Zhang Fei's "unintentional" donation marked the beginning of an educational reform in this early winter.

But then again, educational reform had actually already begun to ferment in the Song Dynasty, and the New Deal of the Qingli Period set off a wave of academic reform.

The main ones are the ten reform proposals proposed by Fan Zhongyan, such as "refining the imperial examinations and selecting officials", which reformed the education system at that time, changed the superficial academic style of advocating poetry and prose, and emphasized the meaning of classics, current affairs, and reality.

Today's Wang Anshi and Sima Guang are also following this path.

Simply put, be pragmatic.

For example, the "study of chapters and sentences, annotations and commentaries" of the Han and Tang dynasties was so corrupt that it had seriously restricted the development of Confucianism.

This is not just the personal philosophy of Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, but a common demand among scholars.

In history, Wang Anshi also dealt a heavy blow to the "study of chapters and sentences, annotations and commentaries" of the Han and Tang dynasties, causing it to remain sluggish for hundreds of years until it made a comeback in the early Qing Dynasty.

And Zhang Fei's arrival simply added an educational competition to it.

Zhao Xu seemed to be quite satisfied with this situation, and he appointed Wang Anshi and Sima Guang as directors of the Imperial College to be in charge of training.

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The difference in ideas between Sima and Wang was immediately apparent.

Sima Guang directly adopted Zhang Fei's teaching materials, but he did not make any major changes to the previous teaching regulations of the Imperial College.

To put it simply, he still counted the Law School as part of the Imperial College.

However, Wang Anshi directly subverted the system of the Imperial College. He immediately established the three-house system in the Academy of Mathematics.

There are 2,000 people in the outer dormitory, 300 people in the inner dormitory, and 100 people in the upper dormitory.

According to certain years and conditions, one can be promoted from the outer dormitory to the inner dormitory and then to the upper dormitory.

In the past, the Imperial Academy enrolled students from the children of officials through imperial favor, and Juren and Jinshi were also accepted. As a result, the number of students in the Imperial Academy today is less than 200.

But Wang Anshi stipulated that two thousand people could be recruited.

Where does this person come from?

Therefore, the Academy of Mathematics not only had the first two, but also allowed common people to enroll after passing examinations.

He did not change the previous system of providing students with financial support, but at the same time he opened up new sources of students.

This is also in line with his consistent political philosophy, open source.

But this is not the key point. The key point is that Wang Anshi said that those who are qualified will be able to directly enter the Regulations Office of the Two Ministries.

The children of officials entered the court as officials through the Imperial College, still following the traditional path of imperial favor. It can even be said that the Imperial College was just a shortcut for the children of officials to become officials in the court, so that they did not have to go through the cruel imperial examination.

Most of those playboys in there were living a life of debauchery and mischief. They were just going through the motions anyway, which led to the proliferation of brothels and entertainment venues all around the Imperial College, and the corruption in the Imperial College was extremely serious.

But Wang Anshi's change brought about problems. On the one hand, Wang Anshi allowed common people to take exams and enter the Academy of Mathematics, and those who passed the exams could directly enter the court as officials.

In other words, common people could avoid the imperial examination and enter officialdom directly through the academy.

Education and career are directly connected.

This actually also contains modern teaching concepts.

This was exactly what Wang Anshi expected. He had been thinking about this for a long time. Otherwise, he would not have been able to come up with a whole set of regulations at once. However, Wang Anshi did not say this explicitly now, because this matter was also an accident and he was not adequately prepared.

However, with his clever arrangement, this goal has been achieved, but it is limited to the School of Mathematics.

The entire system has not been changed.

In this case, the opposition would have a hard time saying anything. The original intention of establishing the Academy of Mathematics was to train specialized talents for the new laws, and it was natural for them to directly enter the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures after graduation.

However, Wang Anshi's actions almost made Sima Guang so angry that he vomited blood.

You old man really have no moral principles.

Sima Guang had no intention of circumventing the imperial examination, but by doing so, Wang Anshi was breaking the rules. If one studied at his Academy of Mathematics, one could become an official, but if one came to his Academy of Law, one could not become an official. If one was not a true fan, who would come to the Academy of Law?

How to win this?

Sima Guang went to discuss the matter with Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi, Zhao Yan and others.

Let’s discuss it.

In the end, everyone's opinions were very consistent.

You have to do this too.

