Chapter 225: Rise Requires Education

The dark crowd looked at Lu Yuan with eyes and cheered loudly! They still felt a sense of belonging here.

Think about it, at the beginning, everyone was malnourished and had no food! The body fat percentage seemed to be blown away by the wind.

Every day they would look on anxiously, hoping that Lu Yuan would distribute some food to them.

As time passed, they slowly developed a sense of belonging to the collective - because Lu Yuan really did it. He didn't let them starve to death, nor did he give them alms like the master did!

This alone is amazing!

In addition, large-scale chicken farming has enriched nutrition and provided free eggs, which was unthinkable in the past.

The introduction of health programs has significantly reduced diseases.

Most people started to gain weight and were no longer skinny as before.

In this case, how is it possible not to feel a sense of belonging?

So they cheered loudly.

Green Town is their new hometown.

When the crowd calmed down, Lu Yuan said, "The city under our feet is actually a green civilization. We should thank them for their gifts and be grateful to the generous Ms. Conch."

The conch naturally showed up several times in front of the crowd.

Everyone knows that this beautiful girl is clever and skillful, and has a very high status.

But she was rather shy and liked to hide in her original little house, letting the Tree of Life carry her on its back - there was nothing she could do about it, since Lu Yuan owed her a favor.

"That's why Green Town was named that way. People can't forget the past, so we should be grateful to the Green Civilization that has passed away."

"It's also worth noting that we're not really a country, nor a great civilization. We're just a town at best."

"We must be self-aware. A little wind and rain will wipe us out from history!"

"Therefore, in order to develop better and faster, we will introduce two policies here."

"Please listen carefully. I will only interpret it once."

The first policy is the compulsory education system.

No matter what, minors must go to school, from kindergarten to junior high school, until the end of compulsory education!

No matter how much parents object, this policy must be implemented, even if force has to be used!

The reason why this policy came late is because of the shortage of teachers.

Until yesterday, Green Paradise finally opened up the education system and got the translation done. Lu Yuan tried it himself and felt very good.

He also asked Conch to add some punishment settings, so that the flower buds could release electric current, which would make disobedient students want to live or die!

"We must implement compulsory education... Ladies and gentlemen, whether you understand it or not, this is not negotiable."

Of course, adults can also learn for free, but it is not mandatory.

How to say it, the current productivity is still seriously insufficient, and adults still have to farm. If they don’t, they will starve.

If resentment is generated, some policies cannot be implemented.

But even so, a small number of people are already complaining.

They cannot understand the meaning of learning - after all, even in the 21st century, there is still the "theory that studying is useless", let alone these uncivilized guys.

Lu Yuan pretended not to hear it. Anyway, this policy must be implemented. It’s okay if you don’t want to learn it, but the children must learn it.

Otherwise, the parents will be arrested and put in jail! "Everyone, silence!"

The Tree of Life moved "rustlingly" and exuded a powerful aura of a superior.

At this moment, the Tree of Life has grown to a height of 40 meters and a mass of 500 tons, giving it a sense of a huge vision.

The aura it exudes, even if it is just a small aftermath, is not something that ordinary people can withstand.

Immediately, the square fell silent.

"Only if the sky city rises, we have a chance to survive. Otherwise, we will die."

Lu Yuan finally shouted: "You guys don't want to die either, right?"

"Do you really think that the water in the reservoir can be used for a lifetime?!"

This is a question that strikes the soul.

Everyone was silent, unable to answer this question.

You can actually see the bottom of the reservoir.

“You guys…” Sha Mo snorted coldly, “You really don’t want to think about anything, and just muddle through everything. Only when you are about to die do you regret it.”

The deputy team leader, Shakan'er, also said sarcastically: "Green Town is full of people like this. How can they have any future?"

After hearing what he said, several people blushed and turned red.

But there is no way to refute it.

The second policy is a completely new economic system.

The current collective economy and eating from a big pot have indeed guaranteed the living standards. Eggs are distributed every two days, and everyone gets a little vegetable.

But laziness is a human trait. After the first batch of bumper grain harvests, some people discovered that no matter how much they worked, the amount they got would not differ much, and they would not starve to death anyway.

As a result, situations such as slacking off are gradually increasing.

It’s only been half a year…

Over time, this phenomenon becomes more serious.

Lu Yuan also knew that eating from the same big pot was not conducive to stimulating the enthusiasm of the people, and a series of economic reforms had to be carried out.

