In the long history, there are many people with fantastic ideas and practical abilities.
But in this era when most people are struggling to make ends meet, they may not be able to put their fantastic ideas into practice, and they may not have the resources, time and energy to do so.
At Huangming University, Zhu Houcong was not prepared to regard these "quasi" masters as future engineering professors and let them teach students.
Huangming University is still an institution with apprenticeship as its main form and research as its main purpose.
The auditorium renovated from the original Longevity Palace in Xiyuan is located in the "center" of Huangming University.
Today's auditorium has both an indoor hall-like venue and an open outdoor venue.
There were not many people in the master craftsman training class, so Zheng Kui and others were lucky enough to enter the auditorium.
There is no loudspeaker or microphone, and naturally there is no way to design any layout based on any principles inside the auditorium.
The method is very primitive: vocal communication.
It's just like the three roll calls that came from inside the palace to outside the palace after the palace examination.
But for people like Zheng Kui, sitting down in the auditorium would feel weird.
I heard that even the elder Ge always stood when he went to court!
But in this auditorium, each of them actually has a seat!
And this auditorium is like a staircase. People sitting in the back can also see the front.
Now, on the stage directly in front, after they all sat down, someone stood up and said: "Students, get up, His Majesty is here!"
This is also outrageous.
I heard that whether it is a court meeting, a banquet, or other occasions, the emperor ascends to the throne first, and then the others are summoned to see the emperor.
Now here, the emperor waited until they all arrived before he came out.
But the emperor is here after all.
It's really here.
First, a group of guards came out, and several people stood on both sides of the platform in front to guard the road leading to the platform.
Then, they saw the emperor wearing dragon robes appearing there accompanied by two people.
One of them is Wen Zhengming, the dean of Huangming University, a well-known Jiangnan talent and the father of Concubine Shu.
The other person, they didn't know.
Zheng Kui subconsciously wanted to kneel down and worship, but then he only listened to the voice coming from the front and back.
"sit!"
"sit!"
"sit!"
Zhu Houcong also took the lead and sat down.
Because Huangming University is very close to him, many things have his opinions.
For example, this is very different from the normal etiquette of ethics.
It's all about efficiency.
Could it be that for the sake of majesty, Zhu Houcong himself should spend more time on this, or should others spend more time waiting outside long in advance?
"It's very difficult to get into our Huangming University."
After Zhu Houcong spoke, he was used to pausing for a moment, waiting for others to pass on his words.
In this way, solemnity will naturally appear.
But it will also be very slow.
So Zhu Houcong focused on the key points.
"You all come from craftsmen's backgrounds, and many people look down upon you."
"But the fact that you can be selected by various places also shows that you are all the best."
"Three hundred and sixty lines, and you will be the number one scholar."
"Here, study hard, watch hard, and think hard."
"Today, there are number one scholars in literature and number one in martial arts."
"Thirty or fifty years from now, I hope that you can really make a group of people number one, and the world will be impressed."
Each sentence was passed to the back, and the sound was repeated again and again as if for emphasis.
Hearing the emperor compare the words "Xingxingzhuangyuan" with the real Wen Zhuangyuan and Wu Zhuangyuan, Zheng Kui felt his blood surge.
This is the emperor’s golden words!
The emperor is the greatest!
Could it be said that being a craftsman can have such a big future in the future?
"Everything has its own truth, and if you understand it, you can approach the great road."
"Many of you may not know that I have learned some truths, which are now called new learning."
"In my mind, this new learning does not seek to become a saint first, but to become a talented person first."
"There is a folk saying about skilled craftsmen. Since you can come here, you can already be called a skilled person."
"But it's not enough. The next step is to become a talent and become a saint."
It's even more mind-numbing.
It's okay to be a talented person, but with the word "sage", what level does a craftsman have? Do you dare to compete with the great Confucian for a title that neither of them can get?
"I have three requirements and hopes for you."
"I hope you can all read and understand sentences."
"I hope you can take your strengths to the next level and create something innovative."
"I hope you can write books and teach students in the future."
"If such a day comes, there is no need to worry about the disciples of the church starving to death, the master."
"Huangming University is my imperial palace, and it is supported by my inner treasury. I can support you and protect your descendants."
"One day, the professors of Huangming University will be respected by the world just like the cabinet bachelors and the Hanlin bachelors."
"When that day comes, I'll depend on you."
Zhu Houcong just came to express his position.
But his statement shocked people like Zheng Kui and also shocked Wen Zhengming.
The meaning expressed by the emperor here further made it clear that he attached great importance to the "Dao of Physics" that he had realized.
How can a mere craftsman be compared with a cabinet bachelor or a Hanlin bachelor? And he still aims at becoming a saint?
Everything is inferior, only reading is good. This has been the consensus for I don’t know how many years.
In the Jiajing Dynasty, could this situation be changed in the future?
Zheng Kui and the others couldn't believe it, but as unknown people from a craftsman's family, they could come here to see the emperor with their own eyes and hear with their own ears the emperor's earnest hope for them. This was true.
