Chapter 730 E-Zi Scroll Visionaries of Every Era

Feng Ziying turned around, "Uncle Fang, I really want to do some things. We can all see the state of the court. The situation is not good. I really want to do many things quickly. Kaihai is just one of them, but I I also know that rushing for success will only be counterproductive, and it is difficult for me to achieve it alone,..."

"Ziying, this is exactly what Junyu and I want to tell you." Fang Youdu's eyes became more persistent, "We all know that you have a big game of chess and plans, and we all want to help you." , and we all know and recognize some of the ideas you have shown before, but if you can't tell us these ideas and plans, how can we help you?"

  Feng Ziying did not answer this question for a while.

Fang Youdu's tone was even more sincere, "I remember that you said to me that when everyone gathers firewood, the fire is as high as the fire. There is also a saying that one person counts the short and the others count the long, unless you think that we will not agree with your idea." How to do it, otherwise why can’t you tell us?”

Feng Ziying smiled wryly, "Uncle Fang, your words are too big, so I have to respond. Well, I do have some ideas, but they are not yet mature, and you also know that we have not really finalized our own ideas yet. The official career will not be settled until the end of the political observation period next year, and there are other reasons, so I have been considering it,..."

Fang Youdu shook his head, disagreeing with Feng Ziying's point of view: "Ziying, immaturity means that these ideas are still in the gestation stage. I believe that most of our students from Qingtan Academy should have similar ideas and views, including You mentioned that the current difficulties faced by the imperial court and various local malpractices, how to solve and change, you also said that it needs our generation to realize it, but first of all, we should first achieve a unity of views and ideas , at least to achieve a basic consensus, without this foundation, it will be impossible to achieve the better court and place we want."

  Feng Ziying understood what Fang Youdu meant, and nodded, "Uncle Fang, you mean that even immature ideas and viewpoints should be brought forward for everyone to discuss and discuss together?"

"Yes!" Fang Youdu's eyes sparkled, "We all know that you are a genius in our department, and even Junyu admires you very much. He is not convincing, but he is not convinced to you? Outsiders, Yang Sichang is so arrogant, Huang Zunsu is arrogant, and Hou Xun is strong, but I think they have to be polite when they talk about you, so what good are you Are you worried? Are you still afraid that we are out of tune with you? Or are you afraid that one of us will steal your limelight? I see that there are a few people around you who are doing things for you, but they are doing specific things, not great ideas,... "

   This method has a degree!

  Feng Ziying couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

His powers of observation are quite strong, and he noticed that people like Wang Wenyan, Cao Yu, Duan Xigui, and Jia Lian were doing things for him, but he also thought that these people could only help him with things that could not be put on the table, such as Haitong Yinzhuang. The avenue is probably something that needs to be changed or realized from the imperial policy level.

  However, Fang Youdu didn't think about it, even if his group of people could get together, would it be able to make much difference to the court road?

  Look at Qi Yongtai, Guan Yingzhen and other masters who have not yet occupied a dominant position in the court, let alone yourself as a junior?

Moreover, Feng Ziying believes that once people like herself get together, many contradictions and differences in viewpoints will gradually emerge, and the more critical ones may not be consistent with the viewpoints of Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen. Do the young and vigorous students have the awareness to compromise?

Politics is about compromise. It has been like this throughout the ages. Those who don’t understand this will find it difficult to accomplish things. Feng Ziying, who has spent decades in official careers in her previous life, has already had this awareness, but Fang Youdu and the others can have this Awakened?

But what Fang Youdu said is also true. If they can also participate in the whole brewing and discussion process, it will undoubtedly better strengthen the cohesion and centripetal force of this group of people, and at the same time, it will also allow them to promote these opinions and even more powerfully in the future. Form the impetus for policy in the imperial court.

Of course, there must be a premise here, that is, you need to firmly grasp the direction of the entire ideological faction, and at the same time firmly grasp the dominance of the entire group. Maturity, or in other words, use the success of some work models to strengthen one's status and prestige.

