When the students who were about to graduate finished their graduation dinner, Zhang Chao did not let them leave immediately, but left them alone. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info △, this surprised those graduates of the four disciplines, because they didn't know what Zhang Chao had to do.

"Dr. Zhang, what are you still doing with us? Today's rest is complete, and we will go our separate ways tomorrow, and some of our students will stay for the imperial examinations, and then the rest will return to their respective hometowns and make their own living. Dr. Zhang, is there anything else you would like to advise? Immediately, a student asked.

Zhang Chao said; "I'm delaying you for one night today, and that's hoping to give you one last lesson."

"Dr. Zhang, one last lesson?" Everyone asked puzzled.

"Yes, this last course, I believe is the one that has had the most profound impact on you, and will benefit you for the rest of your life. So, I suggest you listen to it anyway, if you don't, then you will lose a lot, so I suggest you listen to it. Zhang Chao said.

"Dr. Zhang, please advise!" Li Tianya, who was the leader, asked.

Zhang Chao immediately asked: "Although some of you can have the opportunity to take the imperial examination, as far as I know, there are seven or eight hundred people who can participate in the imperial examination, and there are more than 30 places in our four disciplines, and only more than 30 of you out of more than 100 people can take the examination." However, whether you can pass the exam or not is still an unknown situation. Because the number of students admitted to each exam is definitely less than 50, have you ever thought about what your plans will be if you fail the exam in the future? ”

Zhang Chao had to complain about the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty only opened a crack for poor students, but this crack was not big. It takes a lot to know the officials of a country. The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty had fewer than fifty admission places per year. And most of the time there are only a dozen or twenty. This is actually similar to the attitude of "asking for food", which is specially used to dispel those poor children so that they can have a crack. In this case, it was not until the middle and late Tang Dynasty that the imperial examination was "expanded". Compared with the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, it is impossible to compare with the situation of admitting three or four hundred people each time, or even five or six hundred. Even if the Ming and Qing dynasties were once every three years, there were more than 200 people every year on average.

This is of course related to the large population of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, but this is enough to show that the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty have no scholars. No one can monopolize officialdom, that is the real rule of "every entry must be examined", which is much stricter than the civil service examination in later generations. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, too many descendants of officials were unable to pass the imperial examination, and finally the family declined. It has to be said that the imperial examination system in the Qing Dynasty was still very strict, and although the civil service examination was rigid compared to later generations, it ensured a great possibility of fairness. Zhang Chao is also not interested in questioning the civil service examination in later generations, because the civil service examination in later generations has become more and more formal, at least much more formal than when it was first established, and the revolving door of politics and business between various state-owned enterprises and the government is becoming less and less. And all kinds of rules and regulations are getting better and better. As an official, Zhang Chao has a very tolerant understanding of various systems, because any system is from imperfect to perfect, from simple to complex. Just like a building cannot be built in a day, and an institutional system is not perfect.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system was just a crack, but once the crack was opened, it was able to allow the flood to gradually pour in. In many cases, the dam only has a pipe gushing. That's not far from a dam break. Therefore, Zhang Chao knew that once the imperial examination system was implemented, the opening would become bigger and bigger. But. It all takes time, and as long as there is enough time, then the process can be truly realized. As for the next, what Zhang Chao wants is to smash a punch in this small "crack" to make him crack even bigger, so that the dam of the Shi clan will also collapse quickly.

But. At present, Zhang Chao also has to take into account the future of these students, especially those who did not fail to pass the imperial examination. Zhang Chao needs to ensure that they can get ahead as soon as possible, no matter what they do or what industry they work in, they have all read books. They are all graduates of the highest level of Datang. Although they studied Confucianism, it was a variety of so-called sage studies. However, Zhang Chao does not think that the knowledge of saints is useless, on the contrary, he thinks that simple knowledge of saints is a good thing to enlighten life.

Zhang Chao did not plan to make too many scientific and technological inventions in Datang, because Zhang Chao, especially economic officials, deeply realized that scientific and technological inventions were just natural products of economic productivity reaching a certain level. Zhang Chao looks at the problem from a historical macro perspective, and he believes that a scientific and technological invention may be able to cause a certain butterfly effect, but it will not change much in the course of history. The scientific and technological invention is the productivity has reached a certain point to promote the progress of human society, and the progress of the society will naturally make the society have a huge change, and the scientific and technological invention will be gushing out like a tide.

And later generations recognized the beginning of capitalism, that is the origin and the Renaissance. But how did the Renaissance come about, it was built on a certain economic foundation, and the capitalist class began to rise. The rise of the capitalist class originates from a certain and sufficient productive force. Europe did not begin with a focus on invention and scientific research, they only began during the Renaissance. And the Renaissance, which is a literary and artistic thing, on the surface, does not seem to have anything to do with technology. However, there are more internal connections in this, so Zhang Chao does not attach importance to science and technology, science and technology are the inevitable products of human productivity reaching a certain level. If productivity is not reached, you may be able to create a great scientist, but you will never be able to bring mankind into a technological society. At that time, Lu Ban and Mo Zhai were not all scientists, but they did not allow people to enter the process of collective invention and creation.

