Although it is not the right way to fully despise the "skills" of Australians, Huang Hankun's belief in the existence of Australians and their growing power is strong enough to confuse many people - even those who have read the poems and books of saints have also followed suit. He is willing to fall for himself - but he takes it very seriously. He is not an ostrich with his head buried. He knows that to defeat the Australians, the only way to defeat the Australians is to "learn from Kun and learn skills to control Kun". [Full text reading] To defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy. Young Master Huang Er has followed the old man to fight bandits since he was a child, and he knows the importance of knowing yourself and the enemy.
In order to use "the skills of master Kun to control Kun", he learned more about the inside story of the thief Kun. Soon after the County Advisory Bureau was established, he took advantage of the opportunity of his father Huang Shoutong to accept the roll call and become a "committee". He discussed with his old father Huang Shoutong and sent his servant Huang Ping to Fangcaodu to study, learn the skills of the Australians, and wait for an opportunity to find out about Kun. The inside story of the thief - the squires who became committee members sent their own children to study one after another as a sign of sincerity. Huang Shoutong frowned deeply for a long time and was silent for a long time. It seems to feel "wrong". Huang Kunkun repeatedly urged him to show his intention in doing this, and Huang Shoutong finally sighed: "My Huang family's property in Lingao cannot be wasted on useless disputes of will. Huang Kun, we must see clearly. Trend!"
In the end, Huang Lao Village Master agreed to his second son's suggestion and sent Huang Ping, Huang Xunkun's personal servant and accompanying student, to study in Fangcaodi. Huang Ping was a distant relative of the Huang family and had followed Huang Xunkun since he was a child. A reliable person.
In the first few months after Huang Ping went to Fangcaodi to study, every half month, which is what Australians call two weeks, Huang Ping would go back to Huangjiazhai to rest for a day. He will report everything he saw and heard in the school to Master Huang, and will also hand over textbooks and tutoring materials to Huang Henkun. Huang Xunkun immediately arranged for people to divide the work and copy.
Every time he comes back, Huang Ping is like a happy bird. Chirping non-stop. No matter where he is, Huang Xunkun will rush back as soon as Huang Ping comes back to listen to Huang Ping talk about going to school in Fangcaodi. Huang Xunkun listens to the boy very carefully every time. This young man who used to be taciturn has become more and more popular since he left. After visiting Fangcaodi, he gradually became talkative. Every time he came back, he had endless topics to talk about: his study content. The environment in the school, his classmates and teachers.
After Huang Ping finally finished speaking, Huang Henkun always wanted to praise him. He was told not to forget the "sage's words" and not to "be deceived by the thief." Huang Ping always obeyed and went to reunite with his parents.
Huang Ping's parents farmed in Huangjiazhai. Since my son went to school. Every time I met Mr. Huang Er, he would always have a naive smile on his face and thank him profusely for "Master's great kindness". This made Huang Hankun feel very proud - he had found out the true and false identity of the Kun thief and won people's hearts.
Huang Xunkun spent a lot of time studying the transcribed textbooks and teaching aids. I hope to find out the secret method of building cannons, guns, and iron ships. Unfortunately, although Kun Thief's textbook uses Chinese characters, many letters are used in arithmetic and natural science courses, so Huang Ergong can't understand it. Furthermore, although Huang Ping was already fourteen years old when he entered school, he could only start in the first grade of the junior high school. Among the three first-grade primary school courses in Fangcaodi: Mathematics, Chinese, and Natural Sciences, none of them mentioned the "skills" that Huang Hankun wanted to know most.
math. Although he has not studied it systematically, he has still dabbled in traditional arithmetic such as chicken and rabbit in the same cage and abacus. After some research, I found that although there were many incomprehensible symbols and numbers, the Chinese word problems and mathematical theorems were still written in Chinese characters, and I could roughly read them.
For Huang Hankun, each word of a mathematical theorem can be understood clearly, but when connected together, the meaning cannot be understood. On the other hand, the meaning of the application questions is generally clear: they are all questions that are used in daily life, ranging from measuring acres of land, calculating output, digging ponds and building houses to running trades and trades - very practical.
Once you learn this, it is a skill. Huang Xunkun thought that when Huang Ping came back in the future, he could be of some use, as a manager or something.
It's useful, but Huang Henkun couldn't figure out a single question. He stared at the questions in the math book for a long time. He wanted to ask Huang Ping for advice, but he couldn't bear to face it. After thinking about it, he was just doing business in the fields. The matter has nothing to do with the Kun thieves making firearms and cannons, so I don’t understand.
So he took up natural science. Huang Ping said that this course was about the study of things, specializing in the changes in the world - in fact, it was basic physics, chemistry and biology, with pictures and texts. Huang Hankun read a few pages and found it very interesting, especially one chapter that was dedicated to buoyancy, using ships as examples: Why can ships float on the water? Huang Hankun immediately became energetic and looked at it carefully.
