Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

Seeing that Jia's family was not doing well, Jiang Yuan felt relieved, and he began to make others unhappy.

Under his guidance, movable type printing technology was finally conquered by relying on the hard work of craftsmen, and it began to be used on a large scale.The moveable type printing was originally created not to make money, but to attack the power of the aristocratic family, so Prince Rui and Jiang Yuan were not afraid at all that the merchants would know the method, but directly disclosed the steps of movable type printing. In just a few months, this set of methods has been completed It was used by booksellers all over the country, and books printed with movable type occupied the whole country.Precisely because the shops under Prince Rui sold books at a low price, these booksellers were afraid that others would think they were too expensive and would not buy them and did not dare to raise the price, so they had to follow him to sell them at a low price, and the price of books dropped to half of what they used to be in an instant.

This is just the beginning, and the paper, ink, and movable type are still being improved. As long as the cost is reduced, the price of the finished book can continue to drop. Of course, rich people can also use better layout to print more exquisite wooden board books. , but for ordinary people with little wealth, this kind of cheap movable type printing book is their best choice.Such a commoner family may not be able to cultivate a Juren, but understanding things after reading and literacy is also a promotion for a country.Whether it is science or humanities, whether it is education or medical care, or even military and agriculture, all need knowledgeable people as the backing to develop. The reduction in the cost of books can add tens of thousands of full-time readers across the country. Farmers who are difficult to leave production also have the opportunity to learn knowledge, which is a kind of progress.

Cheap books are only the first step in destroying the knowledge monopoly of aristocratic families. The second step is the most powerful tool that enables people to recognize characters in a short time, read books by themselves and make use of characters—Chinese Pinyin!

Chinese characters are the most difficult language to learn in the world. How can hundreds of millions of Chinese learn to use Chinese characters quickly?Later generations of China relied on two sharp tools: Simplified characters and Hanyu Pinyin.

Some people say that the simplified characters are simply forgetting the ancestors, we should restore the traditional characters!That's all bullshit.Words all over the world have followed the path from complex to simple from ancient times to the present. The key point is that it is not convenient to use, and it is enough to be able to express the meaning clearly. There is no need to be serious.If you have to restore traditional characters, why don't you see them shouting to restore Xiaozhuan, that is more profound than traditional characters, go learn it, he'd like to see how many people have the brains to use simplified characters, and usually write in Xiaozhuan .The role of characters is application. Compared with Xiaozhuan, which is difficult to learn and repeated, of course, simplified characters are more suitable for large-scale promotion.Just like Arabic numerals, when such numerals are not popularized, no matter where people find it difficult to express repeated numbers, it is only with Arabic numerals that the mathematics of the whole world is promoted, and there has been a leap forward, in the final analysis Just one sentence at the end, because it is simple, easy to learn and can express clearly.

Of course, under the historical background of the Jing Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to promote simplified characters. If it is really to be implemented, those scholars will have to rebel.However, there is no problem with Chinese Pinyin. Of course, considering the historical background, the Latin alphabet may not be used for the selection of symbols, but there is no problem in perfectly copying it to ancient times for application.

It only took Jiang Yuan one night to come up with a rough plan for the non-Latin alphabet version of Chinese Pinyin and hand it over to Prince Rui. Situ Sheng was very interested in seeing this method.In fact, there is already a method of phonetic notation for Chinese characters at this time. The most popular methods of phonetic notation are straight phonetic method and fanqie method, but it is still too difficult for beginners.The straight phonetic method is to find a word with the same sound to mark the new character. For example, An can be used for the phonetic notation of An.But the method of Fanqie is more complicated. For example, Xi is phonetically called Xianjiqie, which means to use the pronunciation of Xianhe Jifanqiexi.The initial consonants of Xian are the same as Xi, and the finals and tones of Ji are the same as Xi, so you can reverse Qixi with Xianji.But if you don't know Xianheji, you can't read the word Xi, and Fanqie is quite difficult for beginners, and it is easy to make mistakes, but Hanyu Pinyin does not have this weakness.As long as the initials, finals and tones are given, and the method of use is taught, the average person can fully grasp it within a few months, so this person can read the books marked by Chinese pinyin in just a few months.

Jiang Yuan didn't dare to take the credit for creating such a huge project of Chinese Pinyin. Even if it was done, no one would believe it. It is absolutely impossible for one person to do such a large project, let alone he has not yet By the age of 20, even if he studied it as soon as he was born, 20 years would not be enough to complete such a flawless language system.Jiang Yuan can only say that a literati named Lu Yuzhang led his student Hao Shouqiong to make up such a method all his life. Before he could implement this method, this Mr. Lu passed away, and then he met someone in the last years of the Yan Dynasty. During the war, there was no chance to implement this method. The method of pinyin was recorded in a book by his students and passed on. He also found an isolated copy of this method from the spoils of King Qiqi. Recently, the person who turned the book It was only discovered at that time, and it was handed over to Prince Rui after further sorting out.He wasn't lying. That Mr. Lu was indeed a pioneer in the reform of Chinese characters, and he could be called the father of Hanyu Pinyin. He wasn't wrong to say so.

