Labor was and still is very important. Even in later generations, although many things have been handed over to the machine qì people to deal with, the demand for labor is still very large—————— of course, this does not mean that there is more labor, it is simply better.

For example, like in India in later generations, although there are many young and strong laborers, but in reality?

In fact, there is simply no way to provide so many jobs in India, especially when you consider that the level of education in India is significantly lower. After all, in the case of low education level, many more complex jobs are not suitable for Indians.

As a result, while India appears to have a growing workforce, it does not actually offer as many jobs. It's easy to get confused, after all, so many people don't have jobs, what are these people going to do?

The same is true in China, of course, there is a clear difference.

On the Indian side, on the one hand, it is because the Indians are lazy, and on the other hand, it is also because India simply does not have the means to provide so much labor. In this way, it naturally becomes more troublesome.

But the situation on the Chinese side is more complicated, first of all, the arable land on the Indian side is actually very large, and the land is fertile, basically it is difficult to say that people can starve to death, and it is also because of this relationship that Indians will have this kind of lazy character.

In fact, India is a plain terrain, at least for most of it, and the temperature is very good, winter or something. It seems unlikely that the vast majority of Indians will ever see it. In later generations, many Indians even lived in the open air, and some of them lived in larger cement pipes. You can imagine what the living environment is like.

But China is different, and despite its large size, the territory that can be used for cultivation is not very large. At least many areas are not suitable for farming, and many areas are only barely suitable, and there are very few real fertile land, even fewer that meet the standards of India.

It is also for this reason that the lives of many people are very difficult. Especially in some areas, people are suffering from hunger because of the barren land—————— which is actually difficult to avoid, after all, China is so big. There are many villages located in very remote corners, and seven years is not enough time for all the policies of the national government to benefit them.

Of course, at least with a series of policies of the national government. The lives of these people have improved. After all, in the vast majority of cases. Although many people will forget about these people in the corners of the world, but in reality?

Even if no one had forgotten them, the tax collectors of the past would not have forgotten them.

After all, no matter how small the contribution of these people is, at least they can still be used to collect some taxes.

Therefore, as mentioned earlier, even if many people have forgotten their savings at all, they are still often harassed by tax collectors. And because of living in a poor rural area, many times it is even bullied. There is no way to make a statement—————— of course, because the residence is too remote. So in most cases, those tax collectors and officials are not interested in bothering them.

And the government still has at least some of the policies that benefit them.

At least after the reduction of agricultural taxes and a series of exorbitant taxes, many people have rarely even seen anyone associated with the government—————— except for village chiefs and the like.

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As mentioned earlier, there are too many poor places in China, and it is precisely because of this relationship that no labor force can be wasted for a family.

Even those teenage kids can help a little bit, right?

It is also because of this relationship that many families are reluctant to let their children go to school. Because in their opinion, when the child goes to the school, then some things in the family are equivalent to no helper, which is a very strict problem for a family, especially those poor ordinary people.

At least many people don't understand what is the use of going to school? Anyway, they are all farmers, as long as they can farm in the fields, there is no need to waste time to study.

Moreover, although the school has waived tuition and some other miscellaneous fees, the cost of textbooks and some stationery has not been waived. In addition to that, there are meals and the like, which require money.

Normally, although the child needs to eat, they can make up for this loss by having the child help with the work. But now? Not only to pay for the children textbooks and some stationery money, but also to prepare meals for the children, and the family not only paid so much, but even a little possible recovery may not be saved zài—————— the government has once advertised, for example, when you go to school, you will know how to know, and you can also go to some enterprises to work, but ordinary rural people do not understand these, they only know that their home burns a labor force, but there is an extra place to spend money, although this money is not particularly much, But they still feel distressed.

It's just that all children are allowed to go to school in the school, which is an order issued by the government, and it is mandatory. Although those people are all unwilling, they don't dare to go against the government, and the government has been promoting some benefits and the like, so they naturally have no choice but to bow their heads.

Even so, during the compulsory education period, there are still some parents who want to lie about their age, so that their children's age is either over or not yet reached, to avoid this or postpone it.

It's just that when implementing compulsory education, the Ministry of Education had already expected that some people might do this, so Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Lan and others can be said to have personally found Yan Shao, hoping that Yan Shao could issue a decree. Linking this issue to the official positions of some local officials...

It is not that they will be dismissed if they do not do well, but as long as something is found to be wrong afterwards, then the future of these officials will definitely be affected. And so it goes. Naturally, there is no concern that these grassroots officials will not do their best.

What's more, those families who will do this are actually poor families in nature. If this were not the case, it would be impossible to try their best not to let the children of the family go to school, and these grassroots officials have an extra layer of kinship with them at most, and the other relationships can be said to be almost none, so naturally they can't afford to affect their future for such a little relationship.

