Liu Yu's heart was a little heavy, so his tone became cold.
He expressed his own voice and opinion, "The remaining 20% of the officials are half of the rich children who have just started the family. After several generations of management, the family has saved money, and finally has the financial resources to train a scholar. The family structure, is gradually taking shape.
Only less than 10% of the officials are really born in ordinary families, have no one to rely on on the way to school, and rely on their own ingenuity to fight for success. However, it is difficult for these unrooted people to enter the court, and it is difficult to be reused, and they do nothing throughout their lives. Fortunately, the local situation is better than that of the court. "
Gu Jiu understood his thoughts, "So you want to change the status quo through education?"
Liu Yu was silent for a moment, "Son, I don't know if we can change the status quo, but at least we can provide more opportunities for the poor children and let them have more choices. If we can dig out a few talented people in this process, it will be worth it." Already!"
Gu Jiu reminded him, "You have to admit that the children of officials and eunuchs are indeed better than the children of poor people in terms of knowledge."
"The son naturally understands this. The reason why the children of officials are given priority over the children of poor people is because they win because of their birth."
"You can't deny that the children of officials and eunuchs are also very hard in their studies. To be able to take the imperial examination and fight hard from thousands of troops, no one wins this competition easily. Everyone has tried their best. You can't just because of officials When children enjoy more educational resources, their talents and hard work are denied. When looking at things, we must not be biased."
"The son understands what the queen mother means, and the son has no prejudice against the officials' children. After all, the son is enjoying the top resources in the world. The son just wants to give the poor children more opportunities."
Gu Jiu nodded approvingly, "You were enlightened at the age of three, and you turned on the light to read at night every day at a young age. In addition to completing the homework assigned by your husband, you also have to read a lot of books, complete extra homework, and learn martial arts. Your hard work, the queen mother has been watching in the eyes.
Students all over the world, you study hard in the cold window, and you never slack off for a day. In the world, there are not many officials and eunuchs who study hard like you. If you want to ensure the long-term prosperity of the family, it means that every generation must work hard. Otherwise, they will be overtaken by up-and-comers and reduced to a broken household.
While you create opportunities for poor children, you can't completely shut out the children of officials and eunuchs. You should have a deep understanding of Shanhe Academy's school-running attitude. Among the students, there are rich families, poor children, officials and eunuchs, and even the children of noble military generals. The academy treats them equally, and everything depends on their grades.
There is a certain degree of unfairness in any selection method. Talking about results is also unfair, but it is currently the most fair selection method. Opportunities are available to everyone, and everyone can get them according to their abilities. "
Liu Yu frowned, as if he had a different idea.
Gu Jiu smiled, "You want to say that the starting line is different, given the same opportunity, poor disciples can't stand out, right?"
Liu Yu nodded, "My son thinks that poor children should be given more opportunities."
Gu Jiu took a sip of tea and said solemnly: "Free school is an opportunity for poor children. Whether they can seize this opportunity and whether they are qualified to compete with officials' children on the same starting line in the future depends entirely on themselves.
I have talked so much with you, but in the final analysis, there is only one sentence, don't interfere too much. After creating conditions for poor children to study, you should not continue to reach out for the rest. Let him develop and adjust himself, and don't underestimate the wisdom of others. "
Liu Yu frowned and thought deeply.
"Does the queen mother think that her son's thoughts on education are suspected of stretching his hands too far?"
Gu Jiu did not deny it, "From your words, I feel that you want to do everything. I have always opposed this way of doing things in a big way. Facts have proved that this way will eventually lead to death. You never At the beginning, there was no room for others to develop, and when you leave, how can you expect someone to continue your ideas and continue to do it?" "The queen mother is always willing to give people around her a chance to experience, because the queen mother believes in them? "
"Knowing people well is a kind of ability. You have to learn this ability. There are tens of thousands of employees in the world. There are not 100,000 employees. It is impossible for me to know everyone, and there is no way to build trust with everyone. What should I do? What I have to do is to decentralize power and let capable people take charge."
Liu Yu took a deep breath, "Thank you for your mother's teaching. Today's talk with my mother made my son realize that there are still many shortcomings."
Gu Jiu said: "Your shortcoming is that you have no experience in civil affairs, have never led a team, and have not handled specific government affairs. Experience can make up for your shortcomings."
Liu Yu immediately said: "So my son wants to find a place to set up a free school to practice."
Gu Jiu shook her head slightly, "You want to know about people's livelihood and practice, I have a little suggestion from you."
"Ask your mother to teach you."
"Sihai Meat Shop, do you know what it does?"
"My son generally understands."
"Would you like to go to the Four Seas Meat Shop to practice? Go to the village every day, go directly to the countryside, so that you can intuitively understand the difficulties of the people's livelihood. If you still insist on running a school, I will never stop you."
