Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen revised a draft of Sun Chuanting's plan based on Liu Weichao's suggestion, and held an imperial meeting in the Wenhua Hall the next day.
What is a bit surprising is that this time, in addition to the six ministries and nine ministers of the previous cabinet, the objects of this meeting also include the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine.
At the beginning of the meeting, Emperor Chongzhen announced the latest strategic offensive plan and asked all yamen to cooperate.
For example, for the logistical preparations for the upcoming war, food and grass supplies are the most important and cannot be escaped.
Also, for the battle in the Hetao area, how to carry out offensive defense after it is captured, and how to use the land? The expansion of Guihua City, the direct connection of the railway, etc. must also be planned in advance.
As for the preparations for the expeditionary force to conquer Japan, the result of the discussion was to use the Luzon Expeditionary Force as the framework for expansion. However, this matter is not urgent. The expeditionary force to conquer Japan will only be needed after Japan sends as many troops as possible to Korea.
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However, during the meeting, no one knew about the situation of the Luzon Expeditionary Force, and they were afraid of any surprise. Even Sun Chuanting did not dare to make casual assertions, because he was not familiar with naval warfare.
The other one was naturally to reinforce Wu Sangui's guerrilla war in Korea and attract more Japanese troops. At the same time, we also needed the cooperation from the front line of Shanhaiguan, and we couldn't let Jianlu send troops to cooperate.
This is a plan for the most important things in the next few years. After a full half-day discussion, the responsibilities of each yamen were clearly assigned, and then it came to an end.
After the end, just when the ministers thought that nothing was wrong and were about to leave, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "There will be another special scientific examination on gewu studies. Based on the lack of talents in gewu studies in the court, I announce two things!"
When the officials below heard this, they all bowed down to listen to the order. At the same time, they also understood that this was probably the reason why the Imperial Academy was offering wine to attend the meeting.
"First, in the future, the study of physical studies should be like Confucianism and establish systems at all levels, including the Imperial College, government schools, county schools and social studies."
The official education system of the Ming Dynasty was established after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country. They were the central Imperial College, which was similar to universities in later generations, government schools and county schools, similar to middle schools in later generations, and social studies, which were similar to elementary schools in later generations.
The officials in the Wenhua Palace were not surprised when they heard what Emperor Chongzhen said. They all knew that the study of physics would be the same sooner or later, so they had no objections and continued to listen attentively.
"Second, Mr. Social Studies will be appointed by the local government after assessment and receive a royal salary. The number of Mr. Social Studies will be given according to the population and distribution of villages under the jurisdiction."
Regarding this social science, the Ming Dynasty actually had no restrictions, or in other words, the court didn't care at all. Those who had money in the local area would open more social sciences, and those who had no money would pool money to open one. All expenses were paid by the private sector.
The court doesn't care whether the children go to school, whether they charge fees, how much they charge, etc. It's up to the individual who runs the social school to decide.
In other words, this sociology is actually a private school.
Now, Emperor Chongzhen's announcement is equivalent to incorporating social studies into the official system of the imperial court. Teachers must be assessed and appointed by the imperial court, which is considered a formal establishment.
Upon hearing this decision, the officials in the Wenhua Hall looked at each other and said nothing in the end.
In fact, this is already the case for social studies in many places, such as Yunnan and Guizhou. It can even be said that there are already some discussions among the people, saying that the court is unfair in this area. Now the emperor's decision has put an end to such voices
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While they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen continue to say: "The enrollment of students in government schools, state schools, and county schools will be cancelled, and they will study for free. However, poor students can apply for interest-free scholarships from the government yamen to help them complete their studies.
.The exemption of the "second ding" of the family's labor service remains unchanged! Social studies students can also apply for interest-free scholarships. These students are all exempted from the chores."
According to the regulations before the Ming Dynasty, the government not only provided each of them with "six dou of rice" on a monthly basis, but also provided them with free meals of "fish and meat".
Students also enjoy the privilege of being exempted from military service and can be exempted from serving as "second servants" in their families.
In other words, those who are commonly known as scholars or above have their food privileges canceled when they are in middle school, but the work of corvee remains unchanged; on the social studies side, that is, those who are in elementary school, their privileges have increased.
There are free privileges for studying and exemption from military service. If your family is in a difficult situation, you can also apply for interest-free money from the government to study.
Of course, these people in the Wenhua Hall are all smart people. But after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's explanation of these changes in national policies, they immediately understood that Emperor Chongzhen wanted to expand the number of scholars.
From a moral point of view, this is definitely a good thing! However, in this way, it can be seen that the interests of people at the original scholar level have been harmed. Each of them is provided with "six buckets of rice" per month, and "fish and meat" are provided free of charge.
"The meal discounts are no longer available.
