Chapter 149 Books cannot be read unless they are borrowed
As soon as Zhang Shou's words came out, Ge Yong and Chu Ying both turned to see the prince of the country offering wine to Zhou Xun, and the face of the great Sicheng suddenly became unsightly. At this time, none of the other academic officers said anything, only
Luo Siye forced himself to apologize and explain to his great master Sicheng with a smile: "Grand Master Ge, you know that Imperial College students have always prepared their own textbooks..."
Before Luo Siye could finish his words, Ge Yong suddenly turned around and looked at him. His eyes were full of ridicule, so that his next words were immediately blocked in his throat.
At this time, Zhang Shou said calmly: "Some of you have also received books from the teacher at the gate of Ge Mansion. It was a bookshop that printed new books for the teacher. It was specially designed to be almost equivalent to
They are sold to teachers at cost price. Nowadays, there are actually kind-hearted bookstores that are willing to provide these books at low prices."
As the real owner of the so-called Good Heart Bookstore, Lu Sanlang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking that he was willing to provide all kinds of teaching materials for free, but wasn't Zhang Shou unwilling?
Only then did Zhang Shou raise his voice: "I will not provide the books needed for Jiuzhangtang classes, but lend them to you. It is not because the Imperial Academy has no money, and it is not because the imperial court has no money. There is only one reason. That is, the books are not borrowed.
I can’t read it!”
As soon as these words came out, Ge Yong, who had just looked coldly at Luo Siye, immediately withdrew his gaze and showed confusion. Chu Ying frowned and murmured in a low voice: "You can't read the book unless you borrow it? Also,
Is this nonsense?"
During these days in the Imperial College, Zhang Shou had studied all of Taizu's poems and essays carefully to avoid getting into trouble with others. At this time, he saw that the academic officers were looking at each other and the supervisors were at a loss, so he felt confident and bold.
He continued.
"Books cannot be read unless they are borrowed. The Seven Strategies and the Four Treasurys are the emperor's books, but how many are read by the emperor? The sweaty oxen fills the house, the books of the rich and noble family, but how many are read by the rich and noble? Other grandfathers accumulate, but the descendants abandon them regardless
Yan."
Zhang Shou originally wanted to omit Yuan Mei's comments on the Book of the Emperor in the original text, but thinking that the emperor seemed to be an enlightened monarch, not to mention omitting this statement, the style plummeted. In addition, he had other purposes, so he simply quoted the original text, and then added
Go on.
"It's not just a book, it's true for everything in the world. If it's not a wife's thing and it's fake, I will worry about others forcing me to take it. I'll worry about it, and I won't stop playing with it, saying: 'Today it will be there, tomorrow it will go, I won't be able to see it.'
.'If the property belongs to me, it will be bundled up high and hidden away. I will say, 'I will look at the sun when it is different'."
When he said this, he paused slightly, and then said word by word: "This is what the teacher taught me before, and now I give it to you intact!"
Ge Yong was completely stunned. However, perhaps because this was not the first time, the old man's face still looked calm and calm. Especially when he saw Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying both looking towards him, he felt
He was so entangled that he deliberately refused to acknowledge the gold that Zhang Shou put on his face, but considering that exposing it in public would be detrimental to Zhang Shou, he finally endured it.
The most important thing is, what Zhang Shou said makes sense!
Seeing Ge Yong's acquiescence or even acquiescence, Zhang Shou became more courageous: "The teacher once sighed, when he was young, he saw a book in the palace's ancient and modern Tongji library. He went to borrow it, but he didn't return it, and he returned and dreamed.
This is the case. Therefore, I often read and write down the books. After reading the books, I went to pay for the books, which were full of them. The scrolls were covered with plain gray silk. Then I sighed that the borrower was dedicated and dedicated, and it is a pity that he has spent so little time!"
Ge Yong only felt that countless eyes were converging on him. Among them, the eyes of the senior officers were quite approving, while the eyes of the supervisors were full of reverence. He could only continue to hold on, but he was also surprised in his heart.
different.
When he was young, he went to the palace with his grandfather, and had the good fortune to visit the ancient and modern Tongji Library, which even the academicians were not allowed to see. At that time, he desperately wanted to borrow a book, but even though the Yingzong valued the descendants of the Ge family, he did not allow it.
He regretted this for many years. Later, when he became the emperor's master and the ancient and modern Tongji library except for the books in the secret library, and he could see all the other books at a glance, the urgency to read disappeared.
He did mention this to Zhang Shou, but he didn't expect that this kid actually remembered it!
Zhang Shou knew that these people here could understand the obscure language of Jiu Zhang Arithmetic and compiled arithmetic classics, so he did not waste his time re-explaining this excerpt of Huang Sheng's Book Borrowing Book in plain language, but directly summarized it
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"So, these books, as well as the more difficult arithmetic classics in the future, are all lent to you. If you keep them in good condition after studying, you will not be charged a penny. If you do not take care of them and damage them, you will be asked to make compensation.
I only hope that if the borrower is attentive, you can actually live up to these five words!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingshan, who had been silent just now, couldn't help but look sideways at Ge Yong and said: "Brother Ge, if it weren't for Zhang Shou's unique admonishment, I wouldn't have known that you had written another wonderful article."
