Long Yunfeng straightened his body and sat back down. Zhu Yu also sat back down.
"General Zhu, His Majesty is right. You are the most suitable person to handle this matter. The Prime Minister and I are too weak to fight against them.”Li Zhenguo also understood that Long Yunfeng wanted Zhu Yu to do it to protect them, so he added.
Zhu Yu also understood that he was the only one who was suitable to do this, so he agreed.
"The imperial examination system and the movable type printing technique have pushed the aristocratic families to the end of their road. In less than three generations, the aristocratic families are no different from ordinary families.”Wang Huan said happily.
However, Long Yunfeng didn't agree with Wang Huan's words. Instead, he smiled and said,"" Lord Wang, three generations is too long for Zhen. Zhen will add fuel to the fire. In less than five years, Zhen will be able to turn these aristocratic families into ashes."
"I wonder what plans Your Majesty has?"
"Although the price of books will drop a lot after printing, not many people can afford to buy more, especially the poor people.”Long Yunfeng said.
"That's right! I was also born in poverty, so I know how they live. They don't even have enough to eat, so how can they have the money to study?”Li Zhenguo said with lingering fear.
If the previous emperor had not taken a fancy to his talent, how could he have become a minister of the court and a third-grade Situ?
This was especially true for those who lacked labor at home. In this era, children who were eleven or twelve years old had to work in the fields, unlike Long Yunfeng, who was still a junior high school student at that time. His family lacked labor and had no money. The common people could only live a hungry life. They were content with a full meal.
"That's right! So I gave them the chance to study.”Long Yunfeng said.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Zhu Yu was somewhat confused.
"We have decided to implement compulsory education in Great Qin.”
"Forced education?" The three of them did not understand.
"The so-called compulsory education means that the country pays for every child of the right age to receive five years of education. This is the obligation that every citizen should bear. Moreover, compulsory education was written into the law and a special education law was to be formulated.”Long Yunfeng said.
"However, this is a huge financial burden for the country.”Although Wang Huan was not in charge of the country's finances, he immediately knew that if he implemented it, it would definitely make the already empty national treasury even emptier.
"Don't worry, I won't take it out of the national treasury. I will take out five million taels of silver from my own insider information every year to use for national education.”Long Yunfeng didn't plan to draw from the national treasury. He had plenty of ways to earn money anyway. The wine he brewed would bring him considerable profits every year.
"Your Majesty, where did you get so much silver?”When Zhu Yu heard that it was five million taels a year, his eyes instantly widened.
It was better to spend this money on the army than on education. Great Qin had one million soldiers, but Great Qin's treasury only had four million taels of silver. Because the Royal Guards did not have enough money, their strength had greatly decreased.
"Zhen has many ways to earn money. If it is managed properly, ten million taels a year is not a problem."
Glass, soap, and perfume did not exist in this world. As a person with a system, how could he lack ways to make money?
Moreover, he said that he was a university student who majored in both arts and science. If he studied math, physics, and chemistry well, he would not be afraid of traveling the world. This was not just for show.
"Your Majesty, since you can earn so much silver every year, can you increase the rations for Great Qin's army?”Zhu Yu said with some difficulty.
After all, as the Cheji General, he had 300,000 Royal Guards, but he only received around one million taels of silver. On average, each person only received one tael of silver, which was only enough for a family of five to live on for two months. Even though Great Qin's soldiers did not complain, it was not a good idea to let this go on for too long. After all, it was only right for soldiers to be paid.
"General Zhu, don't worry. According to my next reform, the national treasury will have at least 20 million taels of silver per year. You don't have to worry, the next reform may use the army.”Long Yunfeng said.
Long Yunfeng naturally knew the importance of the army. Political power came from the barrel of a gun. These words were right. The lack of money in the past few years was mostly made up by the Zhu family. Otherwise, the royal army would probably rebel.
This was also the reason why the Zhu family managed to sell books. It could make up for the losses that the Zhu family had caused Great Qin in the past few years.
"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of all the soldiers of Great Qin.”Zhu Yu stood up from his chair, knelt on one knee, and cupped his hands.
"General Zhu, what do you mean? Please get up." Long Yunfeng jumped in fright. He stood up and walked around the table to Zhu Yu, holding his hands and helping him up.
"All these years, it's my Imperial Family who has let down Great Qin's soldiers, especially the border soldiers. They don't have much food and pay, but they don't complain.”Long Yunfeng said sadly with tears in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to do this. In order to protect Great Qin's territory, this is the duty of Great Qin's soldiers.”Zhu Yu said. He also knew that this was not the fault of the imperial family. Moreover, the imperial court really did not have money.
