Infrastructure masters in the red building

The fourth prince came out of the East Palace and went straight back to Taixue.Recently, he has been busy with the restructuring of Taixue and various affairs of Gewu College. He has been eating and living in Taixue, and almost never visits his prince's mansion.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Taixue, the concierge came to report that there were two people waiting in his study.

"Your Highness, those two insisted on not revealing their names, but they both said they were your acquaintances." The concierge of Taixue was a little annoyed when he said it, obviously there had been a little dispute, but he couldn't hold back the other party.

The fourth prince briefly asked about the other party's appearance, and immediately quickened his pace, rushing to his study, which he used for daily living and handling official business.

"Ziheng, Zifang!" Seeing the two people in the room, the fourth prince did not say a word, but only praised: "Good!" He stretched out his hands, one in each hand, and held Jia Fang and Shui Xian's arms. He shook his hand vigorously, and the joy was beyond words.

Although he didn't speak much, it was enough to express his excitement at the moment.

Shui Xian turned his head and looked at Jia Fang, his eyes seemed to say: See what I said?

Jia Fang's friendship with the fourth prince is not as deep as that of Shui Xian. He and this "fourth brother" have never met since the last prince's funeral.Seeing the Fourth Prince treating him so close at this moment, he shyly shrank his hands back slightly.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the eyes of the fourth prince slipped over the faces of the two of them, and suddenly they showed a look of sudden realization.He was still concise and concise, and could only say two words forcefully: "Congratulations!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the unusual "closeness" between Jia Fang and Shui Xian. In addition, the fourth prince has always been close friends with Shui Xian, and knows Shui Xian very well.The word "Congratulations" contained the sincere wishes of the fourth prince to his friends and brothers.

Shui Xian took it calmly, while Jia Fang blushed, quickly changed the subject, and asked, "Did the Fourth Highness go to the East Palace just now?"

The fourth prince nodded, asked the two of them to sit down in his study, and ordered someone to bring tea, and then told them the whole conversation between him and the third prince when he was in the East Palace.

Shui Xian and Jia Fang looked at each other, both feeling rather surprised.With such a trick, the other party put his hand into the East Palace, did the third prince really not notice?

Shui Xian then asked: "What do you think will happen to Beijing in the future?"

The fourth prince casually took out two pens from the sea of ​​pens on his desk, with the nibs facing upwards, holding one in each of his left and right hands, so that the two pens stood on the table.

He raised one of them and said: "Third brother!" He waved the other hand and said: "Adversary."

Because of his stuttering, the Fourth Prince didn't like to spend much time talking in recent years, and under Jia Fang's guidance, he likes to speak short sentences, so whenever he wants to explain complicated situations, he likes to keep some "props" at hand.

Shui Xian and Jia Fang nodded to express their understanding.But the fourth prince only mentioned "rival" here, not "murderer". It seems that he has not completely ruled out the possibility that the third prince is the culprit who murdered the prince's second brother.

The fourth prince raised the pen representing the third prince, and said, "Find out the truth, remove the suspicion!" At the same time, he put another pen down on the table, indicating that if the third prince could speak the truth, and If the real culprit of the Prince's case is brought to justice, then the other party will be self-defeating and will no longer be able to stir up trouble.

The fourth prince praised the "Third Prince" again, and continued: "The truth is unknown, the suspicion is gone." Although the third prince could not find the murderer in the prince's case, he could produce solid evidence to prove that he was not suspected, at least he could dismiss Ruan Yunqing's case. lawsuit.The other pen in the fourth prince's hand went around to the other end of the table, and fell obliquely, indicating that he would temporarily lie dormant and wait for an opportunity.

Finally, the Fourth Prince looked at the "Third Prince" in his hand, and said: "Drag—" The bamboo pen in his other hand suddenly hit the "Third Prince", and the "Third Prince" made a "click" immediately , fell on the table, motionless.

This is... Once the third prince is not careful, will he suffer a fatal blow?

The three people sitting at the table stared at the pen in a daze at the same time. They were all stunned for a long time. Jia Fangfang laughed and said, "Blame me, blame me... I started this topic first."

