[The festival chapter is presented, continue to brazenly ask for tickets]

Xu Zanshan is Xu Guangqi, a Jinshi in the thirty-second year of Wanli, and after returning to Beijing last year to resume his post, he is currently the current Zhan Mansion Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zanshan.

Since the beginning of the forty-first year of Wanli, he left his post on his own because of disagreement with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and then opened canals and cultivated in Fangshan and Laishui counties on the outskirts of Beijing, and carried out various agricultural experiments.

When the old man heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed again.

"I also said that where did the virtuous nephew hear it, and suddenly remembered that Xu Zixian and your uncle were in the same year."

Wang Xingping immediately dispelled the old man's misunderstanding, "Mr. is thinking about it, this matter is not known from his uncle, but when he was idle, the student happened to read Xu Gong's "Sweet Potato Shu", all of which I thought were reasonable. ”

"In addition, I have also read some of the book "Taixi Water Law" co-translated by Xu Gong and Taixi monk Xiong Sanba, Xu Gong is a talent for governing the world, and he is really a model for my great Mingshi."

"If the agriculture, forestry, and water conservancy laws taught in his book can be implemented in Guizhou, they should benefit the southwest, and if they are seriously popularized in time, as long as Guizhou Province can be self-sufficient in grain, military resources will naturally be safe."

After listening to Wang Xingping's praise of Xu Guangqi for a long time, the old man smiled and said: "It seems that the virtuous nephew should join Xu Zixian's Jesuit Society." ”

Xu Guangqi was one of the earliest Jesuits in China, whose Christian name was Paul, and his membership in the church actually had the factor of learning from Tessie. It may not have been sincere in its devotion to Christianity at first, but it objectively still contributed to the spread of Catholicism in China, and was revered by later believers as the 'Three Pillars of Catholicism' in China.

At that time, the presiding officer of the Chinese mission was the Italian missionary Matteo Leach, whose Chinese name was Matteo Ricci. He was proficient in astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and calendar, and spread Catholic doctrine in the Ming Dynasty with 'Chinese writings', and made friends with officials and celebrities.

"By the way, Fang Caixian's nephew, you said that the training is too slow, but there is a better way?"

The old man was not sure in his heart, but after some conversation, he felt that the young man in front of him was not an empty scholar, his words must be well-founded, and his words must be meaningful, so he asked again.

The guest suddenly diverted the conversation, but Wang Xingping was not stunned, and said: "Actually, it's not that Qi Shaobao's method is bad, but it's actually restricted by equipment, and the armament mentioned above is like this." ”

"And what do you think is the top?"

I only listened to Wang Xingping's two words and slowly spoke.

"Fire ...... Gun. ”

"Muskets?"

The old man obviously didn't understand what Wang Xingping meant, even in Qi Jiguang's book of war, there was also an introduction to the musket and the Franco cannon, after all, this old man should be from Liangzhe.

In recent years, there have been many merchant ships that have been released from Ningbo to Nanyang and Luzon every year, and the Taixi Hongyi ships have also heard of the strong guns. What's more, even in the Jiajing period, there were also people who could make firearms and iron cannons among the Japanese invaders, and now after a few decades, whether overseas or the Ming Dynasty, firearms have become more sophisticated.

However, Wang Xingping still has to explain his rhetoric clearly.

"Yes, muskets, students think that all kinds of weapons in ancient and modern times are not like this."

"Sir, imagine that ordinary martial arts, without three or five years of experience, must not be small, and military households usually go to the field like farmers, so how can they have some leisure to practice."

"If you talk about archery, if you want to go into battle to kill the enemy, you must at least have a hard bow of more than one stone, otherwise you can't even shoot through ordinary leather armor. But if this is the case, the ordinary soldiers will be short of ten arrows, and they will not be able to shoot accurately, and if they shoot faster, they will not be able to hit six or seven arrows again. ”

"But if you switch to muskets, you only need to train the queue and the quasi-head, and you can become an army in two or three months."

"And the musket fires the medicine with the trigger, which is not effortless, even the farmer can kill the strong man, and he can practice on weekdays with a wooden stick."

"The other thing is that it's cheap."

The old man thought about it, like a treasure.

