As the prefect of Kaifeng, Fan Chunli held great power in his hands.
After getting Fan Zheng's method of compulsory education, Fan Chunli immediately felt like he had found a treasure and took action immediately.
Day two!
The Kaifeng Prefecture immediately published an announcement in the Di newspaper that it was planning to promote compulsory education throughout the city in Kaifeng City, and it immediately stirred up waves!
"The government is opening schools!"
"Boys aged between six and nine are required to attend school, while girls are voluntary. Those who do not attend school under the age of eight will be fined."
Suddenly the whole city was in an uproar.
The scholars in Kaifeng City even cheered. Scholars do not have much ability to make a living, and there are not many people who can make money. The best way out is to be a private tutor for a wealthy family.
However, only a few can afford private tutors. Many scholars can only rely on family support, and even have no choice but to put down their bodies and do some hard work to make ends meet.
Nowadays, with the introduction of compulsory education in the city, the number of required masters has increased sharply, which has given many scholars an additional means of making a living.
"Master Fan is dedicated to serving the people and encouraging people to study. This is truly a supreme achievement!"
In the city of Kaifeng, some enlightened people praised the city's compulsory education. The literary style of the Song Dynasty was at its peak, and everyone was proud to study. Of course, there were many students who could not afford to go to school.
Fan Chunli claimed that he would open an official school and let all boys of school age go to school. In time, there would be no idlers in Kaifeng Mansion. What a grand occasion it would be.
"Master Fan made a name for himself in Bozhou. I originally thought that this was the limit of his official career. Once compulsory education is introduced in the city, Master Fan's political achievements will surely surpass those of Bozhou."
"No! Not only that, once Mr. Fan came up with this plan, among the prefects of Kaifeng in the past, only Mr. Bao Zheng and Mr. Su Songsu who promoted the medical city method can be as famous as him."
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There are many people with unique vision in Kaifeng Prefecture. If Fan Chunli successfully implements compulsory education in Kaifeng Prefecture, he will definitely leave his name in history.
"How difficult is it for all the boys in the city to go to school?" Some people shook their heads and sighed. This matter seems to be a good thing, but people's hearts are unpredictable. In addition, public schools still need to pay tuition, which will definitely attract a lot of trouble. People are dissatisfied.
"Do you still care about your admission to school? The government's control is too lenient!"
Sure enough, as soon as this announcement came out, many people at the bottom were very dissatisfied.
Kaifeng City is already a difficult place to live in. Many people at the bottom are busy all day long just to make a living. Many children also work with them. How can they be willing to pay more for their children to go to school.
"In my opinion, Mr. Fan is just doing it for his own political achievements. He doesn't care about the life and death of us lower-class people." A man in rough clothes looked at the three or four sons beside him. The oldest was only eight years old. If they all went to school, , I’m afraid it’s a big expense.
A neighbor on the side persuaded him: "It is a good thing to go to school. Besides, the public schools run by the government are not expensive. If your son is smart and gets admitted as a Jinshi, wouldn't it be a great success?"
The man in rough clothes said arrogantly: "I can't hope for a successful career. There are no grass like that growing in my ancestral graves. Fan Zheng and the others will have to work hard in the future, so why waste money."
Most people don't have much resistance to going to school. After all, they are the ones who benefit from their children being able to go to school.
However, these people are the silent majority. There are also some people, like men in rough clothes, who are unwilling to spend money, or want to be like the poorest families and want free admission, so they have begun to oppose compulsory education.
Seeing this scene, the new party couldn't help but smile knowingly. They were very familiar with this scene.
When the New Party implemented the new law, it also adopted coercive measures. As a result, it attracted a lot of opposition and ultimately failed because of the slanderous efforts of such a small group of people.
When Fan Chunli announced compulsory education in the city and forced all boys of school age to attend school, everyone in the New Party had already anticipated this situation. As expected, people from this group stood up again.
