The Golden Throne - Chapter 252

“That is going to be an incredible feat, Your Majesty. But one thing that I still do not understand is how you will be able to print a million textbooks. Just the cost of the paper for that alone will be astronomical. I am afraid that such a feat is simply not viable. Maybe limiting the children who shall get this opportunity…”

“That is simply not acceptable. I shall make sure that there is a way for mass production of paper autonomously. Within the month, I want everything ready so that we can actually get started. It shall take some time to get ready, but once I am done, I want to see the first batch of children in schools by the end of the year. I shall have certain people stay in touch with you. There shall be a minister in charge of Education, and he or she shall be in charge of this.” Liu Feng said.

“She? A bold step, Your Majesty, but I advise against it. The kingdom can only take a few steps at a time. I suggest going at a slower pace. You are still early in your rule. This is my humble opinion, Your Majesty, and take it with a grain of salt. But there are many changes that the people of the kingdom shall resist. I shall be blunt. The educational reforms that you wish to propose shall be one of them. No one will trust that education shall help anyone.” Taizen said.

“I see. Aegon isn’t there with Elvan on this front as of yet. That is alright. One step at a time. Just like you said. You are absolutely right, wise scholar. Thank you for your advice. I shall make sure that all the right steps are taken so that the public shall take this properly.” Liu Feng nodded.

He then looked at the other scholars.

“Is there anything that you wish to add? There is an excellent opportunity that I am willing to hand to you. The great master of the mage tower himself will be handing down a lot of the knowledge that he had gained, and all of this will be given to the scholars of the kingdom. This is an exceptional time for all of the scholars to become even more endowed with knowledge. All of this has to be taught to the young ones after all.” Liu Feng said.

“The master of the mage tower shall be sharing his knowledge with us? This is wonderful news. Just this alone will make all of the scholars who are begrudgingly coming to the palace right now quicken their pace by double. You should have started with this, Your Majesty. We will do anything that you want, and help you in any regard in exchange for this.” the old man that Liu Feng first talked to said.

Liu Feng smiled bitterly.

“Sorry, Lucas. I have been using your name way too much. I hope that you won’t take any offense.” he thought to himself. He then smiled at the scholars.

“Well then. Now that this information has been revealed to you, I hope that you will be putting this on the top of your priority. For me, new discoveries and better poems are worthless. They do nothing to the kingdom right now. At a time of war, and at a time of chaos, what we need is innovation. I do not mean to disrespect all of the poets of the world, but my priorities are very serious right now.” Liu Feng said.

Liu Feng sighed. In his head, a lot of thoughts were going on in his head, and he was already contemplating what he just said.

“The poets are very important. I shouldn’t have said that. But imagine, Liu Feng. All of the scholars are expected to do only literature and math. That seems pointless. We need more people in the sciences. I will need all the other fields after the computer is made.” Liu Feng reasoned with himself.

Liu Feng might not have been true, but they were his priorities. He wanted to make sure that the kingdom was ready to go in a direction where they could accept the flurry of innovation that he was about to bring. A small scale project like Dilheim might have worked, but he could pass that off as magic by the mage tower. Now, with the whole kingdom at hand, he needed a more sustainable solution.

“Your Majesty. There is a bigger problem at hand. While your imagination and enthusiasm is warranted considering that the mage tower is involved. But you shall face intense resistance from the church. And many kingdoms support the church. We cannot afford to offend them.” a scholar pointed out.

“Respected Sir. I just fought off an invasion of demons. I had the great dragons by my side, and I still do. I fought along side the king of the magical forest. Nothing scares me except for the same foes that I faced a month prior. A mere kingdom will do nothing to dent our forces. Especially when the four kingdoms in the south of Dicain are now finally united.” Liu Feng said.

“Dragons? I have heard rumors, Your Majesty, but are they true? Does Aegon host the dragons that the Draconic Empire claimed they had?” Taizen asked.

“Why would I say something that is untrue, Senior? I have no need to do that. I am confident that you shall not face any issues. But I am indeed worried that the church might do something underhanded. All the memories and the thoughts that I have about religious organizations tell me that they shall stop at nothing to stop what they think is wrong. Well then, I shall make sure that the scholars of the kingdom are well guarded. After all, you are the gems of the kingdom, and without you, my whole ideals will be wasted away in my mind.” Liu Feng said.

“You flatter us, Your Majesty.” a scholar smiled.

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