Chapter 112: Teaching Assistant System
Even though Hu Deji had "died" once, he really didn't understand why Hu Dahai was so happy now.
Zhu Yuanzhang had accumulated great power, and this was the first time that Hu Dahai had "played around" with Zhu Yuanzhang in private.
When Hu Dahai and Tang He worked together, Tang He said that "Boss Zhu" used to be a very humorous and kind person. He followed Boss around every day, and even though he didn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, he felt very happy every day .
When Hu Dahai met Zhu Yuanzhang, he was already quite majestic. Even when Zhu Yuanzhang was dismissed from all military posts and returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers with nothing, strangers would be impressed by his demeanor and respectfully call him "Master Zhu".
Judging from Mr. Zhu's behavior, demeanor and expression at the time, no one would have thought of his background if he hadn't said it himself.
Today, Hu Dahai saw what Zhu Yuanzhang looked like before he became "Master Zhu".
He didn't know Chen Biao's identity, so he made Chen Biao and the soldiers go on a forced march, which caused blisters on his feet. He could see that his lord was angry and anxious and really wanted to beat him up.
But even though the lord was so angry, he just chased him around in the Chen family courtyard with a stick.
They say a ruler's heart is hard to predict. A lord like this vents his anger right on the spot, and even uses such a "childish" method to vent his anger. As a subject, with a lord like this, how could you not laugh out loud?
Compared to the fact that he got beaten, the fact that Chen Biao was the young master was nothing to Hu Dahai.
The young master that the lord had hidden so well must be very powerful. Hu Dahai had never worried about the young master's ability. It was just that the powerful young master in his mind had now been replaced by the specific image of "Chen Biao".
If you tell others what he is laughing at now, they might think he has a mental problem.
How can you be happy when you get beaten?
But the generals who, like him, watched Master Zhu become Marshal Zhu and King Ming step by step, getting closer and closer to the position of emperor and becoming more and more unfathomable, could definitely understand him.
Hu Dahai patted his two sons on the shoulders in turn and said, "Fight well and study hard. We will have many good days ahead of us!"
Hu Deji and Hu Guanzhu nodded.
Although they occasionally made Hu Dahai angry, they all knew that experience was always the best. Since their father said so, they believed it.
Hu Dahai added, "Oh, right, my lord told me that you all have to take turns coming back to study. You must protect Biao'er. If anyone is blind enough to offend Biao'er, even if it's against military orders, you will be severely beaten!"
Hu Deji and Hu Guanzhu both clenched their fists: "Understood! No need for you to tell me, Dad!"
It is no exaggeration to say that a teacher who can compile literacy and numeracy teaching materials for them is their adopted parent.
If Chen Biao wasn't so young, I'm afraid someone would have already bowed down and knelt down to call him godfather.
They finally understood why Zhu Wenzheng, the arrogant guy, had no temper at all when he was with Chen Biao. If they had a brother like him, they would probably not dare to speak too loudly for fear of damaging his ears.
What does it mean to be afraid of something flying away when held in your hands, or melting when held in your mouth? I'm afraid Chen Biao's three brothers all have this worry.
After Hu Dahai gave his sons some instructions, he prepared himself mentally and returned to Yingtian obediently, visiting Ye Chen with gifts.
Ye Chen accepted the gift and drove Hu Dahai out.
This happened three times in a row before Ye Chen let Hu Dahai in and continued to teach him to read history books.
Ye Chen taught Hu Dahai according to his aptitude, but Ye Chen hoped that Hu Dahai could learn more and have a smoother career in the future.
As soon as the teaching content became complicated, Hu Dahai wanted to give up.
Now that Hu Dahai apologized sincerely, Ye Chen finally forgave him.
Who made Hu Dahai a good man even though he couldn't read?
Hu Dahai once said that he was illiterate and did not understand any principles, so when leading troops he only insisted on three things: not killing ordinary people, not plundering women, and not burning people's houses.
Hu Dahai also visited powerful scholars everywhere, hoping that they could come out of retirement to assist Zhu Yuanzhang.
If such people learn more skills, become higher-ranking officials, and manage more people, it will definitely be a blessing for the people.
