Zhang Chao did not want to follow the old path in the original history, although the Hanmen Shu class defeated the Shi clan in the original history, but in fact, those Hanmen Shu did not really represent the interests of ordinary people. Although the Hanmen Shu clan is nominally a Hanmen, most of them are just a rich man with no political privileges. The reason why a scholar can become a scholar is because he has the privileges of politics, wealth, and culture, and is the so-called scholar clan. The poor occupy wealth, but they do not have political and cultural privileges. Therefore, the Hanmen Shu people are actually not poor, but have a lot of land, which is another class.

Originally, although the historical Hanmen Shu clan defeated the Shi clan, they were not able to truly eliminate the problem that culture could not be popularized. The rise of the Hanmen Shu clan was tied to the imperial examination system, and in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial examination system had reached a peak and gradually formed an institutionalization. At the same time as the imperial examination was institutionalized, it was not only an examination system, but also an education system.

A great man of later generations has said that talent is the primary productive force, and one of the most important systems of a country is the personnel system. The core of the personnel system is the talent selection and training system, and the talent selection and training system is the education system. Therefore, in terms of the imperial examination education system formed in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it is actually not universal education. Although the education system of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties expanded the scope of education, it was able to eliminate the monopoly of educational resources by those scholars. However, educational resources are limited to a very small number of people, and they still cannot be popularized to all people.

So what Zhang Chao wants is not to wear new clothes and follow the old path, what he wants to do is really change this history from the general trend. If culture cannot be popularized, what will the people choose? When they are oppressed, they will not choose to use appropriate means to protect their own interests, and they will not choose to use legal or reasonable means to protect their interests. It's not that they don't want to, it's that they can't help it. Or they don't have a say in politics.

Therefore, if you want to solve the goal of the oppression of the people, it cannot be solved by relying on a certain Ming monarch, benevolent monarch and good emperor, nor can it be solved by relying on a good system alone. Although Zhang Chao agrees with the use of systems to manage people, he also believes that systems are set up by people, and what kind of people set up what kind of systems. If it is a system set up by a nobleman, it must be a system that is beneficial to the nobles. And what class set up the system. Naturally, it is in favor of what class.

And the system is also carried out by human beings, and everyone has their own interests. If it is not in their own interests, they will inevitably put the system on the shelf and then not enforce it at all. Therefore, to use the system to manage people, the first thing is to bring everyone together to set up the system. If only one class of people set up a system, it must be a very bad thing, and it will become a tool for one class to oppress another.

However, the current ordinary people are not able to afford to set up this system. After all, the people's wisdom has not been opened. And even if the Shi clan is defeated, it will still usher in a group of people who have no scruples to exploit the people. And these people are the gentry, bureaucracy, and landlords, and they are all a group of people who are not much better than the gentry. And the only thing that progresses in their existence is to make this class fluid, not to be fixed in the hands of a very small number of families.

However, this is far from the goal that Zhang Chao wants, but the goal he wants is to make rapid progress and the rapid progress of this social class. It's not just a change of soup and no medicine.

"I proposed this newspaper in the hope that it would be read by the people. This newspaper was able to inform the common people about the imperial court's policies towards them. And then what are the effects of these policies, and then what are the benefits and disadvantages. The people have an account in their hearts, and they can hear it. I just hope that they can feel this way, and feel that every policy of this court will have a profound impact on them. Just let them know that every policy has a profound impact on them. In this way, they can truly realize that as a person in the heaven and earth of the court of this country, they must take themselves seriously. And the main thing about this is to give them a sense of ownership. If there is no sense of ownership, the country will eventually fail. Zhang Chao said.

"Sense of ownership? That is, to think of yourself as the master of this country? Isn't the master of this court the emperor? Lao Yang asked.

Zhang Chao thought for a moment. It is not appropriate to say that the people are the masters of the country, but to say: "I mean to make ordinary people feel that their lives, their lives and future are tied to this country, and they are all with this country." In this way, they will care about everything in this country, and they will care about the affairs of this country. Only by caring about the affairs of this country can they really feel valued, and only in this way can they feel that they have gained the respect of this country. ”

Zhang Chao also learned more or less about this so-called sense of ownership in later generations, and this sense of ownership is about the members of a certain collective who regard this collective as their own home and regard themselves as one of the masters of this collective. Only when we regard this collective as our own home will we love this home.