"Uncle Fang, what you said makes sense, but I am a bit narrow-minded." Feng Ziying thought for a while before saying: "I will sort out some of my ideas for your reference and consideration, and you are welcome to discuss, but I want to remind you first. For a moment, some of my ideas may seem deviant or extreme to many people, and they may not conform to some policies of the current imperial court, so you must be prepared for this mentality, but I also want to be confused, and I will eventually find common ground , we can always seek common ground while reserving differences, right?"

Fang Youdu laughed, "Ziying, you have to believe in yourself. In Qingtan Academy, besides Boya, you are the youngest, but everyone knows that your ideas are the most correct, and everyone recognizes you. Why are you so young now? Over the years, you have traveled far and wide, your reputation has grown, and you have seen more, but you have become more cautious and humble?"

  Feng Ziying smiled, but didn't explain much.

  Can the situation in the academy be the same as after entering the official career?

Like Han Jing, who has already parted ways with everyone, like Xu Xi, who was once very close, is also drifting away. If there are differences in some basic worldviews and values ​​from the beginning, and when it comes to interests, then it is a different way. Conspiring with each other, it is difficult to come together.

  Seeing that Feng Ziying didn't want to say more, and he finally succeeded in persuading Feng Ziying, Fang Youdu didn't say much.

   The reason why Fang Youdu was asked to start this issue was considered by a group of people.

  Practicing State Affairs was compiled earlier than Feng Ziying, and he was born as the No. 1 scholar. Although he has a close relationship with Feng Ziying, everyone is worried that Feng Ziying will not adapt.

Like the others, they all felt that they did not have the eloquence to persuade Feng Ziying, or that their personal relationship with Feng Ziying was not too close. Only Fang Youdu had a close personal relationship with Feng Ziying, and he was at the end of the top three in Chunwei, and his eloquence was also good, so he was the best. lobbyists.

  Accurately speaking, this is not lobbying, but more like a kind of initiative to approach and "request the organization to accept".

Feng Ziying could feel some of this attitude, which also made him feel a little more comforted. At least this group of people still hope that Dazhou will be better and the court will be better. With such a foundation, many things can be done, and they can Let's go on.

   "Master Feng, congratulations." Feng Ziying was a little surprised by Zhuang Limin's arrival. He rushed from Guangdong to the capital city in person for his marriage, which was a bit of a favor.

   "Mr. Zhuang, you are too polite, and Feng Mou is a little ashamed, please forgive me..." Feng Ziying raised her hand to signal, looking at Zhuang Limin's eyes, she should have something to say to herself.

"Master Feng is young and promising, so Zhuang will definitely come to this marriage." Zhuang Limin nodded, and Feng Ziying simply led him into the study of the middle school. Except for Feng Ziying's classmates and relatives, basically no outsiders are accepted here. , but Zhuang Limin is special.

   "Thank you very much." Feng Ziying signaled the other party to take a seat, "My father has already sent a letter, and he has received the goods for the three thousand bird guns. The standard is really not bad. Mr. Zhuang, you have to work hard."

"Master Feng, the Japanese bird gun master inherited the production technology from the Frang machine, and the production history is earlier than us, and the Japanese have always used the bird gun, which is far better than bows and arrows. Especially in the past ten years, as far as Zhuang knows, in the The popularization rate in the army under the command of the big names and generals is increasing day by day,..."

  Zhuang Limin's speech has always been straightforward and never sloppy, which Feng Ziying appreciates very much.

   "Then what is the difference between the fire guns in Foshan and the bird guns produced by the Japanese?" Feng Ziying asked a key question.

  Although there is still no sign of Japanese involvement in the Great Zhou War on a large scale, the infiltration of Japanese spies into the White Lotus Sect a few years ago still made Feng Ziying very vigilant.

There have been some deviations in history, just like my father's letter. Since he became the governor of Jiliao, he immediately brought Shuerhaqi and his son over. Zi Zhasaketu has been guarded by Liaodong Army Town, broke free from Nurhachi's hands, and survived.

  Although there are still few troops and troops in hand, it is far from being able to compete with Nurhachi, but this is a very good sign.

