"Illiterate?"
Empress Zhangsun muttered to herself. Seeing this cry from the bottom of her heart, she suddenly felt that although this word was too ironic, it was indeed accurate.
"Ninety-nine percent of the farmers in the countryside are illiterate, and eighty percent of the people in Chang 'an are illiterate." Li Shimin sighed when he saw the statistics in the Mo Periodical, "What's more, I'm afraid that many maids and eunuchs in the imperial palace are illiterate!"
"So there is no illiterate in the Mo Family's Village?" Empress Zhangsun asked.
"No, there is no illiterate in the Mo Family's Village, but there is no illiterate in the new generation!" Li Shimin pointed at the last paragraph of the Mo Periodical and said.
"Compulsory education in the Mo Family's Village?" Empress Zhangsun stared at the Mo Periodical and asked in confusion.
Li Shimin sighed, "The Mo Family's Village is really generous. All the children under fifteen years old, regardless of their gender, have to go to school for education."
Usually, children from other families would help their families to do chores as soon as they were sensible, unless they were from a rich family. No one would think that they would be willing to send their children to school.
"Both boys and girls have to go to school? Isn't it a mess? "Empress Zhangsun frowned and said.
"Everyone in the village knows each other. Boys and girls under ten years old will be in the same class, while boys and girls over ten years old will go to different classes!" Li Shimin had already read it, so he explained to Empress Zhangsun.
Empress Zhangsun nodded. It was true that boys and girls under ten years old didn't need to distinguish between boys and girls.
"I'm afraid this is the reason why Meton came up with the idea of the Girls' Medical College!" Empress Zhangsun suddenly understood. She thought that the Girls' Medical College was the first in history, but she didn't expect that the Mo Family's Village had already had a Girls' Medical College.
"This is also the reason why so many people in the Mo Family's Village are admitted to the Girls' Medical College this time." Li Shimin sighed. There were nearly a hundred people in the Mo Family's Village who were admitted to the Girls' Medical College, and they were just girls of the right age. It could be seen that the compulsory education in the Mo Family's Village was not a slogan, but a real practice.
Empress Zhangsun sighed and said, "That's all. I heard that the Mo Family Village has implemented free medical treatment for the whole village. Now it's compulsory education for the whole village. How much money will it cost?"
"Maid Guanyin, you've forgotten the most important concept of the Mohist School!" Li Shimin kept her in suspense.
"Love with Impartiality does not attack the virtuous!" Empress Zhangsun blurted.
"Love with Impartiality, Honor the Virtuous! We finally know why the Mohists declined back then. Without money, none of these ideals can be implemented! "Li Shimin sighed.
Not to mention the bridal house that the Mo Family Village gave to newlyweds, just the free medical care and compulsory education for the entire village would cost a lot of money. How could an ordinary family afford it?
Take Shang Xian for example! No ordinary person could afford to hire a female doctor with a monthly salary of a hundred strings of coins.
"Your Majesty, don't forget that Meton is a famous little god of wealth. Every time he fiddles with something, it's worth a lot of money!" Empress Zhangsun reminded.
"Yes! Maybe the Mohist School will really pave a new way for Meton. "Li Shimin sighed.
As an emperor, Li Shimin thought more. He could even imagine that after the invention of engraving printing, the cost of literacy would be greatly reduced. The time for large-scale education would be ripe. At the same time, a large number of scholars who failed the imperial examinations would find a way to make a living.
The rise of education would provide more talents for the Tang dynasty to take the imperial examinations. Coupled with the implementation of the fake name system, more and more sons of concubines and even ordinary people would ascend to the imperial court and break the monopoly of the aristocratic families on the official positions.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and buried these thoughts in his heart secretly. Everything was not ripe yet.
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"Scholars are divided into three classes. The lower class only needs to know how to read and calculate to meet their daily needs. The middle class only needs to learn a skill and live a carefree life. For example, those who learn medicine and do accounting are teachers. The best ones learn well and become officials. There are millions of scholars in the Tang dynasty. How could all of them become officials?"
In the Imperial College.
Kong Yingda looked solemnly at Li Duo's syllogism on reading in the Mo Journal. This was simply the biggest blow to the Confucian school's long-standing pursuit of learning civil and martial arts and selling them to the imperial family.
To be fair, everyone knew that there were so many scholars in the world, but only a few could become officials. Therefore, although Confucius advocated education without discrimination, the Confucian school had advocated elite education in the past generations.
"Old Monster Li really dares to say anything!" Liu Yinian said sternly as he patted the Mo Journal in his hand. Li Duo's words were simply lifting the lid.
When Li Duo was in Chang 'an, he often went against the Imperial College. In the past few years, he had been silent. Originally, people thought that he had been disheartened. Unexpectedly, he made a comeback with the help of the Mo Family Village.
"One Old Monster Li is nothing to worry about. He can't make any big waves. Now let's discuss the compulsory education of the Mohist School!" Kong Yingda shook his head.
"Compulsory education!"
Suddenly, all the doctors in the Imperial College fell silent. Anyone could see that once compulsory education was implemented, it would be a great event that would go down in history. However, it was proposed and implemented by the Mohist School!
"In my opinion, compulsory education won't work at all!" Liu Yinian gritted his teeth and said.
"Let's hear it!" Kong Yingda gestured.
"Lord Chancellor, not to mention that the source of students is uneven, just the money and food alone will cost a lot. The Mo Family Village is just a village. How many villages are there in the Tang dynasty? Who can afford so much money and food?" Liu Yinian sneered.
"Love with Impartiality and Non-Aggression! The Mohist School only likes to raise some false and empty slogans. It can't be implemented at all! "The doctors of the Imperial College also agreed.
In their opinion, the slogans of the Mohist School seemed perfect, but in the end, it was just a vain effort.
Others also agreed. At present, compulsory education was not worth promoting at all. It was just a flash in the pan. Maybe one day, the Mo Family Village would decline and disappear without a trace.
Shen Hongcai looked at the arrogant doctors of the Imperial College and shook his head secretly. "The Love with Impartiality and Non-Aggression of the Mo Family Village could not be implemented at all. Now they have taken the first step and implemented it in a village. In mathematics, it is very difficult to go from zero to one, but it is much easier to go from one to two. "
However, he was now devoted to mathematics and was excluded by others before. How could he kindly remind them?
…
This special issue not only solved the trust crisis of the Women's Hospital and the Mo Family Village, but also aroused a heated discussion among the people in Chang 'an.
"Love with Impartiality and Mutual Benefit!"
The hot topic was always the most important sentence of the Mohist School. The thought of the Mohist School, which had disappeared for thousands of years, once again appeared in front of the people of the Tang dynasty. No one expected such a beautiful scene.
"Everyone lives a rich life. Newlyweds get a new house. Free medical treatment for all villagers. Compulsory education for the whole village!" For the people of the Tang dynasty who were still struggling in poverty, this was simply an unimaginable heaven on earth. And this heaven on earth was right next to him — the Mo Family Village.
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