Cheng Shijie actually didn't know what happened in Liaodong. Although Cheng Shijie left Chibi City on a battleship, when passing by Chongming Island, the Shen family led the people of Chongming to hold a grand welcome ceremony. Shen Boyun's eldest son, Shen Qidong, 28, greeted Cheng Shijie.
Of course, Cheng Shijie did not stay at the Chongming Princess Mansion arranged by Shen Qidong, but went directly to Chongming Academy. Only then did Sun Kewang know that Cheng Shijie's hands had reached the Yangtze River Estuary, and there were Cheng Shijie's men at Wusongkou, Chongming Island, and Changxing Island.
Compared with Chongming Island, Chibi City is not enough.
Accompanied by Shen Qidong, Cheng Shijie visited Chongming Academy, a school funded by the Shen family headed by Shen Boyun. After more than a year of construction, it was finally put into normal use.
However, when Cheng Shijie visited Chongming Academy, he discovered serious problems. The problem was not that the school building was not good enough, nor that the school was not big enough. Chongming Academy is mainly composed of Hui-style gray and white buildings, with a garden-style structure, covering an area of at least 20 to 30 acres.
Chongming Academy still recruits students according to the methods of Meng Sheng and Tong Sheng. The so-called Meng Sheng means Meng Sheng. There are a total of 161 students, and all of them are boys. However, there are 45 Tong students. That is to say This Chongming Academy has a total of 206 students. Among them, there are twenty-six teachers, and more than one hundred servants, servants, and cooks.
Speaking of which, the dean of the college is quite famous. This is Liu Zongzhou, the former Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. When it comes to Liu Zongzhou's knowledge, there is certainly nothing to say. It's just that he was born in the Donglin Party and was a famous scholar in the Donglin Party. Huang Zongxi, Chen Que, Zhang Luxiang, Chen Hongshou, Qi Biaojia and other famous scholars and integrity figures all came from the Party. His disciples are known as "Jishan School" in the world.
If it was in the era when Cheng Shijie did not appear, the Donglin Party would indeed be at its peak. However, as Cheng Shijie appeared and pushed Jiannu to the ground and rubbed him, especially after the Battle of Bali Bay, in comparison with Cheng Shijie, the Donglin Party seemed incompetent. . This made Emperor Chongzhen suspicious of the Donglin Party members. Emperor Chongzhen was anxious for treatment. Talents, wages, bandits, and border troubles were often on his mind. He hoped that his ministers could come up with some effective concrete measures.
Liu Zongzhou believed that these were all methods of punishing people, which were close to utilitarianism, and the ruler should be based on benevolence and righteousness. Due to disagreements, he only served as the governor of Shuntian for one year, then reported illness and returned to his hometown, where he and Tao Shuangling established the "Witness Society" to gather comrades to give lectures.
Liu Zongzhou became the dean of Chongming Academy because he was too stubborn and decided to break away from the Donglin Party and refused to participate in the Donglin Party's poetry societies, societies, and literary societies.
Listening to Shen Qidong's introduction, Cheng Shijie frowned.
Is the teacher-student ratio at Chongming Academy too exaggerated? If servants, busboys and cooks are included in the staff, it means that the ratio of staff to students is almost one to two.
“Why do we only admit so few students?”
"Too many students will put a lot of pressure on the school and increase the workload of teachers, thereby lowering the requirements for students and lowering the value of students as a whole!"
In Shen Qi's view, why are the talents of the Ming Dynasty not as valuable as those of the Tang and Song Dynasties?
The Tang Dynasty inherited the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty. Historical records show that during the more than two hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, only six people passed the examination. In the late Tang Dynasty, it became a fictitious examination with no one applying.
Later, it was found that it was too difficult to take the scholar exam, and no one took the exam, so students who passed the county school exam were called scholars. Especially after the Song Dynasty, people were recruited everywhere, and there were as many scholars as dogs. As long as there are too many scholars, they are completely worthless.
