Chapter 601: The First Knife, Educational Reform
Azeroth is a magical world, and different nations and races can adopt very different polities.
Due to the background of the era, the dominant form of government in Azeroth is the feudal monarchy, but there are also republics such as the Night Elves and Goblins, and even some of the more backward races still adopt the ancient slavery system.
Sarayan did not intend to create a system that did not fit the context of the times.
There is a good saying that half a step ahead of the times is a genius, and one step ahead is a madman.
To put it mildly, if you take too big a step, you will get an egg.
When it comes to reforming the system of Quel'Salas, Sarean and the barrage are very cautious when discussing it, for fear that there will be a mistake.
Examples of the decline of national strength due to the failure of reform are not uncommon in the world of barrage, such as the reform of black people in South Africa, the Peronism reform in Argentina, the democratic reform of the Soviet Union, the reform of Wang Mang of the Western Han Dynasty, and the reform of Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty.
It's easy to overlook some of the important details of the reform process, and the proper handling of these details will determine the ultimate success or failure.
Salaan and Kael'thas have a complete plan for Quel'Salas' reforms.
There cannot be only one voice within a group, and forcibly suppressing dissenting opinions will only lead to a stronger backlash.
Therefore, Kael'thas did not intend to create a royal family of the Sunseeker from the beginning, and he adopted the advice of Salian and decided to introduce the concept of involution.
Of course, the high-level Quel'Salas who holds the authority must control the degree, otherwise the involution will not only fail to promote the progress of social productivity, but will bury endless troubles.
The old aristocratic forces, which were too corrupt, had been decapitated by Anastria.
Among the remaining aristocracy, the main position is occupied by the military decorate who rose in the troll wars, and some of the enlightened old nobles who have taken a neutral position in favor of the royal family.
The latter's position has always been firm and solid, and it is unlikely to participate in the involution.
During the period of great change in the society of the High Elves, the nobles witnessed the demise of the once invincible old aristocracy, and it was inevitable that they would feel sad about the death of rabbits and foxes.
In order to prevent these nobles from doing stupid things driven by restlessness and restlessness, Kael'thas intends to find them a clear target on which they can vent their excess energy.
This target is the common class that will inevitably emerge gradually.
Quel'Salas's current form of government has lasted for more than 7,000 years, and has long since become anachronistic with the times.
According to the barrage, this set of government formulated by Darth Lema is very similar to the ancient feudal dynasties of their country, and is essentially a routine of "scholars ruling the country".
In the country where the barrage is located, scholars like to put a sentence on their lips the most - the king should not compete with the people for profit.
It sounds reasonable, but the "people" these scholars refer to are not the commoners at the bottom, but the gentry and wealthy families who hold a lot of land and assets.
Civilian? Mud-legged are also qualified to be called people? Go to Lao Tzu for farming!
Because of the abundance of Quel'Salas's civil assets, the civilians were not so miserable, but it was only for them to be fed and clothed.
The aristocracy firmly controlled the channels of ascension, and before Kael'thas appointed Lady Alina as Minister of Medicine, Quel'Salas had never had a precedent for a commoner to become an official, let alone such a high-ranking official.
Incidentally, Kael'thas adopted Sarren's suggestion and intends to rename the Silver Moon Council as a cabinet in the near future, and the status of the original councillor will not be reduced, but there will be an additional title of minister.
In any country, ordinary civilians make up the bulk of the population.
Under such a large base, the commoner class will have a greater chance of producing talents than the sparsely numbered aristocratic class, and what these talents lack is only systematic knowledge learning like the descendants of the aristocracy.
In order to activate the vitality of society, Kael'thas is ready to open up the channel for civilians to be promoted to officials step by step, and education reform is his first attempt.
The turmoil over Ms. Alina's entry into the cabinet has not yet subsided, and the new Minister of Education, Beloval Salona, suddenly released heavy news.
Quel'Salas is about to reform the country's education system.
