"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate."

Before Qing Ji could say anything, Zeng Shen stood up with a tooth wat in hand and refuted Wen Zhong's proposition.

"Are I, Da Wu, short of money now? No. Not to mention other things, the money in the treasury is piled up like a mountain. The rope used to string money is rotten and there is no use to get out. There are hundreds of millions of millet and rice in the warehouse, which is enough.

Tens of millions of my subjects in Wu have been fed for more than ten years!"

"If Your Majesty thinks that there are too few official schools in various places and the supply exceeds demand, why not just build more official schools and use them for Tiandao missionaries?"

As the Minister of Household Affairs, Zeng Shen was very familiar with Da Wu's current financial situation.

Although his statement is a bit exaggerated, it is enough to illustrate how extremely wealthy Da Wu is now.

Thanks to Wu's foreign expansion wars, especially after the destruction of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty, a large amount of gold and silver treasures were transported back to Wu's homeland.

The vassal kingdoms also paid regular tribute to Wu itself every year, offering many local specialties, as well as gold and silver treasures.

Because Da Wu adopted a restraint policy towards the various vassal kingdoms, Qing Ji basically turned a blind eye to the life and death of foreigners in the foreign states.

The vassal kingdom is almost like the colony of Wu.

In this case, the people of Wu will always benefit, and the foreigners will always suffer.

"His Majesty."

At this time, Zuo Qiuming also came out and said: "I believe that it is unnecessary to build official schools in various places to facilitate the spread of Tiandao religion."

"The mission of Tiandao Sect is basically the responsibility of scholars from various official schools and local officials. Sunday is only one day, so there is really no need to spend so much effort."

"The role of the church is limited to preaching on Sundays."

"The rest of the time it is basically idle. What is the benefit of building a church like this?"

"What Mr. Zuo said is absolutely true. I agree with you!"

"I second the proposal!"

All the officials in the court believed that the role of the church was of little importance. Even Qing Ji thought so.

Wen Zhong's eyes wandered for a moment and he said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to build churches in various places, you don't need to pay for it from the court, or even need the people to pay extra taxes. You only need to raise donations, and you can succeed.

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"I am a wealthy country in Wu. We have hidden wealth among the people. Not only do we strive to be well-off, but we also have no worries about food and clothing."

"The young have something to support, the old have something to support, and the education has something to teach them, and the wealthy businessmen and businessmen are countless."

"As believers in the Tiandao Sect, if they want to build a church so that they can accumulate virtue so that their souls can ascend to heaven after death, the Chinese people will definitely be very happy."

"inappropriate!"

What surprised Qingji was that the person who came forward to refute Wen Zhong this time was actually Prince Heng.

Prince Heng stood up, bowed to Qing Ji and said, "Father, I believe that there is really no need for us, the great Wu, to build a church so much. It is enough to have official schools from all over the country!"

"In my country, Wu has the Imperial Academy, county schools, county schools, township schools, thousands of large and small schools, a gathering of humanities, and a flourishing culture that has never been seen before."

"A school is actually a church, what's wrong with that?"

"Father, I think it's time for me, Da Wu, to enlighten the people's wisdom and popularize education for all."

After a pause, Prince Heng continued: "I, Wu, are a kingdom in heaven and a land of etiquette, but how many people actually have the opportunity to read and write?"

"How many people want to study, but have no books to read? Due to various reasons, they have to drop out of school to work in agriculture or work, so that they cannot even recognize the characters, let alone write articles."

"Everyone in Dawu is rich, whether they are workers or farmers, even the lowest-level excrement workers and sweepers. Their basic salary is 5,000 yuan a month. This is the minimum standard."

"They can afford the tuition, but why don't they have any books to read?"

"Because there are too few official schools and private schools are prohibited, some people who want to study can only secretly find a teacher to teach them. Once they are found out, they will inevitably be severely punished by the government."

"This has resulted in many young people being unable to study and having no chance to study."

"Only those who are truly talented, have good grades, and pass various assessments can stand out from rural schools and go to county schools, county schools, and even the Imperial College for further studies."

"Some people haven't even finished their rural education and can only be considered barely literate."

"Isn't it a pity that they have the desire to study but don't have the opportunity to enroll?"

"..."

Prince Heng's words instantly silenced the huge court hall.

Opening up people's wisdom is a relatively sensitive issue in Dawu.

Many years ago, Wu Junchen once mentioned the matter of enlightening people's wisdom and implementing compulsory education for all. He mentioned it more than once, but Qingji vetoed it without exception.

Because Wu used legalism to govern the country and governed the country according to the law.

What does Legalism advocate?

Stupid policy!

Only ignorant people are easier to control...

Qingji also had to admit this.

Every time people slaughter dogs when they are righteous, they are the most educated people when they have a negative heart.

Sure enough, as a representative of Legalism, Deng Xi, the servant, immediately stood up and refuted Prince Heng's idea of ​​opening up the people's wisdom.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, Da Miao!"

"Laozi said: If the great road is ruined, there will be benevolence and righteousness, there will be wisdom, there will be great hypocrisy, there will be disharmony among relatives, there will be filial piety, there will be chaos in the country, there will be loyal ministers."

"People's hearts are unpredictable, two and three sons plot and fight against each other, and everyone only seeks their own interests. In this way, the country is bound to be in chaos!"

Deng Xi said sternly to Qingji: "Your Majesty, our country, Wu, has Imperial College, county schools, county schools, and township schools, and its culture has already flourished."

"I, Da Wu, can indeed afford universal education. However, what will be the consequences after this?"

"Everyone is a scholar, and everyone has books to read. In the future, they will all have ambitions to pursue official careers. They are so ambitious that they cannot be down-to-earth. Where are the workers? Where are the farmers? Where are the soldiers?"

"People who are scholars have many eyes, and are not as simple and honest as those who do not know how to be educated."

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

Deng Xi still gave such a reason, a reason that had been tried repeatedly before.

Prince Heng was a little annoyed in his heart, so he retorted: "Master Deng, I think what you said is fallacy."

"We, Dawu, claim to be the Kingdom of Heaven, and the people of Wu are all citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven."

"However, in this majestic country, there are still so many Chinese people who cannot read a single Chinese character and are unable to read and reason. Isn't this absurd?"

"We, the people of Wu, all have faith and ambition now. Why not continue to study and become literate?"

"If the people are not wise, the future development of our country, Wu, will definitely be stagnant."

"Only by enlightening the people's wisdom can the common people in the world make progress, the country can continue to prosper, and long-term peace and stability can be achieved."

Qing Ji sat on the dragon chair and saw Prince Heng and Deng Xi pinching each other. The officials started to cheer and waved their hands to interrupt the discussion.

This inevitably disappointed Prince Heng.

He wanted to enlighten the people's wisdom and popularize education for all in Dawu.

After Qingji's death, can Prince Heng, the successor to the throne, be able to do it?

It's very difficult to do.

Because Prince Heng did not have Qingji's unparalleled prestige.

If he insists on promoting compulsory education for all, perhaps the courtiers and officials of Wu and the scholars all over the world will unite against him...

The cake is so big.

The more people come to share, the less you can share.
Chapter completed!