"What we want to implement is elite education, not civilian education. Some people from civilian families should engage in civilian jobs."
In Shen Qidong's view, Cheng Shijie's approach actually devalued culture.
"You are wrong. We are either going to implement elite education or civilian education. I need to get enough talents in a short period of time so that we can meet the demand for talents in Liaodong, Dayuan, and Luzon!"
"Commander, having too many students at one time will not help Chongming Academy become the best institution of higher learning in the world. The reason why Donglin Academy is sought after all over the world is because Donglin Academy has a limited number of students, and Donglin Academy has the largest number. It can only accommodate two to three hundred people. If there are thousands of people in Donglin Academy, the students in Donglin Academy will be worthless!"
Although Liu Zongzhou came from a Confucian background, he considered issues more from the perspective of fame. Anyway, in Liu Zongzhou's opinion, Cheng Shijie is willing to pay for the school and never has any say in the college. Is there any better investor than Cheng Shijie?
"Mr. Niantai, we do not want to monopolize knowledge, but to promote and popularize knowledge. There is not much difference between a teacher teaching two students at a time and fifty or sixty students at a time. Donglin Academy exists Hundreds of years ago, it was established as early as the first year of Zhenghe in the Song Dynasty (1111)!"
Cheng Shijie smiled bitterly and said: "I am not Gu Xiancheng. Gu Xiancheng is famous enough and can respond to a hundred responses. My foundation and Gu Xiancheng's foundation are different. What's more, his and I have different purposes. If the teachers can increase the workload, If you have any opinions, then improve the treatment of teachers.”
Liu Zongzhou had his own ideas. He wanted to build an institution more famous than Donglin Academy. While running the school, he planned to invite his disciples and some Jiangnan heroes to study at Chongming Academy. After studying for a period of time, he would join The provincial examination next year and the national examination the year after that.
The method adopted by Liu Zongzhou was actually the same as that of Hengshui Middle School in later generations. He selected top students from across the province and then worked hard to complete the questions, thus selecting the best among the best, which instantly made Chongming Academy famous.
You must know that although the imperial examinations of this era are no less difficult than those of later generations, the problem is that the scope of the questions is far less than that of later generations. How huge and complicated is the question bank of later generations? For people like Liu Zongzhou, even if they answer three questions a day, it is enough to answer thousands of questions and build the reputation of Chongming Academy. The problem is not big.
As the saying goes, the butt determines the head, and the head determines the thinking.
Cheng Shijie and Liu Zongzhou considered the problem from different dimensions, so the two sides naturally had obvious differences. However, teaching without discrimination, expanding the scope of students, and selecting more good talents are also what Liu Zongzhou is happy to see.
"Commander, if we recruit more students, I'm afraid it will cost a lot more money!"
"I have a lot of money. When I return to Liaodong, I will specially grant Chongming Academy one hundred thousand taels of silver to improve the teaching quality of Chongming Academy!"
As we all know, Cheng Shijie treats his subordinates generously, with high salary and good benefits. A large number of middle-income middle class appeared in Liaodong in a short period of time.
Of course, Cheng Shijie is not a philanthropist. The reason why he gives a higher salary is that Cheng Shijie has higher requirements for his subordinates. Apart from Ning Haijun, the highest-paid soldier is Guan Ningjun. But the problem is that the income of Guan Ningjun is not enough in front of Ning Haijun.
Of course, Ning Haijun's treatment is the best, and he is also the most combat-effective unit in the world. This is not to say that combat effectiveness and treatment are directly equated, but because treatment is also a part of combat effectiveness.
The corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty was relatively serious, and no one could compare with it except the Manchus. However, the officials in Liaodong, as well as the teachers and craftsmen in Liaodong, received salaries that were several times those in the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty. Welfare is even more meticulous, with everything from food, clothing, housing, and daily life all taken care of by an arranged system.
