Zhao Huan understood that people's behavior is based on what they believe is beneficial to themselves.
Reading is indeed good, but it's a long-term investment with returns in the future.
Many families struggle to make ends meet and are unlikely to consider long-term investments.
Moreover, because Longyou is located on the border and in a plateau region, it is actually very difficult to develop industry.
The employment environment there is very primitive. The best conditions are found in Qing Tang City, where the land is fertile and suitable for agriculture.
People will naturally wonder, what is the use of reading?
Do you need to study to farm?
Obviously not, they only need good physical strength to farm.
Are you herding sheep?
No need, even a child can herd sheep.
To become an official?
The Tibetans did not believe that the imperial court would appoint Tibetans to official positions.
The imperial court did indeed introduce regulations for six years of compulsory education, including three years of primary school and three years of secondary school, which were mandatory. Those who violated these regulations would be sentenced to prison.
But these are just regulations. The Song Dynasty was so vast, with nearly 200 million people, that there were countless people who didn't follow the law.
Does the emperor have to start arresting people from the very bottom?
This is clearly unrealistic.
Or perhaps we should send someone to force them to comply?
"What brilliant plan does Shi Qing have?"
"Your Majesty, firstly, we should enforce the order; secondly, Tibet has a very high demand for tea, and the current private merchants are far from meeting Tibet's demand. The court can establish tea bureaus in Qinghai and Huangzhou, and the staff of the tea bureaus can be selected from Tibetans who have attended secondary school."
Are there any high school graduates now?
“Your Majesty, there are currently some people there who have attended middle school, but the number is very small, and most of them are Han Chinese. But as long as there are people, it will be fine.”
"Alright! I'll get on with it then."
"yes!"
"By the way, the opera house, bookstore, polo field and other recreational facilities should all be fully equipped."
"Yes, sir!"
"And Buddhism, we will vigorously support Buddhism in Tibet, and choose one who is willing to listen to us, whom I will appoint as a lama."
Shi Xun asked with some confusion, "Your Majesty, I am ignorant. What is a lama?"
The title "Lama" was conferred by the Qing Dynasty and means "master" in Tibetan. People of that era were naturally unaware of this title.
But the Tibetans will understand.
"In Tibetan, 'Lama' means 'master,' just like Elder Zhiqing of the Xiangguo Temple."
"Your Majesty's knowledge is vast, far surpassing my own. I will go and do it immediately."
After Shi Xun left, Zhao Huan summoned Yu Yunwen.
"Recently, Wu Jie has been waging war against Tibet. Once the court quells the rebellion in Tibet, the price of all tea in Tibet will be reduced. I want to make tea affordable for most people in Tibet and allow paper money to circulate in Tibet."
"yes!"
Yu Yunwen didn't ask any further questions; it was clear that the emperor intended to wage economic warfare against the region by dumping tea.
Yu Yunwen learned these terms from the emperor's "Economic Treatise".
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