For a long time, Xia State has not been very effective in attracting talents.
In today's world, after all, Confucianism is respected.
Scholars naturally could not accept Xia's apostasy. Even if they did not regard him as an enemy, they would never surrender to him.
The existing talents are either displaced and uncertain about life and death; or they are not recognized and their talents are condensed.
In short, anyone who is a little better off in the Ming Dynasty is unlikely to defect to the Xia Kingdom.
Nowadays, many of the talents at all levels in the Xia Kingdom were actually cultivated by the Xia Kingdom independently.
Or they come from countries outside the region, such as North Korea, Portugal, the Netherlands, or even indigenous people from various places.
But I have to say that a cruel fact is that many times talents cannot be obtained through training alone.
Those who have shone brightly in history must have something extraordinary that cannot be compared with ordinary people.
Although among the tens of thousands of creatures in the land of China, there must be hidden gems. But if you want to discover and cultivate talents, the probability is too low.
Therefore, among the talents cultivated by the Xia Kingdom over the years, the most talents were in the fields of science and engineering that Ming Dynasty did not attach much importance to.
Even for these talents, apart from Zuo Mengeng's cheating guidance, it is actually difficult to define how good they are.
As for the administrative field, the differences are even more obvious.
Taking several members of the cabinet as an example, Chen Zhi, Wang Yun, and Jiang Wei, who were born in Caomang, are obviously inferior to famous officials such as Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Huang Daozhou, and Qu Shi in terms of ability and overall view.
On the contrary, in the military, this phenomenon is slightly better.
After all, the military field is Zuo Menggeng's specialty, and he has always paid great attention to the construction of the army.
In addition, the war is extremely cruel. Although it is more difficult to cultivate talents in the great waves, those who can survive must be the elite.
As for the field of national construction, Zuo Menggeng has a headache, but he has no good solution. He can only continue to increase investment in education.
He didn't know exactly when it would bear fruit.
What people didn't expect was that this debate turned out to be unintentional.
Liu Zongzhou's explanation of the essence of Tao and art completely revealed the essence of traditional Confucianism's emphasis on superiority and emptiness. He suddenly overwhelmed traditional Confucian scholars such as Zhang Pu and gained absolute dominance in the field of thought.
Later, Zuo Menggeng’s summary of Eastern philosophy helped countless people find ways to look at the nature of things.
These two things have had a huge impact on today's ideological trends.
It can be said that from this moment on, the development of Chinese thought began to embark on a new path and direction.
Countless people were shocked to discover that the Xia Kingdom, which was regarded as rebellious by the traditional dynasty and regarded as evil by the literary circles, was actually unique and far ahead of the times.
The height of thought developed by the Xia Kingdom has already made the world stand in admiration.
This discovery inevitably changed the minds of many people.
They took the first step and chose to approach Xia Kingdom, hoping to learn more.
And this proximity is tantamount to opening the door for Xia State to absorb talents.
The talents who defected to the Xia Kingdom include both well-known and highly respected scholars, as well as young and powerful rising stars. Whether they are civilized, martial arts, or moral, scientific, teaching and research, the quantity and quality are very abundant.
This greatly relieved Xia Guo's employment pressure.
It can be clearly felt that the government affairs from top to bottom are smooth and the efficiency of the country's operation has been greatly improved.
With this personal experience, everyone is full of confidence in wanting to conquer the world.
At the end of August, the first banknote manufacturing factory was officially established in the eastern suburbs of Jinan.
This is a special factory.
There is no contact with the outside world, no commercial activities, and everyone working inside strictly keeps confidentiality.
A full regiment of troops was stationed outside the factory for protection, and not even a fly could fly in.
The workers inside were not from the Xia Kingdom. Although the banknotes produced could serve the whole country, the conditions of the workers were miserable.
Because these people are all prisoners of war.
There were captured Koreans, Japanese, natives on Taiwan Island, Spaniards, and natives of Luzon.
There are also Jurchens.
After years of war, the Xia army captured hundreds of thousands of prisoners.
Of course, we cannot kill these people at once. That would be too arrogant and inconsistent with the purpose of the Xia Kingdom.
Just keeping them in captivity won't work either.
Even if we feed these people the worst food and wear the worst clothes, it is still a huge expense.
So Zuo Mengeng sacrificed the magic weapon for future generations.
Reform through labor.
These captives, who did not enjoy power, were taken to various places and engaged in the heaviest and most dangerous jobs, effectively contributing to the development of the Xia Kingdom.
Of course, the casualties were also quite heavy.
However, Xia Guo was not just exploiting, he also made a promise.
As long as you work under such labor for five years without dying accidentally, you can regain your freedom.
Under this hope, all the prisoners had no complaints or hatred. While working hard, they silently counted the days.
Everyone else in the prisoner-of-war camp was envious when they saw other prisoners happily leaving after receiving a certain amount of wages.
The prisoners who were sent to the mint also had the same idea.
It's a pity that they don't know that they are different from ordinary prisoners.
They will never get a chance to be released in this lifetime.
Even if the status of a prisoner of war is removed in the future, he must still live under supervision.
This is due to the importance of currency.
The situation inside and outside made everyone understand that Xia's unification of the world was not far away.
Under such circumstances, Xia State held an unprecedented strategic meeting.
Those attending the meeting included not only the cabinet and senior officials, but also heads of the Legislative Council, the Procuratorate and major national-level enterprises.
All senior military officials, including the heads of major military regions, also rushed back to Jinan.
High-level officials from all aspects of politics, military, economy, and law gathered together to decide the strategic direction of Xia State in the future.
In the midst of everyone's anticipation, Zuo Mengeng slowly walked out. Looking at the grand scene of everyone gathered together, his heart was really surging.
"Since the first year of Chongzhen, we have worked hard. After more than ten years of hardships, hard work, and sacrifice, we have finally reached today's situation. Until this moment, I believe we all have enough confidence to pay tribute to the ancestors of our Chinese nation.
Guarantee that we can bring a vigorous new life to our nation. Gentlemen, the future is bright, but the journey is also difficult and dangerous. I hope you will not slack off or be complacent. We still have a long way to go, and there will never be an end.
Only with the greatest will and the greatest ideal can our country be built into a harmonious society."