Two days later, just as Zhu Biao led the two of them to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing, there were sudden roars in the sky.
Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui looked up and immediately saw more than thirty large birds flying quickly over their heads.
But this big bird is very strange, its wings are completely motionless, and there are loud rumbling noises coming from time to time.
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"What is that?" Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but asked curiously again.
He found that since he entered the main plane, the novelty that he had not experienced for a long time really came one after another.
It's like being a teenager again.
"airplane!"
"It is also a scientific creation, an aircraft that can soar in the sky."
"They should be on an emergency mission. I guess the strange beasts on the border have done something strange again!" Zhu Biao said.
"Is it difficult to deal with the alien beasts in the main world?" Hai Rui asked next to him.
"Actually, it was fine before, but it has really started to become more and more difficult in the past two years!"
"Those things seem to be able to be controlled by gods from foreign lands. The two gentlemen should also understand the big difference between a large-scale alien beast that is commanded by someone and an alien beast that completely relies on the instinct of the beast."
Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui couldn't help but have a look of solemnity in their eyes when they heard this.
Obviously they have realized that the main world is not as stable as Mount Tai.
Although they have not seen any strange beasts yet, they still sympathize with the situation Zhu Biao described.
It's like the difference between an army under the command of a general and a group of stragglers.
The difference is indeed huge.
"Your Highness, if you need help from me, please feel free to ask."
"Although veterans and others cannot carry swords and go into battle to kill the enemy, Pingtianxia's poems should still play some role for the troops." Zhang Juzheng said seriously.
Zhu Biao has no doubt about this.
Confucianism and Taoism extraordinary people are actually more like auxiliaries, and they are indeed suitable for accompanying the army to bring peace to the world. Poetry is only one aspect of it. The other three Confucian arts of Confucianism and Taoism extraordinary people, Tianwen, Shouxin, and Caution, can also significantly improve the morale and cohesion of the troops.
Not to mention that the current level of Confucianism and Daoism is only level two. If it is improved in the future, Confucianism and Daoism may show more terrifying abilities.
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and decided to reveal a little bit of Lao Zhu's thoughts to these two people.
"Taiyue Gong, Haigong, what do you think if there is an envoy position in the army in the future, which is held by a strong Confucian and Taoist man and exercises dual jurisdiction over the Ming army?" Zhu Biao asked.
"This...!" Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui were both stunned when they heard this.
The two looked at each other, and finally Hai Rui spoke: "Your Highness, there are two commanders in one army. Will this lead to confusion in the command of the army?"
Zhu Biao couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this: "This is indeed a problem!"
“But I think it’s good as long as the rights and responsibilities are clearly defined.”
"For example, the commander of the first battalion is mainly responsible for marching and fighting and battlefield dispatch, while the inspector is responsible for logistics support.
Boost the morale of warriors on the battlefield. "
"Joint and several liability is implemented at the same time. If something happens to the unit, both the commander and the inspector will bear unlimited liability."
In fact, there is another position in the army that Zhu Biao did not mention.
"Supervisory Army!"
Of course, this position is relatively sensitive. After all, it has always been held by eunuchs, and they have done many anti-intellectual things. It can be said that these eunuchs are extremely disgusting to civil servants.
But Zhu Biao felt that it was still necessary to set up a supervisory army, and the eunuchs would still serve as the supervisors.
However, this eunuch is no ordinary eunuch. He has practiced the "Sunflower Book" and can only be held by the best among them.
There are two aspects to the future positioning of these eunuchs in the army.
The first is to reconcile possible conflicts between the commander and the inspector.
Secondly, as a strong martial artist, he dominates the army.
After all, among the same level, when it comes to fighting alone, the martial eunuch who has practiced the "Sunflower Book" should be the strongest.
What's more, the Sunflower Book also has the effect of accelerating spiritual practice.
In the future, when a battalion has dual commanders, the commander and the inspector will inevitably compete for power. It would be good to have such a eunuch who does not hold a specific position in the army and is not allowed to interfere in military affairs, but is only obsessed with practicing martial arts in the drama.
Of course, the most important point is that they are the emperor's domestic slaves, and they will always be loyal to the emperor.
The three of them talked all the way and arrived at the Nanjing Imperial College before they knew it.
This place is still very different from the Imperial College imagined by Zhang Juzheng.
It is like a large garden with mountains and water, and the environment is exquisite and elegant. .
Thousands of people from all over the country gathered here, and the best ones from hundreds of thousands of students across the country enjoyed the best educational resources in the Ming Empire.
They are like Jinshi in the imperial examination era. As long as they can enter here, they will be directly awarded the ninth grade official.
No matter what their results are after four years, they will receive preferential treatment from the court and be selected to serve as officials across the country.
It can be said that as long as you can enter the Imperial College, you will basically have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life.
Of course, the four years of study here are still extremely important, because the results of the final exam will represent what kind of institution they will eventually be selected by.
For example, those with excellent academic performance in liberal arts can be directly selected into the Hanlin Academy and awarded the seventh-grade Hanlin Academy. Those with outstanding performance in science subjects are directly elected to the Academy of Sciences, and they also start as seventh-grade academicians.
This is much more comfortable than being assigned to a quiet place and being a ninth-grade official.
"What a rich learning atmosphere!" Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui couldn't help but sigh again while walking on a tree-lined path in the Imperial College.
In the small pavilions on both sides of the road, you can see students gathering in twos and threes everywhere, either studying together or arguing loudly.
Unlike the officials in the Jiajing Dynasty who only talked in plain English, the teenagers here talked about national affairs, or some scientific issues that they didn't understand at all, but didn't think they were serious enough.
Although some of the views sounded childish and ridiculous to Zhang Juzheng, don't forget that this is the Imperial College, and the people here are still just students, generally only around 20 years old.
Isn't this age a time when passion is full of passion and there are countless thoughts and ideas hidden in the heart?
Looking at the students here, Zhang Juzheng was very sure that in time, when the students who came out of here became the mainstay of the Ming Empire's bureaucracy, they would definitely bring about earth-shaking changes in the Ming Empire.
"It would be great if we could also complete such institutional education reform!" Hai Rui agreed.
Apparently he and Zhang Juzheng thought of going together.
To be honest, Hai Rui was really envious of his journey from sociology to county school, government school, and now the Imperial College, the highest institution of higher education in the Ming Dynasty.
He envied the students who could be carefree in such an environment and didn't have to worry about anything and just focused on studying. He also envied the main world to have such a group of students.
This is what a prosperous country should be like!