Daqin: Compared with his sons, Ying Zheng is jealous

【After deciding that the Education Department would recruit more children of school age to study in the future, Crown Prince Fusu turned to look at Zhang Cang and asked with a smile:"In this case, Zhang Qing, do you think that the hundreds of scholars leaving Qin may have an impact on the Qin State?"】

【"Would the Qin State suffer from a lack of successor talents because of the departure of hundreds of scholars?"】

【Zhang Cang shook his head with difficulty. If the Qin State really started to train and reserve hundreds of talents needed in the future from now on,】

【Then even if the scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought leave Qin State one after another in the future, it will not bring more trouble to Qin State except for causing temporary turmoil.】

【However, if we want to do this, there is another problem that needs to be solved.】

【"The reason why it is called the Hundred Schools of Thought is that each of them has its own schools of thought, various thoughts and ideas put forward by students of all generations, and various classics written by them."】

【"And most importantly, there are learned people who can teach and explain the thoughts and classics of these hundreds of schools of thought."】

【"But if all the scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought had left the Qin State, could the students educated by the Education Department alone really shoulder the responsibility of teaching and explaining the thoughts and classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought to the next generation of students in the Education Department?"】

【Zhang Cang acknowledged that the Education Department established by Prince Fusu could educate a group of students who could temporarily replace the scholars of the Hundred Schools before they left Qin.】

【But what comes after that?】

【You can learn and understand the thoughts and classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and then correctly teach and explain the thoughts and classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought that you have learned and understood to others, so that others can also learn and understand the thoughts and classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought clearly.】

【There are two completely different things between the two!】

【Some people may be good at learning, but that doesn’t mean they can also teach well!】

【Compared with the Hundred Schools of Thought, which have a long history, profound foundation and strong faculty, the biggest problem of the Education Department established by Qin Prince Fusu is the lack of sufficiently reliable faculty!】

【And this problem cannot be solved in a short period of time.】

【In response to Zhang Cang's question, Crown Prince Fusu nodded and agreed,"This is indeed a problem, but it's not a big problem, I can solve it!"】

【"For example, if I were given ten years, I should be able to learn all the famous schools of thought in the world, as well as most of the hundreds of schools of thought."】

【"By then, I won't say that I can bring forth new ideas from the world's most famous schools of thought, but I should be able to teach them correctly and answer their questions."】

【"If the Education Department doesn't have qualified teachers by then, I'll be in charge for now."】

【"After the first batch of students educated by the Education Department have been trained for ten or twenty years, they should be qualified to be teachers who can teach and interpret the thoughts and classics of various schools of thought."】

【"In addition, the Qin State required other schools of thought to recognize the core ideas of the Qin State, otherwise they would be prohibited from publicly teaching and recruiting disciples, although this would cause resistance from some of the schools of thought."】

【"However, more philosophers would still be willing to recognize the core ideas proposed by Qin."】

【"For example, the Legalists!"】

【"The Qin State has made great use of the Legalists for more than a hundred years. The core ideas of the Qin State that the Legalists are now required to recognize do not conflict with the Legalists' ideas, so the Legalists will be willing to accept them."】

【"For example, the military strategist!"】

【"The military strategists' ideas were mainly about war, tactics, and strategy, and they pursued victory on the battlefield. This did not conflict with the core ideas that the Qin State required them to recognize."】

【"Therefore, the military strategist should be willing to accept Qin's request."】

【"As for the farmers, the ideas they pursued were in conflict with the core ideas required by the Qin State."】

【"However, the farmers had great benevolence and righteousness, so they stayed in Qin State. With the support provided by Qin State, they could find a way to increase the yield of the people in the world by one liter or one bushel faster and earlier."】

【"Therefore, even if the ideological viewpoints pursued by the farmers conflicted with the core ideological viewpoints required by the Qin State, they would choose to cut themselves off for the sake of the people of the world, and continue to stay in the Qin State to do research."】

【"And even if the farmers really choose to leave, it is not a big problem. I have basically learned and understood all the thoughts and classics of the farmers, and even further innovated."】

【"If the Nong family still chooses to leave Qin, then I can also establish a new Nong family!"】

【"The Mohists were similar to the Agriculturalists, although the ideas they pursued also conflicted with the core ideas required by the Qin State."】

【"But they also have great benevolence and righteousness, and they should choose to stay in Qin for the sake of the people of the world."】

【"Even if the Mohists are unwilling to stay in Qin, it doesn't matter. After I have learned all the Mohist thoughts and classics, I can also establish a new Mohist school."】

【"There are other schools of thought, all of which are like this."】

【At this point, Prince Fusu paused. His tender little face no longer had the gentleness of the past, but only the indifference and coldness that were inherited from the Qin King Ying Zheng.】

