Hetty and Rebecca were called to Gawain's camp, and after hearing Gawain's thoughts, they were shocked.
"Education? Teach every civilian or even serf?" Hetty's eyes widened, and she almost lost her grace completely, "And it must be made a law in the territory, and everyone must Want to receive education like paying taxes? ”
“Yes, from now on, reading and literacy will be not only a right, but also an obligation,” Gao Wen smiled, and he could see that he had always been mature. The steady Hetty was surprised by herself, which was actually quite pleasing to the eye. "Now everyone in the territory must be able to read and write, and people who come to this land in the future must also be able to do this." A little, otherwise they will not be able to survive in the new order I implemented."
Hetty showed a thoughtful expression: "The new order..."
And the one next to him. Rebecca was more practical. What she immediately thought of was how difficult it was: "My ancestors, it is not that easy to teach an illiterate commoner into a knowledgeable person. This requires teachers of literature, mathematics and science, Teachers of history and geography, teachers of swordsmanship and riding, and one or two natural history instructors. Even after completing these relatively basic courses, there are also extremely difficult courses such as art, etiquette, and heraldry. More than ten years of these courses are not enough!"
Gawain was dumbfounded. Just as he was about to explain, Hetty in front of him covered his head and said, "Rebecca...and Not everyone has to study etiquette and heraldry for more than ten years, and in fact you haven’t learned them yet..."
Rebecca was stunned: "Eh? Is that so? Why do I remember that my etiquette teacher said that I have already left school..."
Hetty said with a look of hatred: "Because he really can't beat you!"
Rebecca: "..."
Amber, who was standing behind Gawain, burst out laughing, and the whole tent was filled with joyful air.
Gaowen had to quickly interrupt the conversation of his two eldest granddaughters, which was getting more and more biased: "Stop, stop, stop, the more I talk, the more I talk. I think you have misunderstood me - —The education I’m talking about is completely different from the kind of education that big families use to train heirs as you know. I’m not trying to train a nobleman or a trainee priest, but to train talents with reading and writing skills, mathematical logic, and memorization. "It's a lot of training."
As he said that, he shook his head: "The kind that finds a lot of famous tutors, studies from morning to end every day, and educates several young masters in more than ten years. The method will not work here. The education I require is very simple: for adults who have to work, two hours of basic general education after work every day, literacy and numeracy are enough, and for children who are not yet able to work, then Half a day of education, and the other half of the day for them to help their parents with work at home."
This kind of "shallow" and "cheap" education method is really unheard of. Hetty couldn't help but frowned: "Yeah. that is, their minimum standard only requires reading and literacy, and teachers only need this level... What role will such basic education have? ”
She actually had half a sentence left: Why do commoners and serfs need the ability to read?
In the past, she would have just blurted it out, but now she But she is not so sure, because she has actually seen the other side of civilians and serfs, and Gawain has previously mentioned a plan to make everyone in the territory literate, which is equivalent to giving her a vaccination - just She didn’t expect that her ancestor would actually play it real, and he would play it real so soon.
“If you can read and read, you can understand the truth, take on more complex tasks, and understand what we convey to them. With your thoughts, you can live more clearly and become more useful talents." Gawain smiled and looked at Hetty, "Perhaps some people are destined not to become magicians and knights, to become priests, and to awaken to the extraordinary. Talent, but most people are born with the ability to acquire knowledge through acquired learning. At least in this regard, fate is relatively fair. ”
Hetty didn’t realize what Gawain was referring to at first, but she quickly thought of someone—a silver-haired girl from the royal capital whom she had just met today.