"I promise you that if the reform is successful, I will pacify the Jin Kingdom within five years.”Long Yunfeng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
" Your Majesty, this…" He was stunned when he heard that Long Yunfeng would pacify the Jin Kingdom within five years.
In terms of land area, the Jin Kingdom was even larger than the Great Qin Empire. However, most of the land was covered with deserts, glaciers, and snow. It was uninhabited, and the bitter cold of the land also created the "nature" of these nomads who were brave and warlike. The best warhorses in the world came from the Great Prairie.
The Jin Kingdom was known to have millions of people controlling the bowstring, and their military power was very strong. However, due to the geographical situation, they were destined to lack food, cloth, iron, and other important things. As a result, the Jin Kingdom had always been eyeing the wealthy Great Qin.
If it wasn't for the Dragon City Pass, the Jin Kingdom's army would have long invaded the Great Qin Empire's territory.
However, His Majesty actually said that he could pacify the Jin Kingdom in five years. Wasn't this a little too much?
"Why? General Zhu, do you not believe that I can pacify the Jin Kingdom in five years?”Long Yunfeng wasn't displeased when he saw Zhu Yu's disbelief in his eyes. Instead, he asked with a smile.
" Your Majesty, I believe you, I believe you," Zhu Yu quickly replied. However, he did not seem to believe him.
Seeing that Zhu Yu didn't believe him, Long Yunfeng continued,""General Zhu, why don't we make a bet and see if I can pacify the Jin Kingdom within five years and remove the hidden danger in the northern part of Great Qin?"
" Alright, I'll bet with Your Majesty." Zhu Yu saw Long Yunfeng's furious expression and felt that he could bet with Your Majesty.
"Alright, let's high-five and swear.”Long Yunfeng stretched out his right hand and aimed his palm at Zhu Yu.
" Pa!" Zhu Yu also extended his right hand and slapped Long Yunfeng's palm.
" General Zhu, since it's a bet, how can we not have a fly?" Long Yunfeng saw that the oath had been made and felt that a bet without a bet was too boring.
"How do you want to bet, Your Majesty?" Zhu Yu asked.
"If Zhen loses, Zhen can promise to do one thing for you. If Zhen wins, you can promise to do one thing for Zhen. How about it?"
"Deal!"
After the oath was made, Long Yunfeng and Zhu Yu returned to their seats. Long Yunfeng said,""Where was I?"
" Your Majesty, you mentioned compulsory education just now," Zhu Yu reminded.
"Right, right. It's not enough to just have compulsory education.”Long Yunfeng said.
In his previous life, Long Yunfeng knew the importance of controlling a fishing wheel.
Now, when the people heard the news, it was most likely from the local aristocratic families.
In order to maintain their ruling position, those aristocratic families naturally filtered the information they gave them. Moreover, it was difficult to tell whether it was true or false, so the people were naturally deceived by those aristocratic families.
Running a newspaper was different. As long as the newspaper was moved, those literate people could learn the truth of some things through the newspaper.
Even if the commoners were illiterate, the imperial court could publicize it on their behalf.
"The newspaper? What is a newspaper?" The three of them looked at Long Yunfeng, and Wang Huan asked in confusion.
"A newspaper is a piece of paper filled with things or drawings," Long Yunfeng explained. For example, the reason for the Hanyin rebellion and related content can be written on it.
" Your Majesty, what should we do if the aristocratic families imitate us?" Wang Huan soon learned the advantages of running a newspaper, but he also knew the disadvantages.
The newspaper was a double-edged sword. It could manipulate the fishing vessel, but at the same time, others could also manipulate the fishing vessel.
"This is easy to handle. The imperial court allows the people to run newspapers. If someone makes comments that are not beneficial to the imperial court, it will definitely lead to disaster. Therefore, the newspaper must be under the supervision of the imperial court. The newspaper must be reported to the government, and the content must be reviewed before it can be published.”Long Yunfeng had already made up his mind.
Your Majesty, that's a good idea. This way, we can control the fishing boats that are detrimental to the Imperial Court." Li Zhenguo did not expect His Majesty to think of such a good idea.
"The aristocratic families are finished." Wang Huan sighed. Great Qin was helpless against the aristocratic families 'monopoly on education, but in Long Yunfeng's hands, they were like clay chickens and pottery dogs.
After that, Long Yunfeng told them how to weaken the aristocratic families financially and in politics. The three of them were stunned.
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