"Oh, dear John." Wang Pu couldn't wait to ask, "What kind of people are there?" ”

John shrugged his shoulders and said humbly: "According to your will, General, either supporters of heretical doctrines, or scholars who have gone bankrupt because of academic research, Your Excellency General, although they are heretics or bankrupt families, they all have prominent status, and they have all been university professors or court worshippers. ”

"Okay, great." Wang Puxi couldn't help but say, "When the time comes, I will arrange an assessment to see if they really have real talents and real learning as you say, if what you say is true, then John, I am honored to inform you that you will officially become the cardinal of the Ming Empire." ”

"Oh God." John was stunned, "Your Excellency, your wisdom is enough to illuminate the entire Far East. ”

"Alright." Wang Pu patted John on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Now I have to rush to Anqing to suppress a rebellion, and I will talk about the assessment when I come back, during this time, John, you will accompany those heretics and take them to familiarize themselves with the customs and customs of our Ming Empire, and it is best to let him learn Chinese." ”

"No problem." John humbly said, "We're here to help." ”

After saying that, John bowed to Wang Pu again, turned around and went away, John had fallen into a feverish fantasy of converting a huge empire with a population of more than 100 million to Catholicism, what shocking news would it be? John would become a legend because the total population of Europe at that time was just over 50 million.

After John left, Sun Chuanting asked, "Stinky boy, how are you going to arrange these heretics?" ”

"Let's not talk about that." Wang Pu waved his hand and asked, "How is Yangming Academy's preparations?" ”

Sun Chuanting said: "The preparations for Yangming Academy have come to an end, and thousands of houses have almost been built. ”

"Where's the books?" Wang said, "The most important thing is books. ”

"I've collected more than a million species, and I've filled hundreds of houses!" Sun Chuanting said, "Among them, there are thousands of Western academic works translated alone, and the old man has never seen so many books in his life. ”

Wang Pu was also a little surprised when he heard this.

In less than a year, more than one million kinds of books have been collected, which shows how prosperous the academic level of the Ming Dynasty has become. It's a pity that later the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the slave chief Kangxi carried out "book burning and pit Confucianism" at a frequency of twice a year, and the vast academic works of the Ming Dynasty were finally burned in large quantities.

In the end, less than one percent of the total number of books before the Ming Dynasty were included in the Manchu Siku Quanshu, and the inheritance of Chinese civilization was hit by the destruction of surnames.

But now, Wang Pu will never let such a historical tragedy happen again.

Wang Pu said: "Dad, I'm afraid Yangming Academy won't be able to do it." ”

"What?" Sun Chuanting was stunned at first, and then said angrily, "What do you mean? ”

Wang Pu smiled and said loudly: "We want to run Yangming University, and a small college is no longer enough to meet the needs of Daming's economic, cultural, and scientific and technological development." ”

"Yangming University?" Sun Chuanting frowned and said, "You mean to ...... Too learned? ”

Wang Pu explained: "Yang-Ming University will be the largest comprehensive university in the world today, which will include the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Mathematics, the School of Physics, the School of Chemistry, the Military College, the School of Medicine, the School of Engineering and other faculties, implementing a new way of education. ”

Sun Chuanting was dumbfounded, and said sneeringly: "You have set up so many subjects at once, can the students in the university learn it?" If you really want to learn all the knowledge you said, how long will it take? Don't be at that time, all of them are the same age as the old man, but they haven't graduated yet. ”

"Hehe, old man, you're too worried." Wang Pu smiled and said, "Although there are many disciplines in the university, students only need to choose one of them for further study, Birushuo Academy only trains officials and teachers, Foreign Language College only trains foreign personnel and translators, Military Academy trains officers, Medical College trains doctors, and Engineering College trains engineers...... What the Ming Empire needs is not generalists, but specialists with their own specializations! ”

"Hmm." Sun Chuanting nodded happily and said, "This is a good way." ”

"After the university is built, the Academy of Military Sciences will be established." Wang Pu had completely fallen into his own strategic concept, and muttered, "In addition to teaching students, professors in the university also have to conduct scientific research, provide professors with the most perfect research conditions, and regularly hold academic seminars in various disciplines to create a perfect academic atmosphere, only in this way can the science and technology of the Ming Empire be rapid and advance by leaps and bounds." ”

Sun Chuanting rolled his eyes when he heard this, and he couldn't keep up with Wang Pu's thinking at all.

