Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 735 Cultivation and introduction of talents
In Zhu Youjian's overall plan, the nominal first island chain of later generations has basically been broken through.

Taiwan is now completely under the control of Ming Dynasty, and with the "unsinkable aircraft carrier" as its base, the vast Pacific Ocean can let the Ming fleet gallop freely from now on.

Boundary markers have been erected on the land of Nanya Province, which was in a state of no ownership before, to show other countries the ownership of the land by Ming Dynasty. As long as we continue to invest manpower and material resources in the future, this resource-rich new continent will become a great place for the development of Ming Dynasty. booster.

Luzon is a place with an excellent strategic location. Zhu Youjian plans to use Manila as his home port to establish the Ming Indian Ocean Fleet, and strive to make this fleet the strongest fleet in the Ming Dynasty.

If the enemy comes from the west one day in the future, he will first face the interception and attack by the powerful Indian Ocean fleet.

If the naval battle fails, the fleet can also take the opportunity to escape and withdraw to the home port.

Under the cover of the strong firepower of the shore base, the enemy ships had no chance of completely annihilating the Indian Ocean fleet, and there was no even a door for landing.

In the two world wars of later generations, except for the German army, the performance of the armies of other European countries can be ignored directly.

As long as the naval base in Luzon is kept, the enemies from the west will feel like they are on their backs if they want to attack the Ming mainland.

Luzon will become the most important line of defense for Ming to defend against the enemy outside the country, and it will also be the place where military expenditure will increase fastest in the future.

Such an arrangement can be regarded as a rainy day.

Because of my arrival, the world has undergone tremendous changes, and the historical experience of later generations no longer has reference value.

What Zhu Youjian can do now is to take advantage of the rapid rise of other countries to pre-empt the layout, and keep the possible threats to Ming Dynasty as controllable as possible.

However, the strength of the country is the foundation of everything. If the national power is weak, no matter how far-sighted the layout is, it will be in vain.

Economic development is the last word, and basic industries and a large number of skilled workers are the strong support for economic development.

According to Zhu Youjian's instructions, all the craftsmen and apprentices of the Military Weapons Supervision and General Bureau must gather in the big classroom to read and read, and learn elementary mathematics and physics courses during the five-day round of rest. The teachers are Tang Ruowang, Song Yingxing and other personnel who are proficient in mathematics and science are in charge.

The textbooks used by craftsmen and apprentices were also jointly compiled by Tang Ruowang and others. Among them, Zhu Youjian invented Arabic numerals through the mouth of others. Once launched, they were deeply admired and loved by Tang Ruowang and others. This new number It is also fully utilized in the teaching materials.

Considering the education level of the students, the content of the new textbooks is not advanced, which is equivalent to the mathematics and physics courses from elementary school to the first grade of junior high school. As long as the students study hard, it is not too difficult to fully understand it within a few years.

Of course, the comprehension of knowledge also needs to be divided into different people.

At the beginning of class, those young craftsman apprentices were at a loss about the knowledge they had never been exposed to, but after more than a year of continuous and careful teaching by Tang Ruowang and others, dozens of young craftsman apprentices have achieved good results. And have a strong interest in the knowledge that can be applied to the practice process, and also show a desire for more knowledge.

However, due to the limited knowledge of Tang Ruowang and others, they have already shown difficulty in responding to the questions of these top students, which made Zhu Youjian have a strong sense of anticipation for the return of Fang Yizhi and others.

As long as Fang Yizhi brings back Descartes, the founder of modern mathematics, these students will be able to listen closely to the teachings of this powerful man in a full-time manner, quickly improve their knowledge level, and combine practice In the process, more inspiration and creativity burst out, making Daming's manufacturing technology and level a new leap.

These students are only part of Descartes' students, and other teachers including Fang Yizhi, Tang Ruowang, Song Yingxing and others will also become Descartes' students.

With their knowledge and understanding, within a few years, they will have a good grasp of some advanced mathematical knowledge, and then pass this knowledge on to more apprentice craftsmen.

After consulting his own opinion, Tang Ruowang has become the first foreigner to obtain a Daming Citizen ID card.

Under Zhu Youjian's personal intervention, Lao Tang also moved from a two-entry small house in the west city of the capital to a newly built four-entry mansion in the Imperial College, and his grade was also promoted to the rank of the third-rank minister of rites, and he put on a crimson official robe , This series of treatment and status promotion made Lao Tang feel like a dream, and he didn't get over it for a long time.

Tang Ruowang, who has been in Daming for 20 years, has already passed the year of knowing his destiny. During this period, he worked in Qin Tianjian for most of his time. While observing the sky, he also played a very important role in the research and development of Daming firearms.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Tang Ruowang assisted Xu Guangqi and Li Tianjing to compile 130 volumes of "Chongzhen Almanac".

Later, he was ordered by the imperial court to supervise the manufacture of war cannons with Western methods, and dictated the principles and techniques related to cannon smelting, manufacturing, storage, transportation, performance, gunpowder preparation, and shell manufacturing. The second volume and the first volume of "Fire Attack Secret Essentials" were authoritative works introducing Western gun technology at that time.

With Xu Guangqi's death, Tang Ruowang lost one of his most important ally and partner in the court. For more than a year before Zhu Youjian traveled over, Lao Tang was in a state of doing nothing for most of the time, and his whole spirit The appearance is also gradually sinking into depression.

But it didn't take long for this kind of suffering. Everything changed with the arrival of Zhu Youjian in the eighth year of Chongzhen. Tang Ruowang was reused again, which fully relieved his depressed mood, and Lao Tang who cheered up became more diligent and dedicated.

Under Zhu Youjian's instruction, officials from the Ministry of Rites came to Tang Ruowang's home to find out if he was willing to change his original nationality to Daming nationality. Tang Ruowang agreed without hesitation.

In the past 20 years in Daming, Tang Ruowang has been deeply integrated into the environment of Daming. He has adapted to the way of life of Daming and is fascinated by the long and splendid civilization of this land. What officials say should be pure. It can be said that, except for the high nose, deep eyes and big beard, Tang Ruowang's words and deeds are already the same as those of the natives of Ming Dynasty.

However, although Tang Ruowang's treatment in the past was also good, compared to what Zhu Youjian rewarded him now, it can be said to be a world of difference.

The moment Lao Tang entered the small courtyard from the narrow space, and suddenly moved into the mansion surrounded by pavilions, pavilions and colorful flowers, Lao Tang turned around and knelt in the direction of the palace, and solemnly bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. .

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