"Minerals...... Microbe...... Is this what Youyang learned in the Franc machine? I don't know which discipline it belongs to? ”

Her Royal Highness has learned to reason and associate on her own.

Xue Lang said: "Minerals belong to chemistry, and microorganisms belong to biology. ”

Her Royal Highness the Princess asked with interest: "I have heard from Youyang about chemistry, what kind of knowledge does this biology do?" ”

Xue Lang said: "Biology is the study of all living objects. From human beings, who are the spirits of all things, to subtle things that are invisible to the human eye, as long as they are alive, they are studied. ”

Her Royal Highness nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Xue Lang called **** Liang and explained that he opened the window to bask in the sun when there was sun during the day, and closed the window when there was no sun.

Xue Lang is going to the side hall to meet with Lady Liu to sort out the documents and account books that have just been handed over, and Her Royal Highness the princess wants to go back to the main hall, just all the way.

Princess Pingyang called Xue Lang to her side and said as if gossiping: "I remember that Youyang once said that in Franc Machine, young children should go to school for 12 consecutive years from the age of six, and learn these things that Youyang said, right?" ”

"That's right! The primary school is simple, mainly to learn the basics, and the main subjects are Chinese and mathematics, interspersed with some enlightenment courses of other subjects; In middle school, the curriculum gradually deepens in difficulty, and in college, students choose the subjects they are interested in and specialize in them. ”

Princess Pingyang said: "University? How many years will it take? ”

"It's usually four years."

"Isn't that going to school for sixteen years?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess could not hide her surprise. Xue Lang paused, in modern times, it is customary to rarely count a few years of study, at this time, it will be sixteen years to university, if you add a master's degree and a doctorate, one-third of your life will be spent on school. Human beings are also desperate to survive and seek knowledge.

So, Xue Lang sighed: "After His Royal Highness said this, it is true, it takes sixteen years to study from primary school to university. ”

Princess Pingyang said: "For sixteen years, I am afraid that the cost is not small, can an ordinary family afford it?" ”

"Whether you can afford it depends on the family. Even in the case of Franc, education expenditure accounts for a very large proportion of household expenditure. If there are no changes in ordinary families, there is no problem in paying for a child's education; If there is an accident in the family and the cost increases, it is a big problem to bear the cost of children's education. ”

Xue Lang thought that he had to take out an education loan in college, but not in high school, so he had to drop out of school.

Princess Pingyang said: "In this way, no matter where you are, going to school to seek knowledge is a huge expense, and you can't do it without money." ”

"Your Highness is right! In the Franco, men and women, young and old, powerful and commoners, all have the idea that 'everything is inferior, only reading is high', and part of the national strength of the whole country must be invested in the cause of education. At that time, six years of primary school and three years of junior high school were called compulsory education, and tuition fees were exempted, and the laws of the country stipulated that all the people of the country must receive compulsory education, and parents must also cooperate, otherwise, it is a violation of the law. ”

In fact, it is a good thing that the state stipulates compulsory compulsory education. In economically developed areas, it may not be visible, but in poor and remote areas, the benefits of compulsory education are apparent.

At the very least, when you go to school and go to junior high school, you will always know simple calculations, and most of you know the words, go out to work, read a street sign, calculate your economic income or something, at least you will not be deceived.

"Is there such a rule? Where do the expenses come from? Is it a state tax? ”

At this time, Princess Pingyang was really surprised, her apricot eyes were round, a little less cold, and a little more cute. Xue Lang said: "At that time, the country once propagandized to the people that no matter how hard they are, they can't be miserable for children, and no matter how poor they are, they can't be poor in education. The way of education is to benefit the present and the future. It is imperative to inspire the wisdom of the people. Almost all schools are run by the state, and the gentlemen who teach are also issued by the state, and everything is paid by the state, and students only need to prepare their own living expenses, books, pens and ink. ”

Princess Pingyang is not a person who doesn't understand anything, just by listening to it, she understands the huge expenses, her footsteps stopped, her expression can almost be described as sluggish, and she exclaimed: "The school house, the teacher who teaches, the desks, chairs and benches for school, etc., such a huge expense, all of which are taxed by the state?" So how rich should Franc be rich?

Her Royal Highness was a little silent, frightened by the number she had estimated in her mind. Xue Lang didn't explain, although he knew that there must be a misunderstanding between Her Royal Highness the Princess, but if it could indirectly affect the Li Tang Dynasty's investment and attitude towards education, it would be really good.

The Chinese nation is a nation that attaches great importance to education and inheritance. Looking at the so-called four ancient civilizations in the world at that time, only the Chinese civilization was truly inherited and continued from ancient times to the present, which was naturally inseparable from the habit of the nation to learn and make progress and attach importance to education and inheritance.

So, Xue Lang said: "It's not very rich, it's just that when the socio-economic and national economic development reaches a certain stage, it can be done, and it took many, many years for the Franco machine to achieve the situation at that time." If you put it here...... In my opinion, let's solve the basic problem of food and clothing first. ”

Princess Pingyang was stunned, and glanced at Xue Lang with a smile: "Youyang is really as honest as he said." ”

Belch...... Is this being complained about by Her Royal Highness the Princess?

Xue Lang snorted: "My subordinates have heard from the ancestors that when employing people in the Jin Dynasty, there was an argument that 'there are no cold people in the upper grades, and there are no common people in the lower grades'." A person's status only depends on the theory of blood origin, regardless of character and talent, whether or not he can be successful depends on the technology of reincarnation. Right? ”

"Reincarnation Technology ......"

Her Royal Highness the Princess: "This is quite a wonderful statement, and the reason for it is exhausted." This was indeed the case in the Jin period. ”

Xue Lang said: "Actually, there will be that kind of argument, in addition to the fact that the scholar family controls the government, there is another big reason, that is, the popularization rate of knowledge!" ”

"The popularity of knowledge?! Why? ”

Xue Lang explained: "The so-called popularization rate of knowledge is the proportion of people who have gone to school in the total population. For example, if the total population is 100 and only 5 people have gone to school, then the knowledge penetration rate can be counted as 5 percent. ”

Princess Pingyang nodded, she understood, and motioned for Xue Lang to continue.

Xue Lang said: "The spread of knowledge, in addition to Mr. Professor, also depends on the spread of books. At that time, most of the books were in the hands of the scholars, and even if the poor had the desire to study, they had no way to study. How can you learn without books? If you can't afford pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, how can you learn? If you can't afford to pay for your husband's shackles, how can you learn? What's more, the scholars and the family are natural allies of interests. ”