Ming education is not worried about students, but it is really worried about teachers.
It is true that Confucianism is deeply rooted in the world, but people in this era attach too much importance to local concepts. They would rather set up a private school in the village and collect some bacon to eat than go to a county dozens of miles away to set up a school and earn pocket money. .
Even if they are not willing to run for dozens of miles, let these people go hundreds or thousands of miles away... You can imagine the difficulty. Even if the court provides settlement and moving expenses, they will say with disdain. One sentence: "A gentleman has something to do and something not to do..."
The Imperial College dispatched a group of outstanding graduate students to teach in local areas. After all, these people were more responsible for miscellaneous education. Orthodox Confucianism could not rely on these people. It was not that they lacked knowledge, but that they lacked energy.
As a teacher, you can dig two or three wells at most for your students. If you dig more, you may not be able to produce water.
A well that does not produce water is a time-consuming and labor-intensive pit.
If you fall into a pit like this, you have to either work hard to dig out the water the day after tomorrow, or climb out and stay away from the pit.
The guy who stays in the pit and doesn't continue digging or crawling away becomes another kind of animal:
frog.
Also known as:
The frog in the well.
Zhu Yunwen did not want Ming Dynasty to "listen to the sound of frogs", but wanted healthy talents.
Although Confucianism has many problems, one thing is good. It advocates loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, which must be adhered to. This point will never be outdated, even in later generations, national unification, patriotism, etc. are all related to Confucian culture.
Confucian masters were the educational resources Zhu Yunwen needed. He originally wanted to trick some nerds in Hangzhou, but he didn't expect to meet two of them here first.
It seems that fishing can also be done with straight hooks, and Jiang Taigong’s fishing is not all nonsense...
"Here, bring the paper, and let the ink fall as proof..."
Zhu Yunwen was not going to let go of such a good opportunity.
Sun Juwen was so angry that his beard trembled, and he pointed at Zhu Yunzhen and said, "I am a gentleman. How can a gentleman fail to keep his word? You are insulting me!"
Zhu Yunwen didn't bother to pay attention. Insult?
Who says a gentleman must keep his word and keep it in black and white to prevent you from defaulting on your debt? Do you understand the spirit of contract...
The package of the entourage contained pen, ink, paper, inkstone and a supporting board. After writing clearly, he took out a small tiger head seal, sealed it with a snap, then shook the paper, handed it to Sun Juwen and said, "You are a gentleman. I'm not."
Sun Juwen took the brush angrily and said: "If you can't fish out the "Inscription of the Crane", you have to apologize to me!"
"Oh, do you want me to apologize?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Sun Juwen indifferently.
After Sun Juwen wrote down his name, he added his seal. When Zhang Bozhi picked up the pen, he suddenly froze. Looking at Zhu Yunwen's seal, he couldn't help but frown and said: "Practice produces the seal of true knowledge. What does this mean?"
When Zhu Yunwen went out, he naturally needed to bring the emperor's private seal with him. However, there were several private seals, and this one was carved by Zhu Yunwen when he had nothing to do.
There was no word for practice in ancient times, and no matter how knowledgeable Zhang Bozhi was, he could not understand its essence.
Zhu Yunwen calmly stretched out his hand and signaled Zhang Bozhi to write. After he also signed and stamped his name, he explained: "The meaning of true knowledge through practice is very simple, that is, true talent and learning are in practice, not in words. The more you do, the more natural it will be. Then you can see things clearly, and if you master the rules, you can gain insight into everything.”
"This brother has a unique understanding of the study of things."
Zhang Bozhi looked at Zhu Yunwen in surprise.
For Confucians, knowledge can only be gained by studying things. Investigating things is the source of all knowledge and the foundation for self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace.
However, according to Zhu Xi's study of things to achieve knowledge, he advocated that knowing is difficult and doing is easy, while Mr. Sun of later generations advocated that knowing is easy but doing is hard. Of course, in the middle, there was another sage who proposed the "unity of knowing and doing".
Zhu Yunwen admired the "unity of knowledge and action", so he chose the phrase "real knowledge comes from practice" as his seal.
This is a mysterious philosophical question, and no one can say who is right or wrong.
In different eras and backgrounds, the same thing will always be chosen as the dominant idea.
Judging from the times, future generations are no longer about the unity of knowledge and action, nor is it about knowing what is easy and what is difficult to do, but what is difficult is what is easy to do.
Because the knowledge of future generations is really too knowledgeable, and they know too many things, to the point of being ignorant. Many people can think that they are experts, that they can protect their country and their country by just typing on the keyboard, and they can act chivalrously.
Coincidences were also difficult to do for the Ming Dynasty, but contrary to later generations, they did not know too much, but knew too little...
Zhu Yunwen did not intend to steal Wang Yangming's intellectual knowledge. This great figure should be left to future generations. His light will surely shine through the ages and will never go out of style.
"Okay, the agreement has been made, how to salvage "The Crane Inscription"?"
Sun Juwen's attitude softened a little, but he still had a cold face.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. Just find some people with excellent water skills and go to the bottom of the river to find them. There is no shortage of such people by the Yangtze River, right?"
If you rely on mountains to eat mountains, if you rely on the Yangtze River, there will naturally be people who eat from the Yangtze River.
