Chapter Seventy-Six: Knowledge is Power
Wang Feng's mood was a little heavy, and he sighed and said: "This is the difference between civilizations, Westerners like to study things that are denounced by our ancestors as strange and ingenious, to give a simple example, such as a pocket watch, it is small and delicate and easy to carry, and the timing is accurate, but we have been using hourglasses in China for thousands of years, and everyone knows how that thing compares to pocket watches."
In fact, we have not had exquisite machinery in ancient times, such as geokinetic instruments, armillary spheres, guide cars, and even mechanical clocks were developed as early as the Song Dynasty, but what is the use of this? All lost in the long river of history, can only be recorded by the classics to glimpse the style of one or two years, in the final analysis, or the authorities do not pay attention to it, as a plaything, and the name of the plaything is lost, the four books and five classics as the right way, everything is inferior, only reading high, hey~~ It's a pity that thousands of years have been wasted in vain! β
The Hakka ladies in the women's camp have always been disrespectful to Wang Feng, they only respect Hong Xuanjiao, and Wang Feng's frivolous behavior towards Hong Xuanjiao also makes them very disgusted, and they all feel that if Hong Xuanjiao marries Wang Feng with a hot head, it will be a proper flower on cow dung!
It wasn't until recently, relying on Wang Feng's own strength to win a few battles in succession, that these girls had a preliminary change in their impression of him, but they still didn't have too much respect, at this time, Xu Chunli retorted: "Master, what you say is not right, I heard that the Tartar Emperor Kangxi seems to attach great importance to strange skills and ingenuity, and specially invited Western missionaries to teach him Western studies, the content is all-encompassing, just listening to more than 100 books explaining astronomy, and also studying Western studies for two years and five months in a row, even the emperor attaches so much importance to it, How can it be said that those in power do not pay attention to it? β
"Huh?" Hong Xuanjiao cast her interested beauty at Wang Feng, she was very happy to see Wang Feng eat lame, especially in the hands of her subordinates!
Wang Feng didn't hurry and said: "Xu Chunli, you only saw the surface and didn't find out the essence, what is the purpose of Kangxi's study of Western studies?" It is vanity and ostentation, it is to show his erudition and make his ministers envious, so as to show that he is better than the knowledge of the Han courtiers, which is a reflection of the abnormal mentality of cultural inferiority in front of the Han people as a Manchu emperor.
Kangxi enjoyed the ecstasy of being flattered by his subordinates, he flaunted his knowledge of Western studies, he wanted to be the supreme judge of scientific issues, and he deliberately showed his profound knowledge, for this reason, he often showed off himself in front of his ministers, and took pleasure in playing tricks on Hanchen, how could such a starting point promote the development of science and technology?
And more importantly, Kangxi TongguΓ² Xixue realized the horror of science and technology and firearms and military industry, and he was the only one who could learn from the Qing Dynasty, and others, especially the Han people, were suppressed by him when they came into contact with the Western Society, because he was afraid that the Han people would master firearms and thus oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.
So we have to admit that Kangxi is very smart, but also far-sighted, is the Chinese emperors of the past dynasties of the art of centralizing power, he will be the Han people within a hundred years to revive all the factors fully considered, in order to suppress the Han people unscrupulous means, painstakingly solitary, exhausted a qiΔ can be used, in fact, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, some enlightened scholars have been open to Western learning, but in the Qing Dynasty abruptly stopped, this is all thanks to Kangxi, he in order to protect the Qing Dynasty and scourge China, is actually the first thief chief in ancient times, the Han people are far more dangerous than Kublai Khan, Temujin's generation has been around for a long time! β
Everyone felt that Wang Feng's analysis of Kangxi was extremely thorough, and his hatred for Kangxi and even the Manchurians increased unconsciously, Xu Chunli gritted his teeth and said: "Chief, commander, this old dog is my China, in the future, we will fight Fengtian (now Shenyang, Liaoning), we must dig him out and whip the corpse and commit the crime!" β
"No way!" Wang Feng waved his hand: "We are civilized people, we can't do the thing of digging people's ancestral graves, even if we are enemies, we can't dig them, just like Han Gaozu, his old man destroyed the Qin Dynasty with his own hands, but sent troops to guard the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, we have to learn from his spirit of tolerance, right?" β
"Oh~~" Xu Chunli felt that it made sense and nodded.
Unexpectedly, Wang Feng's voice changed again: "However, I heard that Kangxi's Jingling is surrounded by mountains, and more than a hundred years have passed, do you think there will be flash floods that lead to water seepage in the underground palace?" There are many heirloom treasures in Jingling, which are the common property of the Chinese people, such as the most famous Kowloon Fair Cup, when the cup is filled with wine, it will be sprayed out of the dragon's mouth and automatically poured into the wine cup, so rare, is it a pity to be soaked in water?
Therefore, in order to protect cultural relics, an archaeological research institute can be established at an appropriate time in the future to carry out rescue excavations, and the bones can also be used for scientific research, to verify the origin of the Manchurians, whether they are descendants of the Jurchens or from the Tunguska, this can be handed over to experts and scholars to do, we are soldiers, and our duty is to protect the family and defend the country, and we should try to get as little hands as possible if we are not in our part. β
"Huh?" Salvage excavations? Archaeological research? This turn is a bit big, but in the final analysis, isn't it still digging people's ancestral graves? What a high-sounding name, everyone's eyes when they looked at Wang Feng immediately became different, Xu Chunli couldn't help but give a thumbs up, secretly feeling ashamed, Hong Xuanjiao even chuckled!
Wang Feng ignored many strange eyes, and said: "In fact, there are many factors for science not to prosper in China, Kangxi is just one of them, now I won't say much, but I hope you are idle and less bragging and fart, and spend more time learning scientific and cultural knowledge, not to mention anything else, making explosives requires chemical knowledge, in the future, we will build our own guns and cannons, and we must use physical and mechanical knowledge, and if the foreigners' artillery wants to hit the target, it must calculate the angle and trajectory, which does not leave the knowledge of geometry, Not to mention replacing parts or simple repairs after the guns are damaged, in modern warfare, illiteracy is not enough, knowledge is power, and if you are backward, you will be beaten!
I don't expect you to develop in the direction of professional talents like Sheng Xuanhuai, but you have to understand more or less, and when this period is over, I will compile a few books involving the basic application of science and technology and the analysis and explanation of classic Western war examples, you all take a look, and if there are illiterate people, I will let Sheng Xuanhuai organize a literacy class, first of all, to eliminate illiteracy in the army, I leave you enough time, maybe three years, maybe five years, but when the time comes, in the future, in addition to military merits, the promotion of military ranks must also be assessed in cultural courses, Those who fail the cultural class will not be promoted! β
As soon as these words came out, nearly half of them, including the female soldiers, had a bitter gourd face, and reading and literacy was simply killing them!
Hong Xuanjiao nodded and said: "Wang Feng is right, literacy is indeed very important, you don't have to be bitter, habits become natural, in this way, after rescuing the knife club, the army will first count the number of literate people, and help the illiterate to eradicate illiteracy, teach five words a day, five words a day is not difficult, right?" But over time, how many words can you learn in a year? What about two years, three years? You must know that ordinary people can read and write normally if they master two or three thousand words, and even if it is necessary, Wang Feng and I can teach you personally! β
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