"Du Gan, can you read?"

"Recognize some ......"

Du Gandao.

In this day and age, it's not a shame to not know how to read.

Even in the eyes of some nobles, this is still a good thing.

You can not learn, and it is not harmful to not learn.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the dissemination of "knowledge" was strictly controlled, and the so-called "official learning" system was implemented.

Ordinary commoners, craftsmen, only learned various "skills", and these skills were used to serve the nobility.

It can be said that they received "vocational education" from an early age.

Only the aristocracy could learn the written word, and they could flip through the classics and learn some deep knowledge.

The children of the nobility learned the "six arts" through the school palace opened by the government, which was used to govern the country and manage the villagers.

This is called "learning in the royal palace".

Of course, most of the nobles actually learn the knowledge passed down from their ancestors in their own "juku", and Xin is like this.

In Xinyi, there is actually only Xin Youyou who really receives aristocratic education.

The people of the country will occasionally come into contact with this knowledge, but they do not learn it systematically, at most they can only recognize some words like Du Gan and help Yizhong deal with some affairs.

It was not until the advent of Confucius that he set a precedent for private teaching, and passed on his knowledge to everyone.

Coupled with the progress of the times, the knowledge that used to be in the court was quickly acquired by the lower nobles and many Chinese people, resulting in the phenomenon of a hundred schools of thought.

Hearing that Du Gan was literate, Xin said again: "Well, you go and tell everyone that from tomorrow, I will teach the people of the country to read and do arithmetic in the township school, and anyone who wants to learn can come." ”

"Literacy?!"

"Yes. Literacy, reading, and arithmetic. Xin said again.

Xin Yi can't just rely on Xin You, he has to train some of his own helpers.

And these helpers must have a certain level of cultural literacy.

"We can't learn these things." Du Gan said with a smile: "These are learned by a gentleman, I just need to plant good land." ”

"You think you don't need to study when you farm? Even if you don't read, at least you have to know how to read or learn to settle accounts. ”

Xin also decided to follow the example of Confucius and open his own school.

Of course, he is still different from Master Kong.

The students of Confucius learned the knowledge of governing the country.

And Xin had to teach some basic knowledge, such as writing and arithmetic, to prepare for Xinyi's future development and to deal with the three elders.

Xin was a pragmatist through and through, and he did not believe that the six arts of a gentleman and the etiquette of three generations taught by Confucius could help the development of the country.

If we want to develop a country, we still rely on productive forces.

Hearing the news that Xin was going to open a school in the township school again, Xin Yi became a sensation again.

After dinner that afternoon, Chinese people, men and women, young and old, gathered around the township school, wanting to see the excitement.

"Gentleman, what are we doing with literacy? You don't need to be literate to farm. ”

Yin Lao Genhan, a member of the Yin clan, asked with a smile.

At the time of the two weeks, Shinong was one of the four major classes of the Chinese people.

Scholars were the low-level aristocracy, and it was their job to read and fight.

As other components of the Chinese people, agriculture and industry do not have such high requirements for literacy.

Merchants have a higher literacy rate, and they are all for business.

The father is a farmer, and the son is naturally a farmer.

How the father farms, the son farms, so naturally there is no need to be literate to live in this way.

But Xin had a different idea.

He needs to train some educated young people, and cultivating these people is naturally not for them to farm.

Fighting, trading, learning advanced skills, literacy is always a little better than not being literate.

But he can't tell the people like that now, and he must find a reason that everyone can convince.

"It's not for the sake of farming that you can read." Xin said again: "Yin Laogen, do you farm every year, is it enough to feed your family?" ”

"Farming? It's barely enough, but if there is a famine, it won't work, and I don't have any food left at home. ”

"If your son can read and write, or if he is good at arithmetic, I can consider letting him be a Lu master in the city, so that every year the city will give you a little more food."

Lu Shi, the chief accountant of Xinyi, calculates Xinyi's tribute and helps the Yi doctor collect and pay taxes.

is considered a small official in Xinyi, so he will have a share of Lulu, and he will be given a little grain in the city.

"Really?! Then I'm sure I'll let my dog learn to read! ”

Xin nodded again: "It's true, but it's not like you can become a Lu master by knowing a few words, I naturally have to choose the best among them!" ”

"Hey, my dog is smart, definitely the best!"

