I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"This kid... specializes in doing things like this, and he's really not afraid of offending people."

After laughing, Wei Yanwu was also somewhat glad that Chen Qi had left Longmen. Longmen could not protect this great god. For a script like "Yes, Prime Minister", if it was filmed in Longmen, his brother would have to send someone to investigate. Discussing state affairs privately was also a serious crime. If he was accused of treason... it was impossible to execute the entire clan, but it would not be easy.

Back to the show, the organization secretary and the party chairman both suggested that Tracy should focus on education, and if the Minister of Education could not do it, he should be fired. But Tracy obviously could not agree to such a proposal, as he already had a lot of things to do because of the previous dismissal of the Minister of Employment, and it was not good to cause turmoil in the cabinet.

If no action is taken, Tracy and his party may lose the next general election and become the opposition party. He will be in a dilemma and have no good solution.

Therefore, Tracys had to seek help from the almighty Blood Demon Lord. Before the Blood Demon Lord entered the office, he talked to Manfred outside the door about the ins and outs of the matter.

"What's wrong with him?"

"educate."

"...Well, it's too late for him to regret now." The Blood Demon Lord's casual words once again mocked Huck, played by Tracys, who had already mocked many academic qualifications before.

In the background, Humphrey, played by the Blood Demon Lord, is an outstanding graduate of the best university in Victoria. Humphrey, who follows the elite route, is naturally impeccable in this regard. In comparison, although Huck also graduated from a top university, he is somewhat despised by Humphrey in terms of academic qualifications.

Manfred, who also has a high level of education, even higher than the Blood Demon Lord, did not take up the topic and explained: "No, it's a problem with the education system."

"I understand... but it's too late." The Blood Demon Lord nodded in understanding, but judging from his performance, he generally believed that things that could not be solved were, to a large extent, already very serious problems.

"He thinks he's going to lose the next election."

"This may not be a bad thing for the country." The Blood Demon Lord didn't care about it. Who the Prime Minister was had no effect on a die-hard elite like him. But Manfred said anxiously, "He can't ignore the facts."

"——If he can't ignore the facts, he doesn't need to be a politician." The Blood Demon Lord also waved his hand, and lightly expressed the feelings that politicians deeply understand, and continued:

"Anyway, Bernard, he needn't worry. Our education system meets the needs of most parents - that is, to look after their children while they are at work."

It has to be said that although the Blood Demon Lord's words were very ordinary, they left many parents who watched the show speechless... They subconsciously felt that what the Blood Demon Lord said was wrong, but they didn't know how to refute it.

After all, children who can afford to go to school on the Terra continent are unlikely to start out as infected, and most children, even if born in mobile cities, are unlikely to be rich, but just able to support their families.

Most parents are busy, and they cannot leave their children alone at home, but they also cannot take their children with them all the time. Therefore, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with the fact that schools help working parents take care of their children. This is also one of the meanings of the existence of schools.

It’s just that most parents would feel uncomfortable with this kind of statement, but can this be blamed on their limited abilities?

However, when Manfred in the play mentioned that Victoria's "comprehensive quality education" (also known as "comprehensive education", a government-funded public education system) was about to go bankrupt, the Blood Demon Lord refuted this with a look of horror.

"Bernard, I never thought a loyal public servant would say such a thing! Have you been captured by the enemy?"

"...You mean Ursus?"

"No, Bernard, I mean the Prime Minister's political adviser!"

The Blood Demon Lord quickly tried to correct Manfred's thoughts. When Manfred said that "comprehensive quality education is to improve the quality of education", he quickly refuted this point and said, "Why do you have such an idea?"

"...You mean it's just used to smooth out class differences?" Manfred quickly understood what he meant. He thought the class difference referred to the children who went to school together.

But unexpectedly, the Blood Demon Lord refuted even this point and immediately said, "Children? What does it have to do with children? The Ministry of Education never mentions children!"

"No, no, no, Bernard, it's to smooth over the class differences among teachers."

"Improve teachers' quality of life, not children's education; raise the wages of teachers' union members to the same level as their nemesis, the grammar school's National Association of Head Teachers!"

The Blood Demon Lord seemed to think that Manfred had not yet understood why they advocated comprehensive quality education. At that moment, he, who loved to teach others, also explained:

"Berna, when Labour was in power, the Department for Education praised comprehensive education for its ability to level class differences; when the Conservatives came to power, they changed their tune to say it was cheap and plentiful."

