Wen, but also to test the Ming Jing (Jingyi), Ming Fa (law), Ming Zi (text), Ming Arithmetic (mathematics) These subjects, in addition to Gewu (physical chemistry), and then, each subject gives the students in the exam a score, and finally adds up, and the one with the highest comprehensive score wins."

"Well, that's a pretty interesting idea." Li Yongji nodded, his method of learning all subjects, and then selecting scholars based on the total score, is not similar to the comprehensive examination of later generations.

"And." Wang Tao continued, "Doesn't the proprietor pay attention to things and calculations? This is simple, as long as the scores of these subjects are increased and the proportion of the scores of these courses is increased, then you don't need to urge yourself, the scholars themselves will work hard to learn Gewu and Ming Arithmetic, and the foundation of the scholars is much better, not much better than cultivating those craftsmen? ”

"What, you're not happy with me for letting the craftsman go to college?" Li Yongji smiled.

"It's not a grievance." Wang Tao said, "I also know that the proprietor you set up the university to study Western studies, which is true, but you can't overdo things." Although Western learning is good, but in the end it can only be used, not for the body, I am in China, or the middle school is the body, and the Western study is good. Therefore, this new-style university should not only teach Western studies, but also teach traditional Chinese poetry and books, and should not only recruit craftsmen and merchants, but also give scholars a chance.

Proprietor, I am indeed interceding for the scholars, but in fact, I just want you to give them a chance. Give them a chance to compete fairly with the merchants and craftsmen again, instead of blindly suppressing them.

You yourself said that talent is the most rare, talent is the most precious, today who is more than a scholar to read? As long as they are given a chance, as long as the shackles on them are opened, they will definitely be able to be used by the proprietors, and they will certainly be able to play an important role in the rise of China.

Proprietors. Think again! ”

In the end, Wang Tao solemnly knelt down for Li Yongji and kowtowed three times, not to mention how impassioned it was.

"I really didn't expect it, but it was you who sympathized with the scholar the most." Li Yongji smiled slightly, "Get up, I know what you mean, well, I'll tell my brother when I get back." Let him stop continuing to fight against the reactionaries, and at the same time, I will formally discuss with him the reform of the imperial examination, and strive to promote it within the scope of my control. ”

Speaking of which. Li Yongji paused, and then said, "Since you are so interested in the imperial examination...... In this case, you and Rong Hong will be reversed, and you will be the Minister of Science and Education. Let Yung Hong be the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Then, later on, I will ask Yung Wing to continue to lead the delegation to the United States to promote our products. Spread our friendship, as for you, you can participate in the planning of the new imperial examination reform, are you not satisfied with this arrangement? ”

"Thank you, Proprietor!" Wang Tao was overjoyed and kowtowed again, "The position of Minister of Science and Education, Weichen is naturally satisfied." In fact, Rong Hong is more suitable for the job of the Minister of Foreign Affairs than me, and I still prefer to follow the proprietor to help with government affairs. ”

"It's good to be satisfied." Li Yongji also nodded, "You can first write a detailed article on the reform of the imperial examination to show me, note, it must be in the vernacular, I can't understand the classical Chinese, in the article, you can put forward a more detailed proposal, as long as I think it is appropriate, it will definitely be adopted and implemented, and I guarantee that in the process of implementing and promoting the new imperial examination system, you will also personally supervise the implementation of the reform, what do you think?." ”

"Minister, obey the order!" Wang Tao kowtowed again, then raised his head and said, "However, proprietor, many of the scholars who were arrested before were wronged, can you re-interrogate and distinguish between good and bad?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this." Li Yongji said lightly, "I can only promise that I will not expand the action against the reactionaries in the future, but what has happened, whether it is right or wrong, let it be like this first." ”

Nonsense, I want to re-interrogate, so if it is found that I have made a mistake, do you have to return the property that has been raided? In that way, no matter which side you don't like, the fault has become your own, and you just made a lot of money in the process, what do your hardcore supporters think? What do the people who just cheered for this think? Is this Wang Tao really stupid or fake stupid?

"Yes, Wechen understands." After all, Wang Tao is extremely smart, and he quickly reacted and kowtowed again, but he didn't mention this matter anymore.

"It's good to understand." Li Yongji stood up, patted Wang Tao on the shoulder, and said in a kind tone, "Do a good job, I'm optimistic about you." ”

……

The next morning, Li Yongji woke up, and when he had just finished washing up and sat down for breakfast, he heard Wang Tao asking to see him outside.

