Originally, he recommended his uncle to go to Cangzhou to clean up the mess, but he was pushed out of the way. Zhang Shou felt that his experience in Cangzhou in the past few months was not ups and downs - he even encountered an assassination attempt.
My uncle's experience could be described as ups and downs and thrills - but leaving the capital and seeing the folk scene with his own eyes also gained him a lot.
At this moment, he was sitting in Ge Yong's carriage, which the emperor had ridden in plain clothes on weekdays, and which even had an ice basin on the hot day. He felt that compared to the hard work of the journey here, the return journey was much more comfortable. He even felt that it was much more comfortable.
He earnestly and sincerely advised Ge Yong not to read in a moving vehicle, but in the end he got a lot of stares from the teacher.
"An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, and an inch of gold can't buy an inch of time. My old man doesn't have as much time to waste as you, so what can I do if I don't hurry up? Besides, look at your two future students in the car behind you. They can't let go of the papers as soon as they get in the car. I
How can you lose to your disciple?"
Zhang Shou was dumbfounded. A few days before he left, he organized a large-scale donation to support Wen Dao School. At the same time, under the witness of Ge Yong, he and Xu Weng discussed the future expansion of Wen Dao School's enrollment.
Since the reform of county schools and state schools was not easy, he could only start with the well-known Wen Dao School in Cangzhou, which was relatively mature in teaching and operations.
As for the two students who are very interested in arithmetic and have quite good talents from Xu Weng, and plan to serve as the supervisors of the second phase of Jiuzhangtang, it is an unexpected surprise. No, those two
Students from poor backgrounds were all studying "New Edition of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic" in the carriage behind them, and they actually made the studious and tireless teacher Ge in front of them feel a sense of crisis!
"Teacher, time is very precious. Living and learning is a very admirable quality, but don't forget, you are not old at all." Zhang Shou flattered him, but Ge Yong didn't care at all.
Impressed, he said with a smile, "I also know that there is no end to learning. Because of this, I hope more people can work together to push arithmetic to a new level."
"It's just because you want to be lazy!"
Ge Yong ruthlessly exposed Zhang Shou's true nature. He was not embarrassed at all, but nodded happily. He couldn't help but roll up the scroll in his hand and hit Zhang Shou on the head. He still smiled freely when he saw people, as if
He always looked so glorious, and he didn't know whether he should be angry or helpless.
"You have such good qualifications, but you are so lazy and lazy."
"He who is able has to work hard. I don't want to be like Brother Zhu who has a lot of things to do." Zhang Shou laughed and said without any guilt, "If you hadn't brought me back, Teacher, I'm afraid that Brother Zhu would have dragged me along in one day in Cangzhou."
Give him a helping hand for a day. He is a hard-working man, but I am a lazy idler who can take a break whenever I can. How can it be the same?"
"You're not twenty yet and you want to take some time off? Dream on! If you really want to take time off, I'd say take a canal and take a boat, but you still wouldn't want to!"
Zhang Shou opened the curtains and looked at the sky, then said calmly: "When the teacher came to Cangzhou before, didn't he say that the emperor also suggested that you take the water route, because it was too slow, so he sent a carriage to you?
Now on this trip to Beijing, with your habit of cherishing manpower and material resources, teacher, you will definitely not let the carriage return empty and take the boat yourself."
Don't even let me take advantage of this, you unworthy disciple!
Ge Yong stared at Zhang Shou angrily, and finally stopped talking angrily. However, when Zhang Shou diligently poured himself tea and handed him water to wipe his sweat, the old man's hair that had just exploded finally gradually became smoother, and then he
He said half-heartedly: "I don't like taking a boat, especially the section from Tianjin to Beijing. During the dry season, I have to use trackers at all times."
"Even though I know that if those trackers don't do this, then they don't know how to do anything else, and they will starve to death without work, but I still feel uncomfortable when I see people pulling the boat forward. So, what did you think before?
Whether it’s the loom or the spinning wheel that comes out, or whatever else I’m thinking about, I agree with them all.”
"It allows people to invest less effort and get greater output. That is the way forward. Even if some people will lose their jobs because of more and more machines, the world is so big. If you work hard, you should be able to
Find jobs that people can do. Even if one day machines can do the jobs that everyone can do, that is not something to be wary of."
The old master narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said with some fascination: "Nowadays, few people are willing to study arithmetic. It is because it will not help them become officials or help their lives. But if one day, everyone will
Everyone can have enough food and clothing, and officials may not need it either, so the remaining time can be devoted to study, right?"
