Zhang Shou took the three elders Ge Yong, Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying to the Outer City Guild Hall area and ate at three Guild Halls in Suzhou, Yangzhou and Shandong. Then they found a remote small teahouse and took out their wallets to check out this place.
, invited three elderly people to take a nap to eat. Ah Liu politely but forcefully asked the old shopkeeper of the shop to go and have a rest, while his waiter, who was responsible for serving tea and water, was waiting beside him.
At this time, Zhang Shou just revealed the matter that the emperor had entrusted to the internal treasury for audit. Ge Yong had already known about this, but Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying were a little surprised. But when they thought about it again, even though these people under Zhang Shou's family were from
They are all different, but they have been honed in Jiuzhang Hall so far, and they are indeed worthy of the emperor's heavy responsibility. However, what Zhang Shou said next made them all stunned.
"The four-pillar settlement method has been used since the Tang and Song Dynasties. Although it has been continuously improved, just because it has been too long, many people have found loopholes that can be exploited. Just like the shortcomings and shortcomings of Guanglu Temple, there are already many
It’s been years, but it hasn’t been done. Maybe it’s because of the intricate connections, but isn’t it because there are too many places where you can do some tricks when it comes to keeping accounts?”
"Teacher has already written such a set of arithmetic textbooks that go from easy to deep and progressively. Now why not join hands with Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu to reform the accounting method for the proprietors, government offices and even the imperial court who are suffering from accounts all over the world?"
Seeing Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying looking at each other and thinking thoughtfully, Ge Yong finally couldn't help but scolded: "Since you have an idea, just say it, I have a habit of taking the blame for you."
It's too dark-hearted for you to drag two more people on your back, isn't it? Even if there are not three of us, can't you be responsible for such a small thing? "
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Chu Ying was staring at him with a subtle expression. He immediately said angrily: "Don't look at me, I have been tricked by this kid many times. I am not afraid to tell you, what is the new compilation of Gurdjieff's arithmetic...
This guy wrote them all!"
Although Qi Jingshan and Chu Ying had been pondering the progressive arithmetic system in the "New Edition of Geshi's Arithmetic" as early as this year, they had a vague feeling that although Ge Yong was indeed better than them in arithmetic, he was not originally good at it.
It's not normal for a rather stubborn old guy to suddenly fully accept the set of numerical symbols from overseas and even organize and refine them into a more complete system.
After all, it will be more difficult for older people to accept new things. Even if they can reverse the old understanding, it is even more difficult to integrate new things and turn them into a complete set of things for themselves.
Now, Ge Yong actually took the initiative to reveal the truth. Chu Ying couldn't help but slapped the square table hard, and then glared at Zhang Shou: "Okay, it turns out that you are the one using your teacher's name to cheat!"
Zhang Shou had known for a long time that the fire could not be contained in the paper, and sooner or later he would be cheated. At this time, not only did he not panic, but he said sincerely: "Mr. Chu is wrong. This is not a bluff. With the power of the teacher's arithmetic master,
That will allow the mathematical knowledge I want to spread to spread more widely. At best, this can only be said to be borrowing great power to benefit people."
"It's the same now. If I do it alone, others will only ridicule me behind my back. I'm just a boy who caught the Emperor's eye by chance and got lucky. The so-called Dragon Gate Account may be temporarily used in Guanglu Temple.
But more people will be wary and defensive or even reject it. But with the participation of you three teachers, it will be different."
Having said this, he coughed dryly and said: "The previous new compilation of arithmetic used a lot of principles of Western arithmetic, and then combined it with certain chapters in the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. In fact, it was more of a reorganization than a new creation.
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"But this time Longmen Account is a new creation, but it also borrowed some foreign accounting knowledge, and I only have an idea."
As Zhang Shou spoke, he poured tea directly on the table and began to write and draw with the tea. He explained to the three elders the principles of the four divisions of "in", "payment", "deposit" and "should".
Then came the payment form and deposit of the form, and finally closing the door. However, as for the details, he, who had never done any accounting, could only divide his hands.
At this time, he could only look at the three elders in front of him with sincere eyes, with an expression that said, "I can only think of these, and I will look at you next."
Ge Yong had long been familiar with the virtues of Zhang Shou, a close disciple, but Qi Jingshan had seen it for the first time, while Chu Ying was still busy thinking about Zhang Shou's four accounts-sharing affairs - someone once worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs
Guo Siguan is better at things like accounting than the other two.
As for studying theoretical mathematics but despising practical mathematics... In this day and age, pure mathematicians do not exist, because they will starve to death if they cannot survive! Mathematicians have always been court officials, writers, and teachers.
