Chongzhen Chat Group

Emperor Chongzhen was just thinking when he heard Queen Zhou calling for a change. He came back to his senses and didn't take it seriously. He said with a smile: "What the Queen said, I was stunned for a moment and didn't hear it. Oh, by the way, let's go in and talk!" "

At this time, he was in a very good mood. He stepped forward and held Queen Zhou's hand before entering the palace.

At the same time, at Fengtianmen Square, as the officials retreated, the crowd that had been waiting for a long time also exploded.

"What? Duke Yan Sheng proposed to the emperor that science and technology should be added to the imperial examination?"

"How could Duke Yan be like this? Is he crazy? Is he still Duke Yan?"

"Mr. Yan Shenggong must have been coerced. He must have had no choice but to say this? But what does this mean? The saint has said that he cannot be surrendered by force. Could it be that even Yan Shenggong can't do it?"

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Suanru's shock and disappointment were beyond description. Many of them even sat on the ground and cried. Duke Yan Sheng, who was hoping to make the decision for them, actually stabbed them in the heart so hard that they couldn't accept it. Fortunately, Duke Yan Sheng stayed in the cabinet to talk things over and did not leave the palace immediately. Otherwise, these people would not know what would happen in their excitement.

The other scholars and craftsmen who supported scientific and technological knowledge were all overjoyed after hearing the news. They even took the initiative to explain it to those stern scholars. From another perspective, it can be said that it was a last resort.

"Shenggong Yan is indeed Duke Yan. His vision is different from ordinary people. He knows the power of scientific and technological knowledge and has done such commendable things! I admire him, I admire him!"

"How could Duke Yan be coerced! In addition to being interrupted rudely, is this a threat? It's possible! Duke Yan didn't even finish speaking, and he dared to blatantly ignore the royal etiquette and threaten Yan Sheng. Duke. It’s just that the emperor was wise and spanked them with his imperial staff. Tsk tsk, rows of white buttocks, I’ve seen them today. More than two hundred people were faintly threatening, but Duke Yansheng persisted. I admire you, I admire you!"

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Of course, there are also some people who are more sympathetic. When they see those sour scholars crying like their dead parents, they also comfort them and say: "Don't worry about this matter, even if you pretend not to see it." Science and technology knowledge is powerful, but even Yan Shenggong admits that science and technology knowledge is powerful, so just go back and read the science and technology series, it’s not difficult anyway!”

"Yes, the Emperor has also considered it for you. This year, only those in children's schools who take the county and government examinations will be tested on science and technology knowledge. You are still early, and you still have time! Instead of being sad here, It’s better to go home and study hard in the cold window!”

"Confucianism and Taoism have not been abandoned, so why are you so excited? Didn't the emperor say it all? The learning of Confucius and Mencius lies in thought; the knowledge of science and technology lies in skills. The two do not conflict with each other, but complement each other. You can think so, at least You have also worked harder than others on the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, now you just need to learn more scientific and technical knowledge."

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Regardless of how those people in Fengtianmen Square were happy or sad, or how people in other places reacted after hearing the news, with the efforts of Emperor Chongzhen, scientific and technological knowledge was eventually promoted with an unstoppable momentum. The content of the imperial examination is already a certainty.

The so-called general trend of history is rolling forward, and those who follow it will prosper, while those who go against it will perish. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can derive its connotation. The wave of the revolutionary trend of the Ming Dynasty will surely kill some people on the shore and send some people to heaven.

Any pig that stands in the wind will fly up, it depends on whether it can stand in the wind.

But now, with the existence of the chat group system, the decisions made by the capital and what happened, after the factory guards verified the news, spread throughout the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible through the chat group.

As this news spread, another news was also announced to the world. According to the emperor's decree, children's schools must be established throughout the Ming Dynasty this year, at the township level, or at the county level if there are no townships. Students of Ming Dynasty who meet the age limit can study for free for one year. If the academic performance is excellent and the family is poor, the court will also provide subsidies. In other words, going to school can also make money, which encourages poor families to release their labor at home and study.

