The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Emperor Hongzhi heard that Liu Jin had fallen into the hands of horse bandits and repeatedly escaped by poisoning, although the means were despicable.

But his life was about to be lost, who would care about this.

"Liu Imperial Physician, these more than 20 kinds of poisons can kill people?"

Liu Wentai said confidently: "Reporting to Your Majesty, although the ingredients of these more than 20 kinds of medicines are different, most of them are made with red arsenic, which is extremely toxic."

Red arsenic is red arsenic, a natural arsenic, which is used in the palace to make Hedinghong.

It is usually used when the concubine is sentenced to death. In later TV dramas, it is a popular poison on the Internet.

Yan Chengjin has no doubt about its toxicity.

Emperor Hongzhi's face was happy: "Mr. Yan, in this way, doesn't the court have a few more chances of winning?"

"According to the probability in mathematics, it is indeed so." Yan Chengjin said.

Mathematics is the book of Liangxiang Cangshuyuan, and Emperor Hongzhi has heard of it a little.

Yan Mansion,

Wang Yue had been waiting in the main hall for a long time. He walked to the yard to look at the shed, then returned to the main hall and sat down, looking at the door of the mansion.

Seeing Yan Chengjin coming in, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.

"My dear nephew, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Yan Chengjin was surprised: "Has the Science College in Liangxiang been built?"

"It's almost done!" Wang Yue hurriedly said: "I came here this time to ask for a name for the Science College. How about calling it Chuanshi Science College?"

The Science College is the first science college in the Ming Dynasty.

It will surely be famous for thousands of years in the future!

Wang Yue is very smart. He saw this and came to ask for a name. If the Science College is famous for thousands of years, he will be famous for thousands of years.

"This name has been thought of long ago. It is called Lao Gao Science College."

Yan Chengjin said calmly.

Wang Yue's mouth twitched fiercely. I have been busy for a long time, and you have already thought of it?

He is a very forward-looking person.

The things that Liangxiang Science has produced are unheard of. This is a discipline comparable to the teachings of saints.

Being able to name it with his own title, the Wang family may be respected by future generations like Confucius.

"Thirty thousand taels of silver! I will buy this name." Wang Yue gritted his teeth and said.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "What do you think of me, Lord Wang?"

Wang Yue stamped his feet: "Fifty thousand taels! My dear nephew, if I really want this word, isn't Chuanshi Academy more elegant than Laogao Academy?

Five thousand taels of silver, even if his family is big and powerful, he has to sell some calligraphy and painting fields to exchange it.

Yan Chengjin thought about it and said seriously: "Give you a discount, sixty thousand taels."

"Deal!" Wang Yue was delighted and said: "My dear nephew, it's still early, why don't I take you to Liangxiang to have a look. "

Yan Chengjin hadn't been to Liangxiang for a while.

As winter came, Liangxiang became more lively. A few scholars were in the library, preparing for the next spring exam.

Most scholars simply rented a house in a pawnshop and studied hard for another three years.

The children of clerks and refugees were looking forward to the early opening of Liangxiang Science College.

Wang Yue said proudly: "Look, my dear nephew, this is the Chuanshi Science College.

Don't think it's a muddy ground, I will order people to pave it with bluestone soon.

Walking in from here is Minglun Hall, these are all teaching buildings, and behind them is the teachers' bookshop.

Further back, there are rows of side rooms, and there is still a large piece of land in the back that is not used. ”

He supervised the construction of the academy as if it were his own mansion.

Yan Chengjin was very satisfied after seeing it. This should be the best building in Liangxiang except for the library.

There are two types of academies in the Ming Dynasty.

One is an academy established specifically for the imperial examination. This kind of academy mostly talks about the eight-part essay.

The second type is an academy for imparting knowledge. If Wang Shouren opened an academy to give lectures, it belongs to this type.

The handed-down science academy has nothing to do with the eight-part essay and belongs to the latter.

Many academies that emerged in the Ming Dynasty belong to the latter.

The famous Donglin Academy is a lecture-type academy, which was built because Yang Shi gave lectures.

The Canglu Academy in Yunnan also belongs to the latter. It is rumored that Yang Shen traveled here and wrote Linjiangxian.

"Minglun Hall cannot be used. The Science Academy is not a place to talk about the eight-part essay. It is not appropriate to use Minglun Hall. Let's call it Dajiaoshe instead. ”

Yan Chengjin didn’t want to stay in the School of Science with the shadow of eight-part essay.

