Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 292: The Contribution Points Squandered, the Academy of Sciences Established
The fire dragon emerging from the water can actually be used not only in naval battles, but also on land.

The rocket itself is made of bamboo strips. A five-foot-long bamboo is removed from the nodes and scraped thin with an iron knife. A wooden dragon head and tail are then attached to the front and back sections.

On both sides of the rocket, there are gunpowder barrels tied to serve as the rocket's first propulsion, while inside, there are several rockets with their fuses tied together and connected to the gunpowder barrels outside.

After the gunpowder in the gunpowder barrel is burned out, the rocket fuse will be ignited, and the rocket will then be shot out from the dragon head and rush towards the enemy again.

The distance of the first-stage propulsion can be controlled according to the changes in the gunpowder barrel. It can usually fly two or three miles. Then the rocket launched from the dragon head has a shorter second-stage propulsion, but it has a fast speed and can hit the target quickly.

This firearm appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century and was mainly equipped for use by the navy, because the army also had another flying firearm, the Divine Fire Flying Crow.

The Shenhuo Feiyao, which is similar to an unmanned bomber, is also an amphibious firearm and is equipped by both the navy and the army.

Unfortunately, however, these firearms seemed to have disappeared by the Qing Dynasty.

Now, Li Yuanji has made three sets of equipment, namely the flintlock rifle, the red cannon, and the fire dragon emerging from the water. He originally wanted to make the divine fire flying crow as well, but he did not have enough contribution points.

There were more than 3.4 million contribution points. This time, Li Yuanji did not save any of them and used them all. In total, he spent 3.45 million contribution points, resulting in him having only more than 6,000 contribution points in his account now.

This is also the first time that Li Yuanji has used so many contribution points at one time to develop firearms. In the past, he always used contribution points for development, but now, he has to do this.

Li Yuanji was looking forward to it very much. After he manufactured these firearms and equipped the army, Li Er had almost also started to equip the army with the previous firearms.

When Li Er sees those outdated firearms and then looks at his current firearms, his expanded heart will probably shrink in an instant, right?
Originally, Li Yuanji was planning to redeem the contribution points he obtained after completing the next mission for electromagnetic induction principle technology or steam engine application technology, but now he was forced by this incident and had to raise the priority of firearms.

As for other firearms, he couldn't make the more advanced ones in a short time. Even if he was given a few million contribution points, there would be little progress.

In the future, we can only rely on these people to use the existing technology, learn from it, and then explore more advanced firearms.

Liu San, who was standing by, took a quick look at the principle of the blueprint and was immediately filled with anticipation. His interest in the fire dragon emerging from the water was even greater than that in the flintlock rifle and the red cannon.

For no other reason than because this fire dragon can fly out of the water and fly in the sky!
Liu San was extremely excited. The moment he saw the fire dragon emerge from the water, he seemed to have thought about whether people could also fly in the sky in this way?
Liu San was breathing rapidly and was extremely excited. He carefully put away the drawings and principle explanations, then looked at Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, I will not accompany you any longer. I will go down and gather the men to start making the products immediately!"

After Liu San finished speaking, he hurried away, not caring at all whether Li Yuanji agreed or not. At this moment, Liu San just wanted to make these things immediately, and after fully understanding them, he could not wait to develop what he had in mind.

The dream of flying, especially in this period, when there are so many taboos, who doesn’t want to fly into the sky like a bird and take a look?
It has been used before, with kites being used to carry people, and it was even used in the military, but they didn't fly high, they were sitting ducks, and countless people died from falling from the kites, so it was not used anymore.

Now that the fire dragon has emerged from the water, Liu San sees a glimmer of hope that humans can also fly in the sky.

Li Yuanji looked at Liu San like this, not only did he not blame him at all, but he smiled. In his eyes, those who were truly obsessed with technology were the cutest and worthy of his vigorous training.

Li Yuanji then stood up and returned to the palace. This time when he was out, he had a lot of affairs piled up, and he had to go back to deal with them.

Until late at night, Li Yuanji dealt with a lot of things. Looking at the many memorials that were still piled up, he suddenly felt bitter and had to leave them for tomorrow.

He got up and walked into Yang Qingwan's palace. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Wu Shun and Wu Mei were also here with Yang Qingwan.