Of course, for now, the students mentioned here refer to boys. Although Emperor Chongzhen did not favor boys over girls, the policy still had to be implemented step by step. Girls going to school would definitely be implemented nationwide in the future.

The decree also stated that the imperial court's current capabilities are limited and can only do so much. In the future, when the Ming Dynasty becomes more prosperous and powerful, receives more taxes, and has more money in the treasury, the number of years of free education will be increased. The emperor's goal is that all the people of the Ming Dynasty, no matter poor or rich, can go to school, everyone can read, and the Ming Dynasty will never be blind again!

These two pieces of news can be said to be quite sensational.

Especially with the spread of the second news, the melon-eating people all joined the ranks of supporting the imperial court's new policy. Not to mention those who can't afford to study in the first place. Even those who can afford to study in the first place will be happy if they can save a little money on studying. Or only those scholars with more wealth may complain because literacy will no longer be their privilege in the future, but they only dare to say a few words behind closed doors. Anyone who dares to complain about this new policy will be beaten to death by a secret stick!

If Emperor Chongzhen had not done anything before and just announced this, I am afraid it would not have this effect.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's talents and strategies have been proven through many things, and his prestige is getting higher year by year. More importantly, Emperor Chongzhen had actually been doing this before. In some wealthy places, children's schools have already been established, and they are there for all to see. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen's new ambition came out, no one doubted it and firmly supported it.

Because all fools know that everything is inferior but reading is good! Nowadays, scientific and technological knowledge has been added to reading, and the meaning of reading has been expanded, making it even more necessary to read.

By the way, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an order to the storytellers at the inns, asking them to start publicizing the necessity of paying taxes while telling stories. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, the purpose is to let the people of the Ming Dynasty know the fact that only if the court collects more taxes can the court do more things, such as building more children's schools, such as increasing the number of years of free schooling, etc. .

The popularity of these two topics has not passed, and a new breaking news has come out. He said that the imperial court wanted to re-register the household registration and count the population of the Ming Dynasty. Only the registered people of the Ming Dynasty are considered the people of the Ming Dynasty and can enjoy the benefits brought by the various new policies of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter what you do in the future, you may have to check your identity at any time. If they are not registered, if the registration period has expired, and once they are found out, and there is no reasonable explanation, they will all be distributed to the newly established provinces of the Ming Dynasty, such as Tianshan, Mobei, Liaodong, etc. It is impossible, but North Korea may be possible. . Anyone who dares to cover up and conceal anything, regardless of their status, will be punished.

In fact, population registration is something that has been done in all dynasties. However, no matter which dynasty or generation we live in, there are still hidden households. The stronger the government's control, the less hidden people will be; the weaker the government's control, the more hidden people will be.

Now that eight years have passed since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the government's influence and control have undergone earth-shaking changes. The control was already strong enough in the first place, but now, policies that are beneficial to the people of Ming Dynasty have been issued one after another, as well as tax propaganda, etc. Even if some people have not yet seen the power of the new population statistics, they have not taken it seriously anymore. Hidden away. Of course, there are still hidden houses, that’s for sure.

At the same time, far away in Phu Quoc, Hoi An, a seaport city directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, had just lifted martial law. A new fleet headed for Luzon, while the others were still doing whatever they were supposed to do.

In the cannon foundry, many people were still excitedly discussing what happened in the morning.

"Did you see that the rifled cannon we built is so powerful? Marshal Zheng even came to our cannon casting workshop to express his gratitude!"

"No, Marshal Zheng is a knowledgeable man. The new navy sailing ships in the shipyard over there are only at about the same level as the Western Yi, but our rifled cannons are much more powerful than the Western Yi. Naturally, they come to our cannon foundry first. Thanks for the inspection!”

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The cannon foundry and shipyard in Hoi An were all developed from the hands of the Flangji people. These two units have had the momentum to compete with each other from the beginning.

At the beginning, because of the Ming warships, to be honest, the technology was indeed inferior to the Xiyi ships. Therefore, after seizing the shipyard and obtaining shipbuilding information, the superiors paid more attention to the shipyard, and the cannon foundry was once reduced to a supporting role.

