Chapter 252: Fame and Fortune (II)

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"Do all the students who are graduating now still think like that?" Geng Jingzhong asked Ah Hu in surprise. According to his thoughts, the economic development of Fujian's prefectures and counties in recent years has been good, and these 10,000 students graduate every year

They are very sought-after, and after they get to work, their income is generally not low, and there is absolutely no problem in supporting their families.

"Back to the prince, what Mr. Yao said is also the truth. In the past two years, many of the students who have gone out to work will go to the school to visit their teachers in their spare time, and I have talked to them. There are really a lot of people who have this idea. Some of them didn't want to continue reading the Four Books and the Five Classics, but they were forced to read by the people in their families. But most of them do study while working, and often go together to study, and even go to the teacher who teaches them Chinese culture for advice. This March next year is the time for the township test, and I am afraid that they will be more attentive in these months! Ah Hu said in a deep voice, telling Geng Jingzhong everything he saw and heard.

"Have you ever counted how many percent of the students have this idea or have already taken action?" Geng Jingzhong's eyes narrowed, and then asked.

"I don't have exact statistics, but half of the students who want to graduate think so. I'm afraid there are a lot of people who do this. This is not only the case among students who have graduated, but also in the current school. If the daily learning tasks of students are not heavy, and they do not have to worry about eating and drinking, the parents of students will ask them to learn more about Chinese culture, pay attention to the Chinese culture courses in the school, and despise other subjects. If it weren't for the fact that the school has a complete set of supervision mechanisms. I'm afraid that those parents will flock to let students go to study Chinese culture courses! Ah Hu threw a bomb again. This made Geng Jingzhong a little shocked.

Geng Jingzhong heard this. It was indeed a little frightened and angry, and he yelled at Ah Hu: "Why have you never heard of such an important matter!" Geng Jingzhong's horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes frightened Ah Hu, and even Yao Qisheng next to him was startled. Ah Hu "poofed" and knelt down all his life. "The subordinates are ineffective, please punish the prince!" He had never seen Geng Jingzhong so angry, and he was really frightened at the moment.

Geng Jingzhong also realized that his feelings fluctuated too much, but he couldn't help but be angry. For a long time, Geng Jingzhong wanted to slowly change China's education system, no longer focusing on studying the Four Books and Five Classics to gain fame. But he still underestimated the desire of people in this era to study and gain fame. China is an official-based society, even in the new China of later generations, people despise this and that official, but when they have the opportunity to be an official, they will sharpen their heads. Now, these schoolchildren in the school are provided with food and drink by the school, and they have also begun to read and write, and they can be taught by teachers, which means that they are no longer the first people of Qiantou who do not know a single word. You can also have the opportunity to participate in the township exam, if you can take the test to show your talent and fame. That's also a matter of honoring the ancestors.

Now Geng Jingzhong wants to change the consistent atmosphere of the whole society, but he still has some seedlings to help him. Unless Geng Jingzhong has controlled the world by himself, he can completely change the system of selecting scholars in the imperial court. If the selection of court officials is no longer based on how well you read the Four Books and Five Classics, but on your expertise in a certain aspect, then students in the world no longer need to focus only on the essence of Confucianism. But Geng Jingzhong's command is indeed lacking in talents, and the students who have been continuously cultivated are only specially selected to follow the palace to do things, and the others have their own thoughts.

"It's not your fault. Hmph, that's the mood of the whole society. How many of those scholars who participated in the imperial examination could have available talents? Those who are full of mouths also consider things completely regardless of social reality, and quote scriptures and classics are all good hands, but they all stay on the achievements of their predecessors and sleep, and they really don't want to grow! Let them take the test and see how many they can get in?! Geng Jingzhong waved his hand, motioned for Ah Hu to stand up, and said at the same time.

"Why should the prince be bothered at this time, this is what everyone chooses. The prince founded the school in order to open up the wisdom of the people, and now the prince has already done this? Since it has been done, it does not matter whether the student will continue to study to gain fame or work seriously after graduation. We just need to pick out the talent we need. If the prince wants to completely realize his intentions, he still has to wait until the day when the big thing succeeds. Yao Qisheng was taken aback by Geng Jingzhong's expression just now, but then he recovered as before, and then spoke. Like Lee Kwang-di, he advocated pragmatism rather than pragmatism, and both believed that only those who could do practical things were real talents, and they themselves looked down on those who only knew how to read dead books and were busy for fame and fortune.

