Hongwu Survival Guide

"What Pingzhang said was Qian Tang and Qian Weiming in Mingzhou?" Tao An confirmed it from Zhu Yuan and got affirmative, and then said: "The Lord just asked about it the day before yesterday, and also checked the test paper of brother Weiming. 90 points, counting to 76 points. Most of the ten policies and theories are biased towards the strict administration of officials, and the Lord intends to let him enter the Ministry of Punishment and be awarded the fifth-rank doctor."

Or the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Zhu Yuan was not surprised either.

He didn't go directly to the top of the book, but was the doctor of the Ministry of punishment of the fifth rank. This was obviously the influence of Zhu Yuan, a big butterfly.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuan said to Tao An: "I'll take the time to talk to my ancestors about letting Qian Tanglai be the vice president of Jinling University, mainly responsible for matters related to education and discipline. What do you think?"

What Zhu Yuan said was related to the teaching of the supervisor, probably similar to the later "teaching director".

"To be honest with Pingzhang, I have heard about that day's question, and I have had a lot of contact with brother Weiming since then," Tao An said with a smile, and said, "Brother Weiming has a strong personality, if you come to Jinling University to be responsible... um However, Pingzhang, if this is the case, and related matters will be involved in the future, not to mention you, even if it is the master, he will not accommodate him?"

"What I want is this kind of effect." Zhu Yuan felt that he and Qian Tang were familiar with Tao An's words, and smiled, and said, "I have to admit that I am not a person who can absolutely stick to principles. Concerning the future of the country, there is a saying called 'Ten years to grow trees, a hundred years to cultivate people', which involves a century-old plan. If a sapling starts to grow crooked in school, the follow-up can be imagined. Therefore, we need such a person to ensure that the 'saplings' They grow up as straight as possible."

Tao An didn't point out the one that Zhu Yuan had ignored intentionally or unintentionally in his words just now, and the young man on the other side should feel that he is not the kind of person who can "absolutely stick to principles".

Actually... about the same.

After thinking about it, he nodded: "Since that's the case, the next official agrees."

Zhu Yuan flipped through the statistical data of the results of this imperial examination from the beginning, and continued: "Then we will compile the teaching materials, the first one is like promoting new numbers, and next, we will further promote simplified characters. I have been working on this matter in private. In the process of doing it, it has almost been completed. The internal principle is also very simple, for the sake of efficiency. Traditional Chinese characters are too cumbersome for both memorization and writing, which is not conducive to the application of characters and the dissemination of knowledge. The Ming Dynasty wants to enter the industrial age, and a large number of high-level intellectuals It is necessary, which requires us to actively lower the learning threshold and enhance learning efficiency."

Tao An knew the simplified characters.

Again, in ancient times there were simplified characters, just like punctuation.

However, when Zhu Yuan mentioned this, Tao An was a little worried: "Pingzhang, this matter... I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Tradition is powerful.

For thousands of years, the literati in this land have been accustomed to traditional characters, and if they want to change it, it will inevitably cause various resistance and disturbance.

"There are no easy things in the world," Zhu Yuan said with a firm tone, "It's not easy to do, but, heh... don't force it too much. Those who are used to using traditional characters should still be the same, and the two characters can be distinguished from each other. It's not difficult. We just want to encourage students to use Simplified Chinese as much as possible. In addition... Daming's primary education in the future will also start from Simplified Chinese. Well, I won't mention it. In short, don't force it, encourage it, but if Some people insist on following the old ways and hinder promotion, and I will not tolerate it."

Tao An thought for a while, but still nodded.

Tao An is the kind of pragmatic talent that Lao Zhu likes, and indeed he is not someone who can absolutely stick to principles.

However, it also reminded me that at the beginning of the year, just a few days after Lao Zhu took the throne, he ordered a large number of "Qi Min Yao Shu" to be printed, and asked the Imperial Academy to compile a book on calculations.

At that time, everyone felt... It was simply a reform!
just now……

Something, obviously, has been going on.

Seeing that Tao An agreed, Zhu Yuan turned to others: "Let's talk about the specific courses, which are divided into two parts, cultural courses and professional courses, and related courses can be further divided into two categories, compulsory courses and elective courses. Cultural courses are mainly about 'li', the ritual of etiquette, professional courses are mainly about 'technical', technical skills."

Having said that, Zhu Yuan leaned forward to find a pen and paper and began to write on the table, while continuing: "Refer to the credit system I gave before, 'ritual' and 'technique' are 50 credits each , four years, and 100 credits before you can get a degree certificate. Well, if you think you have enough knowledge, you can apply for the exam in advance and graduate in advance."

Tao An listened carefully, feeling inappropriate: "Pingzhang, I graduated early, I'm afraid it's... that I can't study hard?"

On this point, Tao An still felt that there was no way to take shortcuts in academic research.

"It's like this," Zhu Yuan looked up, pushed the paper with some vocabulary on it to the opposite side, and said, "'Li' and 'Technology' are 50 credits each, which is based on the 'two legs' theory I proposed to my ancestors." , etiquette and economy are indispensable. However, we are in urgent need of employing people now, not to mention that many students have studied for many years since they were young. Therefore, for the half of "rituals", I think that the study time can be shortened, and even the credits can be obtained directly after entering the exam. .The other half of the 'technique', because it starts from scratch, the students have to work harder."

Tao An smiled wryly: "Pingzhang, you... are so calm."

"This is an expedient measure, just don't talk nonsense," Zhu Yuan said with a smile, "Especially Qian Tang, if he gets hired smoothly, he can't tell."

"It's from the provincial government."

"Then, for the specific courses, one of the 'rituals', that is, cultural courses, you are in charge of, mainly the Four Books and Five Classics, plus some traditional classics as electives, well, there is also mathematics, which is also counted as cultural compulsory. Besides, sports...what are the six arts of a gentleman?"

