Although Zhu Cihong didn't understand the things before, when he heard his father's words at this time, he naturally understood his father's intentions. Thinking that if what his father said was really to be realized, whether it was a militaristic weapon or something else, it would indeed make Da Ming stronger.

Therefore, he replied respectfully and sincerely: "Father, the son understands it! ”

By this time, the others also understood that the emperor gave a lecture to the crown prince, and the key was what he had just said. It was just an example, but it was very impressive. The emperor must have had a useful intention in summoning so many courtiers to listen.

Some of the nimble courtiers quickly understood the emperor's intentions.

In the future, the emperor will definitely pay attention to this aspect, which is related to whether the Ming Dynasty is more powerful, and whether it is related to not allowing those Xiyi to surpass, that is, what the emperor said, to avoid falling behind and being beaten!

If it was a hundred years ago, it would be absolutely nonsense to say that Xiyi would be very smart, and that it was possible to surpass the Ming Dynasty and be more powerful than the Ming Dynasty!

However, in this Chongzhen Dynasty, there have been many scholars who have seen the new things brought by Xiyi, and they have also heard what they talked about Xiyi's knowledge. As Chen Zilong believes, in terms of exploring the essence of things, that is, seeking the truth of things, in fact, Xiyi has gone to the front of the Ming Dynasty.

To give a very simple example, Xiyi brought a telescope, which can actually be used for military purposes. There are also cannons, and the cannons of Xiyi are more powerful, and the Hongyi cannons of the Ming Dynasty are either purchased from Xiyi, or they are cast by Xiyi, and even how to hit the cannon more accurately, they also have to ask Xiyi to teach. In addition, Xiyi's ship is also faster than Daming's ship.

All of these have already shown a sign that Xiyi is definitely not an ordinary barbarian, they are capable. In the future, it is possible to surpass the Ming Dynasty in an all-round way.

It's just now, if Xiyi and Daming are next to each other......

Thinking of this, many people suddenly didn't dare to think about it.

While they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen speak: "I believe that with more than 20,000 people in my Ming Dynasty, even if you choose one in a hundred, in terms of smart people, there will definitely be more than Xiyi." Just go in the right direction......"

Speaking of this, he raised his voice and announced in a categorical tone: "In this whole world, only I am the strongest, there is no one!" ”

This is also equivalent to saying that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will not only explore the books of the sages of the Four Books and the Five Classics, but for the Agricultural Division and the Kaiwu Division, to put it mildly, it is the work of the craftsman, and it must also be explored. To understand the truth, and then to apply it, so that the understanding of the truth can play a huge role.

And this matter, Emperor Chongzhen is tied to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, if anyone opposes it, it is tantamount to opposing the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, these important ministers present are actually shrewd people who have been up and down in the sea, and none of them are really stupid. The wise and martial emperor decided so that no one would object. There are only some people who are pedantic in reading and will feel that the sage books have been challenged and are blind to comparison.

Therefore, Xue Guoguan took the lead, and everyone bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded, he gave so many examples, said so many exaggerated words, and gave them enough shock, if there were still people who would jump out to oppose it, it was obviously not suitable to be an official, so he directly took off his black gauze hat and let him play by himself.

He waited for these courtiers to finish patting the sycophants, and then announced: "As far as I just said a few things, I can go into more detail, and I will listen to them." ”

As soon as he heard this, it was natural that all the courtiers, including the crown prince, listened attentively.

"Gunpowder, which is many times more powerful than this gunpowder, does not exist for the time being, and it is necessary to wait for the Qing to experiment, that is, a variety of different things or mix, or heat, etc., to produce new things. Among these new things, there will be things that can be used for various purposes, and one of them is this powerful gunpowder. Emperor Chongzhen began to be a god again, and said to these people, "This kind of thing is to turn stones into gold." I am sure, absolutely. ”

When these people in front of him were surprised, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I can give preliminary drawings for the use of force caused by steam, mainly involving the use of physical knowledge, how to build it, how to improve it, etc., there will be many difficulties, but it can definitely be overcome!" ”

