"Uncle, I was praised by my husband today. He said that I am particularly talented in chemistry!" Li Wenzhong said with a proud face.
"Haha, okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"Sir, you said you have a talent for chemistry, so how are you gifted in chemistry?" Zhu Han asked immediately with a smile.
The chemistry teacher at the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty was no ordinary person, but the famous Tao Guangyi of Ten Thousand Households.
As the first person in Feitian Technology in Chinese history, Wanhu Tao Guangyi, has now been influenced by Zhu Han to become a great scientist with comprehensive development of physics, chemistry and biology.
Wanhu Tao Guangyi helped the Ming army improve firearms and gunpowder, and also developed hot-air balloons. Not long ago, he made Wanhu cans, giving the people of the Ming Dynasty an excellent new way to preserve food.
For Wanhu Tao Guangyi, he can be said to have gained both in name and in name, and is far more than an ordinary Taixue professor.
Therefore, if such a powerful Tao Guangyi from ten thousand households could praise Li Wenzhong as a talented person in chemistry, then Li Wenzhong must have his own uniqueness.
Zhu Han never imagined that his nephew would be a chemical genius who could be recognized by Tao Guangyi.
Zhu Han naturally wanted to ask how he gained Tao Guangyi's appreciation.
Li Wenzhong proudly said that he had just improved a gunpowder formula in the experiment in the chemistry class. It was this thing that earned Li Wenzhong the recognition of Tao Guangyi.
"Yes, yes, the army after the Ming Dynasty will use muskets and artillery to conquer the world. With your skills, you can create more powerful firearms for the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Han encouraged Li Wenzhong with a smile.
"Don't worry, little uncle, I will work hard to learn my skills." Li Wenzhong said.
At this time, Zhu Wenzheng on the side also said loudly, not to be outdone, "I also received praise from Mr. Tao today!"
"Wenzheng, tell me how your husband praised you?" Zhu Han looked at Zhu Wenzheng and smiled.
"My teacher gave us homework in today's physics class, and I was the first to answer it!" Zhu Wenzheng also said with a proud face.
"What homework did the teacher give you?" Zhu Han continued to ask.
Wanhu Tao Guangyi is the current leading technology leader in Ming Dynasty. Courses such as physics and chemistry need to be taught by him personally.
After all, Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong, the relatives of the Ming Emperor, were not allowed to be sloppy in their classes.
"The homework assigned to us by the teacher is to calculate the length of the earth based on the shadow of the sun." Zhu Wenzheng said with a proud face.
"What? The length of the earth? The world is so big that it should have no edges or edges. How can it be possible to measure the length of the earth?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang looked shocked.
"Haha, brother, you are wrong about this. Wen Zheng is right. The length of the earth can be measured." Zhu Han explained to his brother.
Tao Guangyi of thousands of households surrounded Zhu Han almost every day, so he naturally accepted the theory that the sky was round and the earth was round, and abandoned the original idea of a round sky and a round place.
According to the theory of heaven and earth provided by Zhu Han, the earth is a ball. Since it is a ball, it naturally has a circumference and a diameter.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this was a theory that subverted cognition, so he immediately asked Zhu Wenzheng, "Eldest nephew, tell us quickly, what is the length of this earth? How did you calculate it?"
"Uncle, I calculated that the length of this land is 80,000 miles!"
Zhu Wenzheng then took out a stack of straw paper from his arms, on which he wrote his calculation process based on the shadow of the sun.
That is, based on trigonometric functions, the angle between the earth and the sun can be calculated, and finally it is the circumference of the earth.
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately had a clear understanding of the concept that the length of the earth was 80,000 miles.
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"Okay! That's great. Our old Zhu family has produced a great scholar." Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy.
Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong are only more than ten years old now, just ten years older than Prince Zhu Biao.
After Prince Zhu Biao inherits the throne, they will become ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and then assist Zuo Zhu Biao in governing the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang once again tested the two of them on other subjects.
Both Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong were relatively intelligent, and they studied hard and studied hard. After passing the test, their brother Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he rewarded each of them with a small handful of golden melon seeds.
"This is the gold that your Uncle Ying Wang just got from the Japanese country. From now on, you will behave well and open up more land and more gold and silver for the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Yuanzhang has also fully realized the benefits brought by the new Confucianism. Children as young as Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong can already possess powerful talents after simple study.
If they can be nurtured over time, by the time Li Wenzhong and others grow up to their twenties, they will definitely be the pillars of the Ming Dynasty.
"Brother, what do you think of these two children?"
Zhu Han looked at the backs of the two children who were slowly walking away and said.
"They are all children of our old Zhu family, how can they be any worse?" Zhu Yuanzhang, the elder brother, said with a smile while stroking his beard.
"Then Ming Dynasty can only count on their talents!" Zhu Han continued.
"He is indeed a pillar of talent! The future of Ming Dynasty depends on children like Wenzheng and Wenzhong." Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously.
"Brother, it would be great if you have this idea. These are just two children. If all the children in the world can learn these new Confucian learnings like these two, then how powerful our Ming Dynasty will be in the future. ?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Having already said this, how could Zhu Yuanzhang not understand Zhu Han's thoughts.
