Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Engraving? Engraving printing?" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes! Your Majesty, you may not know the process of printing. The first is to make engravings. This is very difficult and costs a lot of manpower and material resources." Wang Shu said.

"Wang Shu, haven't you heard of movable type printing?" Zhao Chen asked in surprise.

"Movable type printing? What is this?" Wang Shu asked in confusion.

Zhao Chen shook his head, with a helpless expression on his face.

Movable type printing was originally a lifelong invention in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of one hundred years! But now, Wang Shu has never heard of movable type printing! In history, movable type printing was indeed invented in China, but movable type printing has not been truly practical in China! From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, although movable type printing books appeared, but the number was extremely rare, movable type printing has not become the mainstream of Chinese printing! At the end of the Qing dynasty, foreigners broke through the door of China by ships and entered China. Because foreigners wanted to print the Bible, the type printing improved by the West was introduced into China, and the Chinese used movable type printing on a large scale.

"Your Majesty, is this important?" Wang Shu said.

"The Chinese do not value practical learning, only Confucianism! From ancient times to the present, I have invented many in China, but none of them have been applied in practice. It is a shame! Regarding teaching materials, they are mainly distributed to teachers in various schools. They can be used at the beginning. Reputation writing, no printing! As for movable type printing, you can find relevant information after you go back. Someone invented this thing a hundred years ago!" Zhao Chen said.

The four great inventions of ancient Chinese are world-famous, especially papermaking and printing, which are important tools for the European Renaissance and the spread of civilization. Unfortunately, only papermaking has spread in China, and movable type printing has never been spread! As for the gunpowder of the four great inventions, the scope of use is even narrower in China, but it has been carried forward in the West!

From ancient times to the present, Chinese scholars only wanted to be officials, and never applied the knowledge in books to practical learning. For the important inventions of practical learning, the scholars did not care at all, which made Zhao Chen sigh.

"It seems that in addition to education and imperial examination reforms, innovation and invention should be encouraged throughout the country, and innovators should be given major rewards to form an atmosphere of innovation in the whole society! There are still many things to do in the future! Zhao Chen secretly said.

"Weichen will check the movable type printing after he goes back." Wang Shu said.

"In addition to Confucianism and Practical Learning, I think one more item should be added to the textbook." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, please say." Wang Shu said.

Zhao Chen stood in front of the window, was silent for a long time, and said, "Gather some of my words and let the school learn."

He mainly wanted to write down some of the democratic, innovative, and pioneering spirit in his heart, so as to dilute the temperament of Confucianism and transform the people.

"Your Majesty, this is what the Propaganda Department should do. The minister has neglected. The school must learn this." Wang Shu hurriedly said.

"I will give you three months. You will first compile a set of simple books, and then show it to me! In addition, I will now distribute the news to inform the people that the court is about to carry out a large-scale education reform." Zhao Chen said. .

"Weichen understand!" Wang Shu nodded, and then left.

Zhao Chen stood in front of the window and looked outside. It was now covered with clouds.

"After experiencing the baptism of war, although the land of the Central Plains has suffered all the hardships, many decadent literati have been eliminated at the same time! The land of China in front of me is like a piece of white paper, and I can paint on it at will! This education reform of the imperial examination is for me It's just talking and talking, but the actual implementation requires a lot of manpower and money, and the social impact will be beyond imagination! After the education reform is carried out smoothly, the imperial examination reform will naturally be able to proceed smoothly! Through education to change the national thinking, make the people value practical learning, value creation, and be willing to open up. In this way, even without other reforms, ten years later, a hundred years later, China will definitely be much stronger than it is now! The reason why China is now strong, That is because of the invasion of foreign races, our potential has been forced out, and in the future, without being forced by others, we will also appear powerful and unmatched." Zhao Chen secretly said.

The wheat harvest season has come, and the sky is overcast with clouds. Farmers in the Yanyun area are rushing to harvest their crops.

In the afternoon, officials, large and small, and soldiers guarding the city all dispatched to help the people around Yanjing harvest wheat.

In the place more than ten miles south of Yanjing City, the sky was getting darker and darker, and light rain gradually started. It took another half an hour before all the wheat was harvested.

At this time, lightning and thunder began to flash in the sky, and the rain became heavier and heavier.

An old farmer drenched himself under the eaves at the entrance of the village, and several middle-aged people greeted him.

"Old Liu, have the wheat harvested in your family finished?" a middle-aged man said.

"Finally the harvest is over! Thanks to the help of those young men in the army!" The old farmer said with satisfaction while wiping the rain off his body.

"Da Song and Da Liao are indeed completely different!" A middle-aged man dressed as a Khitan, suddenly spoke at this moment.

"This is natural! If it were under the rule of the Liao Kingdom, it would be good if their officials and troops didn't come to oppress us. Where would they help us harvest the crops?" the old farmer nodded.

