Chapter 62: The College of Engineering and Science is opened
"Sir, please take a look." Li Zhizhi said; "This is in the middle of the Yangtze River. It is high up and has a long view. It is a good place for Taiping Mansion."
Seeing this, He Xi sighed: "It is indeed a first-class place."
Li Zhizhi worked hard to impress He Xi. This is a neat courtyard on Jiangxin Island. Although it is a bit inconvenient to take a boat to and from there. But for a place to study, it can't be called a bad place if it's far away from the city.
There is also a complete school field here. A lot of land on Jiangxinzhou is owned by Jiangxinzhou Academy. Of course, Li Zhizhi also borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha. Jiangxinzhou is located in the Yangtze River and has a large area. But there are advantages and disadvantages.
Once the Yangtze River floods, although the entire Jiangxin Continent will not be washed away and submerged. But this does not mean that the land on Jiangxin Continent will not be submerged.
Therefore, these lands are not considered good fields. But as an academic field, it is still possible to support the expenses of the academy.
However, Li Zhizhi gave an order and turned Jiangxinzhou Academy into He Xi's College of Engineering and Science, although it could not be called a plunder. After all, it has only been more than ten years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called local gentry has not yet grown up. Most of the land belonged to the imperial court.
As the prefect, Li Zhizhi naturally has the power to make arrangements.
It's just that the teachers and students of Jiangxinzhou Academy are not very willing.
However, their wishes could not come to He Xi, and they could not even pass the test of Li Zhizhi.
He Xi could also see that this was originally an academy, and he even studied here not long ago. After all, a house is lived in and a house is not lived in. You can tell at a glance. However, this place meets He Xi's requirements, especially because Li Zhizhi saw He Xi's Linjiang Tower. The three-story building is located at the westernmost end of Jiangxinzhou. From a distance, it looks like the water of the Yangtze River is split into two right in front of you. There is also a gentle river breeze, which is much better than Nanjing, which is like a furnace.
He Xi said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Li."
Li Zhizhi said: "Master He, I have something to ask of you."
He Xi said: "Please speak."
Li Zhizhi said: "Unfortunately, there is a rebellious son in the family. Several of the Quanzi are dull and cannot be taught. The official wants them to learn a skill in the Institute of Technology and Science. It can be regarded as a way to settle down and make a living. I don't know, sir ----- -?"
He Xi glanced at Li Zhizhi and thought to herself: "He is really good at things."
A fifth-grade official and a local magistrate. Although he was not considered a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, he definitely could not be considered a minor official. Their power, their political influence. Even if there is no violation of law or discipline. It is enough to arrange the whole family. What other skills are needed to settle down and make a living?
After all, Li Zhizhi still found ways to bring him closer to He Xi. He may not value craftsmanship, but that doesn't matter, as long as He Xi values it. In the officialdom, there are countless people who have no lower limit to flatter their superiors.
He even gave his wife to Shangguan. Where did we end up?
He Xi said: "No problem, just let him come."
Li Zhizhi left with great gratitude.
Princess Anqing then came over and said, "This place is good. The Taiping Prefect is interested."
He Xi said: "I'm afraid he has intentions."
There are many people in the officialdom who are keen to climb up the ranks. As long as they can climb up, they can do anything. As for the matter of reform. What is most lacking is the manpower to support the reform. There are few people in Hexi. And if Li Zhizhi is accepted, Li Zhizhi is also the prefect of a prefecture. Under He Xi's operation, it is not impossible to serve as the chief envoy of a province in one or two years.
But Wang Anshi learned from the past. Where is it placed?
Although Wang Anshi's original intention of reform was good. But most people in the new party are obviously less moral than those in the old party. Being an official for the sake of being an official, regardless of the changes in the law, is nothing more than a tool for glory and wealth.
Now, He Xi understood more and more that Zhu Yuanzhang had been standing still, as if nothing had happened.
This matter really cannot be rushed.
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At this moment, Li Zhizhi was reprimanding his son and said: "You remember. Stop thinking about Confucius and Mencius. What you want to learn now is He Zi. As long as you can worship under He's consort, you can do anything. Do you understand?"