Shui Xian glanced at him and said: "It really shouldn't be, have you forgotten why we came here?"

Jia Fang smiled immediately, looked at the fourth prince and said, "I want to see the imperial school under the rule of the fourth prince."

These words touched the fourth prince's heart, he was smiling all over his face, he put aside the two bamboo pens, got up and pulled the two of them together, and walked into the Taixue.

A group of people came to Taixue.Jia Fang hadn't even been to this highest-level education institution in Beijing, and he was looking for new things along the way.

But I saw that the architectural regulations of the whole Taixue were quite different from the "Confucian Temple" he requisitioned in Wuyuan County. The first entry was a "Dacheng Hall" dedicated to Confucius.The Taixue is larger in scale, with more buildings, and can accommodate more Taixue students.

But Jia Fang didn’t have a good impression of the Tai students—he had seen the mouths of the Tai students in the Wanqing Building not long after he traveled to this time and space, and the probability of being able to spit out ivory should not be high.

The fourth prince said, first take them to see the old Taixue, and then take them to see the newly established Gewu Academy.

Jia Fang: Could there be any changes in the old system of Taixue?

A group of people followed the fourth prince and approached an open hall behind the Dacheng Hall, and heard someone talking from a distance. The discussion was about officials and subordinates paying salaries together, which was the first trial in Wuyuan County in the south. Policy.

I just listened to the humane voice: "...How can subordinate officials and officials be treated equally? Officials have studied hard for ten years and are familiar with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. How can subordinate officials compare?"

"This issue does not say that subordinates and officials are treated equally, but that they are all paid. Speakers please don't digress." Another calm voice sounded, interrupting the man's speech, and the man was like a wild horse that had run loose. The digression king was pulled back.

Jia Fang listened aside: "Is this...the host of the meeting?"

The fourth prince nodded with a smile.

The Tai student who had just been interrupted in the open hall continued: "If you don't digress, you don't digress. Assuming that subordinate officials, like officials, receive salaries from the court, this will not prevent subordinate officials from making things difficult for them, extorting bribes, cheating for personal gain, and manipulating the judiciary." , All kinds of bad habits of exploiting civilians..."

At this time, Jia Fang and Shui Xian had entered the open hall with the fourth prince.I saw that the Tai student hadn't finished speaking, and everyone in the open hall raised their hands to signal that they wanted to speak.

Sitting on the stage was a young Taixue student about 23 or [-] years old. It seemed that his qualifications were still inexperienced and he had just entered Taixue not long ago.But sitting in that position, the young man kept a straight face, trying to put on a stern and selfless look—this must be the host of the meeting who corrected him just now.

Beside the host, there were two college students writing hard, obviously recording the speech just now.

Unexpectedly, someone suddenly interrupted loudly at this time: "Gao Wu offers your family to serve as local officials for generations. What you say is just to maintain the detached status of officials in the court. If you receive salaries with the subordinates, who will be insulted?" !"

When the host heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he shouted loudly to stop, saying: "Scholar Gao hasn't finished speaking, whoever interrupts, a yellow card will be issued!"

Jia Fang found it more interesting when he heard it: Yellow card?

The fourth prince explained in a low voice next to his ear: "Yellow card...speak for a stick of incense."

Can it still be like this?Being silenced in the middle of such a heated debate?Jia Fang couldn't help but silently light the wax for the guy who was given a yellow card.

Unexpectedly, the host continued: "The motives are strictly questioned in the meeting hall. The speech of Bachelor Gao should not be linked to his family background. Those who question the motives will be given another yellow card. Two yellow cards turn into one red, and Xiang Xueshi is completely satisfied today. Silence."

——Two yellows turn one red? !

Jia Fang's expression became even more exciting.Unexpectedly, the fourth prince added an explanation beside him: "Cuju...I like it very much too!"

——It turned out to be like this.Because the fourth prince liked the sport of Cuju, he introduced the red and yellow card system into the rules of procedure.

