As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

381. Royal Institute of Technology

West Hills.

When Emperor Guangxing received the battle report, Wan Qiyanran and Wen Liang also received letters from Hua Manlou respectively.The contents of the two letters are roughly the same, except for some provocative little words and arrangements for Xishan, the rest are apologies.

Holding the letter, Wen Liang was a little dumbfounded: "Although I thought he would not come back in a short time after going out this time, but..."

Wan Chengyan also sighed quietly: "If I had known this earlier, I might as well have followed him like a girl from the Qi family."

That's right, the theme of Huamanlou's apology is because he wants to suppress the Japanese, so he will probably not be able to make it back in October, and he also copied Qi Jiguang's poems. For the sake of home...

It was quite speechless.

After hearing Wan Cheng Yanran's words, Wen Liang burst out laughing: "Sister can play petty temper too?"

Wan Chengyan smiled and said, "If I could, I wouldn't be sitting here."

Wen Liang sighed after hearing the words: "It's that guy who lives more comfortably, but it's hard for those of us who can't be shamed."

The two women looked at each other and smiled, then sighed in unison.

Since Wenliang's 'informant' incident, the relationship between the two daughters has been very good. Now that Huamanlou is not in Wenliang, he has changed from Yegucheng and came back from time to time to chat with Wanqi Yanran and make complaints about it. Flowers Manlou, and...

By the way, make fun of Qi Wanrong.

In the end, neither of them is a messy person, although they both want to accompany Huamanlou, but one has some problems with their identities, and the other is that things here in Xishan cannot be left alone, so...

In Wen Liang's words: Who made Xishan such an idler?

At the beginning, the two of them couldn't sleep all night, they were worried. On the day when Huamanlou set sail, the two even cried for half the night, but they still forced themselves to do things the next day. Seeing that both of them were getting thinner and thinner It seems that even Qin'er feels distressed, and has been giving the two of them a lot of trouble in recent days...

"Alas..." Wen Liang sighed again, and said with a wry smile: "It's better to be busy, and when you're too tired to keep your eyes open, you won't miss him, and you won't be able to sleep well."

Wan Tengyan agreed: "It's impossible to say that he himself meant the same thing, otherwise, why did the letter take so much trouble to list so many troublesome things for us to handle?"

Even if they don't want to be busy, the two of them have to get busy now, because the school in Xishan has been completely completed.Although the unreliable headmaster led troops to fight, the school still started as scheduled in early September without any changes.

When she was still in Tianjin, Hua Manlou thought twice about naming the school the Royal Institute of Technology. After all, the Royal is the school’s service object, patron, and sponsor, so it must be added, and Li is the principle of learning things. Craftsmanship is a skill, and he quickly summarized the main teaching scope of the school, and Hua Manlou also wrote the school motto in his own hand, and had someone engrave a stone tablet and stood it in front of the school's gate.

The school motto is very short, just four words: unity of knowledge and action.

I don’t know if Wang Yangming knew it, would he be pleased that his thoughts had spread to this world, or would he sue Huamanlou for plagiarism? Anyway, after Emperor Guangxing found out about it, Longyan was delighted for a while...

The framework of the school, Huamanlou, has already been set, the departments of each college have already been divided, and the courses are set by the tutors of each subject, but there are still many remaining problems, such as enrollment is a big problem.

Leaving aside the pitfall of the class gap between scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce, a reliable school needs a certain amount of tuition fees in order to maintain its operations.

But the problem is that most people who have spare money at home will read books—this book specifically refers to the books of sages, because only by following this path can they honor their ancestors, and those who are willing to learn a skill to make a living are mostly poor people who have no choice. How much can I pay for tuition?

I have to say that in this era, if the poor want their children to learn art from a teacher, most of them will sell the children and sign a closing letter after the sale. In this way, the children have nothing to do with their parents-for example, opera troupes and kilns are all That's it.The children received are basically disciplined, punished and beaten to death, even if they die, they will not face lawsuits.

In short, from then on, the child is a member of the opera troupe or brothel, unless he redeems himself.

So I heard that it is a royal university, many people dare not come, even if they come, they still think about selling the child to the royal family, and want the emperor to sign a closing letter...

outrageous.

Fortunately, there are already a lot of craftsmen in Xishan, and their children can basically go to school, so they have secured some students for the time being. As for the tuition fees...

Before you have any experience, you can only accept it symbolically, and wait for half a year and a year to see the situation.

