Ming Zuo

Chapter 645 Cognitive Gap
"This is Dezhou County No. [-] Primary School, with a total of [-] students from nearby towns and villages."

Walking on campus, principal Lin Wanshu was very proud.

As a woman, being able to become the principal of such a school is very rare even in Shandong.

Following her, Zhang Pu and the others were all stunned when they heard that there were more than a thousand students here.

"How much is a Texas kid?"

Lu Shiyi asked hurriedly.

Lin Wanshu really knew this data.

"The registered population in Texas is [-], and there are [-] school-age children. Excluding the disabled and sick, the rest of the normal children have all entered school."

When Zhang Pu and others heard this, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, greatly shocked.

They are all scholars, and naturally they have also engaged in education work, and of course they know the difficulties of teaching and educating people.

Guan Yingzhen thought of something, and asked sternly: "It is not easy for the common people to survive. If you force children to go to school and confine them to cultivation, isn't it a tyranny?"

Lin Wanshu looked over amusedly.

"Shandong has already enacted a law, mandating that all school-age children must receive compulsory education. During this process, tuition fees are free, and it will not cause a burden on the people."

Knowing that the tuition fees are free, Zhang Pu and others seem to have listened to the scriptures.

"You mean that this kind of school doesn't accept any Shu Xiu? In this way, how much money do you have in Shandong to spend?"

Lin Wanshu proudly said: "Shandong's annual education investment is as high as [-] million taels, which naturally covers the compulsory education expenditure."

Today, Zhang Pu and others may have suffered more shocks than in this lifetime.

What is the concept of four million taels of education funding?
The court's annual tax income is only about this figure.

Moreover, this income has to be apportioned to all places, not to mention military expenses, and even the salaries of officials cannot be fully distributed.

But in Shandong, the four million taels of silver was actually just an investment in education.

Zhang Pu and the others had a question in their hearts.

Why is Shandong, a mere province, so rich?
The second elementary school where they walked had a very large area.

Lu Shiyi noticed that the school buildings here were not built with rammed earth as usual, but bricks and stones were used, and the roofs were even paved with blue tiles.

Looking at the whole world, even a wealthy family may not be able to afford such houses.

Lin Wanshu said that Shandong spends four million taels of silver a year on education, it seems that she is really not talking about it.

In particular, the windows of these school buildings are all inlaid with glass, so that the inside can be seen clearly only from the outside.At the same time, the outside sunlight shines in without any obstruction, and the whole classroom is bright and transparent, making it easier for students to read and practice calligraphy.

Because of the hot weather, the windows and doors of all the classrooms were open, and Zhang Pu and others could clearly see what was going on inside even standing at the door.

[At the beginning of human beings, nature is good, nature is similar, habits are far away...]

The sound of reading in the first classroom made Zhang Pu and others feel very cordial.

The Three-Character Classic has long been an enlightenment book, even in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, it is also the book that children read when they first come into contact with books.

I didn't expect that in Shandong, a place where heresy is rampant, I would also learn the Three Character Classic.

"You in Shandong have always advocated fallacies and heresies, and ignored the sages of ethics and education. Why do you still teach the Three Character Classic?"

Lin Wanshu's attitude was clear.

"Confucianism has been inherited by our Chinese nation for thousands of years. As Chinese people, we should learn to inherit it. However, for thousands of years, the dross in the doctrine has been rampant, and it has been maliciously used by people with ulterior motives, so that the atmosphere of the world is corrupt. What we have to do, It is to remove the dross, extract the essence, and reshape the spiritual pulse of China."

What Zhang Pu and others said these words was full of depression.

"Since that's the case, why don't you allow Duke Shengsheng to go to Qufu and reshape the righteous way of Confucius?"

Lin Wanshu was not fooled.

"It is the descendants of the Kong family who did not allow Kong Zhenyun to take office, not Shandong. Besides, Confucius is Confucius, and Confucius is the most holy teacher. What does it have to do with the descendants of the Kong family?"

"Bullshit!"

Sun Shenxing reprimanded: "The descendants of Kong Sheng inherited the blood of the most holy teacher, and they are responsible for the prosperity of literature and Taoism. It is really the spirit of our scholars in the world. How can you allow little girls like you to slander them?"

"Ha ha……"

Lin Wanshu could only offer a sarcastic smile.

"In terms of blood, who in the world can compare to the Ying family? If so, why don't you and other scholars regard the Ying family as the king, but respect the Zhu family as the co-lord of the world?"

The sharp and mean attack made Sun Shenxing unable to say a word.

It's because what Lin Wanshu said makes sense.

Qin Shihuang's Yingzheng is the history of emperors, creating feudalism and passing it down forever.

According to Sun Shenxing, the emperor should belong to the Ying family.

Why do these scholars switch to Zhu's family?

Everyone strolled around the campus, and Lang Lang's reading time rose up everywhere, with a burst of vitality, which made people enchanted.

Zhang Pu listened attentively, and found that there were not a few ancient books in ancient Chinese language.

However, the voice from one of the classrooms made his face change drastically.

[It’s enough that a strong man doesn’t die, and if he dies, he will be famous. Princes, generals, and ministers, it’s better to have a kind! 】

Zhang Pu said in amazement: "Do you dare to teach such treasonous words?"

Lin Wanshu was puzzled.

"The historical records of Sima Gong are eternal. The Chen She family is the essence of it. Why can't we teach it?"

Zhang Pu waved his sleeves, his anger hard to contain.

"Chen Sheng is also a traitor. He refuses to accept Wang Hua, and commits treasonous acts. If you teach this article to the people, are you afraid that the people will follow suit in the future, and you will be killed?"

This time Lin Wanshu became extremely serious.

"I stood up to fight and create a new world, so that the people of China can stand up and be the masters, enjoy happiness and well-being. My family commander has something to say, this is our lifelong purpose, and it will never change. If we can't do it, we will be hated by the people. It’s also their own fault.”

It just so happened that in another classroom, a teacher's voice came out.

"At the end of the dynasty, the land was annexed, which made the common people's lives difficult, so peasant uprisings became inevitable. This was the case with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and so was the Yellow Turban Uprising. When the feudal regime ignored the lives and deaths of the common people, the common people certainly had the right to rise up and resist tyranny."

It was obviously a scorching summer day, and the heat wave was scorching.

But Zhang Pu and others who were in it were all as cold as ice from body to heart.

Fear spread in their bodies, as if boundless waves were about to engulf them.

They seem to see that in the near future, there will be countless people wielding various weapons to overthrow their decadent rule and completely bury them as taught here.

They couldn't understand even more why these rebels in Shandong were not afraid of the people's rebellion, and took it for granted?
"It's just because the feudal class only cared about their own rights and interests, and sucked the flesh and blood of the people to enrich themselves. You and the people are deadly enemies, so you are naturally afraid. But my Shandong originated from the people, and the interests of the people are consistent, so naturally you have no fear. This essential difference, It's something you can't understand."

Three days later, Jinan.

Finally met Zhang Pu and others of Zuo Menggeng, asked this question, and got the answer.

The cognitive gap between class and class is clearly evident at this time.

(End of this chapter)