Quan Jiu took out the copied second introduction to physical arts and said, "Guan Jia, this second copy has also been copied."
I looked at it and found that it was more neatly arranged than the first one: "Jiu'er, which of the contents above do you think is easy to understand?"
"Guan Jia, Jiu'er actually knows nothing about it. I just think this arithmetic article is quite interesting. Maybe it's because Jiu'er has been sensitive to numbers since she was a child, but she doesn't understand it."
"number?"
"Yes, Jiu'er liked to play with abacus when he was very young. When his father was alive, he worked as a government accountant for a period of time. His father felt dizzy when he looked at the numbers, so Jiu'er helped calculate a lot of data."
Suddenly my mind moved, and I wrote ten Arabic numerals from 0, 1, 2 to 9 on the paper, and said: "Jiu'er, come and take a look."
Quan Jiu wondered: "What is this?"
"This is 1, which represents one, this is 2, which corresponds to two, 9 corresponds to nine, and 0 corresponds to zero. Is it easier to record in this way?"
"One, two, nine, what about ten?"
"Ten is written like this, 10, and a hundred is written like 100."
Quan Jiu exclaimed: "Oh my God, this is much simpler. But there are still addition and subtraction calculations, so how can we do them?"
I asked Quan Jiu to sit next to me and started to talk about the writing and calculation of Arabic numerals.
"This represents a number of digits, such as tens and hundreds. This is a carry. It is the same as our original calculation method, but the Chinese characters are simplified into this number..."
As I talked, I kept writing on the paper.
After hearing this, Quan Jiu said excitedly: "This is very convenient for the accounting office. Guan Jia, you are really a genius."
"Jiu'er, please sort out my writing method. Not only the accounting department, I think everyone in the world can learn this writing method."
Quan Jiu nodded vigorously and said: "Well, this is not difficult, it is simple and easy to learn, and it should be popularized in our country soon."
"Jiu'er, then I will leave this matter to you."
"Can I, Jiu'er, do it?"
"Even the Queen Mother said that Jiu'er is a talented woman. How could it not work? In this way, Jiu'er, you can first teach the Queen Mother, Yang Meiren, Yu Xiurong, Concubine Hu and other people in the palace. If it is feasible, start from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The accounts of the household department are complicated, and they will eventually be extended to the entire dynasty. You, Concubine Yang, Concubine Yu, Concubine Hu and others can also have something to do, otherwise you will get sick from boredom if you stay in the palace every day."
"Yes, officials, Jiu'er knows." When Quan Jiu said this, he suddenly remembered the Queen Mother's reminder and said, "Guans, it's time to think about the instructions and a congratulatory poem to the students tomorrow."
"Don't worry Jiu'er, I will think of it myself."
During the court meeting, I announced the list of ministers who would accompany me to Kuaiji tomorrow to pay homage to the late Emperor Lizong. All the key personnel from various departments and departments were accompanying me, including Jia Sidao, Ma Tingluan, Weng Yinglong, Jiang Wanli, Chen Zongli and other important officials in the court, without exception.
Among them, Ma Tingluan and Weng Yinglong can leave the Gongyuan after the palace examination ends today, and the marking affairs will be left to He Ji and other examiners and marking officers to handle.
After I read out the list of accompanying ministers, I said, "Li Boyu, is the Ministry of Rites ready to send the late Emperor to Yongmuling?"
Li Boyu, the Minister of Rites, because Ma Tingluan was busy with the provincial examination in the first year of Xianchun, so Li Boyu was responsible for the funeral.
"Back to Your Majesty, everything is ready and ready to go at any time."
"Well, very good, Shichen."
"I'm here." Jia Sidao sat on a chair and bowed his hands.
"According to the order of the Privy Council, Xia Gui and Fan Wenhu personally led three hundred elite imperial troops to accompany them. At the same time, they also ordered the Xiang troops to be on duty and guard along the way. Do not neglect them."
"I obey the decree."
"Thank you Daolin."
"I am here." Xie Daolin, the commander of the Imperial Guards, knelt down and responded.
"Thank you, Aiqing, for your peace. I order you to dispatch three hundred imperial guards to accompany me to Kuaiji and escort me along the way. These three hundred guards will be handed over to the command of the new deputy commander Yun Zhongfei."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order."
