Chapter 792: [Fully-funded College]
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However, the queen refused.
"You are so capable, you must be reasonable to fool your father. Let's talk to your father yourself."
The queen sent Li Chengqian away with this sentence.
Li Chengqian really wanted to ask the queen, would you not eat it if you plant it? But he didn't dare to ask, patted his butt and left the queen's Lizheng Hall.
After going out, Li Chengqian was thinking about how to convince Lao Li.
To talk about it alone, it is very difficult, so it is better to instigate a few ministers to talk to Lao Li.
Li Chengqian touched his chin and thought of Kong Yingda. Last time he was just a curved plow, he praised himself to heaven. This time it was a large college and a project that serves the people. Tell him that he would immediately become a charger without mobilization.
Kong Yingda also has a group of allies, such as Wei Zheng, who is also a spy, and Yu Zhining. As soon as Kong Yingda talks, they will follow him.
Well, there is a cannon head and a cannon fodder.
Another important figure is needed, Duan Lun, the head of the Ministry of Works.
If Li Chengqian wants to establish an academy, he needs agricultural talents, and these talents must be pulled from the Ministry of Works first. Then, like the Pigeon Academy, he will find experts from the people who are farming and grow and grow.
After thinking about it, Li Chengqian immediately took action and went to find Kong Yingda. After telling him, Confucius' eyes were almost shining.
Li Chengqian said he wanted to convince Duan Lun, and Kong Yingda immediately asked to go together. He believed that the prince wanted to contribute to the country and benefit the people. He should agree no matter what. If Duan Lun dared not agree, it depends on how he dealt with him.
"You always ask!" Li Chengqian couldn't ask for it.
With Kong Yingda's joining, Li Chengqian went to find Duan Lun. He was convinced after a while.
Then Kong Yingda found several friends and discussed with Duan Lun how to report to His Majesty tomorrow.
On the morning court the next day, Kong Yingda and others jointly praised Li Chengqian's contribution to agriculture during this period, such as three-season rice, water windmills, and curved plows. Your Highness really benefits the people. His Highness made these inventions, and the imperial court cannot only organize people to promote them again and again, but then organize them again and again. After one time, there will be no follow-up drama. The effect is not good and it is easy to waste your inventions. The imperial court should have formed personnel to do such things specifically, so it is necessary to establish an agricultural college.
This proposal was originally good. However, when we came to the court to discuss it, we needed to consider it in many aspects. In terms of talent, Duan Lun came out and said that we could hand over all the agricultural work of the Ministry of Industry to the Agricultural College. In this way, the Agricultural College would have talents. Li Chengqian's plan was also very good, collecting Shennong from all over the world to benefit farmers in the world.
On the other hand, it is funding. This is also an important issue.
The better thing is that it may be because of the lack of money. However, Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Father, this is for the benefit of the people, and the funds are borne by my royal family. There is no need to share the worries of the court!"
When Lao Li heard this, he was surprised. With Lao Li's own style of conduct, he could use the money from the court, and he would not pay out of his own pocket. For example, he had always embezzled the money from the court before.
I was puzzled by Li Chengqian's current behavior.
Li Chengqian will talk about what the Agricultural College will cooperate with the court to promote crop seeds to the people in the world, so that the people in the world will have a lot of income, but he must have full guidance over the Agricultural College. All the money from the Agricultural College is paid from the East Palace. Later, in order to maintain itself, the Agricultural College can sell excellent seeds to the people at market prices, and the money collected belongs to the Agricultural College and subsidize the fees of the Agricultural College.
The meaning of this is almost the same as the Agricultural College being listed in the court and complies with the court's requirements, but Li Chengqian has the final say on what he wants to do and how to do it. He also has the right to manage, invention, and excellent seeds discovered, and can also collect some money when promoting it to the people. The money is handed over to the Agricultural College itself, and there is no need to hand it over to the court.
However, in the eyes of Lao Li and others, these conditions are somewhat irrelevant.
It’s so good that the court doesn’t have to pay money, and it’s in the name of the court to do practical things to benefit the people. What a good thing. Can’t a prince have power? Moreover, the court doesn’t understand agricultural research, so it’s enough to let people who understand do it. As for the management rights, the court doesn’t have to pay money by itself. It’s also appropriate to let the college make some money by itself, and it’s common sense to sell seeds and collect some money.
After thinking about this, the court immediately put aside its attitude. Okay, let your Agricultural College be established.
Kong Yingda and Duan Lun both took on this matter happily and they would follow up.
Old Man Kong is a literary man, how can he understand these things? Li Chengqian thought. But with Duan Lun here, everything is easy to do!
The heat of the college has not yet dissipated. When Kong Yingda and Duan Lun were still discussing together, Li Chengqian thought of building a college, asking for money and land. In short, it was still a matter of money.
But he seems to have little money on him lately.
Because of the financing of the seaship, he had to put most of his wealth in it.
Now that I have to spend a lot of money to build a college, it is a big deal.
But I just told Lao Li not to use the money from the court. Now that I can speak again, I will be shy.
But he thought that if you don’t need money, you can do it.
Like the Pigeon Academy, the academy buildings are built from new construction, which costs a lot of money and time is slow. In order to speed up the time, the buildings are all simple.
So now the Pigeon Academy is a more simple building than the Federico Bureau.
If there is a ready-made building, it will save a lot of money and shorten the time.
So Li Chengqian had the idea of the court. If you can’t ask for money, then I want land!
"Father, April is coming, now. If you rebuild a college building, you must go next year. My son wants a ready-made building that allows agricultural experts to immediately enter the study, study, and impart agricultural knowledge to the freshmen." Li Chengqian said to Old Li.
When Old Li heard Li Chengqian’s words, he knew that Li Chengqian was short of money!
He couldn't help but hum, knowing that you kid couldn't be "not short of money".
Because Lao Li himself has also "short money" recently.
Speaking of this, it is also a blaming his prodigal wife. Since she heard about Li Chengqian’s maritime business last year, she has devoted herself to it and also filled in the money from the inner warehouse. This has caused Lao Li to be too lazy to spend money.
Lao Li had asked the prodigal wife to resist, which led to the prodigal wife opening up the sea boats to the public.
…(To be continued…)
Chapter completed!