Therefore, Zhang Chao will not criticize the uselessness of any sage knowledge, but he agrees with the study of sage knowledge, which is the enlightenment of life.

"Dr. Zhang, if we don't pass the test, I plan to go home and take care of our farmland!" Li Tianya said.

Zhang Chao asked, "How do you plan to run your own farm?" Any plans? How far do you plan to expand your family's land in your life? ”

"I haven't thought about this yet!" Li Tianya said.

Zhang Chao replied: "You should think about it, do you plan to be a big landlord, or do you want to guard the land in your family and not lose your family business?" ”

"This. Let's talk about it then! Life is long, how can it be so easy to solve? Li Tianya said.

But Zhang Chao said; "You should have also heard that those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment. If you don't even have a complete plan for your life, then how can you really make a good life for you? Although a planned life may not be realized, I believe that a life without a plan may be more likely to fail. You know that in addition to education, financial resources, officialdom privileges, in-law networks, and so on. Is there anything else they are ahead of us? ”

Zhang Chao didn't wait for them to answer, but asked himself and said: "It's actually very simple, and there is a very important thing, that is, life and career planning." What is life career planning, that is, planning your life, making a rough plan for your life, and then putting your future goals and the career you want to engage in. Plan your life according to your own plan. Then you follow your plan and go as hard as you can, and then you can be prepared. In fact. This world is full of opportunities, but some people seize it, some people can't, why is this? In fact, this is whether you are prepared or not, and be prepared to seize the opportunity to soar. You have a plan for your life. When you encounter an opportunity in your life, you can seize the opportunity smoothly and soar to the sky. If you don't have a plan for your life, then you may be in a mess for the rest of your life, and you will not see your opportunities at all. I can't see your chance to soar. I believe that even in this world ruled by the scholars, there are many opportunities for the cold door, but why can't the cold door be caught? ”

Li Tianya immediately took the initiative to bow and say to Zhang Chao; "Please advise Dr. Zhang!"

"Here I tell you. Every child of the noble clan, from the time he was born, the family also began to make a plan according to their blood closeness, whether they were strong or not, gender factors, and various circumstances. Their lives have also been planned since childhood, and their lives have also been made by the family since they ate their mother's first milk. At what age do you start initiating, and then at what age do you start reading. Then depending on your ability to read, then there will be a second stream again. There is a group of outstanding people who will be trained as the top talents of the family, and then according to their ability, there will be a group of people who will be responsible for researching knowledge, some people will be responsible for entering the officialdom, and even those with poor ability will be sent to deal with the family industry. And those who study knowledge and enter the officialdom also have a third plan. When they enter officialdom, where will they start, which department will they start from, and what will their final goal be. According to their ability and bloodline, the leader of a family in officialdom is selected, and then all the members of the family in officialdom also revolve around him. In the end, a family can gradually and steadily improve in the process. ”

"This is also the children of those big families, which can also be said to be happy or unhappy. Happiness is because they are born with fine clothes and food, but unhappiness means that their lives are full of being manipulated by others, and they are arranged by the family as soon as they are born. They are like a product, from one person's hand to another's hand, constantly kneaded and finally become a qualified tool, and in the process they have no room for resistance. ”

And while this model is very ruthless, it maintains the long-term stability of a family. This is the case with every scholar family, their family has helped them make a life plan, although life is not up to them, but it has given them a precise goal, a direction to work towards, and a plan for the future. Therefore, they will not be confused, and they will know what they have to do in the journey of life, what they have to give up when necessary, and what they have to live hard. And these are the foundations of a noble race. The so-called three generations can become an aristocracy, because it is impossible to build such a perfect system without the tempering of several generations. Although I don't recognize the monopoly of social resources by the scholars, I have to admit that their system has maintained their immortality. ”

After listening to Zhang Chao's words, Li Tianya's students were also thoughtful. They are all smart people. They knew very well what the system of the gentry was. Although the lives of their scholars were not planned by themselves, they made them understand their own lives. They understand their plans for the future of their lives, what is important in their lives, what they can give up at their discretion, and what they cannot touch. These are the plans of the nobles for their offspring, and this is a plan that they have had since they were born.

This is like an article. There must be an outline. When you have an outline, you know what you have to write about, what you should try not to touch, and what you should consider giving up as appropriate. If you don't have an outline, the progress of this article will become very confusing, and you can't see the topic clearly. An outline, that is, a life plan for the main characters, plan their lives. And that's all the same, and that's how life should be.

There are too many mediocre people in this world who don't know how to plan their lives, and in the end they will become nothing in their lives. A life with a plan. Then he will be able to understand what is precious in his life and must be obtained. What is dispensable, what must be given up or even touched. With a good plan, the course of life will be much smoother. Although it may not be fully realized, if you don't have a planned life, the probability of success is too low.

