Chapter 294 Results (asking for monthly ticket)

After Li Xiang arranged these thirty scholars to stay in the wing rooms of the Youzhou government office, they began their long career of copying books.

In fact, copying books is essentially a learning process.

In these days, scholars developed in many aspects. They not only studied literature, but also some mathematics.

The Chinese and mathematics for the first grade were not difficult at all. For these scholars, what they really needed Li Xiang to explain was the book "Nature".

Li Xiang regards this course as more important than anything else.

The course of nature should naturally focus on the characteristics of scientific subjects, implement the educational policy of all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor, and lay the foundation for improving the scientific quality of the entire nation.

At the same time, we should also follow the physical and mental characteristics of children, handle the depth and breadth of the content, and make it moderately difficult and appropriate in content. Most of the teaching contents selected are common, interesting to children, and can be observed, experimented and operated by children themselves, which reflects the fun and practicality.

Li Xiang's purpose in offering this course is to ensure the foundation of scientific literacy education while also guiding students' interest in natural sciences.

In fact, students at the Tang Dynasty Royal Academy of Literature need to study more than just these three courses.

In addition to Chinese, mathematics and science, there are also physical education, music and art.

It’s not that Li Xiang has any bourgeois problems, but because in his opinion, students do need all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor.

As for science subjects such as biology, physics, and chemistry, Li Xiang plans to follow the rules of later generations and add them to the curriculum after the seventh grade.

It is not difficult to find teachers for the three courses of physical education, music and art. Just look for people to teach according to the current national conditions of the Tang Dynasty and the actual situation.

Li Xiang's idea was good, and in fact it was just as he thought.

Because this "Nature" textbook first attracted these teachers.

It should be noted that among the thirty teachers arranged by Li Xiang, ten were responsible for teaching Chinese, ten were responsible for teaching mathematics, and the other ten were responsible for teaching science.

However, during the process of copying the textbooks, someone accidentally saw the "Nature" in the hands of his colleagues.

Now, when my colleagues were copying books, teachers of other subjects stood behind and watched.

The teaching materials written by Li Xiang are indeed very interesting.

For example, the components of a plant, the growth process of a plant; the classification of animals, the characteristics of animals, etc.

What surprised them most was Li Xiang's classification of animals in his textbook "Nature".

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

When Li Xiang went to visit the teachers with Di Renjie, the leader of the group, Zhao Zhenji, jumped up and asked, "Your Highness, why is this spider not an insect? Isn't the spider a kind of insect? Look, its name is next to the word 'insect'..."

"Haha." Li Xiang asked everyone to sit down, "Come on, come on, sit down, I'll tell you something."

Di Renjie also moved a small stool and sat next to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang glanced at Di Renjie, who also smiled and said, "To be honest, Your Highness, I am also very curious."

"Ha." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Actually, this is also my classification problem. I classified organisms into different categories, and among them, I have found a huge category called 'Arthropoda'."

"Why are they called arthropods?" Di Renjie asked immediately.

"Good question." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Because its body is divided into many segments, each segment has a pair of appendages, it is called an arthropod."

After explaining in detail what appendages are, Li Xiang continued, "Under the phylum Arthropoda, there are many subphyla and classes. Insects belong to the class Insecta, and their characteristic is that their bodies are divided into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. Spiders belong to the class Arachnida, and their bodies are divided into the head and thorax and abdomen. Not only spiders, but scorpions and ticks also belong to the class Arachnida."

Then, Li Xiang explained in detail the differences in the body structures of spiders and insects, and everyone suddenly understood.

"I never thought that nature could contain so many truths," Zhao Zhenji said with emotion.

Li Xiang knew that the man's name was Zhao Zhenji. He always felt that he had heard this name somewhere, but had forgotten it.

"Your Highness's words are like a ray of light in the clouds, and my mind is suddenly enlightened," Di Renjie said on the side, and then asked, "Besides this little piece of knowledge that spiders are not insects, do you have any other similar knowledge?"

"Yes, in fact, you and monkeys belong to the same order, and are more closely related than spiders and katydids." Li Xiang answered without further ado.

Di Renjie: ...

