The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 339: Chinese knowledge

Who hopes Fang Xiaoru will come back as soon as possible? It's really hard to say.

But Chen Jingke is definitely one of them.

Firstly, Fang Xiaoru achieved some success in materialism.

Through correspondence, he had a general understanding of the basic situation of Fang Xiaoru's theory.

Although it has its limitations, it is indeed a serious materialist thought.

The most critical point is that although it is all materialism, it is different from the previous generations of copying Western philosophical theories.

Fang Xiaoru's materialism was derived on the basis of traditional Chinese culture.

He extracted all the ideas about materialism from the thoughts of various schools of thought and applied them to his own materialism.

It is the original Chinese philosophical thought.

But in this world, the situation is reversed.

Greatly reduces the difficulty of promotion.

This is reality and can only be compromised temporarily.

He doesn't have a deep understanding of Fang Xue, and he doesn't understand Fang Xiaoru's own thoughts, so rashly talking about this matter is likely to be self-defeating.

Hope to draw him into your side.

This is something that countless Chinese philosophy researchers in previous generations wanted to do but failed to do.

Fang Xiaoru's materialism is equivalent to sorting out a line in the vast Chinese culture.

Therefore, Chen Jingke was naturally very happy when he received the news that Fang Xiaoru had returned to the Central Plains.

Asking for foreign aid became the only way.

Why doesn't anyone do it?
Because Western philosophical ideas have been deeply rooted in people's hearts, others will not recognize you if you make it up.

Fang Xiaoru, who had achieved some success in materialism, became the best choice.

Just as he was preparing to greet him, he learned that he had not returned with the envoy, but had gone to visit friends.

There is only one way to get rid of the influence of Western discourse.

Under the trend of globalization, if China does this forcefully, it will isolate itself from the world's nations.

The letter mainly said two things.

But fortunately, Fang Xiaoru is still very sensible.

The whole world must listen to the voice of Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty lacks a corresponding ideological system.

Secondly, the idea of ​​Datong has reached a bottleneck.

Everything will be discussed after meeting the person in person.

In the past life, after several generations of hard work, China finally saw the light of day.

Become stronger.

But there are so many scholars who really want to work hard to do it, and they can definitely do it.

Not that it would be difficult to write such a theory—it certainly isn't.

If he can concentrate on research, he will not be unable to do it ten, twenty, thirty years from now.

Not to mention compared with a genius like Fang Xiaoru, any random third-ranking scholar would be more talented than him.

But this is all just a plan.

Although he is already supplementing his skills, it is obvious that his talent in this area is not outstanding.

The reason is that he does not have a deep enough understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

One was about Xie Jin. After communication, he found that he was also a talented person, with profound knowledge and not pedantic.

However, he certainly couldn't do this.

This situation is common in the fields of philosophy, economics, sociology and other fields.

There is a saying that diligence can make up for weakness.

Only when you are so strong that the whole world wants to listen to your voice, can you get rid of the influence of Western discourse in these fields and make your own voice.

Isn't that a joke?

I wrote him a letter and sent him a set of alchemy books.

The textbooks are all copied from Western treatises. How can we teach independent thinking?
This is the right to speak.

The specific situation can only be decided after an interview with Fang Xiaoru and a detailed understanding of his thoughts.

You can't use Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism to fight for the right to speak, right?

He didn't tell anyone about these two thoughts, not even Fang Xiaoru.

This made Chen Jingke very helpless.

Books like the Tao Te Ching are indeed very profound, but because they are so profound, apart from those who have studied Chinese culture in depth, how many foreigners can understand them?

Chen Jingke naturally knew who Xie Jin was, and even more aware of his knowledge.

But he didn't expect that Fang Xiaoru would become good friends with him.

Sure enough, it is time and destiny.

Chen Jingke didn't object to Fang Xiaoru's plan.

If Xie Jin can really accept materialism and is willing to join a small circle, it will be even more powerful for them.

As for the relegation... For him, Chen Dabandu, there is still some dignity in transferring someone to Beijing.

The premise is that Jie Jin must meet the requirements.

The second thing is to let Chen Jingke make proper arrangements for the three hundred Korean students.

When it comes to the talent plundering plan, Chen Jingke will naturally not refuse.

In fact, it takes no effort to arrange these people.

An academy has been built next to Luoxia Academy for a long time, and they can just move in there.

As for when school will start, that is Fang Xiaoru's own business, and Chen Jingke will not overstep his authority.

However, as a landowner, he still had to show up in person to meet these scholars from the Korean Kingdom.

