Chapter 716 Chinese Language Reform
Paul's days at Jingyao can be regarded as good.
Rodney XVIII gave him a mansion, and he stayed there to write and receive guests on weekdays. As a newly promoted marquis, he often attended the king's cabinet meetings.
He knew that his new title aroused the jealousy of many people, so he mostly acted as a silent listener in meetings. If he had his own thoughts, he would only express them to the king alone after the meeting.
In the early days, there were many people in the aristocratic circle of the royal capital who wanted to make friends with him, and invitations to various banquets came one after another. But in fact, he was not good at handling such occasions. He listened to many jokes in the Jingyao circle. He didn't understand, but when the people around him started laughing, he could only laugh along inexplicably.
Later, he felt that this was so stupid that every time the banquet started, he would go to the corner with a glass of wine and taste it slowly - no matter what, he couldn't muster the motivation to participate in those boring topics.
Over time, he earned the title of "The King of Cold Showers", and Jingyao's aristocratic circle reached a consensus - it was a bad idea to invite Marquis Paul Grainman to attend the banquet.
The Marquis always works hard to reduce his presence, but because of his identity, everyone cannot really leave him aside.
The number of invitations sent finally gradually decreased, which was exactly what Paul expected.
However, as long as he is not a hostile person, he will not be labeled as rude, mean, indifferent or other negative labels.
In terms of personal interactions, the Marquis can basically be said to be sincere in his treatment of others. When someone asks him for help, he will never refuse as long as it is within his ability.
Especially in terms of business, as the original initiator of large-scale maritime trade in recent years, and the owner of the most developed industrial and commercial place in the kingdom, Paul holds a lot of important information that is difficult for others to know. The Marquis was always willing to share when someone asked him for advice.
Which commodities are in high demand in which places, where important raw materials are produced, which company's bonds hold the best value, and all the above. Although Marquis Graiman's social activities are not very active, Jingyaoli likes him. There are still many people.
Although there are many people who like him, there are also many people who hate him.
In the eyes of the old-school nobles, although Paul Graiman’s family line can be traced back to the founding of the kingdom, he can hardly be called a typical Aldo noble. On the one hand, he comes from that outbreak. A place where households gather together - the Jingyao noble's new impression of the Northwest Bay - on the other hand, it is also because he has made many anti-traditional moves.
Especially the mess of ideas he proposed to His Majesty the King.
Yes, raising revenue for the treasury is the right thing to do, and some of these ideas are really good.
Why should we attach importance to civilian education? It sounds like this will not only increase the revenue of the national treasury, but will cost a lot of money every year.
"Your Majesty, this will not benefit the kingdom's finances in the short term. If you need to use a large number of talents, can't you use many well-educated noble children?"
< br>When Rodney XVIII discussed this in his small circle of reform advisers, some people also disagreed.
The king's advisory group was small, including Paul and Myron.
“I have discussed this matter with Marquis Greyman.” Rodney eighteen glanced at Paul who was present, and explained to Earl Walsh McGee, who objected: “I think those who are born People from noble families will definitely not be willing to work in factories, ports and farms, right?"
"I think so"
"But the above situations will definitely happen in the future. A large number of people who are proficient in professional skills will be used, especially when it comes to operating machines. They must know how to read and write in order to quickly learn all kinds of knowledge."
Earl McGee said with some contempt: "But children from civilian families are naturally born. The share is too low, stupid and clumsy, and it requires too much energy and resources to teach them.”
"This is a wrong view!" Rodney 18 disagreed very much and said: "Princess Eileen's own school enrolls many civilian children. I have confirmed with her that outstanding civilian students and noble students There is no big difference in learning ability." Earl McGee shook his head: "I think individual cases are not enough to prove anything."
The king said displeased. The conclusion drawn from practice is much truer than the stereotypes passed down by word of mouth."
"Okay, my Majesty!" Earl McGee spread his hands and said, "I only hope to educate the common people. The investment can be controlled, but it would be bad if we actually implement it and find that it is a bottomless pit."
Rodney 18 smiled, "We don't need them to learn poetry and music. As long as you can master reading, writing and simple arithmetic. Besides, Marquis Graiman has another idea to achieve... What is it called?" He looked at Paul again.
"Reduce costs and increase efficiency, Your Majesty." Paul responded.
"What's a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency?" Everyone present turned their attention to him.
Paul thought for a moment and then said seriously: "As your Majesty just said, we don't need civilians to teach people poetry, music, art, etc., what we need to teach them is a lot of practical skills. Knowledge must be concise and efficient, so it is best to read the textbook quickly, understand it at a glance, and memorize it after several times. Therefore, the grammar popular in upper-class aristocratic society is not suitable. "
He raised his voice: "I suggest a simplified transformation of the Aldo language teaching materials."
"Simplified transformation?" No one knew why.
"Yes, get rid of the complexity and make it simple!"
"First, change the tortuous and lengthy traditional grammar into a simple and straightforward style of spoken language."
"Chapter Second, appropriately abbreviate overly complicated words, preferably within 10 letters, so that they are easy to spell and can be remembered at a glance. "
"These two measures will not only make it easier for students to learn, but also It can also make typesetting easier when producing teaching materials, saving a lot of paper and ink. Although a book may not save a few pennies, the cost savings will be huge when printed on a large scale."
"Another. The key point is that such simple teaching materials do not require high educational levels of teachers, which helps us quickly establish an education system. ”
When Paul finished speaking, the room fell into silence.
“Nonsense!” Earl Walsh McGee broke the silence with a livid face.
“Yes, this is nonsense!”
“This is trampling on our beautiful Aldo language!”
“Insulting the precious treasure left to us by our ancestors Things!”
Many people shouted out, and all kinds of harsh criticisms came out.
At the beginning of the establishment of the advisory group, Rodney asked everyone to speak freely. After a period of testing, everyone found that the king seemed to be serious - provided that only members of the advisory group were present - from then on everyone I don’t have much scruple about speaking in this kind of internal meeting.
"I just made an idea. As for whether to implement it and how to implement it, it all depends on your wise judgment."
Paul smiled and spread his hands without making any argument.