Many ministers also nodded repeatedly. Every dynasty attached great importance to the stability of the rule, especially the barbarians at the border, which was a disaster area for rebellions, which made the dynasties worry a lot.
If the tribes at the border merged with Huaxia and became one, the border would naturally be stable. Since ancient times, the border had always been unstable, unless the world was in chaos at the end of a dynasty. But there had never been repeated rebellions in the Central Plains.
"Merton is taking it for granted! How can those southern barbarians be willing to learn Chinese? "Du Chuke refuted.
Modun snorted and said proudly, "All the land under the heavens belongs to the king, and all the land is the king's vassal. Since they already belong to the Great Tang, how can we let them do as they please? Not to mention the fact that the officials in the southwest don't even have a written language, how can they resist the thousands of years of brilliant civilization of the Han people? Besides, there are many people in these barbarian lands who are loyal to the Great Tang. We only need to guide them a little, or we can directly rule that those who don't speak Chinese can't become tribal leaders. What's good for the leaders, what's good for the subordinates? As we push forward generation after generation, we will first require that all children of the nobility must go to school, and when the Great Tang takes complete control of the country, we will require that all children must go to school. Just like the Mo Family Village, we can implement compulsory education.
Many officials nodded repeatedly. This was indeed a feasible method. The tribes in the southwest rebelled and then rebelled, which annoyed the imperial court. If education and naturalization were carried out, these tribes at the border could be integrated with the Han people in a hundred years at most. This was a once and for all solution, and they could still calculate the cost.
However, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs jumped out and retorted, "The so-called compulsory education is just the delusion of the Mo Family. It's easy for your village to carry it out. If compulsory education is really carried out in the barbarians, where will the Tang Dynasty be? If compulsory education is carried out in the whole world, do you know how much money and food will be spent? Even if the Ministry of Civil Affairs is emptied, it won't be enough."
Meton raised his head and said, "As the saying goes, it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. If we do nothing, it will only be empty talk in the end. Besides, we don't carry out compulsory education. We only need to promote primary schools. "
The aristocratic families looked at each other. If primary schools were really promoted all over the world, the Tang dynasty would be filled with scholars in less than ten years, and the education rights in the hands of the aristocratic families would be lost.
"This matter needs to be discussed at length. His Majesty has just ordered the construction of hospitals in the Tang dynasty, and it has already cost a lot. If we build schools all over the country, I'm afraid that even three years of the imperial court's wealth won't be enough." The assistant minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs braced himself and objected.
Kong Yingda gritted his teeth and said, "This is easy to solve. We can remodel all the private schools in the world and turn them into primary schools. The tuition of the students alone will be enough to support the teachers' salaries."
Usually, the Kong Family would stand together with the Kong Family, but now that it involved the prosperity of the Kong Family, Kong Yingda naturally did not hesitate to consider the future of the Kong Family.
Meton echoed, "As for the barbarian lands, we can choose the three prefectures where the soil is returned to the stream as a pilot. If it's feasible, we can promote it to the southwest prefectures and even the entire Tang dynasty.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs sneered, "Now that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has been hollowed out to build the Wei River Bridge, the Mo Family will pay for the schools and teachers in the three prefectures?"
"Education is the foundation of the great plan of a hundred years. The Mo Family is naturally willing to contribute. The Mo Family is willing to donate 10,000 strings of coins to the Red Cross Society to build primary schools and hire teachers in the prefectures," Meton said seriously.
It was not appropriate for the Mo Family to take the initiative to pay, but if the Red Cross Society stepped in, it would be very appropriate and would not arouse the vigilance of the three prefectures.
"Humph!" Du Chuke sneered, "The three prefectures have been through many wars, and the people are poor. Even if the Mo Family pays for the schools, there may not be students who can pay for the tuition."
"Guan Guan said, 'If you have enough grain, you know etiquette; if you have enough food, you know honor and disgrace. The three prefectures are poor, but getting rich is the strength of the Mo Family. At the same time, the Mo Family will teach the Mo Family's Mo Skills to change the poor and backward state of the three prefectures," Meton said proudly.
Kong Huisuo was not to be outdone, "I will personally lead the way to the prefectures to preach the etiquette of education. I will also conduct field experiments and compile a book of homonyms to write a practical book of rhyme and education for the Tang dynasty."
The eyes of the entire Imperial Court were suddenly focused on Meton and Kong Huisuo. For a long time, the world knew that the Mo Family and the Confucian Family had different philosophies and constantly argued. However, they had never seen the best young generation of the Mo Family and the Confucian Family cooperate sincerely. Such a scene, which had never happened in a thousand years, surprised the entire Imperial Court.
What was even more unexpected was that the cooperation of the Mo Family and the Confucian Family was actually so powerful. If it really happened, it would be a great benefit to the Tang dynasty.
"Good, I am very relieved that the Mo Family and the Confucian Family can put aside their prejudices and cooperate sincerely," Li Shimin said happily. The scene in front of him made Li Shimin know that he was right to support the Hundred Schools of Thought.
"This is our duty!" Meton and Kong Huisuo said respectfully at the same time.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction. He stood up proudly and said, "Kong Huisuo, listen to my order!"
"Yes, Minister!" The new seventh-rank teaching assistant, Kong Huisuo, said proudly.
"I hereby appoint you as the head of the Ministry of Rites. You will go to Ya, Jia, and Ling Prefectures and be responsible for educating the people," Li Shimin said loudly.
"As you command, I will definitely make the three prefectures a place where etiquette prevails!" Kong Huisuo said firmly.
Kong Yingda couldn't help but nod slightly. Kong Huisuo could go to the three prefectures to do practical things, which was much better than staying in Chongwenguan Hall.
Li Shimin turned his head and looked at the ministers with sharp eyes. He said, "I announce that from today onwards, the private schools of the Tang dynasty will be gradually transformed into primary schools. The other schools will remain unchanged. Education is the foundation of the plan for the next hundred years. This is the plan for the next hundred years of the Tang dynasty. If anyone secretly obstructs it, I will not let them off easily."
The aristocratic families sighed helplessly. They all knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion. Besides, this was an opportunity for the Kong Family to increase their reputation. Naturally, they wouldn't give it up so easily. In addition, with Li Shimin's support and the reason of educating the Saints, they had no reason to stop it.
Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw this situation. The School of Mo and the School of Confucianism were naturally selfless for their own ideals, while the aristocratic families were wholeheartedly thinking for themselves. Using the great merits of the various schools to resist the selfish desires of the aristocratic families, they could balance each other out.
Li Shimin suddenly saw the light. He finally saw the opportunity to solve the problem of the aristocratic families. His expression couldn't help but change. He turned to Kong Yingda and said loudly, "Dear Minister Kong, you are the Chancellor of the Imperial College. You are in charge of all the schools in the world. The important task of transforming the private schools into primary schools will be handed to you? So that we can spread the word of the same pronunciation in the future? "
Kong Yingda couldn't help but feel excited. Once primary schools were spread all over the world, all the students in the world would be educated regardless of background. This was the wish of his ancestor, Confucius, back in the day. After the efforts of thirty-one generations of the Kong Family, it was finally going to be realized in his hands.
"I will do my best until my death!" Kong Yingda said solemnly. For the status of the School of Confucianism and the Kong Family, he wouldn't hesitate even if he had to die. Not to mention that his nephew had already begun to compile the rhymes of the Chinese homonyms. Once it was completed, the prestige of the Kong Family and the School of Confucianism would be like the sun in the sky, overshadowing all the other schools.
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