"MIngzhu Academy?"
MIngzhu murmured the name. She could not believe that his purpose was as he said. No matter how she looked at it, there seemed to be another meaning behind it.
The proud Lolita no longer asked Li Yi why she could not drink her royal sister's soup. She tugged at Li Yi's sleeve and said with a blush, "Sir, build a few Shouning Academies too. The Ice Condensation Academy is fine too …"
After thinking for a while, she felt that she could not forget Yong Ning. She raised her head again and said, "And Yong Ning, Yong Ning Academy. How about it? It sounds nice too!"
She felt that although her name was not as nice as her royal sister's, it was much nicer than Cheng Yang's.
Li Yi touched her head and said, "Okay, I will build another Shouning Academy and let you be the dean."
"Pinky promise!" The proud Lolita immediately smiled. Her eyes formed a crescent shape and she stretched out her little finger.
She had learned this action from Yong Ning.
Yong Ning knew a lot of new things that she did not know. When she talked to her teacher, she could not understand most of the time, so she simply copied him.
Li Yi helplessly hooked his little finger with hers. Their thumbs touched, and the proud Lolita said happily, "Pinky promise to hang, it won't change for a hundred years!"
Although she did not know why pinky promise meant hanging, this action meant that they could not go back on their word. Regardless of whether he hung or not, this was what her teacher had promised her. When she grew older, she would be able to have her own academy. She would be the dean, and she would be a little more powerful than Li Han. This would prevent him from showing off in front of her all day long …
MIngzhu knew that his words had always been powerful. Since he had promised Shouning, there would definitely be a Shouning Academy in the future.
Perhaps by that time, Shouning would have already forgotten about this matter.
Seeing that they had completed this childish alliance, MIngzhu looked at Li Yi and asked calmly, "The Ministry of Rites has made it clear that they will no longer be involved in this matter. We don't even have anyone we can use now. How are we going to get so much money?"
She knew that she had encountered great obstacles in raising the money. Whether it was the imperial court or the common people, they were all discussing this matter. Almost no one thought that she could succeed. Everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Of course, it would be a lie to say that she didn't care about this. It was only because she trusted Li Yi that she asked this crucial question now.
Li Yi looked at her and said mysteriously, "Don't worry, the show … has just begun."
He put away the things he won from the old emperor and explained, "Change your clothes first. We'll leave immediately. We'll talk later."
The proud Lolita brandished her sword at the side. The children of the royal family were not required to be proficient in both literature and martial arts. It was even rarer for women to practice martial arts. Among all the princesses, the only one that Li Yi knew was the eldest princess.
With the old maid watching from the side, Li Yi didn't have to worry that she would hurt herself. MIngzhu changed her clothes and came out. When the proud Lolita came out, Li Yi told her about the plan in detail.
MIngzhu looked at him and asked, "From the beginning, you knew that the officials from the Ministry of Rites would hit a wall. You also expected that they would withdraw on their own accord. Is this all part of your plan?"
Li Yi nodded, "After all, the Ministry of Rites doesn't belong to us. With them around, we can't do whatever we want. If they leak information, it will have some impact. Moreover, how can we let them take the credit for nothing?"
MIngzhu sorted out the entire process and connected all the things that he had done in the past few days. She couldn't help but think of the mysterious light she saw in his eyes that day.
She looked at him and said seriously, "You're so bad."
Li Xuan stood behind the two of them and looked at Li Yi with wide eyes. He asked in disbelief, "What did you do to MIngzhu?"
…
Li Xuan looked at the two of them suspiciously for a long time before suppressing the unrealistic thought in his mind. He said, "I've heard about what happened at the Academy. I should be able to take out 100,000 taels of silver to use on the Academy in the capital. It should be more than enough. As for the rest, we can slowly think of a way."
If it was only the capital city, it wouldn't be a problem. But the problem was that the scale of the project this time was so large that it covered the entire Jing Kingdom. Just the initial investment alone would be a terrifying figure. No one knew how much money would be needed in the future.
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Your father-in-law has already donated 200,000 taels of silver. You'd better keep the money."
Li Xuan's Crown Prince's Mansion wasn't poor. Just the business cooperation between the three families could bring him unimaginable profits. But he was also a spendthrift. The national treasury could only provide a portion of the research funds for the entire Academy of Science. He had to pay for the rest himself. It wasn't easy to come up with so much money at one time.
Li Xuan frowned and looked at him. He said, "Don't try to be brave at this time. You don't know how many people are watching this matter and waiting to see MIngzhu make a fool of herself."
"Make a fool of yourself?" Li Yi looked at him and said lightly, "They won't be able to laugh soon."
As they walked out of the Morning Dew Hall, Li Xuan looked at him with a profound gaze. He sighed and said, "When I first met you, why didn't I think you were so bad …"
…
The ruler of the capital, Liu Dayou, sat in the hall. His head moved back and forth as he dozed off.
The weather these two days had been hot and dry. Although he held an ice pack to his chest, the room was still stuffy. The rising and falling cicadas outside were even more annoying. Wave after wave of tiredness came at him.
Thump!
The moment his eyes closed, his body fell forward. His head knocked against the edge of the table. Immediately, a large bump appeared. He was completely awake.
He quickly pressed the ice pack to his forehead and took a sip of tea. He was no longer sleepy. He lowered his head and began to read the official documents.
These few days, Jingdou could not be considered peaceful. The people were very angry. If they were not properly appeased, there would probably be a big mess in the future.
The cause of the matter was that the Eldest Princess wanted to build many academies so that more children from poor families could have books to study. However, the funds to build the academies were not enough. There were obstacles in raising funds, so the matter was temporarily put on hold.
In this regard, the people of Jingdou were very angry.
After all, this was a major event that was beneficial to the people. All the poor families wanted to send their children to study and fight for a glimmer of hope to bring glory to their ancestors. However, most families even had problems eating, so it was impossible for them to cultivate a scholar.
Now that there was such an opportunity, how could they give it up?
Liu Dayou could understand their desire. After all, he himself was also born of a poor family. His father had sold everything he had to give him the opportunity to study and take the imperial examination. When he became successful and wanted to be filial, his father, who had worked hard all his life, passed away and did not enjoy even a day of happiness with him.
This had always been a regret in his heart. Regarding this matter, in his heart, he was also very supportive of the Eldest Princess.
However, there did not seem to be many people in the court who thought the same as him.
When he read the official documents and felt sleepy again, a yamen runner came to report that the Eldest Princess and the Marquis of Chang 'an County had arrived.
County Magistrate Liu's sleepiness was swept away at this moment. He hurriedly stood up, tidied up his official uniform, came to the back hall of the county government, stepped into the room, and cupped one hand in the other before his chest to the two people sitting above. "Greetings to the Eldest Princess and Marquis Li!"
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