Don't be a prince

Just a few words...

Just a few words...

There is no way, even though there is no seal on the things written by the emperor, he still has to read them all.The appearance of Zhenguan College is really too abrupt, starting from the purpose of construction at the beginning, and then there are a lot of things.The most frustrating thing is that many of them still call themselves "Zhen".

Listening to people talking at this time, no one fell asleep. After Changsun Wuji and others heard the word "zhen", they knew that the speech was actually written by the emperor.

As new aristocrats, as long as it is related to the emperor, they have to study it carefully. Who knows if there is any hidden meaning of the emperor between the lines?

After speaking for half an hour, Li Chengqian took the tea from the students and moistened his throat after he finally finished speaking.

It was only then that the people below realized that there was also a teacup in front of them. Seeing that the prince had already drunk tea, they opened their mouths.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief when there was no sound, and said, "I called you here today for a parent-teacher meeting. In fact, the main purpose is to show the achievements of the college. Now that I have finished talking, the next step is to commend the academic achievements." Excellent students. The top ten students of this semester will not only receive a certificate stamped by the emperor himself, but also each receive a scholarship of [-]."

The section "Certificate of Merit stamped by the Emperor himself" made the officials in the front row very moved. This thing is a rare item, and taking it home is equivalent to being rewarded by the Emperor.Since ancient times, things rewarded by the emperor have been treasures for officials.

As for Li Chengqian, he also had to feel that his father's method was novel. He just made a stamp on the certificate, which showed his identity as the dean in a shocking way. As a result, his vice-president directly became bleak.

The "one hundred guan" moved the parents of the people in the back row. Although Chang'an is the capital, the people in the surrounding area can barely eat and wear.

Seeing the crown prince unfolding the first certificate, everyone held their breath involuntarily.

"No.1, Chang Sun Chong."

Underneath, Changsun Wuji laughed arrogantly.I have long heard my son say that this time he will risk his life to get the first place, but now that his son has won the first place, he, as a father, seems to be overwhelming the crowd.

He leisurely stepped onto the stage with official steps, received the certificate of merit and the one-hundred-year withdrawal receipt from Li Chengqian, and after confirming that the certificate was marked with the seal of the Jade Seal of the Nation "Ordered by Heaven, longevity will last forever", he walked away with his head held high. go down.His arrogant behavior made many people curse him for stepping on air and falling to death.

"No.2, Fang Yiai."

Compared with Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling is much more graceful, he didn't laugh a lot, and was very indifferent throughout the whole process.I just don't know what it will be like when No.1 is his son.

"No.3, Duhe."

"No.4, Tang Shanzhi."

...

"No.8, Qiu Haiqing."

The top seven are all the children of the Xungui family, except for Chang Sun Chong, who won the first place with a humiliation jump, the rest are all based on their own abilities.After all, compared with the poor children who can't read big characters, they were enlightened earlier, and even many people can almost read the characters.

"No.8, Qiu Haiqing."

No.8 is Qiu Haiqing, but Li Chengqian asked twice, but no parent came out to claim it.

In desperation, Li Chengqian could only ask loudly: "Whose child is Qiu Haiqing? The one whose ancestor was a maritime merchant and moved from Yangzhou!"

In this way, someone finally answered.

A chubby businessman stood up, inexplicably surprised, and cupped his hands repeatedly and said, "Your Highness, Caomin Qiu Yue, Qiu Haiqing is the child of Caomin, but did this kid really pass the exam?"

Seeing the prince nodding, Qiu Yue immediately danced and danced, thinking that he had the same name and surname, but who would have imagined that he was really his own son!

When running forward with short legs, he fell down and rolled down two flights of stairs. If it wasn't for Yu Chigong who quickly reached out and caught him, he would have fallen hard enough.

Going to the stage in a state of embarrassment, Qiu Yue even slapped himself in disbelief when he got the certificate and receipt, before he could be sure that this was not a dream.

"Damn it, it's not a dream to get down after taking something, and beat yourself to death!"

Cheng Yaojin's words immediately elicited bursts of laughter.

Amidst the laughter, Qiu Yue didn't feel embarrassed at all, holding the certificate as gently as holding a child, for fear of getting dirty.

He used to think that even if the children of merchants had the chance to enter school, they would be looked down upon by others, but he didn't expect that his own children were good enough to get the eighth place in the same period.His Majesty the Emperor stamped the certificate of imperial seal, this is a treasure that can be enshrined in the ancestral hall of the ancestors!

