The treatment of these scholars was not low, so they naturally did not lack pork to eat. However, from time to time, they had to show their concern for the poor in the world. When they heard that the poor were living a better life, they always had to show a very gratified expression. This was in line with their status and made others think that they were qualified scholars.
Moreover, this was also something to be happy about. The production of pork had more than doubled. This was a great thing, and it was worth celebrating in any case.
Li An chuckled and said, "It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning. These are all trivial matters. As long as the people of the Great Tang can eat pork, this official's efforts have not been in vain. In the future, there will be even more practical research. Everyone, please wait and see."
"Sure, sure."
"Oh! Although raising pigs and farming has always been a small skill, it is also beneficial to the country and the people if it is done well! "
"With the production of pork doubled, the price will definitely fall. This is a great thing for the poor living in the city!"
"Assistant Minister Li always brings us surprises. We always boast that we are knowledgeable, but except for studying and teaching, we can't do anything about these things that affect the people's lives!"
"Yes! Yes! As scholars, we can't save the people. We feel guilty! "
Everyone began to compliment Ang Lee, but their tone was full of the intention to elevate themselves. They always talked about scholars, as if scholars were very noble. It was as if Ang Lee, a young man, could be so powerful, but they, the great people, could not do it. It was really embarrassing.
Ang Lee had long been accustomed to this, so he did not care about these things, and there was no need to care. These trivial things were not worth mentioning at all.
In any case, through the example given by Ang Lee, everyone more or less understood the significance of professional education. Although these small skills could be taught step by step, a good master could teach a good disciple, but a bad master could only teach a bad disciple. Because different masters had different technical standards, there were many good and bad goods in the market, which was naturally very unfavorable for the development of the whole society. After professional education, the situation would be very different. Because the knowledge was unified, the people taught were the same, and they were all the best. This way, the whole society could develop better and faster.
Ang Lee's idea was very simple. That was, through various professional education, all the people could master a skill and become useful people. At least, they would not become the waste of society because they did not know anything, and then they would endanger the whole society.
For professional education, Ang Lee still had a lot of detailed questions that needed to be carefully discussed with these doctors. These detailed questions could not be discussed in three days and three nights, so he could only talk about the important things.
Ang Lee and the doctors had a very deep discussion about how to set up these professional education institutions. Everyone had a lot of different opinions about the professional categories, but after some discussion, they basically reached a consensus.
Generally, the professional schools were divided into several categories. Agriculture was a category, and it was also the most important major for the doctors. It mainly taught people how to be a good farmer, how to grow more high-yielding crops, how to prevent and treat crop diseases, how to understand the market, how to choose the crops that were most suitable for the land they owned, and so on.
Compared to agriculture, animal husbandry was a slightly lower major. It mainly taught people how to raise livestock, how to raise high-yielding livestock with the least cost, how to prevent livestock from getting diseases, how to treat them, and also some knowledge about hybridization. Fish and aquatic products were naturally included in animal husbandry. Although these were not animal husbandry, the doctors would feel that it was too wasteful to set up a special school for fish breeding and fishing talents. Chickens and ducks were poultry, but they were also animal husbandry. These were all interrelated and could be put in a school to learn. Hunting knowledge was also taught in animal husbandry school. In this way, the students who graduated from such a school could choose a wider career. They could not only raise pigs and sheep, but also raise fish and shrimps. They could also go to the market to sell pork. In short, there were a lot of professions to choose from.
For example, blacksmithing, blacksmithing for farming tools, food for making tofu, soy milk, and soy sauce, as well as weaving, dyeing, and daily necessities for making clothes. These were all engineering subjects, but because there were too many types, it was a bit unrealistic to teach so many skills in one school. They could choose a few to teach. Moreover, specialized schools were for older children, so they could live in the school. In this way, different specialized schools could be set up in several counties. If it really didn't work, they could go to further places to study. As long as they were not afraid of hardships, they could go further. This was also very easy to solve.
These three majors were tailor-made for men, and they would not recruit women. The fourth major was for women workers. This major was related to women, such as sewing, mending, washing, cooking, taking care of husbands and children, and how to educate children. These were the most basic common sense. If the elders taught them, the effect would not be so good. If the skilled professionals taught them, the effect would be better. Moreover, when a large group of people gathered together, they could compare and learn from each other, and life would be more beautiful and happy.
Nothing was more important than the happiness of childhood. If there was no happiness in childhood, it would cause a lifetime of regret. A group of people playing together, nothing could make people happier than this. At the same time, they could also reap their own happiness. What a good thing it was to kill two birds with one stone!
In addition to these four major majors, there were also some small majors, but certainly no schools would be specially opened for these small majors. Many similar majors were gathered together to form a school. This could reduce the number of schools to a certain extent, and prevent the number of schools from being too many and too scattered.
Of course, a larger school could also be built. For example, all the majors related to agriculture and animal husbandry could be put in there to form a large agriculture and animal husbandry university. This would be more comprehensive, and students could learn more comprehensive knowledge.
