Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I can't wait!"
Song Yingxing took some glass liquid, used a mold to make a round glass, then attached tin foil, and then added mercury. Soon, the mercury and tin foil merged together to form a silver mixture. Song Yingxing carefully made it Evenly distributed……
After drying, Song Yingxing took it out and handed it to Zhu Youxiao.
"Haha! How wonderful!" Zhu Youxiao couldn't put it down and looked at it again and again, and handed it to Huang Xiao.
Huang Xiao nodded and said with a smile: "This is basically done! Mr. Song, make a batch of mirrors of various specifications. I have a jewelry box style here. Find some carpenters and carve it out of precious wood. This is our first glass product for promotion. In addition, I need two super luxurious full-length mirrors. This is the drawing. This is the most important and complicated. Please arrange it as soon as possible, Mr. Song!"
Song Yingxing took it and nodded in agreement.
Zhu Youxiao said: "These new skills must be kept secret for the time being! This is related to the money of our base, so don't be careless!"
Song Yingxing nodded and said: "Mr. Wang and Manager Liu and I have agreed on a charter on this matter. Craftsmen with these core skills have signed lifetime contracts and live together. They are not allowed to go out at will and are protected by the escort team."
Huang Xiaodao: "Well, the salary should also be improved in person, and craftsmen should be encouraged to develop new technologies. A bonus system can be set up!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Yes! These technologies and craftsmen are treasures, and they must be treated well!"
Song Yingxing agreed.
The two looked at each other for a while and then left, leaving Song Yingxing to go about his business.
The two of them strolled, with He Biao and others guarding them from a distance.
"My dear brother, what I said today really made me deeply moved! These techniques are the real skills that can strengthen a country and enrich its people! They are much more practical than the four books, five classics and eight-legged essays!" Zhu Youxiao said with emotion.
Huang Xiao laughed out loud and said: "I know nothing about the Four Books and Five Classics, so if I hadn't met you, my eldest brother, haha, I'm afraid all I've learned would be of no use!"
Zhu Youxiao had a strange look on his face and said with a smile: "Haha, we are equally on this point. I get a headache just looking at these, and I have learned very little!"
Huang Xiaodao: "It cannot be said that these scriptures are useless, but they are all biased toward philosophy."
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was a little confused, Huang Xiao continued: "It can be understood as the knowledge of cultivating one's morality and being a good person. These can be learned, but if scholars all over the world have learned this, then it is a bit generalized! Other techniques are also It is very important, even far more than these scriptures and meanings! For example, a scholar studies the scriptures and meanings hard in his humble childhood, obtains fame, becomes a county magistrate, serves as an official for one term, and benefits a country. This is the original intention of many scholars!
But, can learning these scriptures benefit one party? "
Huang Xiao shook his head and said: "The county magistrate needs to master a lot of knowledge to govern a country. If he is proficient in mathematics, will he not be fooled by the people below in terms of taxation? If he also knows geography, physics and other knowledge, in building We will not be helpless when it comes to river courses, managing people's livelihood, building local areas, etc. I can say this, the vast majority of officials in the Ming Dynasty are not competent, and the so-called governance by inaction is just a fig leaf for their incompetence!"
Zhu Youxiao was deeply convinced and nodded: "What my dear brother said is absolutely true! It's just that it has been like this for thousands of years. It is extremely difficult to change it. What's the best plan, my dear brother?"
"The resistance is great, but if we want to strengthen the country, reform is imperative! We can start to plan it slowly. We will open a school here to teach not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but also other subjects. After they become talented, recommend To the imperial court, such a new type of students will definitely be better at governing than the previous Jinshi, will be promoted faster, and will also attract more scholars to join our school!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded in agreement, thinking, even if there is no obvious difference, I will just promote him!
Huang Xiao added: "Of course this is just a method. This method is stable, but the results are slow! In addition, we can broaden the people's wisdom. This matter must be vigorously promoted. As long as we have enough money and food, we will invest in education! Brother Zhu, Why do the policies of the imperial court change when it comes down to the lower levels? Why is it that when the imperial court imposes 10% of the tax, it goes to the common people at 70 to 80%? Why is it so easy to be deceived into chaos when there is a natural disaster? "
Zhu Youxiao was confused.
Huang Xiao sighed: "Sage Confucius said, 'The people can be made to follow it, but not to know it.' The sage believed that 'the people' are 'foolish people' and they cannot be made to know, so just let them obey the instructions. But brother Zhu, Is this really like this? Those craftsmen may not know a single word in their lives, but their superb skills are a precious inheritance!
It is precisely because the people's wisdom is not yet enlightened that scholars can control public opinion and the right to speak! When the policies of the imperial court are in the hands of these people, they can naturally be easily distorted! Anyway, these bastards are illiterate, so why not let them speak? Hasn’t the final scapegoat been placed on the emperor’s head? The so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside, but the countryside only has autonomy!
Why not go to the countryside? It is also related to the fact that civilians do not enjoy education. Who is responsible for the so-called autonomy? He is not a squire from a well-educated family, so as an emperor, the only place where he can manage what he says is above the Golden Palace! The so-called golden words are not worth mentioning. "
These words made Zhu Youxiao blush and feel extremely angry!
Of course, this anger was not directed at Huang Xiao. On the one hand, Huang Xiao did not know that he was the emperor, otherwise he would not have said it so straightforwardly. On the other hand, what Huang Xiao said was also very reasonable!
Thinking of the blame on his head, Zhu Youxiao's face turned a little dark!
"That's it! My dear brother, you really hit the nail on the head! These scholars are really a cancer of the country, I... really want to eradicate them all!"
Huang Xiao patted Zhu Youxiao on the shoulder and said: "Brother Zhu, don't be angry. As long as Brother Zhu can convince your majesty to popularize education throughout the world, these officials and gentry will lose their right to speak. Of course, with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, The economic situation does not allow us to do this! So we can pilot it in Dahuangzhuang first and make money vigorously at the same time. Once we have an economic foundation, it will be easy to promote it!"
Zhu Youxiao clenched his fists and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about your virtuous brother! But the imperial court does not have the ability to promote it, so our base must make a lot of money!"
Huang Xiao laughed and said: "Yes! For example, our glass has low cost and high selling price. The money earned is contributed by the officials and gentry. If we use it for education, they can be considered a contribution! We The base’s policy is to make money by making money from rich people, and for people’s livelihood necessities, the prices are as low as possible!”
Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands and praised: "Every time I have a chat with Xiandi, I benefit a lot. Xiandi is really my good teacher and helpful friend! Although Xiandi and I are brothers, in my heart, Xiandi is my teacher!"
Huang Xiao smiled and said, "Is it important? Do you have to call me teacher to make Brother Zhu feel happy?"
Zhu Youxiao laughed.
Huang Xiaodao: "It's a rare opportunity, let's continue talking!"
Zhu Youxiao said: "Okay! I also want to hear more of your wise brother's wonderful opinions!"