When he came in, Wang Tao's hair was fluffy, his eyes were red, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night and stayed up all night.

"Dashuai!" Wang Tao, who came in, didn't do anything else, and first presented a stack of paper full of small characters with both hands, "This is a note on the reform of the imperial examination written by Weichen overnight, please take a look." ”

"Oh." Li Yongji asked Su Su to take it, and then he didn't look at Tiao Chen, but looked at Wang Tao and said, "You didn't sleep all night, just to write this?" ”

"Yes!" Wang Tao nodded.

"It's hard for you." Li Yongji casually pointed to the side of the dining table, "Okay, I'll take a look first, as for you, sit down and eat something first...... Susu, add him a pair of chopsticks! ”

"Thank you!" Wang Tao smiled and hugged his fists, and then sat in the seat designated by Li Yongji in a chic manner, acting much more calmly than yesterday.

"Why did you change your name to Dashuai?" Li Yongji smiled, "Didn't you call me the proprietor before?" ”

"In the past, I was a staff member of the commander, and I didn't have a formal official position or position, so it's naturally no problem to be called the proprietor." Wang Tao said with a smile, "But now I have an official status, according to the regulations, I should be an official belonging to the New Dynasty Government Affairs Yuan, with an official body and a formal position, it is not appropriate to call the proprietor again." It's more appropriate to call you handsome with others, of course, when you become a treasure in the future, the name will definitely be different. ”

Li Yongji smiled, did not accept his persuasion, but carefully looked at the note he wrote.

Wang Tao does use most of the vernacular Chinese, but there are still some classical Chinese in it, which should be easy to write, but fortunately, it is not difficult to understand, so there is no difficulty in reading.

Basically. Wang Tao's imperial examination reform is similar to what he said, that is, under the banner of reviving Zhengshuo, some changes have been made to the existing imperial examination system, but there is no major change in the overall advancement.

To put it simply, the promotion examination system of the Tongsheng Examination, the Township Examination, the Hui Examination and even the Palace Examination has not changed, and the titles of Xiucai, Juren, Jinshi, and Gongshi have not changed, but the content of the examination has changed.

Starting from the children's exam, candidates no longer take the eight-strand essay. Rather, it is to examine the five disciplines of Ming Sutra, Ming Law, Ming History, Ming Calculation, and Gewu at the same time.

The Ming Jing refers to the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, and candidates should be familiar with the content and allusions in these scriptures, and be able to understand them and know their connotations. To sum it up, it is a bit similar to the examination of language and ideology and morality.

The Ming Law is the Ming Ritual Law, which refers to learning the legal knowledge and etiquette knowledge of the dynasty, and being able to be familiar with the meaning of the various laws formulated by the dynasty. At the same time, it is also necessary to know the etiquette regulations of various occasions, similar to the political and etiquette examinations of later generations.

As the name suggests, Ming history is to understand history. The difference is that students not only have to study the history of dynasties, but also the history of foreign countries, which is a living history exam.

Mingarith and Gewu are easier to understand, Mingsuan is the math test, Gewu is the physical chemistry test, and the two together are the mathematics, physics and chemistry exams.

It should be said that the other party has done this with all his heart, and has implemented Li Yongji's policy of removing the chaff from the chaff, keeping it simple, and being practical, and judging from the content of the exam, such as basic mathematics, physics and chemistry, language, history, politics, etiquette, and law, and in the process of the examination for promoting people to scholars, a foreign language subject has been added, which should be said to be relatively comprehensive, but unfortunately there is still a certain gap from what Li Yongji thought.

In fact, Li Yongji had long had an idea about the reform of the imperial examination, or the reform of the education system, that is, to copy the modern education system, but later he found out the current situation of this society, or the ideological situation of the scholars of this era, he wavered and felt that he needed to change slightly, at least a vest, and it was precisely because of this idea that he asked Wang Tao to engage in the reform of the imperial examination.

"It's not bad overall." Li Yongji put down the strip Chen and said to Wang Tao, who was feasting, "But there are still some details that need to be changed." ”

"Oh?" Wang Tao quickly put down the chopsticks, picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth, "How do you want to change it?" ”

"You can add a little bit to the content of the exam, such as sports and music." Li Yongji said, "There is also the system of examination upgrades, which must also be changed, after all, we will open the country in the future and have more contact with foreigners, so many things must be in line with international standards, that is, our own imperial examination upgrade system, combined with the school upgrade system, specifically, I think so, you listen." ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Yongji said his thoughts.

