"Please, please!"
When the emperor left and the pavilion masters were in a daze, Xu Guangqi bowed to the pavilion ministers and then reached out to signal.
When the people of Lai Zongdao looked at each other, they all saw the indescribable complexity in the other person's eyes.
In the past, they believed that as long as the world is peaceful, even if the military equipment is relaxed, with the government's organizational strength, they could mobilize a considerable number of troops at any time, whether to deal with external enemies or internal troubles, it was enough.
But now, just this musket tells them clearly that the times have changed without their slightest awareness.
No matter how many troops there are or how elite the army is, under this generational firearm, they are just native chickens and tiles!
And all this is still made of the path that they and the world don’t care about!
Today is different from the past. As the direction of war turns to pseudo-brightness and sea boundaries, it is natural that the vast majority of people in the world and the vast majority of officials in the court are in the sea of ​​fog. Now it is clear.
Those small countries, traversing thousands of miles, also occupied all the land along the way, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
These Western barbarian countries were like wolves, surrounding the entire Yangtze River and coastal areas. With a chance, they rushed forward fiercely.
During the Ming Dynasty, the Fujian Navy fought with the Western Barbarians many times. Now in the chaos in Jiangnan, the Western Barbarians also took advantage of the situation to rob.
And this is still possible when Daheng has the ability to block the shock, he can act like this and be around Daheng's doorstep.
Once the emperor said, they had no doubt that the Western barbarian countries would definitely pounce on them fiercely.
Moreover, according to their understanding, in Western Yi, what they think is a path is not a path!
Those who study the Tao are scholars, and even more like sages!
Even if the world is peaceful, no matter how well this country is governed, it seems that under the changes of the times, if there is no force enough to shock foreign enemies, it will be just a big feast in the eyes of foreigners!
Everyone was in a complicated mood and followed Xu Guangqi in the Ordnance Division.
Along the way, you can see soldiers in armor standing with sharp edges standing everywhere. From time to time, you can meet teams of patrolling soldiers. The defense is so strict that it is even better than the imperial palace.
"stop!"
Just after reaching a level of more than a hundred steps, he was stopped by the guards.
Xu Guangqi was used to it, so he took out two pass orders from his arms and handed them to the general.
"Who are they!"
The general checked these two pass orders, then stared at the several ministers of Lai Zongdao and asked directly.
"These are cabinet ministers of the current dynasty. According to His Majesty's order, I will lead me to take a look at the Ordnance Department."
The general frowned, then waved his hand, and dozens of soldiers surrounded several people.
"General, are you?"
Xu Guangqi's heart thumped and asked quickly,
"According to the Ordnance Department, those who enter the country or hold temporary pass orders must accompany the soldiers of the Imperial Front Camp."
Hearing this, Xu Guangqi realized that he was running back and forth day by day, all alone, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Is this Ordnance Department so strict in normal times?"
After passing the checkpoint, Yang Sichang asked casually.
"According to Your Majesty's will, the Ordnance Department integrates research, development, manufacturing and testing. Therefore, there are many of the entire Ordnance Department that can be regarded as the fundamental secrets of the country."
"So, the guards are naturally extremely strict. If you go out later, according to the regulations, no matter how many ranks the official position or what position you have, you must cooperate with the body search. However, those who violate the violation will be considered as stealing the top secret and can be rectified on the spot!"
Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi glanced at several cabinet ministers and smiled and said, "This is still the Ordnance Department. If it is in the Martial Arts Academy, it will be more strict. There are levels everywhere. Every place requires a pass order with different permissions..."
"The Ordnance Department integrates research and development, manufacturing and testing. It is easy to understand, but what is the function of the Martial Arts Academy?"
Lai Zongdao suddenly asked, and the other cabinet ministers also looked over immediately.
Although the Martial Arts Academy has been established for a long time and its general framework has long been known to the world, its specific details, even like the important officials like them, are like a flower in the fog.
"The framework of the Martial Arts Academy is simple. There are five departments of cemeteries, cavalry, cannon, crafts, and water, as well as the temporary civil departments, cemeteries, cavalry, cannon, crafts, and water. These five departments are all military affairs, and they train elite troops of Daheng departments at all levels. I believe that several cabinet masters know these."
Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi paused for a while, and a faint light of excitement flashed in his eyes: "The importance of the Martial Arts Academy and the importance of Daheng are only in engineering!"
"What does this mean?"
Lai Zongdao frowned and looked at Xu Guangqi. There was a displeasure in his eyes, but in just a moment, it disappeared completely.
"Your Majesty once said that engineering should pursue the truth in the world!"
Xu Guangqi was very pious. He believed in Western religion, but he believed in the truth more.
Between the two, he must choose the truth!
Listening to this sentence that was enough to cause an uproar, several cabinet ministers were speechless and their expressions were even more complicated.
People in the world regard the words of sages as the truth, but the emperor regards the minor principles as the truth.
Although we already know the pros and cons, the deep-rooted thinking concepts still make it difficult for several people to accept.
Xu Guangqi didn't care about the expressions of the few cabinet masters, and still led the four cabinet ministers to watch from all over the Ordnance Division, conscientiously in front of a commentator.
From the Ordnance Division with dozens of people under the Yongwei Camp to the huge figure with tens of thousands of craftsmen now, it has naturally formed a system of the Ordnance Division.
There is no doubt that this system is naturally incompatible with the general environment of the entire era.
If it is completely different from the outside world, it can even be regarded as a generous treatment for craftsmen.
For example, the handicraft workshops in the Ordnance Department are uniquely flow-through standardized operations formed by large-scale manpower and a small number of simple machine tools.
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In even, among the armies, there are special academies that teach the descendants of craftsmen for free, and the knowledge imparted makes several cabinet ministers feel shocking.
The saint's supreme principles are only one of many disciplines in this academy. In addition, there are also arithmetics, teaching the mysterious celestial phenomena in the Imperial Heaven Prison, and teaching the natural knowledge that seems to be common sense, but in fact, it is impossible to understand...
Everything seems to be completely decoupled from the outside world!
The four cabinet ministers have been standing outside this class for several hours, and their expressions are even more complicated than ever before.
Several classes seemed to have completely opened the door to a new world for them!
I don’t know when, Lai Zongdao let out a long sigh, looked up at the sky, and sighed quietly:
"Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature!"
"Everything in the world has the ultimate truth."
"Old ancestors, you can see through more than us!"
Liu Qiyuan shook his head, his expression was also complicated:
"Understand all things in the world, pursue their laws, and use their laws."
"These are indeed not trivial paths, but dignified roads that benefit the country and the people!"
After a few people felt a little emotional, they came to Zongdao and asked:
"Have students here been studying for free here?"
"According to Your Majesty's will, you will study for a total of three years. After completing the examination, those who pass the examination can enter the engineering department of the Martial Arts Academy. Those who fail the examination will stay in the Ordnance Department and become apprentices of craftsmen until they reach the age of fourteen. If they pass the examination, they can become formal craftsmen, and then they may continue to serve in the Imperial City Ordnance Department, or be assigned to other Ordnance Departments in various places or work in various armies..."
"Just a few months ago, a new shipyard was established in Ningbo, and more than 500 craftsmen were transferred from the Imperial City Ordnance Department..."
Liu Qiyuan asked again: "What is the assessment pass rate?"
"If you are in the engineering examination of the Martial Arts Academy, it is not just these students who participate. According to Your Majesty's will, all the Ordnance Masters, whether they are formal craftsmen or apprentices, can participate in the engineering examination of the Martial Arts Academy. Each reference is about 2,000 people. The most people who can be admitted are only two palms..."
"If you want to get an apprentice promotion assessment, it will be much easier, and most of them can pass it."
"A Martial Arts Academy..."
The experience of this day, the scenes, and sentences made Liu Qiyuan very interested in the engineering department of the Martial Arts Academy.
The Ordnance Department alone seemed to be about to subvert his cognition. What a situation the martial arts academy, which was designated by the emperor as a place to pursue truth, would there be so many subverting cognition!
Chapter completed!