"Qiwu, we know you must be talking about compulsory education, right?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Yes, that's what I wanted to say."
Zhu Han had already thought carefully about promoting compulsory education in the Ming Dynasty many times, but this matter would cost a lot and was not just a matter for Yingtian Mansion.
Zhu Han wanted to extend it to the entire Ming Dynasty, a total of more than a dozen provinces and thousands of states and counties.
Not to mention how many teachers and officials are needed to handle this matter.
Even the cost of setting up more than a thousand schools would amount to several years of Ming Dynasty taxes.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had always followed Zhu Hanyan's advice, had been hesitant about promoting compulsory education and had not yet agreed.
Now that Zhu Han mentioned this matter again, brother Zhu Yuanzhang still had a headache.
"We have just pacified Huguang, and later we suppressed bandits and pacified people's livelihood. We spent a lot of money!"
"Moreover, now that the chieftains in Guizhou are in rebellion, they need a lot of money to support them!"
"In addition, Xu Da has just pacified Guanzhong in the north. We still need to prepare food, grass and military pay in order to regain the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures and Liaodong in the future."
"I really can't spare so much money to go to this compulsory education."
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang feels that Zhu Han's matter can only be temporarily relieved.
"Brother, what you said makes sense."
Zhu Han thought for a moment and then continued: "After thinking about this matter carefully, I really shouldn't rush it. After all, we don't have that much money and we don't have that many manpower."
"Then let's not engage in compulsory education for the time being!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Over the years, Zhu Yuanzhang has never felt short of money because of Zhu Han's presence.
However, recently, the Ming Dynasty has conquered more and more territories, and there are more and more places where money needs to be spent, so there is an instant feeling of lack of money, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang a little uncomfortable.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who has been afraid of poverty since he was a child, always feels that he has food in his hands, so he does not panic.
If the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was emptied, Zhu Yuanzhang would not feel at ease at all.
"Brother, we don't have enough manpower or money right now. I thought about it. Let's try Yingtian Mansion and Shandong Province first, one in the south and one in the north as the two pilot areas."
"That's not a problem! Let's do two pilot projects first. We think this is reliable. After all, it won't cost much money." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, and then asked Zhu Han again.
"Qiwu, after all, Yingtian Mansion is the capital of our Ming Dynasty. Why should the north start from Shandong Province? Huaixi is our hometown, one for Yingtian and one for Huaixi. This is the best! What do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who cares about family and nostalgia very much. For Zhu Yuanzhang, Haozhou is his hometown, and he cares deeply about the customs and customs there. Compulsory education is a very good thing for future generations, so he naturally thinks about it first. Take care of your fellow villagers.
Zhu Han shook his head and said, "Brother, Huaixi is now full of the founding fathers of our Ming Dynasty. Almost every household has relatives who are officials or soldiers in the court. It is not as bad as before. Whose children still study I can’t afford a book.”
"But Shandong is different. It was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the local people's lives were very difficult. If we can establish compulsory education there, we will definitely be able to win the support of a large number of people. For the future Northern Expedition to Dadu, then But the benefits are endless.”
"In Shandong, local people attach great importance to educating their children. If the imperial court can provide them with compulsory education, it will surely quickly gain the support of Shandong people."
"Moreover, Shandong has been ruled by the Mongolian and Yuan Jin Jurchens for many years. We must quickly gather the hearts and minds of the local cultural and educational people and these invisible soft powers to the Ming Dynasty."
Nowadays, Zhu Han's new education content is not just about physics, chemistry and biology.
Zhu Han's new Confucianism also attached great importance to the education of literature and history.
However, the content of these subsets of classics and histories needed to be screened and reviewed by Zhu Han, and they were mainly used to inspire the national spirit of the Han people.
Shandong has been ruled by the Jurchens since the Jingkang Incident in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then by the Mongols.
What was once the birthplace of Confucian culture turned into a barbarian-dominated area full of fishy smell.
Therefore, we must seize the time to restore the Chinese national spirit here in Shandong.
After listening to Zhu Han's reasons, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded slightly in agreement.
"The Han Dynasty has been in chaos for hundreds of years due to the Meng Yuan Dynasty. The Zhao and Song dynasties were also in a state of decay, which made China sluggish for hundreds of years. Now we really need to cheer up the spirit of the people in the world!" said my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.
"In this case, the issue of compulsory education in Shandong will be entirely left to you."
"No problem!" Zhu Han nodded and continued, "Brother, I have one more thing to tell you."
"You tell me." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"I want to go to Shandong for an inspection soon." Zhu Han said.
"Why go to Shandong to inspect? Isn't there Qi Xiang there? Besides, it has just experienced a war and it is in a dilapidated state. What is there to see?" Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately confused.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang dislikes Shandong, but there are many important things in the court now that need Zhu Han to handle.
If Zhu Han were to go to Shandong, it would definitely delay a lot of important court affairs.
