Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 141 Only one subject is taught to release the enthusiasm of the people

After listening to Li Shimin's statement, Li Zhi was quite surprised.

Is the efficiency of the imperial court already so high?
As soon as the front foot decided to fight the gentry, the back foot has already started to build the academy.

Moreover, the entire construction process only takes less than a month?

Isn't this efficiency too high?

Li Zhiben thought that he would have to wait at least two or three months before facing these problems.

How could he know that his father had already made plans so soon.

Regarding the question raised by Li Shimin, Li Zhi thought for a moment, and then said: "Whether it is to cultivate talents in a targeted manner, or create a false image to deceive people, we cannot spread the scale too large."

"It is best to select only the discipline of Ming Law, and carry out targeted training for the main purpose of recruiting officials."

"The advantage of doing this is that the imperial court can recruit a large number of grassroots officials in a very short period of time."

"In addition, it can also paralyze the vigilance of the gentry class and make them relax their vigilance against the newly opened academy."

"After all, what the imperial court taught the students was only related to the laws and decrees of the Tang Dynasty, and it could not threaten the right to interpret Confucianism in any way."

"As long as you avoid this taboo, you can largely avoid conflicts with the nobles in advance."

In Li Zhi's view, learning the sacred scriptures of Confucianism is of little help to the management of one party's administration.

In contrast, familiarity with the laws and decrees of the Tang Dynasty is the general standard and requirement for selecting local officials.

As long as you understand the law, no matter what these officials do, there will be no jokes.

What Datang needs now is a group of so-so talents, as long as they are taught the book of law, they can barely meet the requirements.

As for more, it will take a while to ferment.

The biggest problem now is the lack of an effective communication channel between the court and the common people.

Building this channel is the main core contradiction.

As for the others, it's not that important.

"Because the students who failed the exam are the teachers who come to teach the students of the new academy."

"Therefore, in terms of enrollment, we try our best to include people from poor families and people with some basic knowledge in the scope of students recruited into the academy."

"Presumably those students from the gentry are too embarrassed to compete with the common people for this place."

"Therefore, most of the quotas that will be opened this time will fall into the hands of the common people."

"As long as enough people are recruited to join the academy, then our initial goal will be considered achieved."

"Letting the common people serve as officials is the attitude that the imperial court must express as a matter of urgency."

Open the class blockade and give the common people the opportunity to be officials.

Sending the signal that "reading can change destiny" to the outside world is the core strategic purpose of establishing the academy.

All means of establishing the academy are centered around this preliminary strategic core.

As long as one person is cultivated, even if it is to recruit a commoner to join the ranks of officials, this goal will be achieved.

Next, the common people will get the opportunity to leapfrog the class for their own benefit, so they will be eager to become the students of the academies.

When this trend is formed, the general trend will rise.

At that time, whoever opposes the continued establishment of the academy will be the enemy of the people.

At that time, the imperial court can respond to all calls and directly obliterate the possibility of the gentry rebelling.

Water can carry a boat or overturn it. Whoever wins the hearts of the people can control the world.

Obviously, the imperial court wanted to get rid of the constraints of the gentry, and the most important core issue was the approval of the people.

It was difficult for the nobles to realize this because they had never had a similar experience before.

Or rather, there have been a few instances in the past, but they have all been ignored.

Think about it, before the Tang Dynasty, who were the people who could win the hearts of the people?

Those are all mud legs who rebelled.

Will the nobles look down on those mud-legged people?
It won't be good at all!
There has never been an example of a successful peasant uprising before.

The current mainstream view is still that only with the approval of the gentry can the world be stabilized.

And the "water" in the sentence "water can carry a boat or overturn it" was also unilaterally identified by the gentry as the gentry class, not the bottom people.

The "people" in the mouths of the gentry have never been ordinary people.

They call themselves the people.

As for the real "people", they regard them as untouchables.

After all, there is still a certain gap with the noble class.

Li Zhi's words were extremely clear, and he expressed all the points he wanted to say.

But after Li Shimin heard this, he was still a little uneasy: "The common people... can really restrain the ambitions of the gentry?"

Hearing this, Li Zhi felt helpless.

"How many times have I told you that the people are the real people! They are the foundation of the superstructure!"

"As for the gentry, those gentry just rely on lies to instigate the people and make the people work for them."

"We are going to disintegrate now, that's the situation."

"Giving the people the hope of becoming an official makes them a key element in killing the gentry."

Li Zhi has mentioned this to Li Shimin countless times.

But Li Shimin still has a hesitant attitude towards this.

Just like the gentry did not believe that mud legs rolling in the fields had the power to overthrow their rule.

In fact, Li Shimin didn't really believe that the common people had that strength.

But seeing Li Zhi swearing again and again, Li Shimin finally chose to believe.

"Okay then, as you said, we will only teach the subject of open law and use a quick way to become officials for the people!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, as if he had made a difficult decision, gritted his teeth and said: "I have full trust in you this time. If something goes wrong and there is turmoil, it will not be the same." Small matter!"

"You can rest assured." Li Zhi sighed helplessly, and once again built confidence in Li Shimin, "It is the commonality of all people to seek good fortune and avoid harm. Even ordinary people who don't know anything can tell the pros and cons. As long as The heart of the imperial court is towards them, and if this signal can be clearly released, the people can be used by us."

"Cutting people's money is like killing their parents. I've heard you say it, and I understand what you said." Li Shimin seemed to know that he was wavering, and laughed at himself: "I just... lack confidence in them."

Ordinary people are a group that is very easy to be led by the nose.

What other people say, as long as they speak from their standpoint, no matter how outrageous things are, they can be regarded as the truth by them.

It is really hard for people to have confidence in such an ignorant group.

Li Zhi was the only one who could trust them wholeheartedly without reason.

(End of this chapter)