"Stanford, it's about to enter winter, and many of the civilians of Storm Fort are resting at home during this time, and I hope to use this time to open some temporary schools to teach them literacy, at least to solve the literacy problem of people under forty. ”

Duke said what he thought, the average age of civilians in this world is basically about forty or fifty years old, but this is not because of physical fitness, but because of war and disease. If an old man can live in peace, his life limit can reach 150 years, and it is not a problem to count 100 years at least.

At first, Duke didn't understand why the human constitution in this world was special, resulting in a much longer lifespan than on Earth. Later, he figured out that this world even has elves with a lifespan of thousands of years, and it is said that there are dragons with a lifespan of 10,000 years, so what is so strange about the lifespan of all humans of one or two hundred years, maybe it is the special thing about this world?

Now, as the situation in Stormcastle begins to stabilize, and more importantly, the medical and health conditions have been greatly improved, basically as long as it is handled properly, it may be possible to eliminate the emergence of large-scale epidemics such as plague, and it is also a simple matter to ensure that the average life expectancy of civilians reaches the seventy-year-old on the earth in the future, so Duke put the literacy rate among the people under forty years old.

In addition to popularizing cultural knowledge, this is more to lay the foundation for the future development of Storm Castle. Not to mention that the army has gradually entered the era of hot weapons, the requirements for officers will increase exponentially, there will be a lot of strategic planning and deployment in strategy, and there will be ballistic calculations in artillery in tactics, etc., these all require a certain culture to do, otherwise you can't even understand a basic order, so how can you march and arrange?

In addition to military applications, Stormcastle has already seen the germ of modern industry and capitalism, and a large number of highly qualified workers will be needed in the coming years. You must know that even in modern society, a large number of high-quality workers represent the industrial base of the country. Once the Storm Castle enters the era of the steam engine in the future, it will need more high-tech workers, so it is time to train these workers.

Stanford's expression was a little embarrassed in the face of Duke's request, not because he didn't want to do it, after all, as an educator in Storm Castle, these were all things he could do. But now the first problem is that there is no money, and even if there is money, there are not so many teachers to teach.

Those who can be literate in this world must be those who belong to the upper strata of society, and if they can become the upper strata of society, are they still waiting to die in a place like Stormfort? Moreover, the situation in Stormburg today is not a matter of one or two days, and the cultured people for hundreds of years have already run away, so there are no teachers at all, which naturally leads to the high illiteracy rate in Stormfort now.

"Lord Lord, the teacher resources of Storm Castle are very tight right now, and we can only give priority to Storm Castle University, and there is no way to popularize education for all. ”

Stanford is also telling the truth, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and he can't do what Duke asks for.

"I'm not asking how literate they are, just asking for a basic literacy rate. If Stormcastle itself doesn't have one, then look for it among the more than 100,000 homeless people who have come to Stormcastle in the past year or so, and give them generous treatment. And you can pass on the news to the merchants in the Stormbait that they can go elsewhere to help Stormfort find a teacher, and if they find a teacher, Stormburg will give them a reward of ten gold coins. ”

Many things can't be done with money, but education is precisely where money is burned. Now that Storm Castle has passed the poor pants-dropping stage with the development of the Storm Market and the spread of the Storm Firm, Duke will be able to spare money to support education as long as there is no major war.

And as far as Storm Castle's current primary education is concerned, it doesn't cost much, and it's not worth mentioning compared to other large amounts of money. But the rewards for this investment in the future are staggering.

"By the way, in addition to poaching people, there are also at least ten elementary schools in Storm Castle, five in Storm New Town, two in Storm Castle, one each in Dwarf City, Storm Fortress, and the soon-to-be-developed Storm Market, so that all school-age children in Storm Castle can be educated. ”

If he wanted to be literate before, Stanford was already full of sadness, and now when he heard that he wanted ten elementary schools, Stanford didn't know what to do. Seriously speaking, there are not many school-age children in Storm Castle now, because most of them are mainly middle-aged laborers who have come from the war, and every year when Storm Castle is attacked by ice demons, they will lose some babies, so among the 300,000 human beings, the number of children between the ages of one and ten should only be about 10,000.

However, this proportion will soar in the future, after all, Storm Castle is now safe, and the development of medical standards has greatly reduced the birth death rate, and Storm Castle medical students have opened a special obstetrics and gynecology department after recruiting so many nurses.

10,000 children, even if the ratio of teachers is 100 to 1, at least 100 teachers are needed, plus the previous literacy campaign, at least more than 100, even simple literacy, it is not so easy. This shortage of 200 teachers, even if it is to recruit among the homeless, it is impossible to have so much, and we still need to find ways from other places.

"My lord, I'm trying my best to make this happen. ”

"It's not about trying, it's about doing it. But I also know your difficulties, so I don't set a time limit for you, you can only gradually complete it in the next year or two, and you can also use night school and so on. ”

"I understand my lord, I will definitely finish it!"

Stanford gritted his teeth and agreed, and as the education officer of Storm Castle, he also deeply felt the importance of education. If nothing else, let's just say that a Storm Medical College has brought almost earth-shaking changes to the people of Storm Castle now, and has directly saved countless lives.

Moreover, the machinery made by the scientific pioneers of the hydroelectric factory is also amazing to many people, and it is countless times more efficient than manpower, so that the labor force of Storm Castle has been given an unprecedented boost. These things are all based on culture, and if you want Storm Castle to develop better in the future, education must be improved, no matter how difficult it is, Stanford is determined to fulfill Duke's instructions in his heart.