Observing filial piety is a virtue and a custom.
Going up to several hundred years, the shortest time to observe filial piety is three years.
However, with the popularization of education in Wuxiang Academy, the appearance of Dali is changing with each passing day. The practice of keeping filial piety for three to five years has long been criticized by many people.
To this day, the Dali court only requires the bereaved to observe mourning for three months, and does not recommend resigning immediately to observe mourning. It feels that it is more responsible and reasonable to observe mourning after taking care of the things at hand.
As for those who observe mourning for three years, they are far away from the current trend of public opinion. In the eyes of outsiders, they are often suspected of seeking fame and reputation.
But back to the present, Mrs. Song is not Song's mother, but Song Zhong's grandmother.
Song Zhong observed his mourning for three days, which was enough.
Zhu Xian shook his head and sighed, but didn't say much. He put his pocket watch back in his pocket and walked leisurely to the podium while holding on to time.
He held up the official newspaper and said: "At the beginning of this month, the Dali Navy successfully discovered the location of Yingzhou Island and is clearing the sea route. It is expected that silver mines may be mined from Yingzhou Island starting next year. When the news came out, Dali Shocked, many people wrote to the imperial court, asking for a sea ban. Emperor Li did not reply yet, only saying that we would discuss it later."
"The follow-up of this matter is still unknown. But come to think of it, this year's policy review topic may also fall here. You can speak freely and express your opinions on the pros and cons of opening the sea ban."
After speaking, Zhu Xian sat down on the podium seat and allowed the students to discuss as much as they wanted.
Some people say that the sea is rich in products. If the maritime ban is lifted and private ships are allowed to go to sea, it will greatly enrich the current commodity market in Dali. If islands rich in mineral resources like Yingzhou Island can also be discovered, it can effectively strengthen our country. North Korea's national strength.
Some people say that the sea is dangerous and the naval exploration may not be successful. Private ships going to the sea and going to the ocean are no better than hay lighting a lamp, which is 9 out of 10 possible.
In short, this kind of discussion meeting is equivalent to guessing questions before the exam, making it easier for students to organize their thoughts in advance. As for whether you can guess it correctly in the end, it all depends on the eyesight of the lecturers in each county school.
Nan Yi thought secretly.
However, his thoughts were not on the maritime ban for a while, but on urbanization - urbanization in the literal sense is not as advanced as urbanization in the general sense. It just refers to the population living in a certain range, such as the so-called county boundary. , they don’t spread out much into the wilderness and deep mountains.
Compared with the ancient times of Blue Star, the urbanization process of the Dali Dynasty was relatively high, and the population was mostly concentrated in various counties rather than rural mountain villages.
According to the original Nan Yi's understanding, he felt that there were many ferocious beasts in the mountains and wilderness, so families who could afford it would like to live in groups in the county town; no matter how unfavorable, they would gather near the county town and form villages.
The same goes for sea bans. People are prohibited from going too deep into the sea because the ferocious beasts in the sea are difficult to deal with.
However, Nan Yi now feels that although there are ferocious beasts, it is not the ferocious beasts that are really difficult for mortals to deal with.
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Sprinting to review before an exam may seem boring, but it goes by very quickly.
Nan Yi buried his head in books and hardly left the gate of Nanshan Academy except for eating every day.
Before I knew it, half a month had passed and it was December 21st.
On this day, there are still four days before this year’s exam.
But this day was the day when the first issue of "Ming Pao" was released and "The Legend of Two Dragons in Dali" was officially published.
Nan Yi concentrated on reviewing the scriptures and did not pay attention to the latest news. And Xie Beihe knew that Nan Yi was about to take the exam, so he deliberately didn't bother to inform him.
However, there are some students in the dormitory who have just entered the dormitory this year. They don't care much about annual exams. Moreover, they live in their own houses and will notice some external developments from time to time.
Nan Yi returned to his seat to read a book after breakfast this morning.
It was not yet the start of class, and the lecturer Zhu Xian had not yet arrived, so some students who came early were chatting in twos and threes.
During the chat, someone said, "By the way, I should go to Beiheju at noon to see what the new newspaper is like. How dare you boast so brazenly about Haikou?"
"Did you also hear that his family founded a new newspaper? My father also received an invitation to attend the opening ceremony."
