Chapter 205.2

Chapter 205.2

However, when news of this reached other countries, it was met with much mockery and ridicule.

Such magnificent imperial grace!

Reforming education to make it more affordable is a good starting point for Great Xia, but it completely ignores the practicalities!

Why dont other countries do such a good thing? Because its too expensive!

Just opening a school in every city, the construction and operational costs are already a huge expenditure!

Then theres the salary for each teacher, which is another massive expense!

Moreover, it takes at least 10 years to educate a scholar! During these 10 years, you basically see no return on investment! With that money, why not do something else?

Why not just conscript soldiers? Or use the money to recruit experts? Wouldnt that quickly enhance national power?

If youre short of people, you can simply hold imperial examinations. Theres no need to go through the trouble of nurturing them yourself!

Despite the skepticism from the outside world, everyone still kept an eye on Great Xias actions.

Great Xias subsequent performance stunned everyone.

Firstly, the issue of schools, which seemed very problematic to others, was quite simple for Great Xia.

After consulting with Li Linfu and Heshen, Heshen quickly assembled a team and started constructing schools on vacant land in various cities.

Whats the difference between building a concrete house and a school?

In Heshens eyes, there was no difference, except that schools had to be built a bit bigger and brighter.

Thus, in less than half a month, schools sprang up in cities across the nation.

Moreover, hardly any money had to be spent.

Because the cement for building the school belonged to Lin Beifan, it was directly used for construction.

As for the workers wages, they had already been paid.

Goodness! Schools can be built immediately and without spending much money!

One can only say that the system of Great Xia is far superior! Normally, their workers are kept on retainer, ready to start work when needed, without wasting a moment! I really want others to learn from them!

How can it be so easy to learn? Look at the Great Luo Dynasty, they collapsed on their own!

Indeed, such a system is hard to replicate!

With the school issue resolved, next came the teachers.

To promote the enthusiasm of teachers in their teaching, Lin Beifan set a standard, grading them into five levels:

Teacher, Grade C Teacher, Grade B Teacher, Grade A Teacher, and Imperial Master Teacher.

Each level came with different benefits and honors.

Naturally, an ordinary Teacher received ordinary benefits.

But reaching the Grade level meant a sudden increase in treatment and status, on par with court officials.

Lin Beifan continued, Moreover, our court should also take charge of compiling textbooks, incorporating more thoughts of loyalty to the sovereign and patriotism! Only in this way can we cultivate more patriots and loyal subjects!

Lin Beifan thoroughly convinced the two ministers!

His Majesty plans to instill the ideas of loyalty and patriotism in children from a young age!

After growing up reading such books, how could they not serve the court?

The two ministers bowed deeply: His Majesty is far-sighted!

Lin Beifan waved his hand: Go forth, Ministers, let us create an educational golden age that will be celebrated for generations!

Following Lin Beifans orders, the two ministers set to work with great enthusiasm.

The first step was to establish paper mills to produce large quantities of paper.

Right now, the profit margins for the paper are very high and usually controlled by noble families.

If anyone tried to enter this industry, they would inevitably face attacks and retaliation from these noble families.

But in Great Xia, this was not an issue at all.

The noble families had been cleared out, so who would dare to oppose him?

Thus, the paper industry was firmly in the hands of the court.

However, Lin Beifan also improved the paper-making process to earn more funds for education.

He expanded the sources of raw materials for paper-making, allowing commonly available materials such as tree bark, wood ash, hemp ends, and bamboo fibers to be used for paper production, significantly reducing production costs.

Additionally, he introduced many advanced bleaching techniques.

As a result, the paper produced by Great Xia was not only thinner and whiter but also much cheaper to make, costing less than a third of the normal paper price.

Even after cutting the selling price by half, they still made a huge profit.

Heshen and Li Linfu were once again thoroughly impressed by Lin Beifan.

In this era, the demand for paper was very high, and it was not cheap.

The great noble families made a fortune just from this revenue.

Now, they were able to produce even better quality paper at a much cheaper price. Wouldnt they make a killing?

The educational funding was completely covered with the income from paper sales alone!

His Majesty is truly wise!

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