Seeing the Emperor walking around the bookcase, even if he didn't speak, Qi Tai could feel his anguish and uneasiness.

Zhu Gaoxu has mentioned the word technology many times, and he himself should attach great importance to it. At this time, Qi Tai could not deny the stake. Perhaps Qi Tai can find a large number of very reasonable credentials from the classics, and say that virtue, avenue, and people's hearts are the key to the success or failure of the great cause; But he didn't.

In the decisive battle of Huguang and the battle of Zhili, the scene of the Han king's cannon roaring and tearing apart the enemy's military formation is more convincing than any reason.

The reason why Qi Tai didn't say anything was because he didn't understand the drawings of those organs.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stopped pacing and said, "Since Qian Youe, Mao Baihu and I have no choice, then we can only rely on people who are talented in this area. ”

Qian Xun bent down and asked, "Chen Gong asks the saint, who is the gifted person?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The Ming Dynasty has hundreds of millions of subjects, and there are always some people who are talented. Give those people access and opportunities, and not limited to the status of craftsmen. If the favor of the imperial court covers 100,000 people, as long as one person is a genius and has achieved technological innovation, then all the costs can be earned.

We used the imperial examination to select a lot of talents to govern the country, so the Central Plains Dynasty ruled thousands of miles of territory, and it can often be maintained for hundreds of years. However, the imperial court never invested in other aspects except agricultural technology, and only relied on time and luck to develop slowly. We can change the rules. ”

Qian Xun turned his head and quietly glanced at Qi Tai, who didn't have much thought about such remarks, so the two looked at each other.

Zhu Gaoxu hesitated slightly, and then said: "The change has reached a bottleneck, and it's time to start it fundamentally." ”

Qian Xun asked curiously: "What is the root of the Holy Word?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Education." ”

With that, he walked to the bookshelf in the northwest corner, took a wooden stool and put it on it, and looked for something on it himself. Qi Tai, Qian Xun, Mao Kaishan and others hurriedly stepped forward to protect Zhu Gaoxu. After a while, Zhu Gaoxu found a wooden box, and then took out a booklet from it.

Zhu Gaoxu flipped through the booklet, and Qi Tai roughly saw that there were a lot of scribbled words written on it. Zhu Gaoxu found a few pages and tore them straight down.

"You can start with children who are born as craftsmen, and then spread it to the whole country, and the funds will be allocated by the national treasury." Zhu Gaoxu handed the paper to Qi Tai, "Because the content of the teachings is different from that of private schools, I call it 'primary school'." Ordinary people, rich and poor, can go to school for free, mainly teaching basic literacy and arithmetic; And some of the ideas of loyalty, filial piety, and faithfulness can be integrated into simple literacy articles. ”

Qi Tai looked at what was written on it and asked, "Holy Lord, how much money and food does this cost every year?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I haven't counted it yet. ”

But he soon added, "There is a king in the distance who said something that I think makes sense. He said that he had never heard that education could make a country poor (Kaiser). ”

Qi Tai looked at it for a while, but still didn't rush to hand it to Qian Xun beside him. Because the things recorded on it are really a bit novel, he won't be able to understand them for a while.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu beckoned a few people back to the bookcase, pointed to the things on the paper and said, "A few years ago, I was collecting some more concise teaching methods. Compared with Mengxue, there are four changes.

This is an Indian numeral, which is used in arithmetic. Indians are very accomplished in mathematics, and after the Muslims of Persia went to conquer India, they also captured their mathematicians to teach their own people, so that many people thought that they were Arabic numerals.

In order to adapt to the way arithmetic and formulas are written, the new school texts have changed to the habit of reading from left to right, and the text is mainly arranged horizontally. Official documents, letters, calligraphy, etc. remain unchanged.

This symbol is the phonetic alphabet, which is divided into vowels and consonants; Any pronunciation can be pronounced by combining two letters and adding four phonetic transcriptions. I also marked the pronunciation of the letters with Chinese characters with the same pronunciation. This method would make it easier and faster to spread literacy to the illiterate common people. In addition, there are symbols for sentence breaks, which are also to make reading and literacy easier. Writing has changed to a practical one, and the original way of writing can still be used in literature and art. ”

At this time, Qian Xun said: "If this law is implemented, the work of the saint is comparable to that of the first emperor." ”

Mao Kaishan, who was born as a craftsman, didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and immediately agreed.

Qi Tai just nodded slightly, and did not make a clear statement rashly, he had not had time to think about it deeply.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be encouraged: "After I convene the ministers to discuss, I will arrange a specific implementation strategy." ”

Qi Tai finally spoke: "Holy Mingjian, this method may be useful, but it must not be a one-day work, but a long-term strategy. For the current southern expedition of the imperial court, this matter may not play the slightest role. ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately responded: "What Qi Butang said is extremely true. But if you don't do these things now, you won't be able to develop technology in the future. ”

Qi Tai said again: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses can be mobilized for war in Jinla, Siam, Manchuka, Java and other countries. ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said: "Referring to the number of mobilized people in Annan when I first conquered Annan, I think that the number of troops that Zhenla, who has a large territory, may not exceed 100,000. Because Annan has been learning from the ruling system of the Central Plains, it is very likely that its mobilization ability will be stronger than that of the southern countries......"