Sir, even... he is also a poet and a poet, and he is praised by the Qing Dynasty. It is very common for one person to be versatile, these days.
Ah Liu didn't listen to the conversation between Zhang Shou and Ge Yong at all - because he had discovered a long time ago that he was completely incompatible with numbers and other things. If he was talking about poetry, he could still recite it under Zhang Shou's pressure.
If there are dozens of poems, then if he can figure out addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, then he will be very satisfied.
So, he just poured tea for the four of them from time to time, and went to boil water on the tea stove at the back from time to time. While doing these boring things, he did not forget to think about the new martial arts that Hua Qiye came to teach him at night.
, and at the same time figure out how to train those at home more rigorously to make them more combat effective.
Seeing that Ge Yong and others drank too much water, and even went to the clean room twice, and he didn't know how long it took, he finally heard a loud shout: "Okay, even if others should not do this, I, Chu Ying,
One of them agreed, hey, I am not afraid of taking advantage of you! If there is any problem at Guanglu Temple, Zhang Shou, just come to me!"
"Also, I will recommend a few people to take your Jiuzhangtang exam this year!"
When Chu Ying said this, Ge Yong immediately shouted angrily: "Old Chu, don't think you are proud of having managed the accounts of the household department for two years. It's not your turn to take the lead in this matter. Old Qi, don't hesitate.
Yes, after such a change, the account book will be clearer. It is a good thing and not a bad thing. Since this guy wants to run against us three old people, we will take the blame for him!"
Qi Jingshan couldn't help but smile bitterly. Of course he knew whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. If it were implemented, at least the Ministry of Household Affairs, Guanglu Temple, the Inner Treasury, the Ministry of War, and the Ordnance Bureau, which most frequently dealt with money accounts, would all be under the emperor's control.
It was implemented as quickly as possible under the strong force of the government. However, those guys who make a living by making fuss about the accounts will definitely hate it.
It doesn't matter to him, it's just Zhang Shou... Is this kid really not afraid of too much trouble?
Seeing the way Qi Jingshan looked at him, Zhang Shou simply laughed and said: "Mr. Qi, I'm not afraid of itching if there are too many lice. If I want to hide from trouble, I won't cause so many troubles. The textbook of Longmen Account is compiled here
After that, I would also like to ask you to help compile an "Audit Tips"."
At this point, he said calmly: "To be honest, in my opinion, if the name of a supervisor is not important to many people, I think Jiuzhangtang might as well be independent from the Imperial College and become a public official."
Under the name of the school. Because in the short term, it is the Imperial College that has enabled Jiuzhangtang, so that people can take the exam as soon as Jiuzhangtang reopens, but in the long run..."
"Isn't it because the reopening of Jiuzhangtang has made people re-emphasize the Imperial College, which was once regarded as useless? Even though the emperor ordered to rectify the academic style, allocated huge sums of money to renovate the buildings, and reward good students, as long as the first among the six halls is
Outstanding students from Suixing Hall still have to cross the single-plank bridge with thousands of troops like other scholars, instead of directly becoming officials, so the Imperial College will still be useless!"
"But Jiuzhangtang is different. People who can get into Jiuzhangtang and are willing to take the exam either don't value the so-called fame and family background, or they have no future at all, so most people can't pass the exam at all.
With the honor of being promoted to Jinshi, I don’t expect to be able to live in eight seats and make a hundred promises, and become a world-famous person like the minister or even the elder."
"Some of these people are looking for a way out that will not sink their lives, and some are just looking for the opportunity to learn their favorite knowledge. This is different from those who are willing to spend the rare time to play and rest in public schools, read, read and learn.
What are the differences between the poor children who calculated and changed their family's destiny? They were all people who had no hope of advancement because of opportunities in the past."
"Moreover, compared with the difficulty of opening various subjects in the Imperial College, don't teachers and Mr. Qi and Mr. Chu think that it is much easier to open various subjects in Daming Public School?"
At this moment, the three elders were all speechless.
Ge Yong always paid attention to arithmetic, and he was certainly upright during the twenty years of his life. When he got older and became the emperor's teacher, he gradually tried his best to stay away from politics and focused more on learning.
However, he lamented that outstanding talents did not get opportunities, so some were employed by maritime merchants to observe astronomy at sea and guide ships, some were officials and had no time to study knowledge, and some were indulging in knowledge and living their lives.
He was impoverished. Therefore, in his opinion, those who studied arithmetic and other miscellaneous subjects should be supported by the court, and should be less involved in politics and study wholeheartedly.
But as soon as he expressed such emotion, Chu Ying angrily complained that a well-fed man does not know a hungry man is hungry. He still remembers what the old man opposite said to him angrily.
