~.-~     In the final analysis, Li Shimin was quite concerned about his throne. How did he get it? Li Shimin himself was quite clear. In order to make the way of the world, he was put on this throne, which was a great pressure from everyone. How could he make the people in the world feel that this throne was won by everyone? It was nothing more than expanding territory, developing people's livelihood, doing practical things, and doing big things to make the people of the Tang Dynasty better and better.

The path of education is the foundation of a country. Although Li Shimin listened to Huang Junming's ideas and tried to change, he was actually a little reluctant to touch public opinion, because he could not guarantee that tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty would understand his education reform. Scholars are an indispensable part of the country. Scholars recited classics day by day, and soon, in order to pass the imperial examinations, once education was reformed, the scholars' efforts for several years became useless.

Therefore, the reform of education will inevitably arouse dissatisfaction among the scholars. Li Shimin dared not gamble or the fate of the entire Tang Dynasty. However, after hearing Huang Junming's words, Li Shimin felt that it was necessary to fight. Instead of being hated by the affairs of thousands of scholars, it is better to cut the mess and make the reform go earlier. If things are done, the reform of education will inevitably make the Tang Dynasty powerful. The Tang Dynasty has been unswerving for thousands of years. If it is defeated, then it is defeated. God will not blame others for such a resentment.

Huang Junming was also impressed when he saw Li Shimin shouting as if he was determined. Reform was the most difficult in history, so no matter which dynasty, he would always stick to the rules first. Only when the country was in trouble and had to change would he innovate and reform. But at that time, a war between the conservatives and reformists was inevitable. Think about Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty. Think about Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty. There were few emperors who reformed more than ten years after the establishment of the dynasty. Li Shimin's move was quite bold.

"Your Majesty. If you want to reform, as long as you have the determination, then this reform is not difficult." Huang Junming smiled and encouraged Li Shimin: "Education reform is a good thing. If Your Majesty is as careful as before, it is better to move forward. Even if there are obstacles in the future, (update as soon as possible), at least you have not been on the spot, right? Don't worry, one day, Your Majesty will be honored for your decision today."

Li Shimin seemed to have been completely sober now. When he heard Huang Junming's words, he was speechless at first, and then clenched his fists tightly. As if he had made up a considerable determination, he then returned to Huang Junming: "Thank you, I've already made a decision."

"If Your Majesty thinks it is really difficult, you can find a place to pilot it first. Reform cannot be achieved overnight, but there is an intuitive method that can be known to everyone, that is, find a place to implement the policy first. If the final result is good, will the people in the world still oppose it? After all, everything is seen. At that time, what is opposed is nothing more than a ungrateful person with ulterior motives and unhappy kindness. At that time, those who oppose will be drowned by everyone before His Majesty speaks." Huang Junming had really forgotten that there was such a pilot reform at first. It is not too late to think about it now. I believe that this pilot was as practical as in the Tang Dynasty and in modern times.

"Pilot?" Li Shimin restored the wisdom that a generation of wise rulers should have, and secretly thought in his mind that the role of pilot in this educational reform was the supreme role of the emperor in the feudal era. For the feudal era, the emperor's words were supreme. Whether the people were willing or not, they had to do it. If they did it well, everything would be fine. If they were not done well, the people would change frequently. This pilot was indeed not used. But Li Shimin was different. Li Shimin was an emperor who valued public opinion and still cared about whether the people supported their own policies. If the pilot was launched, the implementation of the entire policy was exposed to everyone in the Tang Dynasty, whether it was good or bad, and whether it was beneficial to themselves. If the pilot failed, it would be impossible to implement the whole country and avoid the losses of the whole country. If the pilot was successful, I am afraid that there would be no need to issue the imperial edict on my own. People from all over the country would beg to implement the reform on their own.

Pilot reform is definitely a great thing. After Li Shimin figured it out, he couldn't help but feel worried about which place to choose as a pilot. "Immortal Master, why didn't you talk about this method of pilot reform earlier?" Li Shimin complained: "Immortal Master, if you said this earlier, why would I be so worried about this! This pilot method is good. Not only do I use any changes in this education reform, I can use the pilot to let the people know. OK, OK, OK. But which place should I use this education reform as a pilot?" Li Shimin asked.

