Domineering Daming

These readers ranged from seven or eight-year-old children to white-haired old men in their fifties and sixties, and even a few women.

There is also a very conspicuous inscription written by Bi Ziyan at the back: There is no distinction between teaching and learning.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, walked around in a circle, and went upstairs silently. When he reached the second floor, the situation was similar, except that there were slightly fewer people.

Song Yingxing whispered in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, these books range from easy to difficult, and the higher they go, the more profound they become."

Zhu Xu was a little dazed, and walked towards the stairs while looking at it. Just as he was about to go upstairs, Zhu Xu paused, turned his head, looked inside through the door, and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with her head bowed, With a serious expression, he is reading a book.

Zhu Xu took a look, looked at Zhang Yun and said in a low voice: "Look, is that Xiao Xiangjun?"

Li Xiangjun is almost little Yongning's little tail, wherever Yongning is, she is there, she is well-behaved, well-educated, and well-liked by Empress Dowager Zhang and the harem.

Zhang Yun took a look. Although it was a little far away, he could still recognize half of his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a person sleeping with a book covering his face on the left side of Li Xiangjun. The book slipped down, revealing Xiao Yongning sleeping face.

Zhang Yun turned to look at Zhu Xu and blinked.

Zhu Xu didn't expect that he would meet this girl here. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man with a refined demeanor and a resolute face on the left side of Xiao Yongning, who was concentrating on copying wearing something.

Zhu Xu recognized it, looked thoughtfully at Song Yingxing and said, "How is Yongning's homework in the Political Yuan?"

Song Yingxing naturally saw the sleeping Princess Yongning, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, and said: "Return to the emperor, the princess is talented, has a photographic memory, and her homework is quite good."

Zhu Xu added casually, "Does that young man next to her come here often?"

Song Yingxing took a look and said: "The young man mentioned by the emperor is named Li Dingguo. He comes here often, and he mostly reads about the art of war. I heard that he performed very well in the military academy. Duke Lu recommended him to go to Cao Dadu to train in the army. ..."

Zhu Xu took a few more glances, but she was much more mature than a few years ago. She nodded slightly, and looked at Xiao Yongning again, thinking that this girl is still a child after all.

Zhu Xu and others turned around silently and turned directly to the fourth floor.

Chapter 1136

Zhu Xu and more than a dozen people went up to the fourth floor. There were fewer people and it was quieter. In some corners, management personnel could be seen. Seeing Song Yingxing and other people, they didn't intend to get up. They continued to bury their heads in reading and writing. arrogant.

Song Yingxing said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these people are all masters from one side. The ministers invited them to repair and make up books. They have a somewhat withdrawn temper. Your Majesty, please don't take offense."

Naturally, Zhu Xu didn't care, and led the people into the hall, and went straight to the bookcase. At a glance, they were divided into three rows, and there were at least sixty of them!

This is much larger than the libraries of later generations. After walking a few steps, Zhu Xu took out a copy. On the thick leather was written two large characters: Fei Gong.

Zhu Xu flipped through them. They were all old sayings, and the sentences were not profound, but if you want to understand, you have to read them carefully and study them carefully.

Zhu Xu put it back, then walked along a bookcase, looked at the titles of each book, and nodded secretly.There is no great unification of Confucianism here, and there are all kinds of other "miscellaneous books", which are full of them.

Zhu Xu smiled, picked out a random book, and asked everyone else to take a copy. He came to the remotest corner and greeted everyone in a low voice, "Sit down, Song Aiqing, and show me your plan." .”

Song Yingxing responded, and handed a thick booklet to Zhu Xu, saying: "This is the plan listed by the ministers and others. It has been reported to the cabinet and is yet to be approved."

Zhu Xu moved in front of him, opened it and looked.

There are only forms, listing plans one by one, and also formulating timetables, costs, personnel arrangements, etc., and assigning responsibilities to people, which is quite detailed.

Zhu Xu looked at the line and nodded from time to time. These plans were more detailed, clear, and comprehensive than he expected.

Song Yingxing and the others were not in the mood to read, and looked at Zhu Xu cautiously. This matter was related to the development of their political academy, so they dared not be careless in the slightest.

Zhang Yun was very quiet, quietly flipping through a book in his hand.

Zhu Xu looked at it very seriously. The development of the Political Yuan was one of his most concerned points. It took him half an hour to finish reading the catalog. As for the detailed plans, etc., they didn't go to see them, but they will definitely read them in a while. not finished.

After a while, Zhu Xu raised his head, tapped his fingers on the table, and said in a deep thought: "Now the development of the Political Council is restricted, one is money and food, and the other is manpower. Of course, let's not talk about the real environment. Money and food, I will ask the cabinet to find as many as possible for you. As for the manpower, let's start with the policy. In this way, if you have a test, you need to have a teaching experience in the Political Academy for one year. Before you become an official, you need to accumulate three years of teaching experience. Encourage non-government schools to set up various awards, such as donating to academies, teaching well, inventions, innovations, and improvements. Anyone who has made major contributions to the country and the people will be rewarded heavily. stingy..."

