Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1245: Questions from the Imperial Academy

"This page tells you how to write a short essay."

Behind the desk, Wen Zhong was holding the same textbook: "It's all in there in detail. I'll highlight the key points for you."

[I have prepared the video and you can watch it anytime later. ]

Shangluo also took out his notebook.

"The first thing to pay attention to is: what should be written in the mini-essay. The book will tell you that the mini-essay is a semi-propositional exposition, so it is different from the thesis. The thesis should be original and based on your own research results. However, the mini-essay does not require you to do research, but only requires you to use your own point of view to explain the objective facts.

"The grading criteria are generally based on coherence, reasonable structure, clear conclusions, etc. - that's what the book says. But I won't tell you that. Because I'm only reviewing your article. Do you know what I want to see?"

Shangluo shook his head.

Wen Zhong closed the book and said, "In this world, countless facts are happening every moment. Facts, like pi, extend infinitely after the decimal point, but a short essay can only be 2000 words at most. This means that your choice of facts determines the meaning of the essay. What I want to see is what you show with your pen, where your meaning lies."

"Principal, are you reading faces?"

"You are right. Seeing someone's words is like seeing them in person. Sometimes seeing someone's words is even better than seeing them in person. Because a person's thoughts and ideas will be revealed inadvertently in his writing. There are countless "righteousness" in this world, and what kind of "righteousness" you have implemented in your past life can be seen from your writing. We writers get to know a person through his writing."

"Ah," Shangluo nodded, "I see. So, what is the topic this time?"

Wen Zhong picked up a piece of paper from the desk and handed it over:

Analysis: The difference between pig front elbow and pig hind elbow

"???"

【? ? ? 】

Shangluo and Apollonia were both dumbfounded.

"What is this topic?"

"I just want you to discuss the difference between the front and back of a pig."

“Is this question serious?”

"Of course." Wen Zhong took a look at the question and smiled knowingly, "When I first saw this question, I gave the person who asked it a thumbs up. This question is very good. Shangluo, do you know what's good about this question?"

Shangluo shook his head: "I really don't know. I have never been a teacher."

"This topic is good because it is serious and lively. It is serious because it can be used to discuss a wide range of topics. You can start from various angles such as physiology, cooking, culture, and history, and you can discuss it in depth or shallowly. For example, you can use the historical origins of Dongpo pork elbow to discuss it.

"And the liveliness lies in that, as soon as you see it, you want to ask, 'Is this question serious?', right? This is the purpose of setting the question. This lively question can induce students to conduct active investigations and discussions. In their own homes, in the homes of relatives, in the market, in the fields. Take the question with you and walk around, this will plant the seeds of 'investigation and research'. To study, you need investigation and research." And the most important thing is that this question shows the school's style of study and humanistic care. The New Year is coming soon, and I hope all the students can have a good year. If you really want everyone to discuss 'Zhuge Liang did not have the heart of Shen Shang but used his tactics, and Wang Anshi used the reality of Shen Shang but avoided his name', then you can't celebrate this year. I guess you will all be thinking about these at the New Year's Eve dinner table. Let everyone discuss pork elbows, so you can eat two more pork elbows during the New Year. Even if you can't write the topic, at least you can eat pork elbows. "

"Is the academic style of our school 'Even if you don't study well, you can still eat well'?"

Wen Zhong clapped his hands three times. "Correct answer. This is the style of study of our school. But of course it is not 'eat well and sleep well', it is 'the wise know themselves, the benevolent love themselves'. We must teach students how to face their lives correctly, how to enrich and enjoy their lives, and learn to love themselves, respect themselves, and value themselves. A person who cannot love himself, even if he loves others, is just [dizzy and bright]: he himself is confused, but he wants others to be clear. This is what Mencius despises. So -"

He paused and said, "Shangluo, there are delicious pork elbows in the cafeteria today. You must go and eat them. You will suffer a loss if you don't eat them. It doesn't matter if you can't write a good article, you must eat all the delicious pork elbows."

"Shangluo, have you seen the question?" On the way to the cafeteria, Shangluo met Phaethon who was holding a large briefcase.

"I saw the topic is pork knuckle. Why, you want to write it too? Aren't you a teaching assistant?"

"Mr. Wen told me this morning that as a teaching assistant, I have to write two reports. First, write one for myself, and then write a review of myself. He asked me to take both reports to see him. Why do you want to pick a fight with the pork elbow?"

“The principal said that this should be serious and lively, and should also showcase the school’s academic style.”

"I think the school's pig farm has some unsalable pork elbows, so we need everyone to eat them up. Think about it, there are four pork elbows for a pig. If the pork elbows are cut into several large pieces and sold for a dozen yuan, they will be unsalable."

[It sounds reasonable. However, the Imperial College’s academic assets are neither taxed nor made public, so we have no way of knowing whether they are really unsalable.]

"Is that really the case?" Shang Luo understood now. "No wonder so many people like to donate their properties to the school. It turns out they don't pay taxes. Then who will supervise the accounts of the Imperial College?"

"In fact, it is the Imperial Censor who supervises the Imperial College." Phaethon answered, "I heard this from the Imperial Guards. Because the Imperial College is not just a school, it is also a government department, so all the affairs of the Imperial College are supervised by the Censorate."

"But aren't most of the historians in the Censorate graduates from the Imperial Academy?"

At this point, the situation became clear. The Imperial College was basically supervising itself.

"Why do I feel like I know something extraordinary? I used to think that the Imperial College was a 'poor background', but I didn't expect it to be a tycoon among tycoons - between the front and back elbows of a pig, the Imperial College was busy eating in a place where no one was paying attention." Phaethon sighed.

[It seems that this is the case. The Imperial College is a department of the imperial court, so it does not pay taxes - instead, it turns over its profits. Therefore, the Imperial College tends to maintain 0 profits and spend all of its money every year, because it has to turn over what it can't spend anyway. From this point of view, it is reasonable to eat a lot at the end of the year. 】

"Who cares? As long as the welfare is good, that's all. Ah, the principal is right. Why bother so much? Just eat your fill first. As long as the Imperial College spends all its money on students, the more money it makes, the more money it makes. The more money it makes, the happier I'll eat~"

[It seems that this is the fundamental reason why the Imperial College has become an invisible giant. Because after the censors of the Metropolitan Censorate have checked the accounts, once they find that the Imperial College has spent all its money on students, they will not ask too many questions about the accounts. After all, the Metropolitan Censorate is not checking for the sake of checking, but to find problems. There is nothing wrong with the things done here, and they themselves are the beneficiaries, so there is no need to check - and.] Apollonia added:
【Considering that a large number of students in the Imperial College are from the fixed source of generations, it is not ruled out that the censors turned a blind eye to some of the actions of the Imperial College for the sake of their own descendants. Because they also want to send their own descendants to the Imperial College. Shangluo, under the leadership of Elder Wen, these people support you, what do you think?】

"I'll eat three pork elbows. I'll also drink two cups of Weigang milk and eat half a pound of Xiaoling melon."

[How come this guy doesn't refuse when he hears someone invites him to dinner?]

(End of this chapter)