A roar suddenly came from Shang Fang's Mansion. The soldiers outside were stunned and subconsciously wanted to look back, but were reprimanded by the generals in front of them. They were all elites of the Southern Army and came here to be responsible for the security of Shang Fang's Mansion.
When doing things here, the most important thing is not to look around.
The rules of Shang Fang Mansion are extremely strict. There are many things that need to be kept secret, especially some research in the military field. No one is allowed to visit. Even the soldiers stationed here will have someone tell them about this place before they come here.
situation, which
You can go inside, where you can't go, who can talk to you, who you can't pay attention to, etc. The soldiers listened at a loss, but the roaring inside became louder and louder, and you could even hear debris falling on the ground.
There were sounds on the ground, and these people started smashing things happily.
Among the crowd, Chen Tao's face was filled with relief. He wiped his eyes with excitement and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the crowd celebrating crazily.
Chen Tao has been very busy these days.
Liu Chang told him a lot of things, and the design drawings were piled up in a room, but it was really not easy to actually make these things. The most important thing was the problem of materials. The elder only told them
He couldn't give a rough idea, but he couldn't tell the specifics, let alone the materials. Those who didn't talk about the materials and only talked about the design were all gangsters! Who knows how many kinds of materials Shang Fang had tested, but they failed again and again, which made them exhausted.
Just this time, the emperor asked them to make transparent glass. He simply explained the production procedures and required materials. As for the specific formula, he did not mention it at all. It was roughly, a little, a lot... Chen Tao and everyone
The trouble is almost gone. Fortunately, Shang Fang Mansion is not short of money, people, or materials. It has everything. No one knows how many good things are hidden in Shang Fang Mansion's warehouse. It is precisely because of the emperor's full support.
, they have just achieved their current achievements.
Any other emperor would never be able to spend such a high amount of money to unconditionally fund a special palace. That is to say, the ministers don’t know how much Shang Fang really spent. If they knew, their first target would definitely not be food.
The mansion and the entire Shangfang had to be demolished by them.
Chen Tao did not live up to Liu Chang's high expectations. Liu Chang withstood all the pressure and even hid a small treasury to support Shang Fang. In these years, Shang Fang also came up with many inventions that could change the world, among other things.
, just improving paper and printing technology has brought great changes to the Han Dynasty
Earth-shattering changes, if it weren't for Shang Fang, Liu An would still be trying to do things like a poor family would not work. Knowledge is completely monopolized in the hands of the rich, and being an official can only be their privilege... But now, all over the world, bookstores
There are so many, and no fees are charged, which has cultivated many people from poor families for the Han Dynasty.
Studying is no longer the exclusive privilege of top families like Dong Zhongshu.
"Everyone!! Don't rush to cheer!! We just succeeded once!! We have to be steady!! Keep doing it!!"
Chen Tao said loudly, and everyone threw themselves into the experiment again.
An old man in short clothes with a messy beard walked out of Shang Fang's inner palace, holding a bottle of wine in his hand. He sat down against the wall and took a sip, while the soldier standing guard looked at
Seeing him, he asked with a smile: "Old man Hu, are you sneaking out to have a drink again?"
"What do you mean by sneaking away... Drinking is not allowed in the imperial palace. I reported it to Mr. Chen and specially approved it to come out and have a few sips of wine..."
These soldiers have been stationed here for a long time and are familiar with these people.
Although there are confidentiality regulations and no casual conversation is allowed, the craftsmen in this mansion are not engaged in military inventions. As long as they don't talk about the internal situation, there is no problem. Old Man Hu took a few sips of wine and handed the flask to the soldier.
, let them also have a few bites. These soldiers are not from very high backgrounds. At most, they are better than ordinary people. They are from good families. And the craftsmen in Shang Fang Nei also have low backgrounds, especially the older ones.
Many of these people were official slaves of the Qin State.
The two parties actually get along well and have many common topics.
"It's your turn to be on duty again today."
"Yeah, now it's a three-day rotation. In a few days, I won't be staying here anymore... I've been promoted and I'm going to the West Courtyard.
Bian is now an official and is in charge of more than thirty people!"
