Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Needless to say, the benefits of popularizing basic education, over the past few years, Dachu's industry has gradually begun to rise.

In fact, observing the world around us is something that everyone can do.It's just that many things we just know but don't know why.In the past, some people wanted to explore the truth, but the level of science and technology in ancient times was limited. Without the help of tools, it is only natural for humans to have deviations in their cognition of nature.

Of course, even if there is a deviation, the wise ancients can still give a philosophical explanation for it and incorporate it into a mysterious system.

And this system itself restricts the research and progress of later generations, so that although it is very developed in other aspects, these things are still rarely studied by people.

But in fact, as long as there is an opportunity, many people are very interested in this novel way of understanding the world.Especially children, they don't have as many rules and regulations in their minds as adults, so it is much easier to learn and accept these new things.

Most of these people do not have the opportunity to continue their studies, but the knowledge they have mastered has been able to gradually affect and change their lives.

For example, in the process of practice, many people have discovered many things that they did not care about before, and successfully transformed them into business opportunities.

——In terms of inventions and creations, the ancients are worthy of anyone.

Once they have guidance, they can quickly get on the right track by themselves, and gradually discover more new things that have not appeared in textbooks.

And because of the exchange of newspapers, once these things are discovered, they will often cause a sensation and spread the news.What followed, of course, was fame and fortune and various benefits.With a role model in front, others will follow suit and set off a wave of enthusiasm.This also promotes this change and development on another level.

By this time, this trend has become a spontaneous behavior, without the court's deliberate guidance.Moreover, the progress of the people in this area has far exceeded the progress of compiling books in various libraries, which in turn requires all kinds of books to be updated.

As a result, in these emerging subjects, the library suddenly changed from having no content to collect and compile, to almost every day new things appeared, and the progress of book compilation could not keep up.And it is conceivable that this situation will continue for quite a long time.

In order to solve such problems, Ping An officially launched the magazine. Compared with serious books, magazines are time-sensitive and collectible, and are obviously better able to adapt to such a rapidly changing and developing era.

So far, the research and development of new disciplines has finally changed from top-down guided by a few people to bottom-up spontaneously researched by many people.

Among them, the mainstays are actually those scholars.After all, ordinary people, apart from wanting to develop into artisans, even if other people are interested, are doomed to not have much time and energy to devote to it.After all, for them, survival comes first.

But readers are different.They used reading as their main occupation, and they also delved into other things in their spare time, such as poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting, to cultivate their sentiments, and at the same time, they could also show their strength and talent when interacting with other people.

Even before Ping An did not make a clear division of new disciplines, many literati were interested in this aspect and would conduct research on their own.What's more, now there are specific directions and instructions?Therefore, these scholars with money and leisure naturally became the most invested part.

They either immersed themselves in research, or invited friends to communicate with each other, or published articles in newspapers and magazines to explain their experimental process, which made the scene prosperous and lively.

And the opportunity that Ping An had been waiting for finally arrived.

For the scholars of this era, they study to "learn literary and martial arts, and become the emperor's family".Reading is their profession, so they ask for something in return.

They study the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs for the imperial examination, and study the six arts of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to improve their image and reputation. In addition, they communicate with their peers, participate in literary and poetry clubs, etc., to make more connections.In short, everything is preparing for the future official career.

Now, of course, they also hope that researching these emerging disciplines can bring them more rewards.

This is what Ping An is happy to see.This kind of spontaneous request is more able to mobilize their enthusiasm than the imperial court asking them to learn and master these things.And after this kind of request was made below, there was no need for Ping An to remind him. Naturally, a minister gave Zhao Can a note, thinking that these new subjects could be included in the scope of the imperial examination.

Of course, not all ministers can see such benefits.In fact, those who tend to include it in the imperial examination system are mostly the ministers who have worked hard to establish the discipline.

At the beginning, Fu Yan, Feng Zhang and Ping An spent a lot of effort to sort out the subject-related things from the cluttered and voluminous literature, and invited many people from all over the place.Even the elders in the Hanlin Academy were invited over.

If they hadn't been one step ahead, set an example, and compiled the original textbooks and subject books, there would not have been such a prosperous development later.

These people can be selected, naturally they are people who have research or interest in these aspects, and are willing to bury their heads in researching these boring things.But that doesn't mean they're pedants and nerds.

In fact, no matter what it is, if it wants to keep developing, it must make it mainstream.

Even in ancient times, academic disputes were fierce.And these ministers are well aware of this, so after the basic development of these new disciplines, the next most important step is to incorporate them into the existing imperial examination system.Only in this way can more people be encouraged to turn their energy to this aspect.

As far as they themselves are concerned, once this suggestion is adopted, there will never be anyone more suitable than them to be in charge of this work.In this way, not only can the subjects you like be promoted, but also your political ambitions can be realized.

What could be better than that?

Of course, some people are in favor of it, and others are against it.The imperial examinations have been going on for so many years, and all the exams are the Four Books and Five Classics, the books of sages.Opponents believe that if any subject can be taken for the exam, the sanctity of the imperial examination will be broken, which is very unfavorable to the court.

