Chapter 780: Then the problem is coming

High-ranking officials in Kyoto have lived quite comfortably these days.

I haven’t gone to court for several months. I don’t have to wake up in the dark when it’s dark. Sometimes I don’t even care about breakfast. I have to rush to the gate of the palace to gather. I stand in the temple for two hours. , I have to drag my tired body to various ministries and departments to handle various chores…

Now they can sleep until dawn, drink morning tea, and go slowly to the Yamen. If they are the giants of various ministries, as long as they are not seen by the censors, the time can be more relaxed.

Of course, if you receive news that you will go to the morning dynasty someday, no matter how slack you are, you will have to converge and honestly blow the morning breeze for half an hour at the gate of the palace.

Although the time is still hotter in summer, the sun hasn’t risen yet, and it’s still a bit cold in thin clothes.

Old General Xue stomped his feet, wrapped his clothes tightly, and sighed: “This old bone is getting worse and worse. I don’t know if I can go to the North for a few days…”

Old General Ma came over and said: “We old bones don’t have much time, but fortunately, those children are also fighting, and Xue Old Pifu can close your eyes if you die.”

Before the beginning of the early dynasty, when the hundred officials were waiting at the gate of the palace, they had to line up according to their ranks and departments. They could not walk around, let alone talk about gatherings at will. There will be special censorship officials who record the misconduct. , Included in the assessment.

Several Yushi cast a glance at the old door, who was gathered together, and quickly moved away. They saw an official in the crowd sneaking on their ass, and immediately walked over with a calm face, and said coldly, “Please this Adults pay attention to your manners!”

The official wanted to adjust his trousers quietly, but he was seen by the picket Yushi. He had no choice but to look at his nose and his heart. Only after Yushi left, he squatted not far with a glance. The few people chatting under the tree at the place, there was a trace of unspeakable acidity in their hearts.

General Xue Lao did not engage in a verbal confrontation with General Ma Lao this time, he sighed, and said, “Your Highness, what does she think?”

His Royal Highness is naturally the princess.

The academy’s affairs are raging. There are countless people in the court waiting to see her jokes, but she seems to have forgotten about it. There is no action these days, and Jiangmen wants to extend a helping hand, but is also She declined.

A red-faced veteran thought for a moment, and then said: “His Royal Highness has always had ideas. If you want to come to today’s court, you will know.”

Because of the special status, Jiangmen and all the princes have maintained a estranged relationship. However, the eldest princess is different. She is a woman. Even if she walks closer to Jiangmen, she will not arouse criticism, and Jiangmen is now with the princess. The government has a wide range of interests involved. Everyone is prosperous, and every one is damaged. It means to put aside feelings and naturally take care of her affairs.

In recent days, the emperor who is in trouble has almost handed over all political affairs to Shang Shusheng, but every once in a while, he will hold an early court to ensure that he is not too alienated from political affairs.

Flooding in the two states is still an extremely important event. How to control the water, properly resettle refugees, and rebuild after the disaster is the focus of the court’s attention. News will be heard almost every day.

However, the disaster situation this time is obviously different from previous years, the original method cannot be applied, and the situation is not optimistic.

After a round of election by courtiers, the emperor re-elected officials who are good at water management. This matter was temporarily exposed, and the focus of the court’s dispute shifted to another matter.

The preparations for the establishment of the academy of the eldest princess can be said to have closely affected the hearts of many courtiers.

Regardless of their motives, there is no doubt that countless people are concerned about the progress of this matter.

Jingdi looked down and said lightly: “Liu Dayou, tell me, how is the preparations for the establishment of the academy?”

This made many people in the DPRK look slightly startled.

Liu Da has this name, which is really strange to them.

Although there are many officials in North Korea and China, it is impossible for everyone to know them, but it is not that they have not even heard of their names.

This can only be blamed on the official position of Jingchengling. It is said that it is not big or small. It is already the head of a county in the locality. In Kyoto, it is hovering on the edge of the court and connecting to some people. No qualifications.

Of course, they were surprised. It was not this unfamiliar official, but the preparations for the establishment of the college. It was obviously the eldest princess’s task. Where did this “Liu Dayou” come from?

Looking at someone walking out from the back, many people are already thinking about something.

However, some people still have expressions of sarcasm and disdain faintly on their faces. In their opinion, this kind of thing is impossible to accomplish, because the preparation of the academy involves more than just Kyoto. To cover the entire Jingguo, even the national treasury would not be able to spend so much money.

Liu Dayou stepped forward and said respectfully: “His Majesty, so far, a total of more than 500,000 silver has been raised, and 13 academies in Kyoto are under construction.”

Five hundred thousand taels, this number still made the hearts of many people present.

This is not a small amount. Everyone knows that when the Ministry of Rites is raising silver, it hits a wall everywhere, not to mention five hundred thousand taels, it is impossible to raise five thousand taels. In just a few days, these five One hundred thousand taels, where did it come from?

They heard clearly that what Liu Dayou said was “raising silver”, indicating that the money was not allocated by the treasury. Where did they get it?

Their doubts did not last long, and Liu Dayou had already continued to speak.

“Most of these five hundred thousand taels of silver were donated by merchants in Kyoto. The minister had already sent someone to build a stone tablet according to the wishes of his majesty. After the academy was built, the stone tablet with the name of the donor was erected on Before the academy, many students and people all over the world remembered their contributions to the academy…”

As Liu Dayou slowly spoke, the expressions of many officials in the DPRK and central government had changed from doubt, astonishment, to shock and fear.

Actually, there is such a thing?

Those people are just lowly businessmen. What qualifications do they have to engrave their names on the tablet so that the students and people all over the world will admire them and pass them on from generation to generation?

And after today~IndoMTL.com~what do people think of them?

Even businessmen know that they contribute their efforts to the country, but they, who have inherited their family by poetry, don’t even know?

Be aware that, unlike ordinary officials in North Korea, the reputation of their family has been accumulated bit by bit. It is to care for the people, be kind and benevolent…, bit by bit for more than ten years.

The monument stood so close to the gate of the academy, and the prestige and fame they had finally accumulated was gone.

Bah, what kind of famous family, what kind of family, not even a businessman, what kind of face will I say in the future?

Especially those real giants, who can stand for hundreds of years without failing, rely on the horror prestige accumulated for a long time. If even the reputation is lost, even the trust of the people and the gentry will be discarded. The family also has to go to the end.

This simple monument leaves these families with no choice.

Donate, you must donate!

If you don’t have money, you can make more money. If you lose your reputation, you can’t reverse it.

Of course, some people have simple choices, and some people have more difficult choices.

For example, those officials of the Ministry of Etiquette visited…

Don’t donate–it must be scolded by the people. The businessman donated it, and other wealthy families also donated it. They will be exposed naked. In the future, in this Kyoto, in this Jingguo, we will pay Is there a foothold?

Donation——how much to donate. They had donated dozens to hundreds of taels before, and they were very unhappy with the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Now that Tian looks up to donate silver, how can the face be saved?

Even if it is donated, it doesn’t necessarily have much face. It is obviously a remedial measure that will make everyone even more contemptuous.

Then the question is coming.

Is it a donation or not?

At this moment, in their hearts, they have never hated the officials of the Ministry of Rites so much.