"The bird gun is refined from 40 catties of square hair iron to 8 catties, the price of iron is calculated in 3 taels, the drill chamber is 30 diaries, the wage is 125 yuan, and other miscellaneous items are 1 tael, and a bird gun is 5 taels and 5 yuan."

"And the average cost of a usable war bow is only one or two or five dollars."

Wang Xingping disagreed, "But in terms of power, the bow is not as good as the gun, and now the Taixi musket has also been improved, I heard that there is a new flint instead of the arquebus, which can be fired without fear of wind and rain." ”

"Really?"

In fact, this is just Wang Xingping's speculation, the inland of Guizhou, thousands of miles away from the sea, how can he know the information that this Jinshi master who was born on the coast does not know yet, but when the guest asked, he still answered categorically.

"The principle of firearms is nothing more than that, and there are many merchants in the sea trade nowadays, and I have heard about it."

Did you hear that again? The old man thought to himself that this young man was interesting, and the news he heard from the auditors was so good, that he really didn't know where his good luck came from.

"People are more expensive than weapons, and no matter how low the cost of a bow is, if it can't be pulled and can't shoot accurately, it's still useless, but although firearms are expensive, as long as they are properly trained and used properly, they should be ten times more powerful than a bow and crossbow."

"I heard that the craftsmen of Taixi have gradually improved the process, and now the cost of this musket is lower than a year, I heard that among the countries of Nanyang, some of them already have thousands of guns, and the small countries of Yuer can afford to use them, but they must not have the fire consumption of my Ming Ministry of Industry."

Hearing Wang Xingping say this, the old man could only smile bitterly.

In recent years, cutting corners, as well as the flight of craftsmen, the technology has been lost, and the weapons and armor produced are not as good as a year.

If it weren't for the quality of the imperial court's weapons, the helmet of Juniper, the commander of the middle of the Salhu War, would not have been pierced by the enemy's arrow.

…………

"Xuexian used to be in charge of the military department, and he must know the disadvantages of it."

"Ah", the old man changed his expression of pampering and not being surprised, looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, and then looked to the side, Wang Mingde over there also looked innocent, and he didn't know how this person's identity was seen through.

It's just that Wang Xingping's heart is like a mirror, and he smiled a little apologetically, "Mr. Zhang knows that there is never a shortage of things in the bookstore. ”

The old man suddenly realized, and the 'little fox' who laughed and scolded in his heart valued this young man even more.

In the bookstore of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the ordinary scriptures and lectures, there is no shortage of examination papers and anthologies of current literature. There is also a copy of various archives, including copies of the palace, as well as the biographies of local officials and gentry. Because of the royal father, whether it is a business or a friend, there is a need, and it is prepared at home, and the latest one was sent a year ago.

's father is the champion of the prince, and he is a jinshi, and he is still a scholar of two zhejiang people, and now he is still an official in this Guiyang City, only this Guizhou Governor Zhang Rulin is the master, and the word is Suzhi.

Zhang Rulin's father, Zhang Yuanchen, was the first in the palace examination in Longqing for five years, and this story is not a secret for scholars who are interested in the imperial examination.

And his father-in-law is Zhu Geng, Zhu Wenyigong, who was a university scholar, and this kind of family is extraordinary.

The Governor Xuezheng is also a scholar, in charge of the imperial examination and scholar assessment of a province, and has great authority among scholars, and his power is not small. But on the other hand, if a student is favored by the school and wants to be promoted, even if he is blatantly sheltered in the scientific examination, as long as the person's level is not too bad and the job is not excessive, others will not dare to say anything casually.

And before his last deputy envoy to Shandong, Master Zhang also served as the head of the Military Election and Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of War.

Zhang Rulin has not been in office for a long time, and there are not many jinshi in Guizhou, Wang Zunde is counted as one, today it happened that Master Zhang came to the palace to ask, and by the way, he asked about the situation of Fucheng Middle School, but he bumped into this new thing, Wang Xing Fang just said that Xuexian is the honorific title of Tixue.

was told by Wang Xingping like this, but Master Zhang did not have the embarrassment of Fang Cai, and at this time, looking at Wang Xingping's eyes, he felt a little more relieved for the elders to look at the juniors.