"My eldest brother received the invitation at home. When someone was sent there to deliver the invitation, he said with certainty that the content of the new newspaper would be eye-opening. I don't know if he was making a fool of himself."
"What do you think this Beihe layman thinks? How dare he open a new newspaper in the county? It would be easy to say if it were a county, but how can there be enough content for him to publish a newspaper in the county?"
"What do you think? Heh, in my opinion, he just pretends to make shocking remarks to arouse our curiosity, so that we can be tempted to buy the newspaper. And it is eye-opening? I am not deliberately belittling, but even if the content of his first few issues is carefully Be prepared, but if the time goes by, the successors will be weak and it will be difficult to maintain.”
Several people chatted, some were curious and some were disdainful.
Nan Yi only listened quietly, without saying a word or explaining.
These students were distracted by other things and were interested in talking about the latest hot news in Nanshan County. Either because they were still young and had just entered the dormitory, they could still study for two more years; .
As long as the lecturer Zhu Xian hasn't come yet, he seems a little careless and not attentive enough.
Under such circumstances, it was not convenient for Nan Yi to get involved and say: I know that the new newspaper you are chatting about is the novel I wrote recently.
He suspected that if he really said that, he was just trying to incite hatred among his classmates.
Just read a book quietly by yourself.
Nan Yi kept a low profile and continued to remain silent.
But unexpectedly, a classmate, Zhou Qing, suddenly ran in from outside the hospital and said with a wry smile: "Everyone, let me tell you something, Master Zhu just went to Beiheju to buy a new newspaper. He was fascinated by the content of the new newspaper and has no intention of teaching for the time being. Let me come." To inform everyone: I will read a book on my own this morning and do it cheaply."
ah?
All the students looked at each other.
Just now I was discussing whether to buy Beiheju's new newspaper at noon, but unexpectedly, the lecturer had already fallen into trouble.
Someone didn't want to be gullible and asked: "Brother Zhou, are you trying to entertain us? Master Zhu, is he really fascinated by a new newspaper?"
Zhou Qing, who came to deliver the message, said displeasedly: "How dare I make up such a thing at will?"
"Brother Zhou, calm down. It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that when I first heard this, it was a bit unbelievable." Someone immediately answered and asked, "By the way, what is the content in the new newspaper that can make Master Zhu Not interested in teaching? Brother Zhou, since you came from Beiheju, have you seen it?"
Zhou Qing was depressed: "I've never seen it before. Today's first issue of the new newspaper has a special price of only one article, and there are many people who want to buy it. After I went there, I could only queue up, and when I was about to be queued up, I didn't want Master Zhu to come too. Most of the people in the queue were Master Zhu and Tao Li, so they all gave up their seats. Master Zhu came from behind and went straight into the store to buy a new newspaper."
"Originally, this was nothing, and it didn't affect my queue. Unexpectedly, after Master Zhu read the content of the new newspaper, he was so shocked that he couldn't even move his feet. Before he could read the newspaper, he didn't forget to lift me out of the queue. Come out and let me rush to the school building to inform everyone that this morning's class will be changed to self-reading."
Zhou Qing looked helpless. He was already at the front of a long queue and was about to buy a new newspaper. But it was precisely because he was in front of the queue that the lecturer Zhu Xian saw him and ordered him to run errands.
No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to agree.
After listening to what Zhou Qing said, all the students felt that they had not expected it.
Zhu Xian likes to read newspapers. But newspapers only have so much content that can only be read in a few or two times. How can they still captivate people's minds and require repeated consideration?
"I did hear that Beihe layman is quite confident in Xinbao, and his bold words will open people's eyes. But such exaggeration is a bit too eye-opening..."
Everyone, who fell into a moment of silence due to great surprise, suddenly started discussing again.
"I still don't believe that the content in the new newspaper is so charming, unless you let me see it."
"Since Master Zhu said he would do things cheaply this morning, why don't we go buy a new newspaper first?"
Many students have been piqued by the news and are ready to take action after hearing the news.
"But the annual exam is coming soon..."
Someone hesitated.
All he got was a chuckle.
"If you miss half a day of reviewing, it won't affect anything. Besides, can you still compete with Nan Yi for first place?"
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