When everyone heard that Sun Yuanqi had a good idea, they said in unison: "You say! You said! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "I see that in the Taixi countries, universities and societies usually edit and publish one or several journals called 'Journal'. The purpose of the journal is to publish the research results of scholars, report on academic developments, and popularize scientific knowledge. In China, on the other hand, the Society existed before the Restoration, and books similar to journals were published, but the content was about political culture rather than scientific knowledge. Nowadays, universities are springing up one after another, but there is no editor of the 'journal'. Even if there were, it was just a collection of poems from teachers and students, but it did not do much for the development of science.

"The gap between China and the world today is in science and technology. However, China's science and technology education is still very backward. Many textbooks in primary and secondary schools are written by missionaries of the church for the purpose of propagating the doctrine of Christ, but the content is outdated and outdated, and the basis is only a partial understanding of the missionaries. At present, the development of science is advancing rapidly, and our students are still exposed to the skin of others decades ago, or even hundreds of years ago. In the long run, the gap between China and foreign countries will become wider and wider, so how can we catch up?

"How to catch up? I believe that it is necessary to actively start with the majority of primary and secondary school students from two aspects: First, popularize the correct basic scientific and technological knowledge at present, so that their understanding of things can keep pace with the world. The textbooks that we publish now in the Commercial Press can do that by and large. The second is to introduce the latest scientific and technological development achievements in the world, publish the research achievements of Chinese scholars, and point out the doubts and difficulties existing in the academic circles today, so as to stimulate students' interest in science, so that they can study with problems and try to solve problems in learning, and then devote themselves to scientific and technological research. In this regard, the 'journal' is needed to promote.

"We, the teachers and students of Jingshi University, should be the first to open up the atmosphere, have the courage to take on heavy responsibilities, and work together to edit the Journal of Jingshi University in addition to teaching, and spread our voice to the whole country and even the world!" Sun Yuanqi said sonorously and in high spirits.

"Good!" Zhang Yuanji first expressed his approval, "China's decline is first of all because the people's wisdom has not yet opened. If the Chinese people are also interested in scientific research, why should they be backward? ”

Everyone in the audience also agreed, and Wang Guowei cited his experience of studying in Japan as evidence: "After the Meiji Restoration, Japan established several imperial universities, and journals were also established. Students are proud to have their articles published in the journal. Compete with each other, be determined to innovate, and the national style of study is new! One of the things they often say every day is: 'Even if you work hard, you will be able to achieve results that are not inferior to those of Westerners.' 'We, the descendants of Yan and Huang, will not be inferior to anyone! ”

It's just that Sun Yi was a little puzzled, and asked tentatively: "Baixi, this journal is a scientific magazine, and the old manuscript has nothing to do with it, right?" ”

Sun Yuanqi patted his head: "Blame me for not making it clear!" ”

Then he explained: "Science can usually be divided into two categories: one is natural science, which is what we usually call science and technology, and the specific subjects include mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, medicine, etc., which are familiar to everyone; The other category is the humanities and social sciences, which are less used, and include philosophy, religion, linguistics, literature, art, history, archaeology, economics, political science, law, sociology, education, ethnology, etc. Sir, your treatise belongs to linguistics in the humanities and social sciences. ”

"Is the study of words, history, words, and education considered science?" This point of view made everyone here a little puzzled.

"Hmm!" Sun Yuanqi nodded firmly, "The so-called science is to use scientific and reasonable means that can be repeatedly verified to study the phenomena and laws in various disciplines, so as to draw a correct conclusion." Humanities and social sciences are the sciences that study human upbringing, culture, wisdom, and morality. A good example of this is Mr.'s "Examples of Qiwen", where you use the excavated Yin Shang artifacts and compare them with the existing written materials, and through many conclusive examples, you come to the correct conclusion that the oracle bone script is the source of Chinese characters.

