Chapter 1510: The Meaning of Grass Fabrics
One of the quickest ways to do this is to use a local church as a place of education. After all, building a new school is a hassle. Not only is it expensive to build, but it also needs people to maintain. On top of that, it takes a long time to fix. If you want to build 150 primary schools in Northumberland, God knows when and when they will be completed and put into use.
Marin apparently couldn't wait, so he simply decided to open a school in a local church. It just so happens that there are many tables and chairs used by the congregants in the church, and it is convenient to use them as desks for children on non-Sunday days.
But this incident also made Marin realize a serious problem - he actually forgot about the education problem in the British territory......
In fact, when he sent troops to help Edward seize England and Scotland, Marin thought about promoting brainwashing education in his own territory in the future. But later, because he was busy going to the Ming Dynasty, Ma Lin forgot about this stubble.
Now, thanks to the old Mason, it's not too late to mention it. As a result, Marin sent 150 primary school teachers to the English territories, and at the same time set his sights on the local church......
First, Marin needed to seize power and manage the teachings in his own territory to prevent the local church from becoming self-contained. Therefore, Marin first had to obtain the approval of the Church of England to re-establish the positions of the church leaders in Northumberland, the Isle of Wight, and the border counties and highlands of Scotland.
The purpose of the adjustment is to change the places of the original landlord snakes of the churches in various places, so that they can lose their attributes of the landlords, so that they can control the church by themselves.
This question is difficult for others, but for Marin it is indeed a piece of cake—he only needs to write to the Pope's father-in-law, asking him to order the Church of England to transfer the ecclesiastical authority in his own territory. It's not very conformous, but it's not impossible. After all, the Holy See is the head of the Church.
After receiving the authorization, Marin planned to completely change the management areas of the upper echelons of the church in several of his territories. At the same time, I also let the clergy of my own territory get an important message - your personnel rights belong to me, don't cooperate......
Then, there is the control of the grassroots of the church. In this regard, Marin planned to recruit young missionaries from his own domain to study systematically at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Aurich. Then it was Bishop Taylor who was the big fool and his first disciples who fooled these young missionaries into becoming their own supporters.
When Bishop Taylor and his disciples had completed their brainwashing of the young missionaries from England and Scotland, they could arrange their future work according to their level of loyalty to them. Those with the highest loyalty will be assigned important positions and vigorously reused. If the loyalty is low, it is better to go back and become a grassroots priest. Those who have a backbone in the back of their heads simply find an excuse to clean up the church. Or, send to Africa to fend for itself......
……
But those plans will not be realized until a few years later. It takes several years for the young clergy in the realm to bear fruit.
However, the education of local children can be carried out immediately.
After all, it is relatively easy to use the local church for primary education. After all, in Europe, even in the most remote villages, there are churches.
Just send the 150 high school graduates who are elementary school teachers to Northumberland. Then, you can be assigned to work as a teacher in churches everywhere.
At that time, Marin will equip them with enough textbooks, as well as a blackboard and chalk. There is also a sand table for children to practice writing......
Giving free pen and paper to children was a luxury in those days, and Marin wouldn't do that. Therefore, it is the most cost-effective to equip children with a sandbox that can be smoothed out and rewritten at any time. There is no cost to write and draw on the sand in the sand table with a "pen" made of tree branches. Back then, Yue Fei also came over like this, and later became a big man.
……
In fact, the seemingly earthy inventions that Ma Lin introduced to Beihai Country, such as straw sandals, lily clothes, and writing on a sand table, were very useful. Because, these inventions are very cheap, they don't cost much, but they are very practical.
Of course, the shoemakers of the North Sea Country were unlucky. In the past, the common people of Beihai always went to the shoemaker to buy shoes. The straw sandals promoted by Kemarin are low cost and comfortable to wear, which has made many shoemakers unemployed. And the few shoemakers who survived had to make leather shoes for the rich. After all, the rich and the aristocracy would not choose to wear straw sandals. But on the other hand, straw sandals are too affordable for most people in the North Sea Kingdom. Not only is it easy to use, but it's also cheap and affordable for everyone.
Even, now straw weaving has become a very popular craft in Beihai country, and the poor can do both. Some poor families, because they can't afford to buy cloth to make clothes, will even use thatch to weave clothes instead of expensive clothes. Especially when they were working, some poor people simply wore straw clothes to work. And clothes made of cloth will only be taken out and worn during festivals and when going out.
Of course, this also has something to do with the cooler climate in Germany, and if you are in the tropics, you have to wear thick straw clothes to cover yourself with heat stroke......
Moreover, since the promotion of the cloth in Beihai Country, ordinary people have found that it seems that it is quite warm to wear the cloth in winter. They can't afford to wear down jackets or cotton clothes, but they can go out to work in the winter after putting on them. Unlike before, I didn't dare to go out without thick clothes, so I could only shrank in a thatched hut and shiver in winter......
The appearance of robes and straw sandals greatly reduced the chance of the serfs in the North Sea Kingdom being frozen to death in winter......
As for sand table writing, it is for many children from poor families to get the opportunity to learn and write. Otherwise, they cannot afford to buy pen and paper to learn about culture......
……
In the middle of winter, when Marin went out of the city to inspect the dairy cow breeding base and the dairy sheep breeding base, he found that the rural roads were full of farmers wearing robes, straw sandals and straw hats. If they stand still in the field and look at it from afar, they think they are scarecrows......
Of course, the poor serfs in the countryside did not shy away from wearing a full set of straw fabrics. In the city of Aurich, the living conditions are much better, so naturally they do not wear straw clothes, but wear normal clothes. After all, city dwellers are more face-conscious. However, there are still many people who wear straw sandals. After all, leather shoes are too expensive. Also, shoes wear out relatively quickly and are not as durable as clothes.
The other type of shoes with wooden soles is cheaper than leather shoes, but they can't work at all. Therefore, the working people of Beihai Country usually like to wear straw sandals to work. Even if it is worn out, it is almost no cost to make another pair, but it is a little delay......
All in all, the extremely low-cost straw fabrics are of great significance to the Beihai Kingdom. It allows the poor people of Beihai to be warm, and it is also protected from rain and cold. Not to mention straw sandals, this kind of high-frequency low-cost consumables has increased the enthusiasm of farmers in Beihai to work. Because, they are not afraid of wear and tear when they wear straw sandals. After all, straw sandals don't cost anything. Everyone can run and work hard without worrying about broken shoes......