The news that Zhu Yunwen was going to give a speech in the Imperial College spread like wildfire, causing a sensation in the capital.
cabinet.
Xie Jin and Yu Xin were chatting with Ru Yu who had returned to the court and was waiting to take up his post in the Western Regions. Tie Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked into the cabinet. After greeting several people, he said directly: "The emperor plans to give a speech in the Imperial College."
"Speech, what speech?"
Xie Jin was a little surprised. Didn't Zhu Yunwen give his speech on New Year's Day? It's only been four months, what kind of speech should he give again?
Tie Xuan shook his head: "There is no news, why not write to Jie Ge to find out?"
Xie Jin was depressed, damn Tie Xuan, why didn't you go find out about this matter? When did the Emperor discuss it with the cabinet when he was going to give a speech?
Rujun was sipping tea and enjoying herself.
He is going to the Western Regions, and everything in the court has little to do with him.
But you should listen to Zhu Yunwen's speech. Who knows whether Zhu Yunwen will reveal some policy essentials, put forward any novel ideas, and give a new blueprint.
Although the Western Region is far and large, it also belongs to the Ming Dynasty and needs to follow Zhu Yunzhen's will.
Yu Xin put a memorial aside and said: "No matter what the emperor's speech is, we need to go to the Imperial College to listen. In the past few days, the emperor has been in the Imperial College, giving advice on how and where the Imperial College will develop in the future. There has been a lot of discussion, and this speech is probably a summary.”
Xie Jin and Ru Jin nodded repeatedly, and Tie Xuan also recognized Yu Xin's analysis.
Now the Imperial College has become an important base for the training of court officials. The best among them can directly enter the court as officials with their solid academic skills and practical skills without passing the imperial examination. The Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. There was no objection at all.
The reason is very simple, because the talents from the Imperial College are far better than those from the imperial examination.
Taking the Ministry of Household Affairs as an example, the officials selected from the imperial examinations would glare after entering the Ministry of Household Affairs and arrange to process some data. They could do abacus and calculate the numbers clearly, but if they were asked to do data analysis, that would really be a waste. I’m embarrassing them. I don’t understand what kind of tables, what kind of line graphs, curve graphs, what kind of data mining...
The Ministry of Industry also likes people who graduated from Guozi Jianjiang College. These people have strong hands-on skills, first-class drawing skills, strong spatial planning skills, advanced management logic and thinking, and understand new construction technologies, such as the application of pulley frames. .
The Ministry of War has recruited many people from the Military Academy, and one of the most famous is Wang Sui. This man not only outwitted Li Fangyuan in North Korea and North Korea, but also "encircled the points to provide reinforcements" during the Navy's Eastern Expedition and broke through Iqi Island. It taught the Japanese country a huge lesson, and it can be said that it was in full swing. In addition to Wang Sui, there are also Wang Xun, Qin Zhengxue, Li Yongnian, etc., all serving in the Ministry of War.
The Imperial College is run by the Ministry of Rites, and there is no reason why the Ministry of Rites should not welcome them. The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. also need fresh blood. This has led to a phenomenon: the graduates of the Imperial College are the most popular.
In fact, the trajectory of history has been changed by Zhu Yunwen. In the original history, the Imperial College gradually declined because of the imperial examination. Being born in the imperial examination became synonymous with respect, and everyone was proud of being born in the imperial examination.
As for the Imperial College, hey, as long as you get five hundred shi of grain, you will be allowed to go in and study. No matter what your education or background, you can get in if you have grain and money.
The change in the phenomenon of taking pride in the imperial examination and turning it into the pride of the Imperial College may seem insignificant, but in fact it has a far-reaching impact. This means that the status of the imperial examination is declining, and it means that the imperial examination system dominated by eight-legged essays and classic essays is evolving. It evolved into a system for graduates to become officials, with Guozijian as the leading role and moral character and ability as the core.
With the consolidation and strengthening of the system for graduates to become officials, the four-level education system created by Zhu Yunwen, including social studies, county and state schools, government schools, and Imperial College, will also become the mainstream, and more civilian children will also participate in the four-level education system. , culture and education will also truly reach the bottom. With the literacy movement, the literacy rate of the people of Ming Dynasty will reach an astonishing level in twenty years.
It is said that cultivating talents is based on talents. Where do talents come from? It is not just the quantity. When the quantity reaches a certain level, several geniuses who will amaze the world will naturally emerge and become symbols of an era.
The Imperial College stands at the top of the four-level education system, gathering elites from all over the world. Who does the court want if they don't want it?
Are the results of the imperial examination really important?
unimportant.
The imperial examination is just a way to select talents. Now the Imperial College directly trains talents and has strict graduation assessment. As long as you obtain the graduation documents, you are a talent of the Ming Dynasty.
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Since they are talents, it is not reasonable to use them directly.
Having said that, the imperial examinations and military examinations in the Ming Dynasty still did not maintain their strong vitality. The private gentry class did not have deep recognition of the four-level education system. They would rather choose private schools and academies than the free four-level education system.
