Chapter 28 Before class starts
Facing He Xi’s math test paper.
Countless students frowned. Including top students like Lian Zining and Huang Zicheng.
It's not that they don't know mathematics, he is good at learning nine chapters of arithmetic and so on. But He Xi wanted to prove the practicality of mathematics. Plenty of application questions were asked. Many of the questions are still the same, that is, the original data of the Ming Dynasty's finances are put on it, and the numbers are very large. Especially test their computing ability.
In short, in He Xi's view, if these problems can be solved, there will be no problem in serving in the Ming Dynasty Household Department.
Fortunately, the exam is finally over.
He Xi and Liu Song corrected thousands of papers for a day or two and finally finished.
There are more than 60 noble children among them, most of them failed. He Xi is a 100-point system, with three courses and a total of 300 points. Their score was below one hundred and eighty points. If possible, He Xi would not want any of these students.
Most of the remaining Imperial College students scored above 200 points. This is because math is too bad for my grades. Otherwise their scores could be higher.
A few got 2780 points.
That is, Lian Zining, Huang Zicheng, Ding Xian, and a few others.
He Xi actually wanted to stay with all the Imperial College students who took part in the examination. It's impossible.
He Xi said to Liu Song with a wry smile: "I'm going to compete with Song Jijiu again."
For good students, Song Ne naturally didn't want to let them go. And it is naturally impossible for He Xi to win them all. Bargaining is inevitable.
After some pulling. The Imperial College has several more mimeograph machines. The quota for Mingjiantang has also been determined, with a total of one hundred and twenty places. Among them, there are about 160 people, not counting the noble sons and daughters.
This was enough for He Xi.
No matter how many people there are. He may not be able to keep busy.
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"Teacher," Ge Tiangong said, "This is it. This is the dilapidated house left on Jiqing Road. When the Imperial College was built, people from the Ministry of Industry repaired it as a place for officials to be stationed. Don't look at it. It’s broken, but it’s actually been well repaired. It’s only separated from the Imperial College by a wall.”
"It couldn't be more appropriate."
He Xi nodded and said nothing, but took a closer look at the old courtyard.
Fortunately, the new Imperial College was completed less than a year ago. There were still many people living here last year. So the popularity of the house has not gone away. Even an older house can still be lived in.
Those old houses are like this. If there are always people living in them, there usually won't be any big problems. However, no one has lived in it for a long time, and the house has long since collapsed, leaving it in a state of disrepair.
Although this house was left over from the former Yuan Dynasty. However, it was renovated by the Ministry of Industry and continued to live here while the new Imperial College was being built. It is similar to the project department of later generations. It's just that the person in charge of the Imperial College is an official, and officials will not go to some temporary shack. In other words, officials have high requirements for temporary accommodation.
Therefore, although the house is a little dilapidated, it is still usable.
In fact, if He Xi could choose, there would be more suitable houses in Nanjing. But in the end He Xi decided to live next to the Imperial College. There are many reasons. First of all, the prison students do not live in a vacuum. Most of them are accustomed to the life around the Imperial College. Some of them simply live in the improved dormitories of the Imperial College. If it is too far, it will be very inconvenient.
It should be noted that there is no good means of transportation these days.
Secondly, He Xi did not want his doctrine to be spread only among more than a hundred people. It has greater ambitions. So by running a school near the Imperial College, it would be much easier for He Xi to attract Imperial College students.
Moreover, the Imperial College is a place where humanities gather together. It’s not just the Imperial College that is haunted. Generally, scholars from other places come to Beijing and settle here.
He Xi was not willing to stay away from this treasured land.
"That's right," He Xi said, "The yard is big enough, and we can build it again in the future. You are very thoughtful, Tiangong."
Ge Tiangong said: "This is what a disciple should do."
Ge Tiangong knew very well who his glory and wealth came from. Although Ge Tiangong is still a minor official in the Ministry of Industry, everyone knows that Ge Tiangong is He Xi's disciple and dare not neglect him.
Everything about meeting He Xi was left to Ge Tiangong to handle.
As a result, Ge Tiangong's life became much easier.
