Chapter 798 New Policy

Zhou Xu was stunned when he heard this. Perhaps it was because he was too tired. His reaction was slow and he took a long time to recover.

[I almost forgot that I still have three concubines.]

Although it was not good to say this, since the beginning of winter, he had been busy with government affairs, studying the truth, and worrying about the alliance with the wood elves. He was too busy with all these things and really forgot about the three concubines.

To be honest, he was so sleepy now that he just wanted to sleep.

But after careful recollection, it seemed that he had not favored the concubines for a long time.

"Then, let's go to Concubine Shu tonight, Concubine Shu."

Zhou Xu made a simple decision. He had asked Li Bowen to do the hateful thing before. Li Bowen did a good job and had been diligent since then. He should also show some expression and send some positive signals to the other party.

With this idea in mind, Zhou Xu went directly to Li Qin'er's bedroom to have a meal.

After finishing the meal, Zhou Xu felt even more sleepy. After the maids took away the bowls and chopsticks and left, Li Qin'er looked at the emperor whom she had not seen for a long time, and a blush appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment. I will go take a bath now."

"Oh, go ahead."

Zhou Xu, who was full of sleepiness, waved his hand casually. After Li Qin'er took a bath, he took off his coat and fell on the bed. The next second, the deafening snoring sounded in the palace...

After a short rest for two or three days, Zhou Xu quickly returned to his normal routine.

During this period, far away in Black Moon City, the large ship manufacturing project was officially launched in early spring.

Zhou Xu asked Wang Dong to take the position of "consultant".

After all, he is a modern man. He has seen many things, and his mind needs to be more active.

Sometimes Wang Dong would take a look and point out a few problems, which would help the project team avoid many detours and save a lot of time and financial funds.

Of course, Zhou Xu had promised Wang Dong to do education a long time ago. Although he postponed it for a long time, he did not fall behind and officially started it before the New Year.

In fact, if we start education two years earlier, it may not be as good as it is now.

At this point in time, the new generation of children in their Great Zhou has formed a certain scale, and they are also at the age of enlightenment. It is just right to connect education, and everything is so logical.

However, from the perspective of a teacher, Wang Dong's power is ultimately limited.

The children in their Great Zhou who need enlightenment learning are now scattered all over the cities. It is unrealistic to gather them all in one city, and it is even more unrealistic to let Wang Dong go to each city to teach in turn.

So the task that Zhou Xu arranged for Wang Dong before the New Year was not to teach children, but to teach teachers, so that he could teach a group of teachers who can give children enlightenment education.

In this regard, Wang Dong is not picky. As long as he is engaged in education and is good for the development of the education industry, he will be passionate.

Now, under Wang Dong's dedicated teaching, the first batch of teachers who are responsible for the enlightenment education of the children of the Great Zhou have officially graduated and have been arranged by Zhou Xu to take office in various cities in turn.

During this period, the problem of the school was simple to deal with. All you need is a large enough house, and there are no rigid requirements.

At this moment, all the preparations have been completed.

And Zhou Xu also officially launched his new policy on time, that is, "compulsory education"!

As long as they are the people of their Great Zhou, children under the age of twelve can go to school for free!

As soon as this decree was issued, the people had no idea, and the officials of the old dynasty headed by Li Bowen were the first to explode.

"Minister Li, what do you mean by the compulsory education that His Majesty has set up?!"

The official who said this had a look of shock and anger on his face, and there was a hint of panic in his brows.

Facing this question, Li Bowen, who was sitting there, also frowned deeply.

A few days ago, the news that their emperor was resting in the palace of Concubine Shu was just spread, but it has not been a few days, and this decree has come down.

Their emperor is really a hard-working person.

"Minister Li, what time is it? Why don't you say something?!"

Hearing the urging, Li Bowen frowned even more.

"What are you arguing about?!"

Although even the emperor has changed, Li Bowen's prestige among the officials of the old dynasty is still good.

Take now, for example, if something big happens, these guys still have to ask him?

Now that Li Bowen speaks, the noisy scene like a vegetable market suddenly quiets down.

Feeling the sights falling on him, Li Bowen spoke solemnly...

"Is His Majesty discussing with you? This is His Majesty's order! You'd better understand it!"

Hearing this, the faces of the officials present were all uncertain.

"So we just accept it?!"

Obviously, they are really unwilling.

You know, this is an era where you can get a good job as long as you can read.

Under this premise, why are the people still illiterate? Or why don't they learn?

The key reason is that all this knowledge is in the hands of those wealthy families, and the people can't learn it even if they want to.

In addition, studying costs money and time. In this era, if the family doesn't have some savings, it is impossible to afford to go to school.

Ordinary people are busy working every day. Even if they save some money, they will only think about marrying a wife, adding some things to their home, or even improving their meals, but they will not think of using the money for studying.

Because in essence, studying is too far away from them.

This directly led to the fact that in the old dynasty, and even earlier when the countries on this continent were still there, the court officials of various countries were almost monopolized by those aristocratic families.

If the emperor does not use them, then no one will be available!

And now, Zhou Xu not only arranges teachers and schools, but also waives tuition fees and creates compulsory education, which directly lowers the threshold for ordinary people to study to the lowest level.

In the eyes of those aristocratic families, this approach is equivalent to prying their foundation!

In the long run, their transcendent status will not be guaranteed, and they can't help but be anxious.

Originally, according to their idea, they gathered everyone to form a united front and then discuss countermeasures. During this period, as the original backbone, Li Bowen, whose influence is still not to be underestimated, is naturally the top priority.

Unexpectedly, Li Bowen's actions were completely different from what they expected.

Li Bowen shook his head, then slowly stood up and walked outside.

"Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all the grace of the king!"