Besides, there are still some people who are old-fashioned and stubborn. They always think that these subjects that often require hands-on experiments are "unique skills and obscene skills". .

If this matter was proposed by one or several people without any basis, then it would definitely be impossible to proceed with the opposition of these people.

But now, these ministers are petitioning the imperial court on behalf of tens of thousands of scholars, and they have even produced several articles published in newspapers run by various districts, all of which are calling on the imperial court to consider adding examination subjects.With a mass base, the voices of the opposition seem a little less confident.

So Zhao Can agreed without hesitation.However, in order to appease others, it is still emphasized that the imperial examinations are still based on Jinshi subjects, supplemented by other subjects.

——Actually, this is nonsense. For today's scholars, even if Zhao Can doesn't say that, they still think so.

Jinshi has had a very special status for thousands of years, and it cannot be broken in a short while.So at present, unless it is the kind of person who is particularly partial to subjects, that is, people who are interested in these things, other people will not consider these subjects as long as they think they can pass the Jinshi examination.

But of course they wouldn't object.After all, it is not so easy to be admitted to Jinshi. There is a saying that "fifty young Jinshi", which means that Jinshi is still a young man at the age of 50, which shows that it is difficult.And there are other retreats, which is also a good thing for the scholars.

In the future, with the gradual refinement of disciplines, Jinshi subjects will be subdivided into several subjects sooner or later. At that time, this situation will naturally be broken.So neither Zhao Can nor Ping An are in a hurry.

But at present, we can only announce this news first, and let the Ministry of Education and the library quickly release new textbooks, so that scholars who are interested in taking these new subjects can know it well.In the past seven years of Anping, there was only one imperial examination, and the next one will not be held until the tenth year of Anping.The period of time in between is enough for them to make various preparations.

At present, the content of these new subjects is not much, so it is not convenient to divide them too finely, only science and engineering are set.As the name suggests, science is a subject related to natural principles, which can be understood as the part of understanding the world.As for engineering, it naturally involves invention and creation.

Ping An couldn't wait for this.

The exams for these two subjects have not yet started, but Ping An has already thought about their work arrangements after they pass the exams.

Although his steam engine and cannon have made some progress so far, they are far from enough.After joining these new forces, it will surely bring some surprises to myself.

This is also a last resort when the relationship between talent supply and demand is tense.After all, there is nowhere else to teach these things except basic education schools.Scholars want to do research, in addition to spending their own money and time to do research, they just buy newspapers and magazines and study articles published by others.There is no other way.Talents that can be cultivated in this way are naturally very rare.

It's not that Ping An didn't see this kind of embarrassment, and didn't want to create a science school and an engineering school. It's because even if the school is opened now, there are no teachers at all.It is impossible to recruit students and tell them: "We don't have a teacher now, so everyone can only gather together to discuss and research, and be both a teacher and a student." So we can only give up temporarily.

Therefore, according to the research results of Ping An and Feng Zhang, it is best to wait for a few more years, when the profession develops more vigorously and more talents emerge, before opening a school and hiring these talented people as teachers.

Therefore, the Ministry of Education has been following up with magazines around the world to examine the level of those who publish articles in the magazines. Perhaps in a few years, they will become the backbone of the new school.

But it turns out that there are actually some things that, even without theoretical guidance, don't influence people to create and make them.

Like a steam engine.

The person who first invented the steam engine in history must have not done in-depth research on physics. He may have just relied on some physical phenomena he saw with his own eyes, and then he started in-depth research and finally succeeded.

In fact, before the start of the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine itself experienced a period of development, but it has never attracted much attention.Because people at the time didn't find a way to use it.

I didn't even understand the usage, let alone the reason behind it.

But now it is actually the same. Under the request of Ping An, some experienced old craftsmen started the process of making steam engines.Compared with those people in history, they at least have the guidance of peace, so the progress is naturally faster.

Just when Ping An was eagerly expecting new talents to join the project, the craftsmen had already produced the first steam locomotive.

In Tiangan Palace, there is a separate room with a huge steam train model.

This steam train model has a total of 1 carriages. It uses coal as a heat source. After it is started, it can run quickly on the circular rails that circulate back and forth. It can complete a full circle of almost 500 meters in one minute.

If you look at it purely in terms of speed, it is actually not particularly fast.After all, the record of the world champion's 600-meter run is less than ten seconds.In other words, at this speed, you can run [-] meters per minute.Of course, considering that people's sprint speed is different from normal speed, it will be reduced accordingly, but it is estimated to be similar.

But even so, the successful manufacture of this model and the day it was sent to the palace caused a great commotion.

Even a person like Zhao Can, who was obsessed with political affairs on weekdays, couldn't help but wander into that room to take a look during the intervals between discussing government affairs and reviewing memorials.He might have stayed longer if it weren't for the thick smoke and bad smell of burning coal.

Except for Zhao Can, when the other ministers entered the palace, they couldn't help but look in that direction frequently, until Zhao Can asked someone to take them there.

