In the Eastern Palace's Chong Wen Hall, Crown Prince Li Hong was reading "The Relationship between the Interest Adjustment of the Bank, the Increase and Decrease of the Reserve Rate and Consumer Behavior". Beside him were the four treasures of the study. When he saw a certain part, he had an idea of his own. He picked up the brush and started writing on the paper.
There were two palace maids and two eunuchs beside him. The four of them were in charge of serving tea and water to the Crown Prince. In the past, they would have to look after the brazier. Now that there was heating, it saved them a lot of trouble.
While the Crown Prince was reading, the four of them were not idle either. Everyone was holding a book in their hands and reading. They had to read. Nowadays, it was getting more and more difficult for the servants. Those who were uneducated were always bullied. There was no one in the Eastern Palace who was illiterate. Those who were illiterate were all chased out.
At this rate, in another ten or twenty years, the hotel's waiter would have to be at least a Jinshi. The four of them had no choice but to continue working hard in order to stay by the Crown Prince's side and earn more money.
One of the eunuchs flipped a page of the book and frowned. He asked the palace maid beside him, "Why is it so difficult for a product to become a luxury item?"
"Everyone should be able to see it, right? No one is a fool, right? "The palace maid thought for a moment and said.
"Wrong." Crown Prince Li Hong heard it and turned his head. "Expensive is only one of the characteristics of luxury items. Luxury items must have a certain status and symbolize a lot of things. They are rare, but most people think that they have a connotation. The artificial color and its own luxury, plus the details of the service behind it, are the reasons why it is a luxury item.
Of course, the aesthetic point of view of the superstructure and the identity of the previous owner are also very important. For example, the brush I use is a luxury item. The brush itself is not bad, and my identity has given it a unique color. Take it and send it to the auction house outside. When the weather gets cold, sell it and let's eat hot pot in the Eastern Palace. "
"Ah?" The eunuchs looked at the brush and was shocked. "Your Highness, are you really selling it?"
"Yes, I'll sell it along with the brush's credit card. If the buyer spoils it, they can take it to the stationery shop opened by the Zhang Family and Wang Family. It will be free for life. These are the details of the service. They sent 30 of them this year, I can't use them all."
Li Hong stuffed the brush into the young eunuch's hand and turned back to continue reading.
The little eunuch was very happy and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness knows so much. The sale of one brush is enough for the entire Eastern Palace to eat hot pot for half a month. Is the reputation of the producer very important?"
"That's right. It's a brand. You can't create a brand just by hyping it up once," Li Hong said casually.
The little eunuch put away the book, put away the pen and the credit card, and ran out happily. Five seconds later, there was a sound outside, and he rubbed his nose and hurried back.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you. He's waiting at the palace gates."
*****
When Li Hong left the Eastern Palace, he kept thinking about why his father wanted to see him. He recalled what he had done recently and found that there was nothing wrong.
The only problem was that he was in a good mood.
Li Hong knew that he had been scared out of his wits a while ago. With the birth of his younger brother, Li Jun, and the care of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, his position was not stable. He was not the only one who thought so, others also thought so.
So what if he was the Crown Prince? He could be abolished. How could he be compared to Li Jun, the legitimate prince?
Fortunately, when he was worrying about whether to take the initiative to retire or fight to the death, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sent a lot of books, and the content of the books was related to governing the country. It was definitely not the kind of books that were read for entertainment.
Most importantly, his father was not in the capital during this time. Although he still needed to send a telegram to inquire about important matters, for small matters, he could gather the ministers in the Eastern Palace to discuss.
Through the discussion, many ministers understood that he was not so incompetent as the Crown Prince. As long as he did not make any mistakes, even if he lost his position one day, he would not be too miserable. After all, he had learned a lot of skills to govern the country.
At the same time, in order to not be caught by others, he usually did not go anywhere. If he did go out, he would go to other businesses opened by the Savant's Restaurant and Zhang Xiaobao. No one could say that he was there to scheme, right? Who did not know that the spies of the Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family were involved in these businesses?
Later on, he listened to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and pulled the other brothers to do things together. Even the princess participated. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also helped to persuade the other princes and princesses to take the initiative to organize various activities.
It looked like they were dispersing his authority as the Crown Prince, but they were also making him not special and sharing the risk. It could be said that they had put a lot of thought into it.
"Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are both good people," Li Mu muttered. His gaze had already landed on his father, who was waiting at the palace gates. He hurriedly took two steps forward and approached.
"Imperial Father, you are looking for your son?"
"En! Let's go to Zhang Wang's residence together. We have something to ask Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. " Li Longji sized up his son. Seeing that his son's complexion was not bad and that he was full of energy, he was quite satisfied with his son's self-confidence.
After calling Li Hong into the imperial carriage, Li Longji closed his eyes and didn't say anything, allowing the carriage to sway slightly.
