Zhu Yuanzhang himself also attached great importance to education. Although his courtesy to those scholars led to his later failure, it is undeniable that before the rise of the Donglin Party supported by the plutocrats in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, among the scholars who were treated with courtesy died. Many loyal and talented people have emerged.
Most of these talents are from Jiangxi. These Jiangxi people are responsible for half of the Ming Dynasty. They are the elders of Jiangxi who are as famous as the nobles of Huaixi. However, after the fall of Yan Fenyi, the power of Jiangxi has never been recovered, while power elsewhere rose again.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was very attentive and ruthless in educating the royal children. When he once asked Song Lian to teach his sons, he said personally, "As long as you don't die," that is, hand over the children to Teacher, as long as you can't be beaten to death, that's fine.
He is the only emperor from ancient times to the present who has said this.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it again and again and said to Zhao Yuanzuo, "Is this universal education really so useful? Is it more useful than those grain seeds?"
"Of course, you have to know that the national education here will teach you how to cultivate these seeds. One is to give you fish, and the other is to teach you to fish. How can these be the same? And think about it, this list Is there an item on education for all?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also ate something at this time, and he had some food in his stomach, so he was not so drunk.
He looked at it carefully and found that there was indeed no item on universal education, and he felt a little unhappy.
Is this looking down on our Ming Dynasty? Why did the Northern Song Dynasty provide them with universal education, but we did not? What does this mean?
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the wine bowl and drank a bowl of it, in order to relieve the depression in his heart.
At this time, Zhao Yuanzuo suddenly gave himself a mouthful.
"Oh, my fault, I forgot to mention that this universal education will build schools across the country, and our royal family will provide food and meat for every meal, eh, Zhu Brother, your Ming Dynasty may not have so much food and meat, I was really too careless, I will punish myself with three cups."
Zhao Yuanzuo picked up the five-cent wine cup and drank three glasses in a row, then turned the wine cup over to show that no wine was left.
"Well, Brother Zhu, you should go and ask for this universal education. Brother, I will grit my teeth and make up for the food and meat for you. How about it."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhao Yuanzuo's words, the chopsticks he stretched out towards the boiling cabbage also stopped in mid-air.
"We know exactly what you want to do. If you show courtesy for nothing, you are either cheating or stealing. If you want to do anything, just tell me."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also regained some clarity. He was now suspicious of Zhao Yuanzuo, who was too attentive.
"Brother Zhu, you have to know one thing. Although I am only a prince, I am also the brother of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. During this period, our Song Dynasty has spent a lot of money. If we want to make some money from you, you also know that we The Song Dynasty said it was rich, but in fact those things were in kind, not money. What we need most is gold and silver. We don’t have much, but you, the Ming Dynasty, have more.
We also have too much food, and the granaries are full and can’t be stored. This is very heartbreaking for us. And if you start universal education here, won’t I have a market? Besides, this is also mutually beneficial. Reciprocity, no? "
Zhao Yuanzuo gave a reason, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He knew that the Northern Song Dynasty collected goods in kind, but silver was insufficient, and there were often money shortages, but he still had to ask.
"What's going on with your meat? How come there are so many of them? It's not a small amount that can feed our entire country?"
"This is very simple. We destroyed the Khitan and Xixia and now have grassland as our pasture. Now we have no shortage of cattle, sheep and horses."
Zhao Yuanzuo said while eating, what he told was the truth, but he did not say that not only the Khitan and Xixia were destroyed, but now the whole world was destroyed by them. Anyway, this is not a lie, it is just that he did not tell the whole story, It's not a big deal.
"Destroyed the Khitan and Xixia? Hiss, how did you do that?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had someone to explain the history books to him. He knew that the Khitan and Xixia could be said to have joined forces to cut off the rising momentum of the Northern Song Dynasty. Now the Song Dynasty is still the last Song Zhenzong to be granted the title of Zen Taishan. He is so strong. They really underestimated them, but that's right. With Zhao Yuanzuo's strength, if he charges into the formation, no one can stop him.
"We have firearms, hiccup."
Zhao Yuanzuo burped from wine, his face was a little red, and his eyes were wandering.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhao Yuanzuo must be too drunk.
But after just drinking so much, why can't he stop? It seems that Zhao Yuanzuo's drinking capacity is not as good as that of a woman.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know about this that some people's faces turn red as soon as they touch wine, as if they were drunk, and that there are also burps and wine burps, which are both burps. This matter cannot be distinguished.
"What kind of firearms do you have? Can you tell me about it so that I can open my eyes and see if you can fulfill my brother's wish?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhao Yuanzuo and said, he has a complete firearms unit.
"Okay, okay, I'll let you see."
Zhao Yuanzuo was a little excited. These old goods could finally be sold. After selling these old arms, he could buy some new arms.
All the Xia in the main world are now using the new weapons obtained from the Elysian Space, and they have started to sell off those old weapons. They have also started to engage in activities in the main world, buying bullets and giving away rifles.
The Northern Song Dynasty also wanted to get a share of the pie, but unfortunately it had too many old weapons and couldn't get rid of them. Now it's better. These garbage finally have a place to sell them, and they can still make a lot of money. It's really good.
Without saying a word, Zhao Yuanzuo took out his tablet and showed Zhu Yuanzhang his arms.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew the goods. When he saw these arms, he immediately understood how powerful these things were. This was something that could change battlefield tactics.
Xu Dake said at the beginning that if the firearm was strong enough, it could alone determine the outcome of a war, and Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with this.
When he and Chen Youliang met to hunt Shiji, his ships were not as good as Chen Jiusi's, and his men and horses were less than Chen Jiusi's. His victory was due to the fact that he carried the cannons onto the ships. The power of the artillery killed Chen Jiusi.
He really wanted these weapons. If he had these things, he could turn the Mongolian grasslands into his own pasture, and turn those Mongolian warriors into his subordinates, just like the Duoyan Three Guards.
I just don’t know if this good brother will sell these firearms to him.
