Chapter 173 National Imperial College

Not long after the bodyguard in front of the hall passed on his life, Gao Su took several missionaries into the hall, and several missionaries were also Chinese. After entering the hall, he immediately met Xiao Tianjian with a Chinese-style gift, saying that it was long live.

"Free of charge! Thank you for your hard work! Today, Gao Aiqing told me that you have come back from the West, and I am very gratified, but I don't know how you have done what I discussed with you at the beginning? Xiao Tianjian kindly asked them to stand up and answer, and did not talk nonsense, and directly got to the point.

These missionaries were led by Robert. After hearing Xiao Tianjian's question, they immediately replied, "Your Majesty the Honorable Emperor of China, after returning to the West this time, I will inform the Supreme Holy See and the Pope about your permission of your permission to spread sacred teachings in this great land. I am very happy that the Holy See has agreed to all your majesty's request. At the same time, more than 30 priests have been appointed to return to China with us! Each of them was strictly selected by the Holy See. According to His Majesty's requirements, each of them has a lot of people.

In addition, according to your majesty's requirements, they all have written works. On the way this time, with the help of us, they are translating books, which can fully meet your majesty's requirements.

In addition to scholars who are familiar with astronomy and geography, there are also people who are proficient in machinery, smelting, chemistry and mathematics. They will not disappoint your majesty.

In fact, the missionaries who come to China are basically members of the Jesuits. Since the West opened the route from Europe to Asia, Catholics have begun to try their best to go to China to preach. Since the beginning of the 16th century, they have begun to infiltrate China, but after decades, the effect has been very bad, although However, in the early stage, Matteo has achieved certain results, but due to cultural differences, officials and scholars in mainland China have always been wary of these missionaries from Europe. Nine out of ten missionaries from the West will be expelled, and some people will simply evaporate from the world.

However, the rich people in the East also have a huge population base, but they have always had a huge ** power for the Holy See, which has made countless missionaries come to China one after another to attract a large number of believers for their great Lord.

Before, the activities of missionaries were very limited. Although people like Tang Ruowang were introduced to Beijing, they never got official consent to legally preach in China. Nowadays, Europeans also know that great changes are taking place in China, and the previous Ming Dynasty has declined. A The new Dazhong Dynasty is rising rapidly and controlling most of China's land, which makes missionaries see new hope. Since they can't obtain legal missionary status in the Ming Dynasty, the situation of Dazhong Dynasty may improve.

After Robert and the others returned to Europe, they first reported to the Jesuits that Xiao Tianjian, the emperor of the Great China Dynasty, agreed to preach in China. The Jesuits immediately reported the great good news to the Holy See, so the Holy See was ecstatic.

China is too big for their Holy See, and China has a population of nearly 20,000. If these people can become believers, what good news it will be for the Holy See!

So the Holy See immediately agreed to the various conditions proposed by Xiao Tianjian and let the Jesuits take the lead in handling this matter. The Jesuits immediately began to deal with it. It was very efficient. It quickly selected dozens of knowledgeable missionaries and returned to China with Robert and others.

So Robert and the others soon completed the conditions proposed to them by Xiao Tianjian. They found a Dutch brevboat to China day and night, and embarked on the road back to China.

But Xiao Tianjian asked them to translate a large number of books in various European disciplines. They didn't have time to do it, so they simply let these missionaries translate while walking on the road, which saved a lot of time. Otherwise, it would take them at least more than a year for them to return to China. The Holy See did not want to delay this precious time. They were afraid that there would be many dreams at night and what would happen again on the side of the Chinese emperor, so Robert and the others returned to China again at such a fast speed.

"Oh? If that's the case, then it's good, but there's nothing to say. You can submit the translated books to me as soon as possible. I have to review them myself to determine whether they are as well as you said. If they don't meet my requirements, then I won't allow them to be in my country. Spread the teachings!

In addition, in addition to these missionaries, I remember that you and I have only reached a private deal, but I don't know how you have done in this matter. Can you bring me the craftsmen you need according to my requirements this time? After hearing his reply, Xiao Tianjian was immediately in a good mood, so he immediately asked.

Robert nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will soon dedicate all the books brought this time to your majesty, which will definitely satisfy your majesty!

As for the private transaction reached between Your Majesty and us, we have also done it. After we went back this time, we have recruited nearly 100 craftsmen of various kinds in various countries, including not only craftsmen who are proficient in shipbuilding, but also many sailors who are proficient in navigation. Of course, these people have come to your country to work because they want to cross the ocean. They all have high requirements for salaries, but since your majesty has promised, he will give them a high salary, so I guess it won't be a problem!

