Chapter 14: Textbooks (Part 2)
The disciples of Waifang may not be all good grades, but they are not Hebei, but only targeted coolies, and are on the same line together. The disciples of Waifang are of different quality, and some families have good conditions, and even invite their husbands to their homes to teach separately, which is not comparable to the kind of unobstructed education on the side of the river bank. This time, the students are mainly selected for grades.
This leads to one consequence, that is, most of the Waifang disciples in the Sezhong are from good families and have received some education. If they are divided into classes immediately, the 50 students in Class A will at least allow the Waifang disciples to occupy forty-five people. This makes Song Jiu worry. Their family is good, the Hezhong disciples have a poor family background, and the Sezhong disciples are limited to under the age of 18. What will happen if they come into contact with each other every day?
There is a place for horses and donkeys to tie up, not far from the river bank, so they can tie up any one. They even have money to let the people build horses for them, but the consequences of Song Jiu could not imagine, so he said: "This school is not a college or a state institution. It cultivates students who are hard-working and independent, and then practically make some knowledge. If you think they are here for vacation, please go back. Also, copy the fifteen teacher rules outside, and come tomorrow if you can do it, and you must not ride a horse and donkey, take servants, or show off your wealth to other students. As well as the fifteen teacher rules, I will be expelled if you violate it. If you feel that you can't do it, don't come early. The quota is limited, and I want to free it up for students who are actually here to study!"
Song Jiu is not Song Jiu last year, but Song Jiu is a seventh-rank official this year. The one who dares to argue with Song Jiu and goes to copy the rules of the teacher with a timid way.
Fifty students used brushes to copy the teacher's rules on paper, but Song Jiu was thinking deeply.
Zhao Kuangyin talked about the Imperial Academy.
Song Jiu also briefly said it was practical, but he didn't say much. In fact, he could give more suggestions, and whether he listened or not was Zhao Kuangyin's business. Why didn't he say much? That Imperial College was destined to be a noble school. There is no way. In this era, everyone's starting point must be different. But Song Jiu didn't want his school to become like that in the future. But he can still stop him now. Once a college is established in the future, it is aimed at expanding regional enrollment, and even students from other states and counties, what should he do then?
When choosing a child based on grades, only rich children can choose a child. How many children from poor families can start school? In terms of qualifications, what is qualifications? Moreover, these students come here mostly to protect their family business and their children can settle accounts and manage accounts. Only then will they be truly at ease. Therefore, their minds can only be in terms of accounting and arithmetic, and they will not obey the national call. The court may not like this.
There are many problems, and Song Jiu regrets choosing a student with his grades this time.
And he caused another trouble, that is, the textbooks.
The two doctors and Zhu San didn't have to worry about it. This group of students didn't have to teach the Thousand Characters, but some were textbooks, and some were taught, with the word "Lin Lin" and the scriptures. In addition to the Nine Classics, there were Gongyang, Gu Liang, Mao Shi, Yili, Erya, Mandarin, etc. The annotations were not only Gongyang, Gu Liang, Mao Shi, Yili, Erya, Mandarin, etc. In addition to Kong Yingda's "The Justice of the Five Classics", there were hundreds of famous classics. Historical books mainly recorded records of the Historian, Han and Later Han books, but there were dozens of related historical books. There were others, such as the Kaiyuan Li. Minglu not only needed to know the laws of the Song Dynasty, but the Han and Tang Dynasties were the official. Their laws could also be used as reference for judgments.
Not to mention a year, they will not worry about textbooks for a lifetime.
Song Jiu is no longer able to do it, he must go from scratch.
But he also has a way. He gathered the forty remaining students together, and could not learn like last year. Especially arithmetic, which last year was even more from scratch. He had to start from basics. This year, he would be omitted. He would not teach thousands of characters, nor would he teach arithmetic in the first and second grades of elementary school.
Song Jiu has not yet released it, and it can be compiled as an enlightenment textbook to the people in the river, allowing them to learn, either teach their children, or teach them open air on the river bank, but will not be brought to the school hall to study. Then it starts from the third grade of elementary school. Including accounting and object structure, there is no need to compile abacus. There is a verbal final, which can be beaten to everyone. Song Jiu took out the last year's lecture notes, used this lecture notes as the outline, and let students participate in the writing, and then Song Jiu made summary and modification.
