From Li Er's point of view, this matter is no less than winning the lottery. After all, scholars of this type are rare these days. But...compared to this, what is more important is the topic itself that those few scholars are talking about.
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Technological advantage can actually be equated to national strength advantage...
The key point is that this set of arguments seems to be nonsense. After all, advantage... What advantage is not an advantage? People in the Tang Dynasty have longer hair than people from foreign countries. That is also an advantage. The key is how useful this advantage is. And technological advantages... of course
It is also an advantage.
But this thing has not yet been discussed by any scholar from the Qing Dynasty. The few guys that Fang Xuanling "eavesdropped" on today are equivalent to original creation of this set of strategic ideas, which shows how valuable it is.
In addition to this, the statement of "technological advantage" itself implies another important conclusion...
Doesn't this mean that "technology"... can continue to rise and grow just like how I followed my father Li Yuan to raise troops in Wagang Village?
Then... can this steel-making technique be transformed into a more powerful steel-making technique? If this thing continues to improve... what will it be refined into?
It’s not like... In the future, silk threads can be used as weapons like swords. Can steelmaking be so powerful?...
And the art of refining chemical fertilizers is even more exciting.
Could it be that...grain production can continue to grow?
If this were true, it would be so exciting!
In addition to these, there are also gunpowder, grenades, and the technology of making crossbows... If these can continue to make infinite progress, what the world will look like in the future will be so fascinating that it is almost impossible to think about it.
Stimulate.
Of course, it is a trivial matter whether it is exciting or not, and it is also a trivial matter whether it is exciting or not, at least for Li Er - no matter how developed the Tang Dynasty is, it is estimated that the degree of change in his quality of life will not be too high.
But this matter involves the future and destiny of Datang...
It won't have much impact on your own life, but it will have a big impact on the safety of future generations.
Mainly because of this technological advantage, Li Er can understand the mystery after just thinking about it: when it comes to the art of charging troops and horses, China has many strong generals. Even the weakest dynasty during the Jin Dynasty had produced the ultimate strong men like Ran Min. To treat it by law,
, then the Chinese state is even more true. In terms of the level of culture and governance in ordinary foreign countries, just one of the pre-Qin scholars would be able to be unparalleled in the world.
But Rome was a special opponent, and Arabia should not be underestimated. In terms of traditional civil and military skills, Li Er did not have the confidence to dominate the world.
But if you are competing for supremacy in "technology", it will be different. Li Er dare not say anything else, but...
The numerous colleges currently being established in China can easily overwhelm the number of students from foreign countries based on their scale. The only question is whether this "technology" journey can go on indefinitely?
This point... When Li Er recalled it in his mind, it seemed that Li Sheng had really mentioned it, and it was okay!...
It's just that Li Er didn't realize what "can go on indefinitely" meant at that time.
At this moment, Li Er understood.
This is not just a path that can be taken all the time.
The key is that this is still an area that the talents of China can continue to cultivate, conquer cities and territories, and build unimaginable power for the Tang Dynasty!
Li Er's heart was surging for a while, and finally he suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Fang Xuanling, "Xuanling, do you remember where those scholars went just now? The depth of this theory and insight is clearly like that of my son...
...I want to find these people and enshrine them in the imperial court!"
Li Er's excitement made Fang Xuanling startled, but Lao Fang paused and said,
"Well... Wei Chen also thinks that this idea is very good, but... Your Majesty, these scholars have left. We... uh, Wei Chen thinks that we should make a plan here first."
"Um……"
Li Er's eyes suddenly showed a disappointment. After all, the more strategic talents, the better. But at least this is not a situation like the Anshi Rebellion. I am anxiously waiting for Li Mi to come to save my life. In comparison, it is more important.
The problem is indeed not with these scholars themselves, but with what they talk about.
"Um……"
Li Er nodded and began to ponder. After a moment, he frowned and raised his head, "If we want to maintain our advantages in science and technology for a long time, we, Datang, are now establishing colleges in Guangdong. It should be considered as a key point. But..."
"Just like that, I'm afraid it may not be enough... If you abandon the basics and chase the weak, you will die, but if you have the basics, there will be no weak ends, I'm afraid..."
It was obvious that he wanted to express something, but Li Er's voice gradually faded away and he didn't say any more.
He knew that Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others were the top scholars, and these people would definitely understand such important matters.
And then, sure enough.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, and Li Jing exchanged looks and nodded.
Among them, Wei Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, this 'science' is extremely profound and powerful. Guangkai Academy's recruitment of countless students has huge implications. We should not make any decisions easily. We must be careful.
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Wei Zheng naturally understood the meaning of Li Er's words immediately... According to experience, in the past, Wu Qi and Shang Yang used Legalist techniques to govern the country and changed the feudal system into counties and counties, which greatly increased the national power of the Qin State and gained great momentum.
It was the most successful of the countless political experiments in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. But this seemingly huge success turned into a result that no one expected after the death of Qin Shihuang himself. In a nationwide war, half of the country's population was
natural death.
This matter was finally concluded by Liu Bang. Qin Shihuang was not wrong, he just didn't do things well. The world does need the system of prefectures and counties, but the enfeoffment system cannot be abolished. Bread, circuses and military parades, all three dimensions of the country are indispensable.
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And now...
Although the matter of establishing an academy seems to have nothing to do with Shang Yang's ideas, it is actually not the case. The establishment of an academy is tantamount to treating "knowledge" as a kind of territory and enfeoffing private intellectuals.
.And enfeoffment...
Enfeoffment was regarded by many scholars in later generations as decentralization, but in fact, based on the background of the times, this was not the case. Because the enfeoffment system of King Wen of Zhou evolved from the loose alliance system of tribes in Xia and Shang Dynasties, it was actually a peaceful and harmonious system.
Like the emperors of the Han Dynasty, they strengthened centralization of power!
The imperial examination system is the same. The king uses the "academic qualifications" of the candidates and scholars to enfeoff the heroes of the people who have actually mastered the "knowledge".
And this is a proper political innovation, no different from Shang Yang’s great achievements!