Chapter 89: Ying Zheng is obsessed with reading textbooks
After all, you can learn to read after learning.

That means taking jobs that require literacy.

For example, accountants or some minor clerks in the government.

It can be said that literacy can change their lives!

When Zhao Yi showed his elementary teaching materials and plans to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng was very happy.

Because he has been waiting for these things from Zhao Yi for a long time.

In this way, Ying Zheng will be one step closer to conquering the world.

Ying Zheng opened the textbooks and took a look.

After a simple study, Ying Zheng was able to read simplified Chinese textbooks without any obstacles.

As Ying Zheng read it, he asked curiously, "Zhao boy, what is the science in your textbook?"

Zhao Yi explained: "So-called science is a specialized knowledge system that reflects the objective laws of nature, society, and thought."

"The new knowledge I often talk about is scientific knowledge, which comes from the natural laws. Of course, you can also understand them as the way of nature."

Ying Zheng was surprised when he heard this.

It turns out that the knowledge that Zhao Yi talked about is the way of nature!

Now Ying Zheng is almost 100% sure that Zhao Yi is an immortal who has descended to earth.

After all, ordinary people don’t understand the ways of nature.

Ying Zheng continued to look at the winter class plan proposed by Zhao Yi.

He nodded as he read it, praising Zhao Yi's plan in his heart as being really great!
And the most important thing is that this has no impact on agricultural production at all!
This is a complete use of people's free time in winter to popularize education.

As long as Zhao Yi's school plan is carried out, in a few years the number of literate people in Daqin will be several times more than it is now!
If Zhao Yi continues to popularize education.

Ying Zheng felt that he could probably raise the literacy rate of Qin to over 50 percent.

This number was something that Ying Zheng had never dared to imagine before.

You have to know that the literacy rate in Daqin is only 1% at most.

In other words, if only one out of a hundred people can be considered highly literate.

As a result, there is now an opportunity to raise Daqin's literacy rate to this level!

All this is thanks to Zhao Yi!
"My dear Zhao, your teaching plan is so perfect!" Ying Zheng praised.

"Of course, there are some examples to learn from after all."

Any examples to draw lessons from?

Ying Zheng had never seen Zhao Yi's classroom mode before.

Even Confucius, the famous Confucian who taught everyone, had at most children from wealthy families who were able to study full-time.

This is not irrelevant to civilians.

In fact, Ying Zheng didn't know that the examples Zhao Yi mentioned were borrowed from the modern night school learning model for workers.

After getting the teaching materials and plans from Zhao Yi, Ying Zheng hurried back to his palace.

Because he wanted to start popularizing this education as early as possible.

Ying Zheng then summoned Li Si.

Because Li Si had experience in taking charge of this type of affairs, and secondly, Li Si now also serves as the magistrate of Shaqiu County.

When the school pilot project is launched, it will definitely be started in Shaqiu County first.

So Li Si will also be the person in charge at that time.

However, before Li Si arrived, Ying Zheng carefully read the elementary textbooks given by Zhao Yi.

Because Ying Zheng knew that the content in Zhao Yi's textbook must be as complicated as the knowledge Zhao Yi had taught him before.

It can change his perception of the world.

Then after reading it, Ying Zheng immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge.

This was the first time that Ying Zheng knew the principles of things in the world. Even Li Si didn't realize it when he arrived.

Seeing that His Majesty was so engrossed, Li Si felt it was not appropriate to disturb him, so he could only stand there and wait for him.

Li Si was curious about what His Majesty was looking at that made him so fascinated and absorbed.

Even though I arrived, I didn't notice it.

Could it be the new story written by that kid Zhao Yi?
Thinking of this, Li Si felt a little excited.

After all, Li Si also understood the quality of the stories written by Zhao Yi.

Even those stories written by others are far less interesting and beautiful than those written by Zhao Yi.

Especially the settings in those stories are so novel, as if they are a real world.

Li Si couldn't help but borrow the settings from Journey to the West and Legend of the White Snake to write stories he wanted to write.

Zhao Yi had no idea that the few stories he copied would lead Li Si, the Left Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, to the path of no return as a writer.

After a while, Ying rubbed his eyes, feeling a little sore.

Then he spotted Li Si standing in front of him.

Ying Zheng said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in watching just now that I didn't notice you, Li Aiqing, were here."

Li Si bowed and said, "It's all right. Your Majesty asked me to wait. I am very happy. I would like to ask what you are so obsessed with?"

Ying Zheng smiled and replied, "The Way of Nature written by Zhao Yi."

Li Si was a little puzzled and asked, "The Way of Nature? Is this some new story written by Zhao Yi?"

Ying Zheng picked up the textbook and explained, "It's not a storybook, but a textbook written by Zhao Yi."

Li Si was very surprised when he heard this.

What! It’s not a storybook but a textbook?

What story teaching material written by Zhao Yi could make Your Majesty so fascinated?
In fact, it is normal for Ying Zheng to be fascinated by it. After all, the various modern scientific knowledge in it is so novel.

It covers everything from the causes of rain and snow to what mirages are.

This knowledge was of great appeal to the people of Daqin, an era when there was no concept of science at all.

Because they unravel the mystery of the world and reveal the true face of the world before their eyes.

Zhao Yi even used some "100,000 whys" writing style in it.

After all, these elementary textbooks are designed to help learners establish a more scientific worldview, stimulate their interest in learning, and prepare them to learn more advanced and in-depth textbooks later.

Ying Zheng saw the curiosity and surprise on Li Si's face, so he took out a textbook and said.

"Come and take a look, and you'll know why I'm reading this so seriously."

Li Si clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then Li Si took the textbook and read it carefully, and then Li Si was fascinated by it.

Because the knowledge written above explained many doubts in Li Si's mind.

Let Li Si truly understand that this is how many things in the world are.

After reading a few pages, Li Si raised his head and exclaimed: "The value of these textbooks far exceeds those Analects of Confucius and Book of Songs. Even ten or a hundred copies of Book of Songs and Analects of Confucius are not as good as this textbook!"

"No wonder His Majesty is so fascinated by it."

There is a reason why Li Si praised these teaching materials so much.

Because much of the knowledge in it is in line with the views of the Legalists.

Moreover, they broke the ideological dominance of Confucianism and established their own worldview that was consistent with the views of Legalism.

Li Si was very grateful to Zhao Yi for writing such a textbook.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "So I plan to let you be responsible for teaching these textbooks. Zhao Yi even gave me the teaching plan."

When Li Si heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

He was happy to do it...

(End of this chapter)