"Yes, the current court and emperor are far better than the previous court and emperor!" Everyone next to him said one after another.

"Do you know? Just now an official asked me who is the best farming in our village. Guess what, they went to the Qian family in Dongtou and asked the Qian family about how to farm!" A young man in the distance posed Rain ran over, and then directed at these humanitarians.

"There is such a thing? What do they ask about this?" The old farmer asked in surprise.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to write agricultural books!" the young man said.

"Oh!" The old farmer nodded.

There are few books on agriculture in ancient China, and even if they are there, they are out of the public. Most of them are some whimsical ideas and ungrounded.

"The imperial court will soon open education and school in various states and counties across the country. At that time, the students in the school will also learn agronomy!" said the young man.

"The students in the school are studying agronomy?" The old farmer was stunned.

"Are you talking nonsense? The school is all about the sage, how can you learn agriculture?"

"Yeah! When will the school be able to study agriculture? I have never heard of such a thing when I grow up so old!"

The people around were talking about it.

"Never lie to you! This school is very different from the previous school! The teachers in these schools are all enshrined by the imperial court, and the poor students in the family can enroll! But the official said that the imperial court had limited money, and at the beginning the school was run by the public. The number is not very large, but it will gradually increase! At the beginning, only some students from poor backgrounds can enter public schools, and the rest are still in private schools! But whether it is a public school or a private school, you must learn agronomy! It is said that It is your majesty’s will to join agriculture! His Majesty said that it will take decades for him to enroll children all over the world. In the future, he will enter the school not only to be an official, but to increase his knowledge and use it in practice!" The young man said.

"This...If it's not for the sake of being an official in Zhongju, who will go to school?" The old farmer shook his head.

"Old Liu, you can't say that! Our children are literate and can increase their knowledge through books, which is also good! Moreover, there is no need to spend money in the public school, as long as they bring food every day." Young humane.

"Without spending money, there is such a good thing?" The old farmer asked in surprise.

"It is said that your majesty called agriculture as practical learning. From now on, this imperial examination will also be tested for practical learning! Your majesty said that if you read only the book of the saints, you don't work hard, you don't know the grain, how can you manage the place?" Said again.

"Your Majesty is right! I don't understand that some scholars don't know anything, what exactly do they rely on to become an official? Can anyone who knows a few words be able to become an official? It's not right to think about it!" The old farmer agreed this time. Tao.

"Yes! If officials know how to farm, they will be able to manage the place better."

"In my opinion, this real learning is more useful than Confucianism."

The surrounding farmers talked a lot, and they very much agree that the imperial examinations should be added to practical learning.

Above the sea, waves are rolling, and at this moment a large ship is shuttled across the sea.

A dozen people, old or young, stood at the bow of the ship. These people were all dressed up as shopkeepers and tents.

"I heard that the court is going to write a book on arithmetic. I am the best man in Jiangnan arithmetic, so the court took us to Yanjing." A grizzled man with a smile on his face said.

"I also heard that from now on, all schools in the world will learn mathematics, which is a great thing! Mathematics can not only be used for business, but also can be used at home on weekdays! When the court is an official, all kinds of statistics, You also need to learn!" A middle-aged humane.

"Yes! I am waiting to participate in the compilation of arithmetic, and in the future, we can also be named in the annals of history! I also heard the court say, Your Majesty will meet us in person!" The youngest one, it seems that only twenty The early accountant road.

"Your Majesty is going to change the law this time! The imperial examination has been five to six hundred years from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the present! In fact, when Emperor Wen and Sui Yang initiated the imperial examination, there were also subjects such as arithmetic and law, but it was a pity that it was in the Tang Dynasty. , Mathematics and law studies have not been taken seriously anymore. When I arrived, mathematics and law were completely abolished! Your Majesty will join mathematics again this time!" A man dressed up as a talent shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty did not list mathematics as a single subject. I heard that in the future imperial examinations, whether it is Confucianism, mathematics, or agriculture, all subjects must be covered!" The middle-aged humanity.

"All of them are involved? In this way, the imperial examination is even more difficult!" said the treasurer who spoke first.

"I don't know this! But I heard from the officials who took us over that the imperial examination requires extensive knowledge, not profound knowledge. The imperial examination does not select scholars. Even if you are a Confucian scholar, you may not be able to get it if you don't understand practical knowledge. Lie. After the middle-aged examination, the treatment may be quite different from before, and it may not be able to reach the sky in one step..." Middle-aged humanity.

"I heard that in addition to mathematics, some other craftsmen have also been invited to Yanjing! We were all said to be proficient in'exotic skills and tricks', and the world despised them, but now your majesty attaches great importance to'exotic skills and tricks. ', it is really fortunate for my generation!"

"Although I am not a sage, but the world calls it singularity, it is a bit too far!"

Just in their discussion, the ship moved faster and faster, and it was getting closer and closer to Tianjin Guardian.