When he saw: "The size of the buoyant force acting on an object in the water is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object. The larger the ship and the deeper the draft, the greater the weight of the water displaced by the ship, and the greater the buoyant force it receives. , of course, you can load more things." He couldn't help but muttered, "That's nonsense!"
In Huang Hankun's view: The reason why boats can float on the water is because they are made of wood. Wood can float on the water, so boats can also float on the water.
However, the Australian iron ship has seriously shaken his concept, so he has no confidence to say "complete nonsense". He had a feeling that although he didn't quite understand it, what the Australians said made sense. Among them, he can basically understand the transformation of the three states of matter. There are examples: water changes into ice, water changes into steam, which he can often see.
He read the book "Natural Science" over and over again for a long time, and he couldn't put it down. Although he sent someone to copy the book, the pictures on it could not be traced. Huang Ping said that this book is also available in bookstores in Dongmen City. After selling it, I came up with the idea of buying a few copies myself.
He flipped through the Chinese language book, and except for the pinyin letters that he didn't like and couldn't understand, he wasn't particularly disgusted by the content. The first-grade textbook focuses on literacy, with simple short sentences and essays, all of which are sentences in Australian vernacular. There are also many simple truths mixed in, most of which are repeatedly advocated by Australians, such as: being hygienic and polite, etc., which are nothing more than to educate the people. Although the words are vulgar, the intention is still very right.
After getting three textbooks and listening to Huang Ping tell many anecdotes about Fangcaodi, Huang Henkun felt that he had gained a lot. I feel more and more that I have made a smart move. He decided to write a "Kong Qing Yao Lu" based on the materials Huang Ping collected and what he saw and heard in his daily life, and presented it to the court when he had the opportunity in the future.
But things gradually changed. The implementation of public oxcarts in Lingao has not only provided convenience but also shortened the transportation time in the county. From Fangcaodi to Huangjiazhai, we used to have to walk very early in the morning and get there after dark. With the oxcarts After leaving early in the morning, you can also rush to Huangjiazhai for lunch. However, Huang Ping went home less and less frequently, from every half month to twenty days, and later to only once a month. After I reached the second grade of junior high school, except when I came back during holidays, I would usually send letters to say hello, or I wouldn't come back at all.
Although he could not understand the contents of the Kun Thief textbook, what made Huang Bingkun even more uneasy was that Huang Ping, his former servant from Huangjiazhai, seemed to be gradually out of his control.
Regarding Huang Bingkun's proposal to go to Fangcaodi for a visit, Liu Dalin, the mountain chief of Molixuan, has always been non-committal. Since the Australians cured his disease and performed rehabilitation for him for more than a year, not only has his overall health improved greatly, but he has also been able to gradually get out of the wheelchair and can walk slowly with the support of others, relying on a cane. .
Logically speaking, this is a gratifying thing. After all, Liu Dalin is not yet forty years old and is in the prime of life. In the past, he was plagued by serious illnesses and it was difficult to achieve much. Many times you can only do things in name. Now that my body has improved, it's time to make a big difference. Therefore, many local gentry and students asked him to serve in the county advisory bureau to "serve his family" - Australians have always respected Liu Jinshi, and it would be beneficial to everyone if he could come forward in many things.
However, Liu Jinshi seemed to be a different person, he spoke less, and even declined the suggestion to join the county consultation bureau. He only went to Molixuan to give lectures every day. As soon as the lectures were over, he went home directly and thanked the guests behind closed doors. It is said that he even I also read very few books. He seemed to be full of worries.
The number of students in Molixuan is getting smaller and smaller day by day. The grand occasion when all the children in the county came to study when it was renovated and reopened has disappeared: except for a few people, most of the children have also figured out: instead of suffering Baba studied hard here and barely supported himself with a monthly allowance of several tens of dollars. He relied on his ability to read and write to find an errand with the Australians - even as a tutor in a purification camp. Refugees read the "Thousand-Character Essay" and "Hundred Family Surnames" and have no problem supporting their families. As for becoming a scholar, what is the use of becoming a scholar before the college entrance examination? The Australians have implemented a unified payment system, and the advantage of freeing two-stone grains for talented people has long since disappeared; you don’t kneel when you meet an official, and you don’t have to be punished - these are meaningless to Australians. No one needs to kneel when they meet Australians, and Australians don’t Unlike the officials in the imperial court who would spank people at every turn.
Furthermore, the imperial examinations in Lingao have never been very prosperous. Except for the fixed quota of scholars in each county, which is relatively promising, the number of candidates and Jinshi are rare. From the establishment of counties in the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, only Liu Dalin was able to pass the imperial examination, and only about ten people were admitted to the imperial examination. Those who pass the exam as a scholar don't have much hope of passing the exam, let alone a child student who is not even a scholar. (To be continued!~!
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