Chapter 125 The world is in chaos, and so are our thoughts
Bandits are rampant and the powerful are unbridled.

The officials forced the people to rebel, and smoke of war was everywhere.

The descriptions that could only be seen in history books before gradually became the real scenes on the territory of the Great Zhou.

Although there were occasional disturbances in the Great Zhou in the past, overall stability could still be maintained.

But after the death of the successor Emperor Zhou, the world began to fall into chaos.

Within less than a year, two emperors of the Great Zhou died in succession. Because of this, the ruling foundation of the Zhou royal family began to crumble.

Of course, if that were the case, the world would be in chaos, but it would definitely not reach the point where smoke of war rose everywhere.

The great Zhou’s good national teacher Pu Du Ci Hang gave a boost in this regard.

This trusted evil imperial teacher is currently taking advantage of the opportunity to help someone win the throne to purge the enemy's factions.

In the meantime, most of the Zhou Dynasty's outer royal family members were killed.

Although the dragon energy contained in the bodies of those peripheral clan members is extremely meager, Pu Du Ci Hang does not despise it.

Isn't it that Taoism is accumulated bit by bit?

Logically speaking, a country cannot be without a king for a day.

No matter how much the central government argues, it should come up with a set of rules within a few days and announce them to the world so that it can satisfy the people.

But with Pu Du Ci Hang and the Buddhist sect making trouble, the throne of Emperor Zhou has been vacant for a month.

This anomaly immediately caused a conflict between the central and local forces of the Zhou Dynasty.

If it were just this, the Buddhists and Confucians who controlled the court could still suppress it by joining forces.

But they never expected that there were so many people among the Zhou royal family who wanted to be emperor.

Pu Du Ci Hang's action of killing members of the outer clan scared many people again.

There were so many of them that they had no time to clean up the mess before someone jumped out and declared himself emperor.

So, you finish your performance and I take the stage.

The entire Great Zhou was turned into a mess due to the interference of the remaining royal family members.

In just a few days, there were dozens of emperors and regents in the world.

Even the two states of You and Bing under Ding Hai's command were no exception.

In the past two days, a total of seven or eight princes ran to the residence of the Yanmen County Magistrate, took out the so-called imperial edict and tried to win his loyalty, which made Ding Hai, who was busy setting up the troops, laugh and cry.

In the lobby of the County Magistrate's Mansion, Ding Hai, who had rarely spared some time, sat at the head of the table and listened to the reports from his subordinates.

The first to report was Zhuge Wulong. As the chief steward of the affairs of You and Bing states under Ding Hai, the matters on his hands were all important matters that required Ding Hai to make decisions.

"General, what should we do with the emperors and regents hiding in Youzhou and Bingzhou? The ambitious governors and governors in the south are pretending to establish a new emperor, but in fact they are separatist."

“Kill, kill all those damn emperors and regents. They must be living in Youzhou and Bingzhou and they know my Wang Nanrong’s daily behavior.

In the end, they still came to me at great risk. Such people are gambling-oriented and ambitious, and it is not a good idea to keep them.

After taking down the heads of these emperors and regents, send them to the capital as fast as possible as a token of trust, so that the central authorities of the Great Zhou can shift their attention away from us."

"Yes, General, the prestige of the Great Zhou has plummeted, and the officials loyal to us have also been initially trained.

Now that things have come to this, should we use our own trusted people to replace those officials in the territory who are loyal to the Great Zhou?"

Ding Hai did not answer Zhuge Wulong's second question immediately. After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he gave his answer: "Those officials who are loyal to the Great Zhou cannot be generalized.

Those who are determined to follow the Great Zhou will be directly replaced among the officials we have trained. Those who are willing to integrate into our system will be assigned to their deputies to supervise them and learn from their experience.

As for those fence-sitters? And those who are stubborn and unyielding, those who should be fired should be fired, and those who should be imprisoned should be imprisoned."

"promise."

Zhuge Liang was very satisfied with Ding Hai's arrangement. He thought that a ruler should be so decisive and ruthless.

This time I finally didn't follow the wrong person, and I don't have to be wrongly accused and sent to jail.

After dealing with Zhuge Liang's affairs, Ding Hai turned around and started dealing with matters that required his decision making by other people.

Feeling Ding Hai's gaze, Feng He was the first to speak out what he wanted to report.

"General, the north is bitterly cold and cultural education is not flourishing, and the number of officials we currently have is a little insufficient.

I think we should broaden people's wisdom and promote education, and try to get enough talents in a short time. Only in this way can we avoid being in a hurry in the future."

Although Ding Hai never said he wanted to rebel, his subordinates had already thought of this.

And most people tacitly agree with this.

There’s nothing we can do about it. It’s because the Zhou Dynasty was so weak. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it had entered its twilight years.

Ding Hai was really surprised by Feng He's answer.

As Ding Hai's deputy who joined him when he first started out, although Feng He had made the relationship between him and Ding Hai clear as to who was his master and who was his subject, his status and position had always been somewhat detached.

As long as the overall environment remains unchanged, it is impossible for Ding Hai to force him to do something against his will.

