Chapter 220 This year in Shandong, there is finally no need to starve to death!
"Not bad! Not bad! Not bad!"
Zhu Cixiang said with a smile on his face, smiling towards Wu Yan who was reporting on his work in front of him.
"It's all thanks to the sweet potatoes introduced by His Highness! It seems that next year, the whole of Shandong will not be starved to death!"
Wu Yan looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with excitement in his eyes and said.
After all, it was still in ancient times, and the population of Shandong was already very large. Even in good years, it was actually quite normal for people to starve to death.
Many people's children are drowned directly when they are born, whether they are boys or girls. What is the reason?
Just because I can’t live!
It’s really impossible to survive at all!
Not enough rations!
These ordinary people don't have enough food to feed those children, and these people at the bottom don't have any effective contraceptive methods.
So, the only option is to get pregnant, give birth, and then mostly drown to death...
This is an unsolvable cycle!
Hearing Wu Zong's words, Zhu Cixiang felt a little sad.
Although China is a country with a five-thousand-year-old civilization, and will always be the world's largest country from now on, countless people still starve to death every year...
This kind of thing really makes Zhu Cixiang feel complicated!
"Tell the people that sweet potatoes have a ventilation effect, so they cannot eat too much at one time, and they cannot be completely used as a staple food!"
Zhu Cixiang said to Wu Di who was standing aside.
"It's best to mix it with other foods and eat it together!"
After hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Wu Di nodded.
He sighed slightly, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said: "But Your Highness, I think it is difficult for the people to listen to your words, because most of the people.
You will only see that the yield per acre of this product is so high. In order to fill the stomach, most of the land will be planted with sweet potatoes!"
Zhu Cixiang had a look of helplessness on his face.
He shook his head.
"They will know. I am afraid that what I am saying is of no use at the moment, but they will gradually feel the sequelae!"
Wu Di smiled bitterly and said nothing. It's no wonder that the yield of sweet potatoes is so high. If there were no other disadvantages, then no one in this world should starve to death!
But in fact, people are starving to death everywhere, including the Ming Dynasty!
People are starving all the time!
The whole world has actually remained the same!
"By the way, Mr. Wu Ge, how are those students from Huangming Zhicheng University studying?"
At this moment, Zhu Cixiang suddenly thought of something, and he asked Wu Ding at the side with some curiosity.
"It's not bad! These students are quite savvy!"
With a smile on his face, Wu Yan looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said, "However, Your Highness, I only know about the situation of the School of Liberal Arts. I don't know much about the situation of the School of Science."
"Does the School of Liberal Arts properly incorporate some science content? For example, nature courses??"
At this time, Zhu Cixiang pondered for a moment, looked at Wu Zong in front of him and asked.
"Yes, there is..."
Wu Di smiled bitterly for a while, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said, "But our performance is just average. These students don't like the science content very much, so..."
"Yeah! It doesn't matter!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, there is actually nothing to say about this kind of thing, it's just different interests!
"What I'm talking about is just something like popular science! You know, in the future, these students in the School of Liberal Arts will work in the government. If they don't have any scientific thinking, it will be really troublesome.
Got it!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to Wu Yan in front of him.
Although there was a trace of hesitation in Wu Yan's heart, he actually wanted to ask, is science really so important? He found that His Highness the Crown Prince attached great importance to science to a very abnormal level!
But after thinking about it, Wu Yan still held back, because he suddenly thought of something. His Royal Highness should want to prevent anyone from starving to death in the entire Ming Dynasty!
But in this case, the soil power should not be enough. At this time, what is needed is people's understanding of the nature of heaven and earth, and the help of the great power of heaven and earth. Only then can it be possible to feed so many people!
Perhaps, this is the real reason why His Royal Highness attaches so much importance to science!
There was a thoughtful look in Wu Hong's eyes, and he could probably understand a concept that Zhu Cizhong had told him before.
Productivity determines production relations.
At that time, Wu Di couldn't really understand this sentence, but at this time, he inexplicably had a little understanding of it.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Wu Yan said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"Okay! You have to pay close attention to the school affairs, including those of the private schools in the village, as well as the elementary schools in each village.
If you have time, you can think about it and see how to sort out a feasible school system!"
When Zhu Cixiang said this, he paused. He pondered for a moment, looked at Wu Yan in front of him and continued: "My idea is to separate the three stages: elementary school, junior high school, and high school! Finally, take the college entrance examination, and the best candidates can enter.
University!
In universities, those with outstanding academic performance can also serve as university teachers! Or as teaching assistants!
I am going to say that university teachers are divided into four grades, namely lecturers, senior lecturers, associate professors and full professors, and then they will be awarded the same official status!"
Zhu Cixi looked at Wu Yan in front of him and said.
After hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Wu Yan showed a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
"Your Highness, how many ranks of official status will each of these people be awarded??"
Hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Wu Zong flashed a wry smile in his heart. His Highness the Crown Prince would really pose problems for himself!
It is actually understandable that university professors confer official status, but if you can understand it, it does not mean that those who take the imperial examination can understand it!
Fortunately for them, they took the rigorous scientific examination, but as a result, others only need to graduate and stay in school, and they can directly obtain official status! This is really unfair!
Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality!
That’s what everyone thinks!
After hearing Wu Zong's words, Zhu Cixiang showed a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
"The lecturer will grant you a seventh-grade official status, and the professor will grant you a fifth-grade official status!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Cixiang said these words.
Originally, he wanted to grant a second-grade official status to a full professor, but after thinking about it, he realized that this was a bit outrageous, and it was not the time yet!
If a full professor were a second-grade full professor, it would definitely trigger a counterattack from the entire scholarly community!
Now is not the time for me to be able to conquer this group!
The current strength is not enough, otherwise, you can try their strength!
"True fifth grade!"
Hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Wu Yan was slightly stunned, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.