The busy and the heat gradually faded, and when the night fell, autumn insects began to sing. However, the rain increased, and it fell from time to time for a day. The rain fell in late summer and would not stop the people from rest. The people of this era were particularly hard-working.
However, it affected the progress of the project.
When it rains, the cement building must be covered with a straw curtain. It is more cloudy and sunny. The road ahead is just dry, but the sky behind it is dark and tears flow. There are many people working, walking around, leaving the riverside full of mud, and even fewer people going to watch the fun.
At this time, the court sent two gentlemen.
He was not old. One was a student in the first year of Jianlong, named Huang Cheng, named Ziyin, and the other was a student in the second year of Jianlong, named Chen Taizhi, named Yuxin. He was in his thirties and served as a clerk as a student, and was more honest and loyal.
In fact, the court also got the wrong direction. What I learned in the school was still the calculation of matter-based calculations. Song Jiu dared not say that he would not learn the meaning of the classics and the Ming Dynasty, but that was the auxiliary, and the former was the main one. He didn't have to have a doctorate, and everyone who could pass the exam for various subjects could come to teach. On the contrary, Song Jiu was afraid that some great scholars would have conflicts when they came.
Dr. Yan and Dr. Zhang looked at the backs of the two gentlemen, and were very dissatisfied and said, "The court is so poor."
"Dr. Yan and Dr. Zhang, the court is not bad, but no great scholar is willing to come."
"Song Jiu, it's better to set up a college sooner."
"It's not possible to set up academy. The court is about to start working in the Imperial Academy. Do you think those great scholars are willing to go to the academy or the Imperial Academy?"
The two were speechless.
"But it's great. If there are many great scholars coming, two, what about the mountain chief and the deputy mountain chief..."
Hearing this, the two of them were obviously energetic. Dr. Zhang said: "Jiulang, how old is the director of Taiyi Academy?"
"I really don't know much... You are, oh, don't worry, I won't compete for this mountain chief, but Dr. Zhang, you are also in danger. Once you become a college, even if there is an Imperial Academy, the court will force two or three important scholars. Dr. Zhang, are you a famous and important scholar? Even the civil officials transferred to the capital of Later Shu seem to be much more famous than you."
Dr. Zhang was depressed.
Cui'er, who was choosing vegetables, bowed her head and laughed.
"Dr. Zhang, it's not that I'm talking about you. We've been fighting for more than a year and quarrels, but I have one thing that you don't admire. That's why people have to face reality bravely. What is the mountain leader? It's that. I think you shouldn't think about it. That deputy mountain leader may have a dream at night."
"The deputy mountain commander is not bad. The last time the deputy mountain commander of Taiyi Academy held a lecture at Xiangguo Temple, which caused countless scholars to come and listen to the lecture."
"Little girl, can Taiyi Academy compare with this academy?" Dr. Zhang said in anger.
Song Jiu was very happy and continued to tease him, saying, "Even if it is not comparable, the deputy minister is dangerous in my opinion. If the imperial court would only send one important scholar to the big academy? Maybe three or four of them will be called. You guys, don't argue, and you dare not fight!"
Cui'er eats the joy of the earth.
But Song Jiu was calm. This was a tragedy condensed by the times. Is Taiyi Academy important or this academy important? At least he has contributed dozens of capable clerks to the country. What about Taiyi Academy? I won’t talk about the meaning of popularization of science.
Dr. Zhang made Song Jiu say nothing and said, "I won't talk nonsense with you. Go teach the class."
Go to school with a book of the Analects of Confucius.
Dr. Yan sat in the kitchen thinking, thinking, and said, "Jiulang, no matter what, we are also the founder of Future Academy."
Song Jiu pointed at the late peach tree in Lao Yang's family south. It was hung with many peaches and said, "The Yang family planted the trees, but the rich people ate the peaches. The Yang family can't eat a few peaches, so they all sold them for a few money."
"Yes. The person who picks peaches may not be the person who carry peaches," Cui'er came to her spirits.
