Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 140 Compulsory Education System of the Ming Dynasty
Ever since Lan Yu and Zhu Di led the army to the north, nothing happened in Beiping City. Zhu Biao was sitting in Chongwen Pavilion, handling many affairs in Hebei, leaving Chen Yunfu alone.

"I'll give you some time off and enjoy yourself in Beiping City."

Zhu Biao was very sympathetic to Chen Yunfu, and gave the latter a short vacation: "There are not many things here, and one person can handle them well."

Hebei is vast and sparsely populated, Zhu Biao is overqualified for how many things he can do every day, so he simply let Chen Yunfu relax.

However, after wandering around Beiping, Lao Chen felt that this holiday was meaningless.

He doesn't visit brothels, and he doesn't like to gamble. Apart from these two entertainment venues, there is not much fun in Peking.

In the city, only this brothel and gambling house opened the most.

Who made this a military fortress?

"Mingtai, where are we going today?"

Dong Lun, a majestic Dongge University scholar, has now completely transformed into Chen Yunfu's little follower, talking about Mingtai all day long, and becoming more and more proficient at carrying bags and pouring tea.

"Go to Tai Chi Academy."

Sitting in Wei San's carriage, Chen Yunfu lifted the curtain and said to Dong Lun, "Anchang, you order someone to go to Beiping Mansion, and let all the officials of Beiping Mansion go to Taiji Academy, where I will hold a live show for them. office meeting."

On-site, office meeting?

This is really a new vocabulary.

Although Dong Lun sounded novel, it was not difficult to understand, he could understand the literal meaning, he agreed and went to make arrangements, then boarded the carriage and went with Chen Yunfu.

The reputation of Taiji Academy is not obvious, but its predecessor, Hesu Academy, is notable. Both Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi, the masters of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, once studied here. After going back to the academy, it was renamed Taiji Academy.

Many prefectural and county schools in Beiping were closed down one after another due to the war, so many students gathered in Tai Chi Academy to study.

Who made this place so big?

"Anchang, I remember that you are also from Beiping Prefecture?"

"Mingtai has a good memory."

Dong Lun answered yes, and then said: "My disciple is from Wanping County, Beiping. He has been an official for 15 years. This Tai Chi Academy is also the place where his disciple studied."

"Nice place."

Standing in front of the stone tablet outside the archway of Tai Chi Academy, Chen Yunfu said with emotion.

Dong Lun followed up in a timely manner: "Not only my disciples, but now Bi Rudan, the supervisory censor of Beiping of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Guo Xizhong, the instructor of Henan, are all classmates and old friends of my disciples who were here back then."

This is recommending 'talent' to Chen Yunfu.

Chen Yunfu nodded slightly, without saying anything, he walked into the Tai Chi Academy first.

What came to my face was the sound of reading aloud.

The layout of the academy is a pocket array. Entering from the archway, you will find a spacious courtyard with gazebos, water pools, rockeries, and flower gardens. There are large rooms on the east, west, and north sides.

The sound of reading comes from these rooms.

There were a few scholars in Tsing Yi chatting in the yard, seeing Chen Yunfu and his party walking in mightily, how could they not come forward, and when they got closer, they saw Chen Yunfu in front of him wearing a third-rank robe belt, all of them showed their faces Surprised.

So the young third-rank officer?
Hurry up and salute.

"Student Li Qing has seen Mingtai, who is the hall official?"

"This is Chen Gong, a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion and a general envoy."

As soon as Li Qing heard that it was Chen Yunfu, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "It turns out that he is a senior scholar. The student has met the senior scholar An."

Although Daming is big, the reputation of Xinglin Chen Yunfu, a nobleman, has already spread all over the world. Who doesn't know this new star in the court, and there are a few who don't envy him.

It can be said that Chen Yunfu is regarded as an idol and a goal in life.

"No more politeness."

Chen Yunfu continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back, walked into the gazebo in the courtyard, and asked Li Qing: "I heard the sound of reading here, and it's time for work-study classes. Why are you chatting here?"

Li Qing hurriedly said: "Back to the scholar's talk, students and others are teaching here."

Feelings These are teachers, not students.

Now Chen Yunfu felt more cordial and greeted them to sit down.

"Okay, okay, fate is to be a teacher, very kind."

"How many students are there in this Tai Chi Academy right now?"

Li Qing replied: "370 eight people, from six-year-old children to crowned youths."

"What do you study on weekdays?"

"The Four Books and Five Classics are the legacy of the sages, and there are also some great works of the sages."

After Li Qing finished answering, he took the opportunity to ask: "In another quarter of an hour, the children will be out of class. I wonder if the next class can invite a senior scholar to teach the children a lesson. The students think that the children can have a senior scholar to teach them in person. , will be very happy."

The smile on Chen Yunfu's face suddenly froze, and then he waved his hands in embarrassment.

"No, no, no."

You want to say that it is okay to let yourself teach politics or economics, and teach the Four Books and Five Classics?The little ink in my stomach is not as good as a seven or eight-year-old child.

But this Li Qing was really blind, thinking that Chen Yunfu was being modest, so he asked again.

"Students know that a bachelor's time is precious, so they shouldn't bother them, but seeing that the children have always been eager to learn, and the bachelor is a great talent in the world, they are bold, and hope that the bachelor will not hesitate to teach them."

After all, he bowed to the end, but made Chen Yunfu helpless.

Isn't this rushing ducks to the shelves?

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree, but I still followed suit.

"Let's say it first, I don't talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, just a few idle words."

"Thank you, Bachelor."

Li Qingcai didn't care what Chen Yunfu taught, even if Chen Yunfu just idled away, in his eyes, it was enough for his group to benefit a lot.

This is somewhat superstitious and authoritative.

A quarter of an hour naturally passed quickly. With the sound of a chime, the lively sound of reading was replaced by a burst of movement after class. Many children in their seventies and eighties and teens rushed out of the classroom. Crazy up.

Not to mention, this scene made Chen Yunfu feel dazed for a while, as if he had returned to the school he used to go to.

"To go to school here, do children need to pay tuition?"

Li Qing shook his head: "These children were originally from Beiping Prefecture School and various county schools. Later, after the closure of the prefecture and county schools, they concentrated here to work and study without paying. However, the college has more than 200 acres of land in the southern suburbs. When the farming season is busy, the children have to do farm work.”

Studying wages is a combination of compulsory labor and compulsory education.

Chen Yunfu suddenly became interested, and said with some surprise: "Who came up with this idea?"

Li Qing didn't speak, but a man named Zhen Yong behind him answered.

"Back to the scholar, this is exactly what Shi Zhong proposed to Jiaoyu five years ago."

At this time, Dong Lun followed up: "No wonder, I said, why didn't such a good thing happen when I was studying here."

Then he laughed lightly.

Hearing that this idea was proposed by Li Qing, Chen Yunfu praised Li Qing in front of him.

"Good, very good."

"Don't dare to be praised as a university scholar. The students just feel that the life of Beiping is poor, and every family can't afford to support their children to study, so they think this way. Why not study with wages, so that more children can be admitted to help them learn and read."

"Very good, very good." Chen Yunfu nodded again and again, and asked again: "Then so many students are admitted to the college, how can we solve the problem of daily food?"

"Everything will be borne by the Peking government."

Daming's education is worthy of praise in this regard.

The rules are set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Students in prefecture, county and prefectural schools can eat one meal at the school every day, which is borne by the local yamen, and no money is allowed.

This is also to relieve pressure for ordinary people.

"This Beiping mansion has done a real thing."

(End of this chapter)