Chapter 149: The prince is benevolent, and the world is boiling
Guo Tianyi's intentions are obvious.
Whether it is a university or a Royal Military Academy, students must have a high level of political awareness.
First, patriotism is a must.
The second one, allegiance to the imperial power, is also unquestionable.
The purpose of establishing two colleges by ourselves is to cultivate talents for ourselves and the country.
It is not to facilitate the partisanship.
Over time, these students are their own people.
"Your Highness, this is feasible." Yan Xiliang listened to Guo Tianyi's plan and was the first to stand up and support.
The rest of the courtiers also seconded it.
Now that the crown prince has just ascended the throne, the policies he has come up with have impressed them.
There are many gentry in the world.
But with these two academies here, how could the scholars not be happy?
Who doesn't want their children to be in the workforce?
But if you want to enter the career before, you also need someone to recommend you.
Historically, the gate valve of the Shi clan was not established in a day.
Today's Dafeng, the most powerful are those vassal kings.
Unfortunately, after this battle, the vassal kings who had dissenting feelings for the imperial court were basically eliminated.
Next, there are these scholars who control most of the social resources.
Guo Tianyi believes that with his own policies, he will not let the scholars become bigger.
In the history of ancient China, there are countless examples of the scholars becoming bigger.
Such as the Sima clan during the Three Kingdoms period.
They brought the Shi clan gate valve to the top, and basically the officials in the court were their second and third generations.
If this continues, the court will be controlled by the scholars.
However, if there is a good policy, there must also be the right people to implement it.
Execution is insufficient, there are problems with those responsible at all levels, and good policies can even bring about the opposite effect.
Such things as ancient Huaxia have happened in all dynasties.
The imperial court was often well-intentioned.
But after the execution, it changed its taste.
It is not uncommon for some local officials to do many things that do not conform to common sense for the sake of their own political achievements.
That day.
After Guo Tianyi's order was issued, the capital began to implement the policy.
I have gained a lot of money by raiding my family and exterminating my clan before.
The money was just used to build two colleges.
The location is in the capital.
It is also the highest university in the country, and it will also be a dream place for non-math students in the future.
The news was transmitted back to the harem, and Emperor Fengjing's concubines all admired Guo Tianyi, and Empress Dowager Zhang also showed a thoughtful expression.
"This kid does have two brushes."
"But how easy is it to quickly dispel the objections?"
Empress Dowager Zhang had no objection to Guo Tianyi's policy, but felt that Guo Tianyi's policy was very bright.
That is, when the university is established, after the personnel of various academic schools serve as teachers, it is inevitable that there will be problems.
A few days later.
The benevolence of the prince of the capital spread all over the world.
The cars are on the same track, the books are on the same text, the currency is unified, and the weights and measures are unified, which has won the support of the broad masses.
There is no happier than the merchant class.
Before Dafeng, because the vassal king was able to mint money by himself, the merchants who traveled between the north and the south were miserable.
As Guo Tianyi said, in some places, money is not worth much, because there are too many things mixed in the copper coin.
In some places, they have their own currency, and if you want to trade, you have to exchange the currency first.
With these policies, they won't have to go through the hassle again.
The magistrates of the prefectures and provinces were also the first to reform according to the instructions of the imperial court, and everything was implemented according to the standards given by the imperial court.
There is also the news of the university and the Royal Military Academy, which has made the blood of countless young people with great ambitions boil.
But the barriers to entry into universities are also extremely high.
The threshold for entering the military academy is also high, and it is necessary not only to have political consciousness, but also to have a fairly solid cultural foundation.
Guo Tianyi wants all-round talents in civil and military affairs, and the officers trained in this way are good enough.
Originally, some people still thought that they would just join the army?
As a result, when I saw the request, I was dumbfounded.
If you don't have the ability, you can only go to the army as a big soldier and slowly come out.
If you have the ability, you can go to the capital to give it a try.
Another point is that, except for the university that provides some free places every year, the rest of the students have to pay for themselves.
And the tuition fee is not low.
Guo Tianyi is not a good person, and it is impossible for the state to keep paying money, in which case there will be financial problems sooner or later.
Students can pay their own money, so they can ensure the financial problems of the college and can also be self-sufficient.
Even so, there are still a lot of people who are eager to try.
The merchant class used to have a fantasy of wanting to enter the ranks, but now they see hope.
Who doesn't want to have a big official in their family?
That's a glorious lintel.
Although Guo Tianyi's many policies touched the interests of some people, compared with the benefits of the two colleges, these people turned a blind eye, and even wanted to be the first batch of people to eat crabs.
In addition to these, after the Ministry of Industry spread the papermaking technology to various places, the people everywhere were boiling.
Blank paper used to be a rarity.
Hundreds of pieces of paper, no one can afford to use it.
But now that paper is being made in large quantities in various places, the price of paper has become more affordable.
In this way, everyone can use paper.
Whether you are a businessman, a student of a private school, or even a bureaucrat of the yamen, you can't do without a blank sheet of paper.
In the past, bamboo slips were troublesome, time-consuming and laborious to make, and not easy to carry.
After the popularization of white paper, the effect of driving social progress is visible to the naked eye.
Just half a month.
The two major colleges in the capital have been built almost.
And Yan Xiliang compiled a list of university teaching teachers and handed it to Guo Tianyi.
Most of these people are made up of scholars from Hallym Academy.
Moreover, to learn the Four Books and the Five Classics, there must be enough teachers from all academic schools.
But the problem still arises.
These newly appointed teachers, when they get together, are noisy, and no one obeys anyone.
It gave Yan Xiliang, who was in charge of the Tongjian Academy, a headache.
Isn't this the official opening of the school yet?
If the school is opened, will you not be able to quarrel in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future?
What kind of system is this?
"Your Highness, that's it, it's impossible for people of all academic schools to coexist peacefully in the short term...."Yan Xiliang looked at Guo Tianyi in the East Palace Mansion and said loudly.
"Prime Minister, do you have a solution?"
Guo Tianyi frowned slightly, and he could understand why Gu Huaxia wanted to burn books and pit Confucianism.
These people of culture are extremely debating.
If it sounds good, it is a hundred schools of thought, and if it is bad, it is noisy.
Fighting back and forth, nothing can be done.
After thinking for a while, Yan Xiliang arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, the old minister has thought of a person, this person is already proficient in Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, and this person is politically clear, he can be qualified for the position of university president, and he can also suppress these teachers. ”
"Oh?"
"Who?"
Guo Tianyi became interested, looked at Yan Xiliang and asked.
Such a person is indeed a talent.
He is proficient in what he has learned, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a true master.
Used to be a principal, enough to suppress teachers of various academic schools.
It seems that there is no such person in the upper and lower circles?
"Your Highness, speaking of which, this person has also helped His Highness." Yan Xiliang smiled and said, "It is Huainan Gongzhang Zhongzheng, this person does not form a party for personal gain, is not greedy for money and lustful, but is a real literati in the heart of the old minister." ”
"Quasi-play!"
"Immediately send someone to invite Zhang Zhongzheng to Beijing to take up the post of president of the university."
"Even if it's tied, it must be tied up for the prince."
Guo Tianyi agreed without a trace of hesitation.
Although Zhang Zhongzheng is also a relative of the Zhang family, he is a really sensible person.
When he was at the night banquet in Weiyang Palace, he was the first to speak for himself.
It doesn't matter if he is a relative or not, just because his character is impeccable.
"No!"
"The old minister will arrange it."
Yan Xiliang bowed slightly and retreated.