Dr. Yan glared at her fiercely and said, "I picked my husband's peaches, and also picked Song Jiu's peaches!"
But it may not be necessary. Maybe with Zhao Kuangyin's current mentality, he would attach great importance to the academy, not as good as the Taixue. But if Taixue became a playth for the children of aristocratic families, he would pay more attention to the academy than the Taixue. Taiyi Academy had a great influence in the hearts of scholars and might not affect the feelings of Zhao Da and Zhao Er. If it was mainly based on arithmetic accounting, even if the great scholar came to take charge, the deputy chief would be born among the three of them, and Song Jiu's position was more stable than Yan and Zhang.
It's still early, and Song Jiu won't think about it.
After walking out of the kitchen and looking at the classroom, Su Xiaohao was leading the students in Class 2 to teach arithmetics, and Wang Daji led the students in Class 3 to teach accounting. Dozens of students were nervous at first, but fortunately, when Song Jiu went south last year, they asked them to study by themselves and had training. They were not able to explain clearly for a few days at the beginning, and now they can speak in an orderly manner. However, because of their weak foundation, they cannot learn from one example and the quality of their lectures is not as good as Song Jiu.
Cui'er put down the dish in her hand and followed Song Jiu.
Song Jiu looked at her and asked, "Cui'er, what do you want to ask?"
"Why haven't Qingyi come back yet?"
Song Jiu scratched his head and said, "I don't know either, maybe something is delayed."
Lu Qingyi has been there for quite a while. He was either to Lingnan or to take the water route slowly. It was enough for two months to go. But what could happen? The people of Jianghuai are regaining their vitality. The Southern Tang and Song dynasties are across the river. Although the two sides are tightly blocked, they do not invade each other and have a long peace. This is also the benefit of the founding of the country. As long as peace is the vast land and sparsely populated, the people will be able to regain their vitality immediately. In addition, the water conservancy of the entire Jianghuai River is developed, and most of them are plains. It can be said that the most prosperous place in the Song Dynasty is now the Lianghuai River.
Or if he is unwilling to go back to Beijing and guard his mother, he should also write a letter. After all, he is a servant trained by Han Xizai, and is not a person who is ungrateful.
More than ten days later, Lu Qingyi came back. She came back relatively late and returned to the capital in early August.
Cui'er complained: "Qingyi, why did you come back!"
Qingyi looked at Song Jiu with his head down and said for most of the day: "Jiulang, I want to ask you to do a favor for me."
"Tell me."
"My father fled to Jiangnan and was separated from his mother. His mother remarried a family named Bi in Hezhou. Later, with the help of Han Xueshi, he found out about his mother's whereabouts. At that time, his father was critically ill in bed, so Mr. Han quietly sent some money to his mother."
Song Jiu nodded. Remarriage was not a scandal in the Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan's mother also remarried a family of Zhu because of life. Wang Anshi's student Li Ding's biological mother remarried three times and gave birth to three sons, including Foyin and Li Ding, who were all famous figures. However, the former was a good news, while the latter made Su Dongpo a scandal. Especially the wars in the Jianghuai River were endless, not remarried, but whether they could get married.
Qingyi continued, "I went to Hezhou and found my mother. Unexpectedly, the money sent by Master Han was earned by the Bi family's wife, and she did not give it to her mother a penny, and the family was very rude to her. Can I beg Jiulang to come forward for me and send someone to redeem my mother? I am willing to be a cow and a horse to serve Jiulang's great kindness and virtue."
He said that he wanted to kneel down.
Song Jiu finally understood why Lu Qingyi had returned so long. About Qingyi went over to negotiate, but the family disagreed or took the opportunity to blackmail, which was delayed. However, this matter was a bit difficult. The concubine was not a human being, but a property. She said she was really not valuable, and she could even exchange a woman for a few stagnant of money. She said she was not valuable, and if the other party didn't let go, no matter how much money the family would sell, the government would not force her. But this matter was not too difficult. Song Jiu thought about it, pulled Qingyi up and said, "Qingyi, don't worry, I will ask someone to redeem your mother."
"Then thank Kyuro."
"No need to thank you. Since you are back, please study with peace of mind."
Chapter completed!