"Not bad, not bad, promoted to a knighthood?"
"Yeah, hahaha, I took the brothers to practice a few days ago, and I happened to encounter a thief who didn't have any eyesight. He stole something and ran in front of us... I immediately pushed the thief to the ground... I should have taken credit for this
It’s just a little bit close. I just won’t renew this supplement. From now on, our family members will no longer have to serve in the military. We don’t need to renew it anymore. I will officially become an official..."
The soldier said with a look of joy on his face. If he becomes the new one, it means he has left the lower level of the title and has become a serious little aristocrat.
Old Man Hu couldn't help but marvel, "It's great. At this age, I have become a novice. I will definitely accomplish a lot in the future!"
"Thank you, thank you so much, you too. If you retreat from Shangfang in the future, come to me in the West Courtyard. I'm sure I can give you an errand."
"good."
Old Man Hu chatted with the soldiers, had some wine, and then turned around and entered the inner palace. At this time, Chen Tao looked at the formed glass block, grinning with a bright smile.
"Everyone, I will send someone to inform His Majesty right now... You can rest for a while and wait for Your Majesty to arrive!"
The craftsmen cheered loudly and looked even more excited. His Majesty was very kind to them. Every time His Majesty came, he gave them various rewards. One hundred golds were the most common ones, and there were also various promotions and emperor's gifts.
The arrival is a great joy for Shang Fang. Of course, before
The suggestion has yielded results. Shang Fang's mansion is very large, with more than 2,000 craftsmen in it. These two thousand people have different divisions of labor, but they are already the top scientific research talents in the Han Dynasty. The whole Shang Fang fell into joy at this moment.
During the carnival, everyone was waiting.
"Where?! Where?!"
Following the familiar voice, Liu Chang slammed into Shang Fang's inner palace. Chen Tao, who was blowing glass and then cutting it, did not dare to get up in a hurry and continued his operation. His Majesty came down a little early, but Liu Chang
Not caring about his powerlessness, he hurriedly responded to the people who were saluting.
Li Li, he rushed to Chen Tao's side. Chen Tao blew the glass thin and large, cut it and flattened it while it was hot, and thus had small pieces of flat glass. Of course, if it was to be used to make an astronomical mirror, it would also need
For other projects, however, so far, their results have met Liu Chang's expectations.
Liu Chang watched Chen Tao cut the glass open, couldn't wait to take it from his hand, and examined it carefully.
Although glass appeared quite early, it is still different from the glass of later generations and cannot reach the level of later generations. Now what Chen Tao invented...no, it is an improved glass, although it is still not up to the level of later generations.
, but the difference is already obvious
It has been reduced. Liu Chang feels that the glass he makes now may still be difficult to use as an astronomical mirror, but it is enough to use it as a window or something. Anyway, as long as the procedures are correct, there will be many ways in the future.
Make the glass more transparent and clear.
Liu Chang exerted a little force, and the glass was bent by him. The glass in this form is not very strong, and is somewhat elastic.
Liu Chang suddenly laughed. No matter what, his investment in Shang Fang Mansion was not in vain. This is the best proof!
"Chen Tao! You did a great job!"
"Deserves a reward!!"
Chen Tao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has given enough rewards on weekdays. This is what we should do, and we should not receive rewards for this!"
"No, you will be rewarded once you make it!"
Liu Chang is always extremely generous and unsparing when facing Shang Fang, which is completely opposite to his usual style. Liu Chang is really very aware of the effect of these things on the world. No matter how big the reward is, as long as it can inspire people
If Shang Fang's people make one more new invention, Liu Chang will make money.
"The telescope and astronomical mirror I mentioned can be made this time, right?"
"Let's do it now!!"
"Hahaha, okay, let's do this. You and the Mo family will take care of things. Today, I'm going to hold a celebration banquet for you at the Imperial Academy!"
"Ah? Your Majesty...we..."
Perhaps because he has been bored at home doing research, Chen Tao became a little
Introverts don't like this kind of social activities very much, and the entire Mohist family is like this. They squeeze into their own circle to entertain themselves and never have contact with the outside world. They rarely participate in academic competitions.