At this moment, he felt that even if he burped, this life was worth it.

"No.9, Jiang Dashu."

"No.9, Jiang Dashu, where are Jiang Dashu's parents?"

After calling twice and no one answered, Li Chengqian could only call a third time: "Jiang Dashu's parents, don't even think about having the same name and surname, they are your children!"

Still no answer?

Li Chengqian was about to ask his students to call Jiang Dashu over, when he saw an old farmer pushing the fellow next to him, his face turned pale with shock, but he couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Highness, Lao Jiang has passed out!"

In desperation, Li Chengqian could only order the students to carry Lao Jiangtou to the medical school to have a look.

"No.10, Chai Zhewei."

Hearing his son's name, Chai Shao didn't know whether to smile or frown.Now only the top ten are announced, so it is a great thing that this kid can appear in it.But, again, only the top ten are announced now, but this kid happens to be the last one.

Worried about receiving the certificate and receipt, Chai Shao still didn't know what to say when he stepped down from the stage.

The awards ceremony was over, and Li Chengqian said with a long sigh of relief: "Today, the academy has prepared lunch for you. Parents are not allowed to visit the academy on weekdays, but today is an exception. You can take your children to visit the academy. Of course, as long as Only today."

After speaking, Li Chengqian got off the stage in a few steps while everyone in the audience handed him off.

Although there was no abnormality in his upper body, his legs were trembling for a long time, and his back was wet.

Damn, speaking in front of so many people is really tiring.I just don't know how my father went up to court with a blank face the whole time, and still had time to dig holes for others.

The meeting was dissolved, and several bigwigs whose sons had won awards naturally got together, saying "dog son" and "bad boy", and their arrogant behavior made others curl their lips.

As for the children who did not get rewards, they are gearing up to teach them a lesson.

Li Chengqian guessed wrong, the parents of Datang didn't have the idea of ​​"better than the top and more than the bottom". When they announced the top ten, they hoped that their children would win the top ten!

After the parent meeting, there will be a big holiday, and I don't know how many people will be beaten.

"Hehe, be nervous, but just go through it a few more times. Your Majesty's certificate of merit and your 200-column scholarship are really good. In this way, the reputation of our academy has been completely established. But, Your Highness, what are you going to do?" How to solve the problem of insufficient number of teachers? Now we have more than 4000 teachers, but with so many people dealing with more than [-] people, it will take a lot of effort.”

Yang Du was always behind the stage, so he naturally saw Li Chengqian's trembling legs.

After a long sigh of relief, Li Chengqian said: "In fact, at the beginning of the establishment of the college, Mr. Li and I discussed the issue of scale. In fact, the college is only building the foundation for the future. The students taught will be sent to junior schools. Yes. In this way, what the college has to teach is top-notch knowledge, and all the work of teaching literacy will be handed over to the schools below. As the highest school, we only need to recruit a group of top students every year."

Yang Du stroked his beard and said: "This arrangement is really good. The students of the affiliated schools of the college can also join the official system. There will still be many people who are willing to do it. But your highness, you are still going to be the same as now, and the tuition is free. The expenses of the master and the academy are all paid by the East Palace? No matter how rich you are, you can't afford it."

"Of course it's free. The people around Chang'an struggle to provide for their own children's education, let alone people from other places. They don't have to worry about shortages but unevenness. Naturally, the same is true for people from other places. But, it's true that Donggong should bear all the expenses. It's hard work, so, the School of Engineering and the School of Medicine are the cornucopia I prepared for the school, if you don't believe me, just wait and see, in two years, the speed at which these two places make money will increase linearly."

Yang Du nodded, although he didn't know what it meant, but considering the wealth and wealth, the prince was simply the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, so he believed it.

Chapter 239 Perfume and Diamonds

The expansion of the college is imperative. Originally, the college was close to the side of the Wei River, and the gate of the courtyard faced south, in order to leave enough space for subsequent expansion.Forget about the college itself, the Engineering College was able to expand again thanks to the cement and Qu Yuanli.This time, as long as they are well-known craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, General Supervisor, and Military Weapons Supervisor, they will be able to come to the Institute of Engineering for a few months every year to exchange ideas.

