Chapter 174 Social Change

Qian Qianyi took office and started work soon.

He first published an article "Encouraging Learning" in the People's Daily. This persuasion is not to persuade everyone to study the Four Books and Five Classics, but to persuade more scholars to study physical chemistry, geography and arithmetic.

In his article, he elaborated on the importance and function of these miscellaneous studies, and persuaded the majority of scholars not to have prejudice against miscellaneous studies, but to learn more about them.

Qian Qianyi's reputation is very big, and the articles he signed will naturally be rushed to read.

This is the role of influence, a bit like the public knowledge of later generations.

Most ordinary people have a hard time seeing some complex phenomena in the world, and they have no ability to investigate and research the truth. They can only choose to believe some celebrities who seem to have cultural knowledge.

And these public knowledge can carry some private goods and promote their own ideas when popularizing science, commonly known as bringing goods.

Qian Qianyi used to be the Minister of Rites, and a well-known public figure in this era. Many scholars choose to believe his words without thinking.

And some scholars who do not agree with Qian Qianyi's point of view will also dare not easily question because they are afraid of Qian Qianyi's reputation.

The Minister of Rites, equivalent to a leader, has a very high prestige.

By the side of Xuanwu Lake, a group of scholars in their twenties were out on an outing, accompanied by two or three teenage girls.

These women are the daughters of several big families in the city. According to the etiquette rules, women who are not out of the cabinet are not allowed to go out and show their faces.

However, this kind of rule is the same as the rule of later generations to dress appropriately in public. The rule is like this, but even if there is a person who only wears underwear, everyone just smiles and does not take it seriously.

Women's training stipulates that unmarried women are not allowed to go out on the streets during non-holidays. But if someone really took to the street, everyone would at most scold them for shame and would not interfere.

This kind of restraint is limited, and naturally it cannot restrain some more rebellious girls.

In the past scholar outings, most of the topics we talked about were poetry and novels related to literature.

But now, these scholars still have one more topic, that is, various current affairs and government decrees in the People's Daily.

"I don't know if you have read the latest issue of the People's Daily, which contains Mr. Muzhai's article "Encouraging Learning". Unexpectedly, Mr. Muzhai also encouraged us to study those strange literature and miscellaneous studies. Times are changing drastically."

It was Mr. Li who started the topic, and now reading the People's Daily has become his habit.

"I read it too, sigh, I don't know what Mr. Muzhai thinks, why he suddenly admires those strange literature and miscellaneous studies. You must know that the Four Books and Five Classics are the right way for the imperial examination, and if you want to persuade you to study the Four Books and Five Classics ah."

The other prince sighed, apparently unable to accept such a rapid social change.

"I don't think you can count on the imperial examination. Who knows when the imperial examination will be restarted."

Xu Gongzi said with emotion.

"Brother Xu, what do you mean by this? Now that the south has been pacified, there is no reason not to hold the imperial examination. I think the autumn examination will definitely be held this year."

Prince Wang speculated.

Xu Gongzi shook his head with a sneer when he heard this, and asked, "Where is it held, Shaoxing? In Shaoxing, even officials' salaries are about to be released, how can there be money to hold the imperial examination. As for Nanjing, I see Wu Guogong's opinion on the imperial examination. He is quite prejudiced, he only wants to run a university, and he will definitely not pay for the imperial examinations.”

Obviously, Xu Gongzi should be more well-informed and know a lot of matters in the court.

Because his father, who is currently an official in Shaoxing, knows some inside information.

"If the imperial examinations are not held, how will the imperial court elect officials? Don't they need to elect officials to govern the place?"

Li Gongzi didn't believe Xu Gongzi's words. The imperial examination lasted for thousands of years. It is understandable that the war would occasionally be suspended for a year or two, but it is impossible to keep it open. This is the main way for the court to acquire talents.

"Brother Li, don't you know that people in the university hall can be directly awarded as long as they have good grades. Now a large number of talents have come to Nanjing to join Wu Guogong, including Master Ruan and Master Qian. Selecting some people in the university hall, Wu Guogong has no shortage of manpower now, and there is no need to hold the imperial examination."

Xu Gongzi laughed, as if mocking the innocence of others.

This.......

Xu Gongzi's words made everyone speechless, because the current situation seems to be really like this. But if it continues like this, then they will be very bad. The four books and five classics that have been studied hard in those years, aren't they all in vain?

"Aren't you stupid, if you want to be an official, you can just apply for the university entrance exam?"

It was Tong Xiangyu, Tong Youwei's daughter, who was speaking. She was very disdainful of the entanglement of those scholars.

What she said was more disturbing to some people, because some of them did go to the exam, but unfortunately they didn't pass the exam. And there is a

Some people have an ostrich mentality and are unwilling to change.

Others have faith in the imperial examinations and despise the university.

In short, there are various reasons.

They are unwilling to change and want to become officials, so they can only hope for the resumption of the imperial examinations. Naturally, they are gnashing their teeth when they can be directly assigned to officials in the university hall, which is robbing them of their future.

"In the university hall, the orthodox Four Books and Five Classics are not taken seriously at all. It is said that in the classics class, one-tenth of the people don't have it, and the teacher doesn't care about it. When it comes to physical chemistry, the seats are full.

This kind of teaching content is simply a blasphemy to orthodoxy, and I am determined not to go to college. I'm just waiting for the imperial examination

Restart, and then lift in the middle of the day. "

Wang Gongzi looked very angry, and the reason was very simple. He had secretly purchased elementary physics and chemistry textbooks, and the knowledge described above seemed to him to be deviant and unreasonable.

Therefore, he is resolutely reluctant to learn this kind of sidetracking.

"I think those miscellaneous studies are very interesting. They are more useful than the Four Books and Five Classics. It is said that those perfume glasses are made based on the knowledge of those miscellaneous studies."

Tong Xiangyu disagrees with Wang Gongzi's point of view.

If another scholar said that, Prince Wang would probably go back. But it was Tong Xiangyu who refuted him, and he had to hold back and sigh in his heart.

He doesn't like this kind of social change.

"Xiangyu is right, let's go to the university, anyway, I will definitely not miss the next admissions assessment, or the old man in my family will beat me up.

In the words of my old man, as long as you have achieved something in the university, you can directly become a sixth-rank and fifth-rank official, which is much better than the imperial examination. "

Xu Gongzi said.

"Brother Xu, you are following the trend, and you are not arrogant. When will we scholars be reduced to relying on those miscellaneous studies to obtain official positions."

The prince looked down with contempt.

It's a pity that his words can hardly shake Xu Gongzi's determination.

"I really envy that you can go to the university. Unlike us, you can only buy books and study by yourself quietly. After reading two chapters, you are still confused. The knowledge in this book is too profound."

Tong Xiangyu said with emotion.