"Xingping, you don't have a word yet."

Wang Mingde on the side was busy helping him deny it, which made it clear that Zhang Tixue wanted to give his nephew words, if he should come down, the name of teacher and student would be established. It is self-evident what it means in the future in the field of Guiyang Mansion.

But Wang Xingping was completely unmoved, and replied without a trace of pride: "There is already one, and the words are natural." ”

Wang Mingde was discouraged by his nephew's ignorance, but Zhang Rulin didn't care at all.

"Tiancheng?"

"The Horizon Becomes ......"

"The earth is flat, the six mansions are three things, and the rule is allowed. Forever, time is work. ”

"That's it, isn't it?"

Zhang Rulin is the best at ancient Chinese, and after a little thought, a sentence comes out casually.

Wang Xingping didn't give face at all, and bowed.

"It's 'Left Biography.'"

"'Shun Chenyao, lift eight Kai, make the Lord the back of the earth, in order to make a hundred things, all in time, the earth is flat.' This sentence. ”

The previous sentence is from "Shangshu • Da Yu Mo", which is about Dayu's control of the water and the pacification of the Quartet. The latter sentence is from "Zuo Chuan • The Eighteenth Year of Wengong", which talks about Yao Ju Xianchen and the great rule of the world.

Although the meaning is the same, but the source is changed, that is, the so-called speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. Wang Xingping was not so confused that he compared himself with King Yu, so he could only rely on the virtuous ministers.

Zhang Rulin didn't think it was wrong, but was very happy, this son dared to insist in front of him, and he answered politely and politely, which was reasonable. Coupled with the attitude of reading and seeking understanding, and seeing current affairs so thoroughly, he is his favorite handsome talent, and he will definitely be able to make a difference in the future.

laughed again: "If Zhang Futai sees Tiancheng, he should be willing to take you as a protégé." ”

Zhang Futai said that he was the new governor of Guizhou, Zhang Heming, who was quite tough in his strategy of governing Guizhou, and he heard that he was also appreciative of the attack on Hongmiao, and tried his best to speak for the local generals in the matter of retribution, Wang Xingping thought that his name had probably reached Zhang Heming's ears a long time ago.

Zhang Rulin liked Wang Xingping more and more, and said: "My eldest grandson is a few years older than you, but he has a similar temperament with you. ”

Wang Xingping thought to himself, Zhang Dai may really be compatible with his own personality, but this can't be said, there are the names of Master Zhang, his old son and his father-in-law in the private journal of the bookstore, but there is no grandson of him, but this grandson is afraid that the fame of this grandson will be greater than that of Naizu in the future, so it is inconvenient to talk about it here.

After Zhang Rulin finished speaking, he asked: "I don't know if Tiancheng has ever learned the art of making?" ”

This time, Wang Xingping replied simply: "I haven't started making art yet." ”

The art of making, that is, the eight-strand text, is the prescribed style of scientific research in the Ming Dynasty, also known as Shiwen.

The so-called eight strands refer to the eight parts of the article, and the style has a fixed format: it is composed of breaking the topic, undertaking the topic, starting the lecture, entering the topic, starting the share, middle share, back share, and bundle strand, and the title is all from the original text in the Four Books and Five Classics.

Among them, the four parts of the starting stock, the middle share, the back strand, and the bundle strand each have two strands of dual text, which add up to a total of eight strands.

In the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, the Bagu Wen should speak in the tone of Confucius and Mencius, that is, the so-called 'speaking on behalf of the sage'.

Because it is in the form of such an article, it is the foundation of the art of making art to be familiar with the scriptures, so Wang Xingping said that he had read through the four books and the five classics, and Zhang Rulin asked him if he had ever made art.

After listening to Wang Xingping's honest answer, Zhang Rulin was even happier.

"I recommend a teacher for you, you study diligently with him, with your knowledge, you don't know what to do."

As a yuan, that is, the first name of the scientific examination.

In the Ming Dynasty, the head of the township test was named Xie Yuan, the head of the test was named Huiyuan, and the head of the palace test was named Zhuangyuan, which was for Sanyuan.