"Shun'er, Mei'er, it's so late, why don't you go to rest?"

Li Yuanji was really confused. In this era, there was no electricity. It was already the second watch of the night. Ordinary people would go to bed at the end of the You hour, and rich families would go to bed at the first watch of the night. But now it was the second watch of the night, and two people were here.

Moreover, when Li Yuanji came in, he didn't see many people chatting, as if they were just waiting for him, which made Li Yuanji even more puzzled.

When he saw Wu Shun and Wu Mei coming to him, kneeling down with their heads down and saying nothing, Li Yuanji quickly pulled them up.

"Hurry up, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Yang Qingwan also helped Li Yuanji to pull Wu Shun and Wu Mei up.

"My husband, my two sisters are too embarrassed to face you because of what happened outside."

Li Yuanji was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that the two of them were like this because of the matter of Wu Shigui.

Looking at the tears flowing from the two women, with a look of self-blame on their faces, Li Yuanji also sighed.

In his opinion, Wu Shun and Wu Mei seemed innocent. They followed him on a trip and discovered their uncle Wu Shiling in Luzhou Prefecture. After they came back, their father committed such a serious crime again.

The two women could basically guess that he did not kill Wu Shigui. It must be because of them.

Li Yuanji then sighed. It could be said that these two people were dragged down by the Wu family.

This is just his case. If it were the Tang Dynasty, whether it was Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng or Li Er, the two women would probably not have an easy life in the second half of their lives. As for the Wu family, they would probably have been exiled. They would not have been treated the way he did.

This is why there is no place for him to be exiled. Otherwise, even if he did not kill Wu, he would probably be exiled.

Li Yuanji looked at Wu Shun and Wu Mei, who were sitting on a stool, then pulled the two women in front of him and wiped away their tears.

"Don't think too much about it, you two. What's happening outside has nothing to do with you. I'm very clear about that.

Logically speaking, your father's crime should have been punishable by death, but now he is only imprisoned in the mansion, and the Wu family's business and people are no longer allowed to enter the officialdom.

But these are all time-limited. Once the penalty period is over, everything will go back to normal.

This is the most forgiving punishment I can give. If you have time, you can go back and take a look, and it’s a good opportunity to persuade your family members.

It was you two who were not executed this time, but if something like this happens again, I will not show any mercy.

You two shouldn't think too much. It's useless for you two to think about the Wu family's affairs. As for me, the Wu family is the Wu family, and you are you. Don't think too much about it either.

Now, do you understand?"

Li Yuanji looked at Wu Shun and Wu Mei seriously. This time he explained to them patiently. If they continued to behave like this, he would not have so much patience.

He could understand it the first time something like this happened, but if it happened a second time, he wouldn't be able to understand it, and he wouldn't try to understand it again.

Wu Shun and Wu Mei slowly stopped crying and looked up at Li Yuanji. "Your Majesty, we are not asking for mercy for our father. He has committed a heinous crime that is unforgivable.

My sister and I both know that the king spared Wu's life because he couldn't bear to see us lose our family. We all know that.

This time I just want to tell the king that you don’t have to worry about us in the future. My sister and I have entered the palace, and the palace is our home. Everything should be based on the king’s priority. My sister and I will support the king and will never make things difficult for him.

Your Majesty has done so much for us, but my father did such a thing. Wu has let down Your Majesty's love and kindness.

My sister and I don’t know what to do. After all, my sister and I are from the Wu family. We are heartbroken but powerless. We just feel guilty towards the king.”

As soon as Wu Shun finished speaking, Wu Mei spoke up.

"Your Majesty, my sister and I are your people and will always stand by your side. From now on, you don't have to worry about us and can do whatever you want. My sister and I will always support you!"

Wu Mei's words were much simpler and her meaning was very clear. Combined with Wu Mei's determined expression, Li Yuanji also smiled when he saw it.

He touched the two girls' heads and said with a smile, "Okay, I know what you are thinking. Just like I said just now, you two should not think too much. It will be the same in the future as it was before. Don't think too much and worry too much."

After comforting the two women for a while, Wu Shun and Wu Mei went downstairs after they calmed down.

"Husband, you have coaxed these two little girls into submission."