Not to mention whether there are any white stripes in the waves here that "can't reach the surface of the water for forty or fifty miles, and they can stay under the water for seven days and seven nights." You can always find a few who can touch the water for a few minutes...
You must know that "The Crane Inscription" is a stone. If a stone falls from a mountain into a river, it will sink into the sand. As long as there is no big undercurrent, it may not be able to reach the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.
Although I don't know how people later found the fragments of "The Inscription of the Crane", I think it's impossible to go to the East China Sea to salvage it. Since it's not in the sea, it must be in the river, and it just takes a lot of time and effort.
Do it!
For the "ancestor of Chinese calligraphy", for this artistic treasure, for this group of nerds to be teachers...
"Heavy reward? Look, this is the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River!"
Sun Juwen shouted loudly.
Zhu Yunwen nodded calmly and said: "I can clearly distinguish the Yangtze River, the Great Wall, Huangshan and the Yellow River. Why, no one dares to go into the Yangtze River?"
Sun Juwen wanted to get angry, but Zhang Bozhi stopped him.
Zhang Bozhi looked at Zhu Yunwen, shook his head and sighed: "The water in the Yangtze River is dangerous and unpredictable. It doesn't look very dangerous now. The wind is calm, but there are cannibals under the water. How can ordinary people risk their lives for a little money."
Zhu Yunwen nodded clearly and said: "That's because the money is not enough, so we can't invite people who are skilled in water, right? Seeing that you came here with ease and no entourage, you should be local people. Tell me, what?" If the price is high, you can hire an expert.”
Sun Juwen and Zhang Bozhi looked at each other.
The two of them are considered well-educated people in Zhenjiang, and they are even more obsessed with calligraphy. I lamented for a long time that "The Ming of the Crane" was lost in the river, and I also thought about finding someone to salvage it. However, ordinary people simply cheated money and appeared out of nowhere before reaching the bottom of the river.
As for some people who are particularly good at water, they are either kept in captivity by businessmen, or they are always ready for recruitment by the government. They either exaggerate their own status, or are afraid of the undercurrents at the bottom of the river, so they easily fail to work hard.
But even if they work hard, with the financial resources of the Sun and Zhang families, they simply cannot hire these people.
"Fifty taels."
Zhang Bozhi was a little weak.
Fifty taels doesn't seem like much. But for the families of ordinary scholars, this number is enough to make them unable to afford it.
You must know that ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family of five to spend for a year.
For example, in some TV movies, some people can easily give out dozens of taels of silver. This is basically a lie. A few dozen taels of silver may be a family's lifetime savings, and no one can take it out at once.
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly. This number was indeed quite large. It was almost the same as tens of thousands to fish out a corpse during the Chinese New Year.
Although Zhu Yunwen is not short of money, he does not necessarily need to pay out of his own pocket to solve the problem.
"Have you ever thought about finding someone to get a sponsorship fee?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
"What is sponsorship fee?"
Zhang Juwen and Zhang Bozhi were stunned.
Concubine Ning suddenly blinked her eyes and looked at Zhu Yunwen thoughtfully.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "There are many people in the world who are interested in the location of "The Crane Inscription". Whether they are court ministers, some gentry, or famous families from all over the world, they will always have some ideas about it. You don't know I wrote several letters to inform the other party that the "Inscription on the Crane" is now at the bottom of the river. As long as I do a little bit of effort, the "Inscription on the Crane" will be able to see the sun and the moon again. When the time comes, the name of his merits and deeds will be engraved on the "Inscription on the Crane". "Isn't it beautiful on one side?"
Zhang Juwen looked at Zhang Bozhi and opened his mouth inelegantly.
Zhang Bozhi clapped his hands suddenly and praised: "Why didn't we think of this?"
There is strength when there are many people, and the flames are strong when everyone adds firewood. Although I am a scholar and have no money, it does not mean that others have no money.
Isn’t the current cabinet minister Xie Jin also a master of calligraphy? Although he is extremely skilled in calligraphy, he is good at both calligraphy and calligraphy, and is especially good at cursive calligraphy. With his love for calligraphy, he may not be willing to contribute.
As for spreading the news to Xie Jin, it was easy. After all, they were all in the cultural circle. Who didn't know a few people in the court who were working for a living? Even if they had said hello once or met once, it would be considered a relationship. .
Even if you can't find a big shot like Jie Jin, aren't there still a bunch of little guys you can contact?
If you find the person, get the ticket, and ask someone to search the bottom of the river, won't the matter be solved?
Zhu Yunwen looked at the two people who were inexplicably surprised and said: "It seems that the two of them will become my teachers sooner or later. Let's do it this way. If we can't salvage it, I will find another way. Give them five taels of money, Just think of me as having contributed a little to the birth of "The Inscription of the Crane"."
Xue Xia took out five brand-new Ming Dynasty banknotes and handed them to Zhang Juwen and Zhang Bozhi.
The two of them looked at Zhu Yunwen, and neither refused, but chose to accept it calmly.
After Zhang Juwen thanked him, he said: "I haven't asked for my little brother's name yet. The day when the "痗 Crane Inscription" will be published, we can also engrave our names here."
Zhu Yunwen laughed, turned around and took Concubine Ning to leave. He waved his hands and said with his back to the two of them: "If you want to know my name, wait until "The Inscription of the Crane" is released..."
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