For a long time, Zhong Shuqing didn't say a word, I don't know if Deng Shifeng's words were too heavy or disdainful to answer, but judging from the dead look on his face, it wouldn't be the latter.

If today, especially before talking with Deng Shifeng, Zhong Shuqing may say a sad and indignant sentence of "the sky is going to die, I am very clear" to express the lament that the world's scholars are unable to return to heaven, but now, Zhong Shuqing's heart is no longer able to lament the injustice of God, and he cannot live for his own sin, the predicament of the Ming Dynasty and the current result are not imposed by others, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the chaotic people from all walks of life can only be regarded as a catalyst for accelerating the decline of the Ming Dynasty, and the real reason still comes from itself. Flies don't bite eggs, bandits don't rob strongmen; These two sentences are the best commentary......

"You...... Why did you come to tell me about these ...... today?"

After a long time, Zhong Shuqing cleaned up his mood and regained his ability to talk, and asked for another answer with some curiosity.

It's a pity that Deng Shifeng didn't answer him directly, but poured out Zhong Shuqing's cold tea and refilled it with warm tea, and said unhurriedly:

"Look at the Ming Dynasty putting you here, regardless of the posture of ignoring it, you have no development in your career, don't worry, listen to me finish speaking......"

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to persuade you to serve me, I understand that you traditional scholars, in our terms, describe you as two extremes, either the one who is greedy for life and fear of death and sells for glory, or the one who is upright and would rather die than give in, although the majority of officials in the whole world belong to the former, but you should still belong to the latter......"

Deng Shifeng's praise made Zhong Shuqing's face look a little better, for the ancient literati, the solar terms are still more important, of course, as Deng Shifeng said, they belong to the two extremes, if you don't want to have such a thing, these literati officials don't have a face that is more disgusting than anyone else.

Seeing that Zhong Shuqing's mood was slightly better, Deng Shifeng pointed to this room with his bracelet, and especially pointed to the row of books on the bookshelf:

"The ancients said well, since you don't have much to do in your career, the Ming Dynasty government put you here is nothing more than to let you copy the training methods in our army, anyway, you are idle, why don't you turn to doing learning to try it......"

At this time, Zhong Shuqing noticed what the row of books on the bookshelf was, he couldn't see clearly when he was at the door, but now in the room, his little eyesight can still see the words on the side of the book. "500 Words for Universal Literacy", "Chinese Textbook for Primary Education", "Chinese Textbook for Intermediate Education", "Mathematics Textbook for Intermediate Education", "Nature" and other textbooks for mountain village education, these textbooks made Zhong Shuqing's eyes shine, but then he immediately wrinkled his eyebrows.

"Hehe, I know you're very unhappy with the things taught in our mountain village school......" Deng Shifeng, who had long known how Zhong Shuqing would react when he saw these things, once again blocked Zhong Shuqing's prepared complaints and rejections.

"But I know better, you just have a lot of opinions about the simplified Chinese characters we teach and the content of the lectures that do not focus on the teachings of the scriptures, and you are very interested in the natural courses taught in our school, and even the physics, chemistry and mathematics courses in middle and higher education, and you have always wanted to read this textbook...... It's a pity that although our textbooks are free, it is precisely because they are free that we do not distribute them in large quantities, and they are distributed to students before each class. Now I'll give you a set of just one set here, you can look at it however you want......"

In the face of Deng Shifeng's clear understanding of his whereabouts and psychological groping, Zhong Shuqing was a little surprised, but it was not surprising that he came here as a person who was not in the mountain village system at all, and he was a little out of place with the people here in terms of behavior, identity and conversation, plus his identity and background as a liaison official of the Ming Dynasty here...... It's strange that the other person doesn't pay attention to his every move......

Touching a nature textbook from the shelf, Deng Shifeng opened the textbook with the smell of ink, the text printed in it was the same as the newspaper that appeared on the market, much smaller than the traditional books but much clearer, Zhong Shuqing understood that this was because the paper used in the mountain village was produced by itself, not as much as the paper outside, and the ink used in the printing factory in the mountain village was also different from the ink used in the traditional outside. They seem to have added something else to the ink, making it slightly viscous, easier to mimeograph and dissolve in contact with water; And this kind of paper and ink is very convenient for the printing of slender lines, not only can more text content and double-sided printing on a single page, but more importantly, the pictures inside are more fine and rich, Zhong Shuqing sometimes really wants to go to the printing house to see how these things are made.