If it weren't for the fact that it was placed in Tiangan Palace, many people would not dare to come here rashly. I am afraid that the room will not be free every day, and many people will definitely want to go in and visit it.

And even now, those clan disciples who are still studying in the study are still full of curiosity about this thing. They used to be the least willing to come to Tiangan Palace, but now they can't help running here during their breaks.

For people in this world, this kind of car that can run without a horse is too new for them.

It is precisely because of the existence of this model that Ping An has been investing in it, but has not seen any results, and no one has written a letter to impeach him.Otherwise, even if the money from Zhao Can's own internal treasury was used, the ministers would not stand by and watch.

But in fact, although the model has already been made, it is not so easy to make a train that can carry people and goods in equal proportions.Although it is difficult, it is not completely impossible.

And now, craftsmen have finally produced the first steam locomotive.

When Ping An received this news, she almost jumped up for joy.Industrial Revolution!If there is one thing that has had the greatest impact on modern society, it is without a doubt this.Without it, there would be no subsequent rapid development in industry and technology.It is even more impossible for that vigorous and beautiful era to appear.

High-rise buildings, automobiles and airplanes, electric lights and televisions——

Everything that exists in safe memory comes from this.Although even if a steam engine is made, that day is still far away, but... In history, from the beginning of the industrial revolution in the 21th century to the rapid development of information and science and technology in the 300st century, it took only [-] years.

Ping An believes that with its own presence, at least the first 100 years will be greatly shortened, buying more time for subsequent development.Maybe he won't see computers and mobile phones appear in his lifetime, but it should be no problem to use electric lights and flush toilets, and live in high-rise buildings.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Let's go and have a look!" After receiving the news, Ping An couldn't sit still, and pulled Zhao Can to go to the factory outside the city to see the real thing.

In fact, Zhao Can himself did not look forward to it. A man's love for a good horse and a good car is like something engraved in his bones.Zhao Can has been very interested in this from the very beginning. Now that he heard that people can sit in this car, he naturally wants to try it.

Because of the rush of time, there was no honor guard, and Tianshu was only asked to bring some guards, and the group rode out of the city.

"I hope that we will be able to go out by car in a short time." Ping An couldn't help but said when he stopped in front of the factory.

In all fairness, the steam locomotive now made looks very ugly.Because what needs to be considered at the moment is to install so many things and let them function, so the aesthetics cannot be taken into account at all.

And seriously, this thing should only be regarded as a steam locomotive.Because there is no carriage behind.But this problem is not big, as long as it can run, it will be much easier to add a car at the back.The only thing to consider is whether the power can pull such a heavy carriage.

The person in charge of managing the factory is also a craftsman himself, and participated in the whole process of production, so when he introduced it to Ping An, he was very familiar with it.However, Ping An was not interested in the hardships and difficulties they experienced, and asked enthusiastically, "Can I go up and try it now?"

"It's possible, but..." The person in charge was a little embarrassed.

But Ping An just pretended to be invisible, "Since it is possible, then I will go up and try it now!"

When it was safe, Zhao Can naturally had to follow.The two got into the car, and the staff ignited the ignition at the back. After waiting for a while, the car started, and then circled on the fixed track.

After turning around Ping An lost interest.

First of all, the airtightness of this car is very poor now, so the noise has been rumbling, not to mention, and the smell of burning coal is so strong that Ping An has been coughing.In addition, the car itself cannot be operated, it can only be fixed on the rails, let it run forward by itself, and stop when the fuel runs out.

In a word, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

After getting out of the car, Ping An's face turned pale, but he was in a good state of mind.Although he felt disappointed in his heart, he still highly praised the current progress, and then asked them to continue their research and strive to produce a car that can be used as soon as possible.

Anyway, the most difficult first step has been taken, isn't it?The next thing to do is to keep improving.It will be much easier to do these things when you have the foundation.

Coming out of the factory, Ping An was still very excited, "Will the electric motor be far behind when the steam engine appears?"

He couldn't help but start imagining all kinds of things that would appear in the future.

Zhao Can looked at him with a smile on the side.After trying it, he thinks that the current car is far inferior to his own horse, but he can also see what kind of potential it will have in the future after the production process is improved.Maybe... In my lifetime, I may also see the grand scene of cars running everywhere that Ping An has experienced?

He might not have the chance to see what the world Pingan Suo had seen was like, but they could create a similar world.

It seems that in this way, he can get closer to peace and understand peace better.

For Zhao Can, although he is an emperor, all these developments are of great significance to Da Chu, but in his heart, this huge significance is far less important than the smile on Ping An's face and the brilliance in his eyes at this moment.

Ping An finally noticed his silence, and turned to look at him, "How do you feel, do you have any ideas?"

"After the train you mentioned is built, how about building a railway from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, and let's go to the south of the Yangtze River by car?" Zhao Can said suddenly.

Ping An was a little surprised, but he quickly laughed, "Okay." He said, "But I'm afraid it will be many years later."

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Can drove forward, and when he passed by Pingan, he shook his hand, and it was instant, "Anyway, we still have a lot of time."

Yeah, they have a lifetime.