"Yao Chong, the grass man, long live my visit to my emperor..."

If Yao Chong was still the prime minister and was at the highest position, even if he met Wu Zetian, he would not need to pay a visit to the grand ceremony.

But the situation is stronger than that of others. At this time, Yao Chong no longer had any capital for pride.

If you still hold an air at this time, you are asking for trouble.

"Mr. Yao, don't be too polite. You are old and don't be tired."

Even though the two of them faced each other last night, Wu Zetian and Yao Chong were still silly and slandered each other in this imperial study.

"The grass-roots dare not be rude."

"What's wrong with Lord Yao coming here?"

"The grass-roots people want to ask His Majesty to let scholars go."

"Why can't I understand Lord Yao? I ask myself that I rarely commit murder. Even those who participated yesterday only arrested a few culprits, and even their families did not affect them. Lord Yao asked me to let the scholar go, but I don't know which scholar it was?"

Wu Zetian pretended to be confused with understanding, but Yao Chong also knew that Wu Zetian was pretending to be garlic.

But he had no choice but to look at Wu Zetian with a pleading request: "It is all scholars in the world. Please give your majesty a favor and let them live a life."

"Mr. Yao is so bad, how could I ever ask the lives of scholars all over the world?"

"Why should Your Majesty pretend to be confused? Your Majesty's unparalleled strategy has forced Confucianism into a desperate situation and cut off the life of scholars. I'm afraid it's more cruel than killing them."

"Cruel?" Wu Zetian twitched: "Does this make you feel cruel? In the past thousand years, how could scholars give him a path to life?"

"At least Confucianism did not kill all the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Every household registration has its own means of making a living. Only scholars have the only way to go to officialdom. But now His Majesty has blocked this path, which is undoubtedly killing all the scholars."

"According to Lord Yao's intention, that is, when you go back to the past, all the officials will return to your scholars?"

Wu Zetian looked at Yao Chong coldly. Of course, Yao Chong hoped that, but he also knew that this was impossible.

They fought for so long, and they all knew each other's purpose, so Yao Chong knew that Wu Zetian would never give up the plan of hard work.

What's more, Wu Zetian has already won, so she is even more unlikely to destroy the Great Wall herself.

"Caomin knows that the past ideas were biased, but Caomin still believes that there must be no scholars, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and every class has the value of existence. Therefore, please give scholars some chance. Moreover, Caomin believes that as long as your Majesty is there, there will be no situation like the past, and literati will cover the sky with only hands."

Yao Chong's tone is sincere, and his words are reasonable.

However, Yao Chong didn't say anything. When Wu Zetian was there, he would not let the literati restoration again, but how old is Wu Zetian now?

With the means of literati, as long as there is no suppression of Wu Zetian, then will the world of literati be repeated?

So what if the literati endure for a few more years?

"Haha..." Wu Zetian suddenly burst into laughter. At the beginning, she really thought Yao Chong had surrendered.

But after hearing Yao Chong's later words, Wu Zetian finally woke up.

"Mr. Yao, Lord Yao, you are indeed scheming." Wu Zetian looked at Yao Chong with a smile: "You are just thinking about it now. When I die, can a literati cover the sky with one hand?"

"Uh... This... Your Majesty misunderstood the people. Your Majesty is so lucky, how could he be so..."

"No misunderstanding, I don't blame you. I have decided. As long as there are scholars in the world, there will be no scholars anymore. All problems will be solved. I will promote the academics of various schools, open colleges, recruit students and disciples, and do not charge tuition fees, and even receive small rewards. I want all children in the world to read, write, and read and write!"

"Your Majesty, your idea is so whimsical. Your Majesty thinks, how much does it cost if you do this?"

"Mr. Yao, it seems that literati are indeed not suitable for being an official. If you can calculate this account clearly, I don't mind restoring your official position."

"How can we calculate clearly in the world's population of billions?" Yao Chong felt that Wu Zetian was making things difficult for him.

"Haha, there are not billions, with a total population of 50 million, only half of what Lord Yao said. Among them, more than 8 million children of the age of eight or under 16 years old. If all these eight million children are admitted to school, they will need to spend about 6 million taels of silver every year. Of course, it is impossible to enroll all children in the first five years, so the expenditure will increase year by year. However, through the annual expenditure of 6 million taels of silver, a chain of interests of 10 million taels can be generated."

"What is the chain of interests?" Yao Chong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly heard the strange words popping out of Wu Zetian's mouth, and couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

Yao Chong clearly saw the ridicule in Wu Zetian's eyes, which made Yao Chong very uncomfortable.

