Chapter 2307 Educational development, three major projects
Chapter 2304: Educational development, three major projects
The value of papermaking technology has been discovered to the extreme by Ying Hao.
When papermaking was just born, Ying Hao dared to sell a book called "The Analects of Confucius" at a high price of ten gold.
Because of the high popularity of "The Analects of Confucius", all major families have basically all of them, so naturally they cannot sell at a high price.
But even if a book with low popularity is worth a hundred gold coins, the aristocratic families still rush to find it, and there is still a price left.
In this way, Ying Hao earned no less than millions of gold from the aristocratic families by buying books and hunger marketing alone.
Of course, the aristocratic family is not foolish, and it is impossible to give Ying Hao money.
With the large number of publications and popularization of various books, the demand for books by aristocratic families has become lower and lower, and the value of books has naturally plummeted.
Previously, one of the ten golds needed to be purchased, but then one golds could not be sold. The value and sales of the books had a cliff-like plunge. I could not make a lot of money by selling books alone, and Daqin is gradually losing this source of wealth.
Although selling books is not a profitable industry, it is still profitable. It is precisely because of this that countries are still cracking papermaking technology, and they are not far from success.
Seeing this, Ying Hao decisively sold papermaking to various countries, and accompanied by printing technology. He sold nearly two million yuan in total, making a lot of money.
Ying Hao made a fortune by using papermaking, but he did not stop pulling out the wool from papermaking. Instead, he continued to dig deep into other values ??of paper.
The role of paper is not only in books, but also in all aspects of life.
From toilet paper to window paper, oil paper umbrella, lantern paper, wrapping paper, and everything is available for all purposes.
A small piece of paper was played with by Ying Hao, bringing huge amounts of wealth to Daqin.
Nowadays, not only all countries have mastered papermaking, but even many families have mastered papermaking, and have printed a large number of books for sale to make profits.
However, the biggest dividend of papermaking has been taken over by Ying Hao, and the prices of books on the market have been suppressed very low. These families can only drink some soup, and it is impossible to make a fortune like Daqin.
After the price of books became cheaper, major families could not sell books at high prices, so they could only make small profits and sell quickly, and expanded the types of books. Various collections of poems, novels and stories were also circulated on the market.
This has made the novelist, the one with the lowest presence among the hundreds of schools of thought, begin to flourish.
In today''s Daqin, books are already very cheap. Even ordinary people can afford them, but being able to afford them does not mean that they can learn them. After all, learning requires teaching by words and deeds.
Basic education has become another major problem facing Daqin.
In order to solve this big problem, after many discussions with major officials, Ying Hao decided to take out one percent of the Qin Dynasty''s finances and devote himself to the Qin Dynasty''s education cause.
Don’t underestimate this mere 1% of the country’s income. If it is spread to the national income, it is not a small number, and it is enough for Ying Hao to build a hundred academies.
Originally, Ying Hao was planning to invest 3% when he was preparing to invest, but he was opposed by many officials such as Prime Minister Wang Meng. The reason was that the world has not been unified yet, and the funds of the Qin Dynasty should be spent in places where it is needed more. Education will not see any returns without more than ten years of cultivation, and it is not suitable to invest such a huge amount of funds now.
After hearing this, Ying Hao also felt that it made sense. After all, for the Qin Dynasty, unifying the world is the top priority. It is a bit of losing the money to the education that cannot see any returns.
Although Ying Hao''s "Education Development Plan" was denied, it does not mean that he gave up on the development of the education industry.
What is the difference between mediocre officials and capable officials?
Mediocre officials can only do things with money, while capable officials can not only do things with money, but they can still do things without money.
Ying Hao now has no shortage of capable ministers, so he can do things well even if he has no money.
Ying Hao’s task to Xi Zhicai was to let him use one percent of the finances of Daqin to develop education, but to develop three percent of the financial results.
This task must be done without being difficult. Even Ying Hao himself didn''t know how to do it, but Xi Zhicai promised him that it would be completed, and then the director of the Education Department suffered.
The director of the Education Department of the Ministry of Rites was a disciple of Confucius, Yan Hui.
Yan Hui had served as the prefect of Xiangyang before, but now he has been transferred back to the court to take charge of the Education Department, one of the six departments of the Ministry of Rites.
Among the six departments of the Ministry of Rites, there are only three departments with real power, namely: the Department of Diplomacy, Education and the Department of Etiquette.
