"Your Majesty, how should we choose the subjects for study at Jinling University? Is it the same as Taixuan University?"
Zhen Dexiu was a little suspicious.
The main courses of Taixue are classics, policy theory, and poetry. Students can also study law (law) and "learn archery in the morning and evening." The teaching method is divided into classes (classes).
He wanted to know what was the difference between Jinling University Hall and Taixue?
"Govern the people to ensure their livelihood, teach martial arts to ward off the invaders, weir the water to benefit the fields, and calculate the calendar to clarify the numbers. Confucian classics, the Four Books and the Five Classics; the Seven Books on the Art of War, nine chapters on arithmetic, criminal science, law, etc., and then add Medicine, agriculture, etc. Let the knowledgeable officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Rites be transferred to a group, or select talented people from various states in the Song Dynasty to take up their posts at Jinling University."
Zhao Hong thought for a moment before continuing:
"Some of the courses at Jinling University Hall are the same as those at Jinling Martial Arts Hall, such as history, geography, etc. In addition, Jinling University Hall introduces military management, adds physical education subjects, and strengthens the body. The training of physical education subjects includes queue training and physical training. , stabbing skills, etc.”
"Military management? Physical education subjects?"
Zhao Hong's words made Xue Ji confused. It wasn't until Dong Songchen tugged his sleeve next to him that he hurriedly responded.
The emperor should have a clear plan for the study plan at Jinling University Hall.
However, since the Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall has replaced martial arts, wouldn’t the emperor want to use the Jinling University Hall to replace Taixue?
The reason why martial arts and martial arts lecture halls are integrated is because there are only a few dozen martial arts students, and no one takes them seriously. Taixue is different. The foundation of a country lies in raising scholars, and the source of raising scholars comes from Taixue. There are about 1,400 people in Taixue. We cannot just stuff them all into the Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall and the Jinling University Hall like those high-ranking disciples who are both good and bad.
Isn't this just burning the harp and boiling the crane, overusing the talent and underutilizing it?
"Dear gentlemen, the imperial examination is a major national event, and of course it will not be canceled suddenly."
Zhao Hong knew it well and turned his eyes to Xue Ji.
His prime minister should already have a countermeasure, otherwise he wouldn't mention it.
"Your Majesty, students from the Imperial Palace are divided into outer-she students, inner-she students, and upper-she students. Outer-she students will never have the chance to become officials. Inner-she students and upper-she students who want to be officials have to wait for the selection of the imperial court. The number of people selected by the imperial court Too few. Among the more than 1,000 imperial students every year, only a dozen or even a few are selected to be officials. Those who cannot wait for the selection have to take the imperial examination. But the imperial examination takes three years to obtain scholars, and only 300 people are selected every year. …”
Xue Ji spoke carefully, Zhao Hong's heart brightened, and he seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Xue Ji is also a master of Neo-Confucianism, but he does not advocate mental skills and does not reject Taoism. He is more pragmatic than his teacher Zhen Dexiu. This was also the reason why he made Xue Ji the prime minister after careful consideration.
If Zhen Dexiu is allowed to serve as prime minister, I am afraid that empty talk will become more prevalent, Neo-Confucianism will be popular in both the government and the public, and martial arts will be out of the question. Although Zhen Dexiu has impeccable personal integrity and is much better than Xue Ji and others, is this of any use?
In the later period of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were internal and external troubles, and the country was in danger of being destroyed if not careful. What the government and the public needed was a martial and practical style, not beautiful articles. If they continue step by step, they will only be ruthlessly eliminated by the Mongolian cavalry.
"Xue Qing, please spread the news to Taixue that the imperial court has established Jinling University Hall and Martial Arts Hall. I believe that Taixue students will have a choice."
Zhao Hong thought for a moment and said, and when he looked at the old fox Xue Ji, they both laughed softly.
This is a conspiracy, upright and upright, related to personal future and everyone's job. I believe that the students of the Imperial College have their own choices.
"Your Majesty is holy."
Xue Ji and Xuan Zhen all bowed respectfully.
The new emperor is young, but he knows how to balance the left and right, and he is very cunning.
Zhen Dexiu was dissatisfied, but could only choose to accept Zhao Hong's treatment.
At least, the emperor did not directly abolish the Imperial Academy like the martial arts.
"I may stay in Jinling for a while. I will be busy with the court affairs."
