Wang Juan didn't expect that her casual remark would make her younger brothers and sisters take it seriously. She smiled and said, "Volunteer teaching is to support local education. In the place we are going to, there are many remote places where there are no teachers at all. If we don't support them, what will happen to the children?"
"Oh, it's just like brother's policy that those who pass the Imperial Examinations must first do free labor. Then what benefits do we get from supporting them? Let them get more money? "Xiao Zhu immediately put the two things together.
"Not a lot, just a normal amount. Additionally, we give them the opportunity to enter a position with high welfare and high income. Moreover, they are not Imperial Examinations, but people who have taken the imperial examinations. Once they pass the examinations, they can't become officials immediately. They have to choose a remote place where there are no teachers to teach students. Otherwise, they won't be arranged a position."
"There are not enough people." Xiao Nan thought of a problem and asked.
"It's enough to increase the number of people who pass the imperial examinations. In the past, there were few people who passed the imperial examinations because the number of literate people in the Tang Empire was small. In the future, everyone will be literate and the number of literate people will increase." Wang Juan explained.
"I still don't understand." Xiao Nan asked again, "If the number of literate people is large, there will be many positions for them."
"They don't have to be officials. In the future, there will be more literate people and the competition will be fierce. There will only be a few positions for officials. They will inevitably look for other positions. It's the same as the power just now. In the future, it may not be officials who have power, but other positions will also have power.
Although it is said that they should use power on the people, the reality is that they want power more for themselves. In the future, there will be many jobs. If they don't want to pay more physical labor to obtain survival resources, they must occupy a certain position. "
After Wang Juan finished speaking, she considered her brother and sister's ability to understand and added, "That is to say, in the future, it's not that you are powerful just because you have mastered knowledge. If you want to be powerful, you have to pay extra, and you have to master more knowledge than others.
Otherwise, it's absolutely impossible that the country or people in a certain industry will have to put you in an important position just because you have studied for a few years. Because the competition will be more fierce. No one can guarantee that your social status will be higher than others after you study.
Everyone is studying. What you gain from studying is that you know the knowledge you need in life. When you encounter a special situation, you increase your chances of survival through your knowledge and make your life more convenient. "
"Oh, you just can't take advantage of me, right?" Xiao Zhu said, and then took a step back, indicating that she had no more questions.
"What about you? Do you have any other questions? "Wang Juan asked the rest of her siblings who hadn't asked anything yet.
Everyone shook their heads. It seemed that the questions they were thinking about just now overlapped. After answering one person, the others also got the answer.
"No problem. Go and play," Zhang Xiaobao said to the little guys.
Xiao Bei and the others had run off. No one knew where they were going to play. They hadn't finished practicing their calligraphy, but Zhang Xiaobao didn't want them to continue practicing. His mind wasn't on practicing his calligraphy, so he forced himself to adjust his state of mind.
If they were to play something else, they wouldn't have to worry about not being able to adjust their state of mind. They would probably be thinking about what had just happened while they were playing. They would discuss it with each other, and they would gain a lot from it. It was better than forcing them to practice calligraphy.
The river continued to beat against the side of the boat as it moved forward. Mountains appeared on both sides of the river. Normally, there wouldn't be any pedestrians.
However, at this time, there were many people on both sides of the river. When they came across a shoal, some people would build a road there. When they came across a mountain, some people would specially cut a cliff road that was protected by bamboo ropes. There were also people who specially hammered wood into the mountain walls, and then built plank roads.
It made people feel that it was very prosperous. It was more than twice as prosperous as before. Behind the prosperity was the improvement of the quality of life. Otherwise, who would come out to travel for no reason?
There were also many boats on the river. When the big boats were moving, there would always be people shouting. Because they were going against the current, it wasn't easy to slow down. They would shout in advance to let the small boats in front avoid them. This could minimize the danger.
No one wanted to fall into the water, or someone else to fall into the water and die.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who were standing at the bow of the boat, saw with their own eyes that a fishing boat was scraped and broken by a cargo ship that was transporting goods downstream. The people on the small boat were swimming in the water and were rescued by other small boats. Then, there was the sound of crying. It was probably the people on the small boat who were distressed over the broken boat.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't order the boat to stop and comfort the people whose boat was broken. An accident had happened, and it was fine as long as the people were fine. However, the two of them looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
"We have to regulate the traffic, especially on the river. It's not easy to turn around when the boat is on the water. The speed of the boats flowing downstream is also fast. Even if the river is wide enough, it won't be enough when there are many boats."
Zhang Xiaobao watched the team pass by the small boat and said to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan also thought the same. "The main thing is that there are too many small boats. Some are fishing, some are carrying passengers, and some are chasing after other people's big boats to do business. If we directly don't allow it, people will lose a part of their income. Let's set up a waterway, especially at the places on the shore that are suitable for fishing. Don't allow the commercial and passenger boats to pass by.
