The appearance of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award was very sudden.

However, with the publicity of "Datang Daily" and the gimmick of a bonus of 10,000 yuan, it spread all over Chang'an City in just a few days.

"Senior brother, who do you say will win this year's arithmetic general?"

Di Renjie and Liu Yuan are both masters in the field of arithmetic, so they naturally pay more attention to the situation of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award in arithmetic.

Of course, what they care about is definitely not the 10,000 yuan bonus, but Li Kuan's attention to the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award and the blueprint depicted.

It is necessary to make the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award the most prestigious award in the world.

This goal, if others said it, Di Renjie and Liu Yuan would have treated it as a joke.

But the person who said this was Li Kuan, so it was different.

Judging from the situation in the past few years, what Li Kuan said, no matter how unreliable it seemed at the beginning, has slowly become a reality.

Even if something seems far away, no one dares to say that it is nonsense so directly.

"It's hard to say, the positioning of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award is so high, Master will definitely pay attention to innovation. But it's too difficult to have a disruptive innovation in arithmetic. If it is really to present the award, I think it is most appropriate to give the Arithmetic Award to Master. ”

Although Liu Yun was the first student of Guanshishan Academy to win the top prize in the Ming Arithmetic Department, he had a good idea of his level.

Not to mention Li Zhi and Di Renjie, who are geniuses in the arithmetic world, there are many new students recruited by the School of Arithmetic in recent years, and many of them are of high level.

Especially after years of training in Mengxue and primary school, many of the children of craftsmen in various workshops under the Chu Wangfu have already made their mark in Guanshishan Academy.

"Master, he himself will definitely not be so boring to give himself awards, if you really want to talk about it, in fact, Datang's arithmetic, the development of the past few years is actually very fast, and many teachings and students may win awards."

Although this award is open to everyone in the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie never thought that people outside the Guanshishan Academy would win the arithmetic general.

Because the School of Mathematics of Guanshishan Academy is the highest temple of arithmetic in the Tang Dynasty.

"It won't take long for everyone to know the answer, and there's no point in us guessing here. It is better to take this opportunity to study how we can expand the reputation of our Guanshishan Academy. ”

As Li Kuan's eldest disciple, Liu Yuan naturally knew that Li Kuan had high hopes for Guanshishan Academy.

Therefore, he is always working hard to expand the fame of Guanshishan Academy.

To put it mildly, whoever makes Guanshishan Academy embarrassed is Liu Yuan's enemy.

……

In Xu Jingzong's office, Liu Jie inquired curiously about the awards of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award.

Of course, he definitely didn't inquire for himself, he still had this self-knowledge.

"So, Xu joins the army, you still don't know who won the award? Isn't the award going to be presented on June 16? ”

Xu Jingzong's answer surprised Liu Jie a little.

"According to the normal process given by the prince, at the end of each year, each department begins to collect the information of the award-winning pre-selection personnel of the entire Datang. Due to the need to take into account the situation in distant state capitals such as Lingnan Road, the work will not be completed until the end of January; After that, the various juries will screen and select the candidates, and select several final winning candidates for each subject, and then hand them over to His Royal Highness the King of Chu for decision.

In order to allow the winners to arrive in Chang'an City before June 16, the list of winners will be determined by early March at the latest, and then people will be invited. With such a toss, the review of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award will take at least half a year, and there will definitely be no way to make a normal selection this year.

But His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't want to delay until next year, so I really don't know anything about this year's candidates, but I guess that nine times out of ten, the personnel will be craftsmen from our academy or the workshop of the King of Chu's mansion. ”

Liu Jie has been working hard to follow him in the past few years, and it is rare to take the initiative to ask him about something, Xu Jingzong still explained it to him.

lest he think too much in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is arbitrary, which is actually a good thing, but it avoids controversy. After all, in the field of science, no one is more professional than His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Those arrogant teachings and students of various academies were as well-behaved as little rabbits in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. ”

Although Liu Jie's status in Guanshishan Academy is not low, what he said is not sold by everyone.

It can even be said that some genius-level figures in the various students do not attach much importance to Liu Jie.

It's no wonder that Liu Jie's words are a little sour at this time.