For this reason, Ye Chen, a great scholar who might not even be able to become a disciple of an ordinary scholar, was willing to follow Hu Dahai with a sword at his waist to teach him.
Hu Dahai: "Hey, hey! Just teach, don't draw your sword! Damn! You really want to chop!"
Hu Dahai, who decided to study hard from today, began to miss the patience and gentleness of Mr. Chen Biao.
If you can't recite the book, you will be chopped by the sword. Do you like this teacher?!
…
Chen Biao went out of the city and caused a big commotion again.
The basic education methods of the Ming King's army were completely reformed, and all the teachers who refused to teach using the methods given by Chen Biao were asked to leave.
Zhu Yuanzhang's order was very tactful. Our soldiers were illiterate and had passed the best age for learning. Their memory and willpower were very poor, and the orthodox enlightenment method was not applicable to them.
Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements were very simple. It was enough for these people to be able to recognize common characters, calculate the most basic expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and be able to find a good job after leaving the army.
In addition to teaching soldiers to read and count, Zhu Yuanzhang also added a course on ideology and morality, hoping that this course could restrain the soldiers' behavior like military orders.
Ji Renshou was responsible for the content of the added ideology and morality courses.
When Ji Renshou and Zhu Sheng both became loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang also showed them the heavenly book.
Zhu Sheng fell ill and became even healthier after he recovered; Ji Renshou, however, spread out his robe and ran from Yingtian Street to another, then back again, laughing. Many people thought Ji Renshou was crazy.
Although the Heavenly Book is based on dialectical materialism, many of its contents are consistent with the "Xinxue" studied by Ji Renshou.
That is human subjective initiative.
Understand the world and then change it. When people's subjective initiative is strong enough, everything in the world will change according to their mind.
This "methodology" has been practiced many times by the people of China, who have mended the sky when it collapsed, controlled floods during floods, and risen up against tyrants.
The "people's heroic historical view" in the heavenly book made Ji Renshou feel like he had suddenly realized something.
He recalled Chen Biao's words, "The essence of the School of Mind is that everyone has a conscience, and everyone can become a saint." Doesn't this echo the words in the Book of Heaven?
This is the way of education he has always dreamed of!
When Zhu Yuanzhang asked Ji Renshou if he could hold on, Ji Renshou wanted to spread his clothes and run around Yingtian City, which scared Zhu Yuanzhang so much that he dared not mention it again.
Zhu Sheng was unhappy: "He's off to discipline the people, and I'm still playing house with Zhang Chang?! My Lord, shouldn't everything be based on first come first served? I have more seniority than him!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Sheng, who was fuming and glaring, and was afraid that Zhu Sheng would faint from anger, so he had to agree that Zhu Sheng and Ji Renshou would jointly take charge of military education.
The two old men moved into the military camp with their families.
Whatever Biaoer can do, they can do too!
When Chen Biao learned about this, he scratched the back of his head. He had thought he would also be responsible for writing the textbook for the Ideology and Morality course. Great! Someone is helping!
Chen Biao devoted all his energy to the literacy and re-education of generals.
The first batch of students in his literacy class were all his father's fellow villagers, brothers who came from the same field as his father.
In order to make these students obedient, Chen Biao specially asked Zhu Yuanzhang for a teaching stick that was "as if the King of Ming was present in person."
Zhu Yuanzhang made a gold-plated stick for Chen Biao with the words "As if I were here in person, Zhu Yuanzhang" written on it.
Chen Biao looked at the fancy golden stick, holding it in the middle and turning it for a long time with an expressionless face.
A pointer? No, it's the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
At that time, Wu Cheng'en was not yet born and "Journey to the West" had not yet appeared in the world, but the story of Sun Wukong is a folk legend and is very common in operas. It's just a bit pornographic and violent, and not literary.
The Monkey King's golden cudgel has naturally appeared among the people.
Chen Biao always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang did it on purpose, but as a minister he didn't dare to ask, so he could only go to class with his Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Zhou Dexing looked at the stick in Chen Biao's hand and said nervously, "Biao'er, you won't really use this to hit your uncle, will you?"
Chen Biao smiled at Zhou Dexing and said, "With my limited strength, even if I swing my sword, it won't hurt you. I will definitely bring someone else to help me."
Zhou Dexing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right."
