Chapter 371 Inner Palace

"It's so hot." Ziniang shook her fan, her face flushed: "It wasn't this hot last year. I couldn't stop sweating even when I ate ice cubes."

Chen Yuanyuan hummed and said, "That's right. Didn't I say a few days ago that I wanted to renovate the inner palace so that it would be like spring all year round?"

Several women cast their gazes over.

Ying Yi straightened up from the recliner and said with a smile: "It's not difficult to make it feel like spring all year round, but the renovation is time-consuming and laborious."

He became interested, stood up, walked over to sit down next to the girls, and said with a smile: "The Yuan Fu array is ready-made, but the materials and manpower required to transform the entire Forbidden City are countless. Yuan Qi Palace has no spare capacity for the time being."

The women only complained verbally. They all knew that the empire was developing rapidly and that manpower and material resources were being used to the extreme. Under such a premise, it would be foolish to allocate manpower to renovate the palace!

If we really do this, the civil and military officials in the entire dynasty will complain.

"Let's just leave it like this for the time being." Ying Yi took out a fan, turned his wrist, and pulled up a wisp of breeze, spinning it to bring coolness for a long time: "We will come back after the first phase of the empire's development plan is completed. Renovate the inner palace. Then it will be like spring all year round."

Zi Niang wondered: "Is there any other secret? Brother Ying, please tell me."

Ying Yi pinched her pretty red face and said with a smile: "Didn't I mention the flying element some time ago. What if the palace can fly?"

When the women heard this, they all looked surprised.

"The palace can fly?!" Shuang'er was extremely surprised and said, "It's so big, can it fly?"

Lingling was still making gestures.

The Forbidden City is not small. It is incredible that it can fly.

"Why not?" Ying Yi chuckled: "I already have a plan. We just wait for Yuan Qi Palace to be free and we can start rebuilding it. Then we can fly around the world in the Forbidden City, how about it?"

Zi Niang stared, her big eyes widened, and she looked fascinated in shock: "If this can be done, I really expect it..."

"Uh huh huh!!!"

The women nodded vigorously, all in the same manner.

Driving a city flying all over the sky is really unimaginable. It must be awesome!

"But it won't be possible for at least three years." Ying Yi picked up Zi Niang and put her on his knees, saying, "The current project of Yuanqi Palace will be completed in three years, so we will have to burn high incense."

He gently rested his chin on Zi Niang's long hair and said, "The flying element should be ready next year. It's better to take it on a cruise first."

Zi Niang's face turned red. In front of Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xiangjun, she lowered her chin and hummed softly.

Lingling was a little jealous, took one of Ying Yi's hands and said, "Master, I am also going on a tour."

Ying Yi laughed loudly: "Everyone goes, everyone goes."

At this stage, it is difficult for Ying Yi to take into account many of his own things. The rigid needs of the entire empire must be met before there is room to satisfy itself.

In fact, it is not just about satisfying oneself, Ying Yi has plans for many things. But it all comes after immediate needs. Ranked behind infrastructure construction such as education, road transportation, and water conservancy.

For example, the civilian use of Yuanqi.

How to put it, it is Ying Yi's goal to spread Yuanqi to all aspects of people's lives. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, a normal life, if the element cannot be taken care of, it is a failure.

Then they talked about other things, Ziniang said: "Yesterday I heard my father talk about the recruitment and assessment of officials in the world. Didn't it mean that the education system has not been completed yet?"

Ying Yi laughed and said: "But we can't stop eating because of choking. The education system has not been fully established. Even if it is established, the promotion and assessment of new officials will not last one or two years. And there is a huge demand for officials in various places. What should we do? ?Only recruitment.”

The education system is established, the knowledge learned is different from the past, and it takes ten years to reap the fruits. In other words, at least for the first ten years, most of the officials needed by the empire could only be recruited from scholars of the old era.

This is the last chance for old-time scholars. Through recruitment, assessment, and then a certain period of training, the focus is on understanding new things in the empire, and then decentralization to grassroots practice. Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are not will be dismissed naturally. If you break the law, it will be even more embarrassing. There is a royal court waiting here.

Speaking of this, Ying Yi suddenly said: "Did Xiao Yu'er enter Yiyi University? I vaguely heard my father-in-law mention this matter the day before yesterday."

Zi Niang immediately pouted after hearing this: "Father is too stubborn, I wanted to ask you to let Yu'er enter the Yuan Qi Palace."

Ying Yi laughed: "I have mentioned this too. But we must also be considerate of my father-in-law. He is an imperial official and sets an example for all officials. Naturally, he will not do this. I say it is a good thing. Now Yuanqi Palace is focusing all its energy on In the research of various projects, even if Xiao Yuer enters the Yuanqi Palace, he may not have much chance to receive teachings. After all, he is not a monk, and without a foundation in this area, he will be confused when he goes in. "

He added: "On the contrary, free study, starting from the basics, is a better choice for him."

Zi Niang said: "I am not ignorant. It's just that Yu'er only returns home every ten days, and my mother and aunt miss her very much."

Ying Yi said: "All the righteous scholars in the capital are outside the city. There is nothing we can do about it."

It's not that free schools can't be built in cities, but the Ministry of Rites believes that children who want to study in the early stages should be in a clean place where they won't be disturbed. Therefore, all the voluntary schools in the capital were built outside the city. The capital was so big that it was impossible for children and teenagers to go out to the city to go to free schools and return home every day, so they returned once every ten days. It is more convenient for children outside the city.

Of course, the state schools and Taixue schools in the capital would not be built outside the city.

Li Xiangjun on the side said: "It's the right time for little brother Zheng to be determined to study. He will definitely be my right-hand man one day."

Zi Niang's eyes suddenly narrowed in laughter.

Zi Niang and Chen Yuanyuan and the girls get along very well, mainly because Chen Yuanyuan and the girls feel that they are from a humble background and never argue when they get along.

But after the draft, the palace is full, and the situation may not be that simple.

Ying Yi had long thought about this - usual verbal quarrels could be tolerated, but not excessive, and a line had to be drawn. Ying Yi will never show mercy to anyone who crosses the line.

Speaking of which, Zheng Yu is now in his early ten years, a very clever kid. Coupled with his family background, he may not be a pillar when he succeeds in his studies in the future.

But today's words also reminded Ying Yi that perhaps the Ministry of Rites should be able to accommodate the children in the city. Although cleanliness is the best, there are still relatively quiet remote corners in the city.

It is really far away to go to school. If the age of admission is too young, it may not be convenient.

The days passed very quickly. In addition to dealing with government and military affairs, Ying Yi spent every day in Yuanqi Palace and the Inner Palace. Even the habit of practicing martial arts was temporarily put aside.

Of course, the martial arts scriptures were of little use to him. It's just a habit.

Before autumn, the draft has reached its final stage, and Ying Yi's wedding has also been put on the agenda.