Chapter 1087 Building a School

This morning, the three girls from the Sheng family, Ru Lan, Mo Lan, and Ming Lan, all came to the Wang family's house to play.

Of course, they were more afraid of Wang Yan, their eldest brother-in-law, than anything else. Even though most of their status in the diplomatic society came from their status as Wang Yan's sister-in-law, they still couldn't stand up to Wang Yan's notoriety.

Of course, this is also indispensable because when they were young, Sheng Hong took the trouble to remind them not to act in Wang Yan's name. Sheng Hong was really afraid that when Wang Yan was attacked, his family would be affected.

They were still young before, and even Rulan was the only one who had been to the previous house. This time, they had a new understanding of Wang Yan.

Although this eldest brother-in-law has many concubines, most of them barbarian women, he still treats women quite well, and his treatment of children is even better.

In the huge house, there is a special yard for children to play. We also bought a lot of new toys to add fun to the children.

However, the home is not very luxurious, it can even be called simple. There are more paintings and calligraphy, and more worthless oddities, but the rest don't seem to be anything extravagant.

They all know that since becoming an official, Wang Yan's family business has grown stronger and there is no shortage of money. But the cost of food and clothing is nothing too special.

But everyone still had a lot of fun, there were many children and there were many things to do.

While Ru Lan and Mo Lan were playing with their children outside, Hua Lan pulled Ming Lan into a conversation.

"I heard from my mother that the sixth sister was in love with Qi Heng, the only son of the Duke of Qi, but because of the officials in my family, this good relationship was ruined. I told the official about this, and he taught me to ask the sixth sister. I mean, if he wants to get married, he will go to the Duke of Qi's mansion and talk about it, and it will definitely happen."

Minglan pondered for a moment, but still shook her head: "Forget it, eldest sister. The younger sister knows that the eldest brother-in-law will come forward, and the Duke of Qi will definitely show his favor. But the young grandfather of the Duke of Qi doesn't want to marry the younger sister. . My younger sister is a concubine, but he is an only child. Even if I don’t have an elder brother-in-law, it would be extremely difficult for me to get married. Even if I do, the princess’s wife will make rules based on my younger sister.

What's more, the eldest brother-in-law is still here. If the young master really wants to marry me, even if his parents are afraid of the eldest brother-in-law, they will not dare to stop him. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the eldest brother-in-law? How can the eldest brother-in-law reconcile with the prince of another country? "

Hua Lan understood. The sixth sister was really angry. I think so. I used to be flirtatious with each other, but after seeing Zhenzhang, I have no idea. It would be pointless to marry such a man. I'm afraid there won't be another man in this world who is as good as his own official.

But she still asked again: "Sixth sister, have you really thought about it? Don't be afraid of trouble for your elder brother-in-law. The last thing he fears is trouble. You see, he has been in trouble until today. How many people? Your case is nothing."

"Thank you, eldest sister. The younger sister has really made up her mind and doesn't want to have anything to do with the young master. I can't blame the elder brother-in-law for this matter. After all, without the elder brother-in-law here, the younger sister will probably suffer even more embarrassment."

"Now that Sixth Sister has made up her mind, I won't say much more and will let your eldest brother-in-law see if there is a suitable husband and have a look with Sixth Sister."

"Then first thank you, eldest sister, and eldest brother-in-law." Minglan nodded with a smile.

"In the future, if you have nothing to do, come and sit here. You also know your eldest brother-in-law's situation. My sister is not very interesting on weekdays. You guys come over and talk to her."

"What my sister said is wrong. I don't know how many women out there want to get close to my sister. Why don't my sister keep her integrity and not be with those people?"

Hua Lan smiled and said: "Sixth sister is sensible. In fact, my elder sister used to go socialize with them, but it's hard to handle them one by one. Your eldest brother-in-law said that if you don't want to see them, you won't go. Why don't you go there? I enjoy reading books at home and listening to music when I go out, so now I just hang out with Mr. Fan, Mr. Bao and Mr. Ouyang. When others invite me, my sister won't go. It's too boring.

A theater has opened recently and it will open in a few days. My sister will come over and take you to see it. "

"Why does my sister want to open a theater?"

"What your eldest brother-in-law said is to make the people happy. The price is not high, and you can get a seat with just a few drinks. You will know when the time comes."

"Eldest sister, sixth sister, the weather is so nice, what are you two doing in the house? Come out and talk..." Rulan greeted outside.

Hua Lan and Ming Lan smiled, got up and walked out. Seeing that it was almost noon, they arranged for someone to make delicious food to entertain their sisters...

In the evening, Wang Yan came back from the office and heard what Minglan meant from Hualan's mouth.

He said: "Since you don't want to marry the Duke of Qi, let's have another look. I'm just fifteen years old and I'm not in a hurry. I'm sure I don't have to worry about getting married. It's just that it's hard to find a good husband."

