I, Altria, only want to rule China.

"Let's go to the room first and talk about it. Have you cleaned Ning'er's room?" Leah asked the maid beside her.

"It's all packed up." Ning'er nodded.

"In that case, let's go to the room first." Leah said.

Returning to Morgan's side, Leah said to her: "Sister, please remove the illusion first, otherwise others will misunderstand."

"Okay." Morgan nodded and lifted the illusion.

Her belly also grew visibly bigger, just like a woman who was pregnant for ten months.

Leah curiously reached out her hand and touched it, and it felt a little warm, but Morgan just rolled his eyes at her and didn't say anything.

Arriving at the tidy room, the midwife asked Morgan to sit on the bed. She looked at Morgan's belly with some surprise. It seemed that it was not big just now? How come it suddenly became big? Was it because it was dark and she couldn't see clearly?

If she couldn't figure it out, she just stopped thinking about it. She asked Morgan questions as usual and soon came to a conclusion.

"Miss, please pay more attention these days. You will probably give birth within the next half month." The midwife shared her experience.

Morgan nodded.

After the midwife examined her, Liya asked Ning'er to give her some money and let her leave.

"Sister, just stay in the palace for the next half month and don't go anywhere else. I will ask Ning'er to bring you meals." Liya said.

"That's not that troublesome. I'm not an ordinary person. If I want, I can give birth to the child now." Morgan just laughed when he heard it.

Liya said helplessly: "That's because you don't know the harm of premature babies. It may be bad for the child's future health. It's better for you to give birth to the baby naturally."

As she spoke, Leah introduced to Morgan the various problems that might arise from premature babies. She only stopped after Morgan agreed to give birth normally.

After all, this is her own child, and Leah doesn't want him to be a problem child.

In the next few days, everyone in the palace knew that there was a new hostess here, and this hostess was none other than Morgan.

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a few days later.

"Alice, have you mastered the knowledge I taught you?" In the yard that day, Leah glanced at Alice. The little girl was holding a book and thinking hard.

"Ah, sister...I am studying hard!" Alice quickly replied after being called by Leah.

Alice was not in a hurry during this period. In addition to learning the local language and history, she also had to learn the magic taught by Merlin. Finally, Leah also arranged a bunch of physics and chemistry courses for her. In short, Alice's schedule was full.

Chapter 66: Leah wants to restart the Hundred Schools of Thought!

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Leah asked.

Because she wanted to cultivate Alice into a talented person, Leah tried her best to use all the resources on her.

"This..." Alice didn't know what to say. Anyway, she seemed confused about some of the knowledge that Leah taught her.

Why do apples fall to the ground? What is gravity? Why are the stars hanging in the sky? And other similar things, Alice doesn't understand them at all.

After thinking for a while, Alice asked her question. After listening to her, Leah fell into deep thought.

Indeed, this knowledge is too difficult for Alice now. Even if Leah explains these things herself, Alice will probably still be confused.

In addition to Alice, Morgan was also in the garden. She listened to Leah's teaching and curiously flipped through the book knowledge that Leah taught Alice.

The more Morgan read, the more surprised she became. Leah's book introduced a lot of knowledge, which was unheard of for her. But could she try to operate it?

"Alice, don't study this for now. Learn math and the history of this country first." Leah thought for a moment and said again.

She felt that she was a bit too hasty. If she wanted to learn chemistry and physics well by herself, she also needed the corresponding matching tools to verify it.

Otherwise, if you give Alice a book and let her study on her own, anyone would be confused, let alone such profound subjects as chemistry and physics.

And is she developing Alice in the direction of a scientist? Not really.

However, Alice's situation also made Leah understand how to teach the people those knowledge. Now she should not teach the people too profound things. The first thing to do is to make them no longer illiterate.

After everyone is no longer illiterate, we can slowly put some of the things that have already produced experimental results into textbooks and teach them slowly so that they can learn, and this cycle will continue step by step.

It is not realistic to want to become fat in one go.

Thinking of this, Leah knew what she should teach in the new school she would establish later.

First, abolish the Chinese number 12345679+-×- and replace it with these easy-to-understand numbers. Then slowly simplify the characters and turn them into simplified characters that are easier to write.

In this regard, she can simplify it first, and then promote it in the school. After the new generation learns her simplified characters, they can completely simplify the characters.

However, movable type printing has not yet appeared, so she needs to develop this thing first, otherwise it will be difficult to promote it.

Nowadays, books are basically copied by hand by students, which has led to the widespread high cost of books. This is also the reason why ordinary people cannot learn anything.

In ancient times, if you had a dozen books at home, it was considered a library.

If you can read all the Four Books and Five Classics and memorize them completely, you will be considered a well-read person.

Although Confucian literature has poisoned many students, it is undeniable that there are many things in it that are worth learning. Things like benevolence and forgiveness, brotherly love and respect for younger brothers, and self-examination all make sense.

