"Okay, there are many places where I have been that others have never seen. I can definitely write about them realistically and wonderfully!"
This feeling of being recognized made him very happy. He didn't have this experience when he was with a scribe, and he might even get glares and comments behind his back.
Now that Wang Hongyu said that he wanted to tap the talents of scholars, peasants, workers, merchants, and soldiers, regardless of whether this scholar was not an official, but a scholar of scholars, Xu Xiake could be sure that as long as there was no discussion about fame, he would definitely be able to hold his head high among scholars.
After the two chatted and laughed for a while, Wang Hongyu said seriously:
"Mr. Xu Xiake will take a temporary post in the library of the Capital Mobile School as a geography teacher. This position is unrestricted. He can still travel around the world. He only wants to share his knowledge and explore mountains and rivers. Scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers can all learn from it."
His tone was very firm. This was not just a horse bone worth a thousand pieces of gold, but a real hope that Chinese talents would help rise together.
Xu Xiake was actually very frightened after hearing Wang Hongyu's suggestion.
Thinking about his status as a commoner, not even a scholar, at most his family would have more land and his life would be better. This is very different from Wang Hongyu, who was favored by the emperor and gained a military spirit in the bloody battle of Hunhe River.
But General Wang knew this, but he still treated his corporal with courtesy. They sat cross-legged on the ground and talked about the world.
It's very amazing to be reused like this.
"General Wang, I have little talent and little knowledge. It's okay to come and communicate often. I'm afraid of teaching students bad things. After all, I'm just a child."
"No..." Wang Hongyu didn't think that he had to be a scholar, a scholar or above before he could teach. Even if he talked about status and fame during this period, he would eventually fall into the quagmire of the civil service system.
Thinking of this, Wang Hongyu said with great courage: "This study has nothing to do with fame and fame. It only seeks to benefit the people."
It has nothing to do with fame!
Good for the people!
These two sentences deeply shocked Xu Xiake's heart. This is the real goal of reading.
If the purpose of studying is to become an official, and officialdom becomes the ultimate goal of everything, wouldn't the result be that we abandon too much knowledge in the book and only pursue people who are superior to others?
Xu Xiake was an outlier among scribes who did not seek fame, and he was also one of the things that Wang Hongyu believed a scribe should really be.
The two met late and agreed to cooperate.
"Xiake, I want to explore an area. Would you like to be a member of the exploration team?"
"As long as it's not a big town, I'm willing to do it. I wonder where it is?"
“Shennongjia~”
As soon as Wang Hongyu finished speaking, Xu Xiake stood up and said, "I have been yearning for someone for a long time! Of course I am willing!"
The two found a map of Huguang and Sichuan from the bookshelf. From the south of Yunyang to Kuizhou in Sichuan on the other side, there was a mysterious mountain forest area that was as large as two prefectures. That was Shennongjia.
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There are no prefectures, counties or villages in Shennongjia. It is said that there are only a few hunters and villages on the edges, and then in the middle are all virgin forests, and there are even legends of savages.
Shennongjia is definitely a treasure land. It contains very rich flora and fauna, geological minerals, and only a few of them have been discovered until later generations.
Wang Hongyu never thought of developing Shennongjia at this time. The current productivity is too limited.
There are two real goals:
1. Find a passage, a road that crosses Shennongjia and leads to Kuizhou Prefecture in Sichuan, then Shizhu, Youyang, and even Chongqing, which can be used for marching and transportation.
2. Recruit hunters and tribes around Shennongjia and join them in farming. The strong will become the army and their families will participate in production.
Later Jin was able to recruit the savage Jurchens and Saurons. These people were primitive and wild, and their abilities in mountain warfare were terrifying.
Don’t you have any powerful hunters or tribes to recruit?
In addition to chieftain soldiers, Ming Dynasty also had its own hunters and mountain people.
Although it is very difficult to feed people...
Wang Hongyu also relied on his own money to spend, and with the abundant grain production in the Huguang Plain, he could buy enough food to engage in industry and mining, open a bookshop, train and raise troops, and explore the mountains.
He and Xu Xiake discussed exploring Shennongjia and agreed to set off in three days.
Xu Xiake has long been fascinated by Shennongjia, but he has been unable to take action because Shennongjia is a very difficult level.
When I met Wang Hongyu, this dream came true~
Of course he went all out, and the three days of preparation were quite intense.
Wang Hongyu made an appointment for three days, but he was actually waiting for someone.
A civil servant who can be of great help.
...
Just one day later, Ai Youzhi suddenly received a letter.
After Wang Hongyu received the letter, he was very surprised after reading it. He found Wang Zheng, Qiao Jibai and others: "Nangao Academy and Guizhou Scholar Wang will be here this evening."
Nangao Academy was founded by Zou Yuanbiao in Duyun, Guizhou.
Guizhou Wangxue is the successor of Wang Yangming's Xinxue who was enlightened in Longchang and later taught by Wang Yangming.
They have made irreplaceable contributions to cultural dissemination and regional development in Guizhou in this era.
Most of them are non-officials, and most of those who are officials hold grassroots positions.
Including Zou Yuanbiao and Nangao Academy, they all highly respected Wang Yangming and valued the unity of knowledge and action and the study of conscience.
Combined with the objective environment in Guizhou, where it is almost necessary to participate in labor in order to study, in terms of contact with reality and pragmatic work, it is much better than traditional Confucian scribes.
Wang Hongyu was very lucky to have the support of Zou Yuanbiao. Of course, Zou Yuanbiao and Ai Youzhi also received a lot of help from him.
The Donglin Party does not need to be beaten to death with a stick.
Early Donglin is much stronger than late Donglin.
The non-direct descendants within Donglin are stronger than the direct descendants.
Those from other places are better than the direct descendants of Donglin Academy.
The latter group, including Zou Yuanbiao and the Nangao Academy group, are stronger than the most authentic Donglin Party members such as Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong.
Now that Nangao and Donglin have completely broken off, Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, and Gao Panlong have almost become political enemies. This is a result that Wang Hongyu is very willing to see.
Now the Nangao Academy lineage has been established.
Wang Zheng heard that the scale was not small and sighed: "Oh? I have heard that Mr. Zou Yuanbiao of Nangao gave lectures in Guizhou after Wang Yangming and trained a group of scribes. It is really a blessing to meet each other today~"
Although Qiao Jibai is a child, he also understands the importance of making friends.
Wang Hongyu asked the two of them to prepare for exchanges with the scribes from the local Yunshan Academy.
This time, people from Nangao Academy and Guizhou Wangxue will become important helpers in dealing with She'an Chieftain and in the future development of the southwest.
That evening, scribes from Guizhou came.
Ai Youlan, the younger brother of his friend Ai Youzhi, took the lead, and there was also a rather masculine scribe.
"Ai Youlan and Lu Delong, together with twelve disciples from Nangao Academy, are here to visit!"
Wang Hongyu personally greeted his friend's younger brother. It was obvious from the enthusiasm of Ai Youlan and others that Ai Youzhi often spoke well of himself to his younger brother and Nangao Academy.