If you think about it carefully, these people in the Wenhua Hall can also understand it. Because in the past, these people totaled only about 20,000 people. This expenditure cannot be said to be a lot, and the court can still afford it. However, once the enrollment of scholars begins to increase,
As the quantity increases, the expenditure will increase.
It can be clearly seen that the current emperor is very determined to make the expansion of enrollment of scholars a permanent matter. Otherwise, he will not consider the issue of future expenditures.
After weighing these things in their minds, no one in the Wenhua Palace raised any objection.
Generally speaking, as long as the interests are harmed, no one is happy. Even if the families of those famous students are generally rich or above, it is not uncommon to pay six buckets of rice per month. However, if they really want to get rid of it, they may be calculating.
However, now, they may not be able to change the world. Among the people, the emperor's new policy will benefit more people, and naturally those who benefit will fight against the minority who have opinions;
In the temple, if anyone thinks that this is an ancestral system, then I'm sorry. The current emperor holds a treasure that is in contact with Emperor Taizu. He must have changed the ancestral system with the approval of Emperor Taizu. Therefore, the ancestral system must have been approved by Emperor Taizu.
The excuse for restraint will no longer exist.
There is another one. Because of the incident involving the Confucius family in Qufu, Emperor Chongzhen ruthlessly killed a wave of scholars. Thousands of distinguished students went to Gongyuan and killed them at will. Now for such a small thing,
Whoever makes trouble will not consider the consequences?
Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen spelled out these new policies one by one, these ministers basically had no objections. At most, they only had doubts and asked for clarification.
Finally, Emperor Chongzhen said to his ministers: "There has been no conclusion on the part of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty. But now, a new batch of talents who have passed the special scientific examination of geophysics are coming out. Therefore, I announce that the gentlemen of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty,
They are treated the same as those at Guozijian and Guozijian, that is, they are divided into three categories: doctorate, teaching assistant, and direct lecturer."
This level is not low, equivalent to being only slightly lower than the Imperial Academy. However, at least in the past, the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty did not need to pass the first-level imperial examination to take the scientific examination, which is equivalent to a shortcut to the south. It can be foreseen
, this will inevitably attract more young people to take the path of physical studies.
Of course, from now on, the study of physical studies will be consistent with Confucianism, and there will be social studies, county studies, state studies, government studies, etc. It is hard to say what will happen in the future, or whether it will be a shortcut to Zhongnan.
They didn't know that when Emperor Chongzhen made this educational reform, he actually made reference to the educational model provided by Liu Weichao, a later generation, to carry out the reform, which was divided into several steps.
Now he has only incorporated the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty into the formal education system, which is slightly lower than the Imperial Academy. However, after the talents within the Royal Academy of the Ming Dynasty are distributed to all walks of life and make remarkable achievements, he is ready to reorganize it.
The education system of the Ming Dynasty approved by Emperor Chongzhen is that social studies (primary schools) are free, county schools, state schools (junior high schools) are free, government schools (high schools) are free, and then the Imperial College (university), but in the future the management functions will be separated.
It will become a real university similar to that of later generations; and the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty will be similar to the Chinese Academy of Sciences of later generations, doing top-notch academic research.
However, these cannot be implemented in one step and need to be gradually accepted by the people of Ming Dynasty.
For example, based on the current announced model, when there are more and more scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and there are more and more top students from the Imperial College, as well as students from the Imperial College, more Imperial Colleges and Imperial Colleges can be opened. In the future, the population of the Ming Dynasty will be
As the number of students increases, the number of scholars will increase, and depending on the situation, it can become an education system model similar to that of later generations, where talents are cultivated in different layers.
After announcing these innovations, Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "I believe all the ministers have felt that various yamen are eager for talents in the study of physics, and even poaching among yamen has occurred. Rather than doing this, it is better to expand
Wouldn’t it be better to create a pool of talents for studying physics, so that all yamen have enough talents to choose from, and contribute to the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the prosperity of the people?"
These people in the Wenhua Hall were all the most senior officials of various departments in the Ming Dynasty. Of course they knew what Emperor Chongzhen meant by these words.
Not to mention anything else, cement and steam engines, the two most common items in the Ming Dynasty, have been clamoring for people. The theories of cement and steam engines, as well as improvements for different situations, have always been in need of talents. Not to mention, other fields
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For example, steam engines, even those used on warships, have various types, and they cannot be the same as steam trains. The emperor does know, but he only has one person, and it is impossible to personally guide every aspect.
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Not to mention, the emperor is said to have internal combustion engines, generators, electric motors, etc., all waiting for talent to work on them!
Different from the regular development of history, with Liu Weichao's golden finger, there is no shortage of advanced ideas and items, but there is a shortage of talents! As the person closest to the emperor, I feel this urgency most deeply.
Just like that, the imperial meeting ended successfully, and various yamen began to take action in response to the emperor's request.