In the central hall of the Chicheng General Office, Tang Ruowang smiled even more when he heard Zhang Cheng asked about this matter. He only heard him say: "These three children are very smart and eager to learn, especially Ma Rucheng, who is very good at language."
He has great talent and is also very interested in astronomy and calendar."
The Ma Rucheng whom Tang Ruowang mentioned was born in a small merchant's family in Dushikou. He attended a private school for several years when he was young. He was very smart and studious. However, when he was fourteen years old, his father went out to sell goods and was robbed and killed by bandits. His mother
As a result, he contracted an illness and passed away, causing his family to fall into decline, and he has been living in relatives' homes.
After Zhang Cheng came to the North Road, he established a craftsman camp in Yunzhou. Ma Rucheng defected to him and became an apprentice in the Fire Gun Bureau. He was quick-witted and could learn everything once taught. He was also very dexterous. In addition, he was literate and soon became a master of craftsmanship.
He became the right-hand assistant of Wang Gancheng, the director of the Fire Gun Bureau.
After Tang Ruowang came to Beilu in April this year, Zhang Cheng asked Shi Tiegen to select some smart and literate people from the craftsman camp to serve Tang Ruowang. The most important thing was that he hoped to learn from Tang Ruowang. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, those who could learn from him were more obvious.
Advanced knowledge of geometry, mathematics, astronomy, mechanics, etc.
Ma Rucheng, Zhao Zhien, and Cheng Zhihui are the three most outstanding performers among them. Zhao Zhien likes geometry and mathematics the most and uses pen and paper to draw and do calculations every day. However, Cheng Zhihui loves machines and his hands-on ability is also among the best among them.
The strongest.
Zhang Cheng is extremely satisfied with this. He knows that in every era, there are people who can change the world. The only thing is whether they can get the soil to nourish them and enable them to truly grow.
Most of the smart people are wiped out by this evil world before they become talented, but as long as a few people can grow up, they will have a great impact on this world.
And 90% of people are ordinary people, so they need geniuses to command and control them. Only by using them properly can they exert amazing power.
For example, establishing a slave system is the implementation of a national government that integrates the military and civilians. It concentrates the wealth of the country upwards and uses its manpower together. Only in this way can we be invincible.
He believes that under his control and construction, the Future North Road and the Future Xuanzang Town will stand out and become a powerful force, strong enough to fight against all external evil forces and even destroy them.
Zhang Cheng opened his mouth and said to Tang Ruowang: "It's the best. With these three children by Mr. Tang's side, Mr. Tang won't be lonely. It's a lot more fun out of thin air."
Ma Rucheng and three other people are all between the ages of sixteen and nineteen. Among them, Ma Rucheng is seventeen, Zhao Zhien is sixteen, and Cheng Zhihui is nineteen. It is when they are young and promising. If they are carefully cultivated, they will be great in the future.
Limited talent.
Cheng Zhihui, in particular, comes from a family of craftsmen, and his ancestors have been craftsmen for generations. But unlike other craftsman families, their ancestors are all literate and well-educated. Many of their skills are recorded in writing.
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Cheng Zhihui also learned to read from his grandfather since he was a child, but unlike his private school, his family did not teach Confucianism, and literacy was only for the purpose of reading books, recording things and techniques, and mostly for calculations.
Among the craftsmen's households in the Ming Dynasty, such a family is indeed rare. There may not be a family like this among hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of craftsmen's households.
Tang Ruowang also smiled and said: "The craftsmen on Beilu are very energetic, which is something you can't see elsewhere. They are not only hardworking, but also willing to use their brains to think. I have learned a lot from communicating with them."
Shi Tiegen, who was subordinate to him, also spoke at this time: "As the deputy commander knows, Lord Tang has helped the craftsman camp solve many problems since he came to our north road..."
Shi Tiegen recounted that it turned out that Westerners such as Tang Ruowang focused on pragmatism, and they conducted systematic research in geometry, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy and other aspects.
Although Tang Ruowang was not an all-rounder, he was most proficient in astronomy, but he also dabbled in a lot of other knowledge. He originally just came to North Road to take a look at Zhang Cheng's invitation.
But what he saw and heard after arriving gave him a novel feeling. The atmosphere here was actually different from other places in the Ming Dynasty. It had a little more vitality and was not as heavy as other places.
Therefore, he decided to stay for a while. After Wei Zhice learned about it, he sent a carriage and guards to the capital with Tang Ruowang's letter, and fetched many books, instruments, etc. ordered by Tang Ruowang. Even in Zhang Cheng's official hall,
The chiming clock on display was also brought along this time.
At the Craftsman Camp, Tang Ruowang not only taught the gunners how to measure the shooting range and the shooting range, but also taught them the concept of ballistics. If it were elsewhere, the big-headed soldiers would definitely sneer at his theory and would even put it aside.
, discard it.
But the North Road is different. Under the leadership of Zhang Cheng, not only the craftsmen of the North Road are striving for excellence, but even the officers and soldiers in the battalion are constantly exploring new ideas, so they are interested in all new things and
Thoughts are tolerant and curious.
It is for these reasons that under the guidance of Tang Ruowang, the mining and smelting technology in Yunzhou Jiangying has been greatly improved. The iron produced is close to the level of wrought iron, which greatly shortens the hammering time.
Improved production efficiency.
In addition, Tang Ruowang gave him theoretical guidance on gears, bearings, levers, etc., and the books Wei Zhice obtained for him from the capital included many translations.
There was already no shortage of literate people in the Yunzhou Craftsman Camp. Under Zhang Cheng's dispatch, many experienced guards and literate people from various forts were assigned to work in the Craftsman Camp.
They became the liaison between craftsmen and books, helping craftsmen learn the contents of various books, such as "The Theory of Measuring the Sky", "The Complete Meaning of Measurement", "Elements of Geometry" and other books translated and compiled by Xu Guangqi, as well as the "Gou" written by Xu Guangqi.
"Guyi", "Similarities and Differences of Measurement", "Encyclopedia of Agricultural Administration", "Taiwan Water Law", etc.
And now they have become one of Tang Ruowang's students. Many of them have become interested in mechanics, mathematics, astronomy, etc., and have changed careers and begun to learn these practical sciences and technologies.
The Ming Dynasty has mature technology in water conservancy applications. Various water conservancy machines can be found on various rivers in Yunzhou, but those used in industry are always a bit inferior.
Tang Ruowang is currently working with Shi Tiegen and others to jointly design and manufacture hydraulic punches, milling machines, drilling machines, etc. Shi Tiegen took the trouble to introduce, and Zhang Cheng also listened with interest, so others could not disturb him.
Shi Tiegen slowly took out a delicate velvet bag from his arms, walked towards Zhang Cheng holding it in both hands, placed it gently on the case in front of him, and said with a respectful and slightly joyful expression: "Deputy Commander, I
After thinking about it with Master Tang, we can now suppress the silver dollar that the deputy commander mentioned before."