Chapter 687 The teaching path begins with the vocational and technical school! The Wangfu becomes a school!

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After setting the basic goal of hard work, more people should be organized to participate in the research and invention. It is obviously impossible to rely on Xu Zhengming alone. History shows that a strong team is indispensable to complete the invention across the ages. The question is, where can we find so many craftsmen?

Bringing in from other places? Don’t be stupid, there are no such craftsmen in other places at all. The Ming Dynasty was the most strange dynasty, and the admiration of scholars was unprecedented. In order to maintain the status of scholars, we have tried our best to crack down on the so-called strange skills and tricks. In other words, craftsmen have no status at all.

In the garrison, the status of craftsmen is also the lowest. Ordinary military households have fixed monthly grains. Even if the court has been owed and not paid, the numbers on the accounts are still recognized. The monthly grains of craftsmen are only half of that of ordinary military households. Since there is no work, craftsmen have no other income. Therefore, the first thing that starves to death in the garrison is often the extremely family of craftsmen.

Everything has to be self-reliant.

It is necessary to open a school and cultivate talents.

However, to establish a school, you have to need teachers. When Zhang Zhun thinks of the source of the teacher, he has a headache. In this day and age, not to mention math teachers, there are not many Chinese teachers! Well, not to mention teachers for the time being, but to add up all those who have been studying seriously. I don’t know if there are 500 people. Those who go to school through informal channels are not counted.

In ancient times, education was definitely not compulsory education, but elite education. Only those with conditions can go to school. This condition includes two aspects. The first aspect is to have the qualifications to be qualified. That is, if you are not a pariah, you are qualified to go to school. If you are a pariah, you will not be able to go to school even if you have money. The so-called pariah includes fishermen, craftsmen, music households, merchants, military households, etc.

Later, merchants gradually relaxed and finally left the scope of untouchables. Military households gradually opened the Wei School, which was also considered to be separated from the scope of untouchables. However, due to the previous ***, merchants and military households were always inferior to ordinary civilians in their studies. The most outstanding talent of military households under Zhang Zhun was Hou Shanping and Junxue. It can be imagined that the quality of the Wei School at that time.

The second aspect is naturally to have money. You have to pay tuition fees when going to school. Except for students with extremely good grades who can receive government subsidies, everyone else has to pay. The legendary situation of giving a little rice and a little meat can go to school is not common. Generally, private schools have strict charging regulations and will not change easily. More often, if you don’t have money, you can only stand outside the classroom and listen. If the teacher doesn’t chase you, it will be very favorable.

According to the situation at that time, there were probably only two or three of the 100 young people who were qualified and capable of going to school. And they were not considered girls. All private schools did not accept girls. The female top scholars, female princesses and other people in the TV series were definitely not studying and recognizing words in private schools. The current control area of ​​the Hu Ben Army, there were at least tens of thousands of children of school age, including girls. If all these tens of thousands of children went to school, there would be almost more than the children who were qualified and capable of going to school in the country at that time.

Facing tens of thousands of children of appropriate age, there are not enough teachers, and everything they say is nonsense. Even if they calculate it according to one hundred children and one teacher, they still need hundreds of teachers. Where can I find hundreds of teachers? Zhang Zhun couldn't help but think of Liu Rushi. It was so painful to get a group of prostitutes to be teachers. However, apart from this method, Zhang Zhun really couldn't think of any way.

The cultural people of this era are all treasures and those who have grown up reading the books of sages. In the eyes of the court, scholars are all treasures and are very cherished. Even if your family is poor, if there is a scholar, others will not dare to look down on you, and even the government will not dare to look down on you. Everything is inferior, but if you have a high school study, this concept has been deeply rooted in people's bones.

Unless there are special reasons, scholars will not easily follow the Hu Ben Army to make trouble. In the Ming Dynasty, even the worst scholars could have a good time. It is like a cultural person like Kong Yiji. Since they have no food and clothing, they will definitely not blindly follow the Hu Ben Army to do work that may lose their heads.

Li Zicheng has been busy for more than ten years and has no decent cultural people under his command. It can be seen that Zhang Zhun has acquired some cultural people because of the demonstration role of Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan and others. However, such a cultural person is not enough to do anything else, so where can anyone free up to be a teacher?

Then... don't teach physics and chemistry first, start a technical school?

