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"Mom, Jinshan Ling gave Fang'er the map and key, which was a pendant. Later Fang'er discovered the secret and gave the pendant to Li Chenghua. Li Chenghua led his army to the mountain and took out all the wealth. Now he is On the way back."

"Oh——, the wealth accumulated in seventy years must be quite a lot, right?"

Li Ye nodded, "Fifty million gold coins and more than 10 million taels of silver, but the silver has been shipped today."

Pei Sanniang was so happy that she couldn't help but say, "With so much gold and silver, the Tang Dynasty has made a fortune."

"Yes! Equivalent to the Tang Dynasty's fiscal revenue for more than ten years, these gold and silver can indeed change the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty!"

Pei Sanniang laughed, "It seems that Fang'er is a good boy who brings you wealth. You should treat him well."

"What are you talking about? He is my son!"

Pei Sanniang burst into laughter. At this moment, she remembered something and said, "You have time to go to Xingqing Palace in the afternoon. Your father has something to do with you!"

At this time, Qingyu walked out quickly and whispered to her mother-in-law: "Sister, I guess your husband hasn't eaten yet, so let me arrange for him to eat!"

Pei Sanniang nodded, "We have already had lunch, Qingyu quickly take your husband to dinner!"

Qing Yu took Li Ye's hand and left. Pei Sanniang laughed dryly and said, "I'm still a grandson, so I won't care about my son."

She turned and went back to the palace.

After lunch, Li Ye immediately came to Xingqing Palace to find his father.

In the study, Li Dai asked his son to sit down and said with a smile: "I took your mother to travel around the world. I visited the mountains and rivers while inspecting education. I originally wrote a detailed inspection report, but there was too much luggage. I can’t find it either. Let’s talk to you first! I’ll give it to you when I find it.”

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "It's not urgent. Father will be looking for you slowly!"

"There's no rush!"

Li Dai smiled and said: "I remember you told me before that you wanted to be transferred to the county school, half to continue studying literature, and the other half to study technology. That's right!"

Li Ye nodded, "This has always been my idea and it will be implemented sooner or later."

Li Dai pondered for a while and said: "To be honest, I didn't understand it at first. Halfway through the inspection, I suddenly understood it. In the past, there were few scholars. It was a waste to let the few scholars learn technology. Now I don't think so. Now that education has been popularized and everyone is reading, there will no longer be the problem of few scholars. It is perfectly fine to let half of the children learn skills and teach them how to eat.

Now I think that half of the people study literature too much. We don’t need so many people to study Confucianism. In the end, everyone is industrious and indifferent to grains. The court cannot feed them. 80% of the people should be allowed to learn technology and master it. A skill. "

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Father saw the root of the problem, that is, there are too many people studying. In fact, after finishing primary school, most people will no longer study. What the court has to do is to ensure that poor families All children, regardless of gender, can complete five years of primary school.

But when it comes to the county school level, they are basically the children of rich families. Of course, wealthy families want their sons to become officials. We can't force this, but we can guide and make all people understand that they can become officials by learning technology, and It is more likely to become an official. In this way, at least half of the families will let their children learn skills. Even if they cannot become an official, they can still work as an official or errand, or even open a workshop to make a lot of money. "

Li Dai nodded and said: "I suggest encouraging private schools. I went to Jincheng to visit the Lanzhou Shipbuilding School. This was the shipbuilding school run by the Dugu family ten years ago. They donated it to the state government and renamed it Lanzhou Shipbuilding School. In the past ten years, thousands of students have been trained. At least half of the famous shipbuilders have been poached at high prices by the large shipyards along the southeast coast or along the Yangtze River. The remaining half has supported Lanzhou's shipbuilding industry. Now Lanzhou can build large ships of 5,000 stone, making it the leading shipyard in the northwest region. The great shipbuilding state changed the entire water transportation of the Yellow River.

In addition, under the leadership of the Lanzhou Shipbuilding School, more than 40 shipbuilding schools have appeared throughout the world, with more than 10,000 students. The Tang Dynasty will surely become the most prosperous dynasty in the shipbuilding industry in history. "

Travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books.

