The time came to February of the second year of Yankang, and the weather gradually warmed up.

Mu Ying, one of the three giants in the southwest, left the capital with more than 20,000 people beating gongs and drums.

With such a transfer of more than 20,000 people, it is impossible to completely conceal it, and forcibly covering it up will only want to cover it up, so Mu Ying went out of Beijing under the pretext of going to the southeast to quell the rebellion.

This reason is not made up out of thin air, in fact, since the Southwest Army entered the capital, although it cannot be said that there are wolves everywhere in the Great Jin Dynasty, there are not many people who have raised troops to "rebel", and these people do not want to rebel against the Ji family's court, but to rebel against the southwest court.

Previously, most of these rebellions were eliminated by the local army, and occasionally there were large-scale ones, and they were also quelled by Li Shuo, and now there is indeed a vassal king of the Ji family in the southeast, who has coerced tens of thousands of people to enter Beijing "King Qin", and Mu Yingcai just took this opportunity to leave the capital.

After Mu Ying left, General Long Wuwei in the capital was concurrently served by Li Xin himself, and he did not fake others, so he wanted to tell Mu Ying that the position of General Long Wuwei would be kept for him and would not be occupied by others.

It's February, and the weather is getting warmer.

Governor Li, who was afraid of the cold, finally survived this cold winter and took off the coat he had worn all winter.

In the past few months, the relationship between Li Xin and the Ninth Princess has eased a lot, at least she can go back to the room to sleep, the child she brought back from Huaiwangfu is the same age as Li Xin's young son who was born, so she was taken by the Ninth Princess and taken with her youngest son.

Li Xin's youngest son was named Li Shi, and the child in Huaiwangfu was named Ji Cheng.

In the past few months, Li Xin's main energy has been on how to improve the Shenji Battalion, as well as the construction of the Shenji Academy directly under the Shenji Battalion.

Although this Shenji School also teaches the knowledge of sages, it does not teach the knowledge of how to take the examination, and focuses on mathematical calculations and astronomy and geography.

Although there is almost no scientific system in this era, but the level of arithmetic has reached a staggering point, some folk math masters, the level of mathematics has been far better than Li Xin, a serious science student, but they do not use simple Arabic numerals, and do not form formulas, can only use obscure classical Chinese to record the process, even if it is written down, people sometimes can't understand it, and it takes a lot of effort to get out of the research results, often in one or two generations will be lost.

Li Xin promoted Arabic numerals in the Shenji Academy, and gave these folk mathematicians enough "wages", so that on the one hand, they could spread the things they studied, and on the other hand, they could continue to deduce calculations without the trouble of economic problems.

This can be regarded as a little seed that Li Xin left to the world.

In this era, the purpose of studying is to be an official, and no one wants to teach the academy of scientific examinations, so naturally no one wants to go to it, and in desperation, these three Shenji schools can only take nothing, and the school also manages to eat and live, and promises to arrange errands after completing the study, so as to attract one or two hundred children to enter the Shenji Academy.

These three Shenji schools are only the beginning of Li Xin's construction of basic education, but this kind of thing, in the visible ten or twenty years, can only be Li Xin throwing money into it, and it is impossible to have any positive income, but basic education is social welfare, and Li Xin is willing to spend this money.

The Shenji Camp is located outside the city, which is convenient for testing all kinds of firearms, but the Shenji Academy is in Datongfang in the south of the capital, and it is Li Xin who bought two courtyards with his own money, plus his previous house in Datongfang, as the school of the Shenji Academy.

On this day, Li Xin went to Datongfang early in the morning, after looking at all the three schools, he came back from Datongfang in the evening, he just got off the carriage, and before he got home, he saw the right servant of Shangshu coming over, Li Xin stepped forward and smiled at Zhao Jia: "There should be no sunset at this time, Zhao Xiang is not in charge of the center in Shangshutai, why did he come to me?" ”

Zhao Jia bowed his head to Li Xin, and then said silently: "Xiaguan is resting today." ”

Li Xin smiled: "You, you give yourself a leave, since you are resting, how many drinks will you have together?" ”

Zhao Jia bowed his head and said, "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

The two of them entered the Jing'an Hou Mansion together, sat down in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, and just drank two glasses of wine, Zhao Jia said silently: "The Metropolitan Governor has been busy with the affairs of the Shenji Academy for the past two months, and the lower officials have some puzzles, and I also ask the Metropolitan Governor to solve their doubts." ”

Li Xin's face was calm: "You say." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor personally runs the school, which is naturally a good thing with immeasurable merits, but the lower officials heard about it...... Although the students of the Shenji Academy are studying, they do not aspire to scientific examinations, but instead learn mathematics, mathematics, alchemy, and so on......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Jia paused and said with a wry smile: "Xia Guan thinks that since he is studying, it is better to cultivate his career, otherwise it will ruin the future of these children......"

This is also the difference between the ideologies of the two eras.

It can't be said that Zhao Jia is pedantic, it's just that he has been studying and being an official for thousands of years, and he has not said that academic mathematics can be an official.

Li Xin drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Everyone has their own way of living, Brother You'an thinks it's important to take the exam, but there are so many people in the world, not everyone can take the exam, even if they all go to the exam, it is tens of millions of people who cross the single-plank bridge, and how many people can really get into the Jinshi?" ”

Li Xin's ultimate goal is to completely change the situation of scientific research, but he can't say it directly at the moment.

This matter has to be done little by little, and he still has a lot of time, so he doesn't need to rush it.

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused, and then continued: "Brother You'an asked me why I want those children to learn mathematics, learn Gewu and even learn the so-called alchemy, I can tell Brother You'an, because these things ......"

"I can make thunder."

Zhao Jia was stunned.

Although he is the top smart person in this era, but with his limitations and vision, it is difficult for him to imagine how arithmetic can develop such a devastating thing as the Heavenly Thunder, but he is not entangled in this matter, just looked at Li Xin, and said silently: "Even if the Heavenly Thunder can be made, the Great Jin already has the Heavenly Thunder ......."

"Since it's a school, it's better to take the right path of scientific research......"

"Alright."

Li Xin smiled: "Brother You'an, didn't you take the path of scientific research?" I didn't interfere with you scholars continuing to run scientific examinations, and you don't care what kind of school I run. ”

Sky Thunder? It's just the threshold of thermal weapons!

Li Xin has seen real thermal weapons, compared to those thermal weapons in later generations, the thunder and fire gun in Li Xin's hand now is simply a child's toy.

But he had no way to explain these things to Zhao Jia.

Can't you tell him that as long as you follow this path of study, the future generations can turn the enemy upside down and kill countless people thousands of miles away?

There are no facts in front of him, and no one will believe it, they will only think that Li Xin has lost his mind and gone crazy.

Although that kind of thing is still far away from now, and it will never be possible for Li Xin to come out in the end, but the descendants of Zhuxia are not stupider than others, as long as they plant seeds and guide them in the right direction, what others can get out, the descendants of Zhuxia can also get out!

Thinking of this, Li Xin raised the wine glass in his hand and touched it with Zhao Jia.

"As for the future of these children, you and I are not too old, and looking at them quietly, we will naturally see it in a decade or two."

Governor Li smiled.

"One day, you don't need me to spend your lips and tongue, Brother You'an, what you see and hear will naturally change what you think in your heart."