However, today's focus is not on Deng Shifeng to introduce him to how the book was printed, Deng Shifeng casually flipped through the 100-odd pages of the textbook and continued:

"The things taught here belong to you who are subversive or even rebellious, what earth is round, and the world is not centered on our Huaxia...... I don't want to explain anything about these things, time and more and more evidence will prove that what is said above is true. I'm just trying to tell you, aren't you curious why the steel we produce at what seems to be haphazard is not only of better quality than the steel you make in fine art, but also in greater quantities? Why can we produce purer and more transparent glass than Hongfanren? Why is it that the average yield per acre of land under our rule is more than yours? This why that why 100,000 why...... If you don't learn these answers, you will never know why if you don't learn these things that you think are great rebellion and kit kat silver skills, and you will never know why for another thousand years! ”

"Really?"

Although Zhong Shuqing was very interested in the content of the book, he was skeptical of Deng Shifeng's affirmation.

"Of course." Deng Shifeng turned to the first page of the nature textbook and pointed to the second paragraph above that explained the word science: "Science is any kind of knowledge system based on unbiased observation and systematic experimentation to explain the world and its phenomena."

You should be able to understand what this means. Why don't you think that the ground under our feet is round, it is because you have an inexplicable arrogance in your hearts, thinking that what you say is right and what others say is wrong! Even if there is a red fan who has taken a boat around this earth a hundred years ago, you think that people are deceiving...... You have pride and prejudice that prevents you from seeing everything in the world correctly. ”

"Just like you always like to ask why the steel we produce at will is better than the carefully crafted and produced by your best craftsmen, even if your craftsmen understand that iron ore contains sulfur that makes the pig iron brittle, but you can't effectively solve this old problem that has plagued us for many years, and the reason why we can know the answer is very simple, that is, after long-term observation and systematic testing, we know how to neutralize and remove the sulfur ...... that makes pig iron brittle."

The example given by Deng Shifeng is very simple, but it is enough to arouse Zhong Shuqing's most curious place; As for the prejudice and arrogance in the hearts of these literati and writers, there are actually famous examples in later generations: after the late Qing Dynasty Westernization Movement, the Qing Dynasty set up a steel factory in Wuhan in order to be able to produce its own steel guns and cannons, and ordered a set of advanced steel-making equipment from the British, but when the British asked these Qing Dynasty ministers about the quality of the main mineral sources and different equipment, these ministers naively thought that the iron ore in the world was the same, so they directly purchased the same equipment as the British. As a result, because China's iron ore has a high sulfur content, the Wuhan Iron and Steel Plant has not produced a single qualified steel ingot for six years; In the end, I had to invite the British to come over, and then I realized that there was so much knowledge in ironmaking and steelmaking......

In the face of Deng Shifeng's unceremonious contempt, Zhong Shuqing couldn't find any words to refute, because as early as soon after he first came to the mountain village, Zhong Shuqing had argued with the students in the mountains about the things taught in the book, but he always lost, because he couldn't come up with any evidence at all except for the mysteries of the ancestors who turned over and over on those few sentences, which is commonly known as dry goods to prove himself, that is, from that time on, Zhong Shuqing began to gradually become interested in the educational content of the mountain village.

Seeing that Zhong Shuqing didn't say anything more, Deng Shifeng once again pointed to this small room and said:

"This room is a place for you to concentrate on studying, although the environment here is not as good as the education center, but the special environment here ensures that you will not be disturbed by anyone; Of course, from now on you are no longer a prisoner, you can come and go in this room and the entire detention center at any time, the staff of the center are all people with primary education, the director and deputy director are all students who have reached the level of secondary education, and the deputy director also works part-time in education here, you can ask him directly if you have any questions; In the future, if the deputy director is unable to answer your questions about the book, I will arrange for you to go to the education center to help you set up a special place to study......

Nodding, Zhong Shuqing accepted Deng Shifeng's arrangement, in fact, he also understood that Deng Shifeng's arrangement was actually taking care of Zhong Shuqing's face, no matter how he said that he was also a decent jinshi, let him sit in the school with his head down and receive education like ordinary people...... Spreading it out will not only make him lose face, but he wants to go...... I can't pull this cheek down......

At this point in the conversation, the tea has been brewed many times and has lost its tea taste, and the entrance is extremely light, and it seems that the conversation between the two today is almost over, Zhong Shuqing asked Deng Shifeng at the end how much silver taels he was going to sell those fast guns at the price of how many silver taels Deng Shifeng's answer was very interesting, and in front of Zhong Shuqing, for the first time, he showed the kind of annihilation that made people always want to give such a punch.

"There is no shortage of money in the mountain village, but there is a shortage of food and all kinds of stones and sand that you think are worthless, as well as all kinds of strange things, and the same as trading with the Ming Dynasty, we can take all the materials we lack, and even cotton, which is light and floating, is also scarce. And there are a lot of mineral treasures in the land outside the Guanguan occupied by the Manchu Tartars, and if it weren't for the distance between them, the freight cost would be too high and not cost-effective, even if they brought over the cattle and sheep from animal husbandry, I could turn them into canned meat that we needed the most......"

