"The decline of the dynasty and the subversion of the society are the inevitability of reincarnation. No matter what kind of emperor there is, there is no way to reverse this chaos, three hundred years is the limit of the dynasty, this is not the number of days, but the limit of the world, once this limit is passed, it will face a reshuffle, and then open the next reincarnation, thousands of years have not changed. ”

"The reason for this is that the officials are corrupt, the three religions and the nine streams are seriously divided, and there is no way to return to heaven except to cleanse the world with swords and soldiers."

"The court is not benevolent, it can only be easy!"

The young man was impassioned and said loudly.

Such a rebellious remark did not make any waves among the group of young people around him, and some even applauded in agreement.

Because this is Dongqian Academy, the most advanced place in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Someone else stood up and said;

"In fact, the most hateful thing is those scholars who only know how to talk about justice and pay attention to etiquette and law, and the chaos in the government is caused by these rotten guys. Practical learning, practical learning is fundamental! The knowledge that can meet the daily needs of the people is what today's imperial court needs! ”

It also provoked a cheer.

Immediately afterwards, more people stood up and proclaimed their own knowledge, without exception, which was not similar to the mainstream thought, and some of them had conflicting concepts, and a group of people suddenly made a noise, and the academy was very lively.

This is the norm here.

Yan Ling stood in the distance, looking at this hot scene with a smile, he was accompanied by an old man, that was the patriarch of the family, Yan Hongliang, usually when Yan Ling and Yue Guogong were not there, it was he who controlled the development of the family, and he knew Yan Ling's existence, so he was extremely respectful at this time.

"Wang Xue is so prosperous, and it is also very beneficial to the family." He said with a smile.

Yan Ling nodded slightly.

Many of these scholars who traveled here returned to their hometowns and set up their own sects, set up academies to give lectures and spread ideas.

This was in line with his goal of strengthening the influence of Dongqian and his family among Shilin with Wang Xuemen, and at the same time using Wang Xuemen to attack the decadent Confucianism.

Confucianism has its own benefits, but it is really out of place in this era of great change, it is very conducive to the rule of the emperor, but it is precisely because of this conservatism and stability that it is difficult for the society under his rule to produce further development.

Scientific and technological progress, as well as many reforms and changes in later generations, are actually based on the further emancipation of the mind.

In particular, if he wants to modernize further, he will have to shake up a lot of things in this era. Use scholars to deal with the class with vested interests? This is unrealistic, a class does have betrayers, but they will only be in the minority.

He must have his own group of scholars to attack the feudal Confucian scholars.

Wang Shouren's study of mind is exactly what he chose. Their ideas were relatively advanced at that time, and the Wang School of Dongqian Academy developed from the most radical Taizhou School, and its ideas even surpassed this era.

From the conversation between the two just now, it can be seen that it is different from the times, if it is placed outside, it is impossible to think!

Yan Ling set his sights on the students in the academy, many of whom were scholars with new ideas, which would be his hole card for reforming the world in the future.

He has already cultivated a batch, but it is not enough.

"Are there still as many people studying Confucianism in private schools as there used to be?"

Thinking of this, Yan Ling turned his head and asked Yan Hongliang.

The family is still doing a very good job in education, basically universal basic education, compulsory enrollment at the age of seven, six years of schooling, graduation at the age of thirteen, this is the first stage of private school teaching, and then began to choose its professional direction.

Those who are agricultural, they will teach the knowledge of farming; Other craftsmen and others will also systematically educate their knowledge, and this is the second stage of the school, which lasts for three years, and then they begin to work in their own direction.

However, there is also a problem, that is, at the beginning of the establishment, almost everyone chose Confucianism, after all, they could be officials-although this is a good thing in the court, adding a lot of strength to the court, but for the development of other aspects, it has produced obvious obstacles. For a long time, the family's science and technology tree could only be climbed by experienced craftsmen and farmers, and there was a lack of relevant talents in theoretical research.

Even Yan Ling couldn't say anything, after all, if he blocked this road to promotion and wealth, he would be dissatisfied with the clansmen, so he could only improve the welfare system for other parties and industries and increase publicity.

Fortunately, the situation has finally improved recently, and this is also a change in the ideological environment.

"It's a lot less." Yan Hongliang replied:

"The most popular ones now are business and science, the main one is to make money, and the other is high-status."

This surprised Yan Ling, the cultural environment he worked so hard to create has finally begun to take shape, his efforts over the years have paid off, and now the status of scientists in the clan has been significantly improved, and there are subsidies for their research in the clan, which is a hot industry.

It is conceivable that the number of inventions created will increase dramatically in the future.

Yan Ling thought for a moment and instructed:

"Intensify the publicity."

"It makes no sense to read Confucianism now, and we will not use it as a criterion for selecting officials in the future."

"In addition, on top of the private school and school, I plan to set up another university to teach more esoteric truths, and it is time for science to be further divided, and physics, chemistry, and biology must also be separated."

"Teachers, you can transfer them from the Tiangong Academy, let them take some time to bring new people, talent is the most important resource......

The two had already left the academy, and as they walked, they talked about the direction of development.

"In addition to some things in infrastructure, the military cannot be left behind."

"The matter of drawing Ding needs to be arranged as soon as possible, two thousand people are still not enough, we need more troops to protect this land."

"At least until we really break with the imperial court, the Luzon army will not be able to enter the mainland, and we can only rely on the clan soldiers...... It's not peaceful here in Jiangnan. ”

Two thousand people defended the land of several provinces, which is still too little.

As for the guards...... In Yan Ling's mind, he couldn't help but recall Ningbo Wei's army.

Standing crookedly, the equipment on his body was only a mandarin duck battle jacket, a broken big knife, and the armor had no shadow, and it was estimated that the imperial court expected to issue it did not come out of the foundry at all, and the money had already been divided by Shangguan.

The clan soldiers stand with them, and the clan soldiers are like regular troops, while the guards are like the courage of the people's self-organization.

He suddenly lost all hope that they would be able to stop the rebels.

"We have to be able to protect ourselves."

"Troubled times are coming......"

Yan Ling sighed softly, just like more than two hundred years ago.

(End of chapter)