Chapter 27: Foundation The new Huai warship, which combines the advantages of the Arabian dhow and the Chinese fuchuan, can move very fast on the sea.
It had only been more than ten days since we left Fuzhou, and we had already entered the Yangtze River Estuary, with Yangzhou Port in sight.
Faster than battleships are meteor ships used to deliver messages and issue orders.
Because it uses a large aspect ratio and composite sails, and does not install any cannons, it can run more than 250 miles every night on average.
Four days in advance, the General Manager's preparations for the Northern Expedition were conveyed to Su Mingzhe, Lu Zeng and others who were in Yangzhou.
Note 1 Su and Lu had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
After receiving the order, he immediately summoned the chief and deputy chiefs of the Third Academy and each bureau who were staying in Yangzhou, and conveyed the specific tasks as quickly as possible.
In the blink of an eye, all levels of yamen under the Huaiyang General Manager's Office, all the major legions in the Huai'an Army, all the major commercial banks under the Huaiyang Company, as well as the martial arts hall, university, government school, Baigong Technical School, Yangzhou Business School, etc. were all involved with the university.
All the institutions closely related to the General Administration are operating at high speed.
After less than half a year, long queues once again formed at the entrances of the military offices in various cities.
The local people who were not in time to sign up for the auxiliary selection last time, as well as the young and strong refugees who had just escaped from the north of the Yellow River in the second half of the year, all held their chests and backs straight, and the tendons on their arms were bulging.
I'm afraid that I'll be kicked out before I can take the test.
He lost the opportunity to be trained as a soldier and then directly acquire fifteen acres of fertile land.
Indeed, fifteen acres of land is not a lot, and most of it is located in Xuzhou, Suiyang, or even in newly opened territories south of the Yangtze River.
But having these fifteen acres in hand means that many people have suddenly transformed from coolies with no fixed abodes into good families with houses and land.
As long as he is lucky enough not to die on the battlefield, even if he is missing an arm or a leg, he will still have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life after retirement.
And the combat effectiveness of the Huai'an Army is the best in the world.
During this expedition to the south of the Yangtze River, most of the soldiers achieved several new levels of merit without even being injured.
Each level of merit means that they have added a large area of fertile land to the original fifteen acres of land.
Not only will I no longer be hungry in this life, but the next two generations will also be able to live a prosperous life as long as there are no prodigal sons.
The common people are the most honest and at the same time the most cunning.
The long and difficult life gave them enough survival wisdom.
It takes almost no effort to know what's best for you and your family.
In their eyes, no matter how beautiful the slogans of the government are, they are not as good as a few buckets of rice and half an acre of land.
No matter how loud the gentry shout, as long as they can't get enough real money, don't expect to trick them into becoming cannon fodder.
Yes, cannon fodder, this is a new word.
But anyone who has seen Huai'an military drills knows the most standard explanation of this word.
When that shot goes down, regardless of whether it is an illiterate man or a scholar who is chewing words, everyone will be blown to pieces.
So if you want to rebel against Butcher Zhu, you should take the lead and charge forward.
Don’t just point at your mouth and fool around.
In these days, who is more stupid than the other?
As excited as ordinary people are the students in schools at all levels.
In addition to the martial arts hall, in the past, students from government schools who wanted to become officials had to either take the imperial examination or be among the best in every test in the school in the past two years.
Otherwise, you can only start as a petty official in each county town and slowly work your way up one level at a time.
It was more difficult to become an official in commercial schools and technical schools, which basically cut off the path to officialdom.
They could only work as craftsmen and assistants in various workshops and firms.
Now, a good opportunity has come knocking.
According to the latest instructions from the Master of Academic Affairs, regardless of whether it is a university, a government school, a technical school or a business school, anyone who meets the following four conditions can apply to the General Manager's Office.
Once hired, he will become a direct civilian employee of the Grand Controller's Office.
After the spring of next year, he will go north with Lord Robben to take over the newly recovered land from the Huai'an army.
The four conditions are very simple and are posted in black and white at the door of each school.
First, the age must be higher than seventeen years old, and all other schools except university must be in the last year.
Second, be in good health and have no disabilities in eyes, ears or limbs.
Third, he can read more than two thousand words, be able to calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within a hundred, and be able to read and explain all the current laws of Huaiyang.
Fourth, if you are determined to revitalize China, you will die a hundred times without getting back on your feet.
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As for the student's origin, place of origin, the industry in which his parents were engaged, and whether anyone in the family had ever been an enemy of the Grand Steward's Palace, they were not included in the Grand Steward's consideration.
On the contrary, it was solemnly stated at the bottom of the notice that yamen and school authorities at all levels must not prevent students from registering with the general manager because of their background, otherwise they will be investigated to the end.
This explanation may seem superfluous, but it ignites a raging fire in the hearts of many young people.
The tradition formed by the Chinese nation since the Han Dynasty is to prove whether a person is excellent through serving as an official.
Therefore, except for a very small number of hermits with noble aspirations, almost no scholars are willing to live in a free and white body for a long time.
In business schools and government schools, especially in the former, there are many students who have lost the hope of becoming an official in this life because their elders once stood on the opposite side of the Grand Controller's Office.
Suddenly, I discovered that the General Manager's Mansion was "hungry and not selective about what to eat".
Of course, we must seize the opportunity firmly.
Under their influence, in some old courtyards in Yangzhou, Huai'an, Gaoyou and Jiqing, a third wave of excitement, in addition to young adults and school-age students, secretly formed.
"The Huai'an Army is about to embark on the Northern Expedition" “The Yuan Dynasty’s energy is really exhausted.”
"The emperor, the queen, and the prince, the husband and wife turned against each other, and the father and son killed each other.
I had to go down the road of despair.
Didn't God really open a back door for Butcher Zhu?"
"The true emperor has his own destiny.
I think back then, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was just a ruffian and his surname was Liu for more than four hundred years."
"Oh, fate plays tricks on people.
If I had known that destiny was his, everyone would be happy."
The elite scholars who once fought for the orthodoxy of famous religions, the local tycoons who once wished that the Yuan army would plow down the "red scarf thieves" and sweep their holes, and some former salt lords who were deprived of their capital but were lucky enough to survive, look at As his junior packed up his books and prepared to apply for the Grand Steward's Mansion with great interest, the expectation in his eyes at this moment actually outweighed the anger and unwillingness.
Change of dynasty?
It's a common thing.
Alas, Butcher Zhu has shown his aura of true dragon and emperor.
How can everyone continue to fight against him?
This will not only delay themselves, but also delay the future of the younger generations.
Therefore, instead of clinging to the hatred of the past, it is better to broaden your horizons and look forward.
After all, except for losing some old privileges, everyone's life has been pretty good in the past few years.
And the policy of equality promoted by Manager Zhu is not as terrible as everyone thought before.
As long as you don't try to use your arms as a chariot, in most cases, Xin Chao will be more reasonable than Meng Yuan.
At least they won't break into your home to kill people, and will confiscate your home and exterminate your family at every turn.
Note 1: According to records from the Ming Dynasty’s Documentary Envoy to Ryukyu, Jiajing and Wanli’s mission to Ryukyu, it takes seven days and nights to travel from Fujian to Shuri, which is now Naha, and can be reached in as little as ten days.
It can be estimated that the speed of the voyage is about more than 80 kilometers in one day and night.
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