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Chapter 260 The Pros and Cons of Stereotyped Candidates

Chen Zilong admired Xu Guangqi the most. After the questioning was over, he cupped his hands and said: "Master Xu is in charge of the world, he emphasizes governance, and I respect and admire him very much. I am visiting today, and I would like to ask Master Xu to guide the affairs of the world."

Xu Guangqi pondered for a while, and said: "What I have learned in my life is mainly for practical use. As for farming, I pay special attention to it. I think it is the source of life and education, and the foundation of the country's prosperity."

"The study of a gentleman is more important than knowing the time; when the time is urgent, you are afraid of the future." Chen Zilong continued: "What Mr. Xu said, I agree with it very much."

After a pause, he continued: "The three of you in the lower class have already gone to the new school to inquire about it. Except for economics and agricultural water conservancy, they don't want to learn anything else. I don't know if the new school will be taught by Mr. Xu?"

Xu Guangqi shook his head with a smile, and said: "Although a certain is shy about offering wine, he doesn't teach in person. However, there are ready-made teaching materials, and there are also famous teachers who teach, but it is the same as that taught by a certain person."

Chen Zilong showed a slight disappointment, and exchanged glances with Xia Yunyi and Xu Fuyuan.

Zhu Youxiao suddenly asked: "The three of you think that investigating things is not a matter of the world, so it can't be used by the world economy?"

Xia Yunyi looked at the past and said with a smile: "That's not true. It's just that I can't wait for this skill, and I think it's not as important as farming and economics."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, and said: "The name Gewu is really inappropriate, and it is easy to misunderstand people. If it is changed to physics, and it is explained that it is a natural science and not a mere skill, maybe it will be better?"

Xu Guangqi blinked his eyes, thinking about the meaning of the word "physics", and cupped his hands and said, "Physics is the truth of everything?"

"The principle is more appropriate." Zhu Youxiao said: "Knowing the principle is like mastering the law, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, physics is a basic subject that can promote agriculture, water conservancy, manufacturing and construction. "

Chen Zilong didn't quite understand, so he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shen, please explain in detail, I'll be all ears."

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a while, then turned his head and ordered Li Chengcheng behind him to bring the teapot. He filled the cup with water, and stopped when it was about to overflow, and asked Li Chengcheng to fetch a piece of thick paper.

Then, under the bewildered eyes of everyone, Zhu Youxiao covered the mouth of the cup with thick paper, gently picked up the cup, and slowly turned it upside down.

Oh?Ok?Everyone made a sound of surprise, it was just a piece of paper, which actually blocked the water in the cup and did not flow out.

Even Xu Guangqi and Tang Ruowang's eyes widened. They had never tried this before, and they didn't know why.

Zhu Youxiao laughed, turned the cup over again, and said, "What's the principle? As the saying goes: water flows downhill. But the thirsty crow (siphon) can lead water across one height to the other side for irrigation, and the Why?"

"The Yellow River carries a large amount of silt, and the siltation is serious. Flooding often harms the people. Usually, the silt is dredged, but if the water flow becomes faster, can it wash down the silt, reduce the silt, and benefit the people along the river?"

"Songjiang, your hometown, is famous for weaving. If we can study and improve textile machinery and technology to improve efficiency, one person can weave two or even three people's cloth. Wouldn't it benefit all people, just like Huang Daopo , can it also be recorded in the annals of history?"

Facing these several questions, Chen Zilong and the others pondered for a while, then bowed their hands to Zhu Youxiao and said: "I am so stupid, I would like to hear more about it."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "It's not that I'm hiding my secrets, but the physics is very profound, and I won't be able to explain it clearly in a while."

"This is the reason why physics is very important and is a basic subject. Only by mastering the principles or laws of the operation of things can it be better applied to practice and make contributions that benefit the country and the people."

Xia Yunyi blinked and asked curiously: "Brother Shen, did you learn this, this physics in the new school?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It will be covered in the new Gewu class, and I only know a little bit about it."

Xu Fuyuan smiled and said: "Brother Shen is too modest. Such a profound truth, oh, it is a principle, can be studied clearly. We are really far behind, ashamed!"

"I'm ashamed of your poems and articles." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "There are specializations in art, and those who don't understand can learn if they want to learn. There is no difference between superior and inferior."

Xu Guangqi nodded in agreement, and said: "You are all talented for a while, with quick thinking, and it is not difficult to learn anything, it depends on whether you have interest and perseverance."

Everyone said yes, they are not very old, at the age of seventeen or eighteen, they are full of curiosity and curiosity about new knowledge and new things, but there is a lot less resistance.

Xia Yunyi asked curiously: "Dare to ask Brother Shen, after studying physics, you still have to take the imperial examination. I'm afraid you don't have enough energy and time?"

Participate in the imperial examination?Do you set yourself as the champion?
Zhu Youxiao was a little amused, but he also knew that this question was very important to scholars.

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.Without knowledge and technology, they cannot be officials. This is not in line with the educational concepts they have received since childhood!

"I won't take the imperial examination." Zhu Youxiao said in a deep voice: "I don't want to be a nerd who only knows stereotypes, and I don't want to be a nerd who can only read four books and five classics. I will live up to my time and be a fool for nothing. unlucky."

Xia Yunyi shook his head and said: "Brother Shen's words are a bit extreme. Although stereotyped essays are considered rigid and rigid, they have been criticized many times, but if you study hard, you can still write good articles, and they also have great opinions that are practical in the world, such as Zhang Jiangling's " There is a great way to make money" an article."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "There are too few people who can produce high-quality goods with stereotyped writing. In fact, the imperial court is well aware of the disadvantages of stereotyped writing. But why not change it?"

Looking around at everyone present, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his fingers and explained in detail: "First of all, the essence of selecting scholars with stereotyped writing is not to govern the country through stereotyped writing, but to select worthy talents by setting the difficulty of the exam. The next step is to be cultivated by the state."

"Secondly, the eight-legged essay has strict format regulations, and the examiner can quickly make an objective evaluation when marking the paper. This basically eliminates the disadvantages of the Tang Dynasty, which was highly subjective and prone to entrustment. "

"To sum up, stereotype selection can guarantee as much fairness as possible, regardless of region, background, and judging criteria, it takes care of the majority. Therefore, even if there are disadvantages, it cannot be canceled until there is no better way."

The greatest fairness can be reflected in the imperial examinations, which is the biggest reason why stereotyped selection has continued.

It is not an easy task to allow the examiners to grade the papers objectively while also taking into account the different geographical and cultural development areas.

(End of this chapter)