Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 363 Building a College

Although Zhu Biao was not as scheming as Zhu Yuanzhang, he was by no means a novice who did not understand tactics. After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's permission, he personally took people to Minghuang Academy and announced the matter to the students.

This group of students who had been squeezed out of the Imperial College were extremely moved when they saw the prince coming in person, not to mention that Zhu Biao came in person to restore their qualifications for the examination.

Moreover, this time Zhu Biao not only restored their original qualifications for the joint examination, but also secured more places for Minghuang Academy. Like the Imperial College, students with excellent grades in Minghuang Academy can also pass the assessment to win these places.

With these examination quotas, the status of Minghuang Academy has been greatly improved. Although it is still a dilapidated small courtyard, its status can already be compared with the Imperial College.

After Zhu Biao's operation, the students were very grateful to him, even more so than Fang Xiaoru, who actively fought for them. As for Li Wei, no one knew about it. Fang Xiaoru, who knew the whole story, did not tell Li Wei because of his scruples.

After Zhu Biao's announcement, Li Wei got the news quickly, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and he never thought about stating his contribution to win over people's hearts. He had other things to be busy with.

In the Ordnance Bureau, Li Wei summoned the one hundred and eight students and assigned them new tasks.

"Classmates, you have been studying with the teacher for four or five years. It is time to graduate. Today I will give you a difficult task. As long as you can complete it successfully, you will officially graduate."

Li Wei announced loudly.

Teenagers like Lu Hong and Lu Xiu were immediately excited and asked eagerly: "Teacher, can we do whatever we want after graduation?"

Li Wei forcibly placed them in technical positions in the Ordnance Bureau. At first, they were somewhat interested in these technical jobs, but as time went by, they found out how boring and boring they were, and most of the students became a little bit impatient. .

Li Wei glanced at them and asked with a smile: "Okay, then tell me, what do you want to do after graduation?"

As soon as Li Wei finished speaking, all the students excitedly raised their hands to speak.

"I want to lead troops to fight, like my father did!" Lu Hong's face was full of excitement. After studying so many firearms, he wanted to go to the battlefield to try it himself.

"I want to be an official." Lu Xiu followed suit.

His ambition actually has something to do with the school he attended in the past. In this era, studying is all about becoming an official and nothing else.

After Lu Xiu finished speaking, Ye Qingyun, Zheng Zhihua and several others started shouting. Like Lu Xiu, they also wanted to be officials. In their eyes, only by becoming a high official can one truly stand out.

Li Wei frowned slightly when he heard this, feeling a little helpless.

From the perspective of personal interests, being an official is indeed the best way out. Not only in this feudal era, but also in later generations, officials and businessmen are more valuable. No matter how good the technical talents are, they still work for others. How much you get or how little you get depends on the boss or The leader’s face.

It's just that his purpose in training these students is to let them engage in technology. If these people are not willing to do it, then his efforts will not be in vain.

Li Wei ignored these people and looked at the other students. They also expressed their ambitions one after another.

Jia Jinming was a bit obsessed with money and wanted to make money in business, and so was Ma Liusi.

Although Yue Wenjun and Shao Yongqiang said they would listen to the teacher, they seemed a little reluctant.

Chen Shaofeng wanted to join the army just like Lu Hong, and he may have been influenced by his uncle Chen Su.

A group of teenagers talked to each other, most of them wanted to join the military and politics, and some wanted to do business, but less than half were willing to stay in the Ordnance Bureau.

Fortunately, there are also some people who are truly interested in technology, such as the somewhat dull Tao Sheng.

After asking these students, Li Wei was very disappointed, but he could not refute their ideas. After all, in fact, there is no money to be made in technology, regardless of ancient or modern times.

Li Wei sighed and said: "Okay, it's up to you. Those of you, Lu Hong, Chen Shaofeng, who want to join the army, I will make arrangements for you. As for those who want to become officials, Minghuang Academy just has some qualifications for the examination, you can also try Go for it, whether you can get it or not depends on your own abilities.”

"yeah……"

"Great, thank you teacher!"

Youngsters like Lu Hong and Lu Xiu applauded and expressed their thanks. Li Wei smiled helplessly, and then turned his attention to students like Tao Sheng who were willing to stay, and comforted them: "Those of you who are willing to stay don't have to worry, the teacher will not treat you badly." Yours."

"Thank you, teacher."

Tao Sheng nodded in a muffled voice.

Yue Wenjun and Shao Yongqiang also thanked them.

