Chapter 456 Seed

There was nothing new about being an emperor. He was not looking for trouble for himself, and he was in charge of everything. He only controlled the general direction, and drove the ship of the Chinese Empire, which had sailed for thousands of years, to sail steadily. While sailing, he lifted up the boards on the bottom of the ship and replaced them with iron and steel.

Every day he only ate, drank, played, wandered around the harem, wrote, painted, and created wonders. He was much more stupid than Zhao Ji.

However, he was not really free. He would occasionally manage the government. After all, there were so many things that the cabinet could not make decisions on and he had to approve them.

In fact, after more than a year, the framework of the country had been set up and the national policy had been determined.

In all industries, it was to encourage inventions and creations, improve work efficiency, grain production, etc. In education, it was to recompile textbooks according to his wishes, eliminate the Confucian dross, and change the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. After all, he himself did not care about the throne, and he did not need anyone to be loyal to the emperor. What he wanted was patriotism, love for the family, and love for the people, and what he wanted was the blood and courage of the whole people.

So the final implementation is to go to the village school at the age of five, and learn the basics of martial arts, and learn to read and understand until the age of eleven. Then go to the county school for three years, and learn a hundred schools of thought. After graduating at the age of fourteen, go to the prefectural school for another three years, and start to specialize in different subjects. At the age of seventeen, the prefectural school is completed, and then the imperial examination begins. The imperial examination is to take the national school exam, and enter the Imperial College, the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Hospital, and the military academy. After three years of study, take the exam again, and this time it is the real selection of scholars. Those with excellent grades are selected to fill various official institutions.

The rest of the people can take the exam again, of course, but before that, they also have to work. Regardless of whether they continue to take the exam or not, they will be sent to the village school below to teach. There are two ways for students in the academy. One is to join the army, and the other is to teach martial arts in the village school.

As for those students in the Imperial Hospital, there is no need to take the imperial examination again. It all depends on how the old doctors arrange it and educate according to their ideas. Then they are assigned to the counties below to provide grassroots medical services. With so many people, a little bit of accumulation, a mature medical system can be formed in a few decades.

This forms a cycle, an endless stream of educational talents. Of course, there will be a saturation day, but by that time, the society must have developed to what extent. Even if there is no arrangement, people will not starve to death.

If you want to implement compulsory education, the current social wealth does not allow it, and on the other hand, there are not so many teachers, so it still needs to be implemented slowly. Now he has allocated a sum of money to subsidize girls who are enrolled in school, reduce part of the family burden, and strive to allow girls to study for six years.

This is the social atmosphere. He is not afraid that boys will not study, because the tuition fees for studying were not cheap in the past, and poor families still sold their pots and irons to support the men in their families to study. And even if he now opens up the upward channel for women, the habitual thinking for thousands of years is not so easy to change. For men, they sell their pots and irons, and for girls, they don’t spend if they can...

To liberate women and improve their status, this matter can only rely on the ladies of those wealthy families. They have money and can afford it. When those young ladies graduate in the future, some of them will become officials, and some will go to local places to teach and become teachers. At that time, the social atmosphere will be better towards girls.

As for the population, he has looked at the household registration statistics before, and finally calculated that it has exceeded 100 million. But it is definitely still inaccurate. This number is the population that pays taxes. But in fact, there are many people who have no choice but to run to the mountains to become savages due to so many heavy taxes. The real population is much higher than the current record.

He is not afraid of too many people, but too few people. After all, in this era, with his current military strength, he can fight as long as he can reach it. But what's the use of conquering a large territory if no one develops it. Now he has abolished all the head taxes, and the common people basically don't pay taxes except for those who farm. So those people will definitely have to have children.

In order to ensure safety as much as possible and to ensure the survival rate of infants as much as possible, he still set the law of giving birth at the age of 17. At that time, it was just the time to graduate from the prefectural school and get married and have children.

