In the warm pavilion, there are only a few people left.

Yang Gengai picked up the paper on his desk.

"Big companion, give these to the two masters, and Li Qing's family will take a look." These papers are full of "Chinese", "Mathematics", "Astronomy and Geography", ......, these are all courses for the Jinshi class. As for the curriculum of the Sheren class and the eunuch class, Yang Gai plans to simplify the teaching materials on the basis of the Jinshi class.

A few people took the paper and began to study it carefully.

"Language?" ……

"Math?" ……

"Astrogeography?" ……

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"Gewu" ......

"Agricultural Lessons" ......

There's even sports.

Several people each took a few pieces of paper and passed them to each other, all frowning.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, these are what Your Majesty said, the content of the 'training' for the new science and technology scholars?" Xu Guangqi was the first to speak, and the emperor told him last time that he would train the new science and technology scholars.

"Yes, that's the subject I've proposed."

After listening to the emperor's answer, Xu Guangqi fell silent again, this is much richer than the training content he said to the emperor last time, last time, the emperor only said that he promoted his "Geometric Original" among the new Jinshi, that is, mathematics, mainly to talk about this, although he also said geography, agriculture, but, at that time, the main object of discussion, or "Geometric Original", at that time, he was in favor of the emperor to promote his book among the new Jinshi. However, now, there is more content, and you have to think about it.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is this 'language', and what content is mainly taught?" Sun Chengzong felt that it was better to ask the emperor what each subject meant. It's better to jump to conclusions.

"This language, in the literal sense, is just language and words, and what is taught is naturally how to speak and how to write."

"That means that Your Majesty is going to promote the official language?" Sun Chengzong's understanding, I won't talk about this article, they are all Jinshi, and they can write and write articles, otherwise they won't be able to take the Jinshi exam, this language is naturally an official language.

Mandarin? To tell the truth, Yang Gengai never intended to promote "Mandarin", because he himself stayed in the Palace Museum all day long, and there were not many people in contact, and he could basically understand what he said, so he had never considered promoting Mandarin.

"Well, ahem...... Yes, Master Sun, I plan to promote the official language, so that the Jinshi from all over the world can speak the official dialect fluently, and all the new Jinshi will be the pillars of the imperial court in the future, which will help the communication of the ministers...... "Yang Reform is nonsensical, I don't know when, I have opened a new course." This opened a language class in the Ming Dynasty and turned into learning to speak Mandarin. Forget it, these jinshi don't need to learn anything about how to write or anything like that, so change it to promote Mandarin, and the promotion of "Mandarin" starts here. It can be regarded as an inadvertent good deed to promote national integration.

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"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, this mathematics? ...... "Sun Chengzong is very serious, the same question."

"Mathematics is counting, and I am going to use Master Xu's "Geometric Originals" as the main content of the explanation." The teaching content of mathematics, Yang Reform has long thought about it, based on Xu Guangqi's translation of "Geometric Original", adding some content, even if it is a homework, this "Geometric Original" is also a very popular book among literati, there are not a few people who have studied it, if it is listed as a course, presumably, many people will find it easier and more acceptable.

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"Ask Your Majesty again, this astronomical and geographical ......"

"This, astronomy and geography, I am going to use Li Zubai of Qin Tianjian as a lecturer to talk about astronomy and calendar,...... By the way, Li Qingjia, I remember you said that there is a telescope in the West that can clearly see the stars in the starry sky, right? With it, it is possible to predict the movement of celestial bodies more accurately and determine the calendar more accurately? This is of great help to the agricultural season. Yang Gengai suddenly asked Li Zubai, I remember the last time I talked with Li Zubai about the history of scientific and technological development in the West, this Li Zubai introduced that this West, there are astronomical telescopes, you can watch the stars in the starry sky, let alone the moon.

Yang reformed astronomy as a compulsory course for the scholars, so that these scholars can understand what the world is like and how big the world is, broaden their horizons and horizons, don't always bury their heads in those four books and five classics, eight shares, be that rotten Confucian, the person they need is talented, not rotten Confucian.