But after having a student source, other problems became prominent, such as school hours.

It has to be said that because of the special environment of technology sharing in Xishan, any skill in Xishan is enough to challenge the outside world.And in this atmosphere of striving for perfection, no one wants to teach those nondescript half-baked students—that is to say, everyone feels that they should teach students who are at least as good as their own, which leads to the fact that the class hours of each department are different. It's not short, for example, it takes more than five years for Wan Cheng Yanran to graduate from the medical department.

Five years, food and lodging are all in school, during this period boys can not create any benefits for the family, but in this era, men are the representatives of labor force, if they can't work or engage in production, who will support him?It's no joke that a half-child eats a poor old man.

And girls...

Just imagine, a thirteen or fourteen year old girl is about to get married these days, but if she is sent to school, she will be considered an old girl when she graduates, can she still marry at that time?

Stronger than Miss Wen, she was also devastated by these things.

Later, Wen Liang had to convene the leaders of the various colleges to work out a feasible plan: classify all subjects into three levels: elementary, middle, and high, and limit the elementary school hours to one year, which is enough for students to lay a solid foundation , and then entered the various production workshops in Xishan as an apprentice to work and study part-time. While paying the tuition fees, it could also create some benefits for the family, so things were much easier to handle.

And girls...

I had to promise them that they could get married while they were in school, otherwise what else could happen?

While dealing with these matters, Wen Liang had a vague feeling that in the future this school would definitely break some of the current norms... Or rather, it has already begun to break the norms, and the most direct one is the co-educational school.

Although the girls all studied medicine with Wan Cheng Yanran, and the campus was divided separately, but...

Girls have never been enrolled in school, so maybe that changes things?

So, despite being so busy, Wen Liang is looking forward to the development of the school more and more...

(This chapter was actually written seven times, deleted and deleted again...)

382. Fuck~

After the First World War in Shengshan, Huamanlou did not leave Suzhou Mansion immediately, but stayed for a while.

This is because the situation of Japanese pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not clear, and it is easy to startle the snake if you rush with the fleet rashly.

After all, the story of the Tianjin navy's destruction of Qian Dapeng has been spread in the southeast, which means that the navy is now completely in the clear, and its whereabouts are easily leaked.So if you bring such a fleet over there, the small group of Japanese pirates will probably go into hibernation, and the large group of Japanese pirates will probably engage in sneak attacks or something like that-or just that sentence, it is purely courting death to not interfere in the grass.

Therefore, the news of Dongchang and Xuanwuwei is very important. If we can find out the stronghold of Japanese pirates like Shengshan, then many things will be much easier to handle.

Secondly, it is a good thing that there are no Japanese pirates in the area from Huaiyang to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but without Qian Dapeng's presence, there might be a small group of Japanese pirates coming to occupy the vacuum of sea power left behind by his subjugation.But what Huamanlou wants is not just to wipe out a few bands of pirates, but once and for all, so he must find a way to make Suhang at least have the power to protect himself and fight against the pirates, so as to ensure that his efforts to suppress the pirates will not become useless.

This is the reason why he wanted to offer coastal defense strategies to Emperor Guangxing, and now he is staying in Suzhou, waiting for Emperor Guangxing's reply.

Come three...

Although the Shengshan battle was a complete victory, it basically took advantage of the night attack and equipment. The performance of the navy itself is not too impressive. The coordination of the ships, the distribution of firepower, and the execution of tactics are all big and small. The problem is that Hua Manlou was mostly dealing with this aspect while he was staying and waiting for the imperial decree.

After several times of joint practice, Huamanlou first solved the problem of organization.

In fact, after the Tianjin Navy Division was reorganized into recruiting troops by the Guard Office, the establishment has actually changed, which can be seen from the official positions. As a guerrilla general.

What Huamanlou did was not this, but divided the fleet into four squadrons according to their functions, and then each squadron was divided into several squadrons according to their characteristics, so as to make the division of labor clearer during wartime.

For example, Geng Tiancheng's No. [-] Squadron and He Qing's No. [-] Squadron are the main squadrons. Their main task in wartime is to attack the enemy and face the enemy head-on.And Hao Liangcai's No. [-] Squadron is a support squadron. He has a mixed fleet of light warships and small warships. His main function is to respond quickly, and he can rush to the No. [-] and No. [-] Squadrons at the fastest speed when they encounter trouble. , or increase combat power, or intercept fleeing enemies, or stick to the flanks, etc.