"The officials are so fond of Minglan that she is pitiful. Although my three younger sisters are all old, Rulan has my mother, and Molan's mother is favored by my father. As for the Wei family, life is miserable. . Lin has to be in trouble with them all the time. It is not easy to find a good husband for so many years. "

Hualan still has a kind heart. She has been with Wang Yan for ten years. She is no longer the doormat she was in the original drama. She is very generous and intelligent. After all, she has been making progress along with Wang Yan from Tongsuan to now, traveling north and south, traveling east and west.

We have to take another look at Minglan's marriage. Because the current background is not quite right, and the most critical issue of the emperor is there. Even if there is any coup or assassination, there is no chance for Gu Tingye to come forward. It is difficult to predict the good marriage of Minglan's first wife.

As for Wang Yan choosing a husband for Minglan, that's a small problem. If he really introduced her, he could easily pull out a lot of people and line up to go on a blind date with Minglan. Moreover, Wang Yan can also guarantee the man's character and ensure that Minglan's married life will go smoothly.

It was because things developed too quickly when he took action, so he was not in a hurry and wanted to let Minglan go and see for himself.

As for bringing Ming Lan to his side, he had no idea. There were other people like Ru Lan and Mo Lan, which would be even more outrageous. It's true that Minglan is the heroine of this drama, but he doesn't want to sleep with a woman whenever he catches her. He's far from that point yet.

What's more, the actual situation does not allow it. Even if Sheng Hong is killed, he will not agree. Even if Wang Yan is the emperor now, it will not be easy. This can only be achieved if a knife is put to the necks of the men in the Sheng family and if they disagree, they are killed.

This reputation is too bad. Looking at the Song Dynasty, no family will agree to this kind of thing...

"Okay, my husband will pay attention."

This is a small episode in life. As an official in Beijing, it is inevitable that he will be exposed to some plots that are already messed up from time to time.

During this period of time, he went to the Political Affairs Hall three times and discussed with everyone in detail and in-depth the plan for the expansion of the Imperial College, and also discussed some changes in the imperial examination. The impetuous and gorgeous writing style was abandoned as a whole, and all subjects, poetry, etc. were abandoned. In the provincial examination, the scriptures and ink meanings were abandoned, and the emphasis was first on policy and theory, and then on poems and poems.

A preliminary adjustment has been made to the imperial examination, and it will be further split in the future, and the imperial examination and official service will be separated at the same time. That is to say, a system like the modern college entrance examination system is established. If you want to become an official, you have to take another examination. After all, the Imperial College under the leadership of Wang Yan was developing in the direction of a university. But people nowadays study to become officials. Even in modern times, people study to get ahead, which is obviously contrary to the original meaning of education. This is considered a small change. It was proposed by Wang Yan and perfected by the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. His statement was of course very radical. Fan Zhongyan and others moderated it, and the specific arrangements were basically in line with Wang Yan's expectations. It was necessary to make good use of the window opening theory.

It's like when he first asked for money, he said it was quite huge, but in the end, there were only three academies and two official schools in each county. Each one can accommodate 2,000 people, of which 1,000 are for girls. Quota. One school can accommodate a thousand people to receive advanced education after elementary school.

Of course, this number is not fixed. After all, the population of many counties does not require such a large school and there are not so many students.

As for the subsidy, it has also been settled. There is no need to hand over classes for elementary education, paper and pens are given out for free, and students can eat and drink by themselves. The academies of advanced education do not focus on self-cultivation. Other studies include miscellaneous studies, food and drink, and self-care. To put it bluntly, they provide students with a place to attend classes and study. It does not matter how well they study.

This is a real benefit to the people, which greatly reduces the cost of studying. Children from wealthy families, of course, go to academies opened by famous masters themselves. Even in the capital accumulation stage, most children from small landowner families who want to eat rice bran will not choose to go to official welfare academies.

Of course, people know how to choose between large class teaching and small class teaching, between famous teachers with great achievements and undistinguished scholars.

For Song Dynasty, this was already a considerable expense. However, Wang Yan gave a suggestion, local schools can be built by asking big households to beg for help. As for the long-term expenditure on pen, ink, paper and inkstone, you can also make alms. Wang Yan believed that the big local owners would give him this face.

On the other hand, he also wants to open a factory for pens, inks, paper and inkstones, carry out large-scale manufacturing, and drive down prices. Don't pursue quality, as long as it's not too bad and can be used.

Now that official documents have been issued, each county must build these two academies before next autumn. Whoever fails to achieve this KPI will have to wait and see whether their fate will be determined or not...

"Martial Arts is established here. What does Mr. Di think?"