Zhang Chao once found a survey in later life and asked why people littered the streets. And although everyone is a little difficult to answer, and in the end, Zhang Chao once analyzed this content and found a very important question. When the relevant investigators had sniffed about the citizens, they would not litter in their homes, and almost nine out of ten said no. But this is also the problem, you don't litter in your own home, but you litter in the city outside. This is enough to show that he doesn't actually regard this city as his home, although he has always promoted the city as everyone's "everyone", but in the end it was found that the effect was very low. All the citizens did not regard the city as their home, but as the territory of the "officials". So they litter, thinking that it won't hurt themselves, that is, the officials' land is polluted, and it's not their own stuff anyway.

Therefore, Zhang Chao once came to a conclusion that the so-called littering is not a matter of morality or quality, but a lack of sense of ownership. Even if it's a bad person. No matter how low the quality is, even if it is a person who violates discipline and has no rules of thinking, they will try their best to keep their nest clean in the face of their own home, because this is their "home". However, too many citizens do not regard the city as their home, so whether or not this littering has little to do with quality. If this sense of ownership is not addressed. No matter how much propaganda is used to improve the quality, in the end, it is just a matter of seeking fish from wood and carving a boat for a sword. They don't regard the city as their own, as an official, as someone else's, so of course they don't cherish it. It's not your own thing, so you naturally don't cherish it.

Just like spending other people's money without heartache, "other people's" things are polluted, so naturally there will be no heartache.

"I got this newspaper. That is, I hope to let the people open their eyes to the world, and not keep working hard in this one-acre and three-point land. In fact, only you can protect your own interests, and others can protect your interests, which is charity. There may be an occasional official who will give you a 'handout', but I don't think the vast majority of officials will give charity. If they see that you will not protect your own interests and will not use all kinds of means to protect your interests, then they will definitely bully you and oppress you. Exploit you. Do not count on the mercy of officials, do not count on the kindness of those in power. Only oneself is the master who protects his own interests. The reason why I am willing to open up the wisdom of the people is so that they can learn to use various means to protect their own interests. Although the means may be weaker, although it may be a lot worse in the face of various bureaucrats, at least the bureaucrats will be afraid. Once the people have the idea of safeguarding their own interests, even the bureaucrats will not dare to exploit it too much. Zhang Chao said.

Do the officials of later generations dare to exploit the people desperately like the officials of ancient times? This is certainly not possible. for the people of the Hereafter have a culture. They will know to stand up for their interests. Of course, even though one or two ordinary people are still unable to fight against the gluttonous beast of the bureaucracy. However, everyone has a consciousness of safeguarding their own interests, don't look at it as just a consciousness, but this consciousness makes the bureaucrats not dare to be too reckless and exploit, and they dare not just talk about exploitation. If you don't even have that awareness. Then you're done, and the bureaucrats will try their best to exploit you. Never expect the bureaucracy to be merciful, the people can only defend their interests by fighting by all means. If you don't even have the idea of defending your own interests, then you are absolutely finished.

The reason why the bureaucrats in later generations did not dare to exploit the people too much was not that they were too good at their conduct, nor were they party discipline and state law, but in fact, the main reason was that the vast majority of the people had culture and would protect their own interests. Any clean official is unreliable. The one who is really reliable is still himself, or he still has the heart to protect his own interests. Even if the means are relatively lacking, much weaker than that bureaucracy, this heart is enough to make the ruling class feel afraid and dare not exploit it too much.