Hua Manlou himself formed the fourth squadron with the flagship and functional ships including supply ships, reconnaissance ships, and medical ships. The main tasks were before and after the war, and most of them were not used during the war.

This distribution makes the Tianjin Navy much more effective in terms of command than before. For example, after encountering an enemy, the third and fourth squadrons will slowly retreat, allowing the first and second squadrons to push forward. The two squadrons can take turns to meet the enemy, or they can Divide the battlefield.The squadrons under the squadron can also assign tasks according to the situation, they can take turns to shoot, and they can also cover each other to retreat-it's like a replica of three-stage shooting.

In addition to the cooperation of battleships, the cooperation of deck combat personnel is also improving rapidly.

This is mainly because, Hua Manlou cleaned up not soldiers, but a few guards and captains.

Nazhan Wala once said that at that time, Huamanlou's role was to encourage and buff, and Huang Zichao's role was to control the rhythm. With the cooperation of the two, the young soldiers did not panic and followed the training to shoot in an orderly manner.

But Hua Manlou could see clearly during the battle in Shengshan, several captains and sentry officers looked more excited than the soldiers, and even two of them, like Qi Wanrong back then, snatched the soldiers' firecrackers. A joy, completely forgetting that its function is to direct.

After tidying up the captains and sentry officers of the Gunnery Team and the Grenadier Team in turn, at least the training looks better. As for what will happen next time...

It can't be worse than the Shengshan battle, right?

Standing on the poop of the flagship, Hua Manlou watched from a distance as several squadrons of the No. [-] and No. [-] Squadrons took turns to blow up an unknown island with artillery fire, and then slowly approached the island. Shooting in turn according to the sequence, then nodded and said: "This is much better, what is the thing called before?"

Song Jie, who was standing beside Huamanlou, also said: "That's right, the battle at Shengshan was outrageous. If it were our Xishan Guards who came here, it is estimated that the group of gunmen alone would not be able to get to the beach."

Hua Manlou glared at him: "Don't look at them, how about your people? If you don't obey the command and run out next time, it won't be a matter of missing lunch!"

Song Jie said embarrassingly: "Yes, I have already taught them the military rules."

Hua Manlou nodded, looked at the sky and said, "Okay, that's all for today, let's go back!"

When Hua Manlou returned to the command cabin and was ready to spread out the map of coastal defense, Qi Wanrong came in with a bowl of ginger soup, saw him sitting at the table again, and said, "Don't look at it, how about taking a rest? Here, take this drank."

"...Can I not drink this stuff?" Hua Manlou's head suddenly became dizzy.

The weather was getting colder, and Huamanlou had suffered from a bit of wind and cold for the past two days, so Qi Wanrong instantly transformed into a well-behaved little daughter-in-law, neither acting as a monster nor being a hindrance, as gentle as...

Hmm, like a coincidence, Hua Manlou was flattered.

But one size counts, how can ginger soup have a pack of Sanjiu or Banlangen?Three meals a day with supper, Huamanlou really vomited.

Qi Wanrong said softly: "You are just fine, your body is still weak, what should you do if you don't drink and get sick?"

In Hua Manlou's impression, even if Qi Wanrong does this kind of caring thing, she should rush over and put the bowl on the table and say, "Give it to my aunt to drink it" or "It's... it's not specially prepared for you. What', can hear her so nice to persuade...

Hua Manlou felt that it was time for him to let Qi Wanrong, who was uncertain about her position, try this discordant tingling feeling.

So...

"Thank you for your hard work." Hua Manlou walked slowly to Qi Wanrong, holding her hand with a deep expression on his face.

"Ah? Ah..." Miss Qi was taken aback: "It's not too hard, just cook ginger soup..."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Hua Manlou said with a warm smile on his face: "You followed me so far, and the sea was rough, and you suffered a lot along the way, and you can't do anything now. Go back and get married early... In short, I have wronged you these days."

"Uh……"

Seeing Qi Wanrong as she wished, Hua Manlou blushed instantly, and even shuddered, as if she had goosebumps on her neck.

But just when Hua Manlou was about to deal a fatal blow, Qi Wanrong hesitated and said with embarrassment: "You...you remember my kindness...that's fine, no...don't need to say these..."

"... Well, it will be remembered forever."

Why does it seem to be on point all of a sudden?

383. So much money?

end of September.

Just when Huamanlou had finished adjusting the situation of the navy, the imperial decree arrived in Suzhou.