In any case, the status and importance of the Imperial College are becoming more and more prominent. Xie Jin, Yu Xin, and Ru Yu all know that Zhu Yunwen's speech in the Imperial College is probably not directly related to the Imperial College, but to the future court. In this kind of situation Now that you know it, how can you not listen to it?
The cabinet was aware, the six ministries were shrewd, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate was well-informed. They all decided to go to Guozi to listen to Zhu Yunwen's speech.
April 6, Imperial College, Main Square.
Standing on the high platform, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but shake his head slightly when he saw that most of the civil and military officials had arrived. Senior officials of the Imperial College, deans of various branches, doctors, teaching assistants, and countless graduate students also arrived.
Yang Shiqi pushed out the blackboard, handed Zhu Yunwen the chalk, bowed and then sat down on the stage.
Zhu Yunwen weighed the chalk in his hand and said to everyone in the audience: "I have been visiting the Imperial College these days. I have seen the progress of the colleges of the Imperial College, heard many novel arguments, and seen a lot of new knowledge and things. I have gained a lot. A lot. I have to say that the Imperial College has made great progress since its reform."
"Back then, there was a debate here about the admission of miscellaneous students to the Imperial College. Many court officials opposed it, and even the ministers and ministers did not support it. But looking at the Imperial College today, are the decisions made back then correct?"
"yes!"
The officials of the imperial court, the Imperial College and the Imperial College spoke in unison.
Xie Jin, Yu Xin, Ru Yu, Yang Shiqi and others had a deep understanding that the debate at that time was very fierce and there were many opponents. However, the students of the Imperial College wanted to change, and the Imperial College also needed to change.
Yang Shiqi can be said to be the architect of the reform of the Imperial College at that time, and is also one of the founders of the Imperial College today. Yang Shiqi recalled, if the Imperial College still adhered to the Hongwu regulations, would the Imperial College still have the status it has today in the Ming Dynasty?
No!
Absolutely not!
The imperial examination system will make the Imperial College worthless, and the talents cultivated by the Ming Dynasty will still be old-fashioned, dull, and rotten scholars, lacking fresh and dynamic power.
Without the leather system, the Imperial College would have no mathematics colleges, medical colleges, agricultural colleges, military colleges, and crafts colleges... Without these branches, where would the many talents of the Imperial College come from?
Leather is right!
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone with joy and said seriously: "The imperial reform system is right. It is not something that is said, but something done. It is the result of practice! My speech today is -"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen wrote a row of big characters on the blackboard: "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth." Then he repeated it to everyone: "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth! Since the development of the Imperial College, many fierce conflicts have occurred. The debate had no results for a while, but instead caused a cognitive split, forming two factions supporting viewpoints and opposing viewpoints. I believe that viewpoints are a matter of understanding, and the test of understanding is practice!"
"Every individual's understanding of the world is imperfect, and no one can master all knowledge. This means that we all have limitations and may make mistakes. If your views are correct, show evidence and use practice. , Use data and facts to oppose, rather than opposing for the sake of opposing, opposing for the sake of opposing someone!”
"Based on what I have heard about the theory of a round sky and a round earth, there are a lot of people who support a round earth and a lot of people who are against a round earth. The debate has not come to a conclusion so far. I will end the debate with this sentence , should be tested by practice, and if it is proved to be wrong and inconsistent with practice, should it be changed?"
"Don't just talk about opposition, but you need to show actual evidence, real actions, real cases, and real data to oppose. Don't just talk about support, you also need to show actual evidence, real cases, and real data. Whether you support or oppose , whether it is a hypothesis or a conclusion, it needs to be based on something, and this basis is practice!"
"Empty talk will harm the country, but hard work will rejuvenate the country. Only by attaching importance to practice can we guide the Imperial College to the deep waters of scientific knowledge, and only then can we learn more rationally and learn about things, and find the fundamental truth of the world. There are still people in the Imperial College discussing whether it is necessary for the imperial court to develop commerce. I I hope supervisors who have these ideas can investigate commercial taxes, gain an in-depth understanding of the distribution of materials driven by commerce, and understand the role of merchants in increasing people's income..."
"The hypothesis of a point of view requires rational inference, and the establishment of a point of view requires practical testing. I hope that in the future, the Imperial College and the officials of the imperial court will keep this in mind, talk less empty words, talk less, and do more hard work, investigate more, and practice more . We all have a dream, which is for our people to be well-off and prosperous, but this great goal requires all of us to practice it and work hard!"
"There is no need to have opposing views and baseless arguments. Internal strife in the imperial court and mutual impeachment and criticism are not conducive to the well-off of the people and the prosperity of the world. I hope that you can all unite under the strategy of well-off and prosperous times, dare to practice, and dare to explore , to verify the truths one after another in the future, to work hard, to pay, to light up the lights, and create a truly prosperous and prosperous world, so that the old will be able to die, the strong will be useful, the young will be able to grow, and the lonely and disabled will be spared. , all have something to support..."
