True Lord Tianya doesn't understand why Zhang Ke is so persistent in opening a school.
As early as the time of the sect, Zhang Ke had proposed a plan to popularize education in the two cities of "Qingtian" and "Tieshan", but this proposal did not pass and was blocked by Ming Xiao.
Now, Zhang Ke has established a branch of the sect here, and the first measure he promulgated is this, which makes True Lord Tianya fall into deep thought.
Is Zhang Ke a fool?
No! There are people smarter than him in the world, but they are definitely not too many.
Is Zhang Ke an impulsive person?
Yes! But when it comes to ordinary people, he is always the most cautious.
Of the 300,000 boys, there may not even be one thousand that can finally embark on the path of spiritual practice. So wouldn’t the countless resources consumed be in vain?
Why is Zhang Ke so persistent and willing to pay such a high price to do such a thing?
After thinking over and over again, True Lord Tianya decided to ask clearly.
"Ruyi, since you are willing to do this, you must have your reasons.
I hope you can explain this matter clearly. As long as you convince me, I will do my best to promote this matter in our sect."
Zhang Ke calmed down his thoughts and explained to True Lord Tianya bit by bit.
"The content of the Dayan Academy established by my disciples is different from that of our sect.
The purpose of this academy is not to train practitioners, but to eliminate illiteracy."
"Literacy?"
Zhenjun Tianya was a little confused. This was the first time he heard this word.
"Yes! Ninety-nine percent of ordinary people in the Azure World are illiterate now, and they cannot calculate more than twenty numbers.
In the eyes of the disciples, they are just blind men with their eyes open."
True Lord Tianya couldn't help but glance at Zhang Ke's eyes and remained silent.
"Excuse me, Grandmaster, who is more capable, a person who knows how to read or a person who doesn't know how to read?"
True Lord Tianya muttered:
"Regardless of all factors, it is natural that people who know words are more capable."
At this moment, he had understood some of Zhang Ke's thoughts and couldn't help but said:
"As expected, knowledge should not spread disorderly. If everyone has knowledge, it will become difficult for ordinary people to manage."
No one is a fool, Zhang Ke can think of it, and naturally more people in the blue world have realized this for countless years.
But why has knowledge always been in the hands of a few people?
The reason is very simple. Once people understand more and learn to think, their minds will become complicated and they always want to ask why everything happens.
Perhaps things that could be dealt with with just a few words in the past now need to be explained clearly.
Therefore, over the past countless years, all sects have subconsciously increased the cost of learning knowledge, preventing ordinary people from learning more knowledge.
Tianya Zhenjun is also one of them, so naturally it is not surprising why he said this.
Zhang Ke sighed.
"The people can follow it, but they cannot know it!
This is probably what the Patriarch meant, right?"
Zhenjun Tianya recited it silently in his heart several times. He felt that this sentence completely expressed his thoughts, and he couldn't help but nodded.
Zhang Ke continued:
"This is the biggest problem in the blue world today.
The world of spiritual practice controls knowledge in their own hands to make themselves powerful, while ordinary people have always been ignorant.
After countless years, the civilization of the Azure Realm has hardly developed significantly.
Grandpa, if you think about it carefully, we lived in wooden houses tens of thousands of years ago, and this is still the case today.
The only way to travel is by walking or horse-drawn carriage, which has not changed for tens of thousands of years.
Looking at the use of vitality in the spiritual world, there are only realms and battles, and very few involve people's livelihood.
Nowadays, real people in the Jindan realm can't fly into the sky, and they don't even have the most basic remote communication.
However, as early as tens of thousands of years ago, when Heaven still existed, there were ships that could fly in the air.
When the sects were advancing up the ranks, the top-ranking sects used spaceships to transport practitioners from various sects. Countless people were surprised and extremely envious.
But Grandmaster, have you ever thought about why we are still using spaceships from tens of thousands of years ago, so we don’t have the ability to refine our own spaceships?"
True Lord Tianya was shocked. For some reason, he felt his face was a little hot.
Zhang Ke said with some sadness:
"The catastrophe of heaven and earth is imminent. We are now competing with the God of Death for time. Every second that passes may be one minute closer to extinction.
But the sects in the world are still clinging to their own selves, unwilling to relax their control over knowledge.
But my disciples don’t care about that much. I just want to promote education in Penglai, big and small.
I want everyone in the nine counties of Penglai to be literate and completely eradicate illiteracy in a hundred years."
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ke said again:
"In the disciple's plan, the study in the academy will be divided into three levels, with a ten-year schooling period.
A seven-year-old child will start with literacy and gradually master the basics of writing and arithmetic through five years of study.
In addition, it is necessary to improve children's cultivation of culture, moral character, guidance skills and other aspects.
This can establish correct concepts in children from an early age, which is the foundation of the sect's inheritance.
At this time, children will face the first screening in their lives.
This is a dividing line. Children will be selected into different engineering subjects based on their academic performance to learn their future survival skills.
Including planting, smelting, carpentry, medicine, business and hundreds of other skills.
This stage also lasts five years. When they complete their studies, there will be countless young people in the nine counties of Penglai who are skilled in craftsmanship and literate in writing.