If you don’t teach too much cultural knowledge, but teach life skills first, the difficulty will be reduced a lot. In the area controlled by the Hu Ben Army, it is always easier to find some craftsmen to teach than to find cultural people. Under Zhang Zhun, the number of craftsmen is much higher than that of scholars.

Moreover, the benefits of doing this are immediate. When these children grow up, they will immediately become good craftsmen. I dare not say that their outstanding contributions are definitely good, and once they master a certain skill, they will be able to immediately enrich the jobs needed by the Hu Ben Army.

The most needed jobs in the Hu Ben Army now include carpenters, plasterers, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, etc. Among them, the most needed one is shipbuilders. But shipbuilders involve the most knowledge. Ordinary craftsmen, due to their age and original inertia, have slow acceptance of new knowledge, so it is difficult for them to become shipbuilders.

According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, the Hu Ben Army will need a large number of shipbuilders in the next few decades. Therefore, it is still necessary to prepare for the future and start from the fundamental way to cultivate a large number of shipbuilders. It took the British Navy hundreds of years to become the overlord of the maritime. It can be seen that it is very difficult to accumulate talents.

Selecting thousands of children of appropriate age or young people can also be selected. Start a vocational and technical school first and learn all kinds of craftsman knowledge, which is equivalent to cultivating talents for the future of the Hu Ben Army. Do it at will. After Zhang Zhun returned to the Grand Governor's Office in Fushan City, he immediately asked someone to discuss it.

Gao Hongtu, an advisor to the Ministry of Government, happened to be there, but Zhang Zhun was found. However, after listening to Zhang Zhun's proposal, Gao Hongtu said in a daze: "Yulin, is your idea... a bit over the horse?"

Zhang Zhun said in confusion: "Put the cart before the horse?"

Gao Hongtu said affirmatively: "Put the cart before the horse."

Well, Zhang Zhun admits that he is indeed a bit putting the cart before the horse. Under normal circumstances, he should first learn cultural theory knowledge and then practice. Now Zhang Zhun's statement is to first practice and then learn cultural theory knowledge. Even cultural theory knowledge may be directly cancelled.

However, among so many craftsmen, there are always some people who can accept cultural theory knowledge and then reverse the problem, thus becoming interested in mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. If it were other times, this might be difficult to do. However, it is entirely possible to have Zhang Zhun's conscious guidance here.

This is exactly what Zhang Zhun’s purpose is. He wants some people to have a certain interest in knowledge such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Only when they become interested can they have time and have the intention to devote themselves to this study, and they will actively study. If they are forced to learn, it will be unsightly. Besides, whether they can understand it is also a huge question.

It is actually very simple to make them interested, and some simple induction techniques are enough. For example, the soldiers of the Tiger Army have skill levels, and the craftsmen must also have skill levels. The higher the craftsman level, the higher the rewards they receive. This craftsman level is like the engineer level in later generations, and is universally used in the country.

For a craftsman, you know that it is not enough to do this, and you also need to know why you have to do this and explain the principles clearly. This is not simple. Among the 100 craftsmen, perhaps no one can explain it clearly. For example, in the shipyard in Partridge Bay, there are so many craftsmen working every day. But how many people understand the principles of shipbuilding?

If you want to become a superior person and want to stand out among so many craftsmen, aspiring craftsmen will definitely work hard to learn more scientific and cultural knowledge. At this time, theoretical knowledge in mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. will be useful. There are no need for many such people. Among a hundred people, three or four people are willing to study, and the relevant knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. will slowly penetrate into the minds of all craftsmen.

As time goes by, more people will inevitably take the initiative to learn more knowledge. Because the level of craftsman skills competition will become higher and higher and more eye-catching. Who doesn’t want to make a name for themselves? Who doesn’t want to be condescending? Craftsmen also have this idea. To do this, they must be better than others.

Zhang Zhun insisted: "What I need now is people with skills to enrich our technical team as soon as possible. Even if we put the cart before the horse, we must face the difficulties."

Gao Hongtu pondered and said, "Yulin, you are going against the will of heaven!"

Zhang Zhun said expectantly: "Teacher, do you think it is feasible?"

Gao Hongtu thought for a moment and said slowly: "Although this method is against the will of heaven and seems to be unfeasible, but in fact, there may be some hope."

Zhang Zhun said confidently: "I think it is feasible."

Gao Hongtu said slowly: "Yu Lin, you can't be so optimistic. There are several prerequisites for this so-called technical school to be opened."

