In fact, it is even more different and weird than the Nan Kong Sage New School that was created before.

What is taught in these schools is all novel knowledge such as mathematics, physics, biochemistry, etc., and all the teaching materials are made up by Zhu Han himself.

Zhu Han said: "What we have taught our children are all good things. From now on, the foundation of the Han family that will remain strong in the world can only rely on these new lessons!"

"Brother, you also know that even if you are as wealthy as the Zhao and Song dynasties, once you face the invasion of foreign enemies, without strong soldiers, no amount of money can buy peace. You can only cultivate both civil and military skills.

, only then can we truly win peace.”

“To achieve both civil and military skills, we must select talents to achieve both civil and military skills!”

"Expecting a group of scholars who only read books from sages to promote the art of war and military affairs is simply a fool's errand." Zhu Han continued, "So, what I promote in the school of our children is a new study of both civil and military arts.

, after completing the course, you will not become a romantic scholar who writes beautiful articles, but you will definitely become a real talent who is useful to the people of the world!"

"The rotten Confucian scholars who write beautiful articles will not get official positions here in the future, and more and more people will rush to learn new things!" Zhu Han said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Well, that's the truth! Reading too many books by sages will indeed make people a little pedantic."

Zhu Han said, "Brother, my suggestion is that we should set up new schools in each state capital. These schools can recruit students regardless of poverty or wealth. As long as they pass the examination, they can enroll for free."

"Free admission? This is a novelty, but if this kind of school is set up in every state capital, I don't know how much money it will cost." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be confused.

Zhu Han smiled and touched his head, and then said, "In fact, not only are admissions to these new schools free, but as long as they study, the government will also provide each of them with food money, book money, pen and ink money, and even if they study better

If so, you can also get government subsidies and salaries, just like imperial students who receive government rice and grain. This is a good thing to promote education, and the talents they teach are really useful!"

My elder brother, Zhu Yuanzhang, was also a studious person. He read all the textbooks compiled by Zhu Han for his nephew's school.

"This is just the initial stage. When the world is truly peaceful, I will plan to implement compulsory education!" Zhu Han looked forward to the future of being widowed.

"Compulsory education? What is compulsory education?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand again.

"Compulsory education means that all children of school age, regardless of age, must go to school to study. Otherwise, their parents will be punished, ranging from fines to prison sentences. In this way, all people in the world are included in the school

of education!”

Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath of cold air and said, "What a great feat this is!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited just thinking about it if all children in the world could go to school instead of chasing cows behind their butts to pick up cow dung like he did when he was a child.

This is a great achievement that can truly leave a lasting name for the ages.

Zhu Han's goal is naturally ambitious, but now his strength is still insufficient, and he can only temporarily implement his own new schools in various state capitals.

This will pave the way for future reform of the talent selection mechanism.

Just as Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang were discussing how to promote the New Deal in the two provinces south of the Yangtze River and north of the Yangtze River, Liu Futong, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty in Yingzhou, already felt that he was in a huge crisis.

Yingzhou, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ever since Liu Futong abandoned the city in Kaifeng and escaped all the way back to Yingzhou, he felt that the situation around him had suddenly become worse. Especially the various Red Turban Army generals in Henan Province no longer followed him, and began to work against him secretly.

.

Liu Futong felt that his authority had been challenged.

Although Liu Futong no longer has an emperor to rely on, he is still the prime minister of the Song Dynasty and has a large number of troops. He is one of the top figures in the entire Henan Province. But now that he is so ignored, Liu Futong's mood will naturally not be the same.

How much better.

This made him very angry.

"Sir, do you think we should mobilize manpower to teach those dog Tatars a lesson?" Liu Futong's right-hand man Guan Duo asked tentatively when he saw Liu Futong's expression was not good.

Now if Liu Futong wants to restore his original reputation, he must win a big victory over the Tartars.

But how to win against the Tartars?

Guan Duo doesn’t know!

Liu Futong was silent for a moment, and then said, "It's not necessary yet, but we have to step up preparations for defense. I heard that the Tatars want to attack Yingzhou, so we must be prepared when the time comes, otherwise we will be in trouble once Yingzhou falls.

.”

Hearing what Liu Futong said, Guan Duo quickly agreed, "I obey, the general understands!"

"Well, go ahead and review the military preparations for war. This matter must be done well, as it is a matter of great importance to Yingzhou's gains and losses." Liu Futong said.

"The general will obey his orders."

Watching Guan Duo leave, Liu Futong's eyes showed a fierce look, "Tatars, if you have the ability, just come and say hello, I won't let you go!"

After Guan Duo retreated, Liu Futong sat on the chair, his eyes narrowed, and he was thinking about some issues.