Li Zhizhi's son, Li Yunxing, said calmly: "I understand."
Obviously, the son could not understand his father's intentions. Li Yunxing may not be a loyal believer in Confucianism, but overnight, he changed what he had learned and negated everything he had learned before. It is difficult for everyone to accept.
But in these matters, Li Zhizhi has absolute decision-making power. His son Li Yunxing couldn't object even if he wanted to. I can only bow my head and admit it.
Li Zhizhi also saw Li Yunxing's dissatisfaction. Said: "I know you are not convinced. Don't you know the news that came a few days ago? Song Ne, Old Master Song as your majesty called him, died like that in front of Fengtian Gate. I heard that he died in a horrible way, and his whole body seemed to be charred. Average. Your Majesty’s thoughts are very clear. In the future, He Xi He, the great master of the Ming Dynasty, will be saved, and the rest of the people will stand aside. Your study is mediocre. It is not easy to open the imperial examination now. If others want to join He Xi’s disciples, they must first Pay tribute. After paying tribute, you have to compete for a place in the Imperial College. Then you can meet Mr. He. Mr. He is here today. It’s really great news. Why don’t you catch it. "
Li Yunxing said: "But if you learn the skills of those craftsmen, what can you do?"
"You are stupid. You only need to be Master He's disciple. If you ask him about other things in the future, maybe you can learn other things from their fellow apprentices, will they not teach you?" Li Zhizhi said.
Li Zhizhi's approach is equivalent to taking the exam for an unpopular major in a prestigious university and then changing majors after passing the exam.
Li Yunxing muttered in his heart: "It can't be that simple."
Whether it's that simple or not.
Li Yunxing couldn't resist this decision.
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He Xi came here not for a vacation with Princess Anqing. So on the second day, everyone was summoned for a meeting.
But after seeing these people, He Xi still sighed a little.
Because the College of Engineering and Science teaches craftsmanship, almost no one has any intention of signing up. Those who came were all the children of the craftsmen’s own families. That’s all. There are not enough teachers either. He Xi could only send his housekeeper Yang Zhen to be a teacher here.
Someone asked, shouldn’t colleges of engineering and science teach professional courses? Yes. The prerequisite for all professional courses is that these people are literate and have the most basic mathematics foundation. But the foundation of these craftsmen’s children is almost zero.
No matter what you say, Yang Zhen is an Imperial College student. At this moment, he is the teacher of basic courses for these students.
Ge Tiangong is a teacher of professional courses. Of course, there are no professional courses here.
Because some mechanical principles, metallurgical principles, and other subjects must be taught, but they are not the main ones. What He Xi needs is to solve the problem. What is the problem, the problem of mining ores, solving all the problems in mining, metallurgy, forging, etc.
These questions are not the knowledge that He Xi can bring back from his mobile phone and computer. And even if you bring some back, you probably won’t be able to use them. Without him, six hundred years apart, the foundations would be too different. In later generations, technologies such as smelting and mining rarely used electricity. The problem of power generation is one that He Xi may not be able to solve for most of his life.
Therefore, He Xi could only do one thing.
He gathered these old craftsmen together and said: "Now that the Institute of Technology has been established, it will be the cradle of craftsmen in the world in the future. It will also be the path for craftsmen to enter officialdom in the future. But now there are not enough teaching materials. I would like to ask you to tell me. Tell your experience and compile it into a book to teach the younger generations."
These craftsmen don't talk.
He Xi knew that any talk of enlightenment to these people would be in vain. Just transfer the benefits directly, and he continued: "Among these students, there are children of your family, so they can be regarded as the wealth of others. Furthermore, anyone who contributes to this matter. From now on, this academy will With his place, even if you can't do it anymore, you can still take care of yourself in the school. The college will provide you with your retirement. You will receive monthly money every month, and even if you leave, you can take care of your funeral arrangements."
"What do you think? Are you interested?"
As soon as He Xi said this, someone finally came forward.
