Yes, the college I want to run is not for the purpose of taking the imperial examination, but to train technical talents in various industries. At present, it is preparing to recruit four majors: smelting, civil engineering, machinery, and finance and economics. It mainly recruits talented and young students who have given up the scientific examination, and the age requirement is under 25 years old. ”

After He Zhiyuan finished speaking in one breath, Liang Wensheng's brain was directly short-circuited, especially some modern terms he had never heard of at all. However, Liang Wensheng has an excellent character of a Confucian scholar, that is, he is not ashamed to ask. So he asked, "I haven't heard any of the terms you said." First of all, you explain what is machinery and what is finance? ”

He Zhiyuan had been prepared for a long time, and these ideas were the result of discussions between him and Zhou Fuliu two days ago. When they are together, they are not always talking to me, but more often they are discussing how to develop. The idea of starting a vocational college was one they came up with together.

As a result, He Zhiyuan explained: "Machinery is a tool device that can help people reduce the difficulty of work or save labor. Items such as chopsticks, baskets, etc., can be called machines, and they are simple machines. A complex machine, on the other hand, is composed of two or more simple machines. This is a profession that studies the use of some complex machinery; Caijing is the abbreviation of finance and economic management. This major is designed to train financial and managerial talents for large workshops and business groups. ”

"I don't think the first three professions you mentioned are all done by craftsmen, and the latter one is more like the work of the bookkeeper. Do all of this have to be cultivated? These skills have been passed down from generation to generation by artisans, and some of them have been kept secret. It's probably going to be a lot of difficulty if you want to set up a special academy to teach this knowledge now. Let the scholars learn the knowledge of craftsmen and craftsmen, and make a living by doing such work in the future, I am afraid that no one will want to do it. ”

Sure enough, as Zhiyuan expected, first of all, it was difficult for Liang Wensheng to pass this level. The hierarchical concept of agriculture and industry is deeply ingrained, and it takes a lot of courage and perseverance to break it. And some scholars value face more than life, and they would rather live in poverty all their lives than lose face to do what they think is a lowly job.

He Zhiyuan then began to persuade Liang Wensheng: "My lord, what you said is correct, thank you Lord Liang for the reminder." Students think that there are exceptions to everything, and my student Wang Zhixue is an exception. Wang Zhixue, tell the adults if this is the case. ”

Wang Zhixue, who had been sitting and listening carefully like a student, heard the master's command, moved his body that was sitting a little stiff, agreed, and then stood up. Liang Wensheng motioned with his hand for him to sit down and said.

So he sat down in his chair and began to say, "My lord, Xiaomin is a boy who has never even passed the college test. I feel that I was not born to read books, but since I studied science with my master, I feel that I have found the feeling of reading. Those things like mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., are much easier to learn than the Four Books and the Five Classics. I think this knowledge is very useful, and a lot of good things can be made by using them, and the steam cannon last time was made using physics knowledge, and I am now doing new research under the guidance of my master. Compared with reading the imperial examination, I still like to study science books and make practical utensils. ”

This time, Wang Zhixue did not disappoint He Zhiyuan, and finally expressed his thoughts clearly, although he stumbled, he did not make a mistake, and he did not mess things up like at the city gate.

"So you have given up the imperial examination and concentrated on science?" Liang Wensheng looked at the young Wang Zhixue and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. If it's him, he will go to the hospital to try it, why don't you have to be a middle school student first and then try something else.

"Exactly"

He Zhiyuan continued: "My lord, there are hundreds of thousands of scholars in our Ming Dynasty, but only a few thousand people are promoted in the examination every three years, and even fewer are admitted to the Jinshi, but only three or four hundred. More people don't even have the fame of being a student, and those with a good family background can still do it, but those with a bad family background can't let go of the face of a scholar, so they can only be poor and destitute. There are not a few people like Wang Zhixue who don't like to read the Four Books and the Five Classics, but are good at learning and using science. Instead of letting them waste their lives and waste their talents in this way, it is better to let them learn some professional skills, which is a livelihood for individuals, and make the best use of talents and rational use of the court and the Ming Dynasty. ”

Liang Wensheng listened to He Zhiyuan's words quietly, and was thinking in his heart, after all, his idea was too bold, and there was no such academy in Daming now. Whether he wants to set this precedent will have more advantages than disadvantages, or whether the disadvantages will outweigh the advantages, he must think clearly. If this academy violates the ancestral system and violates the interests of certain forces, he, a small governor, can't afford it.