He suspected that His Highness was seeking personal revenge, but he had no evidence.

The story was told in the Youzhou government office until the moon reached the zenith, and then everyone dispersed with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

The natural world described by His Highness is so wonderful, everyone thought so, and a few of them secretly thought in their hearts that they wanted to study this subject called "Nature" and carry forward this subject.

Li Xiang didn't know what they were thinking. If he knew, he would definitely encourage them.

In addition to teaching these reserve teachers at the Jingzhao government office, Li Xiang would occasionally go to see the construction progress in Wuqing.

Li Xiang was used to being a hands-off boss, so he left the work to Xu Jingzong.

Lao Xu is now unkempt every day, completely different from Feng Qing.

Li Xiang happened to be free today, so he went to Wuqing to visit Lao Xu. However, when he entered the Wuqing County Government Office, he was startled by the eyes that were glowing slightly red.

Damn, what the hell is this?

Oh, it’s Lao Xu, that’s okay.

"Yanzu, what are you doing..." Li Xiang asked with concern.

Even though his body was working at overclocked speed and was a little exhausted, Xu Jingzong still maintained courtesy towards Li Xiang.

"Your Highness, I'm fine." "You don't look like you're in trouble." Li Xiang was also a little worried. Although he was a bit of a villain and would use anything he could to the extreme, Lao Xu was, after all, a capable man under his command. What would he do if he really used him to trouble someone?

"However, I will give you two days off so that you can have a good rest and recuperate." Li Xiang said with concern.

Xu Jingzong took a deep breath, glanced at Li Xiang, and said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but the reform is in turbulence now, and it will take two or three days to hand over the work. If I put down my work in Wuqing and take a two-day rest, I am afraid that I will have finished my rest before the handover is completed."

Look, look at this.

"The Yan clan has worked hard." Li Xiang reached out and patted Xu Jingzong on the shoulder: "I and the court will never forget your contribution to Wuqing."

Hearing this, Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Xiang was a little stunned. So you are waiting for this sentence, right?

"Xu Changshi is a little tired, but if Your Highness can remember the contributions Xu Changshi has made to the development of Youzhou, then even if it is a little tiring and a little hard, Xu Changshi will be happy to do it." Di Renjie said with a smile.

Xu Jingzong raised his head and looked at the popular person in front of His Highness with admiration.

Why is this person working so hard? Isn't it for the boss to see him? To leave a good impression in front of the boss, to be appreciated by the boss, and to have a chance to be promoted in the future? Isn't that what he wants?
"I have always had a good memory." Li Xiang looked at Xu Jingzong meaningfully.

He does not reject people who strive for their future. To be frank, there are not so many idealists in this world. Most of them are pragmatists.

When you tell people that you’re going to work hard for your ideals, don’t you feel that it’s a bit empty?

Am I not struggling to eat better food and sit at a better table? Do you think I have nothing better to do?
Confucius taught his students this principle many years ago, and the story of Zilu receiving the ox is still fresh in our minds.

Instead of giving your subordinates chicken soup, it is better to give them some actual rewards, which can better stimulate their desire to strive.

After a few more pleasantries, Xu Jingzong apologized and then slipped into the back hall, took out a pile of files and handed them to Li Xiang.

"Your Highness, this is the result of Wuqing's recent reforms. Please take a look."

Li Xiang took the file, looked through it carefully, and then said with a smile: "I can rest assured that the Yan clan will do the job."

"Since the opening of the canal in Youzhou, it has been much easier to sell and transport goods than in Dengzhou." Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "It is also thanks to the canal that water transportation is always cheaper than land transportation."

"Of course." Li Xiang said, "If we use land transportation, we need animals to carry the goods. The strength of animals is limited, while the power of water is endless. The transport ships of the Tang Dynasty are far from the upper limit of what the canal can bear."

As he spoke, Li Xiang smiled again: "Come to think of it, Yang Guang's canal...has saved us a lot of trouble."

"Your Highness, please don't say that." Di Renjie quickly stopped him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Li Xiang scratched his head, thinking, is it taboo for me to mention Yang Guang casually?

