"Imperial Preceptor, I don't understand. What is the connection between all of this? Where is the connection?"
"Since ancient times, the main function of words has been to communicate.”
"However, ever since the birth of the written language, the ruling class has used the written language as a tool to control and fool the people. The literacy rate is always concentrated in the hands of the top few people, and the people simply can't understand the written language.”
The Ancestral Dragon nodded.
This phenomenon could be seen in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties.
The transmission of words was always concentrated in the hands of the head.
The people at the bottom of the society had no access to this language.
"Isn't that good?" The more the people knew, the easier it was for them to rebel?”
"Rebellion has nothing to do with literacy.”
"The fundamental reason for the rebellion is that the commoners can't eat.”
"In short, Your Majesty, don't you want your people to be smarter?”
That sentence made the Ancestral Dragon frown.
He was very afraid of this sentence.
Because of the education he received.
What he saw.
He had told the Ancestral Dragon about the methods of his previous generation.
The more stupid the people were, the better.
If they were smart, they would let their imagination run wild.
Seeing the displeasure on Zu Long's face, Chen Ke knew that Zu Long was unhappy.
However, he did not stop talking just because the Ancestral Dragon was unhappy.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I said that the imperial court, especially the capital, has a dim royal aura, other than indicating that your health was not good before and that you would die, the biggest reason is that there is a problem with your current ruling method.”
Chen Ke had to change Zu Long's thinking first.
As expected, he immediately became serious when he mentioned the dimming king aura.
"Imperial Preceptor, could it be that the dullness of the king's aura is related to whether the people are literate or not?”
"There is no direct relationship, but there is also an indirect relationship.”
Chen Ke shook her head.
"Your Majesty, I remember that when you mentioned that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, eliminated all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, you said that it was only a useless emperor who abandoned other thoughts.”
"You rule over a group of idiots every day. How can you show your wisdom?”
Hearing this.
The Ancestral Dragon was speechless.
This…
This…
Ancestral Dragon was embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, let me give you another example and tell you a short story.”
Ancestral Dragon nodded.”
"In a certain small country, their commoners made a living by farming. One day, two commoners sat together and chatted. As they chatted, they talked about the emperor.”
"Amongst them, A said, what kind of luxurious life do you think the old emperor will live in the palace?”
"B said that the emperor must eat noodles and buns every day until he's full.”
The Ancestral Dragon's mouth opened wide after hearing that.
What? How could he be so useless?
He ate noodles and buns every day.
Chen Ke continued," That A said again. Not only that, the emperor must have used a golden hoe to hoe the land.”
The story was short and the plot was simple.
"What do you think of this short story, Your Majesty?" Chen Ke asked.”
" Haha!" Ancestral Dragon laughed." You're too inexperienced and overthinking."”
" Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Ke slammed the table." What's the root cause of these people's shallow knowledge and wild imaginations?"”
Ancestral Dragon could not say it for a moment.
Chen Ke continued,"Thinking, thinking from the bottom of a well."”
"They don't have anything else in their minds except eating and drinking. He even thought that the emperor must be working with a hoe made of gold.”
"Why would such commoners easily rebel?”
The Ancestral Dragon shook his head.
"The people only care about food and clothing. Once these two things are missing, they will rebel.”
"These commoners are very naive. They think that they can't eat and that as long as they rebel, they will have food to eat.”
"Who instilled this idea? It's those who deliberately want to use chaos to make the people rebel and gain the greatest benefits for themselves.”
"And those people who have mastered knowledge, mastered words, and know how to bewitch people.”
"These people are few, but they are very dangerous.”
Ancestral Dragon heard this.
He was shocked.
Chen Ke explained slowly.
Moreover, once all the knowledge was concentrated in the hands of a few people, it would be difficult to obtain it.
The greater the danger.
The commoners were ignorant.
Once the world changed, those knowledgeable people told them that as long as they stood up and rebelled and killed the emperor, they would be able to eat noodles and buns every day and use hoes made of gold to hoe the land. They would stand up and rebel.
"So, Your Majesty, what did you infer from this example?”
Ancestral Dragon stroked his beard and pondered deeply.
"The people of the world are easily incited and bewitched. As long as someone makes up a beautiful dream for them, these people will be easily impulsive.”
The best way to solve this problem was to increase the literacy rate.
After the literacy rate increased, let them read books, let them understand reason, let them know how to think, and let them not become other people's marionettes.
Although they would be smarter for a moment.
However, smart people often knew how to consider the pros and cons, weigh the pros and cons, and were less likely to rebel.
On the contrary, people who did not consider anything were easily led by the nose to rebel.
"And Your Majesty, you must know that after the national education, all the people will have knowledge and education.”
"You don't have to go through so much trouble to find these talents. They will take the initiative to stand up for you.”
Those who had the ability to take the initiative to step forward and use it to govern the country would make the world more prosperous.
Moreover, the more people like this, the fewer people there would be.
The authority of the powerful nobles would be weakened.
Their nobility and uniqueness would be lost in the crowd.
He told her the story above.
The Ancestral Dragon's eyes were already shining.
"With these benefits, are you still unwilling to do it, Your Majesty?" Chen Ke asked.”
Zu Long stood up. After hearing Chen Ke's words, he was very shocked.
For a moment, he was also very confused.
She walked around, unable to make a decision.
Then, Chen Ke said,"Your Majesty, we want the Qin Dynasty to plant the Black Dragon Flag all over the world.”
"When the time comes, more people will be needed to manage the land.”
"With Great Qin's current situation, even if we conquer the entire world, we won't have any suitable people to manage it. What will you do then?”
"Imperial Preceptor is right!" Hearing Chen Ke's words, Zu Long fell silent.
Following this, Chen Ke said," Your Majesty, you're the greatest emperor in history. Even if the people of Great Qin are all knowledgeable and cultured, how can you not be able to control them?”
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