And this is also the future path for most children. From now on, they will be the foundation of the nine counties of Penglai and play their role.
In addition to the majority of children who have been eliminated, some of the remaining children with excellent academic performance will continue to study at a higher level.
Such as military, exploration, management, arithmetic, mechanics, etc. These people will become managers of the nine counties of Penglai after completing their studies.
The rest of the people with the most outstanding talents will become the sect's candidate disciples and undergo various studies before practicing."
Zhang Ke slowly stated his plan and said to True Lord Tianya:
"Ancestor, believe me, within five hundred years, the Southern Sect will become the brightest pearl in this blue world.
The development of this sect will shock the entire blue world."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this moment, Tianya Zhenjun was greatly shocked in his heart.
No one can guarantee whether the outcome of something that has not happened in the future will be good or bad.
If we really persist in this way, what changes will happen to Nanzong?
True Lord Tianya thought about the gains and losses, and decided to follow the example of Nanzong in establishing a school after returning to the sect.
Even if it cannot be fully rolled out like Nanzong, it must be carried out locally.
After a moment of silence, True Lord Tianya spoke:
"Ruyi, I have a general understanding of the first decree you issued, so what is your second decree?"
Zhang Ke coughed twice and continued to speak.
"The second decree issued by the disciples is to 'encourage childbirth'."
True Lord Tianya was startled. This decree was beyond his expectation. It was another decree that seemed to have nothing to do with the development of the sect.
“Encourage procreation?”
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"Exactly! There are too few people in Nanzong. If we want to develop rapidly, the population base must be high.
That's why the disciple issued this decree.
As long as the man is twenty-two years old and the woman is twenty years old, she can get married.
Each additional child will be rewarded with a certain amount of money. The more children are born, the greater the reward will be. This reward will last until the child is sixteen years old.
However, the interval between two children must be maintained at more than two years, and each spouse will inherit half of this reward as a protection for the wife."
As soon as these words came out, Tianya Zhenjun was even more shocked. With the encouragement of this money, one can imagine how many more people there will be in the nine counties of Penglai in a few years.
But there was another thing that puzzled him and he asked:
"Encouraging childbearing is for the purpose of population growth. I understand this, but why should we limit the age?
In the secular world, women usually get married at the age of sixteen. If there was no such restriction, wouldn’t the population be even larger?”
Zhang Ke explained:
"Generally speaking, a normal woman will not mature mentally or physically until she is twenty years old.
Children born at this age will be more outstanding, and it is also a kind of protection for women.
If there are no restrictions, I worry that women will be treated unfairly for those rewards."
True Lord Tianya was stunned for a moment, he did not expect Zhang Ke to think so much.
Just listen to Zhang Ke continue:
"In the newly promulgated law, an organization called "Yue Laosi" will be established specifically to serve marriages.
Before a woman gets married, the 'Yue Laosi' will send someone to inspect her palace and issue a certificate.
Those who have a perfect body and give birth can receive the full reward, while the others can only receive half of the reward."
True Lord Tianya was a little puzzled and asked:
"What does this mean?
If a woman encounters a gangster and loses the red pill, wouldn't this make things worse and may drive her to death?"
"Well! I have also considered this, so if you are insulted, you can report it immediately and treat it as if you are a good person.
The reason why this is formulated is also for the safety of women."
True Lord Tianya thought for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"As a result, this 'Yue Laosi' has a lot of power and needs to be strictly controlled."
When he said this, his heart moved, and he vaguely grasped something.
"All the measures in this law are beneficial to women. Does Ruyi have other intentions?"
Zhang Ke smiled and said:
"The Patriarch has good eyesight, and you can see through the thoughts of your disciples at a glance.
Yes, apart from increasing the population of Nanzong, the disciple’s real intention is to improve the status of women.”
The blue world is somewhat similar to the ancient times in Zhang Ke's dream.
In this worldly world, men are the masters outside and women are the masters at home. Most women may only spend their entire lives around pots and pans.
Although the spiritual world is better, the idea that men are superior to women is still widespread.
The behavior of three wives and four concubines is very common not only in the secular world, but also in the spiritual world.
Zhang Ke goes around picking up women, why Qingmei and Ding Xiaoxiao restrain themselves even though they are dissatisfied, this kind of thinking is affecting them.
Zhang Ke knows very well what kind of power women will have once they break out.
"Ancestor, there are currently two million people in the nine counties of Penglai, less than half of whom are women.
If the status of women is improved and they are allowed to step out of the family, then the manpower available to the nine counties of Penglai will be doubled.
This plays a decisive role in the development of Nanzong."
Tianya Zhenjun was persuaded by Zhang Ke. The Dingzhou sect has more than 20 million people. Once it is implemented like this, wouldn't it be...
Zhenjun Tianya just thought about it for a moment, and his heart couldn't help but beat.
I secretly made a note of this in my mind. Dingzhou is different from here. It would be very difficult to actually implement this move.
Deep-rooted thoughts not only restrain women, but also most men do not want their wives and daughters to be exposed outside.
At this moment, he suddenly understood why Zhang Ke insisted on going out to establish a branch of the sect.
Only in this environment where everything is waiting for improvement and when manpower is extremely scarce can women have the opportunity to gain independence.