Seeing that Chu Suiliang gave him a way out, he bowed and pointed at his feet. Then he looked at all the students who were staring at him and said, "I know you may still be thinking that as the dean and a great Confucian scholar, what I'm doing is beneath my dignity."
Before the students could say anything, Zhang Feng pointed at Hao Chujun and the others and motioned them to come forward. Then he said, "I know what you're thinking, but do you know why I'm doing this?"
"Before answering this question, let me ask you first. Do you think all of you can become great Confucian scholars?"
"I know that the main purpose of your coming to the Academy is to pass the Jinshi exam and then become an official in the imperial court. Then you can do good for the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"But do you know that there is a saying that goes, 'What you think of when you think of your emperor, you can't be loyal to your emperor'?"
At this time, all the students, including Yu Shinan and the others, were a little stunned.
There was a second part of the saying?
And the students were boiling at this time.
They bowed together and then said in unison, "Please enlighten us, Mr. Dean!"
Zhang Feng waved his hand and motioned for them to sit cross-legged.
After hesitating for a while, they still sat down as Zhang Feng said.
Even the dean took off his shoes to work. What right did they have to stand?
After everyone sat down, Zhang Feng said, "You've read the sages' books. You should remember that Kong Rong let the pear fall. You should know about this kind of story, right?"
Zhang Feng really didn't remember these stories.
There were a lot, but he didn't know how to describe them. He had forgotten most of them.
"By the way, in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu, when Confucius traveled around the countries, he saw a pair of farmers who didn't have an ox to farm. They could only use a man to carry a plow. Confucius went to the field himself and worked as an ox. I think you all should know about these stories."
There was such a saying?
There was such a saying in the Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu?
Yu Shinan and the others were stunned.
He thought hard about the records of the Lu family's Spring and Autumn Annals that he had studied before. He really thought of it and could not help but feel a little ashamed.
Zhang Feng continued, "We uphold the Way of the Saints. We should take from the people and use it for the people. Whether we become officials in the future or something else, we should all know one thing, and that is to put the people first!"
"You don't need me to say anything about this, do you?"
"Then all of you, think about what I'm doing now. Is it shameful? Or what was it? I won't force you to be like me, but I just need you to remember that no matter what you do in the future, everything you do must be based on the common people. This is your Dao. "
This time, all the students were in an uproar.
Put the people first.
This was something that all of them had learned when they first started learning. As for the officials, if they did not seek the welfare of the people, then what kind of officials were they?
This time, everyone was deeply shocked.
"This student will remember Principal's teachings!"
When Zhang Feng heard that, he heaved a deep sigh of relief.
Originally, he just wanted to reminisce and experience the feeling of not going to the ground for a long time. He also wanted to reminisce about the past. However, he did not expect that the customs of this era would make him a joke in front of the students.
However, at this time, he did not know how many of these people agreed with his way of thinking. He did not want everyone to agree with him. However, he only needed some of them to remember their path. That would be enough. .
He did not want to teach one or two black sheep.
At this time, seeing that the matter was resolved.
Yu Shinan and the others did not care about Zhang Feng's indecent barefoot. This was because at this time, there were already more students who had imitated Zhang Feng's appearance. They took off their boots and stood on the spot with excited faces.
At this time, Ouyang Xun smacked his lips. However, in the end, he only sighed.
He pretended not to see anything.
At this time, seeing this, Old Gao's eyes turned and asked, "What are the benefits of soaking the wheat seeds in this ash?"
Seeing that the topic had returned to the main topic, Zhang Feng did not answer first. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "It's getting late for autumn planting. You guys should start too."
Following Zhang Feng's lead, over three thousand students surged into the freshly plowed land, scaring the chickens and pigs, causing them to cry out in fear. They brought their children and fled from this troublesome place.
At this time, Zhang Feng mysteriously waved his hand and asked Yu Shinan and the others to come closer. After that, he said, "This thing is actually a preliminary method of selecting seeds!"
"Hmm?!"
The few of them could not help but be stunned.
What kind of method was this?
A look of understanding appeared on Old Gao's face. He said, "Please elaborate!"
"Seeds. As I said just now, these are the first factors that can affect the next year's harvest. Only the strong seeds will produce healthy sprouts. Look at the other coarse seeds. Although they will also produce sprouts, their innate advantages make these more plump seeds more advantageous."
"This is like a person's growth. Their innate advantages will make them stronger!"
How could the others not understand such an analogy?
However, it was also because they understood that they were even more shocked by what Zhang Feng had done.
After all, why did no one know about such a simple thing for thousands of years?
Ouyang Xun asked just like that.
Zhang Feng smiled and said, "It's not that no one has made it before. I remember that there was a sage who did it in the past. However, the aristocratic families did not want this thing to be made public, so they wanted to keep it for themselves. However, because of the war, this thing was slowly lost."
"It's like a wooden ox and a horse."
Hearing this, everyone frowned and nodded.
As Zhang Feng said, it was not that some things were not mentioned, but because of the benefits involved. Even if this thing was indeed feasible, in the face of powerful forces, this thing …
The few of them could not help but sigh.
At this time, they saw Zhang Feng use a millet to scoop up the floating seeds that were covered in plant ash and mud. Then, he asked Cheng Chumo to pile a large pile of plant ash and bran chaff on the side. Then, when the water was about to drip, Zhang Feng poured the seeds into the plant ash and bran chaff.
This time, the others did not understand.
However, Zhang Feng was one step ahead and said, "This method can ensure the moisture of the seeds and also prevent the worms underground from eating the seeds!"
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