Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 551 Sun Xiangfu's Brain Circuit

In any case, among the countries that directly border the Tang Dynasty, only Pyu and Tubo can pose a certain threat to the Tang Dynasty, and Sun Xiangfu's proposal to develop Yunnan is to use the land of Yunnan to gradually expand to Central and South Asia. Promote the culture of the Central Plains.

After all, the areas further south of Yunnan are Indian languages ​​and advocate Buddhism. If people in this area are not to be eroded by the Buddhist culture that is more easily accepted by the common people in this period, Datang must preemptively establish in Yunnan. Establish your own cultural beliefs, resist, and even gradually promote the Central Plains culture to this area.

Sun Xiangfu is a person from later generations. He knows that even in the era of advanced technology in later generations, Buddhism has a deep-rooted influence in this area. It is not that he hates Buddhism, but from a political perspective. Culture will hinder the spread of Central Plains culture, which is not in line with Datang's interests, so we must take action.

"Your Majesty, come to think of it, Tubo doesn't want to admit defeat, and has drawn Pyu, an ally, to build up their momentum. During their trip, there must be someone who can represent the will of their lord. I suggest that you compare it with those of other countries. Guests, receive them, and you can also give them some gifts."

"Gift? What gift?"

"Ten thousand sets of Four Books and Five Classics."

"Uh······"

Not only Li Shimin, but also all the ministers present were a little confused by Sun Xiangfu's proposal. What is the purpose of sending four books and five classics?
The Buddhist culture in Pyu had already developed, but Tubo in this period was not influenced by much Buddhist culture, because Princess Wencheng had not yet entered Tibet.

In Sun Xiangfu's view, Princess Wencheng brought a large number of Buddhist scriptures into Tubo, which seemed to have played a certain role, but in fact, it was a disaster for thousands of years, making it difficult for this area to integrate into the Central Plains in later generations. It was Li Shimin's fault. A major political failure.

Buddhist scriptures, there are four books and five classics, so that they have a deep-rooted belief in Buddhism, so how can they learn Confucianism and become moral gentlemen?

At this time, when Songtsan Gampo dominated the plateau and the country had not yet formed its core political ideology, it was the right time for Datang to show it a strong posture and then teach it the foundation of its prosperity, that is, 'Confucianism'.

After receiving these Four Books and Five Classics, even if Songtsan Gampo did not regard them as treasures for governing the country, he would definitely organize high-level officials in Tubo to study them carefully and spread them within a certain range. The reason why Sun Xiangfu was so sure was because he did not I believe that Songtsan Gampo will not be envious of the prosperity and wealth of the Tang Dynasty.

After Sun Xiangfu said his plan, everyone looked at him with weird eyes. If they knew the word 'brain circuit', they would definitely say that Sun Zhengming's brain circuit must be Different from ordinary people.

In fact, when Sun Xiangfu and Kong Yingda were arguing about the education of the Tang Dynasty earlier, Li Shimin saw the signs of this. He seemed to be happy to push Confucianism to neighboring countries, and even foreign students only suggested that they be allowed to go. Guozijian, studying Confucianism.

However, he himself has never been superstitious about Confucianism. At most, he has learned the general idea and knows what it is all about.

Later, Li Shimin thought it through thoroughly, and then he realized why Sun Xiangfu had this kind of thinking. If the neighboring countries are all gentlemen who know etiquette and shame, for Datang, it will be a good thing without any harm!

Now, Datang's cultural and educational undertakings in his own country have basically started, and it only takes time to accumulate rich harvests.

However, after changing yourself, you need to change others to reduce many unnecessary disputes in this world.

Presenting the Four Books and Five Classics to Tubo and Pyu seems to be a means to change others. Moreover, Li Shimin not only wants to donate to Tubo and Pyu, but also to all foreign countries that come to participate in the sports meeting. , to the end.

Considering the current Tang Dynasty's financial resources, and the degree of development of the paper industry and printing industry, the mere tens of thousands of books are not worth mentioning at all. Naturally, no courtiers objected.

Moreover, Sun Xiangfu wanted to add fuel to this matter, and said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, I suggest that I announce to all foreign guests that our Tang Dynasty has a new imperial examination system."

"The new imperial examination system?"

"Yes, I suggest that people from any country are allowed to come to our country to participate in the scientific examination. Once any talented person is selected, he may be an intern official according to the procedure, and eventually become an official official of our Datang. Among them, The first to open to foreign students is the liberal arts.”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he was once again impressed by Sun Xiangfu's brain. In this way, wouldn't those foreigners study the Four Books, Five Classics, and Confucian culture like crazy?
You know, to be an official at the level of state governor in Datang, the management is equivalent to the population and territory managed by the lord of a country in the Western Regions, and his salary has reached several hundred per month. The purchasing power of a few hundred pennies in the private sector is quite strong. You can buy a good house in Shanyang, save for two months, and even buy a luxury villa. Earn a luxury villa in two months. How tempting is this?
Moreover, having more talents brings innumerable benefits to the country. It can further promote the expansion of Datang. Therefore, Li Shimin didn't think too much about it, and didn't even ask Fang Xuanling and others for their opinions. He nodded and said, "I agree with this matter, let Shanyang's printing workshop print more Four Books and Five Classics, and I will give them a special gift.

