Chapter 204

C204 – 32 Options

“Crown Prince is able to persuade the nobles to support the policy of the 32 countries. I am impressed. My salary is low, but I am willing to pay 50 gold coins to contribute.” The young master of the Zhan family stood out and said loudly.

His words were clearly in support of Crown Prince Zhao, but his underline was: Crown Prince, Crown Prince, you are really capable. You can actually make the officials of the nobility pay. Normally, whether it is war or natural disasters, these people are all holding the money bag tightly. Even the king can’t take out a single cent.

And you dare to say that you did not form a party and rule the country? Who would believe that?

Many of the ministers lowered their heads, not daring to look at King of South Jin’s expression. They had more or less paid some money. However, it was not Crown Prince who persuaded them. It was the younger generation of their family who persuaded them.

Crown Prince Zhao said calmly, “It’s all thanks to Crown Princess. He knows a lot of young and talented people. They are loyal and patriotic and are willing to contribute to South Jin. There are already more than a dozen young masters who have expressed their willingness to set up private schools and provide free education to the children of the common people.”

As soon as he said that, King of South Jin was surprised again. “Is that true?”

Everyone knew that these aristocratic children had been well dressed since they were young. They were most unwilling to go to poor places, let alone go to free schools.

This simply surpassed everyone’s understanding of the aristocratic children.

This way, it was nothing if each family donated some money.

King of South Jin’s chest heaved. This was the 32nd policy of ruling the country. Of course, he could tell that this was a good plan. But since he had no money and no one else, it was hard to complete it.

He did not expect that the Crown Prince would actually consider every aspect. Obviously, these thirty-two policies were not empty words.

“I would like to ask Royal Father to send a decree to recruit scholars from the people and appoint them to start classes in the various counties and cities. These people only need to be given the lowest positions and the lowest salary. They will definitely do their best to educate the next generation.”

In fact, the people did not lack talented people. Most of them did not encounter any talents in their lifetime. Most of the students who wanted to show their skills would only regret their old age. As long as they were given a small official, they would be very willing to serve the Imperial Court.

“Your Highness, this is not appropriate. Our South Jin has never conferred any official title to the common people. Besides, there are so many officials in South Jin. If this continues, I’m afraid the government will be thrown into chaos.”

“Not everyone is happy to see these policies implemented. This will inevitably violate the interests of some people.”

“He’s just a minor official who doesn’t have a rank and only a salary. He doesn’t have any real power in his hands, so how could he mess with the court?” Crown Prince Zhao dared to mention these thirty-two policies, so he was confident that everyone would pass.

This was the result after he had sorted out and deleted Tang Yue’s manuscripts. According to Tang Yue’s original suggestion, the Imperial Court should measure the fields for the people, divide the fields according to the population, reduce taxes, and allow the civilians to participate in the election of officials.

“As long as your child’s results are outstanding, even if you have to sell everything, you have to let him continue to study.”

“That’s true. If you can really produce a great talent, then in the future, you can also teach others. That would truly be a joyous occasion for you to bring glory to your ancestors.”

“Looking at the situation, perhaps even commoners can be elected officials in the future.”

“That’s difficult. How can those aristocrats agree? I heard that Crown Prince and those nobles are fighting over the position for the gentlemen. They are all red in the face.”

“Hey, when His Highness ascends to the throne, Crown Prince said. Isn’t he the one who calls the shots? With His Highness’s magnanimity and courage, he will definitely strive for more good things for the common people.”

“Shh, don’t say such nonsense. If this gets into the ears of the king, won’t it make it difficult for His Highness?”

“Yes, yes... I have heard many of these kinds of words, so I naturally know the pros and cons.”

As the 32 policies of governing the country spread among the people, Crown Prince Zhao’s reputation had reached a new height. However, this time, everyone did not openly praise Crown Prince for being so good. Instead, they privately discussed a few things.

Tang Yue sent people to spread King of South Jin’s benevolence among the people, causing them to praise King of South Jin on the surface. There were even different versions of the story that spread out, praising King of South Jin as Yao Sunyu Soup. He was a wise man who surpassed any previous king.

When the news reached the palace, King of South Jin was extremely happy. It had been more than ten years since he ascended to the throne, but because of many years of war, he had to increase taxes and levy militia. No matter how great his achievements were, it was still covered by the resentment of the people.

This was the first time he had enjoyed the love of the people. That feeling of floating in the air. It was a very pleasant feeling.

As a result, he had been particularly fond of Crown Prince Zhao and Tang Yue recently. He had even conferred Little Luoyuan the title of Prince Qing. He felt that this little life had brought endless good luck to South Jin.

Crown Prince Zhao and Tang Yue were naturally happy as well. The policy had been implemented. Their ambitions had been realized bit by bit. They had not offended King of South Jin. They had even let their son enter King of South Jin’s eyes. No matter how they looked at it, they had earned it.

However, for these policies, the two of them had been busy for a long time. As the vanguard of these policies, Crown Prince Zhao supervised the passing and implementation of any government decree, including the feedback and improvements after the incident.

As the original designer of these policies, Crown Prince Zhao was used to discussing with Tang Yue about the obstacles in the implementation of these policies. He found that Tang Yue’s political views were no less than those of the important officials in the royal court.

He was more and more curious about the world Tang Yue lived in in in his previous life. What kind of environment could teach Tang Yue such a comprehensive talent?

Tang Yue explained to him about the education system of the 21st century. In his era, they had nine years of compulsory education, high schools, and universities. After graduating from university, they could continue to study. These 20 years of education accumulated in his brain too much knowledge.

Moreover, the people of the 20th century did not rely entirely on schools to study. What they heard and saw every day, the knowledge they came into contact with was very extensive. It was far from what the people of this era could compare with.

Even Zhang Chun, who graduated from junior high, had a much higher level of education compared to most people in this era.