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

Chapter 258 Free Compulsory Education
Fan Chunli, as the magistrate of Kaifeng, has great power in his hands.

After getting the method of Fan Zheng's compulsory education, Fan Chunli immediately started to act as if he had found a treasure.

Day two!
Kaifeng Mansion immediately published the announcement in the Mansion Newspaper that it was going to promote compulsory education in Kaifeng City, which immediately stirred up a thousand waves!

"The government opens a school!"

"Boys between the ages of six and nine must go to school, girls voluntarily, and those who do not go to school at the age of eight are fined."

All of a sudden, the whole city was in an uproar.

The scholars in Kaifeng City cheered even more. Scholars don't have much ability to make a living, and not many can make money. The best way out is to work as private tutors for wealthy families.

However, those who can afford private tutors are few after all. Many scholars can only rely on family support, and even have to lay down their bodies to do some manual labor to make ends meet.

Now that compulsory education is launched in the city, the number of tutors needed has skyrocketed, which has given many scholars an extra means of earning a living.

"Master Fan is dedicated to serving the people and persuading people to study, which is truly a supreme achievement!"

In the city of Kaifeng, some enlightened people praised the compulsory education in the city. The style of writing in the Song Dynasty was at its peak, and everyone was proud of studying. Of course, there were also many students who could not afford to go to school.

Fan Chunli claimed to open a public school and let all school-age boys go to school. In time, there will be no white people in Kaifeng Prefecture. What a grand occasion it will be.

"Lord Fan is a blockbuster in Bozhou. I originally thought it was the limit of his official career. Once the compulsory education in the city comes out, Sir Fan's political achievements will surely surpass Bozhou."

"No! Not only that, once Mr. Fan made this plan, among the prefects of Kaifeng in the past, only Mr. Bao Zheng and Mr. Su Songsu, who promoted the prescription of the medical city, could be as famous as him."

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There are many people with unique vision in Kaifeng Prefecture. If Fan Chunli succeeds in promoting compulsory education in Kaifeng Prefecture, he will definitely be able to leave his name in the history.

"How difficult is it to want all the boys in the city to go to school?" Some people shook their heads and sighed. People are dissatisfied.

"Students are still in charge? The government is too lenient!"

Sure enough, as soon as this announcement came out, many people at the bottom were very dissatisfied.

Living in Kaifeng is not easy. Many low-level people are busy with their lives all day long. Many children also work with them. How can they pay more for their children to go to school?

"In my opinion, Mr. Fan is only doing it for his own political achievements. He doesn't care about the life and death of us low-level people." A man in rough clothes looked at the three or four sons beside him. The oldest was only eight years old. , I am afraid it is not a small expense.

The neighbor on the side persuaded: "Enrolling in school is also a good thing. Besides, the public schools run by the government are not expensive. If your son is smart and gets admitted to Jinshi, wouldn't it be a great success?"

The rough-clothed man said domineeringly: "I don't want to be successful, my family's ancestral grave doesn't have that kind of wormwood. Fan Zheng and the others will have to do coolies in the future, so why waste money."

Most people don't have too much resistance to the matter of entering school, after all, it is they who benefit from their children being educated.

However, these people are the silent majority, and some people, like men in coarse clothes, do not want to spend money, or want to go to school for free like the poor families, and they have begun to oppose compulsory education.

Seeing this scene, Xin Dang couldn't help but smile knowingly, they were very familiar with this scene.

When the new party implemented the new law back then, it also adopted compulsory measures, which attracted a lot of opposition, and ultimately failed because of the vigorous slander of such a small group of people.

When Fan Chunli announced compulsory education in the city and forced all school-age boys to go to school, everyone in the New Party had already expected this situation, and as expected, this group of people stood up again.

"Come here, send someone to impeach Fan Chunli, the magistrate of Kaifeng, and say that he arbitrarily apportioned money and aroused public resentment." Zhang Dun sneered.

Back then, the New Party suffered a lot in this regard, and the Fan Chunren brothers also impeached him for this. Now he treats him in his own way, let's see how the Fan family responds.

"Yes!" Wang Di responded.

Fan Chunli is Fan Zheng's father. He saw Fan Zheng's shadow in this city-wide compulsory education. He must have come from Fan Zheng's evil prescription. This time, he wanted to see how Fan Zheng explained it.

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"Compulsory education seems to be impartial, but there is a big drawback?"

In the old party, many members of the old party were also paying attention to Fan Chunli's actions, Lu Dafang suddenly sneered.

For the concept of compulsory education in the whole city, Lu Dafang couldn't help being shocked when he first heard it.

This idea of ​​educating all peoples and promoting the study of saints is destined to be famous in history. It should have been played in the court and carried out by him, the prime minister of the court.

However, Fan Chunli relied on being the magistrate of Kaifeng, and directly mobilized the manpower, material and financial resources of Kaifeng City, and took the lead in implementing compulsory education in Kaifeng City, taking the lead.

From Lu Dafang's point of view, this is simply stealing his own glory, so naturally he will criticize him in every possible way.

