Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 269 Kong Rong is Disappointing
Chapter 270 Kong Rong is Disappointing
"Why does Husband call Shaofu Kong like that? Did he make you angry?" Diao Chan asked.

"Isn't Kong Rong your Minister of Rites? Why are you angry with him?" Zhen Mi didn't understand.

"Hmph! I invite him wholeheartedly. It's fine if he doesn't help, but I'm still with other people, trying to stop the Luoyang New Deal. Do you really think that without him, I will have nothing to do?"

Thinking of Kong Rong's performance a few days ago, Cao Chong couldn't help feeling angry, and was very disappointed in this great scholar!

The targets of Cao Chong’s new policy this time are more than 7 refugees who have just arrived in Luoyang. Cao Chong regards these people as the cornerstone of rebuilding Luoyang. All kinds of resources are tilted towards them, and education is no exception.
The ordinary people in the Eastern Han Dynasty were basically illiterate, especially the refugees who came to Luoyang. There was not one literate person among a thousand people, which made Cao Chong a headache!

So Cao Chong wanted to improve the literacy rate of the refugees. It would be impossible not to require them all to be literate, but at least [-]% of the people should be able to understand official documents and calculate their own taxes to pay, right?
Moreover, most of the refugees were with their families, and there were thousands of children among them. These were the future of Luoyang, and Cao Chong didn't plan to let them go. After all, several schools had to be built.

So Cao Chong was supposed to build a few literacy classes first, and then see how many schools could be built. This matter should be under the control of the Ministry of Rites, but when he thought of Kong Rong, the Minister of Rites, Cao Chong felt helpless.

Cao Chong liked Kong Rong's reputation at the time, and he did a good job at the Dahan College in Xudu, so he was invited to come to Luoyang as the Minister of Rites.

As a result, after Kong Rong came to Luoyang, he devoted himself to organizing his Luoyang Academy. He never asked about the big and small things in Luoyang, and he had no interest in building the Ministry of Rites. who is there.

However, Kong Rong really cares about Luoyang Academy. He has recruited more than a dozen well-known scholars and celebrities. Luoyang Academy will officially open to accept students soon!
After Cao Chong came to Luoyang, he has been busy suppressing the power of the gentry, rebuilding the new city, and solving the mess left by his predecessor. He didn't pay attention to the Ministry of Rites for a while, so he ignored Kong Rong.

Now Cao Chong wants to develop education, which is the main responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, so Cao Chong had no choice but to take the initiative to find Kong Rong.

Cao Chong went to see Kong Rong with all his heart, trying to persuade the old man, don't just ignore everything all day long, at least help build literacy classes and schools, this is your job, isn't it?

As a result, Kong Rong refused without hearing Cao Chong's plan.

"Young master, why do you want those refugees to be literate?" Kong Rong interrupted Cao Chong with a look of confusion.

Cao Chong was also taken aback by his question, isn't this justified?Why do you generation of Confucians ask such a question?

"Isn't it natural to build a school and impart knowledge? Sir, haven't you been planning to build Luoyang Academy?"

"Young master, the purpose of this old man to build Luoyang Academy is to revitalize culture and education!" Kong Rong seemed very angry and said loudly.

Cao Chong was stunned for a moment by Kong Rong's actions: By cultural education you mean cultural education, right?Am I saying the wrong thing?why are you so loud
"I didn't say anything else, sir!" Cao Chong said puzzled, "Isn't the establishment of a school just to revitalize culture and education?"

Now Kong Rong was even more angry: "What does the revitalization of culture and education have to do with those refugees?"

Cao Chong was stunned again, and it took him a long time to react: "Then what do you think is the revitalization of culture and education?"

Kong Rong looked at Cao Chong like a fool: "Didn't the young master suggest the establishment of the Dahan School in Xudu? Yingchuan Academy is famous all over the world, but the young master doesn't know?"

Cao Chong secretly sighed, the social stratification is too serious, old man Kong is also a gentry, in his cognition, knowledge can only be learned by the disciples of the gentry, and those refugees have no right to receive cultural education.

Cao Chong did not give up: "Since the husband is not willing, can you recommend some other people for me? I definitely want to build this school."

"How can there be such a person in the world? No one disobeys the teachings of the sages like the young master!" Kong Rong began to lose his temper!

In the end, Cao Chong didn't want to understand which saint's teaching he had disobeyed, but the establishment of a school was a waste of time.

Cao Chong understands that Old Man Kong's attitude basically represents all scholars. It is estimated that Old Man Kong is good. If he encounters a bad temper, he will probably think that asking him to teach refugees is an insult to him.

If Kong Rong had just rejected Cao Chong, Cao Chong wouldn't be so angry with him even if his attitude was a bit harsh.

The problem is that on the second day after discussing with Kong Rong about establishing a school, Cao Chong received a letter from everyone in Luoyang Academy to persuade Cao Chong to give up the idea of ​​teaching refugees. The refugees set up schools, and they left Luoyang.

This made Cao Chong furious!If you don't want it, that's your own business. I don't care about your business. Is it possible that Chinese characters are your family's personal items?
He even threatened to leave Luoyang!Cao Chongxin said: Don't threaten, you don't even have to get out!It would be a disaster to keep you in Luoyang!
But Cao Chong didn't really drive them away, he just threw all the letters they gave him into the trash.

These people don't need to be chased away, they'll be gone in a few days, and it seems that you have no measure to take the initiative to chase them away, doesn't it?
The bottom line is that no one from the gentry is willing to teach the refugees, and it is estimated that even Pang Tong and the others are not willing.

But Cao Chong wasn't discouraged, he wasn't teaching some advanced knowledge, just simple literacy, I didn't believe that he couldn't find anyone, didn't he find a group of down-and-out literati when he was looking for subordinates for Wen Jiao last time?

Then Cao Chong discovered in the report given to him by the school affairs office that there are still many literate women who come to Luoyang from all over to make a living!
Cao Chong immediately had a bad idea. He must recruit a group of teachers from among these women, and arrange them under the name of the Ministry of Rites!

Cao Chong didn't tell Diao Chan and Zhen Mi the details about how Kong Rong didn't cooperate with the establishment of the school, but only told them that Old Man Kong made him angry, and he wanted to be angry with him.

After explaining why some women came to Luoyang to make a living, Cao Chong begged Diao Chan and Zhen Mi to go and see Wen Jiao for him, and let them convey his apology.

At the same time, Cao Chong also began to prepare for Wen Jiaozhen's resignation. Luoyang's new policy must be implemented, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is the main department responsible for the new policy.

After this oolong incident of driving refugees to Luoyang, those restless elements who opposed Cao Chong are expected to stop for a few days, and Cao Chong is also planning to come to kill chickens to pay respects, Luoyang should enter a short period of calm.

(End of this chapter)