On February 25th, the outstanding teachers carefully selected by Xujiazhuang arrived in the capital, entered the East Palace, and formally participated in the enlightenment education of Prince Zhu Cixiang.
There is a Chinese teacher (teaching simplified Chinese characters and pinyin pronunciation).
A math teacher.
A teacher of Gewu (physical chemistry).
A military teacher.
A life teacher (understand agriculture, industry, commerce, breeding and other production activities).
There are only five of them at the moment.
In the future, according to the progress of learning, history teachers, geography teachers, moral education teachers, and art teachers (teaching music, painting, architectural design, etc.) will be added. In short, it is all-inclusive and covers all aspects.
The salaries and benefits of these teachers are all additional reimbursements from Xujiazhuang and are not covered by the Prince Growth Fund.
It can be seen from this that in order to participate in the education of the prince, Xujiazhuang invested huge costs and mobilized precious talents, but what it did was to train feudal monarchs. In the future, it may shoot itself in the foot, and in the end the gains outweigh the losses.
But even with these risks, Xujiazhuang still invested money and resources to implement this project.
The reason is very simple. As long as the future emperor can be won over to the side of Xujiazhuang and the new emperor's butt is completely inclined to Xujiazhuang, the benefits will be huge.
For example, make better use of all resources within the Ming Dynasty.
For example, in the name of the emperor, you can do something legitimately and get an excuse to feel at ease.
We must know that the feudal imperial system has lasted for thousands of years and still has an unshakable position in the hearts of countless people. It is impossible to eradicate this influence in the short term. If we can use our strength to fight against it, we can make good use of it.
With this kind of influence, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
Just like the Western colonial missionaries, as long as they hang a cross on their chests and shout a few words about God, they can slaughter the indigenous people at will without feeling any intolerance or guilt in their hearts.
Saying something about God can always alleviate the inner uneasiness and guilt of most people.
In Xujiazhuang's future external development activities, we also need a similar "God" and a reasonable name, such as "In the whole world, is it the king's land; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers". As long as the name is justifiable, nothing will happen.
Doubtful, even hitting people will be more powerful.
Therefore, cultivating a crown prince who is inclined towards Xujiazhuang is an absolutely cost-effective deal.
The effect is of course also significant.
On the 28th, it was only three days since I came into contact with Xujiazhuang’s new education.
After class.
Zhu Youjian specifically asked about the prince's study situation, and asked whether the teacher in the morning or the teacher in the afternoon taught better?
"The teachers in the afternoon taught well." Zhu Cixiang, a tough-minded person, thought for a while and said.
"Why, the teacher in the afternoon has only taught you for three days." Zhu Youjian asked, puzzled.
"Because I can understand what the teacher taught in the afternoon, but what the teacher taught in the morning was not only difficult to understand, but also wrong," Zhu Cihong said.
"Wrong? Why is it wrong? Can you tell me?" Zhu Youjian was surprised. Those great Confucians should not mislead their disciples, right?
"Mr. Jiang taught me "The Analects of Confucius" and said, 'Learn and practice from time to time,' which means that if you have to review the knowledge in the book frequently, you will feel happy. But learning is so hard, how can it bring happiness?
?After asking Teacher Qi in the afternoon, I realized that the correct meaning of this sentence is that fighting moves must be practiced regularly, and only then will you feel happy when you hit someone."
"What?" Zhu Youjian's eyes almost popped out.
"There is also 'when three people are together, there must be a teacher', which does not mean that among the three people, there is a teacher worth learning from, but that the combined strength of the three students is equivalent to one teacher, so we must unite." Zhu Cixiang
Said again.
"???"
Zhu Youjian felt that his head was about to explode, and the inherent concepts in his mind were being challenged. He quickly waved his hands and said: "Stop talking! Who is the teacher Qi who teaches you? What course does he teach?"
I still overestimate Xujiazhuang. In just three days, I have started to mislead others and want to lead my own prince into evil. It is simply intolerable!
"Teacher Qi is not a formal teacher. He teaches me these things after class. He also brings me sweets and toys every time he comes. He is so kind to me. I like Teacher Qi. He also said that he likes me very much as a disciple.
, you will come to see me often in the future." Zhu Cixiang shook his head, blinked his simple big eyes, and said truthfully.
"Qichunnian? Is that guy Qichunnian?"
A flash of lightning flashed in Zhu Youjian's mind, and a disgusting figure immediately appeared, because Qichunnian had a badge in his hand that allowed him to freely enter and leave the palace. Although it was difficult to see him as the emperor, entering the palace
It's not difficult, and it's very possible for him to take advantage of the loophole and get in touch with the prince.
Secondly, Qichunnian had been in and out of the palace too many times. He had become familiar with countless people in the palace and even called them brothers. He might have been let in even if he didn't show his badge.
"Asshole, General Zhu, starting from today, the imperial city will intensify the investigation of idlers. Unrelated people like Qichunnian are not allowed to enter the palace. In addition, if he dares to come over tomorrow, take him down immediately. I want him
Kill him with a knife!"
Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As for the prince Zhu Cixiang, he rolled his dark eyes and immediately realized that something was wrong. But fortunately, the method of secret communication with Teacher Qi was not revealed, otherwise it would be over. Moreover, seeing that his father was so angry, he even wanted to kill Teacher Qi.
But it must not be possible. By the way, let's use the walkie-talkie to report the news tonight and save Teacher Qi's life. That's it, he said secretly in his heart.
…
Time has entered March.
Except for a few areas in the north, the snow on the ground has basically melted.