"Lv Xianggong means..." Yang Wei who was at the side said in surprise.

Lu Dafang sneered and said, "Men and women are protected!"

"Defense between men and women?" Yang Wei couldn't help being taken aback.

Lu Dafang sneered and said, "Since Fan Chunli advocates compulsory education for boys aged six to nine, but at the same time recruits girls voluntarily, then it's not like boys and girls go to school at the same time!"

Yang Wei was startled and said: "According to the folk custom, children after the age of seven are not allowed to sleep at the same table, nor eat at the same table. But public schools enroll children aged six to nine, if boys and girls study at the same table Isn't it against the defense of men and women?"

Lu Dafang nodded slightly. He naturally knew what an achievement it was to implement compulsory education, but since this achievement does not belong to him, don't blame him for destroying it.

Yang Wei immediately heard Xian's understanding, nodded immediately and said: "Student understands, this student will send someone to write a letter to impeach Fan Chunli."

Soon, there were many memorials to impeach Fan Chunli on the court!
"Fan Chunli is trying to gain fame and reputation, and he wastes money and people only for his own selfishness."

"Compulsory education in the whole city is mandatory to enroll in compulsory education and pay for the repairs. The people in Kaifeng are full of complaints, and the people's hearts are unstable."

"Girls can also go to school, which violates the defense of men and women?"

All of a sudden, the new party and the old party played the same role, impeaching Fan Chunli, the prefect of Kaifeng, and opposing compulsory education in the city.

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"My humble minister, Fan Chunli, has seen the officials!"

In the vertical arch hall!Fan Chunli, the prefect of Kaifeng, saluted solemnly.

Immediately, all the officials in the court looked at Fan Chunli with complicated eyes. From their point of view, Fan Chunli was not an amazing talent. The reason why he was promoted at every step was to rely on Fan Zhongyan's name and the support of Fan Chunren, the prime minister's second brother. .

But they didn't expect that Fan Chunren would have such a good life. After eating his father and brother, he could still eat his son.

Fan Zheng became a forensic doctor, which suddenly led to the great prosperity of medicine in Bozhou. Fan Chunren, who was the prefect of Bozhou at that time, can be said to have won!He was rated as the top by the Ministry of Officials, even so, the position of Kaifeng prefect is already the upper limit of Fan Chunren.

However, no one thought that Fan Chunli would launch compulsory education for the whole city in Kaifeng City. Once Fan Chunren completed his achievements in educating all the people in Kaifeng City, he would make further progress in the future and enter the court center.

The new party and the old party naturally don't want to see Fan Chunren go further and let the medical party grow again, so they naturally try their best to attack Fan Chunren.

"Fan Aiqing is not polite, what excuse do you have for impeaching you by the censor this time?" Zhao Xu said solemnly.

Fan Chunli cupped his hands and said solemnly: "I have nothing to say to the officials."

"what!"

All the officials couldn't help being taken aback, they didn't expect that Fan Chunli would admit it cleanly without making any excuses.

Fan Chunli spread his hands and said: "It is true that there are people who do not want their children to go to school. My minister is going to persuade them first. If their parents don't agree to go to school when they are eight years old, they will be fined. As for the defense of men and women? Public schools do accept girls! I have nothing to say about this."

As soon as Fan Chunli finished speaking, Fan Chunli took the initiative to come forward and said: "I would like to inform the officials that Fan Zhifu's promotion of compulsory education in the whole city is really a public spirit. In the past, Xunzi wrote "Encouraging Learning", and His Majesty Zhenzong once wrote "Encouraging Learning". "Encouraging Learning Poems" all persuade people to study and urge people to make progress. Fan Zhifu's move is just to imitate the late emperor and Xun Sheng."

Yang Wei snorted coldly and said: "That's why Yang impeached Fan Zhifu to gain fame, and Xun Sheng's and His Majesty Zhenzong's persuasion to study was to persuade people to take the initiative to learn, but Fan Zhifu actually forced all school-age boys to go to school for his own name. See, it’s not public intentions, but selfish intentions!”

Su Song retorted from the side: "Master Yang doesn't know something. Six to nine years old is the best age for children to enter school. We are also scholars. Most of them started enlightenment at the age of six. We are also the beneficiaries of reading. How can it be said that persuading people to study is selfish."

Many neutral ministers nodded their heads one after another. They all studied hard for ten years, and finally became Jinshi in high school and became officials in the court. of.

Wang Di sneered and said, "Enrolling in school is voluntary. Whoever refuses to enroll will still be fined."

The New Party agreed one after another. They naturally knew that there was nothing to blame for persuading people to study, but it was unreasonable for them to be fined for not studying.

Fan Chunli wanted to step forward, but Fan Zheng was the first to retort: ​​"If adults don't go to school, the government naturally doesn't care about it. However, six-year-old children are ignorant and ignorant. Without the support of their parents, they can't go to school at all. Just think about it, my lords. If my parents didn't let me go to school, would I be able to stand in this arch hall?"

Baiguan was speechless immediately.