This was derived by Cheng Shijie based on the system of Hansteel Group. Employees of Hansteel Group had already enjoyed medical insurance before the country implemented universal medical insurance. There are also poor employees in Hansteel Group, but they will never be sick and have no money for treatment.
Just like Cheng Jiayue's condition, it was a different situation. Hansteel Group Staff General Hospital did not have this technology, and it could not find a heart source.
Cheng Shijie provides such a high salary, not to let people enjoy their position but to do things. Therefore, high benefits and high salary are not easy to get. Only by making contributions that match the salary and benefits can you feel at ease.
When Cheng Shijie left Chongming Island, he began to formulate the "Liaodong Compulsory Education Draft." The draft nominated by Cheng Shijie will first be sent to the Liaodong Management Committee for discussion and will generally not be blocked.
This issue of compulsory education is slightly different from the compulsory education in later generations. Primary school is a five-year system, middle school is a four-year system, and university is a three-year system. In Daming, you don’t need to hand in so much useless knowledge. Do you think a primary school student needs to learn English?
What bullshit logic, learning English is to connect with the world. More than 99% of people will never have the opportunity to go abroad or meet foreigners in their lifetime. For example, the author has lived to be thirty-nine years old and has never had contact with any foreigner. We don’t have that level. So the question is, is it of any use to learn so much English and memorize so many words?
There are only five years of compulsory education in Liaodong, which means compulsory education in primary school. Whether you go to junior high school or not is entirely up to your own volition. As the saying goes, don't persuade others to do good without suffering others' suffering.
Although there are many factories in Liaodong at this stage, the problem is that not everyone has the opportunity to be a worker, and not everyone can apply what they have learned. Even if there is a revolt in the future, it will be in the future.
Cheng Shijie plans to build at least one elementary school in every town and at least one middle school in every county. The universities will be mainly Liaodong Medical College, Liaodong Agricultural College, Liaodong Engineering College, Ning Naval Army College, and Liaodong Naval War College. As for establishing a world-renowned university, there is still a long way to go to establish a world-renowned university like the University of Oxford (officially determined by a bill passed in 1571, its predecessor was the Catholic University) and the University of Cambridge.
Cheng Shijie is actually not qualified to pick and choose talents now, so as long as there are people who are willing to immigrate to Liaodong, Cheng Shijie will accept them all.
Of course, I accept it, but I will not start farming in Liaodong. The main reason is that the weather in the past few years has been really abnormal. Spring came too late and winter came too late. The Liaodong of today is different from that of later generations. The Liaodong of later generations can be regarded as having four distinct seasons. , but now there is no spring and autumn in Liaodong.
It may only take a few days for the weather to go from more than ten degrees below zero to more than twenty degrees above zero, and then it will enter the hot summer. In summer, the temperature may drop suddenly overnight, and after dawn, the entire world All will be covered with ice and snow.
Many people from the Ming Dynasty have come to Liaodong in recent years. The quality of these people must be mixed, including teachers from Liaodong schools, more than 99% of primary school teachers, and even some university teachers. It is said that the reputation of these people is not very good.
Faced with these situations, Cheng Shijie refused to ask any questions. However, since these people came to Liaodong, they must abide by the relevant regulations of Liaodong. Otherwise, Cheng Shijie would definitely not tolerate it. When they come back and forth from where they should bear legal responsibility, Don't even think that Cheng Shijie would be merciful outside the law.
In Liaodong, there were more than one or two wealthy young men, gentry and scholars who violated laws and disciplines and were punished. According to incomplete statistics, there were as many as two to three hundred cases handled every year.
Chen Guodong took advantage of this, so Hu Liangan and Eunuch Hu were arrested. Of course, there was no torture, but he was locked in a cell.
The Ming Dynasty itself has a separation of three powers. The Administrative Affairs Department, the Prosecution Department, the Prosecution Department, and the Prosecution Department manage the prisons and justice. The judicial power of the Ming Dynasty is also managed vertically. The High Court in Liaodong now exercises the power of the Procuratorate and Enforcement Division.
