"Hey, you have to move yourself … Bah, do you still remember the story I told you last time?"
Li Yi felt that he was facing a blockhead who could not understand anything. He looked at her and asked with a frown.
MIngzhu looked at him in confusion. "What story?"
Li Yi reminded her, "Wu …"
MIngzhu's heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously reached out to cover his mouth. She looked around and said, "Don't ever say such rebellious words again!"
Seeing that her father did not hear it, even if he heard the word "Wu", he would not think of anything. This was a secret between the two of them. Only then did she feel slightly relieved.
That matter could not be made known to outsiders, and even more so to his father.
"What are you thinking about all day?" Li Yi pushed her hand away and looked at her unhappily. He said, "Open the imperial examination, put the poor in important positions, fill the court with gentlemen, and replace the aristocratic families. This is to share His Majesty's burden, not for you to imitate that woman. You didn't forget what I told you, did you?"
MIngzhu shook her head. She looked at him and nodded as if she understood.
Her father had been putting the poor in important positions, replacing the aristocratic families, and letting the young scholars from poor families enter the center of the court. In the face of aristocratic politics, the poor had always been suppressed. After entering the court, they would be loyal to the royal family, which could effectively change the current situation in the court.
Her father had done some things in response to this, including establishing a mathematics academy and recruiting a large number of commoners. However, she knew that there were more things that could be done to further expand the advantages of the commoners. In the end, it could turn into the kind of situation that Li Yi described, where the court was filled with noblemen and the rivers were clear.
Because these things were related to the woman surnamed Wu. This was something she did not dare to think about normally. At this moment, with Li Yi's reminder, she understood that a method was a method after all. It worked in that fictional story, and it could have the same effect in reality.
A woman's mind was really hard to guess. Even if Li Yi never thought of the eldest princess as a woman, he still couldn't guess her thoughts.
Fortunately, she finally understood his meaning. Li Yi took the tanghulu that the proud Lolita handed over. As he ate, he watched Princess Royal walk over and talk to Jing Emperor in a low voice.
After eating two candied haws, he felt that something was wrong. Sour and sweet was what candied haws should taste like. The two candied haws he ate didn't taste sweet, only sour.
When he looked down, it turned out that the sugar had already been licked clean. When he turned around, he saw the tsundere loli covering her mouth and giggling at him.
This little girl was becoming more and more impudent.
After listening to MIngzhu's narration, Jing Emperor's eyebrows raised slightly. Then, he shook his head and said, "Opening a large number of official schools can allow more poor students to study, but the cost is too great. It's so great that the imperial court cannot afford it."
There were some methods that he had already decided on after weighing them in his heart. However, when it came to finances, he still had to hesitate.
Although the national treasury had a lot of income in the past few days, it was not to the extent that it could be squandered wantonly.
Wars, natural disasters … There were many places that needed money. It was not easy to maintain the balance, and it could not be easily broken.
Li Yi said solemnly, "No matter how poor we are, we can't be poor in education. No matter how bitter we are, we can't let our children suffer. They are the future of a country. They are related to the rise and fall of the country. They are like the sun in the morning, full of vigor and infinite potential. Now the Jing Kingdom is ours, but the future of the Jing Kingdom is still in their hands …"
Jing Emperor never despised the theory of governance that came from Li Yi's mouth. Moreover, these words were indeed what he was thinking.
A large part of the reason why the imperial court was controlled by the aristocratic families was that they had a monopoly on education and books. It was too difficult for poor children to enter the imperial court without going through these aristocratic families. They could only rely on themselves.
If all the children of poor families in the world could go to school and have books to read, this problem that had existed for thousands of years would be resolved in this dynasty.
And this would be the first step for him to completely end the aristocratic politics.
However, he did not have much time. It was still unknown whether he could completely eliminate some things in his lifetime.
Jing Emperor shook his head and said, "I have also vigorously promoted the prefectural schools and the county schools. But you are not in the position to know how much it costs."
"A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem." Li Yi looked at MIngzhu and asked, "Your Highness, don't you think so?"
The national treasury could not take out the extra money, but the Princess Royal could. It was useless for her to earn so much money. It was impossible for her to save all of it for her dowry.
It would be better to build more MIngzhu Hope Primary Schools. At least, it would let the poor in the world remember her kindness. The plaque on the school should be custom-made and big, so that everyone would know that it was the Princess Royal who pitied them that they could study.
What's more, she did not have to pay for this money. Li Yi had a plan in his heart. Maybe he could save more dowry for her so that they would not be friends in vain.
MIngzhu looked at him in a daze. She did not know what Li Yi was thinking, but she was sure that he was thinking about something.
Jing Emperor did not delve into this issue because the tsundere Lolita had already pulled him to the brothel to watch the show.
MIngzhu crossed her arms and looked at him. "What do you want to do?"
"Eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries." Li Yi did not go in. He leaned against the wall of the brothel and said, "Your Majesty has been supporting the poor. This is to solve the problem from the root."
MIngzhu thought about it and blinked her eyes. "Do you have a salary?"
Li Yi thought carefully for a moment and found that he really did not have a salary.
He did not have much money, and it was deducted because he got into trouble. The old emperor did not give him a salary at all.
"Then forget it."
Li Yi waved his hand and was ready to go in to watch the show.
He didn't even have a salary, so how could he worry about it?
Whoever wanted to divide it, divide it!
In the end, he did not step in and was grabbed by the Eldest Princess.
"Father's biggest headache is those big families that control the court. If we can help father share this worry, I will ask father to leave the palace to recuperate. Father should agree." MIngzhu looked at him and said in a soft voice, "Tell me, what should we do?"
Li Yi looked at her and corrected her, "It's you who will share it, not me."
MIngzhu shook her head. "It's the same."
She was her, and he was himself. What did she mean by the same? It was a good conversation, but it suddenly became so ambiguous. It made the thin-skinned Li Yi blush.
Li Yi looked at her, "What should we do? Didn't you say it very clearly?"
MIngzhu looked down. "But the national treasury doesn't have that much silver …"
"Who said we need to use the national treasury's silver? In their dreams …" Li Yi pursed his lips.
It was a rare opportunity. Of course, the fertile water would not flow into other people's fields.
"I don't have that much money." MIngzhu shook her head. Then, she seemed to have thought of something and looked at Li Yi.
Li Yi quickly waved his hand. "Don't look at me. My family's money doesn't grow on trees. It's not easy to earn money …"
He patted her shoulder out of habit and squinted his eyes. "Don't worry. There will be silver. What should be, there will be …"
Seeing a certain light in his eyes, Li Mingzhu's heart suddenly relaxed, and she became incomparably calm.
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