In Li Yongji's plan, he will vigorously promote school education in the future, and school education is roughly divided into four levels: primary school, junior high school, high school, and university.

Among them, primary education is compulsory basic education, all school-age children must be compulsorily enrolled, the tuition and miscellaneous fees during the school period are borne by the government, and school uniforms will be provided free of charge during the school period, a free breakfast and a free lunch, parents only need to provide a place to live, and those who do not let school-age children go to primary school will have to pay a large fine.

A total of six years of primary school, through the guò primary school graduation examination of qualified primary school graduates, even if they pass the guò primary school entrance examination, can be issued a primary school graduation certificate, and become a show, did not pass the guò primary school graduation examination, but has been in primary school for six years, is called a primary school student, or called a child, not a Xiucai.

After primary school, you can take the junior high school exam, called the small test, or called the township test, and if you are admitted to the junior high school, you can enter the junior high school to study, and you are called a junior high school student or a person, among which the first place in the primary school exam is called Xie Yuan.

After three years of junior high school, if you pass the graduation exam, you will be issued a junior Chinese certificate, and at the same time you can be called a lifter, which means that you will be a talent, if you fail, you will be given a diploma of resignation, called lifting, you are still lifting. It can even be called Xie Yuan, but it can't be called Jucai.

After passing the junior high school graduation examination, you can continue to take the high school examination, which is called the high school entrance examination, also called the entrance examination, and the person who is admitted is called a high school student, and at the same time is called a student of the association, and the first person in the examination is called a huiyuan.

Students continue to study in high school for three years, and if they pass the graduation examination after three years, they will be issued a diploma for high school students. At the same time, it can be officially called Huicai, which means that it will be a talent, and if you fail the graduation exam, it is called a dropout, and it can only be called a student.

If high school graduates who have passed the high school graduation examination continue to take the college entrance examination, they are called taking the college entrance examination, and the university has two score lines, one is a three-year junior college and the other is a four-year undergraduate. Those who are admitted to the junior college are called tribute students, and those who are admitted to the undergraduate degree are called Jinshi, among which the top three in the college entrance examination are called champions, bangyan, and tanhua.

After graduating from college students. College graduates are called specialists, undergraduate graduates are called bachelors, and there are master's and doctoral examinations above bachelor's degrees, and you can obtain the titles of master's and doctor's degrees. Among them, the title of doctor is the highest, which belongs to the cap.

To put it simply, elementary school students are called children. After graduation, he is called Xiucai; Junior high school students are called lifters, and after graduation, they are called lifters; High school students are called huisheng, and after graduation, they are called huicai; Among the college students, the junior college students are called Gongsheng, the college students are called Jinshi, and after graduation, they are called professional students and bachelors; In addition to bachelor's degrees, there are also master's and doctoral degrees.

In addition, although there are prescribed academic systems for different semesters, exams at all levels do not necessarily have to be studied for many years, if you are particularly gifted, you can skip the exam, for example, you can pass the primary school graduation exam after three years of primary school, you can call Xiucai in advance, or you have passed the junior high school graduation exam after one year of junior high school, you can call Jucai in advance. But basically, according to the normal situation, in order to pass the exam, ordinary people must study enough for the school year to graduate, and if they want to be admitted to a higher school, they even have to repeat it.

As for the content of the examination, Li Yongji decided to teach only mathematics, Chinese, nature, physical education, music, and history during his primary school years, among which nature refers to the hybrid of elementary physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and other knowledge, and the focus is to let primary school students have a basic understanding.

During junior high school, I still consolidate basic knowledge, mainly memorization and recitation, but divide nature into physics, chemistry, biology, these three subjects, plus a general knowledge course that includes legal knowledge, ideological morality, common etiquette and other knowledge. During this period, the subjects of the junior high school graduation examination were Chinese, mathematics, physics, history, chemistry, biology, and general studies, and the upgrading examination of the senior high school entrance examination removed general knowledge, and there were only six subjects.

In high school, you will be given more logical thinking skills, and according to your preferences, or according to your own wishes, you will be divided into arts and sciences, with liberal arts studying Chinese, history, law, and geography, and science studying mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.