However, no one expected that after sending two cannon-casting masters from China, they would take the lead in making rifled cannons, which gave the cannon-casting workshop an opportunity to feel proud.

Zheng Zhilong is a famous person to people on the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty and in Nanyang. This time, he suddenly came to Hoi An to receive new warships and new artillery. It was just a live-fire exercise, and Zheng Zhilong praised the rifled cannon repeatedly. This was a huge honor, not to mention that he came to the cannon foundry to express his gratitude.

Because of this, most people at the Cannon Foundry were very excited and were talking about this matter with great interest. However, there are exceptions. For example, in one of the rooms, a young man in his twenties was holding a book. After reading it for a while, he immersed himself in writing and drawing on the paper with charcoal and did not participate in the discussion.

Someone looked up and saw it, and greeted with a smile: "Ya Ming, the master is not here, why are you working so hard? It's rare to have such a happy thing, let's come and talk together!"

Yaming's given name, surnamed Pan, was born as a scholar. He was a rare talent who liked scientific and technical knowledge. He was accepted as an apprentice by the cannon-casting master from the Beijing Military and War Bureau, and he personally took care of him.

Pan Yaming’s goal is also to become a master. According to his own statement, his family was poor and he really had no money after studying as a scholar. If you can become a master, you don't have to worry about money. And the most important thing is that he feels that scientific and technological knowledge is much more interesting than the Four Books and Five Classics.

When he heard the greeting from his companion, he just raised his head and smiled, then lowered his head and went about his business, and at the same time said: "You guys chat!"

This move made his companion even more curious, so he asked again: "What are you busy with?"

When Yaming heard this, he raised his head again and said seriously: "Isn't Marshal Zheng very sorry that the rifling of the rifled gun is too worn out today? I have always thought that this is a problem. I want to see how this can be improved. ?”

Hearing this, the other companions stopped chatting and turned to look at him one by one, very surprised. One of the fat men said: "How can this thing be solved? Otherwise, the two masters would have solved it long ago."

"Yes, if it can be improved, the military affairs department of the capital can definitely be improved. Our artillery foundry is responsible for the artillery casting of the Nanyang Navy. And when the war is about to begin, the imperial court will definitely send factory guards to tell us how to improve it. ." Others echoed.

The situation in Nanyang, with the Liu Xiang Island Group announcing the threat to the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the indigenous leaders of Nanyang or the Western Yi, they are all hostile to the Ming Dynasty, and an alliance is forming faintly. The imperial court, on the other hand, did not seem to be showing any weakness. Anyone who pays a little attention to current affairs can see that Ming Dynasty is probably bound to have a war in Nanyang.

This can be proven by the fact that the imperial court sent masters from the Capital Military Bureau to Hoi An to directly build ships and cannons in Hoi An. What's more, Marshal Zheng just led a new naval warship to Luzon. Moreover, rumors say that there are warships from Fujian and Guangdong gathering in Luzon.

Of course, these people in the cannon foundry are not worried about themselves. Here in Hoi'an, there are heavy troops of the imperial court stationed, and it is surrounded by Fuguo, so we are not afraid of attacks by the indigenous pirates and the like.

Hearing his companion's words of distrust, Pan Yaming didn't care. He just smiled and said, "It's okay, just thinking about it."

After saying that, he lowered his head.

When a companion who was familiar with him saw him, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart, and ran over to see what was going on.

On Pan Yaming's table, there were books brought by the master from the capital. It is artillery knowledge related to the speed of fire of artillery shells, range, etc. It is said that it is internal information compiled by the emperor himself. Outsiders cannot see it, but many people in the Military War Bureau cannot understand it. Especially those parabolic formulas and the like are even more confusing.

According to their internal observation, even the two masters from the capital did not understand what the emperor wrote.

However, they looked at Pan Yaming as if he had thoroughly understood the knowledge written by the emperor. Not only that, there were many drafts spread out in front of him, with charcoal writing and drawings on them. At first glance, they looked like a major murder case. However, if you look closely, you will see that it is different from existing cannons!

I can no longer hold on to eight thousand words a day. It’s only Monday, and I’m looking forward to tomorrow being Saturday.

There is another chapter tonight, I will update it later