In fact, it is to cultivate talents around innovation, and countless talents will go deep into all walks of life, and begin to deeply change the entire social environment. With the development of technology, people's living standards will naturally improve. After eating and drinking, a group of people with nothing to do will start to engage in culture, thus starting a new round of spiritual civilization innovation.

This time he did not guide scientific research too much. When he was in Wangjiazhuang before, he wanted to make money and accumulate strength, so he made some super-time creations. Now that he has won the world and has trained a group of useful craftsmen, he will no longer follow. He just gave the highest instructions and continued to innovate and research new things.

Mainly because of the current era of cold weapons, it will be the era of cold weapons in the future. The national security is guaranteed, and he does not need to force the growth of seedlings. So he only encourages craftsmen, improves the status of craftsmen, and lets them explore on their own. Moreover, he has already enlightened the development of science and technology. As time goes by, there will definitely be brilliant scientific and technological fruits.

The environment outside is still comfortable. Xixia is gone. Although Wang Yan has shrunk his defense line and has not really bordered the Uighurs, they dare not occupy that large piece of land unscrupulously. Moreover, they also trade with the border areas of China and buy things, and they dare not offend them even more. On the Mongolian side, Temujin had not yet been born, and Mongolia was also doing business with China. They were on the road to being eaten by sheep and would never come back.

The Tubo is not much better than the Mongols, and they all exchange their specialties for material living. Dali is incapable of development, but it is just relying on its geographical advantages to live in a corner, and there is no big climate. In the Liaodong area in the north, Lu Zhishen beat the Liao and Jin countries hard, and is nibbling away at the territory of both sides bit by bit. He is not in a hurry to destroy them, and is advancing slowly and steadily.

The outside is stable, but the inside is not. The north has been cleaned up inside and out, and no one who refuses to obey will come out to seek death. So after training 150,000 troops, in the second year of Huaxia, 150,000 troops were divided into three routes and marched south.

Although with his military strength, he can completely flatten the south in one go. But in fact, compared with it, it is better to advance slowly like now. Because it will not spend too many resources at a time, and there is also time to thoroughly clean up the place.

At present, although the area under his rule looks lively, the treasury has actually been empty. After all, so many projects require too much money, and money is needed everywhere, and it cannot stop anywhere. The cabinet was always trembling with fear when handling government affairs, because if there was a disaster somewhere, it would collapse if it was not handled properly.

As the emperor, Wang Yan was not worried, because it was the treasury that had no money, not that he had no money.

His previous industries were not nationalized, let alone sold to others, they were all private property of the royal family. Those industries played the role of state-owned enterprises and were responsible for the bottom line. Of course, he had exclusive trading, and he would still monopolize what he should monopolize. There was no reason to give it to other merchants for nothing, and he had to make money when he should make money.

It’s just that the business in recent years has not been very good, mainly because of his reform policies, the rich have been cleaned up. And his products, most of the customer groups are rich people, so they have been affected.

Of course, it doesn’t matter much, after all, he also has grain, salt, iron, tea and other businesses. The grain pulled from the South China Sea is all his industry. Although he didn’t raise the price, he just sold it at a fair price, so he didn’t lose money. Because he bought grain at a very low price, the most expensive part was the transportation link. But he didn't go there with an empty ship, and he didn't just bring back food, so he could always make up for it. As for salt, there was no need to mention it. The area around Bohai Bay was full of salt fields. If it wasn't for the fact that production couldn't keep up, he would have started selling refined salt at a fair price.

So it doesn't matter if other businesses are affected. What's more, there are fewer rich people now, but it won't be long before there will be more rich people.

When he rebelled before, he made up for the first half of the year. Although he earned 200 million in the second year, the deficit was not small, so he made up a large part of it. It was also at this time that Zhao Ji realized how rich he was when he listened to reports at the first meeting of the court every month. In the past, the one million guan he paid to him in a year was just to send beggars away. So if there really was a natural disaster, he would also provide material relief, so it wouldn't be a big problem.