The Marquis of Salona discussed with the Sun King intermittently for a week, and finally came up with a more mature set of educational reform methods.
At present, Quel'Thalas only has a higher education institution called the Fatherin Academy of Magic, which can only produce excellent arcanists, and when Quel'Thalas needs to promote officials, he will give priority to selecting nobles and arcanists.
This is also the reason why the Arcanist has such a high status in Quel'Thalas, because there is no way for other professions to rise at all.
Kael'thas intends to change that.
A single flower is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring.
Salona didn't plan to take a risk in one step, and he opened the junior academy first, which was not very easy to alarm the aristocracy.
The Junior College is open to all citizens of Quel'Salas, and anyone who signs up can join the Academy, paying a small annual tuition fee for the normal operation of the College.
The knowledge taught in the junior colleges is relatively simple, but the scope is large, and the purpose is to discover the areas of expertise of the students, with the aim of selecting suitable talents for the various intermediate and advanced colleges that will be established subsequently.
As I said before, the people of Quel'Salas are relatively wealthy, but they can't find a way forward, so they can only get drunk and dream all day long.
Tuition fees for junior colleges are limited to what most civilians can afford.
In line with Beloval's educational reforms, Kael'thas made a commitment at the same time.
Outstanding graduates from junior colleges go on to intermediate or even advanced colleges to learn more about the knowledge and skills that best suit them.
Once a student graduates from an intermediate college, they are automatically eligible for the rank of Rank and Rank Official in Quel'Salas.
Naturally, Kael'thas once again provoked a backlash from the nobles and a frenzied uproar from the commoners.
Now that Kael'thas is in power, no one at the highest decision-making level will stand up against his decision, and he has the support of a large number of civilians.
The aristocracy, whose power has shrunk significantly, was stunned that they could not shake the decisions of the royal family and the cabinet, and could only pinch their noses and acquiesce angrily.
Fortunately, Kael'thas promised the commoners only those low-level officials who did the dirty work, and could not shake the very essence of aristocratic privileges.
But the nobles weren't all fools, and at this point, they finally saw Kael'thas intentions to boil frogs in warm water.
Recently, the lord's office of Sarian has often been visited by nobles, and they are knocking on the side to ask for Sarren's opinion, quite a bit of wanting to bring the Deep Shadow family to the front as the representative of the nobles.
Saljan and Kael'thas are reform partners in a pair of pants, and since the nobles are putting on a look of being the only one, he can just pull the tiger skin as a banner.
"What are you worried about? In the past, when there were no civilians scrambling, Xungui could be reused by the high-level? ”
"Uh~ No, there are old nobles blocking it."
"That's it, now that the old nobles are declining, no one is blocking your promotion to the rank of lord."
"As long as his own ability is sufficient, His Majesty Kael'thas will give it a heavy use, regardless of the level of the family."
"Isn't that bad? Do you also want to be like the old aristocracy when it was in power? Whose family background is better to get a better official position? ”
"Or are you from a famous family and from a family background, and you don't have the confidence to handle those ordinary children who have even received enlightenment education?"
It's old-fashioned, but that doesn't mean it's not easy to use.
Moreover, Salian assured the nobles who were anxious about the reform of Quel'Salas that he would continue to make a fortune with them, as long as they did not engage in illegal and indiscriminate affairs in private, and followed Quel'Thalas's policies.
In terms of power, Salian didn't dare to make assurances casually, but he still dared to brag about making money.
With the opening of major colleges and a large number of students, Quel'Salas will enter a period of rapid development in all walks of life.
In this context of the times, if Sarren, who has barrage guidance, can't find a way to make money, then he can buy a piece of tofu and kill himself.
While Quel'Salas is arguing over the education reform, Salaan suddenly receives a report from Onexia from the royal city of Lordaeron.
Putting down the letter in his hand, Sarren sighed with a deep look in his eyes.
"As expected, it's you ghostly bats again."