From Zhao Qian's perspective, this is actually not the first time he has heard Zhao Kuo say such things.

But at this moment, Zhao Qian suddenly felt that he had already understood what Zhao Kuo meant.

Zhao Qian thought for a while and said, "Actually, I have an idea that if one day I can join all my children to the academy to study, then many great craftsmen like Fu Zhen will definitely emerge among them.

If there really is one day, our Han Kingdom should no longer have to worry about lacking these talents who can participate in the invention.

And in this way, all the children at the bottom can have a chance to make a comeback, and they must be even more grateful to our royal family."

Zhao Kuo was a little surprised when he heard this sentence, but then he laughed.

"You can think of this layer, which is really good."

What Zhao Qian said was actually the compulsory education implemented in modern times later by China.

This kind of compulsory education is indeed very effective. It eliminates almost all illiteracy phenomena in China and allows every talent to have the opportunity to receive education.

If a child does not give him the opportunity to receive education, he will always be an illiterate person, and may be able to farm in the fields for the rest of his life.

But if you give him such an opportunity to get education, he is likely to grow into a talent, a talent that can change the whole world in the future.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said to Zhao Qian: "But, if you want to select talents, you still have to have a specific step.

After all, everyone has received education, how can you know which of these people are more suitable for invention and who are more suitable for being an official?"

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Qian was stunned involuntarily.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Qian is actually an idea that suddenly comes out of his mind with interest. He is not a very complete theoretical system, so Zhao Qian couldn't answer this question.

Zhao Kuo smiled faintly and said to Zhao Qian: "Have you forgotten the exam in your academy?"

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Zhao Qian suddenly realized something and couldn't help but slap his thighs and said, "My father is right, can you take the exam!"

In the academy, an exam will be held at the end of each year. This kind of exam is not only an internal exam within each school, but also an interdisciplinary comparison will be made after taking the scores.

As long as you have an exam, you can make a choice in your grades. Which direction is more suitable, and it will be clear as soon as you take the exam.

Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Qian's smile, and his lips curled slightly, showing a smile.

For Zhao Kuo, all of this is traceable after all, who made him come from a very modern country in later generations?

In terms of education, Zhao Kuo attaches great importance to the rise of a nation. If it wants to rise, education must never be relaxed.

But before, Zhao Kuo was very busy after all, so he didn't have time to take into account this aspect of education.

At that time, wars and unification of the world were the most urgent and important issues, and education was not a matter that must be solved immediately.

But now, since the Han Kingdom has completed the unification of China and has made unstoppable progress on all fronts, it is time for these long-term projects to be carried out.

If we talk about long-term investment, the education industry is definitely on the list.

Zhao Kuo said to Zhao Qian: "After you go back, you can discuss it, and get a proposal to see. At that time, I will discuss it with the ministers and see if your proposal can be passed."

This is a test Zhao Kuo has given to Zhao Qian.

If you want to inherit Zhao Kuo's throne, it doesn't mean you can just be born as your eldest son. Zhao Qian must prove that he has enough ability to match this position.

Of course, considering that Zhao Qian is just a teenager now, Zhao Kuo naturally cannot ask him with particularly high standards. As long as Zhao Qian can express his own opinions in a good way, Zhao Kuo will be quite satisfied.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's order, Zhao Qian naturally agreed happily, and his face showed a gaze of eagerness to try. He was obviously impatient to do something big.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Zhao Qian immediately said goodbye and left, wanting him to find his own team.

Zhao Kuo was planning to go back to work, but suddenly the eunuch-ordered man appeared in front of him and reported a message.

"Reported to Your Majesty, the prime ministers and several ministers came to the palace just now, and are now waiting for His Majesty's summons."

After hearing the news, Zhao Kuo was a little surprised and thought, could these ministers already know about the steam engine?

But soon, Zhao Kuo immediately overturned this conclusion, because Zhao Kuo knew very well that the confidentiality level of the steam engine was quite high. Even the ministers who Zhao Kuo had just known, how could they know and stay here in advance?

So now this matter is very obvious, and they should have come for other things.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo suddenly became even more curious. You must know that it would be a big deal to be able to dispatch three prime ministers to add a heavyweight combination like a few ministers.

So Zhao Kuo quickly arranged this reception in the side hall.

The ministers saluted Zhao Kuo in a regular manner, and then they all looked eager to try, and finally locked their eyes on Xu Li.

Xu Li smiled and said to Zhao Kuo: "Your Majesty is this. The merchant ship that went to the Seleucid Empire just now has returned."

Zhao Kuo immediately understood when he heard this, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Seeing that you are rushing into the palace so quickly, I guess the profits obtained by the merchant group this time should be very considerable, right?"

For Zhao Kuo, this is actually something that can be predicted long ago. After all, the famous Silk Road in history is here. If you don’t make money, how could someone travel thousands of miles across the desert and Gobi, and various countries go to the West to operate this trade route?

After hearing Zhao Kuo's inquiry, Xu Li nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty said that the profit of the merchant group this time can be said to be completely beyond the expectations of Lao Chen and others, so Lao Chen and others also hope to send a new merchant group to the Seleucid Empire immediately."

After Xu Li finished speaking, the other ministers of the Han Kingdom present immediately agreed, saying that the development of commercial trade between the Han Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire was urgent! Zhao Kuo looked at the ministers in front of him and felt a little funny.