Huaxia Year 3, Summer.

The floor tiles of Zhuque Street are still the original large bluestone. Although Zhuque Street is not a commercial street, and there is no shopping mall, and both sides are the various government offices of the court, the pedestrians on the street are still densely packed.

Because people are not prohibited from walking here, they can stroll around at will, and the flag is raised at 6 am every day and lowered at 6 pm. The 950-meter-long street, 590 fully armed Yulin guards, marched all the way, played music and sang, raised and lowered the national flag regardless of wind and rain, which was very majestic. There are also two buildings, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Land and Grain, which are not prohibited for people to visit and worship, so many people come to see them whether they have something to do or not, to pray for a good harvest and a fortune, and to pray for the ancestors to bless their children and grandchildren.

The most important thing is that the emperor would go out for a stroll from time to time. No matter which street he went out, he would definitely come back through Zhuque Street, and the emperor could be seen many times. That's the emperor, who doesn't want to see him, who doesn't want to say a few words to him.

Another point is that although Zhuque Street is not open for business, the streets not far from Zhuque Street are very prosperous. Many people go to Zhuque Street to eat and drink, feel the atmosphere of the empire, sit on the benches provided by the roadside, hold the wine bottle and write poems...

"I have seen your majesty."

"Our dynasty advocates respecting the elderly and loving the young, so you don't need to be polite." Wang Yan smiled and supported the old man in front of him who had lost half of his teeth: "How is life now?"

The old man nodded repeatedly, grinning with his toothless mouth: "It's good, much better than the Song Dynasty. I have been a craftsman for generations, and I have three sons. Now I am not the team leader of the General Works Supervisor, I am helping to build bridges and roads. My three daughters-in-law are working in factories outside the city, and they are paid a high monthly salary. Now we can eat meat twice a day, and the children are plump and white, and they are reading books of sages in the school. This is all because your majesty governs the country well and loves the people like his own children. We can have the life we ​​have now, and our children and grandchildren don’t have to worry about us. Even if we die now, we are happy...”

“Hey, old man, are you satisfied with this? The days to come will definitely be better and better. You must take care of your health and enjoy yourself.”

After saying a few more words, Wang Yan waved goodbye to the old man with a glorious face, and walked back along Zhuque Street with two guards, smiling and nodding to people all the way. He would come out to hang out in and out of the city for a few days every month, talk to the people who came here from all over the country, and understand the situation.

Of course, he knew the real situation. The reason for doing this was more to narrow the distance between him and the people, to bring the lofty imperial power into the people, and to break the people’s impression of the supremacy of imperial power. After all, no matter how high the imperial power is, the people will rebel if they can't get enough food, and it doesn't matter how close they are.

Although the Jinyiwei monitors the world and has many spies, there are always times when they cannot take care of it. A small negligence of the upper power will lead to a disaster for the lower level. He strolled around Luoyang City when he had nothing to do, which also gave some people a way to complain to the emperor in person, and it was also a deterrent to the officials below.

In the same way, he got along very well in Luoyang City. Many people saw him during the previous coronation ceremony, and he always strolled around. Over time, the people in Luoyang City basically knew him and knew that he was the emperor of China. He was also gentle and easy to get along with. He talked a lot with the people and personally supervised the solution of some problems, so the people were no longer afraid of him. But his power was not weakened. After all, it was only more than three years since he had carried out ruthless reforms. Although it was not a bloodbath, the people working were there.

Those who worked outside the city were whipped. They were all big families in Luoyang. Now they are all messed up. It's so miserable.

He came back at a good time. He had just left for a while and just caught up with the flag-lowering ceremony. Satisfied, he watched the guards take down the national flag in a serious manner and return to the palace. He then continued to walk away. The flag-raising ceremony was spectacular. Every morning, there were a lot of people, no worse than a thousand years later, and they all sang along to the music spontaneously. It has been three years. After vigorous publicity, the concept of the national flag and the national anthem is now known to even the hysterical idiots in the village.