As the head of the Feng family, which is rooted in You and Bing states, the clan power behind him may not be worthy of being called a noble family in You and Bing, but it is definitely among the top three powerful families.

He must have known how much of a blow this policy of broadening people's knowledge had dealt to powerful families.

Therefore, Ding Hai never expected that Feng He would actually take the initiative to propose the implementation of this policy.

Surprised, Ding Hai took a deep look at Feng He and then took over the topic: "General Feng's words are very much in my heart, but since we have decided to enlighten the people, then we should stop using the Confucian way of fooling the people.

From today on, a five-level college system will be established under the territory of our Anbei Army, and the first-level system called Mengxue will be established based on villages.

Elementary education mainly teaches students reading and writing, as well as ethics and numerology. The initial course period can be one to two years, depending on the progress of education in each place.

A second level system called primary schools is established in each township and it is also compulsory for all children of school age to attend primary schools.

Primary schools mainly teach liberal arts and mathematics to students of appropriate age, supplemented by agricultural, military, and military sciences. The course lasts for five years.

Liberal arts education is not limited to Confucian classics. The essence of the knowledge of various schools of thought can be extracted and compiled into one book to teach students.

When teaching mathematics, one should not blindly follow the works of predecessors. In particular, one should remember not to destroy students' fantasies about mathematics.

In addition to teaching agricultural, military and military subjects on paper, the school also requires constant invitations to agricultural promotion officials and military commanders to teach in schools, and even to let them lead students in practice.

Each county has a county school, which, like the two levels of colleges above, allows students graduating from primary schools to receive education on a merit basis.

As for the content of education in the county school, I think it is enough to further deepen the content of education in primary schools, and the school system will be set at three years.

Generally, children start school at the age of five or six, and after studying for eight or nine years, they are just ready to go out and work.

We don't ask them to become generals or prime ministers in the future, but we hope they can find a way to make a living so that they don't lose their lives in confusion without knowing where their future lies.

At the county and prefecture levels, prefectural schools were set up in the county or prefectural capitals, and the students of the prefectural schools were selected from the best students in the county schools.

The content of teaching can be more specialized, and what to learn should be based on the students' own wishes. The academic period can be limited to four years.

In addition, students must take the assessment arranged by the Anbei Army after two years. Those who fail the assessment will be expelled from the academy.

Those who excel in the assessment can be recommended by the prefectural school to study at a higher level of knowledge in the provincial school. The provincial school is set up above the prefectural school. The educational model of the provincial schools in Youzhou and Bingzhou is directly based on the four major academies.

In addition, military crash courses are offered in the military according to the ratio of military strength.

The content taught in the military crash course can be applied flexibly, or even go beyond the syllabus.

After this five-level education, I think our Anbei Army, with such a large territory, will no longer be short of talented people."

The series of systems and ideas that came out of Ding Hai's mouth shocked everyone present.

Those who can stand here are not fools. Just take a quick look at this generally perfect education system.

Everyone knew that their general had been planning to enlighten the people for a long time.

After realizing this, everyone began to look at Feng He and Ding Hai with ambiguous eyes.

I didn't expect that Feng He, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually has such beautiful thoughts and is good at helping his master share his worries.

After carefully going over the system proposed by Ding Hai in his mind, Zhuge Wulong, the chief steward of the Anbei Army, consulted Ding Hai on some issues in detail.

Only when these problems are solved will he implement the policy of broadening the people's knowledge, which is unprecedented and will probably never be repeated.

"General, please forgive me for being so rude. I have some questions about the policy proposed by General Feng to broaden the people's knowledge. I would like to ask you to explain them to me.

First, what if the village is small and there are not enough children of school age?
Second, the amount of money required for such a huge investment is simply staggering. How to solve this problem?

If the price is too high, not every student’s family can afford it.

If we don't collect the repairs, the financial pressure will be too great. Even if we put all our Anbei Army's strength into it, I'm afraid we won't be able to support it for a few years.

Third, should we exercise strict control over the dissemination of knowledge at all levels?

If we follow the kind of education method you mentioned, General, I'm afraid all the sects and academies in the world will regard us as enemies.

Because, the knowledge that our Anbei Army currently has is probably not even possessed by those sects and academies themselves.

The envy, jealousy and hatred caused by destroying other people's jobs will make them hate us madly and regard our Anbei Army as evil heretics.

Fourth, what should we do if some of the noble families under our command oppose this? General, your policy is undermining the foundation of the noble families.

When they no longer have the huge convenience brought by the monopoly on knowledge, they will be on the same starting line as the huge base of ordinary people.

Among the children of those wealthy and powerful families, there are bound to be some who cannot compete with those from poor families.

The wealthy and powerful families who are used to taking shortcuts will definitely not be able to accept this result. What will they do then?
Fifth, to run a college, there must be sufficient teaching staff. Although our Anbei Army has a group of talents, it is far from enough.

Sixth, I would like to ask the general on behalf of all my colleagues here, whether you have given up the ambition to become the supreme ruler.