Li Zubai stood there for a long time, his legs were numb, and no one paid attention to him, he was very uncomfortable and inferior, here, he was an official, as small as a sesame seed, it was a blessing to be able to stand here, and he really didn't dare to ask for anything. When I heard the emperor say that he wanted to be the lecturer of astronomy, he suddenly felt that the world had become much brighter, his legs were no longer numb, and his body was much lighter. I heard the emperor ask me about astronomical things, and he came out and replied: "Your Majesty, indeed, the minister has heard that the Western priest said that there is indeed this kind of telescope in the West, and the stars are as if they are right in front of you, especially the moon, which is even clearer and clearer, and it is not a problem to speculate on the movement of the stars......

Revision of the calendar, this in the feudal society, is a great thing, the emperors are extremely important, the monarch is divinely granted, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, on behalf of the sky, furthermore, the relationship between the calendar and the agricultural time is very close, the accurate calendar can ensure a bumper harvest in agriculture, therefore, the accurate surname of this calendar, and the legal surname of the emperor, the peace of the world has a great relationship. The emperors of the past generations have attached great importance to it.

Li Zubai said that he wanted to revise the calendar, just because he thought that if possible, the emperor would order the revision of the calendar, and he would find a small position in it, which could be regarded as jumping out of the iron yamen of Qin Tianjian.

Li Zubai's words made Sun Chengzong a little surprised, he didn't expect that there were such strange things in the world, looking at the objects of the stars in the starry sky. Xu Guangqi seems to be more natural, he himself has become a church, and as for Christians, he is even more clear about Western things, and he is not surprised at all.

"Well, very well, I also plan to let my protégés understand the truth of this heaven, broaden their horizons, and improve their realm. By the way, can this telescope be imitated? "Yang Reform is going to build more, and open the eyes of those Jinshi who only know how to read the Four Books and Five Classics and write the Eight Strands. Let them open their eyes to see the world, and let the people of the Ming Dynasty open their eyes to the world. Revision of the calendar? I don't have that mind yet.

Li Zubai's mind was in vain, and he was also very embarrassed, if he wanted to talk about building a telescope, he would listen to Tang Ruowang say that the real thing has not been seen yet, and even if he has seen it, it is impossible to make it by hand, and said with a little regret: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know how to make it,...... Perhaps, there is one person who can. ”

"Who?"

"John Tang, Weichen has mentioned it before, does Your Majesty remember?"

John Soup? That guy, of course I remember, I have already recruited him into Beijing, and I guess he is almost there. Thinking about it, he said, "Of course I remember, that is, I won't know until John Tong comes?" ”

"Your Majesty, yes." Li Zubai replied.

Alas...... Yang Gengai sighed. In the seventeenth century, the science and technology of the East have been surpassed by the West, and the West has even made astronomical telescopes and began to observe the sky, and the consequence of observing the sky is to bring about a great change in the perception of the world. The world, since then, has changed! This day is indeed a huge driving factor in the history of human progress.

Yang Reform really wanted to make his "inner court" imitate some telescopes, thinking that with the degree of his inner court, it should be no problem, but thinking that Tang Ruowang was about to enter Beijing, he was not in a hurry at this time, so he still waited for Tang Ruowang to enter Beijing.

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"Your Majesty, this geography? What is it? What's the explanation? Sun Chengzong asked the emperor one by one about the content and function of these subjects.

"This geography, Master Sun has seen the "Complete Map of All Nations"?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has seen it, it is indeed exquisite, it is indeed very powerful to be able to draw the world on a piece of paper, it is indeed amazing, is Your Majesty ready to use this map as a benchmark to explain the direction of all the countries in the world? Where is Tianxia Prefecture located? Sun Chengzong's understanding of geography is relatively old, and his vision is still stuck in the vision of traditional literati.

"Hehe, Master Sun has seen the globe and heard about Magellan's voyage around the world?" Yang Gengai plans to give his master a geography lesson to broaden his horizons.

Sun Chengzong didn't hear clearly what the emperor meant for a while, and there were huge question marks on his head. But the last circumnavigation of the world is quite clear.

"Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is recruiting warriors to sail around the world?"

Yang Gai smiled: "Yes! Master Sun, I heard that more than 100 years ago, there was a Westerner who led a fleet of ships around the earth and returned to the starting point. ”

Sun Chengzong was silent.;