"Thank you Aiqing. I will transfer three hundred guards. Young Guard and Shen Mo will also go to Jinhua to suppress the bandits. This task of guarding the palace needs to be directed by Aiqing personally."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Yes." I continued, "During my absence in the palace, the Queen Mother will supervise the government and oversee the government, and all matters will be decided by the Queen Mother."
"Yes, I obey your order."
Yongmu Mausoleum in Kuaiji is located in the west of Kuaiji, a day and a half away from Lin'an, while Quanjiu's hometown is in the east of Kuaiji, a difference of at least half a day's journey. It takes me about four to five days to go there. Although it is not a major event, according to the
According to the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty, if the emperor is absent for three days, he must have someone supervise the court, that is, he must find an agent. I asked the Queen Mother to supervise the court, and no one gossiped.
When Jia Sidao saw that I had finished arranging the important affairs of the court, he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial for you, Jia Sidao."
"Master, please speak."
"Your Majesty, Lu Wende, the Commander-in-Chief of Jinghu, reported to the Privy Council that the organization of our frontier army is chaotic and there are numerous armies with various names, which is not conducive to overall planning. He proposed that the border armies of each Commander-in-Chief and the soldiers recruited under various names should be unified into a town.
Frontier Army."
Since the war between Song and Mongolia, the organization of the border army has been very chaotic. However, most of the regions are doing their own thing and there are no shortcomings. If one day, all regions jointly conduct military operations, it will appear to be a mess. Lu Wende can put forward this suggestion, which can be regarded as some insight.
"Master, what is the opinion of your Privy Council?"
"Your Majesty, the Privy Council agrees with Sir Lu's proposal."
I thought for a while and said: "Okay, I'm going to announce that each roadside army will be renamed as a town and border army. In the future, any recruits will also need to be included in the town and border army, and each place will be required to report to the Privy Council and the Ministry of War for record."
Among the current frontier armies, the Yangzhou Army, Xiangfan Army, and Sichuan Army are the strongest.
The frontier army and the Forbidden Army were the main force of the Song Dynasty army. The leader of the Xiangfan Army in this army, Lv Wende, followed Jia Sidao. Although the Sichuan Army ostensibly had Zhang Meng and Zhang Jue as its supreme commander, most of his subordinates were the subordinates of Commander Meng. They were unruly.
They are difficult to tame, and most of them do their own thing, and they don't obey anyone.
The only person loyal to me as the emperor is Li Tingzhi of Yangzhou. Of course, Jia Sidao did not know this.
Just after You hour (five o'clock in the afternoon), the examiner He Ji loudly announced that the exam was over.
After handing in their examination papers, the candidates sat in their seats and waited for the emperor to come and give instructions.
Among these candidates, except for the top ten candidates who can enter the palace to meet the emperor, this is the only opportunity to meet the emperor. Of course, those who can become officials in the future are another matter.
When I sat down at the examiner's seat, all the candidates knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly with excitement: "Long live, long live, long live!" Looking at these students who had gone through so many hardships, I felt quite uneasy.
Scholars of all dynasties have inherited the mentality of caring about the country and the people. As long as they are utilized, it can actually be the main driving force for change.
I stood up and said, "Dear students, please stand still."
The candidates stood up, all eyes were fixed on me, the emperor, and the hall was silent, waiting for my instructions.
"To all the students who took the exam, it was not easy for you to get here. Only you know how much sweat and effort you put into it. Regardless of whether you can enter the top three in the end, I am proud of you." I moistened my throat.
He continued, "In today's world, the Mongols are watching with eager eyes. How should we, the Song Dynasty, face it? Give in, just give in? Absolutely not. How can we hand over the land of our ancestors to others? I will not agree. What about you? Are you willing to watch?
Is my country getting smaller and smaller?"
"We don't want to."
The first voice sounded, then the second, then the third, and then all the candidates answered resolutely: "No."
I made a gesture of silence and said: "I am very satisfied with your answer. With your determination, the Song Dynasty will surely be revived, and the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties will definitely reappear during the Xianchun years. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.
, not to mention that you scholars are the elites of our dynasty. You should set an example and strive for the rise of the Song Dynasty throughout your life."
I don’t know who took the lead in applauding, interrupting my words. Then, all the candidates applauded, and the atmosphere was filled with thunderous applause.
"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" has since spread and become the most popular sentence in the first year of Xianchun.
He Ji suppressed his excitement, waved his hand, glanced at me nervously and said: "Dear candidates, please be quiet. I would like to ask the emperor to compose a poem for this scientific examination."