Chapter 082 Donglin Academy
It's not that Shen Zhuangling didn't open the door, but Mu Qilin's people were in her backyard. When she heard someone banging on the door, Xiao Qi stared at her fiercely and said, "Don't forget your identity..."
After saying that, he slipped out of the small door in the backyard.
After Chen Cao asked Zhao Xin to kick in the door, Shen Zhuangling deliberately messed up her hair and walked out of the room pretending to have just woken up from sleep: "Hey, why did uncle get so angry at night? He kicked down the door of the slave's house. , if strong men come, the Nu family’s thin body is no match for those people.”
Chen Cao walked over with his belt, while Zhao Xin and others stayed at the door of the backyard and did not come in: "Why, your soldiers and servants, Ding Huyuan, are not here?"
"Look what you said, uncle, they have been busy all day and have all fallen asleep..."
The reason is a bit far-fetched, but Chen Cao doesn't care very much. After all, this woman is a widow. As the old saying goes, a widow has many disputes at home. Who would have thought that Shen Zhuangling would be hooking up with other people in private?
Chen Cao walked straight into Shen Zhuangling's bedroom, sat down at the table, and poured himself a cup of sobering tea: "Do you know everything?"
Shen Zhuangling followed into the room: "What are the things that uncle is talking about?"
"Don't play tricks on me. I went to find Mu Qilin during the day. Because of you, I almost fell out with Mu Qilin." Chen Cao put down the teacup and looked up and down Shen Zhuangling's body.
Shen Zhuangling walked to Chen Cao's side very wisely and squatted down...
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After the business was done, Chen Cao buckled his belt with great satisfaction: "Let me ask you, do you want to follow me?"
Shen Zhuangling wiped her still moist lips, then drank a cup of tea to rinse her mouth, and then said: "Since uncle, you took my body, my family has become my uncle's, what are you talking about whether to follow or not? "
Chen Cao rolled his eyes, stared at her with a mocking look and said, "None of you in the Duke of Guizhou's mansion are good people. We, as gentlemen, don't talk secretly. Today I have gone to see Mu Qilin. You also need to think carefully, if you pass through this village and want to find this store again, it will not be that simple..."
Shen Zhuangling smiled: "Hey, uncle, what are you talking about..."
Chen Cao sighed and shook his head: "Just take care of yourself..."
After saying that, she left. Shen Zhuangling stayed there for a long time...
After getting out of the gate, Chen Cao walked into the carriage with the support of Zhao Xin. Before leaving, Chen Cao stared at the sign of Shen Ji Grocery Store for a long time, and then said: "Find some smart people..."
"I understand..."
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The workshop is now affiliated with the Dingwu New Army, but it is still located in the naval camp. Chen Cao still has some things to explain to Bi Maokang before he goes south to Zhejiang to recruit troops.
"Master Bi, where do you think the headquarters of our workshop is most appropriate?" Chen Cao asked Xin Zhao to spread out a map of the Ming Dynasty and place several red triangular flags at the marked locations.
Bi Maokang stared at the map, and then said: "Our production now relies entirely on water power to drive the water bed, and then the water hammer works. Naturally, we need to locate the headquarters of the workshop near the water source. In fact, Longjiang and the current naval camp They are all good choices.”
Chen Cao also thinks so, but in the long run, if things are not harmonious in the future, and the workshop is his biggest production support, he must have a perfect location. The camps of Longjiang and the Navy are both in the city of Jinling. side.
"Although Taihu Lake in Suzhou Prefecture is good, it is a lake after all, and its water flow is not fast. In the past, in Youwei Camp, it was because the Jubao River passed by, but now the workshop is developing very fast. If we still rely on the water power of the Jubao River, we will lose productivity. It’s too low, so I still think it’s most appropriate to locate the workshop on this line.”
Bi Maokang's words are very reasonable. Even if something happens in the future, his workshop is close to the water, and with the assistance of the navy, all the equipment is on board. As long as the core technical personnel are still there, there will be a workshop everywhere.
"It makes sense. In that case, we will use the naval camp as our headquarters. Mr. Bi, please give me the order from the general of the Dingwu Army to open up some land next to the naval camp and set up a factory. I have already thought of a name, so I will call it 'Longjiang Arsenal', and then set up 'Longjiang Canned Food Factory' and 'Longjiang Cement Factory' next to me;
The general office of the arsenal is you. The general office of the cannery is named Wu Liangju, and the general office of the cement factory is named Li Maocai. The factory must have defense facilities. How to construct them? You design it, and then let Li Maocai do it. All factory buildings are made of cement. , you think about what to do;
Also, you have to study the drawings I gave you a few days ago carefully, especially the rails. Imagine whether it would work if horses were used to pull them. If not, just follow what I wrote on the drawings. , see if there is any possibility of researching it. "
Bi Maokang frowned: "Uncle, it's not that I don't care, but the rails are easy to say. As long as there is iron material, it doesn't matter if it is laid between factories, or it is laid from Jinling City to the Navy Camp. The key is the steam engine. I really don’t know what to do.”
