Chapter 1089: Wen Tunshui to educate the barbarians
The sun on a new day finally broke free from the seal of the extremely evil quilt and rose listlessly into the sky. What it wants to do today is the same as what it did millions of years ago, but in this land, some things have appeared.
Something different.
The blue brick floor outside the thatched house and the seats inside the thatched house need to be cleaned and wiped every day, and these tasks are naturally completed by the students who come to study.
There is no assignment, no rotation, everything is voluntary. If you are willing to come, you can do the preparation work early. If you don’t want to, there is no force, because in the eyes of most people, these things are not a burden, but a kind of responsibility.
glory.
On the left side of the thatched house, a schoolboy was sweeping the small amount of dust on the blue bricks with a broom, while murmuring with a sad face:
"One, two, three, four, five..."
With each step he took, sweeping the flagstones with his broom, the schoolboy chanted and quickly counted from one to ten.
As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Chinese nation had already developed a complete mathematical system, but compared to Confucian classics, it was naturally a little weaker, but generally speaking, it was almost there.
The numbers from one to ten can be said to be the basis of natural mathematics. The three numbers one, two and three have basically remained unchanged from the Shang Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. However, some people will write four or five as four or five strokes just like 1,23.
Later it slowly evolved into four and five.
Six, eight, and nine have not changed much, they are just gradually simplified. In the Han Dynasty, six and eight were perfected, and there is no big difference from later generations.
During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, seven was written almost like ten, with the same length horizontally and vertically. During the Qin Dynasty, seven gradually became shorter vertically and longer horizontally. The Han Dynasty also inherited the writing method of the Qin Dynasty, but the vertical axis gradually tilted, and then became a diagonal vertical axis.
Zhebi. In order to distinguish it from ten and prevent confusion, sometimes "Xu" is even used as "seven" under the guise of "seven", but it has not been completely replaced. In many cases, it is just used interchangeably.
Ten originally had only one vertical line, but later it added a horizontal line. The biggest difference from seven is that the vertical length is longer and the horizontal side is shorter. It is easy to get confused. It was not until seven evolved into a hook that they were gradually distinguished.
"Seven, eight...nine, nine, nine..."
The child got stuck, and the broom in his hand stopped involuntarily.
For later generations, perhaps this kind of carry in mathematics has become an instinct. Most of the time, the answer can be obtained directly without even thinking about it. However, for these schoolchildren with zero foundation in the Han Dynasty, the carry in mathematics has become a kind of instinct.
It became a huge threshold.
"Nine, nine..."
After chanting for a long time, he still couldn't continue. It wasn't until another student next to him couldn't listen anymore and reminded him "ten" that the student was able to continue counting smoothly.
The one who kept getting stuck in counting nine was actually the child of a nobleman from the Southern Huns, and the one who reminded him of ten was indeed a Han child. The two children did not think that there was any difference between Hu and Han in each other's identity, they were just the same.
They are just people studying in a school.
In the minds of children, the boundary between Hu people and Han people is probably not as clear as the boundary between good people and bad people. In addition, when they come to the school, the parents, whether they are Hu people or Han people, may have the same thoughts.
Same thing, just study hard and make progress every day.
Even outside the village, among the fathers of these schoolchildren, these foreigners and Han people who could never go together at all, because of such an opportunity for their children to learn, they can't help but become neighbors, and invisibly, the growth of their children
It has become a way for parents to compare with each other and prove how strong their bloodline is.
This situation is not just in one village. Similar situations have appeared in many villages after the enlightenment. And will these Hu children who grew up in a Chinese environment become pure Hu people in the future?
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A few days later.
In the Binh Duong City Hall, Fei Qian reviewed the briefings from various places that had been collected during this period.
Perhaps because the Southern Xiongnu and Qiang people originally recognized Han culture, the Hu people did not show any resistance during this stage of promotion. On the contrary, they seemed to be quite cooperative.
"Your Majesty, why do you educate more children..." Xun Chen, as the organizer of the deployment of civilized officials, said while looking at these briefings.
