He coaxed and deceived the foreigners into brainwashing and forced them to work illegally.
Fang Zheng finally had some free time and his life got back on track.
Everything on the Jinyiwei side was restored to normal as before, and the rewards for Zheng Hui and others were also successfully received.
The imperial court approved the establishment of the new Western Maritime Affairs Bureau and appointed Zheng Hui as the chief envoy, holding the third rank.
The momentum of this promotion was like a rocket, but no one in the court raised any objection.
The reason is simple. Everyone understands the importance of Xiyang, and there is no one else who can be qualified for this job except Zheng Hui.
Lai Gou'er made an exception and replaced Zheng Hui's official title.
As for the remaining sailors going to sea, Emperor Jing resisted the pressure from the court and directly decided to follow Fang Zhengyi's plan, giving each of them 5,000 taels of silver.
A large sum of money was spent, and the soldiers in the Beijing camp were greatly shocked!
They all say that rewarding the three armies with this kind of intensity... is truly unprecedented, and it must make my ancestors very happy.
Many people complained privately and wanted to join the navy, but it was too late to regret.
The navy has started to recruit more soldiers again, and thanks to the publicity effect of the generous rewards, the enthusiasm of the people to sign up is far beyond imagination.
The problem now is not the lack of manpower, but how to select the best.
As for the rest, there is only education.
Classes at Yucai Primary School have been in session for several months. Fang Zhengyi is very busy on weekdays and can only take time to visit occasionally.
Fortunately, everything is on track.
After all, they are all children from scholarly families. They have excellent foundations and a good environment, so they have better learning abilities than ordinary children.
Now with the guidance of famous teachers and some modern educational concepts, we will naturally make faster progress.
However, the expenses of Yucai Primary School are indeed astonishingly high. They provide nutritious meals to each student, print new teaching materials, and occasionally invite people to perform children's plays. Everything is the best. If calculated based on the tuition fee of one thousand taels, it will take a long time to recover the cost.
Fortunately, the first semester will be over in about a month.
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On this day, right after the court meeting, Fang Zhengyi was stopped by Li Yuanzhao and asked, "Old Fang, how is the situation at Yucai Primary School?"
Fang Zhengyi was a little confused: "It's fine, what's wrong?"
Li Yuanzhao said, "I have been thinking for such a long time, you should find a way to let Li Yu in. Yesterday, I heard from my father that he was going to study in the Zhanshi Mansion first. It would be troublesome to figure it out by then, and you are not the Zhanshi now."
"I see that you don't care about my affairs at all. Can you think about me? Yucaixiu is so good, but only your son is enjoying it. Is this appropriate for your brother?" Li Yuanzhao complained.
"Every family has its own problems. I have my own problems, too, Your Highness."
Hearing him mention his son, Fang Zhengyi felt a little depressed.
Yucai Primary School is pretty good now, except for his son, who has inherited all the advantages of his childhood!
Other people’s children study hard and are motivated, and they have a lot of fun in school every day.
Only Fang Chenyu was absent from class every day. He was like a maggot infested with crickets, just like a cricket pupa!
When the kindergarten teacher takes him out, this kid spends money lavishly. He buys everything he sees and always asks for several taels of pocket money.
We had agreed to let him stay at the boarding school, but like everyone else, he just ran home on his own.
I can't bear to hit him, but I'm afraid I can't stop him from scolding me... What should I do if he becomes a bad boy in the future?
Why can't he be as obedient as other children?
If this continues, I will only be a ruapo in the future, and I am afraid I won’t even be able to pass the entrance exam to a key university…
Li Yuanzhao blinked and asked, "What's the hard part in your family?"
"Oh, the child doesn't study hard and plays all day long." Fang Zheng sighed.
I have learned from the lesson in my previous life and set an example all the time. I don’t know how I can still be like this.
"How old are you, kid? Why don't you play?"
"From a young age, we can't let him play all the time. I'm busy going home to make teaching aids for him, so I won't talk about it for now." After saying this, Fang Zheng hurried back.
Li Yuanzhao quickly pulled him back and said, "What teaching aids are you looking for? You haven't agreed to my request yet? Come with me to the East Palace. There are craftsmen there with all kinds of materials. Let's have a good chat. I have something good to show you."
"Okay, okay, stop pulling me."
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East Palace.
Fang Zheng stood in the room in silence, looking at the messy bedroom, speechless.
The original bedroom had been completely emptied, with only one track in the room and bookshelves on all four sides filled with documents.
The little train was humming along on the track.
There were a few craftsmen busy at work in the house. They looked familiar, and they should be from Dongjiao University.
Fang Zheng frowned and said, "Your Highness, have you recruited all the people from the Steam Institute to come here?"
Li Yuanzhao waved his hand and said, "No, we just hired some people. Look at the little car running on it. It's basically a one-to-one replica and improvement of the locomotive of the Steam Institute. It's almost finished."
"Originally, the piston on this car has always been a big problem. The steam used oil-soaked hemp rope as the piston... Hiss, why should I tell you the details? Do you understand what a piston is?" Li Yuanzhao asked proudly with a sidelong glance.
What the hell? I am looked down upon by a native like you. Is this fair?
“Isn’t that it?”
Fang Zheng had a wooden face, stretched out his two hands, made a ring with one hand and used his index finger to go in and out with the other hand...
"Uh... almost, but why do I feel like you're so vulgar?" Li Yuanzhao chuckled and continued, "The original silk and linen piston could be used, but it couldn't withstand wear and tear, so I replaced it with a cast iron one. Others didn't try it and concluded it wouldn't work, but I didn't believe it, and it actually worked after I tried it!"
"This problem has been solved, and the subsequent minor details should be progressing quickly."
Fang Zheng's mind moved, and he said excitedly, "So... it can be considered a success?"
"Well, that's about right. If we deploy more manpower, it will only take one or two months to complete the casting assembly inspection." Li Yuanzhao thought, stroking his chin.
In a month or two, a proper train will be born?
Thinking of the scene of a train speeding along the tracks, Fang Zhengyi was so excited that he was almost speechless.
The train will be ready in a month or two, so we should make plans now... We also need to arrange the rails and other things in advance...
After a long while, he calmed down and said, "Your Highness, you are a genius. You have done a great job this time! In the future, the entire court will look up to you."
"Really?" Li Yuanzhao said with a silly smile, "Then can you help my son get admitted to school? Go and talk to my father."
"Yes, I must! I will start to help you tomorrow and I guarantee that I can convince His Majesty!" Fang Zheng patted his chest and promised, "You can also submit a memorial to His Majesty whenever you have time and mention it whenever you want."
This is neither a difficult matter nor an easy one. As long as you demonstrate strong teaching results, the conversations among the ministers in the court will surely reach the ears of His Majesty.
At that time, it would be a natural thing for the emperor's grandson to go to school.
"That's good. You want to make teaching aids, right? What kind of teaching aids do you want? I can take a look at them."
"Your Highness, go and rest first. I'll find a few people to help me and it will be done soon."
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