Yes, nothing can understand the situation better than seeing it.

Emperor Hongzhi stood up and looked at Zhang Sheng and Ma Wensheng and said, "Let's go, accompany me, go."

Emperor Hongzhi walked out of the county government office, and the guards surrounded him three floors and three floors outside.

Not far from the county government office, sure enough, the sound of reading was heard from afar.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up, and he looked back and glanced at Liang Min.

Liang Min followed Ouyang Zhi with all his steps.

And Ouyang Zhi is like Fang Jifan's tail.

I haven't seen my mentor for so long. Today I meet. Although the way I meet is a bit strange and there are many people, it is difficult to express my feelings, but Ouyang Zhi's eyes, which are as unwavering as ancient wells, are rippling.

Fang Jifan followed Emperor Hongzhi's pace.

He looked down at his feet and stepped on the shadow of Emperor Hongzhi. The shadow moved forward and he followed him. He couldn't help but sigh that His Majesty was really a dragon and tiger step. It was indeed worthy of being the descendant of Emperor Taizu, and even walking was so cool.

In front of me is a huge academy.

The reason why it is described as huge is that academy covers an area of ​​dozens of acres. Although it is not grand, it is very large in scale.

Outside the academy, there is a stone tablet with academic rules established on it.

Afterwards, there is a plaque with the words "Rongcheng Meng School".

Liang Min introduced: "This was built by the county merchants. It covers an area of ​​67 acres and costs amazingly. The teachers hired were 132 people and the scholars accommodated as many as 3,000. This is the largest academy in the county. There is also an academy in the south of the city, which is smaller in scale. In addition, there are three suburbs of the city..."

"The merchants are also interested in education?" Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised.

Zhang Sheng and Ma Wensheng looked at each other.

The layout inside is very compact, with book houses lined up one by one, without too many landscapes, book houses waiting for levels, and children of different grades are reading in different places.

Some of the teachers wearing Lunhuang and Rushan teach their children to read in the bookstore, while others... are still preparing lessons or resting.

When he heard that the emperor had arrived, the dean of the academy hurriedly brought out a group of idle teachers, with thirty or forty people, bowing down in fear.

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows and couldn't help looking at Liang Min: "The Liang Qing family has not answered my questions yet."

"Your Majesty... the merchants are naturally interested in education because... children have to pay tuition fees when entering school."

"Oh." Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

Liang Min said again: "The tuition fee collected by this school is as high as 20,000 taels in a year. In addition, the county will also issue some subsidies, which are approximately 20,000 taels a year. In this way, the annual income will be 50,000 taels. If you spend more than one year, you will get a net profit of 20,000 taels. Just this academy alone will make a profit of 20,000 taels a year."

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised, studying...you still make money?

Fang Jifan couldn't help but glance at Liang Min, "Is this scumbag able to talk? Who taught you?"

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think money is second, and the most important thing is to teach and educate people."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Not bad."

Zhang Sheng looked at it with interest: "Not necessarily."

"What?" Emperor Hongzhi and Fang Jifan, two people who were separated from the low-level interests, couldn't help but look at Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the world is prosperous and prosperous, and it is all for profit. How can I not settle the account when studying? When the old minister was young, because his family had a lot of money, his father had to spend money to build a clan school. Because the people recruited children from the clan, the expenses were all in the dark."

Zhang Sheng then said, "But think about it, if the school cannot maintain the expenses, then those teachers will suffer too? Most of these people are unsatisfactory scholars. Although they have fame, they are hard to achieve. They do not have to do anything. They are troubled at home, and their lives are not easy. I remember that the old man who was enlightened for me at the beginning had a very bad life. Even if someone gave him two eggs, he was so precious that he could not bear to eat them."

"If such a large-scale academy can make a profit, I will see these teachers being unlucky and think that life will be over." After Zhang Sheng said that, he stepped forward and asked a kneeling teacher and said, "I dare to ask about the surname Gao."

The teacher was startled and hurriedly said, "The last name is Zhang."

"Mr. Zhang." Zhang Sheng smiled: "You and I are still our family. I don't know what kind of treatment is here?"

Teacher Zhang seemed a little hesitant: "Students are students who have been enrolled in school for half a year and have a salary of 45 taels a year. Although it is not much, the school has to provide food and accommodation, and life is reversed."

Forty-five taels are less than some skilled craftsmen.

It is rare to have food and accommodation.

And there is no burden, the pressure is light, and you can live a decent life.

Zhang Sheng stroked his beard and was amused. His eyes shone, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a great thing of mutual benefit. If it is really profitable, merchants are eager to build more academies and recruit more children to study. Scholars can also seek a job. Since the Ministry of Rites, there are more and more scholars with fame and fortune, and there are many people who are in trouble in their lives. They can not only place scholars, but also educate them widely, and even make profits... not right..."