Outside Bianjing West City, Wang Yan waved his hand and pointed at a large piece of land in front of him. Next to him was Di Qing, who had once again retired from office and was idle in Beijing. Behind him were a bunch of officials. There are people from the Imperial College, Kaifeng Prefecture, county magistrates, the Privy Council, civil and military officials from the three yamen, the Ministry of Works, generals and supervisors, etc., all of whom are the boss's vote.

Wang Yan stood at the front, side by side with Di Qing, waving his hands with a high-spirited air of pointing out the country.

"Is it too big?" Di Qing was a little unsure.

"Military schools are naturally bigger. There are always horse races and martial arts exercises. How can you perform them if they are small?"

Di Qing nodded: "That makes sense. Let's just settle here. Dongcheng Wen and Xicheng Wu complement each other."

"Did you all hear it? Within seven days, the military academy construction plan will be sent to my desk. I will listen to Duke Dee's opinion and take all situations into consideration to avoid being unable to use it in the future."

"Yes, sir."

Wang Yan turned his head and looked at the energetic Di Qing: "Has Mr. Di organized his military strategy recently?"

"How can I talk about military strategy in front of you, Wang Ziyan? It's just that I have lived a long time and experienced many battlefields, so I have gained something." Di Qing stroked his beard and smiled, "Since you recommended me to be a military academy priest a few days ago, I I was already writing. I also wrote letters to some local generals and asked them to sort them out. They would all come to the military academy to exchange ideas and save a lifetime of fighting, leaving nothing behind. "

He is in really good condition now, and he no longer has to worry about the dogs at home growing horns on their heads, because after beating Xixia and then Khitan, Wang Yan was ranked ahead of him.

Moreover, Wang Yan also tried to protect him so that he could enjoy a peaceful life in Beijing. From time to time, we can go to the Privy Council to hold a meeting to discuss how to completely destroy Xixia, Khitan, Dali, Tubo, Jiaozhi, etc., wipe out the four barbarians, and achieve greater achievements.

It has to be said that after the defeat of Xixia and Khitan, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty became much more calm, became more tolerant of generals, and their ambitions increased exponentially. This really showed confidence. Compared with what it was before the attack on Xixia, the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty can be said to be subversive. The military generals are becoming more and more bold, and the civil servants' local methods are becoming more and more wild.

This feeling became even more obvious after Fan Zhongyan sent Wen Yanbo out of Beijing, purged a large number of people, and took over the world. The current Song Dynasty is very wild...

The culprit who caused all this was, of course, Wang Yan.

Of course, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had already noticed it, but once the hole was opened, it would only get bigger and bigger. If you want to block it again and return to the original state, the price you have to pay will be huge. This is called the general trend.

Wang Yan understood Di Qing's current state of mind very well. He smiled and said, "Then Mr. Di should pay more attention and recruit the first batch of officers as soon as possible."

"I will be here to watch from now on."

The two laughed, and a large group of officials behind them had no choice but to smile and keep pace with the leader...

The movement of approving the money was very slow, but Wang Yan's movement was very fast. As soon as the money arrived, he had already made a plan. As Di Qing said, the new site of the Imperial College was built outside the east city, including the Yamen and the school. There is also a Baiyin Institute of Technology in Dongcheng, which is basically a high-end research institute. It also recruits some talents to train and carry out professional research and development.

And these two academies are built outside the east city. If they are built together, they can have a cluster effect. It will be beneficial to develop some economic and other things here.

Of course, Wang Yan couldn't wait for the college to be completed before doing anything. What would that mean?

The medical school he wanted to build jointly with the Imperial Medical Office was not approved because the government could not afford to open government-run hospitals in various places to treat people without making money. So Wang Yan found a place outside Nancheng to open a medical school at his own expense. His move is justified, after all, he has opened many hospitals.

This is also a good thing that Fan Zhongyan and others think about. Anyway, you, Wang Yan, already have so many hospitals and are willing to give benefits to the people, so you can pay for them yourself. Anyway, you have money to spend. It is better to use this money to build medical schools and treat people to win people's hearts, than to use this money to build military armor and prepare for rebellion.

Of course Wang Yan doesn't care, it's all a matter of time, and it doesn't matter who spends the money.

In addition to this, he expanded the number of students in the Imperial College from the original two hundred to one thousand. Of course, the next 800 people did not attend class together with the previous 200 people. After all, that was one of the benefits that the emperor gave to officials, and it was not easy for him to destroy it.

He arranged separate places for the 800 additional people. They were all selected through examinations and examinations by himself. Many people are staying in the capital, waiting for the provincial examination next spring. Because it is still a one-year course, many people are unwilling to leave.

Wang Yan provided accommodation here, and he also gave classes in person, so there was still no shortage of students.

He also took this opportunity to spread his teachings, which was bound to stir up this wave of thought. When his doctrines are used as test questions in the imperial examination, it will be a success...

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