Even Queen Zhou couldn't say anything. Of course, everyone knew that a seemingly insignificant matter had become the focus of the game between the imperial court and Liaodong.
Empress Zhou and Empress Zhang did not use their status to put pressure on the Liaodong Management Committee, which was the governor's palace in the imperial court. Instead, they took the prince and continued to walk around.
The development of Liaodong is still as step-by-step. The cement road network centered on Jinzhou is still extending, and the cement road project is being rolled out in sections. The requirement for cement roads proposed by the Liaodong Administrative Committee is that three levels of cement roads coexist, first of all, state-level roads. , it is eight lanes in two directions, county-level cement roads are at least four lanes in two directions, and town-level cement roads are subject to two lanes passing side by side.
Cement roads have basically been built between the seven states in Liaodong, and the cement roads between counties are also a jaw-dropping major project.
The cement road project has won the support of the majority of people in Liaodong, because the benefits of cement roads are too obvious. The road surface is smooth and hard, and it will not be muddy no matter how heavy it rains. Not to mention horse-drawn carriages, even bulky peace trucks are not muddy. You can run very fast on it, and the best thing is that it is almost indestructible for decades. Once it is repaired, you will never have to worry about road construction again.
If such a project doesn't support it, then what do they support? Businessmen from other places, local military households and military dependents all contributed money and were able to contribute. Especially now, all counties and towns are in their free time. Countless strong laborers are wielding hoes and shovels along the roads, smoothing the roadbed and compacting the ground, working in full swing.
In Zhenhai City, construction of a huge phosphate fertilizer plant has also started. This factory will use high-quality phosphate rock from the Dabie Mountains nearby to provide sufficient phosphate fertilizer for Liaodong.
The biggest change in Liaodong is the emergence of a new type of machinery. At the beginning, hydraulic machinery was used in Liaodong. However, the problem is that hydraulic machinery has a drawback that is difficult to solve, that is, the climate in Liaodong is too cold. , there is a freezing period for at least four months a year, which means that hydraulic machinery cannot be used for nearly half a year.
Wang Zheng, who came to Liaodong, was responsible for missionary work for religion. But the problem was that when he saw Liaodong, the only place in the Ming Dynasty that did not restrict religion, and it was a place with a population of tens of millions, Protestantism and Catholicism started to compete. Fierce competition.
When the Protestants in Liaodong saw the war between the Netherlands and Liaodong, they intentionally supported the Protestants in Liaodong and established a business office in Liaodong. Since then, Wang Zheng, a Catholic missionary, has been passive. Because the distance is too far, and the support the Holy See can give him is limited.
Wang Zheng had no choice but to use his skills. In the original history, Wang Zheng, a great scientist, invented a steam ship called a fire ship.
Although the principle of the steam engine may be relatively unfamiliar to Ming people who do not have a modern scientific knowledge system, in fact, the British scientist Joseph Needham once made a famous conclusion: steam engine = water row + bellows. He wanted to use this formula to show that without the technological achievements of ancient China, the steam engine, the heart of the modern revolution in the West, would not have been invented. From the perspective of the key structure of the steam engine, the "bellows" solve the problem of double-acting valves, while the "water drain" provides a conversion device between linear motion and circular motion.
The "bellows" were invented in the Song Dynasty of China and later spread to the West. They were widely used in Europe in the 18th century, while the "water drains" appeared in China more than 1900 years ago, and are clearly recorded in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Du Shi Biography". From this perspective , China's ancient advanced technology has laid the foundation for the invention of the steam engine.
Nan Huairen, a diligent and studious example, not only actively studied Chinese astronomy, mathematics, and calendars, but was also interested in the steam engine that was popular at the time, and even invented a steam car. As the name suggests, this car uses "steam" as the power. It generates steam by heating the water in the container. Let the kinetic energy of the steam push the gear next to it, and the rotation of the gear drives the axle located above the wheel. Eventually the wheels can roll forward. Strictly speaking, this is the world's first self-propelled car.
