Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 114

Whoever said Fu Wushuang would fall, recently for Tangning, starting from the victory against the Dutchman, good things happened one after another.

First he took Huizhou Mansion, and then he successfully robbed the Dutch, earning more than 100 million taels of silver.

Today, Tang Ning was overjoyed by another good event. Another person on the list came to Chaozhou Mansion.

To Tangning, money and talent are the best and the worst. He can't give up on either, and he can't have too much.

Tangning was happy to make money, and she was also very happy when someone came to vote.

Tang Ning attached great importance to the person who came this time. He was none other than Fang Yizhi who advocated learning from others and combining Chinese and Western.

In fact, after hearing about the Chaozhou government, Fang Yizhi intentionally voted.

However, the news of the place where he was living was a bit obscure, and he didn't know about the changes in Chaozhou Prefecture until a few days ago, so he left without hesitation, wanting to take a look, all alone.

It happened that he was in Lingnan, not far away, after two days of traveling day and night, he finally arrived.

At first no one knew that this person was Fang Yizhi, but Juxian Tower did not prevent him from entering because of this ragged man.

When Xiao Wu found out that this person was Fang Yizhi, he was overjoyed and sent someone to notify Tangning immediately.

Tangning's courtesy to Fang Yizhi was no worse than Song Yingxing's, because Fang Yizhi was also a famous thinker, philosopher and scientist.

The studies and works include literature, history, philosophy, geography, medicine and physics, etc., all-encompassing.

His thoughts and knowledge can completely promote and complement each other with Song Yingxing.

What's even more rare is that this person was quite loyal. When the capital fell, not only did he not flee, but he cried bitterly in front of Chongzhen's mausoleum and was finally captured.

He was tortured, but he never surrendered. He didn't find a chance to escape until the Chuang army was defeated and left the capital. He was called Wen Tianxiang.

It's just bad luck. When he went all the way south from the capital to serve the Hongguang court, he had no ambition to serve the country, but he couldn't fight the smog in the officialdom. He was persecuted and exiled to Lingnan, selling medicine for a living.

However, although he has the same loyalty to the country as Song Yingsheng, he is not so pedantic.

According to the official history, he went through several dynasties of Nanming, and finally saw that Nanming was hopeless, and he was disheartened, and then bid farewell to the officialdom.

However, even though he shaved his head and became a monk, he still did not lose his ambition to serve the country. He organized resistance forces to fight hard and was finally arrested.

I would rather die than surrender, and die for the country.

This may have something to do with his open and independent thinking. He accepts Western learning, but he does not follow it blindly. He will only accept it after careful research and finding the exact factual basis.

Such a rare thing, Tangning respected and admired such a person very much.

If it wasn't for Song Yingxing's higher qualifications, Tangning would have handed over the position of dean to Fang Yizhi, because his thinking was more open and in line with Tangning's philosophy.

However, Song Yingxing had already assumed the position of dean, so Tangning gave Fang Yizhi the position of vice dean.

Fang Yizhi didn't care much about whether it was the dean or the vice dean. What he saw was Tangning's virtuous corporal, clean government, and the support of the people.

He has personally experienced the Chongzhen and Hongguang dynasties, and he has a deep understanding of the darkness of the officialdom and the hardships of the people in the two dynasties.

When he came to Chaozhou this time, he didn't blindly believe the rumors at first, but first investigated secretly.

Through his own witnessing and personal experience, he realized that Chaozhou Prefecture was not the state capital he had seen before, and this was the scene that Fang Yizhi most wanted to see.

If all the state capitals of Ming Dynasty can do this, how could it be possible for Ming Dynasty to perish?How could Emperor Hongguang have Tangning's foresight and foresight? Why should he worry about losing his fame?

Fang Yizhi cherished everything he saw in Chaozhou Mansion very much, and he wanted to keep all of them and carry them forward, so he readily accepted Tangning's appointment.

Tang Ning directly handed over the work of the Jesuits and the spread of Western learning to Vice President Fang.

In addition, Tang Ning also emphasized that the Department of Medicine needs to be strongly promoted by Fang Yizhi, the vice president who is proficient in medicine.

Wu Youxing, an infectious disease expert who voted a few days ago, has been promoted by Tangning as the head of the medical department.

