Chu Fan, who was working in the palace, started to play the teacher-student game with Mu Xi and others. For a while, every woman in the imperial garden of the palace was screaming "ah, ah".
Chu Fan stood in the center of the Imperial Garden, patiently explaining to Mu Xi and the other women the function of pinyin and the correct pronunciation. It was precisely because Chu Fan was teaching Mu Xi and the others how to pronounce "a" that they let out bursts of "ah" sounds, which echoed throughout the Imperial Garden, sounding particularly crisp and pleasant.
Changsun Pinqing said with a hint of confusion, "Your Majesty, why are these symbols you use so difficult to master? They are strange characters that we have never seen before."
Even Changsun Pinqing, renowned for her intelligence, found it difficult to understand the phonetic characters Chu Fan was teaching her. After all, these symbols were completely foreign to them; they had never encountered such characters in any books or education.
Chu Fan smiled and explained, "These symbols are called pinyin. They are a supplementary tool that can help people learn and master characters more quickly. If the children of Wei can master pinyin, then their learning process will become much simpler, greatly improving the learning efficiency of Wei students."
Changsun Pinqing gazed at the pinyin symbols written by Chu Fan. She realized that if these symbols could truly be mastered by children, it would undoubtedly be a revolutionary advancement for education in the Wei Kingdom. However, for adults who were accustomed to traditional learning methods, these pinyin symbols were undoubtedly full of confusion and incomprehensible complexity.
Liu Ruyan asked with a hint of curiosity, "Your Majesty, since you have mastered such a simple and easy-to-learn method for learning Chinese characters and pinyin, why not take advantage of this educational reform to promote it? Wouldn't that help the people of Wei master literacy more quickly?"
Chu Fan smiled and shook his head slightly, patiently explaining, "The Pinyin learning method can certainly help Wei's children learn to read quickly, but if we rush to promote it now, I'm afraid it will cause considerable unrest in the court. Currently, the number of educated students in Wei is still limited. Even if we want to promote Pinyin, we need a sufficient number of knowledgeable students to master Pinyin first, and then we can effectively teach more people in Wei.
What we need to do now is to learn Chinese characters according to the current method. When there are more educated students in Wei State, the court will be able to promote pinyin, so that Wei State can continue to develop.
If I rush to promote Pinyin now, then the existing educated students will have to learn Pinyin first before they can teach other people, which will undoubtedly slow down the development of Wei. After all, what Wei needs most urgently is more cultured and knowledgeable students, rather than asking a few already accomplished students to learn a new writing system, which will not help the development of Wei in the slightest.
So what I need to do now is to let more people become students. Only in this way can Wei State have more talents and can Wei State continue to develop.
Moreover, many ministers in the court are over fifty years old. They are accustomed to the current teaching methods. If they are asked to change suddenly, they will certainly find it difficult to accept it for a while. If they cause any trouble in the court, it will be a loss.
When there are more educated students in the future, I can then arrange for those students who are not able to enter the court to learn Pinyin and then teach the people. By then, Wei State will be able to basically ensure that all children can learn. "
After hearing this, Chang Changsun Pinqing and the others nodded, believing Chu Fan's consideration to be very thorough. After all, many things can only be done step by step. If you rush for success, it will be counterproductive. Not to mention that this is a matter that concerns hundreds of millions of people in the Wei Kingdom. Therefore, Chu Fan's decision not to promote Pinyin now is a very prudent approach.
Afterwards, Chu Fan gave Mu Xi and the others a detailed introduction to the pronunciation and spelling rules of each initial and final consonant. After all, if they learned pinyin, they would be able to adapt more easily to life on Blue Star in the future.
After the Minister of Revenue Qian Dai sent the newly compiled textbooks to the palace for Chu Fan to review, Chu Fan decided to hold a court meeting the next day to announce the education reform to all civil and military officials.
Many people may think that Chu Fan only talks about one thing every time he holds a morning court meeting. Isn’t this a bit of an exaggeration? Since the court meeting has already been held, why not discuss more matters during the meeting?
Actually, one thing to note is that Chu Fan has delegated all power. The Imperial Government Affairs Office and the six ministers all have immense power. If they can't handle their own affairs well, then why did Chu Fan give them such great power? Uh, right, he wanted them to rebel in the beginning, but that doesn't seem to be possible now.
Chu Fan only needs to assign the tasks and requirements he needs to each department during the morning court session. This will not only allow each department to focus more on its responsibilities, but also effectively improve work efficiency.
Many ministers were somewhat surprised, considering that His Majesty had already convened a court meeting for the second time this month. However, everyone knew that His Majesty would not convene a court meeting without a reason, only when there was something important to announce. Therefore, the ministers were very eager to attend, anticipating what new national policies His Majesty would announce.
After the morning court session, all officials paid their respects and waited for Chu Fan, the Emperor of Wei, to announce the national policy.
Chu Fan glanced at the ministers and spoke slowly, "Today's topic concerns the foundation of the country. Although Wei is now very prosperous and powerful, the Royal Government Affairs Office and the six ministries and nine ministers still find that Wei still has many problems. If not solved in a timely manner, it may affect the country's destiny. Therefore, today I want to announce an important reform."
After hearing Chu Fan's words, some officials in the court trembled. After all, even though the officials in the court were basically loyal to the emperor and patriotic, which family had not made some mistakes for the sake of their own interests?
When Chu Fan said this, they couldn't help but feel uneasy, fearing that their problems would be discovered by His Majesty. After all, if some things were not brought to the surface, then there would be no problem, but as long as they were brought to the surface, then they would be punished no matter what.
Chu Fan didn't directly announce the education reform at this time. Instead, he said, "As for the current problems in Wei State, you should all know them. I don't want these problems to continue to hinder the country's development. I will give you a quarter of an hour to reflect on them."
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