Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 526 Su Lang for the country and the people

"Tiangongyuan?" Talented Xu was a little surprised, looking at Su Chen with curiosity.

Su Chen nodded, and said solemnly: "That's right, didn't I tell you about Arabic numerals before? Applying them in arithmetic will make my Tang country's arithmetic powerful. When arithmetic is popular enough, there will be many craftsmen who will feed back to you." Industries such as machinery, manufacturing, scientific research, and chemicals can increase productivity, produce more commodities, and meet the needs of the people’s lives. The people will no longer be poor, and the treasury will no longer be empty. This is the foundation of a country!”

Xu Cai was a little dumbfounded after hearing this. Can an arithmetic become the foundation of a country?

Scholars in the world all admire Confucianism, law, and even Huang Lao's art, the metaphysical philosophical system, and finding the way to govern the country is the foundation of building a country.

This is the first time that talented girl Xu has heard that an arithmetic, combined with the manufacture of objects, can become the foundation of a country.

However, even though she hadn't heard of it before, now that she said it from Su Chen's mouth, such firm belief and affirmation made talented Xu somewhat shaken.

Can these crooked tricks really become the foundation of the country and affect the national economy and people's livelihood?
"Can you give a specific example?" Talented Xu was full of curiosity.

Su Chen explained: "I remember telling you before that coarse salt can be turned into fine salt, which is the knowledge of chemical industry. And the most important role of arithmetic is actually in the manufacture and design of machinery, such as gears, such as hydraulic hammers, Water conservancy textile machines, lathe vises, etc., all of which require computing power and energy. Converting water energy into kinetic energy greatly improves the effect, reduces costs, and can continuously create wealth. When the treasury is full, it can develop a strong army and subsidize the people. Isn’t it a good thing to benefit the country and the people without increasing taxes and corvees?”

After Xu Qingwan listened, she nodded slightly, thinking it made sense.

After getting along with Su Chen for a long time, I feel that his ideas are peculiar and very practical.

He is obviously talented in composing poetry and writing articles, but it is hard to show it at ordinary times. It is really puzzling to study arithmetic and crafts.

But on the other hand, it can also be seen that Su Chen has the people and the country in his heart, and this is the real pillar of the country.

"If all the talents and heroes of the Tang Dynasty could care about the court and the common people like Mr. Su, the Tang Dynasty would not be in such a state of decline."

Talented Xu sighed softly, and looked at Su Chen with eyes full of admiration.

How can Li Tang's situation be hidden from talented Xu?She is proficient in history books, a erudite woman with many talents. In addition to poetry and songs, she is also proficient in history. In addition to the special status of the Xu family, Li Tang's current state treasury, distribution of soldiers and horses, and comprehensive national strength, she can roughly clear.

If we want to change this decadent situation, it will be possible unless Guan Zhong and Shang Yang are revived and reformed to become stronger!
At present, Pan You and Li Ping of the new party are coercing many southern literati and bureaucrats, intending to carry out reforms, rejuvenating Li Tang, and even her second uncle Xu You actively participated in it.

This is also the reason why Xu Qingwan was invited by her second uncle to come to Jinling and pushed into the Imperial College as a teaching assistant. She hoped that through the appeal of talented women, she could gather a group of Imperial scholars, accept the brainwashing theory of change, and save Tang.

But now, it seems that Su Chen's proposal is more practical and feasible.

Xu Qingwan sighed and said: "I used to think that in order to enrich the people and strengthen the country, what is needed is to reform the law, restore the well field system, respect the theories of Confucius and Mencius, and even combine the ideas of Mozi, pay attention to the unity of the world, improve military achievements, and strengthen the perfection of the court and local laws... But whether it is really effective, no one can estimate!"

Su Chen shook his head and smiled: "Those are all clichés, even clichés. What time is this? After the Han, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, several great dynasties have come down, and various systems and codes have been perfected. Just by changing the regulations, the It is impossible to change the situation in the Southern Tang... Li Tang, especially the restoration of the well field system, which is the land system of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it is not suitable for the present, so if we want to really reform and strengthen, we need to consider it from the perspective of productivity?"

"Productivity?" Xu Qingwan was a little dazed, and still didn't understand this word.

"Productivity is also called social productivity and material productivity. It is the ability of people to use and transform nature. It is an aspect of the mode of production. It refers to the relationship between the natural objects and natural forces that people use to produce material materials!"

Xu Cainv was a little dazed, she had never heard of this theory before, and asked, "Who defined this?"

"A sage, Mr. Ma!" Su Chen replied with a smile.

"Which Mr. Ma is from the Tang Dynasty?" Talented Xu became even more curious. If she was a great sage, she should have heard of it.

"Well, he's not from the Tang Dynasty, nor from the Central Plains, he's from the Western Regions..." Su Chen wanted to say that he was from Western Europe, but Xu Cai didn't even know about it, so she had to spend more time talking.

Tang people can also know the name of the Western Regions. After all, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty 200 years ago, the congratulations from all dynasties were recorded in the annals of history. Xu Cai is proficient in history, so she naturally knows the Western Regions.

"I see."

Xu Cainv nodded slightly, and didn't ask any further questions, she admired Su Chen's erudition even more in her heart.

Unexpectedly, Su Chen also knew the great sages of the Western Regions, and had been exposed to the new idea of ​​"productivity".

Su Chen felt that it was a bit off topic, so he turned back to the topic and said: "How about it, do you want to join the Tiangong Academy? By then, you will become the branch dean and a doctor of the Tiangong Academy. You plan to give lectures on classics and history. You can also learn to explain arithmetic, or shipbuilding, machinery, etc. If you are interested, you can also participate.”

He continued to draw cakes and induced talented Xu to join, which immediately improved the reputation of Tiangong Academy.

"What about you, will you teach there?" Xu Qingwan stared at Su Chen and asked.

Su Chen nodded and said: "Well, of course it will. In fact, Mr. Han is the honorary dean, and then he invites a highly respected person to be the real dean. I serve as a teaching assistant. In fact, I plan the overall operation of Tiangong Institute behind the scenes, including The scope of teaching, the method, etc.

After Xu Qingwan finished listening, a look of light flashed in her eyes, and after hearing Su Chen's description, her curiosity was immediately aroused.

Compared with Guozijian, she thinks that going to Tiangongyuan is the most interesting, and she can meet Su Chen every day, and listen to him talk about all kinds of weird theories, which is not inferior to listening to poems and songs. What a joy it is for the people to make contributions and do some amazing things with him.

Both public and private, Xu Qingwan felt that she should agree.

"Okay, I agree. How can I thank me and write a poem for me? Or cook a meal?" Xu Qingwan's smile was like a flower, and her beautiful face was full of smiles at this moment.

(End of this chapter)