Chapter Thirty-Seven: Sailing Against the Wind
Since the Ming Kingdom is already strong, it seems that there is no second option for Japan's future other than submission. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Now, he feels that that dream is getting farther and farther away from Japan.
That is the dream that has always been hidden in the hearts of many Japanese people: a great Japanese empire that is so powerful that it can dominate the world.
In addition to this, Abe Tadaaki also has a fear of the unknown. Such uneasiness is easy to understand, he really doesn't understand how Da Ming quickly became stronger.
Even if it is simply described as the sharpness of the cannon, then where do these powerful cannons and guns come from?
Unlike the Koreans, who were willing to fall, the Japanese still have a martial arts style, and they have also come into contact with the Western powers, and understand that the Western colonizers are also tall and sturdy ships with sharp artillery. They also understood that the naval military strength of the Ming Dynasty in the Chongzhen era was inferior to that of the Western colonizers.
The Hongyi cannon that the Ming Dynasty thought killed Nurhachi, to put it bluntly, was also a replica of the artillery on the colonist's warship, and did not have its own original research and development of powerful artillery.
Obviously, what was shown in front of Abe Tadaaki's eyes this time was not a cannon imitated from Hongyi, it was a new and more powerful artillery.
For this reason, Abe Tadaaki was eager to understand how Akito had made such a leap.
The answer seems to be in the hall of Jingshi University.
Abe Tadaaki promised a lot of money, and finally let Chen Yanhong agree, and led Abe Tadaaki to get the opportunity to observe.
There are a lot of opportunities for auditing internships in the Kyoto University Hall for those scholars. As a lifter, Chen Jianhong is naturally also listed. Even, because of the atmosphere of the Beijing Normal University Hall, many people even planned to ignore the imperial examination and want to study here for two years.
In this era, the development of various disciplines has not yet reached the point where it takes four years to complete the undergraduate.
Chen Jianhong repeatedly told Abe Tadaaki not to reveal his identity, and then changed into a Ming man's clothes and began to walk through the class.
Soon, there was no need for Chen Jianhong to remind him, and in the next few days, Abe Zhongqiu naturally changed into the dress of an ordinary Mingren.
Da Ming's clothing is completely unregulated. This means that there will be no regulations on what level of people to wear and what style to wear for people of what status as they did in the early Ming Dynasty.
This emancipation has led to the prosperity of garment workshops and ready-to-wear shops, and improved hanfu has emerged one after another, and new clothes that are comfortable to wear and convenient to wear can be found in ready-to-wear shops everywhere every day.
Abe Tadaaki only wore it for the first time, and he felt that he could never take it off again.
He felt the power of civilization.
In the large classroom on the first floor of the Confucius Teaching Building in the Hall of Beijing Normal University, a simple middle-aged man slowly walked up. Seeing this person, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became lively. Many people waved one after another, and many people stood up directly and said after saying hello: "Teacher Cai, what class are we going to talk about today?" ”
"Teacher Cai, since the last time I told my roommates what happened in class, they all shouted and regretted it, and they have been waiting for a long time today."
"Yes, Mr. Cai, I also told you about the last class. Can...... Some people don't even believe it, they think I'm lying! Today, I have called over, just waiting for Mr. Cai to give us another innocence! ”
"It's a pity that the students are not good at learning, they didn't understand the last class, and they didn't explain it clearly after a lot of effort. This time, would it be good for Mr. Cai to stay a little longer? ”
"Teacher Cai......"
"Teacher Cai......"
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In the classroom, this teacher Cai is obviously very popular. His full name is Cai Taoyuan, and he was originally a carpenter, but he loved to read since he was a child, especially miscellaneous books. Because he was good at research, he soon became a famous craftsman. If it is someone else, maybe take advantage of the situation to increase the price, and then think about how to pass on the profits. But Cai Taoyuan is different, he continued to study, gave up the family business to a few sons, and relied on the family background to continue to gnaw on books for ten years.
Later, the Ming Dynasty began to implement education reform and build primary and secondary schools, and Cai Taoyuan was actually pulled over by Zhu Zhiyu, who presided over the matter, and served as a teacher at Nanjing Normal School. In the end, the construction of the Beijing Normal University Hall began, and Cai Taoyuan went to the Beijing Normal University Hall again.
Of course, the most legendary thing is that every time His Majesty the Emperor comes back to the Beijing Normal University, he will give individual lessons to the outstanding teachers of each subject who are carefully selected, and Cai Taoyuan is also impressively listed.
How not to mention the quality of His Majesty the Emperor's class, just this identity, it is enough to be proud, and Zheng'er Bajing can be regarded as a protégé of the Son of Heaven, comparable to a jinshi.
Of course, His Majesty the Emperor did not teach about governing the country in class, but tried his best to recall the knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, machinery, smelting, and other disciplines in later generations.
To sum it up by myself, it is a bit behind closed doors. Compiling teaching materials is also quite difficult.
But explaining to others is a workout, a sublimation. His Majesty the Emperor's lecture not only opened the eyes of countless people, but also made the teaching materials compiled by His Majesty the Emperor more and more perfect, and also gained the impression of a saint who was born to know.
As for the group of teachers who were selected by His Majesty the Emperor to teach, they naturally became the treasures of the various departments and colleges.
Cai Taoyuan himself can indeed be regarded as a star in the course selection. At this moment, he kept waving his hand, listening to the students' requests, and had to wave his hand: "The enthusiasm of your classmates, I have received it for the teacher." However, there are also arrangements in the department. In this class, I will stay for half an hour at most, and for a while, everyone will pay attention to it and think about the problem first. Okay, students, class is about to start soon. Shut up, everyone, today, what I want to talk about is to sail against the wind! ”
"Sailing against the wind? How is this possible? Sure enough, in the classroom, there was an immediate opposition.
"Since Mr. Cai said, of course it can be done. That classmate, shut up! ”
The class returned to quiet, and Abe Tadaya just wanted to say that it was impossible, but the Japanese obviously knew more about navigation, and they became more curious, and said to themselves: "I really don't know what the secret technique is?" And...... This is a secret method that is enough to pass on the family, and it is so public? ”
As soon as the thought passed, Abe Tadaaki immediately pondered and waited, waiting to take notes.
Sailing against the wind is an age-old and interesting question.
According to common sense, when the wind blows east, the ship should go east. But there is always something in this world that defies common sense. Sailing against the wind is such an interesting story that defies common sense.
Looking at the many young and energetic faces in the audience, Cai Taoyuan was far from angry, and seemed to be both confident and happy: "Dare to question, this is the first step in thinking." But if you add the courage to explore new things and maintain a humble and studious heart, it is a valuable quality. Students, I hope that today's course will not only allow you to talk about it after dinner, but also enable you to acquire these valuable qualities in the classroom. ”
Tadaaki Abe lost his mind for a long time, and felt as if he had come to another world.
Such a style of study really moved Abe Tadaaki so much.