Chapter 72 Lin'an University

"This time, the candidates still have a lot of opinions on the economy, Your Majesty, these ten answer sheets are unanimously selected by the ministers and the examiners such as Lord Ma Weng and other examiners who have synthesized the results of the provincial palace examination. As he spoke, He Ji handed me the ten essays.

The economy is also on paper, and He Ji and others are naturally not proficient. I took the answer sheet and put it on the table and said: "He Aiqing, you have worked hard for the past few days, I immediately reviewed these strategies, and announced that these ten people will go to Jiying Hall to wait for the decree after the end of the court meeting." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, here is also a list of skills reported by the candidates in the last few days, please take a look."

"Okay, He Aiqing will sit down and rest first, and wait for me to take a look at these answer sheets, Xiao Qi, serve tea to He Aiqing."

The 10 answer sheets all agree that the economy is a sign of a country's strength, but most of them are only arguing about its important surname, and there are few opinions on how to develop the economy.

I tore open the name seal, Han Zhen, Xu Kang, Chen Zilong, Xue Jucheng, Shi Zhong and other selected names are all unfamiliar names.

When I saw the seventh answer sheet, my heart was moved, it turned out that there really was this surname.

"Zhan Wanshou, Zhan surname."

Zan Wanshou's surname is strange and rare, although his reputation in history is far less famous than that of the three heroes in the late Song Dynasty, but because of his peculiar surname, I also remember that there is such a number one. According to the records of Qing history, Zan Wanshou, the word Tianqing, Shangshu, Zan Jurun, Shi Sichuan pacification envoy, Yuan soldiers to, co-surrender did not obey, and died of grief.

I flipped through Zan Wanshou's test paper and looked at it carefully.

Zan Wanshou's writing is simple and crude, and the theme of his strategy is that the economy is the foundation of a country and the symbol of a country's prosperity. The imperial court should advocate a mixed economy with multiple modes of coexistence to make up for the lack of agricultural unity. Although agriculture is the foundation of the country, it is not enough to make the country rich and the people strong; as the predecessors said, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft water, this shows that all localities should adapt measures to local conditions and develop an economy suitable for their own regions. The ancients also said that Shinong industry and commerce, this statement has actually pointed out that all walks of life are indispensable, to our dynasty, people generally value Shinong, light industry and commerce, which is really a misinterpretation of the meaning of the ancients. Shinong industry and commerce is only a way of balance, not ranking, so students think that when facing upwards in the heavy Shinong, they also need to pay attention to industry and commerce, and to do this, they need to be from the top down, and the upper and lower will imitate......

"Hehe, this longevity is also somewhat consistent with my thoughts." I thought to myself.

"Xiao Qi, has Wen Tianxiang arrived?" I suddenly remembered this former champion.

"Back to the official's house, it should be soon."

I said "yes" and then read the remaining three answer sheets.

"Report, Lord Wen and Lord Lu are out asking to see you." When I was almost finished, Father-in-law Zhou came to report.

"Say Cao Ying, Cao Ying arrives, Xuan." I laughed.

I handed these answer sheets to Wen Tianxiang and the others, who had just entered the door: "Song Rui, Junshi, I remember that you are all Baoyou's four years of the same list of Jinshi, come and take a look at the top ten answer sheets of this subject." ”

Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu took the answer sheet and said with a smile: "Your Majesty seems to be confident." ”

"Well, I've seen it, so let's see it first."

After the two of them finished their discipleship to He Ji, they looked at it carefully.

At that time, Emperor Li Zong felt that Wen Tianxiang's name was very auspicious, and said happily: "Tianxiang, Tianxiang, this is the auspiciousness of heaven, and it is an omen of Ruiqi in the Song Dynasty." Therefore, Wen Tianxiang, who ranked seventh in the palace examination, was named the champion.

Coincidentally, I also think that the name of the seventh place in the current science hall test is very auspicious, and the word longevity is even more meaningful to me, no matter what, Zhao Yu has ten years left in history It is not a good thing for me, and the name of Zhan Wanshou is Wanshou, hehe, I am Wanshou, I am Wanshou.

I then looked at the skills reported by the candidates, some said that they could do carpenter's work, some said they could dye cloth, some said they could read their faces, and some said that they could say anything, in short, they were varied.

When I saw that the two of them finished reading, I said: "The three Aiqing are all my lectures, and each of you will write down the top three in your mind on a piece of paper and see what the result is." ”

The three of them were very fast, and I took the note they had written, glanced at it, and put it on the table.

"He Aiqing, is you still in good health recently?"

He Ji heard that I was suddenly concerned about his physical condition, and was moved: "Thanks to Your Majesty, the old minister is quite tough. ”

I remember that this He Ji died in 1268, and there are still more than three years to go, and I also thought about letting him go home to recuperate, but this university needs a respected person to support the façade when it is newly founded, Jiang Wanli is also suitable, but I was sent by me to prepare for the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, I think it is the most suitable for He Ji: "I know that you only take reading and lecturing as your lifelong ambition, and I plan to appoint you as the first dean of the university, I don't know if Aiqing is willing?" ”

He Ji said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the minister is nearly eighty years old, and there is not much time to serve Your Majesty, so the minister should do his best to run this university well, report to His Majesty, and open up a new path for my students." ”

"He Aiqing." I suddenly got up and saluted He Ji, "Aiqing is not afraid of being old, this move moved me, and it is really an example for me, but Aiqing doesn't have to do your best, you just need to grasp the direction, don't do everything yourself, Aiqing's health is my blessing, teaching (work) time Aiqing is in control, you can bring more young officials, let them do it." ”

He Jina dared to accept my gift, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Thank you for Your Majesty's concern, and the minister will definitely act in accordance with Your Majesty's will." ”

I picked He Ji up and said, "Does He Aiqing know Shen Kuo?" ”

"Of course I know, Lord Shen Kuo is still a friend of Grandfather's grandfather."

"Hehe, I see, I plan to let Shen Kuo's descendants enter the university to help you."

"Shen Kuo's descendants, Shen Yiqiu?"

"Exactly."

"This kid, the old minister knows, but I haven't seen him for many years, Shen Yiqiu is a genius, what he has thought about since he was a child is unbelievable, it is no less than Lord Shen Kuo back then, it can be reused, it can be reused, where is it now?"

I smiled and said, "Then Shen Yiqiu is in Huiji now, and you can go to Beijing without saying anything, so it would be better if you knew each other originally." Now, I would like to talk about my vision for this university. As I have already said, the purpose of this university is to conduct academic research and to cultivate talents. This academic research is no longer limited to traditional theories, and can be used for any project that is beneficial to our dynasty, so I will build this university into a comprehensive university, and the university will be divided into different departments, for example, those who study history can be classified into a department, those who study the geography of our dynasty can be classified into a department of geography, those who study numerical calculations can be classified into a department of mathematics, and so on. ”

I handed over to Ho Kee the departments I had drawn up and what they covered.

After He Ji took it, he seemed to understand and said: "The minister will carefully consider it according to His Majesty's ideas, and also ask His Majesty to give this university a name." ”

"Since it is opened in Lin'an, it will be called Lin'an University."

"Yes, the old minister obeys the order, and the minister will make a plan as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, is it possible to include the military?" Lu Xiufu suddenly interjected.

"Hehe, what Junshi said is reasonable, but I will not include the military in this university."

"Why is that?"

"I will establish a separate military academy to train middle and senior generals and technical talents for our dynasty, but the time will be delayed."

Lu Xiufu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”