Fan Tai was so excited when he heard that, he gave a high five and said loudly: "High, it's really high! Such an idea is really..."
He was about to continue talking when something suddenly occurred to him and he frowned slightly: "Commander, this genius idea also requires manpower and material resources. Even if the idle Confucian scholars all over the world are willing to come out to the local I am here to serve, and the collection of books used for teaching is probably not enough. This time in Jingkou Xiangxu, my dozen or so students and I took out most of the books in our home, not to mention other Confucian scholars. If you are not willing to dedicate the collection of books like this, even if you are willing to dedicate it, I am afraid that you cannot do this in the entire Jin Dynasty and in every state and county."
Liu Yu nodded: "Textbooks are indeed a big problem, and I will find a way to solve it. Under the current situation, it is impossible to implement regulations everywhere in the country. Firstly, there is no such manpower and material resources, and then there is no such thing as a high-ranking family. It’s hard to say now what the scholars and metaphysicians will think and do. If they think that this kind of order will eventually lead to them completely losing power and wealth, I’m afraid they will desperately oppose it. Now, can we within the Beifu Army use all our strength? It’s hard to say support, at least today I still need to encourage everyone to send their children to study. If there is further pressure, we have to wait and see whether everyone will insist on it.”
Fan Tai nodded: "Yes, such a big thing cannot be accomplished overnight. It has to be done slowly. I can ask my disciples and disciples to copy more scriptures after teaching, especially the Mengxue and the Four Books for teaching children. The Five Classics should be compiled first. You may need help from the commander-in-chief so that you can mobilize staff and scribes to do this work. If there are four to five thousand people copying the books, in about two years, you can have two to Thirty thousand sets of textbooks are enough for people to complete the basic introduction to Confucianism. As for further improvement in the future, I am afraid you will have to enter a state official school like Guozixue and Taixue to learn some advanced classics."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "This is still too slow, and within three years, I will definitely launch a war and regain the lost territory in the Northern Expedition. The number of civil servants in my shogunate is not too many, but too few. I may still have more civil servants by then. In turn, we need the disciples of Xiang Xu to join the army to help."
A look of disappointment flashed across Fan Tai's face: "If this is the case, then I'm afraid we can only take it slowly. As you said, let the children of righteous men and descendants of heroes in Jingkou go to school first, and then slowly expand to It’s better somewhere else.”
A cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes: "Mr. Fan, don't be pessimistic. Liu Changshi is implementing a new method. Maybe he can produce a large number of books quickly, instead of relying on people to copy books like now, which is time-consuming and laborious. .”
Fan Tai opened his eyes wide and shook his head in disbelief: "Producing a large number of books quickly? How is this possible? Since ancient times, the inheritance and copying of books have been the most troublesome things. Great Confucians of all ages often need to be educated by their disciples. Hundreds of disciples copy scriptures as a test for teaching. On the one hand, copying them once is also reading, and on the other hand, they can also spread the classics in this way. You said this method is not necessary, is there any other way?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "The secret must not be leaked. I haven't tried it successfully yet, but I believe there will be good news soon. If we can produce more than 100,000 sets of scriptures every year, it will push forward Confucian classics, arithmetic, carpentry, and medical books." If the technique spreads throughout the world, it will no longer be difficult."
Fan Tai laughed: "If this is the case, the world and all the people will be very lucky."
Liu Yu nodded: "Before that, I still need more efforts from my husband. In any case, even if there are books, I still need enough tutors to preach, teach and solve my doubts. Books can find ways to quickly Get it out, but the teacher has to rely on the teacher to take a lot of trouble."
Fan Tai said seriously: "I believe that as long as the prefecture in Jingkou is done well, all the scholars and talents in the world will turn to Confucianism and serve the country. By then, the problem of insufficient manpower will naturally be solved. . However, I also ask the commander-in-chief to add some official positions in the court in the future to solve the problem of Mr. Xiangxu’s rank. After all, if you can’t serve as an official or a clerk, people will not be willing to come out to be recruited.”
Liu Yu said seriously: "I will definitely solve this matter. The imperial court has personnel to customize it. How many students are opened and how many students are accepted will correspond to the number of gentlemen. Just like our Xiangxu in Jingkou, with you as a sacrificial wine , and four doctors. In addition, my shogunate also provided six people to join the army, and the establishment of the chief executive. Jingkou County also provided four quotas for employment. If there were not nearly twenty official establishments, I must have Sir, you will not leave the mountain either. You have to give yourself and your students an explanation."
Fan Tai smiled and said: "If there are so many official positions in Xiangxu all over the world, then everyone must be vying to be the first to become a teacher. But I also know that this is specially promoted by the commander-in-chief. According to the imperial law, it is impossible to do this. .”
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "Now the affairs of the imperial court have been on the right track step by step. The Northern Expedition is not a rush. What I want to do now is to rectify the internal affairs. Education is related to talents and the future of the country. Only Only by allowing the people to establish the concept of being loyal to the country and sacrificing their small families for the country can we truly mobilize the power of the whole country. The metaphysical way is to only seek one's own interests and ignore others. This is the fundamental reason why the Jin Dynasty has been unable to concentrate its strength on the Northern Expedition for hundreds of years. The reason is, I want to make the Northern Expedition, and I can’t do this again. Therefore, I use a Confucian scholar like Mr. to preside over the temple, just because I want you to spread the concept of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness throughout the world."
"At this time when metaphysics is in power, to vigorously promote these requires paying a greater price. Fortunately, I have the power. I will report to the court and triple the salary of Mr. Xiang Xuzhong, even if the officialdom cannot be solved for the time being. The issue of rank will also allow you to have a salary that is three times higher than that of officials of the same level. After all, you cannot have positions and industrial income like officials. This money comes from the military expenses of my town army general's mansion. Inside and out, sir, don’t think about it!”
Fan Tai's eyes sparkled with tears: "Commander, you are really the reborn parents of us scholars. We have been waiting for decades. How have we ever received such courtesy?! Even if we wait to death, we will definitely not I owe you the kindness of the commander-in-chief!”
Liu Yu stepped forward with a smile and held Fan Tai's hand: "Mr. Fan, when we men first entered Beifu, it was because the Beifu Army offered military pay three times higher than the imperial standard in order to attract elite soldiers. , and now, in terms of culture and governance, you are my Beifu Army. It is up to you to teach and educate people, and to cultivate talents who put loyalty and filial piety first and are willing to serve the country!"