Now that the Ordnance Bureau is recruiting people, although Li Wei can see that they are a little unhappy, he does not point out that when the academy develops and expands in the future and has sufficient talents, he will fully support them if they want to change careers.

"Teacher, what is our graduation mission?"

The smile on Lu Hong's face did not diminish and he asked.

Lu Xiu and others also focused their attention on Li Wei.

Li Wei put away his thoughts and said solemnly: "Your graduation mission is to build a new era of Minghuang College!"

In the future, he wants to recruit more students and teach scientific knowledge. The current dilapidated small courtyard is not enough, and a large comprehensive college must be built.

He had had this idea a long time ago, and Fang Xiaoru reminded him again when he led people to occupy the academy, so he decided to put this plan on the agenda now.

Now that the industrial level of the Ordnance Bureau has developed to a certain level, cement is available, and manufacturing steel bars is not a problem. Naturally, he will no longer build ancient buildings of masonry, stone, and civil engineering in the way of the ancients. Instead, he will build ancient buildings in accordance with the methods of later generations. style to build a modern new college.

There are many technologies used in construction projects, such as various water and electricity facilities, building materials, glass doors and windows, etc. What can be built must be used. If it cannot be built now, he will lead these students to develop it as soon as possible.

When this new college is completed, the industrial level of the Ordnance Bureau must be comprehensively improved.

After Li Wei announced that he would build a new college, he also explained the requirements to them in detail one by one. Only students like him could understand many of the terms in them.

Although Li Wei had many demands, Lu Hong and others were not intimidated. They had basically learned what Li Wei said. Even though some things had not been made yet, they all had some ideas and felt that Not that it can't be done.

In order to graduate as soon as possible and do what they want to do, these students were also very motivated. Lv Hong and Lu Xiu, the two monitors, gathered together to discuss for a while and then began the division of labor.

Some people go to pottery factories to be responsible for cement and glass, some to steel plants to be responsible for steel bars, and some are preparing to make new construction machinery.

They were carefully taught by Li Wei. In addition to mastering the knowledge taught by Li Wei, the more important thing is that they are flexible and will not be stupid and stick to the rules.

Everyone started taking action in a hurry, and Li Wei was not idle either. The construction project was a big deal, and he would not trust it entirely if it were left to these children. Therefore, he personally watched everything from the overall design to various building materials, and gave timely guidance. Opinion.

In addition to keeping an eye on the work of these students, he also has to mobilize money and food, select sites to buy land, and find people to do construction.

Now that the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce has developed to almost all over the Ming Dynasty, and there are banks, money and food are not a problem at all. He gave instructions to Lai Fu and Shen Jing, and they were quickly transferred to him.

As for the construction personnel, there is no need to worry. There are so many craftsmen in the Ordnance Bureau and his personal guards. If it is not possible, recruiting some temporarily will be enough.

For the rest of the land to buy, with his current status, he could just tell him which piece of land he liked, and the prefect Yingtian would give it to him without hesitation.

Of course, he will not take it for nothing. He will give money when it is due and will not seize people's land.

With a clear goal in mind, the students were very motivated, and the research and development of basic materials made rapid progress. First of all, Lu Hong led a few people to tinker with the silicon steel needed for the electric motor, and the performance of spring steel was also greatly improved.

With electric motors, machine tools can be innovated again. Although there is no rare earth alloy as permanent magnet material, the performance of the motor is somewhat worse, but it can still be used, at least it is much more convenient and stable than directly driving it with a steam engine. In addition to innovating machine tools, there are also more important motors used in water pumps and fans, which must be used in the construction of the new academy.

This kind of large high-rise building will be very stuffy if there is no fan for ventilation, and it will be very laborious to provide water without a water pump. In that case, it is better to live in a bungalow.

After Zhu Yuanzhang reduced part of Li Party's power, he gradually felt relieved when he saw that Li Wei was focused on doing things and did not care about government affairs. After a while, he gave him the title of participating in state affairs. Like people like Xu Da and Li Shanchang, if you have something to do, you can discuss it with him, and if you have nothing to do, you can do whatever he likes.

Busy days passed quickly, and the weather turned from warm to hot, and then from hot to cold. Apart from organizing students to build a new college, and occasionally being summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang for questioning, Li Wei spent the rest of his time at home with his wife and children. .

On this day, after dinner, Li Wei returned to the room and was about to continue working on An Qing, but An Qing raised his hand to stop him.

"What happened?" Li Wei was surprised.

"Go over there, I'm not convenient today." An Qing said.

"Are you visiting relatives?" Li Wei asked.

An Qing shook his head.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly: "You...have it again?"

