Chongming Island, Shanghai.
Wang Jinghong received the news early and led all teachers and students to line up at the school gate.
Because today the Naval Academy will welcome a heavyweight guest.
Wang Jinghong, the deputy mountain chief, is not angry and proud, but looks forward to it.
When all the teachers and students saw him like this, they couldn't help but wonder secretly.
This is so strange!
In the past, when Commander Zheng He was here, no matter who the dignitaries were, when they came to the Naval Academy, they had to behave honestly and with their tail between their legs. They were not even allowed to make loud noises, which would disturb the teacher's teaching and disturb the students' study.
As a result, how long had passed? Not long after the mountain chief had gone to sea, deputy mountain chief Wang Jinghong took them out to welcome the guests.
Alas, the world is really in decline, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
If Master Shanda knew about this, he would probably be very disappointed with himself and others, right?
Thinking of this, many teachers and students felt resentful towards Wang Jinghong.
How can such a flattering person be qualified to be the deputy commander of our Naval Academy?
Bah, nothing!
Just as he was thinking about it, Wang Jinghong noticed the team not far away and immediately shouted: "Everyone, please pay attention. You must cheer up. You must not let the distinguished guests look down on the teachers and students of the Naval Academy!"
As soon as these words came out, all the teachers and students became even more dissatisfied with Wang Jinghong.
However, when they saw the Jin Yiwei rushing towards them, they were instantly dumbfounded.
Jin Yiwei clears the way?
What the hell is going on?
The Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers!
Could it be that the person coming is... His Highness the Crown Prince?
Before they could react, they saw a person surrounded by Jin Yiwei approaching.
This man walks like a dragon and moves like a tiger, and he is extremely heroic. If he is not the current emperor, who else could he be?
As soon as he saw Zhu Gaoxu, Wang Jinghong immediately fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, King Jinghong, is here to greet you!"
His Majesty!
Oh my God!
The visitor turned out to be His Majesty Emperor Wude!
All the teachers and students had no time to think and hurriedly knelt down on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded with a smile, then hurriedly got off his horse and stepped forward to help Wang Jinghong up.
"Jinghong, you have worked hard these years!"
Hearing this, Wang Jinghong's eyes turned red, and he choked with tears and said with a choked smile: "Your Majesty's words are serious, slaves don't have to work hard!"
"It is my blessing to be able to serve His Majesty!"
Wang Jinghong was also a eunuch and accompanied Zheng He on many sea voyages, so he was very senior.
When the Naval War College was founded, Zheng He naturally took over the post of deputy commander. However, Wang Jinghong believed that he had little ability and moral integrity, so he refused to serve as deputy commander. In the end, Zhu Gaoxu gave the order, and he became an honest man. I took this job on the spot.
But precisely because of this, Wang Jinghong has been working conscientiously over the years. It can be said that he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Naval Academy and has devoted a lot of hard work to this end.
After all, Commander Zheng He is the admiral of the Navy and has a lot of Navy official duties to be busy with. In addition, he is mainly responsible for dealing with pressure from the outside. Therefore, almost all the internal construction of the Naval Academy is done by Wang Jinghong.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu was quite satisfied with this wise official. Now that he had time to come to the south, he naturally had to inspect the Naval Academy and take a look at Wang Jinghong.
"Okay, let's all get flat!"
"No need to wait here, it's time to go to class!"
"If I see anyone who is not serious in class, I will kick his butt!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter and then dispersed in amusement.
Under the leadership of Wang Jinghong, Zhu Gaoxu began to inspect the first naval academy of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, as of now, there are more than 7,000 students in the Naval Academy and about 200 lecturers. They are divided into three classes: large, medium and small..."
Wang Jinghong explained to Zhu Gaoxu while leading the way.
Of course he knew that His Majesty the Emperor's trip was to inspect the Naval Academy, which would affect the future prospects of the Naval Academy, so he had to treat it with caution.
Zhu Gaoxu frowned when he heard this.
There are seven thousand students and two hundred teachers. It seems that one teacher is responsible for thirty-five students. This configuration is not low.
"Where did this gentleman come from?"
"As far as I know, the academy has very strict requirements for gentlemen, right? They must know the most basic knowledge of marine vessels. How come so many people suddenly appear?"
Hearing this, Wang Jinghong smiled and explained: "Your Majesty does not know, these gentlemen are all from the Royal Manufacturing Bureau of Xishan, Beijing. They are outstanding disciples specially trained by Director Hu Yuancheng for the Military Academy!"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and laughed.
"Hu Yuancheng, Hu Yuancheng."
"This old boy is really a talent!"
"You gave me such a great gift without saying a word!"
Hu Yuancheng is now not only the director of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau, but also the president of the Ming Dynasty Trade Union. In the past, he was a member of the Prison Research Institute.
Therefore, Hu Yuancheng also had some knowledge about marine ships. The way he obtained this knowledge was Zhu Gaoxu himself.
In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the navy, Zhu Gaoxu planned to build large ships to transport artillery to the warships. However, the Ming Dynasty's ship technology was too backward and could not solve the problem of artillery recoil in a short time. Moreover, the large ships built were not suitable for long-distance ocean voyages.
In desperation, Zhu Gaoxu could only hand over this task to Hu Yuancheng, and asked him to take the master craftsmen of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau to study and solve it. Anyway, whatever he wants, he will give him what he wants, knowledge to knowledge, and manpower to manpower. If you want money and food, give money and food.
With Zhu Gaoxu's unswerving support, the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet successfully loaded artillery, and it was also the most lethal cannon to destroy the barbarians.
Hu Yuancheng also compiled all the knowledge about marine ships he learned during that time into a book and distributed it to craftsmen schools throughout northern Xinjiang. He specially trained a group of workers' children who had a lofty interest in marine ships. The two hundred most outstanding students among the batch were sent back to the Naval Academy to serve as lecturers.
After listening to Wang Jinghong's explanation, Zhu Gaoxu was moved and relieved.
The establishment of a professional maritime school can also be regarded as an experiment by Zhu Gaoxu.
If he wants to make a difference in this era, if he wants to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and if he wants to change the fate of the descendants of Yan and Huang, then he must slowly lead this huge Ming Empire to the ocean and look beyond the Ming Dynasty. world, or embark on the road to maritime colonization and hegemony!
If Zhu Gaoxu wants to do all this, he must cultivate countless like-minded talents and allow more people to enjoy and obtain benefits in the process, thereby becoming his supporters.
In addition to the Naval Academy, Zhu Gaoxu also established a series of colleges such as the Workers' College and the Medical University. In the future, he will open more schools and colleges to spread all the knowledge in his mind and cultivate Countless talents have left seeds for Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Gaoxu has been doing this step all the time and has been taking it!
Hu Yuancheng, the director of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau whose destiny was changed by Zhu Gaoxu, has now grown from a seed into a towering tree, and he has also sown the seeds himself!
This is where Zhu Gaoxu is happiest and most gratified!
He is finally not alone anymore!