If you talk about the previous intrigues and tricks, you will lose if you lose, and you will have nothing to say if you are not as good as others.

However, he claimed to be the peak of his life, and he had someone smarter than himself. He might not have his own knowledge. He had his own knowledge but he might not have his own wisdom.

But now he can't understand one of Wu Zetian's words, which makes him very depressed.

"Does Lord Yao understand what an industrial chain is?"

"The grass people are stupid, please make clear."

"Mr. Yao, I am really disappointed with you. You were once the leader of all officials, but you didn't even understand these things."

Yao Chong lowered his head and did not let Wu Zetian see his face. He didn't know whether his rosy face was angry or shy.

"Mr. Yao, this is a penny, right?"

"yes."

"This penny was mined from Chishan brass. A civil servant could collect about 100 copper coins of copper coins a day. He could get about 15 cents, refining and losing. He went thirty cents, and then transported. He went thirty cents in the middle. This was seventy cents. The copper coins mined and refined by the court should actually get twenty-five cents. This actually formed an industrial chain, mining civil servants, refining kiln craftsmen, and transporting escort agencies or officers and soldiers."

Yao Chong thought about it and immediately understood: "Your Majesty, this is just a relatively novel word, what's the point?"

"I am telling you the process of creating benefits. Making money is the most simple manifestation. Then I ask you, what if you replace this copper coin with something else? For example, the porcelain bottle on the table requires more processes, which means that the more benefits can be created. And the money that falls into the hands of the creators of each process, they spend the money, and the money begins to flow. This is the business way, just like water, the water flows, the fish live, and the fish dies."

"But what Your Majesty said is limited to the value of the item itself and does not create more value. However, Your Majesty previously said that spending six million taels of silver every year can create a chain of interests of 12 million taels, which the grass people cannot understand."

Wu Zetian looked at Yao Chong deeply. Sure enough, if a person's head is restricted, he will not be able to go further no matter what kind of prompt he is.

"This money is not given directly to those children, but is invested in industries to make profits of life and life."

Wu Zetian said before that the process of generating production benefits, but investing in the education industry is not so direct. This investment is an activation of business in a certain field.

In today's Central Plains, the education industry is very scarce. There may be only one or two literate people in a village, and these two literate people are not willing to come out to teach because they feel that they are reading books of sages, and giving them to low-key households is an insult to sages.

Of course, there are also some people who are attracted by the money of wealthy families and put down their figure and go to wealthy families to teach their children.

This is basically the current education system of the Tang Dynasty. Every city has academies, and most of them are official academies. The conditions for entering these academies are harsh, either rich or noble, and even recommendations are required to enter. It is impossible for ordinary people to get a gift of gifts.

This also led to some celebrities relying on selling gifts to wealthy households and then obtaining a lot of money.

This makes most people have no chance to get in touch with the book, and even if they can get in touch with it, it is very limited.

Another point is that the gentry's monopoly over culture, because the price of paper, calligraphy and painting is very high, and ordinary people can't afford it.

Famous families collect a large number of classics for their children to watch and learn, so their quality and cultural level are significantly higher than those of ordinary families or students from ordinary academies.

Some scholars hold one or two books for the rest of their lives, almost memorizing this book, fantasizing that they can get a high school gold list with just this book. This is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Not to mention the gap between family classes, this knowledge alone is several levels worse than the wealthy families, and there is no one in the thousands who can get a high school gold list.

Therefore, the official position was not only monopolized by literati, but also monopolized by the gentry.

The gentry was Wu Zetian's most troublesome opponent. Although Wu Zetian defeated the civil officials headed by Yao Chong, as long as the gentry did not fall, Wu Zetian only won half of it.

If Wu Zetian wants to vigorously promote the new education system now, it will undoubtedly touch on the interests of the gentry.

Of course, after defeating the civil officials, Wu Zetian was no longer as timid as before.

At the beginning, Wu Zetian was worried that she could not fight against the civil officials, but after a while, Wu Zetian discovered that the civil officials were just like this.

She is looking forward to the reaction of the gentry, whether she will act like a civil servant, or whether she will do something wrong with herself secretly.

Yao Chong finally did not convince Wu Zetian. In fact, he did not have much hope when he entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, I just hope you won't regret it. After all, the methods of the gentry are no worse than those of the people. I believe you will face their criticism soon."

Behind Yao Chong are also gentry. Although they are not five surnames and seven sects, they are also famous and prominent families in Shaanxi.

One or two famous families may have no effect on Wu Zetian, but if all the famous families in the world join forces, it will not be so easy to deal with. (To be continued.)
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