Xu Mochen has grasped two keys, one is to make the people rich, and the other requires top-down promotion of education.
Having food, drink and money does not mean that you are willing to receive education and study.
"This involves another question," said Mu Nanyi, who had also gone through the imperial examination after all. "What benefits can reading bring?"
Scholars studied and obtained fame in order to become officials, and some also enjoyed the convenience of paying taxes and labor.
The problem is here, under such an environment, the common people have popularized education, does the court have so many resources for them?
Xu Mochen looked very unhappy: "We also need to find employment opportunities."
This is a big problem. After all, in this era, industrialization has not yet taken shape, and most people still rely on manual labor such as farming.
Business is not prosperous, handicraft manufacturing is average, and industry has no shadow.
After reading, everyone became smarter, but it was of no use.
If this is the result, even if Xu Mochen issued an edict in the name of the emperor to popularize education for all, it is estimated that not many people would respond.
The traditional concept is that it is better to study than to farm, and it is more direct to invest in predictable results.
"Write it down," Xu Mochen rubbed his eyebrows, "Write it down first. No matter how difficult it is, you must take this step."
Shen Zhining sipped the juice: "So the two are actually complementary to each other. Only with knowledge can we carry out in-depth research and promote technological progress, thereby creating higher industries and driving the spread of basic industries."
During the conversation between a few people, the rest of the audience stared blankly.
Only then did Xu Mochen realize that it was not that easy.
"Then go back to the essence," Mu Nanyi pointed to the piles of sorted books, "Your Majesty has already seen the main schools of thought in Central and Eastern Daqian."
Xu Mochen nodded.
One is an ancient book from ancient times, representing the most fundamental knowledge and thought.
The other is the words of a saint, and the so-called saints are all immortal cultivators.
Finally, there are some sages in modern times. If Xu Mochen guessed correctly, these so-called sages are actually cultivators of immortality.
Then the rest is miscellaneous studies, including various technologies and so on.
In terms of knowledge, the book is quite comprehensive.
The only bad thing, Xu Mochen knew, was that these were all used to solidify his thinking.
"So, sir, what you mean is that we need new books, or teaching materials." Xu Mochen grasped the key point.
He understood that the current teaching materials led by Daqian were all produced by immortal cultivators.
It cannot be said that there are no amazing talents among mortals, but even if their articles and thoughts are written, not many people will praise them and they will not have influence.
Those are the contents that I have been studying over and over again.
Xu Mochen looked at the books on the table and thought about burning them all.
"There is naturally the factor of cultivating immortals behind this, and another reason lies in the cumbersome production of books and the limited quantity." Mu Nanyi analyzed another key point.
Xu Mochen frowned: "For private printing, the efficiency is very low."
Gu Jinge laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I know a little bit about this.
In those troubled times, everyone was busy fighting wars, and the area of civil affairs fell behind first.
War caused people to be displaced, so many skills were unstable.
As far as I know, the northern countries are not keen on publishing books, and the number is very small.
In southern countries, because they have bamboo and other paper-making resources and their writing style is more focused, they publish more books."
Xu Mochen asked: "What about printing technology, movable type printing?"
"Yes," Gu Jinge nodded, "there are some problems here. For example, although the writing systems of various countries are all Middle-earth, there are still differences, so the books printed by each country are not exactly the same.
Nowadays, the Great Qian Dynasty has been unified and the writing has been standardized, but it has not yet been fully spread to printing.
For example, I am a concubine
In my homeland, printed books were basically only circulated within the royal family and nobles, and those on the market were mainly hand-written books."
In other words, we are backward, too backward.
Even if you want to study, it is difficult to get books.
Xu Mochen was silent. The limitations of the printing technology of the era resulted in a very limited number of books.
"If the imperial court takes the lead and starts printing a large number of books, is it possible?" Xu Mochen was unwilling to give in.
"Yes," Tang Derun reported, "if there are existing books, there are actually templates for commonly used text.
