Chapter 503: Rejuvenating the country through education
What can Chen Xianzhang and others say.
Only by order.
But whether Your Majesty's reform is good or not, from the standpoint of these great Confucians, they actually don't support it, so when they receive the decree, they are a little reluctant.
Zhu Jianji saw it.
Don't worry either.
Smiled: "In fact, have you ever thought that since the opening of the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty, scholars have had the opportunity to leap into the dragon gate, so there is slowly a saying that the poor man is a nobleman, well, the title of the cold door, in fact, it is very ironic, the so-called cold door is a declining family of door valves, which you all know, so in the end, from ancient times to the present, how many people are really from the common people and then enter the high school imperial examination and become officials? Of course, although I hope to achieve the realm where everyone in my Ming Dynasty can read, I also know very well that this is impossible, at least in the case of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to do this! β
Even later generations did not slowly accomplish this task until the 21st century.
It took decades.
This is also because of the economic take-off after the reform and opening up.
Zhu Jianji, as the son of tomorrow, always has a sense of pride when he thinks back to the China of later generations, because after he became the Son of Heaven, he knew how great it was for New China to do that.
What a miracle!
But the Chinese did it.
So Zhu Jianji didn't think he could achieve it in advance in Daming.
What he wants to do is to let the current Daming appear as many scholars and talents from all walks of life as possible, so as to promote the economic and industrial development of the Ming Dynasty.
continued: "But there are a lot of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and there are only one or two hundred scholars in the imperial examination every year, and three or four hundred people in many times. β
Chen Xianzhang and the others looked at each other.
They disagree.
The policy of Xiucai, which has been pursued by all dynasties, if Your Majesty even changes this, it is not good news for scholars, as scholars, Chen Xianzhang and others naturally do not want to have a low status of scholars.
Zhu Jianji knew their thoughts, and said slowly: "It is true that in the future, I will change the treatment of this talent, you may be dissatisfied, and the world's scholars may be dissatisfied, but this move can reduce the burden on the country, in addition, without this iron rice bowl, those scholars will not eat and wait for death, in order to live a better life, they will use what they have learned, go to all walks of life, and can also achieve the purpose of making the best use of their talents, this is the ultimate goal of my education reform: to make scholars truly useful people, Let reading not only be a means of getting out of business, but also a means of cultivating talents! β
"Studying is not only a path for the imperial examination, of course, after the reform, the imperial examination is still a national event, but it is not possible to become a member of the imperial examination after the imperial examination, and you also need to go to various universities for further study."
"After passing the imperial examination and entering the university, there may also be an iron rice bowl, because there is indeed a shortage of talents at the moment, but there will never be a situation where countless talents can have money and food if they stay in their hometown!"
"Those who have passed the imperial examination, and those who can graduate from university, will enter all walks of life to serve, well, not all official positions, but not all simple businessmen, there will be scholars, and there will be people in between, who are subject to the state and controlled by local departments, and they still belong to the establishment of the state."
It's a complex issue.
Zhu Jianji couldn't clearly explain it to Chen Xianzhang and others for a while.
After all, it is a very complicated and cumbersome process to reform the feudal imperial examination into the college entrance examination system for later generations, and this process will inevitably cause labor pains and may even cause social unrest.
But this step must be done.
Because only the education reform can cultivate more industrial talents for Daming.
Instead of cultivating a bunch of readers who only know how to read.
Chen Xianzhang faintly understood, and said: "Your Majesty's idea, is the imperial examination still the imperial examination, but only the top group of people will be selected to enter the Hanlin Academy, Taixue, and then become officials, while the rest of the imperial examination scholars will serve in the local area after further study in the university...... Well, it's like an official? β
Zhu Jianji said with a smile: "That's probably the case, but at the moment, we still need to rely on the imperial examination to select officials, after all, Jiaozhi, Indochina Peninsula, Northeast, Mobei, and even overseas will still need a large number of Ming officials." β
He also said: "After the completion of the reorganization of Guozijian, the subjects of the imperial examination will also be reformed, and it will no longer only test the eight-strand fixed articles such as the Four Books and Five Classics and Policy Theory, but also add subjects such as astronomy and geography...... Just this year, since the national sub-prison has begun to be reorganized, it is time for the education reform to deepen. β
Hu Juren suddenly said: "Your Majesty's reform is of course for the sake of the overall situation of the Ming reform, but there is a problem: there are not enough talents. In order for readers to acquire knowledge in all walks of life, more lecturers in related majors are needed. β
Zhu Jianji nodded, "I will consider this issue, the people from the Guozijian, Hanlin Academy, and Taixue can call in, and even my Donggong Military Research Institute, the National Military Research Institute under the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War, as well as the Academy of Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Ministry of Agriculture, wherever my specifications and measures are in place, a large number of leading industry talents have been cultivated, and these talents can cultivate many disciples, and these disciples and protΓ©gΓ©s can go to various universities to teach and conduct their scientific research projects in the university." β
He also said: "But at present, you are still focusing on the "Xinhua Dictionary", as well as the establishment of various universities, Chen Xianzhang is in charge of Peking University, Hu Juren is in charge of Tsinghua University, Lou Liang, Xie Fu, Zheng Kan, the three of you will also be in charge of a university, not only you, this time in charge of participating in the compilation of the new rhyme book and the three series of books, many talents, all of them will go out to serve as the presidents of major universities, after Chen Xianzhang returns to Guozijian, give them a breeze first, so that everyone can prepare early. β
After a pause, he looked at a few people with a solemn expression, "Everyone, it depends on you whether my Ming can bloom a hundred flowers!" β
The crowd hurriedly took the decree and expressed its position.
Zhu Jianji said: "Ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, education is related to the future of my Shenzhou, so after the reorganization of the Guozijian, the status will be improved, and the status of the Guozijian sacrificial wine is not lower than that of the seven ministers, and you will be the presidents of the major departments, although you are not considered regular officials, but you will enjoy the treatment of about four court officials, and the universities you are responsible for are all directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and are not subject to local control." β
Smiled: "At the end of the education reform, the Guozijian will become the same department as the seven ministries, I hope that the day when the education reform is successful, all the scholars of my Daming will contribute to the country through reading, and at the same time, they can also realize their own value, so as to promote the Ming Dynasty to continue to move forward, in short: make the best use of their talents, and rejuvenate the country through education!" β
At present, we do not dare to talk about rejuvenating the country through science and technology, because there are not enough talents, and when there are enough talents, we can openly put forward the basic national policy of "rejuvenating the country through science and technology."
Chen Xianzhang and others were greatly excited.
If His Majesty's reform of education is really successful, it means that scholars will truly become the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty.
Meddlesome!
And everyone sees that with His Majesty's reform over the years, the current talent gap in Daming is too big, and only education reform can meet this talent gap.
The country has developed, so there is a need for educational reform.
With the reform of education, the country can continue to develop.
It's a complementary thing!
After Chen Xianzhang and the others retired, Zhu Jianji asked Dai Yi to bring the "Three Series Book" and "Xinhua Dictionary" back to Wenhua Palace, and he continued to chat with his relatives.
Life is more than just a matter of family and country.
And the warmth in front of you.
While doing his best for the future of the country, Zhu Jianji also cherishes the present, so when he has the opportunity, he is also willing to chat with his wife Bai Li, Lu Huan, etc., with Cheap Daddy, Empress Dowager Hang, and Empress Dowager Wu.
Whether it is a cheap father, or the Empress Dowager Hang, or the Empress Dowager Wu, in the eyes of Zhu Jianji, they are all real relatives.