Being beaten by Biao'er is so embarrassing! He would rather Chen Biao let other people help him.
Chen Biao brought helpers with him.
Zhou Dexing looked at the row of young people behind Chen Biao who were wearing red armbands with the word "discipline" on their sleeves, their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg.
Among the group of young people wearing red "discipline" armbands, one of them gave Zhou Dexing a smug smile.
Are you stupid, Dad?
Chen Biao said sternly to the students in the literacy class undergoing re-education, "My energy is limited, so I've hired a teaching assistant to provide you with one-on-one tutoring. Your grades are related to the teaching assistant's grades, and the teaching assistant's internship results will be linked to the official assessment in the future."
Chen Biao, holding his golden cudgel, glanced at the stunned uncles and said, "I hope you won't drag down your teaching assistants. By the way, let me remind you that in class, there are only teaching assistants and students, no other identities. Therefore, your teaching assistants have the power to punish you."
The toothy smiles on the teaching assistants' faces looked as if they were printed from the same mold.
Didn't you expect that? My beloved father!
Chen Biao looked at the older students' expressions, which looked as if they had been struck by lightning, and smiled coldly.
He knew the tempers of these uncles too well. He would not follow them around like an old woman, urging them to study.
My uncles will all be nobles in the future, so let’s give them one-on-one aristocratic education from now on.
One general suddenly sighed: "Fortunately, I don't have a son, only a daughter!"
Chen Biao smiled and said, "Don't worry, this time the TA will work with the Women's College. Don't tell me about the difference between men and women. You know I don't buy it."
The general: "..."
Chen Biao smiled and said, "As soon as I mentioned them, they came."
The general turned around tremblingly and saw his daughter giving him a very kind smile. He almost fainted.
Another general cupped his hands to his heart and said, "It's okay, it's okay. My children are still young!"
Chen Biao smiled again and said, "Don't worry about that. For those who marry later in life, their wives usually come from farming and reading families, and some even come from scholarly families. They are more than capable of teaching you. Look, here they come."
The general turned around and saw his wife looking at him with a smile. He immediately covered his face with his hands, refusing to face the reality.
Zhou Dexing suppressed the dizziness in his head and said in a trembling voice, "Biao'er, are you a little... a little..."
He thought for a long time but couldn't think of any words to describe what Chen Biao was doing.
Chen Biao sighed and said, "Uncle Zhou, Uncle Xu and Uncle Tang have something to tell you."
Zhou Dexing covered his ears: "I don't want to listen."
Chen Biao said, "Uncle Xu said, you refused to study when he asked you to. Now you are being taught by your son. Are you happy? Uncle Tang said, you didn't expect that you are the only illiterate among us brothers. You are isolated."
Zhou Dexing was so angry that he almost jumped up: "These two bastards! Sooner or later, I will beat them to death!"
Zhou Ji said happily: "Teacher, my dad cursed! Did he violate the rules? Can you beat him up?"
Eager to try, eager to try!
Zhou Dexing: “……?!”
Chen Biao glanced at Zhou Dexing, who looked doubtful about his life, and said, "Give them some time to digest this matter today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Zhou Ji said regretfully: "Okay."
He cleared his throat and said to his father, "Dad, you must study hard. I am very strict in teaching and will not show mercy."
Zhou Dexing began to suffer a heart attack.
His son used to be a spoiled brat. When he first entered Yingtian Primary School, his grades were at the bottom and he was often beaten when he brought his report card home.
Now... the situation has changed?
How dare you, a son, hit your father!!!
The generals' literacy classes officially opened after the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, and implemented a one-on-one teaching system with teaching assistants, who were all their children, wives and other relatives.
If that person has no relatives or friends, or his relatives and friends are illiterate, then find the person with whom he has the worst relationship to serve as his assistant.
Come on, let’s hurt each other.
The generals all cried, and those who did not need further education laughed like pigs.
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly came to observe several classes, and every time he finished watching, he laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
Other civil officials took turns to help Chen Biao relieve his burden by attending the generals' literacy class. Every time they came to class, they had to be mentally prepared to laugh for a long time.
It’s a loss. It’s too lossful.
How many good ideas are there in Biaoer’s little head?
