After making simple arrangements, Emperor Jing asked happily, "I wonder if it's a boy or a girl?"
"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. We won't know until the baby is born." Fang Zheng laughed, "Besides, I have another good news."
"Any more good news? Tell me quickly."
Emperor Jing now felt refreshed and relaxed.
"Your Majesty... we have it here too!"
"Haha, good to have one, got...what!" Emperor Jing was shocked: "Miao Han is pregnant too!"
"Yes." Fang Zheng smiled and said, "I just found out about it a while ago. After I confirmed it, I came to the palace to report the good news right away."
Emperor Jing paced back and forth with a grin on his face, his joy almost overflowing.
Fang Zhengyi also smiled foolishly. It was the first time he saw the emperor lose his composure like this.
"Double happiness... this is double happiness!"
Emperor Jing laughed loudly, walked up to Fang Zheng and patted him on the shoulder!
"I will grant you a thousand pieces of brocade and a hundred acres of fertile land, all from the imperial farm. Bring back some more supplements from the palace, and remember to tell Miaohan to take good care of herself and not to move around easily. Also, call a few more imperial doctors over, and don't let her get sick."
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, I have already prepared everything the Princess's residence needs. As for the rewards, please..."
"This is a reward for Miaohan. What does it have to do with you?" Emperor Jing glared and said without any doubt.
Fang Zhengyi wanted to be humble, but he quickly shut up.
It’s so cool! Soft rice is really delicious!
After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he sat back in his original seat with a smile: "You two are finally something that I can rest assured about. You have brought two pieces of great news, which is really rare."
"Don't be anxious, father. They are just children. It won't be difficult for me to have seventeen or eighteen more of them in the future!" Li Yuanzhao said proudly.
As he spoke, he glanced at Fang Zhengyi.
Please send two more sets of new clothes over quickly.
Fang Zhengyi nodded slightly.
Men really like dress-up games, they are all the same...
Although Li Yuanzhao was showing off, Emperor Jing was in a particularly good mood and nodded with satisfaction on his face.
Have children, no matter how many you have!
Just don’t be like me. I only raised a beast, and I’m so angry that my lungs are about to explode, but I have no choice.
When Emperor Jing's mood gradually recovered, Fang Zhengyi took out a memorial from his waist and handed it over.
"Your Majesty, the Academy of Sciences and the College have been mostly built and can be put into use."
"The next step is to recruit people from the public, and students will be selected from the common people. This is the rough rule, please review it, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing took the memorial and began to read it.
It contains densely packed records of various school rules and regulations, subjects, grades, and criteria for selecting students for admission to the Academy.
"What's the meaning of this basic class, first and second books?" Emperor Jing asked puzzledly.
Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, this is just a simple classification. Students newly enrolled from the public must have a weak foundation, so everyone must study in the basic class. Only after passing the exam can they be promoted to a first-class university, and then gradually pass the exams to finally be promoted to a junior college. If the junior college graduation thesis is passed or there are inventions, they can enter the Royal Academy of Sciences or stay on to teach."
"Of course, if there are people with outstanding talents, they can also be promoted from undergraduate to junior college, and it is not impossible to be promoted from a first-class university to a junior college."
There is nothing above it, and according to his plan, there is no plan to set it up.
Although Taoyuan County had some savings, it was barely enough to support the establishment of the Academy of Sciences.
But overall, everything is still in its basic stage, and various systems still need to be adjusted through trial and error.
"Okay, the plan is pretty detailed, so just go ahead and do it."
"Your Majesty, there is another issue that requires your support." Fang Zheng said.
"I recruit students from the public, but the people in the public are divided into large and small households. Everyone has his own duties and can only do the business of his ancestors."
"But after the basic class training, we need to shuffle the students and train them according to their talents and wishes. If this is the case, I am afraid it will cause criticism in the court."
"So I beg Your Majesty to give the students a chance to change their household classification, so that they can study with peace of mind and not be frightened."
The so-called households are divided into four major categories: military households, civilian households, artisan households, and kitchen households. Each household is further divided into smaller categories, and all are recorded in the yellow book.
All households can take part in the imperial examinations, but if they fail... they can only do their own business for the rest of their lives and this cannot be changed.
Of course, reality is reality. There are always loopholes and it is not so strict and rigid.
But it is different for colleges. Large-scale enrollment and changes in household categories will inevitably lead to criticism from the government, so the way must be paved for students in advance to avoid future troubles.
Emperor Jing was in a very good mood at the moment, and it was the right time to make a request.
But after thinking for a long time, Emperor Jing still looked a little embarrassed.
This is our ancestral rule, and it has been practiced from ancient times to the present day.
"Since learning in the academy is divided into different categories, can't we select students from various professions?"
Fang Zheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is too rigid and extremely inefficient."
"People say that turtles are born as tortoises, and mice dig holes. But in my opinion, this is a complete slander against people. People's talents are not entirely determined by their birth. A mediocre blacksmith also has the potential to become a general who has fought many battles. This is one of the reasons why I strongly request the establishment of a science academy and a college, just to select these talented people. If we follow the old rules, this matter will be difficult to handle."
"That's right! Father! Old Fang is right, my talent lies in the battlefield. Unfortunately, I have no place to use my skills today!" Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but yell.
Emperor Jing glared fiercely and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Zhengyi, you really gave me a difficult problem. Once the door is opened, I don't know how many people in the court will have objections, and all the pressure will be placed on me."
Fang Zhengyi's expression froze.
Originally, I thought that if I took advantage of the good news to mention that the matter could be handled smoothly, it shouldn't be too difficult to make an exception for the college.
But this time, the power of the ancestral system was obviously underestimated.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that there is a place called Tianzhu."
"What does this matter have to do with India?" asked Emperor Jing.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me. In India, people are divided into four categories according to their bloodline from the moment they are born: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. This system is called caste."
"These four types of people can only stay in their own class for the rest of their lives and will never be able to rise above it. The upper class treats the lower class like pigs and dogs, and the lower class is content with it."
Emperor Jing suddenly realized what was happening and frowned, "You mean the difference between households is the difference between castes?!"
"This is ridiculous! We have the imperial examination system in Dajing, and any common people can get promoted through it. Moreover, all educated and sensible people take the rise and fall of the country as their own responsibility. How can a ridiculous Tianzhu compare to this?"
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