Even Zhu Biao paid close attention to these people and specifically warned:

"The situation of these people will affect more people, and we must take good care of them."

Chen Jingke was silent for a moment and said, "The things brought to your mouth don't taste good. Treating them normally is enough."

"Even putting a little pressure on them can actually stimulate their fighting spirit."

It's not that he is against preferential treatment of foreign talents, but the current Ming Dynasty does not need them.

When you are strong, the higher the threshold is set, the more talented people will like to come to you.

When you are weak, you have to lower your threshold and actively invite others over.

Many people don’t understand why we need to subsidize foreign workers?

It's simple, because we are weak.

And because we have been targeted all the time, we can’t even coexist peacefully with others.

The enemy is forcing you to fight.

When the right to speak is monopolized, people can only be attracted through subsidies.

These people learn Chinese culture and naturally become close to China.

When they return to their home countries after completing their studies, they will influence more people.

This is naturally unfair to domestic talents.

But there is no way, who puts us on the weak side?

You must do everything you can to make your own voice heard, otherwise you will always have to live in the voices of others.

Where there is a will, there is a way. After decades of dormancy in the previous life, we finally saw the light of day.

This life is different.

The current Ming Dynasty is a strong party, and it is absolutely strong.

From culture to science and technology, to economy, military, etc., it is strong in all aspects.

Naturally, there is no need to lower the threshold.

On the contrary, the threshold must be raised so that foreign talents feel that it is an honor to come in.

Let them feel that this threshold is the dragon's gate, and only those who jump over will have a chance to become a dragon.

In this way, real talents will rush here enthusiastically.

These talents stay in Ming Dynasty and can contribute to the construction of Ming Dynasty.

Returning to his own country, he is also a first-class talent and will appear in various important positions. Then, through what they have learned, they will contribute to China’s great integration plan.

Does this routine sound familiar?
That’s right, it’s the European and American routine.

The Chinese culture has a deeper foundation and cannot be compared with Europe and the United States. The implementation effect will be better and more incomprehensible.
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After making an appearance and arranging the people in North Korea, Chen Jingke studied the set of books sent by Fang Xiaoru behind closed doors.

Didn't even attend the daily class.

Zhu Biao knew his plan and the difficulties he faced, so he readily approved the leave.

Do your research and don't worry about outside things.

Chen Jingke first read it roughly to get a general understanding of his ideological system.

The results can be said to be mixed.

Fortunately, this is indeed materialistic thinking, and it is indeed deduced based on Chinese Thought.

It is an authentic Chinese flavor.

But there are many shortcomings. Chen Jingke believes that the biggest shortcoming is poor independence.

If you want to learn this set of doctrines, you must first understand the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought.

Chen Jingke read it by himself and had only a partial understanding of many places, let alone someone who had no foundation in Chinese culture.

If the entry threshold is too high, promotion will be greatly restricted.

Chen Jingke made a note of this and waited for Fang Xiaoru to come back to discuss with him to lower the entry threshold.

At least it can make learning accessible to ordinary people.

Those who really want to eat philosophy should study Chinese culture in depth.

Then he studied it again from the beginning, this time very slowly, word by word.

He also brought over the classics of various schools of thought and looked at them side by side.

At this time, he missed the search engine very much. He could just enter keywords for whatever he wanted to find.

Now I have to manually turn the pages of the book.

It’s good to know which book the content is in. Some of the knowledge points are very obscure and it took me a long time to look for them.

A lot of time is wasted flipping through books.

But there are also benefits to doing this. The process of turning over the book is also a learning process.

By flipping through the book, he had a more comprehensive understanding of the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought.

He not only simply studied Fang Xiaoru's materialism, but also recalled the relevant knowledge he had learned in his previous life.

Although he does not study philosophy, as long as he receives a systematic education, he will learn more or less relevant knowledge.

This knowledge was very popular in previous lives, but it is leading in this era.

The parts related to Fang Xiaoru’s thoughts were written in the gaps as insights from reading.

Some views are similar to Fang Xue, while others are contrary to them.

But whether it is similar or contradictory, it can provide a reference to help Fang Xue improve faster.

Time passed quickly, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Jingke was immersed in research that day. A servant came to report that Fang Xiaoru was visiting.

Fang Xiaoru?
Chen Jingke looked up from the pile of books, his eyes a little blank.

It took him a moment to wake up.

Fang Xiaoru?
You are finally back.

He stood up abruptly: "Take me quickly to greet you."

The servant looked at him with wrinkled clothes and messy hair, and reminded him:
"Do you want to tidy up..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Jingke had already walked away and was not heard at all.