Wang Pu said: "Oh yes, but also to encourage private capital to run a large industry, let go of the salt and iron franchise, encourage maritime trade, as long as the domestic textile industry, paper industry, printing industry, salt, iron, tea, weaving, shipbuilding and other workshops have a certain amount of capital accumulation, will put forward higher requirements for productivity, in this way, the traditional handicraft workshop will gradually be replaced by mechanical processing workshops, a vigorous industrial revolution will rise in the Ming Empire!" ”

"The Industrial Revolution?" Sun Chuanting wondered, "What industrial revolution?" ”

"Uh, that's a long way off." Wang Pu realized that he was a little out of shape, and returned to the truth, "Let's continue to discuss Yangming University, the first president must be the old man, I don't worry about others, I have to personally take the dean of this military academy, the military academy training officers are the backbone of the Ming Empire's army and navy in the future, and these high-achieving students must not be allowed to become other people's protégés." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "That's right. ”

Wang Pu said: "As for the dean of the college, I think Qian Qianyi is very suitable, the dean of the medical school is none other than Father Li, and the dean of the School of Engineering is Song Yingxing, although Fang Yizhi is young but well-informed, he has a wide range of disciplines, and can concurrently serve as the dean of the School of Physics, the School of Chemistry, and the School of Mathematics." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "It's all quite suitable." ”

Wang Pu said: "This is the last question of the source of students, the university course has a certain degree of difficulty, at least you must be literate, so you can only be selected from the Confucian students of the right age, but the old man, you also know that Cheng Zhu Lixue has been poisoned so far, and there will never be a Confucian student willing to go to university, so the source of students can only fall on the head of the Fushe." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "As long as you promise to release local officials below the prefect after graduating from university, the old man believes that there will still be many Confucian students who are willing to enter the university." ”

Wang Pu sneered: "They can go up, they can go up if they don't go, don't forget that the Donglin Restoration Society still has a handle in our hands." ”

After discussing the matter of Yangming University, Sun Chuanting asked again: "When are you going to Anqing?" ”

Wang Pu said: "I'll leave tonight." ”

"In such a hurry?" Sun Chuanting said worriedly, "Zuo Liangyu is menacing, it seems that a vicious battle is inevitable." ”

"Don't worry, old man." Wang Pu said coldly, "Don't look at Zuo Liangyu's many soldiers, in fact, it is to scare and scare the people, if you really want to see the central army, you will be fine." ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Then Lao Tzu wishes you a victory." ”

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Wang Pu returned to Nanjing this time very tightly, only had time to meet with Sun Chuanting, discussed a few major things, and then only met with Chen Yuanyuan and Dong Xiaowan.

At this time, Anqing has become a bloody battlefield, Jin Shengtan's 8,000 army is like a bamboo, but after entering Anqing, it was attacked by Tang Sheng, Jin Shengtan attacked for three days, Anqing City has always been as stable as a rock, as a last resort, Jin Shengtan had to suspend the attack, and wait for the follow-up university to arrive.

Ten days later, Lu Guangzu, Xu Yong, Li Guoyong and others led a large army to arrive, and the rebels gathered outside Anqing gradually increased to 80,000, but fortunately, the 20,000 central army led by Zhao Xin also arrived in Anqing, plus Huang Degong's sailors, barely blocked the rebels' attack.

Until now, Zuo Liangyu's rebels are still the army of the Ming Dynasty in name, but the style of the left army is no different from that of Jiannu, and they all regard the Ming people on the way to the army as the target of plunder, and their methods are even more vicious and cruel than Jiannu.

The left army passed along the way, all the cities suffered a catastrophe, a huge Jiujiang city, more than 100,000 people were almost half killed by the rebels, all the young women in the city were taken captive to the army, many young women stood on the bow of the boat looking at the relatives on the shore and wept silently, and were immediately cut off by the barbaric rebels.

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Qizhou, Zuo Liangyu Xingyuan.

Seeing that the left army was moving slowly, and it took more than a month for the main army to enter Qizhou from Wuchang, and the nearly 100,000 forward army only reached Anqing, Fan Wencheng really couldn't sit still, and came to Zuo Liangyu's line overnight.

