Tang Qihua was relatively introverted. He was good at learning. In the words of later generations, he was a scholar-type talent.

The two talked a lot about the study of mind. Dong Liang actually didn’t understand it very well, but he knew about idealism and materialism, which opened up his own personality. Some professional words and simple explanations made Tang Qihua

He spoke in a daze.

Tang Qihua wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he moved to a new topic. Anyway, our head of state knew only a little about everything. If he was asked to talk about these philosophical issues in depth, he really wouldn't be able to say much.

You can only use some new vocabulary that only existed in later generations to fool people.

This was really a scholar with a simple temperament. Dong Liang felt that it was a waste for someone like Tang Qihua to serve as an official.

After much deliberation, he decided to let him help build a university on Xiamen Island, called Xiamen University.

The Chinese already have a Zhenhua University, but the Chinese cannot have only one university.

This time he plans to establish two official universities at once, Fuzhou University and Xiamen University.

The university hall in Fuzhou mainly integrates government schools and a large number of academies in Fuzhou city.

The content studied in the academies in Fuzhou is more conservative, and they also focus on Neo-Confucianism, because most of the academies in Fuzhou study Neo-Confucianism.

The most famous Aofeng Academy in Fuzhou was founded by Zhang Boxing, a great Neo-Confucian scholar and governor of Fujian during the Kangxi period.

The continuous cultural tradition of Neo-Confucianism since Zhu Xi was severely impacted by the wars caused by the change of dynasties. Zhang Boxing's purpose of establishing this academy was to revive Neo-Confucianism. Since then, Fuzhou has become the academic center of Neo-Confucianism.

Dong Liang had no prejudice against Neo-Confucianism, but Neo-Confucianism in the late Qing Dynasty had reached a dead end and lacked vitality. This was the consequence of a dominant family.

Tang Qihua studied the mind science. He had close connections with the mind school in the Yunnan-Guizhou region of southwest China and could use his influence to inspire others.

Xinxue is more open than Neo-Confucianism, so Xiamen University will combine Xinxue and Western learning to become an open school.

With differences, competition will become more intense. Dong Liang believes that only competition can make culture more prosperous, just like the era of various schools of thought.

Today's Chinese culture has been suppressed by Neo-Confucianism and is lifeless.

After discussing his arrangements with Tang Qihua, Tang Qihua did not leave immediately, but asked sheepishly: "Führer, I heard that the Chinese have a strong influence in Fusang. I heard that Fusang people are good at studying psychology.

I want to go over and have a chat.”

Xinxue is very popular in Fusang, and most Fusang scholars study Yangming Xinxue.

It's understandable that Tang Qihua wants to go and have a look.

Dong Liang had long planned to send Confucian scholars to Fusang to give lectures. This was also a way to assimilate Fusang culturally.

Tang Qihua is willing to go to Fusang for exchanges, which is a good thing. However, this will have to wait until the preparations for the university hall are completed.

Every time Dong Liang controls a piece of territory, he must arrange everyone clearly and not leave them idle.

He knows very well that people will have random thoughts as long as they are idle. When farmers are allocated land, they will naturally be busy tidying up their fields. Landowners will also be thinking about how to do some business, invest in a factory, or buy a boat after receiving compensation.

, workers have to arrange work. If there is really no work, they can be sent to repair city walls and roads. These scholars also have to find work for them.

When the university was established, the Chinese gave the scholars an attitude, that is, I value you very much.

Setting up different universities according to schools of thought is to create hatred among them and make them focus on academic struggles.

Even if you get a job, you can compete.

Dong Liang concluded that the so-called emperor's art is to let his subordinates fight among themselves. If the people below are united, then the person they want to fight may be the one above.

In order to make Tang Qihua's actions more convenient, Dong Liang also gave him the title of vice president of the academic department, plus a grand ceremony at the Xiamen University Hall, which was even praised by the stars in Fusang.

After seeing off Tang Qihua, Yang Yingying came over to help pack the tea sets.

"Yingying, how are you doing at home recently?" Dong Liang only had time to chat with Yang Yingying at this time.

"Everything is going well at home. My mother is in Anping City now. Jiaojiao has been studying a lot harder recently. She goes to Tongwen Hall to study foreign languages ​​every day. An An is now chubby and very cute." Yang Yingying said with a smile.

Dong Liang felt a lot more relaxed after hearing what Yang Yingying said. When people are stressed at work and encounter troubles, they will always feel more comfortable if they think more about their families.

"Why did this girl Jiaojiao change her temper?" Dong Liang asked casually, but he knew that his sister was active, good at eating, and easy to sleep, but she was not easy to learn.

"She was a little unhappy when you asked other junior class students to practice with the army. I told her that you would send them to study abroad. It seems that this girl really wants to go out and have a look."

Perhaps the Manchu Qing Dynasty was too closed and the Chinese people knew too little about the outside world.

And these children knew a lot about the outside world through Dong Liang and books, so they were very much looking forward to going abroad.

…

In San Francisco, Zheng De and his men were boarding the ship to return to China. He was the first Chinese official to go abroad.

Zheng De is actually a Ryukyu Chinese, and Dong Liang sent them to the west coast of the United States as early as last year.

There were nearly two hundred people who came out with Zheng De.

They took two sailboats and headed east along the Pacific Ocean, passing through Hawaii and arriving on the west coast of the United States.

This time they are visiting the United States as a Ryukyu mission.

However, they also had other tasks. One was to investigate the situation of local Chinese workers, and the other was to take back the families of Richard and other foreigners who had defected to the Chinese.

There is no credibility in naked investment. Richard will always be under surveillance until his family arrives.

Who knows if this guy is sincerely seeking refuge?

In fact, Dong Liang still has some thoughts that are different from those of my race.

Zheng De was regarded as the first Chinese diplomat. Dong Liang sent him eastward to the United States. In fact, this was an adventure. At this time, the Pacific route to North America was not yet mature.

He had previously been responsible for handling foreign affairs in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Foreign merchant ships often docked in Naha, and he spoke fluent English and Dutch.

Although he came as a missionary, Zheng De did not receive any preferential treatment after arriving in San Francisco.

The Kingdom of Hawaii entertained Zheng De and others. They are all island countries, and they have different things in the Pacific. Their status is about the same, and they are sympathetic to each other.

However, when we arrived in San Francisco on the west coast of the United States, the Americans here were not at all as civilized as they said.

When they landed, they were extorted a landing fee.

Zheng De took out Ryukyu's credentials, but it didn't have much effect.

"The Washington government has not allocated a dollar of diplomatic funds to us in California, so no one will entertain you. If your ship wants to dock in San Francisco, you must pay the docking fee as required." This is what local officials said.

Zheng De, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, deeply despised this, but he could only endure the humiliation because he still had a mission to do.

San Francisco is surrounded by places where Chinese workers gather.

Although the piglet dens in Xiamen were destroyed, the Americans still have dens in Guangzhou.

The ships here take the route from Luzon to Guam and then to Hawaii.
Chapter completed!