Liu Yu hesitated, "Is it in the capital?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "Of course it's not the capital city. Lingnan, southwest, and northwest, you choose these three places yourself. The time is tentatively scheduled to be half a year to a year. Do you want to?"
After thinking about it, Liu Yu nodded heavily, "My son is willing, my son wants to choose Southwest."
"It just so happens that your uncle is also training soldiers over there. If you have a chance, you can go to him for a meal."
Gu Jiu was very happy.
Immediately afterwards she said: "Before you leave Beijing, you have to finalize your marriage. It has been so many days since the garden party, and I haven't asked you yet. Is there any lady in your fancy?"
Liu Yu was a little embarrassed, "Can we wait for our son to come back from training before we talk about marriage?"
Gu Jiu shook his head, "That's not acceptable. When you come back from training, most of the ladies in the capital are already married or engaged. When you want to choose, they won't be happy."
Liu Yu lowered his head and smiled, "Okay, my son is willing to make a marriage."
"Oh? So, you already have a girl you like? Tell me quickly, which girl has caught your eye."
Gu Jiu looked excited. Rather than saying that she is concerned about her son's marriage, it is better to say that she is gossiping about her son's emotional life.
Liu Yu dug out the roster of ladies.
With the skills of the Shaofu painters, the appearance and characteristics of each lady are almost faithfully presented in the album.
What kind of appearance, beautiful or ugly, fat or thin, is clear at a glance.
He took the picture album and kept flipping back and forth...
Gu Jiu's heart skipped a beat.
If she remembers correctly, most of the front of the picture album are girls from the important minister Xungui's family.
Most of the girls in the back are girls from official families.
Flipping and flipping, kept flipping until it reached two-thirds of the way, Liu Yu paused, pointed to the girl in the album, and said, "My son thinks she's pretty good."
Who is this she
Gu Jiu looked at the album.
Huh
"Does the queen mother disagree?"
Gu Jiu shook her head again and again, her tone was very surprised, "You actually fell in love with Sun Zhuangyuan's granddaughter?"
"My son only knows that she is a girl from the Sun family, but he doesn't know that she is Mr. Sun's granddaughter." Liu Yu himself was also very surprised.
Gu Jiu laughed, "I've met this girl before, she's a pretty good girl. I didn't expect you to fall in love with her."
"She has a poetic and literary spirit, but she is not pedantic, nor will she moan about illnesses. She is a very thoughtful girl. My son thinks she is good."
Gu Jiu gossiped: "How do you know she's not pedantic? Have you ever talked to her?"
Liu Yu pointed to his ear, "My son was touched when he heard her talking with others."
Oh!
This is rare!
Gu Jiu picked up the album and carefully looked at the portrait, "A pretty girl, and her age is suitable. You chose her because her surname is Sun? Have you ever thought that Prince Renxuan's concubine, Chu Wang's biological mother is also from the Sun family, and she is also the eldest son of the Sun family. This girl Sun is the granddaughter of Sun Zhuangyuan, who is considered to be the third wife of the Sun family. The eldest son of the Sun family has been fighting openly and secretly with the third son You know."
Liu Yu nodded, "There are internal conflicts in the Sun family, and my son has heard of it to some extent. The son chose her because of her surname Sun. But she also makes him very fond of her. If she doesn't like her, even if her surname is Sun, my son will not like her." Would not choose her."
Gu Jiu understood clearly, "Is there anyone else besides her?"
Liu Yu shook his head, "She's the only one."
"You should know that the Sun family is a first-class family in the world. They have been rich for hundreds of years and have served no less than ten emperors. This means that if you marry a girl from the Sun family, you will certainly get the support of the Sun family, but At the same time, you will also be dragged down by the Sun family. One day, the tail of the Sun family will not be lost, and it has already hindered the imperial power, what are you going to do?"
Liu Yu frowned tightly, "The son intends to talk to the emperor. If the son marries a girl from the Sun family, all the older generations of the Sun family will have to withdraw from the court. There can only be two generations of the Sun family at most, and they can serve in the court at the same time. "
"This method is not enough. Your father and I can limit the expansion of the Sun family. What about you, what effective way do you have to limit the expansion of the Sun family? This is a long-standing family with tens of thousands of people, and it has a great reputation. The status of the literary world is as solid as a rock, and there is always a way to extend its tentacles to various fields."
"Mother, please teach me!" Liu Yu begged solemnly.
Gu Jiu lightly tapped on the table, "The only effective way to restrict the Sun family is to divide the family into clans. Divide a large family that is hugged together into countless small clans, each offering sacrifices."
Liu Yu was shocked, "Forcing the Sun family to split up?"
Gu Jiu nodded heavily, "Whether it's the Beisun family or the Nan Zhou family, I agree with your royal father. I can't tolerate their continued expansion and must be restricted."
Liu Yu said with certainty: "The Sun family will not agree, they would rather give up this marriage."
"So the key is Sun Zhuangyuan!"