Back to Daqin to be Emperor

Chapter 618
"Uncle, look." Zhang Pingan took a book-like thing from the side at this moment.

"Is this the calendar?" Immortal Dili gasped in surprise.

Although he could not read or write, he had lived such a long time after all, and he had a unique set of experience in farming.

Therefore, it is possible to see what Zhang Ping'an is holding in his hand.

Zhang Pingan nodded and said, "Uncle, this is the calendar compiled by Mr. Sima Jizhu himself."

"Your Majesty invested tens of thousands of gold in this, and compiled this set of calendar just now."

"With this set of calendars, there will be rules to follow for farming in the future! The king has ordered one copy for each household."

At this time, Di Lixian smiled and said: "It's safe, you've missed it!"

"Even if we all have this set of calendars, we still can't read! We don't know what is written on it."

Everyone was a little bit happy when they heard Zhang Ping'an's words at first, but when the local fairy asked this question, everyone woke up. Indeed, even if they hold this calendar, it is useless.

The literate people in this village are the wealthy Zhang family, and what the Zhang family does on weekdays is what they do.

In comparison, although this calendar is good, in the eyes of everyone, it is far inferior to that waterwheel and Quyuanli.

After all, the two save time and effort, and at that time they were visible to the naked eye, and the benefits brought to them were also obvious and felt.

Zhang Ping'an chuckled. He had expected this point a long time ago. To be precise, it wasn't that he expected it, but that Fusu had already made full preparations for it.

How could he not know that in the vast land of Shandong, it is quite rare to find a literate person in any village.

In this era, illiteracy is the most common.

It is precisely because of this that Fusu made great efforts to promote education in the army, so that all soldiers must be able to read and write, and also master arithmetic, geography, farming and other knowledge.

In Fusu's view, the Qin army should not only be responsible for attacking cities and villages and opening up territories for Qin, but should also be a work team that can spread the Gospel of Great Qin wherever it goes.

Really make the world return to its heart, and the world is convinced.

Zhang Pingan looked at Di Lixian at this time, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I have been back to my hometown these few days, but I saw many children in the village playing around in the village!"

"At this age, you should study hard in school!"

Speaking of this, Di Lixian's eyes darkened. To be honest, if there are conditions, who doesn't want to let their offspring go to school, this is at least a way out.

Even if you can't read well, it's good to know two more characters.

However, how can this reading be affordable by ordinary people?

Not to mention anything else, just the textbooks for literacy is a long-standing problem.

If it is a more advanced book, the people who own it will often cherish it with a broom and will not take it out at all.

It costs a fortune to have a look.

Even spending thousands of dollars for this, only watching it for an hour or two, and not being allowed to transcribe, is already considered an extra face.

Therefore, in this era, there are many people who own one or two precious books, such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and generations of people can live comfortably by relying on this book, and even have a noble reputation in the local area. prestige.

Zhang Ping'an's face straightened at this moment, and he said: "Fathers and elders, Your Majesty has already stated that children are the hope of Great Qin, so it is the most important thing for the country to educate children."

At this time, Zhang Ping'an moved half of his body away, and led several of his subordinates in front of the crowd, saying: "From now on, these few are not only responsible for various affairs in the village, but also for the children in the village to learn. Take charge and teach personally."

"If you have some free time, you can also listen from the sidelines."

Having said this, Zhang Ping'an was keenly aware of the disapproving expressions on some people's faces.

Zhang Pingan knew that few people were as cheerful as Di Lixian, and most of them were very stubborn.

Nowadays, a child, even if he is an adult at the age of 14, is a strong laborer in the family.

Such a child, it can even be said that when he was five or six years old, he began to help the family with some chores within his ability.

If they were sent to Mengxue, wouldn't the family lose one person to work?However, the number of people eating at home has not decreased.

Reading or something, in the eyes of some people, is too far away, and it is more important to live first.

In this regard, Zhang Ping'an deeply felt Fusu's foresight. These problems seemed to be within Fusu's expectation, and the corresponding solutions had already been prepared.

Just kidding, Fusu's folk travel for several years is not just for fun. Fusu has a certain understanding of the general situation in the village, and Fusu is involved in what the villagers think.

Therefore, it is not surprising to formulate corresponding policy strategies. Of course, there have also been some unacceptable situations. However, Fusu has also given some independent powers to the grassroots, so that in some aspects, it can avoid and overcome. such a situation.

Zhang Pingan said slowly: "My elders, every child in the family who comes to school can get a chicken every day. In addition, the village also wants to raise another fat pig. At the end of the year, among the children, before the school exam Ten people can share the pork."

This is the incentive measure set up by Zhang Pingan. Of course, it is impossible for Fusu to prescribe the specific content. Instead, it requires all grassroots officials to set up according to the actual situation. The core point is that heartstrings.

During the few days Zhang Ping'an returned to his hometown, he was never idle. He also found out a lot about the general situation in the village.

When everyone heard it at this time, their hearts were a little moved. An egg a day, to these people's ears, it was really unimaginable.

As for the pork at the end of the year, don't even mention it!

I don’t know when was the last time I ate meat and eggs!

At this time, Zhang Pingan also knew that it was time for him to take out his trump card, "Father and elders, don't blame me for not telling you in advance."

"If there are children in the family who don't want to come to learn, it's okay, but there is nothing like the waterwheel, the curved plow, and the calendar that should be rewarded by the king."

"In addition, Ping An hereby also informs you of a piece of news. In the near future, the county will reorganize the various fields and redistribute the land. Any child who does not want to be a scholar will have no field."

"It is also stated in the Qin law that if the family can have more children, the tax can be reduced or even exempted. If the family is poor, they can rent the county's farmland for farming. The rent and tax paid are only [-]%.

"Everyone weigh it in your heart."

(End of this chapter)