Then, the remaining places to travel will become narrower. The slower boats will affect the faster boats. The current steam engine boats are really much better than the other boats with oars, sails, and boats that need to be pulled.
If we set up a waterway, it will cause the steam engine boats to lose their advantage, and thus increase the cost. Xiao Bao, why do I feel like we're setting up a highway? Do we have to ask the slowest speed of other people's boats on this river? "
Wang Juan couldn't think of a better way. After all, this waterway was more convenient than the land route. If they wanted to go from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to Yizhou, it would take at least five times more time to go by land. This was because there weren't so many roads, and even if there were, they would have to go back and forth for a long time.
Zhang Xiaobao laughed and said to Wang Juan, "I have a good idea."
"Really?" Wang Juan didn't think that Zhang Xiaobao could solve this problem, unless they built a railway or replaced all the boats with steam engines.
"Of course, give a number to each boat and let them pass by on an odd and even day. Today is the odd day, so the boat with the odd number will pass by. Tomorrow is the even day, so the boat with the odd number can't pass by tomorrow."
Zhang Xiaobao said with a look of "I'm very awesome."
"I divided you into odd and even days, and you only know how to come up with bad ideas. Not to mention that it takes more than a day to go back and forth, where do you want them to stop? Let's say that there may be a place to stop, then their time will be wasted. You might as well suggest that everyone swim here to reduce the passage of boats. "
Wang Juan thought that Zhang Xiaobao had really thought of a way to solve the problem, but it turned out that he was joking. This kind of traffic rule was not good at all. It was purely a waste of transportation resources involved. They couldn't afford to go and stop one day and one day. At the same time, the value of the transported goods would increase. It was not cost-effective.
How could Zhang Xiaobao not know this? After the joke, he followed the content of the joke and said, "Since it can't be an odd and even day, then why don't we add a traffic light? Everyone will follow the rules. With someone to command, there will be no need to worry about crashing into boats."
Wang Juan's eyes lit up. It was really a way. It was not good for everyone to squeeze together. Moreover, they could continue to think along this line of thinking and divide the route even more. The steam engine boat would go on its own path, and no one else would be allowed to enter. If they encountered a narrow river, they could arrange it manually or find a way to make the river wider.
But there was a problem. "Traffic lights won't work. It can only be commanded by someone. If we pull a rope in the sky and hang a sign, then let the boat move according to the sign, won't the manpower cost increase?"
Zhang Xiaobao did not say anything. He looked up at the rolling clouds in the sky. The dark clouds came from the west. They were flying very fast, accompanied by strong winds. Looking at the endless clouds, it made people feel that there would be a heavy rain.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaobao was considering whether the boats on the river would be affected by the heavy rain and thus block the route of his team. If the heavy rain could cause the boats to panic and make mistakes, then what would they do when they encountered a fog?
Wang Juan waited for a while. Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao did not say anything, she thought about it and said, "Yes, the increased manpower cost is actually lower than the cost of the delay in the sailing process and the danger of crashing into boats. We can charge a fee and pay the people in charge of managing the boats on the river."
"You see, you can figure it out yourself, but you still have to ask me. I only know a few dozen copper coins every second. How can I have the time?"
Zhang Xiaobao looked forward to the arrival of the heavy rain. He wanted to see how the boats on the river operated. In the past, when they encountered heavy rain on the waterway, there were not as many boats as there were now. It was war, and the consumption was high. The demand for goods was also high, which promoted water transportation.
When Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao looking at the sky, she also looked at it. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, "For the next month, I need to be quiet at night. Think about things carefully. It's best if you can do it yourself …"
"Is there a difference between doing it myself and doing it with you?"
"Isn't sleeping the same?"
"Yes, it's sleeping?"
"What do you think?"
"I think there's a way to offset the increased manpower cost. The boats passing by don't need to pay any fees to get this part of the money." Zhang Xiaobao chose to compromise. It was like a fishing boat colliding with a cargo ship. One side had to give in. Otherwise, it would be very dangerous.
After saying that, Zhang Xiaobao advised, "This kind of method between husband and wife can't be used too often. It will hurt the relationship. Needs. Even if you're feeling a little uncomfortable, you have to make the other party feel comfortable, right?"
"So that's how it is? Then who made me feel uncomfortable when I asked the question just now? "Wang Juan asked.
"The way to earn back the manpower cost without charging fees is to equip the boats with things, such as loudspeakers and headlights. After all, it's easy to get foggy weather. We haven't developed lights that can shine very far in foggy weather, but it's better to wait than nothing. Look, it's going to rain now, isn't it? "
Zhang Xiaobao pointed at the dark clouds in the sky.
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