According to your arrangement just now, even if the finances of our Anbei Army can support this policy, it will no longer have the strength to move south.

Moreover, according to the system you set, it will take at least ten years for our Anbei Army to harvest the first batch of trained talents.

The world is in the midst of a battle for supremacy, and the situation is changing drastically in an instant. If you miss it, you will really miss it.

Many of the colleagues present here are already quite old, General, do you think they can afford to wait?"

Zhuge Liang is worthy of his title as the wisest man in the world, and these six questions all hit the nail on the head.

If Ding Hai cannot come up with a proper solution to these six questions, he will never agree to implement the policy of broadening people's knowledge.

If you don't give me an explanation for this painting, I will start to criticize you, the whimsical Zhuge Liang.

Ding Hai did not care about his current sabotaging behavior, but sorted out his thoughts and told him the solutions he had thought of a long time ago.

As the leader of a faction, how could he not find out the problems that Zhuge Wulong could think of? "Zhuge has six questions, and I also have six answers.

1. If a village is small and there are not enough children of school age, then the primary schools will be merged.

I have given them the opportunity to change their destiny. Whether they can seize it or not is none of my business.

Second, the construction of a college cannot be successfully completed overnight. For example, primary schools, county schools, and even prefectural schools cannot be opened without students of the right age.

Therefore, the construction of the college can be planned and constructed in several steps. In addition, we can train a group of craftsmen to build the college. Leaving professional matters to professionals will definitely be quick, good and cost-effective.

In addition, all colleges must adhere to a simple and frugal construction style, and no luxury or waste is allowed.

The gold, silver and treasures obtained from the conquest of the Huns do not need to be put into the private treasury of the county governor's office. Taking them all out should be enough for initial use.

The students only need to pay for the textbooks as tuition. The primary school is close to home, and the Anbei Army is not responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation. The primary school and the county school provide accommodation and basic meals to fill their stomachs.

It is expressly prohibited to waste food and destroy tables, chairs and beds. Once such a situation is discovered, the perpetrators will be fined and persuaded to leave.

Another thing is that on weekdays, towns and county governments can also delegate some less important affairs and simple tasks to the colleges.

After the students complete the tasks in quality and quantity, the township and county government can take out the money that was originally prepared for this matter and reward them to the students, providing them with a way to work and study.

Third, the dissemination of knowledge does not require special control. Even if those sectarian academies send people to absorb the knowledge disseminated by academies at all levels, do you think they can pass it on without reservation like we do?
Even if they teach it to their disciples without reservation, do you think that after their pitifully small number of disciples finish their studies, there will be as many talented people as us?
Fourth, if there are any opponents among the noble families under our command, let them get out. Do you really think that the knives in the hands of our Anbei Army are not sharp enough?

Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be arrested and sentenced if necessary or beheaded if necessary.

Fifth, the faculty of the college can be recruited from the army and retired soldiers in the initial stage. After the silent efforts of the military academy in the past few years, I think the faculty of elementary and primary schools should not be a problem.

In addition, tell these brothers who have been through thick and thin with us to teach well and work hard. If they teach well, they may be able to move up.

How can the village heads and pavilion chiefs elected locally be as reliable as our brothers who have been through thick and thin with us?

After they have understood the complex local situation through their teaching profession.

We can issue a transfer order to have them replace those village heads and pavilion heads, so that our Anbei Army can achieve the ultimate control over the territory under its command.

If there is a hidden gem among the brothers who is covered by dust, I, Ding Hai, will not be stingy and give him a seat in this hall. "

After hearing the five answers from their general, all the generals present were so excited that they could not control themselves.

The feelings a good general has for his soldiers are hard for outsiders to imagine.

Although they were able to become captains and generals through their own efforts, the role of the soldiers under their command should not be underestimated.

Without these soldiers who risked their lives to carry out the orders they gave, they would have either died on the battlefield long ago or would be nothing now.

After hearing that Ding Hai was willing to give the veterans a way out, one or two emotional generals even shed tears.

“Sixth, my ambition to fight for the dragon and the tripod has never changed.

However, the dynasty I want to establish is by no means like the current Zhou Dynasty. During the heyday of the dynasty, the people under my command could only have a hot meal.

If my ambition only stopped here, to put it bluntly, neither the Zhou Dynasty in Kyoto nor the dozen or so sects of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism would be my match.

The matter of calling myself the lone wolf is not about whether those people are willing or not, but whether I want to do it or not."

Ding Hai's domineering tone shocked everyone in the hall, but after carefully considering the current strength of the Anbei Army, they had to admit that what Ding Hai said was not wrong.

The former Great Zhou was in danger of being destroyed if they could defeat the Huns, so how could the Anbei Army not be able to do the same if they defeated the Huns and made them afraid to move south?

Thinking of this, a sense of pride quietly rose in the hearts of many people. They had made an indelible contribution to the development of the Anbei Army to its current level.

No matter how the world changes, if anyone dares to show up or has the tendency to show up, we can just send troops to defeat him.

If I don't speak first in spring, that insect will dare to make a sound.

(End of this chapter)