Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 739
Early in the morning, Zhang Yandeng was waiting outside the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion to be summoned by Chu Yun.It was originally said to be Sishi, but his time has come.

Although Chu Yun traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he still maintained the habit of getting up late in modern times. When he knew that Zhang Yandeng was coming early, he hurriedly asked Ella to help him change his clothes, and then summoned Zhang Yandeng.

This is no longer punctual, but two hours early!Chu Yun really had no choice but to say that the ancients were too rigid. He couldn't say that the other party caused him trouble two hours in advance, and then blamed the other party.

"Mr. Zhang, you are old, and it's hard work for you to come so early." Chu Yun reminded.

"When you get old, you can't fall asleep. I wake up before the rooster crows. I am worried about things here, so I came early. Did the old minister disturb the military leader?" refers to.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhang, please use tea. This is the high mountain tea I brought back from Yizhou. It has a special flavor." Chu Yun gestured to Zhang Yandeng.

Zhang Yandeng picked up the teacup, took a sip and said slowly: "The tea is good tea, but the old minister is worried about the military lord, so I can't taste the tea."

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, don't worry too much. This matter has nothing to do with the capabilities of the officials of the Jianghuai Chief Secretary." Chu Yun laughed.

"It has nothing to do with Jianghuai Chief Secretary?" Zhang Yandeng was a little surprised.

"Exactly. I came to Jiangnan this time for other reasons. I heard that in the past few years, dozens of associations such as Fushe and Jishe have appeared in Jiangnan, and most of them are composed of young talents from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jianghuai and other places. Is there such a thing?" Chu Yun asked.

"It is true that Fushe is headed by Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai. They try to figure out stereotypes, learn from learning, and sharpen their conduct. They are the most active among Jiangnan societies, with tens of thousands of followers. Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi and others in several societies advocate respecting the ancients. , also quite influential in the Jiangnan literary world. To be honest, Chen Zilong is still a student I admire very much, and he has a brilliant literary talent."

Zhang Yandeng explained the Jiangnan community to Chu Yun, and suddenly sensed Chu Yun's intention: "Could it be that the military leader wants to eliminate these societies?"

"At the beginning of Wanli, the Donglin Party, the Huan Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, the Qi Party, the Xuan Party, and the Kun Party took turns to dominate the Jingchao Party. The factions were united against dissidents, and factional disputes were still serious. They ignored the interests of the world for the self-interest of one faction. Now The world is peaceful, stereotyped writing is abolished, and imperial examinations are abolished. One of the important purposes is to resolve crony disputes."

"The crony disputes in the capital basically disappeared after Li Zicheng entered the capital, but I see that there are many associations of this nature in the south of the Yangtze River. Their name is to discuss articles, and they are actually to improve their right to speak."

"I also heard that these clubs still respect stereotyped writing. They have studied gossip all their lives, and they want to rely on this ability to become famous. Therefore, they are very dissatisfied with our abolition of stereotyped writing. They plan to hold a meeting in Huqiu, Suzhou soon. The General Assembly intends to unite and put pressure on our Kyushu Army to restore the stereotyped writing." Chu Yun said.

Zhang Yandeng heard Chu Yun's dissatisfaction with Fushe and other associations in Chu Yun's words, and he knew Chu Yun's general thoughts: "These associations do have a call for the restoration of stereotyped essays, and many scholars have joined them. The reason why they are in Shilin Zhongyi responds to everyone's response, and I'm sorry for the old minister's blunt words, but at this time I still have something to do with you, the military leader."

"I would like to hear the details." Chu Yun said.

"The stereotyped essay was formed in Ming Xianzong, and it has a history of nearly 200 years. Students all over the world learn the stereotyped essay, hoping to one day be the number one scholar in high school. They tried their best to study the writing method of the stereotyped essay and read the scriptures. Two years ago, the military leader suddenly announced the abolition of the whole country. Stereotyped articles and assessment of new learning are equivalent to throwing away all they have learned in their entire life, and they feel dissatisfied." Zhang Yandeng said.

Good guy, it's my head...

Chu Yun did not expect that the abolition of stereotyped essays would intensify the restlessness of the literary societies in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chu Yun shook his head: "These people only read the books of sages. I'm afraid they are stupid. The abolition of stereotyped essays will bring them a lot of benefits and no harm. Why do you blame me?"

"What do you mean by the military leader?" Zhang Yandeng wondered, "The abolition of stereotyped essays obviously harms the interests of these scholars who have studied hard for ten years. How can there be no harm at all?"

"Let me ask you, in the past when the imperial court implemented stereotyped essays, how many high school candidates and Jinshi were promoted every year?" Chu Yun asked Zhang Yandeng instead.

"There are very few." Zhang Yandeng also came from the era of stereotyped essays, so he naturally knows the difficulties.

"There are more than tens of thousands of literati and poets in the world, and there are only a few who can be appreciated by the court every year. Those who fail can only participate in government examinations, college examinations, township examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations year after year. It is even more difficult to make progress. How many people wasted their youth, achieved nothing, and became parasites of the country." Chu Yun continued.

"Indeed." Zhang Yandeng sighed.

"Compared to the previous dynasty, our Kyushu Army is expanding and there is a shortage of talents everywhere. This time our army attacked Nanyang, with 500 million square kilometers of land, three provinces, and tens of thousands of vacant officials. It is to move all the scholars in Qinhuai In the past, there were no vacancies. When employing people, they only need to learn some new knowledge, pass the assessment we set up, and enter the Academy of Sciences to study for two or three years, and then they can be released as officials. Compared with the imperial examination, this is simply a smooth rise. Chance!"

"Secondly, although the assessment we set up changed the stereotyped essay to the four subjects of literature and history, science, arithmetic, and jurisprudence, it is actually just the superficial teaching of the Academy of Sciences. With their willingness to study hard for ten years, it is not necessary They can master it in one year and successfully enter the Academy of Sciences. After entering the Academy of Sciences, they can choose different development directions. Those who study civil engineering and mining can apply for the establishment of the Ministry of Industry. Those who study banking, industry and commerce, and economics can apply for the Ministry of Household Affairs prepared by."

"What's more, in the current world, only these scholars can read and write. Even if they learn new knowledge, they have a much higher starting point than ordinary people. As long as they want to learn, they must be the first batch of graduates from the Academy of Sciences. The future is not good. Limited edition. It's really ridiculous, to be trapped in a cocoon, and still thinking about restoring stereotyped essays."

When Chu Yun mentioned the advantages of these literati, he couldn't help feeling sorry for them.Literate people in this era have basically monopolized their privileges. Before education was popularized, as long as they were willing to absorb new knowledge, they would definitely be better off than they were in the previous dynasty.

Hearing what Chu Yun said, Zhang Yandeng broke into a cold sweat.What Chu Yun said was indeed reasonable. The disciples of the Jiangnan Society only cared about what they had lost, but they delayed the best time to enter the Academy of Sciences in vain.If they had started to study the four subjects of literature and history, science, arithmetic, and jurisprudence when Chu Yun announced the abolition of stereotyped essays two years ago, with their perseverance, they should have been in the Academy of Sciences by now.

"So how does the military leader plan to treat the associations formed by Jiangnan scholars such as Fushe and Jishe?" Zhang Yandeng asked.

"Repeal."

(End of this chapter)