An Qing nodded slightly.

Li Wei was immediately pleasantly surprised: "That's great! It's worth my hard work for a whole year, and finally I have it again!"

An Qing's cheeks were slightly red, and he clenched his fists with his slender hands, and hit him angrily: "I'm not serious!"

"Hehe." Li Wei giggled twice, stood up and said, "Okay, be careful then, I'll call Xiaohong over to take care of you."

With the experience from the last time, both of them were much calmer this time, and the second birth was indeed easier than the first, and Li Wei was not as worried as last time.

An Qing nodded obediently, and Li Wei left the room with a happy face, calling the female officer Xiao Hong over to take care of An Qing.

After making arrangements, he went to Xiaoqing's place. The seeds have been planted here in Anqing, and they have to work hard at Xiaoqing.

Li Wei walked towards Xiaoqing's courtyard with a smile on his face and opened Xiaoqing's door.

Xiao Qing was a little surprised when she saw him: "Master, won't you accompany the princess today?"

Li Wei walked in minding his own business, sat down by the bed and said with a smile: "Anqing is happy again. I have asked Xiaohong to take care of him. I will spend the night at your place today."

Xiaoqing closed the door, turned around and came to him. When she heard what he said, her face lit up and said, "Congratulations, sir!"

Li Wei nodded and smiled softly, looked up at her, and the smile on his face couldn't help but pause slightly.

Xiaoqing had been with him long before Anqing, but now that Anqing was pregnant with her second child, Xiaoqing still hadn't moved, which made him a little worried.

With An Qing here, the problem is definitely not with him, but with some hidden illness in Xiao Qing's body.

Thinking of this, Li Wei reached out and pulled her over to sit on his lap, and asked with some worry: "Xiaoqing, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere in your body? Tell me."

Although he didn't know what diseases caused infertility, he thought it would be accompanied by some pathological symptoms, something like that.

If Xiaoqing really has a disease, he must be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. Even if he is not having children, he must also consider his own health.

However, when Xiaoqing heard what he said, she shook her head in confusion: "No, why did the master suddenly ask that?"

Li Wei opened his mouth, but did not say anything.

The pressure on women to have children in this era is still very high. If he asked directly, he was afraid that Xiaoqing would misunderstand and blame her.

"It's okay, I just care about you." Li Wei smiled nonchalantly.

Xiaoqing is a smart woman. Although Li Wei didn't ask, she vaguely guessed what Li Wei meant when she thought of Anqing's happiness again. Suddenly her face paled slightly and her eyes dodged.

"It's getting late, let's take a rest early."

Li Wei didn't say any more. After he finished speaking, he threw her down and made rain with the clouds.

The reason why Xiaoqing didn't get pregnant may be because he didn't provide enough rain. After all, Anqing is only one of three. From now on, if he works harder and plants more seeds and rains, maybe one day Xiaoqing will be pregnant too.

One night passed, Li Wei sent someone to Tai Hospital early to find Dai Sigong and others to diagnose Anqing's pulse.

Dai Sigong and others looked for his pulse across the brocade. After a long time, they finally stood up and congratulated Li Wei:

"Congratulations to the Duke, the princess is indeed happy!"

"well……"

When Li Wei heard this, he immediately grinned.

Everyone also congratulated Li Wei one after another. Li Wei responded with a smile and was so happy that he then asked people to give the prepared red envelopes to Dai Sigong and others.

Dai Sigong and others took the red envelope and thanked them again and again before bowing and preparing to leave.

Li Wei was still a little worried when he thought about Xiao Qing, so he stopped them and called Xiao Qing over.

"Xiao Qing, it just so happens that some imperial doctors are here today. Let them check your pulse too." Li Wei pulled Xiao Qing and said.

Xiao Qing's delicate body trembled slightly, and she said in a panic: "No, sir, I really don't feel uncomfortable."

"It's okay to take a look if you're not sick. The imperial doctors are here anyway, so let's take a look." Li Wei advised softly.

However, Xiao Qing still refused: "No sir, no need!"

Li Wei frowned, not understanding why she was so resistant.

"You really don't need it?"

"It's really not necessary. Xiaoqing is in good health and has no discomfort." Xiaoqing waved her hand.

Li Wei looked at her suspiciously and couldn't force her, so he had to let Dai Sigong and others leave first.

"Xiao Qing, if you feel uncomfortable in any way, remember to tell me as soon as possible. Don't hide your illness and avoid medical treatment!"

Li Wei warned worriedly.

Xiaoqing nodded obediently.

(End of this chapter)