Zhang Zhun hurriedly said, "Please speak with your teacher."

Gao Hongtu cleared his voice and told it in an orderly manner. After all, he was an experienced old man. Zhang Zhun's suggestion, combined with his own practical experience, he could quickly find the difficulties and problems. He turned out to be the supervisor. What does the supervisor do? He specializes in picking people's faults!

The first prerequisite is of course to improve the status of craftsmen.

If Zhang Zhun wants more people to devote themselves to the craftsmanship and contribute his life's energy, he must improve his status as a craftsman. Because in the past, craftsmen belonged to the category of untouchables, many people were unwilling to be craftsmen. Besides, many people still resisted the so-called strange skills and tricks, thinking that this is not a good job. This change of thinking cannot be accomplished overnight.

However, how can the status of this craftsman be improved? The Ministry of Government Affairs issued a document? Of course not. The Hu Ben Army had long issued a "Household Registration Order" and canceled all household registrations. No matter what he was originally, he was now an ordinary household. No matter what he did, he should not be subject to any ***. However, in real life, discrimination can still be felt. This kind of discrimination cannot be solved with just one order.

To make everyone feel that the status of craftsmen is improved, the most common method is to make them often show their faces and often appear in front of the public, so that everyone can feel their existence and their amazing changes. This is similar to the daily publicity of later generations.

In fact, under the rule of the Hu Ben Army, the status of craftsmen has been greatly improved. In the past, craftsmen could not even guarantee their lives. Nowadays, the income of craftsmen is still quite good. Especially the core backbone of craftsmen, the average monthly income is more than three taels of silver. Some craftsmen can even exceed ten taels per month. A magistrate in the Ming Dynasty had a salary of only forty-five taels of silver. The average salary of a month was less than four taels per month.

However, having money alone is not enough, but everyone should think that being a craftsman is glorious. Being an excellent craftsman is even more glorious. This so-called craftsman is like a technician in later generations, and should be respected by everyone. Scientists are often born from technicians.

Unfortunately, in the Ming Dynasty, scientists were not a respectable word. Whether it was Xu Guangqi or Sun Yuanhua, they invented many things, but they never took the initiative to mention them. Because they did not think that these inventions were brilliant. Even at some point, they were attacked by political enemies because of their suspicion of strange tricks and tricks.

For example, Xu Zhengming was a carpenter at the beginning. Without a solid carpenter foundation, he would not be able to process all the components of the "helicopter". History has proved that all inventors have strong hands-on skills. No matter how good academic performance is, if they are not good at hands-on skills, they will not be able to become a big climate.

Zhang Zhun pondered and said, "Let's hold an open skill competition! Let's hold another great invention selection! I'll organize it myself!"

Holding large-scale events is the best way to improve the status of craftsmen. Just like various sports meets in later generations, every once in a while, athletes will be given the opportunity to show their faces. As long as this skill competition begins, the status of craftsmen will naturally be improved with people's discussions after dinner.

As for rewarding scientific and technological inventions, it is natural. It seems that if the "helicopter" invented by Xu Zhengming was not smashed by his wife, but was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, other craftsmen would definitely make some stunning inventions. Maybe this is how an invention that influenced the course of human history was born.

The school charges...of course, it is ***.

At present, on the territory controlled by the Hu Ben Army, everyone's living standards are not rich, especially those who have just moved, asking them to pay tuition and then go to school. This is impossible. The so-called *** means that during the re-study period, the school provides *** accommodation and food. As for wages and subsidies, it is naturally not possible.

Of course, there are exceptions in everything. If I am sure that I am willing to devote my life to the Hu Ben Army, the Hu Ben Army will not mind setting up some special specialties, such as the manufacturing of Hu Ben guns, the development of gunpowder weapons, the casting of cannons, etc. These should all be included in the management of special scopes.

For those who are willing to become craftsmen, such conditions are already very good. At least, they can fill their stomachs. In this day and age, being able to fill their stomachs is already very satisfied for many people. Just for this, it can attract many families to actively send their children.

The name of the Vocational and Technical School is called the First Vocational and Technical School of the Hu Benjun. Why do you have to put the three words "Hu Benjun" in front? Of course, it is to attract people.

What is the address...

Zhang Zhun said casually: "I think the Heng Prince's Mansion is good."

Gao Hongtu was shocked and said in a disgusting voice: "Prince Heng's Mansion?"