If Your Majesty spends a few million taels of silver and implements it nationwide, I think it will soon become a common thing."
"However, it also means the devaluation of value," Shen Zhining did not forget to feel sad. "Currently, even if it is circulated among the people, everyone with a book cannot understand it."
Yes, education is not about printing materials. It can be done by distributing a few textbooks.
"Moreover," Tang Derun sighed slightly, "if we do this, the books will be circulated as books given by immortal cultivators."
It is equivalent to promoting the development of immortal cultivators, which is not conducive to the independence of mortals.
Xu Mochen encountered a problem for the first time.
In the past, medical research, hybrid rice, hydropower stations, etc. were, to put it bluntly, just regional projects.
As long as the technology is in place and the production process is carried out, it can be manufactured.
People don’t care whether they understand it or not, but they won’t object.
But the cultural field is different. Thousands of years of inheritance have a certain amount of precipitation.
Xu Mochen wants to shock the world, but he may end up losing more than he gains.
And he wants to promote the education level of the grassroots, but there are no teaching materials and entry points.
The most important thing is, once this big cake is moved, will the cultivators allow it?
Absolutely not, they will not give up their dominance in the spiritual and cultural fields easily.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other, there was no solution to this problem.
"Your Majesty," Mu Nanyi suggested at the end, "If you really can't find a breakthrough, you might as well get to know your opponent first."
This is a way, Xu Mochen agreed: "In other words, I first have to see the level of knowledge and culture possessed by the immortal cultivators."
Everyone nodded.
"The most learned place in the capital should be the Imperial College." Xu Mochen got the answer.
The Imperial College is an institution established in the name of the country, and the students there are all very important.
Xu Mochen's first priority should be the immortal cultivators in the Shifang World.
He looked at Tang Derun, who nodded: "The Imperial College is indeed the highest-level academic institution, and those who study there are all immortal cultivators.
Two of them are contemporary sages and very influential."
"That is, the thoughts of the current era are controlled by them," Xu Mochen breathed out, "When they ascend, they will become saints."
Thinking about it, he stood up. In fact, he had not paid much attention to the Imperial College before.
I think back then I thought that when I traveled back in time, I could conquer the world with my wisdom, skills, and martial arts, so there was no need for civil servants around me.
Based on his experience in reading the Twenty-Four Histories, it is not more than enough to govern the country.
As a result, it turned around and turned into the current situation.
Just do it, Xu Mochen took Tang Derun, and they came to the Imperial College together.
It's just that he didn't come in the name of the emperor.
The entire Imperial College covers a large area. There are two stone lions standing on the left and right of the entrance, which looks majestic.
To go in and out, documents were required, and Tang Derun handed them to the official department. After verifying that they were correct, the two of them were able to come in.
This place is located in the suburbs of Beijing, and the surrounding area is very quiet, not even the chirping of cicadas.
Rows of buildings are neatly arranged, some are schools, and some are classrooms.
Because they were clerks from the Ministry of Personnel, the guard announced their entry, and soon a young man in a long robe with a bookish face came out to greet them.
"Two adults,
"The young man saluted, "The lower official is Yang Jingchen, who is offering wine to the Imperial Academy. I don't know that your Excellency is coming from afar, and I am not welcome from afar."
Xu Mochen could tell at a glance that he was an immortal cultivator.
The Imperial College is a learning institution, and the officials did not go to court. In addition, Xu Mochen and Tang Derun had changed their appearance, so Yang Jingchen did not recognize them.
"It doesn't matter," Xu Mochen waved his hand, "next year will be the three-year imperial examination. This is the first time after the unification of Daqian. Your Majesty and even the whole court attach great importance to it, because let the two of us come and take a look first."
That’s it, Yang Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
As an official in the capital, he knew a thing or two about the conflicts between the emperor and the six ministries and ministers.
But those who engage in learning actually value more the immortality and faith brought by "fame."
The Imperial College had no intention of confronting the emperor.