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Huang Junming's head began to turn constantly. This pilot was proposed by himself. It was nothing to choose a location for Li Shimin. However, since Huang Junming traveled through time, he had never been to other places except Chang'an City and knew very little about the towns of the Tang Dynasty. He had to say: "Your Majesty, you can think about the choice of this pilot place from these aspects. First, the government directly governs the place. As the saying goes, it is a place where the government speaks well. There are not so many aristocratic families to resist this matter. Once an accident occurs, it can be effectively changed. Second, the population is large, so only in this way can the entire education reform be implemented and what kind of development can be spread to the entire Tang Dynasty. Third, the people are generally open-minded and willing but have no conditions to send their children to the official school to study. The above three points are the conditions that I can think of at present. Your Majesty can choose a location based on these conditions."

Li Shimin believed in Li Shimin's opinion that if he chose this place to be a remote place, even if he succeeded, he would know how much resistance would there be if he placed it in a powerful area with a large family. Who would educate him in a place without students? Where he was willing but he had no conditions to study, there were relatively few scholars, and students were willing to study. Students educated in such places can compare with the current scholars of the Tang Dynasty and use the most intuitive way to compare.

It is good to have a teaching method, which one is weak. But it is really difficult to choose such a place. Although Li Shimin is an emperor and controls the land across the country, he really doesn't understand which place these points are suitable for. Places with large population circulation must be big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang, but there are quite a lot of scholars in these cities who have the conditions to learn. The contradiction between these two points is the most difficult to choose. Li Shimin thought about it for a long time, but finally decided to put this place aside first and discuss it with his ministers.

"Immortal Master, this place is hard to choose. I am ashamed. I have never paid attention to the location that meets these situations in my memory. At that time, I will call Fang Du Erqing and let them both of them worry." Li Shimin naturally remembered Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. It was still these two people who did this to relieve him. Although there was a Changsun Wuji, his elder brother-in-law always did his own things according to his own ideas. He rarely put forward his own opinions like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. It is good to support him too much, but there are still some disadvantages. Li Shimin saw this very clearly. "By the way, Immortal Master, all schools in this educational reform you mentioned last time are official schools and there are no fees?" Li Shimin suddenly remembered something and asked Huang Junming.

Huang Junming was thinking about real compulsory education. Since it was compulsory education, where did the charging principle come from? "Of course!" Huang Junming replied concisely, suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to say one word, and then added: "What I said about not charging means that there is no tuition, and the book fee is still charged, and only the cost is charged."

"But the immortal master, in this way, the treasury will probably cost a lot of money. Not to mention the establishment of official schools at all levels, just talking about the expenses of this teacher may cost a lot of money, right?" Li Shimin said to Huang Junming. The fact that the Tang Dynasty's treasury is a big trouble for Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I have a question, who paid the country's taxes?" Huang Junming asked bluntly.

"Of course, it was paid by the people!" Li Shimin knew quite well about this matter. The scholars of the Tang Dynasty did not pay taxes, and at least two-thirds of all the treasury income came from agricultural taxes. These agricultural people were the people in the narrow sense of the Tang Dynasty.

"Since all the money of the country is provided by the people, why not take it from the people and use it for the people?" Huang Junming asked: "Since the people pay taxes, the country has the obligation to use taxes on the people. Use taxes to support soldiers. That is to protect the safety of the people's personal and property, and to pay salaries to officials, that is to let officials do their best to handle civil affairs. Using taxes to build roads is also to facilitate people's travel. Since these things are done with the taxes paid by the people, why can't taxes be used to carry out education?"

Li Shimin never knew that after the people paid taxes, the country would bear such a great responsibility to the people. However, when they thought it was true, the country would have the obligation to do so after they paid taxes. But how much money is used for education? How to raise soldiers if they use too much? How to pay salaries for officials, how...

Before Li Shimin finished thinking, Huang Junming continued: "If Your Majesty doesn't know how to deal with some treasury expenses, I can give you some advice."

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Chapter completed!