If you can really be appreciated by him in the future, protect your descendants, and be respected by the world...what greater pursuit can you have as a human being?
"Long live your Majesty!"
I don’t know who started shouting first, and then, the auditorium began to hear voices one after another, gradually converging into the same pace.
Zhu Houcong stopped them with a smile, and then said: "I live to the east of Huangming University, and I come here often. You are here to learn literacy so that you can better contribute your talents to Ming Dynasty in the future, and also to learn
Some knowledge that is more useful for what you are good at. I will talk about the development of new artillery and new gunpowder by the War Bureau and Ordnance Supervision."
Zhu Houcong was fully involved in this matter.
The prototypes of many things were also found in the Ming Dynasty. They were scattered in the pioneering work of certain people in certain places before and had no formal rules.
For example, the method of quantitatively loading gunpowder has been around for a long time, but it has not been strictly implemented.
For example, there are many ideas and practices about enhancing the range and power of firearms.
For these skilled craftsmen selected from all over the world, they have many masters in their respective industries and know many techniques that will appear in the industry.
Then what?
What Hwangmyeong University will teach them is the scientific methods and thinking required to carry out continuous and improveable research.
Of course, it also includes some specific techniques, such as quantitative measurement methods, methods of recording experimental conditions and results, such as the way of thinking of verifying the direction first and then improving the process...
Some technologies that change society must have prerequisites for their emergence.
Paying attention to these people is a prerequisite.
It is a prerequisite for them to have basic cultural literacy.
So that they don't have to worry about survival is the prerequisite.
Having communicable and systematic research thinking and communication language is also a prerequisite.
Without these, Wang Wensu could only collect classics on his own, and spent half his life compiling several volumes of "Baojian of Arithmetic Studies". In the end, he was generally submerged in the historical trend.
Now, the most valuable things Zhu Houcong can bring to them are these things.
What he said and the process he told made people like Zheng Kui feel that the emperor understood.
How to try step by step and make changes based on the results. The emperor understands the difficulty of summarizing many techniques.
Similarly, it also includes not being indifferent to other people's ideas and not being proud of your own experience. If you think the structure of Western artillery brought by the Portuguese is good, then of course you should use it.
That’s why we have the Ming Dynasty’s new Tiger Crouching Cannon, and some array drill methods of firecrackers...
"Next to the auditorium, the original Guangming Hall is now the library." Zhu Houcong said, "The library of Huangming University is different from the Wenhua Hall in the palace. According to the words of many scholars today, the books collected here are amazing.
Skillful."
"But papermaking allows students today to have more books to read."
"Moveable type makes printing books easier."
"Gunpowder allows our Ming soldiers to protect our country."
If the compass had to develop in a strange place with no discernible objects, its influence would not be reflected today.
Zhu Houcong also cited many objects such as the curved shaft plow, waterwheel, etc., and then said: "My theory of physics is that I deeply believe that these so-called 'wonderful skills and tricks' have an inestimable effect on the national economy and people's livelihood, so I combine them with
The principles of nature and principles of man are mentioned simultaneously. I have always believed that this avenue of physics will one day be like the avenue of human principles respected by the great master Wenxuan and his descendants. It will be a knowledge that will benefit trillions of people in the Ming Dynasty and shine through the ages."
"If you can learn something, make great achievements, open a sect and accept disciples, your knowledge and writings can add another glory to Guangming Pavilion and shine through the ages!"
The important officials of the imperial court have attached great importance to his ideas, and many things that have happened in the past few years have made some people afraid to cast a blind eye on matters that the emperor is very concerned about.
These people chosen to come here must all be talented.
But their past is too humble, and everything they are good at is not respected.
Now, Zhu Houcong has come personally to give them this respect and hope to inspire them.
Even if only a small part of these people understand his expectations, recognize his respect, and then become literate and master the methods of scientific research, they will still create achievements in some very specific directions.
Zhu Houcong only believes that as long as he is around, these achievements can be seen, recognized and encouraged.
This is probably the correct usage of his status as emperor.
He is not an expert in many subjects, and he does not understand those specific technologies.
But he knows some directions, he is good at managing accounts, and he also has huge wealth to manage.
After leaving Huangming University, he had other things to take care of.
He cannot just spend money and not make money.
Even if he realizes that he has neglected the importance of reputation to the status of emperor in order to promote reforms, the new law cannot be discontinued.
The fifth year of Jiajing was coming soon. Even if Zhu Houcong postponed this matter to the national policy conference at the end of the year for discussion and decided after next year's conference, it does not mean that he has not thought about it, nor does it mean that he has not made other preparations.
Returning to the Forbidden City, Sun Ming also returned.
Judging from her expression, Zhu Houcong knew that she had relaxed a lot after seeing Sun Jiao's current situation with her own eyes.
Sun Jiao was his role model. Even though he was over seventy, he was able to give birth to children, and as the emperor's father-in-law, he was caught in the vortex of rebellion and was exhausted mentally and physically without completely breaking down his body. This shows how strong his body is.