"Why do you think you can study these things peacefully all the time? It's not because your surname is Ge! Besides, if you hadn't had the reputation of being an upright and upright official in the first half of your life, would you be able to be the emperor's master? If you hadn't been the emperor's master.
, can you guide the emperor to pay attention to arithmetic? If the emperor is not talented in arithmetic and also attaches great importance to arithmetic, how can he make such great use of your close disciple Zhang Shou?"
“A well-fed man doesn’t know how hungry a hungry man is, and he doesn’t feel pain in his back when he stands talking!”
Ge Yong still remembers the time when he revealed that Shen Kuo and Shen Mengxi were obviously very talented in arithmetic and various miscellaneous subjects, but because of ambition and jealousy, they started political disputes and made wrong choices in military affairs. As a result, they were nailed to the villain.
This old example on the pillar of shame was refuted by Chu Ying: "Shen Mengxi at least retired to Mengxi in his later years and published a lot of books!"
"Despicable character is a despicable character, but if this guy was a country boy and didn't fight for a reputation in the officialdom, how would "Mengxi Bi Tan" be so famous? Even if the scholar-bureaucrats after him scolded him, his books would still be
There are still people watching.”
But at that time, Chu Ying had not finished saying this, and used Guo Shoujing, the famous Guo Taishi from the Yuan Dynasty, as an analogy.
"Guo Taishi was proficient in everything from calendars to water conservancy to arithmetic, and he was top-notch in everything. Some people say that he never participated in political disputes in his life. He made countless achievements and wrote numerous works. But when he reached his later years, it was said that he was still in charge of the Taishi Academy.
I don’t want to retire, but what is the reality? If there is chaos in the imperial court, in the early years of my reign, will his students and heirs be able to find one? There must be someone to interfere with the general trend of the world!"
Because of that quarrel, in the past ten years, although Ge Yong and Chu Ying had quarreled as soon as they met, their friendship has actually become deeper and deeper. While they complement each other, they both have a vague feeling that people who study arithmetic and other miscellaneous subjects,
Then you can't really just read the books of sages. You shouldn't shrink from where you should show your edge.
Ge Yong has been working tirelessly to re-open Jiuzhang Hall in the Imperial College to cultivate successors, and finally found an opportunity last year after recognizing Zhang Shou, a closed disciple. However, now that Zhang Shou has made it clear that he hopes to start a new business, he naturally realizes the difference between Zhang Shou and Zhang Shou.
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This kid may not have enough ambition, but his desire to do things is no less impressive! He opened his mouth to curse, but when faced with Zhang Shou, who had no intention of joking at all, he finally swallowed the words that came to his lips and replaced them with a cry
A deep sigh.
The Imperial College has been stuck in the old ways for a long time. Instead of tearing it open and going to war, it is better to start a new one... But compared to reopening Jiuzhangtang or building a new Daming Public School, these are actually completely different things!
Chu Ying laughed happily and said: "Zhang Shou, Mr. Ge always praises you. I always thought he exaggerated, but now I have to say, you are really courageous! For this reason, over there at Jiuzhangtang, you
If you need me to say something, feel free to tell me. But if you really want to build a new mountain, you have to move faster. I am almost buried in the ground. I hope I can see this scene before I die!"
Qi Jingshan was both happy and worried. Seeing Ge Yong covering his head with a headache, he said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, after the Guanglu Temple case is resolved,
It will be more appropriate to figure it out slowly. Before that, let's compile the book first and then see if it is convenient for Guanglu Temple to use the new accounting method. You know, haste leads to waste."
Discovering that even though his last unorthodox proposal was ignored by Qi Jingshan, Chu Ying was obviously very interested - even though Ge Yong still glared at him angrily, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly said with a smile on his face
He repeatedly expressed his sincere acceptance of the elders' opinions, but at this moment, Ge Yong suddenly placed the tea cup in his hand heavily.
"Okay, you kid, don't flatter us. We agreed to this thing you entrusted. Isn't it just to promote the gantry accounting method and publicize its advantages? It's the same as your previous promotion of code books and coding methods in the military.
But this matter shouldn’t be too urgent, and since we three old people have been shopping with you all afternoon and have been sitting here for so long, we have to give people a reasonable reason."
Having said this, Ge Yong paused and then said with a smile: "Anyway, the three of us ate three meals in one go today, and the tastes are all unique. We picked two favorites and wrote down a vote for them to be chosen by Shuntian Mansion.
Let the Yamen and the Supervisor of Ceremonies go check the person’s background!”
The old man winked mischievously as he spoke: "At most, others will see us as foodies like you!"