In addition, in the cities of Dingxiang and Shanyang, the rankings are set up. Starting from the current imperial examination, the imperial court will open liberal arts to foreigners. After that, other subjects will be opened one after another. Once they are selected, they can enjoy the same treatment as our own scholars. , After passing the internship, there is no difference between becoming an official and becoming an official. "

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Many ministers who had figured out the key point of this matter praised in unison, which immediately made Li Shimin feel refreshed. This year's imperial examination will be held in mid-October. After the school was promoted to the county level, the number of scholars in Datang, It is increasing exponentially. He is looking forward to the number of references for this year, and even more for the number of references for the next imperial examination. Putting talents from all over the world into his basket is the real name All the heroes of the world fall into my grasp'.

"Come here, give me a banquet, and I want to have fun with you."

Li Shimin is still the same Li Shimin, when he is in a good mood, he wants to drink, listen to music, and watch singing and dancing.As soon as Sun Xiangfu entered the city, he was invited to the palace by him, and they talked for several hours about the business. He was already very hungry, and as soon as the banquet started, he began to eat heartily.

Not long after, Yan Lide, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, came over with a wine glass.

"Don't blame Yan Shangshu, I was summoned by His Majesty as soon as I entered the city today. I am really hungry."

Yan Liben was very self-cultivated, and he waited until Sun Xiangfu wiped his greasy mouth clean before saying, "This old man is here for nothing other than a sky lantern made by a research institute affiliated to the Ministry of Industry. I would like Zhengming to take the time to go See if it is appropriate and how it can be used in the opening ceremony."

"I really want to ask, who came up with this idea?"

"This, Zhengming, don't you know? On the battlefield of Yanjin, your guards climbed up the cliffs on both sides of Yanjin City with the help of sky lanterns. His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter and ordered The Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry conducted research on it. Finally, in the first two months, the research institute produced a super-large sky lantern. Its upward force can lift several people into the air. Because of the problem of wind force, it is easy to float away in the air. Therefore, we tied it to the ground with ropes and designed a winch that can lower the hanging basket from the sky. However, how to make it fly in the air according to our The designated location was moved, but it was not resolved.”

Sun Xiangfu did not expect that his guards would use sky lanterns on the battlefield, and the Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry has conducted research on it for more than a year. Now it seems that after trial and error, it should be able to solve the problem of rising and falling. The problem of descending, and then he said, "The ones made of paper are used for lighting up at night, or for communication. We call them sky lanterns. Like this big guy made by your Ministry of Industry, I think we call them sky lanterns." The hot air balloon is more appropriate, because its function is no longer lighting and communication, but carrying people. How to make it move specifically, and its safety issue, I need to read it before I can help you think Way, now, where are those big things?"

Yan Lide replied, "For the sake of confidentiality, those things are temporarily stored in the barracks."

"Those? Did the research institute make many?"

"Yes! In order to ensure its safety, the research institute has made ten of them, and they can be assembled and filled with hot air to lift off at any time. As long as they are all connected in series with ropes, even if one or two of them have problems, it will not suddenly fall to the ground and injure the person in the basket."

Sun Xiangfu made up the picture a little bit, and said with a smile, "If there are ten, then the problem will be solved. We only need to launch them into the sky at the same time, take a group of hot air balloons around the opening ceremony venue, and place them Fixed at the upwind position and downwind position of the day and lifted off at two opposite angles, and equipped the two hot air balloons with ropes that can be pulled by a winch, and then the hot air balloon that His Majesty was riding could be pulled slowly between these two points .”

Yan Lide's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he raised his glass to Sun Xiangfu and said, "Zhengming is really smart, so the problem can be solved."

"Whether it can be solved or not, I have to experiment to know. What I am most worried about is the safety issue."

"Relax Zhengming, the people in the research institute will not use unsafe things for His Majesty. This thing has been tested many times before, and it can almost completely prevent sparks from splashing outwards and igniting the big ball. Every time the fuel , Ascension, descent, and the amount used are all calculated very clearly, enough for it to float in the sky for more than two hours, and even reach an altitude of more than a kilometer."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu was a little dazed. The technology tree of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry had grown beyond his expectations, and said, "I'll talk about whether it's safe or not after I read it! Tomorrow, I will discuss with Yan Shangshu Let's go to the barracks to check it out."

(End of this chapter)