The information about the public trial quickly spread throughout the Ming Dynasty through the Ming Dynasty Newspaper and the hard-working newspaper readers.
Some discerning people are keenly aware that great changes will occur in the Ming Dynasty.
Before the union, the imperial court vigorously promoted schools. Some discerning people pulled their students out of private schools and abandoned the schools run by the imperial court.
Coupled with people's herd mentality.
For a time, the public schools run by the imperial court were overcrowded.
In the past, many aristocratic families did not send their children to the imperial courts because of the transcendent status of Confucius.
Although after His Majesty ascended the throne, he directly abolished the lofty status of the eight-part essay and introduced miscellaneous studies.
But Confucian classics have always occupied a dominant position.
After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.
The educational structure determines the above choices.
After thousands of years of development of Confucianism.
In the Ming Dynasty, other disciplines could only be regarded as dregs in front of Confucianism.
The world needs to be governed by literati.
Even though Zhu Youjian felt that Confucianism was suitable for being a human being, it was not suitable for governing a country.
But until other talents are cultivated, the proportion of miscellaneous subjects can only be slowly increased.
The popularity of the schools run by the imperial court was beyond Zhu Youjian's expectations. However, Zhu Youjian would naturally not refuse such a good thing. As for the money and food consumed in training students, compared with the contribution of the students they trained to the Ming Dynasty, it can only be regarded as drizzle.
The world has never been a reasonable place.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is the truth that later generations have summarized through the lives of countless people.
If a country is weak, it will inevitably be bullied.
Barbarism destroys civilization. It happened before, it happens now, and it will never be stopped in the future.
If a country wants to be strong, it must focus on developing science and technology.
If science and technology wants to progress, it cannot be separated from the continuous efforts of scientists.
Excellent scientists, coupled with a suitable development environment, can ensure the continuous development of science and technology.
If you want to produce outstanding scientists, education is essential.
Education is the foundation.
While countries are still unaware of the importance of education for all, they should develop education and cultivate talents, thereby laying the foundation for the Ming Dynasty.
Knowledge alters your fate. Learning changes lives.
The stars in the sky are so dazzling that everyone wants to be one of them.
However, most people are just a piece of rubble on the ground, thousands of miles away from the sky, subject to wind, rain, frost, and heat.
We all hope that we can turn around and become a butterfly, but how can it be so easy to change our destiny?
If you want to have a better life, you must make changes through your continuous efforts.
The process of hard work is actually also a learning process.
But the cost is really too high.
Especially for most ordinary people, the cost of making mistakes is enough to keep them from turning over for several lifetimes.
Although we cannot learn all the ways in society if we study together, learning knowledge means standing on the shoulders of giants.
With the experience of seniors, you can greatly reduce the cost of your own exploration and acquire more knowledge within a limited time.
The transfer of knowledge will instead drive the development of science and technology from the side.
Although the people are not the direct beneficiaries of technological development, their lives will be improved because of technological development.
Just like the development of the chemical industry, although the reality of crushing has not changed, thanks to the output of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and improvements in seeds, grain output has been greatly improved.
In later generations of China, the reason why 1.4 billion people in China had no worries about food and clothing was also due to the contribution of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds.
Even if you can't change your class.
Living a richer life than before in terms of quality of life and becoming more fulfilling in the spiritual realm can be regarded as a change in destiny.
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The changes in Ming Dynasty are not just that.
Those soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had sacrificed their lives and blood for the Ming Dynasty straightened their backs when they went out.
I don’t mind showing the scars on my body to everyone anymore.
All these changes were only because His Majesty recognized their efforts in public and said that they were heroes of the Ming Dynasty.
Since ancient times, it has been a tradition of the Han Dynasty that good men should not serve as soldiers.
Soldiers have always been looked down upon by the world.
Even though Zhu Youjian made many reforms, they only improved the status of soldiers a little.
It just brought the soldiers to the same status as ordinary people.
In the eyes of powerful landowners, princes and nobles, the army is still a bunch of bad guys.
Even though the imperial court punished those who insulted soldiers many times, there were still some beasts who looked down on those who protected the Ming Dynasty.
Since ancient times,
The battlefield is a life-and-death struggle. All benevolence, justice and morality must be put aside. Winning the war is the most important thing.
Soldiers belong to a high-risk industry. To win battles on the battlefield and survive a series of conspiracies, they also need to consider fatal factors outside the battlefield.
In the eyes of the world, if a virtuous person becomes a soldier, he will die. Therefore, the image of being a soldier has been lowered to a lower level.
In addition, since ancient times, for winning a battle, there may only be a reward of a few taels of silver. The rest of the rewards and honors are either taken up by generals or 99% by unrelated personnel.
In peacetime, soldiers are no better than dogs, they are bullied and their pay is not paid from time to time.
As a result, people looked down upon soldiers even more.
But it's different now. The imperial court reformed the soldiers' pay so that it would no longer pass through the hands of officers, ensuring that every penny of military pay would be properly spent.
In addition, each soldier will receive a settlement fee of 2 silver coins (equivalent to 2 taels of silver) before joining the army.
After retiring from the army, according to the discharge certificate, you will also receive a settlement allowance of at least 5 silver coins according to your position. In addition, if you serve as a soldier in other places, you can also deposit military pay at the place of military service. At that time, you can use the relevant credentials and password to Get your salary from your hometown.
Not only that, after retirement, the court will also arrange corresponding positions to facilitate everyone's employment.
If you are injured and disabled for the sake of the country, in addition to helping you arrange the corresponding position when you retire, the court will also provide you with a monthly disability allowance of 100 copper coins.
If he unfortunately dies in battle, the court will pay military pay to his family on a monthly basis for ten consecutive years.
After ten years, if the elderly in the family are still alive, or if there are children who have not reached adulthood, the monthly payment will be 500 copper coins.
This subsidy will not be accepted until the elderly person dies or the child reaches adulthood.
With all these benefits, a few years ago, soldiers were no better than dogs.
All soldiers can personally experience the changes in status and treatment of soldiers.
It is obvious that following His Majesty is the right path.
Now His Majesty openly compares soldiers to the heroes of the Ming Dynasty. It means more to the soldiers.
In today's Ming Dynasty, although His Majesty has repeatedly advocated that "all people are equal, only traitors are cheap", the class position that has existed for hundreds of years cannot be changed in a short time.
Under the subtle influence of Confucianism for thousands of years, even though the imperial court abolished the four classes of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the four classes still existed firmly.
However, Confucianism also has its advantages.
The Confucian outlook on life is very consistent with human morality.
Repaying gratitude is something that Confucianism advocates.
Being ungrateful will be looked down upon by everyone.
With His Majesty's words, the soldiers became the benefactors of everyone in the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the status of military personnel will naturally increase.
The powerful landowners, princes and nobles who were once aloof.
It is no longer possible to insult the soldiers, otherwise they will be ungrateful villains.