Speaking of which, this pock-faced master is also a celebrity, in Nanjing, as long as Liu Mazi is mentioned, no one doesn't know! Liu Mazi's original name was Liu Jingting, he was a storyteller, Zuo Liangyu loved to listen to books, so he specially sent someone to invite Liu Mazi to Wuchang, and after listening to a few paragraphs of the book, he became a confidant, so he let Liu Jingting stay by his side and become a master.

"Master Hou." Fan Wencheng shook his head to the ground and said loudly, "There are important things to do next." ”

Zuo Liangyu frowned and said, "Master Cheng, what is important to you at such a late hour?" ”

"Master Hou." Fan Wencheng said loudly, "I just received a secret report from King Lu, Wang Pu has returned to Yangzhou with the central army!" ”

Of course Fan Wencheng is lying, he has now severed contact with Jiannu, and he doesn't know what the outcome of the battle of Liaocheng will be, and it is even more impossible for King Lu to know the latest news of the Central Army, Fan Wencheng just wants to stimulate Zuo Liangyu and make him speed up the march.

"What?" Zuo Liangyu was taken aback when he heard this, Huo Di stood up and hissed, "The battle of Liaocheng is over so quickly?" ”

Fan Wencheng said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, hurry up and speed up the march, once Wang Pu's central army returns to Nanjing before us, it will be difficult to defeat Nanjing." ”

"What's so hard." Liu Jingting said disapprerovingly, "Wang Pu's central army is only 100,000, and it is still a new soldier, while Hou Ye's 800,000 army is an elite army that has experienced a hundred battles, even if Wang Pu's central army is doubled, Hou Ye can crush them like ants." ”

Zuo Liangyu suddenly said, "Why don't we go back to Wuchang?" ”

Liu Jingting was stunned when he heard this, but Fan Wencheng was almost so angry that he vomited blood, Zuo Liangyu was also a well-known warrior, Fan Wencheng never thought that this guy was actually a rat who bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard! If such a rat can become a business hegemon, then God will really be blind.

But now, Fan Wencheng still has to endure the persuasion of his surname.

"Master Hou, Master Liu is right, most of Wang Pu's central army are new soldiers, and the real combat effectiveness is the more than 10,000 veterans he brought from Datong, but Hou Ye, you have at least more than 300,000 veterans who can fight well, plus more than 500,000 recruits, our army has an absolute advantage in terms of strength."

Zuo Liangyu hesitated: "But Wang Pu is not easy to mess with, he only had 4,000 men and horses in Datong at the beginning, and Dolgonkong had an army of 200,000 but there was nothing to do with him, and finally let Wang Pu clean up more than 40,000 Jiannu, the power of Jiannu Benhou knows, it is more powerful than a thief." ”

Zuo Liangyu's implication is that Wang Pu is more powerful than Jiannu, and Jiannu is more powerful than a thief, I can't even fucking be a thief, how can I beat Wang Pu?

"Master Hou." Fan Wencheng hurriedly said, "There is a way to capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as you take Nanjing before Wang Pu, the world will be in your hands, and then Wang Pu will be able to fight against the entire Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful Wang Pu is?" ”

Liu Jingting echoed: "Yes, as long as the Hou Ye ascends to the top and shouts, the army of the king of Qin in the world will gather in Nanjing, and Wang Pu can't parry even if he has three heads and six arms." ”

"No, no." Zuo Liangyu shook his head like a rattle, "Wang Pu is not good at stubble, it is not easy to deal with, Nanjing can't be defeated, you have to quickly return to Wuchang, and then send someone to negotiate peace with Wang Pu." ”

"What?"

"Peace?"

Fan Wencheng and Liu Jingting were stupid.

"Yes, peace." Zuo Liangyu has obviously decided, "Master Liu, you are a celebrity in Nanjing, you know many people, and Wang Pu's two Mrs. Ru are also old acquaintances, so you will negotiate peace with Wang Pu. ”

Liu Jingting smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Fan Wencheng even regretted his intestines, he originally just wanted to scare Zuo Liangyu and let him send troops faster, but he didn't expect to really scare Zuo Liangyu, as soon as he heard that Wang Pu was back, Zuo Liangyu immediately dispelled the idea of attacking Nanjing, he knew this, why did Fan Wencheng tell this lie?

Now, even if Fan Wencheng changes his mouth, Zuo Liangyu is already preconceived, and it is strange that he will believe him.

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(To be continued)