Hear what Ji Heng said.
Young Master Gao and others were shocked.
They really didn't expect Ji Heng to say these words.
Da Qin did not prohibit people from receiving knowledge, but education itself was a very high threshold.
And it's very demanding.
As far as the Qin Dynasty is concerned, only officials with noble titles reaching the doctor level can provide their children with admission. In addition, there are also some wealthy powerful and nobles who can enter the school through recommendation or sponsorship.
But without exception, they all have high requirements for their family background.
Da Qin implemented the 'One Religion'.
That is, unified education.
Take the law as your teaching and your officials as your teachers.
Da Qin aimed to complete the training of officials through 'schools' established in various counties and counties to specialize in cultivating legal talents.
And these "Historical Disciples" are the future reserve officials of the Qin Dynasty.
If you are not a scholar of history, you should not dare to study in the academy.
Ji Heng's current intention is clearly to lower the admission standards.
And it will drop very low.
They are actually very confused about this.
Is this really possible?
Ji Hengzi could see the confusion among several people.
But that's exactly what he thought.
Nowadays, the cost of studying is too high. An ordinary bamboo slip costs nearly ten yuan, and ordinary families simply cannot afford it. Even a doctor-level official with an annual rank of up to 600 dan can only provide for a few heirs. , which shows the high cost of education.
However, the most important of his propositions is to 'change the country'.
How to change?
Naturally, we have to start from the bottom.
The gap between the nobility and the lower class still exists.
Only by completely filling this gap can we truly transform the country.
Knowledge alters your fate!
It’s not just personal destiny that changes.
There are countries too!
The young master raised his hands and said, "Mr. Ji, are you serious about what you said?"
"The cost of studying today is so high that ordinary families cannot afford it. Even if the court takes action, it may be difficult to maintain it. The money and food consumed are huge. The court cannot agree and cannot afford it. "
"Sir, this is a big deal."
Ji Heng chuckled lightly and said indifferently: "The enrollment I am talking about is different from the 'enrollment' you understand. In your eyes, enrollment is to enter the school, change the household registration, and become a reserve force for future officials of the Qin Dynasty. But Not in my case."
"The Confucianism I'm talking about is very simple."
"Only teaching literacy and hyphenation."
"It does not teach laws and regulations, nor does it teach writing or military affairs."
Young Master Gao pondered for a moment, shook his head again, and said in a serious voice: "The feasibility is still very low, the cost of teaching is extremely huge, and families with lower titles simply cannot afford it. Even if they only teach the most basic, it is still not Many households can afford it.”
Ji Heng raised his forehead slightly and said coldly: "Then let's keep the cost down."
"Um?"
Ji Heng smiled coldly and said: "The cost of studying is indeed very high, but where exactly is it high?"
"The cost of the bamboo slips?"
"book?"
"Still a master who preaches and has received his profession?"
"There is no way to solve the problem when bamboo slips are short, but do ordinary people really have to use bamboo slips to write essays?"
"I don't think so."
"Besides, the important thing about preaching and receiving vocation is never the bamboo slips."
"But books!"
"In the past, books were stored in the Zhou royal family and related princes. Then the emperor lost his official position and studied in all directions. A large number of books spread to various places, which in turn promoted the rise of hundreds of schools of thought and created a prosperous age when hundreds of schools of thought contended. Even so, books In fact, it is still only in the hands of a few people.”
"Monopoly for the upper class!"
"With the unification of the world, knowledge began to be concentrated upward again."
"This situation continues to intensify."
"For the officials, nobles, and powerful men of the Qin Dynasty, they were actually happy to see this situation happen. At the same time, the Confucians were also happy to see it, because the court did not value the bottom place and did not occupy it. Someone else will take over."
"Wait a hundred years later."
"A strange situation will form in the world."
"It is clear that the rule of law is in power, but the influence of the rule of law in the world is getting weaker and weaker."
"On the contrary, Confucianism flourished."
"As a court, we should not only care about temporary gains and losses, but should look at the world for ten years, a hundred years, and a thousand years. Sometimes we even have to do things that go against the trend, and make education more popular and low-ranking. This is what Great Qin will really do in the future. matter."
"only if."
"Only then can the foundation of Da Qin be solid."
"So as not to create a loophole for Confucianism and reduce the legal system to mere decoration."
Hear the words.
Young Master Gao was also shocked.
He never imagined that the consequences of knowledge gathering at the top would be so serious.
But how could the imperial court have the money to provide for so many people?
I don’t want to.
But it’s really impossible to do it.
Young Master Gao smiled bitterly and said: "We really admire you for your lofty ideals, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The court can't afford the money at the moment, so how can we realize the 'lower nobility and popularization' that Mr. said?"
"Sir, you think too highly of the imperial court."
Ji Heng shook his head.
He said calmly: "It depends on human effort."
"If Da Qin wants to secure the world, it must stabilize its foundation."
“Education is really hard right now.”
"But you can try to make some changes."
"Qin Zhuan is very difficult to teach, so give up Qin Zhuan and use the more concise official script instead."
