Emperor Sui Yang

In addition to the Confucian Temple in Qufu, the Confucian Temple in Beijing, the inner family temple of the Confucian Mansion in Qufu, and the family temple in Quzhou, the Confucius Temples of later generations are actually ancient schools, that is, Xuemiao, which belong to government-run schools.

But many people don't know that the Confucius Temple is actually a school, so when the reform and reform at the end of the Qing Dynasty, some people suggested that Confucius should be lifted out and counted as the leader of China in order to fight against Christianity, and they also advocated the opening of the Confucian Temple.

As everyone knows, there is no Confucius temple in China, but Confucius is worshiped in the school temple.

Of course temples can be opened, but how can schools be opened?Can you freely enter the classrooms, libraries, and laboratories of Tsinghua University?
It can be seen that the government-run schools in ancient times have always been in name only, and most people don't know that the Confucian Temple is actually a school run by the state.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, a kind of folk school emerged, and in the Song Dynasty, it began to enter its heyday, that is, the Academy.

The four major academies, Yingtian Academy, Yuelu Academy, Shigu Academy, and Bailudong Academy, all started in the Northern Song Dynasty, which can be regarded as injecting fresh blood into the ancient Chinese education.

There are three types of private academies:

One: Founded by those with high moral knowledge.

[-]. Scholars who study culture jointly raise funds to establish it.

[-]. Funded and established by the powerful.

The knowledge taught by the academies is different from the knowledge taught by the government-run schools.

The knowledge taught in government-run schools is based on the needs of the country and is beneficial to the country, with a strong political color.

Private colleges are more flexible, representing the pursuit of new things and innovation.

As the imperial examination system gradually improved after the Song Dynasty, colleges basically replaced the status of government-run schools, so many people don’t know that Confucius Temple is actually a school, because government-run schools are no longer the mainstream.

Yang Ming has also been thinking about how to set up schools all over the country without spending money. The only way for the national event is to organize by the people.

But you have to tell people first that scholars from folk colleges can take scientific examinations, so that someone will raise money to start it.

In the current court, it can be said that except for Yang Ming, no one knows what impact the emergence of folk colleges will have on the country. After all, their vision is bound by the current world, and it is difficult to think so long-term.

But if you want to promote the academy across the country, you have to solve the problem of books.

Books in the Sui Dynasty are priceless treasures. It is very difficult to popularize them after printing. Engraving and printing are easy to say, but the first question is, who will let you print them?How can it be printed?
Royal children can't just go in and read the collection of books in the Secretary's Department, so why bother?

In the final analysis, a big reshuffle is still needed, but the price is too high. If Yang Ming dares to do this, he will be no different from Yang Guang in history.

You can't be in a hurry, and you can't be in a hurry.

The paper mills were managed by Taifu Temple in the Sui Dynasty. There were only more than 20 paper mills in the country, most of them in the north, and the south centered on Shaoxing, southern Anhui, Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Guangzhou. The paper quality was basically the same, that is, the output Not very good.

The largest paper mill in the capital is located in the former site of Han Chang'an City, which is now called Chang'an County, but the county government is in Daxing City.

Accompanied by several officials from Taifu Temple, Yang Ming went there to have a look.

The process is probably still the four steps: raw material separation, beating, paper fishing, and drying.

Moreover, Chang'an's paper mill still uses waterwheels. There is the Yu (yu) River, a primary tributary of the Wei River, and there is no shortage of water.

But waterwheels had a problem in ancient times. Because they were wooden bearings, they couldn’t be built much, and they were very easy to wear and tear. The bearings had to be replaced every three days, so the shipment of paper was not large.

The main material for making paper is old linen, not the raw material of the hemp plant, so it is also called hemp paper. Wang Xizhi's handed down works are made of this kind of paper.

First of all, the raw materials are expensive. Linen is clothing for basic necessities of life, food, housing, and transportation. It is directly linked to food currency and is a hard currency. People can live without paper, but they cannot live without clothes.

So even the damaged linen is expensive.

The raw materials are expensive, the technology is backward, and the shipment volume is low, so the price of paper is very expensive. The quality of hemp paper is also divided into good and bad, mainly divided into thickness and thickness. There are high-grade white hemp paper, medium jute paper and low-grade burlap Paper.

The current prices are 1.4 yuan a piece, 0.7 yuan a piece, and [-] yuan a piece, and a piece of paper is not big. There is actually no size standard for Sui paper. It depends on how you use it. The paper standards of the four major categories of books are different. The most sold size in the capital is four feet long and two feet wide, which is [-] meters x [-] meters.

Common people can use the cheapest hemp paper, which is also a big expense in the family, when should it be used?Ancestor worship funerals are used to make paper money and sacrifices.

That's why, people often pick up other people's paper money, save it, and take it out when they use it for their own household.

The entire piece of paper in the sacrifice represents clothes, which is equivalent to burning a piece of clothing for the deceased relatives and friends, because paper is originally made of clothes, so there is no need to burn paper money.

Yang Ming stayed in the paper factory for three days, and after getting a general understanding of its craftsmanship, he returned to the palace.