The Tai student who received the "red card" looked resentful at the moment, got up from his own seat in the open hall, and sat on the "auditorial seat" beside him, showing a very dissatisfied but reluctant to leave expression .But there is no way, the rules are here, he committed a crime himself, and now he can only leave his seat to listen.

After the "Bachelor Xiang" was expelled from the meeting room, the host said loudly: "Although I don't agree with the views of Bachelor Gao, according to the rules, Bachelor Gao has the right to say everything he wants to say without being disturbed." .”

"Scholar Gao, please continue." The host returned the right to speak to Gao Wuxian.Gao Wuxian was stunned for a while, obviously not used to this kind of debate, he continued to speak after being stunned, but he was obviously tending to be cautious in his words, focusing on the logical relationship before and after the words, and at the same time began to try his best to raise some questions. illustration.

Jia Fang listened carefully to the debate in the open hall again, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked the fourth prince: "This is, Luo... the rules of procedure?"

The fourth prince nodded: "Yes, it's Luo Shi's rules of procedure. I found it from the book you borrowed from me last time."

Jia Fang patted his head, as if he couldn't believe it, but he couldn't believe it—it turned out to be Robert's rules of procedure?And the mysterious library in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion actually made the book recording the rules of procedure follow the Romans, and changed the name to "Luo's" rules of procedure?

It’s no wonder that the meeting held in Taixue to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the new national law even used the moderator of the meeting. The moderator can control the content of the speaker’s speech so as not to digress, and the listener can not interrupt or question the motive.

"The Luo family's rules of procedure... are very helpful." Even though the fourth prince spoke briefly, he still looked full of desire to talk and wanted to talk very much.

Sure enough, Jia Fang couldn't help feeling emotional in his heart.

To put it bluntly, the "Roche Rules of Procedure" is a set of specific rules specifically stipulating how to hold meetings and how to discuss matters.This rule has been applied in almost all fields in later generations, whether it is as large as the United Nations General Assembly or as small as the rules of procedure of enterprises or associations, it may be applied to the Roche Rules.

Shui Xian also interjected at this time: "Roche...rule? What is this?"

Jia Fang babbled and introduced to Shui Xian: First of all, in the process of meeting, there must be a completely neutral meeting host. .

Secondly, the speaker and other observers need to meet a series of speaking rules, such as not interrupting others' speeches, not questioning the motives of others' speeches, not making personal attacks, and speaking is limited to the topics limited by the meeting, etc.

The purpose of the entire rule is to protect everyone's right to express their opinions, while maintaining the effectiveness and thoroughness of the meeting, so as to truly open up and build consensus.

After hearing Jia Fang's introduction, Shui Xian immediately sighed with emotion: "Just the fact that the motive cannot be questioned can change the thousand-year-old habit of the people of the country in one fell swoop."

Jia Fang nodded again and again: "Who said no?"

Since thousands of years, the tradition of Chinese people's deliberations is to treat people wrongly, and frequently accuse the other party of being "drunkards don't care about drinking" and "using the heart of a villain to save the belly of a gentleman."Discussion of specific matters can rise to the moral high ground anytime and anywhere, and turn into personal attacks at any time.

Therefore, in the court, differences in political opinions can be transformed into disagreement with character at any time, and courtiers can spend a lot of time pondering the personal morality and conduct of those with different political opinions, instead of focusing on urgent problems to be solved .In all ages there have been intensified partisan struggles, but the dissenting political views that caused partisan disputes are often gradually forgotten in the midst of complex and cruel struggles.

The fourth prince tried to implement the "Luo's" rules of procedure in the Taixue, so that those who participated in the discussion could understand the spirit of "deal with the matter, never with the person", so that the opposing parties with different views can put aside In addition to prejudice, focus on the core political affairs discussed.

Only in this way, only by generalizing such rules of procedure, when these students grow up and take up their respective important positions, can they concentrate their energies on "solving matters" instead of "resolving problems" attacking people".