He had no choice but to follow at a trot.

Chen Jingke walked all the way to the gate and saw that familiar figure from a distance:
"Haha...Brother Xizhi, you are finally willing to come back."

Fang Xiaoru looked at his sloppy appearance, and instead of feeling slighted, she was very touched.

He had heard that Chen Jingke was studying his book in seclusion.

Now he must have heard that he was back, and he didn't even have time to clean up his appearance before he came out to greet him.

"Haha... I, Jing Ke, really want to be my brother."

"You'd better save this for your sister-in-law." Chen Jingke walked up to him, looked up and down and said:

"My face is glowing red, and I look like I am proud of the spring breeze."

Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "Hey, that's not quite the case. Jing Ke, you are so slovenly, but you are just as proud of yourself."

Chen Jingke looked at his clothes and realized that he was too anxious to come out, so he said:
"That's also your responsibility. You haven't come back for so many years."

Ye Yunliu on the side was very envious, this is a confidant.

The two joked for a while, and Fang Xiaoru pointed at him and said:
"Does Jing Ke still remember him? My disciple Ye Yunliu, you guys had some festivals before."

Ye Yunliu took a step forward and saluted solemnly: "I have offended many people before, please forgive me Chen Bandu."

Chen Jingke said: "It's a thing of the past, why are you mentioning what he did?"

"Brother Xizhi often mentions you in his letters. You are a rare talent."

"Haosheng learn from him. Don't let Brother Xizhi and Mr. Ye from Jiuquanxia down."

The previous grudges were resolved so easily. While Ye Yunliu breathed a sigh of relief, he also admired Chen Jingke's broadmindedness:

"Thank you Chen Bandu for your encouragement. I will definitely study hard with the teacher."

Afterwards, Chen Jingke directly invited Fang Xiaoru to the study room, but instead of discussing knowledge directly, he asked about understanding Jin.

Fang Xiaoru recounted what he saw and heard and said:
"Xie Jinshen is profound in knowledge, pragmatic and not pedantic. He seems to be a great talent at present."

Chen Jingke nodded and said, "What does he think of the new knowledge?"

Fang Xiaoru praised: "This is another reason why I say he is pragmatic. In his eyes, there is no distinction between new and old learning, only excellent theories."

Chen Jingke was very surprised, knowing that Xie Jin had read the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child.

Under such circumstances, it is really rare to not be bound by old learning.

But it makes sense to think about it. In his previous life, he presided over the compilation of the first encyclopedia "Yongle Dadian".

How could he be the kind of person who is bound by inherent knowledge?

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "It's easy to transfer him back, but which yamen are you going to let him go to?"

Fang Xiaoru said: "Naturally, when he returns to the Hanlin Academy, his abilities should be used to study knowledge and govern the country."

Chen Jingke laughed and said, "If you say that, will he agree?"

Fang Xiaoru said with a smile: "It's not up to him. With you, Chen Bian, here, it's not easy for him to study in an honest way."

Chen Jingke said helplessly: "You really...forget it, let's get him back first, and we'll talk about other things later."

In fact, Chen Jingke had already made a decision in his heart.

The idea of ​​compiling an encyclopedia first originated from Zhu Yuanzhang, but he did not have the opportunity to do it.

After Zhu Di was in trouble, he picked up the matter.

Finally, the world's first encyclopedia "Yongle Dadian" was compiled.

Zhu Laosi will have no chance to become emperor in this life, but it is still necessary to compile this book.

"The Founding Ceremony" is a good name, isn't it?

Don't worry about the two masters, let Xie Jin study in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and then let him take action.

Not that he had to do it, but it was too expensive to write an encyclopedia.

At present, the imperial court's finances are really not rich, and we can only wait for a few years.

By then Jie Jin had almost grown up and it was time to leave this matter to him.

But this is all in the future, and Chen Jingke did not tell Fang Xiaoru.

The two talked about Jie Jin's situation for a while, and then turned the topic to materialism.

Chen Jingke did not mince words, he directly talked about the learning threshold problem and hoped that they would make improvements.

Fang Xiaoru naturally had no objection to this: "If it weren't for Jing Ke's reminder, I wouldn't have noticed this."

"No wonder it is very difficult for young people to get started in learning materialism, no matter how talented they are. It turns out that this is the problem."

"Okay, the next step for my work is to lower the threshold for this book."

Seeing that he agreed with his proposal, Chen Jingke didn't say anything more, but took out his reading notes:

"These are some of my ideas. Please give your comments."

(End of this chapter)