He wants to improve papermaking. Only when the output of paper is large, the price will be reduced. When the common people can afford it, the dissemination of words will become a matter of course.

The problem of raw materials is the best solution. In addition to linen, mulberry skin, mulberry skin, rattan skin, daphne skin, hibiscus skin, bamboo, etc. can actually be used.

Because there was this kind of paper in the Sui Dynasty, but it was directly drawn from the vegetation itself, so the pulp grinding process was too long to become mainstream paper, so improving the grinding process is enough.

That is to modify the waterwheel, and the main problem of the waterwheel is the bearings. Now that there is refined steel, it is not difficult to manufacture wear-resistant bearings.

There are eight beads in the middle of the two rings. This is the bearing. The main problem is still the grinding.

The bearings are not polished smooth enough, and they are not easy to use, but it is impossible to polish them to be as smooth as later generations.

Therefore, we can only use the soil method, put the bearing into the fine sand, and manually polish it by hand. Although it is very time-consuming, the amount of the bearing is not large after all, so this time is worth spending.

In the East Palace, Yang Ming taught the general bearing making method to Taifu Temple Qing Yuanshou, Shaoqing Yundingxing, and Shaoqing Wang Zhen.

"You guys make a set first, change the bearings of the waterwheel to bearings made of refined steel, and try it first."

Yuan Shou nodded, staring at the bearing pattern that Yang Ming drew on the paper, said:
"I roughly understand what Your Highness means. It is not easy to make and use the balls in the inner ring to drive the friction between the inner and outer rings to form a force."

"Try slowly," Yang Ming said with a smile, "The key is that the size and roundness of the beads must be consistent to form a unified force. Any one that is too large or small, or not very round, will not work."

Yun Dingxing nodded and said: "Moreover, we have to find a way to fit the balls into the inner and outer rings. The mastery of this size needs to be further studied."

A simple bearing is roughly composed of these three parts. The outer ring is concave, the inner ring is concave, and the ball is put in the middle. The three are made separately, so you have to be able to put the ball in after it is made.

It's actually super easy.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Put the inner ring close to one side of the outer ring first, leaving enough space on the other side, put the balls here, and then move the inner ring."

"Stop talking, I understand," Yun Dingxing patted his forehead, and said with a wry smile, "It's so simple, I didn't expect it, His Highness laughed."

"It's just a small skill. You haven't seen this kind of thing before, so naturally you don't know how to use it," Yang Ming said.

Yuan Shou asked curiously, "Where did Your Highness learn this new type of bearing?"

"I thought about it myself," Yang Ming said with a smile: "With refined steel, it is natural to make the best use of it. The refining field is under your management. Don't always think about making weapons and tools. In fact, many places can be used. You will also use them in the future. You have to think about it carefully.”

"I have been educated," Yuanshou sighed.

In fact, they were not too surprised by what Yang Ming produced today. After all, refined steel was also produced by others, so it was no surprise.

In fact, the bearing can also be modified and widened according to its purpose, and the steel ball can be changed into a small cylinder, but this point, without Yang Ming's reminder, Yuanshou and the others have already thought of it. After all, they are professional players. , How to extend the use, they do not need to teach.

Next, Taifu Temple began to study the manufacture of bearings. As long as this thing is manufactured, the waterwheel can be used almost unlimitedly, and the labor cost will be greatly reduced.

It can be used not only for papermaking, but also for irrigation, flour milling, and threshing.

Now Yang Ming can wait quietly.

Feng Yuzhi has never had sex with him since he followed him. Yang Ming went to Chen Shuyi's Yiqiu Palace that night, originally to visit his daughter, and happened to meet Dugu Feng'er.

After a long drought and rain, Dugu Feng'er directly dragged Yang Ming away, and tried her best to nourish Yang Ming in her bedroom. She didn't have any children yet.

The noise of the two was so loud that it could be heard clearly in the courtyard outside the palace. Feng Yuzhi lived next to Dugu Fenger. Excited, one accidentally fell off the ladder and twisted his foot.

"Why are you so careless?" Yang Ming, who only found out about the situation the next day, brought Chen Shuyi and Feng'er over to visit.

Feng Yuzhi, who had a swollen right ankle, was padded with a quilt and covered with a towel. Hearing Yang Ming's concern, he pouted and turned his head aside, and fell silent.

Yang Ming is also a little strange, what kind of anger are you doing?
It was Dugu Feng'er who came in from outside the hall and whispered in Yang Ming's ear, and Yang Ming suddenly realized.

Feng'er was outside just now, asking the maids how Feng Yuzhi fell. After knowing the result, she felt a little embarrassed.

The sleeping hall is so big, there are three layers inside and three layers outside, you can all hear it?Then I'll keep my voice down.

Yang Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and smiled at Feng Yuzhi: "Okay, I'll be staying in your palace recently, and we'll talk about it when you recover from your injury."

Chen Shuyi, who learned the truth, smiled and said, "It's okay if the injury doesn't heal."

Yang Ming and Dugu Feng'er were stunned at the same time, looking at each other, Feng Yuzhi was even more embarrassed, and directly covered his face with a pillow towel. (end of this chapter)