"I will tell you a statistic that you may not understand. The average age of Jinshi in this dynasty is about 33 years old.
As the saying goes, one stands at thirty, which means that thirty years ago, this person had always been a taker, not a contributor.
With society, he did not make much contribution to the court.
In recent years, this average age has been rising.
How many thirty years are there in life?
Moreover, there were not a few people in the imperial court who passed the Jinshi examination at the age of 40 or 50. It can be said that they spent their lives studying and taking exams.
It can be seen that this system of recruiting talents is a waste of manpower and reduces the development of productivity. "
Song Lian's eyes flashed, "King Wu, are you criticizing the imperial examinations of the current dynasty and looking down upon us and other students?"
Everyone looked at each other angrily, Zhu Jun shrugged, "Just discussing matters, how can it rise to the level of attacking people in life?
Now that you have mentioned this, I will say one thing: ask the students behind you, those whose family background is not very good, how they got up, and how tired their parents have been over the years.
If they fail for a long time, will they bring down their parents and even the family?
When they are thirty or fifty years old, what else can they do?
Is it farming, or is it writing and buying paintings on the street to make a living?
He was very old at that time, and the only thing he could do was to ensure that he would not starve to death. What contribution would he make? "
As soon as Song Lian finished speaking, many of the students behind Song Lian changed their expressions. They looked away and did not even dare to raise their heads.
Yes, for students from well-off families, they can inherit the family business even if they fail the exam. What about them?
If their parents are gone, it will be difficult for them to survive!
"You see, a student starts studying at an early age and becomes nothing more than a scholar in 10 years. A scholar has no ability to survive and can only rely on family support.
You study at home all year round, and then pass the provincial examination, joint examination and palace examination in a three-year cycle before you can enter the court as an official. If you fail in one year, the next opportunity will be three years later.
When many candidates entered the court and became officials, they had already passed their prime and began to age.
When students can create the most value for the country and society, they stay at home all day long, which increases the burden throughout the year.
It is also a reflection of our Daye Government’s unreasonable planning of talent development.
Of course, it’s not just a great cause, it’s the whole world!
The most important thing is that Daye takes the eight-part essay test. I remember that Scholar Song once criticized the eight-part essay candidates for being rigid and dull. Is this just nonsense? "
Song Lian was stunned. Zhu Jun's well-founded words made him wonder how to refute them?
Wei Guan and others also saw it in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts, but they did not dare to say anything, because once they helped, it would be regarded as cheating, and they would lose!
"What I'm criticizing is the eight-legged essay, not the imperial examination. Don't set a trap for me!"
"Isn't the Eight-Part Essay a manifestation of the imperial examination? If you deny the Eight-part Essay, don't you deny the Imperial Examination? Or do you mean that Scholar Song has a better way to replace the Eight-part Essay?" Zhu Jun said with a smile: "I always speak in this way. It is based on facts and is never as false as an eight-legged essay.
The imperial examination should not be a deadlock. If there are thousands of faces and one person, what future can such a person have?
The doctrines of the eastern Zhejiang lineage are very good and they learn lessons from history, but in my opinion, the lessons you have learned are not enough.
You just saw some problems, but never proposed solutions to them.
Zhu Shengren said, "Principles are in the objective world" and emphasized "investigating things to gain knowledge". In a certain way, they have something in common with the bloodline of eastern Zhejiang.
I don’t believe that you don’t see the shortcomings of the imperial examination, and I don’t believe that you don’t know the sufferings of the world. You are just immersed in the present, or in your circle.
I am different from you. I have seen it and am using my own efforts to change this situation.
Zhu Shengren said that knowledge and action are mutually dependent, emphasizing that knowledge comes before action. From the perspective of importance, action is more important than knowledge. The more clearly you know, the more diligent you will be in practice, and the more earnestly you practice, the more clearly you will know. He emphasized that knowledge and action are in parallel relationship. It is believed that knowledge and action promote each other.
But I think, if a person sees clearly but does not change, what is that?
That's a thief!
A person sees it and changes it, that is a hero!
Therefore, what I emphasize is the unity of knowledge and action. "
Li Yanxi's expression became serious. This was no longer just about the imperial examination, but more about Zhu Jun's academic point of view.
The unity of knowledge and action, what a unity of knowledge and action!
Li Shanren also trembled in his heart and couldn't help but sigh. Even though he already looked up to Zhu Jun very highly, every time he thought he saw Zhu Jun clearly, he found that the other person was always on a higher level.
Fang Keqin's eyes sparkled, he was the first to implement Zhu Jun's idea of combining knowledge and action.
Song Lian frowned. If he had some contempt at the beginning, when Zhu Jun talked about academics, he no longer looked down upon him.
"Everyone has a conscience, and conscience is a natural principle. If you see the problem but don't solve it, do you still think it is reasonable?
In my opinion, acting according to conscience and integrating knowledge and action are the truth!
I saw the struggling students at the bottom and their suffering, so I established Endeavor Hall to allow children to study without worries.
Therefore, I established a technical university to give more people a way to join.
You laugh at craftsmen for being disrespectful, but my great cause has never hindered craftsmen from learning.
What is the true cultural renaissance?
This is a time when everyone knows etiquette, is literate, and
But what is this premise?
Everyone has enough to eat, is warmly clothed, and has some spare money to spend on entertainment!
If we don't have enough to eat, don't have warm clothes, and can't afford pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, how can we talk about the great development of literature or the rejuvenation of the country through imperial examinations?
Therefore, the imperial examination never prospered the country, only a small number of people prospered.
The vast majority of people are indifferent to everyone, and they still look down on the ordinary people who are working hard.
This king wants to open up a way for everyone, a way that can feed and clothe the people, make the country strong, and let the world understand that the imperial examination is not the only way.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are indispensable. If there are no farmers in the world, who will farm the fields? If there are no workers in the world, who will build weapons to defend against foreign enemies?
Does it just depend on the words of a scholar?
If agriculture is strong, the people will have enough to eat and the national treasury will be full.
If the industry is strong, the soldiers and horses will be strong, and the country will be strong.
Merchants sell goods from the south to the north, which can make the economy prosper.
The scholars, on the other hand, are just rice bugs who ride on their heads for exploitation. They do not engage in production but talk about things. They have the best resources in the world, but they never see the suffering of the people.
It seems to me that they are too full.
My great majesty, it is precisely because he was born in poverty that he knows how miserable the people are.
do you know?
Can you, Scholar Song, see it? Zhu Jun snorted coldly, "The literati are in power, and the imperial examination will harm the country!" "