In 1672, in order to please the emperor, he gave this invention as a gift to Kangxi. However, this compact steam locomotive did not attract more attention at the time. Kangxi just regarded it as a toy.
In order to gain the support of the Liaodong Administrative Committee, Wang Zheng came up with his own invention, which was a huge machine similar to a siege vehicle. It had six wheels, the two in the front were steering wheels and the four in the back were passive wheels. This car has no power and cannot drive automatically.
However, this car is a driving machine, which can also be said to be a simple version of a steam engine. In the middle is a huge iron furnace, with a boiler on top and a furnace below. After adding water, driven by the steam, it will Drive the lever to reciprocate.
This machine can solve the problem of no water source and no power source in cold winter. This huge machine was first used in the crushing of phosphate rock. Later, this machine was also used in cement production, and some Used in road construction.
After using steam machinery, the production efficiency is much higher than that of hydraulic machinery. Coupled with the high grade of phosphate rock, it is said that 600 tons of phosphate fertilizer can be produced in a month.
You must know that the combined production capacity of the six phosphate fertilizer plants in Gaizhou, Fuzhou, Haizhou, Guangning, and Liaoyang is less than 200 tons. The output of a phosphate fertilizer plant in Zhenhaicheng is three times that of the original six phosphate fertilizer plants. .
Now the six old phosphate fertilizer plants have decided to transform. If successful, the monthly capacity of the six phosphate fertilizer plants will reach 1,500 tons. There is still a certain gap to meet the needs of the entire Liaodong region, but this has already been done This is a very remarkable achievement.
With the success of this large water furnace, a series of changes were triggered in Liaodong. The first was the casting production workshop of the steel plant. The original steel ingot production line was driven by water power. Since the steel plant had sufficient condensate water, it has been , all use hydraulic machinery to drive the steel ingot mold to rotate.
Now it has been changed to a steam type, which saves energy than the original water power, and more importantly, it is convenient, more efficient and has lower labor costs.
Although the Liaodong Steel Plant does not mine Anshan's iron ore on a large scale, the main reason is that the iron ore in Maoshan is of higher grade and easier to mine, especially workers from North Korea, and the labor is lower than in Liaodong.
As the number of refugees in Liaodong has decreased significantly and more and more factories have been built, there has actually been a labor panic in Liaodong. After the grain was transported north from Luzon, the Liaodong Management Committee has even begun to consider reducing the area of farmland and transferring certain military households from farmland to For engineering military households, let them become employee workers.
The lack of labor has caused the wages of workers in Liaodong to increase exponentially, especially for heavy manual work, which has increased to two or four taels of silver per month, which means that a worker can earn 20 to 30 taels of silver a year. , this is not a skilled worker. If you are a skilled worker, your income will be higher.
Everything in Liaodong was unfamiliar to Queen Zhou. A blast furnace that could produce 20 tons per furnace, a 160,000 kilograms of sea salt a day, a textile loom that could weave several bolts of cloth a day, and a disposable Lift hundreds of thousands of kilograms of machinery.
Especially when she saw this mixer with a huge roar that could mix 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of concrete at a time, Queen Zhou felt that her ears were going to be deafened, and Zhu Cixiang turned pale with fright.
Cheng Shijie didn't know yet that in the more than two months since he left Liaodong, earth-shaking changes had taken place in Liaodong, especially the emergence of the steam engine, which gave rise to the beginning of the industrial revolution in Liaodong.
Of course, when the eldest son Cheng heard that the prince was also frightened by the steam engine and peed his pants, he was immediately overjoyed. Now it was even.
However, Cheng Jialong was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by fire driving machine?"
"Is it a machine that can be driven by burning coal?"
Cheng Jialong was in a hurry: "Take me to see it quickly!"
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