In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the howling northwest wind blew over Chang'an City. The trees on both sides of the streets were generally bare, adding a sense of depression out of thin air.

Ordinary people, in this cold weather, basically stay at home and burn briquettes to keep warm, waiting for the arrival of spring.

In the Daming Palace, everything was as usual.

Xuanzheng Hall, second only to Hanyuan Hall in the Daming Palace, naturally has floor heating. When you stay inside, you don’t know what spring, summer and autumn are like outside.

Li Zhi was busy for a while yesterday and didn't fall asleep until late at night. He basically copied the account books of various states according to Arabic numerals and new accounting techniques.

What needs to be done today is to summarize all these data by category so that the subordinate staff in the Ministry of Accounts can see what efficiency is.

"Your Majesty, this pheasant slave has really changed a lot in the past two years."

Empress Changsun and Li Shimin stood outside the side hall, looking at Li Zhi who was writing so fast inside, and felt a little emotional.

This little son has grown up by his side and has always been clingy. Unexpectedly, he seems to have grown up in the blink of an eye.

"A noble prince is obsessed with arithmetic, and he doesn't know whether it is good or bad."

Li Shimin felt a little complicated when he saw Li Zhiquan's unprecedented devotion.

Li Shimin did not take his previous bet seriously. He did not believe that Li Zhi could calculate this year's tax data earlier than the Ministry of Revenue on his own.

This is simply impossible.

However, it was rare to see such a tough side of this son who had always been a bit cowardly, so Li Shimin did not stand up to object.

It's okay to let him suffer some setbacks.

"There's nothing wrong with liking arithmetic. The imperial court also has an arithmetic department. This shows that arithmetic is still very important to the Tang Dynasty. He is an idle prince. Instead of being obsessed with other things, he might as well like arithmetic. Maybe,

The royal family can also produce a math master."

Although Queen Changsun is still relatively weak, her complexion is obviously much better than some time ago.

With Li Kuan's dietary prescription and Korean ginseng's Qi replenishment, it seems to be somewhat effective.

As long as Li Zhi doesn't get another younger brother or sister next year, I guess it shouldn't be a problem to live for a few more years.

"I don't know what charm Li Kuan has. Both Pheasant Nu and Si Zi like to run to him all day long."

"Kuan'er has his own characteristics in dealing with people. Even when facing Pheasant Nu and Si Zi, he can still find a way to get along with them. I even think that he seems to like children."

"Like children?" Li Shimin suddenly thought of something, "Kuan'er is not young anymore, I should consider marriage for him."

"Does Your Majesty have any candidates? If you don't have one, there are really many wives here who are asking about me openly and secretly. There are many candidates."

Empress Changsun was very interested in giving Li Kuan a red line.

Among the noble children in Chang'an City, it is really difficult to find a few who are better than Li Kuan's age. Even her own nephew, Empress Changsun, feels inferior.

"This guy has always been very independent. I guess he might not accept a marriage offer directly to him." Li Shimin thought for a while, "I heard from Li Zhong that Cheng Yaojin's daughter often plays with him."

Although Li Zhong is not a gossip, but Li Shimin attaches so much importance to news related to Li Kuan, it is inevitable that Cheng Jingwen will appear in his reports from time to time.

"Cheng Yaojin's daughter?" Empress Changsun thought for a while, "I do have some impression of me. She seems to have some talent and reputation, and she is pretty."

"I will test his tone another day. If it is suitable, I will finalize their marriage first. Anyway, the marriage will not be that fast."

Although Li Yuan passed away less than a year ago, the marriage grant did not mean marriage. In addition, it has been more than half a year now, so it does not mean that he is unfilial.

The sun slowly descends from the sky, and the morning glow shines on this majestic palace, showing a different kind of beauty.

In the side hall, the crackling sound of abacus operations could be heard constantly, and from time to time, Li Zhi could be heard mumbling there.

"If converted into silver coins, it should be one thousand five hundred and forty-three thousand two thousand two hundred and sixteen guan."

Looking at the number in front of him, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, the calculation is completed. I feel like this arm is almost no longer my own."

Li Zhi raised his head and looked out the window, "I will do a simple calculation to see if there are any obvious loopholes. I will go find him when my father has almost finished his meal!"

The sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading hit my ears.

Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs should be concerned about everything.

On both sides of the gate of Guanshishan Academy, there are two three-foot-high stone tablets, on which this famous couplet is carved.

After Xu Jingzong's urgent urging, a huge academy has been located on the north bank of the Wei River.

Although the establishment of the academy was very low-key and no great scholars of the time were invited to teach, everyone in Chang'an City knew that the King of Chu had come up with something new.

"Your Majesty, this academy now has six colleges: the School of Arithmetic, the School of Medicine, the School of Law, the School of Agriculture, the School of Geosciences, and the School of Economics. Although it is winter, there are still some students staying in the academy."

Xu Jingzong was one step behind Li Kuan, following behind him to introduce the situation of Guanshishan Academy.

"This first batch of students were all recruited from the schools of various workshops?"

The reputation of Li Kuan's Guanshishan Academy among scholars was naturally far inferior to that of the Imperial Academy. Even the academies founded by some famous Confucian scholars in Chang'an City were more attractive than it.

However, Li Kuan was not in a hurry.

How can a century-old plan be completed in just one or two years?

This academy can be said to be the biggest butterfly I brought to the Tang Dynasty, and it will definitely have a far-reaching impact.

Today, it is not just established, it is still a baby waiting to be fed.

"Your Majesty, 80% of the first batch of 600 students are recruited from various workshops and primary schools of the royal family, including those from Dengzhou Prefecture and Chang'an City. In addition, there are also students and disciples of Divine Doctor Sun and some poor people from Chang'an City.

son."

Xu Jingzong felt a little embarrassed and thought that he had not handled this matter well.

"The scientific examination will be held in one month. Our Guanshishan Academy was very low-key when it was established, but there is no need to be low-key during the scientific examination."

Looking at the history of Shishan Academy, no matter how gorgeous Li Kuan held the opening ceremony, he could not attract talented scholars to join.

On the contrary, if you can get good results in the imperial examination, that will be more convincing than anything else.
Chapter completed!