Zhang Shou was immediately amused by Ge Yong's beautiful wish - it has to be said that some people pessimistically believe that one day, if all material life is satisfied, human beings will definitely fall into emptiness, but some people optimistically believe that once the survival is over
Liberated from crisis, human beings will definitely liberate their instincts of learning and exploration, and it will be an era of rapid development.
His view is somewhere in between. Of course, it is too early to think about this now.
However, he didn't mind supporting his optimistic teacher. So, after his smiling approval and flattery, Ge Yong's face showed a visible change for the better, and then he imagined the beauty of people all over the world studying mathematics.
scene.
Faced with this scene, Zhang Shou really wanted to tell Teacher Ge that hundreds of years from now, mathematics will really rank first among basic subjects like Chinese, and everyone will have to study for at least nine years (compulsory education), and then three years of further study.
years (high school education), and then students who choose science and engineering subjects have to endure the horror of at least one year of advanced mathematics.
No matter how much the scumbags hate this, those with outstanding qualifications and talents will definitely stand out.
Under such an education and selection system, there will never be any chance of slipping through the net!
The teachers and students just chatted on the carriage and looked forward to the future. At dusk that day, the group finally arrived in Tongzhou. This was the last stop before entering Beijing. However, when they arrived at the amphibious Luhe River,
When Zhang Shou helped Ge Yong, the highest-ranking teacher in the court, get out of the car, the Yi Cheng who came out was frightened to the extreme after learning their identities.
"Ge... Master Ge, the inn is actually full today. In the courtyard to the west are the governor of Zhejiang, the inspector of Hubei and the new Tianjin Dao. In the courtyard to the east are three censors.
Lived in a courtyard..."
He swallowed hard, and then stammered: "In the other courtyard lives Mr. Jiangge, who has just returned to his hometown as the crown prince and Taibao... No, Mr. Jiang."
This is simply a road between enemies!
It was only at this time that Zhang Shou learned that Mr. Jiang Ge had bowed down and stepped down. It cannot be said that he had no information. Anyway, they were heading to the capital, and the capital was not in a hurry to inform them of such news. As for here,
I'm afraid that the former chief assistant packed up his belongings and ran away quickly. It was a little faster than expected.
Seeing Ge Yong frowning slightly and Zhang Shou saying nothing, the postmaster felt sweating profusely, not to mention how miserable he was. Tongzhou Luhe Posthouse is the main road leading to the capital, and the poststation can be regarded as one of the most important in Beizhili.
Among the top three, the problem is that there are too many important people coming and going, not to mention oil and water. When they are welcomed and sent off, as long as they do not anger these high-ranking bosses, they will ask for Amitabha.
Who would have thought that the former Chief Assistant and the current Imperial Master, Mr. Ge, would both appear in his small inn on the same day? Even if Mr. Jiangge leaves office, he does not dare to offend him. Is it possible that he wants to invite other residents?
Are the officials at the inn making room for Master Ge?
They were all in grand ostentation in Jiangge, with not many family members but a large number of entourages. Just because the emperor gave an order to return home, they majestically occupied the entire courtyard! It was the chief envoy of Zhejiang who took the lead.
The best yard out there!
Ge Yong almost cried when he saw the post manager. He turned to look at Zhang Shou and asked, "It seems that the post station is really full. What do you think we should do?"
Zhang Shou saw that there were many onlookers, including the common people coming and going, as well as the postmen and the family members of the officials who stayed here, etc. He said calmly: "The teacher is a first-grade grand master. Logically speaking, he should be
We’ll stay at the inn, but since it’s really full, there’s no need to bother. Tongzhou is so big, there’s no way there will be no place to live.”
As he spoke, he smiled at Ge Yong and said: "Teacher, it's rare for me, a student, to show my filial piety. How about finding a century-old hotel to stay in the city? I heard Yingying say last time that there is an inn in Tongzhou.
This century-old restaurant specializes in Tongguo Fish.”
Seeing that Zhang Shou decided not to fight for this free time without even thinking about it, Ge Yong immediately nodded appreciatively. He was older than Mr. Jiang Ge, and his official rank was higher than others. What's more, even though he was idle now, he still had nothing to do.
But because he was from the capital, the emperor would come over to see his teacher from time to time, while Mr. Jiangge, who had also become an official, had to return home in despair. But because of this, there was no need to fight.
He immediately smiled at the frightened Yi Cheng and said, "Forget it when it's full, we'll live somewhere else. You don't have to work anymore."