"It doesn't matter," Chen Cao waved his hand: "Just recruit students vigorously and brainstorm. If you have any questions, ask me and I can help you answer them."
"Yes, I will obey your orders..."
"By the way, student?" Chen Cao said to himself, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he thought of something, and he hurriedly talked with Bi Maokang for a while, and then left in a hurry.
"Uncle, where are we going?" Seeing Chen Cao's anxious look, Zhao Xin stepped forward and asked.
Chen Cao got on his horse and said, "Let's go to Donglin Academy."
Not to mention, since Qian Qianyi reopened Donglin Academy, Chen Cao has not been to this place, let alone met the protagonist of the famous "Water is too cold" in history.
Chen Cao, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the academy with Zhao Xin, and then walked slowly inside by the passage. Zhao Xin was a martial artist and had been to any academy. In order not to embarrass Chen Cao, he followed Chen Cao closely. Walking behind.
After walking around the screen wall of the forest platform, Chen Cao saw a group of people dressed as scholars gathered around a middle-aged man with a beard. He didn't know what was going on, but Chen Cao, who was well-informed, could guess that these people must be debating knowledge again.
Out of curiosity, Chen Cao approached.
Because he was wearing casual clothes, Chen Cao's fair skin and appearance looked like a scholar from a wealthy family, while Zhao Xin's identity was that of a servant or nurse.
As soon as he got closer, he asked a scholar next to him, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Young Master, what's going on?"
The scholar turned around and saw that Chen Cao was dressed like a rich man, but seeing that Chen Cao looked knowledgeable and sensible, he turned around and said with a smile: "Where is this gentleman from? Are you here to listen to Mr. Qian's lectures?" "
Qian Qianyi?
"Is that Mr. Qian?" Chen Cao pointed to the middle-aged man surrounded.
The scholar shook his head: "No, this is Mr. Shichao..."
Stone nest?
Chen Cao disliked those people in ancient times who claimed to have read some books and gave themselves a lot of "numbers". Obviously, this guy was one of them.
Seeing Chen Cao's confused face, the scholar smiled and said, "My dear fellow, are you a foreigner?"
Chen Cao hurriedly handed over his hand: "To be honest, I just moved to Jinling with my family."
"Forget it," the scholar opened the folding fan: "Mr. Shi Chao is from the Criminal Division of the Capital to Ruan Dacheng, who is in charge of the matter. Because Ding You returned home, he was invited by Mr. Mu Zhai and came all the way from Anqing Mansion to the academy to discuss knowledge with the students. "
Ruan Dacheng?
Chen Cao was shocked, how could such a famous person not know about it? He quickly saluted the scholar: "Thank you for your advice, dear friend. I don't know how to address my dear friend by his name?"
The scholar raised his hands very politely and said, "I am Xia Yunyi of Songjiang Prefecture. I wonder who your dear friend is?"
The name seemed familiar, as if there was such a famous figure in the late Ming Dynasty, but Chen Cao couldn't remember it. He was about to say his name before he remembered that his name was known throughout the Ming Dynasty, so he used a fake name: "I'm Zhao Xin, Thank you Brother Xia for your advice."
"polite..."
Xin Zhao was very understanding, but he just thought it was a bit strange for his uncle to use his own name to deceive others.
Naturally, Chen Cao didn't like listening to people like Ruan Dacheng talking nonsense about state affairs, so he took Zhao Xin around and walked inside. After passing the end of the passage, a corridor appeared. Chen Cao immediately stood up and lowered his head. Xin Zhao almost bumped into Chen Cao.
"Uncle..."
Zhao Xin shouted in a low voice, but Chen Cao was unmoved. Then he saw a middle-aged man walking towards Chen Cao. The man held up his hand and said, "I wonder who you are?"
Chen Cao raised his hand: "What's your surname?"
The visitor looked Chen Cao up and down: "No expensive...surname is Qian..."
"What a good surname..." Chen Cao praised politely.
The visitor smiled awkwardly: "I wonder where such a young man comes from?"
Chen Cao cupped his hands and said, "Call me out..."
The visitor looked displeased: "Where are you going?"
"Go where you want to go..." Chen Cao handed over again.
The visitor showed a cold face: "This is my rest room in Donglin Academy. No outsiders are welcome. Young Master can do as he pleases."
"Farewell..."
Chen Cao handed over his hand, turned around and left...
Zhao Xin looked at the man blankly, and then followed Chen Cao away at a loss.
"Uncle, why are we leaving?"
Chen Cao didn't look sideways and said as he walked: "Didn't you see that guy Zhang Yanzong inside?"
"Marquis Shouning?" Zhao Xin raised his eyebrows: "This subordinate only cares about the courtesy of Uncle Uncle and the man named Qian."