"Shandong is the land of Confucius and Mencius. Kong Kejian, the Tartar Duke of Yansheng, has gone to Dadu to follow the Mongols. Now if we establish the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in Shandong, we can also defeat this stinky sign of Duke Yansheng. This matter must be done If I do it myself, I don’t feel at ease if someone else does it.”
-Zhu Han said very seriously.
Historically, Shandong experienced the Mao-Gui Northern Expedition of the Red Scarf Army and the Xu Da Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty. Even though the local Mongols had fled without a trace, many local tyrants and evil gentry still resisted the Red Scarf Army and the Ming Army. .
These local tyrants and evil gentry in Shandong don't care whether you are a Jurchen or Mongolian as long as their status and property can be guaranteed.
So now Ming Dynasty wants to promote the new Confucianism.
Then we must get rid of these bad guys in Shandong.
Among them, the Yanshenggong Kong family, which was extremely famous in Shandong, needed Zhu Han, the Ming Dynasty King Ying, to personally defeat it.
This kind of thing is not suitable for anyone except Zhu Han.
After understanding Zhu Han's intentions, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang immediately agreed with Zhu Han's idea of inspecting Shandong.
"Shandong is adjacent to Dadu in the northeast and across the sea from Hu Dahai's headquarters in southern Liaoning. The location is indeed important. If there is unrest in this rear area, it will really be detrimental to our army's preparations for the Northern Expedition."
Zhu Yuanzhang also attaches great importance to Shandong.
"Shandong is related to the success of the Northern Expedition. Since you want to inspect Shandong, we plan to transfer Liu Bowen and others to Shandong to help you!"
"Qi Wu, since you are planning to do some serious renovation in Shandong, we are still a little worried without Liu Bowen and the others to help you." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"It would be great if people like Liu Bowen were sent to Shandong to be my helpers." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Qiwu, let Liu Bowen go to Shandong now. Actually, we have another idea." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said mysteriously.
"Brother, what do you mean? Why can't I understand something?" Zhu Han suddenly became confused.
"Now that the Ming Dynasty has established its capital in Jiangnan, Liu Bowen is from Jiangnan, and he has attracted a large number of Jiangsu and Zhejiang celebrities such as Song Lian. More than half of the people in the Ming Dynasty are these Jiangsu and Zhejiang celebrities. In the future, their number will increase. This Do they have the final say in the Ming Dynasty, or does our old Zhu family have the final say?"
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said worriedly.
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately frowned.
He has been busy dealing with the military and political affairs of the court recently, and has not noticed that there are more and more celebrities from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the court.
In the history of the Ming Dynasty, these celebrities from Jiangsu and Zhejiang did contribute some efforts when the Ming Dynasty was founded.
However, apart from that, for the Ming Dynasty, they also did things that were holding back the Ming Dynasty.
For example, many wealthy and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River secretly robbed people along the coast under the guise of Japanese pirates.
For another example, some powerful and wealthy businessmen opened a large number of workshops in Jiangnan, but did not pay a penny of business tax.
Even once the imperial court sent people to collect commercial taxes, they would incite and confuse the people, saying that the eunuchs were plundering the people's wealth, and even dared to incite the people to beat the imperial envoys sent by the imperial court to death in the street, and in the name of beating the "eunuchs" to death, A so-called five-person monument was erected for these people.
These Jiangnan scholars later even formed the Donglin Party. In the name of seeking welfare for the people of the world, they did a lot of disgusting things like the "water is too cold" traitor leading the party.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words awakened Zhu Han, and he immediately agreed.
"Brother, you are right. Although these celebrities in Jiangnan are obedient now, when they become more and more powerful in the future, I am afraid that there will really be a situation where the tail is too big to fall. Indeed, it should start from now on. , to prevent them from forming cliques in the court." Zhu Han said.
"Yes, so we want to send Liu Bowen to Shandong to be the governor of Shandong." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.
Zhu Han nodded, and suddenly he thought of a better idea.
"Brother, not only do we want to send Liu Bowen to Shandong as governor of Shandong, but we also need to select a group of famous people from Jiangnan and Zhejiang to serve as censors in Shandong." Zhu Han said with a smirk on his face.
"What is this? The Ming Dynasty does not have this official position yet?" Zhu Yuanzhang was suddenly confused. This was the first time he had heard of this official position.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have one. Then we will set up an official position of patrol censor specifically for these celebrities from Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Zhu Han continued immediately.
"The inspection of the censor is to inspect the handling of cases in various provinces and state capitals in the name of the imperial court."
"Once any unjust, false, or wrongful decisions are discovered, they must be immediately reported to the court, and then the court will send specialized personnel to deal with these unjust, false, and wrongful decisions."
"In this way, the censors have the power to review cases, but they do not have the power to handle cases. This allows them to do things that offend others, and the celebrities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will not form an intricate force in a province. Zhu Han said.
When the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately applauded, "Okay! Great! This is a really good idea. Let these officials investigate themselves, let their own people offend their own people, and they will never group together and become cronies again." .”
"And we also need to send someone to supervise the censor from behind, so that everything is foolproof." Zhu Han continued to add.
As for who will supervise the censor, it is naturally the imperial guards who are most trusted by the emperor.
