"Baocheng's statement is somewhat similar to what Shi Lang said."
Kangxi stood beside the imperial case, leaning on the edge of the imperial case with his waist. He picked up the white-glazed chrysanthemum plate on the table with his left hand, picked out the small mooncakes with his right hand, and said with a smile while eating.
Yinreng saw that Khan Ama still didn't pay much attention to his words and turned a deaf ear to his words. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He simply reached out and took the chrysanthemum plate from Kangxi's hand back. The "click" suddenly started again.
Put it back on the table.
After Kangxi ascended the throne for more than ten years, this was the first time he encountered someone who dared to use the audacious "dragon claws to seize food". He was suddenly taken away from the plate. He was a little confused. He lowered his head and looked at the white glazed chrysanthemum plate on the table, and then looked at it again.
The precious son stood in front of him with a face full of indignation.
Liang Jiugong, who was standing next to the big bookshelf, couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise when he saw this scene. He didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was putting so much effort into the treasure island matter, and the little Prince's eyes were really too...
It’s easy to understand, he is clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with his old father with his eyes, as if he is saying that he is an unreliable fool!
The very soulful word "Han Pi" slipped through Liang Jiugong's mind. He was so frightened that he quickly shouted "sin, sin, sin" in his heart. His eyes moved downwards, looking at the pattern of the carpet under his feet, pretending to be blind.
Deaf look.
Kangxi also laughed angrily at the disgusted look in his precious son's eyes. He moved his mouth and was about to speak to teach this bastard who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth and dared to pull out the dragon's beard. However, before he could make a sound, the little prince mentioned it again earnestly.
Another topic:
"Khan Amma, what do you think of Western learning?"
"Western learning, this is an interesting subject. Compared with pure theories that cannot be used in practice, I prefer practical subjects like physics and chemistry where you can make things after learning the knowledge.
suject."
"Geometry is also very interesting, and astronomy has made a lot of contributions to the calendar. Although Western learning does not help me in governing the country, it can enrich my knowledge and let me look at the world from a new perspective.
, it’s quite good, which is why I like to listen to the missionaries talking about Western knowledge, and I also set up Western classes for you brothers.”
Kangxi was in a good mood today, and although Chu Xiu Palace's mooncakes were small, they were rich in ingredients and very easy to fill his stomach. After eating the cakes for several months, he was not hungry. Even if he was deprived of food by Yinreng, he still "
"Enjoyed" his son's look of disgust, but after all, he was the precious legitimate son he raised with his own hands, and his tolerance for Yinreng was still very high. After listening to the little prince's words, he still answered Baocheng's questions leisurely and seriously.
Yinreng nodded when he heard the words. What his Khan Ama said was within his expectation.
He raised his arm and pointed at the gilt pavilion-style self-ringing clock placed in the corner and said:
"Khan Ama, if Master Huang hadn't been able to devote himself to the study of chiming bells and Western soaps without any worries, I'm afraid the craftsmen in the manufacturing office still wouldn't be able to make these two things independently."
"Baocheng knows that the craftsmen in the manufacturing office are not smart, nor are they not skilled in their craftsmanship. The final reason is that they do not understand Western learning. Because Master Huang is from Yangzhou, the economy of his hometown is developed and the folk customs are open, so
Only in his spare time did he have the opportunity to come into contact with foreign missionaries and learn some Western knowledge on his own, so he was able to figure out the structure of these Western objects, and he could also make other fantastic things by drawing inferences."
"A living example is placed in front of us. Khan Amma yourself is a lover of Western learning, so Baocheng feels that we must not only carefully manage the treasure island that was finally recovered, but also send garrison troops to the island to prevent
Then Japanese pirates and pirates came to occupy that resource-rich land."
"Now that San Francisco has been destroyed and the Zheng family is in peace, Khan Ama and Gu feel that it is time for us to lift the sea ban and promote Western learning among the people. Master Nan Huairen once told Gu that when Yingji was in Shunzhi in the 17th year,
A Royal Academy of Sciences was opened in their capital, London, and the Royal Academy allocated funds regularly to encourage scholars there to conduct scientific research and actively invent and create."
"Khan Ama, think about it, we are in the same era as England. If Westerners like them had seized the opportunity and started to develop Western learning rapidly, our Qing Dynasty would not have sent envoys yet.
Let’s travel around the world and see how overseas countries have developed. If this continues, won’t we become arrogant frogs in the well?”
"Master Huang Luzhuang is an outstanding inventor who is talented and willing to endure hardships. Our Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and is full of talents. There must be many potential talents like Master Huang. Therefore, it is recommended that Khan Amma also be like the king of England, and he is among the people
Open a college dedicated to teaching Western learning, and also build a Royal Academy of Sciences in the capital, making it independent from the six departments. Khan Amma, like her aunt, will also be the dean. In this way, the inventions and creations of the Royal Academy of Sciences will be
Khan Amma can also be sold, which not only does not increase financial pressure on the national treasury, but also adds an additional income to Khan Amma's internal treasury. The remaining money can also be given to researchers in the Academy of Sciences as wages for their work and used as reserve funds.
