The Wu family's accounting method proved remarkably effective.
Seeing this, Yinzhen selected another group of accountants for Wu Yiming to teach. Yinzhen planned to establish a quick accounting class for these accountants to serve as teachers. Yinzhen also asked Wu Yiming to write down the Wu family's accounting method, which Yinzhen planned to print and sell as a book.
Meanwhile, Yinzhen selected several unconventional people from the Hanlin Academy and sent them to Wu Yiming. Yinzhen did not intend for them to learn accounting; he planned to promote Arabic numerals.
Officials from the Hanlin Academy, aside from anything else, were very enthusiastic about compiling books. They were ordered by the emperor to study, and they didn't have any objections to Wu Yiming being a woman. They studied diligently.
Arabic numerals are not difficult to learn, and Yinzhen also planned to take the opportunity to promote basic learning, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as multiplication tables, etc.
The officials of the Hanlin Academy received the Emperor's order, and in order to study diligently, Wu Yiming also taught with great enthusiasm.
At the end of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, all members of the Hanlin Academy passed the examination and graduated from Wu Yiming's school, returning to the Hanlin Academy.
Yinzhen: "What are your thoughts?"
Lin Jinze, the third-ranked scholar in the previous imperial examination, was the first to speak as the leader of this session: "Your Majesty, we have learned a great deal. Mathematics is inherently complex and difficult to understand. This simplification is a blessing for the Qing Dynasty."
Lin Jinze was a third-ranked scholar personally selected by Emperor Yinzhen after he took office. He was young and promising, but his writing was somewhat plain and unadorned. According to the aesthetics of Emperor Kangxi, Yinzhen's father, he would naturally not like it. However, Yinzhen liked him very much and promoted him from seventy or eighty in the provincial examination to third-ranked scholar in the palace examination, and kept him in the Hanlin Academy.
Several years have passed, and Lin Jinze has become a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. Seeing that he has been trained well and is serious and reliable in his work, Yinzhen felt at ease entrusting the writing to him.
As Lin Jinze finished speaking, the rest of the people echoed, "What Lin Shi said makes sense. We have learned a great deal and benefited a lot."
After listening to their stories and seeing that they were indeed accepting them well, Yinzhen said, "From now on, I will include the new mathematics in the imperial examination system. I will trouble you ministers to work on the new mathematics books."
When Lin Jinze and his group heard Yinzhen say that he wanted to include the new mathematics in the imperial examinations, they couldn't stay calm anymore. Writing a book was fine; it wasn't difficult to write one after entering the Hanlin Academy. But if the book they wrote became part of the imperial examinations, it would be a book that the whole country would study and read, and it would be enough to make them famous in history.
How could they possibly remain calm?
Yinzhen didn't care about the turmoil in their hearts; he gave his orders and then sent them away.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Lin Jinze and his group did not intend to part ways. Lin Jinze's colleague from the Hanlin Academy said, "Brother Lin, it's still early. I heard that your wife has acquired a good cook. I wonder if we are fortunate enough to have him?"
Lin Jinze understood their meaning, and since he also needed to discuss the specifics with them, he said, "Knowing that you all don't mind, I will naturally welcome you with open arms."
Then the group went to Lin Jinze's house.
As for whether the Lin family's food was truly delicious, no one cared.
Yinzhen gave them a year to write the books. The nineteenth year of Kangxi's reign was the triennial imperial examination year. Now it was the end of the eighteenth year of Kangxi's reign. A year later, at the end of the nineteenth year of Kangxi's reign, the new mathematics books would be promoted. Three years would be enough time for talented students to thoroughly learn modern elementary knowledge, so they could take the imperial examination in the twenty-second year of Kangxi's reign.
The Imperial Household Department hired a new batch of accountants who used Wu's accounting method, which greatly accelerated the accounting work and simplified the tedious tasks.
There are fewer accountants than before, but efficiency has increased.
This method naturally attracted attention. Wu's accounting method produced very clear and concise accounts, and to a certain extent, it could also prevent some instances of falsifying accounts.
The Imperial Household Department was already involved in many things, and even after sorting out the relationships, they were still complicated. Wu's accounting method quickly spread.
Those who can become officials are not stupid; they naturally understand the value of Wu's accounting method. However, they can't expect the accountants of the Imperial Household Department to do nothing and instead teach their own accountants!
Just then, a book on Wu's accounting method appeared, and a crash course in accounting quietly appeared in the capital.
At the end of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Wu's accounting method caused quite a stir in the capital and became a topic of discussion among everyone.
No matter how useful the Wu's accounting method is, it can't compete with the fervor of the Chinese New Year. The popularity of the Wu's accounting method fades within half a month before the New Year, as everyone is busy preparing for the holiday.
The palace was as grand as ever for the New Year this year. Moreover, because the road construction did not use much of the private treasury's money, Yinzhen's private treasury was quite full. This year was still a joyous year for everyone in the palace. With more rewards, the celebration naturally increased.
In the nineteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Bobo was three years old. After the New Year, Yinzhen began to select a teacher for Bobo. As for his formal education, Yinzhen planned to wait until after Bobo's birthday.
Yinzhen attached great importance to his son's education, and since Bobo was now an only child, his character needed to be tempered, and Yinzhen felt that ordinary tutors were not suitable.
After careful consideration, Yinzhen finally decided on Zhang Ying, a Han Chinese official.
Yinzhen had a deep impression of Zhang Ying, who was a confidant of his father, Emperor Kangxi. It was Zhang Ying who witnessed the reading of the imperial edict of succession. In his previous life, Emperor Kangxi had heavily relied on Zhang Ying's son, Zhang Tingyu, during his reign.
Most importantly, Zhang Ying is not only academically gifted, but also has a knack for teaching.
The eldest son died young, but his upbringing was impeccable, not to mention that he was highly regarded by Zhang Tingyu. The younger son was quite accomplished and not an ordinary person.
And most importantly, when Yinzhen was still an imperial prince in his previous life, he had taken Zhang Ying's classes, which did indeed have some merit.
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