Yin Laogen looked forward to it.

Tell these people that knowledge changes destiny and knowledge crosses classes, they will not understand, and even if they do, they will not have enough motivation to do it.

In order for the people to act, it is necessary to give some immediate benefits.

For example, if you know how to read, you can work in the middle of the city, so that you will have an extra income.

Only the real food that is eaten in the stomach can move people's hearts.

"Gentleman! I...... I don't think that's right! ”

At this moment, Zong Bo Xin Wuzuo stepped forward.

He wiped the sweat from his head and subconsciously glanced behind him.

Xin looked at it again, Xin Duan was in the crowd, looking like an old god was there.

"This old man wants to be bad again." Xin said secretly, waiting for Xin Wuzuo to make a move.

"I have ...... I have heard that the wisdom of the people is inferior to that of the officials, and the most important thing for farmers is to plant the land well, and if they all go to study and read, who will farm the land? ”

After Xin Wuzuo finished speaking, he glanced up at Xin You, as if he was waiting for Xin You's reaction.

These words were taught to him by Xin Duan, and Xin Duan thought that these words were enough to stop Xin from wanting to run a school in the township school.

In this matter, Xin Qian was the first to feel that something was wrong.

If you want a small family like the Du family and the Mao family to be able to produce a few literate people, and then serve as a small official in Xinyi, then why should the children of Xinyi go?

The number of official positions is dead.

So Xin Duan called Xin Wuzuo aside and handed him these few words.

"Huh." Xin responded to him with only two words.

Xin Wuzuo thought that Xin did not dare to refute, and continued: "The division of the four people is to let the farmers plough their fields and the workers make their things. Each performs its own duties and guards its position, this is the way to govern the country. ”

"Huh." Xin continued to sneer: "Uncle Xiaoyi, who also dares to talk about the way of the country? ”

"Gentleman...... I ......"

Xin said another sentence, which made Xin Wuzuo's old face red.

Yes, he is just the uncle of a small princess, and the matter of governing the country is too far away from him.

Xin knew that these words were said by Xin Duan, so he deliberately looked at where Xin Duan was and said:

"The former Taigong (Jiang Taigong) was sealed, and Zhou Gong asked, how to govern Qi? Taigong said: Promote the virtuous and meritorious. This sentence means that when Zhou Gong asked Jiang Taigong how to govern the Qi country, Jiang Taigong replied that it was to appoint talented people.

"Guan Zhong is a businessman, a cloth cloth, but he is a secretary, if he guards the identity of a businessman, can he achieve the hegemony of Qi Huangong?

"Do you know that Shunfa is in the acre, Fu Shuo is raised between the plates, Jiao is raised in the fish and salt, Guan Yiwu is raised in the Shi, Sun Shu Ao is raised in the sea, and Baili Xi is in the city.

"Which of these characters is not ten million times stronger than you Xin Wuzuo? And their births are different, if according to what you said, Emperor Shun should always farm, Fu said that he should always build a wall, and your descendants of Xin Wuzuo should be the uncle of the sect for generations? ”

After saying something, Xin Wuzuo was dizzy.

Qi Huangong knew it, and Guan Zhong naturally heard about it.

But was Guan Zhong a businessman before? He didn't know very well.

But Xin You's meaning, the people of the country understood.

These bigwigs came from even lower backgrounds than ordinary civilians, but in the end they all became bigwigs.

What does this mean? It shows that farmers who farm can also be officials!

As long as you have the talent to learn.

Of course, it's just a bowl of old chicken soup from Xin You.

These characters are just examples and legends, and most people are still bound by class.

It's just a glimmer of hope for the people.

"Also, you said that the people's wisdom is not as good as the official, so I used driftwood to send the letter the day before yesterday, why haven't you understood the trick, but Du Gan guessed my thoughts? Is he more suitable for this uncle than you? ”

Xin spoke sharply again, forcing Xin Wuzuo to wipe his sweat.

"I ...... This ......"

Xin Wuzuo stammered again.

"I made you literate just to select some good people to help me govern Xinyi. When the great sages of the world, the sage Confucius of Tianzhong said, 'There is no class in teaching', and as a result, when it comes to you, these people don't know how to govern the country?!! ”