Chapter 175 You must have been deceived by someone else

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 175 You must have been deceived by someone else

Xia Yuan was more or less aware of the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, so he handed over a reassurance.

"It's true that the state pays for it, but your Majesty, don't worry, it doesn't cost much money. These schools don't have to be very good, or even built. You can just find a few larger rooms in the local area and put some tables, chairs and benches in them to serve as a school.

classroom.

Then send special personnel to teach in these schools to teach the barbarians or their children and educate them from scratch."

Hearing that he didn't need to spend much money, Zhu Youtang's frown instantly relaxed. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Your idea is very good, but how many people are willing to go to such barren and remote places to teach?

Even if there are, they are very few.”

Of course less.

But Xia Yuan knew that there was someone who was not sure whether he was willing or not, but this person was absolutely suitable.

"So the imperial court needs to issue corresponding decrees. This matter of going to remote areas to carry out education is called mountain village support education. This student mentioned in the policy paper that, as the name suggests, it is to go to villages deep in the mountains to provide support education."

"Those who want to teach do not need to have high academic qualifications, are not officials, do not need Jinshi, and do not even need to be elected.

A scholar or a boy will suffice, as long as he can read and write. And the court should give these people some preferential treatment in the imperial examination as appropriate."

Xia Yuan swore that this time it was not a bunch of nonsense like last time, but actually trying to sell dog meat.

There is absolutely no purpose this time, it is a serious imperial examination preferential treatment.

In this era, no one is willing to go deep into the grassroots to carry out serious education. The reason is naturally that the conditions are too difficult.

But this hardship is relative.

Just like in later generations, life in volunteer education areas is ten times harder than life in the city, but why are there always a steady stream of people going there?

In order to realize his ambition, he devoted his life to the country's rural education, so that children in mountainous areas can get out of the mountains.

There are definitely such people.

But it is more for the sake of gold plating, as a qualification and a bonus item, so that it can be given extra points when taking the public examination or the teacher examination.

To put it bluntly, it is profitable.

"There is no need to teach for a lifetime. Set a number of years and set standards. For example, if the number of years of teaching is at least three years, what kind of preferential treatment will be given by the imperial examination for those who have been teaching for three years, and what kind of preferential treatment will be given for those who have been teaching for five or ten years.

In short, the longer the teaching time, the greater the preferential treatment given.

To prevent people from messing around and passing qualifications, an assessment standard should be set, such as how many of the Yi people's children were admitted as Tongsheng or Scholars during their teaching period."

"Of course, the students just proposed an idea. The specific plan still needs to be discussed between His Majesty and the ministers of the DPRK and China."

Zhu Youtang lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly laughed, "You don't feel like a scholar to me, but like a businessman who is immersed in business. Everything is about profit, but this profit is really what a scholar wants."

of."

Most scholars are naive, and those who have just passed the imperial examination and have not yet entered the officialdom are not much better. When talking about education, they are nothing more than relying on ideals and ambitions.

But no one has ever talked about profit, even officials who have been in the officialdom for many years are like this. It is not that they do not understand profit, but they know better than anyone else how to take public interests for the country and seek private interests for themselves.

It’s just that this group of people are ashamed of talking about profit. Even if they really want to talk about profit, they must find a high-sounding reason and a just and awe-inspiring excuse.

But this person is obviously a scholar, and he is obviously young, but he always talks about his interests and his interests without any cover-up. He does not talk about ideals, ambitions, or loyalty like other scholars.

In any idea, he must first put the interests that make other people's hearts on the table, and his favorite thing to use as a bargaining chip for interests is the imperial examination of the country.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi had an inexplicable feeling that the dynasty's talent promotion ceremony and the imperial examination were not sacred or important at all in this guy's heart.

In his mind, the imperial examination was purely for the benefit of the country. It was at best like a sweet carrot, using its scent to seduce those scholars into jumping into the pit.

But such honest words and such a desire for the country, even if he was talking about interests like a businessman, made Zhu Youtang not feel bad, but rather liked him.

And this so-called supporting education thing

Emperor Hongzhi had to admit that this strategy was feasible, and it would definitely be able to lure the scholars into this barrier, and come and educate those barbarians, and truly educate them.

However, isn’t it a little bad to use the imperial examination as a means of enlightenment?

But it’s really a good idea.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youtang could only breathe a sigh of relief and said warmly: "I have always known that you are devoted to the country and to be loyal to the emperor. I am also quite moved by this proposal. Let me think about it for a few days. When the time comes,

Let’s discuss it with the ministers in the court again, and then make a decision.”

"Then you will go back first and have a good rest at home for a few days, quietly waiting for the official appointment in ten days."

After saying that, Emperor Hongzhi turned to look at Xiao Jing and said, "Xiao Banban, please go and take Xia Qing back to her residence."

"Here."

Seeing that he was about to be taken out, Xia Yuan quickly said: "Well, Your Majesty, the student actually has something else to do."

"What's the matter?"

"That's right, students heard that if this person wins the first prize in the exam, the imperial court will confer a royal decree on the mother of the first prize winner."

Emperor Hongzhi was startled when he heard this and asked in astonishment: "Who did you listen to?"

"...The student heard this from a person named Xu."

In fact, it shouldn’t be called listening, it should be called watching. In the previous life, Xia Yuan watched the Legend of White Snake with his mother when he was a child. After Xu Shilin in it was admitted to the top prize, Bai Suzhen was conferred a royal title by the imperial court.

Xu Zhuangyuan then went to Leifeng Pagoda with the imperial edict to rescue his mother.

At that time, my mother was so moved that she wiped away her tears and praised Xu Shilin for being such a filial person. She also deeply expressed her hope that one of her sons would save her if she was pushed under the tower.

Let’s not talk about modern society. Is there such a thing as being pushed under a tower? Even if you are lucky enough to be pushed in, there is no such thing as a decree in modern society.

But this episode left a deep impression on Xia Yuan, who was in sixth grade at the time, and he understood one thing.

Oh, it turns out that in ancient times, if you got the top prize in the examination, your mother would be conferred a royal imperial edict.

However, today he was the top scorer in high school and he had been busy all day but did not see the imperial edict come down.

Of course, his mother in this body is gone, and he doesn’t know if he can ask for one, so he wants to change his goal and ask for one for his little daughter-in-law, so that the court can give her a parentage, so as not to be blamed for the fraudulent marriage in the first place.

Being gossiped about, and...

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhu Youtang's voice rang out, "In my opinion, you must have taught this person named Xu to be deceived. The country has never had such a system, not to mention the country, from ancient times to the present.

, there is no such system."

No?

And it hasn’t happened since ancient times?

Xia Yuan hesitated. Damn it, the screenwriter of The Legend of White Snake was deceived.
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