"Come here, send someone to impeach Fan Chunli, the prefect of Kaifeng, saying that he is arbitrarily apportioning money and arousing public resentment." Zhang Dun sneered.
The New Party suffered a lot from this problem back then, and the Fan Chunren brothers also impeached him for it. Now he is treating others in his own way, let's see how the Fan family responds.
"Yes!" Wang Di responded.
Fan Chunli is Fan Zheng's father. He saw the shadow of Fan Zheng in the compulsory education in the city. He thought it must be due to Fan Zheng's evil methods. This time, he wanted to see how Fan Zheng explained it.
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"Compulsory education seems to be selfless, but it has a big drawback?"
In the old party, many people from the old party were also paying attention to Fan Chunli's actions, and Lu Dafang suddenly sneered.
Lu Dafang was shocked when he first heard about the concept of compulsory education in the city.
This idea of educating all people and promoting the teachings of saints is destined to go down in history. It should have been reported to the court and implemented by him, the prime minister of the dynasty.
However, Fan Chunli took advantage of his position as the prefect of Kaifeng and directly mobilized Kaifeng City's human, material and financial resources to take the lead in implementing compulsory education throughout the city.
From Lu Dafang's point of view, this was simply taking away his own glory, so he naturally found fault in every possible way.
"Mr. Lu means..." Yang Wei said in surprise.
Lu Dafang sneered: "The defense between men and women!"
"Defense between men and women?" Yang Wei was stunned.
Lu Dafang sneered: "Since Fan Chunli advocates compulsory education for boys aged six to nine, but at the same time recruits girls voluntarily, doesn't it mean that boys and girls are entering school at the same time!"
Yang Wei was suddenly shocked and said: "According to folk customs, children after the age of seven are not allowed to sleep on the same table, nor are they allowed to eat at the same table. And public schools enroll children between the ages of six and nine. What if men and women study at the same table? Isn’t it against the rules between men and women?”
Lu Dafang nodded slightly. He naturally knew what an achievement it was to implement compulsory education. However, since this achievement does not belong to him, don't blame him for destroying it.
Yang Wei immediately understood what he meant, nodded and said: "Student understand, I will ask someone to write a letter to impeach Fan Chunli."
Soon, there were suddenly many memorials to impeach Fan Chunli in the court!
"Fan Chunli is just trying to gain fame and reputation, but he is wasting money and people for his own selfish reasons."
"Compulsory education in the city is compulsory. Enrollment and payment of fees are compulsory. The people in Kaifeng are complaining and the public sentiment is unstable."
"Girls can also go to school. Is it against the rules between men and women?"
Suddenly, the new party and the old party unanimously impeached Fan Chunli, the prefect of Kaifeng, and opposed compulsory education in the city.
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"The humble minister Fan Chunli has met the official family!"
Inside the Chui Gong Hall! Fan Chunli, the prefect of Kaifeng, saluted solemnly.
Suddenly, all the officials in the court looked at Fan Chunli with complicated eyes. In their view, Fan Chunli was not an amazing talent. He was promoted step by step only because of Fan Zhongyan's name and the support of his second brother Fan Chunren, who was the prime minister. .
But they didn't expect that Fan Chunren would have such a good life. After gnawing on his father and brother, he could also gnaw on his son.
Fan Zheng became a forensic scientist, which suddenly led to the great development of medicine in Bozhou. Fan Chunren, who was the governor of Bozhou at the time, can be said to have won! Even though he was rated as superior by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the position of Kaifeng magistrate was already Fan Chunren's upper limit.
However, no one expected that Fan Chunli would launch compulsory education for the entire city in Kaifeng City. Once Fan Chunren completed his mission of educating all the people in Kaifeng City, he would go one step further and enter the center of the imperial court.
Naturally, the new party and the old party did not want to see Fan Chunren go further and let the Medical Party grow again, so they naturally tried their best to attack Fan Chunren.
