Li Ke naturally saw the joy on his face, but he didn't care, otherwise they would find it difficult to contain their excitement, so why would they ask others to pay? Li Ke never thought about paying for the universal education.
I never thought about asking the court to pay for it.
Don’t be afraid of old age in routine methods, just be easy to use.
"Of course, as an outstanding patriotic businessman of the Tang Dynasty, you not only donated to the construction of the National Martyrs Cemetery of the Tang Dynasty, but also donated to the Royal Welfare School of the Tang Dynasty. Your children naturally have the right to go to school, and they also have the right to participate in the welfare school. The examination system covers everyone from the middle school entrance examination to the college entrance examination. After passing the college entrance examination, I will recruit or hire them to do things, such as entering the workshop and learning from master craftsmen such as Lu Daqiang." Li Ke said, Pay attention to Hu Zhi's face.
When he heard that he wanted to learn from these craftsmen, Hu Zhi didn't show anything. He just stood up directly. Without saying a word, he bent down to Li Ke and made a ninety-degree bow and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for donating this gift to Hu." Opportunity! Hu will definitely let the Royal Welfare Primary Schools of Tang Dynasty be opened in every county below Guangzhou, and he will not hesitate to bankrupt his family."
Seeing that Hu Zhi didn't show any discomfort towards the craftsmen, Li Ke smiled and asked, "Don't you think they have lost their identity by learning from these craftsmen?"
"Your Highness, are you willing to listen to what I have to say from the bottom of my heart?" Hu Zhi looked serious.
"Well, you say."
"First, His Highness once said in Datang Weekly that everything in the world is inseparable from craftsmen. If a boy in the family can be the best craftsman, he may not be worse than some famous officials, not to mention that His Highness is still standing Behind the world's craftsmen."
"Secondly, the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination system that His Highness said was launched by His Highness King Qin. Even if it replaces the imperial examination in the future, I don't think there is anything wrong, so I am willing." Hu Zhi can be said to have really told the truth.
Li Ke paused for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction, "Sure enough, there are many patriotic businessmen like you. Let's do this. You will be in charge of Guangzhou and all the counties under Guangzhou. You can unite with some local small businessmen. , giving them some opportunities to donate to primary schools.”
"Let me first say that after the construction of these primary schools is completed, I will provide banknotes and books, but you, the donors, must continue to provide the teachers' monthly salary. As for the primary school teachers, I will recruit some of them, but in addition Part of it requires you businessmen to find some poor people from the local area to participate."
"The school does not restrict anyone's identity, whether they are registered or unregistered households. As long as they are citizens of the Tang Dynasty, whether they are ordinary people, businessmen, or craftsmen's children, they can come to school. Can it be done?"
"Okay!" Hu Zhi agreed without thinking. The monthly salary of these teachers was not much, and the money to build the school building was not much.
As for finding a gentleman from a poor family, it is not difficult, or they can even find a gentleman from their own family who can read and write.
Li Ke did not impose any compulsory education. It was unrealistic. After more than a thousand years, there are still many people who are unwilling to let their children study.
During this period, the people's desire for their children to study was even higher. At present, Li Ke could only take care of the children of the people, craftsmen, and businessmen who were willing to send their children to study. Let’s make the plate bigger first. When this group of scholars is cultivated, it means that there will be at least one million more scholars in the world in the future.
At that time, no matter how to implement the strategy, it would be much simpler! As long as people can see that studying can help them get ahead, Li Ke believes that more and more people will take the initiative to send their children to study.
At present, Datang only has more than 800 counties, which are just more than 800 primary schools.
There is no need to build so many middle schools. One middle school for each state capital is enough. As for universities, Li Ke estimates that one for each of the ten universities in the world will be enough. Of course, the most powerful one will definitely come to Chang'an.
Or in Li Ke's view, the ten universities in the world are at best equivalent to high schools in later generations, and the real university is still in Chang'an.
In this era, even if there are people who are willing to study and study, there should not be many people who can finally pass the exam and come to Chang'an.
But according to Li Ke's training method, students who can go to the top ten universities in the world are already of great use.
"Your Highness, do you think we can build more primary schools?" Hu Zhi hesitated and then said.
"What?" Li Ke raised his eyebrows.
"If the population of some counties is small, one primary school is enough. But if the population is large, primary schools can be built in every town. In fact, a school official just calculated it. It doesn't cost much a year. If you are willing to let If these businessmen leave their names, it will be no problem for a small businessman in a town to support an elementary school." Hu Zhi said softly.
Li Ke glanced at Hu Zhi, he was not a bad guy.
"Your suggestion is good. Let's settle it now. Don't spread the news. I will announce it to the outside world later. As for yourself, keep 50,000 yuan in the future. I will form a Datang commercial shipping fleet. , I will allow you to buy some shares when the time comes." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Hu Zhi almost jumped up. He knew that he had done the right thing.
After letting Hu Zhi go, Li Ke smiled slightly. He still underestimated the pursuit of fame by businessmen in this era. If this was the case, it would be simple. These big businessmen can almost contact some small businessmen.
Distribution, for example, also existed in ancient times. Provincial, city, county, etc. also existed in ancient times, but they were not called by that name. Some large firms had their own stores, but many times their goods would also be sold to Some local small businessmen went deep into the villages and towns below to do business.
Although the economy was relatively sluggish during the Zhenguan period, and most of these businesses were related to salt, grain and cloth, but in short, there were some.
Therefore, Li Ke only needs to let them be responsible for building this school for the more than 20 businessmen. They can help Li Ke contact small businessmen all over the world, and finally get things done properly.
Of course, Li Ke will also give them opportunities to make money.
We can't let patriotic businessmen feel cold, right?
At present, in the Tang Dynasty, except for the top aristocratic families, all other classes are those that can be won over!
Li Ke wanted to know, when these schools are built, will those wealthy families spend money to build them? They all know the consequences of building a school, but now, Li Ke can build this school without their participation, and they also know their own reputation and the impact it will have on the new generation of students.
They have to build for this, but building it is equivalent to... digging up their own roots!