Fei Qian smiled and said: "Children are easy to teach, adults are difficult to tame..."
This is actually a truth that has been tested by countless people in later generations.
In addition to the reason that a child is a blank piece of paper, what he learns and what he writes on will affect the child for a long time. There is another reason, that is, maybe the parents do not like to learn, but
When it comes to their own children studying, they are extremely supportive, even if they are trying to sell things, they will probably do it.
In addition to the so-called knowledge that changes destiny, there are more helplessness in life.
After all, adults have to bear more social responsibilities and be responsible for more social labor, and these labors often take up a lot of time and consume a lot of energy. Under such circumstances, it is necessary for an adult to work
Continuous learning at all times is undoubtedly a test of everyone's perseverance and endurance.
So the external manifestation is that parents are struggling to survive and create more opportunities for their children to study.
The same was true in the Han Dynasty.
Although the living habits of these Hu people are different from those of the Han people, their family affection is no different when it comes to treating their own children. Therefore, it is obviously the most ideal to use children as the first stone to promote the Chineseization of the Hu people.
Likewise, the most important point is concealment.
Although some Hu people think that it is somewhat awkward to wear Han clothes and observe Han etiquette, these are only the feelings in the hearts of the adult Hu people. For the children of the Hu people, it is more like a brand new game.
In my heart, I am definitely not as prone to emotional rejection as adults, so it is naturally easier to accept it and form a habit.
The sinicization of the barbarians did not happen overnight, but this subtle influence was the most fatal. In areas that have been colonized for a long time in later generations, even after returning to their original countries, there will still be people who will jump out and express various opinions.
Thunderous remarks...
If it's fast, one generation, if slow, two or three generations, it's enough to change the habits of a nation. Just like some people say that China's change from vertical characters to horizontal characters is the origin of the "gong spirit". From the habit of nodding to
I am used to shaking my head, but I don’t know whether it is a kind of progress of the times or a retrogression of the times?
However, judging from the first batch of feedback so far, the effect seems to be quite good.
Xun Chen tilted his head slightly, as if wondering what the unfinished meaning of Fei Qian's simple words was, and then nodded and agreed. He did not continue to delve into this issue, but continued to approve the lines on the table.
Come.
Not long after, Xun Chen suddenly chuckled, then raised the bamboo slips in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, someone has suggested that since the barbarians can get the opportunity to study and become enlightened, the Han people should do the same..."
After hearing this, Fei Qian raised his eyebrows, put down the writing in his hand, and said, "Who is it?" Fei Qian had expected that such feedback might appear after he started to educate the barbarians, but he did not expect that it would come.
So fast.
"...Wang Ling Wang Yanyun, currently serves as an instructor in Village No. 3 of Yinshan Mountain..." Xun Chen looked through the signature and read, then paused for a while, suddenly remembered something, and continued, "This Wang Ling Wang Yanyun,
It seems to be after Wang Situ..."
This Wang Ling is also quite interesting. As a member of Wang Yun's tribe, he doesn't like fame very much. He likes to bury himself in the scriptures, so no one has noticed him. Unexpectedly, Fei Qian proposed to recruit enlightenment this time.
Wang Ling was interested in the teachings of the Hu people. Otherwise, according to the reputation of the Wang family in Taiyuan, there would be no problem at all in becoming an official in an ordinary county.
"Oh?" Fei Qian nodded, then pondered for a while, and said, "This, I won't approve it yet, let's put it aside for a while..."
Although Fei Qian had already made plans, he still could not act too eagerly at this period.
It is best to boil the frog in warm water.
Science has proven that when the water temperature rises so slightly that it is difficult to detect, not only frogs, but even humans may not be able to escape the danger before reaching the critical temperature.
Fei Qian, a noble family in the Han Dynasty, did not want to raise the water temperature very high at once. Even sometimes, Fei Qian wanted to show that he was not leading the noble family, but that he was being pushed by the noble family...
Of course, the power is provided by the aristocratic family, and the direction is decided by Fei Qian.
Therefore, this matter still needs to be put aside and fermented before we talk about it.