Li Dai was once the leader of the civil service and the biggest opponent of Li Ye's education reform. Li Ye asked his father to go out and see for himself. Li Dai went to Jincheng County and saw with his own eyes the tremendous changes that the shipbuilding school had brought to the entire northwest. The rafts disappeared and turned into large ships. The entire shipbuilding industry of Tang Dynasty was driven by it.

Li Dai also saw many tea schools, silk schools and other technical schools in Jiangnan, all of which were established with private investment. They cultivated a large number of technical talents and promoted the development of the Jiangnan region.

Li Dai was deeply touched. In the past, he viewed the issue from the perspective of a civil servant and was very hostile to the erosion of Confucianism by technology.

But now, as the Supreme Emperor, he looked at the problem from the perspective of the ruling class. He finally realized that Confucianism was to establish order for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and technical talents were the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

He now fully supports his son's education reform plan.

He took out a brochure and handed it to Li Ye, "This is an educational idea I wrote. Please read it when you have time!"

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "I'll go back and take a look. How does father feel about his new grandson Li Fang?"

Li Dai smiled lightly and said, "I think your mother's words hit the nail on the head. She said another Li Nan has arrived!"

Li Ye laughed, "The relationship between the two of them should be good!"

"It's okay. They have similar personalities and the same hobbies. They got to know each other before I introduced them to them and chatted for more than an hour."

Speaking of this, Li Dai solemnly said to Li Ye: "You have to think about it. Now that Li Fang has become the eldest son, you have to distinguish the difference between the eldest son of a concubine and the eldest son of a legitimate wife."

The reason why Li Dai reminded Li Ye was because of Li Ye's own experience. He was also an illegitimate son who returned to the family and finally replaced Li Huan.

He was worried that Li Ye would make the same mistake again with his descendants.

Li Ye nodded, "I decided to make him the King of Shu, train him to study hard, and let him be in charge of education and history in the future."

"Don't you plan to let him be in charge of the Western Regions?"

Li Ye shook his head, "I will use an iron plate to set a rule. After me, all the royal family will only be in charge of the industry regardless of the region, except for overseas."

Li Dai pondered for a moment and gradually understood his son's far-reaching intentions.

At night, Li Ye lay on the bed, and his wife Dugu Xinyue massaged his shoulders and neck.

"I heard that Li Chenghua presented you with a peerless concubine?" Dugu Xinyue asked with a smile.

"If you don't like it, I can refuse!"

"What are you thinking? Now the whole court is blaming me for not giving you a concubine. How do you know the pressure I am under? I am more than happy to have a new concubine."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Did everyone think of Dugu Jialuo?"

"How do you know?"

Li Ye chuckled, "I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of it."

Dugu Xinyue knocked her husband's head hard, "Can I compare with Dugu Jialuo? Dugu Jialuo only allowed Emperor Wen of Sui to marry one Lady Xuanhua, or was it because of political needs? How many did you marry?"

Li Ye was silent for a while and said, "Marrying the princess of Shiguo is also a political need. I need to reduce the political pressure of annexing Bukhara and controlling Shiguo, and at the same time win over the countries in Hezhong."

"What about the last time Guo Ziyi persuaded you to marry the pair of Silla princesses? Why don't you say it's for political needs?"

Li Ye sighed, "It's indeed for political needs. I agreed, but the two Silla princesses are only fifteen years old and will not enter the palace until they are seventeen."

Dugu Xinyue reminded earnestly: "Husband, the proportion of foreigners in the harem is too high. It won't work. It's better to select from aristocratic families! This is the practice of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Ye was silent for a moment and said, "There is a long way to go!"

Dugu Xinyue changed the subject and smiled: "Husband, how do you plan to place Fang'er? Do you want to build a mansion for him?"

Li Ye shook his head, "Now is not the time to build a mansion. I decided to let him live in Xingqing Palace and study hard in Xingqing Palace. When he is twenty years old, I will marry him and start a family, and then build his own mansion!"