"We explained to the Labour Party that selective education would lead to class divisions; we explained to the Conservatives that selective education was ridiculously expensive!"

“In this way, no matter which party is in power, the government will provide comprehensive education for children, and we can have a good relationship with the teachers’ union - and then provide private elite education for our own children (children of civil servants and other social elites) behind closed doors!”

Comprehensive quality education and private elite education. If most of the audience may not understand the concept of the former, when the Blood Demon Lord said the latter, which created a clear opposition, the audience immediately understood the difference between the two.

However, by doing so, the social differences among children are naturally not eliminated, because the children of the social elite receive private education which is better, more rigorous, more likely to succeed, but also more expensive than comprehensive quality education.

In this way, children born into better families are more likely to succeed and make their families richer. However, it is extremely difficult for children who receive comprehensive education to cross the class barrier and get into a prestigious school - even if they are admitted, they may not be able to afford the expensive tuition fees.

This principle is easy to understand, but revealing it directly will cause many problems, especially... In today's Terra continent, no country can solve this problem.

"Comprehensive education provides a large amount of education; private education cultivates elites..."

On the other side, Theresa, who was watching, muttered to herself and wrote down these words. She couldn't help but think of most of the Sarkaz and the kings of the royal court. After Chen Qi listed two education systems for her, she slowly understood how to build Kazdel's education system in the future.

Perhaps, both education systems can be used... As long as we give civilian Sarkaz more room for advancement, let these ordinary Sarkaz see a greater opportunity to achieve class transcendence, and have the opportunity to receive education on the same platform as the descendants of the royal court, she thinks that no Sarkaz will refuse this opportunity.

And if these Sarkaz who were born in poverty can rely on this system to become successful in the future, then Kazdel will most likely gain a loyal Sarkaz talent.

Even in the future, they may be able to rely on this system to gradually put the positions of the kings in the royal court into people they can control!

Chapter 157: Kal'tsit: Who is here to promote the idea that studying is useless?

"Aiming at education? It's another irony. However, if this irony can really promote some reforms in education, it can be considered a good thing."

When Kal'tsit first mentioned the topic of education in "Yes, Prime Minister", her eyes lit up - because she knew very well that whether the future of this land could become better, to a large extent, education was hope, and the education of the next generation by the previous generation would, to a large extent, determine the life trajectory of the next generation.

However, Kal'tsit was also very clear that the classes in this land were basically solidified. Even with huge changes like the one in Victoria, the status of the ruling class remained unchanged, and the ambitions of the rulers of this land... still could not be stopped and would only continue.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, why should there be two education systems? Isn't one education system good enough?"

However, Amiya asked as if she understood, as she didn't know much about the comprehensive quality education and private elite education mentioned by Chen Qi in "Yes, Prime Minister".

After all, strictly speaking, Amiya has not received any systematic education. She has been taught by many elite operators of Rhodes Island and Kal'tsit. If you really want to count it, Amiya has received private elite education - but it is a closed one and free of charge.

However, Kal'tsit would naturally answer Amiya's question, saying calmly, "It's because it's difficult for us to find a balance point. Using only one education system, we can satisfy the educational differences of most families and also provide education for the nobility."

"You just heard it, Amiya. The characteristics of comprehensive quality education are that it is cheap and open to the public, so that more people can afford to go to school and receive education. Private education, on the other hand, is for the aristocracy and the wealthy class to train elites."

"It is difficult to fully merge these two types of education because most people cannot afford the huge expenses required for elite education. This makes it easier for the offspring of the rich to become systematically talented, while it is more difficult for the general public to achieve class leaps."

"Then, what if a genius emerges among the commoners?" Amiya couldn't help but ask this question. Even if the nobles have a greater chance of becoming systematically talented because of their family support, with such a large base of commoners, won't there be any geniuses emerging?

However, Kal'tsit's response was just a sigh. After a long while, she said quietly:

"...Of course there are, but a commoner genius who comes to an aristocratic school, even if he can afford the high tuition, the pressure of such an environment is enough to eliminate many people."

"If he survives, most of them will be taken in by the nobles and become part of the nobility. By then, how can they cut off their own channels of benefit?"

Kel'tsit's feeling is more like a sigh of helplessness, knowing all this but being powerless to do anything. Because Kel'tsit knows that it is too difficult to change all this, and compared to changing these things, the future of this land is more urgent. Doing such a meaningless thing at this time will only cause greater turmoil.

