Idle courtiers

Chapter 371 Teaching is actually very simple

Huang Jin said softly: "Governor Wang Shuwang was indeed Yan Song's slander back then. He was sent to the imperial edict because of the king's anger. However, as the leader of the army, he was defeated by foreign invaders. There is no escape. Ministers have written to discuss this matter before, and His Majesty should have a decree soon."

In fact, if Wang Shu hadn't offended Yan Song back then, and Lao Yan was determined to make him a mortal enemy, he would have been sentenced a long time ago.As far as its nature is concerned, it is not too serious. It is estimated that all official positions will be removed and they will be rushed home to retire.There was a tradition in the Ming Dynasty not to kill scholar-bureaucrats. Yang Ting and Yu Yang Shen offended the emperor so hard, so they were exiled.

It's just that after Yan Song came to power, the atmosphere of the court changed drastically, and even a veteran of the cabinet like Xia Yan could not help but die.

Ordinarily, after Yan Song's downfall, Wang Shu should also be rehabilitated.

It's just that the cabinet has never been headed by a chief assistant, and naturally no one is in charge of Governor Wang.And the emperor, being an impatient man, didn't care too much about it.

As the chief inspector of internal affairs, Huang Jin is going to step in, so the speed of trial of this case will naturally be much faster.

Besides, although Huang Jin is a eunuch, in terms of the education and character he has received, he is also a standard scholar, and he still sympathizes with Wang Shu very much in his heart. Gain a good name.Why not do it with little effort?
Naturally agreed to Zhou Nan's plea.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed and choked with sobs and said, "Thank you father-in-law, my teacher misses my master's body getting worse day by day, can you let him visit Beiya to show his filial piety?" After the former Yan Song's downfall, Wang Shizhen got a chance to visit the prison once.

It's a pity that Gao Gong and Xu Jie fought for the first assistant, and the atmosphere in the court became tense. Jin Yiwei didn't want to make trouble, so he forbade anyone to visit the imperial prison.

Wang Shizhen didn't see his father for a while, and he was depressed and sighed all day long. Zhou Nan felt sad when he saw it, and wanted to help him.

Seeing Zhou Nan being so enthusiastic about his mentor's affairs, Huang Jin was even more moved, and comforted him, "It's such a trivial matter, it's nothing to worry about, our family will just tell him when we see Jin Yi's relatives."

"Well, I will tell my teacher right now, let him prepare the daily utensils of the teacher early."

Farewell to Huang Jin, Zhou Nan returned to the Daolu Division excitedly.

Today is his first day to be a teacher in Neishutang, so he is naturally very excited.From ancient times to the present, the highest ideal of any scholar is to be the emperor's teacher and the commoner's minister.Mr. Zhou can't be the teacher of the emperor, but if he does this lesson, he might be able to cultivate a few inner phases, which can be regarded as a sense of accomplishment.

The imperial examination period was approaching day by day, Zhou Nan was studying his homework in the Daolu Department except accompanying the emperor, and his books and materials were kept in the department, and this time he happened to bring them into the inner school to make teaching plans.

"Sizheng, what are you going to teach when you go to teach the in-laws this time?" Shi Wenjiang walked into the office with his hands behind his back and asked.

Zhou Nan: "What else can I teach? Naturally, it is the stereotyped essays in the Four Books and Five Classics."

Shi Wenjiang chuckled: "Your Excellency, my subordinates do not comment on your knowledge. By the way, I heard that the teachers in Neishutang are all Hanlin bachelors. Dare I ask if Si Zheng's knowledge is higher than that of Li Chunfang, Zhang Juzheng and others?"

Zhou Nan: "Of course not as good as Mr. Li Ge and Zhang Taiyue." He is not arrogant enough to think that his education is higher than that of Li and Zhang.

Shi Wenjiang's father had been Zhou Nan's immediate boss, and they were all young people, and they were very casual when they got along together, so they would not save face for Master Zhou: "Si Zheng, you are just a scholar, so naturally you can't get along with Hanlin. Comparison. The problem is, if you are afraid, you are afraid that someone will compare you with them! As the saying goes, you are not afraid of ignorance, but you are afraid of comparing goods. If you open your mouth about knowledge, you can’t hide it from others. Kamisu is not pretty."

Hearing this, Zhou Nan was not angry.Yes, Master Shi is right.In fact, after more than a year of hard study day and night, and with the advice of a scholar like Wang Shizhen, his level of Chinese studies has just crossed the threshold and is about to enter the classroom.Compared with Li and Zhang, who are the world's first-class masters, they can't be judged by Dao.

Although the eunuchs in Neishutang do not have to take the imperial examination, they can find anyone from there, and it is no problem to get a meritorious service.