Xun Chen nodded in agreement, then glanced at Fei Qian thoughtfully, and then silently put Wang Ling's suggestion aside...
"By the way..." Fei Qian suddenly raised his head and said, "...ask someone to ask Yufuluo, the Xiongnu Chanyu. I heard that he went to Zhenlin during this time, right... Since some people have objected to this matter , this place is under such great pressure, why should this Yuvrouo express his feelings..."
"..." Xun Chen's eyes widened and he was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
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"...General Zhengxi, isn't it a little too much to do this...Hu people, just teach them some etiquette and know how to deal with it. Why should you be so serious..."
"...Who says it's not the case? What's there to teach this barbarian? It doesn't smell like a fishy smell even if you teach him again and again. You can smell it even from a distance of one or two miles! Tell me, such a barbarian even If it’s teaching, what good can you get from it? If you have that kind of skill, it’s better to teach more Han people in your own family..."
"...I heard that someone gave advice to General Zhengxi, saying that he should pay more attention to the Han people and not be so biased towards the Hu people...but there is no follow-up... Now I don't know if General Zhengxi didn't see it, or... …”
I don’t know when it started, but the issue of education for foreigners and Han people has become a fresh topic that people in Pingyang City are talking about.
From the very beginning, many people were doubtful about the education of the Hu people, and now they are complaining about the unequal treatment between the Hu people and the Han people. Many people are unknowingly watching, and the robber Han people also have to enjoy such equal treatment, or even better. When receiving treatment, I forgot a very important thing.
Originally there was nothing...
Knowledge, it turns out, is kept secret.
Although Confucius set a precedent for teaching, and this incident became a great achievement that many Confucian scholars praised in later generations, in the Han Dynasty, a lot of knowledge was still preserved in the hands of aristocratic nobles from the ancient pre-Qin period, and was taught from generation to generation. Come down and become the foundation for them to settle down and live their lives.
The current protection of knowledge in the Han Dynasty cannot actually be said to belong to the noble families. After all, this knowledge started from the Zhou Dynasty, and was accumulated bit by bit by the ancient nobles and scholar-bureaucrats. As a result, The foundation of the entire family has been passed down through hard work and effort. If it weren't for these aristocratic families, China might be like the Hu people today, failing to accumulate much civilization.
From this perspective, the contribution of aristocratic families to Chinese civilization is not insignificant.
However, as time goes by, the population increases, and the scope of human activities expands, the original Zhou Dynasty model has completely failed to keep up with the changes of the times. Therefore, during the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang pioneered the division of the country It became counties and counties, forming a feudal system that began to take shape.
Although many ancient nobles at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty said that the county system was intolerable and overthrew the Qin Dynasty, what was unexpected was that Liu Bang, whether it was laziness or sincerely thinking that the county system was good, actually continued to use it like this. Until now, the county system, coupled with the control of regional centralized governments, has obviously been more effective in promoting economy and development, so the Han Dynasty can last for three to four hundred years on the basis of the Qin Dynasty.
But now, with the changes of the times, the increase in population and the development of economy and trade, the aristocratic families and noble families who were once the leaders of the entire society are unknowingly hindering the progress of the entire society.
One of the very important reasons is the popularization of knowledge.
If society wants to develop, there will be more division of labor and collaboration, and more people will need to at least understand relevant knowledge and skills. Therefore, the demand for the education system will be higher. However, because of the relative barriers to knowledge among noble families, ordinary people
People do not have access to some of the most basic knowledge.
In addition, the Confucian theory of induction from heaven and man in the Han Dynasty, although it strengthened the imperial power, also led to the further mystification of the emperor and widened the distance between ordinary people. Later emperors in order to maintain this sense of mystery and distance
, and even do not hesitate to adopt various policies to fool the people, further making it difficult for the people to obtain knowledge.
Fortunately, it is still the Han Dynasty, and Confucianism has not yet developed so powerfully. As for schools, and even people like Fei Qian who opened schools in the name of educating the barbarians, they have not yet realized how this will affect the future.