After a pause, he continued: "I heard that during the Wanli period, there was a person who sat on a chair strapped to a rocket and intended to fly into the sky. This idea, in fact, is very good. It's just that he didn't think about how to come back safely after the rocket ran out. Why not try pigs, cows, sheep and other livestock first? I mention this example, just to say that in fact, I have no shortage of people who have ideas and hands, but there are still few. ”

Hearing this, many people looked at each other with questions in their eyes, but the people present obviously hadn't heard of the flying of ten thousand households.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about them, but just used this matter to lead the topic and said: "Just now, I lifted Kong Ming lanterns, bamboo dragonflies, and even kites, etc., in fact, they are all a way to fly to the sky, what is the truth, to understand, and then to use." I believe that one day, people will be able to fly! ”

Speaking of this, he raised his voice and emphasized loudly: "Even if one generation can't do it, then two generations, three generations will do it, and one day, there will be a time when your dreams will come true!" ”

After saying this, he glanced at everyone in the courtyard, and then announced again: "For this reason, I have decided to allocate one million taels of silver from the inner treasury, and each of them shall deposit five hundred thousand taels in the Liangjing Bank. The annual interest is used to reward those who have ideas and are willing to study, and its name is called Kaiwu Scholarship! ”

Over the years, there has been a lot of silver in the inner treasury, not only the textile factory opened by the queen to make money, but the most important thing is that the glass factory has a lot of dividends. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was also wealthy, and he allocated one million taels of silver at once.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp.

Although the interest rate on bank deposits given by the emperor is low now, no matter how little one million taels of deposits, there are twenty thousand taels, right? If you divide the north and south of Beijing, it is also 10,000 taels, and the most important thing is that in this way, there are 10,000 taels every year, which is really a big deal!

They can imagine that after this news spreads, many people will definitely be tempted. It's just that I don't know what the specific charter is?

As they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen say again: "I think that it is better to let talented people study these things than to do nothing, wear women's clothes, and be nostalgic for the land of fireworks!" The atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty must also be changed! ”

Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the improvement of living conditions, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, when there is money, they begin to enjoy life and turn to live a life of erosion and luxury. If this kind of atmosphere is not changed, there is still no hope for Daming. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen has long thought of a way to change this.

However, the change in the atmosphere of life does not mean that it can be changed. Now Emperor Chongzhen's decision can be regarded as one of the means to guide the change of the atmosphere.

Xue Guoguan and the others listened to it and thought it was true. If they are to choose, the children and nephews of the family, of course, it is better to let them study and open up knowledge. Therefore, one by one, they all agreed with this decision of the emperor.

Their reaction was also expected by Emperor Chongzhen. In fact, he also knows that he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Therefore, it was not immediately announced that the imperial examination would be changed and that the natural sciences would be compulsory. Instead, guide them first, make them interested, and at least after Daming has a certain number of people, it will be better to announce these.

And to be honest, for the time being, this thing can't be popularized. Because those who can study these must first be readers, and then they must have the ability to buy experimental utensils, have enough time to study, and so on. In other words, it was these princes who accompanied the reading. They are the most suitable to engage in these studies, and use them to drive the noble children of the Ming Dynasty, the official eunuch family, etc., with such a foundation, it is suitable for large-scale promotion.

At this time, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, what he didn't expect was that Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing both came out of the ranks and told Emperor Chongzhen that they were not capable enough to be promoted to the position of foreign officers in their respective divisions. The reason is because they can't answer the whys they asked the emperor. More than that, they're just records.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing and said: "Two Aiqing, Hugh is arrogant, I can say that no one in the whole world can understand except me." Qing and the other two are already the ones I know best. In this way, who else can I choose if I don't choose Qingqing? ”

Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing felt a little more comfortable in their hearts, and the two of them glanced at each other, and then didn't insist anymore.

"However, the two Aiqing also have to work hard, don't be caught up by young people when the time comes." Emperor Chongzhen smiled and glanced at the princes who accompanied them, making them feel his gaze on them before he said, "There is no end to learning, you can't stop moving!" ”

"Wechen has been taught!" Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing listened and replied respectfully.

In this way, this time the emperor's lecture ended like this. After Emperor Chongzhen took the crown prince away, there was a buzz in the courtyard. The people here couldn't even wait to leave the palace, so they couldn't wait to start talking.

