Empress snatches dried fish + episode

"Not only that, but also about the status quo of reading."

Geng Bai'an found out the information. On it was a table she had prepared with charcoal. On it was a string of Arabic numerals that only Shu Yonghe could understand besides herself: "Your Majesty, look at this. According to the results of random checks, an ordinary household The annual cost of providing a scholar is at least five times that of the whole family. Because of insufficient money, many families even sell and marry off their daughters in exchange for money for the man in the family to study. It is okay if the money is paid. But most of the confessions are poor scholars who have nothing in their minds and know nothing else, which has caused a lot of human, financial and time wastage."

"Yes, everyone wants to fly to the top of the branch one day, and every family also wants to rely on their own males to win the list and become a master." Shu Yonghe frowned and couldn't help sighing.

In fact, this was not beyond his expectation. Since the last time he met the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he has already seen one of the disadvantages of this era. Now the women in ordinary peasant households have to provide for their brothers at home, and for their husbands when they get married, and may even have to provide for their husbands. Brothers.In addition to supporting the men in the family to study and bear children, women seem to have no role at all.The most frightening thing is that even from the bottom of their hearts, they think that their own value should be only these things. What's more, it's not that they don't dare to think, but that they don't even have the direction to think.

No matter where, society is always so unfriendly to women.To be honest, Shu Yonghe can probably understand Geng Bai'an's mood. If he changes his position, he might not be as calm as she is thinking about changing the status quo.

Tang Shuo did not see this statistical form, but considering that he used to be a scholar, not all his classmates were as easy to read as he was, and occasionally they would talk about the situation at home, so for This situation is also clear.

"I think that one year is the limit." Tang Shuo paused: "The main body of the empress's compulsory education this time is the daughters of these poor families, and as daughters of poor families, they have no freedom since they were young. Those with brothers and sisters It’s easy to say, if you have younger siblings, you have to start helping the family at the age of six or seven. If the compulsory education is set for a long time, and there is no small laborer in the family, everyone will complain.”

"What about tax relief? Can it be increased to three years?"

Geng Bai'an came up with his own plan and said it according to the above record: "Da Chong collects taxes according to the population. The tax collection age is half an adult tax starting at six years old, and one adult tax after the age of 16. Then just send During the three years when the children go to school, the taxes that the whole family needs will be reduced and exempted, such an obvious benefit, I don’t believe that they are unwilling, what does the prime minister think?”

"We can even divide the academy into compulsory classes, basic classes and advanced classes. Compulsory classes are for everyone, basic classes are on top of compulsory education, and advanced classes are on top of basic classes. The latter two You can reduce or exempt women who are studying while studying, but it is all voluntary."

The reason why Geng Bai'an decided to set a time limit of three years was purely because she felt that one year could only teach people how to read and write.But what she said "all people can teach knowledge" is not just that, but hopes that through ideological education, everyone can start to change their minds, know how to reflect on and judge their own status quo, stand up and face the fate they want to face confrontation.

In three years, whether it's pure education or simple brainwashing, Geng Bai'an hopes to use any method to at least make women realize their own value, let them know that they are not men's vassals, but independent individuals.

Of course, accidents are unavoidable on the road to change. For example, she also thought that these women would look very out of place with their families when they returned home after three years in the academy.At that time, some people will definitely recompromise, and some people will rise up to resist.Those who recompromise will follow the same life trajectory as their mothers, while those who resist may be forced to marry early or simply sold.

But no matter what, there will be at least one seed in their hearts, and only half of it will be needed... No, only one tenth, one percent of women will think of the education they have received after giving birth to their daughters , if you no longer persecute your daughter with feudal ideology and system, then this change is meaningful.

If this is passed down from generation to generation, sooner or later all the women in Da Chongguo will change their minds, and in the process of change, the men who have always looked down on them will be forced to accept it.No matter what, the fate of women in this era will not be worse, so it is better to fight for it.

Geng Bai'an's proposal caught Tang Shuo's eyes. He hadn't thought about it. After thinking about it, his expression darkened: "The method is a good method, but at the moment we are only planning to implement it near Chongjing. It is easy to talk about it. If it is promoted in the future to the entire Dachong, then the tax reduction and exemption will make the treasury..."

"The prime minister doesn't have to worry about this. Regarding the treasury, I feel that it is not enough to just collect taxes." Geng Bai'an said this, and slightly hooked the corners of his mouth: "In fact, most of the wealth of a country is not controlled by these poor peasants. In the hands of the clan, corrupt officials and wealthy businessmen. If we find a way to get money out of their hands, wouldn’t it be much better than oppressing the poor peasants?”