"Teacher, good news! The emperor has issued an edict to open Taixue!"
"Teacher, this is great, we Jiangnan scholars can finally take the exam based on our ability!"
"Teacher, the emperor has also issued an edict to openly recruit Confucian scholars to go to Taixue to study the "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian". What exactly is this "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian"?"
"Yes, to take the Imperial Academy exam, you also need to understand "Zi Lun Ge Wu Chapter", and you also need to understand "New Arithmetic Science". What are these?"
In Qian Qianyi's mansion in Tangshan Hot Spring, Nanjing, Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, who had just returned to Beijing yesterday, was surrounded by a group of visiting disciples. These disciples surrounding him are all "Ji Ren", that is, they were not admitted to the last class of Jinshi in the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign, and they were unwilling to be relegated to a local official. They all stretched their necks and waited for the imperial court to resume the college entrance examination. No, they were reinstated as Jinshi. division.
There is no Jinshi subject now, but it would be nice to have a Tai subject! It's just that this subject examination does not test the eight-part essay and the Four Books and Five Classics, but "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian" and "New Arithmetic". What is this?
"The knowledge of "Zi Lun Ge Wu Pian" is so great," Qian Qianyi twirled his beard, "I can't explain it at the moment. By the way, what is this "New Arithmetic Science"?"
"Sir," Liu Rushi, who was in front of Qian Qianyi when he came out to meet his guests, had known that someone would ask this. He had already prepared a copy of "New Arithmetic" and handed it to Mr. Qian with both hands, "This is "New Arithmetic". I have been studying Western arithmetic and Elements of Geometry by myself these days, and I don’t find it difficult at all.”
Not difficult?
That depends on who it is for! It is certainly not difficult for science students with high IQs to learn - just look at Liu Rushi's big forehead and you will know that this woman has a high IQ. If she didn't have the guts to study science, she would have hated Emperor Zhu to death!
"Really?" Qian Qianyi took "New Arithmetic", a thick and heavy book, and flipped through a few pages. "It's indeed not difficult. Self-study shouldn't be strenuous."
It's not difficult...how many pages has he read? The rare and head-scratching content is at the back! Moreover, after entering Taixue University, there will be "Advanced New Arithmetic" waiting for them to study on their own!
Of course, Qian Qianyi is also smart. The third flower in Wanli’s thirty-eighth year! In future generations, at least the national college entrance exam score will be 720 or above, which is still a bare score! For his brain, "New Arithmetic" is certainly not difficult.
"Teacher," Duke Luo, the prefect of Songjiang, also came. He came to Beijing to report the "Zisbania misunderstanding" to the court. "This student has also read "New Arithmetic". Although it is not particularly difficult, it is not difficult to study by yourself." easy."
Although Grand Duke Luo was the number one scholar in the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign, he was the "number one scholar with extra points". His real level may not even be as high as that of "the same Jinshi". Zhu Cixiang gave him at least 100 extra points, and he became the number one scholar. .
So in his opinion, "New Arithmeticology" is a bit difficult - of course he can understand it a little bit, he understands Western learning. Because of Xu Guangqi's promotion, it became more popular for scholar-officials in Shanghai to study Western learning. Grand Duke Luo also dared to be fashionable. After becoming the magistrate of Shanghai and taking charge of the Shanghai commercial port, he studied Western learning more deeply. He can now speak a little French and Dutch.
In his opinion, the content in "New Arithmetic" is from the shallower to the deeper. The shallower ones can be studied by oneself, while the more advanced ones must be taught by a teacher... If one can learn this by self-study, then he is not ordinary smart!
"After all, it's the exam!" Qian Qianyi handed "New Arithmetic Science" to Liu Rushi, and said to his students with a smile, "Go back and study hard! When the time comes, they will all be admitted to Taixue. After graduating from Taixue, that will be The pillar of the country!"
"That's what the teacher taught you!"
"Students should go find a copy of "New Arithmetic" for self-study..."
"If a student fails to pass the imperial examination, he will never return to his hometown!"
They all think that Imperial College is a good place... The Son of Man who these people are crying is behind!
Not to mention self-study of advanced mathematics, even self-study of high school mathematics can make them cry - that is self-study! Although there is no teacher to teach, there is an emperor who will give difficult questions for the test!
