The charm of knowledge is endless. Seeing Su Hao's mathematical knowledge, the students in the academy were impressed. When they heard that Su Hao was looking for an assistant, everyone naturally rushed to sign up, hoping to learn something from Su Hao.
Useful things. Naturally, there are those among the students who only care about the imperial examination, but when they saw Wu Zhicheng giving a big gift to Su Hao, they knew that if they wanted to win Wu Zhicheng's favor, they had to support Su Hao's affairs, even if it was a symbolic expression of support.
also.
Just like that, all the students in the academy, without exception, raised their hands to sign up.
"Uh...Master Fang, there seem to be a lot of people here." Su Hao was worried that no one would sign up before, but now that he saw so many people signing up, he started to feel worried again.
Fang Mengjin said: "It doesn't matter. When there are more people, there is room for selection. If you want to choose someone to be your assistant, there must be some conditions, right?"
"Well, indeed." Su Hao nodded and said: "First of all, the participants must be in good health. If you are working in the field, if your physical fitness is too poor, you will definitely not be able to persist. Secondly, you must have some basic skills in mathematics and be thorough.
People who don’t have talent in mathematics are best to quit early. Thirdly...then you can only wait for the training and then come back for screening."
Wu Zhicheng called Liang Menglei and Jiang Lian, the instructors of the academy, and asked them to screen the students according to the standards proposed by Su Hao. About half of these students were weak. These people were said to go to dig wells in the wild.
, even if you take a few steps in the city, your feet will hurt. Such people will naturally be eliminated.
The next step was to take a math test and eliminate those who could make mistakes in double-digit multiplication. As a result, a large number of people were crossed out. When Liang Menglei and Jiang Lian handed over the list of remaining students, Su Hao saw
There were less than 20 people left at the top.
"That's all?" Su Hao asked with a grimace. This was really a moment of joy and sorrow. Just now he thought there were too many people, but after a random sift, there were only a few left.
"These are all screened out according to Master Su's requirements. There are still a few that meet the requirements, but they said that there are elderly people and children at home who are sick and other things, and they are unable to do anything at all, so we also eliminated them." Liang Menglei explained.
Su Hao was familiar with this kind of escape method of cursing family members to get sick in his previous life. He knew that these people definitely didn't want to participate in digging wells, but they didn't dare to refuse openly, so they made up such lies. However,
It doesn't matter if you remove them. If reluctant people are brought in reluctantly, they will only become a destabilizing factor for the team in the future.
"Well, let's ask these dozen students to report to the county government starting in the afternoon. I will teach them the basic principles of geological survey together with the office workers. After the training, I will also take an exam.
If you fail the exam, you will not be able to participate in this project." Su Hao explained.
Lunch that day was eaten in the dining hall of the academy, invited by Wu Zhicheng. However, this old master was very stingy. There were only three dishes on the table, one meat and two vegetarian, and no drinks. The old master even called it a pleasant meal.
: It is said that it is a very elegant thing for guests to have tea and wine on a cold night.
At the dinner table, what everyone talked about the most was, of course, what Su Hao called Francois knowledge, which is actually Western science. Wu Zhicheng, Fang Mengjin, Liang Menglei, Jiang Lian and others are all very knowledgeable people.
Because of the imperial examination system, their intelligence was mainly used in poetry and books, but they were still sensitive enough to accept new things.
Su Hao didn't shy away from anything. He gave a complete introduction to the Western scientific theoretical system to several scholars. In his previous life, he was a geologist and engaged in geology. He was familiar with physics, chemistry, mathematics, geography, astronomy and other subjects.
He dabbled in knowledge, so when he introduced knowledge in these fields, he was able to talk eloquently and in an orderly manner, which made several scholars listen intoxicated.
"Brother Su, you said that you only studied with the Fo Langji missionary for a few days, how could you learn so much knowledge? In my opinion, just the matrix you mentioned does not require several months of hard work.
, is absolutely incomprehensible." Fang Mengjin finally asked a question he had been wondering about.
Su Hao said: "Actually, the missionary just crammed some knowledge into me. As for me, I just learned it hurriedly. After that, I spent a long time thinking about it, and then I realized some things.
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"I see." Fang Mengjin nodded, "That means Brother Su is also very smart, otherwise how could he understand it so thoroughly."
Wu Zhicheng was silent for a while and said: "I am filled with emotions after listening to Mr. Su's words. It has been more than forty years since I started enlightenment at the age of seven. I think I have read a lot and can teach others. Listen.
After reading Mr. Su's words, I realized that what I had learned was just a drop in the ocean, and all the arrogance I had experienced before was really ridiculous. Mr. Fang, please tell the magistrate of Han County that I plan to resign from my teaching position and retire to the countryside.
"
"Why did Mr. Riqian say this?" Fang Mengjin was surprised, "Su Hao bet with you just now, but he was just a young man who was ignorant, so why did you take it to heart? Su Hao, why don't you apologize to Mr. Riqian quickly?
