Daming: I asked you to supervise the country, Daming is all crazy?

Chapter 85 Daming: The World's No. [-] Gate

The next day, Zhu Zhanji went to Qianqing Palace to check in as usual.

More than half a month is almost enough for him to form a habit.

Every morning before dawn, before the rooster crows, he will wake up naturally.

Then, under the service of Hu Shanxiang and a group of people, he washed and changed his clothes.

Sometimes when I go out, I occasionally meet my silly father practicing sword in the yard.

Then Zhu Zhanji would stop and chat with silly father.

However, the time for each chat is limited, and they will rush to the Qianqing Palace immediately.

First, before the other ministers arrived, they began to browse through some of the papers that had been handed over, and then they were sorted and placed on Sanyang's desk.

Then, they conducted a spot check on the documents that Sanyang had processed yesterday, to make sure that there would be no mistakes.

When the ministers came, they just went through formal etiquette, and then they went back to their places to start working.

In such a day, half of it was spent in such unpretentious things.

When he almost finished handling all the government affairs, and had lunch in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji couldn't wait to run away.

Today is the day when the first Royal Medical College and the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty started construction.

So Zhu Zhanji rushed over immediately after finishing his work.

In order to make these two colleges worthy of the word dignified and royal, Zhu Zhanji also invested a lot of money in it.

The person responsible for the construction of the two colleges is a director of the Ministry of Industry, who belongs to the official position of the sixth rank, not too big and not too small, and it is just right to be responsible for the construction of the medical school.

And the place chosen by the two colleges is not far from the Imperial Academy.

Speaking of which, the Guozijian in Yingtianfu was chosen by the old Zhutou himself.

The location is close to Jiming Mountain, and the scale is also quite large. It reaches the small teaching field in the east, Yinglingfang in the west, Chengpo Tushan in the north, and Pearl Bridge in the south.

There is Longzhou Mountain on the left, Jiming Mountain on the right, Xuanwu Lake in the north and Pearl River in the south.

It covers an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres. This area is not a big deal in later generations, but it can be said to be quite arrogant for a school in this era.

At its peak, the total number of students at Guozijian once reached more than 9000, close to more than 1 students.

And it's not just the students of Ming Dynasty, but also foreign students from several surrounding countries and native officials' children. It's not surprising to see some female students in it. These foreign students are collectively called Yisheng in this era.

It can be said that in this era, Nanguo Zijian is definitely the undisputed number one academy in the world.

The reason why Zhu Zhanji chose to put the School of Medicine and the Royal Academy here is also thinking that in the future, he can directly build this place into a place similar to a university town like later generations.

After all, this place can be personally selected by our ancestors, no matter in terms of geography or surrounding environment, it is excellent.

It's just that Zhu Zhanji has higher requirements for the two colleges than Guozijian.

Among the two colleges, the Medical College only covers an area of ​​about 660 mu of land, which is equivalent to that of the Imperial College, while the Royal College has an area of ​​[-] mu planned out by him.

Even if this area is placed in later generations, it is much larger than that of Tsinghua University.

The main reason is that there are a lot of buildings included in it. The combined area of ​​the four shooting ranges in the southeast, northwest and north is almost 500 mu.

There are also residential dormitories for teachers and students, with no less than [-] rooms, and the teachers all use single-family houses.

In addition, it also includes six library buildings with no less than five floors.

In addition to more than 120 various lecture halls, other various additional buildings are no less than a thousand acres.

It can be said that as long as this academy is completed, people from the Imperial College will probably have to make a detour when going out from now on.

It's too arrogant, not to mention the size of the academy, just those few shooting ranges are enough to scare the Imperial Academy to pieces.

After all, the shooting range of Guozijian, plus the vegetable garden, mill, warehouse, etc., is only about [-] acres of land.

As for the Royal Academy, not to mention four shooting ranges, the total area is almost [-] mu, which is almost equal to half of the Imperial Academy.

Not to mention that there are various other buildings, Zhu Zhanji can definitely say that he is very willing to spend money in this regard.

Every building requires the craftsmen to keep improving, from material selection to architectural design, all aspects are the best craftsmen selected from the Ministry of Industry.

The head of the household department in charge of the construction of the two colleges here is surnamed Liu, and his full name is Liu Zhe.

Originally, he was also a subordinate official of the Prince's Mansion, belonging to the first-class princeling party.

Zhu Zhanji also knew this person before, and knew that this person was an honest person, so he entrusted all the construction of the two colleges to this person.

When Zhu Zhanji came, he saw Liu Zhe inspecting various materials at the construction site.

After thinking about it, he walked over, seeing His Royal Highness, Liu Zhe was also shocked, and hurriedly saluted:

"The minister, Liu Zhe, sees His Royal Highness the Grandson!"

After Zhu Zhanji waved his hand to signal his excuse, he said with a smile: "Master Liu, you have worked hard!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhe showed a smile on his face and said, "It's my honor to be able to serve His Royal Highness the Grandson."

