"Your Highness, among these two hundred and thirty scholars, there are ten candidates and forty scholars!"
"Ignore these!"
Zhu Di said: "We, the scribes in Prince Yan's Mansion, will all go to Korea or Japan to serve as officials in the future, and they must be proficient in arithmetic and government affairs.
Therefore, even if they are candidates, if they can only talk or have a rigid mind and cannot handle any government affairs, then at most they can only become school masters.
No... no teacher in the school is qualified for this kind of person! "
Zhu Fu's expression became serious and he bowed his hands towards Zhu Di, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely select the most talented people for the palace."
"Sorry for bothering Zhu Changshi!"
Zhu Di said.
"It is a humble minister's honor to be able to select talented people for Prince Yan's palace!"
A trace of emotion flashed in Zhu Fu's eyes, and then he remembered something and said again: "Your Highness, there are more than 200 scholars this time, so I would like to ask Guo Changshi not to be lazy again!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "I will instruct Guo Qing on this matter!"
"Your Highness is wise!"
…
Before the New Year, everyone in Prince Yan's mansion was very busy.
We need to provide benefits and salaries to tens of thousands of Yanshan guards, as well as a kind of officials and servants.
As for the palace, there are various relatives who need to send gifts.
Therefore, the recruitment of scribes can only be scheduled after the New Year.
The examination for recruiting scribes is actually not that grand.
First, there are ten questions about arithmetic and accounting, and then there are ten questions about governing the country and governing the people. As long as they make sure that these scholars have read through Confucian classics and know how to govern the country and the people, they have a theoretical basis; they can also use numbers to do arithmetic. Quickly calculate and view account books.
Then, these people will be considered to have passed the written examination.
Next, is the real interview.
King Zhu Di of Yan is sitting at the top, and on the left and right are two long officials, Zhu Fu and Guo An.
"If someone dares to embezzle, accept bribes, and make false statements in the account books, as the chief official, how should I deal with it?"
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty..."
"Speak plainly!"
"Um... Your Highness, the student union will immediately imprison him, check all the account books related to that corrupt official, interrogate him, and recover the dirty money..."
"Humph, as long as it is found out that the thief official dares to take bribes, his property should be confiscated directly, his family members should be arrested, and their family members should be strictly prevented from transferring their property.
In addition, he will question his accomplices again and confiscate his accomplices’ property..."
"Students know!"
"If you were asked to be the magistrate of Goryeo, how would you deal with a wealthy Goryeo family who refused to obey the rules?"
"Your Highness, the student union will blame him and explain the reason. If the reason does not make sense, wait until the Goryeo clan commits illegal acts and send troops to arrest him..."
"Yes! However, those Koreans are treacherous and cunning. You need to find a few examples of the same families from some classics, tell them the final tragic results of those families, and tell them that they do not respect me, Prince Yan. What consequences will there be!
If they are still stubborn, they can directly appeal to the state government, which will impose sanctions to cut off their family's wealth and destroy their family..."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"If there is a talented person in Korea, as the chief officials, what will you do..."
"..."
For the interviews of these scholars who had passed the written examination, Zhu Di was basically the only one asking questions throughout the process.
After the scholars finished answering, Zhu Di actually gave the answer.
On both sides, Guo An and Zhu Fu were responsible for giving points.
And Zhu Di will also give scores.
Finally, the scores of the three were averaged and used for ranking.
As for the scholars who were interviewed, after answering Zhu Di's questions and walking out of the hall, their faces were all blank.
Are you going to treat those Koreans so harshly? Or is it such a straightforward threat? Take the laws and classics of the Ming Dynasty and tell the consequences to those Korean nobles who made mistakes?
Then, send troops to arrest...?
As for corrupt officials, as soon as they are discovered, their homes will be confiscated and their families will be exterminated... Is this a test or a warning to scare them?
"Brother Li, I wonder what problems His Highness has with Zhu Changshi and Guo Changshi?"
"It's hard to describe in words!"
"ah?"
At this time, several fierce-looking Yanshan guards came over.
"The students who have come out should go out quickly and do not talk to others. Otherwise, they will be disqualified from the exam!"
"Yes Yes……"
A few days later.
At the end of the interview, the list of the top twenty was also announced.
Everyone's scores are posted outside Prince Yan's palace.
At the same time, twenty riders rushed out from the Yan Palace and headed towards the states and counties of Beiping Prefecture.
The scholars and scholars who learned that they had been admitted were immediately overjoyed, beating gongs and drums at home, and the excitement was no less than if they had passed the exam.
As for those who were not admitted, they could only look helpless, looking at the celebrating courtyard in the distance with a hint of envy.
Similarly, when the twenty newly promoted scribes of Prince Yan were celebrating.
In various workshops under Prince Yan's residence, some craftsmen were also celebrating.
The rating system for more than 700 craftsmen was quietly completed during this period of time.
Currently, there are only five level five craftsmen, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting.
There are only a few fourth-level craftsmen left.
The third-level craftsmen are the most numerous, and the rest are second-level and first-level craftsmen!
…
Wait until February.
Wait until February.
Zhu Di followed Zhu Yuanzhang's edict and led the army of Beiping Mansion to attack the barbarian tribes.
And in Beiping Mansion.
Guo An is not idle either.
He taught the craftsmen.
Guo An's teaching is different from ordinary Confucius' teaching.
