Chapter 78: A quarrel broke out in the Daqi court
Emperor Jingxuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I see, that's how it should be."

He said, how could future generations leave such a big loophole, it would be more rigorous to write both numbers.

He Zheyan in the skylight had already stood up. In order to give Chao Chao a more intuitive understanding, he went to the bookshelf and looked through an old agreement. He took it out and showed it to Chao Chao.

"Like this, it won't be changed, right?" He wrote a few words on a blank page as he spoke. "Actually, there's another way to express numbers. This is lowercase Chinese numerals. It's actually not that difficult. We use Arabic numerals and lowercase numerals more often in our daily lives. They're easier to write and remember."

Seeing Chao Chao trying hard to write down all the numbers, He Zheyan smiled and moved the notebook away a little.

"Don't worry, the teacher will teach you all these things gradually when you go to school. It's fine for us to just familiarize ourselves with them today."

Chao Chao nodded, and the people under the sky also breathed a sigh of relief.

Their memory is limited, and they can't handle learning too much at once.

Then they thought about how they could study with Chao Chao in the future, and they were all happy again. That way, even if they couldn't afford the tuition and couldn't enter the school, they could still become learned people.

Emperor Jingxuan also thought about this problem, and not only him, but also many ministers present.

Many of them felt a sense of crisis. Da Qi was a feudal dynasty and was still implementing a policy of keeping the people ignorant. They believed that knowledge should be in the hands of a few people so that they could rule the people and maintain their position as emperor.

But now, because of the emergence of the sky curtain, this status quo is showing signs of being broken, which makes those in power very uneasy.

"Your Majesty, this won't work. If everyone in the world could read and write, wouldn't it be chaos?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we need to come up with a set of rules and regulations for this matter as soon as possible. The more books the people read, the more ideas they have. If this continues, I'm afraid they won't obey the court's call."

This matter touched upon the interests of many aristocratic families and royal nobles, and they were all obviously getting anxious.

Of course, there are a small number of people who think differently.

"Your Majesty, I don't think so. In later generations, everyone can read and receive nine years of instruction, yet there haven't been any rebellions there."

But such words were quickly rejected.

"How do you know there's no chaos over there? We've only been watching the sky for a few days, and our eyes have been lingering around Chao Chao. We still don't know what's going on over there."

"That's right. We haven't seen what will happen in the future, but at this critical juncture in Daqi, it is definitely not a good time to let all the people learn to read and write."

The noise soon became one and the number of dissatisfied people was obviously increasing.

Emperor Jingxuan looked at them quietly without saying a word, and on the surface he seemed to not care about the matter at all.

After a long moment, he looked at the Grand Tutor, who also remained silent but had his eyes closed as if in a trance, and asked in a deep voice, "Grand Tutor, what do you think about this?"

The sound was not loud, but the hall suddenly became quiet.

The Grand Tutor stepped out of the procession and said, "Your Majesty, my opinion is unimportant. No, everyone's opinion is unimportant. The canopy is hanging in the sky, and we cannot make it disappear. The people of the world can see it, and we cannot make them close their eyes. It cannot be stopped anyway, so what can we do even if we are unhappy?"

Could he blind the people? Or order them not to look up? Is that possible? They could hear even without looking.

The hall grew increasingly peaceful, and everyone's breathing seemed to have become much lighter.

Those who had just argued until their faces turned red, now felt somewhat powerless. Yes, there was nothing they could do.

We can only find ways to deal with it after the chaos really happens.

Emperor Jingxuan closed his eyes. He didn't speak before because he thought of this.

As expected, it is still too early to say whether the Sky Curtain is a blessing or a curse for Daqi.

Yu Kangsheng pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, for ordinary people, their wishes are simple: to have enough food and warm clothing. Although Tianmu has taught them to read and write, it also provides us with clues to producing 10,000 kilograms of grain per mu. As long as we find the sweet potatoes, the people will have hope for a better life. Why would they risk their lives to cause chaos?"

The Grand Tutor nodded slightly. "Yes, the people's needs are simple. They don't even care who's in power. As long as they can live a good life, why would they rebel? Reading and writing can even help many people understand things better."

Emperor Jingxuan was stunned, and the Sinong Temple in the main hall was also a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, Yu Kangsheng, who has always been unhurried about finding sweet potatoes, would be the first to say such a thing.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "I second the motion."

Emperor Jingxuan looked at the sky outside the palace and suddenly waved his sleeves. "Your words, my dear minister, make sense. I have ordered additional personnel to find the sweet potatoes as quickly as possible. Also, pay more attention to other high-yield crops. If you find any, you will be rewarded handsomely."

"Yes."

On this day, everyone in Daqi was very excited.

Although the wealthy and powerful families were still worried, most of the ordinary people were as excited as if it were New Year's Day about what they had learned and memorized. Many of them couldn't sleep all night because of this.

Another person who slept late was Chao Chao.

So when she woke up the next day, she was late again.

Chaochao was still a little dazed as she sat on the bed. Not fully awake yet, the knowledge she had learned yesterday began to replay in her mind.

She not only learned numbers, but her eldest cousin also explained the arithmetic of addition and subtraction to her, but he didn't explain much. He said he was worried that she wouldn't be able to digest it, so he said he would take it slowly.

Unfortunately, my eldest cousin and brother Yuanyuan have both gone home. I heard that they have to go back to school today and are very busy.

Thinking of this, Chao Chao still felt a little lost.

But she quickly cheered up and said, "It's okay. She still has her father, mother, grandparents, housekeeper Ji, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Fu, etc. Now she has so many people who love her and she is not alone at all."

Chao Chao got out of bed energetically. Just as she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth, Jian Yunsang came in.

"get up?"

"Sorry, Mom, I'm late again today." Chao Chao felt a little guilty. She seemed to be getting lazier and lazier recently. This was not okay. She must change it in the future.

Jian Yunsang smiled and said, "It's okay, we're not in a hurry. Brush your teeth first, and then after breakfast, Mom and Dad will take you out."

Chao Chao quickly rinsed her mouth, washed her face, and took Jian Yunsang's hand and walked out. "Going out? Mom, are we going out today?"

(End of this chapter)

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