In the second year of Jiayou (1057), the thirty-sixth year of Li Jie's reign, at this time, the territory of the Song Dynasty had far exceeded that of previous dynasties, reaching the peak of ancient and modern times.
From Indochina to the south, Mongolia to the north, Arabian Peninsula to the west, and Goryeo to the east, all the territories in between were the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Not only that, the Australian continent as far away as the southern hemisphere also became an enclave of the Song Dynasty.
Last year, Li Jie's second son was sent to mainland Australia to take charge of the development work there.
If nothing unexpected happens, the second son Zhao Xin will become the actual ruler of the Australian continent in the future.
Of course, Zhao Xin was still nominally a minister of the Song Dynasty.
As for where the Australian mainland will go after Li Jie's 100 years, that is not something he should worry about.
Anyway, Australia is thousands of miles away from the Song Dynasty. With the current level of technology, even taking the fastest steamship, it would take nearly two months to go back and forth.
It's such a long journey, it's difficult even if you want something to happen.
Australia mainland.
Zhao Xin, who had just arrived, did not rest for a day and immediately threw himself into political affairs.
This place will be his territory in the future.
This is the fiefdom that his father personally promised to him.
Although it is just a fiefdom, this land covers millions of square kilometers. By the way, square kilometers is the new unit of measurement promoted by dad.
With millions of square kilometers, this kind of land area can already catch up with the land area of the Song Dynasty when my grandfather was in power.
If this continent was not too far away from the Song Dynasty, he would not be able to acquire such a large fiefdom.
As the saying goes, everything is always difficult at the beginning. Although it has been discovered in Australia for more than ten years, it has also been ten years since the imperial court began to develop it.
But this place is too big and too remote. Even if the court promised generous immigration conditions, the vast majority of people in the Song Dynasty still did not want to come here.
Wouldn't it be better to stay and enjoy it in the Song Dynasty?
Over thirty years later, the Song Dynasty not only increased its land area several times, but also nearly doubled its grain output.
During my father's reign, I collected various high-yielding seeds from all over the world.
Nowadays, unless there is a major natural disaster, there will be almost no starvation to death in the Song Dynasty.
Of course, except for lazy people!
There is no cure for lazy people.
In the Song Dynasty, as long as you were a little diligent, it was basically not a problem to have food and drink, let alone getting rich.
No matter how bad it is, you can still get the qualifications to go overseas and become a personal master in an overseas Tibetan country.
Especially in South Asia, Japan and other relatively close areas, Chinese people love to go there the most.
After all, these places are relatively close. If you take the latest steamship, you can return home in about ten days.
It's night, the stars are shining brightly.
Zhao Xin tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He was a little homesick. He missed his father and his sister (his biological mother, Mrs. Guo).
I don’t know what my sister is doing now?
It should be night in Beijing now, right?
Over the years, thanks to Li Jie's promotion, it is no longer a secret that the earth is round.
It may not be a well-known thing among ordinary people, but within the Imperial College, it seems to be no secret.
The reason why not everyone knew it was mainly because the impact of this fact was too great. Therefore, the imperial court did not deliberately increase publicity, but allowed it to spread slowly.
Sooner or later, people all over the world will know this fact.
After all, this is proven.
Seven years ago, the imperial court specially sent two steamships, one heading east and the other heading west. In the end, the two ships merged smoothly.
The ironclad facts are right in front of us, and no one can refute the theory of a round earth.
Bianliang.
The lights in Funing Hall were brightly lit. Li Jie did not go to the other ladies' bedrooms today, but stayed in Funing Hall to handle official duties.
This year is the imperial examination year. Not long ago, the provincial examination just ended. What Li Jie is looking at now is the outstanding answers in the provincial examination.
More than twenty years have passed, and the imperial examination at this time and the imperial examination in the past have changed beyond recognition.
Although Ci and Fu are still within the scope of the examination, only 10% of Ci and Fu are evaluated, which is far inferior to the newly added Gewu Xue.
Although gewuxue is only a new study that has just emerged in the past ten years, its evaluation ratio in the imperial examination is now second only to policy theory.
Nowadays, the imperial examination is roughly divided into five sections, one is policy theory, the second is scripture meaning, the third is investigation of things, the fourth is law, and the fifth is Ci Fu.
Among them, Ci Fu accounts for the lowest proportion. According to the 100-point system, Ci Fu accounts for about 10 points. Among the remaining points, policy accounting accounts for 40 points, investigation of things accounts for 20 points, classic meanings account for 15 points, and laws account for 15 points.
Among the five major sections, Ci Fu accounts for only ten points, not even comparable to the Law.
The reform of the imperial examination system also brought about huge changes in the education policy of the Song Dynasty.
The study of Ci Fu is declining day by day.
After all, the total score only accounts for 10%. Except for those who like Ci Fu or have extraordinary talents, other students will basically not spend too much energy on Ci Fu.
It is no exaggeration to say that compared with thirty years ago, there were at least half fewer poets and lyricists in the Song Dynasty.
However, even so, Su Shi, the sergeant of Shu, was still a rising star in the poetry world.
Although Su Shi has been obsessed with the study of physics recently and has rarely published new works, every time he publishes them, they are still the best among the best.
As luck would have it, 21-year-old Su Shi also took the provincial examination and received a very high rating.
However, unlike in history, Su Shi did not come from Shuzhong to take the exam this time. As early as three years ago, Su Shi had been promoted from a local school to the Imperial College.
One year after Su Shi arrived in Beijing, his younger brother Su Che also successfully entered the Imperial College.
As for Su Xun in Sansu, he may have given up on the imperial examination because he could not accept the rapid changes.
After all, what he learned when he was young is completely different from what he takes today.
Li Jie only found out about Su Xun not long ago. Although he felt it was a pity, personal gains and losses were insignificant in the face of the tide of the times.
No matter how well-written the article is, it can't compete with the roar of naval guns.
Li Jie doesn't think he did anything wrong.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces.
If it had not been for vigorously promoting the study of objects, how could the national power of the Song Dynasty be as strong as it is today?
Although Li Jie was a little open-minded at the beginning, now, Li Jie basically doesn't care about the research of the Institute of Technology.
People should always grow.
Let him go when it's time to let him go. If he has to do everything, how will the Song Dynasty develop after his death?
No matter how powerful an empire is, if it remains stubborn, it will eventually fall.
Living water and fresh blood are the key!
Isn’t it good that Su Shi is like this now?
Perhaps the Song Dynasty will lose a literary master, but gaining an additional scientist is not a bad thing.
After reading Su Shi's examination papers, Li Jie felt that it was time for him to return.