The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 61 My own small circle
This group of mathematical elites is more active than Chen Jingke imagined.

Especially after learning what happened in the court, the emperor opened the door for the arithmetic school and decided to reopen the arithmetic school.

Their emotions were dominated by "the scholar who is a confidant will die".

Of course, the main thing is that this matter is profitable.

Again, no one knows better than them the level of Chen Jingke's "Shu Shu".

Reorganizing the arithmetic system based on this is definitely a masterpiece that will leave a lasting mark on history.

How could you miss such a grand event?

Therefore, all 43 math masters who participated in the training class participated.

And everyone contributed their family arithmetic books without reservation.

It's not that they are really so selfless, the main reason is that the little knowledge passed down from their families is really incomparable with Chen Jingke's "Shu Shu".

It can be stored well when you take it out.

As for the office location, I had to choose the Imperial College.

In Cheng Yimin's words: "The place is relatively large. The Imperial College has enough arithmetic books for reference, and there are also arithmetic students who can help."

"This experience is also of great benefit to the math students themselves. As long as they work hard, they can become masters of math in a few years."

Everyone thought this proposal was a good one.

But some people raised questions. Qiu Guangan, the Minister of Household Affairs, said:
"The Confucian scholars in the Imperial College have always been hostile to me as a mathematician. I was named and criticized by His Majesty in the court hall the day before yesterday."

"Instead of restraining themselves, they have intensified their violence."

"If we put the location there, they might make things difficult for us."

Everyone hesitated after thinking about it, this matter was indeed troublesome.

Chen Jingke said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll show you something."

As he spoke, he solemnly took out a cylinder, opened it and pulled out a piece of paper.

When I unfolded it, I saw four big characters written on it: Hongwu Suanjing

Qiu Guangan said in a trembling voice: "This is your Majesty's handwriting."

Chen Jingke felt very proud: "Your Majesty wrote the inscription himself, do you think this is safe?"

When he proposed to write a book on arithmetic, he decided to call the book "Hongwu Arithmetic Classic" and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to inscribe the title himself.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's first cultural masterpiece after he ascended the throne and is a symbol of literary merit.

Lao Zhu was naturally very happy, so he picked up his pen and wrote it down without saying a word.

Qiu Guangan said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, with this word, no one will dare to make trouble."

Cheng Yimin raised his hands in the direction of the palace and saluted: "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

Others also followed suit and saluted: "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."

With this picture, everyone feels relieved.

To put it more darkly, they really want that group of Confucian scholars to make trouble. When the time comes... hehe.

Chen Jingke took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty attaches so much importance to arithmetic, and we can only repay him with death... I only have two requests for you here."

Everyone fell silent and looked at him.

Chen Jingke was secretly happy. After operating for so long, he had finally established a certain prestige among this group.

"First, write the arithmetic book well. This is the greatest reward for His Majesty."

"This is also for ourselves. You all have personal experience of how the Confucian scholars bullied us."

"As the saying goes, if you don't steam the steamed buns, you will lose your reputation. Writing this book is the best way to fight back against them."

Cheng Yimin said excitedly: "Chen Bandu said it well. I will compile this book both publicly and privately."

Others also joined in.

The military spirit is available, and Chen Jingke is even more happy:
"Secondly, everyone must have heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote to the court that there is a lack of accounting officials, so His Majesty decided to reopen the Ming Accounting Department."

"But arithmetic is mostly passed down from family and the number of people is very small. Even if the arithmetic science is restarted, not many people will refer to it."

"All of you here are elites in Ming Dynasty arithmetic. I hope you will not be too self-conscious and recruit more disciples to educate the country."

"Besides, to be selfish, if we have more students, no one would dare to bully us." Qiu Guang'an agreed, "That's good, I will accept ten more disciples when I get back."

He has a background in arithmetic and feels this the most deeply.

Even though he has become the left minister of household affairs, people with a background in Confucian classics still look down upon him.

It is not because there are too few officials with a background in arithmetic, and their positions are not very high.

The imperial court opened the arithmetic science, and everyone recruited disciples. In five years, all the accounting officials in the central government offices will be their disciples. Let's see who dares to take advantage of him.

He didn't have this appeal before, and he didn't dare to do this. Otherwise, at least he would be a big hat who formed a party for personal gain.

Don't worry about this now.

"Hongwu Suanjing" was approved by His Majesty personally, so everyone can work together openly and openly.

As long as they don't do anything harmful to the country and the people, no one can use cliques to deal with them.

Then everyone divided the work again, and Chen Jingke, the editor-in-chief, had no objection.

He was the one who initiated this matter, and the "Hongwu Suanjing" was based on his arithmetic book. It was unreasonable not to let him be the editor-in-chief.

But after all, he was only in name and did not care about specific affairs, so two more deputy editors were appointed below.

They are Qiu Guangan and Cheng Yimin respectively.

Qiu Guang'an is the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is busy with government affairs and is semi-official. The real person in charge of affairs is Cheng Yimin.

Next, several groups were divided and group leaders were elected.

Everyone went to their respective groups based on their respective strengths.

After such discussions, the compilation work of Hongwu Sutra was officially launched.

Chen Jingke also breathed a sigh of relief, and then endless joy surged in his heart.

Finally, I found my own small circle in Wai Chao, which gave me a good start for future plans.
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Zhu Biao's actions became larger and larger. At first, he only built five warehouses in Yingtian Mansion.

Everyone thought it was to prepare for a famine and didn't find it strange.

After all, building a large number of warehouses to store supplies in good years has been the practice of all dynasties.

But soon everyone discovered something was wrong, because he then ordered the construction of more than 30 large warehouses in Yingtian Mansion.

This was not over yet. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the deployment of civilian men to transport large amounts of military supplies to important border towns.

No matter how you look at it, this is a posture of raising troops to fight, and it is also a big battle.

The government and the public were in an uproar for a while.

It also happened that scholars from all over the country went to Beijing to take exams, so it was natural for scholars to gather together to comment on current affairs.

Before long, everyone agreed that the imperial court was going to launch a large-scale military campaign.

Some support this, while others think it should not be so dramatic.

When the news spread to surrounding countries, the vassal countries were trembling with fear.

Envoys were sent out one after another to pay tribute as a sign of submission.

Beiyuan was the most nervous. They were afraid that Ming Dynasty would launch an offensive, so they mobilized a large number of young herdsmen to form an army and prepare for it.

Autumn is when horses are getting fatter, which is the period when grassland combat effectiveness is strongest.

The Beiyuan army was sharpening its swords and was ready for a head-on attack.

When the time comes, we can go south to plunder and spend the winter better. It's perfect.

However, they waited and waited, but never saw the Ming army coming.

We dare not take the initiative to attack, so we can only waste our time like this.

They waited until the first heavy snow arrived before they were convinced that Ming Dynasty would not send troops.

However it was too late.

Autumn is the time when grasslands reserve grain and grass for the winter, and a large number of young people are mobilized, resulting in many tribes being underprepared.

This winter has been difficult.

(End of this chapter)