Ying Zheng naturally paid great attention to the situation in the school.
When he discovered the immense changes that the Artisan School could bring, his mindset also shifted.
In the Artisan School, he saw a different future.
Because of this, he said to Lin Tian:
"Since this Artisan School can achieve such a degree, providing Great Qin with a large number of artisans in the future, then other schools should also have such an effect!"
"Then, if I set up a school related to agriculture, can it cultivate a large number of agricultural talents??"
"If we do it our way, we can indeed cultivate a large number of agricultural talents!!"
"Then, after we cultivate a large number of agricultural talents, will the agriculture of Great Qin flourish and take off?"
Ying Zheng was particularly concerned about this.
He cultivated these people precisely to accelerate the development of Great Qin's agriculture.
He hoped that the people of Great Qin could live more prosperously.
Although Lin Tian had brought back crops like potatoes and corn,
These crops could at most ensure that the people were fed, and it was far from enough to eat their fill.
Moreover, these things could not be eaten continuously for a long time; eating them constantly was actually not good.
Therefore, Ying Zheng wanted an agricultural school to develop Great Qin's agriculture more rapidly.
Lin Tian understood this. Thus, when Ying Zheng proposed such a suggestion, Lin Tian did not object; on the contrary, he strongly supported it.
"Father, your son believes that we can try this matter. Once successful, it will undoubtedly be of great help to our Great Qin!!"
"It will truly be of great help??"
"Yes! And it is inevitable!!"
"Good, then we will establish this agricultural school!!"
Upon hearing Lin Tian's affirmative words, Ying Zheng immediately decided to establish an agricultural school!
However, it was only when he was actually about to establish the agricultural school that he realized the difficulties involved.
Farmers and artisans were different. Artisans needed to learn and inherit skills to become artisans.
But farmers were different; many were born farmers.
They might be illiterate, unable to make tools, and unable to understand blueprints, but they could still farm.
Because of the prevalence of such farmers, the general educational level of many farmers was low.
Most of them were essentially illiterate.
It was very, very difficult to cultivate truly excellent farmers through textbooks.
Even those with some talent would not consider becoming farmers; they were more focused on how to distinguish themselves.
This resulted in very few people in the agricultural school after its establishment for three days.
There were fewer than ten people.
When Ying Zheng learned of this, he was somewhat stunned.
This situation was unlike the establishment of the Artisan School.
During the establishment of the Artisan School, everyone was proactive.
Even without much publicity, many people came on their own initiative.
But the agricultural school had very few people, almost none.
With so few people, anyone could see that the agricultural school would be difficult to run.
Even Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel troubled.
"What is going on? Why are no people coming to the school??"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, your humble servant also cannot understand. It is the same as the Artisan School, so why is the result different?!"
"This is indeed somewhat perplexing. Could it be that because this matter is not handled by His Highness the Crown Prince, the situation is different?"
These ministers clearly did not grasp the essence of the matter and thus did not know where the problem lay.
However, while they did not understand, Lin Tian understood very clearly.
Therefore, after these people spoke, Lin Tian said:
"Our method is actually correct, but our target audience is different from the previous one!!"
"Many of our people are illiterate, and they cannot even understand blueprints!"
"Under such circumstances, asking them to enter a school to study is simply wishful thinking!!"
"Therefore, to establish the agricultural school, it should not be built like this. Instead, we should start from scratch, teaching those people to read!"
"After they become literate, we can then teach them agricultural knowledge, allowing them to cultivate more powerfully!!"
"And when they truly grow, they can then make real contributions to our Great Qin's agriculture!!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng and the others were stunned.
They had not expected that establishing an agricultural school would involve such a process.
At the same time, they felt that establishing such an agricultural school would incur considerable expense for Great Qin.
Especially since they needed to start from scratch and teach the farmers, the time required would be even greater.
Thinking of this, these ministers felt a headache.
"Does it really need to start from scratch? Won't that be too troublesome??"
"Yes! Why don't we find some learned individuals to study agricultural knowledge? They will learn faster!!"
"I also think it's feasible. They not only learn faster but also react more nimbly. As long as they study these things, they will definitely become talented quickly and improve themselves rapidly!!"
Many ministers agreed with these words.
They felt that this method was effortless and efficient.
However, Lin Tian couldn't help but smile upon hearing these words.
He then asked them:
"Then, do you think these learned individuals, after completing their studies, will go back to farming??"
"Ah??"
"Do you think they will become farmers after completing their studies??"
Upon being asked these questions, Ying Zheng and the ministers of Great Qin were dumbfounded.
They had never considered this question before.
But now that Lin Tian had raised it, they perceived a difference.
For instance, if they asked learned individuals to study agricultural knowledge, they might learn faster, but after learning, they certainly would not become farmers.
Every single one of them yearned for success and desired more power and wealth.
After their efforts, how could they be willing to become poor and toil-some farmers?
But it was different for real farmers.
Real farmers were farmers themselves; after learning, they would still be farmers.
Although their status and position might improve to a certain extent, they would still be farmers, and they would still apply their skills to agriculture.
Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt that starting from scratch and cultivating farmers was the correct choice.
As for cultivating learned individuals, it was simply not feasible.
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