They also know in their hearts that among those children of officials, seven or eight out of ten are useless. It will take a lot of effort to polish them into jade.

Although those young officials are talented, only a few are willing to enter the Law School, and the number is limited.

Wang Anshi made a living mainly by his talent and intelligence, so talented people among the common people would go there.

However, if all the talented people went to Wang Anshi's side, it goes without saying that they would lose in the future.

The court will be filled with a large number of people who support the new policies.

This will change the power of the two factions in the court.

The answer is obvious, and that's all you can do.

Sima Guang could only follow Wang Anshi's example and open the door to the common people to recruit talents from among them.

That's the competition.

Competition and party struggle are completely different things.

In party disputes, if you support it, I will oppose it, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, and vice versa.

You do the first day and I do the fifteenth.

This is why Sima Guang later wanted to wipe out all the new policies without leaving a single trace. When he was dying, he was still thinking about how to completely wipe out the new policies.

At that time, Sima Guang completely confined himself to a very narrow space.

Later, Cai Jing launched a counterattack and erected a monument to the Right Party of the Yuan Dynasty, labeling Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo, Su Shi and others as treacherous ministers.

You should know that Su Shi later strongly suggested retaining many excellent laws in the new law.

Therefore, based on party debates, conservatives would never do this and would seek all kinds of opposition and obstruction.

The competition is that if you do it this way, I will do it too. The devil is always stronger than the good, so let's see who can attract more talents.

Although Sima Guang and Wang Anshi only cared about competition, education, and talents, and did not care too much about funding issues, the cause of this incident was ultimately because of Zhang Fei.

This money still needs to be donated.

Of course, Zhang Fei is also happy to donate the money, but this charity foundation does not belong to him alone.

Baifan Building.

Charity foundation headquarters.

All major donors have arrived today.

They came here to discuss the scholarship.

But they always felt a little weird sitting here.

We are a group of merchants, sitting here and discussing the affairs of the Imperial College.

this....

This was unimaginable in the past.

Zhou Yan suddenly sighed: "This is the first time I know that doing good deeds is so difficult. We are just a group of businessmen. We can just give some money to help the poor. Why get involved in the affairs of the Imperial College? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

Many businessmen nodded in agreement.

They all felt that this matter was very unfair. If they were asked to choose, they would never agree to it. They only found out about this matter after it was exposed. Of course, everyone was very panicked.

To this day, people are still somewhat dissatisfied with this.

However, later on, two wealthy men donated a sum of money to support the Imperial College, which alleviated their resentment.

A pot-bellied businessman said, "That's not the case. Those students will have the opportunity to serve as officials in the future. We donated money to them during their most difficult time. This kindness will definitely be rewarded. We don't ask them to take extra care of us, but we just ask them not to target us. I think this donation is very worthwhile."

This businessman was none other than the shopkeeper of Chunfeng Shili, Gu Yiyuan.

Although Gu Ji had left Beijing, the last thing he did before leaving was to donate 30 hectares of land to a charity foundation and let Gu Yiyuan be the representative.

Their family still hopes to expand the influence of the charity foundation in the court so that Gu Ji can return to Tokyo Bianliang in the future.

Gu Yiyuan's words were also recognized by some businessmen.

Anyway, the money has to be donated. Donating it to the poor is like throwing meat buns at a dog, it will never come back and is worthless. It is better to donate it to officials. Out of ten, only one is willing to give them something in return, then it will be worth it.

Ma Tianhao said carelessly: "It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more, let's think about how to do this well, this will be most beneficial to us."

Everyone looked at Zhang Fei at the same time.

In matters like this, they dared not make decisions on their own. Since the idea was proposed by Zhang Fei, they had to follow Zhang Fei's lead.

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I believe you have heard about the recent changes in the Mathematics Institute and the Law Institute."

Everyone nodded slightly.

“This change will be more conducive to donations from our charitable foundation.”

Zhang Fei said: "Because one of the key points is that no matter the Law School or the Mathematics School, both will recruit students from the common people. As we all know, most of the students in the Imperial College were children of the Imperial Family, and the Imperial College would take care of their food and accommodation, but many common people students were born in poverty.