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It is precisely because of this situation that compulsory education is carried out very smoothly.

But even so. After all, some families still have a sense of resistance.

And if you want to eliminate this resistance, there is actually a very direct way, that is, let them see the benefits—————— but if the students want to become talents. After all, it will take many years to do it, so another way is needed, and that is to reduce their burden.

In fact, there is another one, and that is to give rewards. It's just that it's too materialistic. Moreover, so many students and parents of students across the country really want to give them all, it will be too difficult.

The most important thing is that if compulsory education becomes a very common thing in the future, then the government will inevitably cancel this kind of reward. Will the people agree at this time? As mentioned earlier, ordinary people are very short-sighted, they can't see some distant things at all, and all they can see is what they see in front of them. Of course. There are also some people with a long-term vision, but unfortunately there are too few such people...

So...

If the government really gives the reward first. If you take it back or cancel it, you will inevitably get into big trouble. I'm afraid that there will be an unknown number of people who will choose to oppose it, and for the national government, this is too difficult...

Moreover, it is easy to affect the prestige of the national government, and at least many people will cause and have resistance to the government.

Even if it is taken back in the future, it will create a lot of trouble.

In this case, it is better not to give at all, but to start by reducing the burden.

For example...

Meals!

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At present, there are three main ways for students to solve the problem of food.

One is that it is provided by the school, and there is no doubt that this one will definitely cost money, and considering that many schools usually talk about money, the price is certainly not particularly low. The most important thing is that the food in the cafeteria can be said to be very unpalatable...

It is also for this reason that this one is usually resisted by some people.

In one case, I brought my own, but many times, when the students arrived at the time to eat, the food they brought was basically cold. Although there are some larger schools that will provide boiler rooms, firstly, they need to be charged, and secondly, some large schools naturally have boiler rooms, but some smaller ones? Especially those rural schools, is it possible for them to provide them?

The last one, which is basically the easiest, and at the same time the one that a considerable number of students are doing, is to be hungry and simply not eat!

Because of family difficulties, especially the reluctance of many families to make extra costs, many students are actually hungry when they are in school, and they don't even eat breakfast, at most they go home for dinner and have a meal...

This is not surprising, since the family cannot afford it, it is only natural for the students to solve it this way.

But there is no doubt that there is no way to study hard when you are hungry, at least on the part of the Ministry of Education, which often happens when schools react like this. It's just that the Ministry of Education can't do anything, after all, the government can't do anything about money, and it's too difficult to provide lunch for students across the country.

At least at the time, it didn't seem like a reality—————— even if it was done several times around the world, I am afraid that no country had done it.

But now, Yan Shao clearly wants to set a record.

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"Free lunch?"

Hearing Yan Shao's words, everyone present was a little surprised. However, Cai Yuanpei's eyes lit up slightly.

After all, Yan Shao's mention can be said to be very good, and there are many students who can only starve because they have no food to eat. So there is no way to study hard at all, of course Cai Yuanpei, the Minister of Education, knows about this matter, but there is no way at all, after all, this matter is inevitably too difficult, it is really not something that Cai Yuanpei can solve—————— basically as long as it involves money, he estimates that there is no way to solve it.

In the past, this problem has not been solved because the government's finances cannot afford it. Another reason is that the government feels that the government only needs to provide the existing conditions, and the problem of food is really not something that the government should take over.

But now...

The latter is not mentioned for the time being, at least for the government. The former government has already been able to solve it.

Even for the government, this means that the government will bear the food problem of tens of millions of students, but for the national government, which has just received a considerable amount of additional income, it is not something that cannot be afforded.

However, just when Cai Yuanpei was slightly happy. Yan Shaowei shook his head and said.

"Nope. Not lunch, not just lunch, to be exact, but if possible, even breakfast and dinner, the government should find a way to provide it. ”

Yan Shao has already figured it out, since it is to build a welfare country, then the country can naturally undertake many things. Although many countries in his time collapsed because of excessive welfare, at least in this era, there was no problem. Because China has already received a lot of very useful things.

What's more, if you provide three meals. It can also make students study more attentively, and it can also reduce the burden on the families behind these students, and reduce the resistance.

At least for Yan Shao, these are very important.

In addition, if you want to promote the domestic economy, you must first give the people the ability to spend. It's just because many Chinese people have the burden of their families, so when they consume, they are similar to later generations of Chinese people, they are used to saving money first and then talking, rather than like some European and American countries, they prefer to consume rather than save money—————— of course, it is also because of this relationship, so it will lead to the occurrence of the financial crisis...