Li Hong couldn't speak casually, and the pressure was great. As the carriage rose and fell, his heart was also in a state of turmoil.
After a short and long period of time, Li Hong finally entered Zhang Wang's residence.
The manor was bustling with noise and excitement. Xiao Bei led a large group of children running around. There were a total of thirty of them, and they were all one or two years old. From time to time, a child would fall down and cry a few times before getting up and continuing to run around.
Fortunately, the ground was paved with fine sand, and there were fan-like things in the surroundings that blew out waves of hot air.
Li Longji was also confused. This was … Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Manors were going to open a kindergarten in the residence?
"Xiao Bei, what are you doing? Why didn't you greet us when you saw us? "Li Longji was almost knocked over by Xiao Bei, so he supported the sweaty Xiao Bei and asked.
Xiao Bei really didn't pay attention to who had come. He raised his head and said with a smile, "Hello, Uncle Emperor. They are all children of my family's Zhuangzi. It's the new year, and they know that the family head can't go back, so my grandparents came to the capital under the protection of selected villagers. They know that the residence doesn't lack anything, so they brought a group of children over for us to see. My older brother and older sister have something to do, so I'll lead them to play first. Uncle Emperor, you can walk around as you please, I'll continue."
After saying this, Xiao Bei called out to the children and ran off again.
Li Longji nodded after hearing Xiao Bei's words. He felt that Zhang Wang's villagers in Zhuangzi didn't have much to take, so it was better to bring a group of children over. It was festive, and the population was flourishing.
"Then where did your older brother and older sister go?" Li Longji asked. Xiao Bei didn't even turn his head as he shouted, "They're somewhere else."
"They're in the magistrate's hall at the south gate of the east courtyard." Xiaohai ran over and answered for his younger sister.
"Your Majesty, this way." Gao Lishi was leading the way, and there were people in front of him leading the way. In fact, there was no need to ask. How could there be no one to receive the emperor when he came?
As a result, the two families all came out, including the villagers. Some bowed, some kowtowed, and some kowtowed. Li Longji had no choice but to stop and exchange a few pleasantries before continuing to walk towards the magistrate's hall.
After walking for about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the south gate. It could be seen how big the two families' residences were. In fact, because there was no direct path, although it wasn't a one-step view, it was still enough to make people feel uncomfortable.
When they arrived at the magistrate's hall, Li Longji lightened his footsteps and signaled for the others not to make too much noise. After entering through the corner gate, he saw a room with the words' Magistrate's Hall 'written on it. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see that there were many people sitting inside. At the very front was Wang Juan. At this moment, she was holding a pointer and pointing it at the blackboard.
Li Longji stood by the window and listened to the sound coming from the ventilated window.
"The advantage of being an official is that they can listen to what their masters say and teach. The disadvantage is that they can easily become dogmatic, which is not conducive to innovation and is always resistant to new things.
As the country's basic education gradually improves, the advantage of being an official's descendant will slowly decrease. At the same time, new contradictions will appear. It is very important to know how to use and convert these contradictions. We will talk about this problem in a few classes.
Let's stop here for today. One last thing, the problem of governance is definitely not solved overnight. It is always changing according to the needs of the ruling class and the ruled class. Class dismissed. "
When Wang Juan's voice sounded, the class was over. The students all stood up with a whoosh. There were both men and women, and all of them had good temperaments.
Li Longji knew that Wang Juan saw him, so she stopped talking. After listening to a few sentences, he felt that it was very good. When he carefully looked at the students, he was stunned.
Previously, he thought that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had found a talent to teach. In the end, other than those who were too young and couldn't come back, the rest of the princes and princesses were all here.
For a moment, Li Longji felt that either he was crazy, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were crazy. In any case, someone had to be crazy. Otherwise, what would he see in front of him?
Li Hong swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He really couldn't understand why Wang Juan was teaching the other siblings about governance. In the past, this was something that they pondered on themselves or listened to the guidance of their elders.
But now, Wang Juan was actually speaking about it openly and carefully analyzing a kind of knowledge that could only be understood, but not taught. The princess was already married, so why was she teaching them this?
The students in the classroom also saw the people outside the window. They were too focused on listening just now, so they didn't notice.
All kinds of greetings sounded, and Li Hong also enjoyed the glory of being the crown prince.
Li Longji waved his hand outside, and the students and teachers came out and greeted him again.
"Let's go back first for today." Li Longji instructed his children. He couldn't say anything else. After all, it was Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who asked him to come.
The princes and princesses left one after another. When they walked a little further away, they were still discussing the contents of today's class.
Li Longji faintly heard them, but pretended not to know. He looked at Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao, who was beside her, and waited for an explanation.
Li Hong also wanted to know what the purpose of these two's actions was. They couldn't be supporting a group of crown princes, right?
Wang Juan looked at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao symbolically patted the chalk dust off his hands and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the crown prince, and adoptive father, have you all eaten?"
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