Historically, Feng Ziying had the impression that except for Shuerhaqi's son Amin who was lucky enough to be killed by Nurhachi, Shuerhaqi, Altong'a and Zasaktu were all killed by Nurhachi. Those who split the Jianzhou Jurchen, even their own close relatives, Nurhaci and even later Huang Taiji were relentless.

  But now Shuerhaqi and his son escaped with their lives and fled to Heichamu, which is next to the guard of the Liaodong Army. Even though his strength is weak now, this sign and significance are extraordinary.

At least the people of Horqin were greatly shocked. Da Zhou actually directly intervened in the internal affairs of the Jianzhou Jurchen, and even publicly sheltered a person who was identified by the Jianzhou Jurchen Khan as a traitor and wanted to kill him, and he survived. This made the Horqin people doubt about Nurhachi's control.

Because of this, history has been deviated, and Feng Ziying can't believe that Tokugawa will have other ideas after seeing the current situation in Dazhou. Similarly, he can't guarantee that Nurhachi will see Shuerhaqi and Horqin in Liaodong Town. It's hard to say whether it will take the initiative to connect with North Korea and Japan if it starts to turn under pressure.

  So the natural vigilance against the Japanese from his previous life made him subconsciously want to figure out this problem, and even solve this problem, so that the quality of Da Zhou's fire guns is better than that of Japanese birds.

"In many ways, there is still some gap in the quality of Foshan's iron materials. Our iron smelting process still has some problems, but we are also trying to improve it. In addition, in terms of the production of firecrackers, as far as I know, we and the Folang machine There is still a big gap between the Hongmaofan and the Fulangjiren and the Hongmaofan. As you said, the self-generated firecrackers have increasingly become the mainstream of the Xiyi people's wars. "

Zhuang Limin also had some troubles and embarrassment on his face, "We are already recruiting technicians and craftsmen through the Fulang robot in Sulu Luzon, but this will not be done in a short period of time. It is expected that we will be able to recruit a batch next year. But if we really want to make it ourselves, we will see if we can do it in two or three years, and it is said that the Xiyi people are already using some faster and better production devices, unlike ours who are still pure Hammer, drill, and grind are too slow, and the effect is much worse,..."

  Feng Ziying did not expect Zhuang Limin to be keenly aware of this.

In Western Europe in the early 17th century, some areas such as the Netherlands, Britain, France and Germany already had technical reserves in the early stage of industrialization, such as some basic simple machine tools, such as lathes, boring machines, and grinding machines, but they were mainly used in things such as clocks and watches. and other industries, but shipbuilding and munitions manufacturing should definitely start to be used in large quantities now.

"Is there any hope that we can buy some of these devices from there, including hiring some craftsmen and technicians who can operate and use these devices?" Feng Ziying looked at Zhuang Limin and said, "I think that since Mr. I'm afraid it's not just a simple talk, envy?"

   "Master Feng, I have a feeling that you are particularly interested in the technology of the Xiyi people, even more than in the firecracker itself. I don't know if I feel right?" Zhuang Limin asked.

He is also very interested in this aspect. Although he was interested in the past, Da Zhou didn't pay much attention to firecrackers, so although he was interested, he didn't have much motivation. But now Liaodong is interested in firecrackers and even more advanced self-generating fire The importance of guns made him feel that he had a chance.

When sending the three thousand birds, the Liaodong side hoped to improve the cannon. In short, it is lighter and easier to transport, has a longer range, and is more powerful. It also clearly pointed out that in the future naval forces It also needs to be used, which makes Zhuang Limin see further hope.

  If the two major military towns, Liaodong Town and Ji Town, were to reinstall firecrackers and self-generated firecrackers on a large scale, Zhuang Limin made a rough estimate at the beginning, and it would be at least a million taels of silver.

  If the improvement and equipment of the artillery are added, the total cost will be even greater.

In the future, Liaodong and Jizhen will be the focus of Da Zhou's defense, as well as the artillery equipment on the naval fleet. Nothing is there, it is immeasurable.

  (end of this chapter)