"僢." Shangguan Ziqi praised.
The next day, Yu Yuanzheng went to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion to finish her lessons, and was then taken to the palace to ask to see the emperor.
The emperor didn't let her wait long before summoning her into the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respects to Him." Yu Yuanzheng greeted him according to the proper etiquette.
The emperor was very satisfied with her neither humble nor arrogant attitude.
He is a man who knows when to advance and when to retreat.
Women in later generations were so polite and knew when to advance and retreat. He couldn't imagine what later generations would be like.
If he knew that these rules did not exist in later generations, he would probably be shocked.
Unfortunately, Yu Yuanzheng couldn't draw, so she could only describe to him orally what the future generations would look like.
But just what she had told him before was enough to amaze him, so the emperor agreed to build ships, establish a navy, and go out to sea for exploration.
"Does the town lord have something to ask me?" The emperor asked a nonsense question.
No one goes to the temple unless he has something to do.
"Your Majesty, I have come to thank you for your grace. I like the big house you gave me. I have no place to live now, so I plan to use the house you gave me to teach students. I will use it to teach foreigners their languages."
"That's a good thing. I guess you would use it this way."
"But Your Majesty, the foreign language is generally useless unless we go to Estria or a country that speaks a similar language. It is hard to find people who are willing to learn it. What do you think we should do about this?" Yu Yuanzheng explained his purpose.
"Is that easy to learn?" The emperor listened to that language as if it were bird talk and could not understand a single word.
"Whether it's easy to learn or not depends on the person. Some people like it or have a talent for languages, so they can learn quickly. If they don't like it, they won't learn it even if they are whipped every day." Yu Yuanzheng said truthfully.
This is also true.
"Hai Xixi, announce the Minister of Rites Gao Zhiyu to come to the palace." The emperor thought for a moment and then gave the order.
Hai Xixi took the order and went out to make arrangements.
While he was waiting, the emperor sent all the servants outside the imperial study.
It was rare for Yu Yuanzheng to come to him alone. The emperor was in a particularly good mood these days and wanted to talk more with Yu Yuanzheng about future events.
Yu Yuanzheng had a pretty good understanding of the emperor's character over the past few years, so she was more relaxed when she spoke, mainly talking about the advancement and technological development of later generations, as well as people's lifestyles.
The emperor was stunned when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the world that technology is the primary productive force. So I suggest that if Wei becomes richer and richer, we should invest more in education.
The education I am talking about does not mean that people should study to the end just to take the imperial examinations.
For example, the medical skills that I have learned are also a subject.
I started school at the age of six and graduated at the age of sixteen to enter society.
Of course, the first ten years were spent learning basic knowledge, and the last eight years were spent truly learning medicine, which is why I have the medical skills I have today.
My medical skills are not the best in the world, but just ordinary grassroots workers. There are many people who are better than me.
Technology is accumulated bit by bit, and wisdom lies in the people.
For example, the manufacture of horse-drawn carriages involves a lot of technology.
I have observed the carriages we now use.
The axle of the wheel is the most worthy place to study.
I have seen that the wheels of our carriages nowadays are made of a piece of hard wood inserted into two wheels, and the axle is covered with copper or iron sheets for friction.
This structure has a lot of friction, and it is very difficult to start. A horse can't run fast at all.
This structure has long been eliminated in later generations and replaced by ball bearings.
It is a layer of iron groove with grooves on the axle, with very round iron beads in the grooves, and then another layer is put on the outside to fix the beads in the grooves, and then they are put into the wheel together.
When the wheels turn, they only require a little force to turn, and they run very fast.
Horses can also pull heavier loads.”
Once Yu Yuanzheng started talking, she couldn't stop. She didn't care whether the emperor could understand her or not, and just kept talking.
The emperor was confused by what he heard, but he understood the general meaning.
“All these technologies require intelligent people to slowly research, invent and create.
Therefore, I suggest that the Ministry of Industry can put more effort in this regard, encourage the people to improve our production tools, and improve the people's labor efficiency.
The people can create more wealth in a short period of time, and Da Wei will become richer and richer.
The reason why later generations are so advanced and developed is that they are the result of continuous research and invention based on the foundation of their predecessors. If we want to make scientific and technological progress, the most fundamental thing is education.
Teach children to learn existing knowledge and skills.
"When they learn, they will think about it and recreate it based on the existing technology. Wouldn't technology gradually improve?" Yu Yuanzheng continued.
This time the emperor immediately understood what she meant.
At present, all the scholars in Wei are here to take the imperial examinations, and very few can afford to read.
Ordinary people simply cannot afford to go to school.
If we want to ensure that all children of the people can go to school, we have to make the people rich. It is impossible to rely solely on the national treasury for funding as the cost is too high.
The emperor paced back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his back.
Finally, I could only sigh.
Everything can only be done step by step.
"Lord, your words have made me understand a truth. The "gong" in the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans refers to technology, right?"
"Your Majesty is right. If farmers had advanced tools, they wouldn't have to invest so much manpower. The freed-up labor could be used to open up new land and plant more crops. Wouldn't the products of our Great Wei be more abundant?"
"You are right."
The two chatted like this, and the emperor was once again shocked by his ignorance.
When Mr. Gao arrived, the two were already chatting about all sorts of things.
They all talked about sailing to Estria to visit their king.
The emperor felt that he was still young and he would definitely be able to go in his lifetime.
He would wait until he turned ten and then pass the throne to the crown prince, and then he would live his life at ease.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Gao has arrived."
"Let him in." The emperor's tone was full of joy, and Lord Gao could hear the emperor's mood even from outside the door.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty, and to the Lord Protector of the Nation."
"Stand up."
Mr. Gao is only in his forties, but his hair is already a little gray.
He looks older than the emperor.
"Lord Gao, I have asked you to come here to discuss something with you. The Lord of the State wants to recruit a few students to learn the foreign language. I plan to send an envoy to visit the Kingdom of Esteria once the Great Wei's large sea ships are completed. Who do you think would be the best people to come and learn? Your Ministry of Rites should take charge of this matter."
Your Majesty, this is not a discussion; it is simply an order.
Mr. Gao was stunned.
He didn't expect that the emperor had such a big arrangement. What was the purpose of sending an envoy to such a far place?
Lord Gao couldn't figure it out, but since the emperor had given the order, he had to obey.
This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites.
"Your Majesty, do you think it would be a good idea to select a few young officials from the Ministry of Rites to learn from us?" Lord Gao asked tentatively.
"Well, select a few more and have them listen to the lectures of the Lord of the Nation every afternoon." The emperor was very satisfied with Minister Gao's tact.
"Your Majesty, they don't have to come every day. Just come every other day. This requires them to practice more. If I talk too much, they won't be able to accept it."
"Then you look after the arrangements, I only look at the results."
Minister Gao returned to the yamen and conveyed the emperor's intention, asking everyone to sign up voluntarily.
As a result, from top to bottom, no one signed up.
Lord Gao was so angry that his beard was shaking.
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