The problem with Confucian culture is that, as a kind of ideological culture, it is good, but as the mainstream ideology of a ruling class and used to govern a country, it is not effective.

Confucian culture is very good when used to improve the moral cultivation of individuals, but it will be problematic when used to constrain the moral behavior of the entire society.

Therefore, it is not Confucian culture that has problems, but the ruling class.

Especially when the ruling class abandoned some bright spots in Confucian culture for their own interests, such as the principle that the people are more important than the ruler, and added some dross, such as the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, Confucian culture became increasingly rigid and reactionary.

Of course, any culture itself has a process of rise and fall. With the development of productivity and production relations, ideology and culture as the superstructure will either improve or decline and die.

Confucian culture originated in the ancient Spring and Autumn Period and flourished in the feudal agricultural civilization. In the modern industrial information age, many of its contents are certainly out of date.

For Leah, if she wants to establish an education, Confucian culture is necessary, as are other cultures. Only when various theories and doctrines flourish can culture reach its peak.

Thinking of this, Leah suddenly became aware that she already knew how to recruit those knowledgeable bigwigs.

As long as she was in power, she announced that she would open schools in every city, intending to recruit students from all walks of life and all schools of thought, not just Confucianism, but all the schools of thought like those in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Even though Leah is a woman, those already declining theories will certainly not give up this only chance for them to rise again and will come under Leah's rule to display their knowledge.

For these schools of thought, whether the ruler is a woman is not important at all. After all, even foreigners can rule the Central Plains, let alone Han women?

As long as Leah's rule meets their interests, scholars will naturally come out to defend all of Leah's actions and say a lot about how Leah conforms to orthodox politics!

Once Confucianism discovers this, in order to prove the superiority of its own doctrine, it will certainly send people to suppress other doctrines and prevent them from reviving.

In this way, wouldn't Leah have the talent she wants?

Aren't you planning to serve me? Now that I have defeated the Northern Wei and taken over Xiliang and Chang'an, this means that I have the potential to unify the Central Plains in the future. Don't you aristocratic families like to put your eggs in different baskets?

If I really unify the Central Plains in the future, but Confucianism is no longer in my teachings, won't these people be very anxious?

So once Liya opens up the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Confucian school will definitely send someone, or a famous big shot, otherwise how can they suppress other schools of thought?

Once those big guys come, they will bring many students with them, which will solve the problem of not being able to find teachers to teach knowledge after Leah opens the school.

As for why the big guys don’t show up now, it’s also very simple. The rulers don’t allow them to show up.

Since Emperor Wu of Han has already announced the policy of "rejecting all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", if you still dare to lobby for it, wouldn't that be courting death?

Therefore, the theories of other schools never appeared again.

However, in the late Qing Dynasty, the phenomenon of a hundred schools of thought reappeared, although it only lasted for a few short decades. But it can be seen from this that these other schools of thought did not disappear, but have always existed.

Chapter 67: You Confucians should not be so excited!

At this moment, the Hundred Schools of Thought only changed their existence to another form, relying on the imperial court. However, there could only be one voice in the imperial court, and that was Confucianism.

This is also the reason why the generals who studied the art of war, the Mohists who were craftsmen, and the Taoists who practiced alchemy were ultimately defeated by the Confucians in politics.

These Confucian scholars may not be good at dealing with enemies, but they are really good at dealing with their own people!

Of course, the so-called Hundred Schools of Thought does not really mean that there are a hundred theories. To sum up, there are 12 major schools: Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Military Science, Mohism, Diplomacy, Eclecticism, Agriculture, Yin-Yang School, Name School, Novelist, and Alchemist.

In general, the theories of the various schools of thought in the pre-Qin period covered many fields such as philosophy, politics, ethics, military, education, and science and technology, and had a profound impact on Chinese culture and thought.

If the people under her rule master the knowledge of these doctrines in the future, they will surely become talented people.

Moreover, she has a lot of farming-related matters that require the help of these farmers. Things like hybrid rice and other agricultural products require the help of these people who have been working in the farm all year round.

Leah wanted to send people to South America to get sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, but she didn't have a ship that could travel that far!

Besides, she is now ruling Xiliang, and a place like Chang'an is not near the sea at all. It is too fantastic to want to build large ships and send people to America.

Even if she could send people to South America, it was unknown how long it would take.

So for now, what she has to do is to make good use of the wheat and rice that China already has. If these people can really make hybrid rice, then she will make a profit!

Thinking of this, Liya asked someone to call the governor of Liangzhou over.

Although she is currently the ruler of Liangzhou, she only presides over some major events. For minor matters, Liya lets the officials under her handle them.

"My lord, I wonder what you want me to do for you." After Wang Pu Shi arrived at the palace, he bowed respectfully.

