Chapter 342: Imprisoning a wise man is binding his own hands and feet

Author: Mrmumumuah

Chapter 342: Imprisoning a wise man is binding his own hands and feet

"Brother Yulin, what are you still hesitating about? What is the most popular thing in Guangzhou now? Isn't it the training courses for college entrance examinations and the technical schools for technical studies? The New China and Lanxiang are the best among them. If you don't do it,

There are many people doing this business!"

The one who was persuading him was Wu Xinzhong, another great gentleman who had already accepted his fate.

This number one scholar in history can now be regarded as a representative of the newly rising "emerging bourgeoisie".

He ran the [Junzi Daily] and made a fortune.

What the other Du Dajunzi who worked with him didn't know was that he didn't have such a lively mind.

The major shareholder of Lanxiang Technical College is Wu Xinzhong.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of setting a thirty-year age limit for scholarly examinations, which resulted in a large number of scholars over the age of thirty losing their way out.

Not everyone has the determination to farm and manage fields like Li Zhongren.

Therefore, a large number of educated young people have no choice but to move to big cities.

Go to places like Zhongdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Beidu to look for opportunities.

The popularity of "Jun Zi Bao" also attracted many people to go south to Guangzhou.

The educated youth should be the educated middle-aged people who come to the city, and soon there will be some new and prosperous industries.

Some intellectual middle-aged people have discovered that in Guangzhou and other places, a large number of companies need to recruit scholars, preferably those with special skills.

Arithmetic, mechanics, lawyers, etc.

Therefore, Lanxiang Technical College does not learn excavators, but these practical gadgets.

The other part is discovery

The imperial examination can no longer be taken.

But there is no age limit for college!

After graduating from college, he also gained the reputation of being a scholar.

This time.

The new universities, which had always had difficulty in enrolling students, soon had many intellectual middle-aged people apply.

These middle-aged intellectuals are gentry from various places, and their families have land, property, and business.

Thirty-nine years old, he quit his job and went to college, so there was no pressure at all.

Therefore, a large number of training institutions for university admissions examinations have recently appeared in Guangzhou.

Very prosperous.

Nowadays, these training institutions look to "Junzi Daily" to advertise.

But our great gentleman Du Ruchongdu does not want to advertise these new institutions.

Because "Jun Zi Bao" is a righteous newspaper that aims to explain Confucianism, the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and speak to the world's scholars, and to criticize people in the field. How can it serve as a platform for new learning?

"But." Du Ruchong frowned when he heard Wu Xinzhong talking like this.

"But what, Brother Yulin, of course our "Junzi Daily" must speak for the scholars of the world. This is our purpose of running this newspaper, and of course it cannot be changed."

"But this has no conflict at all with advertising New China and Lanxiang! Yes, they are calling on scholars to learn new things, but isn't this a good thing for scholars? Those scholars who are over thirty years old, if they can

If you go to university and have the reputation of being a scholar, can't you also go out and do things? Now

It is not easy to become a scholar. Everyone is a scholar, and those scholars who are over thirty years old are still the children of our Confucian sect and students of Confucianism. How can they learn something new because they have read more?

, can they be expelled from the ranks of scholars? Do you think so?"

Wu Xinzhong is so sincere in his words.

His meaning is also very obvious.

These scholars who are over thirty years old have already formed their world view, outlook on life and values.

So what if they read something new?

This is just a stepping stone.

A stepping stone to get a local official position in the future!

Be an official.

This is still the greatest desire of these scholars.

"Yulin, you have been a child prodigy since you were a child, a scholar at the age of 17, and a scholar at the age of 24. If the Qing Dynasty was still here, you would have been a Jinshi long ago, right? Of course you don't know that those who have studied hard for half a life can't even get a scholar.

The pain in the heart of the poor scholar! Nowadays, the imperial examination does not require anyone over thirty years old. What do you ask them to do? How many people have jumped from buildings recently? Do you know those who jumped into rivers? Now there are

Isn’t it a good idea to let these poor scholars learn some skills to live in a stable life? We can be gentlemen, but we can’t say that we let those poor scholars over thirty years old die in the future, and there is no hope at all!

In addition, do you know how valuable these newly learned errands are? For example, do you know how much the maritime merchants in Guangzhou pay for a general officer who can speak French and British? "

Wu Xinzhong gestured with five fingers as he spoke, going back and forth.

"This number! One hundred yuan! One hundred yuan! Do you know what this number means? The county magistrate of Panyu County below Guangzhou and the magistrate of Panyu cannot earn this amount! This Panyu is one of the best in the world.

Fu County!!”

"There are also lawyers, accountants, doctors, etc., who are all in urgent need of talent! And these things are not difficult to learn. With a brain like yours, you can learn it in a year or two. Even scholars who can pass the exam can learn a

If you work for two or three years, you can pretty much go out and do things, so why bother looking for short-term opportunities?"

"When we do this, we are doing a great good deed. We don't know how many lives we can save!"

Du Ruchong was stunned for a moment by what he said.

But think about it carefully.

What Wu Xinzhong said.

It also makes sense.

During this period, there was a lot of knowledge among middle-aged people about suicide.

Old scholars wearing long gowns are often fished out of the Pearl River.

What a crime.

Emperor Zhu deprived scholars over thirty years of age from the right to take the imperial examination.

This is definitely not possible.

What happened to being thirty?

Didn’t Confucius stand up at thirty and not be confused at forty?

Why can't I take the exam at thirty years old?

Why does Emperor Zhu only have young people in his court now?

At that time, his left and right ministers Luo Fangbo and Gu Song, as well as Tao Biquan, Peng Jun, Ouyang Houjun and other important ministers, all came to assist Emperor Zhu after they were thirty years old.

Why didn't you dislike Luo Fangbo at that time? Gu Song was old.

Co-authorship now dominates the world.

You don’t like using old people anymore, right?

I know you are the one running the imperial court.

Those who didn’t know better thought you were running a brothel.

but.

What Wu Xinzhong said makes sense.

Those scholars who are over thirty years old need something to do.

"Okay, if this ad is published, then it will be published."

Du Ruchong nodded.

This "Gentleman" newspaper was co-organized by him and Wu Xinzhong. They both talked equally, and both of them had to agree to anything.

"This court does not want scholars over thirty years old, and we are not afraid of a few figures like Huang Chao."

Du Ruchong muttered.

This imperial examination obviously had the function of imprisoning wise men.

Why did Emperor Zhu depose himself?

Wu Xinzhong shook his head and said: "Because the whole world is now in a chaotic time like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, an era when various countries are competing for hegemony. Imprisoning wise men is only tying themselves up, and there is no benefit at all in China's struggle for global hegemony."
Chapter completed!