Song Yingxing and the others were overjoyed, and they stood up to salute.

Zhu Xu quickly pressed his hand, and then glanced at the managers not far away, and then continued to speak his thoughts in a low voice.

After staying in the Political Yuan for a long time, Zhu Xu returned to the palace.

Zhu Xu took a trip to the Royal Political Council. There was no secret about this, and it soon spread throughout the capital.

The end of the year is a very sensitive period. The court's summary of this year and plans for next year, especially when it comes to personnel, money and food, etc., many people are nervous and watching all directions.

Some of Zhu Xu's behaviors in the Political Yuan were reported, and it was heard that the empress gritted her teeth and took out 20, and then another 50. Many people were moved.

This matter was also passed on to the cabinet.

After a moment of leisure at noon, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chuanting, Fu Changzong and others held teacups, drinking tea and eating something in the small pavilion.

Sun Chuanting glanced at Fu Changzong, and said casually: "I heard that Mr. Wang Ge took out 20 yuan from the budget of Dali Temple and gave it to the Political Yuan?"

Fu Changzong is a kind of calm official, the kind who never speaks unless asked. He listened to Sun Chuanting's words, his face remained calm, and said: "Old Wang Ge came from the Political Yuan. Now the Political Yuan is struggling. He has something to give back. It's also normal."

Sun Chuanting smiled and said nothing.

Now all departments of the imperial court are promoting the "New Deal", and money is needed everywhere. Whether it is the cabinet or the Dali Temple, the gap is not so big. Not only is the Government Yuan struggling, Wang Qiaonian almost smashed the threshold of Bi Ziyan for money. .

Bi Ziyan didn't speak all the time, his face was thin and cold, and his eyes were calm. He looked at Fu Changzong with a slight frown.

Bi Ziyan was somewhat reluctant to join Fu Changzong's cabinet. This man was the uncle of Qianqing Palace. I know how many people only follow his lead, and his influence is even higher than that of the "chief minister" of the cabinet!

"Song Yingxing, will you join the cabinet?" Suddenly, Bi Ziyan asked Fu Changzong, indifferently.Wang Qiaonian was the vice president of the Political Yuan and was directly promoted to Dali Temple Minister and then joined the cabinet. If this became a common practice, then Song Yingxing would also directly jump into the cabinet.

Once this practice is started, the consequences are unspeakable.

Fu Changzong shook his head slightly, and said after a while: "Probably not, Song Yingxing is not Xu Guangqi, the emperor once told me that he is not suitable to be an official, nor should he be."

Bi Ziyan looked at him, nodded imperceptibly, and said directly: "You go to the Ministry of Households again, this year's budget must be changed, some places must be compressed, and we can't be so wasteful. Everyone knows that firewood and rice are expensive, and the money and food must be used wisely, so plan carefully."

Fu Changzong knew Bi Ziyan's thoughts. He wanted to reduce the cost of disaster relief and immigration, including military expenditures, project funds from the Ministry of Industry, etc., and focus on promoting the "New Deal".

Fu Changzong thought for a while, and said: "This matter, Zhang Shangshu is very persistent. He believes that the disaster is getting worse and people's sentiments must be taken into account, otherwise there will be big troubles, so he will not let go easily."

Zhang Bingwen went out for a walk, and he has a deep understanding of people's sentiments. He believes that no matter at any time, as long as the disaster has not passed, disaster relief must not be interrupted, and everything must be done.For this reason, he argued with the cabinet for a long time and never made any concessions.

In addition, all departments have their own ideas and do not agree to cut their own budgets. Therefore, Bi Ziyan's idea of ​​centralizing finances encountered considerable resistance.

Bi Ziyan looked at Fu Changzong with a deliberate expression, and said, "Mr. Fu, I hope that you will put the cabinet first. The cabinet needs to be united to achieve success."

Fu Changzong looked at Bi Ziyan, knowing what he meant, and the pressure on his shoulders suddenly increased.

Although he has a background, connections, and is not weaker than Bi Ziyan in terms of influence, he is a low-ranking official. If there is really trouble, or the cabinet has to leave, he believes that it will be him.

Fu Changzong took a deep breath, nodded silently, and said, "I will treat Zhang Shangshu to dinner tonight."

Only then was Bi Ziyan satisfied, and immediately said: "The division of labor in the cabinet, what do you think, if you are not satisfied, we can discuss it again."

Bi Ziyan didn't do favoritism or deliberately suppress Fu Changzong, but put a lot of burden on him, in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and liaison with Nanzhili and Zhejiang provinces. This can be said to have given Fu Changzong enough face and a lot of weight.