"You say, in the future, we will really be able to fly to the sky one day?"

"Can the emperor still lie to you? Surely! ”

"That's right, Kong Ming's lantern and the candle are waiting to be lifted into the sky, why can't he take people into the air?"

"If I can go back to Jiangnan after some sleep, haha, I run back and forth every day, how good!"

“……”

For them, whether it is flying in the sky or retreating to the ground, it is all unbelievable, and the concern of these two things is even greater than that of the other militaristic heavy weapon mentioned by the emperor, and the new gunpowder is many times more powerful than the current gunpowder. This thing, except for the attention of senior civil and military officials, no one discusses it at all.

After they left the palace, the content of Emperor Chongzhen's lecture this time spread out. It didn't take long for the teahouses and restaurants in Jingshi, the streets and alleys, to all be discussing this matter enthusiastically.

I have to say that human beings' longing for flying is really not comparable to ordinary things. Almost all of them, the first thing they discussed, was this.

Under the prompting of the wise and martial emperor, they would take out the Kong Ming lanterns, bamboo dragonflies, kites, birds, etc., but anything that could fly in the air, they would take it out and discuss it enthusiastically, trying to discuss the reason for flying after dinner.

Sometimes, what I usually see and hear seems to be very ordinary, but I just look at it like that, and I don't think much about it. For example, many people have seen and played these flying methods, but they just haven't thought about why.

But now, they are very respectful in their hearts, and the wise and martial emperor has made an assertion, saying that if he understands the truth, he can make people fly. With the guidance of such a bright light as the emperor, it is conceivable that many people don't say this when chatting in the restaurant teahouse, and even sleep and go to the toilet, they are thinking about this matter.

For most people, that's where the interest lies. This interest may not last, but no matter what, it has piqued their interest, like a seed planted in their hearts. In the future, as long as there is something corresponding to trigger, it can stimulate the seed in their hearts.

There are also some people who think about this matter for fame and fortune. Not to mention that if you find out something, you may get 10,000 taels of silver, just the fact that the emperor took out more than 1 million taels of silver from the inner treasury to motivate him, and how much he used this to teach the prince, can be seen how much the emperor attaches importance to this matter.

As long as he can make a little achievement in this area and spread it to the emperor, he will definitely please the emperor. In this way, fame and fortune are naturally out of the question.

This matter also gave Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing a sense of urgency. They remembered very clearly that the emperor was encouraging their students, that is, the princes, to study this matter. Thinking that if he was surpassed by his own students, then this prince master would be too faceless!

Therefore, they all secretly decided that they had to let their subordinates worry more about the affairs in the yamen, and they had to grasp the most basic things. In fact, if they really do this, just as Emperor Chongzhen said, at least the two of them are the people who know the most in the Ming Dynasty at present, and they have more resources in their hands than others, and if they want to make achievements, the two of them are the biggest.

On Zheng Zhilong's side, on the way back to the house, he told Zheng Chenggong to ask him to pay more attention and ask why, so as to attract the attention of the emperor and be valued by the future emperor. But who knows, Zheng Chenggong shook his head and replied to him: "Dad, my son still wants to use the new ship built by those things to crisscross the sea, beat Xiyi to the ground, and fight for a knighthood!" ”

He is the son of the Pirate King, so he naturally knows where the gap between Daming and Xiyi is at present. Otherwise, how could it be possible for Xiyi to come from thousands of miles away and still occupy the territory of the Ming Dynasty? Their ships are fast, their guns are far away, these things have been used to bully the Zheng family, and the Zheng family's side defeated Hongyi, which was won by relying on the large number of boats and the introduction of Hongyi into the harbor. If it's at sea, there's nothing you can do about them, it's a shame!

When Zheng Zhilong heard his son's answer, he immediately remembered what the emperor said, after the end of the year, there will be a military merit knighthood, and there will be a general soldier who will stay up until the day of the knighthood. He knew that this time there would definitely be no share for him, and it was useless to be envious!

He was also a little curious in his heart, who would be so lucky if the emperor was knighted this time?

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