"This... If what Young Master said was true, then wouldn't these books become common knowledge in Great Qin soon? The spread of books is definitely a great thing for scholars. It's just that His Majesty..."
"I'm afraid you're worrying too much. If it's really like what Young Master said, then the books will be both important and unimportant in the future.”
Ying Ziyu nodded slightly. As expected of Xiao He. He had seen through everything. Once books could be mass-produced, the influence of the various clans and schools of thought would be greatly weakened. For example, the Confucians would no longer be able to control public opinion.
Why did Brother Zheng burn the books? He had no other choice.
But now, things were different. Books could be mass-produced, and the common people were literate. With knowledge, who would listen to the scholarly faction's lies? Brother Zheng would not object to this point alone and would even support it strongly.
After Xiao He's reminder, Meng Yi instantly understood. At the same time, the way he looked at Xiao He also changed. It seemed that the people that Young Master recruited were all capable people.
"With Young Master's printing skills washi, we don't have to worry about books. However, the Great Qin treasury is not rich, and if we build academies in all the counties, we won't be able to afford them.”
"In my opinion, why don't we build one in Xianyang City first and postpone the construction of the other counties?”
Speaking up to this point, Meng Yi had an awkward expression.
This was the most crucial problem. Without money, everything was just empty talk. If he didn't have much money, he could provide some support. However, he couldn't afford to build an academy.
Xiao He, Cao Can, and the others also had troubled expressions.
Ying Ziyu nodded slightly. However, according to what he knew, there was still a sum of money in the treasury. It was just that no one dared to touch this money because it was used by Brother Zheng to build a new palace. As for this palace, it was the famous Epang Palace.
In Ying Ziyu's eyes, Epang Palace was not only useless, but it was also a waste of manpower and money. However, after pondering for a moment, Ying Ziyu gave up on the idea of using this money.
He should earn this money himself.
What they were going to do now was already enough to offend people. If they offended Brother Zheng as well, it would not be easy to clean up the mess.
"As for the money, I will settle it. You don't have to worry.”
When everyone heard this, they were surprised. Then, they all looked at Ying Ziyu.
You have solved the problem of books!
Have you settled the money? Then why did you call us here?
So many of us didn't help at all, and we even ate a lot of snacks.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Ying Ziyu continued,"How about this, we'll first build a Royal Academy in the outskirts of Xianyang. Xiao He will be in charge of this.”
"I'll give you the construction blueprints later. As for the manpower, we can only recruit from the surrounding areas.”
Xiao He was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Young Master to give him such an important task.
However, his expression soon turned ugly. After hesitating for a while, he said,"Young master, it is currently a busy farming season. Isn't it a little inappropriate to recruit labor at this time…"
Ying Ziyu smiled." Who said that this Young Master wants to recruit labor?"”
"Then…"
If they didn't recruit laborers, where would they find people to build it?
Just as everyone was puzzled, Ying Ziyu agreed,"We hired the commoners to build the Academy and provided them with food and accommodation. We gave them 50 coins for every day they worked. In this way, the commoners would be the first to come, so there was naturally no need to recruit labor.”
"What? 50 yuan for a day of work?”
The few of them immediately exclaimed when they heard this.
This was simply unheard of and unheard of. How much money did they spend in a day?
Looking at the shocked faces of the crowd, Ying Ziyu shook his head slightly. It seemed that he had to find time to teach them a good lesson. Although these people were all experts in history, they were still limited by the age. Their horizons were still not broad enough.
What Ying Ziyu wanted was for culture to spread and for people to flourish. Only then would Great Qin be able to go further.
"Young Master, you have another question. Since we are going to build an academy, we must have teachers.”
At this moment, Cao Can threw out another question. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone immediately looked at Ying Ziyu.
"Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and think of a way."
Hearing this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
They were really afraid that this young master would say,'I'll settle this!'
However, Xiao He and the others started to feel melancholic. It was fine for them to contribute and make decisions, but they really had no idea how to find a teacher.
After all, Xiao He was a person with limited connections. Most of the people he knew were peddlers. How could these people be teachers?
Seeing that Xiao He, Han Xin, and the others remained silent, Meng Yi stood up and said,"Young Master, leave this matter to me. Please let me know what you need.”
At this moment, Meng Yi had a bright smile on his face. He looked like he was asking for credit. Moreover, he would occasionally look at Xiao He.
Anyone with eyes could see how much Ying Ziyu valued Xiao He.
This made Meng Yi very unhappy. Of course, this wasn't towards Ying Ziyu, but towards Xiao He.
Now that he finally found a chance to suppress them, Meng Yi was naturally happy.
"Since Minister Meng has spoken, then I'll leave the matter of the teacher to you.”
"However, the people this young master wants are a little mixed. Legalism, Mohism, farming…Doctors needed all of these. Since they were teachers, they could not be ordinary disciples. They had to be truly talented. In addition, he told them that once they were hired, they would definitely be satisfied with the treatment.”
When Meng Yi heard this, he patted his chest and promised,"Young Master, don't worry. I guarantee that all the people you need will be gathered within a month.”
Ying Ziyu nodded." Everyone, think about it. Is there anything else you need to add?”
The few of them pondered for a moment, then shook their heads. The most difficult questions had been solved, and the other small problems were nothing.
"Take the thing…Bring it up!"
Seeing that no one else had anything to add, Ying Ziyu coughed lightly. Then, a few Embroidered Uniform Guards carried the memorial and walked in.
"You guys, since you have nothing better to do, why don't you help this Young Master approve the memorials?”
When Meng Yi heard this, his old face instantly collapsed from crying. He was here! He still came. How could there be such a young master? This was…Wasn't this bullying?
Compared to the unwilling Meng Yi, Xiao He, Cao Can, and Han Xin looked at Ying Ziyu in disbelief.
What did Young Master want them to do?
Review the memorial?
Is this something we can do?
If we touch this memorial, will we really not lose our heads?
Looking at their expressions, Ying Ziyu really wanted to match them with emojis of black people with question marks.
"Don't just stand there. Let's get moving. The sooner we get approved, the sooner we get off work.”
Ying Ziyu called out and picked up a bamboo scroll to read. Seeing this, Meng Yi sighed helplessly. Fortunately, this young master didn't run away this time.
However, in the next second, Meng Yi was defeated by his naivety.
"Young Master, Black Tortoise is back."
The Vermillion Bird in red walked in and reported respectfully.
Ying Ziyu's eyes lit up. He threw away the bamboo slip in his hand and ran out of the royal study under everyone's shocked gazes.
Asking me, a general, to approve a memorial, what is this called? This is simply shameless! Wang Ben thought as he looked at Ying Ziyu's impatient back.
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