"Humph, you know how to hide it!" Chu Ying snorted disdainfully, and then said reluctantly, "It seems that you are afraid that others will forget that you passed seven yuan, so you often give long lectures to lecture others!"
Old man, I am really more unjust than Dou E!
Ge Yong was furious, but Zhou Xun, Luo Siye and others who were offering wine to the princes were all praising him. However, the unison of the supervisors after Zhang Shou's admonishment diluted his praise.
The depression in his heart made him determined to learn from the painful experience and teach Zhang Shou a lesson for always saying "teacher said"!
How can there be such a closed-door disciple in this world who casually lavishes praise on his teacher! Without telling him in advance!
Seeing that the supervisors below had fully accepted the setting of borrowing textbooks, Zhang Shoushao had no choice but to throw out another setting.
"Arithmetic is different from classics and history. You don't need to write a lot of articles, but you need to do a lot of exercises. Although these exercises can be printed by the bookstore, because the teacher has not compiled them completely, I copied a lot by hand, so I will wait for you to do the exercises.
When the time comes, I just copy it directly. This is what the chiefs, Lu Zhu and Qi Liang, need to organize everyone to do every morning."
To this day, Zhang Shou still remembers that in the years when supplies were not abundant when he was young, the teacher's only magic weapon when assigning homework was to directly write the topic on the blackboard, and the students copied it down as home exercises! As for Lu Sanlang's performance during the first semester
After a while, maybe he will change from copying to dictation because he is too tired? He doesn't care anyway.
Ge Yong noticed that the eyes around him were converging on him again, and he immediately snorted: "You should do more arithmetic problems in the first place. Copying them one by one by hand is more conducive to memory and understanding. Zhang Shou's method is good, isn't he just right?
I can’t spare any time in Banshan Hall in the morning, so I asked Lu Sanlang and Xiao Qi to organize everyone to do the questions, so we can do both!”
But at this moment, an academic officer next to him suddenly said: "But if we follow what Dr. Zhang said, having to do a lot of questions means a lot of paper. Books in the capital are expensive, but paper in the capital is not cheap!"
Before Ge Yong had time to answer, Zhang Shou on the podium spoke again: "When Jiuzhangtang recruited students, Shuntian Mansion received nearly two thousand examination papers of various types. Almost all of these papers were made of good paper.
It would be a pity to just accumulate and waste it like this, so I have already made an agreement with Wang Dayin to donate part of the waste scrolls to the Common People's Academy in the capital, and send the rest to Jiuzhang Hall."
"The papers given to the civilian academy can be used by the students to practice calligraphy. And the papers sent to Jiuzhang Hall can be used by you for calculations. I will instruct them in Banshan Hall to collect used calligraphy paper in the future, and they can be used for everyone.
Used for calculations."
Hearing this, Zhou Xun, who had repeatedly rejected Zhang Shou's request for money and asked for the Guozi's sacrificial wine, had mixed feelings, but other people had heard that Zhang Shou asked Zhou Xun for rice and books but was rejected.
The academic officers were really unhappy. They were gossiping behind their backs and even watching Zhang Shou's jokes. How could they ever think that he had thought of everything?
"Okay! Reuse waste, borrow books to read, one by one, all of them are in line with the four words of hardship and simplicity that Emperor Taizu often talked about when the Imperial College was founded!" This time, Chu Ying finally
He couldn't help but clapped his hands in admiration, and then looked at Ge Yong with a jealous face and said, "Old man Ge, you are really lucky. Zhang Shou is not only talented, but also good at scholarship!"
"Humph, that's because I have good taste!" Ge Yong would not say that he had not seen Zhang Shou for several months when he lived in the countryside, so he returned to the capital in anger, but now he got a self-taught disciple who was also good at teaching students.
He stared at Zhang Shou, who was eloquent on the podium, and suddenly felt a little old.
Such a young closed-door disciple has already become a teacher, how can he not grow old?
But at this moment, he heard a weak voice from behind: "Master Ge, can we observe the teacher's class?"
Ge Yong immediately turned around, only to see that the third prince and the fourth prince had squeezed in at some point. At this time, the two of them were standing behind him eagerly. He instinctively asked: "Didn't I say that you two are going back in the afternoon?"
Did you study the Four Books of Gongxue? Why didn’t you go back?”
The fourth prince was not as timid as the third prince. He immediately rushed to say: "Father heard that Jiuzhang Hall will resume teaching today, so he specially allowed us to have a holiday in the afternoon and go back in the evening!"
Seeing Ge Yong's expression of headache, he didn't care. He went up and grabbed Ge Yong's sleeve tightly: "Master Ge, please, go talk to your father. I and I
Third brother wants to stay and take more classes! As for the Four Books, we will go back to the palace and make up for it!"
At such a young age, you have to go to class for such a long time. Aren’t you afraid that it will only encourage the students to grow?
Ge Yong only thought that one was bigger than the other, but before he agreed, he saw the fourth prince pulling up the third prince, and the two of them sneaked into Jiuzhang Hall. He was a step too late and had no time to stop him.
He opened his mouth and finally said bitterly: "Forget it, let the two of them join in the fun. Since Zhang Shou said that the progress is extremely fast, I guess they can't keep up with the progress and don't understand, so they went back!"