Fan Zheng continued: "Six-year-old children are educated, let them read and write, and understand the learning of sages, so that they will have the opportunity to further study knowledge. If parents refuse the child's education, it is tantamount to directly cutting off the child's future. It's grossly unfair, and that's the real reason for the fine."

"You should be punished for breaking your future!" Zhao Xu nodded slowly.

Wang Di couldn't help but hesitate. Fan Zheng's reason left him speechless. Cutting off a person's future is like killing one's parents, even parents.

"Even if it's about fines, why do public schools recruit girls? The Fan family doesn't know that the defense between men and women is a taboo in human relations." Lu Dafang snorted coldly.

"Women entering school is simply an anecdote!"

Everyone in the old party angrily said that most of the old party were stubborn defenders, so naturally they couldn't understand women's education, even though today's public schools are compulsory education for boys and girls are voluntary, it still attracts a lot of opposition.

Fan Zhenglang said in a loud voice: "A virtuous wife rarely causes misfortune. There is also a folk saying that a virtuous wife has been rich for three generations. Which man does not want to marry a well-educated wife, but does not allow women to go to school? How can he be well-educated?" The adults let her read poetry and books from an early age, so how can she have the reputation of the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty."

Hearing that Fan Zheng brought out Li Qingzhao, the number one talented woman in the Song Dynasty, the old party wanted to refute, but it was powerless.

"The defense between men and women is a taboo in etiquette, must we guard against it?"

Fan Zheng retorted: "The defense between men and women has to be distinguished. The time for entering public schools is only six to nine years old. According to the research of doctors, nine-year-old children have not yet developed, and there is no need to guard against men and women at the same age. Fan suggested raising the age of defense between men and women from seven to nine."

Everyone in the old party couldn't help but hesitate. If other people claimed that nine-year-olds don't need protection from men and women, they would definitely be sprayed to pieces.

However, Fan Zhengnai is the leader of the medical family, so he naturally has a certain right to speak. Besides, the age of marriage for men and women in Song Dynasty has been postponed by three years, and it is not impossible to postpone the age of defense for men and women by two years.

"The ministers agree!" Su Song immediately supported,

The members of the medical party also nodded their heads one after another, but anyone with some knowledge of medical skills would know that both men and women at the age of nine are immature, and the defense between men and women is simply nonsense.

Lu Dafang snorted coldly and said: "Nine-year-old children may not need protection from men and women, but if men and women come into contact with each other too early, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future."

Fan Zheng retorted: "Both men and women are educated at the same time, let them be exposed to the way of sages and understand the book and reason, but it will make men and women grow up and understand the defense of men and women better. Could it be that Mr. Lu can't believe in the sage's learning."

"You!" Lu Dafang became impatient, he didn't expect Fan Zheng to attack him with the knowledge of saints.

But Fan Zheng changed his words and said, "However, there is no way to solve the problem between men and women. The government can set up a women's public school to recruit girls? And hire female masters to teach."

"This method is very good!" The officials nodded slightly, so they had no reason to object.

However, Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "This method certainly circumvents the barriers between men and women, but because of the barriers between men and women, no woman is willing to be a teacher. Even if a woman teacher is found by force, women will enroll voluntarily, and the number will be greatly reduced and increased. cost of public school.”

"so what?"

Lu Dafang said disapprovingly, as long as he avoids the defense between men and women, he should spend more money.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Because, the compulsory education in the whole city is only the first step. If the implementation goes well, the second step will be to spread the compulsory education model to all cities in the world, and even rural areas, to implement compulsory education for all."

"Compulsory education for all?"

This time, the entire Chui Gong Palace couldn't help but be moved. They didn't expect Fan Zheng's plan to be so grand. It would be such a great achievement to first promote the cities of the world, and then the whole world.

In an instant, all eyes looked at Fan Chunli enviously. As the pioneer of compulsory education, Fan Chunli was destined to be famous in history.

"Kaifeng is the richest city, maybe it can barely bear Shuxiu, not to mention all the cities in the world, the rural people are extremely poor, how can they afford Shuxiu of public schools, Master Fan's idea is good, but it's just a dream!" Lu Da Said acid-proof.

Zhang Dun also nodded. For the common people, charging a little more money will cause fierce backlash, because they really don't have extra money.

"Therefore, there is still a third step in compulsory education, which is to implement free compulsory education for all. When the Song Dynasty is strong and the national treasury is sufficient, the imperial court will bear the expenses of public schools, and children will no longer be required to pay for education. Learning and teaching, the Wenzhi of the Great Song Dynasty will reach the peak of all dynasties, if you look forward and look backward, and stick to your old ways, I am afraid it will only be empty talk."

"call!"

The whole court was in an uproar, and they all looked at Fan Zheng in horror. The future that Fan Zheng described, even if they were just imagining it, was enough to make them shudder.

"Of course this idea may be difficult to realize, ten years, 50 years, 100 years, but Fan believes that one day this idea will become a reality." Fan Zheng said loudly.

For a while, the whole court was silent.

(End of this chapter)