This will make the donations from our charity foundation more meaningful. My idea is to use the examination scores of the Mathematics Academy and the Law Academy as the standard. At present, I plan to select ten poor students with excellent academic performance from each of the three dormitories and give them a living allowance of 20 guan per year. Ten people will receive 200 guan per year. After three years, the annual expenditure will reach 600 guan. "

According to Wang Anshi's system, only one dormitory will be set up in the first year, and only those who pass the examination will be promoted. At that time, the Song Dynasty Charity Foundation will select ten students based on the results of this examination and their overall performance.

Chen Maoqian worriedly said, "I heard that the Academy of Mathematics will recruit up to 2,000 students. If we donate only 10 students, will the Imperial Academy be dissatisfied?"

The biggest worry in this kind of situation is that good intentions may lead to bad results.

Don't give money and still not get anything good in return.

Zhang Fei said: "The standard is set at 2,000 people, but we certainly can't recruit so many people in the first year. My budget is that the total donation to the Imperial College in the first year will be 600 strings of cash, 1,000 strings of cash in the second year, and 1,400 strings of cash in the third year. After that, we will make another evaluation based on the income of our charity foundation. As for charity, we should do what we can."

Huang Can said worriedly: "It would be better if we can do things within our capabilities."

This is a donation to the imperial court, not to the people, so it can only be increased, not decreased.

Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "I hope you won't do things beyond your ability."

"What do you mean?" Huang Can asked immediately.

Zhang Fei sighed: "After three years, if we want to do what we can, we will have to donate several thousand guan. It's better to keep a low profile!"

"Ha ha......!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Ma Tianhao suddenly asked: "By the way! How should we select them then?"

Zhang Fei said: "We will have to discuss this with the academy at that time, but what we have agreed on now is that the academy will provide us with a transcript, or we can ask for it ourselves. Our responsibility is to evaluate the authenticity of the transcript."

Fan Yong asked curiously, "How do we evaluate this? Not to mention that we don't understand it, even if we do, it would still offend people!"

Gu Yiyuan also nodded and said, "Things in the officialdom are very complicated. It is not necessarily the case that only those with excellent grades can enter the officialdom. This..."

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I'm willing to buy this favor, but the question is, can I afford it?"

No one spoke.

Their charitable donations all come from profits. It's fine if they are used as scholarships, but if they are used for political bribery, even if they are ten times the amount, it will be too little.

Zhang Fei added: "So I think we should set the rules first, and do everything according to the rules, so there will be no complaints."

Chen Maoqian said, "Sanlang, you have to set the rules well. It would be best if everything can be checked clearly. Don't make it ambiguous. That would be the most troublesome thing."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I know. I will pay attention to this."

Just at this moment, Fan Zheng suddenly walked in quickly and whispered something in Zhang Fei's ear.

Zhang Fei was surprised: "So fast?"

Fan Zheng nodded.

"What an honest man!"

Zhang Fei chuckled, stood up again, and said to everyone, "Sorry, I have something to deal with. You guys should discuss it with Dalang first. Excuse me."

After saying that, he walked out of the lobby, passed through the corridor, and came to the lounge next to it.

"Third brother, you are here!"

I saw Ma Xiaoyi walking over.

Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "Isn't Yanei here?"

Ma Xiaoyi said awkwardly: "My brother is instructing others to practice."

Zhang Fei chuckled and went into the house with him.

But there was an official sitting inside.

This person was none other than the chancellor of the Sansi Wei'an, named Liang Shaodong. Since he was promoted from a clerk to an official and had solid technical skills, Cao Ping made him responsible for the research and development of weapons specifically for the police station.

"Zhang San has met Liang Cheng."

"Be polite! Be polite!"

Liang Shaodong stood up and returned the greeting.

Although Zhang Fei is still an earpiece now, to them, he is the God of Wealth and they naturally treat him with courtesy.

Zhang Fei hurriedly asked: "Liang Cheng, I heard that Wei An has developed weapons for the police."

"Yes, it is."

"Yes."

Liang Shaodong hurriedly opened the wooden box on the table and took out the top layer. He saw two weapons inside, one long and one short. The long one looked like a sword without a blade, with a handle like a stick, while the short one, which Zhang Fei recognized, was the steel fork used by the third brother of the Ninja Turtles.

"What do you think, Pony?"

Zhang Fei turned and looked at Ma Xiaoyi.

