The formation of the new army was not smooth, except for the original 2,000 noble sons of the Nanyuan Army, the newly recruited more than 700 noble children, and the later recruited scholars, now there are less than 500 people.

It had been almost a month, and less than 500 people had been recruited, and it was clear that none of the scholars had any intention of becoming soldiers.

Good men are not soldiers, although this is a troubled time, there are still no scholars who want to be soldiers.

After all, even in the most chaotic time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the scholars were a respected group.

As long as you are literate and literate, no matter who becomes the emperor, you will be reused.

The reason why the officials, positions, and divisions (dispatches) of the Song Dynasty today are so chaotic is because almost all the officials of the former dynasty, even the Later Jin Dynasty, and the Later Han Dynasty have been officials until now.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to use them, and he wanted to give them an official, this official was only a grade, and he could receive a fortune, but he had no actual power.

In addition to the official, there is also a position, and this position has actual power, but it also involves a fictitious position, a real position.

So, in the end, it evolved into dispatch being the only criterion for measuring power.

A fifth-grade official, but the dispatch is a third-grade, it may be much more important than a second-grade false position.

In the Song Dynasty, many third-grade officials were able to scold the second-grade and first-grade officials for this reason.

It is also because of this implicit power that civilian officials have more channels for promotion than military generals, so although there is no emphasis on literature and light on military force, scholars are not willing to become soldiers.

However, for Zhao Dezhao, this incident will not affect his plans.

Now there are nearly 3,000 noble children, which is enough for him to carry out his seed plan.

These noble sons and daughters have received training from the new army, and in the future, they will be able to spread this tactic and thinking to various armies.

As for the mapping technique, it can also be taught directly among the nobles' children.

It's going to be a little slower, but for now, there's plenty of time.

Because he hasn't even made a sextant, a three-rod indexer, or a theodolite.

It will also take a year or two for the industrial program to unfold and get a qualified musket.

So, the main thing now is to build the framework, not to rush it.

As for the future, when society gradually stabilizes, there will be more and more scholars, and when the time comes, we will control the channels for the rise of the scholars and expand the channels for the people who serve in the army, and when the time comes, it will naturally be necessary to adjust the talent to the side of the army.

A prince does not need to target anyone or a certain group at all, he only needs to master the circulation channels of talents, and he can naturally adjust the demand for talents in society.

At the end of October, the sons and daughters of the nobles gathered in Kaifeng Mansion, which also caused many disputes and social contradictions.

However, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Dezhao didn't care, only Zhao Guangyi, who was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, couldn't get away with it, and had to arrest a few powerful children who had a lot of trouble.

This kind of thing is thankless, but who made him still confine Kaifeng Mansion now?

On October 28, notices were posted everywhere in Kaifeng Prefecture, asking the children of the nobles and those who had already signed up to enter Nanyuan for pre-formation training.

On 1 November, 2,732 sons and daughters of nobles and 427 civilians and civilians who had signed up to join the New Army gathered in Nanyuan.

On this day, Zhao Dezhao wore armor and walked into the Nanyuan Courtyard majestically.

At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the South Garden is located outside the north wall of the Daliang Gate of the West Main Gate, which is a garden built by diverting the water of the Bianhe River, which is considered a park in this era, but it belongs to the royal family.

After Zhao Dezhao arrived, he saw Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi, Han Chongyun and others, who were sitting on three Arhat beds, leaning on the desk, with solemn faces.

Seeing Zhao Dezhao come in, Zhao Kuangyin hadn't spoken yet, Zhao Guangyi opened his mouth and asked first: "Second brother, teach the new army astronomical calendar, but what do you mean?" ”

Zhao Dezhao nodded, walked to Zhao Guangyi's bedside, and sat down next to his desk. "Third uncle, are you doing well recently?"

"I can't die, and I can't get better." Zhao Guangyi sighed heavily, picked up the tea made from ginkgo leaves, and took a sip. "The second brother is confused, this astronomical calendar is top secret in all dynasties, and it can only be controlled by the royal family. If you let people learn it, how to deal with it in the future? ”

Today's Zhao Guangyi is conservative and suffering from illness, but he can't find out the reason, but his body is getting thinner and thinner, his face is pale, and his muscles are exposed everywhere.

In the past, he was powerful, and he controlled the iron wall of the Zhongshu Lingfu.

But now that he is not in good health and has no ambitions, the people who follow him have other thoughts.

According to Zhao Dezhao's collusion report, his kidney failure is now very serious, and he can't even urinate.

After saying this, he was a little out of breath.

Zhao Kuangyin was also originally opposed to teaching the astronomical calendar to the new army, but under the persuasion of Zhao Dezhao, he had agreed.

The original Song Dynasty lasted for 320 years, and now they want to build a thousand-year-old dynasty, and some places must change.

Zhao Kuangyin has only been the emperor for five years, and now he is only thirty-eight years old, and he still knows how to be flexible.

Listening to Zhao Dezhao's analysis of the importance of map-drawing and the changes in later generations, he did not insist too much.

But Zhao Guangyi only found out about this matter today, and he couldn't accept it for a while.