Zhao Hong looked at several ministers with dark eyes.
He does not have the ability to clone himself, so the government affairs can only be left to these ruling ministers.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best to help your Majesty."
Several people were solemn and received the order together.
Under the new emperor, they can all express their opinions and do their jobs well. This is very different from the submissive situation when Shi Miyuan was in power.
While they were feeling comfortable, several people were worried.
Once the Jinling Martial Arts Hall and the Jinling University Hall are opened, martial arts will be included in the Martial Arts Hall, and Taixue will probably be disintegrated in a very short time.
When the emperor founded the Jinling University Hall, he did not abolish Taixue, and it did not seem to belittle the style of writing. However, the establishment of the Jinling Martial Arts Hall made the emperor's intention to reorganize military equipment and promote martial arts become clear.
But they, the ministers who participated in the political affairs, could not find any reason to object.
The ministers had different thoughts, but they could not question it.
Zhao Hong saw it in his eyes and remained calm.
There are four trees and three evils, two "wooden" ministers participating in politics, and a Zhen Dexiu as his teacher. Although Xuan Zhen has some personality, he and Shi Miyuan's children are related to each other and dare not be too direct to avoid the emperor's suspicion and anger.
In this way, there were no constraints from the court, and he could free his hands and feet to do whatever he wanted.
At least, it is absolutely impossible for his father Song Ningzong to be suppressed like a puppet by Shi Miyuan.
"Your Majesty, the selection of scholars from the Imperial College is the foundation of the country. Your Majesty's establishment of Jinling University will make the Imperial College weak and its students flee one after another. If things continue like this, it will be a serious problem for the country!"
Zhen Dexiu couldn't help it and spoke with a dark face.
In any case, the fundamentals of scholars cannot be changed, nor can Taixue be weakened.
"Jinling University Hall, like Taixue, is about promoting talents for the country. Besides, only six or seven people from Taixue can be appointed as officials a year, and most of the rest have to go to the imperial examination to obtain scholars. I have not abolished the imperial examination, why? A serious trouble for the country? My dear, you are exaggerating."
Zhao Hong secretly changed his mind and comforted his teacher.
Zhen Dexiu had no choice but to give up and continue to make suggestions.
When Taipei students go to Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall and Jinling University Hall, they must not be allowed to go.
"Dong Songchen, bring me the last memorial from the courtiers recommending talented people."
Zhao Hong immediately returned to another topic.
This imperial edict recommending virtuous people is the first "peace of mind" order issued by his elementary treasure, which is to seek out all virtuous people.
In the late Southern Song Dynasty, there were only a few capable ministers, but because of frequent wars, there were many famous generals. Allowing ministers to recommend virtuous people not only prevents pearls from becoming dusty, but also allows more virtuous people to serve the country.
Experts are not just talked about among the people.
"Zhang Gao, a native of Xin'an, is known as a miracle doctor. He has been a doctor for three generations in his family. He has 10 volumes of "Yishuo", which discusses acupuncture, diagnosis, etc., and discusses typhoid fever, various winds, fatigue, vomiting blood, head wind, eye diseases, and asthma. Treatment of various diseases such as cough. There are also discussions on poisoning, detoxification, strange diseases, etc..."
Zhao Hong picked up a chapter of the memorial and after reading it, asked softly:
"Xuanqing, this is the sage you recommended. Is he really a talented person?"
"Your Majesty, Zhang Gao comes from a medical family and is indeed very talented. Several of his disciples hold important positions in the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Hanlin Medical Academy."
Xuan Zhen's reply was echoed by Zhen Dexiu and others.
Zhao Hong nodded and several ministers recommended him. It seemed that Zhang Gao did have real talent and learning.
"I have drafted an edict to ask Zhang Gao to choose three of his disciples to teach at the Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall and the Jinling University Hall. The local officials will welcome and see them off, and I will meet them in Jinling."
The ministers quickly sat up straight and listened carefully together.
"Song Ci was born in Jianyang, Fujian Road. His father Song Gong once served as a military official in Guangzhou. He was a disciple of Zhendexiu and Zhengong, the Minister of Household Affairs, and was also recommended by Zhendexiu. He was a Jinshi in the B Division in the 10th year of Jiading. He has made great achievements in prisons and medicine. He attaches great importance to Practice and strive for true knowledge.”
Seeing this, Zhao Hong couldn't help but smile.
