At the same time, in the place of Xia Zixi, a real celebrity scholar who Shao Yi believed, although there was no such grand scene outside the gate of the kiln, the documents with the title of doctor of arithmetic awarded by the imperial court and the reward of 1,000 taels of silver were sent to Yunshan Academy, which also attracted a small attention.

This is an academic institution, and of course there will not be the crowds and chaos of onlookers on the streets. But when people come to the imperial court, they also have to go through the gatehouse, first find the head of the academy, and then explain the intention.

This means that it takes a lot of people to find Xia Zixi and present the award.

The capital was the imperial capital of this era and had a large population. But for some classes, the capital is small.

Xia Zixi's new counting method and vertical addition and subtraction algorithm were approved by the emperor in the sixteenth morning of the first lunar month, and only one day later, Yunshan Academy also got the news.

fait accompli, Xia Zixi had no choice but to explain the so-called reason to everyone, and wrote the counting method and vertical addition and subtraction to the mountain chief and others.

These sons, the mountain chief Wei Tingshen, the faculty and staff of the academy, and even the students, were all waiting for the emperor's reward to be issued.

Although the emperor's expression of his intentions in the court was very firm, it always caused a backlash from the courtiers at that time. Even if those backlashes are aimed at Xia Zixi's sister, this kind of thing has always been involved.

Without official documents and praise from the imperial court, no one dared to make a conclusion.

As a result, today, two faculty members led two officials of the Ministry of Rites, and a few other entourages, came to find the mountain chief.

At this time, it was the time when the academy was opened, and the students were naturally in class, so there were not many idlers in the academy.

But there are always some gentlemen and teachers who have no classes, and the two officials have traveled all the way, everyone's eyes are bright, and the fire of gossip is burning. Ten of them guessed that these two adults were presenting awards to the young Mr. Xia in the academy.

And then, it turned out to be true.

It wasn't until the mountain chief Wei Tingshen took two deputies and Xia Zixi to send the two officials of the Ministry of Rites out of the academy and turned them back, that those empty gentlemen and faculty members surrounded them and asked one after another.

"Chief Wei Shan, did the two adults present the award to Mr. Xia?"

"The imperial court sent officials to the academy to present the award to Zixi, does it also show that it attaches great importance to our academy?"

Some people also congratulated Xia Zixi while walking: "Zixi is valued by the imperial court, and the future is promising." Congratulations. ”

Xia Zixi was still embarrassed, and smiled bitterly: "It's really a coincidence, it's a coincidence." Zixi really deserves it. ”

Wei Tingshen, who was happily talking and laughing with people in front of him, turned around when he heard this, and said unhappily: "In the world, every new thing comes out, although many of them are caused by hard work. But the knowledge is solid, and it is not uncommon for it to be triggered by coincidence, how can you be so arrogant?! ”

Xia Zixi opened his mouth, but didn't say anything after all.

Well, the mountain chief is really well-intentioned, and he's been happy for him all these days.

Since he stepped into the academy, he has been able to rely on the care and support of the mountain chief, so that he can be on an equal footing with many senior scholars in the academy.

Everyone returned to the living room of the academy, and the documents for the doctor of arithmetic issued by the imperial court and a thousand taels of silver were still neatly placed on the table in the living room.

It was a place where people read books, and although everyone was vying to see the paperwork, it was also in order. One person flipped, two or three onlookers, and then turned to the others.

It didn't take long to circulate it, and then everyone turned their complicated gazes to the thousand taels of silver placed on the table.

Normally, there are still more people who read books. At least in the treatment of silver, it will not be as obvious as the peddler's pawn.

But whether it is studying to gain fame or fame, or having a hopeless career like the people present, you have to teach and educate people in the college, and earning money to support your family is definitely the top priority.

This thousand taels of silver, teaching in the highest school of the Great Liang Dynasty, will have to earn several years before it can earn so much.

The mountain chief saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, and sighed in his heart, Xia Zixi could have encountered such an opportunity if he didn't have a knowledge foundation and opportunities.

In other words, even if someone who is proficient in mathematics has made a breakthrough in the algorithm, if there is no strong rise in the glass industry last year and the sister who pioneered the glass industry, it will be difficult to receive so much attention from the imperial court.

But Xia Zixi is young, well-read, and has a wide range of interests, which is also an indispensable reason for this opportunity.

Wei Shanchang just followed the emperor's wishes and thought things crookedly. I have to say that Xia Zixi's luck is really not very good.

"Okay, as Zixi said, this is accidental. But this is also because Zixi has a foundation in arithmetic and arithmetic, so he can have some understanding when others are painting and calligraphy. If you are dedicated to your studies and teaching, you will be able to grasp the opportunity when it comes. ”

"Okay, let's go and go about our own business."

What Wei Tingshen said was quite serious. Yunshan Academy is dominated by two great Confucians, but if other gentlemen can also make a name for themselves from time to time for their outstanding contributions and be praised by the imperial court, Yunshan Academy will naturally be able to go further. In terms of students, it may be able to surpass Guozijian.

More than a dozen people agreed, and each bowed and retreated.

Wei Tingshen said to Xia Zixi: "You will change your class with other gentlemen today, you clean up here," he moved his chin and motioned to the silver two on the table, "Take the silver home first, and I will arrange a few people to send you." With such a large amount of silver, it is not safe to put it here after all. If you enter the warehouse, after you leave school, you have to reopen the warehouse to extract, which is troublesome. ”

Xia Zixi had already planned for these silvers, he shook his head and said, "Mountain Chief, these silver are a windfall, Zixi has another proposal to say to Mountain Chief." ”

"Oh?" Wei Tingshen and the other two scholars looked at him in unison, and had another proposal? That's a thousand taels of silver, what else can you propose?

Xia Zixi said: "This is the silver that the emperor rewarded for the innovation of arithmetic, and Zixi really didn't bother much. Therefore, the mountain chief used this money to entrust a few gentlemen who are good at arithmetic in our academy, or he can also hire a master of mathematics from outside to come to the library to study the multiplication and division formula, and even the multiplication formula. What do the mountain chief and the two gentlemen think? ”

"This ......" Wei Tingshen and the three of them didn't understand what Xia Zixi meant.

It wasn't until Xia Zixi asked them again what they thought that the three of them came back to their senses.

"Isn't that okay?"

"What's so bad about that? If Yunshan Academy can really make a breakthrough in arithmetic, it will be a matter of leaving a name in history, and it will be of great benefit to the prestige of our academy. Xia Zixi explained.

In fact, Xia Zixi didn't need to say this, Wei Tingshen and the others also knew that if Yunshan Academy could make a breakthrough in the arithmetic research that the emperor valued, how would the reputation of the academy be enhanced.

But this silver is Xia Zixi's after all......

The three of them were entangled in their hearts, and finally Xia Zixi spoke: "That's it, Zixi also mentioned this matter to his parents, and his father and mother agreed." If the research process is financially insufficient, this ...... Zixi's family can also sponsor some. ”

This is what his sister-in-law Xia Yanqing promised, so with a clear goal and a successful research, he must not give up halfway.

"Then, but disrespectful?" Wei Tingshen felt that what he said was quite hypocritical.