"Fan Aiqing is exempt from courtesy. What excuse do you have for the censor's impeachment of you this time?" Zhao Xu said solemnly.
Fan Chunli cupped his hands and said solemnly: "I'd like to report to the official family. I have nothing to say."
"ah!"
All the officials couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't expect Fan Chunli to admit it cleanly without any excuse.
Fan Chunli spread his hands and said: "There are indeed people who do not want their children to go to school. We are going to persuade them first. If their parents do not agree to go to school when they are eight years old, they will be fined. As for the prevention of men and women? Public schools will indeed accept girls! I have nothing to say about this."
As soon as Fan Chunli finished speaking, Fan Chunchun took the initiative and said: "To inform the officials, Magistrate Fan is truly public-minded in promoting compulsory education in the city. In the past, Xunzi wrote the "Encouragement to Learning", and His Majesty Zhenzong also once wrote the "Encouragement to Education" "Poems to Encourage Learning" all encourage people to study and make progress. Magistrate Fan's move is just to imitate the late emperor and Xun Sheng."
Yang Wei snorted coldly: "So Yang impeached Magistrate Fan for his reputation, His Majesty Xun Sheng and Zhenzong's encouragement to study was to persuade people to take the initiative to learn, but Magistrate Fan actually forced all school-age boys to go to school for the sake of his own reputation. I You see, it’s not a public intention, but a selfish one!”
Su Song retorted from the side: "Mr. Yang doesn't know something. Six to nine years old is the best age for children to enter school. We are also scholars. Most of us started enlightenment at the age of six, and we are also the beneficiaries of reading. And How can we say that persuading people to study is selfish.”
Many neutral ministers nodded one after another. They studied hard for ten years, and finally became Jinshi in high school and became officials in the court. Naturally they know the benefits of studying. No matter when and where they persuade people to study, they are blameless. of.
Wang Di sneered and said: "Entering school is a voluntary matter. How can anyone not go to school still be fined?"
The New Party members all agreed. They naturally knew that it was blameless to encourage people to study, but it was unreasonable to be fined for not studying.
Fan Chunli wanted to step forward, but Fan Zheng was the first to retort: "If an adult does not go to school, the government will naturally not care. However, a six-year-old child is ignorant and cannot go to school without the support of his parents. Sirs, just imagine, If our parents had not allowed us to enter school, would we have been able to stand in this Chui Gong Hall?"
All the officials were speechless.
Fan Zheng continued: "A six-year-old child should be educated to read, read, and understand the teachings of the saints. Only then can he have the opportunity to further study knowledge. If parents refuse to educate a child, it is equivalent to directly cutting off the child's future. It's extremely unfair and that's the real reason for the fine."
"You should definitely be punished for ruining your future!" Zhao Xu nodded slowly.
Wang Di couldn't help but hesitate. Fan Zheng's reasons left him speechless. Ruining someone's future is like killing a parent, even if it's their parents.
"Even if there is a fine, then why does the public school recruit girls? Doesn't the Fan family know that the protection between men and women is a taboo in human relations?" Lu Dafang snorted coldly.
"It's a rare thing in the world for a woman to go to school!"
Everyone in the old party angrily said that most of the old party were stubborn defenders of morality, and naturally they could not stand the idea of women entering school. Even if public schools now provide compulsory education for boys and voluntary education for girls, it still attracts a lot of opposition.
Fan Zheng said loudly: "A virtuous wife will bring less harm to her husband. There is also a saying among the people that a virtuous wife will lead to wealth for three generations. Which man doesn't want to marry a well-educated wife, but how can he be well-educated and sensible if he doesn't let the girl go to school? Just like Li Qingzhao, a lowly wife, if she wasn't her father-in-law, The adults have allowed her to read poetry and books since she was a child, so how can she have the reputation of being the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty."
Hearing that Fan Zheng had copied Li Qing, the most talented woman in the Song Dynasty, the old party wanted to refute, but was powerless.
