Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Chaotang passed the compulsory education in Kaifeng City."

"The age of separation between men and women has been postponed from seven to nine!"

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Suddenly, the news of the court spread quickly throughout Kaifeng City, and the entire Kaifeng City was buzzing with discussion.

The defense between men and women has always been a major ethical defense. No one thought that in order to implement compulsory education in the city, the court would postpone the age from seven to nine.

"This is nonsense!" A stubborn old master yelled angrily.

"This matter is promoted by doctors. Medically speaking, there is not much difference between men and women aged seven and nine." Someone retorted.

"Of course! Even the household marriage law has been changed. The age of marriage is postponed for three years, and the separation between men and women is only postponed for two years. There is nothing wrong with it." Many people in Kaifeng spoke uprightly.

It turns out that doctors don't have much say, but since the rise of the Medical Reform, doctors have gradually had more say. Endorsed by doctors themselves, the age limit for men and women to be nine years old has won the support of many people.

Besides, to the naked eye, apart from the difference in height, there is almost no difference between men and women aged six and nine.

The folk customs of the Northern Song Dynasty were still relatively open, and Neo-Confucianism had not yet become the mainstream. Fan Zheng's proposal to postpone the age of separation between men and women was quickly accepted by the government and the public.

Without the barrier between men and women, the biggest obstacle to compulsory education in the city has disappeared.

"Master Prefect! Kaifeng City has a population of over one million, and there are nearly 100,000 school-age children. How can we prepare so many public schools in a short period of time?" Kaifeng Prefecture Master said with a bitter smile.

"No problem? Wait a moment!" Fan Chunli immediately sent a subordinate to send a message to Fan Zheng.

After a while, the servant hurried back and brought back Fan Zheng's reply from the Imperial Medical Office.

"Go and ask those private schools if they are willing to change them into public schools. The buildings will remain unchanged and the government can buy their school buildings at market prices or rent them temporarily until the government buildings are built and then move them." Fan Chunli coughed to cover it up and said loudly road.

The master looked strange and hurriedly went down to give instructions, but soon encountered a problem again.

"Many private schools are indeed willing to change to public schools? However, there was only one master in the private school before, and now there are suddenly many students, and there is a huge shortage of masters." Master reported again.

"Then go and recruit them immediately. Anyone who is a scholar can be a tutor in a public school." Fan Chunli frowned.

The master smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know something, our public schools are not high in education, and many scholars are not willing to serve as tutors in public schools."

Fan Chunli waved his hand, and the servant left in a hurry again, soon bringing Fan Zheng's reply.

"Then let's recruit people and young students!" Fan Chunli calmly put down the reply letter and said loudly.

"Ah!" The master's face couldn't help but change. They could understand the recruitment of young students, but scholars disliked the low cultivation of public school masters. How could they be willing to serve as public school masters when their status was more noble?

“The mission of public schools is to enable children to read and write, and young children are qualified for the job. As for the candidates, most of them go to Kaifeng City to take the imperial examination. It is not easy to live in Kaifeng City. These candidates need a lot of expenses every day in Kaifeng City. "

The master nodded slightly, but he had a deep understanding of the prices in Kaifeng City.

"Juren serving as a tutor in a public school can not only provide him with a place to stay, but also receive a certain salary, allowing him to study for exams in Kaifeng City for a long time. The public school can recruit enough tutors and use the name of a tutor to attract students. Enrollment is the best of both worlds," Fan Chunli said proudly.

Sure enough, under Fan Zheng's planning and with the powerful resources of Kaifeng Mansion, public schools have sprung up in Kaifeng City like bamboo shoots after a rain, located in various cities and towns.

Although Kaifeng City is not as neat as Chang'an City, it still retains a lot of Tang Dynasty style. It is composed of many cities and towns. Many public schools are built in the cities and towns, which greatly facilitates children's education.

In addition, the public school was cheap and close to home. What's more, the public school even had foreign candidates as concubines, which immediately aroused the popularity of the people in Kaifeng, and they all chose to send their children to public schools for elementary education. "

Of course, there are also families who are dissatisfied with the payment of repairs! However, faced with the threat of fines from the government, they had no choice but to compromise.

When Fan Chunli set the fine for self-cultivation, he took into account the income of the lower class people in Kaifeng City. After all, tuition is not expensive. The total tuition for three years is not much more than the fine. Besides, it is his own child who learns a few more words, so there is not much harm.

"The worst I can do is carry a few more sacks every day! If you three sons go to public school, you won't have to work as hard as me in the future." The man in rough clothes looked at the three sons behind him and said through gritted teeth.

"Yes! Father!" the three boys lined up in sequence said excitedly.

Their eldest is nine years old and has long passed the age of elementary school. According to their family, there is no money left to attend private school, so they can only watch other children go to school. Now the public school opened by Kaifeng Prefecture has changed their destiny. Opportunity.

The city of Kaifeng was flourishing in its literary style, and the most talented woman in the world, Li Qingzhao, was born. The imperial court ordered that the age of separation between men and women be postponed from seven to nine years old. Many families also sent girls of the right age when boys were starting school. , just enough to take care of you.

Seeing girls enrolling in school, many enlightened families also sent their daughters to public schools. Although they did not expect their girls to gain fame, they wanted their girls to be literate and numerate, so that they could manage their families when they married.

Suddenly, a large number of school-age children poured into public schools, and there was no large-scale opposition from the people. Fan Chunli's city-wide compulsory education was a great success.

Fan Chunli was surprised to find that apart from the initial investment in public school classrooms, the government did not have to spend much money.

With the large increase in students, even a small number of cultivators can afford the master's salary. In this way, children can learn, the master can make a living, and Kaifeng Public School flourishes.

"Ya Nei is truly a genius!" In the Kaifeng Mansion, the master sincerely exclaimed.

This master has been following Fan Chunli since Bozhou, and now he has become the master of Kaifeng Prefecture. However, he has witnessed Fan Zheng's magic with his own eyes. In comparison, his master is simply useless.

"Fan Yanei!"

This is the new name of the evil doctor Fan Zheng in Kaifeng City.

In the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, there was an idle position for the nobles called yamendu commanders. Most of them were filled by the children of officials. Although it was later withdrawn, this title was continued. Later, the children of the government were called yameni to indicate the descendants of the officials.

The word "yameni" was not a good thing in the Song Dynasty. There were only a few high-ranking officials in Kaifeng City, and there were also countless second generation people who could be called "yameni".

However, most of those yamen were sensual, even did evil, bullied men and domineering women, and committed all kinds of evil. They were almost hateful existences. Gao yamen, who became famous in later generations, was the most typical representative among them.

Fan Zheng's title of Fan Yanei is not derogatory, on the contrary, it is better.

Other yamen were relying on their father's power to act recklessly, but Fan yamen was better and helped his father build a business.

Fan Chunli looked proud, and not only did his son not cheat his father, but he, as a father, still relied on his son.

Everyone in Kaifeng City knows that the real decision-maker in Kaifeng Mansion is not Kaifeng Magistrate Fan, but the evil doctor Fan Zhengfan Yanei.

If other fathers and sons were like this, the government affairs would be decided by the sensual Yameni, which would have long aroused dissatisfaction between the government and the public.

However, no one impeached Fan Zheng for his interference in Kaifeng Mansion. After all, everything Fan Zheng did benefited the country and the people, benefited the city of Kaifeng immensely, and had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Kaifeng.

Suddenly, Fan Yanei's title spread like wildfire.