On the bank of Kunming Lake in Shuntian Prefecture, pavilions and pavilions rise from the ground. Each of the main buildings is six stories high. The architectural form is also the same as the original one. The houses made of cement and steel appear stronger, but
Needless to say, the aesthetics are still different from the Ming Dynasty architectural style.
However, for the sake of practicality, Zhu Zhanzhen still ordered the construction of teaching buildings and dormitory buildings in this way. This construction was simpler and faster. If it was not beautiful enough, other buildings could only be used to make up.
Among them is a conference building built based on the Fujian earth building, which also challenges the skills of these craftsmen.
This was the first time that Zhu Zhanzhen came here. After clearing the land, he ordered the craftsmen from Guangzhou Prefecture to build it. With the experience of building Nanhai University, these craftsmen were quite handy.
Zhu Zhanzhen was accompanied by Yu Qian and Xia Yuanji.
Although Zhu Gaochi refused to pay, it was Zhu Zhanzhen who found a way to pull Xia Yuanji out first.
As for Qian, Zhu Zhanchen wanted to show him how his Yenching University was doing, and even invited him to be a tutor at the university. How could he let such an upright and good teacher go?
Zhu Zhanzhen led them to the campus, and then said: "How about you two, my university is not bad."
Xia Yuanji looked around and then said: "Your Highness, looking at the scale of your Yanjing University, it is probably much larger than the Imperial College."
"It's bigger in terms of area. Grandpa Huang gave me a large piece of land, and then I saw that the surrounding area wasn't very populated, so I bought it all, and together we built Yenching University. I did it all for
The Ming Dynasty’s education industry did not hesitate to spend a lot of money on it.” Zhu Zhanzhen said as if he was extremely aggrieved.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid no one can count the amount of money you have. If you and Wei Chen cry about your poverty, Wei Chen will really not be able to answer the question." Xia Yuanji ignored Zhu Xi's cry. His Highness's money, Xia Ji even
I think it can be compared to the national treasury.
"Xia Shangshu, my father taught me to be frugal when I was young. I am not rich at all. I just break one portion of money into two portions and save little by little."
Xia Yuanji had a smile on his face, as if I believe it or not, and changed the subject: "Your Highness, why did you make the building look like that?" He pointed at several main buildings.
Zhu Zhanchen took him into the teaching building that had just been built and the tables and chairs had not yet been moved in, and then he knocked on the wall.
"Sturdy and fast to build, this is the main reason. Scholars say they study hard in a cold window, but our school will not let them study in a cold window." As he said, Zhu Zhanzhen turned on the switch, and the lights came on in the classroom.
I didn't understand during the day, but now Xia Yuanji knows that the electric light is a thing that Zhu Zhanzhen invented a few years ago, but it has not been popularized because of the trouble of generating electricity. Telephones are widely used in the palace, and they are all left.
A lot of effort.
"Your Highness, have you energized this place?"
"Yes, I also built a power plant right next to Yenching University. Its main function is to provide power to Yenching University. Now I have connected all the teaching buildings in the university and the dormitories where students live.
With just one click of the electricity, it can be bright at night. Not only that, the school is also equipped with a bathhouse, which is open every day. As long as you are a student of Yenching University, you can take a bath every day."
In ancient times, it was not an easy thing to take a hot bath, especially for ordinary people. It was even more difficult to take a hot bath in the winter, and it was not possible even once in ten days and months.
Not only the bathhouse, Zhu Zhanzhen even wanted to heat the floor. He was an architect. After hearing this, he shook his head. He couldn't figure it out, so he gave it a try and succeeded in laying an earthen kang in a small conference hall.
Floor heating could only be provided on one floor close to the ground, so Zhu Zhanzhen waved his hand and wanted to install the largest conference room as well.
This is very difficult for this group of people. Theoretically speaking, it is possible. There are many technical problems and the land is too big. We are trying to find solutions while we are working on it, but we have absolutely no complaints. Who asked Zhu Hong to give more money?
Zhu Zhanyi introduced the gardens and various buildings of Yanjing University to the two of them, and Zhu Zhanyi also wanted to divide Yanjing University into multiple departments. This was something that Xia Yuanji and others did not understand before.
Department of Literature and Government Affairs, Department of Economics and Management, Department of Science, and Department of Normal University.
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The university has decided on a basic department, because newly opened schools dare not open too many specialties because the qualifications and personnel cannot keep up, so they start by opening a basic category.
Literature and government affairs. In ancient times, all dynasties attached great importance to literature. This is the basis of everything. The reason why government affairs and literature are put together is because the two were inseparable in ancient times. This is also the policy set by Zhu Zhanyi for Yenching University.
key projects.
Economics and management is a subject of Nanjing University. The science department is naturally unable to distinguish physical chemistry. It can only be taught in a big pot and taught at once. The teacher training department is to provide feedback to the university and its educational institutions as soon as possible.
