Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1528

"The teachers and laborers at the school received wages from the local government every month, and the income was quite considerable."

Upon hearing Zhu Biao's words, Wei Wu's face broke into an undisguised smile, but he did not interrupt.

Because he knew Zhu Biao hadn't finished speaking, and sure enough, Zhu Biao continued to speak.

"When the school was established, my father also made mathematics, which you mentioned, an important subject that all students had to study."

"Even the imperial examinations had a special subject in mathematics, and those who wanted to enter officialdom through the imperial examinations in the future had to have a solid foundation in divination."

When Wei Wu proposed educational reforms, Zhu Yuanzhang said that mathematics should be included in the imperial examinations so that the top would set an example for the bottom.

At that time, Wei Wu didn't think too much about it, but who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would resolve the matter so quietly and effortlessly.

It's important to understand that back then, although Wei Wu was important, his words carried far less weight than they do now.

After all, Wei Wu had made too many great contributions over the years, each one a monumental achievement, and even Zhu Biao owed him a life.

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not dismiss the suggestion he had made, but also carried it out thoroughly.

Wei Wu couldn't help but feel a little moved, touched by the trust Zhu had placed in him at that time.

"Uncle Zhu, you..."

"Alright, I am the emperor, my word is law, how could I go back on my promise? Besides, this matter is of great benefit to the country."

Before Wei Wu could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, interrupting him. At the same time, Zhu Biao also spoke up:

“Xiao Wu, your father and I know that you are wholeheartedly thinking about the Ming Dynasty. How could we ignore your suggestions!”

"Over the past few years, the schools established by the imperial court have selected many talented individuals, and of course, these are all selected by us."

"Whether they are truly talented or not still needs further selection, so we sent all the selected people to the Academy of Sciences."

Zhu Biao, perhaps feeling a bit thirsty, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then continued:

"Only those selected by the Academy of Sciences are truly talented; the rest will be selected by the imperial court."

“Those with governing abilities do not need to go through the imperial examination; they are directly granted the ninth-rank official position and sent to the grassroots level for practical experience to observe their abilities.”

Those who lack governance skills are sent back to their original places of residence, but they can also assist in teaching at schools run by the imperial court.

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Wei Wu finally understood why the Academy of Sciences had developed so quickly.

Under normal circumstances, in order to get the public to accept science, in addition to showing the results, it also requires decades of gradual influence.

Only in this way can we break the ingrained mindset among the people that only by studying the classics and passing the imperial examinations can they rise above others and become officials.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's strong execution ability first led him to establish schools so that people could send their children to study without spending money.

Then, by using the imperial examination system as a starting point, the people were encouraged to accept numerology, a subject that was originally not valued.

That's why the Academy of Sciences was able to grow from a small group of a few people to a massive scale of thousands in just a few years.

It must be said that although the feudal era had various drawbacks, the concentration of imperial power brought about strong execution.

Since there's no longer any need to worry about the talent pool, accelerating railway construction is naturally not a problem.

So after Zhu Biao explained Old Zhu's arrangements, Wei Wu immediately nodded in agreement.

“Uncle Zhu, with the continuous input of talent, the Academy of Sciences can precisely train relevant personnel in this field.”

"And we can train them while guiding them in practice, and before long they will be able to meet or even exceed the needs of the imperial court."