"It's not that Huaiying thinks Your Highness has violated a taboo, but Yang Guang's role is not as great as Your Highness imagines." Xu Jingzong explained: "Your Highness doesn't know that the canal dug by Yang Guang was almost blocked around the 14th year of Daye. If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Gaozu had people dredging the canal since he was appointed by heaven, I'm afraid that if we want to use the canal now, we will have to hire people to dredge it again."

"Is this true?" Although Li Xiang is a Yang Erhei, this is the first time he has heard of this incident.

If we talk about this blame, it is not Li Xiang who should be blamed. After all, the problems in the history textbooks are too obvious. They even put the blame on Yang Guang.

It is certainly not the students' fault if they subconsciously believe in the textbooks.

"Of course this is true." Xu Jingzong didn't think that Li Xiang was the kind of person who would overturn the verdict on Yang Guang, that stupid idiot. He just thought that Li Xiang might really not have a systematic understanding of this aspect.

But if Li Ke and Li Yin said this, it would have a different meaning. Li Shimin might have to think about whether he should clean up his own house.

After all, the deposed Emperor Zongwu of the Sui Dynasty was the good grandfather of these two people.

"Well, I am ignorant." Li Xiang admitted his mistake indifferently, and said: "But this matter should be taken seriously. The blockage of the canal is indeed a big problem. We should regularly check the conditions of each section of the canal to prevent the occurrence of malicious blockages in the canal."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Jingzong said with understanding.

"In addition..." Li Xiang thought for a moment and continued, "After a while, Liaodong will send some coal, which will then be transported to Luoyang via the canal and then to Chang'an to help the people with their heating needs."

"Coal?" Xu Jingzong raised his eyelids: "Is it Shi Nie?"

"Yes." Li Xiang nodded.

"But isn't Shi Nie poisonous?" Xu Jingzong frowned and asked, "As far as I know, Shi Nie can indeed burn, but when it burns, it will produce very thick poisonous smoke that can make people sick, and in severe cases, even die..."

"This is the problem of coal disposal." Li Xiang said with a smile: "Not only do we need to dispose of it, but we also need to build a special stove to guide the smoke and dust outside the house. In this way, we don't have to worry about the smoke and dust produced by coal burning that will fumigate people."

"That is indeed a solution." Xu Jingzong said admiringly, "Your Highness is a man of great talent, and I cannot even compare to him."

"Old Xu, you are indeed a master of flattery." Li Xiang laughed and pointed at him.

Xu Jingzong did not refute, but just responded with a smile.

"I received a battle report from the Andong Protectorate yesterday." Li Xiang said again: "Su Dingfang said in the letter that the Japanese and Silla rebels have joined forces and indeed put a lot of pressure on the Andong Protectorate. Fortunately, the initial madness has been over, and now they are ready to counterattack."

"Really? That's a good thing." Di Renjie sighed. "If the Andong Protectorate fights the Silla rebels and Japan alone, the pressure faced by the Duke of Ying and the Prince of Jiangxia will be much less."

"Well, according to the date, Duke Ying will also launch a general attack on Xueyantuo." Li Xiang raised his eyes and looked at Huoshaoyun: "This Bazhuo must have been involved with Jin Yuxin and others. But I think that since Xueyantuo dared to go south to annex Li Simo's tribe, it means that he must have someone to rely on."

"Yes." Di Renjie also nodded and said, "When I was in Xueyantuo, I already saw that Ba Zhuo was not a man who could accomplish great things. But although he was reckless, he knew his limits. If he didn't have someone to help him, it would be difficult for Jin Yuxin to impress him."

"But who could this person be?" Xu Jingzong took over the conversation.

"Who else could it be? The Huihe, Tongluo, Pugu, and the Nine Chile tribes would never allow Bazhuo to make up his mind to go south and annex the Turks." Li Xiang smiled and said, "Even if we use the process of elimination, we can know that it must be the Western Turks who made the promise to Bazhuo."

"What I just said was mentioned by the Saint in a letter to me some time ago. However, several months have passed since the Xueyantuo annexed the Li Simo tribe, and the Western Turks have not made any moves. They even did not touch the Anxi Protectorate which is so close. It is strange..."

(End of this chapter)