As soon as he entered the Vermillion Bird Gate, he saw Wang Fusheng trotting towards him in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, great joy, great joy."

Originally, after working hard for half his life, Wang Yan planned to let Wang Fusheng retire and enjoy his life, but Wang Fusheng said that he was used to serving and couldn't stay. After so many years, he was trusted, so he was arranged to be the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a third-rank official position, in charge of all matters in the palace, which was Yang Jian's original position, the general manager of the palace and the emperor's housekeeper. Originally, eunuchs held this position. The old housekeeper was able to hold this position without being castrated, and he could enter and leave the palace at will, which was considered a sign of his honor.

"What big happy event is this? Why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Yan continued to walk into the palace without stopping.

"Your Majesty, the fleet we sent out to sea that year has returned. It docked in Dengzhou four days ago."

Hearing this, Wang Yan paused and turned to look at the old housekeeper: "Which batch is it?"

"The second and fourth batches came back together. They were all fleets heading east. The letter said that they met there. It happened that the fourth batch had just arrived and they were about to leave. Isn't this a coincidence? The two teams stopped for a while to load the cargo, and then came back together. They also brought back the high-yield seeds that were previously asked to find. They said that they grew underground and were strung together when they matured. The yield per mu was as much as ten stones. Your Majesty, Should we call them to Beijing? "

Looking at the excited old housekeeper, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, waving his hand: "No hurry, first find a quick place, let them wash from inside to outside, and then recuperate, transfer a group of doctors from the Imperial Hospital to check their bodies, and also see if there are any epidemics. Pay attention to the things they bring back, and pack them up. Wait until next month, when they are well, let them come to Beijing with the goods. "

Wang Fusheng nodded, said nothing more, accompanied Wang Yan all the way to the palace, and then said goodbye and left to write official documents and send out Wang Yan's instructions.

After dinner, Wang Yan took the breeze on the top of the newly built high-rise building, thinking about the news of the fleet's return that the old housekeeper had said before.

This is undoubtedly a good thing, a great thing.

His mission is to make people eat enough and eat well. With the current level of three or four stone per mu, that is, three or four hundred kilograms, it is impossible to do it. After all, at this time, he occupied the largest piece of land, and the food produced in a year was not enough to eat, and he had to ship it back from overseas. So it was natural to send people to sea to other continents to find high-yield food and other kinds of seeds that were not available locally. The old housekeeper said that the one that grew underground and strung together after maturity was, of course, sweet potatoes and potatoes.

The origin of sweet potatoes and potatoes is in the American continent, so going to sea is a must. As early as when he got on board with Zhao Ji and developed rapidly, he was already preparing to build ships for sea. At the beginning, the team was small and the ship was poor. Later, with a huge amount of manpower and material resources, the ship was repaired better and better, and more and more teams were sent out. Even in the past few years when he became emperor, the shipbuilding and going to sea did not stop. Some went east, some went north, and some went south.

In this era, he didn't know what he would encounter at sea, how many people would survive, and how many people would be willing to come back after discovering the new continent, so all he could do was to keep sending people out. So far, nine fleets have been sent out to sea.

The second batch that came back now should be in the eighth year of Zhenghe, which is 1118 in the Western calendar. Now it is the third year of Huaxia, 1126 in the Western calendar, a full eight years. It took Magellan only three years to go around the earth, and now his men took eight years.

Of course, it can't be calculated that way. Their mission is to go out to find seeds and understand the environment of various places. They have to record in detail, collect various things from many aspects, and take the wrong way in the middle, etc. It's good to come back alive.

Now that we have high-yield grain per mu, the next step is to promote it on a large scale to benefit the world.

Although I have had enough of the flattery, who doesn't like it...

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