【"In the future, the Qin State will complete the great unification of ideology and culture, and will not be shaken by any person or school of thought!"】

【"If the various schools of thought are willing to change and agree with the core ideas proposed by Qin, then the students of the Education Department will be the best successors of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the future, and will become one with the various schools of thought."】

【"If the various schools of thought are unwilling to agree with the core ideas proposed by the Qin State, then the students of the Education Department in the future will be another group of schools of thought!"】

【"The new schools of thought will inherit everything from the old ones and become the orthodox schools of thought officially recognized by the Qin State. In the future, they will teach and impart doctrines to the people of the world and prosper along with the Qin State!"】

【"As for the various schools of thought, they could either leave the territory of Qin and go to the barbarian lands to see if they could educate the barbarians and accept them as their disciples."】

【"Either you stay within the territory of Qin all day long, and can only survive as a private school that is not recognized by Qin or the people of the world, until the day when there is no successor, the inheritance is cut off, and it disappears!"】

【King Ying Zheng of Qin, who heard Prince Fusu's words, nodded with great satisfaction.】

【Fusu is indeed worthy of being his eldest son and crown prince, his style of doing things is just like himself!】

【What about the various schools of thought? 】 (To read the most exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

【If anyone dares to influence or hinder the future ideological and cultural unification of the Qin State, then even if the Qin State does not kill them, it will at least destroy their hearts and cut off the inheritance of their proud academic doctrines!】

【Let them watch helplessly how their own theories gradually decline and eventually become obsolete!】

【On the other side, Zhang Cang lowered his head and fell into silence.】

【The meaning of Prince Fusu’s words is very clear, that is, within the territory of Qin, one must abide by the rules of Qin!】

【The rule of the Qin State is that the great unification of ideology and culture must be achieved in the future!】[]

【The Qin State would recognize and strongly support all the schools of thought that were willing to abide by this rule.】

【The Qin State would not kill the various schools of thought that were unwilling to abide by this rule, but would only prohibit them from publicly teaching and recruiting disciples, and would also refuse to allow their students to enter the government.】

【If they are unwilling to abide by even this rule, then although the Qin State is large, there is no place for the Hundred Schools of Thought that have repeatedly violated the Qin State's rules and refused to change their ways!】

【At that time, they would most likely be exiled to the barbarian lands by the Qin State.】

【Is Qin's behavior overbearing?】

【overbearing!】

【But is it reasonable?】

【Very reasonable!】

【If Qin really conquers the six kingdoms and unifies the world, then the whole world will belong to Qin.】

【However, these scholars were within the territory ruled by the Qin State, but they did not want to abide by the rules of the Qin State and resisted the unification of Qin State's ideology and culture.】

【So how are these various schools of thought different from the six kingdoms facing Qin today?】

【Similarly, what do these scholars of various schools of thought think of the majesty of the Qin State?】

【And what do you think of the majesty of the King of Qin?】

【Such disregard could even be regarded as trampling on the majesty of the Qin State and the King of Qin. The Qin State and the King of Qin would directly kill them without giving any orders.】

【From another perspective, it can be considered merciful.】

【So Zhang Cang was silent for a long time, then he slowly bowed to Prince Fusu and said respectfully:"I will definitely follow the core ideas of Qin proposed by Your Highness."】

【"I also use the thoughts of my teacher Xunzi, supplemented by punctuation symbols, to recompile and interpret the Confucian classics!"】

【As for Zhang Cang, he cannot represent the entire Confucianism, but he can still represent the Xunzi lineage of Confucianism.】

【At least he was willing to make some modifications to Xunzi's thoughts and words for the sake of the inheritance of his thoughts and words, so that they would conform to the needs of the great unification of Qin's thoughts and culture.】

【Otherwise, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, there have been hundreds of schools of thought, but now there are only a hundred or so schools that are still being passed down.】

【He did not want his school to become one of the other schools of thought that had lost their successor.】

【Zhang Cang's answer also made Prince Fusu's originally indifferent face show a smile again.】

【In the past six months, he was quite satisfied with Zhang Cang, the Minister of Rites.】

【So if possible, he doesn't want to change again.】

【But if Zhang Cang disagrees with his ideas about the great unification of ideology and culture, then he will have to find a new Minister of Rites who is willing to agree with and implement his ideas about the great unification of ideology and culture.】

【After all, if a minister of rites who disagrees with his ideas of great unification in terms of culture continues to stay, it will only hinder him and will not benefit him.】

【So Prince Fusu also comforted him in a gentle voice:"Don't worry, the core idea of the great unification of Qin's ideology and culture is just something I just had this idea."】

【"More specific and detailed content still needs Zhang Qing and Gu to think carefully"】

【"Everything is based on safety!"】

【Zhang Cang nodded and said,"Yes, Your Highness!"】

【"I will serve Your Highness with my life and soul, even if it means death!"】

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