Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping as Magistrate Text Volume Chapter 334 Sociology Following Zhu Di’s edict, magistrates, magistrates, gentry, and village elders from other prefectures and counties in Beiping Prefecture also quickly gathered together with maps of the places where they could build elementary schools in their various prefectures and counties.
In Prince Yan's Mansion.
Then, it was reviewed by Zhu Fu and Guo An, and Zhu Di also took a look.
However, these prefectures and counties do not have as many people as Wanping County and Daxing County.
Naturally, there are fewer school-age children.
Therefore, some states and counties with many school-age children can only build four elementary schools, while states and counties with few people can only build three.
Even so, the county magistrates are very satisfied. These are their achievements during their tenure.
As for the village elders and gentry, their faces were also full of joy.
They all know that Shi Guoan, the chief minister of Prince Yan, prefers Wanping County, followed by Daxing County.
Who made Wanping County and Daxing County annexes to Beiping City?
Now, they are very satisfied to be able to build four or three elementary schools for their prefectures and counties.
Moreover, on top of the elementary education, there is now an additional three-year elementary school, which is equivalent to a left-centered education!
This is even more great joy for those gentry and villagers.
In this way, they will not have to invite some masters to teach their children at home.
After a long discussion, some villagers raised their concerns.
"But Guo Changshi, with so many elementary students, can he recruit enough disciples?"
"Masters in Mengxue can enjoy the same salary and treatment as scribes in Prince Yan's palace."
"In addition, within ten years, if you serve as a master in these elementary schools for five years, you can directly become a scribe in the Prince of Yan's Palace, or you can enjoy the same quota as a scribe in the Prince of Yan's Palace and go to Goryeo or Japan to serve as an official!
After ten years, anyone who has served as a tutor for three years in Mengxue will receive ten points when taking the exam to be a scribe in Prince Yan’s Mansion!”
"Your Highness is wise!"
The faces of all the gentry and village elders were full of joy.
As a result, there will inevitably be many scholars who want to become masters in those elementary schools.
Only a group of magistrates and magistrates looked hesitant, but after only hesitating for a moment, those magistrates and magistrates slowly spoke: "His Royal Highness King Yan, Guo Changshi, as a result, many children and students have gone to Mongolian schools.
The state schools and county schools in each state and county are a bit wasteful."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di, Guo An and others couldn't help but be stunned.
They seem to have forgotten the state schools and counties in each state and county from the beginning.
"In this way, each state and county will build one less elementary school!"
As soon as Zhu Di said these words, all the gentry and villagers were shocked.
As for those magistrates and magistrates, their faces were overjoyed and they looked at Zhu Di expectantly.
However, after waiting for a long time, Zhu Di had no intention of speaking again.
But those gentry and villagers could no longer bear it, their faces full of misery.
"Your Highness is aware that the villages in our various prefectures and counties are far apart from each other. If there are only two or three elementary schools in each prefecture and county.
Children who live far away need to walk dozens of miles to go to school."
"Yes, Your Highness, not to mention that the country roads are dangerous, and there are also wild animals. It is such a long road. Many children walk from their homes to the elementary school, but it is already dark and they cannot go to school at all!"
"Your Highness, if all children cannot be admitted to elementary school, then the elementary school that Your Highness has worked so hard to build will be a huge waste..."
"This..."
Zhu Di frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then looked at Zhu Fu aside.
"Zhu Qing, there is some truth in what you gentlemen and elders said. Do the elementary schools built in Wanping County and Daxing County also have such problems?"
Hearing this, all the gentry and village elders could not help but have a flash of pride in their eyes.
They said this just because they were concerned about the education issues in Wanping County and Daxing County.
Sure enough, Zhu Fu nodded slightly.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. During this period of time, I have also received several reports from those Meng Xuefu. Although there are some children who have traveled far away, the number is not very large."
Zhu Di asked: "Why is this?"
Zhu Fu thought for a while and then said: "Your Highness, of the five elementary schools in Wanping County and Daxing County, only one is in Beiping City.
The remaining four are scattered in the villages below.
Therefore, there are still fewer students in that situation!"
There should be many people who are still waiting and watching, and don't dare to let their children go to school at will, right?
Guo An complained silently in his heart.
"That's it!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and couldn't help but said: "Is it possible that four or five elementary schools need to be built in other prefectures and counties?"
With the previous experience and lessons learned, Zhu Fu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think we should consider the situation of the people in each state and county before deciding how many schools to build!"
All the gentry and village elders suddenly beamed with joy.
However, Zhu Di looked at Guo An aside and felt that the matter was not as simple as Zhu Fu thought.
"I wonder if Guo Qing has any good solution to this matter?"
Guo An pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Your Highness, I think we should turn Mongolian studies into social studies!"
"Social studies?"
Zhu Di, Zhu Fu and others were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes lit up.
Guo An had already opened his mouth and said: "In the 23rd year of the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, the court of the Yuan Dynasty issued an order: Fifty households in each county-affiliated village should form a commune, and a president should be appointed to teach and encourage farmers to grow mulberry trees.
There is a school, and teachers who are familiar with scriptures are selected, and children are enrolled in the school during the slack season.
At that time, social studies began to be established in Jiangxi, Fujian and other places."
Guo Andao: "It's just that social studies are the most basic elementary education in each township, and it is difficult for the court to supervise it.