In addition, another request made by His Majesty is that the Holy See has found some believers who are trying to disturb the public. Because of this trip, we are in a hurry and have not found them for the time being, but we have also arranged people to look for them in China and told them about your majesty's good intentions. Presumably they After learning the news, they are very happy to come to live in your country, and then they will definitely find a way to come by themselves!"

Xiao Tianjian was in a good mood when he heard this. Now the China and the DPRK are no longer lagging behind the West in the casting of artillery. The number of artillery equipment by the Lu Division is now steadily improving, and the quality and variety are no worse than that in the West. Moreover, Xiao Tianjian has arranged the Nanjing Army from the Military Industry Department under the Ministry of Industry. The factory's cannons began to test the production of large-caliber ship-borne artillery. You should know that the cannons on Western sail warships in this era have reached an unprecedented 42 pounds, weighing 10,000 catties, and a range of four kilometers. However, these cannons are really too heavy. It's not that China and North Korea can't be cast now, but even after being cast, It can only be used for fortress defense. Such a heavy cannon can't be used on Chinese sailboats at all.

Even the 12-pound cannons equipped by the army division of the Dazhong army cannot be loaded on the existing Chinese sailboats. Therefore, the current artillery produced by Dazhong and the DPRK are mainly used by the land division, and the heaviest is the 12-pound cannon, which is very unfavorable for the Chinese people to compete for hegemony in the sea in the future. Of.

The Ministry of Military Industry is also skeptical about Xiao Tianjian's proposal to cast a larger cannon. Now it is in the trial production of the 24-pound gun, but it is only in the test stage, and there is no ship to load and use it.

But now these missionaries are allowed to recruit shipbuilders for Xiao Tianjian in the West and bring them to work for the Greater China and the DPRK under the ** of being allowed to preach in China. Soon, the Greater China and DPRK will also master the manufacturing technology of Western-style sail warships. In the future, they can also load cannons and cross the sea. It is.

So after listening to Robert's answer, Xiao Tianjian was so happy that he nodded and praised Robert for doing a good job.

As for the so-called Western heretical scholars that Xiao Tianjian wants, they can't be searched overnight now. As long as the news spreads, it must be able to attract some pioneering Western scholars to Dazhong and North Korea in the future. Now this matter is not the most critical thing. The most important thing is to establish a more systematic education system in China through these missionaries, and gradually abandon China's old educational tradition, so that Chinese people will not be left behind by Western countries in science in the future.

So this time Robert and others came back from Europe, they have basically met Xiao Tianjian's requirements. In the next few years, more and more missionaries will bring all kinds of knowledge to China. Coupled with his subsequent guidance, China will no longer be able to become a closed and self-contained history like the Qing Dynasty. It's in.

So, Xiao Tianjian was overjoyed and immediately issued an order for the Ministry of Ceremonies to allocate a place in Nanjing for the first placement of these missionaries, and then issued an order to reward these missionaries with a batch of silver, and settled the expenses for these missionaries according to their previous agreement.

In addition, missionaries can use the rewards they have received to build a church in Nanjing for their missionary use. Of course, the usual missionary activities of these missionaries must be carried out under the supervision of the Great China and the Chinese Dynasty, and they will never be allowed to take the opportunity to occupy the land or accumulate wealth.

As a sign of the Holy See's goodwill to the Great China and North Korea, when the missionaries came back from Europe this time, they also brought Xiao Tianjian several exquisite self-sounding bells and pocket watches, as well as several astronomical telescopes, several well-made eight-tone boxes, and even sent a few small glass mirrors to Xiao Tianjian. As the most valuable gift.

After Xiao Tianjian looked at these gifts, he was not very rare about astronomical telescopes. Now the Dazhong army has been equipped with a lot of telescopes, but at present, the telescopes of Dazhong North Korea have not been developed because the glass manufacturing industry has not yet developed, using highly pure crystals as lenses, which is very expensive, but this However, it is only a matter of time. After Xiao Tianjian takes action, he will start to organize a royal enterprise to develop and produce glass. In the future, he can replace crystal with glass to make various lenses, which can greatly reduce the cost of various telescopes. Therefore, Xiao Tianjian does not have these telescopes dedicated to him by the missionary. What are you curious about?

In addition, Xiao Tianjian did not see the glass mirrors that were regarded as precious gifts by missionaries. This thing is still a strange commodity in the West today. The price is very expensive, and the production technology is only in the hands of a few people, so it is regarded as a rare treasure by them. Give it to him.