This conclusion, which has not been discovered or said before, is the latest research results. The publication of your old masterpiece in the journal is to introduce the latest scientific research directions to students, so as to improve their understanding of Chinese history, stimulate their interest in sorting out oracle bones, and even re-understand ancient Chinese history. For example, there is "Yin Benji" in "Historical Records", and now we have Yin Shang's written materials, compare them to see if "Historical Records" is right? How many are right? How did it go wrong? …… Isn't this kind of scientific research valuable and necessary?

"China's culture, with a history of thousands of years, has been forged by a large number of outstanding people with lofty ideals and countless outstanding people, forming the most distinctive social value system. No country in the world can compete with it. Especially in terms of personal quality education and moral cultivation, there are many unique features.

"In recent decades, strong ships and cannons have swept in with European wind and rain. Some old-fashioned people regard Western science and technology as small and ingenious insect carving skills, and stubbornly believe that Chinese culture is the most perfect and advanced in the world. This is certainly not true. Other promising people, while following the example of the West and remedying the evils of the times, have disdainful, sneered, or even completely denied China's inherent culture. I think it's going from one extreme to the other, and it's even more wrong.

"Chinese culture is of course very good. However, it is not without shortcomings, in addition to lagging behind the West in scientific and technological inventions, there are still many shortcomings in the scientific, systematic, and theoretical aspects of literature, history, philosophy, art, and other disciplines. We now put forward the concept of 'humanities and social sciences', which is to call on the majority of liberal arts scholars to proceed from China's reality, take the academic achievements of European and American academic circles as the reference object, scientifically sort out and study the knowledge of various disciplines in China, and build a set of discipline systems of Chinese discourse. Instead of mechanically applying Western theories, we should forget the way of thinking and the actual situation of our own country and nation. ”

As he spoke, Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but think that in the past, for a long time, Chinese history textbooks were full of Ma's terms such as "productive forces", "production relations", "slave society", "feudal society", and "the budding of capitalism". Now, after listening to these scholars talk about Chinese history, I realize that the past of our nation is flesh and blood, fresh and vivid, tragic and beautiful, and more often it is a peaceful era read by farmers, rather than the irreconcilable class contradictions as mentioned in the textbooks, and still less only the two situations of being a stable slave and being an unstable slave.

Cui Shu said: "I read the "Textbook of Historical Geography" edited by Yang Yulao, and I also feel the same way. This historical geography, since the "Yu Gong" and "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", is a manifestation of learning, such as "Notes on the Book of Water", "Luoyang Jialan", "Yuanhe County Chronicles", "Taiping Huanyu Ji", "Yuanfeng Nine Domains Chronicles", "Fang Yu Shenglan", "Tianxia County Benefit Disease Book", "Reading History Fang Yu Minutes", etc., are all the greatest. However, for a long time, it has existed as a category in the Department of History, and no one has ever thought that this is an independent science, and there is so much truth in it. After reading it, I felt refreshed. ”

"In the past, scholars had their own ways of studying. In the Hunan proverb, it is called killing pigs and killing butts - each has its own way of knife. Pixiri took over, "How is it treated?" What to cure? It's just by your own interest. Ordinary scholars always miss the superficiality and cannot go deeper. After compiling the "Textbook of Historical Geography", the two disciples of the old man both had understanding. That Xiong Huizhen focused on river reform, while Lu Bi focused on the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin political regions, but in just a year, there were new insights from time to time. The boss was overjoyed, and when they met, they always said that this school was really the right one. ”

For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought.

These scholars are all highly accomplished in academic research, but they often write poems, practice calligraphy, memorize scriptures, read history, play antiques, and come to everything, and rarely devote all their efforts to a certain issue. For example, Wang Guowei, the youngest in the house, has studied Schopenhauer's philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, the study of "Dream of the Red Chamber", lexicology, opera, history, paleography, simplified calligraphy, oracle bones, epigraphy, and so on. And what about the others?

The conversation just now has had a great impact on everyone's way of studying. It is indispensable to think: where is your interest? What kind of knowledge do you like? What does this knowledge look like? The so-called "scientific collation and research", how should we do it?

