Chapter 1,412 The Battle of Xinyi

"Xinyi" is the general name of "Zhou Guan Xinyi", "Mao Shiyi" and "Shang Shuyi". Among them, only "Zhou Guan Xinyi" was written by Wang Xianggong himself, and the other two were written by Wang Yu and Lu Huiqing. They were extremely elaborate when they were first formulated.

Not being strict is just the opinion of Mr. Jiefu!

For example, in "Shangshu", Su Mingrun raised more than a hundred questions in "Shangshu Qiwen", which were all based on ideas, which can be regarded as opening up the science of "Shangshu" analysis.

Today, the academic community has gradually formed a consensus that many chapters have been adapted, deleted, reversed, or even forged.

These issues were not understood by An Shigong at that time. Wang Yu and Lu Huiqing were even more separated. Can their "Shang Shu Yi" be used as a legal textbook in schools? Can it be used as the only reference book for imperial examinations? This is not

Is this the most ridiculous thing in the world?

The same is true for "Zhou Guan". If nothing else, just "Kao Gong Ji" can bypass the science and engineering?

Regarding rhythm, size, and weights and measures, you will find that they are very different from today's understanding by referring to unearthed cultural relics. The Shang and Zhou Script Research Bureau has now made many detailed explanations on this issue.

These advances have proved that Wang Xianggong's "Zhou Guan Xin Yi" is unreliable in many places.

Now it is clear that the problem lies in the errors in the teaching materials, but the blame is placed on the correct examination questions of the examiner. What is this called glorifying?

Because Su Che was involved, Su You had to write a letter to clarify his position.

Su Che's problem was not that he insisted on the truth, but that he made "procedural errors."

The state has established "New Meanings of the Three Classics" as the only reference book for the Three Classics, and stipulated it as the only subject for examiners to ask questions, so examiners should abide by the regulations.

If there is a problem with the teaching materials, after the examiner discovers it, he should report it according to normal procedures and recommend modifications to the court, just like what Bachelor Sima is doing now.

But before the state gives a clear answer and issues guidance, of course an examiner must implement it in accordance with the original regulations.

This is called "procedural correctness".

Of course, there are exceptions to correct procedures, that is, when an incident occurs suddenly and is about to cause serious losses to the people of the country, the authority can be exercised.

However, examination questions are obviously not included in this exception.

Therefore, Su Che Children's Shoes should bear the responsibility.

But then again, just because Su Che took responsibility does not mean that the problems reflected in his incident are not problems.

Therefore, while dealing with Su Che, the court should also pay great attention to his opinions.

If there are problems with the "New Meanings of the Three Classics", then the learned and talented people from all over the world should be gathered to discuss and work out an "official version" of the "New Meanings" that meets the standards of the Song Dynasty and be used as a reference textbook for exams.

Parts with questions should be marked as problematic; parts with objections should be marked as objectionable; undecided questions should be marked as undecided.

There is precedent for this, and the famous "Notes on Three Schools of History" has this style.

As for the exam, you can only choose from those contents that have been determined and have no doubt. This is the way to solve the problem.

To put it bluntly, this memorial is still the same thing as "seeking common ground while reserving differences" and "seeking truth from facts" in science and engineering. However, we cannot say that there is anything wrong with Su You's memorial. It is completely reasonable and tenable.

But the question is, if Su You's approach is to be followed, who are the "erudite talents" that everyone will admire?

This was the real problem. For the first time, Su You brought the court's game to the surface and introduced a new method to solve the problem - collective discussion, seeking common ground while reserving differences, clarifying differences, shelving disputes, and taking into account the majority opinion.

Zhao Xu was quite hesitant about this, mainly because he had to worry about Wang Anshi's face.

On the contrary, Wang Anshi wrote a letter and pointed out that the problems in "Shang Shuyi" were very serious, and "Zhou Guanyi" was also not rigorous in many places. This is a fact.

He proposed a compromise solution, which was to first set up a newspaper called "Journal of the Chinese Academy of Sciences", which would only focus on academics and not involve political disputes. Everyone could submit articles, publish them at a high level, inspire discussion, and finally converge.

Wang Anshi agreed, but Zhao Xu couldn't hold on any longer. He agreed to open a journal bureau first and appointed Cheng Hao as editor. He would run a few issues of "Jingyi Journal" first.

Su You wrote again, Your Majesty, Mr. Anshi’s method is good, then can we also start a Journal of Mathematics, Journal of Science and Engineering, Journal of Chemistry, Journal of Medicine, Journal of Agriculture, and Journal of Economics?

Journal" ah?

Zhao Xu was so frightened that he quickly held down, Mingrun, let’s stop making trouble, okay? Many of these are state secrets, so let’s talk slowly first...

