As long as everyone can read and write, ideas can be sublimated, society can progress, and a truly civilized society can come.
Since Jinyiwei replaced the people in the palace, Yuzhang took the retired palace maids to learn pinyin and read Chinese characters. When these people returned to their hometowns, they could quickly spread the word.
When Tian Laosan heard about reading and writing, a strange light shone in Tian Laosan's eyes.
"Your Majesty is saying that we can also read and write?"
"That's natural." Qin Huaidao replied seriously. Every common person is a citizen of the Han Dynasty, and of course he has the right to read and write.
The strange light quickly disappeared from his eyes after flickering.
"The common people appreciate your majesty's kindness, but the money spent on studying and literacy is simply beyond what ordinary people like us can afford, so let's forget it."
The words were full of regret.
How could Qin Huaidao not know the difficulties of these ordinary people? The feudal dynasty had serious ideological restrictions. Since ancient times, these grassroots people have been untouchables.
There is no chance to read or write.
Only the rich and powerful have the opportunity to read and write.
But what Qin Huaidao wanted to create was not such a dynasty.
He wants everyone to be able to read, everyone can be literate, and everyone can stand on the street and talk loudly and express their opinions and thoughts. For this ideal, he will do anything.
"Don't worry, old man, my academy will not let the common people pay a penny. Everyone can study for free."
Reading for free?
Tian Laosan was so excited that he was beyond words. He was not only happy for himself, but also happy for his granddaughter.
In the early years, his granddaughter was clamoring to go to school. Not to mention that he couldn't come up with enough money to support his granddaughter. The family's fields also needed to be cultivated. One less labor force meant one less food, but taxes still had to be paid.
pay.
But what if reading is free?
When His Majesty came to the throne, he issued a decree exempting him from taxes and corvee for three years, and making education free. He can safely send his granddaughter to the school and let her realize her dream.
He thanked him repeatedly: "The Han people are blessed to have Your Majesty here!"
"Okay," Qin Huaidao said, "Let's rescue the people trapped on the hill."
Wherever he looked, there was a vague hill. The people there seemed to be looking at it, but no one shouted or moved, as if it was a dead place.
After many guards became familiar with the water wheel, they shook the rocker in the boat. The water wheel continued to rotate and the canoe moved toward the hills. Qin Huaidao, Luo Wu, and Tian Laosan took a boat together and headed toward the hills.
After a quarter of an hour, everyone was approaching the hill, and the people on the hill gradually saw clearly the wooden boat the other party was riding.
They stood there without any excitement, but didn't know how to face it.
Uncle Zhang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Sure enough, Tian Laosan brought people back to save us, but his granddaughter..."
The carpenter knew in his heart that if he hadn't said those words, Tian Laosan's granddaughter would never have acted so impulsively, but he still defended himself: "Let me tell you first, this matter has nothing to do with me. Who knows?"
If Mr. Wada says something that shouldn't be said, don't blame me for being rude."
Uncle Zhang: "Please stop saying a few words. Every day you blame this and that, and you don't reflect on yourself. Apart from harming others and yourself, what other good things have you done?"
The villagers also booed: "That's right, it was obviously you who provoked Tian Laosan's granddaughter, how dare you shirk your responsibility?"
Seeing everyone criticizing him verbally, the carpenter immediately became unhappy.
"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Liu, it sounds like you haven't spoken. Why did the grandson of Tian Laosan, a conscientious person, jump into the river? Isn't it all to prove that Tian Laosan will come back to save everyone? How many of you are
Do you believe Tian Laosan will come back?"
"I'm not being sarcastic. If the child dies, everyone here is responsible. No one can escape the responsibility!"
Aunt Zhang was even more unwilling to take responsibility: "What do you mean, you stinky carpenter? You talk nonsense and you blame the villagers? Let me tell you, even if you survive, I, Aunt Zhang, will be the first to support your expulsion.
Village."
"Yo yo yo," the carpenter sneered: "Aunt Zhang, your face is so big that it can cover the whole village. I have never seen such a shameless person like you in my whole life. Why don't you jump into the river if you have the ability?"
This sentence touched everyone's taboo. The carpenter was stunned for a moment, and then covered his mouth inexplicably.
The rest of the people were also worried and did not want to speak out anymore.
Seeing this scene, Uncle Zhang said helplessly: "Everyone, please stop talking. Now that the matter is over, in my opinion, why don't we all come together and say that his granddaughter accidentally fell into the water while trying to find him?"
There is no other way.
Among the crowd, there was a little girl's friend, another child, who had been standing in the crowd without speaking.
She watched with her own eyes as her companions fell into the water, and also saw with her own eyes that these adults spoke so viciously that they were simply inhuman.
Now they still want to cover up the truth?
She doesn't understand. Shouldn't she apologize if she did something wrong?
Don’t adults have to bear the consequences if they do something wrong?
Does such an adult deserve to be rescued?
She didn't understand, she just felt a pain in her chest, and her eyes couldn't help but get wet every time the figure of her partner appeared in her mind.
At this moment, Tian Laosan on the water wheel could already see the people on the hill clearly.
He shouted loudly to these people: "Folks, I'm back. Behind me are these big shots from Chang'an. They have water wheels to take us away. Is everyone okay?"
There was silence on the hill opposite.
Qin Huaidao was a little puzzled. Driving at such a close distance, it stands to reason that the other party should be able to hear clearly. How come no one responded?
He turned to look at Tian Laosan, confused: "Is there something wrong?"
Tian Laosan thought that he was fine when he left, so there shouldn't be any problems, so he replied: "If you reply to Your Majesty, it shouldn't be possible. Maybe you didn't hear clearly. Let the common people shout again."
After speaking, he shouted towards the hill again: "Uncle Zhang, it's me, Tian Laosan, I'm back, are you all okay? Is my granddaughter Xiuxiu okay?"
There was still silence on the other side.
Tian Laosan's heart skipped a beat and he realized something was wrong.
Even if Uncle Zhang couldn't hear his voice, his granddaughter Xiuxiu should have heard it. With her temperament, it would be completely unreasonable for her not to jump up and down a few times.
What happened on the other side?
After the waterwheel gradually docked, Tian Laosan realized that everyone looked heavy.
I scanned these folks, but I couldn't find any traces of them.
He was a little stunned and looked around for his granddaughter: "Where is Xiuxiu, where did she go?"