Tao An also took a pen on the table and wrote it down on the paper handed over by Zhu Yuan, while answering: "The six arts of a gentleman are 'ritual', 'music', 'shooting', 'imperial', ' Book', 'number'."

Zhu Yuan became interested and asked: "Is the 'ritual' here different from what we just said?"

Tao An nodded, and answered fluently without thinking too much: "This 'ritual' originated from Zhuanxu, and it was recorded in "Zhou Li". There were different rises and revolutions in the past dynasties, and the one that is practiced today is the system of the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. It is called the auspicious ceremony for the family, the inauspicious ceremony for the funeral, the military ceremony for the army, the guest ceremony for the guests, and the honorable ceremony for the wedding.”

Zhu Yuan listened with gusto, and thought about finding "Zhou Rituals" to flip through later, while asking several other "arts", and waiting for Tao An to answer them one by one, he said: "These should be added to the course, Among them, 'Mathematics' and 'Shoyu' are compulsory. If there are 50 credits, mathematics must have at least 4 points, and then there will be detailed classifications, such as algebra, geometry, etc., and an average of at least 1 credit must be taken each year. 'Shoyu' combined Two for one, that's a good name, let's not say 'sports', of course it's not a copy of the old, 'shooting' or 'shooting', 'royal', if there is no car for them to drive, it will be changed to riding. Basic horse riding skills must always be mastered, the key is that these courses can also exercise the body, so we must persist for 4 years and give 4 credits.”

While writing it down, Tao An couldn't help but look up at someone.

That's 8 credits.

The other half are all 'techniques', 8 of which are gone in a blink of an eye on the 'ritual' side, maybe add some others, leaving the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, how many are left?
Noticing Tao An's expression, Zhu Yuan didn't say anything more.

If possible, like the Maritime School in Mingzhou, Zhu Yuan hopes that "rituals" will only account for [-]%, or even less.

However, after thinking about it, Zhu Yuan couldn't convince himself.

Think about future generations...

It's really important to have balance on both legs.

Zhu Yuan does not want to see an era in which scientific and technological civilization collapses.

At least, don't come too early.

After Tao An on the opposite side wrote it down, Zhu Yuan continued: "There are also 'music' and 'book', these two should be taken as electives. Hmm... besides calligraphy, painting is also indispensable. Especially sketching, which is widely used, I thought about it a long time ago that this is a compulsory course. However, for this course, two credits are enough, regardless of major. Related majors, such as machinery, construction or water conservancy, etc., should be counted more on the side of professional courses, because they are all required. Drawing heavily, at least 4 credits, 1 per year."

Tao An wrote a full page in a blink of an eye, changed a piece of paper, and wrote it down again.

Zhu Yuan went on to say: "In short, for the 'ritual' half of the courses, you are mainly responsible for organizing the manual compilation, and confirming the progress of the study and the number of credits. In addition, the 'technical' aspect... oh, my energy is limited, You still have to bear it, but I will take the lead. Because it is the initial stage of the school, the professional courses of each major are blank. My idea is that all scholars entering Jinling University, whether they are teachers or students, must participate in the preparation of relevant textbooks. Write and perfect."

Tao An was a little confused: "Pingzhang, this... how to do it?"

"For example, in the major of Chinese studies, besides the "rituals" of the compulsory courses, the professional courses actually study various classics of Chinese studies in more depth. In this regard, I have accumulated enough topics in China for thousands of years, so don't I need to worry about it?"

Tao Anming understood, nodded, and asked again: "What about other...such as water conservancy majors?"

Zhu Yuan thought for a while and said, "These majors are mainly practical. For example, the imperial court is planning to build the Jianghuai Canal. We set this project as a research topic for water conservancy majors, and we also stipulate good credits. All students majoring in water conservancy... um , not all of them, some should be divided into other projects. In short, organize a group of students to learn from practice, summarize the principles, and compile them into teaching materials. Finally, through the accumulation of many projects, they will gradually improve into a water conservancy professional knowledge system. Of course, the classics we already have, such as "Shui Jing Zhu", should be cherished even more. Therefore, teachers and students should also be organized to make more professional and practical courses through recompilation, simplification, or annotation. .In the end, students accumulate credits through the practice of the project or the compilation and annotation of the classics, up to the graduation standard."

Tao An imagined certain scenes, and kept nodding while listening. When Zhu Yuan finished speaking, he couldn't help but praise: "Pingzhang...is really a great talent."

This is the truth.

Zhu Yuan's proposal seems simple, but no one has thought of it for thousands of years.

Tao An also saw one of the most critical points, a related concept, which Zhu Yuan mentioned before when he mentioned the credit system, called 'quantification'.

Scoring courses on a [-]-point system, and then accumulating credits based on courses, these things seem rigid, but they are a fair and effective evaluation mechanism.

It is conceivable that not only this university, but also all aspects of the court will be used in the future.

finally……

Tao An was stuck again for a while, unable to imagine more futures, but he was sure that, according to what the boy opposite said, the 'efficiency' in all aspects of this country could be greatly improved.

The two discussed some details again. Although there were still many topics to discuss, it seemed that the time was about the same. Tao An understood that someone was weak, so he stopped at the right time and took the initiative to leave.

Zhu Yuan got up to see off the guests.

When we came to the lobby outside, Zhu Yuan stood at the door, said goodbye, thought of it temporarily, and added: "In addition to the revision of simplified characters and a pinyin technique, I have been writing various textbooks since Mingzhou. Send it to the ancestors to have a look, and then transfer it to your side. Anyway, things can’t be rushed, a century-old plan, let’s take it step by step.”