Happy Little Scholar

The Secret Service Department is the most feared institution by all officials. The six ministries and the prime minister have no right to instruct them. They are directly responsible to the emperor.

Everyone knows about the Secret Service Department, but it is still mysterious in the minds of all officials.

No one knows whether a maid, servant, or even the concubine who was just married home last night is a spy of the Secret Service Department. Of course, no one knows whether it is a spy of the Secret Service Department. Anyway, it is said outside.

Everyone spreads the Secret Service Department as mysterious, but neither the people nor the officials can get a glimpse of its true face.

But one thing is certain.

It is easy for the Secret Service Department to find out what they want to find out.

They can clearly find out whether the bump on the head of Liu Dayou, the governor of the capital, was caused by hitting the corner of the table when he was napping, or by being in love with the concubine last night.

Not long after Chang De retreated, he came out again with a secret letter.

The Secret Service Department sends countless secret letters to the palace every day, which are classified and sorted by someone. It is not difficult to find Liu Dayou, the governor of the capital.

Emperor Jing opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

If someone in the capital wanted to check the whereabouts of Liu Dayou, the governor of the capital, it would not be a difficult task, but if they wanted to investigate in depth what he did, who he met, and what he said, it would be very difficult.

Of course, no one would be idle to do these things without any grudges. If they followed and investigated the officials appointed by the court with bad intentions, there would be no good results if they were found out.

But this was not a difficult problem for Emperor Jing.

Just by reading the beginning, Emperor Jing had guessed what Liu Dayou was doing these days.

He was doing the same thing as the officials of the Ministry of Rites did before.

The difference was that the officials of the Ministry of Rites raised funds for officials and dignitaries, officials and dignitaries related to the Cui family, while Liu Dayou raised funds for those businessmen.

Of course, being able to raise so much money in a short period of time does not mean that businessmen are more generous than officials and dignitaries.

It is because they donated silver, so they can leave their names on the courtyard monument and in front of a building in the academy.

The people from the Ministry of Rites did not say this when they visited those officials and dignitaries.

Merchants are famous, and they want to spread their fame, so they spend a lot of money to build academies. Officials and dignitaries, who is not famous? They are more famous than merchants------Why don't they donate, or only donate a little?

Because they don't know.

Because they don't know that donating silver can leave their names in the academy, and can carve their names on the monument and pass them down from generation to generation.

As smart as Emperor Jing, he figured out the joints of the matter almost in an instant.

Some people were calculated.

From the beginning, Li Yi or Mingzhu was calculating them.

Other officials and dignitaries can start donating silver after the whole thing is revealed, but those officials or families that the officials of the Ministry of Rites have visited are mostly officials or families related to the aristocratic families. Can they donate again?

If they don't donate, the reputation that has been cultivated for many years will suffer a huge blow.

If they donate again, because they have already done it once, the effect will be minimal.

As for those aristocratic families, what they rely on is nothing more than the reputation they have accumulated over the years, and their reputation among the gentry and the common people. Without these, they are no better than a toothless tiger.

If the establishment of academies, so that the children of poor families can read books, is to cannibalize those aristocratic families, it will take decades to take effect. This donation of silver is the most positive and direct blow to them.

Of course, the scope of the attack is not all aristocratic families... The Cui family and the aristocratic families of the Cui family are about to face a more severe mental blow after experiencing huge financial losses.

This is something he has wanted to do for many years, but has never done.

It is hard to say whether the expression of Emperor Jing is relieved or disappointed. In the end, he just put down the secret letter in his hand and sighed softly, "I am really old..."

His originally straight back bent down, and he lay comfortably on the couch. For the first time in twenty years, he felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to be a little lighter.

That's because someone has carried something for him.

Hearing the sound of even breathing coming from the couch, Chang De looked outside the hall, a smile flashed across his face, and he slowly retreated into the shadows of the hall.

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"Sir, I want to eat hot pot..." The arrogant loli pulled Li Yi's sleeve and shook it constantly.

Li Yi patted her head and said, "Why eat hot pot in such a hot day? Listen to the sir and drink more soup..."

Since he came back, he rarely made spicy food. Every day's meals were light, mainly to take care of Ruyi's body. Making light meals in various styles is his main focus recently.

After a while, two girls were shaking his arms, one on each side.

Li Yi looked at the arrogant loli, then at Yongning who was pulled over by her and looked away because of guilt, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll let you prepare it for you, and you can go to another small house to eat later..."

Summer vegetables are abundant. In fact, you can eat fresh vegetables in any season. In order to prevent her from pestering him, he simply let them eat hot pot alone.

Li Mingzhu came over, looked at him and said: "I have to attend the morning court tomorrow, and I shouldn't be able to hide it for long."

"It's almost time, and I don't plan to keep it a secret for long." Li Yi added some seasonings to the soup, covered it with a lid, and then asked, "Is there enough silver to build the academy near Kyoto?"

Li Mingzhu nodded. Kyoto is full of wealthy businessmen. The silver they donated is also a very terrifying number. According to the plan, it is more than enough to build more than ten large academies, and it can even keep these academies running for a long time.

Even General Xue, the generals and other acquaintances came to her door. Although they didn't know the inside story, they were willing to donate some silver, but they were all rejected by her for the same reason.

This matter has not yet come to the time to finally unveil the veil.

Of course, although there is already a lot of silver, it is still a long way to cover the entire Jing Kingdom.

However, this silver was originally only used in Kyoto. Every place took the form of donating silver on the spot. Presumably, those people would rather their reputation spread locally. As long as the precedent of Kyoto is set, it will be much easier for other states.

If we follow this method, it is not unimaginable that one day Mingzhu Academy will be opened all over Jingguo.

"After tomorrow, we should receive more silver. The amount of this money will be huge. How to spend it is a problem. This is just the beginning. In the future, the scope will be larger and the silver will be more..."

Li Yi turned the high fire to a low fire and said: "And to do these things, it is not enough to rely on you or me alone. You need to find someone you can trust. You can find someone from the Women's Federation or from other places. Ability is important, but you must ensure absolute loyalty. These should be no problem for you..."

Li Mingzhu pondered his words and nodded slightly.

"There is another important thing."

Seeing him speak again, Li Mingzhu turned and looked at him with a serious look.

Li Yi opened the lid of the casserole, poured some soup, handed the bowl to her, and said: "Help me taste the soup?"

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