Zhang Shou also nodded slightly to the postmaster, and then helped Ge Yong to get into the car. However, before Ge Yong even stepped on the pedals of the car, he heard a voice from behind: "But Master Ge
With Dr. Zhang? The lower official is Liu Chuan, the chief envoy of Zhejiang Province. The lower official lives with Brother Qing, the envoy of Hubei Province, and Brother Chen of Tianjin Dao. If Taishi Ge doesn’t dislike it, our yard can be vacated!"
"I, an old man, appreciate the good intentions of these three people. But the principle is that people come first, first served. I definitely didn't let others come first because their official rank is lower than mine, so I was allowed to come last."
Ge Yong got on the car first and sat down and said this. Seeing Ah Liu holding the car curtain for him with one hand, he smiled and said: "It's rare for a student like me to be willing to pay money to fulfill my filial piety. I don't want to miss this opportunity. Thank you for your kindness."
, but it really doesn’t have to be.”
Seeing what Ge Yong said, Zhang Shou bowed his hand to the Zhejiang chief envoy who hurried out.
"Uncle Liu Fang, it's rare for me to find such an opportunity to be courteous to my teacher. Please don't compete with me. I thank you for your kindness, and I also ask Uncle Fang to thank Nei Zhong Qing Lian Fang and Chen Daotai for me."
Ambassador Liu, who had already given up his house once, saw Zhang Shou boarding the carriage with a smile on his face, followed closely by a dozen of what appeared to be extremely capable guards protecting the carriage and immediately left. There was no intention of being sloppy at all, is there any?
He didn't know whether he was unwilling or unwilling, but he knew clearly that he didn't want to stay any longer. After being stunned for a moment, he took a deep breath and suddenly raised his voice.
"Old Master is truly a role model for others, open-minded, humble and tolerant. He is worthy of being a role model for our generation of imperial officials!"
As he took the lead, the surrounding people, the officials who did not dare to show their heads but came to show their faces, and even the Yi Cheng and Yi Ding, all quickly agreed and praised a man who did not cause trouble.
Master, isn't this the way it should be?
After all, in a place like an inn where people come and go, people often argue or even curse over a good room and a good yard, but there are very few people who can give in calmly when the room is full. That's Grand Master Ge.
People with seniority expect official status to be there. If someone puts on airs, who dares not to let it go?
In the main room of the inn's south-facing courtyard, when they learned that Ge Yong and Zhang Shou had left immediately after hearing that the inn was full, the former chief minister Jiangge Lao, who had just taken office, suddenly had a cold face.
It's getting colder.
And when the attendant who reported the incident said with a smile on his face why they respected the master's reputation, he finally couldn't help it anymore.
He put down the tea cup in his hand and scolded sternly: "Respect my reputation? I am an idle man who has returned to his hometown to retire. What reputation can others respect? If there is only one Zhang Shou, that's all. Ge Yong is
Grand Master, does he need me? If it weren't for the fact that he supported Zhang Shou in Cangzhou, so many non-members of the Council would have been suppressed by the emperor?"
Seeing the immediate silence of his entourage, Mr. Jiang Ge knew that he had lost his composure, but at this moment, he was too lazy to bear it or care about it. He was about to kick the person out when he suddenly changed his mind and immediately ordered: "You
Take a few people to chase the teachers and students, and say that I am not worthy of the emperor's favor for returning to my hometown. Now how can I have the audacity to monopolize a hospital and leave the two imperial envoys without a place to live."
"Just say that I will let half of the courtyard out, and ask Taishi Ge and Dr. Zhang to come and live here at Luhe Post!"
The personal attendant was completely stunned, and his eyes immediately turned to the equally surprised staff beside Mr. Jiang Ge. I think it was Mr. Sima who ordered him and a few others to watch the excitement from a distance. Once Ge Yong or Zhang
Shou was furious because there was no room to live in at the inn, so he tried to incite the emotions of the people around him, but in the end this trick didn't work at all.
They just turned around and left without making any fuss! And now, he has to think of ways to invite them back? If he had known this, he would have just run out early to show his courtesy like Ambassador Liu. At least this way
It can still sell well!
Seeing that Mr. Sima didn't say a word, he didn't dare to go against his master's words, so he quickly agreed and left.
As soon as he left, Mr. Jiang Ge said coldly: "If people knew that I, an idler who had already become an official, forced the emperor's teacher to retreat, those guys would definitely hold on to him again! I didn't expect that Ge
Yong has actually cultivated his moral character as he got older. How can he be modest and tolerant? I thought back then he was really a bad-tempered person!"