Having said this, Bai Hu paused and continued: "Furthermore, according to Liu Yu's plan, he wants to open a school in the army and teach the sergeants how to read and write directly in the army. Once the entire army is
If we are educated, then the advantages of our descendants from aristocratic families will be completely gone."
Xuanwu's face changed slightly: "Is there still this thing? Are you sure it's true?"
Bai Hu glanced at Suzaku and said, "Sir Suzaku should be able to confirm this."
Suzaku gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Liu Yu did mention this matter. He said that he used to establish a public school in Jingkou because of the strong opposition of the noble family, as they provided support during the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan.
As a result of the transaction, these plans were forced to give up. However, the premise of universal education for ordinary people in the world will not change or be shaken. Once ordinary people and even serfs such as bankers, tenants and tenants have knowledge and have
The ability to govern the country, the culture and management advantages of the noble families and even the entire gentry will no longer exist, so that Liu Yu can truly rule the world without relying on us, relying only on the poor and the common people."
Xuanwu sighed: "So, Liu Yu's idea is not just to rely on the Lanxiang official school to promote cultural education in remote counties like Qingzhou, but to prepare to do it quietly in the army first?"
Suzaku nodded and said: "That's right. Most of the people in the army are from poor backgrounds and were recruited by illiterate farmers. You can use the excuse that they need to understand military orders, or that they need to have the command ability of grassroots officers.
Starting from being able to write their own names, and being able to understand military orders and even military strategies, these all require literacy, and this is the reason why they should be educated."
"Start with the most basic military officers such as the captain, captain, brigade commander, centurion, and even commander and corps commander, and let the civil servants accompanying the army, whether they are nobles from the official academy, or
The nephews and nephews of the aristocratic families who were with the army set aside a fixed time, and spent an hour or two while the sergeants practiced formation and martial arts every day, so that these rough guys could gather together to learn writing, and taught the officers a lesson.
Go back to your own army and teach the ordinary soldiers. After three years, let alone how educated they are, at least they are proficient in writing and can understand the Four Books and Five Classics. There will be no problem."
Qinglong murmured: "Yes, treat these uneducated sergeants who are seventeen or eighteen years old or in their early twenties as four or five-year-old children, and start teaching them the most basic elementary education such as Xiaocao Qianziwen, and now
Didn't Liu Muzhi come up with those movable type printing methods, which can print books in large quantities and turn them into reading materials that each person has one volume? Oh, in this way, after the war is over, within one or two years, the entire army will
Once people become literate, it will no longer be a dream."
Xuanwu frowned tightly and continued: "Once these people are literate, after they return home from the army, they will have culture, plus the experience in the military, they will learn management, and they will be able to understand the decrees of the court.
After returning to his hometown, he can effectively govern the local people. He can even educate the local folks to read and write. Even if he cannot teach adults, he can teach them from children. In the past,
We, the descendants of the gentry, also have precedents of setting up rural schools and private schools after returning to their hometowns to teach their nephews and nephews to read, but these are not large-scale and only depend on personal interests, but Liu Yu..."
At this point, his brows furrowed deeper, forming the character "Chuan".
Bai Hu smiled slightly and said: "The reason Liu Yu couldn't run these public schools in Xiangxu in the past is, to put it bluntly, not because of the deal with our aristocratic family, but because he didn't have enough people to handle these things. Xiangxu in Jingkou
, it is Fan Ning and other middle-class nobles and people with doctorates in Guozixue who want to be teachers. There are very few of them, and they are not obliged to do this. Once they cannot gain wealth by running a school, they will naturally not have much interest. After all,
, In this world, people always have to be realistic. Do you think the scholars are very interested in teaching these country people how to read? Since ancient times, the common people were so cold that they were judged like clouds and mud, and they did not even regard them as human beings. This is how scholars
You are so noble."
"So as long as we objected and forced the palace, before Liu Yu compromised and gave in, these gentlemen teaching in Jingkou would quit their jobs. They couldn't bear to be regarded as aliens by other nobles, and even threatened to be expelled.
, they all had no choice but to retire due to illness, so the Xiangxu Public School in Jingkou was basically closed down as early as half a year before the Northern Expedition to Southern Yan. This was not based on Liu Yu’s subjective will. It can also be regarded as a union of our gentry.
Rise up and fight back successfully to preserve our cultural privileges."
"But setting up schools in the military to spread culture is different. If it is in the name of a military order, in the name of requiring officers to popularize culture and understand military orders and military documents, in the name of being more conducive to command and operations,
No one dares to neglect it, because military orders are like mountains and cannot be delayed by you. If the soldiers accompanying the army and the children of aristocratic families are given orders that must be given in the form of military tasks, they must be completed, otherwise they will be unable to do so.
If you gain a foothold in the military and get the rewards of title and official position that you hope for during normal service, you will be charged with disobeying military orders and may even lose your life. And those old and rough soldiers have such a rare opportunity to learn culture.
Even if it is to be able to write family letters with their own hands, they will not miss it. If it is related to the ability to serve as an official in a village or a township after retiring, they will study hard."
Zhuque nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is true. The core point of Qin's reform at that time was the governance of the most basic villages. It was done by the Qin army officers and soldiers who returned to their hometowns as officials after achieving military merit. And the three elders
In this governance system represented by the Three Elders, the three elders are famous and respected people in the local area. With the military merit system of the Qin State, if you want to be respected, it must be that many people in the family fight for the country, or even fight for the country.
Only after you die and accumulate enough military merit and title can you serve as an official in the village."
"And these Qin officials must at least be familiar with Qin's laws and regulations, know the court's policies, and be able to effectively implement them at the grassroots level. Whether they are educated or literate is unknown, but it proves one thing, that is, they must govern the grassroots level.
, let the imperial government take charge of every home and every person, and the most reliable ones are these veterans. This is why Liu Yu first wanted Qiu Ba to go home and govern. Now, he wants Qiu Ba to be educated!" (End of Chapter)