Since high school is divided into arts and sciences, the college entrance examination is also divided into arts and sciences, so naturally there is a saying that liberal arts scholars and science scholars are also divided into arts and sciences.

When you go to university, there are more categories and subjects, but university is mainly about in-depth research and self-study, which is different from the previous study.

It can be said that in terms of the learning content of schools at all levels, Li Yongji almost copied the teaching content of later generations in the original version, and he is also ready to use the teaching materials of later generations directly after slightly changing them. However, he eliminated the main subject of English, not only to save time, but also to express his ambition.

With him Li Yongji and the golden finger, the future will definitely be stronger China, will be China's domination of the world, when the time comes, he will also engage in a Chinese level four or six, Chinese TOEFL exam, so that the whole world will come to learn Chinese, so he does not learn English in advance, only put English into the university, and learn it as a foreign language, at most a big foreign language.

"How? My plan? After finishing speaking, Li Yongji, who had a dry mouth, took a sip of pure water, and then asked Wang Tao, who was stunned, "How is my new imperial examination system?" ”

"This ...... Can this still be considered a imperial examination? Wang Tao asked dryly.

"Why doesn't it count?" Li Yongji smiled, "Look, there are all kinds of talents, and there are also township examinations, I just added the school system, of course, it is a bit complicated to call, but in the future, you can directly call elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students and college students, don't you think it's better?" ”

"But ......"

"No, that's it!" Li Yongji waved his hand, "Powerful, capricious, I said so, then it has to be so, anyway, if you want to be an official in the future, you must be selected from this new imperial examination system, everyone must retake the examination and obtain the corresponding qualifications, I don't recognize the original talents!" ”

"This, well, since the big marshal has admitted it, then so be it." Wang Tao nodded, "But in this way, there are too many schools that need to be built, can we support the funding problem?" Also, you said that elementary school enrollment should be compulsory? Tuition is free, school uniforms and two meals? This, how much does this cost? Have you counted?

We currently have more than 40 million people in the entire Jiangnan region, and if as you said, children between the ages of seven and 14 must be forced to go to school, which will be at least more than 3 million children, and we will have to raise more than 3 million children, do we have the financial resources?

Also, if you don't let your child go to elementary school, you have to pay a fine? What if the family is in trouble and needs the help of their children to work, but they can't pay the fine? ”

"There is no doubt that compulsory enrollment in primary schools must be enforced." Li Yongji said, "There is no need to worry about the financial problem, I have already thought about it, and I will use the collected land tax and luxury tax to support education, I believe this should be enough." It's just that elementary school students are forced to enroll, so what is it? How can literacy be eradicated if primary education is not compulsory? ”

"You see, the land tax is the most important tax, and the luxury tax is a lot as far as I know, and if you put the land tax and the luxury tax, two important taxes, into education, what about the other aspects? Is it just that stamp duty or customs duty? Wang Tao said, "Or to put it this way, the Jiangnan region can do this for the time being, after all, no matter how you say it, Jiangnan is also the richest place in the world, but in the future, we want to dominate the world, once we control more places in the future, we have to raise the army and officials, we have to build water conservancy, we have to collect grain and store grain, and we have to give relief to the victims, in short, we need money in all aspects, and put all the money here, is it really okay?" Will this be the case for the whole day and in the future, or will it only be implemented in one place in the south of the Yangtze River? ”

"It's definitely not just Jiangnan!" Li Yongji nodded firmly, "As long as I actually control the territory, I will handle it accordingly!" At most, according to the intensity of control, a buffer period will be given to the newly mastered territory, but the ultimate goal is to achieve compulsory popularization of primary education.

Education is a century-old cause, and it must be continuously invested, vigorously invested, and cannot be stopped because of slow returns. As for other financial needs, such as building water conservancy, raising soldiers and officers, etc., you don't have to worry, I naturally have other ways to make money to cope with these situations.

Times have changed, do you think that a country's tax revenue can only rely on local taxes, or mainly rely on local taxes? If so, then it is the sorrow of a country, because such a country is vulnerable. If you look at the Western powers, how many of them are supported by land taxes? No business, no wealth, no work, no strength, do you think it's just talking? ”

"Wechen understood." Wang Tao sighed, slowly stood up, took a few steps back, and then bowed deeply, then raised his head and said solemnly: "Since the marshal is so ambitious, Weichen can only be a fool of the ground, and he will definitely help the marshal to complete this move for the benefit of the country and the people, and the merit will be in the future!" (To be continued......)