in the hall

Yuan Changgao sat at the head, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Han Sui sat on one side, and Ye Gucheng, Ximen Blowing Snow, Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou and Sikong Xingxing sat on the side. Diao Xiu'er took Shangguan Haitang to rest, nominally Diao Xiu'er was Yuan Chang's subordinate, but the two didn't seem to have a subordinate relationship. Therefore, Yuan Chang held a meeting with his subordinates, and Diao Xiuer naturally did not come to join in the fun.

Looking at the nine people in front of him, the satisfaction in Yuan Chang's heart arose, and it had only been nearly a year since he had traveled to now, and there were nine talents under his command, among whom there were luck and hard work.

Yuan Chang looked at the five people in Ye Gucheng and asked, "Gucheng, how many people are there on Penglai Island?"

Ye Gucheng stood up, although Yuan Chang said that he didn't need to be too formal, Ye Gucheng didn't want people to feel that he was rude, and said respectfully: "Lord Qi, there are more than 300 brothers on Penglai Island, plus their relatives, there are more than 1,000 people. Most of them were persecuted by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and later taken in by their subordinates. Everyone is a brave man, and with a little training, they can become elite soldiers. ”

"In that case, why didn't you train them before?"

As soon as Yuan Chang spoke, he felt that he was a little stupid to ask, Ye Gucheng's personal strength was very strong, but they were not good at training.

"My lord, it's better to hand over those three hundred people to his subordinates for training. ”

Han Sui stood up and pleaded loudly. Except for Guo Jia, a strategist, his personal strength is the weakest among so many people, but he has a set of training.

"Hmm!"

Yuan Chang nodded, and then said, "Since Juzi knows how to train soldiers, I'll leave it to you." Lonely City, will those 300 people be water-based?"

"Lord, ninety percent of them know how to be watery, and the rest of them only need to practice for a few days, and it's not a problem. ”

Han Sui's eyes jumped, and he asked in a low voice, "Lord, do you want to train them into a navy?" However, the navy doesn't seem to be of much use. ”

"That's right, I want to build a strong water army first, as for Ju Zi, what you said about the water army is not very useful, that's wrong. ”

Guo Jia nodded with a smile and said, "Juzi, if the lord wants to calm the world, he will fight in the land of Jiangdong sooner or later." Jiangdong soldiers have always been good at water warfare, and if they did not have three or five years of training, they would not be able to fight with Jiangdong's naval army. ”

"Oh!"

Han Sui suddenly realized this, but his face was a little embarrassed.

Yuan Chang didn't pay attention at this time, and then Guo Jia's words said: "Training the navy to fight Jiangdong is one of the reasons. Not the main thing, though. You all know that in the west of my Central Plains, there are powerful countries such as the Anxi Empire, the Kushan Empire, and the Roman Empire, which are not weaker than our Han Dynasty. Do you know what's on the east side of our Great Han?"

"What else can there be but water for water?"

Dian Wei muttered a whispered reply, he thought Yuan Chang hadn't heard. However, the next second, Yuan Chang's cannibalistic gaze looked over, and Dian Wei suddenly folded his neck in fright, he didn't expect Yuan Chang's ears to be so sensitive.

Lu Xiaofeng frowned and said puzzledly: "Lord, we live on Penglai Island, and we know that there are countless islands in the eastern sea, does the lord want to occupy those islands?"

Yuan Chang smiled and shook his head, suddenly stood up, and said excitedly: "You say that the sea is all islands, because you haven't been to farther places. Keep going along the east side, you will find that there is a wider land than our China, there are countless gold, minerals, and animals and plants that are not found in our Chinese land, in short, there is a world that you can't imagine on the other side of the sea. This part of the land we live in, in fact, is a circle, going around the east, and will eventually come back here. And the sailors we train will become the pioneers of navigation. ”

"The land is round?"

Yuan Chang's words shocked everyone, if it weren't for believing in Yuan Chang in their hearts, they might all think that Yuan Chang was crazy. Any normal person knows that if the land is round, how can people act on it?

"I know you have a lot of doubts in your minds, but now I tell you too much that you can't understand them. For example, in the earliest days, our ancestors used stone as weapons, did they know that iron could be used as weapons? Later, bronze was used as weapons, but nowadays, most of the weapons we use are made of iron or other more precious metals. Why didn't our ancestors use it when they first started? Because this is what human beings have discovered and summed up in the process of advancing. Therefore, the land we live in is round, and you will feel very abnormal when you hear it now, but sooner or later, you will understand that this is the truth. Of course, if we want to conduct research and exploration, then we must have enough talents to carry it out, and how to collect talents for exploration and realization, we must build a academy, which is related to a task that I will give to you in the Lonely City later. Now, let's move on to the issue of trolls. ”

Han Sui was a little hesitant before, but when he heard that Yuan Chang had such great expectations for the navy, he immediately stopped hesitating, and said embarrassedly: "Lord, it's okay to train your subordinates, but it's not okay to train the navy." ”

Yuan Chang was puzzled: "Why can't you train the navy? It's just that the location of the training is changed to the warship, there is no difference?"

