So she had to resort to her secret weapon: a double-ended drawing pen. It wasn't as fine as a ballpoint pen, and in this era, it was special but not so special, so they should be able to accept it.
[Host, the little ones are all looking at your pen. Isn't that a bit too advanced for their age?]
"So what if they're ahead of their time? Do you think I'd refuse to have good things just to cater to their ideas? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would compromise myself?"
The system had intended to tease her, but a sudden data flash prompted it to change its tune: "Master, your notes are all written in simplified Chinese characters. If someone sees them, they'll think you've made mistakes, like they're missing parts."
Yue Fuguang's eyes flickered, and he understood instantly!
She replied lazily, "Little Pearl, you yourself said it's my notebook, and I don't show it to anyone, so how would anyone know I'm using simplified characters?"
【Master, if the Great Yan promotes simplified characters, even if it is only promoted among the common people, wouldn't more and more people in the countryside become literate because they are simple and easy to learn?】
Is it possible to break the knowledge monopoly of powerful clans?
"Simplified Chinese characters alone are certainly difficult, but if we add printing and papermaking technologies to reduce the cost of reading, there might be a slight possibility."
Whether the monopoly can be broken is unknown, but the number of educated people should increase, and the illiteracy rate among ordinary people will certainly decrease.
Unfortunately, the rulers of these dynasties preferred to govern the country and its people with policies of keeping the people ignorant, and never thought about why the society was developing slowly and remained unchanged for decades.
The level of education among the general public in a country directly affects economic growth, social progress, and political civilization.
It seems only that great figure from the blue planet saw this.
"That's true. Look at how they simplified the characters to make them accessible to everyone. They vigorously promoted simplified characters, and after a few years, they achieved remarkable results."
Decades later, only a tiny fraction of the billions of people are illiterate due to age. There's a reason they were able to rise from poverty and weakness to become the dominant power on Planet Blue.
After the morning court session, Emperor Mingxi suddenly wanted to see how well his two ancestors were doing in their studies, so he brought a group of adults who would be teaching Yue Fuguang in the future to the Hongwen Academy.
They could hear the voice of the divine artifact from afar. Simplified Chinese characters? They exchanged glances. Could it be simplified characters?
Later, I heard about the benefits of simplified Chinese characters and what Little Fairy Lord said about papermaking and printing techniques, which could break the knowledge monopoly of aristocratic families!
Emperor Mingxi didn't care what others thought; he was deeply moved.
Especially after hearing the divine artifact say that literacy among commoners would benefit the dynasty's development, he couldn't help but ponder whether their long-standing policy of keeping the people ignorant was wrong.
Thinking about it, the previous dynasties also ruled the country in the same way, and it seems that no dynasty could last long.
Many of the artifacts they use now are things that existed in the previous dynasty, or even the dynasty before that.
In terms of weaponry, if it weren't for the iron smelting technology provided by the Little Immortal Lord, their steel production, apart from civilian use, wouldn't be enough to supply an army of tens of thousands of people a year.
As for quality, old armor and swords are like a fragile shell when faced with armor and swords made with new technology.
I remember when Emperor Mingxi, Huo Ying, Wei Shouyi, and other military generals saw it, they thought about what would happen if any of the other five kingdoms used such weapons to fight against the Dayan Army...
The group broke out in a cold sweat, which soaked their undergarments.
At that time, Wei Shouyi even bowed solemnly in the direction of the Yu residence!
Thinking of this, Emperor Mingxi turned and looked at Yu Chongshan, who had come to see his granddaughter, with a burning gaze. The iron smelting technology was just a fleeting reminder to Minister Yu, as were printing, papermaking, and simplified characters...
Yu Chongshan was stared at by Emperor Mingxi and his colleagues with intense gazes. He couldn't help but take a half step back and look in Hongwen's direction. They were still far away, but who knew if the divine artifact could detect them?
So he said in a low and veiled voice, "Your Majesty, gentlemen, let's not even talk about whether we can get these things, even if we can..."
We're digging up their roots; won't they retaliate?
My child survived an assassination attempt because he helped the court. Those people will only raise more. How can my child live a peaceful life?
"Isn't Your Majesty afraid that people will be angered and leave because of this?" Yu Chongshan didn't care about anything else and seized every opportunity to sow discord among those who instigated it.
Everyone knows that with the divine artifact present, the little immortal's safety is not in danger. However, immortals all have tempers, and these two are even more unpredictable and have difficult-to-understand tempers.
If this kind of thing happens repeatedly, they may not hurt anyone, but they'll disgust people!
The two ancestors were so angry that they left, and they didn't even have time to cry!
Yu Chongshan had something else to say but didn't. There were quite a few scions from prominent families throughout the court. Although most of them were from collateral branches, they still had an unbreakable connection with their main families.
His granddaughter is doing well now, there's no need for him to put himself in danger for the sake of the royal family.
Emperor Mingxi led a group of people to continue walking inside. He felt that Yu Chongshan's words made sense, but he was also reluctant to give up these good things.
So since these things can't be attributed to Yue Fuguang, then we should find someone of high enough status to take the fall for her.
But this person... his own children flashed through his mind...
[Master, the Emperor is here! Quickly hide your notebook.]
Before Emperor Mingxi and his entourage even reached the door, they heard the voice of the Divine Artifact Master reminding them.
Emperor Mingxi: This little spy is giving me absolutely no chance to start a conversation!
Emperor Mingxi strolled into the classroom, where the Junior Chamberlain Lin Congxue, who was to teach the class that day, led a group of students in bowing to him.
Fortunately, the rules in Dayan are not like those of the Qing Dynasty, where one had to kneel before the emperor. Kneeling is only required on important occasions.
Otherwise, Yue Fuguang would stand out from the crowd again, becoming the brightest star in the room.
System: With this loudspeaker, you'll be the coolest kid on the block wherever you go.
"Rise, all of you!"
Emperor Mingxi sat down in the main seat, ignoring his sons, and first looked at the princesses. Seeing that his daughters were all well, he then turned his gaze to Yue Fuguang.
He asked with a gentle expression, "Fu Guang, have you been getting used to classes these days?"
With a worried expression, Yue Fuguang said frankly, "Your Majesty, reading is quite boring."
Yue Fuguang's words quickly gained the approval of the young princes, princesses, and noble ladies, and their eyes immediately lit up when they looked at her.
The Junior Tutor is truly their confidant! To speak their unspoken thoughts in front of the Emperor—that's incredibly brave of him!
If they had known she was this kind of young master, they should have gotten to know her sooner!
The Seventh Prince glanced at his younger siblings, raised an eyebrow smugly, and said that the Junior Tutor was now his and Eighth Sister's good friend!
Emperor Mingxi saw the reactions of all the little brats and was worried that the Grand Tutor might one day lead them to skip school.
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