Enabling people to learn to read and write on their own within a year is simply something that no one has been able to accomplish in ancient times, and it is also the heaviest blow to the family that monopolizes knowledge.Without saying a word, Situ Sheng brought this set of Chinese pinyin into the palace to discuss matters with the emperor. Immediately after the court meeting, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to study and promote pinyin. The promotion of pinyin is unstoppable!If the aristocratic family dares to stop it, it will be drowned by the spittle of scholars all over the world, but if they don't stop it, then other advantages will be slowly lost to other poor scholars except for the various lonely ancient books hidden in the family library. engulf.Perhaps it may not be visible for a while, but in ten years, twenty years, one day the family will be wiped out by everyone.

At this time, the aristocratic family has long lost military power. After countless generations of consumption, they have become a pure literati family. Without the martial arts of their ancestors, even if they wanted to rebel, they would not be able to rebel.What if it can be reversed?Once Minzhi is turned on, can you pinch it back?Pinyin is such an easy-to-use method, do they have the ability to make scholars all over the world abandon it?is it possible?

It has to be said that Jiang Yuan pinched people's weaknesses to find a place, and this trick alone not only made Prince Rui gain the favor of the Holy One, but also ruined half of the fourth prince's power, and the strength of the fourth prince was greatly reduced, so there is nothing to fear.

Jiang Yuan was not only busy abolishing the affairs of the aristocratic family, some people like to say that the inside must be settled first when fighting against the outside world, but if there is no power to deter outsiders, I am afraid that they will be taken over by outsiders before they can get inside. Zeng Guofan's Beiyang new army is indeed The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was overthrown, but in the face of the persecution of the great powers, it is still not enough. It is absolutely not necessary to make peace within the country but not to fight against the outside world, so the military reform must not stop.Wenzhi and martial arts, Wenzhi came to an end, and the rest was left to the craftsmen and officials, and martial arts still needed him to work harder.

Modao formation, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, these three types of experimental troops have been built by him, and he just waits for the experiment to see the specific effect.

Thanks to the San Francisco rebellion, he took back the Liao Kingdom. The geographical conditions in the northern part of the Liao Kingdom were not suitable for growing rice without large-scale water conservancy measures. The most suitable crop was soybeans, and those high-quality soybeans could suppress the most Good soybean oil.The intake of fat can ensure that soldiers can carry out heavy physical training, and it can also ensure that they can afford heavy armor and weapons.The intake of oil can strengthen a soldier's strength, and the protein in soybeans can improve a person's physique. In this era, it is difficult to provide soldiers with enough meat every day, and a glass of milk a day is an impossible task. He can only force The soldiers under his command have a bowl of goat's milk or horse's milk every day, together with protein-rich foods such as eggs and tofu, to improve the soldiers' physical fitness. At the beginning, the magic weapon of his army to enhance the soldiers' physical fitness was eggs and milk. Now this substitute Recipes are of course also available.

To put it bluntly, Mo Dao Bing is a type of heavy infantry, and the soldiers who are required to be selected must be tall, powerful and have outstanding endurance.The Mo Dao soldiers are wearing thick armor, holding a Mo Dao that is more than two meters long, equipped with a bow, twenty arrows, and equipped with a carriage.Using horse-drawn carriages to transport Mo Dao soldiers can increase their speed, save soldiers' physical strength, and increase logistics supply capabilities. When the opponent's cavalry invades, first shoot the enemy with arrows, and when the enemy is close, use Mo Dao to meet the enemy.The Mo Dao is extremely sharp and the blade is heavy. The horsemen of the cavalry have no way of resisting it. A single slash can even kill both the man and the horse. In addition, the heavy armor prevents the cavalry from rushing out of the formation. Under it, you can immediately achieve the effect of advancing like a mountain and breaking people and horses.Such soldiers are the most difficult to choose. Even with Jiang Yuan's nutritional support and the strength of the Ministry of War, only 5000 soldiers can be selected. If there are more, even if qualified soldiers can be found, it will be difficult to arm them. With the support of the emperor, he was able to expand the numbers of the army to a satisfactory degree.This kind of soldiers does not need to be many, tens of thousands of soldiers is enough, large-scale equipment is not necessary at all, and it consumes too much refined iron, this number is enough to flatten the entire Western Region, and there is no need to expand it.