And Lao Yang immediately took the initiative to say: "Dr. Zhang, you are a saint, and since ancient times, a saint has never thought so much about the people. Oh, yes! Since ancient times, even saints have only hoped to rely on Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers to lead the people. However, there are not many Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers, and there are only a few Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers since ancient times. The vast majority of them are mediocre monarchs and ministers, even tyrants and cool officials. And the people are deeply abused by the tyrants and cruel officials, so that the people are not able to make a living. But why tyrants and cool officials exist so often has always been a problem. But Dr. Zhang, you said that only the people in this world will protect their own interests, and then they can really make the tyrants and cool officials disappear. And from this, we can see that Dr. Zhang, you are a saint, a real saint! ”

"Saints? In fact, I would rather believe in one sentence, that is, saints do not die, and thieves do not stop. Zhang Chao said.

Lao Yang was a little scared and said, "Dr. Zhang, don't say this, this is Lao Zhuang's statement." If someone else hears it, I'm afraid it will affect you. ”

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism, the whole world has been a student of Confucianism, so once they know that Zhang Chao said this famous sentence of Zhuangxue, this will definitely make them attack hard. Confucianism advocates saints, and the emperor is one of the saints they touted. Even the emperors of the Tang Dynasty had some people call them saints, and if Zhang Chao's words about the immortal thief of the saint were spread, the emperor would not be too happy. Even if the other party knows that this sentence is actually an ancient saying, they will be unhappy.

Zhang Chao left the liquor store, and then saw that many people on the street were also holding newspapers. Then they invited a lot of people who read the newspaper to read it. Although these ordinary people may not be able to read the newspaper, they can obtain the content of the newspaper through these newspaper readers, and they can know what is in the newspaper. Especially the above things about the imperial court's policies, which are enough for them to directly know the imperial court's governance strategy, which is enough for them to see the central policies of the imperial court. And only in this way can they know the practices of the central court. Guidelines of the Central Imperial Court.

Can Zhang Chao, an official of later generations, not know, that many local officials have also implemented the policies of the central government out of shape. They even said that their implementation of the distorted policy was the intention of the central government, so that the central government carried the black pot for no reason. Zhang Chao, who was once appointed by the central ministry, can he not know the virtues of those magistrates? This was true in later generations, especially in ancient times.

"Uncle, do you know how to pronounce this?" A little boy suddenly asked behind Zhang Chao with a newspaper.

"Oh? What do you want to know? Zhang Chao asked.

"Here, when I read it above, it can also make me literate. Uncle. How do you say this newspaper makes me literate? Immediately a little boy asked.

Zhang Chao saw this newspaper, and the pages he talked about above were all pages of Hanyu Pinyin, and this page was all about introducing the content of Hanyu Pinyin. After Zhang Chao took out the content of this Hanyu Pinyin, he hoped that the majority of Mengtong children could also learn Hanyu Pinyin by themselves, so that they could also learn the text by themselves.

"Can't you understand?" Zhang Chao asked.

"I don't understand! What is this thing, and how can he make me literate? The little kid asked.

Zhang Chao thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever been to Hope Academy?" ”

"Hope Academy said that I was not talented enough, so it didn't accept me."

Zhang Chao knew that this was most likely a child eliminated in the Hope Academy. It is hoped that the college will also visit some Mongolian children in their respective areas every year, and then select some outstanding people who can enter the college to receive the education of the first to third grade junior primary school. However, only one-twentieth of them are able to receive a junior primary education. Only 5 percent of the school-age children in the local school are able to receive the education of Hope Academy, and the rest have no chance to enroll. Because this is also due to financial resources, the financial resources of these Hope Academies all come from donations from merchants, which is certainly not too much. Therefore, only some excellent people can be allowed to read, and others will inevitably be eliminated.

It seems that these eliminated ones are also trying to find a way to popularize their cultural level. Although it may not be possible to obtain the support of all resources, the necessary resources should be invested. Zhang Chao said.

"Are there still many people like you who have been eliminated by Hope Academy?" Zhang Chao asked.

"Yes, many more!" The little kid with the newspaper said.

"If I open a class to teach you some literacy skills in the future, it will take about a month. This is just to teach you the basics. And then it's time for you to learn on your own, are you willing? Zhang Chao asked.

"If you want to, I don't believe it, I'll lose to them? I have a friend who was playing with him and he was chosen by Hope College to go to school. And I wasn't chosen, he looked so annoying every time he was in front of me. So I'm not reconciled, I want to learn by myself, I don't believe that I learn by myself, I will lose to him! The little boy said.

