Capítulo 784: Chapter 355: Academic System, Boundless Fortune (Part 2)
Zheng Fa smiled and explained, “If the remote classroom is to facilitate the disciples’ learning.”
“The Daospeak is for… allowing the disciples to exchange their insights or research findings.”
“Doesn’t this duplicate the Jiushan Forum?” Master Pang interjected.
“Originally, the Jiushan Forum was for this, but the current trend…”
Zheng Fa stopped here, glanced at Master Pang, with a look of resignation.
“… The forum’s style, it’s not entirely my fault…”
Master Pang’s voice grew softer, clearly lacking confidence.
“The Daospeak is for disciples to upload their papers, and comnts are restricted to paper-related discussions.”
The Jiushan Forum still has its advantages today; its biggest use is to allow Zheng Fa to ‘eat lons’… no, to grasp public opinion, uncover issues within the Jiushan Sect, and collect disciples’ feedback.
As for the Daospeak, in Zheng Fa’s mind, it’s a bit like a modern preprint website, such as arXiv.
“The main purpose of Daospeak is to cultivate a research atmosphere among the disciples. This application can lower the threshold for disciples to publish papers.”
“The ‘Immortal Dao’ should not host too many papers, even with other publications combined, the papers that can be published are limited.”
“However, the Daospeak has almost no threshold, and it can strengthen the disciples’ academic exchanges.”
The others listened and understood Zheng Fa’s idea, nodding in agreent.
“Sister Zhang, I plan to establish a good deeds reward pool in the Daospeak every month, for authors of potentially impactful papers.”
Sister Zhang frowned at these words, looking at Zheng Fa, “Why do this?”
“It’s naturally to encourage their research,” Zheng Fa explained, “As for the specific amount of good deeds, Sister, you can estimate it yourself.”
At this point, Zheng Fa sighed, “This way, it can also encourage the disciples to share their exclusive knowledge.”
The disciples of the Jiushan Sect still lean more towards the Mystic Micro Cultivator’s philosophy, and many of them cherish their own research findings and are unwilling to share their unique insights.
Rewarding good deeds is actually a necessary asure, using profit as an incentive.
“Not only good deeds, but also the selection of manuscripts for the ‘Immortal Dao’ and major journals can be chosen from the Daospeak, letting those disciples see the benefits of publishing papers on the Daospeak.” Zheng Fa explained his idea to everyone.
“Then what’s the use of these journals?” Master Pang couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t they all for publishing papers?”
Zheng Fa looked around at everyone, seeing their confusion, he explained the system he devised in detail.
“The Daospeak has a low threshold, and the good deeds reward is one-ti, mostly to encourage disciples to research and strengthen academic exchange.”
“While the role of the major journals is to pick out those truly talented in research.” At this point, Zheng Fa looked at Master Pang, “I gathered everyone and the disciples back for further reforms in Jiushan.”
“From today, Jiushan Sect disciples will undergo professional diversion, with so of them becoming research-oriented disciples.”
“Although there are still five levels of the Outer Sect, Inner Sect, True Inheritor, Elder, and Supre, the standards for evaluation have changed.”
Master Pang realized, “Using journals for evaluation?”
“The journals are the main factor, at least research-oriented disciples need to publish the corresponding journal to advance to True Inheritor.”
“After they advance, not only do they enjoy all rights, but they can also apply for funding to conduct their research.”
Master Pang nodded slowly, seeming to understand, “Is the Daospeak still essentially a forum, just focused on research? Are the journals more rigorous?”
Zheng Fa nodded with a smile, and after thinking for a mont, added, “Actually, it’s not just that. I am preparing to establish so research-related awards.”
“Awards?”
“Yes, to reward those with significant impact or breakthrough research results. The amount of good deeds for these awards, I plan to set a high standard.”
“High standard?”
“At least enough for these disciples to cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage.”
Everyone’s faces showed surprise.
Because this standard is really high.
Junior Master Huang spent a lifeti accumulating resources, barely enough for Sister Zhang to form a Nascent Soul, and even then, she was reluctant to give it to Zheng Fa.
It shows how large this sum of good deeds is.
Zheng Fa’s emphasis on these awards is even more evident.
“Senior Master, University Island has expanded enrollnt for over four years now. The first batch of disciples, including those older disciples, more or less have a certain knowledge base.”
“The focus of Jiushan University should shift from education to research, at least to a balance between research and education.”
Upon hearing this, Sister Zhang imdiately agreed, “Currently, education expenditure accounts for over 20% of the overall expenditure in the Jiushan Realm, and because the number of disciples increases each year, the expenditure grows. It’s indeed necessary to consider the issue of returns. Otherwise, it’s putting the cart before the horse, and the Jiushan Realm will struggle to bear it.”
Education is a good thing.
But if the cultivated cultivators cannot generate value… it would weigh down the Jiushan Realm.
Therefore, research must be encouraged, and output must be promoted.
In Zheng Fa’s plan, the Daospeak has the lowest threshold to cultivate the habit of academic exchanges among disciples, or more like an academic exchange forum.
The ‘Immortal Dao’ and other journals are the proper academic promotion system, influencing resource allocation and project investnt.
And the research awards truly establish the status of top researchers, shaping a research-first ethos.
The combination of the three forms the research system of the Jiushan Realm.
“Reform, huh?”
Xie Qingxue thought to herself.
Her gaze was sowhat complicated, recalling what she heard from her Master about the Ancestor Master.
Upon hearing the word “reform,” she couldn’t help but compare Zheng Fa with the Ancestor Master.
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