He was thinking about how to restore his prestige as quickly as possible in a short period of time.

Liu Futong thought for a long time without any thoughts, and finally stood up directly, walked out of the study, and went to the courtyard outside.

In the courtyard, several guards saw Liu Futong going out and quickly bowed and saluted.

Liu Futong waved his hand, "No need to be polite, I will take a walk in the yard, you all can go and do your own business, don't worry about me!"

"Here!"

After seeing the guards leaving, Liu Futong took a deep breath and began to pace back and forth in the yard.

suddenly!

There was a flickering candlelight in his study, and the candle on the desk fell out of nowhere, instantly igniting a large area of ​​paper in the study.

The firelight illuminated the whole room red!

Liu Futong was full of worries, but he didn't notice it at all.

Until Guan Duo, who had just walked not far, saw a red light.

I ran in anxiously to avoid a fire.

"The Prime Minister is working too hard, it's better to be careful with the flames!" Guan Duo said after extinguishing the flames, "Fortunately, I saw the red light in the Prime Minister's yard, otherwise it would be really dangerous."

Liu Futong was originally worried, but when he heard the four words "red light soaring into the sky", an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Red light rising into the sky?"

"Mr. Guan, do you know what the sign of red light in the sky is?"

A bold idea suddenly sprouted in Liu Futong's mind!

"The red light is soaring into the sky? What does this mean? Could it be that something big is about to happen?" Guan Duo said in surprise.

"The red light soaring into the sky, doesn't it mean that there must be destiny here?" Liu Futong smiled mysteriously.

"Destiny?" Guan Duo was immediately startled. He had already vaguely guessed what Liu Futong was thinking.

Just listen to Liu Futong continue to say: "I heard that since ancient times, whenever an emperor is born, he is always accompanied by visions from the sky. When I was a child, I often heard my mother say that the day I was born, the sky was filled with red light, and the plane trees in the courtyard were filled with red light.

There’s a phoenix alighting!”

When Guan Duo heard this, he was stunned.

Liu Fu said it so clearly on the phone that even a fool would understand it!

Liu Futong plans to become emperor himself!

Now the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Han Lin'er, is dead and has left no descendants, not even uncles or cousins.

If Liu Futong really accepted the destiny and became the emperor, it would really be a way to restore his reputation.

However, I don’t know if it will be counterproductive if it is not done properly.

Guan Duo was very conflicted in his heart, but he did not dare to speak because he was afraid that if he said the wrong thing, Liu Futong would mistakenly think that he was questioning himself.

"Mr. Guan, I know what you are thinking."

When Liu Futong saw Guan Duo's hesitant expression, he knew what Guan Duo was thinking.

Liu Futong continued to speak: "I know that you are worried that after I become the emperor, I will make the people of the Song Dynasty suffer. You don't have to worry about this. I will naturally let the people live a good life, and I will definitely

I won’t let you old brothers down!”

After hearing this, Guan Duo raised his head, cupped his hands towards Liu Futong, and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness."

Guan Duo's heart was also full of expectations. He also knew very well that once Liu Futong ascended the throne as emperor, he would definitely use the generals under Guan Duo and Liu Futong.

According to ancient rules, it would be very troublesome to become an emperor.

If a person wants to be an emperor, he cannot simply say that he wants to be an emperor, but must follow a set of standard procedures.

First of all, someone had to persuade him to join, that is, the subordinates collectively knelt down to ask Liu Futong to become emperor, which was a matter of "being ordered by God to live long and prosperous", and it had to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Naturally, the more people, the better. If it were a standard official in ancient times, all his subordinates would have unanimously recommended Liu Futong to be the emperor.

However, now that Liu Futong wants to be the emperor, except for Yingzhou's confidants, generals and counselors who will definitely support it, it is not certain who the other marshals will support and who will oppose it.

Regarding this issue, Liu Futong chose to turn a blind eye. As long as he proclaimed himself emperor in Yingzhou, he would have a nominal advantage. By then, he hoped that the marshals of all walks of life would gradually accept him.

Secondly, if you want to be the emperor, you have to follow the standard procedure. After the generals and counselors unanimously invited Liu Futong to be the emperor, Liu Futong had to refuse, saying that his merits were not enough and his moral character was not enough. He then went through this process three times.

, so that he could reluctantly accept being the emperor.

There is a professional term for this, which is called "three requests and three words".

After the three invitations and three speeches, the enthronement ceremony had to be prepared, which required the emperor's robes, crowns, chariots, ceremonial guards, etc., and the Seven Temples of the Emperor were also set up, which worshiped Liu Futong's seven generations of ancestors, or more distant ancestors.
To be continued...