In Wuchen, Chen Zhaoming reported that the reconstruction of the Bianjing-Chenliu railway was completed, and the first train was on the road, with a maximum speed of 50 kilometers per hour and an actual operating speed of 25 kilometers per hour. It could drive ten carriages at a time and transport fifty tons of goods.

Chen Liu's journey to Bianjing was only forty miles away, and he could go back and forth in two hours. In terms of food, he could transport ten thousand shi a day.

If the speed is increased, it can be doubled.

This transportation capacity was already terrifying in the Song Dynasty, but in fact it was not that extraordinary, because after all, the amount of grain transported from the southeast to Chenliu was usually as high as four million dan per year.

Like last year, when there were two consecutive years of good harvests, the total transshipment and transshipment amounted to tens of millions!

But the wealth saved by the railway in terms of time, manpower, costs along the way, and official corruption is huge.

Zhao Xu felt so happy when he thought that if the four hundred miles from Luoyang to Bianjing were completed and the dispatching station mentioned by Chen Zhaoming was added, many trains could actually run on this road at the same time.

This month, Gao Shilin arrived in Zhengzhou to promote the case of Shangzhou Zhou, to promote the military weapons supervision, and at the same time take charge of the overall railway construction.

Research on bridge engineering and culvert engineering has also been officially put on the agenda.

China's arch bridge technology has been accumulated for thousands of years. The famous Zhaozhou Bridge already existed during this period, with a span of nearly 80 meters.

In other words, people in the Song Dynasty could cross a river with a span of more than 200 meters using only two piers using an arch bridge.

The first Zhongshan Iron Bridge across the Yellow River built in Lanzhou later was only 233 meters long.

Now with steel beam technology and reinforced concrete technology, the difficulty in building a bridge is not in the bridge deck, but in the bridge piers.

Su You proposed two plans. One was to excavate the Cha River and restore the river after repairing the bridge.

The second is to use a large steel beam to drive into the center of the river, then put a tube outside it, and use a camel machine to suck out the water in the tube. Then you can go down to the bottom of the river to dig the bridge foundation, then build an iron frame and pour concrete. It should be able to build a bridge with enough load-bearing capacity.

The bridge piers come.

This plan will definitely not work for deep water, but it should be enough to build a bridge project from Chang'an to Jiaozhou Peninsula.

There is no other solution for culverts except explosives. In many places, holes cannot even be dug and trenches need to be dug directly, which means removing all the earth and rocks from the entire mountain above the culvert.

Although the project volume is much larger, the technical difficulty is much smaller. In addition, there are some places where zigzag tracks can be used. After inspection, the number of culverts on the road from Chang'an to Lanzhou has been reduced to 35.

Of course, these are just plans and are far from actual implementation.

In Renxu, Li Xian passed through Biandukou and joined forces with Liu Changzuo.

Chaogu, the governor of Hexi Province, reported that Ali Gu brought a mob of yellow-headed Uighurs along the way, ransacked the trade routes, and posed a huge security threat to Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Shazhou in the Hexi Corridor. He asked the Song Dynasty for permission to send troops to suppress it.

Zhao Xu agreed with Dangxiang's Eighth Army to enter Hexi and sweep the corridor to ensure the interests of the trade groups coming to the Song Dynasty.

The chase started in Ganzhou. Chaogu and Li Xian marched hundreds of miles a day, and it took them fourteen days to drive Aligu and the yellow-headed Uighurs along the way past Shazhou.

In Wuchen, Tong Guan reported that an army of Yellow-headed Uighurs appeared in the west of Shazhou. They came to relieve the Aligu and Yellow-headed Uighur bandits who had been expelled by Li Xian in Chaogu.

This information fully demonstrates that the horse bandits active in the Gansha area are directly related to the Yellow-headed Uighurs. Unless the military power of the Yellow-headed Uighurs is resolved, the Hexi Corridor will not be safe.

Wuzi and Zhao Xu issued an edict to reorganize the Protectorate of the Western Regions and build Jieshazhou.

With Chaogu as the commander-in-chief, Tong Guan as the supervisor, Wang Hou and Liu Shiheng as deputy generals, with a total of 6,000 new troops, 5,000 iron kites, and 30,000 light cavalry from eight tribes, they conquered Aligu and the Yellow-headed Uighurs.

Chaogu was ordered, but he did not rush to conquer. First, Chen Zhen was asked to take the retired and disabled soldiers of the new army, the desperadoes from the Western Regions, and the yellow-headed bandit leaders who had surrendered, and dared to risk the caravan leaders to enter Qilian, west of Shazhou—

—Kunlun Corridor, responsible for spying on intelligence, contacting forces, and drawing maps.
Chapter completed!