The number of students is increasing rapidly, so the graduation time of the Normal Department is even one year shorter than that of other majors.
Let’s mention the quantity first and then evaluate the quantity.
"Categorize into categories and learn the way. Your Highness, students who learn in this way may not be as good as others." Xia Yuanji raised his concerns.
Zhu Zhan understood that he was worried that if students from Yenching University wanted to become officials, their knowledge and ability would be far inferior to those of Jinshi who passed the imperial examination.
"Xia Shang, how many officials are there in the Ming Dynasty? Not everyone has to be an official. Isn't it good for the literature department to write lyrics? It's also good to go to the economics department to do business or bank. The science department studies the principles of how everything works.
, that’s my job, teaching and educating people in the normal school department, everyone has a bright future)”
"Studying is not for becoming an official. Your Highness, I don't understand." Xia Yuanji said it bluntly.
"Xia Shang, in the huge Ming Dynasty, some people had to be officials, some were doing business, some were going, some were going to the fields, their literary talents were outstanding, their articles were astonishing, but the rice in the fields would not grow one or two more because of it. What people did was different.
What we learn is different, as long as it lasts during the prosperous Ming Dynasty, it is all good."
Xia Yuanji, as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, was not a pedantic utopian. On the contrary, he very much agreed with Zhu Zhanzhen's pragmatic words.
"Your Highness always has different opinions than others, and I admire him."
"Xia Shangshu, I will take you to a place that will definitely interest you."
Zhu Zhanchang took Xia Yuanji to the center of Yanjing University. It was surrounded by a lake with four roads connecting the southeast, northwest, and in the center of the lake was a huge building, as big as the Fengtian Palace.
Zhu Zhanzhen took him along the road in the lake. The lake was very shallow and the decoration was extremely elegant. The koi fish were swimming slowly and naturally, which made people feel much more relaxed.
Yenching University Library.
This building is the library of Yenching University that Zhu Zhancheng painstakingly built.
Walking into the empty library, I looked around and saw nothing. The renovation of the huge building was almost completed, but the tables, chairs, and books had not been moved in yet.
"What does your Highness's library mean?"
"It is a place where books and materials are collected, organized, and stored for people to read and refer to. I have ordered people to put a copy of the Yongdadian reissue here. Students from Yenching University will come here to read books, and even some
You can borrow them, and at the same time, the number of books in the collection will continue to increase."
"Yongle Ceremony?!" Xia Yuanji exclaimed, this is a national treasure.
"Yes, I spent a lot of effort to get Grandpa Huang to agree to my re-publication of Yongle Dadian."
This was printed when Zhu Di was still alive. Zhu Zhanyang vividly described to Zhu Di that the Yongle Grand Ceremony is a treasure passed down from generation to generation. What if future generations do not keep it properly and cause damage? How many copies should be published and stored separately?
, ensuring that thousands of years from now, future generations will still be able to see Leda.
Zhu Di agreed and let him resume publication.
The scale of Yongle Dadian is so huge, and its gradual re-publication is dizzying. However, compared to compilation and compilation, re-publication is just child's play and can be achieved by spending time and money.
Zhu Zhanzhen's idea is that each of Yenching University, Nanhai University, and Tian University should give him a copy. It has not been published yet, but a part of it has been printed and can be put in first. The library of Yenching University will guarantee it when the semester starts.
Packed to the brim.
Zhu Zhan allowed students at Beijing University to read these things freely, which made Xia Yuanji feel a little uneasy.
Because Zhu Zhanzhen has reduced the cost of acquiring knowledge too low.
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The management organization is very hierarchical. It is not easy to enter the Imperial College. The old scholars and old doctors in the Imperial College teach casually. If you want to listen to their classes, you must have sufficient qualifications. If you are an ordinary person, others will look at you.
Therefore, the cost of learning knowledge is very high, and to a certain extent, money may not even be able to buy it.)
The same goes for books. Some books are not something you can just read if you want to. For example, the Yongle Dadian, one of the most famous documents in the world, organized the world's books into categories and spent a lot of money and time. Although many of them are privately owned.
There are many books, but they are not in volumes. How can ordinary people see these books?
However, Zhan Zhen filled it into the library and allowed students to read at will. He had the tendency to build high-rise buildings for students all over the world and entertain guests at large banquets.
Xia Yuanji looked at the facilities and buildings of Yenching University. Even in the cold winter, Zhu Zhanchang prepared heaters in all the dormitories. Students can still study at school, and the library can accommodate thousands of people.
The conditions are unmatched even by the Imperial College.
Moreover, the old academics of the Imperial College think that scholars should endure hardships. They admire the learning spirit of cutting off the light and stabbing the buttocks, so you can even say that they slightly make the students' life more difficult. There is no doubt that Yanjing
The facilities and conditions of the university will be spread word of mouth among these students, and there will definitely be no shortage of applicants.