"You are here, according to your own abilities, to write a plan for your life. Then I'll review it for you. I then proposed amendments. Then you can try to start moving towards your life plan. I have to say, you are unlucky. You were not born into a wealthy family, and you cannot be born to enjoy prosperity and wealth. However, I would also say that you are fortunate because you have acquired the most precious thing in the world, which is freedom. I once said that it is better to die than to be free. You may envy the sons of the nobles. But you may not know that the children of those rich and noble families may not be envious of you. Because you are free, you are given the right to choose your own life. Many of them are children of the scholar clan, and they have never been able to really choose for themselves once in their lives. And the child of the scholar clan that Anxin chose for himself, I have only met one, and she is my best friend. She is deeply aware of the sorrow of the scholars, so she is unwilling to be a scholar and is willing to create a great cause with me. Zhang Chao said.

Everyone was curious about who Zhang Chao said was the "best friend" of the Shi clan, but Zhang Chao didn't tell them that this was a woman, it was Zheng Liwan. Zheng Liwan is a member of the Shi clan or a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang, she is unwilling to be arranged by the fate, so she naturally has the courage to jump out. But too many people don't have this ability and courage, so they live a messy life and can't really live for themselves. The Shi clan is a lucky one, but also a sad one, many of them are a beautifully packaged product, although it looks beautiful, but they have spent their whole lives on the assembly line, and they can't really experience life.

Zhang Chao didn't envy those scholars at all, even if he didn't envy those top political giants in China in his later life, because their lives were actually similar to those of the ancient scholars, they were just an assembly line product. There is only one life in life, if you are an assembly line product for a lifetime, is it too sad? Zhang Chao can choose his own life, this is not a blessing, to be able to be young and frivolous, to be able to be wonderful, to feel the restlessness of his life, to be able to truly live for himself. You don't have to think about what family, you don't have to think about what family fate, just fight for your own career, isn't this a blessing?

"Dr. Zhang, I have written that I hope to double the land in my home from the current 800 acres to 1,600 acres. This is the hope of my life, if I can't get into the imperial examination, then I also hope to get a chance to expand my land. In this way, we will be worthy of the land left to us by our ancestors, and then become a person who owns millions of acres of land. Li Tianya said.

Zhang Chao looked at this Li Tianya's life plan, which was quite decent, and there were not too many detailed plans. But this is also normal, because of the strength of ordinary people, it is difficult to plan every step of their life so carefully. The life planned by the scholars is a team of people who plan their lives for the children of the scholars, and their planning is very meticulous, and they can even be accurate to what should be done every ten days, and every ten days of life are planned, isn't this a kind of sadness?

As for this ideal of expanding land and becoming a big landlord, Zhang Chao will not stop it. Because it is impossible for Zhang Chao to force the people of this era to be a big industrialist or a big entrepreneur. In this era, the ideal of the vast majority of people is to be an official, and the other is to be a big landowner. Everyone has been yearning for these two directions since childhood, and when they immediately meet in these two directions, they will try to take another path. Zhang Chao will not take the initiative to attack this Li Tianya, his idea of wanting to be a big landlord is a popular idea in this era, and it is impossible for Zhang Chao to forcibly reverse it.

"Okay, this life and career plan, I can also pass it, I can give you a second class. Do you know why you are given a second class instead of a first class? Zhang Chao asked.

"Please advise Dr. Zhang!" Li Tianya said.

Zhang Chao replied: "Because you didn't really think of leaving something for this world, and you didn't think of leaving any truly meaningful 'wealth' for this world." This wealth is not only material, but also visible and tangible. It is also possible that it is immaterial, such as a spiritual thought, or a fresh management system, and may even be able to benefit us humans. You are only thinking about yourself, but you don't really have any ideals for the benefit of humanity and what to leave for this world. People have taken pictures, geese have left voices, have you lived in this world, haven't you thought about doing something for this world, doing something for countless people? What's the use of getting more land? ”

And Li Tianya was suddenly very embarrassed, he just wanted to think about himself, but he didn't expect Zhang Chao, a teacher, to make such an evaluation, which made him regret it a little. He did very well in the original course and graduated with a first class, but in the last class, he only got a second class, which made him regret it a little. And he felt that he had studied in the four courses before, and each of them was a first-class, but in the last course, he only got a second-class, which made him feel quite imperfect.

"Dr. Zhang, can I rewrite a copy?" Li Tianya pleaded.

But Zhang Chao just said: "Can life never be?" Is there a regret pill in this world? If you can answer, then I can make you do it all over again! ”

Zhang Chao imprinted a second-class mark on this Li Tianya's life and career planning plan, and then gave it back to him.

"In the future, you have to think twice about everything you do! Life doesn't start over, so this is a big lesson, understand? Even though you wrote this plan, I don't force you to follow it. However, you only got a second class in the assessment of the last lesson this time, and I hope you can truly appreciate the lesson here. Zhang Chao said.

Li Tianya immediately bowed and said; "Dr. Zhang, although you haven't taught me a single lesson personally, you are definitely the mentor who has had the greatest influence on me in my life, and there is no one."

Soon, more than 100 graduates also saluted Zhang Chao, which can be regarded as a thank you to Zhang Chao for the last class. Because, they know that this lesson is enough to change their whole life. (To be continued.) )u