"The cost of studying in a classroom is very high, so don't choose to study in a classroom."
"Just learn basic literacy."
"Learning and deciphering requires a lot of skills."
"Then make some signs that are easy for ordinary people to understand."
"Everything is to lower the difficulty of literacy and completely break the upper class's monopoly on knowledge."
"Let everyone be able to read and understand the law."
Hear the words.
Young Master Gao and others took a deep breath.
Ji Heng's ambition is too great.
He is not even satisfied with being reduced to a lower rank, but wants to promote the world and let everyone in the world have books to read. This idea is too shocking and too crazy. Even they feel their scalps are numb when they hear this. numb.
Young Master Gao's breathing was a little rapid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't this a little too crazy, sir?"
"This will probably be scolded by scholars all over the world."
Ji Heng sneered and said disdainfully: "Scholars in the world? How many are they? How many people are there in the bottom of the world? Can their voices be louder than the voices of tens of millions of people? It is precisely because they control knowledge that they can always They are highly regarded, but how long can they run rampant until everyone in the world is literate?"
"Father will not agree." Young Master Gao said with a bitter smile.
"You are wrong, the First Emperor will definitely agree." Ji Heng's eyes were as bright as fire, and he was very sure of his opinion.
"Why is this?" Gongzi Gao was very puzzled.
"Because Da Qin needs to fulfill its promise, and if it wants to fulfill its promise to destroy the six kingdoms, it is destined to pay a price. This is the minimum price the court has to pay. Compared with the stability of Da Qin's country, such a price is nothing in the eyes of the First Emperor. What?" Ji Heng said meaningfully: "Everything is for the world!"
Young Master frowned.
He didn't know much about these things.
So I couldn't argue, I just felt a little confused.
Hu Hai looked unhappy when he heard this, and took the initiative to say: "Mr. Ji, after all this talk, you feel that it has nothing to do with us. Even if my father really agrees with your idea and lowers the standards for admission, it has nothing to do with us. What does it have to do with it?"
"We have already graduated from school."
"We can't be allowed to continue studying, right?"
Ji Heng said lightly: "The merits of education will be beneficial to the future."
"This matter has not yet been started. If you know it in advance, can't you do something?"
"What to do?" Hu Hai asked directly.
"Book!" Ji Heng said.
"Book?" Hu Hai frowned and asked in confusion: "What book? Aren't there books that can help you understand Chinese characters and Chinese characters?"
Ji Heng shook his head and chuckled: "Of course there is a difference."
"I said before that the imperial court cannot provide such high-quality teaching, so it will definitely lower the standards as much as possible. The main thing is to start with literacy, change Qin seal script to official script, and change the literacy skills that require a lot of time to master. Hyphenate characters and add some auxiliary signs to distinguish them, thereby reducing the difficulty of reading and writing."
"Except this time."
"The teaching documents should also change."
"It no longer focuses on the actual household registration, "Yu Shu", "The Way of Being an Official" and other books, but replaces them with some more junior books. Its main function is to speed up students' literacy skills, and everything is based on common Words are the main thing.”
Young Master Gao hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "The imperial court also has such content."
""Cangjie Chapter", "Erudition Chapter" and "Yuanli Chapter".
Ji Heng shook his head.
"I know these three articles."
"These were written by Li Si, Hu Wujing, and Zhao Gao respectively, but common characters are different from thousand-character texts."
"What you have to do is compile teaching materials."
"You can use these three articles as a reference, but mainly focus on common words."
"The difficulty increases every year."
"In this regard, you can ask the officials of the Character Collection Office. They used to organize the characters of the world. They have a deep understanding of the common characters of Qin and the common characters of the six places, and finally compiled the most suitable characters for the enlightenment of the world. Textbook.”
"Otherwise."
Ji Heng looked at Young Master Gao and Young Master Jiang Lu, with a smile on his lips, and said meaningfully: "According to Da Qin's 'fainting' situation, you may have started a family early, and your heirs are almost old enough to go to school. If the teaching materials you compile can speed up the learning progress of your own children, then such teaching materials will be qualified."
"You received the best education in the world."
"So you have more say."
"Continuously subdivide and simplify it, and finally compile a book suitable for everyone's age."
"Such a great achievement."
"I believe that the First Emperor will not be stingy about his title."
Hear what Ji Heng said.
The eyes of Young Master Gao and others moved slightly.
They looked at each other, determination flashing in their eyes.
If it is really feasible.
This is indeed a good idea.
After pondering for a long time, the young master raised his hands and said, "Thank you sir for your advice. I will go back and try it out soon."
Ji Heng nodded slightly and said: "You don't have to worry. You have enough time to try and make mistakes. As long as you can finally achieve results, I believe that the First Emperor will be able to see your efforts."
After hearing Ji Heng's words, Young Master Gao and others showed excitement in their eyes.
As a son of man, who doesn’t want to be recognized by his father?
There are only 6,000 words today.
Still owe 19 days and 10,000 words update.
I feel that my body is in some condition, so future updates will be during the day.
(End of chapter)