And Liu Chang wanted to hold a banquet for them at Taixue. It was not a sudden thought. This was something Liu Chang had planned long ago.
The Mohist School has developed well with its own funding and has opened several schools in Taixue. However, how can I put it, its competitiveness is far inferior to that of Huang Lao and Confucianism, and its reputation is not outstanding. Liu Chang is very anxious. In his conception
Here, there should be a large number of young students in Taixue who follow the Mohist school and devote themselves to the field of science. This Chen Tao is not very prosperous. He really has no achievements in academics and almost no progress.
Liu Chang wanted to use such a celebration banquet to increase the Mohist family's influence among the young students of Taixue, and at the same time increase their competitiveness.
Among the many schools of thought in the Han Dynasty, Chen Tao's Mohist school was probably the only one that the emperor tried his best to support.
"Then it's decided!!"
Liu Chang waved his hand, turned around and took Lu Lu away from here, leaving Chen Tao blankly looking at the craftsmen around him.
"Everyone... Your Majesty is going to hold a celebration banquet in Taixue. Everyone from the Mo family must go with me... You should prepare now and dress better..."
"Mr. Chen... can we go do the laundry now? Is it still too late?"
"Fart! Are you going to study like this? Will any students dare to study with us in the future?! Get dressed! Didn't His Majesty give you a lot of beautiful clothes on weekdays? Wear them all! Don't be afraid of getting dirty!
It’s just for times like this... Don’t forget your title and don’t overstep it..."
Chen Tao gave a lot more instructions, and then hurried in to get ready.
Soon, Old Man Hu came out to have a drink again.
The soldier smiled and was about to speak, but when he saw his clothes, his pupils couldn't help but dilate. He looked him up and down, and then asked uncertainly: "Hu... father-in-law?"
Old Man Hu glanced at the soldier, "What's that look in your eyes? I haven't seen you for half an hour. Are you a ghost?"
Only then did Old Man Hu remember his new clothes. He carefully adjusted his sleeves and said, "This was given to me personally by His Majesty when I was promoted last time... Although it looks good, it doesn't fit well."
"Master Hu, what is your title?
The old man lowered his head and began to calculate. After calculating for a moment, he replied: "The great concubine."
The soldier's face turned pale, and he subconsciously knelt in front of Old Man Hu. He paused for a long time, and then said sadly: "You are so unjust...don't you always say that your title is low? This is all
The concubine has grown up...you..."
Old Man Hu shook his head, "Oh, it's really not that high..."
He was about to explain when he suddenly heard a voice from inside and stood up in a hurry, "I won't tell you anymore. We are going to Taixue with Mr. Chen, and we will explain to you when we come back..."
He hurriedly returned to the inner palace. After a while, Chen Tao, wearing some awkward clothes, led everyone from the Mo family out. In the distance, a carriage began to stop here. The soldiers stared at the people who came out with their mouths open.
, Old Man Hu really didn’t
Lies... When Chen Tao came out like this, he was followed by more than ten Chehous. The soldiers were all dressed in such attire, and their legs were weak. After them, there were many other princes, but Old Man Hu, a great concubine,
It's right that he is ranked last and has the lowest title.
But that's the concubine... There are twenty levels of titles in total, and the concubine's rank is eighteen, and if you take one step forward, you can become a marquis or king.
There were more and more of those carriages, each pulled by four horses. They were extremely luxurious. Chen Tao and others got on the carriages calmly and galloped away in the direction of Taixue.
The few guarding soldiers watched them go away and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from their foreheads.
"What are these... Did I read it right just now? The twenty or so people are all Hou???"
"You also said that there are many powerful people in the temple. This is obviously because Shang Fang has more powerful people... Can the temple be able to gather so many Hou??"
"Inuru...that old man named Wang borrows wheat rice from me every day. I see how pitiful he is, so I always bring him more food. Today I found out that he is a Chehou! This guy is actually the same as me
You want something to eat?! You really are not a human being!! His salary for one year is enough for me to live for eighty years, right??
...
At this moment, within Taixue, everyone from many schools of thought gathered together, with reluctance written all over their faces.