Instead, use an object on paper to tell the craftsmen what the object is used for and how to make it?
As for whether the craftsmen could understand it, Guo An didn't care.
Instead, he kept saying that he only needed to let these craftsmen hear the world and open their minds.
With the development of craftsmanship skills, you can use wind, rain, thunder and lightning to create all kinds of magical objects!
Traveling thousands of miles a day, transmitting messages thousands of miles away, seeing people thousands of miles away, you can reduce them to a piece of paper...
These are all fantasy to those craftsmen.
For Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, they directly regard Guo An as a god.
After passing the steam engine, they believed that the divine objects that their master said could not exist in reality really existed.
Therefore, although the two of them could not understand a word of the objects and knowledge Guo An talked about.
However, they still listened with eyes wide open and their faces full of excitement, memorizing it by rote, and at the same time asking the apprentices they brought with them not to be distracted!
Seeing such a group of hard-working and studious craftsmen, Guo An was filled with excitement.
I couldn't help but tell more.
These craftsmen fully understood the erudition and madness of Guo Changshi, whom they had always admired.
And just two months after Guo An gave lectures to these craftsmen, the changes in the workshop system of Prince Yan's Mansion were finally exposed in front of Zhu Fu who was free.
Zhu Fu's face was gloomy, "Guo Changshi, a group of craftsmen, no matter how good they are, not only can they all read and write, but there is also a rating system, salaries and benefits have also been improved...
Guo Qing is the chief historian of the Chief History Department of the Yan Palace. The scribes in the Chief History Department do not have the same salary and benefits as those craftsmen! "
Guo An couldn't help but widen his eyes, "When did Zhu Changshi learn to tell lies with his eyes open? Which scribe in Prince Yan's Mansion doesn't have the salary and benefits of those craftsmen?"
Zhu Fu said: "I, the heir of a scribe in Prince Yan's Mansion, don't have any special elementary school to enroll in!"
Guo Andao said: "Aren't all the scribes in Prince Yan's Mansion eligible to study at the academy?"
Zhu Fu continued: "That is our Beiping City, or all school-age children in Beiping Prefecture can enter school!"
Guo An was speechless, "Zhu Changshi is so narrow-minded that he can drive away other children. Wouldn't it be true that only the children of the scribes in my Beiping Mansion are left?"
Zhu Fu looked angry, "Is this what I am?"
Guo An said quietly, "Isn't it just for this matter that Zhu Changshi called me all the way here?"
"I..."
Zhu Fu was furious, but he quickly calmed down and said calmly: "Guo Changshi, I have something important to discuss with you!"
"His Royal Highness King Yan is not here, and Zhu Changshi is respected in the Changshi Department. Why would Zhu Changshi look for me? I am also busy explaining some knowledge of physics and chemistry to those craftsmen!"
"Physical Chemistry?"
Zhu Fu was stunned for a moment, and then asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Guo Changshi, what kind of knowledge is this? Such knowledge, why don't you explain it to the scholars in the academy? Can those craftsmen understand it?"
"Can't understand!"
Guo Andao said, "But those craftsmen are willing to listen! As for the scholars in the academy, all of them are distinguished Confucian disciples who aspire to fame and wealth. How can they value these practical knowledge?"
Zhu Fu pretended not to hear Guo An's words and continued to ask: "Since craftsmen can understand it, then I wonder if physics and chemistry are knowledge? Presumably, it shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
"..."
Guo An frowned slightly, glanced at Zhu Fu who was full of curiosity, and sighed softly.
"Zhu Changshi, do you know which one of water, steel, and air propagates fastest among sound?"
"Does Zhu Changshi know what thermal conductivity is?"
"Zhu Changshi knows, why do rivers and streams flow from high mountains to low-lying areas?"
"Does Zhu Changshi know why there are always patterns in the time of day and night?"
"Does Zhu Changshi know why wood and charcoal can be burned, but steel cannot?"
"Guo Changshi knows..."
"this……"
The more he listened, the bigger Zhu Fu's eyes widened.
"What kind of weird science is this?"
"Tsk!"
Guo An couldn't help but mocked: "I dare to ask Zhu Changshi, which of these knowledge is not the most common thing in our lives? How can it become a weird knowledge?"
A trace of helplessness flashed in Zhu Fu's eyes. He should not go around in circles with Guo Changshi. After all, a simple and honest person like him would definitely not be able to get around this Guo Changshi.
"Guo Changshi and Meng Sheng once said that it should be set up as a Xiangxu school for education, so that everyone in the world can receive education and all people can understand moral ethics."
Guo An said directly: "Meng Shengsuo's words are very true, so I have expanded the craftsman school for the craftsmen in the house.
After all, they have worked hard all day long to make so many utensils for Prince Yan's Mansion and earn so much money for Prince Yan's Mansion. They deserve such benefits! "
Zhu Fu pretended not to hear and said: "Now, our Prince Yan's Mansion only has one Mengxue in Beiping, and our Prince Yan's Mansion is rich in money, so we should build several Mengxu!"
"Build a Mengxue?"
Guo An was stunned and a little unbelievable. Just because of this matter, you are causing so much trouble for me?
Zhu Fu said with a serious face: "Guo Changshi, a primary school doesn't cost much money.
Even the money needed to expand the Craftsman School can be used to build more than a dozen elementary schools! "
Guo Andao: "I agree!"
…
(End of chapter)