"Zhang Yanzong knows me. The person named Qian should be Qian Qianyi. I am from the Eunuch Party and they are from the Donglin Party. If they are recognized and enter this Donglin Academy, they will be beaten to death by those nerds who are stupid about studying. Inside." Chen Cao himself felt a shiver running through his body. He and Xin Zhao were just two people, and they were unarmed. Even if they were good at fists and kicks, who could defeat countless hands with two fists?
"Brother Zhao..."
Zhao Xin turned around habitually, and consciously showed the style of a royal guard: "How dare you, a scholar, call me by my name?"
Chen Cao turned around and saw Xia Yunyi, and kicked Xin Zhao on the butt: "Brother Xia, what do you want to call me for?"
Xia Yunyi glanced at Xin Zhao strangely, and then said angrily: "How dare your servant, Ding Huyuan, talk to me like this?"
Zhao Xin did not dare to get angry because Chen Cao was staring at him, so he retreated behind Chen Cao. Chen Cao smiled and said: "Brother Xia, there is no need to be angry with my servant. What do you want me to do?"
Xia Yunyi smiled and cupped his hands: "I saw Brother Zhao go to the rest room and then retreat. I wonder if he wants to see Mr. Mu Zhai?"
Chen Cao laughed and said, "Brother Xia is really awesome. I saw Mr. Mu Zhai was waiting for guests, so I don't want to disturb you. I'll take my leave here."
Xia Yunyi nodded thoughtfully, then stared at Chen Cao closely, and finally handed over his hand for a long time: "I'm too abrupt. Brother Zhao, please help yourself. I have something to do and leave. Please take my leave."
"Farewell..."
Chen Cao and Zhao Xin hurried out of the gate of Donglin Academy before letting out a long breath.
"Uncle," Xin Zhao's voice became louder after leaving the door: "Let's go in and walk around for a while before leaving. What is the purpose of coming today?"
Chen Cao got on his horse and said: "I originally wanted to visit Donglin Academy to see their school running model and have the opportunity to compete with that guy Qian Qianyi. But seeing this situation, I decided to forget it. Different ways are not mutually exclusive." Plan, withdraw..."
The two of them rushed back to Youwei's station one after another, and then Chen Cao found Song Che and said: "There is still some time before we go south, and we have to wait for the people from the court to arrive before we can act together. During this time, I want to found a college, and I will be the college." Commander, you and Qi Xianzong will be teachers, I have already thought of the name, it will be called 'Kyoto Army Academy'."
"No," Song Che immediately objected: "'Kingto' is another name for Jinling. If you call it this, you may be impeached by the officials for the crime of transgression, so you have to change it to another name."
When Chen Cao thought that Song Che's idea still made sense, he said: "How about calling it 'Nanjing Army Academy'? In short, the teaching location is on Nanjing Youwei's territory?"
Song Che nodded: "This is feasible. Even if the higher-ups ask, it will be reasonable and well-founded."
"That's enough." After saying that, Chen Cao asked Zhao Xin to immediately go to the city to find craftsmen to make the signboard of 'Nanjing Army Academy'. Then he asked Song Che to go to Youwei's family camp and transfer the twelve people who were still working in the workshop to All male children over 10 years old were gathered together and sent to the academy to study.
This is a big deal, as for what to teach? Naturally, it was what they called low-level miscellaneous knowledge. Chen Cao planned to let those Francois and Romans teach him for a period, and then go and summarize it for them himself.
Two days later, when Chen Cao was playing with his son at home, the maid came to the backyard and said, "Uncle, there is another person outside the door who calls himself Xia Yunyi and wants to see my uncle."
Xia Yunyi?
Chen Cao gave the child to the wet nurse, then stood up and greeted Li Xiang and walked to the middle hall of the front yard. Xia Yunyi was half sitting on a chair. When he saw Chen Cao walking in, it was indeed the person he saw in the academy that day. He immediately He stood up and bowed to Chen Cao: "Student Xia Yunyi, I have met Uncle Dingwu..."
Chen Cao sat on the main seat and raised his hand very politely: "Brother Xia, there is no need to be polite. Sit down and talk."
Xia Yunyi saluted again: "Students don't dare, thank Uncle Dingwu for sitting down."
Chen Caocai said: "How did you know it was Uncle Ben?"
Xia Yunyi was still half-sitting, then leaned sideways and said: "Students heard from Jinling that Mr. Nalan was knowledgeable and unparalleled in knowledge. As early as when he was in Songjiang, he had read his uncle's "Cai Gen Tan", which really opened the door to Ming literature for me. The student admired him very much. When he met his uncle at Donglin Academy that day, he didn't pay much attention at first. He just called him uncle and when the gentleman turned around, the student felt very murderous. Then he thought about the popular belief that Uncle Wu was the commander of the Jinyi Guards and followed the police all year round. The envoy Zhao Xin, Mr. Zhao, boldly inquired after the student left and confirmed that it was indeed the uncle, and then he hurriedly came to apologize to the uncle."
