Chapter 296: Pragmatism
"Hehe, Fu Xingbo, this is Jiangnan Gongyuan! Our biggest tribute courtyard in the Ming Dynasty! It was Nanjing Mansion Yin who said this, and from the pride on his face, Lu Wang could guess that this Jiangnan Gongyuan should have a lot of origin!
"Stop the ship, stop the ship!" Lu Wang suddenly shouted, the noise on the painting boat suddenly stopped, and he looked back at his own big boat behind the painting boat, "Pass the order, stop the boat and dock, move freely, you must return to the boat in two hours, remember not to cause trouble, you must bring a condom!" ”
Ten miles of Qinhuai, a water across the river on both sides of the river, on one side is the Ming Dynasty or the world's largest examination venue at the moment, Jiangnan Gongyuan, on the other hand, is the most fireworks place in the entire dynasty, the place where famous prostitutes gather, the old courtyard, the pearl market. How can there be no women in the so-called place where there are men, and if there are scholars, there must be romance.
Lu Wang was young, but he didn't understand the customs, or he didn't like the customs of this year, and he didn't have much interest in the teaching workshop across the river, but went directly to the Jiangnan Gongyuan accompanied by Wei Guogong and others.
As the largest examination room in the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan Gongyuan covers an area of more than 300,000 square meters, and there are more than 20,000 examination rooms alone.
The Gongyuan is not accessible to any person, but Lu Wang is different at the moment, is there a place in Nanjing that he can't go to accompanied by Wei Guogong? The answer is no.
However, it is obvious that Lu Wang is not very interested in these black bricks and tiles, and he does not have such good physical strength to walk around, but he just goes straight to the tallest building in the courtyard, Mingyuan Building, which is actually a high-rise building used to invigilate and command the audience.
Standing on this three-storey building, the entire Jiangnan Gongyuan has an unobstructed view, it is noon at this moment, the canteen in the courtyard is also open, and Lu Wang's eyes are a little dry when he is constantly looking back and forth in the courtyard in various costumes.
"Grandpa Guo, I heard that this tribute courtyard was originally not so big, and it was later ordered by Emperor Yongle to demolish the houses of many large families and expand?" Lu Wang asked, looking at the scenery
"Exactly! There is a mansion of Ji Gang, and there is a mansion of Zhongyong Bo Chen Tong and others. There is even that traitor Qin Huizi Beixi Temple", Xu Hongji said with a smile!
"It's magnificent, this tribute courtyard was demolished so many people back then, is it a pity that I demolished it anyway!" Lu Wang smiled faintly, and everyone was shocked, "What did Fu Xingbo say?" You want to demolish this tribute house? Why is that? ”
"Nothing! I just want to do something practical and build a university here, so that students can learn real knowledge, instead of reading bullshit every day! The imperial examination is! Lu Wang's voice was very soft, but when he heard the crowd, it was like thunder, what is the meaning of reading these books, it is useless. You must know that except for the grandfather of the country and the eunuch Ding Quan, who was not here step by step by ten years of cold windows!
"What do you mean by Fu Xingbo's words, the imperial examination has been thousands of years since ancient times, the scholar is familiar with the hundred schools of thought, quoting scriptures, governing the country and the family, it has been the case for thousands of years, and those who have excelled in the scientific examination have stepped into the official career to assist the emperor in governing the country, why is the uncle so disdainful?". It was Shi Kefa who said this, don't forget that he was born as a Jinshi, that is, he relied on scientific research to enter the career, but at this moment, listening to Lu Wang's simple words, he was full of disdain for scientific research, which naturally caused him great dissatisfaction!
Hearing this, Lu Wang turned his head and glanced at Shi Kefa, a middle-aged man who was already dignified, his face was a little excited at the moment, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw this situation. "Master Shangshu doesn't have to be so excited, it is well known that reading can be reasonable or self-cultivation, but just by knowing a few big words, you can become a big official by writing a good article. You can govern the country, don't you think it's ridiculous? Isn't it possible that you think that doing well as being an official has the same relationship with writing a good article? According to what you said, wouldn't it be a pity that the poets, immortals, and poets of the Tang and Song dynasties didn't become prime ministers! ”
"This, how can this be confused", Shi Kefa was stunned by Lu Wang's fallacy, and he didn't know what to say for a while
"Just by relying on a fill-in-the-blank eight-strand essay, you can rise to prominence. can govern the people for the government, hehe, don't you think it's funny? Besides, there are very few people who can be promoted to Jinshi in the scientific examination, what about the rest of the students? Knowledge is not only about learning to write and write, but also about many things! Instead of just reading those few broken books, it is better to learn more practical knowledge, at least to support your family! Lu Wang smiled faintly and continued
"Oh, then dare to ask Uncle Fuxing, what kind of knowledge are you talking about, besides reading and writing, and practical knowledge?" An official asked
"Everything in the world is knowledge, the sentence in your mouth is inferior, but reading is a bullshit in my eyes, I think another sentence is good, useless is a scholar! As for practical learning, in your eyes, it may be a side-by-side way, such as how to make guns, such as how to farm, how to improve the quality of life, etc. Nine out of ten of the people present were scholars, which undoubtedly offended most people!