He Xi said: "In these two days, you should relinquish your official duties."
Ge Tiangong was shocked when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and said, "What did I do wrong that made the teacher unhappy? I can correct it."
He Xi said: "It's not that you did something wrong, but that you did it too well. I can't bear it. Since you call me teacher, I naturally have to live up to my name. In Mingjiantang, I have a name for you." "
"You come over and have class."
After hearing this, Ge Tiangong didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
Ge Tiangong is actually very satisfied with his current position in the Ministry of Industry. But he also knew that some positions would not be reserved for him. Once he gave up his official position to study with He Xi, I am afraid that all the things he had done in the Ministry of Industry would not wait until he returned from his studies. Not to mention, it is said that he will be rewarded for his meritorious service in developing the mimeograph machine.
As soon as he leaves, this reward will be reduced.
It’s not that anyone corrupted them. But some rewards are precursors to promotion for him. After he left the Ministry of Works, these rewards were just rewards.
What made him even more desperate was that he didn't think He Xi could teach him anything.
Four Books and Five Classics? Ge Tiangong has no foundation at all and doesn't understand at all. He wasn't even interested at all. As for craftsmanship, he didn't think He Xi knew much about it.
It’s just that he understands where all his things come from. He simply couldn't refuse He Xi's request.
So Ge Tiangong said with some frustration: "Yes. Disciple understands."
He Xi didn't feel Ge Tiangong's thoughts. He was in high spirits at the moment, even though this place was just a dilapidated yard. But in He Xi's view, it was the place where everything began.
It is the foundation of He Xi’s career.
However, although everything is ready. But there is still some time before classes start.
This courtyard has already been put up with the Mingjiantang signboard. But internal cleaning and rearranging many rooms will take time. Another thing is the arrangement of personnel.
Although Mingjiantang currently only has more than a hundred students. But Mingjiantang can't be alone.
If nothing else, He Xi can't teach all the classes by himself. Not to mention, He Xi needed Zhu Yuanzhang as his advisor on many matters. Simply speaking, it is difficult for He Xi to integrate modern ideas into ancient times. Heavy workload.
He needs assistants in teaching.
Besides, take care of the students and teachers of Mingjiantang. Looking after homes and nursing homes, etc. He Xi can't do it alone.
Fortunately, Liu Song helped He Xi. This is no longer a problem.
After all, Liu Song was the official minister. This small problem is not a problem in his opinion. But He Xi wanted to get other people from the Imperial College, but he couldn't.
Liu Song is an elderly person after all. Can't stand the hard work. Just when He Xi was trying to find someone to fill the hole. Liu Song came to see him. Said: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs has just sent someone to say hello, saying that it will send three people to teach first."
He Xi said: "Assistants? Three? Didn't I mention it?"
Liu Song said: "It seems that your Majesty is in the Emperor's heart. Your Majesty has thought of you."
He Xi said: "Who are they? Do you know them?"
Liu Song said: "There are two people I know, and one I don't know. The first is Su Boheng, the ninth grandson of Su Zhe, a descendant of a famous family. He is a great writer. But he is overconfident and often says that he does not follow the sect of Cheng Zhu. So he has been working as a professor in Zhejiang. .”
When He Xi heard this, he knew what was going on.
He Xi knew that he had a very poor foundation in economics and history, not even as good as a Imperial College student. We need contemporary great scholars to support us. This was Zhu Yuanzhang thinking about him.
"There is another disciple named Cheng Ruqi who is Mr. Fenglin. It's a pity for Mr. Fenglin. He didn't have a master. Otherwise, his disciples wouldn't be what they are today."
Zhu Sheng's Nine-Character Jue laid the foundation for the Ming Dynasty. But Zhu Sheng died early, and his descendants did not get much shelter, because Zhu Sheng learned it by himself. There is no mentorship. Among many great scholars, they are just country bumpkins. He's gone. The disciples didn’t take care of him either. Now he is just a professor.
"The last one, I have never heard of him, his name is Yao Guangxiao. I wonder whose family he belongs to?"
He Xi was shocked when he heard this.