For example, combining agriculture and animal husbandry could form a new breeding and breeding cycle model, so that the greatest benefits could be obtained with less cost.
Regarding this model, it was already very common in later generations. In the era of the Tang dynasty, naturally, no one was so smart. They did not have this kind of awareness.
"Breeding and breeding cycle model? What kind of model is this? How come I've never heard of it? "
The doctors were suddenly a little confused. They had never heard of this term, so they did not understand what was going on.
Ang Lee had to explain and tell these doctors about the breeding and breeding model he had imagined.
"This … The so-called breeding and breeding cycle model refers to the full use of waste to form a complete cycle, so that the whole process can not only produce a large number of products, but also not produce useless waste, and there is no need to buy raw materials from elsewhere. It is a way of making huge profits with no cost."
Ang Lee said.
"Oh, there is such a good thing. I'd like to hear more about it."
The doctors were very interested, but they felt that it was somewhat unrealistic. After all, it was impossible to make a profit without any cost. Everything had a cost, and it was impossible to do something without any cost. What Ang Lee said was just a metaphor, and it was not true that there was no cost. These doctors misunderstood Ang Lee's meaning.
The excess leaves can be used to raise pigs. Pigs love to eat the sweet potato vines. After eating the sweet potato vines, the pigs will grow fat and healthy. After the pigs eat the sweet potato vines, they will excrete feces. The feces can be used to fertilize the land and also to raise fish. Pig feces is rich in nutrients. After pouring it into the fish pond, the water plants in the pond will grow crazily. This way, the fish in the water will have more food. The undigested fodder in the pig feces can also be used to feed the fish and promote their growth. In this way, a cycle of planting sweet potatoes, raising pigs, raising fish, and planting lotus roots will form. The waste from the pig feces can be used to raise fish and cultivate the land. The waste from the fish feces and sludge can be used to raise lotus roots and crops. The waste from the crops and the excess sweet potato vines can be used to raise pigs. The weeds in the fields can be used to raise fish, the straw from the crops can be used to burn fires, and the ashes from the fires can be used to cultivate the land. With this cycle, all the products are products. There is not a single waste. Can anyone name a single waste? "
"That's true! I really can't find anything that's useless! "
"If the farmers only plant sweet potatoes, I'm afraid that the extra sweet potato vines can only be treated as waste and thrown away together with the weeds."
"That's right! It's the same with fish farming. If there's nothing else, the fish dung is garbage. When the water is released for fishing in winter, the fish dung and silt will be piled up around the fish pond. It's completely useless! "
"It's the same with pigs. Without crops, the pig dung can only be thrown away. However, generally, the people who raise pigs have land, so they won't waste too much. It's just that there's not enough recycling. It's not as comprehensive as what Assistant Minister Li said."
The group of professors greatly appreciated Ang Lee's idea. However, ordinary people also understood this principle. It's just that ordinary people cared about their own lives and had relatively little energy. If it was the power of a few people in a family, it was impossible to achieve such a large-scale recycling, especially when it came to the configuration of fish ponds. Not every family had such a configuration. In addition, such a detailed recycling would not have much significance if it was only a few acres of land, one acre of fish pond, and three to five pigs. The comprehensive benefits would not be reflected at all. Only when the scale was large enough, this recycling would have a higher significance.
Therefore, it required ordinary people to have a sense of cooperation. They had to unite to plant and raise animals together. Only in this way could they maximize the benefits and let themselves live a better life. However, it was not easy to achieve cooperation. The distribution of benefits was a big problem. If the distribution of benefits was not equal, it was easy to cause various conflicts.
The best way was naturally for a tycoon to control a large industry. Then, he directly recruited ordinary poor people to work in the industry. These poor people would be divided into groups to complete the recycling.
Of course, this was only a kind of breeding cycle. In processing workshops, many cycles could also be formed. This kind of recycling method that produced almost no waste was a very reasonable model. It was worthy of being promoted throughout the country and would certainly be recognized by the majority of people.
Later, Ang Lee and the professors discussed the problems of basic education. The most important things were how to build schools and how to recruit teachers. These were the most important things.
Among them, in terms of building schools, the capital, the state capital, and the county city were not a problem. In these densely populated areas, they could just build a few universities. A school could accommodate thousands of people without any pressure. It was also not difficult to recruit teachers. Which county city did not have a lot of scholars who did not pass the imperial examinations?
In some remote villages, the problem of schools was more difficult to solve. The towns with a larger population were better. There were more ordinary people in these places, and a school could recruit hundreds of students. The scale and benefits were not bad. However, in some remote mountain villages, the population was very small. Some may only have a few dozen families and not many children. The most important thing was that the transportation was very difficult. It was very difficult to go there, let alone teach. It was estimated that no teacher would want to go to these mountain villages to be a classroom. If there was really no one willing to go, this teaching task could not be played. The comprehensive universal education proposed by Ang Lee could not be realized.
This was a very big problem and the most difficult bone to chew. As long as this problem was solved, the remaining problems were not a problem.
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