After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Lu Ben spoke out what was in their hearts, what they wanted to say but did not dare to say.

They are all court princes now, and their descendants will have a great chance of becoming officials in the future.But if all the people in the world are allowed to study, tens of millions of poor students will emerge, and their descendants will have a small chance of becoming an official.

What are they serving as officials in the court?
One is for oneself, and the other is for future generations.

"Master Lu, you said that the people of the world did not contribute to the founding of Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, that's exactly the case." Lu Bendao said, "It's those soldiers who went to battle to kill the enemy and shed blood and died, those generals who commanded Ruo Ding to charge before the formation, and those who strategized are those strategists."

"It has nothing to do with the people."

"That's what you said wrong." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Let me just ask you, those soldiers who went to battle to kill the enemy, the generals who charged, and the soldiers who strategized, do they want to eat? Do they want to wear clothes?"

"The soldiers are fighting every day, they don't have time to grow crops, where do they get their food and clothing?"

"In the final analysis, its source is not the farmers who plow the fields themselves?"

"To put it bluntly, if a soldier doesn't eat for a day, he can't afford to wield a sword or gun."

"So you say that the establishment of Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with the people. It is a complete fallacy. Let me tell you that the establishment of any dynasty is closely related to the people. It is the result of the people's choice."

"Back then, if our team hadn't committed any crimes against the common people, our team wouldn't have made great strides all the way."

"The common people regard us as their hope. If not, do you think we can collect military rations and pay? Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. The reason why we succeed is because we have the support of the people."

"Why didn't Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang win the world?"

"In addition to improper command, there is another important reason. Everywhere their team went, the people hid in the mountains one after another, and they were not given a grain of food."

"Even, they will be attacked by the people."

"So it's not so much the Ming Dynasty that we established together with all the heroes of the court, but rather the Ming Dynasty that we, the heroes, and the people of the world established together."

"If after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the credit of the people is put aside, this is called forgetting the origin."

"That's why we say that every single commoner in the world has contributed to the establishment of Ming Dynasty."

"No, only you have merit."

"When the army goes out to fight, the soldiers are suffering, and the people are also suffering. You wait for the hard work on the battlefield, but the people don't have to work hard? They were already oppressed by the Yuan Dynasty, and they have to use the remaining rations to support you .”

"Now that the Ming Dynasty is established and even prosperous and powerful, you have forgotten them?"

"Only recognize those who have achieved success and fame, not those who are behind the scenes."

The ministers fell silent for a moment.

They can speak now because they have the right to speak.

People have no right to speak and cannot speak, and their contributions are easily overlooked.

"It can be said that if we don't completely change the old strategies of previous dynasties now. We only give opportunities for scholar-bureaucrats to become officials, but not for ordinary people. The Ming Dynasty will definitely follow the old path of Tang, Song and Yuan."

"And then, like these dynasties, they died in less than 300 years."

"We don't want the Ming Dynasty to follow their old ways."

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"Secondly, let's talk about how other people's hard work of several generations should lose to your ten-year cold window."

"My lords in the court, have you worked hard for several generations?"

"No, wait, it's just that your generation has worked hard."

"Then you wait for a generation of hard work, do you want to monopolize the prosperity and wealth, and become a master? And also benefit your descendants for generations to come, until the dynasty perishes?"

"While you are working hard, others are not working hard?"

"Is the people of the world not working hard?"

"Again, we very much disagree with the phrase 'lost to a ten-year poor window'." Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Now that you have achieved success and become famous, your descendants should start out more than one level higher than those from poor families. "

"Starting so much higher than others and losing, what does that prove?"

"It can only prove that your juniors know all day long that the common people are ignorant, bullying and dominating the market."

"Or in terms of IQ, it's really not as good as the best of those poor families."

"And these outstanding people are the pillars of the country."

"With such good conditions, if your descendants work a little harder, they will be able to surpass most people, and they will not lose. Not to mention the glory and wealth, you already have it now."

"Remember, what we do is not to cut off the way for your descendants to enter the officialdom, but to prevent your family from enjoying it exclusively. We will not let a few of you monopolize the officialdom, and do not give others a chance."

"If you only give your descendants the opportunity to study, then what the Ming Dynasty has is only the wisdom of you, a small group of people."

"If people in the world are given the opportunity to study, then what the Ming Dynasty possesses is the wisdom of hundreds of millions of people."

"Tell us, are there more people with higher wisdom, or fewer people with higher wisdom?"

"There is a saying that goes well, when everyone carries firewood, the fire is high."

"The flames of our Ming Dynasty should not be ignited by only a small pile of firewood from the scholar-bureaucrat class. Instead, all the firewood from all Chinese descendants should be burned blazingly."

"With less dry firewood, the flames burn smaller."

"The more dry firewood, the bigger the burning flame."

"Only when the flames of all the Chinese people burn together, can the flames be lit up to light up the sky and illuminate the universe."

After hearing this, the officials were unable to refute.

Ever since Emperor Zhu came into contact with Qin Yu, his vision and insight have become higher and higher.

So high that with their abilities, they can't find any reason to refute.

What Emperor Zhu said was well-founded, and if they wanted to object, it could only show that they wanted to die.

The officials lamented and had to accept the result silently.

In the future, if their descendants want to become officials, they have to study hard, and they can no longer directly inherit.Their children and grandchildren have a much higher starting point than those from poor families. As long as their tutors are better, their chances are still much greater than those from poor families.

As long as you don't commit crimes, prosperity and wealth can still be guaranteed.

After all, Emperor Zhu now gives them a very high salary.

Let them leave a lot of property to their children and grandchildren after they retire.

It's just that I can no longer be like before, bully the market, fish and meat villagers, be a dude for a lifetime, and finally be a high-ranking official.

"Excuse me, my majesty, are there any specific measures for the nationwide education?" After a long silence, Wang Guangyang, the Minister of Education, stood up from the train and asked.

"That's what you should ask." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "It's not always objecting."

"Mr. Qin's wisdom is much higher than yours, and you can't find a reason to object."