Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 257 Compulsory Education in the City
Fan Zheng continued: "Among doctors, people who cannot see clearly are called blind people. If they can't see clearly at night, it's called night blindness. If they can't see clearly in the snow, they're called snow blindness. But facing the world is the most beautiful and most beautiful thing." A touching article, but the common people are illiterate, can it be called illiterate!

"illiteracy?"

Fan Chunli immediately shuddered. Fan Zheng used medical concepts to call the people illiterate and illiterate, which can be described as penetrating.

"Night blindness can be cured, snow blindness can also be cured, and illiteracy is also a disease, so it can be cured naturally. There are so many illiterates in Song Dynasty, how can the son of a doctor be indifferent." Fan Zhenglang said.

Fan Chunli smiled wryly and said: "How do you cure illiteracy? It's not night blindness. You only need to eat pork that everyone loves to cure it. It's not snow blindness. You can avoid it by wearing 叆叇. It takes a lot of money to study literature for ten years." How much money and time?"

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Not all the people go to take the exam for the number one scholar. It doesn't take ten years of hard work. Ordinary people only need to be able to read, read and understand, and be able to make plans and calculate accounts. Not too late."

"Reading and literacy, settle accounts!" Fan Chunli nodded slightly. Although what Fan Zheng said was cruel, it was a reality. There were millions of scholars in the Song Dynasty, and only about 300 were able to participate in the imperial examination. [-] people, even so, the Song Dynasty had the most imperial examinations in history, and it can be said that thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge.

This is also the reason why many officials practice both Confucianism and medicine. Many officials want to acquire a skill to make a living before they pass the Jinshi examination. Studying medicine is a good livelihood. Of course, more people are poor all their lives and fail to pass the exam.

Fan Zheng continued: "Father, the imperial court can't enroll all the people who passed the [-] imperial examinations. Many people have not passed the exam in their entire lives. They urgently need to find a livelihood, and I am afraid that the masters needed to educate [-]% of the people in the world It’s still not enough for all these [-] literati to be masters.”

"Master One Hundred Thousand!"

"Educate [-]% of the people in the world?"

Fan Chunli breathed a sigh of relief, he did not expect Fan Zheng's plan to be so grand.

"Is this possible?" Fan Chunli asked in disbelief.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "The idea of ​​a doctor is to serve the world with a pot. He needs to heal the people of the world, and he will not reject every patient. The task of the master is to teach and educate people, and to cure the illiterate of the people of the world. Naturally, he must educate all the people in the world. "

"Father, just think about it. If all the people in the world were educated by saints, and everyone knew shame and etiquette, the world would not be governed, and the civil rule of the Great Song Dynasty would surely reach its peak."

"Besides, the time is ripe to educate the people. The large-scale application of movable type printing has suddenly increased the price of books. Even ordinary families can afford them. Even if there are extremely poor families, only Yizhuang can donate books to them."

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Following Fan Zheng's little analysis, Fan Chunli had to admit that the cost of studying had dropped significantly, and ordinary families could afford it.

"It's true that books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones don't cost much, but it's not a lot to hire Shu Xiu from private schools." Fan Chunli frowned.

Fan Zhengdao: "Father will not forget the ethnology of Fan's Yizhuang!"

Fan Chunli nodded. The Fan family carried on Fan Zhongyan's last wish to pass on farming and reading, and put the most emphasis on learning. All the children of the Fan family must enter the Fan family to learn to read and write.

"Ordinary private schools only teach one person or a few people, but Fan Family School teaches all the Fan family's children, as many as dozens of people. What I mean is to follow the example of Fan Family School and change the private school into a public school in Kaifeng City! In this way, tens of people share the training equally, and the cost of training will naturally be greatly reduced, the master can support the family, and the students can also study, isn't it the best of both worlds." Fan Zheng said again.

Fan Chunli's heart skipped a beat. Indeed, if Fan Zheng's method is followed, the time is ripe to educate the people.

"Educating the people is the job of the prime minister, being a father is nothing more than a magistrate! I'm afraid I can't do it." Fan Chunli said bitterly.

However, Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The current financial situation of the Song Dynasty is tight, and it is unrealistic to want to educate all people at the same time. Kaifeng is the most benevolent place in the world, with a population of more than one million. Wendeng is at its peak, and it is the best place to experiment and educate all people. It's none other than the father."

"I..." Fan Chunli couldn't help being startled. He manages Kaifeng City, so he naturally knows how difficult it is to let millions of people read and write, so he can't help but worry about gains and losses.

Fan Zheng sneered and said, "Grandfather once said: Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later. Now that the people of the world are suffering from illiteracy, how can father worry about gains and losses because of his personal future, and be discouraged."

Fan Chunli's expression turned bright immediately, but the matter was so important that it was still extremely difficult for him to make a decision.

"My grandfather is Fan Zhongyan, the leader of the Great Song Reform Movement, my son is the evil doctor Fan Zheng, and my daughter-in-law is the founder of Li Qu. Dare I ask how my father will be called by others in the future? The son of Fan Wenzheng, the father of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, the most talented woman in the world Li Qingzhao's father-in-law." Fan Zheng said contemptuously.

Fan Chunli's face turned dark immediately, but he was speechless.

"Fortunately, my father-in-law still has an article "Luoyang Famous Gardens", and what about my father?" Fan Zhengfan asked.

Fan Chunli's face immediately turned from black to red. Although Fan Zheng's words were sharp, they revealed the bloody reality.

Who made his father and son too dazzling? Among other things, take his daughter-in-law Li Qingzhao as an example. Even if Li Qingzhao didn't create Li Qu, his current literary achievements are enough to crush Fan Chunli. ,

Before, Su Dun had a heart attack because of the son of a well-known Su University scholar, but Fan Chunli was even worse. Not only did he have a dazzling father, but he also had an even better son and daughter-in-law, which completely covered up his brilliance.

"And in Kaifeng City University's office and school, creating a precedent to educate people is the only chance for my father to make himself famous, and he will be famous in history in the future." Fan Zheng bewitched.

Seeing Fan Zheng's evil face, Fan Chunli couldn't help but feel a headache. He naturally knew that Fan Zheng's method was extremely evil, but he had no chance to refuse.

Not to mention that Li Qingzhao was going to start a sect and create Li Quzhuyu, Fan Chunli gritted his teeth immediately and said: "Public schools are easy to run! Teachers are also easy to find. If the people don't want to send their children to school, what can they do? "

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "That is to implement compulsory education for the whole city. From a medical point of view, six to nine years old is the age group with the best memory. Children are weak and unable to work, which is the best time to start learning. If a child is not sent to school at the age of eight, the government may impose fines on the parents.”

"What if his family is poor? What if he can't afford the tuition?" Fan Chunli asked rhetorically.

"In Kaifeng City, all the extremely poor households are under the control of the government and doctors, and the extremely poor households can go to school for free. If there are major changes in other families, they can lighten the training as appropriate." Fan Zheng replied.

The father and son discussed carefully, and finally formulated a plan to open public schools, popularize education, eradicate illiteracy, and make compulsory education in the city.

(End of this chapter)