The progress of science emerges from the collision of ideas one by one. You keep the handicraft handed down from your family, and he keeps the handicraft handed down from your family. It will still be the same after 100 years.

Teaching and educating people is the long-cherished wish of more than 200 old gentlemen in the college, and they are also good at it.But it is really difficult for them to make money for the academy.

"Starting from Chang'an, the implementation will be carried out state by state. After all the states have built schools, they will continue to be promoted county by county. One day, the people in the entire Tang Dynasty will be able to read and write!"

Seeing the heroic words of the prince, Yang Du could only selectively forget the long time of this process temporarily.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

Looking at the students who were kicked out of the classroom by the gentlemen after class and still reading with their books, Yang Du immediately felt warm in his heart.These students are the hope of the academy.As pioneers, these old men must lay a solid foundation for future generations!

"Your Highness, the old man will go back to class now."

After sending Yang Du away, Li Chengqian touched his growling stomach and went to the cafeteria.

Today's cafeteria is much more lively than usual. The cooks in the back kitchen are so busy that their feet don't touch the floor. No matter how much rice is steamed, there is not enough. The cook who is holding the ladle can't hold his right arm anymore, and now he is using his left arm.

The nobles are better, it is the first time for ordinary people to eat in the cafeteria of the college.In the past, every day before the holiday, students would bring home a whole day's worth of meals, either to distribute to younger siblings, or to honor their parents.After Li Gang learned of this incident, he added a strong rule, that is, on the morning of the holiday, students are allowed to bring a packaged fresh meal in the cafeteria to "eat on the road".

Now the old man is gone, but this rule still remains.

The meals of the college are naturally envied by ordinary families, because there is a direct supply from a breeding farm behind, the most indispensable thing in the cafeteria is meat, and the dishes such as braised pork ribs are still from the East Palace, and the meals of ordinary restaurants cannot compare.

Many people came to the academy for the first time, and they were a little cautious at first, but after hearing that the rule here is to eat as much as they can, they completely let go.

The nobles are naturally different. As the big sponsors of the college, they eat on the second floor, and they still have a variety of dishes.

No one thinks that such an arrangement is wrong. The people at the bottom of this era have not yet learned to demand fair treatment.

The private room on the second floor was originally prepared for the old gentlemen, but because they all prefer to eat with the students, now it can only be used as a place for the college to entertain guests.

Seeing the crown prince went upstairs, Fang Xuanling walked over with a glass of wine and said with a smile: "I used to only know that Yi Ai studied well, but I don't know how it is. Now that the parents' meeting has been held, the old man's face is bright!"

People like Lao Fang, unless necessary, would not come together to talk useless nonsense.

Li Chengqian is naturally aware of this.

Arching his hands, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "If Fang Xiang has anything to say, it is better to say it directly. Although I am wearing a formal suit today, you should treat me as the vice president of the college."

"The old man heard that the college spends a lot of money for a year, and the Donggong family supports it, so I'm afraid it's not enough. After all, it's a good thing to teach and educate people. The Fang family plans to sponsor the college. I don't know what your highness wants?"

Looking at the fox-like Fang Xuanling, Li Chengqian didn't know what to say.

This old guy actually wants to buy shares in the academy?After all, he is a sharp-eyed person!Teaching and educating people is a cause of great merit. If it is related to this, it can promote the prestige of the family.As long as the academy continues to develop, it will always become a key department of Datang. If any family is tied to the academy, it will be like getting a gold medal to avoid death.After all, the real reason why the royal family did not dare to attack the five surnames was because they were "famous families".

However, in this way, wouldn't the dividends be given to them at that time?

This can't be done!

"Fang Xiang was joking. Although the East Palace is not big, it is still no problem to support the academy. Besides, even if the East Palace can't support it, I can still ask Father for help, right?"

Seeing that the crown prince moved out of the emperor, Fang Xuanling could only sigh and gave up the plan.

No one dared to take a share of the royal property, and so did Fang Xuanling.

Changsun Wuji has a lot of face today, but because of his arrogant performance in the conference hall, he is now being "toasted" by a large group of people.Although he knew that these people had bad intentions, he could only bite the bullet and drink endlessly.

Not to disturb the interest of these nobles, Li Chengqian found a secluded box, ordered a meal, and ate with Zhang Yun Yutai.

"Sit down! Who eats standing up?"

The two of them were eating standing in front of him, and Li Chengqian felt very uncomfortable.