Ma Xiaoyi picked up the two steel forks and said, "This iron ruler is quite suitable for us policemen. It is easy to carry and can block weapons. It is both offensive and defensive, but it is easy to use and not easy to hurt people. Third brother, why don't you pick up the thin stick and let's have a competition. I will show you how to do it."

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As he spoke, he actually started to gesture.

"No thanks! No thanks!"

Zhang Fei quickly took a few steps back, "I don't know martial arts, why are you trying to fight with me? Go find your brother to practice later."

"Don't be afraid, third brother. I won't hurt you." Ma Xiaoyi smiled and shook his fingers. The two steel forks rotated several circles between his fingers and then inserted into his belt.

This set of movements is really smooth and flowing.

"It's quite fun!" Zhang Fei said with a smile.

Ma Xiaoyi said: "Third brother, don't you believe me? I can use any weapon."

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said, “It seems that you are very satisfied with this.”

Ma Xiaoyi nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Where is this thin stick?"

Ma Xiaoyi said: "It's pretty good, but I still like this iron ruler better."

Zhang Fei thought of Liang Shaodong again and said, "Liang Cheng, I never thought that you three divisions are so capable that you were able to develop such a handy weapon in just a few days. I wanted to donate more money to you."

Liang Shaodong wanted to bow and say something humble, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he was stunned.

The reason they are so active is simply because they want to get some donations from Zhang Fei.

Normally when working for the court, they would procrastinate as much as possible and find ways to be lazy. Anyway, no matter how much work they did, the money they got would be little. But when working for the Song Dynasty Charity Fund, everyone tried very hard, just to get more donations.

But at this time Liang Shaodong felt that it shouldn't be so fast. After the research and development was completed, there would be nothing to do and no money.

This is embarrassing!

A smile flashed across Zhang Fei's eyes, and he suddenly said, "Personally, I am not very satisfied with this weapon."

I will change it! I am willing to change it! I am willing to change it as long as it takes! Liang Shaodong hurriedly said: "To be honest, this is just a style. I will show it to you. We will have to take it back and improve it later."

Ma Xiaoyi said: "I think this is pretty good, there is nothing to improve."

Liang Shaodong wanted to kick this guy out.

This guy is also smart. He suddenly realized that the key to research and development is to take out a little bit to arouse people's interest. Then everyone will continue to invest money. If it is done in a short time, then it is over!

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I agree with what Xiao Ma said. There is nothing to improve about this weapon."

Liang Shaodong asked doubtfully: "What does Sanlang mean?"

Zhang Fei said: "As the saying goes, swords have no eyes. These two weapons cannot guarantee that our police have an absolute advantage. The other side may also use weapons that can restrain these weapons."

Ma Xiaoyi asked doubtfully: "Third brother, you don't understand weapons. There will always be mutual restraint between these weapons."

Zhang Fei said: "Then what's the point of donating money? I hope to develop a weapon that criminals cannot obtain. Only our police have it. At the same time, our weapons are absolutely safe and can defeat the enemy without fighting. We can scare the enemy just by showing it."

Ma Xiaoyi scratched his head and asked, "Is there any such weapon?"

Zhang Fei turned to Liang Shaodong and asked, "Liang Cheng, is there any?"

Liang Shaodong racked his brains and thought hard, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Yes!"

Zhang Fei asked: "What weapon?"

"firearm."

Liang Shaodong said excitedly: "This firearm is exclusive to our court. It is impossible for ordinary thieves to have it."

Ma Xiaoyi retorted: "Those bandits don't use firearms because firearms are useless to them. Even on the battlefield, they are not very useful, not as good as iron bars."

Liang Shaodong's mind raced, "We can think of a way to create a firearm that is convenient for the police to use, and can kill the thieves at a long distance, so that they dare not act rashly."

“Interesting!”

Zhang Fei smiled and said, "In two days I will have someone allocate 200 strings of cash to you, 100 strings of cash as a reward for the iron ruler, and the other 100 strings of cash for your research and development of firearms. If you can really do what you said, I will increase my donation."

Liang Shaodong was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded quickly, saying, "Don't worry, Sanlang, we will definitely be able to develop it."

What he said just now was pure bragging. Currently, gunpowder is used in bows and arrows, which is purely for scaring people. The most amazing thing is to use small stones in fireworks.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Fei immediately agreed to transfer the money.

It’s clear!

I understand it completely!

This firearm is a treasure trove!

This funding will not be stopped for at least ten years.