Soon Lu Chen came in front of Li Zhuo. Li Zhuo explained the truth to Lu Chen in a serious tone. Lu Chen also said that the emperor's concerns were not groundless, but the Chinese Academy of Sciences had already made corresponding preparations.
"A few taels of silver only buy some textbooks. If you really want to systematically enter the School of Arts to learn these test-taking techniques, then it's not a matter of a few taels of silver. Let me be frank: one spot costs 100,000 taels, and the number is limited."
What the hell?
The ministers around Li Zhuo were dumbfounded. One hundred thousand taels for one spot? Why didn't you just grab it?
Although readers say that books contain golden houses and beautiful women, your golden house is too golden!
One hundred thousand taels! Do you know what one hundred thousand taels means? One hundred thousand taels can build several literary colleges.
Lu Chen spread his hands and said, "There's nothing we can do. You guys said that once this kind of knowledge spreads, it will easily block the upward trend. So I personally think that the only way to avoid this problem is to raise the price."
"Furthermore, think about it: would those who are truly confident spend this money? Or, in other words, those who do spend this money are not very good in themselves. Even if they enter the liberal arts college, the possibility of them eventually getting into high school is unlikely."
Lu Chen was imitating some key high schools in his previous life, where students could attend the school by paying money.
You have to spend money, and spend it hard.
What's wrong with 100,000 taels? In the future, it would be easy to sell such a quota for 100,000 or 200,000 taels.
Ke Fuji and others thought about it for a while and agreed with Lu Chen's statement.
If the child in the family is really on the verge of admission or failure, the family will definitely not spend the money. At most, they will just force the child.
That's one hundred thousand taels. Wouldn't it be nice to save it and do something with it?
Those who are really willing to spend this money must be those children who are uneducated, but their families just want them to study and get a good degree, and their families don't really understand the intricacies of it.
The ministers were much more tolerant towards these people, as they probably had little chance of passing the exam.
If it's really a blessing from heaven that one of them is admitted, then it would be a cause for celebration.
Since it wouldn't cause any problems, Li Zhuo calmed down, and then became a little jealous.
That’s 100,000 taels. If one student costs 100,000 taels, then ten students would cost 1 million taels.
What a pity. This is the money earned by the Faculty of Arts and has nothing to do with him. No matter how thick-skinned he is, he would be embarrassed to share the money with those old scholars.
At this time, Wei Yong spoke again, "Your Majesty, although there is no need to worry about too many people entering the Academy of Literature, the textbooks that are leaking out are also a problem. Textbooks that cost several taels of silver per copy are a heavy burden for ordinary students."
"But if they don't read these textbooks, they won't be able to master better answering methods, and will naturally suffer a disadvantage during the exam. As a result, the future of the lowest-level students will be ruined."
Li Zhuo nodded, indicating that this was the truth, and then looked at Lu Chen and said, "National Master, what is the plan?"
Lu Chen snapped his fingers and said, "That's easy. The hardcover edition will definitely cost a few taels of silver, and it also comes with the signatures of the teachers from the Faculty of Arts. But the regular edition is much cheaper, only a hundred yuan. How about this? The secret exam questions written by the masters of the Faculty of Arts are only a hundred yuan. You can't afford to lose or be cheated!"
Li Zhuo smiled and nodded, "National Master, you are worthy of being the National Master. I'm sure you've already thought about all these things. So, I feel at ease when I tell you to take care of it!"
Li Zhuo suddenly figured it out. What's yours and what's mine? They all belong to Da Qi.
If Lu Chen makes more money with the School of Arts today, he can give less money to the Chinese Academy of Sciences tomorrow. This way, the meat will eventually rot in the pot.
However, Wei Yong shook his head in disbelief, saying, "Even a penny is a burden for some poor families, a burden as heavy as a mountain. Your Majesty, you may not know that some scholars' families are already struggling just to pursue their studies, and a hundred yuan could be the final straw that breaks the camel's back."
Although Li Zhuo didn't know how miserable the people were, he knew that being stuck with money was indeed unpleasant.
So he turned to Lu Chen and said, "Master, do you think the price can be lowered a little more?"
Lu Chen spread his hands awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, to be honest, one hundred yuan is already a very reasonable price. Think about who wrote this book, and think about how much it would cost to listen to these teachers' lectures in the past."
"Many of the masters here wouldn't even be able to see them even if you paid money. Now, for just one hundred yuan, you can read their works. This is only possible because of the prosperity of the Great Qi and Your Majesty's diligent efforts to govern the country!"
"I personally don't have any requirements for the selling price, but the problem is that if I sell it too cheaply, how can I explain it to these old gentlemen? Their knowledge is very valuable. If I sell it at a low price, it would be insulting. How can they survive in Shilin in the future?"
Lu Chen bowed to Wei Yong and said, "How about Sir Wei go and discuss this with those old gentlemen?"
Wei Yong was overwhelmed when he heard this. Lu Chen was right. Considering the identities of those old gentlemen, they only sold the books to you for one hundred yuan, which was really cheap.
It's already so cheap, if I continue to bargain, it would be really ungrateful.
It is definitely impossible to chat with those old gentlemen, but he can act like a rogue.
So he curled his lips and said, "The Imperial Censor has heard the news and reported it. How to deal with it specifically should be left to the relevant departments."
Lu Chen curled his lips in disdain, thinking to himself, there are times when you, Old Deng, get scared.
I see that you have started to show some signs of growth again recently. Is it because your daughter hasn't given you much strength?
Seeing that the situation had reached an impasse, Lu Chen bowed again and said, "The ten-cent coin rate certainly can't be lowered any further, but it's true that ordinary scholars live a hard life. How about this? The Chinese Academy of Sciences will take the lead and work with the Central Bank to set up a student loan program specifically to support those scholars, so that they don't have to worry too much about their lives before they pass the imperial examinations."
Li Zhuo's eyes lit up. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the central bank jointly launched a student loan program? Does that mean the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Treasury aren't involved?
As long as you can get things done without spending money, that's definitely good!
Li Zhuo immediately nodded and agreed, "That's great!"
Lu Chen was also smiling in his heart. The power of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Central Bank has increased again!
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