Zhang Yun sighed and said, "You still don't care about your status. Yu Tai and we are subordinates. How can we have the right to have dinner with you?"

Yu Tai smiled, and said, "If you were in the military camp, your subordinates wouldn't care, but now you are in the academy, you are still wearing formal clothes, and there are no lack of censors outside the box. Seeing us having dinner with you is no longer enough." That's right, if you're still sitting, you won't be impeached, no one dares to impeach Zhang Yun, and I, old Yu, will be out of luck."

Seeing that the two insisted, Li Chengqian could only sigh.Although he has been the prince for five years, he is still not superior.But fortunately, most of the time, his persistence will be understood as a means to win people's hearts, and no one has doubted it.

After lunch, it's time to leave.He has nothing to do here in the academy. If he doesn't go back to the East Palace, he will probably be purged by the officials outside.Without Mr. Li Gang, he is now without freedom.

So it is not easy to be an emperor, trapped within the palace walls, unable to move easily.As for the prince, it will be even more difficult, because even if he becomes the emperor, he will only be detained in another place.

Instead of riding a car, ride a horse instead.Although the crown prince lost in the fight with the Xuanjia army, Li Chengqian still equipped each of them with a good horse, Ashina Helu, who now lives in the newly built horse farm in the East Palace.As a Turkic, he likes to herd and raise horses. Although there are always people around to watch over him, he still feels that he has gained a little freedom and is very satisfied with his treatment.

Especially after learning that he would be able to return to Turkic in a few years, he completely gave up the idea of ​​running away.

Now Si Yehu is in full swing in Turkic, and now is really not a good time to go back, he just hopes that the forces that his father dismissed will not all disappear.

When Li Chengqian arrived at Chongming Gate, he was stopped by a half-grown girl.

It is Li Lizhi, Princess of Changle.

Fearing that the war horse would bump into this girl, Li Chengqian stopped his horse from a distance, jumped off, and led the horse over.

"Smelly girl, who told you that you can stand in front of the main entrance? What if you get hit by a horse!"

After handing over the horse to the guard who came over, Li Chengqian reached out and knocked on Li Lizhi's head.

Li Lizhi immediately pouted and said, "Brother Huang, you are so stinky. You have such a beautiful hairpin. Why did you give it to Su Yuan and not me? He also said that I will give it to you when I grow up. I see you." I want to give all the good things to my daughter-in-law in advance!"

Li Chengqian immediately covered her mouth: "How do you know that my fiancée belongs to Su Yuan? Have you met?"

Breaking away from Li Chengqian's hand, Li Lizhi muttered: "The queen mother took me there. After we met, the queen mother asked us to chat. She chatted with the mistress of the Su family. I think the hairpin on her head is very beautiful. Sunshine It’s still shining brightly, even better than Liuli’s! I don’t care, I want one too!”

Not knowing how to tell her about the twig, Li Chengqian could only helplessly say: "You are still young, don't worry, the same hairpin brother is still here, and there is always your share. But you can't use the hairpin yet. , Brother will give you a bottle of perfume, okay, just spray some on your body, it will become fragrant. Fragrant little beauty, everyone will like it when they see it."

"Really?"

Hearing that there were other things, Li Lizhi immediately stopped pouting.She also knew that she was not yet old enough to wear hairpins, so she came here today for the benefit.

"Of course it's true, but good things can't be given to you for nothing. Next time your mother takes you to Su's house, you have to send something to my brother...."

After the wretched uncle made Li Lizhi happy, Li Chengqian ordered the guards to go to the auction house to fetch some perfume and diamond hairpins.

As early as when he was worried about the bottomless pit of college construction, he came up with a wonderful way to make money.

There is no market for diamonds in Datang, and women still prefer gems.

Hu Zi likes it, but this thing is worthless in Hu Shang's eyes.Because of this, the caravans in the Western Regions have been collecting diamonds with all their strength during this period of time.

Those with color difference will be sent to glass workshops to be used as glass knives, and those with natural mirror surface will be made into jewelry.

As for perfume, when I was studying aromatic hydrocarbons in high school chemistry, my chemistry teacher mentioned it.Perfume is easy to make and easier to use than incense. There is no reason why it would not be liked by women in Chang'an.Judging from the fact that a piece of ambergris was auctioned off at a very high price at the last auction, it seems that women in the Tang Dynasty can earn money very well!