Obviously, before Zhao Dezhao came, they had been arguing for a long time.

Whether it is Zhao Kuangyin or Zhao Dezhao, they all know very well that he disagrees on this matter, not for himself, but for the Zhao family.

Therefore, Zhao Dezhao patiently explained to him. "Third uncle, astronomical knowledge is a double-edged sword, which can hurt the enemy and yourself. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that every time the earth dragon turns over and the tengu swallows the sun and the moon, he will have to make an edict against himself......"

Today's geographic surveying requires the help of astronomical knowledge, because the use of sextants and three-bar indexers for mapping and positioning is based on the daily changes in the position of the sun and the moon recorded in the calendar.

This requires surveyors not only to master the equipment, but also to grasp the changes in the position of the sun, the earth, and the moon every day.

The yellow path where the sun travels and the white road where the moon travels vary depending on the season and time.

Only with this knowledge can the precise positioning be calculated according to the different angles of each day.

Without these external conditions, even with a sextant, a three-bar indexer, and a manual theodolite, it is simply impossible to carry out the most accurate positioning.

In particular, the theodolite is used to divide the earth into 24 time zones, and if the earth is perfectly circular, then each time zone is at an angle of 15 degrees.

However, how to divide and calculate the angle between the 15 degrees requires the supplement of astronomical knowledge and the calculation of the change in the position of the celestial body.

Astronomical knowledge was the most strictly kept secret knowledge in ancient times, and before the Southern Song Dynasty, only a few people mastered it, and no one could learn it privately.

The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and it can only be the emperor's right to communicate with the heavens, so the imperial family monopolizes this discipline and does not let others master it.

Astronomical knowledge entered the people, the earliest can be traced back to the eleventh year of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, the tenth year of the Southern Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Yuan Dynasty had already established itself and occupied most of the territory of China.

They don't know much about the calendar, but they are well aware of its importance. From farmers farming, to compiling the annual dates, to sacrificing and worshipping gods, calendar statistics are required.

Because they did not speak of the calendar, they regarded it as knowledge that only the royal family could grasp, and began to recruit students in a big way.

They merged Si Tianjian and Hui Si Tiantai into one, and recruited students to study in Taiwan the following year. Later, the Taishi Academy was set up, which stood side by side with Si Tiantai, and the Taishi Academy was awarded for observation, and Si Tiantai only taught students and became an astronomical school.

The entry of the Yuan Dynasty into the Central Plains was a destruction of Chinese culture, but in terms of astronomy and geography, it was greatly developed during this period.

After the Ming Dynasty, this knowledge was sealed again and no longer widely disseminated.

Zhao Kuangyin was tempted by the big cake painted by Zhao Dezhao, and now he is particularly supportive of Zhao Dezhao, and if he changes an emperor with a stable regime, he will definitely not be bewitched by Zhao Dezhao.

Precise maps, muskets, industry, thousand-year-old national ancestry, trains thousands of miles a day, tens of thousands of miles of airplanes, Zhao Kuangyin's worldview has been completely destroyed by Zhao Dezhao.

Although Zhao Dezhao only took out the process of making waterwheels and muskets now, the iron knife was clearly placed in front of Zhao Kuangyin.

Those drawings were placed in front of Zhao Kuangyin, and they were very reasonable, and the current carpenters and blacksmiths could also do them.

The investment is not high, but the return is beyond imagination, at this time, how can Zhao Kuangyin control himself?

But for Zhao Guangyi, all long-term promises are illusory, but the risks now exist.

"Second brother, the third uncle knows that you are for the revitalization of my Great Song Dynasty, but if you let other generals understand the calendar, you can draw another army to stand on its own, and even the name is ready-made at this time."

Deeper things can't be revealed to Zhao Guangyi, his thinking is too stubborn, and Zhao Dezhao tried his best to convince him.

Moreover, Zhao Guangyi is not selfish, he is dedicated to the Zhao family, and he can't be treated toughly.

Even if he wants to kill him behind his back, but on the surface, Zhao Dezhao will do a better job with a superficial attitude and a superficial attitude.

Therefore, he could only magnify his move and asked, "Third uncle, do you know how big the world is?" ”

Zhao Guangyi said: "The world is divided into Kyushu, and my Central Plains is located in the middle of the world......"

Zhao Dezhao shook his head and laughed, and said to Meng Kuan: "Paper comes ......"

Zhao Kuangyin and Han Chongyun were also very interested, and the two got off the Luohan bed and stood by to watch.

A stack of uncut paper was sent to the desk between the two of them, and Zhao Dezhao took out a pencil from his arms, then put the pen on the paper, and quickly drew a map of the world with lines.

Although it is brief, it also clearly marks the seven continents and the four oceans.

The Song Dynasty, which only occupied the Yellow River Valley, was not even one percent on the entire map.

This is not the end, because Zhao Dezhao drew a macroscopic map of the sun, the earth, and the moon, and marked them one by one.

The three of them were not ignorant people, but they were all a little dumbfounded when they saw the starry sky map drawn by Zhao Dezhao.