"What Yuan Aiqing said is in my opinion."
Chongzhen nodded: "I will let Yang Qingyun prepare for the caravan, and let the Jin Yiwei and the patrol envoys from the Jiangwu Hall search for the students throughout the Ming Dynasty.
As for the Gewuyuan, it’s easy to handle. There are still several vacant Hou Bo’s mansions in the capital. Let’s pick one to use first, and then move it when it’s built. Now we’re just short of a dean, and I’m interested in a candidate! "
When everyone heard that the emperor had made arrangements, they immediately became interested.
The importance of the Gewu Institute is comparable to that of the Firearms Research Institute, or even more than that of the Firearms Research Institute. It is the foundation of each research institute and the top priority of the Ming Dynasty.
"Whether it is based on knowledge, qualifications or experience, Xu Aiqing is the best choice, but the imperial court is preparing to go north to conquer Jiannu after next spring. Firearms are our support and a top priority, so Xu Aiqing and the others cannot be distracted;
It just so happened that I found a talented person during my trip to Nanzhili this time, which is quite suitable. Can you listen to the process of Tunxi? "
Everyone was a little confused and looked at each other. They were all a little strange. They didn't know when such a famous figure appeared in Ming Dynasty.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Chongzhen asked again: "Where is David Cheng?"
"Your Majesty, the David Cheng you are talking about is the one who wrote "Algorithm Tongzong" and "Algorithm Origins" and invented the measuring scooter?"
"Have you heard of Yuan Aiqing?"
"I heard it!"
"I heard it!"
…
The seven people responded in unison. They were extremely familiar with him. They had naturally heard of and studied this kind of person who had written the pillow book of calculation masters.
"What a coincidence, the Cheng Tunxi I'm talking about is the son of David Cheng. He is a doctor of arithmetic at the Imperial College in Nanzhili, but..."
Chongzhen recounted Cheng Tunxi's experience in a few words, and everyone listened with anger on their faces.
In particular, Xu Guangqi and the other three almost slapped the table. It is estimated that if they had been at the scene at that time, they could have personally killed the corrupt officials in the Imperial College.
It is simply an insult to such an important talent to be suppressed.
"I guess the Imperial College in Nanjing has almost been cleaned up. I want to transfer him back to serve as the supervisor of the Imperial Academy.
After the Firearms Research Institute is on the right track, Xu Aiqing will be transferred to the Gewu Institute as the dean. What do you think? "
"Your Majesty, I think it is possible. Cheng Tunxi is from a famous family. He was taught by his father. He is definitely not bad at arithmetic. He can control the students of Gewuyuan."
"Yes, the most important thing is his upright and clean character. This is very important in Gewuyuan."
"Cheng Tunxi is the supervisor, and we teach and assist from the side. There is absolutely no problem, but it is not in line with the procedures of the official department.
Within three months, he went from being a doctor of mathematics at the ninth level, to offering wine in the Imperial Academy to the fourth level, and then to being a supervisor in the Imperial Academy of Sciences at the third level. This speed may be criticized by others! "
"If there is anything to criticize, let them do it if they criticize it. If they can't do it but still criticize it, this dean will have to slap them!"
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"Since everyone agrees, then the matter is settled!"
Seeing that everyone immediately agreed, Chongzhen immediately made a decision and settled the matter!
In Chongzhen's vision, the Gewu Academy was a combination of the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering in later generations. After the foreign enemies were clarified, the three academies of agriculture, industry, and firearms would have to be re-divided. For now, let's stick to this, focusing on practicality.
"My dear friends, don't make any big fanfare beforehand. There is no need to explain the speculations from the outside world!"
"I understand!"
After everyone responded, they thought the matter was over. Unexpectedly, Yuan Keli suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you just said that there are three ways to learn foreign knowledge. Now you only said two ways. What is the third way?"
"hehe……"
Chongzhen chuckled lightly, took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "Incorporate them into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In this way, they will be a family. They are all people of the Ming Dynasty. No matter who studies it, they will be the same."
hiss……
Everyone gasped.
The emperor used the easiest words to do the most cruel things.
After the shock, everyone began to dissuade him.
"Your Majesty, opening up new territories is something that no emperor can refuse or dream about. I also think so.
But should we reconsider incorporating Italy into the Ming Dynasty? "
"Your Majesty, it would be nothing if the Mongolian grasslands, Korea, Fusang, Siam, etc. are included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, they are all adjacent to our territory of the Ming Dynasty. These countries were once vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, but has Italy taken a step too far? "
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Li Ge said is absolutely true. If we want to incorporate Italy into the Ming Dynasty, we must first defeat several countries in the southeast and southwest of the Ming Dynasty. We must also defeat Wusizang and others. Counting these countries, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed." The territory is already huge,
Including Italy, there are several countries such as Uzi, Gumo, Wensu, etc. in the middle, the span is too big. "
"Your Majesty, Genghis Khan's cavalry reached Italy, but it did not last long. In addition to the suppression of the army, the span was large, the government orders were blocked, and other problems. It took at least three or four months to deliver the news.
The ministers sent out from the imperial court have all become real feudal officials. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. They dominate and dominate. Maybe one day they are not satisfied and they will rise up. For the imperial court, the gain outweighs the loss! "
"Your Majesty wants to expand the territory and expand the territory. I can understand it. With the Ming Dynasty's current strength, it is not difficult to conquer Italy. But this matter, I think I have to do it slowly.
First conquer the surrounding areas, convert them back to the locals, and then expand the surrounding areas after Chineseizing them.
Look at the Yao people and the chieftains in the southwest. They are still making trouble after so many years. Siam, Myanmar, and Annan are probably even more troublesome, let alone Italy thousands of miles away. Please think twice! "
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Yuan Keli, Xu Guangqi and other seven people all turned towards Chongzhen to advise him.
Looking at the seven people with extremely serious faces, Chongzhen waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"The reason why I didn't mention the third way just now is that I didn't want to take action there, or I won't take action there in the near future. I have already thought about what you are worried about, so you can rest assured."
After listening to the emperor's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But when Chongzhen said this, he felt a little insincere, or a little helpless.
From the Ming Dynasty to Italy, we passed through the five Central Asian countries, Khaled (Afghanistan), Parthian (Iran), Ottoman (Iraq, Turkey), Erezia (Greece) and other countries.
Especially Iran and Iraq, which are among the top ten in the world in terms of oil and natural gas production, are all made of money.
It is included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, the people of the entire Ming Dynasty will make money while lying down. This fully explains what it means to be rich.
If Italy produces talents, it will be conquered. In the future, many Western countries will produce a lot of talents. Can they be conquered?
Not to mention that it cannot be defeated, even if it is defeated, it cannot be managed, unless the outrageous technologies imagined in later generations can appear, such as the God's Scepter, the Nantianmen Project, electromagnetic rail guns, laser weapons, ion beam weapons, etc.
Only then can the earth truly become a global village, otherwise everything will be in vain.
But besides fighting it off, there is another most likely way to achieve it.