As for the other three departments: the ancestral priest, the host and the food department, the affairs in charge are not very important, they can only be considered a idle position, so the authority will naturally not be too heavy.
The Education Department under the charge of Yan Hui is responsible for all schools in Daqin and the imperial examinations. Its authority in the Ministry of Rites is second only to the department of the Foreign Affairs Department.
The reason why Yan Hui was able to sit in this position was naturally because he was exposed to the light of Confucius'' disciples.
Ying Hao promoted Yan Hui, a Confucian disciple, to this point in order to win over Confucianism, otherwise Yan Hui would not have reached this high position.
In addition to the need for funds to develop education, faculty is also indispensable.
After Yan Hui learned that his boss Xi Zhicai had actually fulfilled such a nearly impossible task, he felt like he was going crazy.
The Education Department is not only not enough money, but also not enough people. How can we use one percent of the financial resources of Daqin to achieve a three-percent effect?
Xi Zhicai chose to ignore Yan Hui''s complaints directly. It was not easy for all departments to establish a Qin Dynasty. If everyone complained, wouldn''t he still do things?
In a word, if you have the conditions, you have to do things, if you don’t have the conditions, you have to do things even if you have the conditions.
This is what Ying Hao said to Xi Zhicai. Now Xi Zhicai gave this sentence to Yan Hui intact.
Yan Hui was so angry that he was crying. It would be fine if he had no money, but there was no one yet. He was still required to make political achievements. It was too difficult for him to be the director of the Education Department.
Although the task is a bit difficult, if Yan Hui completes it, it will be a great achievement. In addition, he is the first director of the Education Department of Daqin, so he will never retreat no matter what. He must set a good example for the younger generations who are in charge of education.
Although Yan Hui had the determination to go all out, it was a fact that insufficient educational resources were found. He could not create resources out of thin air. In desperation, he could only turn to his teacher Confucius.
For Yan Hui, it’s okay to be short of money. If he saves some money, he should be able to hold on for a year, but the most fatal thing is that the number of teachers is too small, especially senior teachers who can serve as principals. If there is no teacher, even if the school is built, it will still not be able to teach normally. Yan Hui can''t just put a blank shell, right?
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, Confucian scholars have the most learned scholars, and they can act as teachers with a simple training.
In addition, those who have been in office but are now idle and have no intention of career can be invited to serve as principal.
Yan Hui had no choice, so he thought of using the power of Confucianism to help him achieve his achievements. Fortunately, his master Confucius supported him very much.
Confucius not only came forward personally to help Yan Hui win over a large number of teachers, but also spoke out that after the Yecheng Academy was completed, he would take up the position of principal and personally sit in the Yecheng Academy to teach for three years.
Confucius is the leader of Confucianism. He personally sits in the Yecheng Academy, which is naturally great news for all students in the world.
With the help of his master Confucius, Yan Hui''s work finally opened up, and good news came from Xi Zhicai.
After the Minister of Rites Xi Zhicai tried his best, he finally reached an agreement with many major scholars of the Imperial Academy. On the condition of increasing the education funds for the Imperial Academy, in exchange for great scholars such as Cai Yong, Xun Shuang, and Qiao Xuan. He served as the principal of many academicians such as Xiangyang Academy, Jinyang Academy, and Hedong Academy respectively, with a period of limitations of five years.
Great scholars such as Cai Yong, Xun Shuang, Qiao Xuan, etc., with disciples and disciples all over the world, and they were in charge of a school. Even if the Education Department did not make any funds, local families would take the initiative to fund their new school.
Yan Hui was so moved that he almost burst into tears when he learned about it. He thought that the Education Department was raised by his stepmother and allowed him to encourage himself to die. Unexpectedly, his superiors not only did not give up on him, but instead went out to discuss cooperation with the Imperial Academy.
Xi Zhicai was the Minister of Rites and a veteran of Jin, with much greater energy than Yan Hui.
If Yan goes back to do the same thing, I guess he won’t care about it, but if Xi Zhicai takes action, the situation will be completely different.
With the cooperation of Xi Zhicai and Yan Hui, Daqin''s education career has been initially built.
The Qin Dynasty will build nine large-scale provincial academies in prefecture-level cities such as Luoyang, Xiangyang, Jinyang, and Yecheng, and ten county-level medium-sized colleges in county-level cities such as Hongnong and Nanyang in Julu.
