Dominate the Game of Thrones with Mount and Blade

Chapter 82 The significance of school

On the way to Highgarden.

"I still think the school only needs to be responsible for making children literate." Margery, who was sitting in the carriage, insisted on her point of view.

She was opening the curtain with her hands, arguing with Arthur about the meaning of the school's existence.

"No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant."

Arthur had just popularized quality education and vocational education for her, but Little Rose obviously didn't understand it very well.

Although in the face of the pyramid system from king to lord to second- and third-tier nobles, civilian education is not and cannot be a channel to change the class of students.

But education has just returned to its essence, which is to make people better and allow students to better stimulate their potential talents.

After thinking for a while, Arthur said:

"Rather than literacy, what the school should do is to train some talents that society urgently needs. For example, doctors who save lives and heal the wounded. Common people have not had their own doctors for thousands of years. We can't let monks continue to hold the same position, right?"

Except for the northern region where bachelors believed in the old gods and would treat civilians, civilians in the rest of the region had no fixed place to see a doctor.

The bachelors in the big castle only serve the nobles, and it is considered a shame for them to come into contact with the common people.

Therefore, the monks who served the gods also served as doctors, responsible not only for comforting the hearts of the common people, but also for healing the bodies.

This is also the reason why the High Sparrow, the leader of the monks, quickly grew in size in the later stages of Game of Thrones.

After the war came, the armed nobles could not fully fulfill their responsibility to protect the people, and they were completely out of touch with the civilians.

So the people turned to support groups of monks who were more useful to them.

In addition to doctors, schools set up in rural areas can also train skilled workers in handicraft workshops.

The brewing and textile workshops in the Reach, the metal workshops in the West, and the furniture, jewelry, and daily necessities workshops in the Riverlands all require a large number of workers.

Their training can be carried out at the school stage, and then they can skip the apprenticeship stage and become full-time workers as soon as they enter the workshop.

It is somewhat similar to vocational education in previous lives, but simpler.

As a modern soul, Arthur still has awareness about education.

In other words, he is smarter than the current people of Westeros in this kind of place.

"Civilians do need medical treatment." Margery agreed. "The level of monks varies, and most of their treatments rely on herbal medicine and poppy milk."

The twins rode up to catch up and joined the conversation: "In fact, the common witch doctors on the continent of Essos are a good example. Their training costs are much lower than our bachelors."

"Yes, the cost of treating the disease is also lower, and herbal medicine can cure the disease."

Due to Qingting Island's developed foreign trade exchanges, the two brothers knew a lot about areas further east.

Bachelors in Westeros are all trained in the school city of Old Town, and the time and capital costs are extremely high.

Arthur's impression is that it takes more than ten years for a bachelor to graduate and then go to work in various castles.

And due to the inconvenient transportation, in order for the bachelors to better assist the nobles, the bachelors are all-rounders and know everything.

This is a waste.

Society needs division of labor.

"I think Margaery can convince the Duke of Metz to train a group of doctors similar to witch doctors in your river bend to treat the common people. The level does not need to be too high, it only needs to be able to treat simple fevers and diarrhea."

Arthur suggested.

He has a small territory and no bachelor to serve him, so he cannot conduct such an experiment.

This kind of witch doctor-like doctor is more like the red-footed doctor in his previous life. He only needs to know a few simple common diseases.

The popularity of doctors at this level is enough to double the average life expectancy of civilians.

Because most people die from common diseases and infections after injury.

Little Rose nodded, "You two are right, I will suggest it to my father."

After thinking for a while, Margery said again:

"Actually, Mr. Arthur has more profound thoughts. What I am doing now is actually meaningless. It has no effect except to enable the children to write their own names. The meaning of the existence of the school is to cultivate talents, talents who can cure diseases, and talents who can cure diseases." Talents for farming, talents for manual work.”

Her beautiful face showed a hint of seriousness, and it seemed that she really took this seriously.

Margaery, who had the highest status, fell into deep thought and the conversation stopped.

The group of people walked in silence until they arrived at Highgarden.

…

After listening to his daughter's words, the Duke of Metz, who was still sitting behind the huge carved wooden table, said this:

"I was impulsive this morning. Since Mr. Arthur is an upright and kind-hearted nobleman, I, the Tyrell family, will do our best to help. It's already getting late. Tomorrow you can go to the arsenal and choose whatever you want. The price is better than the market price. A little lower."

There was some sincerity on his round face, but Arthur couldn't help it.

This person doesn't care about his face at all and can take back whatever he says.

Among the lords and heirs of the Seven Kingdoms, only Edmure Tully of the Riverlands can compete with him.

Coincidentally, both of them have soft ears.

After settling Arthur's matter, Margaery decided to speak her mind.

"After Mr. Arthur's explanation, I feel that the school I run is really useless."

"As long as you know, among the common people who go to school, only one who can write his own name is really useful, the others are a pure waste." Duke of Metz said.

"But I have another idea. We can organize a group of civilians who are familiar with herbs, let the bachelors who are familiar with pharmacology and know how to treat diseases teach them, and train some people similar to witch doctors to treat civilians."

Margaret said quickly.

The Duke of Mace opened his eyes wide, "Daughter, how can you still have such an idea? Isn't this causing trouble for the bachelors?"

Arthur said for Little Rose: "But it brings convenience to your people."

"Yes, civilians need such convenience. Some of Mr. Arthur's ideas are really good. I decided to run such a school."

The inflatable fish spread his hands helplessly, "Okay, your father supports your idea. We will discuss it in detail at the party tonight."

After that, he waved his hand and let Arthur and others leave.

It was dinner time, and Arthur was taken to the hall where breakfast was eaten, and finished dinner with twenty or thirty guests.

The people of the Rose family never ate with these guests.

Earl Paxter and Earl Randyll Tarly did not appear in this hall. Arthur guessed that it might be the visiting little nobles who were arranged here.

Those with higher status will be arranged separately.

After dinner, Arthur, who wanted to rest, was dragged by the twins to attend a party in the evening.

"Come on, the nobles and warriors of the Reach all want to see you, the champion of the tournament!"

"That's right, show everyone your handsome face!"

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