"Lord Wang, I plan to establish schools in all the counties under my rule starting today. Each county needs at least five schools, and each county needs three schools. What do you think?" asked Leah.

"Establish a school!" County Magistrate Wang opened his eyes wide in surprise. After coming to his senses, he said happily, "My lord, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people!"

"Yes, I plan to make the people in the area I rule literate. Only in this way will there be more students in my territory who can serve me in the future, and the future will not be monopolized by those aristocratic families." Leah nodded.

She wanted to set up more colleges, but she couldn't do that with her current financial situation. She could only wait until she had more money in the future and then slowly add more schools.

"Well... although your starting point is good, my lord, such an action is undoubtedly very costly. The books used to teach people alone are huge. What about the teachers who can teach people? This also requires a considerable amount of money." County Magistrate Wang said after thinking for a while.

"You don't have to worry about the situation of the books and the teachers. You just need to spread my policies throughout Xiliang, and then post a poster to tell the world that I want to open up a hundred schools of thought and sincerely invite intellectuals from a hundred schools to come to Xiliang to teach!" Liya said with a smile.

She had copied many noble families before and obtained many books from their homes. As long as she had someone invent movable type printing, the problem of books could be solved quickly.

"Hundred Schools of Thought? Isn't that a bit..." When County Magistrate Wang heard that Leah wanted to start a Hundred Schools of Thought, he was stunned.

Logically speaking, he should be happy about what Leah announced. Leah's move will undoubtedly bring more students to the world, which will benefit the people more than anything else.

However, the school opened by Leah was not used to teach Confucianism, but intended to allow a hundred schools of thought to contend, just like in the Warring States Period. Such a result would only have a strong impact on Confucianism.

Nowadays, most students are children of Confucianism. This situation is obviously not what they want to see. Leah's behavior is undoubtedly against Confucianism.

"The theories of the Hundred Schools of Thought are great, or does Lord Wang have no confidence in Confucianism? Is he afraid that it will be overwhelmed by other theories?" Leah said deliberately.

"I understand. If that's the case, I'll do it now." County Magistrate Wang nodded with no expression on his face.

Being placed in the position of the governor of Liangzhou by Liya, he is certainly not a corrupt scholar. He would not talk about Confucian ideas every day like those students.

And the last sentence of Leah also made the problem very clear. I am only opening up to a hundred schools of thought. Why are you Confucians so excited? Are you afraid of being suppressed by other schools of thought? This is obviously used to provoke those Confucians.

But since Leah, as the lord, has already given a plan, the ministers can only add details and plans according to this plan.

Soon, a notice was posted in Liangzhou and then spread throughout Xiliang and Chang'an.

This notice was concise, saying that Leah was going to open dozens of schools in the areas she ruled. As long as everyone had a skill that was beneficial to the country's policies, they could come to the school to teach and benefit the people!

This notice did not say that Leah was going to start a hundred schools of thought, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell what it meant.

Those scholars who had been buried in the dark were immediately excited. After knowing that the news was true, they immediately packed their bags and set off for the area ruled by Liya. This was their only chance to expand their own theories in an open and aboveboard manner, and they had to seize it!

If they could rely on their own doctrines to make Arthur powerful and defeat the Northern Wei and Liu Song, then their doctrines might become the mainstream of the court like Confucianism and last for hundreds of years!

As for the doctrine of Confucianism, it also became excited.

Of course, the reason for their excitement was that Leah actually defied the world and restarted the Hundred Schools of Thought, which was simply overturning the achievements that their predecessors had worked so hard to achieve.

As expected, Confucius was right when he said, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise. If you keep them close, they will be disrespectful. If you keep them far away, they will complain."

A woman should take care of her husband and children, not do things that only men can do. A woman who interferes in the country's policies can only undermine the government!

Chapter 68: Movable Type Printing

Of course, no matter how much you criticize, there are still some things that need to be done.

Since Liya has reopened the Hundred Schools of Thought and has not said that Confucianism cannot go, they will naturally send people there. They want to use their strength to prove that "abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" is of extraordinary significance, so that Liya will understand that only Confucianism is the kingly way!

If Leah was simply a rebel, that would be fine. Even if they didn't take action, the Northern Wei would have destroyed her anyway.

But the fact is that the Northern Wei Dynasty not only failed to destroy Leah, but was defeated by Leah and even lost Chang'an. This was a very serious situation.

The capture of Guanzhong by the rebels was a very serious signal. There has been a saying since ancient times that "whoever controls Chang'an controls the world."

Chang'an is located on the Guanzhong Plain, a vast expanse of fertile land.

At this time, the Central Plains region, which had not experienced the Little Ice Age, had a relatively high temperature, rich vegetation, and crops matured easily. Therefore, whoever controlled the Guanzhong Plain could rely on the fertile land, population, and dangerous terrain to compete for supremacy in the world.