Liu Ji, who was feeding mosquitoes in Guangxi, learned of this incident a month later. Upon hearing this, he lamented, "The 'little' in Biao'er's name should be removed. Looking at the world, who else is more worthy of the title of 'military advisor' than Biao'er?"
Xu Da lit the mosquito repellent herbs and asked, "Is the military advisor you're talking about really that mean?"
Liu Ji said, "It's not a disgrace, it's a clever move. Could you have imagined that Biao'er would do this? Can you think of a better way to motivate the generals to study than what Biao'er is doing now?"
Xu Da laughed. "I can't imagine that. I only know that Tang He, who neglected his studies after going out to fight, is now studying hard, burning the midnight oil, fearing he'll fail the next exam and be thrown into a literacy class by his lord."
Liu Ji said regretfully, "How did you pass the exam? I've never seen you study."
Xu Da said, "I only read at night before going to bed. You've never seen normal. When Biao'er was studying, he would give me, Tang He, and Zhou Dexing a copy of his notes. Like my lord, we were all taught by Biao'er. But Zhou Dexing couldn't concentrate and simply ran away; Tang He was always slow to learn, studying for a while and then neglecting it; only my lord and I persevered."
Liu Ji said, "Even with Biao'er's personal instruction, Zhou Dexing still didn't study hard. No wonder he holds a much lower position than you and Tang He."
After hearing Liu Ji's sharp words, Xu Da smiled and said nothing.
There's nothing to argue with, it's just the way it is.
Zhou Dexing always said that Zhou Ji had a bad temper because he was out fighting, but he watched as Zhou Ji completely inherited Zhou Dexing's laziness and tendency to get carried away by success.
Zhou Dexing relied on the fact that he was his lord's childhood friend and believed that even if he didn't understand the great principles, his lord would guarantee him prosperity for generations. Xu Da and Tang He, on the other hand, became increasingly low-key and cautious.
"If Zhou Dexing doesn't change his temper, he'll surely cause disaster in the future," Xu Da said. "But with Biao'er here, it'll be hard for him to cause such a disaster. It's a shame I can't see him being taught a lesson by the son he despises."
Liu Ji nodded. It was such a shame not to be able to see such fun with my own eyes.
"Is Zhang Chang still in Yingtian? He's rising higher and higher in rank. My senior brother and Mr. Zhu Yunsheng have both gone to the military camp to take charge of education. I wonder who's watching over him now." Liu Ji sighed, "I really want to go back to Yingtian and fight him. Marshal Xu, can you try harder?"
Xu Da rolled his eyes: "I'm trying harder."
It's really difficult for me, a conservative, to have a radical adviser by my side!
…
Yingtian became more lively because of the literacy class for generals, and people were talking about it on the streets.
The foreign merchants were curious about what kind of person "Mr. Chen" was and how he could do such a bold thing.
When people knew that "Mr. Chen" was "Mr. Chen" from Yingtian Primary School, Chen Biao's reputation once again spread across the country with the traveling merchant caravans.
According to folklore, Chen Biao is "the incarnation of Wenquxing"; there is also folklore that Chen Biao is "the reincarnation of Zhuge Wuhou", even though Chen Biao and Zhuge Wuhou have nothing in common.
It can only be said that in the hearts of the people, even though there are many god-like figures in history, Zhuge Liang is one of the most favored people.
There is even a popular saying among the people: "Zhuge Liang divided the world into three parts, while military advisor Chen unified the country."
Chen Biao was stunned for a long time after hearing this rhyme.
Zhu Yuanzhang's crossing of the Yangtze River to capture Yingtian Prefecture was even attributed to him, and he wasn't even born at that time! The folklore is outrageous!
While everyone in Yingtian was smiling happily about this matter, there were three people who could not laugh.
The first person is naturally Zhang Chang. He came to serve Zhu Yuanzhang as a spy, so we will not talk about his story for now.
The remaining two people were kidnapped by Xu Da when he attacked Fujian and Guangdong.
One was Fang Guozhen who surrendered voluntarily, and the other was Chen Youding who was captured.
When Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Yingtian, Fang Guozhen wrote another long article, asking for Zhu Yuanzhang's forgiveness; Chen Youding scolded Zhu Yuanzhang and said that he would die for the Yuan emperor and be a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang left them both aside, neither trying to persuade them to surrender nor killing them.