Now, if we find a way to reduce their burden, then at least some spending power can be promoted—————— of course, no matter how you look at it, it is obvious that more money is spent on students than the little spending power that is brought, but anyway, this money is only available because of oil, and those consumption can promote domestic employment.

Only when there are more people with jobs and fewer people who are idle, can the country be stable, and Yan Shao is still very clear about this. So even if it's just a small way, it's very important. What's more, this is still a matter of designing tens of millions of families.

Even if the effect is very weak, if tens of millions of families benefit together, it will become very powerful.

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In the room, Yan Shao sat up a little straighter, and his face also put away the smile that had always been on his face, and became more strict.

"The income of hundreds of millions of pounds, which is almost equivalent to more than one billion Chinese dollars, even if those children can eat again, I am afraid that they will not be able to eat even twenty or thirty million, and it is worth using such money in exchange for many good seedlings in the future, not to mention that it can effectively dispel the current misunderstanding of the government in society?!"

"So, at least in my opinion, it's worth it!"

Hearing Yan Shao say this, some people in the room will naturally complain, and the misunderstanding in society today is actually aimed at Yan Shao. However, it was absolutely impossible for these words to be said in public, and on the other hand, Yan Shao, who could not hear the central voice at all, continued to speak.

"Three meals, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner, of course, this is somewhat nonsense, but since this time I have made such a big gain, it is no problem to take on such a little thing..."

Saying this, Yan Shao looked around the audience, and at the same time, after noticing Yan Shao's gaze, Cai Yuanpei immediately stood up from his seat.

It's all at this time, of course Cai Yuanpei can't know what Yan Shao means. Obviously, Yan Shao needs someone to support him now. Although Yan Shao's current prestige within the government can be completely arbitrary, if someone can help speak. Believe that problems can be solved more simply.

Therefore, Cai Yuanpei quickly stood up in support. "I agree with the president's suggestion that this should be implemented immediately, so that more children can study with peace of mind, and at the same time, more support will be given to the compulsory education that is currently being implemented..."

Saying that, Cai Yuanpei also glanced at everyone, although not everyone supports it, but it is obviously impossible to directly jump out and oppose this kind of thing, after all, if such a thing is going to be exposed. Then the official who opposes it will definitely be poked to death by the common people with their fingers!

On the other hand, as Cai Yuanpei stood up, there were obviously more and more people in the room who chose to support. Soon the supporters began to make up the majority.

Even if there are still people who do not speak or express their position, in this situation, there seems to be little difference between silence and support.

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"Very well, what is the government doing to save zài? It is to serve the people. Let the people live a better life. At the moment, the conditions of the government are not very good. I can't do the kind of thing that directly sends money to the people, but there is no problem in doing some other things, such as the current thing. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Shao glanced at Sa Zhenbing, Jiang Baili and the others. "Of course, I also know that there are many places that want to increase funding, but what we need to know is that a hundred years of people is for a country. Talent is the most important thing, only with enough talent. The country will become prosperous. It can be said that all of you here are talents of this country, and I believe that you should be the most deeply touched by this! And what we're doing right now is to develop more talent for this country. ”

"Although it may seem like a lot of money now, I believe it is worth it compared to the talent that may be harvested in the future..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, everyone present nodded one after another, but just when this mention was passed, someone on the side couldn't help but ask.

"Then, since we have already provided free meals, can we even waive the cost of books and stationery..."

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Hearing this, Cai Yuanpei naturally showed excitement, but some people seemed a little unhappy. After all, not everyone has such an awareness, and always feels that too much money should not be invested in this area, but should be invested in visible places, such as military, industry, and even some people feel that if there is such money, it is completely possible to invest this money in infrastructure, so much money a year, enough money to build thousands of kilometers of roads or railways in China.

Naturally, since there is opposition, there will definitely be support, at least at the moment, there are many supporters of Cai Yuanpei.

It's just that after hearing this, Yan Shao groaned slightly, but shook his head slightly.

Seeing Yan Shao's actions, Cai Yuanpei's heart couldn't help but sink for a moment, and he didn't understand why Yan Shao was unwilling to provide free stationery since Yan Shao had proposed three free meals.

It's just that just when Cai Yuanpei was about to ask, Yan Shao had already solved the mystery by himself.

"What you don't get for nothing is always not cherished..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Cai Yuanpei's body shook suddenly, and at the same time, everyone else also understood what Yan Shao meant.

To put it simply, what you get without giving anything is definitely hard to cherish. At present, many students' stationery and textbooks are bought by their parents, and they will naturally cherish some of them, otherwise even if the school does not say anything, I am afraid that their parents will consider whether to kill them.

But if these become free things, then whether these students will still cherish them is really something that needs to be pondered.

Ask yourself, if all of a sudden, you have more things around you that seem necessary, but are not very valuable, but you can get them without paying any price, will you cherish them?