"As for the price we gave them...... What I can tell you is that I am a merchant with annihilation, but I am also an ambitious and conspiracy merchant, if the Manchu Tartars want to stop my deal with the Ming Dynasty, then we have to come up with more good things to make us violate the verbal agreement reached with the Ming Dynasty, and put such a good bamboo bar, I don't knock on the bangbang, then I'm so sorry for my identity as a merchant......"

Watching Deng Shifeng's departure, Zhong Shuqing pondered in the room for a while, today's meeting not only surprised him but also made him gain a lot of things, of course, these contents may not be accepted and understood at once, but this is exactly what Zhong Shuqing wants to do here next; I casually looked through the various books on the shelves, which not only contained a complete set of textbooks and materials in the mountain village, but also a traditional and simple exchange dictionary for teachers to use for their self-study.

And the whole room is quiet in addition to the living facilities, and even has a thermos pot, glass oil lamp to facilitate his life and night study use, this kind of treatment is really good, Deng Shifeng also carefully moved his luggage and clothes in the inn for him to replace.

After reading the two books hastily, although Zhong Shuqing really wanted to finish these books directly, but the physiological problem made him have to stop reading and learning first, and take a shower after a full meal before starting to read - no way, it's summer, and I haven't taken a bath in the number for a few days, and there is a big sour smell on my body!!

It's just that when he was taking a bath, I don't know if it was cold or what, Zhong Shuqing suddenly sneezed for no reason......

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"Teacher, is it necessary for someone like him? I mean, this kind of co-optation and lure by means of knowledge ......"

As the second administrator of the mountain village, she not only needs to be busy with all the administrative affairs under the rule of many mountain villages every day, but also needs to often take time to give lectures to various basic administrative personnel for medium and long-term training.

And when Wang Ya saw her teacher, she was very curious about how to deal with Zhong Shuqing's problem, of course she knew how her teacher arranged for Zhong Shuqing to be detained, but what made her a little curious was that she didn't know why the teacher treated such a traditional scholar so specially.

"Wang Ya, what do you think of these traditional scholars?"

For the female students he admires the most, Deng Shifeng naturally has to answer all questions, but he did not directly answer Wang Ya's questions, but asked Wang Ya what he thought of these traditional scholars.

"Well...... These people say that the good thing is that the book is too angry, and the bad thing is pedantic. For them, if you look at the teacher's last essay on traditional education, because of their basic knowledge and isolation attitude towards the people, if these people are like Gutian, they will only become obsolete products swept into the corner by history......" As a disciple of Deng Shifeng, Wang Ya has a strong Deng-style brand in her speech, demeanor and way of thinking.

"The analysis is good, but what about Zhong Shuqing?"

Hearing that her teacher specifically mentioned this person, Wang Ya knew that the teacher must have a useful intention in listing it like this, and after thinking for a while, she replied:

Although Zhong Shuqing is also a scholar who is imprisoned by traditional educational thinking, from his study and understanding of various things and concepts in our mountain villages, as well as the uncertainty and suspicion in his own thinking, it can be said that he cannot be completely assigned to the category of diehards. So I wondered why the teacher was so interested in reinventing his mind. ”

After a simple but thorough analysis of Zhong Shuqing, Wang Ya once again cleverly raised the question.

Deng Shifeng was very satisfied with Wang Ya's answer, the little girl who didn't know anything back then is now gradually growing up, and one day, this seedling will grow into a towering tree and become a pillar that helps him support the world.

"Your analysis is correct, but you don't know the social background outside, especially in Jiangnan and the north...... In these places, the confined thinking in the traditional culture is extremely stubborn and rigid, and now we are not still nested in Guangxi, where their power is weak, once we enter such an area in the future, I believe that we will be unanimously criticized by them from top to bottom, in the face of such a situation, we cannot beat them all to death with one shot, which will only cause violent internal friction and social and cultural turmoil, after all, in our education, the advantages of traditional education still have to be recognized......"

"Especially the students and young people who have just received the traditional old-style education for a few years, and their thinking has not been imprisoned too much by the dross of the old-style education, and the current group of students who have been transformed from the old-style education at the Gutian Institute is the best example."

Looking around to see that there was no one around, Deng Shifeng lowered his voice and whispered:

"And in the next few years, the speed of our expansion may be many times faster than now, so that the territory we occupy is not only larger but also needs a large number of grassroots management talents, the management gap in the mountain village is too big, for these traditional social elites, can not be killed with a stick, to win over a group, divide a group and deal with a group, and Zhong Shuqing is the test field, to see which batch he belongs to under the impact of new ideas...... Even if the experiment fails, we know where the failure is......"

ps: I just rushed back in the afternoon.,There's no manuscript saved.,It's the same today as yesterday to synthesize a big chapter.。 (To be continued.) )