Jia Fang paid attention to that Bachelor Xiang who received the "red card" and was "muted". He saw him sitting in the auditorium. He seemed angry at first, but after a while, he was completely immersed in the wonderful debate between the two sides.When he heard someone interrupting or attacking the speaker for no reason, he, like the host of the meeting and other spectators, wanted to stop it, and then blushed, probably because he realized that his words and deeds just now were indeed wrong. There is something biased, and the punishment is not unfair...

When leaving the open hall of Taixue, Shui Xian nodded again and again, praising the fourth prince again and again.

Compared with Jia Fang from modern times, this kind of rules of procedure is brand new to Shuixian, so Shuixian can feel the changes brought about by the implementation of this new "rule" to the people here.

The fourth prince was a little embarrassed by his friend's praise, and quickly pointed to Jia Fang, which meant: You should praise him.

Shui Xian gave Jia Fang a sideways look, as if to say: You are hiding such a good thing, and you are not willing to show it.

Jia Fang immediately wanted to call Zhuang Tianqu: "I am wronged..."

He never participated in court disputes, and was not at all interested in the political discussions of civil servants.The craftsmen who are with him all day long are based on facts and speak with their strength.Everyone never argues, new objects, new inventions, what can be realized is the last word, so Jia Fang never focused on the ideological dynamics of the upper-level intellectual groups.

The Fourth Prince filled in the important areas he had missed.

Jia Fang suddenly felt very lucky.

At this time, the fourth prince laughed and led the two of them to leave: "Go and see Gewu Academy!"

Gewu College and the traditional Taixue are completely different situations - most of the students here are the same as the fourth prince, talking less and doing more.

Jia Fang saw that this Gewu Academy was very similar to his Xiaoxiang Academy in Taoyuanzhai.A large blackboard painted black is hung at the front of each room, and various formulas and calculations are written on the blackboard.In addition to the traditional observation instruments such as the armillary sphere, many new experimental equipment have been introduced in the room—all kinds of glassware produced by Xiaoyuan, as well as various large scales, levers, etc. , Pulley block.

Occasionally, Jia Fang's eyes get dazzled, and he feels as if he is in the laboratory of later generations.

Looking back, there is a monument standing inside the main entrance of Gewu College, with four vigorous characters on the monument: "Zhizhi Gewu".

The fourth prince reached out to poke Jia Fang, saying: "It's Ling Zu's handwriting."

Jia Fang was stunned for a moment before he realized that it was Xiang Fengyi's handwriting. He hurried over and bowed in front of the stele, thinking: Mr. Qing Wang, you are working in the right direction. The old man has a spirit in heaven, so he should be able to rest in peace.

The fourth prince and Shui Xian waited quietly for Jia Fang to pay his respects before accompanying him to the back of the Gewu Academy.

"Let's go and see... that thing, that thing!"

The fourth prince was agitated, and his voice trembled when he spoke, but it didn't violate harmony, it didn't sound like he was stuttering.

He led Jia Fang and the two into the back of Gewu Academy.As soon as he entered the door, Jia Fang felt quiet all around: this place should be quite secret, and others should not be able to enter without prior permission.

The fourth prince led the two into a dark room, asked the two to sit down, and went to open the door of the safe by himself.The safe seemed to be quite complicated. The fourth prince opened it rattling for a long time before finally opening the door and taking out two long wooden boxes.

Both Jia Fang and Shui Xian watched helplessly as the Fourth Prince opened the two wooden boxes.

I saw that the firecracker in one of the boxes was sawed open by a steel file and cut into two sections.The firecracker in the other box was intact.Apparently the fourth prince has already conducted research on this pair of firecrackers

Jia Fang took a closer look at the half-cut firecracker, nodded his head and said, "Sure enough, smoothbore."

Shui Xian asked: "Can the origin be traced from the craftsmanship?"

The fourth prince shook his head slightly: "I'm investigating, but I don't have a clue yet."

Sure enough, it is indeed a bit difficult to trace the source of this firecracker through the casting process.But it is clear that the fourth prince has not given up hope, and is still ordering people to investigate.

At this moment, the fourth prince raised his head and asked Shui Xian, "Can it be imitated?"

Shui Xian nodded silently.The fourth prince finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's...that's great."

"It's not just imitation..." Shui Xian added.