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She finally showed a horrified look: "Ancestor, are you planning to... add rune theory to those general courses? "
"That's an intermediate-to-advanced course, but why not? Gawain smiled, feeling unprecedentedly excited and happy, "Recall carefully, Hetty, are any of the formulas and theorems recorded in that notebook related to magic talent?" "
Hetty opened her mouth, and after a while she finally made a sound: "No, no, those... are all pure calculations! ”
“Yes, that notebook confirmed an idea I had before, that is, the gap between extraordinary power and mortals is not as big as imagined. Perhaps this power does favor those who People with special talents, but since it is a natural phenomenon, it makes no sense that more than 90% of ordinary people in this world are isolated from it just because of a mere talent problem," Gawain said with a sigh in his tone. , "Runes and magic have rules, and summarizing the rules... requires wisdom, not strength. ”
Yes, mortals can also come into contact with the extraordinary realm. Even if they can never cast a spell themselves, they can also use the "leverage" of mathematics and logic to establish indirect contact with the extraordinary power. , and as long as there is contact, the terrifyingly huge "number of mortals" can almost destroy the old order - Gawain is convinced of this
Hetty thought in shock, Finally, he hesitated and asked a question: "Do most people... really have this kind of wisdom? "
"Your tone of voice is very hesitant, which already shows that you have the answer," Gawain looked at Hetty with a half-smile, "In these days of contact, you are still not sure that they are allAre we the same people as you and me? "
"I understand," Hetty took a deep breath, "I will make preparations. First, I will select people with reading and writing skills from the one hundred people from the royal capital to serve as the most basic teachers, and also summoned supervisors to arrange everyone's labor and study time. "
"Remember, the most basic reading and writing skills," Gao Wen nodded with satisfaction and emphasized, "And we cannot delay the construction of the territory. Neither teachers nor students can be released from work at this stage - —Teachers who teach reading and writing also have to work after class. "
"Don't worry, I will do it well. "
Rebecca looked at Hetty, then at Gawain, and scratched her hair in confusion: "What did you say last? Rune theory? Why can't I understand..."
"It's normal not to understand, because you didn't go with us this morning." Gawain leaned back, leaned on the chair, and looked at it with a smile. The iron-headed fireball kid said, "Rebecca, I have found a friend for you. She is good in the same field as you..."
Before Gawain could finish speaking, Rebecca's eyes lit up. : "She can also fire three fireballs in a row? ! "
Gawain: "...Um, I'm not talking about the ability to launch fireballs. ”
Rebecca’s eyes rolled around half a circle, wondering if she could climb a tree, dig out bird’s nests and roast grasshoppers since she didn’t know how to fire fireballs, but she didn’t dare to do it because she was afraid of being beaten. He spoke out his inner thoughts, and when Gawain saw the girl's expression, he realized deeply that no matter how talented the child in front of him was, he could not change his temper (and his head was caught in the door), so he had to speak directly. : "The friend I'm talking about doesn't accompany you to fool around, but studies with you - her name is Jenny Perot, she is a member of the 100-person aid team and a fourth-level rune master. She is as good as you in mathematical calculations. She has the same high talent, and her way of studying magic has many complementarities and similarities with yours..."
In order to prevent the girl from losing control of her mind again, Gawain took out Jenny Perrault's The whole situation was told.
Rebecca listened blankly, then suddenly slapped her hands: "You said she developed a method of constructing rune blueprints that rely on calculations instead of magic. technology? "
Although the process was tortuous, Gawain did not explain too much at this time: "It almost means the same thing. ”
“Hey! I want to meet that person! "Rebecca looked very happy as expected, "I feel like she's so awesome! "
Gawain was very happy to see that Rebecca was fully interested in this matter, but he still reminded him before the silly roe deer ran away: "Don't delay the development of the magic engine and 'cement' . ”
“Don’t worry! I know it! "
"Then let's discuss this matter here," Gawain nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Amber, "Amber, you make another trip and call Knight Byron. "
Hubo looked reluctant, but her figure gradually faded in the air: "Oh, what a hard life. ”
Soon, Knight Byron, who was resting in the barracks, was brought to the tent. The middle-aged knight with a mercenary background saluted Gawain: "Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"
"Are you familiar with the serf market and the refugees?"
Knight Byron was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You are very familiar with the serfs. Before, I went to other aristocratic lands on behalf of Miss Rebecca's father. Buying slaves, refugees... I can't say familiarity or unfamiliarity, they are all people who move around, almost like savages, in the old mines and abandoned Goring Mill further north of Tanzania Town..."
Gawain interrupted him: "I don't want those who have become bandits, but I want to restore their innocence for the time being."
"There are no innocent refugees, but I think I I understand what you mean. Do you want those who are still wandering around cities and villages and have not given up on seeking a livelihood in the civilized world?"
As expected, they have been mercenaries and worked with various people. As a person who has dealt with poor people and struggled in gray areas, Byron immediately understood Gawain's request and immediately made a suggestion: "Sir, if you are really ready to recruit refugees, then I will Here’s a suggestion: Why not try to go to Tanzan Town to issue a mercenary commission and say that you want to buy slaves in large quantities—buying slaves at less than 30% of the market price? This is not as effective as sending out proclaimers everywhere to post notices and communicate with noble lords everywhere. Communication and negotiation cost more and are extremely efficient.”