On the contrary, Gu Shilong, who resigned and returned to Beijing after conquering Hengyang, was really seriously ill and became a sick man.
When the Ministry of War discussed meritorious deeds, Zhu Houcong did not read them first. He read the reports sent by Guangdong and Shandong provinces.
Before entering Beijing, Wu Tingju and Zhang Fuking naturally wanted to make a summary of the four years of Jiajing, especially the summary of taxation.
Zhang Fujing killed several rounds in Guangdong, and then went to Shandong to save Yanshenggong Mansion. Zhu Houcong knew very well that their beautiful results did not mean that they were very effective in management.
It is simply that many people are afraid of the situation and spit out what they have swallowed before, and do not dare to swallow it again for the time being.
But for Zhu Houcong, that's enough in the short term.
In order to make it difficult for this group of officials and gentry to enjoy exclusive local benefits, unless another group is really cultivated that can compete with them, and this group can have something to say in the game of power.
Calculating the accounts of the two provinces, Zhu Houxuan assessed the benefits and negative impacts that the new law on taxation and government officials would bring if it were actually implemented.
After thinking about this and jotting down a few strokes, he opened the memorial to the Ministry of War.
In order to quell the rebellion, there was the Chenhao Rebellion in the 16th year of Zhengde, and the Huguang Rebellion in the 3rd year of Jiajing.
Those who participated in the counter-rebellion mainly came from the five provinces of Huguang, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian, as well as Jinyiwei and Neichang.
The Imperial Guards and the Inner Factory were under the emperor's own control, but the Ministry of War did not ignore their huge role in countering the rebellion. At the same time, this was also a sign of the emperor's well-planned plans, so how could we not mention them?
In addition, in addition to protagonists like Gu Shilong and supporting roles like Zhu Qi and Ma Yong, there are also many civil servants who cannot but be mentioned.
Not to mention Sun Jiao, the head of the state, Wang Bangrui, the water patrol censor who died in Huguang, and the officials of the former Hengzhou who were killed by Pu Zitong were also regarded as loyal heroes, and they also need to be given an explanation.
But at the bottom of this memorial, Zhu Houcong saw a familiar name.
[Yu Yuanzhan, the deputy Qianhu of Quanzhou Wei Qianhu Station, was killed in an attack on Hou Xuan, a rebel bandit in the Nayi Palace. Please ask his son Yu Dayou to take over the post of Quanzhou Wei Qianhu and provide additional compensation.]
Zhu Houcong was stunned.
He only knew Yu Dayou, but he didn't know where he was from, let alone what his father's experience was.
But looking at the current situation, Yu Dayou's father shouldn't have died because of this incident at this time, right?
Because in Zhu Houcong's memory, there was no rebellion by King Ji, no pursuit of the remnants of the Pu family, and no clan members fleeing from Prince Yi's palace.
No matter what, the words Yu Dayou came into Zhu Houcong's sight.
Zhu Houcong picked up the pen, and Huang Jin prepared cinnabar ink at the side.
After lifting the pen, comes the imperial review of the Zhu pen.
[The Marquis of Zhenyuan, Jingguo, put down the rebellion and made a sound decision. It is appropriate to move forward and ennoble the Duke of Jingguo.]
[After Yu Dayou succeeded him, he ordered him to come to the capital to see his Majesty after he had finished his mourning.]
【The rest shall be calibrated.】
The title of Duke of Jing will convey too much meaning.
Although Gu Shilong made great contributions, the character "Jing" was one of the characters in the Jiajing era name.
As for Duke Jingguo, he appeared in the Ming Dynasty, but he was only given as a posthumous gift after the death of Chen Gui, the first Marquis of Taining.
But today's Taining Marquis no longer exists - because after the incident of Hui'an Bo Zhang Wei, Shen Wenzhou had a close relationship with him. Together with Yan Shenggong's in-law family Xuancheng Bo family, among the honorary ministers, they have always been
Several chickens were found.
The Zhang brothers were full of evil in themselves. They were not because the emperor wanted to implement new laws that would affect their interests too much. They were not suitable to be the chickens that were killed.
Now, Gu Shilong has been granted the title of Duke of Jing. This is not only a commendation given by the emperor to the ministers who are loyal to him and have made great military achievements, but also for other ministers and generals to take a look.
Stand in line and make contributions, Ming Dynasty once again began to encircle the Duke!
In comparison, the Ministry of War drafted a report on the merits of so many people and included the line "Yu Dayou". Zhu Houcong didn't know what the people in the Ministry of War would think.
Maybe you would think that Zhu Houxuan is King Rui’s biological father?
Perhaps together with Gu Shilong's opinion on narrating merits, it may be understood as praising those who have made the greatest contributions, while not neglecting the most inconspicuous people related to this matter?
But Zhu Houcong did not dwell on this. He only knew that Yu Dayou was a rare warrior in the Jiajing Dynasty.
Why should a person like this wait until he enters Mao Bowen's field of vision and then waste a while?
His father died in a royal affair, but in today's era, does Yu Dayou still have any hatred for him as the emperor?