Chapter 103 Xu Guangqi (I)

In the first year of Chongzhen.

March 18th.

afternoon.

Yang Jiewei was about to go out and continued to go to yesterday to pick up beautiful girls.

Wang Chengen came over with a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, good news, good news!"

"Oh? Daban, what good news is there to make you so happy?" Yang Jie knew that there would be good news when he saw Wang Chengen's smile like this, and he was very excited about it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu Shaobao has arrived in Beijing..."

"Who? That Xu Shaobao?" Yang Guifei did not react for a while.

"Xu Guangqi, Xu Zixian, Xu Shaobao..." Wang Chengen said three names in one breath.

This time, Yang Jing finally understood who Xu Shaobao was here.

"Haha, hehe... good news, it's good news! Then what are you waiting for? Let him come to see me immediately. I can't wait." Yang Jing was so excited that he was just dancing to express his mood. This great figure in history finally came to him and could finally use his power. This man is amazing, with too many halos on his body. If he doesn't use him as an emperor, he will be really crazy. In fact, he is even more awesome than most protagonists in time travel books.

Let's take a look at his title.

Mathematicians and scientists, agronomists, politicians, military strategists, and Jinshi Catholics in the late Ming Dynasty. Speaking of which, they are quite a cow and legend.

Yang Jing looked at the old man in his sixties excitedly in front of him, and was so happy that he was the famous Xu Guangqi in history.

He was wearing a big red robe, a black veil hat, and had a few gray beards. Although his face was tired of a long-distance trip, he was in good spirits. This was the first time Yang Jing saw Xu Guangqi.

"Long live my emperor, Xu Guangqi, kowtowed me very seriously." Xu Guangqi kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen very seriously.

"Come on, please get up quickly, please get up quickly, companion, help Master Xu up." Yang Jing quickly called Wang Chengen to help Xu Guangqi up. This is a respectable person. A kowtow gift. If it weren't for the strong traditional power, Yang Jing did not want such a respectable old man to kowtow to him.

Xu Guangqi was moved by the enthusiasm of Emperor Chongzhen for this first time, and tears filled his eyes. Xu Guangqi thought to himself: The emperor's "Master Xu" sounded so soft. The emperor was so enthusiastic. He heard that Sun Chengzong could only be called "Master" in this court. He was relying on Sun Chengzong and was an important minister among the important ministers. Now he called himself a master. Wouldn't he say that he would be valued by the emperor? Then the ambitions hidden in his heart could be displayed? Thinking of this, he couldn't control his tears. Life is decades! He was almost buried in the soil, but there was a stage for display.

"Chain, bring a soft chair to Master Xu." Yang Jing shouted again. For such an old man, the one who should be given preferential treatment will not be left behind. Most people are very happy to be given a bench by the emperor. Yang Jing directly put a soft chair on Xu Guangqi, which shows that.

"The Emperor really killed his old minister." Xu Guangqi was really scared by the emperor's "excessive" enthusiasm, thinking that this was the first time he had seen the emperor and had no friendship with the emperor before! This was really abnormal. Xu Guangqi knew that the reason why Emperor Chongzhen treated him so enthusiastically was because his reputation in history was so famous. It was difficult for a great man who went to primary and secondary school textbooks to be enthusiastic.

Another thing is that Yang Jingwei is very much looking forward to the various books written by Xu Guangqi, including translated Western books. These books are the teaching materials for Yang Jingwei's "three major classes". The three major classes lack this textbook now. The teacher is called Yang Jingwei. How can you not be anxious?

Yang Jing didn't talk nonsense and just entered the topic.

"I heard that Master Xu has translated Western works? It seems to be called "Geometry Original" right? It's quite famous! I have read it, it's a must-read in mathematics!" Yang Jing had this natural sense of intimacy with Xu Guangqi. Why? The inheritance of knowledge is connected.