In addition to math being super difficult, philosophy won’t be easy either! There are a lot of brain-challenging questions waiting for them, and it is not enough to memorize them by rote. They must also have their own opinions and write brilliant papers.
It will make people cry!
Moreover, Taixue still has the last place eliminated! After finally getting into the imperial college, he was eliminated in the end and became an ordinary citizen again. It was really a transition from luxury to frugality, and he was too embarrassed to go home to see his parents!
Of course, Emperor Zhu still cherishes talents!
Those who can study "New Arithmetic" by themselves and get admitted to Taixue University are not fools, and they will have a place to go after they are eliminated.
You can go to the Army Lecture Hall next to Xiaoling Guard to join the army - the Lecture Hall also has arithmetic, but that is too easy. How difficult can the math problems of the era of queuing to be shot be?
If you don't want to join the army, you can also go to Salt Merchant Bank or Maritime Merchant Bank to learn business.
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Grand Duke Luo doesn't have to worry about difficult philosophical and mathematical problems now, but he has other worries - a diplomatic problem!
He has already figured out that the "Japan" that colluded with the Qing Dynasty is not Japan, but the country of Spain, that is, Spain!
This is not a problem. The real problem is that the Ming Dynasty's Shanghai Commercial and Diplomatic Affairs Department has issued a warning to the Tokugawa Shogunate through the Ming Dynasty Embassy in Japan, asking Japan not to establish any form of official exchanges with the Qing Dynasty, and explaining the "Japanese-Qing alliance." rumors. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious!
This is a bit rough to do!
And he couldn't shirk his responsibility, because Ming Dynasty's foreign affairs were now conducted through the "Diplomatic and Commercial Envoys" of various commercial ports, among which the Shanghai Overseas Transportation and Commercial Envoys had the greatest responsibility.
The imperial court's Ministry of Rites, due to institutional and personnel factors, was mainly responsible for interactions with vassal states and did not care much about foreign affairs.
"Your Majesty, I have sent people to find out that the Japanese country that is allied with the Qing country is actually the Spanish country. The Qing country calls them the Spanish country."
Forbidden City, Fengtian Hall, Dongnuan Pavilion.
After hearing Duke Luo's report, Emperor Zhu felt dumbfounded for a moment. The Qing Dynasty made this low-level mistake once and let it go. The Ming Dynasty was in power, so how could such a stupid thing happen? It really shouldn’t be!
"It's not a big deal, it's just a misunderstanding." Zhu Cixiang frowned and said, "Just send someone to explain..." He paused, "I wrote to Tokugawa Iemitsu and told him that Spain People are planning to acquire several important seaports near Shenzhou as a base for their further plots against Japan and China."
"Your Majesty," Grand Duke Luo was stunned, "Do you want to form an alliance with Japan to fight against Spain?"
"An alliance? With Japan..." Zhu Cixiang shook his head, "Japan has been closed to the country for many years and has long stopped caring about overseas affairs."
In fact, he was particularly unwilling to disturb Japan's seclusion...it was fine to be closed, so what was the purpose of founding a country? There are so many bad people in the world now, what should you Japanese do if you imitate them?
But he also knew that it was only a matter of time before Japan was founded!
Because the Ming Dynasty is the big brother in the Eastern world these days, many national policies of Japan, North Korea, and Annan imitate the Ming Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty has been founded and has spread to the world, there must be people in Japan who want to follow suit.
Therefore, Zhu Cixi could only try to delay, but could not completely prevent the founding of Japan.
As for conquering Japan, at least for now, there is no such possibility, and it is not in line with Ming Dynasty's national policy of going south.
After solving Annan and Champa, the next thing to be solved is Chenla. After Chenla is Siam. After Siam, maybe Burma, maybe Malaya... If the conflict with Spain can be avoided Even Zhu Cixiang did not want to seize the Philippines-Spanish empire was on its deathbed, but its existence was of great significance for maintaining the balance of the Western world.
If Spain surrenders prematurely, will France become the heir to Spain's world imperial legacy?
So Zhu Cixiang has been avoiding military conflict with Spain, a brain-dead world empire!
But what if conflict is unavoidable? Zhu Cixiang was thinking, should he enlist Japan as an ally? At least we can't let Japan be won over by Spain, right? Just thinking about it gives me a headache!
