I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 415 Department of Education

However, he wanted to go home and restore his official position, and he was already thinking about it like crazy, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he said directly,
"I can, I can do it anytime!"

But Li Tian shook his head slightly after he finished saying this, and said,
"This matter is not urgent. I have one more thing here. I need Kong Jijiu to give me some advice. I wonder if Kong Jijiu will be outspoken."

In fact, the main conflict between Kong Yanjin and Li Tian was that Li Tian did not respect him enough.

To talk about other things, Kong Yanjin is really not a big treacherous person. Apart from being a bit of a good face, he has even done such trivial things as being greedy for ink.

And forming a party for personal gain is out of the question.

Although Kong Yanjin is a great figure in the literary world and even a leader of scholarly circles, everyone should push him to his position because of his status.

His actual talent may be about the same as that of ordinary Imperial Academy bachelors, how could he not know this.

However, it is precisely because he is too embarrassing, and he disdains to do things that tarnish his reputation by concealing filth, which also leads to Kong Yanjin being somewhat pedantic and noble, in general, Fairly honest man.

If he is not only a person who despises imperial power, but also a villain who is corrupt and cliques, Li Tian might have killed him long ago.

At this time, after two and a half months of imprisonment that seemed to be forced treatment, his aloofness had actually been honed a long time ago, and he finally figured out Li Tian's true temperament.

He knew that it would be of no benefit to go against Li Tian.

Hearing that Li Tian had something to do and asked him to help, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, please tell me, the minister must know what to say!"

After hearing what he said, Li Tian nodded slightly, then gave Yang Shiqi a look, but he didn't speak.

Yang Shiqi understood, asked someone to get a seat for Kong Yanjin, and poured him a cup of tea before he said slowly,

"It's easy to say, His Majesty wants to start compulsory education in the capital and the surrounding states, and intends to let all school-age children come to study.

It is estimated that there may be many people who are unwilling to let their children come out.

I don't know what good way Kong Jijiu has to persuade those people! "

When it came to compulsory education, Kong Yanjin still didn't quite understand it, but when Yang Shiqi finished speaking, Kong Yanjin immediately understood what was going on.

He exclaimed in disbelief,
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty intends to let all the children around the capital come to study!"

"Yes, this is exactly what His Majesty and I are discussing today."

After Kong Yanjin got Yang Shiqi's confirmation, he suddenly felt a little short of breath.

He excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Yang Shiqi's hand,

"Mr. Ge, do you mean all the children?"

After finishing speaking, he still couldn't believe it, and added,

"That's more than one hundred thousand people, much more than the first-year children of Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Shiqi seemed to have expected that Kong Yanjin would be shocked by this huge number. He said very calmly,
"Kong Jijiu, don't get excited. This is just a preliminary plan. If the compulsory education in the capital can achieve good results, His Majesty plans to drag this model to the whole country."

Kong Yanjin covered his head with both hands, and then punched his chest hard several times.

It was as if he was so shocked by this shocking news that he was about to lose his breath.

Everyone didn't bother him, and it took him a long time before he finally recovered.

Then he knelt down on the ground with a plop, raised his head to the sky and shouted,

"Go up to the heavens, it is really a blessing for my generation to have such a wise king in my Ming Dynasty!"

After speaking, he bowed nine times to Li Tiansan and said,
"Chen, on behalf of the scholars of the world, on behalf of the sages of the past, thank you Your Majesty!"

If it is an ordinary scholar, after hearing this news, it is absolutely impossible for him to be so excited.

The reason why scholars in the world are so precious is mainly because the number is too small.

Li Tian's move is tantamount to cultivating scholars in a large-scale assembly line. Although the success rate may not be guaranteed, cramming education is also education.

If a person is not a fool, after three years of education, it is no problem to be able to speak and write.

As a result, many scholars may lose their jobs.

But Kong Yanjin didn't get entangled in this problem, instead he praised Li Tian's move.

And whether it's from the expression or the body language, his behavior doesn't seem to be pretending, but he feels happy from the bottom of his heart.

It can also be seen from this that although Kong Yanjin and Li Tian have disagreements, they still have the same thoughts on the matter of educating the people.

Everyone present, whether it was Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji or the others, although they supported Li Tian's decision on the surface, they were actually somewhat reluctant in their hearts.

Because since ancient times, emperors have adopted the policy of ignoring the people to govern the country. Whether it was in the enlightened Song Dynasty or the Han and Tang Dynasties, which were at their peak in all aspects, this method is actually an open secret.

Only the people who don't understand anything are the best to rule and tame.

They listened to what the court said, and that was what the rulers wanted to see.

Li Tian's dominance forced Yang Shiqi and others to compromise, but Kong Yanjin agreed with Li Tian's decision from the bottom of his heart.

It was rare for his thoughts to be so accepted by others. Li Tian was a little surprised, but also delighted.

He stepped forward to help Kong Yanjin up, and said calmly,

"Kong Jijiu, get up quickly! Whether this matter can be accomplished, and what effect it can achieve in the end, depends on whether you are willing to help me..."

After Li Tian finished speaking, Kong Yanjin yelled,
"The minister is willing, the minister is 1 willing!"

"Let everyone in the world be able to read and understand things. This is the biggest dream of the minister and the family ancestors all the time!"

Li Tian was also very happy, and said to Kong Yanjin in an excited tone,
"That's very good, then I will appoint you as the deputy director of the Education Department, and Ren Jin will be the director. The two of you will be fully responsible for this compulsory education."

Suddenly there was another yamen, which surprised Yang Shiqi and others.

"Your Majesty, it has always been the Imperial College that supervises the education affairs of the world. It seems unreasonable to set up another yamen!"

Ren Jin, who finally had her own business, was a little excited at first.

But when he thought about it, Li Tian deliberately separated the Education Department from the Guozijian, and he might completely offend those great Confucians in the Guozijian, so he hesitated.

"Think twice, Your Majesty. Compulsory education is only for beginners. It should be enough to have the Imperial Academy responsible for supervision!"

(End of this chapter)