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Chapter 114 Courses
In the warm pavilion, there are only a few people left.

Yang Reform picked up the paper on his desk.

"Big companion, show these two masters, Li Qing's family." These papers are filled with "Chinese", "Mathematics", "Astronomy and Geography"... These are all courses prepared for the Jinshi class .As for the courses of the Sheren class and the eunuch class, Yang Reform plans to simplify the teaching materials on the basis of the Jinshi class.

Several people took the paper and began to study it seriously.

"Language?"...

"math?"……

"Astronomy and geography?"...

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"Gewu"...

"Agriculture class"...

There's even sports.

Several people each took a few sheets of paper and passed them to each other, all frowning.

"May I ask Your Majesty, is this what His Majesty said about the 'training' for the new jinshi?" Xu Guangqi was the first to speak. The last time the emperor told him about the training for the new jinshi.

"Yes, this is the subject I proposed."

After listening to the emperor's answer, Xu Guangqi fell into silence again. This is much richer than the training content he told the emperor last time. Last time, the emperor only said that he would promote his "Elements of Geometry", that is, mathematics, among the new scholars. This, although I also talked about geography and agriculture, but the main subject of discussion at that time was "Elements of Geometry". At that time, I agreed with the emperor to promote his book among the new scholars.However, now that the content has increased, we have to think about it carefully.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is this 'language' and what is it mainly taught?" Sun Chengzong felt that it was better to ask the emperor what each subject meant.It is better to draw conclusions.

"This language? From a literal point of view, it is just language and characters. What is taught is naturally how to speak and how to write."

"That is to say, Your Majesty wants to promote the official dialect?" Sun Chengzong's understanding, let's not talk about this article. They are all Jinshi, and they can write and write articles. Otherwise, they would not be able to pass the exam.

Mandarin?To be honest, Yang Reform never planned to promote "Mandarin", because he himself stayed in the Palace Museum all day long, didn't meet many people, and could understand most of what he said, so he never planned to promote Mandarin. After thinking about it, now that Sun Chengzong asked about it, I realized that according to my own explanation, this language does contain the meaning of promoting "Mandarin", that is, official Chinese.

"Well, cough cough... yes, Master Sun, I plan to promote the official dialect, so that Jinshi from all over the world can speak Mandarin fluently. You Xinke Jinshi will be the pillars of the imperial court in the future, which will help the officials. communication..." Yang reformed it nonsensically, and at some point, he opened a new class.This opened Chinese classes in the Ming Dynasty and turned into learning to speak Mandarin.Forget it, these Jinshi didn't need to learn how to write or something. It's good to promote Putonghua instead. The promotion of "Mandarin" starts here.It can be regarded as doing a good thing unintentionally to promote national integration.

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"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, this mathematics?..." Sun Chengzong was very serious, asking the same question.

"Mathematics is counting. I am going to use Master Xu's "Elements of Geometry" as the main content of explanation." The content, even if it is a homework, this "Elements of Geometry" is also a book that is very popular among literati. There are not a few people who have studied it. If it is listed as a course, many people will find it easier and more acceptable.

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"Ask Your Majesty again, this astronomy and geography..."

"Here, astronomy and geography, I am going to use Li Zubai of the Qin Tianjian as the lecturer to talk about astronomy, calendar, ... By the way, Li Qing's family, I remember you said that there is a telescope in the West that can clearly see the starry sky. With it, you can predict the movement of celestial bodies more accurately, and determine the calendar more accurately? This will be of great help to the farming season." Yang Reform suddenly asked Li Zubai, remembering the last time he had a conversation with Li Zubai Li Zubai talked about the history of scientific and technological development in the West. Li Zubai introduced that in the West, there are astronomical telescopes, which can be used to watch the stars in the sky, and the moon is even easier.

Only then did Yang Reform list astronomy as a compulsory course for Jinshi, so that these Jinshi can clearly understand what the world is like, how big this world is, broaden their horizons and horizons, and don't always bury their heads in those four books and five classics. , In the stereotype, to be that rotten Confucianism, the person I need is a talent, not a rotten Confucianism.

