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”Minerals... Microorganism... Is this what Youyang learned at the Fu Lang Machine? May I know which branch of knowledge it belongs to? ”

Princess had already learned how to reason with herself.

Mr. Xue said, ”Minerals are chemistry, and microorganisms are biology.”

Princess asked with interest, ”I've already heard from Youyang that chemistry is a part of biology. What does that mean?”

Mr. Xue said, ”Living things are the study of all living things. For the human beings with the souls of all living things, as long as they are alive, anything that cannot be seen will be studied. ”

Princess nodded and didn't ask any further. Mr. Xue called Ma Yuanliang, told him to open the window to bask in the sunlight during the day, and to close the window when there was no sun.

Mr. Xue was going to the side hall to meet up with Lady Liu to sort out the paperwork and account books that had just been handed over. Princess wanted to go back to the main hall, which happened to be along the way.

Princess Pingyang called Mr. Xue to her side and said casually, ”I remember Youyang once said that in Fu Lang, from the age of six, children have to study continuously for 12 years, separately learning the knowledge Youyang talked about, right?”

”That's right!” Elementary school studies are simple, mainly about the basics. The main courses are Chinese, mathematics, and the introduction of some other subjects; secondary school gradually increases the difficulty of the courses, and to go to university is for the students to choose their own subjects of interest to study. ”

Princess Pingyang said, ”University? How many years do you need to learn this? ”

”It's usually four years.”

”Doesn't this mean that I'll have to study for sixteen years?”

Princess found it hard to hide her astonishment. Mr. Xue paused for a moment. He was used to living in modern times, so he rarely studied for many years. At this point, if you added in a master's or doctor's degree, a third of his life would be spent in university. Humans risked their lives for knowledge and survival.

Therefore, Mr. Xue sighed and said, ”After His Royal Highness said so, it's really true, to actually need 16 years to study from primary school to university.”

Princess Pingyang said, ”A total of sixteen years. I'm afraid the expenses are not small. Can an ordinary family afford it?”

”Whether or not I can afford it depends on my family. Even at the Volkswagen, the share of education spending in household spending is very large. If there is no change in the average family, it is not a problem to pay for the education of a child; if there is a change in the family and the cost increases, it is a big problem to pay for the education of a child. ”

Mr. Xue thought of himself, education loans are only available in universities, not in high school, so he could only drop out of school.

Princess Pingyang said, ”It seems that no matter where you are, learning is a huge expense. You can't afford it without money.”

”Your Highness is right!” In the Fu Lang machine, regardless of men, women, children, nobles or civilians, all of them had the idea of 'reading high and high'. Part of the national power of the country had to be invested in education. At that time, six years of primary school and three years of junior high school were called compulsory education and tuition fees were exempted. The country's law states that all citizens of this country must receive compulsory education and their parents must cooperate.