Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 744 The Importance of Public Opinion

In Zhu Youjian's conception, in the future, whether it is a polytechnic institute or other types of higher education, it will exist in a detached way, and the relevant government offices of the imperial court will only have a guiding role for it, not a restraint and jurisdiction role.

Everyone can sit down and talk about things, and relevant government offices can put forward opinions and suggestions in certain aspects, but on academic issues, the university still has the final say.

A university is a place for academic research and discussion. It is a pure land. Once it is invaded by power, it will gradually lose its original meaning.

The ceremony wines of the Institute of Technology will be at the Ministry of Rites level, and other universities will follow this example in the future, but the level may not be so high.

Zhu Youjian did not intend to let Fang Yizhi enter politics.

Daming has no shortage of officials, but talents like Fang Yizhi are extremely scarce. If he is allowed to enter politics, Daming will at most have one more virtuous minister, but will lose a good teacher who can train a large number of talents.

Another celebrity, Zhu Shunshui (Zhu Zhiyu), was arranged by Zhu Youjian to enter the Institute of Science and Technology in the 11th year of Chongzhen. His current position is the head of the School of Humanities, and his rank is Zhengwupin.

For this pragmatist who learns from others' strengths, it is most important to use his ideas to influence and change the old ideas of the scholars.

Zhu Shunshui once made a brief exposition on pragmatism.

"The so-called practical one means that it is beneficial to one's own body and mind, and the other is beneficial to society."

"The way of learning is to be close to oneself, to benefit the world and the country, not to play tricks on the spleen, to catch wind and shadows....Don't plagiarize and whitewash yourself and call yourself 'I am a Confucian'. If you are in danger, you can't decide it. It is so difficult that it is difficult to overcome, how can a Confucian think?"

Zhu Shunshui's advanced concepts and ideas are exactly what Zhu Youjian appreciates very much.

Judging from the feedback from factory guards, Zhu Shunshui's pragmatism has been accepted by more and more candidates in the past three years since he took office in the School of Humanities. The promotion of pragmatism provides an excellent platform.

Zhu Youjian has reason to believe that as long as the Institute of Science and Technology can create more new things, under this demonstration effect, the pragmatic style will be promoted in a wider range, and the Institute of Science and Technology will become the cradle of talents to change Ming Dynasty.

However, in order to completely break the imprisonment of certain decadent ideas for thousands of years, the guidance of public opinion will be extremely important.

The big killer that guides public opinion—is it time for newspapers to appear?
If the views of Zhu Shunshui, Fang Yizhi, etc. are published and published, and disseminated on a large scale, supplemented with specific examples, such as the achievements of opening up wasteland and land in various places, and some positive examples of outstanding performance in the rural areas , the latest achievements born from the application of what the Institute of Technology has learned, etc., the potential impact on the entire society will be huge.

The role of public opinion is unparalleled, and Zhu Youjian from later generations is naturally the clearest.

But this kind of weapon capable of changing the whole world is also a double-edged sword. Once it is not well controlled, it will cause very serious harm to society in the future. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a scourge.

Now the technical conditions for running a newspaper in the Ming Dynasty are ready, whether it is ink, movable type printing books, paper, or even a set of pictures, and other technologies are very mature. As long as you talk about this idea yourself, Zhu Youjian believes that within a few days, it will be completed. A sample will be placed in front of oneself.

The current general bureau brings together skilled craftsmen from various industries, coupled with the various talents recruited by the Four Seas Commercial Firm, the technical strength of the capital has far surpassed that of the economically prosperous Jiangnan area. This kind of new things will thrive with the momentum of springing up, and become a strong driving force for the economic and social development of Ming Dynasty.

As for who will be in charge of this powerful tool for governing the world, there are several candidates in Zhu Youjian's mind.

Zhu Shunshui, Chen Zilong, Wu Weiye, Zhang Dai.

These four people are all great talents in the late Ming Dynasty, and each of them is famous in later generations, and what supports their fame is their own extraordinary talent.

There is no need to mention Zhu Shunshui, let's talk about Chen Zilong first.

Chen Zilong, who was hailed as the "Ming Poetry Army" and "the first poet in the Ming Dynasty" by later generations, can be said to have the highest literary achievement among the above four.

His outstanding talent, articles, and strong national integrity made him undisputedly the leader of the literary world in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. There is also a biography of him in "History of the Ming Dynasty", which says that he "was born with extraordinary talents, worked hard, and governed the world. Poetry and prose are based on Wei and Jin, and the parallel style is especially exquisite."

His poetry creation, especially in the middle and late period, aims to inherit the spirit of reflecting the reality in the poetry creation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and especially emphasizes the social significance of literary creation. Therefore, his poems are emotional about current events and concerned about people's livelihood. They are heroic, depressed, and vigorous. In line with the righteousness, the diction is gorgeous, the rhyme is sonorous, and it is full of sincere feelings of worrying about the country and the people and noble patriotic integrity. He is the last great poet who ended the creation of retro poetry in the Ming Dynasty.

And the ending of this great celebrity in history is also very tragic.

On the way to Nanjing when he was captured by the Anti-Qing Dynasty and passed through the Kuatang Bridge in Songjiang, he was caught off guard by the guards and suddenly threw himself into the water to die. When he was picked up, he was already breathless. corpse in the water.I was 40 years old.

The 34-year-old Chen Zilong is in the best years of his life. Although he has not experienced the ups and downs in his previous life, his talent is still the best.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, at the behest of Zhu Youjian, Chen Zilong was sent to Nanjing as an official by the Ministry of Officials after the end of his observation of politics. Judging from the report submitted by Jin Yiwei, Chen Zilong still performed relatively well in his job in recent years. Excellent, as can be seen from the few cases he has handled, Chen Zilong's upright style is just like in history, and he has not lost himself because the environment is too smooth.

In fact, Zhu Youjian sent Chen Zilong to the Nanjing Mansion not to see the celebrity's political ability. His original intention was to see if Chen Zilong and Liu Rushi could get together after the history had been completely changed.

The two lived together briefly in Chongzhen's eight years, and the relationship between them was quite deep. This point can still be conclusively proved from "Liu Rushi's Biography", but it is regrettable that the two finally failed to get along.

There are several reasons for this.

One is because Chen's wife, Zhang Ruren, are incompatible, and Liu is unwilling to be a concubine.

The second is that Chen's economic situation at that time could not meet Liu Zhi's requirements.

You must know that Liu Rushi, who was cultivated by the Qinhuai River, was used to living a life of luxury and luxury. From the original state of being pampered by thousands of people, he suddenly lived a life of poverty. It's different, but it's still hard to accept for a while.

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in later generations.

Many vows to each other, eventually lost to firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Zhu Youjian believes that in addition to the above reasons, there are deeper and more critical factors that lead to the two finally parting ways.

　Thanks to Hongjian and Qichenxing for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)