However, Wu Youxing is proficient in infectious diseases and internal medicine, but not in surgery.

As a modern person, Tangning knows that surgery is as important as internal medicine, especially for the wounded in battle.

Therefore, the Department of Medicine of Chaozhou University cannot do without surgery. On the day the Department of Medicine was established, Tang Ning listed Chen Shigong's "Surgery Authentic" as one of the compulsory textbooks.

In fact, this surgeon had passed away eight years ago, otherwise he would have to be recruited to the medical department.

For the medical department, Tangning really worried about it for a long time, and even took the time to have a long talk with Fang Yizhi, Wu Youxing and others, and shared some of the later medical theories that she knew.

Of course, it's limited to some theories, and Tangning herself doesn't know how to do it in practice. It's a typical paper talk.

But he believes that after he speaks out, these real people should be able to absorb some of them.

For example, Nursing, Tang Ning emphasized the importance of Nursing, and suggested that Nursing be set up in the Department of Medicine to recruit women.

In such a feudal era, it was indeed unprecedented to allow young women to enter colleges in large numbers.

Vice President Fang Yizhi is quite open-minded, and he agrees with Tangning's nursing science, so he thinks he can give it a try.

However, some conservatives in the academy still felt that this matter was inappropriate. However, this move was barely passed with the strong support of the Women's Federation headed by Song Yunshu, and Tangning's full support.

The Women's Federation was first established in Huanggang City, and Tang Ning has always supported it. After entering the Fucheng, the headquarters was quickly moved to the Fucheng, and then spread to the whole Chaozhou Prefecture, and now it has also spread to Huizhou Prefecture.

What Tangning did more was to try her best to break free from the shackles of traditional feudal ideology, including the shackles of women's own ideology and the shackles imposed on them by the patriarchal society.

For example, if a woman has no talent, she is a virtue, husband and child, three obediences and four virtues, foot binding, etc., are all persecution of women.

However, many feudal ideas have persisted for thousands of years, and it is certainly not something that Tangning can change quickly, but he can influence them little by little.

Chaozhou Prefecture has written slogans such as "Women hold up half the sky", "Girls and boys are the same", "Girls have the same right to study" and so on.

At the same time, Tangning tried her best to substantively improve the status of women.

For example, factories, workshops, restaurants, inns, etc. are encouraged to recruit female workers, and the female workers can also be tax deducted. Girls go to school for free and provide meals, etc.

Before the introduction of these policies, there were very few female workers going out to work.

Even if they go out to work, they usually work as maids or wives for rich people. The job is single, the income is very low, and there is no human rights.

Now with these policies, factories and workshops are also willing to recruit female workers, because some jobs are really suitable for women.

More importantly, female workers can also reduce taxes, which is a great attraction for businessmen.

However, the conditions of many families are average, and the men in charge have no choice but to be tempted when they know that the income of many female workers is even comparable to that of the man in charge.

What's more, those factories must follow the new labor law, so they don't have to worry about their women being bullied, otherwise, the chamber of commerce will not let those unscrupulous businessmen go.

The income of entering the factory is also very guaranteed, and the daily work is very regular, which is really a great thing.

In the whole world, only Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, which has just been brought under the rule of Master Tang, have these good decrees.

Besides, Master Tang's maids have all become factory directors and managers, why can't his own women go to work in the factory?

So one by one the men convinced themselves to let their women go out to work.

But now, Chaozhou College has started to openly recruit female students again. Not only does it not require any tuition fees, but it also provides accommodation and meals.

There is even money to get, that is, those who study well will be rewarded.

Although these things sound outrageous, the notices signed by Mr. Tang have already been posted, and "Ming Pao" also reported them.

Mr. Tang always keeps his word, so this matter is naturally not false.

It was Mr. Tang who came to Chaozhou Mansion that brought about such a big change. Mr. Tang, who loves the people like his own son, will naturally not harm everyone.

Therefore, some enlightened gentry and businessmen first responded to the call and sent their daughters who had not left the cabinet to Chaozhou College.

Afterwards, ordinary families sent their daughters to Chaozhou College one after another, and the first class for girls in Chaozhou College was quickly established.

(End of this chapter)