In one of those intellectual places, you only need to take a class and the students can see that they don't really have much in their stomachs.

At that time, Zhou Zimu's image of a poet who has worked hard for more than a year may collapse.

"Wen Jiang, this matter is really difficult."

Shi Wenjiang was also a man who failed in the imperial examinations, but was good at miscellaneous studies. He expressed deep sympathy for Zhou Nan's experience, and said: "Si Zheng, who said that the Neishutang must teach the Four Books and Five Classics, can't you teach other things?" ?”

Zhou Nan was shocked when he heard the words: "Yes, eunuchs don't have to take the imperial examination. The reason why they read the Four Books and Five Classics is because the teacher only knows this stuff, and there is nothing else to teach. Then I will teach some things that others can't teach. Practical knowledge."

Shi Wenjiang clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Good, Si Zheng finally understands."

Zhou Nan also laughed, and immediately packed up his books and walked towards the imperial city excitedly.

Speaking of the Neishutang where the eunuchs study, some people may think that the father-in-law lives in the palace, and this school should also be set up in the palace.In fact, he was wrong, the inner palace is the residence of the concubine, it is okay for the eunuch to suffer the knife, but the teacher is a normal man, it is inconvenient to go in and out of the forbidden room.

Therefore, the Neishutang is located in the northeast of the imperial city, next to the Silijian.

When they arrived at the ground, after showing their card and defense, they entered the Neishutang. Zhou Nan looked at the scenery inside and couldn't help but praise: "It's a good place."

But I saw a pine forest in front of me, there were about a dozen of them, all of them were extremely tall, and the pavilions were like canopy.

This is a rare shade in the imperial city where not a single blade of grass grows.

There is a hall in Neishutang, on which there are tablets of Confucius.

After passing the hall, there is a yard behind. There are dozens of reed mats under the shade of trees in the yard. Needless to say, students will sit cross-legged on the mats to listen to lectures during class.There is a table and chairs on the other side of the yard, which is the teacher's podium.

Zhou Nan sat down behind the table under the service of a eunuch, and then students came in one after another and sat down according to their directions.

In a short while, the yard was packed to the brim, with about two hundred people.

The next thing is the student worship ceremony, and then, Zhou Nan picked up the roster and called the names.Every time a person is called, that student will stand up and salute.

Zhou Nan couldn't recognize so many people. If he wanted to remember their names, it would probably take him a month!
Zhou Nan is a popular person and celebrity in the ban recently, and the eunuchs naturally know his origin.

It's just that the look in his eyes is mostly trembling, for fear of offending Mr. Zhou and being punished by him, but there is no respect that students should have for their teachers.

The reason is very simple. Zhou Nan is just a scholar. Although he is good at poetry, he is not a serious student.The students present were all sixteen or seventeen years old, they had come here earlier than Meng Tong's age, and the teachers who taught him in the past were all first-class outstanding people in the world.Their vision is naturally very high, and they don't think much of Zhou Nan, a poor scholar.

Zhou Nan couldn’t see what they were thinking, but he wasn’t angry. Instead, he sneered in his heart: “The Four Books and Five Classics are just a stepping stone to become an official. As long as one enters the door, this brick can be thrown away. In fact, Confucianism is just a philosophy .What is philosophy? Philosophy is a worldview and a methodology. Things like programs, even if they are studied to the extreme, will not have as much impact on the world as basic physics.”

"Stereotyped articles, to put it bluntly, are official articles, and they are of no benefit to society. Some people even spend three days and three nights in front of a bamboo for studying Confucianism. What is the difference between this and a lunatic?"

Zhou Nan knew that if he taught Confucianism, he would not be able to teach Zhang Juzheng and the others anyway.It's better not to be clever than to be clever.

He coughed and slapped the gavel: "Five books and five classics, as well as the principles of how to behave and do things. The other five teachers have already taught you, so I won't say much about being a teacher. What I want to talk about today is to talk about the world. With the knowledge of money, now I ask a question, what is money?"

This question came so suddenly that the students below all looked perplexed.

That's right, although Neishutang reads the Four Books and Five Classics, because it doesn't take part in the imperial examination, it naturally doesn't need to write stereotyped articles.But there are still exams on weekdays. If you fail the exam, you will be spanked.The ones at the end of the crane will also be expelled from the school, and they will not even think about being a steward, or even entering the supervisor of ceremonies.

In addition to the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", the textbooks they study include "Internal Orders", which talk about the eunuchs' eunuchs from the emperors of the Ming Dynasty; "Diao Dang Shi Jian" mainly records the good deeds of eunuchs in the past dynasties, and the judgment and imitation are the opinions on the handling of specific official documents.