Geng Jingzhong had already calmed down, and then said: "What Mr. said is good, or this king is in a hurry!" Since you can't become a fat man in one bite, then Benwang will take his time. First of all, we opened two technical schools in Fuzhou, mainly to serve ourselves. What is learned in the technical school is the real skill, not the basic content of the original future school. All kinds of skills left by our ancestors, pick some of them that are widely used and put them in technical schools, and invite special old craftsmen to come and teach them. Others, like the 800 talents we originally cultivated, have now taken the lead in various positions, and at that time, they were just another place to conduct surprise training. Now you can bring back the teachers you originally invited to teach and work as lecturers at this technical school. ”

Originally, Geng Jingzhong selected a group of 800 people from Dingkou, the tenant of Wangfu Grange, and the families of various shareholders, divided into 20 classes, and concentrated on teaching and training. The young men who were selected were very clever and literate, and they did not have much to learn in the school, but they must be proficient in arithmetic. The focus of the twenty classes is also divided into several parts, after all, these people are to train them in different directions, which is similar to the professional courses of later generations, except that arithmetic is a compulsory course. After completing his studies, he was assigned to various positions according to the original plan. Among them, there are 120 people in three classes, and the former yamen officials who came back with Geng Jingzhong's invitation, including Zhihuzheng, Dianshu, Instructor, Governor of the Salt Transportation Division, Master Book, Tu Master Book, Confucius Wailang, Si Prison, Si Chen, etc., learn to deal with grassroots affairs.

These people have been in the yamen all their lives, and they are so familiar with the affairs of the yamen that they can't be more familiar with it. Geng Jingzhong also had only one requirement for them, to pass on all their experience to these students. Now if the technical school is opened, these teachers who have been invited can be invited to the technical school as lecturers, Geng Jingzhong is not worried about not being able to invite these people, if you can invite the first time, then you can invite the second time, but it costs more silver coins.

"Lord Wang, there is a small building under him." Yao Qisheng suddenly thought of some Jianyì, so he said to Geng Jingzhong.

"Oh, sir, please!" Geng Jingzhong hurriedly signaled, many times, his head is still inferior to his two major advisers.

"Lord Wang, everyone in the world loves to be famous, but the number of craftsmen who can leave a name in history is indeed too small, and there is only one Luban among the carpenters. Then there was Ou Yezi, who made swords, Cai Lun, who made paper, and other subordinates couldn't remember. For a long time, the skills of craftsmen have been crowned with miraculous skills, and it is impossible to get ahead. Even the craftsmen who helped Ming Chengzu Zhu Di build the Forbidden City back then, no one knew their names. And if the prince wants to open a technical school, then it is necessary to compile some teaching materials, in that case, people can record the experience of various old craftsmen, and then summarize them into a book, and then record their names during the period. This book will be used as a textbook for new apprentices and as a compulsory subject in the technical school. As soon as you enter the school, you will know their names. And all the craftsmen in the future, will know their names. Yao Qisheng said that he would not talk about it here, and Geng Jingzhong also fully understood what Yao Qisheng meant.

"High! It's really high! Geng Jingzhong was really overjoyed, and in this way, the two biggest problems would be solved at once. Craftsmen can also leave their names in history, which will attract more students to sign up for technical schools, and there is no need to worry about those old craftsmen who don't have to teach or hide their hands. When those craftsmen also have the opportunity to leave their names in history, it is estimated that there will be no zài in the view of the portal. People live with a face, trees live with a skin, who doesn't want to be famous in history? Didn't someone once publicly say that even if it can't be remembered for a hundred years, it will be left behind for 10,000 years?

In this era, it is indeed too difficult to produce a celebrity in the family. It seems that this has become the patent of readers. Only by studying well and becoming an official in the future can you become a celebrity. The so-called ten-year cold window no one asked, and the world knew that he became famous in one fell swoop. How can the status of craftsmen be compared with that of scholars?

"Now we have built 150 future schools in Fujian, and there will be more in the future, and the number of students graduating every year will reach 10,000. After the opening of the technical school, 2,000 to 1,500 students are selected from the graduating class each year to continue their studies. After the system is formed, we will be able to continuously obtain a large number of available talents. In addition, there may be some skilled masters who are unwilling to teach, so give them a high salary first, and give them a one-time compensation, so that they don't have to worry about the incident of the sect apprentice starving to death of the master. If it still doesn't work, report it to me, and I'll ask for it myself. Of course, the only people who report to me are the best craftsmen. ”

"In the future, under the command of this king, those master craftsmen will also have official orders, so that the people of Fujian will know that being a craftsman also has the opportunity to be an official, and getting ahead is not just the same as studying and taking the exam. In the future, if you want to make progress under the unforgettable command, you must have extraordinary skills, and you must also be professional. Hmph, this king doesn't believe it, I really can't change this atmosphere! Geng Jingzhong smiled confidently again, such a series of measures, I think it is certain that they will be successful in the end.

Yao Qisheng heard Geng Jingzhong's last sentence, and couldn't help but admire: "The prince's method is very wonderful, in this way, the status of the craftsman has been greatly improved, it can be said that it is fame and fortune, or in a few years, this technical school will become the most important place in our Fujian!" (To be continued......)

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