The mathematics mentioned in elementary school, middle school, etc., are the academic terms such as "parallel lines", "triangles", "diagonals", "right angles", "acute angles", "blunt angles", "similar angles", "similar angles", "similar angles", "similar" and other academic terms mentioned in this great man thought about it. In other words, the mathematics learned by later generations must be thanked to the old man sitting in front of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty. The common knowledge and the inheritance of history, you are called Yang Jing, who has experienced nine years of compulsory education, how can he not be excited and not feel close to him? Every time he thinks of this, it feels like he is back in the 21st century, when he was young and young.

"Your Majesty, this is true. I, in the early years, I translated the Western book "The Origin of Euclid" with the Western missionary Matteo Ricci. After it was translated, the name was "Principles of Geometry". Xu Guangqi happily introduced his book. It was a good thing that the emperor was interested in this book.

"Okay, okay... I'm going to tell Master Xu that I think this book can become a must-read for literati all over the world. What does Master Xu think?" Yang Jing wanted to regard this "The Origin of Geometry" as a mathematics textbook.

"This...Your Majesty, this seems..." Xu Guangqi was happy that the emperor was interested in this book, but he seemed very unhappy about the emperor's proposal. Scholars in the world have never read only those related to exams. This "Geometry Origin" has nothing to do with exams, so how can others read it? Most of the people who read these books are math enthusiasts. This "Geometry Origin" is also a "extracurricular reading material". Has it been added to an exam subject? This is not an ordinary difficulty!

"Your Majesty, I think it seems difficult. All scholars in the world are proud to pass the Jinshi. If you take the Jinshi exam, you only take the Four Books, Five Classics, Five Characters and Eight Rhymes, and the strategy and discussion. If Your Majesty adds the math exam content, I am afraid that the ministers in the court and the scholars in the world will not agree..." Xu Guangqi told the truth. He took decades to take the exam and passed the Jinshi exam in his forties. He naturally had a clear understanding of this. To add a new exam content, it would be very difficult, which would make many scholars feel uncomfortable, especially those older scholars, whose minds have fixed their minds and accept new things, it would be difficult, and they would naturally oppose the increase in the exam content.

"Haha, Master Xu, I don't plan to add another exam subject, but I think that this good book should be read by more people, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, but..." Xu Guangqi was confused. What the hell was the emperor going to say.

"That's right, Master Xu, I plan to train those who have passed the imperial examination this year for a while, and then let them go and train them some knowledge such as mathematics, geography, agriculture, etc. so that they can better benefit the people. What does Master Xu think?" Yang Jingai said his plans.

The Jinshi training class must be opened as soon as possible. The Entrance Examination has ended, and the next step is the ranking and palace examination. These Jinshi will be assigned jobs soon. If the Jinshi class has not prepared the textbooks, then they will miss this class of Jinshi. Yang Jie will never let this class of Jinshi be in vain.

"This..." Xu Guangqi was a little confused. Jinshi training? It seems that this thing has never been done before! He also trained mathematics, geography, agriculture, and this... Xu Guangqi fell into deep thought.

quite a while.

Xu Guangqicai answered with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, I feel that, as Your Majesty said, it is necessary to learn these things, which are beneficial to virtue, behavior, and work, and be practical in the world, and can better benefit the people, especially the "Geometric Origin". Those who can master this book will be fine, and those who like to learn this book will be fine, and those who like to learn this book will be fine. I think that what Your Majesty said is extremely true, and all Jinshi should learn it."

As a propaganda and promoter of practical learning and new ideas, Xu Guangqi indeed supported Chongzhen's intention.

Yang Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He bet right. When he searched for Xu Guangqi on Baidu, the information showed that Xu Guangqi was a person who was worried about the country and the people, who was practical and practical, advocated practical learning. He was a powerful advocate and promoter in the academy and ideological trends that emerged in the late Ming Dynasty. And he wanted to stand behind Xu Guangqi and push Xu Guangqi to make the influence of this practical learning even greater in the Ming Dynasty, thus setting off huge waves and cleaning up this decaying world.
Chapter completed!