The fourth prince's eyes widened immediately: Such a powerful and terrifying weapon is more than this?

Shui Xian nodded.The fourth prince pondered for a moment, then said: "First, don't tell the third brother."

The fourth prince mentioned Shui Xian and Jia Fang not to rush to tell the third prince that they had developed a weapon that was more advanced than the smoothbore firecracker.

Those in power never want to know that someone possesses something more powerful than known weapons, let alone the third prince, who is deeply involved in disputes related to firecrackers.Even for his own brothers, the third prince who is in charge will definitely be suspicious.

Both Shui Xian and Jia Fang understood this simple truth, they both nodded and said, "It's natural."

The fourth prince just exhaled lightly, smiled, and said: "This relationship is good. Let's leave here first and talk about something more relaxed."

The three of them finally left the dark room where the two firecrackers were stored, returned to the Gewu Academy in the light, and went to the fourth prince's study together.As soon as he sat down, the fourth prince said, "Would you two help me with human matters?"

The fourth prince sent separate letters to Shui Xian and Jia Fang early in the morning, asking for their help to recruit some manpower for Gewu College.

Shui Xian recommended Lao Tong and other backbones of several small gardens, while Jia Fang recommended Gui Xiaxue.

Among all the candidates, Gui Xiaxue was the one who most qualified.He was originally taking the imperial examinations on the right track, but he switched to the School of Science of Xiaoxiang Academy halfway, and started all kinds of incredible research.He is not only familiar with the set in traditional academies, but also able to bring the set of "Confucianism" system in "Zhi Zhi Ge Wu" into Ge Wu College.

At this time, Jia Fang smiled, pulled out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to the fourth prince: "The kid heard about the Gewu College in Beijing, but he didn't show much interest. Instead, he made a list like this, saying yes. If His Royal Highness can fully satisfy him, he is willing to come. As long as there is one objection, the matter will be done."

The fourth prince quickly took the list and came over, scanning it down ten lines at a glance, the more he looked at it, the more delighted he was, he patted the table and said, "Okay!"

Jia Fang had seen this list before, and knew that Gui Xiaxue did not want to enter Beijing, so he put forward many rather harsh requirements in this list, for example, even the head of the Gewu College must not interfere with the research direction of the researchers. Due to the slow progress of the researchers, the scientific research funding was deducted... In short, Jia Anxin was very worried, wondering if the fourth prince would accept it.

But I didn't expect that this one not only accepted it, but felt that it should be so.

"The head of the mountain only manages affairs, and the specific research is naturally up to the researcher... If a researcher has to listen to the head of the mountain even if he wants to do research, then, that, isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

But when the fourth prince saw the last item, he finally put on a bitter face and expressed that he did not want to agree.

"Why does he want to live in Taoyuanzhai for half a year and stay in Beijing for half a year?"

Shui Xian immediately smiled and said: "Coincidentally. The people on my side also said the same thing. Half a year in Beijing, half a year in Xiaoyuan."

It turns out that although Laotong and the others accepted the request conveyed by the fourth prince entrusted by Shuixian, they also made the same request as Gui Xiaxue, hoping to spend half a year continuing their career in Xiaoyuan.

When the fourth prince heard about it, his face became more and more frowning, as if doubts were written all over his face: why am I so unpopular in Beijing.

Both Jia Fang and Shui Xian knew very well what their subordinates were thinking. Jia Fang suddenly smiled and said a sentence that was comparable to Xiang Fengyi's four words:

"Scientific research must also come from practice and go to practice!"

The author has something to say: Notes:

Robert's Rules of Order is a book written by Henry Martin Robert and published in 1876.To put it bluntly, it is a book that specifically talks about how to hold a meeting and how to discuss matters. In the book, there are rules for the chairman who presides over the meeting, rules for the secretary of the meeting, rules for ordinary participants, and suggestions and expressions for different opinions. rules, rules about debate, etc.The main contribution is not to question motives, and everyone has the right to express their opinions, etc.Taixue introduced this rule here, the main purpose is to reduce unnecessary differences and reduce party disputes.