"To be honest, I indeed intend to push the reform into the education sector. Most schools in Thunder City are controlled by the Church, and our best talents have gone to study theology, which I've always felt is a waste."
Objectively speaking, Church schools have improved the duchy's literacy rate and filled the gaps left by the feudal lords.
However, the duchy no longer needs priests to do this. With their greatly enriched productivity, they can completely rely on national power to advance more specialized education.
Edward sees not only the immediate impact but also the long-term picture.
A group of theologians studying scriptures are not only of no benefit to the duchy's development, but will also continually generate more conservatives.
A scholar who spends decades in the theological field has bound his life completely to the will of the Divine.
In his eyes, anyone who wants to move a brick on that church is like taking his dog's life.
