Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 263 Koreans Will Revolt?not

Speaking of the development of science and technology, in the past two years, Zhu Qi fought in the South and the North, and stayed in Yingtian Mansion all the time, and never went back to Liaodong.

But there were naturally people guarding Liaodong, at least the scientists from the Academy of Sciences were conducting scientific research there at this time according to the blueprints provided by Zhu Qi.

The most important ones are chemistry, physics, and mathematics.

The first batch of craftsmen already belonged to the top talents of Ming Dynasty in terms of knowledge reserve.

Even those scholars who think they are well-versed in poetry and books, in front of them, their professional knowledge is not as good as them.

It seems that those who have read the Four Books and Five Classics are more like illiterates, after all, in Zhu Qi's concept of cognition and measurement.

These original craftsmen are the scientists who have the most knowledge of natural science.

After completing the invention of new types of steel, as well as new types of flintlock guns and rifled guns, these big killers.

The invention of landmines was also carried out. It can be said that these craftsmen have contributed a lot in the past two years.

Zhu Qi also wanted to study some strong explosives, such as TNT or nitroglycerin.

But whether it is TNT or nitroglycerin, it is quite difficult to manufacture, and the cost is also very high.

The most important thing is that Zhu Qi doesn't know the detailed process, he just read it on some official accounts, but how can ordinary people get access to this kind of thing?
So Zhu Qi had no choice but to rely on his own memory to cheat and repeat these chemical explosives directly.

And those craftsmen, naturally, did not go to the point where they directly skipped so many chemical and physical front-end technologies and directly carried out explosives research.

It can only be said that this aspect is set as a research direction, and let those craftsmen try to see if they can make explosives that are different from black powder.

Of course, if there is research on explosives, some necessary measures still need to be formulated.

For example, resolutely avoid high temperatures, and do not conduct experiments in small and closed spaces, etc. These are all precautions that need to be explained in advance.

And Zhu Qi has always done a good job in terms of safety. After all, these craftsmen are all valuable talents of Daming.

If they were damaged here because of the explosive experiment, the death of any one of them would be an unbearable loss for the daimyo.

In addition to these craftsmen, Zhu Qi also intentionally allowed some scholars to enter their research institute, allowing these craftsmen to lead the new scholars in the research institute to conduct research together.

There is a saying that a smart person does not necessarily read well, but most of the people who read well are very smart.

Especially these scholars, the students who can be admitted to the Imperial College because of their Four Books and Five Classics.

There must be no big problem with the brains of each one. Although the Four Books and Five Classics are purely liberal arts, it is not that simple if you really want to do well in the exam.

IQ is also required, not to mention that they are also good at mathematics, and these people who are good at mathematics have no problem with logical thinking.

Good grades don't mean anything, but at least one thing is that his brain must be smarter than the average person.

For you who are not smart, it is really too difficult to get good grades.

Therefore, Zhu Qi recruited these smart people into the research institute, and hoped that they would be able to become the younger generation of scientists after getting in touch with the craftsmen and mastering the natural sciences.

Continuing the baton of these craftsmen is of course just such an idea.

As for where we can go in the future, we can only see the gradual development of the situation.

But from the current point of view, at least the training plan for these new generation of scientists is still very smooth.

With the establishment of new schools and more and more students studying education, Zhu Qi is also full of confidence in the future.

The educational methods of the main new-style schools will always exist, as long as Daming can continue to maintain the current acceptance of natural science.

Instead of grasping the right to speak to those pedantic scholars as in history, it is enough to classify these natural sciences as strange tricks.

Slowly use these formal science subjects to replace the Four Books and Five Classics, and those scholars who will be cultivated in the future will be talents that are beneficial to the development of the country.

After all, if a country wants to be strong, it definitely does not rely on those politicians who are full of benevolence and morality, but on these scientists who are full of imagination.

Of course, it doesn't mean that these people who read the Four Books and Five Classics are not good, at least some of them have very admirable talents, such as Liu Bowen.

And when it comes to Liu Bowen, Zhu Qi also has a headache recently.

That is, no matter how hard Liu Bowen tried to hold on, he was no match for the natural enemy of aging.

I haven't seen him for two years, and when I saw Liu Bowen again, his hair was already gray.

His face was wrinkled and he looked much older.

After asking, he found out that when he led his troops to attack Beiyuan last year, Liu Bowen fell seriously ill in Yingtian Mansion.

Thanks to the antibiotics produced by Liao King Zhu Qi, he was able to save his life.

But this antibiotic can save the first time, but it may not be able to save the second time.

If due to old age or infection, organ failure and other serious diseases are caused, it is not a problem that antibiotics can solve.

And looking at Liu Bowen's weakened appearance, Zhu Qi was really worried about the next serious illness, and maybe he took Liu Bowen away directly.

But Liu Bowen is really old now, in his sixties.

For Daming, this age is considered an old birthday.

In addition, when Liu Bowen was young, he followed Zhu Yuanzhang to work hard in the world. Although he did not suffer any injuries, his daily experience was very tense, and when he founded the country and established the dynasty, he was overloaded with work every day.

After this down, it is not so easy to keep the body young.

Zhu Qi also took time to visit Liu Bowen, but Liu Bowen himself didn't care about it. He always said that life, old age, sickness and death are predestined by the heavens, and even though he has just been through a serious illness, he is not dead.

The body is also recovering, so His Highness King Liao needn't worry too much.

Liu Bowen has said that, what else can Zhu Qi say?

And Liu Bowen was also very interested in the plan of the future king of Liao Zhu Qi, after some careful inquiries.

Only then did I know that Liao King Zhu Qi's next plan was to open a school on the grassland, and then try to settle the nomadic herdsmen in some fixed places.

