The news of the publication of Hanyu Pinyin soon swept through the capital.

For a while, there was an uproar in the court.

In fact, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, education was attached great importance to and education was included in the national policy.

From the central government's Guozijian to the local government schools, state schools, county schools, sect schools, social studies, etc., a set of extremely complete education systems has been formed from the central to the local level. The purpose of running schools in the Ming Dynasty was to "educate talents" and "educate", established the cultural and educational policy of "governing the country with education first, and education based on school", and formulated a relatively complete and practical education system to implement the function of school education.

However, with the gradual corruption of imperial court politics, some people gradually began to take advantage of loopholes, the imperial examination was corrupt, and education was empty. The official school gradually declined, and gradually became a vassal of the imperial examination. Under these circumstances, private schools began to rise, the number of seowon increased dramatically, and the style of teaching became more and more popular.

Since Gu Xiancheng and Gao Panlong rebuilt Donglin Academy in the 32nd year of Wanli, Donglin Academy's influence on society has gradually increased, so that the world's academies only know Donglin. The influence of the Donglin Party gradually became apparent.

Even if the people who opened the academy were really dedicated to the public and were fair and honest, they slowly changed due to the deterioration of some people. Some famous seowon often ended up at the center of public opinion, acupuncture current affairs, and political deliberations. In the later period, it can really be described as "many apprentices are prosperous, and different trends are things", "shaking the court, and making a name for themselves".

What has deteriorated is not learning, but people's hearts.

Some scholars who are ignorant of the world have a strong spirit, and they are easily fanned by others, and become a tool for attacking political opponents and even attacking the emperor.

What is it that fights in the court all day long, what is it that fights back and forth? Right.

But when the power is in hand, you can play a role.

What a job!

Don't do it!

Too lazy to do it.

I like the party and government.

But now there is a Fan Jingwen, what does it mean that you Fan Jingwen has a Chinese pinyin? Do you want everyone in the world to read and write?

What about us?

I don't see any signs now, what about 10, 20, 30, 50 years?

Do you want to make all those stinky soldiers be civil and military?

What about the promotion channels and educational resources under our control?

We don't allow it!

We strongly protest!

But the words of protest did not dare to be said in the open.

Why?

Edification is a matter of immeasurable merit, how to say?

Jinyiwei and the two factories are so dark, who dares to say?

In fact, Fan Jingwen tasted it when he came out of Hongde Hall that day, and His Majesty is using me as a shield. Alas, it's hard to refuse. You'll be resisted, right? Cut, who cares. As long as the emperor trusts me and the power is in my hands, I can do things. I just do, I don't say. You just say, you can't do it.

Fan Jingwen doesn't care, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't care even more. If you want to do it, you can do it well, and if you don't do it well, you will get out. Daming really has no shortage of people who are willing to be officials.

The first day of February

He summoned the all-round genius Song Yingxing.

"Song Qing, how are the students I asked you to teach?"

"I just finished high school, and it was difficult to do math and physics, so my progress slowed down."

"Can you be a teacher?"

"I'm afraid it's a bit of a rush right now."

"It's okay, let them teach and learn. I have found you a house in the city, and I will take classes there first. There is a piece of land that I have left for you in Huangzhuang, and you have recently started manual construction, so I will try to let them move there as soon as possible. The students of the school are recruited from the Huangzhuang, and some spiritual children are selected, and they are told to study in the school I run. Pack Eat Pack Pack Distribution! In the future, there will be officials to do. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"You've been working hard lately, teach more students. You can focus on finding some people who are disappointed in scientific research but are very talented themselves. You are familiar with this area, so pay more attention to it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Huh? No, what is a person who is frustrated in scientific research, I am familiar with it? Just because I took the test five times?

The two chatted for a while, and Zhu Youzhen arranged some aspects that the school needed to pay attention to. Just as he was saying this, Wang Chengen came in.

"Long live, Fan Jingwen asks to see you."

"Let him in."

Fan Jingwen strode in, and said hurriedly after saluting.

"Your Majesty, the railway is finished!"

"Good!" Zhu You stood up reluctantly.

The train he had been dreaming of had finally arrived.

"The opening of the train is a big deal! Let's have a ritual! Let the Manchu Dynasty take a look at it! Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Where is Wang Zheng? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, at the station."

"You tell him to check the train carefully. If something goes wrong tomorrow, it will not only be him who will be disgraced, but also me. ”

"Yes!"

February 2

The dragon raised its head

Zhu Youzhen led the ministers to three miles outside the Yongding Gate, which was the starting point of the train.

Fan Jingwen and Wang Zheng had already arrived in advance and made preparations.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the train that had been on the track in front of him. The front of the locomotive and the middle are five carriages, all of which are made of cast iron and filled with stones. There is a strange sense of disobedience against the costumes of the people around them. It's like a train has crossed, and it's like they've crossed.

"This is the train?"

"Looks like it's made of iron, does a horse move?"

"What two heads. Is the middle of the goods pulling? ”

Zhu Youzhen ignored the grunting discussions of the officials behind him, and gave an order.

The train, which had been started in advance, emitted black smoke and slowly moved.

"Woo~"

The initial speed of the train was very slow, and as the power was gradually released, it slowly became faster.

The group of civil and military officers behind them were already so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths, as if they had seen a ghost.

How many people did they watch the train go up and be able to drive this iron behemoth? Really don't need a horse?

The facts will answer them.

An hour later, the two trains, loaded with five loads of stones, returned. When the train came to a steady stop in front of everyone, the whispers disappeared. Instead, the shock of the unknown.

From the capital to Tongzhou, more than 30 miles of road, full of goods in the case of an hour back and forth.

At least it's much faster than a horse-drawn carriage.

The most important thing is that if this thing called a train is called a train and it can run forever as long as it burns coal, then ......

The transportation of goods, the resettlement of refugees, the transfer of soldiers, and so on.

Is this the trick that His Majesty ordered people to study?

For a while, some of them began to have doubts about the preconceived notions.

Wang Zheng stood quietly in front of everyone.

In the past two years, he has been impeached and slandered. The family didn't understand, and outsiders saw the joke. But he didn't back down, he didn't give up, because he knew what a great cause he was doing!

He has been holding his breath all the time, and he wants everyone to see how a cross-era product is born from his hands step by step! He wanted everyone to know how great the emperor they said was to be an unscrupulous emperor!

Now, that moment has arrived!

The Liangfu steam train was loaded with not only a few carriages of stones, but also his share of honor.

He thought he would respond to the taunt as strongly as he imagined, but at this moment, he looked at the big guy behind him who was named after him.

He smiled.

You've sent me too much.

The news of the successful departure of the train successfully overwhelmed the popularity of Hanyu Pinyin and ranked first on the hot discussion list in Beijing.

More and more people are running outside the city just to see the legendary train that can run by burning coal. Many people want to see the train in motion. For this reason, Fan Jingwen, director of the Daming Royal Railway Bureau, thought of an idea.

Undertake the cargo transportation business from Beijing to Tianjin.

Good guys, as soon as this business was launched, the transportation costs on this line were brought down all of a sudden. Since there are fast and cost-effective transportation methods, who chooses to use horse-drawn carriages?

For a long time to come, this line will become almost a landscape.

Every day, a large group of people squatted or stood, waiting for the arrival of the train, just to see the strange. Later, even Zhou Yufeng and Tian Xiuying couldn't help it, and begged Zhu Youzhen to take them out of the palace to take a look.

Slowly, more and more vendors began to gather near the train station. Even the nearby farmers also brought some food to sell here, or simply set up a tea stall for people to rest.

At some point, the call for a railroad was raised.