Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 62 The Story of Jack and Beans
  Wang Xijue was very satisfied and left with a few more instructions.

"Mr. Lu, I have taken on another big job. I have never been to the Imperial College before. This is my first time entering and I will be a teacher." Zhang Xiao said with emotion. I have indeed never been in it, and traveling in the original time and space cannot be counted.

"My boss, there's a lot to be done about this matter. I'm giving lectures in the Imperial College, and even the second minister of the dynasty will come to listen to the lectures. After my boss gives this lecture, he will be famous all over the world." Lu Zhang said.

"This is a very heavy burden, and the lessons must be taught well. Then I won't be able to keep an eye on the hot-air balloon experiments these days. You will also have to help proofread the manuscript in the next few days. "The Complete Biography of Yue" How are you writing the chapters?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"The report to my boss has been written, and there is still a little bit of tinkering to do," Lu Zhang replied.

"Have you changed it according to General Ziqing's previous opinions?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Everything has been changed according to your previous instructions. Please take a look at it." Lu Zhang handed over the manuscript he had written.

Zhang Xiao flipped through it and found that the writing style was indeed good, the details were appropriate, and the characterization was also good.

"Check for typos again, and then help me read the outline of the "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" by the way. You don't have to show it to me after checking the manuscript. You can give it to Shopkeeper Ding personally, and then come back quickly. By the way, tell Shopkeeper Ding Hey, I'm busy recently, so I'll write other works when I have time. I'm afraid I'll be even busier this month, so I'll give you double your monthly salary." Zhang Xiao said.

"Thank you very much, boss. I will definitely work hard and do my job well." Lu Zhang picked up the manuscript and left.

Zhang Xiao took out the manuscript of the Memorial on the Development of the Navy and the manuscript of "On Sea Power" and thought about the lecture. Lectures are different from giving lectures. What you are talking about must be relatively new in this era. If you cannot have a good introduction point and cannot explain these new ideas well, then the people below will be confused. , then the effect of the lecture will not be achieved.

After busy for several days, Zhang Xiaocai wrote out the lecture notes, prepared the materials required for the lecture, and submitted them to Wang Cifu. After Wang Xijue received the lecture notes, he did not change a word and set a time for himself to give lectures.

It's time for lectures. Under the leadership of Wang Cifu, Zhang Xiao stepped into the gate of the Imperial College for the first time. This time the class was an open-air class. The chairs placed in the open space were neatly arranged and full of people. However, everyone sat quietly, occasionally whispering to each other. When they saw Wang Xijue arriving with his teacher, they all became quiet.

Wang Xijue walked to the seat in the first row and sat down as well. The seats in the front row were occupied by senior officials, and there was also Zhang Xiao's familiar figure. However, Zhang Xiao didn't have time to chat with anyone at this time. He looked at the teacher's seat on the high platform, suppressed the excitement and anxiety in his heart, walked up to the high platform, and sat on the seat.

It's just that the students of the Imperial College couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw Zhang Xiao's face clearly on the stage. Although they didn't speak, everyone started to look around, seeming a little surprised at how young the lecturer was.

"Everyone, I am Zhang Xiao, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. I am very happy to give you a class today. I will talk about naval development strategy. Before class, I want to tell a story."  "The story is like this. In the West Yi In the land, there was a boy named Jack. He and his mother depended on each other. The family was very poor and had only one cow. The family relied on milking cows to make a living. But finally one day, the cow could no longer produce milk. The family had no choice but to It allows Jack to go to the market and sell his cows and get some money to make ends meet.”

"When this little boy was selling cows, he met an old man. The old man said he had some magic beans and wanted to trade the little boy for a cow. Jack was not sensible, so he really gave him a cow. The old man. The old man gave Jack a few beans that looked like peas and left."

"Jack returned home and told his mother about it. After her mother knew that the cows had only exchanged these beans, she was very angry, beat Jack up and threw the beans away. When she thought about it at home, There is no food, and Jack’s mother is very sad and is ready to beg for food.”

"But he didn't expect that after one night, the beans actually grew taller and bigger, reaching the sky. Jack was very excited and climbed up the bean vines. After climbing to the top, he found that this was a city where giants lived. , the giant has a hen here that lays golden eggs, so the giant has many gold coins."

"Jack secretly took away several gold coins, and finally he discovered the secret of the giant. The giant had two treasures, one was the chicken that laid golden eggs, and the other was a piano that played automatically. Jack also wanted to Take away both treasures."

"The giant had long noticed that someone had entered the house, but there was no sign of Jack. As a result, Jack accidentally made a sound while picking up the piano, so he had to run away in a hurry. The giant climbed down the bean vines, but was found by someone who had already run away. Jack on the ground cut off the bean vines and fell to death. Later, Jack planted new bean vines and looted the giant's treasures, and the giant's city was also occupied by him."

After Zhang Xiao's story was finished, the people below fell into silence. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but hesitated to speak.

Wang Xijue couldn't help but ask: "Zhang Shidu, the story you told is interesting, but what does it have to do with the naval strategy you are going to talk about today?"

"Wang Cifu, this story is very related to the naval strategy I am going to talk about next. Because the navy of the Franji people is this bean vine, and the giant who fell to death was the American Azite who was destroyed by the Franji people. Croton State, Inca State, and the southern states of Tianzhu, even they wanted to make Ming Dynasty the giant that fell to death, but I, Ming Dynasty, temporarily drove them away." Zhang Xiao explained.

Wang Xijue nodded and motioned for Zhang Xiao to continue speaking.

"But in Nanyang, the Francois have invaded the Greater Luzon Island and defeated the Manchurian Kingdom. Their bean vines have grown on the edge of the Ming Dynasty. As long as there is a chance, they will definitely try to mix things up again. Enter the giant's city and steal the treasure. Of course, the Folangji people came here thousands of miles away just for wealth. They can't get in now, so they trade with us and sell us some novelties, but this doesn't change their thoughts. Become what Jack is.”

"So, our Ming Dynasty must also have a navy. Why do I use a navy instead of a navy? Because many ships of our Ming Dynasty can only travel in rivers and lakes, or can only move around offshore, and what I said The navy refers to the navy that can go to sea. Since the Folangji people can sell iron and build a navy to come to us. Our Ming Dynasty is rich in resources and can also build a more powerful navy than them. If they are honest Forget it, if you are dishonest, we will send our ship over. Where the bandits can go, I can go too," Zhang Xiao said.

(End of this chapter)