At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 275 Educational Pilot
It's June and the sun is blazing. Fuzhou is located in the south. I feel dizzy after being exposed to the sun for an hour or three.

However, tens of thousands of people stood on both sides of the official road outside the city, looking forward to it.

In front of the people, soldiers in armor and helmets lined up, with a human wall separating them from the official road.

After a while, the emperor's banner appeared, and the people who greeted him immediately bowed down and shouted: "Greetings to your majesty, long live the emperor!"

"Long live the official family. Long live the official family."

"The emperor lives forever."

The people's shouts and shouts were mixed, but the emperor didn't care.

It's great to be able to greet them spontaneously on a hot day, so don't worry about etiquette.

Of course, the emperor's main concern was the state of his people.

Most people had no patches on their clothes, and their rosy cheeks might be due to heat, but most of them had flesh on their cheeks, which meant they were eating well and smiling, which was obviously not forced by the government to come out to greet them.

Zhao Shi jumped off his horse and said, "Elders, please excuse me and follow me into the city."

"Thank you officials (Long Live, Emperor, Your Majesty)..."

The people got up and boldly looked at the emperor.

What a heroic young emperor!Everyone couldn't help but cheer secretly.

He is more than five feet tall, has a well-proportioned and strong figure, and has a handsome and heroic face. The only drawback is that his skin is dark due to years of sun exposure.

Even so, the young ladies and young wives who were mixed in the crowd were still confused and wished they could rush out and shout: "Official, I am willing to give birth to a child for you!"

The emperor got all ten concubines pregnant in three months. Some people replaced him with Guanyin, the concubine, and worshiped him every day.

Unfortunately, that's the end of it.

Only ten of them who were lucky enough to be pregnant remained in the palace, and all the other young women were sent out of the palace, which fully demonstrated the emperor's intention to no longer have concubines.

Throwing the reins to the guards, the emperor walked to the gate of the city, and Fu Wang Zhao Ruohe, Fujian Road Transit Envoy, Zhizhou Zhixian and other officials bowed down.

When the emperor went on a tour, local officials were strictly prohibited from leaving the city, so they had to greet him at the city gate.

After the ceremony, enter the city.

The streets were still crowded with people, and the spirit was still good. The emperor nodded slightly to express his satisfaction.

One or two can be packed, but it is impossible to pretend that so many people can be fed.

In this era, being able to eat enough is the highest requirement.

When they arrived at Zhizhou Yamen, the emperor sat high, and officials of all sizes and representatives of the people of Fuzhou stood in turn.

Zhao Shi waved his hand and said: "Come here, bring a chair. All the ministers will sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the seat." Everyone thanked him.

Zhao Shidao said: "Now when the central court is discussing, all the ministers have seats, and the same should be done in other places.

The level of official position is determined by ability and qualifications, but has nothing to do with dignity.

I regard you as my confidants and treat you with great respect. You must regard the people as your children and take more care of them. "

"I would like to obey the holy edict." Everyone responded.

After the chairs and stools were brought in and everyone sat down, Zhao Shi said: "You have worked hard and managed Fuzhou well."

"It all depends on your majesty's kindness and the good work of his predecessor. I have no merit." Lin Shuhu, the governor of the state, said.

When Nan'en Prefecture's Yangjiang city was massacred, Lin Shuhu was transferred to Nan'en Prefecture's General Magistrate. Due to his outstanding political performance, he was moved to Fuzhou Prefecture. He just took office last year and generally followed Cao Gui.

However, Fuzhou is a port with developed maritime trade, and now it is connected to Zhendong Road. As long as officials do not act recklessly, the people can live and work in peace and contentment.Zhao Shidao: "I have been traveling all the way and found that Fuzhou is quite prosperous, and most of the people have enough food and clothing.

It is said that if you have a solid warehouse, you will know the etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace. Etiquette, honor and disgrace must be taught. I think schools can be set up in villages below Fuzhou so that all children of school age can go to school. How about it? "

Fuzhou Xuezheng Zhao Ruozheng stood up and said bravely: "Your Majesty, the people in Fuzhou are rich, but the government has no money and is really unable to support it."

Zhao Shi knocked on the table with dissatisfaction and said: "Fuzhou is far richer than Jizhou. However, look at the number of Jinshi in the first two years, is Fuzhou one or two times as good as Jizhou?"

"Your negligence." Zhao Ruofu panicked.

He was originally from the clan. After Jiang Wanzai settled in Fuzhou, he selected the most capable clan members as officials. He was regarded as a scholar because of his outstanding talent and learning.

He is honest, hard-working, and capable... You can tell by looking at how he has not moved away from his job.

Zhao Ruohe stood up and worshiped: "Your Majesty, I think we can mobilize local wealthy people to donate money to build a school and raise funds to invite famous teachers from Jizhou."

Zhao Shi asked, "You think it's feasible?"

That's great.

The representatives of the common people in the hall are all wealthy families, most of whom are prosperous in maritime trade, but now they have reached a bottleneck. If they want to go further, they must either imitate the thirteen companies and invest overseas, or obtain policy support.

Where does politics come from?

Formulated by the imperial court.

So these rich people want to support a group of court spokespersons. Now that the emperor has given them the opportunity, why not seize it?

"Your Majesty, the common people are willing to call on the gentry to raise funds to build schools." Cai He, a maritime merchant, said.

"Very good." Zhao Shi nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's just that there will be new subjects in the imperial examination in 12 years. It is best to learn the law quickly. If one or two masters appear in mathematics and inquiry, it will be a great achievement."

"I would like to obey the holy edict." Everyone responded.

Zhao Shi thought for a while and said, "My intention is to take Fuzhou as a model and strive to ensure that all school-age children, including girls, go to school. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty." Lin Shuhu hesitated for a moment and said calmly: "As the saying goes, there is no distinction between education and distinction. I should persuade the people to send their children to school, but girls... I am afraid it will be quite difficult."

"Strive for it, don't force it. I believe that as long as they understand the reason, the people will not disagree." Zhao stood up and said: "The ten people in my harem all studied pediatric gynecology. There are accolades.

I don't mind it, so why should the officials and the people be worried about it?

If it is really inconvenient, a separate school for girls may be set up, and during holidays, it may not be possible for women to serve as officials. "

Hiss~ A woman is an official?OK!

Everyone gritted their teeth secretly, but did not refute the emperor's words.

Just saying it casually, it's not necessary.

The emperor indeed said casually that for women to be officials not only requires a certain degree of education from the people, but also a very suitable opportunity, which may not be seen in his lifetime.

But the promotion of education is imperative.

The emperor has had this idea for compulsory education for a long time, but the situation is uncertain. Either he is fighting or preparing for war, and the court does not have the ability to fully implement it.

The country does not have the conditions to implement compulsory education, so we might as well implement it locally.

Fuzhou is prosperous and has open folk customs, so it can be used as a pilot project. The same goes for Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other places.

Once the results are seen locally, we can try to expand the scope. If compulsory education for all people can be implemented nationwide in our lifetime, a constitutional monarchy will probably be achieved, and the throne of the Zhao family will never be easy to change.

Of course, for the Lifetime series, it is unknown what the final result will be if we take it one step at a time.

(End of this chapter)