The two of them lived in Yingtian with good food and drink. Fang Guozhen wrote letters to Zhu Yuanzhang every now and then to surrender, and Chen Youding scolded Zhu Yuanzhang every now and then, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not react.
Both of them were extremely nervous.
Fang Guozhen didn't want to die, so he was naturally anxious. Chen Youding had already been prepared for death, so he should have been fearless. But now, Zhu Yuanzhang had left him alone, waiting for death every day, and it was really hard to bear.
Chen Youding thought about committing suicide again.
But after surviving his first attempt, the feeling of surviving was too hard to bear. Chen Youding would rather be killed than commit suicide again.
He endured the hardship and gradually lost the desire to curse Zhu Yuanzhang. He began to pay attention to the major events in Yingtian.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not stop Chen Youding from contacting the outside world, so he naturally knew about the two major things Chen Biao had done.
When Chen Youding heard that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Chen Biao to teach ordinary soldiers who were illiterate, he felt complicated.
He was originally an ordinary farmer whose name could only be represented by numbers, but later became a high-ranking official in the Yuan Dynasty.
After becoming an official, his biggest taboo was for others to mention his life before he had a name. However, Zhu Yuanzhang used his own humble background as an excuse to help ordinary soldiers in the army who also came from poor backgrounds.
Admiration? Puzzlement? Chen Youding couldn't explain how he felt, but he stopped cursing Zhu Yuanzhang every day and became an alcoholic.
Fang Guozhen actively begged Zhu Yuanzhang for forgiveness, hoping to save the lives of his family. Of course, he was also very concerned about what was happening outside.
After learning about this, Fang Guozhen cried sadly for some reason.
His three sons all sighed.
Fang Guozhen had long ago submitted a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender, but relying on the fact that he was far away from Zhu Yuanzhang, he always fantasized about occupying a piece of land alone and becoming a small king. So he wrote letters to this force, greeted that force, and even accepted the Yuan Dynasty's amnesty and sent food to the Yuan Dynasty... He did not dare to call himself a king, but was unwilling to surrender, so he was like this, jumping back and forth.
When Fang Guozhen's three sons reached the age of enlightenment, Fang Guozhen already had troops and territory and could afford to hire good teachers for his sons. Therefore, his three sons were all talented, especially the youngest son Fang Xing, who was particularly outstanding in talent and knowledge.
Fang Xing repeatedly persuaded Fang Guozhen, and Fang Guozhen was also tempted, but Fang Guozhen was not alone. He had rallied the entire Fang family against the Yuan Dynasty, and now the entire Fang family was the top leader of his territory. His brother and nephew refused to submit, and Fang Guozhen could not abandon them.
As the situation dragged on step by step, Fang Guozhen reached the worst possible situation.
Fang Xingdao said, "The King is so insightful and kindhearted. Even in his high position, he remembers his past sufferings and is willing to treat the common people well. He will surely be a good emperor in the future."
Fang Guozhen wept and sighed, "It's too late to say this now. I'm afraid both father and son will lose their heads."
Fang Xingdao: "I want to try again."
Fang Guozhen wiped her tears and said, "We can't get out of this room, how can you try?"
Fang Xingdao said, "If we simply beg for forgiveness, the King might ignore us. But what if we offer advice? I've heard that the King is building large ships with the intention of exploring the sea. After our Fang family occupied a corner of Fujian, we often sent ships down to trade with the surrounding areas, even reaching as far as Daqin. The King probably doesn't have anyone who frequently goes to sea. If we present a map of the sea, the King might see our usefulness and be willing to meet us."
Fang Guozhen immediately said, "Okay, I'll try! Alas, I don't know if our letter can be submitted! I even doubt that the King Ming has even read the letter I wrote."
Fang Xing consoled him, "If it's advice and a map, the King will definitely take a look at it. Don't worry, father."
Fang Guozhen lamented, "I just don't know how much the Ming King longs to go to sea."
Fang Xing was also unsure.
But the family can't be under house arrest forever. He watched what Chen Biao did, and his blood boiled, and he wanted to follow Chen Biao and do things together.
He was unwilling to be under house arrest for his entire life.