He looked at Liang Min: "Why are there so many children who are studying?"

Liang Min hurriedly said: "If you go back to Zhangbutang, most of the parents of these children are craftsmen, some of them... do some small business, and even many self-cultivated farmers. Since the new policy of Rongcheng County, many of them have earned some money. In a year, there are many people who earn dozens of taels of silver..."

Zhang Sheng nodded. Sure enough, although the tuition fee for five or six taels a year is a lot, but... if the family's life is improved, it will not be much.

"Of course, this is not the most important thing." Liang Min said: "Everyone here in Baoding Prefecture attaches importance to education. In the past, scholars were just for fame and fortune, and the so-called useless scholars were because if scholars could not be ranked first, they could neither pick up the shoulders nor hold on their hands. If their family was in trouble, life would be even more difficult."

Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding, and he knew a little about these things.

"But now, the people know the benefits of reading. As the saying goes, if you are good at studying, you will be an official. Even if you are poor, if you can read and write, you will always find a good way out in Baoding Prefecture. For example, being a teacher or a teacher in a workshop, even if you hire a shopkeeper, you still need people to be able to read and write. There are also many senior craftsmen who cannot read or write if you don't know big words and cannot do it at all. These jobs are certainly far inferior to those of the golden list. Compared with ordinary coolies, they not only have a rich income, but also have a much decent reputation."

"So, in Rongcheng County, many parents are willing to send their children to study, and the school is still insufficient."

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized.

This is how seven or eight thousand scholars come from a county.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi laughed: "This is education. Even if the government does not need to worry about it, everyone is willing to learn. The so-called reading is clear and the reading is clear. If all the states and counties in the world follow Rongcheng, why worry about the education that will not prosper?"

Zhang Sheng and Ma Wensheng were also a little displeased at this time and smiled. Zhang Sheng nodded repeatedly: "You know etiquette when you study, but you must be able to use it. Only when you use it can more people learn... The old minister... has nothing to say."

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but feel emotion.

He suddenly said, "I have been thinking about how to rule the world in the past. I have advised farmers, ruled the world with kindness and filial piety, promoted education, and even advocated frugality. I have been thinking about why I used countless strength to move forward in the peaceful and prosperous times of the ancient sages, but I have always been unable to move a step. Instead, I have moved further and further away from that goal."

"Today... I understand that the so-called great governance is to seek wealth and people, when they are full and warm in their clothes, they will naturally seek something without having to educate them specifically, everything will come naturally."

Fang Jifan was also moved and said, "Your Majesty, it is precisely this principle that the people are extremely smart. What the government has to do is to allow them to support their families by relying on their own abilities. Other things will be guided by the situation and will come naturally."

Emperor Hongzhi heard the children read in the school, "The Master said: "A gentleman does not seek fullness for food, does not seek peace in life, and is quick to do things and cautious in words, and he has the right way and is correct, which can be said to be fond of learning..."

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to think of the time he studied when he was young, and he was flirting with joy: "Education has been made contributions, education has been made contributions, Rongcheng County has made great contributions, so he should be a role model."

Liang Min seemed ashamed: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed of you. The eleven counties of Baoding Prefecture and the poor Rongcheng County are the fourth last enrollment rate, ranking second in the middle and lower. Not only are they far inferior to Dingxing County, but they are also inferior to other counties. I... I should not be able to educate and make contributions."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. He looked at Ouyang Zhi inquiring: "Baoding Mansion..."

Ouyang Zhi was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, there were 90,000 scholars who entered the school in Baoding Prefecture as last month."

Emperor Hongzhi breathed out, with a solemn expression on his face: "This is a blessing for the country, and it is my blessing."

His face turned red with excitement. After a few days of visiting, he suddenly discovered that there was a golden avenue in front of him.

In front of me, there are Fang Jifan, Ouyang Zhi, Liang Min, and even many young, capable people who can't name them.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Fang Jifan has made great contributions. Ouyang Qing's family has worked hard and made great contributions. The other officials of Baoding Prefecture have also made outstanding contributions. I am very pleased that Xincheng can achieve such a small success!"

He took a deep breath: "Parent Xiao, where is it?"

Xiao Jing came out sourly, bowed his head and said, "I am here."

Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes: "Give an order, Baoding Prefecture is listed as a model, Ouyang Zhi is promoted to governor..."

"Governor..." Zhang Sheng was stunned: "Your Majesty, this is the capital, how did you come from the governor?"
Chapter completed!