Watching Wu Shun and Wu Mei leave, Yang Qingwan giggled and teased Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji turned to look at Yang Qingwan, then smiled and hugged Yang Qingwan in his arms.

"They both entered the palace relatively early, and you took good care of them. They don't have any bad tempers. They are sensible, reasonable, and considerate. This is all because of your good teaching."

Yang Qingwan's smile suddenly became even sweeter, but feeling Li Yuanji's restless hand, she immediately pressed on the peak.

"Husband, I have something else to tell you. I went back to my parents' home and told them about these things. I don't know if they will commit the same mistakes in the future. If they do, you don't have to worry about it. Just deal with it.

For some things, using them to intimidate others will be more effective.”

Yang Qingwan's breathing became a little rapid for a while, her eyes became more and more blurred, and her voice was slightly panting.

Li Yuanji picked up Yang Qingwan.

"With you here and after what happened, I'm sure they won't make those mistakes. If they do make them, we'll talk about it then."

In the early morning, Li Yuanji felt refreshed. Seeing that Yang Qingwan was still sleeping soundly, he got up and started to wash.

An hour later, he went to the front hall to handle affairs.

However, not long after they sat down, Kong Yingda arrived.

"Chong Yuan is here, sit down, but what happened?"

Li Yuanji was a little surprised for a moment. It was very strange that Kong Yingda came to see him.

After Kong Yingda paid his respects, he sat down without any hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I am here to discuss the academy. The prefectural and state schools in Leizhou and Guangzhou have been established, as well as some county schools. They are all completed, and the teachers have been assigned to various academies.

I am here to ask Your Majesty, when will you start recruiting students? "

Li Yuanji was a little surprised. The academy was established so quickly? This speed really surprised Li Yuanji.

Then he thought for a moment and said: "Now is the time for spring ploughing. After the spring ploughing is completed, we will start recruiting students.

At that time, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of War will start together to work out the teaching schedule for the colleges, trying to take into account the busy farming seasons at home of the people.

The school year is divided into two seasons: spring ploughing and autumn harvest. During these two busy farming seasons, time must be set aside for students to go home and help, especially in provincial and prefectural schools.

Remember, when teaching, never think that you can ignore these farm matters just because you are studying. Studying is one thing, but you cannot forget about farm matters.

In addition, the Ministry of Works will work with you to add engineering departments to each state school and prefectural school. The Ministry of Works will also register the teachers with the Ministry of Education. You must arrange the teaching schedule reasonably and submit it to me for review after it is done.

As for other things, you can start preparing now. Books, papers, pens and other education-related materials can be delivered to various colleges now. Make preparations in advance and start teaching as soon as possible after enrollment."

Kong Yingda was a little reluctant when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, is it a bit redundant to add engineering courses? Students should focus all their energy on learning, so that they can govern the local area for Your Majesty in the future.

If I study engineering, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse? I ask Your Majesty to think twice."

Li Yuanji looked at Kong Yingda and smiled. It was normal for Kong Yingda to have such a reaction. After all, he represented Confucianism and it was he who devoted himself to building up the academy. It was understandable that he would oppose the engineering department's behavior of snatching food from the school.

"Chongyuan, you're worrying too much. Did you forget about the subject selection I mentioned to you?
Engineering is provided for students to choose from, and the main purpose of the college is still to teach and educate people. You just need to grasp this scale. "

Li Yuanji knew the main purpose of the college. Engineering was just a prelude, because corresponding professional colleges would be established in various prefectures later, and there would only be prefectural schools for this.

In these professional colleges, students learn physics, chemistry, mathematics, mechanics, firearms and other technical subjects. He will also have to put the subsequent establishment of these on the agenda.

The purpose of setting up these elective subjects in the college is to see if there are suitable talents. If so, entering a professional college can be a way out.

After hearing this, Kong Yingda no longer had any doubts and agreed immediately. After a while, he hurried down to prepare for the college's enrollment and teaching.

After Kong Yingda went down, Cen Wenben walked in immediately.

Li Yuanji sighed, it seemed that he would not be able to properly deal with the documents in his hands today.

"Jingren, you've come just in time. I have something to entrust to you. I want to establish an academy of sciences, which will be on par with the Imperial Academy."

(End of this chapter)