"Your Majesty is wise. We have no objection." Everyone responded in unison.
This matter is of great importance and you don’t have to pay for it yourself, so what opinions do you have?
Fang Zhengyi was also satisfied.
In fact, this is not a difficult thing. You just need to make a fixed format form according to the court's requirements, and then work according to the form after simple training.
In a few years, the office environment of Dajing Chaozhong will change drastically.
On the other hand, students at Dongjiao University now have a regular staffing system, although they have official positions but no ranks.
But things have to develop step by step, and the people outside don’t quite understand the various reasons, so they just want to stick to the court.
If students from Dongjiao University make important achievements in the future, the court will certainly give them important positions, and at that time we will continue to broaden their promotion channels.
If this continues, in a few decades...won't our college entrance examination be able to replace the imperial examination?
But these are not the topics of today, they are just something I did for fun.
Fang Zhengyi returned to his original position and said, "Your Majesty, I also have something I want to ask Your Majesty today."
"speak."
"Since I founded Yucai Primary School, I have adopted some new educational methods. Now it seems that these educational methods have been of great help to the students."
“Not only can it help students improve their academic performance, but it can also help them form a team and learn to cooperate with their classmates. In this way, this educational experiment can be considered a success.”
"Nowadays, the world has changed. Dajing's horizons have been broadened to overseas, and the knowledge he has been exposed to has become more and more complex. The previous methods may not be able to keep up with the changes in the future, so I dare to invite the emperor's grandson to attend Yucai Primary School!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jing fell into deep thought.
This was another unprecedented precedent, studying outside the palace.
Although it was not far from the palace, I couldn't help feeling a little worried.
However, seeing that no one among the ministers raised any objection, Emperor Jing asked, "My dear ministers, is Yucai's education really so superior?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. My grandson knows more words than most children, and he also understands filial piety. Yucai's education is indeed extraordinary."
"Yes, not only that, but also the food, clothing, housing and transportation are perfect."
Zhang Dongxiang clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is okay for the emperor's grandson to go out to receive education. At least at this stage, Yucai is better than Zhanshi Mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, several people came out to express their agreement.
I can’t help but agree!
If the emperor's grandson goes, then won't my children be classmates with the emperor's grandson in the future?
Not to mention this point, after I pay the tuition, who can I turn to if Founder breaks its promise and lowers the quality of teaching in the future?
Now that the emperor's grandson is there, everything is guaranteed!
Seeing that the situation was good, Fang Zhengyi struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured about the safety. Yucai is a closed-door teaching place. The palace and the Jinyiwei can also send people to guard and ensure the safety of the emperor's grandson."
"Well, since he is so outstanding, it is not a bad idea to let the grandson go to Yucai School." Emperor Jing waved his sleeves and decided. "The grandson went to the East Palace today. You can go to the East Palace to take a look after you leave the court."
It would be better to send the child to Fang Zheng's care than to let him stay in the palace. His unreliable father has often taken the child around.
Fang Zheng nodded in agreement and quietly returned to his original position.
Even if the matter is accomplished, there will be an explanation to the prince.
The court restored order, and Emperor Jing said, "Yesterday I received a report from the Ministry of War, saying that the sea vessels are ready, and the navy has been recruited and prepared. The overseas envoys have also stayed in the capital for a long time. When my Great Jing fleet sets sail, the envoys will also return home with the ship. How is the Honglu Temple preparing?"
Chen Hongdao, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, said: "Your Majesty, I have already prepared everything. The gift list is already ready, but I am still waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to transfer the silver. I have been waiting for a month."
Emperor Jing frowned slightly and looked at Xu Wenshu: "Any questions?"
Xu Wenshu said, "Your Majesty, the total value of the gift list submitted by the Honglu Temple is as high as 500,000 taels. I think this is a bit too high. For a small overseas country, it is a bit too much to not pay tribute and not pay tribute, so we are still discussing it."
"Sir Xu, some money cannot be saved. This money was earned from them. If we neglect it, it will be a disgrace to me, Dajing!" said Chen Hong.
"The money in the national treasury cannot be wasted like this." Xu Wenshu said slowly, "Since the fleet returned, the expenses reported to the Ministry of Revenue have been increasing day by day. No matter how rich he is, he still has to be frugal in his life. Moreover, the navy has huge expenses to begin with. Five hundred thousand taels... Oh, I really can't afford it!"
"Master Xu, you said before that you would consider it again. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?" Chen Hong questioned, "Although they are all small overseas countries, they are not just one or two countries."
The two argued endlessly, and Emperor Jing never spoke his opinion.
Fang Zhengyi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Xu is right. We will provide food and accommodation for the overseas delegation. Just give each family one or two thousand taels as a token of appreciation."
The argument stopped immediately, and Chen Hong was surprised and said, "Master Fang, you are taking sides now, aren't you? You are giving a beggar a couple of thousand taels? If this gets out, we, the Great Jing, don't even know the basics of hospitality. How can we save our reputation?"
"Well, one thousand taels is a bit too little..." Xu Wenshu said, stroking his beard.
Fang Zheng said, "Your Majesty, everyone. We are now dealing with a country that we have never known before. As Lord Xu said, it would be unreasonable to not pay tribute to our country. Secondly, the culture overseas is completely different from that of our country. In addition, the distance is too far, so paying tribute to our country is meaningless. The old methods are simply not applicable to them."
"So, it's better to view them as business partners. We go to do business with them, not to do charity for them."
Without waiting for Chen Hong to speak, Fang Zheng turned to Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty, we have already treated them with great courtesy in Dajing. If we continue to give them generous gifts, it may become worse. If they refuse to accept our favors, it will be a problem if we want to trade with them in the future."
"It's better to be pure from the beginning. I believe that the strong will be respected wherever they go, regardless of whether they give gifts or not."
Emperor Jing asked, "Then what do you think?"
Fang Zheng said, "I do have some ideas in my mind. As for the gifts... I can pick out some specialties from Taoyuan County and report to the Ministry of Revenue. We need to find common ground when communicating with foreigners, and then take them around to see some activities to show off our great national strength. As for the specific content, I can discuss it briefly with Lord Chen."
Emperor Jing asked, "Chen Hong, what do you think?"
It looked like the money would not be approved, so Chen Hong said helplessly: "Since Lord Fang has a unique idea, I am willing to listen to it."
"Well, you guys go back and discuss for now, and submit a set of rules to me as soon as possible."
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