Shi Zhong said loudly: "Wrong! Absolutely wrong! What characters do the people know? What books do they read? Can those books related to science teach them how to be human? The so-called essays popular in the world now are all nonsense and can be said to be useless!"
What the hell are you talking about?
Fang Zhengyi was furious. He looked at Emperor Jing and said sternly, "Your Majesty, if the people cannot read, they cannot understand even the books written by the saints. Now that there is a literacy craze among the people, it will be of great benefit to the selection of talents for the court in the future. It should be a happy event."
"Your Majesty, I also have something to say." An unexpected person stood up.
Fang Zheng turned his head and saw that it was the Minister of Revenue Xu Wenshu, and he felt a little puzzled.
What happened today should have nothing to do with him...
Xu Wenshu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of participating in this debate, but there is one thing I would like to ask Lord Fang for advice in public."
Emperor Jing nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
Xu Wenshu said, "A few months ago, Lord Fang came to the Ministry of Revenue and said that the Firearms Institute under the Royal Academy of Sciences needed to research a top-secret project. I thought it was related to firearms, so I approved a sum of money at that time."
"But several months have passed. I have sent people to the Institute of Firearms to inquire, but each time they gave me the wrong answer. So I still don't know where the money is, and I haven't seen any results from the Academy of Sciences."
"So I want to ask Master Fang, where did this money go? The money in my Ministry of Revenue is the blood and sweat of the people, and we can't spend it unclearly!"
"If the Academy of Sciences will always act in this way, then Your Majesty, please allocate a fixed amount directly to the Academy of Sciences. I will no longer interfere in the internal affairs of the Academy of Sciences."
Fang Zheng thought to himself that this was not good.
The money was used to build hot air balloons and pay salaries and benefits... I don’t know how Yishun is doing and he hasn’t come back yet!
Just as he was thinking of a countermeasure, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the hall, followed by a eunuch's shrill cry that echoed throughout the hall.
"Your Majesty, there is urgent news!! Urgent news from Yishun!!"
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