Although he was used to Zhang Zhun's whimsical thoughts and any strange ideas would appear, it was really terrifying to use the Heng Palace to build a school! That's the royal palace! Use the Qingzhou Palace to build a school, the most gorgeous, grand and solemn Prince Heng Palace to build a school, which is really...

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "That's right, it's the Heng Mansion."

Since we want to improve the status of craftsmen, some necessary means are still needed. Just like later generations, we need to use many necessary means to improve our status. For example, the appearance packaging and publicity must have corresponding grades. The Heng Palace was originally where the prince lived, but now it has become a school for craftsmen. The craftsmen stood inside and said nothing, and their status was naturally improved.

Of course, Zhang Zhun also had a little selfish intention. He wanted to deal with the hot potato of Hengwang Mansion, which was a hot potato, quickly. Let the craftsmen enter Hengwang Mansion to clear their suspicion. Zhang Zhun had heard someone say behind his back that he was hiding a charm in the golden house of Hengwang Mansion and was preparing to move to Hengwang Mansion in the future to taste the feeling of being a prince.

Zhang Zhun felt that he had appeared in the Heng Palace a little more times, which inevitably caused misunderstandings from others. It is not time to enjoy himself yet, so he still has to continue to work hard to get rid of the suspicion, or to quickly get rid of it.

Besides, the maintenance of the Hengwang Mansion was originally a huge expense. It is not a big deal to keep the Hengwang Mansion empty there often. The huge royal mansion must be repaired every day, otherwise it will soon be beyond recognition. Now, letting a group of craftsmen get in and directly contract the maintenance work of the Hengwang Mansion during extracurricular activities, which can be considered a huge expense.

In addition, there is nothing in the Hengwang Mansion? As long as you study and figure it out thoroughly, you will be a very outstanding craftsman. At that time, you will take out something casually. You can do better than it, even if you graduate successfully.

This is a one-shot...how much? Anyway, it's quite a lot.

Gao Hongtu stuttered: "That's... the royal palace!"

Well, I must admit that Gao Hongtu's thoughts are also a bit selfish. After all, he is a scholar and still cherishes this identity. Everything is inferior. Only when he is high in his studies, he will not allow other industries and is more popular than scholars. Even if Zhang Zhun wants to improve the status of a craftsman, he cannot completely overestimate scholars.

If the craftsmen have a higher status than scholars, Gao Hongtu, Zhang Shenyan, Qiao Yunsheng and others will all strongly oppose it. Scholars cannot enter such a high-level place as Hengwang Mansion, and craftsmen can enter? Of course, that's not possible, nothing can be said. Gao Hongtu would rather start another school in another place than turn Hengwang Mansion into a school.

Zhang Zhun also felt the resistance, and his eyes turned, and said tactfully: "This way, I think the Hengwang Mansion is quite big. In addition to the craftsman school, Tai students and the like can also teach in Hengwang Mansion! The best locations in Hengwang Mansion can be retained and used by Tai students in the future."

The so-called Tai students are actually students of the highest institution of learning. The Taixue of the Ming Dynasty was definitely a place to produce talents. Most of the cabinet ministers had been in the Taixue. In Gao Hongtu's view, the Tiger Army would take charge of the world in the future, and this Taixue would definitely be set up. The Taixue of the Brigadier General Zhang was still in the best position in the Heng Palace, so Gao Hongtu was able to accept it a little.

However, he immediately discovered that Zhang Zhun's concessions were completely literal. In fact, the Hu Ben Army currently does not have its own Imperial Academy at all. It would probably take several years for the Hu Ben Army to establish its own Imperial Academy. In other words, before the Tai students appeared, the craftsmen had already occupied the Heng Palace. After all, the Heng Palace eventually became the world of the craftsmen.

Gao Hongtu was speechless, but he had to support him helplessly. Zhang Zhun said so, what else can he do? In the final analysis, it is also to improve the technical level of the Hu Ben Army controlled area. Because he had been in contact with Zhang Zhun for a long time, Gao Hongtu was able to accept the so-called strange skills and tricks. As long as these strange skills and tricks do not harm the status of scholars, he is still very welcome.

Since it is a *** accommodation and a meal, funds have to be allocated. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun can still get such a small amount of money now. He only takes 30,000 taels of silver as the initial fund for the establishment. As for the specific organizer of the school, he could not find a suitable candidate for a while, so Zhang Zhun decided to ask Zhou Yiming to put the shelf first.
Chapter completed!