In the early morning, the bright sunshine shone into the bedroom through the window screens. The man was still sleeping on the big bed in the bedroom, but he was soon awakened by the noise outside.
"Hurry up, hurry up, you're going to be late."
The woman's urging voice and the children's voices came into his ears. This long-lost family atmosphere did not belong to Zhu Xianhai.
He... is just a passer-by.
When Zhu Xianhai got up and dressed, he heard the children and their mother saying goodbye outside the door, and then the sound of the door closing.
"She went to send the child off? She's really generous."
When Zhu Xianhai walked out of the bedroom, he saw the woman cleaning the table. Seeing Zhu Xianhai, Han Bing showed a charming smile.
"Woke by the kids?"
"No, are they your children who are used to getting up at this time?"
Looking at the family photo on the wall, the woman has four children, two daughters and two sons.
"The older one is eight years old, and the younger one is three."
The woman said.
"When I had my first child, I was in college. Then I had two more children. I had just been working for two years when I had my youngest child. I stayed at home for three years. Now, I've only been working for two months."
The woman explained, then looked at Zhu Xianhai and said.
"I've been with my family for so many years that I almost forgot how to work. I never thought I'd end up with you..."
Zhu Xianhai smiled as he listened to Han Bing's explanation.
"Because I'm handsome!"
His words made Han Bing burst into laughter. After laughing, the woman said with a lonely look on her face.
"In fact, this is the first time I've done this since the accident two years ago."
Han Bing was preparing breakfast for Zhu Xianhai.
"I know,"
The beautiful woman in front of me is a single mother. Her husband died in an accident two years ago. She was on maternity leave at that time. Fortunately, the welfare system of Daming was very good. Although Daming was not a welfare state, it was relatively good, especially for pregnant women and children. Pregnant women can get maternity insurance including pregnancy checkups, childbirth and subsequent medical treatment. After giving birth, there is a maternity leave of up to three years. In the first year, they can get full salary, 80% in the second year, and 70% in the third year. In addition to the childcare subsidy, their lives have not fallen into trouble. Of course, she must have her husband's life insurance and other compensation.
"By the way, don't you have to take them to school?"
Zhu Xianhai changed the subject.
"There is a school bus. The kindergarten is in the community. When they go to school, they send their brother to the kindergarten."
I almost forgot about the school bus - as early as the Shengde period, school buses had become the main means of transportation for students in the Ming Dynasty to go to and from school, and it is definitely the same now.
While Zhu Xianhai was having breakfast, Han Bing, who was sitting opposite him, also started talking.
"In fact, he used to take the children to school. He was a school teacher. However, as you know, being a teacher is not an easy job. Moreover, teachers must work in other places for three years during their term of office, otherwise they cannot be promoted. He was not very lucky. When he was transferred, he drew lots and was drawn to the Amazon province. When he was on his way to the rainforest village, the helicopter had an accident..."
So this is how the accident happened. It was then that Zhu Xianhai noticed that there was a "Loyal Service Medal" in the frame on the wall. It was awarded to outstanding civil servants. According to the empire's unspoken rules, civil servants who died in the line of duty would receive this medal.
Han Bing, holding a coffee cup in his hand, said with some disappointment.
"In fact, I once thought that if he hadn't been a teacher, perhaps the accident wouldn't have happened at all..."
Whether in the Chinese tradition or in the Ming culture, education has always been considered very important and a vital cause for a country's development and future. Therefore, people engaged in the teaching profession enjoy a high status in society and of course have high incomes.
But this does not mean that teachers have no responsibilities. As early as the founding of the empire, Zhu Xianhai had given some thought to the education of the empire.
Whether it is the Chinese tradition or the development of the world, education is the only channel for ordinary people to rise!
However, education is often unfair. For example, some people are born in Rome, while others are born as mules and horses. Children born in big cities like Zhongdu, Nanhua, Yingtian, and Linhai can receive the best education, enjoy the best resources, and see the most abundant things. But what about children in small places or rural areas? The educational conditions they receive are far inferior to theirs, which also leads to their disadvantages in the competition of life. The backwardness of education has become the biggest obstacle for ordinary people to rise up.
How to solve this problem?
To this end, Zhu Xianhai thought a lot, so as early as the Nanhua period, he broke the convention and brought all the teachers directly under the education department. Although all teachers would be promoted to higher ranks and receive salary increases after a certain number of years, there was a prerequisite, that is, half of each term must be spent working in a different place, and this different place was not limited to one province or one city, but nationwide.
It was also from that time that teachers from Zhongdu might go to teach in the most remote primary and secondary schools in Fire Island and Amazon, and teachers from Amazon might also work in schools in Zhongdu and Nanhua. It was for this reason that teachers were regarded as a "holy profession" because they were a profession that made great sacrifices for society and were therefore extremely sacred.
In order to ensure educational balance, it is not just the nationwide mobility of teachers. The education subsidies provided by the imperial center, although provided according to the number of students, also take full account of the economic gap between regions. In economically developed regions, the central education subsidies will be appropriately reduced to increase subsidies for backward regions. At the same time, legal standards are set, that is, the per capita education funding gap between the most developed regions and the most backward regions shall not exceed 20%.
Thanks to this series of efforts, education in the empire has always been very fair. Even in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, far away from the modern world, there are primary and secondary schools with facilities that are no less than those of Nanhua. The children there can receive the same education as children in big cities such as Zhongdu and Nanhua. The balance of educational resources ensures that the vast majority of ordinary people have fair channels for advancement.
Of course, the Empire did not have a school district system, let alone famous schools. As early as the Shengde era, there was a popular saying in the Empire: the best school is the one closest to your home. This was definitely not just a lip service, but a fact.
And all of this is not without cost, such as the movement of millions of teachers across the country.
"When he first left, I even hated those officials. Why did they have to make teachers run around so much..."
Listening to Han Bing's complaints, Zhu Xianhai sighed helplessly and said.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Han Bing shook his head and said.
"It's all in the past. I can understand this. Teachers always have to make sacrifices. When they chose this profession, everything was doomed. I'm just complaining for my children and myself."
When she said this, the woman's expression was full of loneliness. As a widow, she had endured too much in the past two years.
Suddenly the woman let out a long sigh of relief, and the loneliness on her face disappeared. She looked at him and said.
"Now that the children have gone to school, there are only two of us at home..."
When she said this, her beautiful eyes were full of charm...
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