"The guarding between men and women is a taboo in etiquette. Is it necessary to guard against it?"
Fan Zheng retorted: "It is necessary to distinguish the time between men and women. The time to enter public school is only from six to nine years old. According to medical research, nine-year-old children are not developed, so there is no need to protect men and women of the same age. Fan suggested raising the age of protection between men and women from seven to nine.”
Everyone in the old party couldn't help but hesitate. If anyone else claimed that a nine-year-old child does not need to be protected by men and women, they would definitely be sprayed all over.
However, Fan Zhengnai was the leader of the medical family, so he naturally had a certain say. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, the age at which men and women got married had already been postponed by three years, and there was no need to postpone the age at which men and women should be married by another two years.
"I agree!" Su Song immediately supported,
Everyone in the medical party also nodded. Anyone with some medical knowledge also knows that men and women at the age of nine are not developed, and the protection between men and women is simply nonsense.
Lu Dafang snorted coldly and said: "A nine-year-old child may not need to be protected by men and women, but if men and women come into contact too early, there will definitely be chaos in the future."
Fan Zheng retorted: "Men and women are educated at the same time, so that they can be exposed to the teachings of saints and be knowledgeable about books and principles. On the contrary, when men and women grow up, they will better understand the defense between men and women. Could it be that Mr. Lu does not believe in the teachings of saints?"
"伱!" Lu Dafang was immediately furious. He didn't expect that Fan Zheng would use the teachings of a saint to attack him.
Fan Zheng changed his words and said: "However, there is a way to solve the conflict between men and women. The government can open a women's public school specifically to educate girls? And hire female wives to teach."
"This method is very good!" The officials nodded slightly. In this way, they had no reason to object.
However, Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Although this method circumvents the defense between men and women, because of the defense between men and women, no woman is willing to be a wife. Even if a female wife is barely found, the number of women will be voluntarily enrolled, and the number will be greatly reduced and greatly increased. to cover the cost of public schools.”
"so what?"
Lu Dafang disagreed and said, as long as the defense between men and women is avoided, it is appropriate to spend more money.
Fan Zheng solemnly said: "Because, city-wide compulsory education is only the first step. If the implementation goes smoothly, the second step will be to promote the compulsory education model to all cities and even rural areas, and implement compulsory education for all."
"Compulsory education for all?"
This time, the entire Chui Gong Hall couldn't help but be moved. They didn't expect that Fan Zheng's plan would be so grand. He would first promote the cities in the world, and then the entire world. What an achievement it would be.
In an instant, all eyes looked at Fan Chunli with envy. As the founder of compulsory education, Fan Chunli was destined to leave a mark in history.
"Kaifeng City is the richest, and it may be able to barely afford the education. Not to mention all the cities in the world, the rural people are extremely poor, so how can they afford the education of public schools? Master Fan's idea is good, but it is just a dream!" Lu Da Fang Xuanliu said.
Zhang Dun also nodded. For the common people, charging a little more money will cause a fierce backlash, because they really don't have any extra money.
"Therefore, there is a third step in compulsory education, which is to implement free compulsory education for all. When the Song Dynasty is strong and prosperous, the national treasury is sufficient, the court will bear the expenses of public schools, and children will no longer have to pay for education, so that all the people of the Song Dynasty will be taught by saints. Through learning and education, the civil governance of the Song Dynasty will reach the peak of the past dynasties. If we look forward and backward and remain complacent, I am afraid it can only be empty talk."
"call!"
The whole court was in an uproar, and everyone looked at Fan Zheng in horror. The future that Fan Zheng described, even just imagining it, was enough to make them shudder.
"Of course, this idea may be difficult to realize in ten, fifty, or one hundred years, but Fan believes that one day this idea will become a reality." Fan Zheng said loudly.
Suddenly, the whole court was silent.
(End of chapter)