In the Song Dynasty, he was appointed as a criminal officer, and he became famous in later generations. No one knows it.
"Zhenqing, you have recommended a worthy person!"
Zhao Hong praised sincerely.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliments!"
A trace of pride appeared on Zhen Dexiu's face.
"He followed Song Ci to Jinling, where he gave advice on the prisons of Jiankang Prefecture, and served in the Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall and the Jinling University Hall, specializing in teaching the science of prisons."
Zhao Hong looked at the proud Zhen Dexiu and smiled slightly.
Human beings are really complex animals. They all have their own advantages and disadvantages. Simply distinguishing them as good or bad is completely unscientific.
"Yang Hui, a native of Qiantang, is a master of arithmetic and is a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. He has made great achievements in multiplication and division algorithm, "stack product technique", vertical and horizontal graphs and arithmetic. He is the author of "Detailed Explanation of Nine Chapters Algorithm", "Daily Use Algorithm", etc... …”
Let’s learn from everyone! Doctor from the Ministry of Industry!
Zhao Hong shook his head gently. It is really a waste to have people with arithmetic skills serve as doctors in the Ministry of Industry and technical talents as officials. Just like those top students from prestigious schools in later generations who became officials after graduation, it is a pity to waste talents.
In this era, technical talents are too scarce and must not be wasted.
"The decree is passed, and Yang Hui is sent to Jinling Martial Arts Lecture Hall and Jinling University Hall to teach arithmetic, and his salary remains unchanged."
Although there were many scholars in the Song Dynasty, there were still a large number of children from poor families who could not go to school. The foundation of Jinling University Hall is the basic education from primary and secondary schools.
Education is the foundation of a country and the root of a strong country. Education is a long-term plan for a country. If you want the country to prosper, the importance of education is self-evident.
"Your Majesty, Yang Hui is an important member of the Ministry of Works. If he goes to Jinling to teach, the Ministry of Works will be short of manpower. I'm afraid something is wrong."
Hu Ju played with a smile on his face.
"Hu Qing can rest assured. In less than two years, talents like Yang Hui will be everywhere. Besides, Yang Hui went to Jinling and played a greater role. Doesn't this make the best use of people?"
Yang Hui went to Jinling, and the future students of Jinling Martial Arts Hall and Jinling University Hall will benefit a lot.
Among other things, drawing maps and sandboxes probably requires a lot of mathematical knowledge. From ancient times to the present, he has never seen any accurate map left by any dynasty, let alone an extremely detailed map.
On the battlefield, you need to know yourself and your enemy. If you have accurate maps and sandboxes as supplements, your chances of success will be greatly increased.
"Your Majesty is borrowing a chicken to lay an egg, which is very good!"
Xue Ji glanced at Hu Ju and praised with a smile.
When Yang Hui went to Jinling, the emperor's intention couldn't be more obvious, which was to educate all living beings and improve the students' attainments.
Hu Ju, this idiot, has many things to be done by his subordinates. Once his subordinates leave, he is at a loss.
This guy is uneducated and will make mistakes sooner or later.
"Your Majesty is sending these arithmetic talents to Jinling. This is to make the students of the Jinling Martial Arts Hall capable of both civil and military skills. Although Your Majesty has made great efforts, it is definitely not a blessing for the country to have warriors in power. Your Majesty must be careful to prevent the story of the Five Dynasties from repeating itself!"
A warrior ruled the country, a story of the Five Dynasties?
Sure enough, Hu Ju's careless words made Zhao Hong feel disappointed and his face became grim.
"If you civil servants want to be successful and win every battle, why should I bother to make changes? Why should I bother to train these brave warriors?"
Hu Ju subconsciously sat up straight, and the flattering smile on his face disappeared.
"When you are poor, you want to change. In the history of all dynasties, there are not many people like us in the Song Dynasty who have weak troops and have been defeated in repeated battles. I don't want the Song Dynasty to be beaten all the time, so I have to make changes. If we can't arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians in the Song Dynasty, The martial spirit puts our Song Dynasty in danger."
Zhao Hong had to once again denounce the ministers' stubbornness and stupidity regardless of national conditions.
When the Mongolian cavalry roamed the Song Dynasty, the people suffered greatly. Sichuan alone lost more than 10 million people, and almost "Sichuan was destroyed". This outcome is unacceptable to everyone.
However, knowing that there are many disadvantages but not making changes is both incompetent and shameless.