And if you don't cherish it, what will happen to these things, it's really hard to say.

In that case, it is better not to provide it. In this way, at least students can know how to cherish the stationery in their hands.

As for free meals? Anyway, the cafeteria is generally rationed, and even if someone wants to waste it, they can't waste it. As for not eating? Just dump it or something, it's for you anyway. Since you plan to go hungry, then Yan Shao obviously can't take care of it.

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After listening to Yan Shao's words, both Cai Yuanpei and others already understood what Yan Shao meant, and at the same time, they also felt that they really shouldn't provide free things in this matter, after all, it would be difficult for students to say that they would cherish these things.

Since they are hard to cherish, then don't offer them well...

And so, after gaining understanding. This mention yì soon got the tong guò.

Naturally, the so-called free meal plan is impossible to promote directly. At least give it one step at a time. What's more, many schools don't have canteens at all, especially in some schools in remote areas, where classrooms may not be very big. Not to mention the cafeteria...

So this kind of thing. It can only be done step by step, just like the promotion of compulsory education. First it is promoted in urban areas, then in counties and towns as well as in some rural areas.

And at first, it was not directly provided with three meals, but lunch, followed by breakfast and dinner.

Especially for dinner, in fact, the government still has some ideas about whether to provide it. After all, if it is dinner, it is unlikely that at least at the beginning of the elementary school will be held until the evening. In this case, a group of students who go home at three o'clock. It's hard to say whether dinner needs to be served.

At least to many in the government—————— student life in this period was relatively simple, at least not to the point of driving people to death, as in later generations.

It is precisely because of the relatively relaxed relationship in homework that many students basically leave school around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Especially more so for some elementary school students, as for high school students? I'm sorry, but it's only nine years of compulsory education, and it's only elementary and junior high school students, and high school students haven't been involved...

What's more, the current national government has only been able to do it for a total of seven years, and even the first batch of students to enter the school has only just entered junior high school, and high school is too early or too early...

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There is no doubt that since the Nationalist government has made such a large fortune this time, it is impossible to just break such a small fortune.

It is also because of this relationship, in addition to a free three-meal plan, the national government also plans to introduce many welfare projects.

So far, however, only two have reached a consensus.

The first is the free three-board program, which has basically been agreed and supported. After all, this matter is also good for the whole country, not to mention that there is nothing wrong with Yan Shao's words just now, for a country, the most important thing is undoubtedly talent, only talent is the most important thing in a country.

As for the second...

Since those who are full of resentment are soldiers, then the next thing to do is to appease these soldiers.

Although it is one, it can also be split into two.

First of all, those families who had to retire due to injuries and disabilities during the war, or who were orphaned and widowed because of war death, will receive a considerable increase in pensions or a series of other compensation—————— and this part of the increase is also very simple in the name of oil subsidies!

In short, it is the subsidy that you get through guò oil.

In addition to this, there is the question of the salary of military personnel ...

It has been said many times that the Wehrmacht has not had a long salary for many reasons, the most important of which is financial problems.

In the earliest days, the Wehrmacht was paid about 10 dollars a month, and of course, this was just an ordinary soldier. But even so, considering that there were still many areas in China at that time, the per capita salary was only a little more than one month, and even in more developed areas or enterprises like Yushi Group, it was only about three yuan, such a large amount of money can be said to be very amazing.

But now, when the per capita salary has increased to three yuan, and the per capita salary of the Yushi Group has increased to five or six yuan, the salary of the national defense army is still stuck at 10 yuan.

It can be said that in the past few years, your salary has basically come to a standstill, as if time has stopped, and their salary has not changed.

This is a common complaint within the Wehrmacht, because everyone wants to earn something. What's more, as mentioned earlier, the reason why these soldiers chose to join the army is naturally because of their patriotism, but the high salary is definitely one of the reasons...

But the fact that there has been no increase in wages for a long time is inevitably a little unfair to many military personnel.

It's just that at that time, the number of more than 2 million in the Wehrmacht, just the military salary was already an astronomical amount, not to mention other expenditures, almost a quarter of the two billion fiscal revenues had to be spent on military expenditures, and the government really couldn't come up with more money...

In fact, considering the current territory of China, in fact, more than 2 million regular troops are completely insufficient, and it is only because of military spending that the government can only barely continue to maintain such a current situation. Thankfully, the government's ability to mobilize is strong, and the war has stopped at this stage, so at least there is no need to worry too much about this, but there is no doubt that if it is done for a long time, it is likely to cause some problems in the end...

What's more, the main trouble at the moment comes from the army, and since this is the case, then it is necessary to find a way to curry favor with the army—————— more precisely, to buy the army...

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