"I want to build a big iron factory......"

The Great Iron Works? What's that?

"Daming iron ore is rich in resources, but the annual production of pure iron is only tens of millions of catties, and the output of 100 steels is even lower." Zhu Houwei sighed: "The people's daily utensils, the weapons and armor of the army, and the forging of firearms, all of which require a large amount of iron and steel, so the purpose of building this large iron factory is naturally to increase the output of steel, at least ten times the current level."

There are still a lot of Zhu Houwei who didn't say, such as laying railroad tracks, of course, laying railroad tracks does not mean that he wants to build a steam engine, Zhu Houwei doesn't know much about this thing, but he just knows the simple principle, so he handed it over to a few craftsmen to study, and he didn't pay much attention to it, and it is estimated that even if he gets it out in thirty-five years, he can afford to wait.

But who said it had to be a steam engine to lay railroad tracks? Without a locomotive headband, can't the tin carriage go on the tracks?

Even if it requires a lot of manpower and animal power, compared with the current transportation efficiency, it is a qualitative change.

This thing and the old men in the cabinet, can they understand? If you don't understand, isn't it playing the piano to the cow......

The large iron plant must be built, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and there is no room for a trace of ambiguity.

Yang Yiqing didn't understand ironmaking and forged steel, so he asked: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how much silver is needed to build this big iron factory?"

"I don't plan to levy labor, so if I count the salary, it will cost about three to five million taels before and after."

The seven elders all gasped.

"In addition, I also plan to build a university in the capital, and I have thought of a name, it will be called Shuimu Tsinghua University or Yenching University, and in the future, I will build schools in various provinces, states and even counties."

Building a university? The seventh elder suddenly became vigilant, and when he was in Huzhou today, he collected a lot of children from poor families, and entered the palace school to teach miscellaneous studies, just a vassal king, and a few thousand students are nothing, but now King Yong is the emperor!

When today's children want to study, it is naturally a good thing, but if it is miscellaneous, then it is a different matter.

This involves Taoism, and the dispute between Taoism and Taoism has always been an inch of land, even if it is a death admonition!

"Your Majesty, there are Guozijian in Beijing, there are also school houses in various prefectures and counties, and there are private schools in the countryside, Your Majesty wants to study, and the minister thinks that it is meaningless!" Yang Tinghe suddenly stood up.

The other six elders also stood up and said in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal."

The reaction of the seventh elder was expected by Zhu Houwei.

He wants to open up the wisdom of the people, which will obviously threaten the hegemony of Confucianism in Shilin, and if the seven elders do not oppose or fight, they will be called ghosts.

"I know what you're worried about, but I think you're too worried."

The seven elders looked at each other, very puzzled.

"You're worried that I'm going to do a lot of miscellaneous studies, aren't you?"

The seven elders were silent, which was equivalent to acquiescence.

"The imperial examination is the right way to study, but how many corrupt officials are there in this world? In just one salt case, more than 500 officials have been dismissed, and this is because I don't plan to implicate too widely, otherwise it's not too much to be half empty in this court, right?

I'm not a butcher, so I don't like to kill, but corruption can't go unpunished, read the books of sages, what I want is to govern the country and peace the world, not to be an official for thousands of miles but for money, so I will severely punish officialdom corruption, once investigated, as long as it does not reach the point of madness, I will not kill, but I will make them lose the black gauze hat on their heads.

But if there are too many officials, they will naturally have to replenish it, and it is not enough to rely on the triennial examination plus the lifting of children, so I want to study. ”

"Does Your Majesty want to promote Confucianism or miscellaneous studies?" Yang Tinghe asked again, but it was extremely rude to ask, but for the sake of Taoism, he did not hesitate.

"Confucianism is the main thing, and miscellaneous studies are secondary." Zhu Houwei responded that Confucianism has been inherited for thousands of years, which can be said to have deep roots, and it has supported a strict bureaucratic system, and there is no possibility at all if you want to easily uproot it.

What's more, Confucianism is not useless, at least to maintain the stability of imperial power, Confucianism is still very reliable.

Therefore, Zhu Houwei didn't plan to completely beat Confucianism to death with a stick, let alone not to death, if he really had to do it savagely, it would be strange if the world was not in chaos.

Zhu Houwei's words made the seven elders frown, so Yang Tinghe asked again: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how to focus on Confucianism and supplement with miscellaneous, why miscellaneous?"

Zhu Houwei smiled lightly: "To see the advantages and disadvantages of enlightenment, is to read the sage book, take the way of the career of the students to specialize in Confucianism, after the imperial examination, for the Meizhi world, not suitable to go to learn miscellaneous studies, such as business, after the graduation of business, can be business, can be business, so that the Ming Dynasty business prosperous, the state to increase taxes, or such as craftsmanship, after learning to achieve something, you can concentrate on research, develop craftsmanship, promote the improvement of the level of Ming craftsmen, or medicine, After becoming a talent, save the dead and help the wounded, so that the common people will not return to Jiuquan due to minor illnesses and so on. ”

The seventh elder breathed a sigh of relief, if the emperor said so, it would not have an impact on Confucianism, and it would not be unacceptable, but Yang Tinghe could become the first assistant, how could his IQ be bad? He was keenly aware of the problem.

"Your Majesty wants to start business, do you want to change the current commercial tax rate?"

"Yes."

Yang Tinghe's face changed slightly: "Thirty taxes and one is an ancestral system, how can it be easily changed?"

Zhu Houwei snorted coldly: "It's the ancestral system again? It's ancestral again! I have long said that there is no law that will remain unchanged for 10,000 years in this world, as long as any system is not suitable for the present, there is a need to change.

Taizu formulated the thirty tax one, because the world was initially decided, all industries were tired, in order to restore the people's livelihood, in order to prosper the business road, so the almost no business tax was set, such as today's prosperity, the business road has already recovered, and businessmen spend a lot of money abound.

Merchants can spend money and live a life of luxury, why can't the Ming Dynasty levy business taxes? The Ming Dynasty is financially tight every year, and the silver for disaster relief and temple repair is deducted and searched, is this phenomenon normal?

It's not normal, now I just want to get back the taxes that belong to the treasury, shouldn't it, the commercial tax is collected, and the people are less harsh and miscellaneous taxes, so that the people's livelihood is stable, the Ming Dynasty is rich, and the businessmen can't lose much. ”

"The sage said that those who eat Lu do not compete with the people for profit!" Yang Tinghe said this calmly, without the intention of backing down.

"A good eater does not compete with the people for profit!" Zhu Houwei sneered: "The people of the world are all my people, the merchants are the people, the small farmers are not the people, how heavy is the head tax and land tax in the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers have also served as officials in the local government, do you know that the people like to donate the land under their names, what is the purpose?" In the long run, the country will be harmed and the peasants will be abandoned, is this what you want to see? ”

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