His Majesty suddenly informed that a celebration banquet was to be held for the Mohists in the Imperial Academy. Your Majesty stood on the side of the Mohists so blatantly, which made many schools of thought very dissatisfied. Why can't you side with us?
However, students all like to be lively. They began to gather in the middle field of Taixue Center early. The number of people increased and the whole venue became a little noisy. The Kan Yu family also came here. Luo Rong stood in the corner. They
Although there is competition between the Mohist school and the Mohist school,
However, the two factions did not have bad relations with each other, and the relationship between them was still good. At this moment, he was also quite happy for the Mo family. There were dozens of Kanyu disciples standing beside him, all of them were big and round, surrounding Luo Dao, and they automatically formed
A layer of protective cover.
In addition, the Gongyang School is also here. They are also standing in a very remote position. There are several people standing around, and they all look at them with malicious eyes from time to time. Since the publication of Gongyang Chunqiu Zhuan, there has been a lot of confusion within Confucianism.
Suppression came one after another, which meant that they finally had competitiveness, which was a good thing. Hu Wusheng had already defeated seven great scholars who came to ask for advice in debates, and protected the birth of Gongyang Chunqiu.
Let this new book die in its infancy.
At this moment, Hu Wusheng felt the hostile eyes coming towards him, but he was not afraid at all. With a gentle smile, he ordered: "Hong, if they come to you to argue, don't be brave, just keep your head down and say nothing.
"
"Teacher, I won't lose your face."
"I'm not afraid that you will lose. You are still young, but I am afraid that you will fall into their trap."
The Huang Lao School, which had the absolute advantage, stood in the middle position most arrogantly. There were more than ten people gathered around, talking about the Mohist family. They never regarded the Mohist family as their enemy.
The Mohists and even their allies can support and suppress Confucianism. Their relationship with Confucianism is quite bad, so they don't care about the rise of Mohism, but many Confucian people standing around them don't think so.
In their eyes, the Mohist school was a beastly school with no king and no father. Letting such a school rise was simply a slap in the face of their Confucian school.
In any case, they must prevent the possibility of Mohism becoming a prominent school again.
Today's prominent schools include Huang Lao and Confucianism, which are enough. There is no need for a third school. In fact, in the eyes of some people, one of these schools is enough... neither of them is too much.
"When the beasts from the Mo family come... I will be the first to step forward and question their principles of governing the country!"
A Confucian leader spoke up, and he said seriously: "Chen Tao is just a humble man. He became the leader of the Mohist family because of the emperor's favor. He has no knowledge, and a person like him is not worthy of doing anything in the Imperial Academy.
What credit does he have for the celebration banquet?"
"I'm going to spit in his face!"
"We must let the beasts of the Mo family be disgraced and run away from here with their heads down. Taixue is our place of governance, how can we let the beasts run rampant?!"
The Confucians are already prepared to make things difficult, and they will never allow the Mohists to gain power again.
Liu Chang's arrival completely ignited the passion of the students present. Many students cheered crazily, but Liu Chang did this. He gestured proudly to everyone, enjoying the cheers of everyone, and finally sat down
In the upper position, Fuqiupu stood
Beside him, there was a smile on his face. Fuqiu Bo was probably the only great scholar in the entire Imperial Academy who was not hostile to the Mohists. He still put the entire Imperial Academy first and put his personal feelings second.
As far as Taixue is concerned, the rise of Mohism is a good thing.
Just when the Confucian family was gathering all their strength, everyone from the Mohist family finally arrived here.
The scholar who wanted to spit in front of Chen Tao hurriedly pushed away the people in front of him and squeezed towards the end.
When he squeezed to the end and raised his head, he saw those people who had just
Everyone from the Mo family just got out of the car.
All the princes are so conspicuous here.
Chen Tao looked at this person who suddenly rushed in front of him with confusion, "What are your orders?"
"I…"
"I hope you are okay?"
ps: The child was discharged from the hospital today and his condition is stable. The electroencephalogram also shows normal. The intracranial hemorrhage is recovering. From now on, he will just go for injections on time every week. I will accompany the child today and the second update will be made tomorrow!!