Zhu Zhanji nodded. He has heard a lot of this kind of flattery recently. Liu Zhe is also a real person, and he has nothing new.

Looking around, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Well, Mr. Liu, if you are not busy, show me around and let me know how the preparations for the establishment of the college are going?"

"Yes!"

Liu Zhe nodded when he heard the words, knowing that His Royal Highness in front of him attaches great importance to the construction of the two colleges.

So he cupped his hands and led the way aside: "His Royal Highness, please!"

Zhu Zhanji followed the direction pointed by Liu Zhe, and Liu Zhe explained from the side:

"His Royal Highness, so far, according to your instructions, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry have preliminarily divided the areas of each building, and with the help of the Ministry of Households, various materials have begun to be transported from various places. , but the weather is extremely cold, and we need to wait until the beginning of spring next year if we want to officially start construction.”

After saying a word, Liu Zhe led Zhu Zhanji to another direction, pointed to an open space and said, "Please look, Your Highness, this is the main entrance of the Royal Academy. According to His Highness, you must be grand. The Ministry of Industry has sent people to find a suitable stone mountain in Yingtianfu, and has arranged for 380 four craftsmen. It is expected that the 56 stone pillars mentioned by His Highness will be cut out before next winter, and then they will be used to make them with hot water to take advantage of the weather. The road is icy, and the stone pillars will be transported, and then the gate of this college will be initially built!"

"Also here, according to His Highness, a huge square needs to be paved with bricks and stones. A dozen brick kilns in the Ministry of Industry have already started firing. It is expected that the bricks and stones will arrive before the end of next year. "

As he spoke, Liu Zhe showed a somewhat smug smile on his face and said, "His Royal Highness, I am sure that I will be able to supervise the construction of this academy in the 19th year of Yongle at the latest!"

"Uh... not..."

Zhu Zhanji was taken aback for a moment after hearing Liu Zhe finish speaking.

Looking at Liu Zhe with a blank face, he asked, "How long did you say it would take to build this academy?"

"Going back to His Royal Highness, it was 19 years ago in Yongle!"

Liu Zhe still had a smile on his face, and when he looked at Zhu Zhanji, he said with admiration: "It all depends on the amount of money allocated by His Royal Highness Taisun, and the various construction periods can be carried out quickly and at the same time, otherwise the completion of the two colleges, at least It will also take ten years."

Am I going to build a city?
Hearing Liu Zhe's words, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Then he looked at Liu Zhe and couldn't help asking, "Why is the construction period so slow?"

Liu Zhe was stunned when he heard Zhu Zhanji's words, and subconsciously said, "Don't His Highness think it's too soon?"

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

quick?
Are you hurrying, hammering, hurrying?
Those who knew thought you were building an academy, and those who didn't know thought you were going to build a small Shuntian.

It is only 12 years of Yongle now, according to the meaning of this product, it means that his academy can only be completed in 19 years of Yongle, which is almost six or seven years.

What kind of fast is this?

If this is slower, wouldn't it be that Lao Zhu has died, and his college may not have been built yet?
Perhaps because he also saw what Zhu Zhanji meant, Liu Zhe was stunned for a while, and then he reacted with a wry smile and immediately said:
"His Royal Highness doesn't know something. It's not because I don't want to go faster, but because according to His Royal Highness's request, some things really can't be moved faster, especially the gate of the academy. It's just the 56 stone pillars that His Royal Highness said. It will take at least four years to transport it here, so the excavation time has not been counted!"

Zhu Zhanji was also a little depressed when he heard the words. The gate of the school represents the face of a school, so naturally he can't be stingy.

Not to mention the Royal Academy!

So Zhu Zhanji conveniently prostituted the gates of some prestigious schools in later generations, and asked the Ministry of Industry to select the most magnificent one, which is the legendary one worth 8000 million yuan, consisting of 56 stone pillars and 27 door openings "The World's First Gate".

It just so happens that it has been 56 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the 56 stone pillars are also very suitable for the occasion.

In addition, the school gate looks really good.

So after an agreement, Zhu Zhanji planned to implement the title of the world's number one school.

But Liu Zhe's words are obviously pouring cold water on him!

If you wait until the 19th year of Yongle, the day lily will be cold by then!

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji said: "In this case, building with bricks and stones should save a lot of time, right?"

"Your Highness, if you use bricks and stones, I don't think it can meet His Highness's request!"

Liu Zhe shook his head when he heard the words, and did not agree with Zhu Zhanji's method, but said: "Building bricks and stones will leave obvious gaps, and it will look like an ordinary city wall. The Imperial College is no different!"

Zhu Zhanji blinked his eyes when he heard this, and asked suddenly: "So you mean, as long as there are no gaps?"

"nature!"

Liu Zhe didn't know why, but he nodded his head and said, "If Taisun has a way to replace Shizhu, I am sure that these two colleges will be built within five years!"

"Five years is too long!"

Zhu Zhanji shook his head when he heard the words, then stretched out a finger and said, "I only give you one year!"

"This is impossible!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhe shook his head with a wry smile and said without even thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)