"Fu ......" Shi Kefa was so angry that he wanted to refute, but was immediately interrupted by Lu Wang, "Lord Shangshu, I am not good at words, and I don't like to give examples one by one, I don't mean everyone when I say that scholars are useless, but only most people, as for national heroes like you, I only have reverence!" Excuse me! ”
Forehead...... Here it is again, Shi Kefa was speechless for a moment, why are you calling someone a national hero, is this mocking me, but looking at Lu Wang's expression, it doesn't look like it!
"Look at the scholars below, when the country is peaceful and peaceful, they excite words, elegant and free, when the country is in turmoil, they will only mock and satirize the court in a tavern now, but those who defend the country still look at those soldiers, warriors, and heroes like Shangshu to throw their heads and spill their blood, Grandpa Guo, do you say that what I said is right!"
"Although it is a partial generalization, it is not unreasonable, Fu Xingbo's words let's go back and discuss it, it's noon now, how about going to the banquet first, take a walk, go downstairs, the old man is hungry!" Xu Hongji's family of military generals, Lu Wang's words are harsh to others, but he sounds very comfortable! I think that his ancestors relied on the bloody nature that Lu Wang said to help the emperor lay down the country, and only then did he spell out the glory and wealth for his descendants, but there were too many literati present, and he was not good at directly supporting the scene with face, so he was a peacemaker and quickly diverted the topic!
"Slow", Shi Kefa suddenly interrupted Xu Hongji's words, "Grandpa Guo, please forgive me, I want to ask Fu Xingbo about something, let's go to eat and drink", without waiting for Xu Hongji to react, he looked at Lu Wang and said, "I want to hear Fu Xingbo talk about what practical knowledge is, it can't really be the so-called knowledge of making guns and cannons, that is the craftsmanship of craftsmen, is it difficult for Ming students to put down the sage book and learn the craft?" Shi Kefa didn't have a look of disdain on his face when he said this, but the other officials had already begun to show a smile on their faces, a little mocking! I think the craftsman is really not welcome this year!
Oh, Lu Wang was first stunned by Shi Kefa's words, and then smiled, "A craftsman is just a profession, the so-called industry is a champion, there are everyone in literature, and there will be everyone in the craftsman, interlaced like a mountain, they are not as good as you in reading and writing, but in some ways their contribution to the country and humanity is much greater than yours!" "Lu Wan really wants to roar, do you know how popular the scientists, engineers, and experts of later generations will be!
"Haha, the old man is very interested in listening to Fu Xingbo's opinions, and dare to ask how the contribution of the craftsman is greater than that of Shi Shangshu's contribution to the country?" , the people who watch the excitement are not afraid of things to beat the grandfather of the country and come to join in the fun again!
"Uh-huh", Lu Wang nodded, "For example, the matter of making guns, there is a saying that maybe you have not heard of a sentence called being beaten if you are backward, in the early days of the Ming Dynasty, we had muskets and artillery to dare to ask the Manchus in the north if they were our opponents, did they dare to step into the pass, at that time they were backward, so they were beaten!" ”
"But now, the Qing soldiers not only have muskets but also cannons, and even the thief army now has them, and we don't have any advantage compared to them, and we are even inferior to others, so we are being beaten now", Lu Wang said and paused to look at everyone with a look of mockery!
"But what does this have to do with the contribution of the craftsmen?" Shi Kefa didn't understand
"Because the gun is made by craftsmen, and craftsmen make muskets, which can defend the country and invade other countries to open up territory, dare to ask those scholars who have read the basic Laozi and Mencius's sons what can they do, write poems and retire from the army?" Lu Wan cut off!
"In other words, whoever has practical knowledge will be powerful, have you ever seen this kind of gun", Lu Wang said and took out his M16 out of thin air, aimed at a building in the distance and pulled the trigger, bang, bang,
"This is the skill of a craftsman, this is what I call practical learning, with this thing, do you adults think it is difficult to beat Li Zicheng and Qing Bing?" Lu Wang smiled, "This is called technology!" Weapons can change the fate of a country, fire can change people's livelihood, and electricity can change the world...... But these sideways can often change a country or change human beings, and those poems and songs are only used to make girls after tea and dinner, and others are useless! ”
Yaqi was silent, no one spoke, and all the bigwigs were obviously suppressed by Lu Wang's hand and the tirade, but there was a person downstairs not far away who was scolding at the top of his voice, "Who threw the stones......
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Recommended, rewarded! Collect! Don't you go with your heart! (To be continued......)