Chapter 435: A Little Selfishness
Chen Ying thanked him, stood up straight, paced two steps in front of the hall, and said: "The courtiers have recently read a few frontier chronicles, and they know that Northern Xinjiang and Xiyi are eyeing our Great Chu. And the folk girl also listened to her grandfather's gossip back then, knowing that His Majesty fought in the north and south when he was young, and spent countless efforts and energy for the peace and tranquility of Dachu. ”
The voice is as clean as water, and the cold wind that comes through the gap wanders in the Xuande Palace, and Emperor Yuan Jia's expression does not move, but his eyes are at the bottom, and there is a trace of playfulness.
Chen Ying seemed to be unconscious, and still continued: "Your Majesty is in the middle of the great Chu, sweeping the world, and ordering the people of the country to live and work in peace and contentment, this is Your Majesty's work, however, although the northern Xinjiang and Xiyi are peaceful on the surface, they still covet my Great Chu secretly, and there are small groups of rebels on the border from time to time to harass, the so-called peace is just a false appearance, the fierce beast near the left of the Great Chu still exists, once the country shows fatigue, then the military will happen, and the people will suffer from displacement." ”
At this point, her voice was slightly raised, but her demeanor was still very peaceful: "Pingbei Xinjiang, Dangxiyi, the courtiers think that this is the will of the Son of Heaven." And according to the courtier's opinion, if you want to realize this ambition, you need money, a lot of money. Therefore, the courtiers wrote these plans to find some ways to make money for Your Majesty. If these projects are carried out intermittently, the treasury will be filled, and the courtiers will contribute to the complete defeat of these two fierce beasts by His Majesty. And this is one of the original intentions of the courtiers to come up with this batch of draft plans. ”
She said these things calmly, her eyes clear, and she spoke of the king's affairs as usual.
He Shun'an opened his mouth to listen, and his heart almost didn't jump out of his throat.
How can this Miss Chen's courage be so big?
Just speculating on your heart so clearly?
If she were a minister, she would just be an ordinary woman, how could she talk nonsense?
He Shun'an's head almost hung down to his knees, and he couldn't wait to plug his ears as well.
He didn't want to hear a word of these bad words, he hated that he couldn't go or hide, so he had to use himself as a wooden stake and stiffen himself.
The hall was silent, and Emperor Yuanjia did not speak for a long time.
Chen Ying stood with her hands bowed, sweating, and no one knew.
She knew it was a transgression, but she firmly believed in her own judgment.
Emperor Yuan Jia will definitely be tempted.
The batch of plans she came up with only involves a small part of the people's livelihood, has little to do with military and politics, and will not touch the bottom line of an emperor.
In fact, this is not because Chen Ying does not want to teach advanced knowledge and technology such as firearms, ordnance, and armor to Da Chu, but because she herself knows very little about it.
The development of these important weapons of the country, the need for a large number of people with physics, chemistry, materials, machinery manufacturing and other corresponding knowledge, because of the aspects involved, complex and cumbersome, only the forging technology of steel, may require a generation or even several generations of efforts, in order to achieve results.
Perhaps one day, when the graduates of girls' schools - or upgraded to ordinary schools with a combination of co-education and gender - accumulate a certain number of graduates, and change qualitatively, the best, brightest, and most gifted students among them will become the driving force for Dachu to step into the industrial age ahead of schedule.
What Chen Ying is doing at the moment is to do everything possible to provide a non-turbulent and non-war-torn environment for this possible qualitative change, so that they can lay a solid foundation.
These drafts are the ultimate in what she can.
"This is just one of your original intentions." Emperor Yuan Jia finally opened his mouth.
He didn't distinguish between joy and anger, just like his indifferent and gentle expression.
"But what is the second or the third?" He asked, his fingers moving, and the crystal pen reappeared on the table, making a slight sound.
Chen Ying's hand hidden in his sleeve clenched slightly, and he immediately took a deep breath.
Then comes the hard part.
However, she could not back down and could only confess everything.
"Your Majesty, the courtiers do have another reason." She bowed her head slightly, but her back was straight: "This other reason is that the courtier's last draft, Your Majesty will know it after reading it." ”
Emperor Yuan Jia let out a "hmm" and his body moved.
He Shun'an, who was standing, immediately seemed to come to life, quickly turned over the remaining pages in his hand, took the last three, and presented them with both hands.
Emperor Yuan Jia took it, only glanced at it, and his face was already surprised.
"What are you ......" He looked up at Chen Ying, and after a few breaths, his expression softened, and then he seemed to cry and laugh again.
"'Draft plan for the establishment of the Da Chu Royal Drama Society'?" He read the name of the plan, the paper in his hand "rattled", and the smile on his face turned thick: "This is your second original intention?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Ying said, looking calm: "Filling the treasury and establishing the Great Chu Royal Drama Club are the two reasons why the courtiers came up with the plan." The former is the public, and the latter is the selfishness of the courtiers. ”
Emperor Yuan Jia's eyes were fixed on her, and the expression on his face was between surprise and puzzlement.
He always thought that Chen Ying's purpose was to intercede for Yongcheng Hou, and by the way, he would bring his father, Chen Shao.
The two female dependents of the Marquis of Yongcheng Mansion were involved in the murder case of rebellion, and the Marquis of Yongcheng could not escape the blame, and the demotion and transfer were inevitable, and Chen Shao was always among them, Chen Ying used these plans as conditions to intercede for the elders in the family, which was reasonable.
Or rather, it's the norm.
And this detective girl always seems to not play cards according to the rules, and she is always unexpected.
Compared with this, she took out nearly ten plans with a lot of effort, and each of them was unexpected, and its purpose was to build a drama club.
What a child's play?
And how interesting is it?
Emperor Yuan Jia couldn't help but smile.
He found that he liked the little girl more and more. It's a pity that this child was not born in the right place, if she is not a girl from the Guogong Mansion, she is an excellent candidate for the crown princess.
It's a shame.
Emperor Yuan Jia sighed secretly.
Chen Ying didn't know what he was thinking, and after a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty, the reason why the courtiers want to build a drama club is that after learning about Xiao Zhen's current identity, they are extremely worried about her future, so they have a whim. ”
In her calm eyes, some unnamed emotions floated.
She remembered the medical records she had looked through.
The health of many of the women on Huacuohe Street is very worrying.
"Your Majesty must have heard that the courtiers opened a female medical hall, and most of the people who seek medical treatment now are fireworks women." She continued, and between her eyebrows, she was peaceful: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, this drama club is specially built for them." The courtiers hope to open up a way for them, so that they can live well, not be disturbed by poverty and disease, not be ignored by the world, and live relatively freely and with relative dignity. ”