Wang Yue nodded slightly: “My dear nephew, why don’t we change the name of the library to Chuanshi Library? Good things come in pairs!”

The library will be passed down to later generations and will also be a cultural relic of the Forbidden City level.

For this reason alone, Wang Yue had to pay an additional 100,000 taels for the naming fee.

“I have also thought of the name of the library, it will be called Qingshan Library.” Yan Chengjin said.

Qingshan Library, Chuanshi School of Science.

It’s just right to use both big names to create an exclusive brand for the Ming Dynasty literary world.

The library and the School of Science will make Qingshan Jun and Chuanshi famous and become the real masters of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yue was not happy. He spent 60,000 taels of silver, and Cheng Minzheng didn’t spend a penny.

“How much silver do you plan to sell it for? It will be a loss if it is less than 60,000 taels.”

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said: “I will ask him for it. "

Cheng Minzheng is a big family among the Huizhou merchants, so he won't feel too bad about taking out tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Zhang Xian quickly compiled a list of clerks and refugee children.

"Sir, there are 2,632 people studying science in Liangxiang."

This is to facilitate the printing of books.

You can buy a new set of science books by paying five coins, and the Liangxiang government office will make up the difference.

At least half of the 60,000 taels of silver collected from Wang Yue will go into the government office's treasury.

"Let Wang Butui print it, and the school will start in a few days. Has the teacher for the lecture been decided?" Yan Chengjin asked.

Song Jing said: "The students will give lectures together with several engineers from Liangxiang."

The plaque of the Chuanshi Science College was soon hung up.

The scholars in Liangxiang were envious, but unfortunately, this was a science college.

Although the Four Books and Five Classics were also taught, the lectures were not for exams.

Xie Yu was ordered to teach mathematics at the Science College. He trembled and opened the invitation letter, and exclaimed happily: "I never thought that one day I would become a teacher of the college."

The Liangxiang government gave him five taels of silver every month.

Among engineers, it was considered relatively high. Ordinary engineers only had three taels of silver.

And you have to go through many exams to become an engineer.

At the beginning of the science exam, many people did not believe it.

Seeing that even the refugee Wang Hong in the straw hut became an engineer.

They were so jealous that they sent their children to the Science College with three taels of silver every month.

Wang Hong was a craftsman in a workshop. He knew some words and could do arithmetic.

It took three exams before he passed the engineer exam.

In the straw huts of Liangxiang, he was very famous.

…

Eastern Palace,

Yan Chengjin thought of Zhu Houzhao who was beaten, and came to visit him with 100 taels of silver.

After two days, his anger should have subsided.

To be honest, the prince is one of the few people in the court who can befriend.

Yan Chengjin has always regarded him as a friend.

So, he would betray him occasionally.

"You dog official! You betrayed me, and I will settle accounts with you later."

Zhu Houzhao was beaten badly. This time he didn't pretend to be sick, but really lay in bed.

The imperial doctor came to apply medicine several times, and he grimaced in pain, but he could lie in bed and draw cartoons, so he was not bored.

It was just that when he saw Yan Chengjin coming, his emotions were a little excited and out of control.

The eunuchs around were so scared that they dared not say a word.

Yan Chengjin said seriously, "I came to visit His Highness."

"How dare you come?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "You hurt me too badly this time. I will never forgive you. Go away and don't come to the East Palace again."

Yan Chengjin took out the purse from his waist, which was exactly one hundred taels of silver, and placed it beside the bed.

Zhu Houzhao looked suspicious and glanced at the purse: "Are you looking down on me?

Take your stinky money away. I will never forgive you this time."

"I'm leaving. Your Highness, goodbye."

Yan Chengjin left the hall without looking back.

Zhu Houzhao didn't touch the purse and drew cartoons angrily.

A quarter of an hour later, he looked up outside the palace door and found that Yan Chengjin had really left.

He curiously opened the purse, and the next moment, he widened his eyes and smiled happily, "Lao Gao is really generous."

In this way, he had two thousand six hundred and eighty taels of silver.

At least, he could recruit 500 soldiers and equip them with equipment.

When he had gathered an army of 10,000, he would go to the grassland to find Dayan Khan, the Tartar, and fight to the death!