According to Hua Manlou's understanding of Emperor Guangxing, he will definitely not object to the coastal defense plan, but he will never do it with great fanfare from the beginning. After all, this emperor is a little cautious in handling things, which is typical The master who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles.

Therefore, Hua Manlou estimates that Emperor Guangxing's most likely approach is to implement the plan in Suzhou and Songjiang based on Nanzhili, and change Jinghaiwei and Jinshanwei from the military system to the navy, and then in Shengsi Islands, Zhoushan Islands to establish maritime bases and a series of coastal defense areas.

To put it simply, it is to find a reason first, take one place as a pilot, and slowly implement it.

but……

This time, Hua Manlou miscalculated Emperor Guangxing's confidence in him, and also miscalculated the impact his letter had on Emperor Guangxing.

Since he ascended the throne, Emperor Guangxing's benevolence is obvious to all. Take the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet a few days ago as an example. The civil servants of the emperor who changed the tyranny had already been found by the barbarians, but in the end it was only the mastermind. was exiled.

But for such a benevolent emperor, on the day he received the military report, all the courtiers were asked to copy "The People Are Precious" in the palace, and he dismissed several civil officials who were right and wrong, which shows how angry he is.

Is the reason...

It is relatively simple to say, this blame still has to be carried by the civil servants themselves.

These goods are clamoring for the peace of the world every day, and the rule of ZTE. In the past, some disasters in some places were just large-scale and empty things that were presented to the emperor. It's all over the place, it's appalling." If you talk about it too much, the people who watch it will lose their intuitive feelings.

And in essence, most of the officials would not go out to have a look even when they were hit by a disaster, so they can only write about these things in general, as the saying goes, there is no right to speak without investigation.

But Huamanlou is different. During the few days when he wrote the letter, he was full of depression, so he was so angry that he described in detail what he saw and heard in Chashan, Shengshan and Jiading. Those who are pragmatic cannot be pragmatic, and those who combine knowledge and action cannot be united in knowledge and action. Can this not arouse the anger of Emperor Guangxing?

In addition, Huamanlou's words of "the Japanese pirates will not be peaceful for a day, and the sons will not return to Beijing for a day" also moved Emperor Guangxing very much. , Vow not to get married', who would not feel sorry for this?

Therefore, this time Emperor Guangxing's decision made everyone's scalp tingle: Liu Qiran, the prefect of Suzhou, was appointed as the governor to preside over the pacification of the six southeastern provinces; Xishan Bohuamanlou was appointed as the general soldier of Zhejiang, and Zhang Jiahao, the Duke of Ningguo, was the general soldier of Fujian. , presided over the reform of the military system in the two provinces and Nanzhili, expelled Japanese pirates, and established water villages...

The governor is a temporary position, and it makes sense for Lao Liu to be the governor. After all, Da Zhao uses culture to control military affairs, just like Hu Zongxian who held the title of governor in the past, and he wants to occupy this title.

Generally speaking, the commander-in-chief of Dazhao is also a temporary post, with no rank or quota, and most of them are filled by princes, marquises, uncles, and governors, so it is reasonable for Huamanlou to lead the rank of commander-in-chief.

As for Duke Ning Zhang Jiahao...

This is the one who bought Qiaoqiao and gave it to Huamanlou. His grandfather—the one who fought in the Battle of Datong retired repeatedly, and then asked to pass the title to his grandson first, so he came to be the president. Soldiers are fine.

So what's the problem?

Let me talk about Liu Qiran first.

When Lao Liu received the imperial decree, his head was buzzing. He thought that he might cause trouble if he killed first and then played, and he also thought that he might be impeached by the imperial censor, so he was even ready to retire and return to his hometown—— As for civil servants, it's normal to step down to the field, so it's just the ups and downs of the official career.

But who knew that the imperial court suddenly started to reuse him?

Generally speaking, if the governor does not do things so outrageously and does not cause trouble, he will definitely become a Beijing official in the future, so after becoming the governor, he will basically start with the title of minister, and it is not impossible to join the cabinet—for example, Hu Zongxian After Pingwa, he added Shaobao, served as Minister of the Ministry of War, and also served as the censor of Youdu. For example, Yang Yiqing, the three-sided general in the Zhengde Dynasty, was later the chief assistant of the cabinet...

So after receiving the imperial decree, Lao Liu looked at Huamanlou with wrong eyes: This master is so powerful?It's just a good relationship, and the opportunity came like this?