"Sir, do you want to add more courses to the official school?"
Ying Zheng read Lu Yan's letter, "Mathematics, history, law and morality... Counting is really important. Popularize addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and change calculation chips into abacus. Sir, what is this abacus?"
The arithmetic of this period already had the decimal system and multiplication formulas. However, the arithmetic chips used to assist calculations were far less convenient than the abacus.
Lu Yan took out a wooden abacus. The long rectangular frame was divided into two grids by a beam, with straight columns running through the top and bottom. There were abacus beads on the columns, two on the top grid and five on the bottom grid.
"This is the abacus. According to the decimal system, each column is a gear, one, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, and so on. This is an eleven-level abacus in my hand."
Ying Zheng looked at the wooden frame curiously and fiddled with it twice, "How to use this?"
"The five beads at the bottom each represent one, and the two beads at the top each represent five. When the bottom is full of five, clear it and dial one bead on the top. When the top is full of two fives, clear it and dial one in the previous gear.
"
Lu Yan explained and gave a simple demonstration, 5 5 = 10.
Ying Zheng played with the abacus for a few times and was very interested. "Use pearls instead of beads. If you reach five, you will advance to one, and if you reach ten, you will move up. This thing should be much better than the abacus. Let me give it a try. Sir, you come up with the question.
Bar."
He shook off his sleeves, fully exposed his hands, and placed them on the side of the desk, always ready to make calculations.
Lu Yan opened his mouth and asked, "We have an army of 150,000 and suffered 67,888 battle losses. How much is left?"
Ying Zheng muttered as he dialed, "One hundred and fifty thousand, one in the hundred thousand, one in the ten thousand, minus sixty-seven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight...the remaining... eighty-two thousand, one hundred and twelve."
"Haha, sir, one more question."
"1358-256=?"
"1102."
"7963-1586=?"
"6377."
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He played with it for a while, but still had more to say, "I am not proficient in arithmetic, but I can calculate quickly and accurately. If this thing is given to someone who is proficient in arithmetic, its power will be unparalleled."
Hey~ Sir, what are you going to teach in this history class?"
"The origin and development of the Huaxia clan tells the world that we are actually the same clan."
"Huaxia, we are all from the same clan. Hahaha, as a result, the six eastern countries will have trouble sleeping and eating day and night."
"Originally, they had trouble sleeping and eating. This had nothing to do with Lu Yan."
At this time, the idea of great unification had been reflected in many elite figures, such as Xunzi, Han Fei, Li Si, and Mencius, because this was their ambition and ideal.
But it is impossible to say that the people of the six countries long for unification. Each country has been established for hundreds of years, and it is true that the people long for peace, but this peace comes at the cost of destroying the country, and it is impossible for them to agree.
Lu Yan has nothing to worry about when Qin destroys the six kingdoms. He only needs to worry about how to prevent Qin from being overwhelmed by the sudden expansion of its ruling territory and to allow the people of the six kingdoms to accept Qin's rule. This kind of turning everyone into one clan from the source
People are undoubtedly a good way to think, and it is also the first step.
Ying Zheng then asked: "Law and Morality. Law is a required course in our country of Qin. What's the beauty of the morality you want to teach?"
Lu Yan did not answer directly, but asked a sensitive question: "Your Majesty, do you think Qin's laws are harsh?"
"Sir, don't you know that in troubled times, heavy laws are used. Although our Daqin legislation is strict, how can it be called harsh laws when the country is peaceful and the people are safe?"
"In troubled times, heavy codes are used. Lu Yan has different interpretations of this saying."
"Sir, speak quickly."
"The king said that the Qin State has been legislating for hundreds of years, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Why, in the last month, Qin State's important laws have obviously not changed, but thieves are everywhere in the country?"
"This, let me think about it..." Ying Zheng frowned and relaxed after thinking for a while, "The law is guaranteed by the coercive power of the state, and the state's enforcement power is weak. Even heavy laws are lost to these bandits.
Deterrence. That’s why thieves dare to ignore the law and commit crimes.”
Seeing that he thought so quickly, Lu Yan praised: "Yes, the so-called heavy code is used in troubled times. Heavy code is a method. What really scares thieves is the execution ability of the country behind them. Qin's legal system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. As long as the Qin Dynasty does not decline,
, even if the laws are relaxed a little, no one in the country would dare to cause chaos.
At this time, although Da Qin's national power was strong, it lacked vitality. The main reason was the harsh punishments. Lu Yan hoped to improve such laws little by little.
This is also to prepare in advance for the future governance of the six countries. The people of the six countries will be panicked if the six countries are suddenly unified. If the law is harsh, the people will be unstable; but if the six countries are loose, it will hurt the hearts of the Qin people. It is best to take it slowly from now on.
By improving it, we will be able to treat all people equally and show the heart of a great nation."
Ying Zheng listened with rapt attention and nodded frequently, "Sir, you have a long-term plan and I will teach you. What is the difference between law and morality?"
"The law is to maintain the stability and stability of the country. It is a bottom line. If this bottom line is touched, severe sanctions must be imposed.
But this bottom line should not be set too high, otherwise all walks of life will lose their vitality.
Morality is a positive social custom recognized by the country and recognized by the people. The bottom line set by the law is the minimum morality. If people's behavior is higher than this bottom line, morality needs to regulate them. The rule of law is
The bottom line is that governance by virtue is a pair of wings that complement each other.
This is why Lu Yan decided to add an ideological and moral course."
Ying Zheng listened to Lu Yan's long paragraph and said teasingly: "Hahaha, sir, you changed Master Xun's etiquette and legal teachings and taught them to Qin in a different way, and he also said that he was not thinking about the inheritance of Confucianism."
There is no need to say much about the influence of Confucianism on China. A group of people in later generations who knew little about Confucianism scolded Confucianism bloody. But Confucianism really touched human nature.
Human beings are social animals, and human nature has a natural longing for peace and order. In the relationship between people, principles such as integrity and friendliness are recognized by humans.
Those in later generations who wantonly spread the stench of human nature on the Internet never know that it is precisely because the vast majority of people are good people that they have room for scumbags like themselves to do evil.
There is a very strange "hypocrite" who said that many people hate "hypocrites", saying that these people think one thing and behave another way.
But are there really gentlemen in this world?
Everyone has desires in their hearts. If you know how to control your desires, you are a "hypocrite" and will be cast aside?
Haha~ I hope these people meet all real villains.
The morality advocated by Confucianism naturally has its dross, but there are more positive and useful parts.
"The world is governed by law, and Confucianism is the teachings. I only discuss the matter. The inheritance of Confucianism does not need to be worried about by Lu Yan."
"Sir, for Qin, he has no selfish motives and few people know it. But sometimes, in the whirlpool of power, these things cannot be controlled."
Ying Zheng suddenly looked a little confused. Lu Yan was confused and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"My grandmother, the Queen Mother, told me about marrying a wife, and she seems to be interested in introducing you to a princess from the Kingdom of Chu."
Queen Mother Huayang!
Then wouldn’t it mean that I suddenly became a member of the relatives named Mi?
Sorry!
Lu Yan didn't want this hot Princess of Chu, but before he could refuse, Ying Zheng said another important thing.
"According to Zhongfu's plan, Qin State and Qi State deepened trade ties, and the King of Qi sent envoys to Qin in order to marry the widow."
"This is a good thing." Lu Yan responded subconsciously, just to balance the harem.
"Sir, you have completed your studies at Xiaoshengxian Manor. You are half a Qi citizen. The King of Qi has also prepared a princess for you."
Lu Yan:......
Without saying anything, I ran away from home immediately!