As for the heavy cavalry, Jiang Yuan still kept his previous changes, reducing the load on the horse, and the armor of the man remained the same, equipped with a bow, thirty arrows, a spear, a shield, and a horizontal knife.When both the enemy and the enemy are fighting, the Mo Dao soldiers strangle the enemy, while the heavy cavalry go around to the enemy's back and charge to contain the enemy's main force, achieving the effect of two-sided attack.Shoot with arrows first, use spears when approaching the formation, and use the more flexible horizontal knife to kill the enemy after entering the enemy formation.In the end, the infantry united against the enemy to achieve the effect of flanking and flanking.

Although the light cavalry cannot be used to charge the battle, it is indispensable. It can not only harass the enemy, but also complete some strategic ideas.For the configuration of light cavalry, you only need leather armor, a horizontal knife, a javelin, a bow, as many arrows as possible, a silk robe, and two horses per person.Everything else is easy to explain. Light cavalry generally don't approach the enemy, so the iron armor that slows down the speed is not needed at all. They only need javelins and bows to attack the enemy from a long distance. All you need is a horizontal knife, and the most useful other equipment is the arrow!Equipping two horses is to maintain the ability to run long distances, and riding two horses in rotation can maintain sufficient battery life.It is best to have one of the two horses be a mare, so that soldiers can take mare milk instead of dry food, can replace the space occupied by dry food with other equipment, and can also speed up meals.As for the silk robe, it is used for first aid. It is difficult for an arrow to penetrate the silk clothing, so wearing a silk robe, the arrow will only be inserted/into the wound with the clothing, so that as long as the silk clothing is pulled out, the arrow can be pulled out It can quickly treat injuries and reduce combat attrition.

Such a light cavalry can easily insert into the enemy's rear and attack long distances. After training, it can complete Jiangyuan's final concept - the Mongolian cavalry's roundabout tactics, to achieve the purpose of containing the enemy's main force, and crush the enemy's troops for the heavy cavalry and Mo Dao soldiers. Gain enough time.

Riding and shooting is not a problem. Although there are very few soldiers in the mainland who are good at riding and shooting, it is because of lack of training. Soldiers like Beijiang rub a dustpan and pick out any one who can ride and shoot.Horses are not a problem either, not to mention that Dajing has raised hundreds of thousands of military horses in northern Xinjiang, Dajing can also use war to support war, and win more horses to prepare light and heavy cavalry through attacks on the northern barbarians.What they have to do now is very simple, and that is to expand and expand after the successful experiments of these three arms that strangle the enemy.When the number of these troops and their auxiliary arms reaches 20, it will be enough to fight the Northern Man and even wipe out the entire Western Region.

To put it bluntly, apart from the powerful countries like Arabia in the Middle East, all other countries in this world are fragile and small countries. There is no country that can stop Dajing's iron heels. Back then, the Beiman could beat them to the ground. , so what's wrong with Dajing?As long as it is occupied and a few princes are assigned to entrust it, it will become the inherent territory of the Dajing Dynasty in a few decades. If the descendants can keep occupying it, then the oil there alone will be enough for future generations to eat. It's oily.This channel to Europe, which can guarantee the dumping of goods, must be opened. As long as this channel is opened, those farmers who have lost their livelihood due to land annexation can survive through the highly developed handicraft industry, then social conflicts will not escalate on a large scale. If the dumping point in Europe still exists, and there is no resistance to the Dajing army, then the Jing Dynasty can survive for hundreds of years, or even 1000 years. This model is safe until the fundamental changes in productivity occur.

As for the great voyage and the research and development of firearms, we have to take it step by step. After seeing the benefits, even if he doesn't say anything, everyone will try to reduce the cost of dumping and increase the area of ​​dumping. This is inevitable!It is actually very simple to accomplish a large strategic goal, as long as everyone in the country is tied to a chariot.

When it really comes to that time, what kind of good-neighborliness, bah, whoever dares to stop them from fighting, those old masters who are the most anti-war now can drown him with their saliva.

Liu Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War, is so old that he is about to leave his post. Jiang Kun, the right servant, has been slaughtered, and his position is still vacant. In fact, only Jiang Yuan has the final say in the entire Ministry of War. With the support of Prince Rui's household department, Jiang Yuan is very easy. He chose [-] soldiers in the capital camp under his control to experiment with these three arms.

Jiang Yuan has sufficient experience in military training, and one or two years is enough for these selected soldiers to have initial combat capabilities.He needs to speed up the pace of the experiment, prepare a demonstration after the experiment is fully successful, let the Emperor and Prince Rui recognize his achievements, and expand the number of this army.Before that, he must ensure that the prince still occupies that position, so that the other princes will not occupy that important position, and when this team is formed, let alone those princes, even Jinshang will not even think about it. Stop Prince Rui from ascension to the throne!