This incident at Yenching University will definitely cause an uproar, even if it is not as much as E, it must be D.
This was something that could be foreseen. Xia Yuanji looked at Zhu Zhanchang who was analyzing with several craftsmen in the book what needed improvement and what needed to be added. He couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart.
This can be used to give advice in the court, scold Fang Qiu's Ming prince on the battlefield, or he can chat and laugh with the craftsmen at work. Yuan Ji has a feeling that the young prince in front of him seems to really have no clan prejudice, and is not pretending to do so.
In his words and deeds, he has never shown any prejudice against the lower class people.
There were many people in the court talking about people's livelihood and claiming to be officials, but how many of them had looked at the hardworking people and asked themselves, Xia Yuanji himself felt that officials were higher than the people from the bottom of his heart.
They are a privileged class and a powerful family. How can they feel that they are on the same level as migrant workers?
But Zhu Zhanzhen was different. Compared with his father-in-law, the official Qingtian, he talked less and did more. He did a lot of things, but they were all for the benefit of the people. For a moment, his scalp went numb.
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Suddenly he thought, if one day the great prince raised his arms, how many people would flock to his command.
This scares Xia Yuanji. As a courtier, he always thinks about these things, so he will think about everything from these perspectives.
"Xia Shangshu, Xia Shangshu." Yu looked at Yuan Ji and shouted twice.
"Ah?" Xia Yuanji realized his mistake, turned around and asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Yu?"
Yu Qian saw that Zhu Zhanzhen was busy, and the two of them reminded him: "Xia Shangshu, you are an important minister of His Majesty. Yu Qian would like to boldly remind you, please keep yourselves clean."
Faced with Qian's sudden awakening, Xia Yuanji looked puzzled: "Why did Yu Zhong say this?
Qian looked around and saw that there was no one there, so he quietly told Prince Han that he had been to a brothel. Even if young Yu Qian was stunned, he was really stunned. Can he say this kind of thing in front of people? I won't do it again in the future.
Can I put on some shoes for you?
Fortunately, Xia Ji was not the kind of person who held grudges. Instead, he became embarrassed: "Mr. Yu, Prince Han said it casually during the negotiation. Why do you take it seriously? Haha...hahaha."
Let’s talk about the matter of turning into a human being, can it be considered a female vote? At most, it can only be called drinking tea and having fun.
"Xia Shangshu, have you really never been there?" Yu Qian asked again.
When asked about Yuanji, such a good-tempered person would be angry, so he left a sentence without going back: "Mr. Yu, you still have a lot to learn about how to behave in the world."
Zhu Zhanzhen came over at this time: "I just told the craftsmen that I am going to erect another bronze statue of Grandpa Huang at the door of the library to warn all students to study seriously."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that you are going to hold the Hongxi Literature Prize. The reason why you allowed me to come today is also because of this matter. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Let's talk about business." Xia Yuanji brought the matter to the point.
Zhu Gaochi's instructions to him were that the Hongxi Literature Prize must be held, and Zhu Zhanzhen must be fully supported within the acceptable range. This is a major event for an emperor, and must be done.
The limit drawn by Zhu Gaochi for this tolerable range is no money, no money for beating to death.
"For the Hongxi Literary Award, I have sent people to invite two giants in the literary world. I hope that there will be three to five highly respected people on the jury to sit on the committee. Mr. Xia, why don't you come?"
"Me? Not really. Your Highness is hoping that someone from the imperial court will come."
"Yes, without the imperial court, it would be a bit worse after all."
"I recommend Yang Rong and Hanlin scholar Shen Du."
Yang Rong is good at poetry and loves poetry. Shen Du, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, entered the Hanlin Academy with his good calligraphy. He is a representative of Taige style. His calligraphy skills are the best in the world. He is also good at calligraphy and painting. He painted the Ming Dynasty Kirin picture that has been handed down to the world, which is the Ming Dynasty.
The thing about courtiers looking at giraffes)
One of them is a humanist, and the other is calligraphy and painting. It seems that Xia Yuanji and Zhu Gaochi had discussed it before coming here, and Zhu Gaochi really took this matter very seriously.
Zhu Zhanzhen immediately proposed: "Xia Shangshu, the Hongxi Literature Award is grand. I plan to accept poetry, calligraphy and painting selections from all over the world, and the expenditure required will be huge..."
"No." Before Zhu Zhanzhen could speak, Xia Yuanji said bluntly.
"Xia Shangshu..."
"The imperial court is marching north, and the country is empty."
"Xia Shangshu, how can the treasury be empty? It should be very full."
"Your Highness, the Northern Expedition costs a lot of money, and the imperial court has no extra money. If Your Highness is short of money, I will voluntarily contribute part of my salary to support Your Highness."
Zhu Zhanzhen was speechless: "That's all, Xia Shangshu can keep it for himself and drink tea."
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