But Xiao Tianjian knows that this thing is just made through the silver mirror reaction, using silver foil and mercury to produce a chemical reaction, and attaching it to the glass surface. If he wants to make glass, he can easily produce it. At that time, there is no need to import this thing from the West at all. It can be used to dump it back to Europe and make a lot of money.

What Xiao Tianjian pays most attention to is these self-sounding bells and a few pocket watches. This kind of thing now represents the highest achievement of European machinery. Xiao Tianjian has long been worried about the inability to effectively grasp the time when marching and fighting. With this thing, there is no need to worry about this matter in the future.

So he happily accepted these gifts. As a reward, he gave the missionaries a batch of silk and exquisite porcelain, and also gave them some good tea, which made the missionaries very happy.

In the next few days, Xiao Tianjian was with this group of missionaries almost every day. He personally met the new missionaries who followed Robert to China to preach, and talked with them in person to understand their strengths. Through this conversation, he found that the Holy See and the Jesuits were selected. The missionaries who came really have the expertise of one or more disciplines. In addition to being proficient in theology, they have dabbled in all aspects of disciplines, which makes Xiao Tianjian even happier.

Originally, Xiao Tianjian wanted to set up a modern college in Nanjing a few years ago to cultivate talents in various disciplines for China's future and guide young people to engage in various scientific research. However, everything else is easy to do, but Xiao Tianjian can't solve the problem of teachers.

In order to find these teachers, he aimed to find all kinds of talents in China. Through high salaries, he invited them to work in Nanjing. For this reason, he invited Sun Yuanhua's three sons to teach mathematics and geometry, and invited several students of Xu Guangqi. In addition, Song Yingxing was also invited to Nanjing by Xiao Tianjian. He served as the first supervisor of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but with these people, there is still not enough manpower to build a modern university.

However, these missionaries who came to Europe this time solved the problem he faced, so Xiao Tianjian immediately decided to immediately start the establishment of the Dazhong Dynasty Tai College under the Nanjing Dazhong Dynasty National Prison. Nominally, he still took Taixue as a supervisor, which can reduce the resistance of scholars to this new learning. Xu.

However, in essence, after this Taiyuan College selects students to enter the school in various places, in addition to studying Confucianism, it also offers mathematics, vassal language (foreign language), physics, mechanical mechanics, agronomy, water conservancy, chemistry and other disciplines in the Taiyuan.

In addition to studying Confucianism, mathematics, which is a compulsory course for each of them, is also a must. In addition, all students must take more than one subject in physics, chemistry, smelting, agronomy, water conservancy, mechanical mechanics or vassal language for five years. After completing the five-year academic system, passing the examination, and all the compulsory and elective subjects meet the requirements, it can be selected by the Ministry of Public Affairs.

In the future, the Ministry of Officials will be assigned to various departments according to their majors. In short, through this means, it will reform the practice of selecting officials in previous Chinese dynasties.

Those missionaries who specialize in need to teach in Tai College while learning Chinese. The missionaries also put forward requirements to open a theology in Tai College to spread their Catholicism. After Xiao Tianjian considered it, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of these missionaries, he agreed to them. However, he also asked the missionaries to set up theology in the college, but theology can only be used as an amateur elective course, allowing students to choose freely, and the theology is not used as the content of the examination to affect the future career of the students.

In this way, Xiao Tianjian can finally establish China's first modern university in China, which makes Xiao Tianjian several times happier than to eliminate Li Zicheng.

For Xiao Tianjian's will, officials and scholars in the court are quite dissatisfied with this. Many people think that doing so is too much for Western learning and affects the scholars' study. However, Xiao Tianjian doesn't care about their opposition. Now he is in power. He has the final say about everything. These people can oppose it, but It cannot affect his will to promote new learning. The new Taiyuan College must be established in accordance with his requirements, and the future selection of officials should also be gradually selected from the students of Taiyuan University.

In this way, in the future, if the officials of Dazhong and North Korea want to obtain official body, they can only take the road of learning. As long as this rule continues over time, they can gradually change the minds of readers.

Of course, it is far from enough to have such a college. In the future, Xiao Tianjian decided to set up a college not only in Nanjing, but also a college in Beijing. In the future, he will gradually set up such a university in every province to promote this new study.

In addition to universities, Xiao Tianjian also plans to set up primary schools in counties in the future, set up middle schools in various cities, train from childhood, gradually select, and finally form a perfect education system. In this way, China will not worry about the lack of talents in all aspects in the future.

(Today, I would like to thank the three brothers hong360, Feng Mu Chunjiang and General Mao Mao for their insitive rewards! Here is a chapter of nearly 5,000 words!)