"Exactly!"

Tian Yongmin pondered for a moment and said: "There is a place where the humble position is not very clear, and I want to ask the prince to admonish him." ”

"Please."

"The king's statement that 'West Point built the whole of America' is extremely incisive! However, at the beginning of the founding of the United States, the civilized system was rude, everything was simple because of the ugliness, and professional engineering schools were temporarily lacking. The reason why West Point's engineering has become the backbone of the United States has something to do with this situation. Well, our situation is different from the United States, so why not set up another specialized engineering school? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly and said: "'Our situation is different from the United States after all' - this sentence is good! Mr. Ryoan, I would like to ask you to think about how many students we would be able to recruit if we set up a specialized engineering school. In other words, what level of students can be recruited? ”

Tian Yongmin thought deeply for a while, and suddenly realized.

"What does the prince mean, isn't it, the people have always regarded craftsmen as cheap servants, and they are only afraid of ......"

Speaking of which, he stopped talking and looked at Guan Zhuofan with an inquiring eye.

"Exactly!"

Guan Zhuofan sighed and said, "Where do Chinese people know what 'engineer' is? I will only be treated as a carpenter and bricklayer! If you study engineering, you must first be proficient in writing and ink, and second, you must be proficient in arithmetic -- it doesn't matter if you don't understand it for the time being, but in this regard-"

He pointed to his head: "The brain is good!" ”

"Sir, think about it," Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly bitterly, "How many young people who have both, are willing to be carpenters and bricklayers?" ”

"In this regard, 'our situation is different from the United States after all' -- hehe, don't say that compared with the United States, there is a world of difference; It's just compared to Japan. I guess I can't compare. ”

Tian Yongmin didn't dare to echo this sentence, he tried not to show an embarrassed expression on his face, and maintained a paying attention to listening demeanor.

"I can't say," Guan Zhuofan smiled. became a little cunning or two, "I had to 'save the country by curve'!" ”

Tian Yongmin was stunned when he heard the words "curve to save the country", but he immediately understood what it meant.

"The prince is clever! Xuanjun is the national pillar of the army, and the military school is located under the Xuanjun. When he entered the Xuan Army, he was naturally eager to join the Xuan Army. ”

Guan Zhuofan nodded: "'Good iron does not hit nails, good men do not serve soldiers', in China." Soldiers are not very well received. However, Xuan Jun's situation is indeed a little different. ”

"This time, the Xuan army can not only fight, but also have good military discipline, and the people can afford it; Second, Xuan Jun's salary is high, and he can be regarded as a good livelihood! ”

Let's talk about it. Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, and said: "There is a third point, many people think. Guan was ordered to join the Xuan Army at that time, but it was a shortcut to being an official! ”

"Judging from the situation of the Fujian Naval Academy, with the signboard of 'Xuanjun', there is really no need to worry about the source of students - there are many children of the gentry! The Navy is like this, and the Army is probably not far behind. ”

"Wait until the students come to school. Say 'teach them according to their aptitude', what I tell them to learn. They have to learn something! Besides, the uniform is straight. After graduation, he is an officer, and there is probably no student who thinks of himself as a carpenter and bricklayer. ”

"Please remember one sentence: this army military school will be the 'cradle' of Chinese engineers!"

"Cradle"? What a chic metaphor, but ...... Well, very vivid.

Blaze a trail, open up the situation, and achieve it out, Tian Yongmin sincerely admires King Xuanjun's vertical and horizontal sloppiness. His love was also raised, and his ambition and pride arose: "Yes, Yongmin keeps it in mind and will never live up to the trust of the prince!" ”

Guan Zhuofan has another purpose for turning the engineering department of the Army Military School into the "cradle" of Chinese engineers, which is inconvenient and unnecessary to tell Tian Yongmin: The engineers from here are all soldiers, and even all of them are soldiers of the Xuan Army. In this way, as soon as you command Ruyi, you can go wherever you are called, and you can do whatever you are told to do; Second, almost all of them can be regarded as his personal information.

"However," Guan Zhuofan said, "the main business of the military school is, after all, still military." ”

"Yes."

Guan Zhuofan accentuated his tone and said: "This is the first place, the army is quite different from the navy, this layer, please pay special attention to Mr." ”

The army and the navy, of course, are "quite different", what to say? King Xuanjun solemnly "put it in the first place", it must not be a general point, there must be a special deep meaning. Tian Yongmin really "paid special attention", pricked up his ears, and said, "Please admonish the prince." ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "Navy, the British are the most proficient, here, in front of the British, we have to be students wholeheartedly, and we can't do any tricks ourselves." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Therefore, the Fujian Naval Academy, from top to bottom, I have almost thrown it to the British to take care of -- right now, if the British don't need to take charge of the business, let's do it ourselves, just hire a few foreign teachers and translate a few foreign books, and the naval academy that is run must be like cats and tigers, and tigers and dogs, and there is absolutely no such thing as 'blue out of blue'." ”

Tian Yongmin was silent for a moment, nodded deeply, and said, "Yes, the prince has a deep insight. ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly and said, "However, the army is not the same. ”

He stared at Tian Yongmin: "On the field, my husband and I have learned; Mr. has been in Xuanjun for half a year, well, please tell me what is 'not quite the same'? ”

"My husband and I have had a discussion", as soon as the words entered his ears, Tian Yongmin couldn't help but be very nervous. But he immediately understood that King Xuanjun was "taking the school", not turning over some old accounts.

He meditated, and after a while, sighed softly, and then said, "What's the difference?" -- That's a lot! ”

"The first one is the chief officer of the Xuan Army at all levels, and he is worthy of the words 'love soldiers like sons'! Not every officer may have Wu Qi's heart and knowledge, but the system and military law govern it, and the 'soldiers' committee keeps an eye on it. At this level, looking around, whether it is Chinese or foreign, I can't find a second army! ”

"The second is the whole army of the Xuan Army, except for those who have just joined the army, even the big-headed soldiers can recognize a few words, and they can barely understand the notices and orders - this layer is really amazing! Other armies, even battalion officers, who don't know a single big word, are also commonplace! Well, this layer is the powerhouses of Taixi, and it may not be able to do it, right? ”

"Whether it is daily training or seeing the real chapter on the battlefield, a soldier who is illiterate or not is truly a world of difference! Based on this point, well, plus the first point - the officers and soldiers are of one heart and the morale is high, and the Xuan army is ...... Even if you don't say that you are invincible in the world, you won't lose to any army in the world, including England and France! ”

"The third one is the art of technical warfare!"

After a pause, Tian Yongmin said solemnly: "This layer, Xuan Jun...... It seems that they have gone ahead of the Taixi powerhouses! ”

*(To be continued) R655