"Okay, ambitious!" Zhang Chao said.

Not only was Zhang Chao not angry, although this little boy may have been eliminated by Hope Academy, Zhang Chao did not think that he had no future. Now Zhang Chao is also a "doctor" and a teacher, and he deeply understands the personal truth that the master led him into the door to practice. Being able to study does not mean that there is an absolutely bright future, but more depends on your own efforts. Although some children were eliminated by Hope Academy, Zhang Chao did not think that they all had no future. Some people who enter the academy may begin to become complacent and sink forever. And some have been eliminated, but they can be ashamed and brave, but they can achieve something. Therefore, it must be very good to hear that this child is not only not disappointed, but also wants to learn more than the students in the academy by himself. What kind of students do teachers like the most, that is, those who are diligent and do not admit defeat.

Of course, Zhang Chao will not use his influence in the Hope Academy to make the academy accept this child, and he will not take the initiative to use his privileges. Although many college leaders in many history found that XX students were eliminated, they still had talents, and then they were admitted exceptionally. This one sounds good, so beautiful that even a lot of people will applaud them. However, as a politician, Zhang Chao does not approve of this kind of use of power in his hands to help those students enroll. Because since he is not admitted, it means that according to the system, he has no chance of being admitted, and if you use the privilege to admit people who should not be admitted in the first place, and it is called exceptional. But then others will also use the privilege because of this, and it is called "exceptional".

The so-called exceptions are also breaking the rules. If you can break the rules today, then everyone else will be able to break the rules in the future. The making of rules means that you have to abide by them, and if the people who make the rules themselves break the rules, then this will definitely not work. No matter how high-sounding the reason is, it doesn't make sense. Therefore, in later generations, the promotion of officialdom has been very strictly restricted, and it will not be easy to give people exceptional promotion.

Zhang Chao would not let Hope Academy admit him because of his appreciation for this child, because he didn't want to break the rules. The rules are set by themselves, so it is naturally not easy to break. However, the so-called Avenue Fifty, there is one that has escaped! Therefore, although these students are not able to enter Hope College, they must not give up on them. Although they will not be able to get a truly and absolutely excellent education, they must be given a chance. Some talents are like this, if you give them a chance, then they will also be able to seize the opportunity and soar to the sky.

"Okay, I'll start a crash course in Hanyu Pinyin in a few days. As long as I learn Hanyu Pinyin, I will also make some books and newspapers with Hanyu Pinyin, and then you can go and learn Chinese on your own. However, you don't have a famous teacher to teach, so you have to work harder, otherwise you may not be able to compete with others! Zhang Chao said.

"Yes, uncle, I will definitely remember your words! But, uncle, what's your name? The little boy asked.

Zhang Chao asked rhetorically: "Before you ask for someone's name, you should introduce yourself, right?" ”

"Uncle, my name is Zong Chuke!" The little boy said.

"Zong Chuke? What a coincidence, am I really so related to traitors? Zhang Chao smiled bitterly.

This Zong Chuke, if Zhang Chao remembers it well, should be Wu Zetian's courtier, the prime minister of the Wu Zhou period. And now it's just a little boy, and he was given up by Hope Academy. However, Zhang Chao will not blame Hope Academy for this, after all, if a person can become a prime minister, it is not a sentence or two that can be said clearly by ability alone. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Academy will give up on admitting a future prime minister. Because no one can predict that a person will be able to become a prime minister in the future, it is not surprising that an excellent student is missed. Many people don't study well when they're young, but they can become great people in the future. Bismarck, Churchill didn't have good grades when he was a child, but aren't they also great men? This is not an indication of the results of the hour, but the important thing is the future effort.

"You study hard in the future, study hard, and maybe you will be able to become the prime minister when the time comes." Zhang Chao said.

"What? Can I be Prime Minister? Zong Chuke asked.

"Yes, as long as you work hard, you still have a lot of hope." Zhang Chao replied with a smile. (To be continued......)