Chapter 2269 Popular opinion

   "And you are not afraid that your children will be blind if they know more and more words in the future?" The young man scratched his head. He was already clever and read a lot of official newspapers.

   Talking to these guests is also a routine.

   But the less experienced he is with the guests, the more he likes to listen to him. After all, Mu Qiang is the psychology of everyone.

   has become the young man's advantage in attracting business, and it is no wonder that his shop's business is getting better and better.

"Xiaolu is right. In the past, many businessmen wished that their children could read books. They were not short of money, so they would definitely go to buy books early in the morning. Maybe the children in the family could know a lot of words now, and the rich households in the village, Is it possible to watch others surpass your own children?" A middle-aged man said unwillingly.

   "Xiaolu, which bookstore are you talking about, may I ask?"

   "Take your children with you and learn the alphabet song first, otherwise you won't know the words after you buy a dictionary."

   "Thanks for the reminder, I'll go right away."

  In various places in the capital, similar news spread. The people who were most excited were not the rich, but ordinary people.

  Rich people have no shortage of silver in their families and can afford teachers. In fact, they don't respect pinyin at all.

  Especially for some small families that have declined and wanted to raise their lintels by becoming an official.

The advent of this pinyin means that more and more children from rural and poor families are able to read and write. These people will not see any threat in a short time, but which of these big families has not been passed down for many years and has the foresight. After such a reform, There will be more and more people taking the imperial examinations in the future. At that time, if they want to pass the Jinshi exam, they will become more and more competitive. For these people, it can be called a disaster.

  If the thinking is more open-minded, it’s okay, and I will consider other ways out, or be more serious about literacy, but there are also those pedantic ones who are angry at home every day.

  In some local counties, there have been incidents of hiring some hooligans to deliberately make noise and contradict this book.

  But the imperial court had sent various orders to every state capital and every county long before.

  The yamen came forward to support, and these disturbances were finally suppressed.

  At the same time, on the table of Emperor Xuanming's case, these days, there are one after another handouts, all of which are looking for various reasons to mention the harm of universal literacy.

obviously.

  Emperor Xuanming advocated pinyin literacy, which touched the interests of most aristocratic families.

  The ancient rulers used words to control the people.

  The more ignorant the people are, the easier they are to control.

   After all, power is in the hands of a few.

  If it wasn't for the fact that the official newspaper had given Emperor Xuanming a good reputation among the people, Emperor Xuanming would not have dared to do so.

   It's not just a matter of offending the powerful, but he is also afraid of being overthrown by the people.

   You know, by doing what he does now, he can select a lot of talents, and there will be no shortage of people in the future, but if his power is not concentrated, he will be more likely to be subverted.

   In the final analysis, it is still the popular support.

  Emperor Xuanming paid more attention to the official newspaper.

   Even has an obsessive attitude.

   When he was **** off by the Zhezi of the local aristocratic family for a few days, he called Chu Heng into the palace.

   "Chu Aiqing, how is the official newspaper recently?"

   "If you return to the emperor, the income from the official newspaper in the capital is very rich, which can fully provide the normal work of the official newspaper office."

   "The local official newspaper office has also started construction"

  (end of this chapter)