However, this did not prevent her from sighing. Chen Qi actually dared to bring up these things. If Kal'tsit was worried at the beginning that Chen Qi would cause great turmoil on the Terra continent, then now, Kal'tsit was a little bit looking forward to Chen Qi really being able to change something...

Back to the plot, the Blood Demon Lord, who believed that the union’s policies should remain unshakable and that the government should adapt to the union, met with the Prime Minister again with Manfred.

As soon as they entered the door, Tracy immediately shared some of the many problems he had discovered in the Ministry of National Education.

"This is the topic of a religious treatise - 'Which do you prefer? Steam Knights or Philanthropy?'"

"Even math problems have become political, 'If the construction of Victorian Steam Knights costs 75 million Victorian gold coins a year, and feeding a starving Sargon child costs Victorian gold coins a year, if the Ministry of Defense abandons the Steam Knights, how many Sargon children's lives can be saved?'"

After saying this, Tracys cast a reproachful look at the Blood Demon Lord who was still trying to cover up something. However, the Blood Demon Lord also controlled his expression and complained:

"It's simple. Zero. Those Sargon chiefs will take all the money and buy conventional weapons."

"Anyway, it's just a math thing. Five hundred million divided by seventy-five."

"But the children haven't learned to count yet." Tracys looked worried and uneasy, as if he was really worried about the future of these children. However, the Blood Demon Lord disagreed and said:

"Yes, but the local education authorities might say they don't have to learn it because they have calculators."

"They have to know the principle, right?" Tracy's words were supported by many people at the time. After all, no one wants their children to use a calculator to skip the process in order to save time when encountering math problems in the future.

However, facing Tracys's seriousness, thinking that everyone present had learned basic calculations and must know the principle, the Blood Demon Lord joked:

"Really? What's 3947 divided by 73?"

"Ah... I need paper and pen to do my draft - come on, Bernard! Never mind!"

Tracy was stunned by this sudden question. It had been a long time since he had made a draft to do calculations. When faced with the draft book and pen handed to him by Manfred, who was a bit picky, Tracy was a little annoyed and drove him away.

However, this scene also made many children accompanying their parents burst into laughter, and at the same time they felt a surge of pride - these adults are so useless, they all know how to calculate it, but they don't know it?

After that, Tracys gave another example of ancient language, but was cleverly counterattacked by the Blood Demon Lord using ancient language. In the end, Tracys had no choice but to continue questioning:

"I can't believe it, Humphrey. You were brought up in a strict academic education, and you actually deny its value?"

"—but what's the use? I can't even use it when talking to Prime Minister Victoria."

The Blood Demon Lord's answer was extremely reasonable, but it made all the adults laugh happily, because to some extent, what the Blood Demon Lord said was right. Most adults of a certain age would find that the industry they were engaged in seemed to have nothing to do with their professional skills, and even had nothing to do with the knowledge they had learned.

"Education in this country is a disaster. We're supposed to be teaching our kids how to make a living, but we're just boring them all day long."

"I think that boredom is a necessary skill for them to make a living." The Blood Demon Lord was still repeating his point of view. When Tracys continued to ask about the fact that the graduation age was increased, the students learned less, his explanation was:

"We raise the graduation age not to make them learn more, but to keep young people out of the job market and reduce the unemployment rate!"

It seemed that what the Blood Demon Lord said was true. However, Kal'tsit in Rhodes Island saw through the Blood Demon Lord's face at this moment, frowned slightly, and turned to Amiya beside her and said:

"Amiya, don't believe his sophistry."

“Huh?” Amiya, who was about to ask a question, was answered by Kal’tsit first. She only heard Kal’tsit’s answer word by word:

"The 'education' that the Blood Demon Lord talks about is the 'comprehensive quality education' for the general public. All his opinions are based on the fact that he, his peers, and his descendants cannot accept this kind of education. That's why he dares to talk so confidently."

"He has always been judging an education system that he doesn't even think highly of from the perspective of a superior. Don't let him fool you, Amiya. Studying can't be useless."

Kal'tsit deeply detests such "study is useless" theories. She is even willing to define such remarks as "harming the country and the people". She does not want the words of the Blood Demon Lord to lead a child like Amiya, who lacks the ability to distinguish, astray.

However, the Blood Demon Lord obviously admitted that there were indeed problems with public education today. And the main reason for this problem was that education had always been the responsibility of local governments, and if anything was handed over to local governments, it would definitely become a joke.