, allowing them to have money to continue making inventions. This is equivalent to Khan Ama investing a small amount of funds in the early stage. When the Academy of Sciences enters the formal stage and enters a virtuous circle in the later stage, they will have a stable profit without losing money and give you money every day.
The golden hen that lays golden eggs!”
The little prince's face turned red, and he spoke several paragraphs in one breath. Kangxi only listened to it as a joke at the beginning, but when Yinreng's logic clearly showed comparisons and prospects, even the prospects of the Royal Academy of Sciences were clearly drawn.
, Kangxi gradually really listened to his precious son's words.
Who in the world can't get along with money? Even if he is an emperor, he still hopes that his inner treasury will be so rich that he can use the money to build a comfortable large garden outside the palace to live in. In the middle of summer,
The Forbidden City is like a big stuffy steamer, and the living experience is very poor. He has lived in it for half his life and has long been tired of it.
After listening to Yin Reng's words, Liang Jiugong, who was standing aside with his head lowered, was once again shocked by the intelligence of the young prince. He had been serving the emperor since he was a child. Although the emperor was also very smart, he could see it in the young prince.
The little prince has a very unique vision and can always come up with some very novel ideas. He is really better than his master. At least when the emperor was nine and a half years old, he would never have thought of this.
After Kangxi finished moving, he sat back on the carved armchair, leaning on the back of the chair with a frown and turning the jade finger on his hand.
Seeing that Kangxi didn't speak for a long time, Yinreng had no choice but to push his right arm that was resting on the wooden handrail. Ruifeng's eyes were bright and he asked expectantly:
"Khan Ama, what do you think of Gu's proposal? Are you willing to implement it?"
Kangxi turned his head and glanced at his precious son. After a long while, he said:
"Baocheng, I agree with your proposal about the treasure island, but I think it's better to forget about your proposal to open Western learning to the private sector."
"Ah? Why?"
Yinreng was quite happy when he heard the first half of Kangxi's words. As soon as he heard the second half, he was stunned. He frowned and asked in confusion.
"Western learning enlightens the people's wisdom and is not conducive to imperial rule. Furthermore, scholars and civil servants all over the world regard Confucius and Mencius as orthodox, and regard Western learning as a path that is difficult to reach the realm of elegance. The current policy is very good.
If you brothers want to learn Western learning, I can ask missionaries from various countries to teach you. Those like Huang Lvzhuang who are able to study on their own can also learn Western learning from missionaries. However, I don’t think there is any need to set up a Western learning college to spread this knowledge and study Confucianism.
Classic scholar-officials would not agree to this."
Kangxi's eyelids were half-closed, his gaze moved downward, and he turned the jade ring on his hand like a bead on an abacus, almost turning it into an afterimage, indicating that he was also uneasy and entangled in his heart.
"To enlighten the people? Do scholar-bureaucrats look down on Western learning?"
After hearing this, Yinreng couldn't help but murmured and repeated it. Then he also noticed the movements of his Khan Ama's hands. In a flash of inspiration, he understood the true meaning that his Khan Ama wanted to express.
The Manchus have been in the country for decades, but they are still mocked as barbaric "Tatar emperors and Tatar princes" by those who resisted the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. Even though his Khan Amar was a capable king, he could not face the Manchus.
The fact that "foreign races settled" in the Central Plains made people still somewhat timid and afraid of the Han people.
There are really too few Manchus. Even if all the Eight Banners disciples are placed in the capital, they can only occupy the inner city. There are thousands of Han people in the outer city, the suburbs of Beijing, and even other provinces. The Eight Banners disciples are good at fighting, but the literati
The poets were almost all Han people, and the Han people were smart. If Western learning was really liberalized, Khan Amma was worried that one day in the future they, the Manchus, would be driven out of the country again.
After understanding what Khan Ama meant, Yinreng didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. He stretched out his hand and patted the imperial case and said loudly:
"Khan Ama, I have told you before that the humiliation of the fall of the Qing Dynasty was extremely humiliating. The descendants are almost scolding us Aisin Gioro to death. The Western powers have formed a group to invade our descendants. Now we clearly have the opportunity to start from
When you came to power, you reversed the tragic outcome of the future. If you fall into this quagmire of lack of confidence, then our descendants will suffer!"
"The scholar-bureaucrats disagreed. Didn't they also say that the Academy of Sciences is independent of the traditional six departments of Rites, Officials, Soldiers, Penalties, Households, and Works? They did not say that the imperial examination would be abolished. They just wanted Khan Amma to establish an Academy of Sciences and Western learning.
The dean of the college gave those smart people who were unwilling or unable to take the imperial examination a way to live a good life and contribute to the construction of the Qing Dynasty. He did not particularly leverage the interests of these civil servants, as long as they were not stupid
, even if there are some criticisms, I will not go against Khan Ama carelessly."
"Although the policy of obscuring the people can make it easier for the court to manage the people, and although Confucian classics can help us govern the country, Western learning is the way to strengthen the country. Compared with such things as strengthening the country, how can Western learning, which is of great use, be like a dusty jewel?
Locked up in the Forbidden City for our Aixinjueluo clan to play with?"
"Khan Amma, you clearly know that any dynasty has its power and will not last long."