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, he glanced at Qi Tai and didn't continue. Even if a country mobilizes troops, it cannot exceed 100,000, and the enemy's strength far exceeds the limit of more than 20,000 troops for the Ming army's expedition.

"However, I believe that those states may not gather the main force and fight head-on, and they will find a way to rely on the terrain and climate to deal with the officers and soldiers." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Qi Tai said: "If this is the case, the imperial court doesn't have to worry too much. The strategy of our dynasty is not to occupy the countries, but to gain a foothold in the ports. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Qi Butang is reasonable. ”

He walked back to the chair above and sat down, and said, "Qi Butang can gather more suggestions so that he can persuade his ministers when the court is in session." ”

Qi Taizuo said: "The minister's order." ”

Qian Xun put away the files of the iron factory, and the three of them made a big salute together, thanking him and retired.

The next day, Qi Tai went to the palace to participate in the early court and other ceremonies, and then did not return to the government office. He took some of his entourage to Longjiang Port to inspect the navy. The officers and men of the Ming Dynasty and most of the sea ships were stationed in Liujiagang on the Taicang side at this time, located east of the Beijing Division. Qi Tai didn't go to Liujiagang just because it was too far away.

The dock of Longjiang Port was very noisy, and the air was shrouded in the sound of "ding ding ding" and a faint fishy smell coming from the river.

The magistrates of this place know

When Qi Tai came, he led the crowd to greet him, and then the group took Qi Tai around the dock. Almost all of the people here are craftsmen, busy repairing boats and replacing some old sail ropes.

Qi Tai listened with great interest, and the petty officer in the dock explained everything. Although Qi Tai did not know much about sea ships and navigation, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, it was necessary for him to understand the specific matters of some sea ships in the situation of the increasing status of the navy.

After inspecting this dock, Qi Tai had just stepped onto the road when he met Tang Jing, the military attache of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the commander of the Navy.

Tang Jing was wearing a red robe, if it weren't for the beast complement on his belly, it would have looked very small from a distance, and the dress of this person and the civil official was very small. Qi Tai didn't get into the carriage, so he stood next to the carriage and exchanged greetings with Tang Jing.

The grades of military attachés in the Ming Dynasty are generally very high, and there are too many military attachés of the third rank and divisions in Beijing. Qi Tai was able to know Tang Jing entirely because Tang Jing was a military general in the navy and had participated in the deliberations of the Dongnuan Pavilion twice.

Tang Jing claimed that he was running errands in Longjiang Port just now, and when he heard that the secretary of the military department had come, he made a special trip to receive him.

After a few polite words, Tang Jing took the initiative to invite, claiming that there was a winery in the south of Lion Rock, and the dishes and wine were of the highest quality, and Qi Tai should be invited to eat meat and drink.

Qi Tai had no choice but to refuse: "Today is the time of duty, if we go to drink and have fun, I am afraid that my colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate will hear the wind and have something to say." ”

Tang Jing said stupidly: "Qi Butang doesn't want to appreciate his face, and the last general is not reluctant. ”

Qi Tai was still smiling: "The Longjiang Temple above Longjiang Port is an acquaintance with this official. After a while, at noon, let's have some fasting together, and probably no one will say anything. ”

Tang Jing hugged his fists and said: "Very good, it is better to be respectful than to obey the fate." It's still early, where does Qi Butang want to go? ”

Qi Tai looked at the bustling dock in front of him and said, "How about we take a walk by the river?" ”

Tang Jing nodded, and after a while, he asked directly, "So, the imperial court has decided to march south by sea?" ”

Qi Tai thought this sounded a little strange, and he obviously didn't say anything. However, there is no need to hide this matter from the generals, Qi Tai said: "Between the officials, this matter is not far from ten, and it will have to wait for the court to decide." ”

The two talked for a while, and Tang Jing suddenly asked: "The last general has met with Liu Ming of the Criminal Department recently, should Qi Butang know about Liu Ming?" ”

Qi Tai was stunned and said: "Liu Tiju is in the Criminal Department, I am an official of the Military Department, why should I know about him?" ”

Tang Jing smiled, as if there was something meaningful.

Qi Tai was not considered a "new party" in the court, and many colleagues regarded him as a peacemaker who was sandwiched between the former officials of the Han Dynasty and the old ministers. But this military general seems to have included Qi Tai in the new party.

For a while, Qi Tai didn't know whether to think Tang Jing was smart or reckless.

Tang Jing turned his head to look at the silent Qi Tai: "Qi Butang really doesn't know?" ”

Qi Tai shook his head and said, "Liu Ming really didn't tell me, what did General Tang refer to?" ”

Tang Jing seemed to be reminiscing. Qi Tai also glanced back at him, just facing a strong wind blowing on the river, Qi Tai felt a little suffocated under the pressure of the wind, and suddenly felt that even the surface of the river was so wide and vast.