In fact, Zhao Kuo was able to understand why these ministers said this, because they all sent business representatives to the Seleucid Empire in their family according to Zhao Kuo's previous orders.

As the saying goes, it is better to see it at first sight than to hear it. When these business representatives saw with their own eyes how popular such specialties from the Han Dynasty were in the Seleucid Empire, everything that followed became completely logical and natural.

Zhao Kuo nodded with a smile and said, "It is true that the business delegation is still very beneficial to us. On the one hand, we can make money from Seleucau. On the other hand, we can also use the opportunity of doing business to spy on the situation in Seleucau to facilitate our conquest of the Seleucau Empire in the future."

For Zhao Kuo, conquering the entire world was his dream, and the Seleucid Empire must be one of the links, so there is no need to say much about it.

However, Zhao Kuo is actually exploring a new government model, that is, whether he can conquer these places in a more moderate way.

There is one better advantage of conquering in a gentle way, that is, the local resistance is not particularly strong. In this way, the next step is to integrate the other party with the profound Chinese civilization.

Of course, if you want to achieve this, you must have a very comprehensive understanding of the Seleucid Empire.

As we all know, merchants have always been one of the most suitable spy identities throughout history.

After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, several ministers immediately cheered and expressed their opinions.

"Your Majesty is really right. We must have a good understanding of the Seleucid Empire and make a lot of money from them to enrich the treasury of our great Han Kingdom."

"There are also some chambers of commerce in the old minister's family.

The old minister is also willing to do his part to the Han Kingdom in this commercial activity, and hopes to get the approval of His Majesty.”

"The old minister's family also has a part of the silk industry. If His Majesty agrees, the old minister can also participate."

Although the ministers of the Han Kingdom were very modest and made requests to Zhao Kuo, the hot light in their eyes had long shown their thoughts.

This is not to say that these ministers love money too much, but that the people in the Seleucid Empire are stupid and have too much money, which really makes these ministers of the Han Dynasty unexpected. If you don’t make a lot of money like this, you will be sorry for yourself.

Besides, as an important minister of the Han Dynasty, this line of land must be maintained normally, and the retainers must also raise a large group, but His Majesty does not allow people to collect wealth and ointment from the instructions of his Khanate. It is normal to find a way to do business.

Zhao Kuo looked at the surging ministers in front of him and smiled on his face.

"This is absolutely fine. I can pass on the order today. In the future, any commercial activities in the Han Kingdom can enter and exit the borders of our Han Kingdom and the Seleucid Empire to do business at will.

Of course, the premise is that you cannot evade taxes!"

The most important reason why commercial activities can promote the development of national trade and treasury revenue is of course commercial taxation. Therefore, in this regard, Zhao Kuo absolutely does not allow anyone to evade taxes, because this is equivalent to robbing Zhao Kuo of money.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, the ministers in front of him naturally responded repeatedly.

For them, as long as they can go to Seleucau and open up this business path, other things will naturally be easy to say.

Zhao Kuo looked at the ministers of the Han Dynasty in front of him, and pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "When you go out, you should pay attention. You should know that the last chamber of commerce was mainly the merchant groups sent by my Shaofu. No one would suppress or kill each other, but the next caravan was completely different."

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, all the ministers present at Han Dynasty changed their faces, and their eyes staring at each other began to become a little alert.

There is a saying that goes, colleagues are enemies. Although the ministers of the Han Dynasty present have their own different official positions, they are perfect colleagues in this matter.

Zhao Kuo immediately smiled and became happier when he saw this.

Actually, it’s nothing, it’s just a bad taste.

Looking at Zhao Kuo, the obviously teasing smile on his face, the important officials of the Han Kingdom who were present came to their senses.

Xu Li coughed heavily and said, "Your Majesty is laughing. The old minister will naturally coordinate these things when the time comes.

There was nothing left, so the old minister took his leave.”

After Xu Li's reminder, the other ministers of the Han Dynasty came to their senses and bowed to Zhao Kuo one after another.

After all these ministers surrendered, Zhao Kuo then looked at the business report from the Shaofu that Xu Li had just submitted with a smile.

According to common sense, as Zhao Kuo’s private treasury, the Shaofu does not need to go through the Prime Minister’s Mansion to report directly to Zhao Kuo. Therefore, this behavior was deliberately done by Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo just wanted Xu Li and others to see how much money Zhao Kuo made in the trade with Seleucus this time?

As long as this huge income is presented to Xu Li, Xu Li will definitely not be able to sit still and will immediately inform other ministers. In this way, the first step of the Silk Road planned by Zhao Kuo will be completely launched.

After the Silk Road was opened, in the future, ministers of great Han countries like Xu Li would find that in addition to the rich Seleucid Empire, there were other European countries in the west that were even richer.

So since they have all conquered the Seleucid Empire, why not continue to conquer these rich European countries together?

These are all the pleas from you ministers. I just agreed to your request! This is the real skill of being a superior.

It is not about ordering, but about making these subordinate officials willingly make requests, and they will even be grateful to Zhao Kuo after Zhao Kuo agrees.

When Zhao Kuo thought of this, he even had the urge to publish a book. If nothing unexpected happens, the title of this book can be called "The Emperor's Art".
Chapter completed!