This is a compulsory course, and the studies are quite heavy.

Of course, this burden is only for the scumbags.

In addition to learning these subjects, the elites in the inner academy also read a lot of so-called miscellaneous books outside.For example, books such as "University Yanyi" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", as well as various notes on wild history, arithmetic, and even novels, are used to broaden one's horizons and understand human affairs.

I have to admit that this is the real elite education.Once graduated from the Neishutang, everyone can instantly become an office officer who can recruit, come and fight, and win the battle.

Seeing that the people below were silent, Zhou Nan picked up the roster, opened it, and named a random name: "Su Ren, answer this question."

"Yes, teach." An eunuch stood up: "The so-called money is copper money, the outer circle is round and the inner square is square. The outer circle represents the sky, and the inner hole represents the earth. The so-called, the sky is round and the earth is round. Money is used for heaven and earth, and the flow is endless. The sages have said: There is a way to make money."

He took a breath and said: "The sage king governs the world with the benefit, and the rule of the country is as good as it is. To benefit the world is to speak to the people. The way to benefit the country is to benefit the people..."

Zhou Nan was taken aback, this eunuch is really good at breaking, I ask you what is money, you just say it, what kind of nonsense?However, this guy is really knowledgeable, tell him to continue talking, maybe he will write me an stereotyped essay on the spot.

He couldn't let him go any further, Master Zhou immediately interrupted him: "Okay, copper coins are a kind of money. So, what else can be used as money?"

Su Renzheng was talking excitedly, but when someone cut off his lines, he was greatly disappointed, so he could only say: "Silver can be used as money."

"Well, silver is one kind, what else?" Zhou Nan asked with a smile.

Su Ren: "Gold also counts."

Zhou Nan: "Gold is not counted. The state collects taxes, and it is either real goods or depreciated silver. For small payments, copper coins are circulated in the market, and gold can only be regarded as valuable precious metals."

Su Ren refused to accept: "Professor, why is gold not counted as money? Merchants and merchants, silver and copper coins are inconvenient to carry. When encountering large transactions, they are usually exchanged for gold."

Zhou Nan: "What is the gold-silver exchange ratio?"

Su Ren: "One to ten."

"Really, is it really the same?"

Su Ren thought for a while, and said: "In the past, I sent Fusang to Baiyin to exchange gold, and the ratio was ten to one. In recent years, due to the smooth war in the southeast and smooth sea routes, a large amount of gold was imported into my Ming Dynasty, and it has dropped slightly. Ninety percent to six to one."

Zhou Nan laughed: "That's right, gold can be used as money. From everyone's point of view, how much money is how much money, but gold and silver are both money, so how can the value change when they are exchanged? So, what is it? It's money, how much is money worth?"

This is already a philosophical question of who am I, where am I, where do I come from, and where am I going.

Su Ren was confused and stood there blankly.

Zhou Nan: "Student Su Ren, please sit down. The lesson I want to teach today is what is money and the essence of money."

He motioned for Su Ren to sit down, and named an eunuch named Wang Fu: "Student Wang Fu, let me ask you. Suppose one day, you go out to buy things and you don't have any money with you, but you have a foot Cotton, can you buy something with this cloth?"

Wang Fu: "If you are a Muslim, you can go to a pawn shop and pawn money first."

Zhou Nan: "What if there is no pawn shop?"

Wang Fu: "One foot of cloth can be worth a hundred dollars at the market price. Naturally, it can be used directly. In the Tang Dynasty, the state's taxation was based on rent and mediocrity, and silk, satin and linen were also compulsory, and they could be used directly as money."

"Well said." Zhou Nan nodded and praised: "Wang Fu, you read very carefully, not bad, not bad. But there is one thing, the price of cloth changes with the market. But you found no, the price of cloth rises and falls. It is the same as the price of rice, meat, and vegetables. Rice oil and meat go up by [-]%, and cloth also goes up by [-]%. Do you know why? So, is there an invisible thing in Pluto that judges all things in the world? The value, including the so-called money like gold and silver Kongfang, is the price of everything marked with this thing?"

All the eunuchs took a deep breath after thinking about it carefully.Indeed, as Zhou Nan said, the price rises and falls are always the same, except for special circumstances, such as natural disasters and man-made disasters, there are certain rules.

Wang Fu was also full of confusion: "Also ask the teacher."

Zhou Nan: "The thing that marks the value of all things is labor force and the surplus value produced by labor force."

Teaching is actually very simple.

As long as the common sense of later generations is transferred to ancient times, it will be a great knowledge that has opened up the world.

(End of this chapter)