These projects are expected to be completely completed within the next three years.
As for when will these academies make profits? Xi Zhicai estimated that it would take at least five years to wait, and he would not make much money. Before that, Daqin needed to invest one percent of the finances to support him every year.
After listening to Xi Zhicai''s report, Ying Hao smiled and praised: "Thank you for your hard work to develop education to such a level with limited funds and manpower in such a short period of time."
Xi Zhicai said seriously: "Weichen just did what he should do."
After encouraging Xi Zhi for a few words, Ying Hao''s eyes fell on Liu Ye, the Minister of Works, and said, "The construction of various university palaces is a big project. If the supervision is not effective, corruption will easily arise.
Liu Ye, as the Minister of Works, you need to supervise it with all your might. ”
Liu Ye felt a stern and immediately said, "I obey the order."
It’s not that Ying Hao distrusts Liu Ye’s ability, but that the functions of the Ministry of Works involve huge wealth and interests in all aspects, which are very likely to breed corruption.
Daqin has determined three major engineering plans, namely: the construction plan of the Academy, the construction plan of the Hebei Chidao, and the plan to reclaim tens of millions of fertile land in the waterway.
For example, if someone uses his power to corruption in the construction of the Academy, it will be extremely difficult to discover, and once it is discovered, it means that the project has been destroyed.
If officials of the Ministry of Works want to be corrupt, there are various ways, so Ying Hao must be very cautious.
The six departments of the Ministry of Works are:
The Engineering Department is responsible for the country''s large-scale projects. Among the three major engineering plans today, the Engineering Department is responsible for two of them, and the director is Gu Yong.
The Ordnance Department, the predecessor of the craftsmanship institute, is responsible for the management of factories and workshops across the country, and is responsible for the creation of the entire army''s ordnance. The director is Song Yingxing.
The Military Farming Department is responsible for the national military farming matters. The military farming department, one of the three major projects, is responsible for the military farming part of the military farming department, and the director is Zao Zhi.
The Road Construction Department is responsible for the construction of roads and road maintenance across the country. The Hebei Road Construction Department, one of the three major engineering plans, is responsible for the Road Construction Department, and the director is Li Daoyuan.
The Water Resources Department is responsible for the national water conservancy projects and farmland irrigation matters. The water conservancy department is responsible for the water conservancy project of one of the three major projects, and the director is Zheng Guo.
Coin Department, responsible for the minting of national currencies, Director Qin Ying.
Just by looking at the functions of the Sixth Department of the Ministry of Works, you can see how powerful Liu Ye, the Minister of Works, has.
The main reason why Liu Ye was able to hold such a high position in the Qin Dynasty as a relative of the Han Dynasty was that he was Ying Hao''s subordinate minister, his own side was the main reason.
Ying Hao was called a king, a king, or even an emperor. Among the people who rushed to the front line, there was always one person, that is Liu Ye.
Lu Ye’s secret to getting to the present is to understand the gains and losses.
As soon as Liu Ye became the Minister of Works, he immediately had to take over the three major projects. If any problems arise, he, the Minister of Works, could not be blamed, which shows the pressure on him.
"Report to Your Majesty, not only the Academy, but also the three major projects, and we will personally supervise them, and we will never give corrupt officials or any room for corruption." Liu Ye said with a determined look on his face.
Seeing this, Ying Hao couldn''t help but nodded. With this attitude, he thought that the possibility of corruption could be minimized.
"How much finance will the construction of the Chidao and the management of the Hebei waterway cost?" Ying Hao looked at Xun Yu and asked.
Xun Yu is the Minister of Revenue and the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country''s territory, land, household registration, taxes, salary and all financial matters, that is, the entire Qin Dynasty''s money bag.
Xun Yu immediately stood up and replied, "It accounts for about 24% of the total financial amount of our Great Qin."
The construction plan of the academy only accounts for one percent of the national finance, while the Chidao and Water Conservancy and Military Farmland account for 24%, which shows how much investment Daqin has invested in both rural and commercial industries.
Of course, the greater the investment in the early stage, the greater the return in the later stage.
After the construction of Hebei Chi Road is completed, the commercial circulation in Hebei will be greatly improved, commerce will be greatly developed, and commercial tax will increase exponentially.
As for water conservancy and military farming, it is a top priority. It is a policy that must be implemented to increase the total grain production in the entire Hebei region.
(This chapter ends)