Road traffic has been restored.
Most of the production activities can be carried out at full capacity.
Xujiazhuang's "Three-Year and Fifty Thousand Kilometers Road Construction Plan" has also been officially launched and implemented. It plans to recruit millions of infrastructure workers, build at least 1,000 main road bridges, and build standard cement roads with a total length of 100,000 miles. It is expected that
The total investment is no less than 500 million silver dollars.
The purpose is to basically build roads covering all prefectures, counties and villages in southern Zhili within three years, and then build one or more main roads leading to Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Huguang, northern Zhili and other regions.
We will use methods such as multiple practitioners, renovation of old roads, and simultaneous progress to complete this huge project within three years.
But here comes the problem. With such a huge investment in Xujiazhuang, the built bridges and roads are free for people to use, but there is no obvious profit point. When can the investment cost be recovered?
There is an old saying that goes, "Kill people and set fires with gold belts, but repair bridges and roads without corpses." It describes the behavior of being taken advantage of.
Is Xujiazhuang going to be a huge victim this time?
Of course not.
In fact, only the roads and bridges themselves will suffer losses when building roads, but related supporting facilities can bring countless huge profits.
For example, inns and warehouses can be set up on both sides of the road to promote passenger flow and the development of the logistics industry.
For example, wherever the road leads, the minerals, agricultural products, human resources and other resources there can be used by Xujiazhuang.
In addition, as long as you control the choke points and core trunk roads, even if you do not charge any tolls, you can make your opponents submit obediently, which will play an excellent control role and bring countless potential benefits.
In short, it is the routine of capital. In one sentence, it can be described as "the free one is the most expensive". First, it will lure you onto the pirate ship, and then kill or chop you, whether you swallow it in one bite or eat it with a knife, it all depends on the capital's mood.
Users cannot resist unless they find a new way.
besides.
In March, another major project was completed in Xujiazhuang, which is of great significance.
That is, the telegraph station project.
Xujiazhuang is located in the capital of Ming Dynasty, Nanjing, Jinan, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Wuchang, Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other 38 major cities.
Including Xujiazhuang Zero Manor and Harbor City.
A total of forty telegraph stations were set up in forty places.
All are equipped with a maximum power generation power of 50kw.
It is equipped with a medium and low-frequency digital telegraph transceiver device with low operating power but long transmission distance. The rate of receiving and transmitting information exceeds 100kb/s.
All relevant technical personnel have also been trained and can skillfully use these telegraph equipment and handle some simple fault problems.
In addition, a special telegraph bureau was established to manage the forty telegraph stations scattered throughout the Ming Dynasty. It could make an important message spread throughout the country within five minutes and provide an extremely rapid response.
After the establishment of this telegraph system, the significance it brought was great. It was equivalent to entering a rudimentary information society and being able to enjoy various conveniences.
For example, if you deliver a letter to your family and send it at a telegraph station, your family may receive it in two or three hours, which is very timely and does not have to wait for a long month or two and the possibility of the letter being lost.
Such as conveying military information and intelligence.
For example, assisting with bank transfers.
Etc., etc.
The various conveniences brought by informatization are unimaginable, even if it is only a rudimentary form of informatization.
certainly!
The main purpose of Xu Yuan's people to establish this telegraph station system was not to deliver family letters, military information, etc., but to simultaneously publish the "Oriental Times" in the Ming Dynasty and promote this newspaper to the entire Ming Dynasty at the speed of light, except on weekends.
In addition, one issue will be published every working day, which must be seen by most intellectuals in Ming Dynasty.
…
March 7, afternoon.
Harbor City, inside the newspaper office of "Oriental Times".
President Wu Siming, holding the newly released first edition of the printed newspaper, introduced to Xu Yuan beside him: "Master, this is the first edition of the Oriental Times that we are about to publish. It will be available tomorrow morning at
Forty places in the Ming Dynasty came into being simultaneously and appeared in front of everyone."
"It uses color printing technology, and the pictures are close to reality, making people more confident in the authenticity of the reported content."
"The simplified Chinese vernacular text used for horizontal reading allows ordinary people to understand the content of the report. Of course, in order for the Ming Dynasty's intellectual community to understand it, we also attached a comparison table of two thousand commonly used characters in simplified and traditional Chinese to facilitate
them"
"As for the content of newspapers and periodicals, it covers everything from military affairs, current affairs and commentary, society and people's livelihood, humanities and geography, etc. The fonts are clear, the pictures are beautiful, and the content is rich and interesting. It almost covers all major and minor events in the world. Mr. Zhuangzhu,
As long as this "Oriental Times" is published, the right to speak and the leading power of public opinion you mentioned will be completely controlled by us."
Wu Siming said extremely excitedly.
"Hmm~"
Xu Yuan nodded. He spent hundreds of millions in modern society, purchased countless equipment, and then built a telegraph station and a newspaper. He was busy with so much work. He just wanted to win the right to speak and public opinion in the Ming Dynasty.
Dominance?
Even color printing has been done, isn't it just to establish the advantage of dimensionality reduction?
"Starting tomorrow, we will officially publish the "Oriental Times" throughout the entire Ming Dynasty. One million copies of the first issue will be printed. The price will be 10 articles. No, let's price it 5 articles. Let the vast majority of people afford it.
.”
Xu Yuan said decisively.
"Yes, owner!"
Wu Siming's heart was bleeding. The paper cost of the first issue of "Oriental Times" was four to five cents. Counting other costs, selling a copy of twenty cents would be a loss. But in order to get the so-called right to speak, no matter how much the loss was,