Having said that, the prince still hopes to get the formal process out as soon as possible, so as to improve the authority of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award. And it doesn't feel so childish. ”

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Xuanzheng Palace.

"Li Zhong, what kind of fame do you say this Kuan'er is doing, this Datang Royal Science and Technology Award, do you have to let me present the award?"

Li Kuan had just finished tossing the thunder and lightning, and it hadn't been settled for a few days, and it seemed that he had come up with something new.

Li Shimin was also speechless.

In particular, this Tang Royal Science and Technology Award is clearly set up for a group of people from Guanshishan Academy, but people still have to put the word "royal" into it.

It's really a little cheap, and you have to take advantage of it.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu often does things after planning. At the beginning, when the "Datang Daily" was just launched, everyone didn't think it was meaningful, but now it is an indispensable newspaper every day; Even the Guanshi Mountain Academy, no one paid attention to it at the beginning, and now there is no way for anyone to ignore it. Weichen thinks that this Datang Royal Science and Technology Award may have the same effect. Now everyone can't see anything, but since His Royal Highness the King of Chu has proposed to hope that His Majesty will attend, Weichen feels that if His Majesty attends, maybe there will be unexpected gains in the future. ”

On issues that do not involve major issues of right and wrong, Li Zhong is still willing to say a few words to Li Kuan.

Li Shimin is also relatively clear about this, but he doesn't feel that he has committed a taboo.

"This is true, a lot of things that feel ordinary at the beginning, but in the back they can have unexpected gains, I hope this Datang Royal Science and Technology Award can also be like this."

Li Shimin had already made a decision in his heart, but now he was just chatting with Li Zhong.

"Speaking of this award, Your Majesty, there has been a lot of discussion in Chang'an City these days, and it is said that the Guozi Jian Confucius Sacrificial Wine has very opinions on this, and thinks that His Royal Highness the King of Chu only respects science, not Confucianism. Even in the latest issue of "Yafeng", there is an article written by Kong Saijiu himself, criticizing this Tang Royal Science and Technology Award, and also said that Guozijian will also set up some of his own awards to encourage younger generations. ”

Li Zhong told Li Shimin some rumors in Chang'an City as if he were a joke.

He can be regarded as having found a pattern, as long as it is related to Li Kuan, Li Shimin still likes to listen to it.

"This science and technology award only sets up awards for arithmetic, medicine, physics and agriculture, which is indeed a bit ill-considered. It stands to reason that Guanshishan Academy also has a school of scripture, and Kuan'er will not be short of this 10,000 yuan. ”

Li Kuan paid out of his own pocket and set a bonus of 10,000 yuan for each award, and Li Shimin was naturally very clear about this matter.

According to his understanding, this science and technology award should be a part of every college in Guanshishan Academy.

It's just that there is a lack of content corresponding to the Ming Jing Department and the Ming Law Department.

"Your Majesty, could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't think that scripture is science, so he hasn't thought of it in this Tang Royal Science and Technology Award?"

"It's possible. If this is the case, he can be regarded as deliberately provoking a dispute between science and Confucianism. This guy really can't be idle for a day. Confucianism has been passed down for so many years, and it still has the significance of its existence. ”

Confucianism has always been supported by the rulers, naturally because it is conducive to the consolidation of the emperor's rule.

Li Shimin was also very aware of this, so he never opposed the spread of Confucianism.

Of course, he also saw the benefits of science, so he would not object.

As a superior person, there is a dispute between the people below, but in fact, it is what they want to see.

If everyone is like an iron plate, then how can he, the emperor, still be?

"Since His Royal Highness the King of Chu has set up a scholastic academy in Guanshishan Academy, he has not completely denied the significance of Confucianism. It's just that in his heart, maybe science is more important. ”

"Forget it, leave him alone for now, let him toss. According to what he said before, as long as it is beneficial to Datang, it is worth encouraging. At present, whether it is Guanshishan Academy or the science he advocates, it is very beneficial to the development of Datang, and I naturally want to support it. ”

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On June 16, the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the sky was clear and the breeze was light.

The lecture hall of Guanshishan Academy was crowded early in the morning, and Xu Jingzong personally arranged it there.

Today is the award ceremony of the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award, Li Kuan attaches great importance to it, and Xu Jingzong naturally attaches more importance to it.