Han Sui lowered his head embarrassedly and muttered, "This, in fact, subordinates will be seasick." ”

"I see!"

Yuan Chang was stunned, but at present, there are so many people, it seems that Han Sui can train soldiers. Zhao Yun hasn't grown up yet, and he can't command troops, let alone train troops. Dian Wei doesn't have to count on it, by the way, will Guo Jia look at Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, it seems that the training is very powerful.

Seeing Yuan Chang looking at him, Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Lord, you really regard me as an omnipotent person, it's okay to arrange the army, but I don't know anything about training." ”

Guo Jia can't do it either, so what should I do? The people who trained the navy in the Three Kingdoms were undoubtedly all in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and it seemed unlikely that they would be subdued now. However, it seems that there is another candidate for training sailors in Jiangdong and Jingzhou among the Three Kingdoms, and that person is naturally Gan Ning, who is known as the "Jinfan Thief". It seems that we have to find a way to get him. The best candidate is undoubtedly Zhou Yu, but with the friendship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, it is impossible to recruit him.

"Lord, Jia has a plan to solve the worries of Juzi. ”

"Fengxiao has a law, come and listen!"

Yuan Chang's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed, worthy of the ghost genius Guo Jia, who thought of a countermeasure so quickly.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Lord, although the reputation of the provincial village is not obvious, once their salt appears, it will definitely be coveted by others. In this case, the lord might as well let Ju Zi practice on the open space of the provincial village, and then choose a pair of hands, and then practice on the warship, and at the same time protect the salt land of the provincial village from being plundered. ”

"Fengxiao's plan is very good!"

Yuan Chang and everyone were full of praise when they heard it, and if they took a while, maybe some of the people present could also think of it. However, when faced with a problem, being able to come up with a solution so quickly is also one of the conditions that a top strategist should have.

"If you want to open up the route of the Great Voyage, with today's warships, I'm afraid you can't do it, do any of you know the master shipbuilder?"

If you want to venture out to sea, you need to be solid and fast. Otherwise, any wind and wave can overturn the ship, and if the speed is not enough, even if it can go around in a circle, it is estimated that it will take several decades. Therefore, the stability and speed of the ship must be guaranteed.

Everyone shook their heads, they have specializations in the art industry, they are not figures in this field, and naturally they can't get in touch with the masters of shipbuilding. Yuan Chang knew that there was a very powerful inventor Ma Jun in this era, but he didn't know much about it. Most of the people who love the Three Kingdoms like the bloody battles and heroic generals of the Three Kingdoms, and Ma Jun is obviously difficult to remember.

Seeing this, Yuan Chang had no choice but to postpone the plan for the Great Voyage. The warships have not improved, and to let them go to the vagaries of the seas is simply to send them to death.

"The problem of the water army is solved, so let's talk about building an academy to cultivate talents. ”

Cultivating talents is naturally to build schools, as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a place equivalent to a school, called "Taixue". Most of the students who "study too much" are the children of bureaucrats or the children of wealthy families recommended by the state and county, and the common people who want to go to "too learn" may only have one out of a hundred.

Obviously, the children of bureaucrats are a minority after all, and the main purpose of their entry into the "Taixue" is also to be able to become officials in the future, not to study and teach teachers to solve doubts. Therefore, this is one of the reasons why China has a history of thousands of years more than the West, but it has been overtaken in scientific research and other aspects.

Secondly, Taixue also taught mostly Confucian scriptures, which had no use for the development of society except for serving the ruling class and enslaving the common people.

As long as people who want to study, they can have the opportunity to receive education, and after they come out, they can provide even a small contribution to the construction of society, which is the real school. Of course, when Yuan Chang crossed over, most of the schools also became profitable, which is sad.

In today's era, even some private academies are not accessible to ordinary people. Just like the [Yingchuan Academy] where Guo Jia once stayed, it was only the children of the scholar clan who could enter. Guo Jia was able to enter, because Guo Jia was also a descendant of the Shi clan, but their family had fallen into a poor family, which was different from the common people. Among the scholars, a declining Hanmen like Guo Jia is the lowest. However, compared with ordinary people, Guo Jia is still one level higher.

Since ancient times, there have been many geniuses among the people, otherwise Cao Cao would not have made a recruitment order, so that he had contradictions with the family that had supported him, if it were not for Cao Pi to inherit Cao Cao's position, and then reuse the scholar clan again, I am afraid that Cao Wei has been full of contradictions within him, how can he have time to fight for dominance in the world.