“Dad’s here?!”
Zhao Lang instantly got up to greet him.
To the great golden master, these necessary respects still had to be shown.
“Father! Uncle Zhao!”
Still a long way away, Zhao Lang greeted him with a smile on his face.
When Qin Shi Huang looked at the smile on Zhao Lang’s face, he couldn’t help but feel warm in his heart.
He had succeeded to the throne at an early age, then used all his means to take over the government and then eradicate the treacherous people.
Having sat in the imperial court for so many years, he had long since developed a pair of fiery eyes!
He could tell at a glance whether people were true to him or not, without saying a word.
But with a few more glances, he would never be wrong.
And after so long, he could tell that Zhao Lang’s feelings for him, that was as genuine as real gold!
“WANG’er, didn’t we meet just a few days ago? Why did you have the caravan inform me again today.”
“Father can be a bit busy these days.”
Qin Shi Huang smiled and said.
The sons and daughters were all in Xianyang these days and he had to watch.
And things didn’t seem to be going too well for Zhao Tuo in the south.
Although he had taken a lot of places and set up counties.
But there were still recurrences among the people and the soldiers were suffering from illness.
Zhao Long returned with a smile.
“It’s not that I miss you?”
Qin Shi Huang, who had already suffered several times, smiled and said that
“Well, something’s come up.”
As the two men spoke, they had arrived in the room.
Zhao Lang took a newly made chair.
Qin Shi Huang sat down smoothly. These new tables and chairs were indeed more comfortable than kneeling.
But these were something that Zhao Lang’s father could sit on, but not the First Emperor of the Great Qin.
For sitting on one’s knees was a rite of passage.
The First Emperor of Qin looked at the attentive Zhao Lang, gave a smile, and said
“Speak.”
“Father, I have something good to ask you this time.”
When he heard these words, Qin Shi Huang’s heart involuntarily tightened slightly.
When Zhao Lang said that he had something good for him, he believed it.
It was probably about that continuous crossbow.
Qin Shi Huang himself was well versed in the military and knew how powerful the crossbow was.
If it was equipped in large numbers, the Qin army’s combat power would be increased several times!
But correspondingly, he would have to give more money.
Forcing out a smile, Qin Shi Huang said that
“Lang’er, go on.”
Zhao Lang smiled at this point and said that
“Father, I’ve set up a school for us!”
“A school?”
Qin Shi Huang faintly stared.
“It is the school similar to the one in Xianyang.”
Zhao Lang explained the situation on the stately home, slightly.
“Oh.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded slightly disappointed, but did not show it.
The academy was a pure drain right now.
For Zhao Lang’s father, it was naturally an excellent source of talent.
But to the Great Qin Shi Huang, it was quite ordinary.
But instead of rejecting it outright, he said, with a few leading words
“Lang’er, these scholars are only the sons of peasants, born dull, so I’m afraid it will take time to teach them.”
In the Great Qin, most people thought that the peasants were naturally dull and unteachable.
Hearing these words, Zhao Lang could not help but shake his head.
“Father, if you think that way, I’m afraid that if you become the emperor in the future, it won’t last long.”
As soon as Zhao Lang’s words fell, a loud noise was heard from the side.
Turning his head, he saw that Uncle Zhao was holding on to a chair, and fortunately, he did not fall down.
“Uncle Zhao, the numbness in your legs again? But this chair of mine is not bad, right, don’t worry, you can’t fall!”
Zhao Gao squeezed out a smile that was worse than crying and said that
“This chair is indeed not bad.”
Although Qin Shi Huang was shaken in his heart, he was less out of sorts after his previous experience and asked in a deep voice that
“Lang’er, tell us more.”
Zhao Lang returned with extreme sincerity, and
“Father, the general public is where the real wisdom lies!”
These words of Zhao Lang were not nonsense.
All the people in this world, the vast majority, were actually of a similar level of intelligence.
The reason why the nobles were smarter than others was simply because they occupied a large amount of educational resources.
“And Father, we get a pool of available manpower in this school every four years.”
“Four years!”
Qin Shi Huang was really shocked this time!
One had to know that even for the sons of nobility, it would take a lot of time to train a talent.
But now Zhao Lang said that a peasant’s son, who couldn’t even read or write, could actually get a batch of manpower in just four years!
This was too much of an exaggeration!
Zhao Lang smiled and said that
“Father needn’t be too surprised, if we didn’t know that the First Emperor would still live for five to seven years, two years would have been fine.”
Qin Shi Huang, who was by now somewhat dumbfounded, could not help but ask
“Lang’er, I’m afraid you can’t even read all the words in two years.”
At once Zhao Lang returned and
“Father, these people will choose then different professions from the moment they open!”
“For example, if he studies medicine, then all he has to do is to learn the words and then concentrate on the art of medicine.”
“Anything not related to that, there is no need to ask about it!”
“From there, two years is enough time to grow into a general practitioner who can handle first aid on the battlefield.”
“The same goes for the other specialties.”
Of course this would limit the overall development of the individual.
But special times, naturally, call for special solutions!
In those days, there were schools that used this method to train a large number of generals!
When the world had settled down, we could just go back to the old school and rebuild it again.
Qin Shi Huang listened to the story with a slight sense of concentration, he always thought that this method sounded familiar.
Suddenly, he was struck by the thought that this was a simple version of the Hundred Schools of Thought!
Only, all these people were under the leadership of one man!
If this really came to pass, it would not only combat the Plurality!
More than that, it would truly take these people under its wing!
Plus simplified characters, printing and papermaking!
This is the foundation of the world!
When he thought of this, Qin Shi Huang’s breath caught in his throat!
“Phew!”
Qin Shi Huang exhaled slowly, steadied himself, and then said that
“Lang’er, listen to you on this matter, just let go and do it.”
“Father supports you!”
Zhao Lang couldn’t help but reveal a smile, this father of his was still reliable.
“Father, don’t worry, you are the first headmaster of this school!”
“Good!”
Qin Shi Huang smiled and nodded, looking at Zhao Lang with some emotions in his heart.
This school was clearly founded by Long’s son, and the people who came out from here would definitely be his direct lineage in the future.
Yet, Long’er had left this position of headmaster to him!
What does this mean?
In his heart, Longer placed him in an extremely important position!
How can one not be relieved? How can one not be happy?
Zhao Lang looked at his cheap old dad’s smile and knew it was time to smile and say
“Dad, you are also the headmaster now, but the school is still just an empty shell right now.”
“This recruiting staff, buying books and equipment… ”
Before Zhao Lang could finish his words, Qin Shi Huang said with extreme resignation that
“Father knows, is 20,000 taels enough?”
Zhao Lang instantly revealed a smile that
“Thank you father.”
However, he quickly frowned slightly again, but did not speak.
This little gesture of course could not escape Qin Shi Huang’s eyes and asked.
“Lang’er, is there something worrying you?”
Zhao Lang froze for a moment and hurriedly said that
“Nothing, nothing! Father, it’s late now, my son will see you off to rest.”
Qin Shi Huang laughed and said.
“What is it that you can’t talk to Father about yet?”
Zhao Lang hesitated for a moment before he said that
“Father, it just occurred to my child that this schoolchildren always have less insight in the countryside.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded with approval.
“Indeed, no harm in that, you can take them to Xianyang to gain some insight.”
Zhao Lang instantly revealed a smile that
“Father, you’re absolutely right! It’s just that with so many people, there always needs to be a place to stay in Xianyang.”
Hearing these words, Qin Shi Huang was directly stunned, and only one thought remained in his mind.
Why did he have to say that one more word?
