Change the dynasty, take the peak of the Ming Dynasty as an example.

The population does not exceed 200 million, excluding other ethnic minorities, the number of officials is 2,000:1, that is, 200,000 officials, and an official needs 100 literate people to help run the society, which is only 20 million, and the highest is only 10%.

Not to mention the Yuan Dynasty, it was a foreign nation, the Mongols did not have a written language, and the later creation of the written language was not for edification. The Han people were nine Confucians and ten beggars, and most of the virtuous scholars were martyred, and the literacy rate was even lower under this culture, and the Yuan Dynasty was the only dynasty that was overthrown by religion. Almost 99% illiteracy!

History pushes upward, the Northern and Southern Dynasties have frequent wars, and the Hu soldiers eat Han women as two-legged sheep, how many scholars can there be in this environment?

Not to mention the Three Kingdoms period, the yellow turbans were rampant, and ten rooms and nine were empty. Liu An can kill his wife, and it is a blessing to have a literacy rate of 3 per 1,000.

Even if it was the Warring States period, it was out of the era of the Confucian sage.

Confucius, as the sage of running a school, did not have a decent school before, so only the aristocracy could be educated, and the illiteracy rate was even higher, more than 99%. Otherwise, Confucius would not have raised his arms and exclaimed, there are so many students, and there are really few teachers.

The only two dynasties with a lower illiteracy rate, Zhu Zilong estimated that only the early Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were the only dynasties.

Of course, the Han Dynasty's emphasis on education was the implementation of customs by local officials, and the literacy rate may be higher. But indoctrination is carried out by word of mouth, not by writing. The book did not last long because of Qin II. Therefore, the Han Dynasty relied on followers for education, and its cultural proportion was not higher than that of the Song Dynasty.

Even in 1949, before the literacy eradication in New China, the illiteracy rate was 80%!

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The best situation is the Song Dynasty.

We always think that the working people in ancient times were illiterate and deprived of the right to education, but this is probably not entirely the case. Confucius taught without class, and he opened up the education of the nobility to the common people.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty especially recommended the rule of virtue and the rule of culture, which had the most economic development in all dynasties.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a tradition of three-year compulsory education. This time is about the time when children are three to six years old, that is, the period of Mongolian school. Children of this age are already naughty and mischievous, but they are not able to work, so parents are generally willing to send children of this age to private schools.

(In economically developed dynasties, no matter how poor people are, they can send a few years old children to know a few words.) ）

Zhu Zilong, who traveled to the Great Song Dynasty for so long, learned that many farmers in the Song Dynasty had received about three years of Mongolian education. It's not just boys who go to school, but girls as well. Even in some wealthy villages, there are women's halls that teach girls. There are also books for girls!

Of course, you have to say that the education of girls in these books is feudal, depressing, and degrading. Then Zhu Zilong has nothing to say, you can't ask for an ancient feudal dynasty that will pay attention to the equality of everyone like your new China in the 21st century.

This is only talking about the illiteracy rate, which is also the basis of Zhu Zilong's determination to start a newspaper.

Some people may not be able to write, but literacy and listening are fine. This is as if some ethnic minorities will not have written language in the 21st century, including some large ethnic groups.

Are these people uneducated? Or is there no knowledge?

In fact, their knowledge, culture, and cultivation are all passed down from generation to generation, and they are not necessarily worse than the so-called civilized people. Their lives, their lives, can also be very healthy and happy.

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"Lord Wang, these are the scribes in Kaifeng Mansion." The next day, at the request of Zhu Zilong, Steward Jin borrowed a few scholars from Kaifeng Mansion.

"Sit down, several!" Zhu Zilong was very enthusiastic.

Several scholars hung up their historical names, but they were not officials at all, and they were somewhat flattered to see Zhu Zilong so polite.

I have to say that the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was actually the most cheating.

If you want to be an official in the exam, you must succeed at the first time. There is no transfer station, for example, you first take the test to show talents, and then lift people. Immediately after that, he will impact the Jinshi, and then go to be an official.

You worked hard to pass the exam, don't be happy yet. This identity TM is temporary, just like the new Chinese college entrance examination candidates in the 21st century, you are before the exam, but not after the exam. You go back to repeat your studies for two or three years, and when you come back, you will be a college entrance examination candidate again.

Only Lian Zhong can hold on all the way to the Jinshi and the first, I'll take it, those leaders are really amazing. No wonder, every scholar who is named in front of Donghua Gate is called Wenqu Star to the outside world?

TM is really a super student who chooses one out of ten thousand, and it is possible to succeed.

It is conceivable how high the gold content of the Zhuangyuan of the Song Dynasty was.

Fortunately, Xiucai's basic position is reserved, otherwise, he would not have played the reader to the point of collapse. Well, in addition, because the method of becoming an official in the Song Dynasty was not only a way to take the imperial examination, but also to reduce the pressure on the hearts of scholars.

In particular, the grace system is even more eye-catching, and officials don't have to take the test, just go directly. If the emperor has an impression of you, it will rise like a rocket. Don't look at the father Lao Gao in the high office, the official position is a military general, but the position of a civil official, the emperor can also be sealed.

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The few book histories summoned by Zhu Zilong have never been lifted, let alone Jinshi. Not everyone who reads books is a top student!

And their family background is very ordinary, and the whole family has spent almost all of their money in order to provide a showman. had no choice but to accept his fate, gave up his dream of becoming an official, and went to Kaifeng Mansion to be a book history. Mix in as a temporary worker and get some wages to support your family.

After sitting down for tea, Zhu Zilong did not look down on them.

On the contrary, Zhu Zilong, who is a sling in the 21st century, is still very sympathetic to their situation. Moreover, the newspaper he runs needs this kind of talent.

Yes, such a scholar with a poor family background is probably not of much value in the eyes of other Song Dynasty literati and officials.

However, in Zhu Zilong's eyes, it is a treasure.

After Zhu Zilong talked about his requirements, he showed them the general appearance of the new internal newspaper, and said: "I want a group of people to be reporters for my newspaper, which means doing things." Each person should have at least one manuscript in three or five days, more than 800 words, and the pen fee is one or two silver. Show the situation to increase the price! ”

Hearing this, several book histories looked at each other, and silently calculated in their hearts.

The content of the manuscript is not too demanding, as long as it passes the preliminary review, it is almost the same. One tael of silver for three or five days, only about ten taels less in a month, and I don't look at the improvement of the situation, which is basically quite tempting.

After this calculation, several people's hearts jumped and they were a little excited.

"So, thank you prince, thank you to the newspaper." Several Shushi hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhu Zilong to thank him. Money touches people's hearts, and temperance is thrown aside!

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