After a while, Zhang Yuanji asked softly, "Mr. Shuyan, what do you think this journal should do?" ”

In this history, Zhang Yuanji did not devote himself to the publishing industry. Luo Zhenyu organized an agricultural society in Shanghai a few years ago, opened a rural newspaper and published magazines, which can be described as rich experience. So Zhang Yuanji asked him.

Luo Zhenyu touched the mustache on his lips: "But you have to consult Principal Baixi first!" ”

Without a doubt, I have seen the most journals of all people. Sun Yuanqi did not give in, and replied: "First of all, we will set up an editorial department of the journal, which is divided into two parts, literature and science, and is responsible for the review of all kinds of manuscripts. The person in charge of the science department recommended himself. As for the person in charge of the liberal arts, please discuss the selection of one. ”

Everyone laughed and said: "That's naturally Mr. Shuyan, after all, he is an expert!" ”

"Because in the first few issues, the manuscript only comes from teachers and students from our school, so we can publish a few fewer issues. According to preliminary estimates, a quarterly period should be appropriate. Spring and autumn are liberal arts, and summer and winter are science. The size and thickness of each volume should be uniform as much as possible. The specific size will be discussed at that time. When there are more manuscripts in the future, it can be changed to a bi-monthly issue. It would be great if the liberal arts and science could be separated in the future. ”

"Journals always use the kind of punctuation that is found in textbooks! If some old gentlemen are not used to using punctuation, let the students work harder and help add them. In view of the fact that there are many formulas and letters in science, the journal of science will adopt a horizontal arrangement. Sun Yuanqi reads "Declaration" and "Zilin Xibao" on weekdays, and there is no punctuation in the traditional vertical layout, which makes him miserable. That's why this point is specifically pointed out this time. "It's October, and the first issue of the Liberal Arts Newspaper will be published in February or March next year. There is already a manuscript of Mr. Zhong Rong's book here, which will be published in part first, and serialized in each subsequent issue. Then ask the teachers and students of the school to write, well, the published article can be given a certain remuneration. Don't Mr. Xiong and Mr. Lu have new ideas, please write them out! ”

He added: "Because this journal is published every quarter, I will write a letter to Mr. Xia about this matter, so I don't need to trouble them with the Commercial Press." Just find a good quality one in Beijing, and it is more convenient to modify or change it in the future. ”

Zhang Yuanji put down the teacup and said, "Principal Baixi, it's better for us to run a printing house ourselves." I asked Mr. Shuyan before, this lithograph and lead seal are not very complicated, but the investment in the early stage is larger. If we're going to print books every quarter, we might as well start our own. After all, it will be much more convenient to print exam papers and lecture notes in the future. ”

"Okay, just do as you say." Sun Yuan nodded, "If we print it ourselves, then the journal will be given away for free first, mainly to major, middle and primary schools, which can be regarded as a student aid and persuasion." ”

Say do it, do it.

Sun Yuanqi took advantage of the afternoon break to gather all the sophomore students from the four departments of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics.

These students are all old faces for Sun Yuan, such as Han Yu and Chen Jide, who have been with him for four years; Even those who were admitted to Jingshi University from all over the world have seen me in class and in class many times. This is the advantage of the small class, and there are only a few people in the group, how can I know each other. Unlike later generations, there were often hundreds of students in undergraduate classes, and the teacher naturally didn't know a few students. It is a graduate student, and there are dozens of people in more than one class, and when they graduate, the tutor still can't recognize it.

The teachers and students laughed and answered a few questions in the study, and Sun Yuanqi said the reason for letting everyone come: "Ladies and gentlemen, there are two things to come to you today. The first thing is that the school of Beijing Normal University is about to open, but there is a lack of teachers in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. They approached me and hoped that I could solve it. Supposedly, when he found me, I naturally went. But I'm a busy person on weekdays, and I have to go abroad for a few months every once in a while. If you go to Beijing Normal University to be a teacher, you are naturally unqualified. I have recommended a few students, and I hope you can take on this important responsibility! ”

There was silence among the students around them, not knowing what was going on in their minds.