Under normal circumstances, the auditorium can only accommodate more than 1,000 people, so many students from Guanshishan Academy did not have the opportunity to go in and observe today.

Because Li Kuan was very thick-skinned, he invited all the important ministers of the court, and even the princess of Chu, Empress Changsun and others in the Daming Palace would also attend.

In order to prevent this award ceremony from becoming an award for the self-entertainment of Guanshishan Academy, Li Kuan naturally sent invitations to well-known teachers in Qujiang Academy, Weishui Academy, Guozijian and other academies.

Even the personnel of the Tai Hospital, the General Supervisor, the Si Agricultural Supervisor, the Taishi Bureau, and some well-known Langzhong in Chang'an City were invited.

In this way, the invitation to the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award Ceremony has become precious.

Scarcity is expensive.

Even if you don't pay much attention to it before, when you find that the people around you have invitations, but you don't, you will feel that there is a gap in your heart.

"This is the invitation, huh? Chen Wumei, you are so amazing, you have only been in the academy for a year to have the opportunity to attend such a grand award ceremony, I heard that there are less than 200 students who can participate in the award ceremony today, like us, who have just entered the academy, and few are qualified to participate. ”

As soon as the students came out of the dormitory, several students got up and began to discuss today's major events.

As students of Guanshishan Academy, they were able to feel this atmosphere even more, and felt the importance that Li Kuan and Xu Jingzong attached to this matter.

"I ...... I don't know why Xu sent me an invitation to join the army. Yesterday morning, I was suddenly asked to attend today's awards ceremony. ”

Chen Wumei is Chen Si'er's younger sister, who used to study in Dengzhou's Mutual Aid Primary School, and later Guanshishan Academy began to recruit female students to a limited extent, so she took this opportunity to come to Chang'an City.

Chen Si'er is the first batch of fishing crews in the East China Sea to go to sea, although his status is not as prominent as Yang Qiwa, but he can be regarded as a good mix.

For his sister who depends on each other, he is naturally very pampered.

Idlers would not let women go to the academy to study, but Chen Si'er, who had seen the charm of new science, had a different attitude towards this matter than ordinary people.

Everything that Li Kuan supports, Chen Si'er supports.

Her sister wanted to go to Guanshishan Academy to study, and Chen Si'er naturally supported it.

"Could it be because of the article you published in the first two issues of Science? That's why you have the opportunity to attend today's award ceremony? ”

"It's also possible that your brother has made some great contributions."

"The academy is constantly recruiting some female students, maybe this time it is to encourage us, so Chen Wumei participated as a big watch."

In the dormitory, several female students who were at the same time as Chen Wumei were chattering there.

The number of teachers and students in Guanshishan Academy has long exceeded 5,000, and it has been a matter of the past two years to break through 10,000.

And the teachers and students of Guanshishan Academy who participated in the award ceremony today add up to about 200 people, and Chen Wumei can have the opportunity to attend, everyone is naturally very curious.

……

In the lecture hall, Ashinadur looked at his sister in surprise.

"Duoduo, why did you come in too? Isn't it said that today's award ceremony invitation is rare? ”

Li Kuan did not hold the award ceremony in the evening, but in the morning.

There is no way, although the curfew is lifted on the founding day, but in normal times, there is still a curfew.

Therefore, from eight or nine o'clock in the morning, some people began to arrive outside the lecture hall one after another.

Fortunately, many people now know that the people who are here today are of a very high level, but no one is there to play big names.

"Uncle Ashina, why can you come, but I can't? This Datang Royal Science and Technology Award has nothing to do with you generals. ”

As the younger sister of Qibi He Li, Qibi Duoduo naturally knows Ashinadur.

And as a general of the Hu people, the relationship between Qibi He Li and Ashinadur is quite good.

"Duoduo, when your eldest brother sent you to Guanshishan Academy, I still didn't agree very much. Now it seems that this is the right choice. ”

Qibi Duoduo now has the name of a goddess doctor on his head, and Ashina Dur has naturally heard of it.

"Well, now that I'm home, everyone looks at me differently."

Qi Duoduo said with a proud face.

Ashinadur smiled and talked to her, and soon other acquaintances came over, and he began a new party.