Schools weren't only available to humans, but also to beastmen. However, only some of the larger battle tribes had schools. The most famous one was in Beast God City, where it had the longest history of beastmen. However, that school only taught high ranking battle tribes, prophets, shamans, and witch doctors. It was impossible for ordinary beastmen to go to school.
It was precisely for this reason that schools had a very high status in the hearts of beastmen. However, because they were old and had experienced many things, Alaes and Alea had heard from others that the main purpose of the larger battle tribes' schools was to centralize the management and training of their own children. Therefore, when they heard Laura's words, they felt as if Laura was building a school.
Both of them looked at Zhao Hai with some excitement. Zhao Hai glanced at Green and the others and said, "In the future, our population here will increase and the number of children will also increase. In this way, building a school is inevitable. I think we should take advantage of the fact that we have fewer people to set up a school first and accumulate some experience. When we have more people in the future, we can think about setting up a school. With this experience, we won't be in a hurry."
Green nodded and said, "What the young master said makes sense. We should set up a school. There are still many empty rooms in the castle. We should set it up immediately."
Quinn John also nodded and said, "I think we should set up a magic martial arts school. We'll examine the children from a young age. If it's good for learning martial arts, we'll teach them martial arts. If it's good for learning magic, we'll teach them magic. As for the martial arts teacher, we'll let Xavier be the teacher.
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No, that's too general. If we want to set up a school now, we have to do it well and accumulate experience for the future. If we set up a magic martial arts school on the continent, it definitely won't work. We have to set up a more detailed school. Let's do it this way. First, count the number of children in the castle, then ask their ages and divide them according to their age. My plan is to let the parents take care of the children before they turn four. After that, they'll be sent to a unified kindergarten and have a professional take care of them. Every day, they'll be sent to the kindergarten in the morning and brought home in the evening. At this time, they'll be taught elementary education, teaching them some simple words and simple arithmetic.
"When they're seven years old, they'll start formal classes. The classes will be divided into three parts: literature, mathematics, and martial arts. All three must be done at the same time. For example, they'll learn literature for an hour, mathematics for an hour, and martial arts for an hour. Just like in kindergarten, they'll be sent to school in the morning and brought home in the evening.
At the age of 12, they will be officially divided into subjects. For example, if they are talented in martial arts, they should focus on martial arts and literature. If they are talented in magic, they should focus on magic and literature. If they are not talented in either, they can focus on literature or mathematics. At this time, we can also invite some craftsmen to the school to teach the children some skills. In this way, even if they can't learn literature or mathematics in the future, they will have a skill to defend themselves. Even if they can't learn anything, at least they can learn how to read and do simple mathematics. This is also a good thing for them. What do you think? "
What do you think? "Green and the others didn't think that Zhao Hai had calculated everything. As soon as they heard Zhao Hai's words, they knew that it wasn't an impromptu idea. This was because the division was very detailed. It could be said that the Magic and Martial Arts Academies on the continent weren't as detailed as Zhao Hai's school division. Moreover, it started from the age of four. It should be known that the Magic and Martial Arts Academies on the continent generally started from the age of six to seven. At that time, the Magic and Martial Arts Academies would only teach the children some simple training and learning some words. They didn't know that Zhao Hai was only using the schools on Earth to change their appearance and use them on the Ark Continent.
However, they couldn't help but recognize that the school Zhao Hai spoke of was much better than the schools on the continent. If it was really done, then it would absolutely be the only school on the continent. It would open a historical precedent.
Because the people on the continent respected martial arts, Magic and Martial Arts Academies generally taught martial arts and magic. However, the school Zhao Hai spoke of was different. The school that Zhao Hai spoke of was actually mainly teaching literature and mathematics. This was because from beginning to end, the school had always emphasized literature and mathematics. For Green and the others, this was absolutely the first time they had heard of such a thing.
Laura frowned and said, "If we do as Brother Hai said, then we'll need to invest a lot of money. For example, children between the ages of four and seven are very hard to manage. Then there's the teaching of literature, mathematics, martial arts, magic, cooking, and taking care of the children. We need people to do all of these things. Who would we send to do all of these? The people who go also need to eat, and they also need to receive wages. Are we going to pay for all this? Also, you said that the children need to eat together. Are we going to pay for the meals? Right now there are only a few people, but what if there are more people? The investment will be huge, and it will be a bottomless pit. If we want to build the Black Earth Territory, we will need to spend a lot of money. I'm afraid this won't work. "
Green and the others nodded. They also understood what Laura meant. According to what Zhao Hai said, the investment in running a school was really too big. Right now there were only a few of them, so they couldn't feel it. However, when there were more people, the investment would be an astronomical figure.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Of course I know this. That's why the school's tuition will still be collected. However, we can't collect too much. The students' parents will pay part of it, and we will pay part of it. This way, the school will be set up. My plan isn't based on a territory, but on the future of a country. The school must be directly managed by the country, and can't be handed over to someone else. Also, right now there are few people, and there are almost no businesses. However, in the future, when there are more people, there will certainly be merchants, and we will have taxes. Will it only be used to arm the army? I don't think it's necessary. In the school, we can implement a militarized management of the students. In the future, if there is a war, we won't have to worry about not having soldiers. For the sake of the Buda clan's future dynasty, I think we should rationally look at taxes. The taxes collected must be used in the right place. We must respect the eight words, take from the people, use for the people. "
Laura and the others were stunned. This was the first time they had heard Zhao Hai's theory. This was different from how the other countries in the continent treated taxes. In the continent, the highest ruler was the Royal Family, followed by the nobles. Although the taxes collected were taken out for necessary construction and military expenses, the amount invested in other aspects was much less. Even in the continent's Magic and Martial Arts Academy, there were tuition fees. They had never heard of a situation like Zhao Hai's.