"I mean, education is never going to get better as long as it's in the hands of those idiots at City Hall. Imagine what would happen if we gave national defense to them?"

"Give each mobile city's local government 100 million gold coins and tell them to take care of their own national defense. Don't worry about Ursus, civil war will break out in less than three weeks!"

"Education is a living example. Because no one takes education as seriously as they take national defense!"

"...So, this is why the civil defense system is handed over to the local government, right?" And Tracys seemed to understand a little bit why many of Victoria's policies have become a joke. The Blood Demon Lord also agreed with this and said:

"Of course, because everyone knows that civil defense is a joke! We can't leave important matters to those clowns anyway!"

"—but, as you have left education to their care, it can only be inferred that you have not attached importance to it so far."

The Blood Demon Lord said a lot in one breath, and this time his words seemed much more reasonable and well-founded. However, he also once again stepped hard into a deep ditch the image of the local government that he had belittled last time.

At this moment, almost all the local government officials of various countries had livid faces, because last time Chen Qi had already scolded them through this drama. And this time, the words spoken by the Blood Demon Lord simply belittled them as "worms"!

Although some of them are indeed parasites and not every audience member agrees with the views in the script, anyone who is scolded so harshly and cannot say anything back will feel extremely uncomfortable.

Among them, the most uncomfortable representative was undoubtedly Wei Yanwu, who is now the person in power in the local government. He was severely scolded by Chen Qikao based on the script and his face began to look bad.

"——This kid really dares to talk nonsense. Is this the kind of person I am in his eyes?"

"I think that Chen Qi was right to scold you for looking helpless about education just now, right?"

However, Wei Yanwu was sulking with a sullen face, while Wen Yue at the side ruthlessly attacked her husband, causing the new generation on the side to burst into laughter.

Wei Yanwu had no way to refute his wife's sabotage, so he could only smoke his cigarette in anger, and secretly said to Chen Qi who was far away in Londinium:

Boy, you'd better not go back to Longmen. Otherwise, even if Xiao Chen and Xiao Ta try to stop you, I, your uncle, will skin you alive today!

Chapter 158: Humphrey is the most conscientious character?

However, even though Wei Yanwu was teased by his juniors and his wife, he had to admit that the Blood Demon Lord's views in "Yes, Prime Minister", although extreme, were not completely wrong from his point of view.

After all, education is something that is indeed placed behind national defense, and the reason why education is handed over to local governments is mainly because the economic development of many regions in the country cannot be consistent, and there will be differences in teaching staff in various regions.

Therefore, leaving it to local governments to analyze the specific circumstances will undoubtedly save a lot of time and effort. After all, the greatest significance of education lies in popularizing education, and you have to popularize it on a certain scale before you can move on to the next step.

Even in the Yan Kingdom's imperial examination, candidates were first selected from various local governments, and then screened step by step before entering the final palace examination. How difficult would it be for the central government to coordinate such a nationwide talent selection without the coordination of local governments?

It is undeniable that some local governments are indeed rotten fish and shrimp...but it is wrong to generalize all local government officials, especially if all these policies are overturned in one go, which will cause a huge backlash.

In the play, when the Blood Demon Lord commented that Humphrey did not attach importance to education, the Prime Minister played by Tracy immediately denied it:

"Of course it matters — it could cost me the next election!"

"Ah!" However, upon hearing this, the Blood Demon Lord let out a rather exaggerated sigh. After rolling his eyes, he looked at Tracys with a rather helpless look, and his tone began to become a little subtle as he said:

"I naively thought that you were really worried about the future of our children."

Having said that, a rare hint of loneliness flashed across the eyes of the Blood Demon Lord. Although he still maintained a smile on the surface, he could not hide his sadness at such an "unexpected" result.

However, Tracys did not seem to notice or care about the Blood Demon Lord's micro-expressions, and said firmly:

"I'm worried too - after all, they can vote when they turn 18."

"...Okay, Prime Minister. Then centralize it, take it from the local areas! Put it under the control of the Ministry of Education, and you can make a difference."

The Blood Demon Lord no longer wanted to answer Tracys's answer. It can be said that he made an impossible proposal with some emotion.

However, the performance of the Blood Demon Lord did change the views of the audience who did not support his theory at the beginning. On the contrary, Tracys, who was extremely concerned about education at the beginning, seemed to be a bit unlike a good person after hearing such words.

"This is interesting..." Wei Yanwu also looked very interested, watching the two leading actors on TV, muttering to himself with a smile: