The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 436 New Trend of Thought
The new exam will start in early March.

So in mid-February, Song Qingyue lived with Li Zhao again in the small courtyard next to the cabinet.

The little boy must be worried about leaving him alone at home.

No matter how many servants took care of him, they couldn't feel safe in front of her eyes, so Song Qingyue took A Fang, Zai'er, Mo Zhu, Mo Mei, and a cow to the small yard this time.

The milk output of cattle is not as much as that of cows, but it is enough for the cubs.

In fact, goat's milk is more nutritious, but the cub is picky and is not used to drinking goat's milk. Even the little guy with cow's milk is a bit repulsive at first. If it's not that the little stomach is too hungry, he can only choose to accept it.

And now get used to it.

As a child, you just can't get used to it, you have to be ruthless when you should be ruthless.

Although Nanny Bai can understand Song Qingyue's parenting philosophy of "a loving mother loses her children", she is just like Xiao Shizi's own grandma. This little brow is slightly frowned, and her heart is so distressed that she really can't harden her heart .Now that there is Ah Fang, Song Qingyue simply forbids Nanny Bai to take care of the little boy.

This time, Song Jianming and Zhang Guangjian were the chief examiners of the "Traditional Three Schools", and the remaining deputy chief examiners consisted of 18 people, including officials from the six ministries, Dali Temple Minister, Guozijian Jijiu, Shuntian Fu Yin, and two Hanlins from the Imperial Academy.

The most troublesome thing is that the emperor stated in the posted imperial list that this scientific examination will continue the Enke examination form last year. In addition to the traditional old three, there will still be a fourth mathematics examination.In addition, there will be [-] multiple-choice questions on agriculture and three question-and-answer questions in the current affairs, and the answers will be based on "The Essentials of Agriculture in the Great Zhou Dynasty".

Now people are going crazy again!

Although the ancient literati paid attention to the "six arts of a gentleman", this was already the standard set in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, scholars were basically upper-class nobles. Yu is not an item that ordinary people can afford to practice, and the imperial examinations in the Great Zhou Dynasty limited the scope to the Four Books and Five Classics. Basically, very few literati are proficient in all six arts.

Most of the candidates or scholars who are interested in scientific examinations only started to study mathematics last year. Many people frantically looked for tutors in mathematics after they came to the capital.

In fact, since the second half of last year, a number of private schools that specialize in mathematics have emerged in the capital, similar to cram schools.

Most of these gentlemen have changed careers from accountants. After studying the "Equations, Functions, and Linear Programming" thoroughly, they began to recruit apprentices to teach at home.

However, the level of these teachers is also mixed. Many people look at the group of Juren dumbfounded and know nothing about mathematics. They feel that even if their own level is not good enough, it is more than enough to teach those Juren masters. Make people willing to worship as a teacher, and offer a generous gift with both hands.

This kind of deceitful existence is actually beneficial, at least it promotes the enthusiasm of the people for research and learning mathematics.

As for those Juren who were fooled, they can only blame themselves for being ignorant of arithmetic.If you know a little bit more, you won't be blinded by others.

Remedial math is already miserable, but now I have to learn about agronomy! ?

Many Juren almost fainted when they saw the notification of the imperial list!

Do you know how thick "Da Zhou Agricultural Science Essentials" is?Northeast China, North China, Central China, Jiangnan, South China, Central Shu, Northwest... Each region has its own book, and there are as many as eight books in total.Even from now on, it's not enough time to watch it from beginning to end.

Some people wanted to gather a crowd to protest, but they hesitated because of the fate of those who participated in the protest last year.

The few aspiring scholars who really wanted to make a career were opened up by the emperor's bold measures in reforming the imperial examination system.

Because some literati and Confucians in the folk supported the emperor's idea of ​​"emphasizing both classics and facts", a trend of thought similar to the "integration of knowledge and action" proposed by Yang Minggong in the late Ming Dynasty has emerged.

Although the "integration of knowledge and action" described by such literati is far from the real "mind theory" that appeared in history, they actively entered the world and advocated the use of practice to transform "knowledge" into "self-cultivation, governance, and peace". , using practice to verify the idea of ​​"knowledge" is in the same line as Mingyang Gong's thought of creating mind.

Knowledge is understanding; action is practice.

Ever since Mr. Zhu Xi proposed that "knowledge is easy but practice is difficult", that is, it is easy to understand the truth, but it is difficult to put it into action. Many literati use this as an excuse. , talking high-spirited all day long, but in fact they are all empty talkers who kill time.

After all, the sage Zhu Xi said, "Knowledge is easier than practice."

But now the emperor took the lead in saying "No!" to this theory.Knowing and doing are one. It is necessary to understand principles and knowledge, but also to put them into action and make a difference.

And if you want to do something practical, you need to be a erudite person who knows everything about mathematics, agronomy, astronomy, and geography.

This is a good phenomenon. When scholars no longer stick to the Four Books and Five Classics, it can be said to be a certain degree of "liberation of the mind".

(End of this chapter)