"Do you have any self-nominations?" To be a teacher in the highest university in the country, and to put it in the future generations, this is going to be a head-break! It is necessary to give gifts, pull relationships, and go through the back door. Sun Yuanqi is afraid that countless people will raise their hands, making it difficult for him to choose. As a result, everyone was silent, silent, and silent.

"Didn't you? I went to be a teacher, but I was fifty taels of silver a month! Sun Yuanqi threw out the "bait".

There's still no movement down there.

This is to blame Sun Yuanqi for not understanding the market: in this era, those who can go to the university level are generally very wealthy. Since students come to university, they are interested. The fifty taels of silver, everyone doesn't take it seriously, so they won't be tempted by it at all.

Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to order: Zhang Chun and Gu Zhilin of the Department of Mathematics, Han Yu and Chen Jide of the Department of Physics, Hu Xun and Liu Bin of the Department of Chemistry, Pan Xian and Li Guobing of the Department of Electronics. There are two people in each department, double insurance, to prevent one person from having an accident and delaying the class.

Fortunately, the others were fine, and Pan Xian had already twisted into a twist on the seat. As soon as Sun Yuanqi's voice fell, he couldn't wait to jump out: "Sir, sir, can you change someone?" I don't want to go. ”

Seeing that someone started, Han Yu, Chen Jide, and Liu Bin couldn't hold back and asked for a replacement.

"Why?" Sun Yuanqi is still curious.

"I want to study with my husband! He's only a sophomore. Pan Xian said confidently.

Sun Yuanqi was afraid that he would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "You go to Beijing Normal University to teach, and there is no conflict between you and follow me to study!" On weekdays, you're still studying at school, and you only need to go to the city twice a week for classes. ”

"Then I don't want to go either!" Pan Xian said dissatisfiedly, "I still want to follow my husband to finish college, then go to graduate school, and finally study the computer!" Teaching? I'm not going! ”

Seeing that the students were quite unwilling, Sun Yuanqi was not easy to persecute, so he had to induce: "Pan Xian, the research of this electronic computer is definitely a huge project, and it requires at least a research group of dozens or even hundreds of people to work together and spend a lot of time to produce results." You see, the Department of Electronics of Jingshi University only recruits a few people every year, and it takes one or two decades to form this group. As for the research, it will take even longer! If you go to the Jingshi University to teach them, they can teach others. In less than ten years, it will be easy to gather a group of talents who are interested in electronics. O all of you, you are the tinder! The meaning of the fire is to light more fires than just burn itself. ”

Pan Xian was still reluctant. Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to put on the dignity of his teacher: "Then you can figure it out yourself!" If other classmates are willing to go for you, you can not go. If not, that's where you go! ”

After settling Pan Xian, Sun Yuanqi continued to say the second thing: "The second thing is that the school wants to edit the Journal of Jingshi University, and it needs to set up a science editorial department to be responsible for reviewing the manuscripts. I hope that all of you here will actively participate. ”

This job is a behind-the-scenes hero, it belongs to the thankless type, Sun Yuanqi was afraid that no one would sign up, but Pan Xian and Li Guobing shouted in unison: "Sir, I'll sign up!" ”

Han Yu, Chen Jide, Zhou Zongwu, Zeng Guangxi, Zuo Gongxian, Liu Bin and others all raised their hands to sign up. Sun Yuanqi patted his head: It seems that the job just now is really unpleasant!

"Okay, the more manpower in the editorial department, the better!" It's always a good thing to have more people. "If you have any new insights and discoveries in your daily study, you are also welcome to contribute. For example, Zhou Da, the math problems you made are very ingenious, can you write them out and publish them? By the way, students, there is a remuneration for submission! ”

Obviously, the last sentence was ruthlessly ignored by the students.

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