In addition to the three yuan, there is also the so-called small three yuan, that is, the head of the three cases in the county, the government, and the hospital.

Wang Xingping is worried about the art, Wang Zunde is far away in other provinces, and he has never met, so he can't help in learning, and Wang Mingde himself is just a person, in terms of knowledge and knowledge, asking himself is still insufficient, just asking this uncle for advice is not a way, so this time he will not refuse.

"I don't know which famous teacher it is."

"Chengdong Ma Jinshi."

The first one who was amazed was not Wang Xingping, but Wang Mingde on the side.

"Isn't Ma Jinshi in Shanxi?"

"Offended Shangguan and was demoted, he didn't want to go to his post, so he returned to his hometown, and the road after the year, counting the days should have come, speaking of which, I should have been the same year as him."

Wang Xingping thought to himself, listening to you so familiar, isn't it the same year?

Seeing the young man's doubts, Zhang Rulin explained, "I am the same as Tiancheng you in the science field, originally I went to the exam in the twentieth year of Wanli, but when my mother was mourned, I waited for another subject, but Ma Ruifu was in the twentieth year of Wanli Renchen High School, because of this, I saw him and called him a late life." ”

Ma Wenqing, the word Ruifu, the second in Guiyang Ma's generation, is quite knowledgeable, and these are more clear than Wang Xingping.

Now there are six brothers in the Ma family, and the house is next to the Governor's Office in the east of the city, in the Ma Family Alley of Yangming Academy.

If you talk about luxury, the Ma family is even more than the Wang family, his ancestor was a lord who followed the Taizu in Huainan, and in this generation he married with the major clans in Guiyang.

The eldest brother Ma Yuqing is the commander of Guiyang Wei, and his son-in-law is the descendant of Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and an acquaintance of Wang Mingde. The third brother Ma Mingqing, a member of the Wuzi Imperial Examination in the fourteenth year of Wanli, and the rest of the brothers also served in the army.

Ma Wenqing's son Ma Shiao also discussed Yang Shikong's daughter as a parent, on both sides are the sons and daughters' families, Yang Shikong is the leader of the Yang family in Guiyang, Wanli 29 years Xin Chou Ke Jinshi, but also the famous family in the city.

Hearing that Zhang Tixue was going to recommend his nephew to Ma Wenqing as a disciple, Wang Mingde sighed beside him, but Zhang Rulin didn't care.

"I'll write another letter of recommendation, recommending you to study at Yangming Academy, which happens to be close to Ma's house, so it's good to ask for advice from time to time."

Yangming Academy was built in the 14th year of Jiajing, to commemorate Wang Yangming's lecture in Guiyang, by his private disciples, Guizhou governor Wang Xingying and Guizhou people and other dozens of people together with the political envoys, according to the inspection of the envoy to build a school, in Guizhou is also regarded as a first-class school, can enter the study here, are aspiring to the imperial examination.

Mr. Yangming Wang Shouren, who was demoted to Guizhou when he was a martial artist, realized the Tao in Shuixi Longchang, and gradually learned from his heart, and was a generation of grandmasters.

Zhang Rulin explained: "Speaking of which, my father is also a student of Mr. Yangming, so it is appropriate to recommend you to go here. ”

Zhang Rulin's father, Zhang Yuanxi's teacher, Wang Ji, is Wang Shouren's second disciple, so it is not wrong to say so.

Wang Xingping was about to get up and thank him, but he saw a person running recklessly outside the hall, and then looked at the sky outside, it was sinking in the west, but it was an afternoon that passed in a hurry.

The people who came were happy and anxious, it was Wang Xiaoliu who had just been sent home, after the matter was done, just about to talk to the honored guest, Wang Xingping asked him to go back to report the news, so as not to worry his mother, I don't know what was urgent at this time, I saw that Wang Xiaoliu gasped for a long time, and finally laughed.

"Young Master...... The eldest sister and aunt are back. ”

[Note: There are different versions of the time when Ma Wenqing was demoted, some say 1616, some say 1618, and then I consulted the epitaph written by Ma Wenqing for Xu Yide, a former science and technology scholar, and the right to develop the storyline is subject to the demotion at the end of 1616. 】