Chapter 1858 Human common sense

Life?

Why does this sound so depressing?

Su Cheng said seriously: "Your Majesty thinks that the construction of the railway is too slow. In fact, I have been thinking about this problem. Not only is the construction of the railway too slow, but the application of the steam engine has not been opened yet."

"Being a Minister of Works is nothing more than focusing on the allocation of materials. In fact, whoever is going to be the Minister of Works, as long as everyone pays attention to the construction of railways, the role it plays is not very different."

"I think the current dilemma is that there is a bottleneck in steelmaking. Only by improving steelmaking technology can we achieve a comprehensive breakthrough."

The more steelmaking, the faster the speed, the faster the railway construction will naturally be. This is obvious. Can Su Cheng improve the steelmaking technology?

Li Shimin asked: "Is it possible that you have any way to increase the yield of steelmaking?"

Su Cheng smiled and said, "Steam engines are used to mine and make steel by steam engines. Steam cars are of a wide range of uses."

Li Shimin asked with concern: "How to use a steam engine to mine? How to use a steam engine to make steel?"

Su Cheng spread his hands and shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Li Shimin was speechless when he heard this: "You don't know, what you said is so sure?"

Su Cheng smiled and said, "To put it simply, the function of a steam engine is to provide kinetic energy. As long as you need to use force, you can use the steam engine to improve efficiency. Therefore, I concluded that the steam engine is definitely useful, but how to use it needs to be studied."

"Your Majesty, I am not patient with the cumbersome government affairs. In fact, I have always wanted to establish a college."

Li Shimin asked in surprise: "Build a college?"

Su Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, if you build a college, you don't teach them the classics, history, and collections of books, and you don't teach them the way of being an official, you teach them the machinery, management, accounting, and machinery is craftsmen, management is the manager of affairs, and accounting is the account."

Seeing that Li Shimin and the others didn't understand it, Su Cheng explained it briefly.

If Su Cheng trained literati to become officials in the court, Li Shimin would definitely make a good estimate, after all, this had a great impact on the court.

But Su Cheng only trained some craftsmen and officials to take charge of the accounting office, which was not a threat to the court.

So, Li Shimin didn't mind after hearing this. He just thought that Su Cheng was a bit useless in doing these things.

"You are the most talented man in the world, and you are the Duke of the State. You don't want to be the Minister of Works, and you go to build a college to train managers, craftsmen, and accounting offices. Isn't this a waste of talent?" Li Shimin said angrily.

Compared to what college Su Cheng established, he still thought it was more appropriate for Su Cheng to be the Minister of Works.

Li Shimin feels very tired now. The Minister of Works, he is not a sesame official, but many officials in the court are jealous!

To put it bluntly, throwing it out can cause the ministers in the court to break their heads. Why can't they even send it out now?

Su Cheng smiled and said, "I will not retire and build a college, but it is just a matter of doing it. Another advantage of building a college is that it can screen some skilled craftsmen to study technology. I am confident that it can make the application of steam engines more widely. There are currently two directions, one is steelmaking and the other is textile."

"I won't talk about steelmaking. If we can use steam engines for textiles, it will allow everyone in the world to have clothes to wear."

Li Shimin was very moved when he heard Su Cheng say this. The reason why he wanted Su Cheng to be the Minister of Works was to increase the speed of railway construction.

The most important thing is that Su Cheng is not going to retire. If he doesn’t agree, what should he do if Su Cheng commits a crime again and insists on resigning?

Isn’t it just to build a college to train some shopkeepers, craftsmen and accountants? What a big deal, it has no impact on the court.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, if you want to build a college, then build a college. However, I want to build a railway, which consumes a lot, but there is no surplus grain to support you."

In fact, Su Cheng didn't expect Li Shimin to sponsor it, he could afford it anyway.

Although Su Cheng is not sure whether he is the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, he can still afford to bear a college.

It doesn't cost much to build a college, so you have wasteland and make cement on the spot. The labor is cheap. The students you recruit can just stutter. As for the experienced craftsmen you recruit, you don't have to give them treatment to later college professors.

Moreover, it may not be necessary for Su Cheng to pay for it himself.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "If the court also paid the money, the censor in the court would definitely stare at it and say something, it would be annoying to hear it. Although it costs a lot to build an academy, many people might rush to give it money."

After thinking about it, Li Shimin found that he could not refute it. If Su Cheng wanted to build a college, even if he wanted to train some craftsmen, accounting, those aristocratic families and noble families in Chang'an City, he would definitely give money on his own initiative.

It seems that no matter what Su Cheng does, someone will come to give the money.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little envious.

"Yes, there will definitely be many people who will contribute money, people and efforts, but there is a saying that I have to say to you first. Building a college is a trivial matter after all. You should not invest too much energy and time in this matter. It is not worth it. This is the top priority for the people of the world." Li Shimin said earnestly.

What does it mean not worth it?

You know what a fuck!

Su Cheng really wanted to just criticize Li Shimin like this, but after thinking about it, he was still timid. After all, he has challenged Li Shimin's bottom line several times today, so he should not be dying anymore.

"What Your Majesty said is, I will remember it!" Su Cheng agreed happily.

If you agree, it is my business whether you do it or not. Su Cheng is still clear in his heart.

"Your Majesty just promised not to do so, he got the will." Su Cheng said with a smile.

Li Shimin asked in confusion: "Is there still a decree? What is the decree?"

Su Cheng explained: "That is, Your Majesty and the court have allowed me to build a college, and then the college belongs to ministers and descendants of ministers."

Wait a minute? Why is Su Cheng so concerned about this academy?

Li Shimin suddenly became alert. Could it be that there was a pitfall in it?

So, should he also get involved?

Li Shimin pondered: "You built the college, of course it's yours. Can others take it away? There is no need to issue an order. I have to deal with it every day, so how can I have time to issue an order for this small matter?"

"What your Majesty said."

After saying that, Su Cheng coughed dryly.

At this time, the couple showed a tacit understanding. Princess Changle immediately acted coquettishly and said, "My mother, look at the father, you don't even agree to this little thing. Since it is the college built by Langjun, it should belong to us. What's wrong with the father's order? Who else can say that he has failed?"

Empress Changsun nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty is really, it's just a decree, it's not a big deal. Since the college was built by Su Cheng, it naturally belongs to him. This is common sense."

(End of this chapter)
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