He Zhiyuan saw that Liang Wensheng was still hesitating, and through several exchanges, he had already figured out his thoughts. This person can do things and dare to do things. However, if you lack responsibility, you should consider your own gains and losses before doing things, whether it will affect your career. For such an official, as long as he sees the benefits, he will support it.

So He Zhiyuan continued: "My lord, there are more and more production workshops in our state, and there will be glass workshops, iron-making workshops, machinery manufacturing workshops and other workshops in the future. If you rely solely on illiterate craftsmen and pass on production skills by word of mouth, it is difficult to innovate and develop. I founded the Academy with the aim of preparing talents for the future development of various industries. In the Analects, it is said that "if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools", and if you want to sharpen your tools, you must first have your talents. As long as there are professional and technical personnel, we can get twice the result with half the effort. As long as all kinds of workshops are developed well, the people can make money, and life can be better. With the money in the hands of the people, there will be no displacement in another disaster year like last year. ”

When Liang Wensheng heard this, he nodded frequently. He certainly understood how much it would be beneficial for him that in the event of a disaster year, the people of his state would still be able to live and work in peace and contentment, unaffected. So he said, "How many students are you going to enroll?" How big of a venue do you need? ”

"There are 50 people in each major, a total of 200 students. There are more than ten acres of land, and a dozen houses are enough. He Zhiyuan then said: "These students are all admitted through the examination, and in order to successfully enroll students, I also ask the adults to exempt these students from conscription and taxes." ”

This is not a big deal for Liang Wensheng. Every year, thousands of people are exempted from forced labor for various reasons. So he readily agreed to the request that 200 men be exempted from forced labor and taxes. But a place of more than a dozen acres of land is really difficult to find in this small city of more than 50,000 people. However, this little thing was not difficult for him, so he said to He Zhiyuan: "There are still more than a dozen empty houses in the official school in the city, you might as well share a courtyard with the official school, so that you can save more construction." ”

He Zhiyuan was of course happy when he heard this idea, he couldn't ask for this kind of thing. Like later generations, when a private college is set up in a well-known university, people who don't know it often think that it is an on-campus college, and the students feel that they are students of this university, and they have a lot of face when they say it. So He Zhiyuan also happily agreed.

Then Liang Wensheng instructed: "This college is currently only temporarily residing in the official school, and when you have a place in the future, your college will still move out." ”

He Zhiyuan agreed.

Then, He Zhiyuan said: "My lord, the student is asking for an additional place for my apprentice today, I don't know if it meets the requirements?" ”

In the sixth year of Tianshun in the Ming Dynasty, there was "...... in the imperial court's "Edict" In the local officials, military and civilian homes, select qualified and intelligent people, and the handsome children supplement the ......", that is to say, the officials and scholars of the state capital and county have the legal right to recommend children as proliferated. It is not illegal for Ho Zhiyuan to ask Liang Wensheng for an additional number of births.

Liang Wensheng said to He Zhiyuan: "Wang Zhixue has devoted himself to studying science, and he has a lot of experience and success. The steam cannon he developed played a huge role, and he contributed to the court, so he should be rewarded, and he naturally met the conditions for proliferation. I specially recommended this matter to the provincial school officials, and the college examination is coming, so I will take this opportunity to implement this matter. ”

Wang Zhixue was very happy to hear that Lord Liang had agreed to this. After studying for more than ten years, he is still a child, although he has given up the scientific examination, but he also has a trace of regret in his heart. Today, he was naturally very happy to hear that he could add more students. For a moment, he sat stupidly in his chair, not knowing what to do.

He Zhiyuan said to Wang Zhixue: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and thank Lord Liang? ”

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