The children are sent to school, and they can work themselves. The most important thing is to build some basic infrastructure projects on the grassland, such as roads and the like.

When Liu Bowen heard this, he also raised his own doubts, that is, the grassland is not suitable for planting, and there are not very good conditions that can allow so many people to gather together to form towns. A waste of manpower and material resources.

Zhu Qi already knew this, at least when he proposed this policy, many courtiers thought so too.

And Zhu Qi wants to develop the grassland, naturally he has his intentions. First of all, the grassland is actually not as short of water as everyone thinks, especially in the Monan area.

There may be quite a lot of deserts in Mobei, but in the area of ​​Monan, the water sources passing through are actually very rich.

The reason why it is not suitable for growing crops is mainly because of the climate, not because of the land.

However, if suitable crops are found, the northern grasslands are still very suitable for farming.

You must know that on the northern grasslands of modern China, there are collective farmlands second only to the northeast grasslands in Heilongjiang.

The corn and other crops grown on their mechanized farmland are also very important Chinese granaries.

And now the farm in Inner Mongolia is known as the granary of China.

So as people think, the grassland is only suitable for grazing, not suitable for planting at all, this kind of thing is simply farting.

So what Zhu Qi wants to do is to introduce corn, a versatile crop, to the grassland.

Then cultivate and transform those nomadic peoples into farming peoples, just like now, as long as they can start farming locally safely.

The rest that are not suitable for planting will continue to graze, and then major cities will be established on the grasslands, connected by roads.

I believe that Daming's control over the grassland is definitely not comparable to simply building a few bunkers.

After all, it is still the same sentence, instead of using weapons to deter others, it is better for others to live and work in peace and contentment, and to be able to eat and drink.

This is the real way to make the common people surrender.

It was precisely because Zhu Qi knew this that he suggested building cities and reclaiming wasteland to grow corn.

Only by making the common people on the prairie rich, these common people will not rebel with their original tribal chiefs, and Daming can completely inherit Bei Yuan's legacy on the prairie.

By this time, those princes and nobles in the Northern Yuan Dynasty were no longer what Daming needed to consider.

With their personal strength, there is no room for jumping, but if anyone dares to come out and jump, Daming will kill the common people and applaud, believe it or not?
After Zhu Qi's explanation, the weak Liu Bowen was dumbfounded.

It was the first time he had heard this kind of theory, although he already knew that His Royal Highness the King of Liao was very good at improving people's livelihood a long time ago.

But when I heard His Royal Highness Liao said that corn should be used for large-scale planting on the grassland.

To increase the income of the herdsmen on the grassland, various cities must be built and connected with the hinterland by roads.

Let the rich and colorful materials in the mainland also be able to directly enter the deepest part of the grassland for sale.

Not only when a trade war was set up on the border, Liu Bowen also heaved a long sigh.

Before his eyes, there seemed to be a precious scene of Han people and Yuan people living in harmony on the grassland, and at this time, something that Liu Bowen never dared to think about.

But if His Royal Highness King Liao's plan can really be completed, this is something that can happen very close at hand.

And once the dust settles and happens, Daming will undisputedly own all the grassland territory of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

And the biggest nomadic threat in the north is no longer a threat to the people.

On the contrary, it will become an indispensable granary for Ming Dynasty. After all, everyone can know the flatness of the grassland. In such a flat place, it goes without saying that there is a lot of land that can be planted.

Zhu Qi was chatting with Liu Bowen here, but in fact he was in court, and he didn't want to answer these questions too much.

It was only explained to Zhu Yuanzhang that the reason why he talked so much with Uncle Liu was that his friendship with Liu Bowen was already very close.

On the other hand, the reason was naturally because he listened to those voices who questioned himself in the court every day.

It happens every day, and I still feel a little wronged in my heart. When I talk to Liu Bowen at this time, I naturally have the meaning of explaining for myself.

Of course, Zhu Qi himself may not have thought about this point, but after talking to Liu Bowen like this, he felt a lot better in his heart.

And Liu Bowen was naturally shocked after listening to it, and also encouraged Zhu Qi to continue to move forward according to the goal he thought in his heart.

These words of chicken soup for the soul sound quite useful, and after Zhu Qi came out from Liu Bowen's side, he was also very relieved. As expected, it is still necessary to talk about what is in your heart with good friends.

And Liu Bowen waited until His Royal Highness King Liao left before sitting up again dragging his seriously ill body.

His son saw that his old father was already recovering from a serious illness, yet he still sat up in such a weak state.

He hurried over to help, but Liu Bowen didn't say much and asked his son to bring the pen and ink.

Then he took out a book that he was writing. This book was nothing more than a record of His Royal Highness Liao Wang's words and deeds. That is to say, it was a biography specially written by Liu Bowen for Liao Wang.

In fact, this biography has been written for three or four years, so I took time to write it when I had some time.

The reason for writing this is because Liu Bowen felt that he could no longer help His Royal Highness King Liao in many matters.

What's more, my body is deteriorating, and I am not suitable for running around.

But in the last days of life, something must be left behind, and writing a biography for His Royal Highness King Liao is the best contribution I can think of to Da Ming.

Because our Highness Liao Wang has received too many misunderstandings. Although the world praises His Highness Liao Wang, they don't know what His Highness Liao Wang really thinks.

And what I have to do is to show a real His Royal Highness Liao, and at the same time let those who slander His Royal Highness see how low-key, capable and talented our Highness is.

Obviously he can lie flat, but he is working hard for the common people of the world.

Isn't this the Confucianism that has always advocated the great harmony of the world and the idea of ​​putting the people first?
Our Royal Highness Liao Wang is the real Confucian master.

Thinking of Liu Bowen like this, the pen and ink under his hands moved faster.

(End of this chapter)