Li Zubai stood there for a long time, his legs were numb, and no one paid attention to him. He was very uncomfortable and inferior. Here, as an official, he is as small as a sesame seed. It is a blessing to be able to stand here, really. Don't dare to ask for anything extravagantly.Hearing that the emperor said that he would be the lecturer of astronomy, he suddenly felt that the world became much brighter, his legs were no longer numb, and his body was much lighter.Hearing the emperor's question about astronomy, he came out and answered, "Your Majesty, indeed, I heard from Western priests that there are indeed such telescopes in the West, and the stars seem to be right in front of you, especially the moon. It is clear and clear, and it is easy to speculate on the movement of the stars. If Your Majesty revises the calendar, it can make the calendar more accurate and precise, and it will be of great help to the farming season..."

Revision of the calendar is a huge matter in the feudal society, and the emperors attach great importance to it. The power of the king is granted by God, and the emperor is the son of heaven, representing the sky. Furthermore, the relationship between the calendar and the farming season is extremely close. An accurate calendar It can guarantee a good harvest in agriculture, so the accuracy of this calendar is closely related to the legitimacy of the emperor and the peace of the world.The emperors of all dynasties paid great attention to it.

When Li Zubai talked about repairing the calendar, he thought that if possible, the emperor ordered the repair of the calendar, and he could find a small position in it, which would be regarded as jumping out of the iron gate of Qintianjian.

Li Zubai's words made Sun Chengzong a little surprised. He didn't expect that there are such strange things in the world, objects to watch the stars in the starry sky.Xu Guangqi seemed more natural. He himself was a Christian. As for Christians, he was even more familiar with Western things, so he was not surprised at all.

"Well, very good, I also plan to let my disciples understand the truth of this sky beyond the sky, broaden their horizons, and improve their realm. By the way, can this telescope be imitated?" Yang Reform plans to make more , Open the eyes of those Jinshi who only know how to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and write stereotyped essays.Let them open their eyes to see the world, and let the people of the Ming Dynasty open their eyes to see the world.Revision of the calendar? Not yet.

Li Zubai was also in a dilemma. If he wanted to talk about building a telescope, he heard Tang Ruowang say that he had never seen the real thing. Even if he had seen it, he would not be able to make it himself. know how to make it, . . . perhaps, there is a man who can."

"Who?"

"Tang Ruowang, my minister mentioned it before, do you still remember, Your Majesty?"

Tang Ruowang?That fellow, of course I remember, I have already recruited him to Beijing immediately, and I guess he will be here soon.Thinking about it: "Of course I remember, that is to say, we won't know until Tang Ruowang comes?"

"Your Majesty, yes." Li Zubai replied.

Alas... Yang Reform sighed.In the [-]th century, the technology of the East has already been surpassed by the West. The West has even produced astronomical telescopes and began to observe the sky. The consequence of observing the sky is to bring about great changes in the perception of the world. His field of vision expanded uncontrollably, and he was no longer limited to the one-acre three-point land in front of him. His attitude towards the world has undergone a huge change, and he began to deny the omnipotence of God and believe in human beings themselves.

The world has changed since then!This astronomy is really a huge driving factor in the history of human progress.

Yang Reform wanted his "inner court" to imitate some binoculars. He thought it would be no problem with his inner court's excellent level, but he thought that Tang Ruowang would enter Beijing soon, so he was not in a hurry, so he had better wait for Tang Ruowang to enter Beijing.

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"Your Majesty, this geography? What is the so-called thing? What is the explanation?" Sun Chengzong seriously asked the emperor one by one about the content and function of these subjects.

"For this geography, Master Sun has seen "The Complete Map of Kun Yu Wan Guo"?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have seen it before, and it is indeed exquisite. It is really amazing to be able to draw the world on a piece of paper. Is Your Majesty going to use this picture as a benchmark to explain the location of all countries in the world? The location of states and counties in the world?" Sun Chengzong's understanding of geography is relatively outdated, and his vision is still above the vision of traditional literati.

"Hehe, Master Sun has seen a globe and heard about Magellan's voyage around the world?" Yang Reform planned to give his master a geography class to broaden his master's horizons.

Sun Chengzong didn't understand what the emperor meant for a while, there were huge question marks on his forehead.But the last round-the-world voyage is quite clear.

"Report to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is recruiting warriors to sail around the world?"

Yang Reform smiled and said: "Yes! Master Sun, I heard that more than 100 years ago, there was a Westerner who led a fleet of ships, circled the earth for a week, and returned to the starting point. I think I am going to the kingdom of heaven, don't you?" There can be no one, so I prepared a fleet and circled the earth to show that there are people in my majestic kingdom."

Sun Chengzong was silent.

(End of this chapter)