For a while, everyone was silent. After a while, Kun slapped his thigh and said, "Good, very good. Little Hai, what you said is right. For the sake of the Buda clan's future dynasty, we should do this. Otherwise, if we keep so much money but lose the dynasty, what's the use of it? I support Little Hai."
Green wasn't a person who didn't have any experience. He just didn't recover because he was too shocked. He didn't think that Zhao Hai would think so far. Now that he was called back by Kun, he said with an excited face, "Right, right. What the Young Master said is right. I support the Young Master."
With the two of them saying this, the tone of the matter was set. The only thing left was to choose a place and find a teacher.
Meirin said, "This place is good to choose, but for the children, we need to find a quiet place with a little space. It can allow the children to practice martial arts. The children can also come out to play under the care of the adults. I think we should choose the back fort."
The back fort was the area behind the main fort. According to the original plan of the castle, there were some warehouses, servants' rooms, stables, and so on.
No one went there at the moment, but the house was still in good condition. As long as it was cleaned, it could be used as a school. Moreover, it was very far from the outer fort. It was also very far from the oil refinery and the rice mill. It was very quiet and was a good place for a school.
Now, the one who understood the castle the most was Merlin, so when she said this, no one raised any objections. Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Then let's choose the rear castle. Granny Merlin can handle this address. Next, we need to choose a teacher. As for the martial arts teacher, I think Searle will do. But because the Large-horned Raging Bull Tribe has a lot of children, we need a teacher from the tribe. Ares, you will handle this matter. Choose a warrior from your tribe to teach the children, but remember, find someone who is clever. This is teaching the children, and if he can't even understand what he's saying and doesn't know how to teach, then he will hold the children back."
If he doesn't teach them well, he won't be able to teach them well. "Zhao Hai knew that the martial arts of the beastmen were very different from that of the human race. For example, the Large-horned Raging Bull Tribe had beast soul skills and could fuse with beast souls. Moreover, they would use some of their innate abilities in battle. For example, the giant horns on their heads were also a kind of weapon. In this aspect, the human race obviously had no way to teach the beastmen children. Therefore, Zhao Hai wanted to choose a teacher from the Large-horned Raging Bull Tribe.
Ares and Alea suddenly knelt down in front of Zhao Hai. Ares even said loudly, "Great Master Magician, your heart is as broad as the grassland. Your power is as omnipotent as the Beast God. Your knowledge is more profound than the Prophet's, and your heart is as kind as the Mother River. Please rest assured, we will definitely do what you ask us to do." After saying this, the two of them respectfully kowtowed three times to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai and the others really didn't expect them to do this. Zhao Hai waved his hand, and Blockhead and Rockhead hurriedly helped the two of them up. Zhao Hai looked at the two of them and said, "You must remember, although you are my slaves, I am different from the other humans. Here, you are equal to the human race, but you cannot betray me. If you dare to betray me, I will make you a member of my Giant Spirit Army."
Ares bowed and said, "My benevolent Master, please rest assured. Once the beastmen have acknowledged Master's position, it will never change for the rest of our lives."
Zhao Hai nodded and said to the two of them, "Don't forget that the Giant Horn Tribe is no more. You must tell your people to adapt to life here as soon as possible. If there's anything they need help with, they can look for the one sitting here. Oh right, is your tribe's friendship flag still there?"
Ares nodded and said, "It's still there. Do you want to use it, Master?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Give it to me in a while. I need the friendship flag to do business in the grassland." This was also what Zhao Hai suddenly thought of. The friendship flag of the Big-Bellied Pig Tribe that Spiel gave him had won him a lot of goodwill from the beastmen. This also made Zhao Hai understand the importance of the friendship flag. Now that Ares was one of his people, it was even less of a problem for him to use their friendship flag.
Ares immediately nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Master. I'll immediately send it to Master when I go back."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, sit down. Remember, call me Young Master in the future. Didn't I tell you before?" Alaes and Alea quickly complied and sat down.
Zhao Hai turned to Green and said, "The martial arts teacher will be Searle. Choose one from the Giant Horned Bull Tribe. He should be enough for now. If Searle has something to do, then let Blockhead or Rockhead teach him. However, the two of them are still mainly focused on cultivation. As for the magic teacher candidate, I want Buffy to go. Although he's now an undead and his level has dropped a lot, he was still a Rank Nine Great Magician. Moreover, he's a high-level undead, so he should be able to handle it."
Although Merlin and the others didn't want an undead to teach the children, there was no other way. Right now, they didn't have a candidate for the test. However, they also thought that it wouldn't be a big deal for Buffy to go. Everyone on the continent knew that the beastmen couldn't learn magic. Right now, Buffy could only teach the children how to react when faced with a magic attack.
Seeing that no one had anything to say, Zhao Hai continued, "Cooking won't be a problem. Choose two women from the Giant Horned Bull Tribe and two women from the slaves. Teaching the children how to read will be a bit difficult. Right, we can let Oroba try. He can teach the children how to read and write. He can also teach them arithmetic. This should be feasible. What do you think, Grandma Merlin?"
Merlin felt that this was the only way. Right now, they didn't have that many people in their hands. She could teach, but she didn't have the time. Right now, she could only do as Zhao Hai said.
Zhao Hai saw that no one objected, so he turned to Green and Quinn John and said, "Grandpa Green, Grandpa Quinn John, I'll leave these matters to you. We'll go back to the prairie. If you need anything, just look for me. Ares, go get the friendship flag."
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