"Send this multiplication formula table to the Imperial College." Li Shimin whispered.

Zhang Gongjin replied: "I have also sent it to the Imperial College before, and Kong Yingda has accepted it, but the students of the Imperial College..."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "What's wrong with the students of the Imperial College?"

Zhang Gongjin looked out the window and said, "Mr. Kong Yingda has seen this multiplication formula table and knows the use of this formula table. However, the students are different. The students in Jingyang are all children of ordinary villagers. These children are simple and clean like a piece of white paper, and they are also easy to learn."

"But the children of Imperial College are different." Zhang Gongjin glanced at Li Shimin's face and continued: "The children of Imperial College are all powerful children. Nowadays, there are very few people who are proficient in mathematics. More children like to read classics, historical books, or Confucian books."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "I don't want to learn mathematics."

Zhang Gongjin nodded and said, "Mathematics are difficult to understand, and it is very difficult to learn. It is even more difficult to master. It is very difficult to learn. It is difficult to learn, and it may not be able to become an official after learning. The powerful and noble children study in the Imperial College just to be an official. As for what they have learned, it is not important, but it is related to the fact that they have entered the court and inherited the legacy of their fathers."

"It is a thankless thing for such children to be truly proficient in mathematics."

After hearing what Zhang Gongjin said, Li Shimin also understood the reason. Then he thought that in fact, mathematical techniques have many uses. Whether it is marching and fighting or coordinating calculations, mathematical skills are required.

Zhang Gongjin also said: "Many people don't need to be very proficient in mathematics, but the children in Jingyang are different. Many children in Jingyang do not learn mathematics to be officials. The reason why most children study here is to learn skills so that they can have the ability to make a living in the future."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Is such a good skill to make a living?"

Zhang Gongjin nodded, "Your Majesty doesn't know that now the children around fifteen years old in Jingyang are the first children taught by Li Zheng. The children brought by Taoist Li Chunfeng have seven of their mathematical skills, which have reached the level of the master of mathematics, and are even the same as Li Chunfeng. This also led to Li Chunfeng needing to learn and teach those children while teaching them. Otherwise, at the growth rate of those children, Li Chunfeng would have nothing to teach in the future."

"Chu Suiliang's side is better. Calligraphy requires accumulation and accumulation. There are also a group of children who learn Sun Simiao's medical skills. Sun Simiao's medical skills are even more difficult to learn, but children can make a living by practicing medicine as long as they learn some of the basics. Yan Liben's most students are Yan Liben. Yan Liben's craftsman learning is the most immediate. After learning, they can go out to find work by themselves. It is also a skill to make a living. The one who follows the least students is the minister."

Speaking of this, Zhang Gongjin sighed, "Sometimes I think about what I can teach these children. Most of them teach etiquette and manners, so that children can get out and deal with others, so that they can understand some human nature and basic etiquette."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

"The existence of Jingyang Academy is to find a way out for the children in the future and to give them a foundation. However, the children of the Imperial College are studying to be officials, and they are not interested in anything that has nothing to do with being an official. If the children of the Imperial College cannot be an official, they will not have the ability to make a living after leaving the Imperial College. The children of Jingyang have the ability to make a living. As long as these children succeed in their studies, after going out, as long as they have a place to settle down, these children can live without relying on their parents to make a living."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "If you want to teach and educate people, isn't the practice that the Imperial College has always adhered to, wrong?"

Zhang Gongjin whispered: "The Imperial College is right, but Jingyang Academy is more suitable for poor children. Academics like Jingyang are more suitable for poor students. What ordinary children lack the most is a skill that can make a living and can read and understand. I think Li Zheng established this academy to make a living for these children."

There was laughter from the academy. It turned out that a group of children had all run out after class.

Zhang Gongjin took Li Shimin around the village again.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, it was the Jingyang Guard, and there were also a group of six or seven-year-old children in military training.

"This is the training that every child in the village must conduct before entering school. After half a month of military training, he can enter the academy to study." Zhang Gongjin explained: "Let the children train here in military training to train their minds. The children here learn to stand, sit, physical fitness, discipline, and develop better habits."

Li Shimin looked at a group of children standing straight in the sun and said, "It's true, this is pretty good."

After walking around the village, Li Shimin came to Li Zheng's house in the evening.

When the little Sighzi saw Li Shimin, she ran away and said, "Father, Sighzi already knows how to do geometry problems."

Li Shimin looked at Xiao Yizi. Xiao Yizi is ten years old now. "What is a geometry problem?"

"Geometric bodies are geometric operations, which calculate the area of ​​various objects. Father, do you know? It turns out that all kinds of rectangles and triangles have very interesting rules."

"Is that true?" Li Shimin smiled awkwardly, "I can't understand what my daughter is talking about anymore."

They handle state affairs all day long, but now they don’t know that Xiao Aizi and Zhinu are growing so fast.

Li Zhi held the book and said, "Father, the teacher is cooking and you can eat soon."

Li Shimin nodded slightly and sat down, looked at Li Zhi and said, "What have you learned in Jingyang for so many years?"

Li Zhi put away the book and said, "I have been specializing in mechanics recently."

Li Shimin asked curiously: "What is mechanics?"

"Mechanics is also a science, just like the assembly line of the printing house in the village, which is the embodiment of mechanics."

"science?"

Li Zhi continued: "In fact, there are many aspects involved in mechanics and many aspects used."

Li Shimin thought of the children in the village who could make a living after learning skills in the academy, learn craftsmanship and medical skills, and asked: "I ask you, what's the use of this mechanics?"

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "Does Father know the thrust?"

"Push?" Li Shimin frowned and became more puzzled.

"For example, when we throw a stone out, the stone will go towards the target. This is because after the stone is subjected to force, a force will be generated when leaving the hand. This force can allow the stone to go further away..."

Li Shimin was already confused when he heard this, his mind had already floated to Tubo, and he began to worry about the situation in Tubo.

After saying that, Li Zhi asked, "Does Father understand?"
Chapter completed!