Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1038 Compulsory Education for All
"Your Majesty, I think it's wrong."

Before Qingji could speak, Zeng Shen held Yahu and stood up to refute Wenzhong's claim.

"Is my Dawu short of money now? I don't. Not to mention anything else, the money in the treasury is piled up like a mountain, and the ropes used to string the money are rotten and useless. Tens of millions of subjects in my Great Wu have eaten it for more than ten years!"

"If Your Majesty thinks that there are too few government schools in various places and the supply exceeds demand, why not build more government schools directly and use them for the teaching of Tiandao Sect?"

As the Minister of the Household Department, Zeng Shen is very familiar with Da Wu's current financial situation.

Although his statement is a bit exaggerated, it is enough to show how rich Da Wu is now.

Thanks to Wu's foreign expansion wars, especially after the destruction of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty, a large amount of gold and silver treasures were transported back to the mainland of Wu.

The vassal kingdoms also pay regular tribute to the native land of Wu every year, presenting a lot of local products, as well as gold and silver treasures.

Because the Great Wu adopted a restraint policy towards the feudal kingdoms, Qingji basically ignored the life and death of the foreign tribes.

The feudal kingdom is similar to the colony of Great Wu.

In this case, it will always be the Wu people who will benefit, and those who will suffer will always be those foreigners.

"His Majesty."

At this time, Zuo Qiuming also came out and said: "I believe that there is no need to build official schools in various places to facilitate the teaching of Tiandaoism."

"The preaching of Tiandaoism is basically carried out by scholars from various government schools and local officials. Sunday is only one day. There is really no need to spend so much trouble."

"The role of the church is also limited to preaching on Sundays."

"The rest of the time is basically idle. What's the benefit of building such a church?"

"Master Zuo's words are very true, the minister seconded!"

"My minister agrees!"

All the ministers and officials in the DPRK think that the church is of little use, even Qingji thinks so.

Wen Zhong's eyeballs rolled around for a moment, and he came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to build churches in various places, you don't need to pay money from the court, and you don't even need to pay extra taxes from the people of the country. You only need to raise donations, and you can succeed." .”

"My Great Wu is rich and rich, and the wealth is hidden among the people. Not to mention that my family is striving for a well-off life, but I also have no worries about food and clothing."

"There are few people to take care of, old people to take care of, learning to teach, rich businessmen and tycoons are countless."

"As believers of Tiandaoism, if they want to build churches so that they can accumulate Yin virtues so that their souls can ascend to the kingdom of heaven after death, the people of the country must be very happy."

"inappropriate!"

To Qingji's surprise, it was Prince Heng who came forward to refute Wen Zhong this time.

Prince Heng stood up, bowed to Qingji and said, "Father, my son thinks that there is really no need for me, Dawu, to build churches, and the schools of government schools in various places are enough!"

"My Great Wu has Guozijian, county school, county school, and township school. There are thousands of schools, large and small, with a gathering of talents and cultural prosperity that has never been seen before."

"The school is actually a church, what's wrong?"

"Father, my son thinks that it's time for me, Great Wu, to open up the wisdom of the people and popularize education for all."

After a pause, Prince Heng said again: "My great Wu is a kingdom of heaven and a state of etiquette, but how many people really have the opportunity to be able to read and write?"

"How many people want to study, but have no books to read? For various reasons, they have to drop out of school to work in agriculture and work, so that they can't even read all the words, let alone write articles."

"Everyone in Dawu is rich, whether it's a worker or a farmer, and even the lowest-level manure collectors and sweepers, their basic salary is [-] a month, which is the minimum standard."

"They can afford the tuition, but why are there no books to read?"

"Because there are too few official schools and private schools are banned, some people who want to study can only secretly find a teacher to teach them. Once they are found out, they will inevitably be severely punished by the government."

"This has resulted in many teenagers being unable to study and not having the opportunity to study."

"Only those who are truly talented, have achievements, and pass the various assessments can stand out from the rural schools and go to the county schools, county schools, and even the Imperial College for further study."

"Some people haven't even finished their rural studies, so they can only be regarded as barely literate."

"Wouldn't it be a pity that they have the desire to study but have no chance to enroll?"

"..."

Prince Heng's words instantly silenced the huge court hall.

Opening up people's wisdom is a relatively sensitive issue in Dawu.

Many years ago, the Great Wu Junchen had mentioned the matter of enlightening people's wisdom and implementing compulsory education for all, and he mentioned it more than once, but Qingji rejected them all without exception.

Because Da Wu used legalism to rule the country and rule the country according to the law.

What do legalists advocate?
Stupid policy!

Only ignorant people are easier to control...

Qingji also had to admit this.

Every time Zhang Yi slaughtered dogs, the most unhappy scholars.

Sure enough, as a representative of the Legalists, Deng Xi, the servant, stood up immediately to refute Prince Heng's claim that he wanted to open up the wisdom of the people.

"What His Royal Highness said, Da Miao!"

"Lao Tzu said: Dao is abolished, there is benevolence and righteousness, wisdom comes out, there are big hypocrites, disharmony among relatives, filial piety and compassion, the country is in chaos, and loyal ministers."

"People's hearts are unpredictable, the second and third sons are plotting and fighting against each other, and everyone is only interested in their own interests, so the country is bound to be in chaos!"

Deng Xi said seriously to Qingji: "Your Majesty, my Great Wu has Guozijian, County School, County School, and Township School, and the culture is already flourishing."

"Universal education for all, I, Da Wu, can indeed afford it. However, what will happen after this?"

"Everyone is a scholar, and everyone has books to read. In the future, they all have the ambition to pursue official careers. They are too ambitious and can't keep their feet on the ground. Where are the workers? Where are the farmers? Where are the soldiers?"

"Scholars have many eyes, and they are not as simple as those who don't know how to read."

"Your Majesty, please be aware!"

Deng Xi still put forward such a reason, a reason that had been tried and tested before.

Prince Heng was a little annoyed in his heart, so he retorted: "Master Deng, I only think what you said is a fallacy."

"My Great Wu claims to be the Kingdom of Heaven, and the people of Wu are all citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven."

"However, in the majestic kingdom of heaven, there are still so many people who don't know a single character, and can't understand books and reason. Isn't this ridiculous?"

"My people in Great Wu now have beliefs and ambitions, and they can read and write, why not?"

"If the people's wisdom is not enlightened, the future development of our Great Wu must be stagnant."

"Only by enlightening the wisdom of the people can the common people of the world make progress, the country can continue to prosper, and can there be long-term peace and stability."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Qing Ji saw Prince Heng and Deng Xi pinching each other, and the officials booed and waved their hands to interrupt the discussion.

This made Prince Heng inevitably disappointed.

He wants to open up the wisdom of the people and popularize the education for all in Dawu.

After Qingji's death, can Prince Heng, the heir to the throne, do it?
It's hard to do.

Because Prince Heng does not have the unmatched prestige of Qingji.

If he insists on promoting compulsory education for all, maybe the courtiers and officials of Great Wu and scholars all over the world will unite against him...

The cake is so big.

The more people come to share, the less you can get.

All of a sudden, there are millions more scholars, and it is conceivable how much "involution" will be formed within Dawu.

(End of this chapter)