"
Ever since Wu Zhicheng apologized to Su Hao in person, Su Hao already had another opinion about this old gentleman. A talented person must rely on his talents to be bold. Wu Zhicheng had disdain for Su Hao before, but in fact he was just a great person.
He just had a bad temper and couldn't really say he had any malicious intent. Now that he heard Wu Zhicheng mention the matter of going into seclusion again, he quickly stood up and saluted Wu Zhicheng: "Mr. Wu, the student just acted recklessly. Please don't worry about the bet on the game, Mr. Wu."
For good."
"No, no." Wu Zhicheng said with a faint smile, "How could I resign and go into seclusion just for a few angry words? I just think that the Yi people's theory mentioned by Mr. Su is worthy of our in-depth study. I want to go into seclusion after
, study these theories with great concentration, hoping to get a glimpse of the door."
"Just for this, you don't have to go into seclusion, right?" Su Hao said, "Mr. Wu is interested in Western learning. When the students are finished with their work here, just come to the academy to have in-depth discussions with Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu has such a great talent, if
Wouldn't it be a loss for our Fengcheng students to return to the countryside?"
"Master Su, are you serious about what you said?" Wu Zhicheng's eyes lit up and he stared directly at Su Hao, forcing him to express his stance.
Damn it, he was tricked by this old fox, Su Hao secretly complained in his heart. Maybe this old master Wu had no intention of going into hiding at all, but he was just using this method to show his sadness and make himself willing to teach the Western scientific theories he had learned.
Just give it to him. Although he understood this in his heart, Su Hao did not refuse to exchange Western theories with Wu Zhicheng. In his heart, he still hoped that more people could open their eyes to see the world.
Now is the time when Western science and technology is beginning to exert its power. If Chinese scholars can face up to the value of Western science and technology at this time and participate in it, China's scientific and technological level will definitely not be far behind the West, and the experiences of those who will be bullied by foreign powers in later generations will not be the same. It won't happen.
"Mr. Wu has achieved such an achievement. How can he not be ashamed to discuss this Western learning with his students? How dare the students hide their secrets? Mr. Wu, the students will write a preliminary reading book in the next few days, including some basic theories of Western learning. Please correct me." ." Su Hao said.
"That's great, I'll just wait for the good news." Wu Zhicheng said happily.
After dinner, Fang Mengjin and Su Hao stood up to thank Wu Zhicheng and say goodbye. Wu Zhicheng smiled and said: "It's just a simple banquet, it's not worth mentioning. You two stay here until I change clothes, and then I go to the county government office with you two." "
"Why are you going to the county government office?" Fang Mengjin asked.
Wu Zhicheng said: "Master Su Hao is going to teach the selected students in the afternoon. With such a great opportunity, how can I not go and observe?"
Su Hao said: "How dare the student bother Mr. Wu to come in person? If Mr. Wu is interested in anything, the student can just make a special trip to tell Mr. Wu someday."
Wu Zhicheng said: "It's a matter for another day. Since you are going to talk about it today, why should I wait until another day? What Mr. Su said at the dinner table today made me feel itchy. Even if I hear it again, it would be good. of."
"Then it's better for students to be respectful than to obey." Su Hao had no choice but to agree. This old gentleman really looked like a child. When he heard something he didn't understand, he had to find out the truth. If he wanted to hear it, he would Let him listen. Su Hao still has some confidence in his ability to teach.
"Hey, Mr. Su, as long as you don't mind me being an eyesore," Wu Zhicheng said.
Su Hao said: "Mr. Wu, it's okay if you go to attend the lecture, but don't call me Mr. Su every time. Just call me by my name. How dare I call myself Mr. Su in front of Mr. Wu?"
"By the way, when it comes to this matter, I haven't bothered to ask you yet, do you have a confession?" Wu Zhicheng asked.
"I..." Su Hao was just a young scholar. It was not time to give himself a name yet. When he was about to say that he had no nickname, he saw Wu Zhicheng's eyes shining with expectation. He was clearly holding back the thought of naming himself. Come up with a name for yourself. Ancient officials and scholars all had this bad habit. When they saw young people worth cultivating, they wanted to give them a name. In this way, they would put their own imprint on them. In the future, I would like to give them a name. You can't even default on your debt.
Su Hao didn't want others to name his own. He thought about it and thought of a pretty good word that he could use, so he nodded and said: "The student does have a pseudonym, but because he is young, I am embarrassed. use."
Wu Zhicheng was obviously a little disappointed. He asked, "I wonder what Mr. Su's nickname is?"
Su Hao smiled and said: "Change the student's nickname."
"Change it? What do these two words mean?" Fang Mengjin asked strangely.
This is the word that Guo Daxia gave Yang Guo, okay? If you don’t force me too hard, can I use Yang Guo’s name for myself? Su Hao said in his heart. However, he gave himself the word "change", But it's not all because I admire Yang Guo Xiaoxia, but because I have some other ideas.
"Students feel that there are still many unsatisfactory things in this world. Since we have come to this world, we must try our best to change them." Su Hao said solemnly.