He said loudly: "In order to enhance the circulation of the economy, we will issue a batch of currency."

"These coins are called green coins. They are made of copper and have a leaf pattern painted on the surface. Look carefully."

This currency is quite exquisite. It is made of copper and with the help of the machines of the Green Shade Civilization, it is almost impossible to counterfeit.

"One yuan equals 10 cents."

Although Green Town has only more than 10,000 people, it is a small but complete town, and there are many troubles caused by the lack of currency.

Transactions are often priced in grain.

But there is no fair market price for the value of food.

For example, it is difficult to calculate how much work a blacksmith does every day and how much his work is worth, or how much a carpenter is paid every day.

As a result, the lack of currency hindered economic development.

Lu Yuan is not an economist, and he doesn't care about inflation, deflation, etc. He will issue the currency first and then change the details slowly.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

After all, advanced productivity is now in his hands.

"I now stipulate that the purchasing power of one green coin is equivalent to one kilogram of food, which is the most common cactus meat in everyone's farmland."

"In the newly opened supermarket, everyone can buy the necessary daily necessities! This supermarket will open within a month!"

"Also, how do you get green coins? It's simple, just apply for the corresponding position!"

"We will set up some companies, and only those with the appropriate knowledge and skills can apply for the corresponding positions. In addition, civil servants and public servants can also receive a certain amount of compensation, but you must at least be able to read and write to work in these positions, right?"

"In addition, private transactions and service industries can also earn GreenCoins. You can set the prices for these."

"But it should be stated that if you just farm, the economic benefits you can get are not much."

This economic policy can be considered a roundabout way to save the country.

You don't like studying, that's fine! A forced melon is not sweet, it's up to you.

But it must be differentiated! Let those who love learning live a better life.

I'm sorry for those people with rigid minds... I can only make sure you have enough food and clothing, and live a similar life to before. I don't care about you anymore.

In fact, Lu Yuan didn't think that he could change the social atmosphere all at once. He couldn't expect the citizens of the feudal era, who had rigid minds, to absorb a lot of new knowledge all at once.

But don’t we still have the next generation? As long as we educate them through reasonable education, everyone will eventually understand the truth that “knowledge changes destiny”.

Just like that, with these two approaches, after a long and dry explanation, Lu Yuan lost a lot of brain cells, but most people still seemed to understand and looked at him with their eyes.

"Captain Lu, what is a super...city?"

“Will there be no more food to distribute in the future?”

Lu Yuan said loudly: "The distribution of food will continue until the next harvest season."

"From now on, we will only collect 10% of the agricultural tax. The rest will be yours. From now on, we won't eat from the same pot anymore!"

"This is good! This is good!" Everyone thought it was a good thing and cheered.

A 10% agricultural tax is very low for them.

"But there are no eggs left for you. Go buy them yourself!"

"Ah?" Many people couldn't accept it at once.

Lu Yuan was also helpless and could only let the people below explain it slowly.

Then he heard some gibberish.

"The things in the supermarket all belong to Mr. Lu, you have to pay for them..."

"You understand? There are good things in there. You can't just take other people's things for free."

"I know, I know! But where does Mr. Lu get the food?"

Some people even misinterpreted his meaning, which really frightened Lu Yuan.

Having said that, the current government hasn’t even established its skeleton, and there are too few qualified civil servants... There are many things that are really difficult.

…

While everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Lu Yuan controlled the Tree of Life and moved hundreds of flower buds over.

The Tree of Life has now digested 58,000 units of life energy. It is simply extremely powerful. It has about a hundred flower buds, which weigh nearly 30 tons in total, but it can do it with ease.

"Everyone, this is the equipment for compulsory education."

"Every child must go to school!"

Soon, some curious townspeople came to experience it.

As soon as I entered, I felt drowsy, and then I heard a voice: [Welcome to the Green Classroom. ]

"Oh? Desert Ke, you're coming in too?"

"So it's Lao Ba, haha, want to experience the children's school?"

The scene is an ordinary school. These people are in the classroom, surrounded by all kinds of strange equipment, which make them puzzled.

"Quiet, everyone. The teacher will be here soon for class." The speaker was the group leader, Sha Mo. He had experienced this before and immediately found a seat to sit down.

"Dong, dong, dong." A burly man with a face full of fat walked into the classroom with heavy footsteps and said in a muffled voice, "Today we are learning about the meaning of education! It's time for class, but you're still standing there. You deserve a beating, right?"

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(End of this chapter)