Chapter 732 (2/2)

Shaofu's family order said: ”Shanhe academy is supported by Madame Zhao alone, which costs a lot every month. I guess they don't really have much money left on their hands. ”Emperor Wende nodded, ”Gu Jiu set up Shanhe academy to let students from all over the world study for free, benefiting a large number of poor students. This is commendable. If the rich are like Gu Jiu, and they still care about the people's livelihood when they earn money, how much heart can I save. I remember that in the last year's examination, there were more than 20 students in Shanhe Academy who were admitted to the imperial examination. ”

Chang en busy said: ”a total of 23 people.”

”I still remember that several of these 20 odd people came from poor farmers. Other families are not well-off, and most of them are from ordinary families. Very good, very good! The court needs more officials of this kind. We can't let the children of official families control the court and monopolize the imperial examination. ”

The commander of the young master nodded repeatedly, ”Your Majesty is right. The rich are always rich and the poor are poor, because the rich almost monopolized the imperial examination. In the past few decades, the number of Jinshi in the top two lists is less than 100, which is really worrying. ”

”Less than a hundred?” Winder's face changed when he heard the number.

In other words, over the past few decades, ninety-nine percent of the two Jinshi in the list of thousands of people came from official families and wealthy families.

No wonder the people are getting poorer and poorer, but the rich are getting richer and richer.

Shaofu's family order also said, ”in just a few years, Shanhe academy has increased the number of Jinshi from rural and civilian families by 23, which is really valuable. It can be seen that it is not that the children of the peasant family and the children of the Xiaomin family can't read, but that they have no chance to read and have no chance to meet the guidance of a good teacher. ”

Emperor Wende repeatedly nodded, ”what the ancestor said was to break the existing rules of the Imperial College?”

”If you want more rural children to study, take part in the imperial examination and serve the imperial court, the most fundamental thing is to change the situation of County schools. The Imperial College is just a minor part. ”

”Difficult!” Emperor Wende uttered a helpless sigh.

”Your Majesty said. This requires a lot of money from the court. ”

However, with the current income and expenditure situation of the Ministry of housing, it is not easy to pay the official salaries on time and meet the army's food and forage needs.

Every year, we can only rely on dreams to develop basic education.

Basic education can not be developed overnight.

We have to persist for ten or twenty years year after year before we can see the results.

Too slow!

Too much investment.

If a farmer wants to read, he has to rely on his family.

Therefore, the Shanhe academy run by Gu Jiu is particularly valuable.

Not only reading is free, but also food, clothing, housing, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are all free.

With so many students, I'm afraid it costs millions of taels a year.

Shaofu's family order said: ”the imperial edict opened the Shanhe academy, benefiting the scholars, the imperial court and the great Zhou Jiangshan. Among them, the cost is very much, I'm afraid it is no less than one million taels a year. No wonder your highness looks like a poor man. ”

Eh?

Is that right?

”Does Shanhe academy cost millions of taels a year? There are so many? ”

”Your Majesty doesn't know, your majesty. All the students in Shanhe academy are free of charge, from food, clothing, accommodation to pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The teaching and learning in academies are all hired with high salary.

In addition, the Academy built a library with many rare books, which were bought with money. In a word, for every penny spent by Shanhe academy, Madame Zhao lost one.

However, Madame Zhao could hardly get a cent profit from Shanhe academy, even her reputation. Because few people know that the owner behind Shanhe academy is actually Madame Zhao.

It's a huge and sustained expense, and anyone can be crushed. Only Madame Zhao has persisted in these years, and has expanded Shanhe academy, benefiting more and more students. In this way, it is not difficult to understand why your highness asks for money when he opens his mouth and asks for money when he closes his mouth. ”

Shaofu's family order is to correct Gu Jiu's name.

Chang en secretly looked at the house order of the Shao Fu, and guessed in his heart that he would spare no effort to help him speak after receiving Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao.

It's no use saying something like that from someone else's mouth.

But from the mouth of the young master's family order, the effect is very different.

The young master is in charge of the money. He said that the annual expenditure of Shanhe academy is no less than one million taels. Wende Di will not doubt it.

How much does Shanhe academy cost? Who knows?

It's not just opening your mouth.

However, Chang en would not tell his guess.

He is a man of measure.

Know what to say and what not to say.

Emperor Wende tapped on the table, ”Gu Jiu paid for the establishment of Shanhe academy, which benefited countless students, and should be commended. Liu Zhao has made great contributions to the disaster relief and captured Liu Ling for me. I will not let the meritorious officials feel cold. I have a good idea of it. Please step down. ”

The young master bowed down and withdrew from the hall.

Emperor Wende asked Chang en, ”how can I give Liu Zhao credit?”