Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 115 A Reward of Ten Thousand Taels of Silver
Tang Ning's concern and promotion of education was not limited to the medical department. His concern for Chaozhou University was all-round and he devoted a lot of effort.

But after a period of observation, he found that although Chaozhou College had more than a thousand students, it was very partial.

Most people choose liberal arts departments, such as the Department of Literature and History.

For the Department of Science and Mathematics that Tang Ning was very concerned about, there were very few people, and there were not many people in other departments.

It’s not that the Department of Literature is bad, it’s just as important to be able to rule the world if you learn it well.

But now is an extraordinary period. No matter how good the poems and songs are, it is not as realistic to create a few more advanced artillery.

The students were seriously partial to subjects, which made Tangning a little distressed. He couldn't force students to study in departments they didn't want, it would only be counterproductive.

After a few days of thinking, Tang Ning finally came up with a trick. Through "Ming Pao", notices, and word of mouth, it quickly spread in Chaozhou and Huizhou, and then spread to other states and provinces. .

Now every day, every place is discussing one thing.

Chaozhou Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, and nearby Zhangzhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, Ganzhou Prefecture, Tingzhou Prefecture, Shaozhou Prefecture, as well as Zhaoqing Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, etc., have been spread like wind.

Wherever the Shunfeng Escort went, they would post notices selling "Ming Pao".

Anyone who knows the Shunfeng Escort knows that whenever the Shunfeng Escort puts up notices, something important must have happened, so as soon as they see someone posting a notice in the Shunfeng Escort, a large number of people will immediately gather around.

There is also "Ming Pao", which has become one of the must-have items for wealthy families. As soon as it comes out, it will be sold out.

Some scholars from poor families prefer to be extremely frugal in daily life, but also work hard to raise enough money to wait for the next issue of "Ming Pao" to come out.

"What did the notice say?" The illiterate person began to ask.

"Is there any important news in this issue of Ming Pao?"

Many people gathered around the notice, but more people wanted to take a peek at the contents of "Ming Pao" because "Ming Pao" had more content.

At this time, the scholars immediately showed their sense of superiority and began to interpret for everyone.

"This notice and the "Ming Pao" both said that Mr. Tang combined two semicircular copper balls the size of our heads, filled them with water, fixed the two hemispheres with only cowhide, and then put the copper balls inside. suck the water out."

"After this is done, no matter who it is, they only need to pay ten Wen, and then pull the two hemispheres apart with bare hands, and they will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver."

Hearing the reward of 1 taels of silver, many people's eyes widened and their tongues curled up, "One, one, 1 taels?"

"Is there money, yes, is it so easy to earn?"

"Can I still lie to you? You see, the picture below also says that there are ropes on the two hemispheres, one of which is tied to the pole. Just grab the other end and pull the ball away."

"Yes, this brother is right, that's what it said in the notice." Another scholar echoed.

"Hiss... what is Master Tang trying to do?"

"Yeah, it should be easy to open. One person is 1 taels, ten people is 10 taels, and one hundred people is 100 million. No matter how much money Mr. Tang has, it's not enough to spend like this."

"I think Mr. Tang must have other intentions..."

For a while, everyone was talking about it, and they thought it was incredible.

"The notice said that three days later, it will officially start in Chaozhou Fucheng. It will last for ten days. If no one can open the hemisphere, Master Tang will solve the puzzle."

"According to Mr. Tang's meaning? No one can pull this kind of ball away?"

"Who knows? But it's mentioned above, unless you are as powerful as a cow, don't try it lightly. But this kind of good thing, no matter whether you can try it or not, you must go and see it. Fortunately, our Huizhou Prefecture is not far from Chaozhou Prefecture..."

"Let's go and have a look. Mr. Tang has a great reputation and always keeps his word. Since he promised to reward 1 taels of silver, he will definitely honor it."

"Walk around, it won't take much time, go and have a look, it will be very difficult to have such an opportunity in the future..."

All of a sudden, curious people from all walks of life were moved upon hearing the news.

The sweltering heat in July could not stop the strong enthusiasm of the people, flocking to the direction of Chaozhou Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture was overcrowded and very lively.

The merchants in Fucheng were the happiest at this grand occasion. The chamber of commerce immediately took action to prohibit merchants from taking the opportunity to drive up prices and try their best to arrange accommodation for visitors.

In the tense waiting, three days have come.

Early in the morning, ten groups of soldiers from the new army scattered to ten directions throughout the city. People who knew the ten experimental sites also rushed to the nearest experimental site immediately according to their own distances.

Almost every experimental site was completely surrounded, and the platform had already been set up. There were fences around the platform to keep the crowd out, and soldiers guarded it separately.

On the stage, three students in the uniform of Chaozhou College began to get busy.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they showed the two hemispheres in a circle to show everyone that they were just two ordinary semicircular copper balls.

There is a spout shape on one of the hemispheres. Many people guessed that this should be to release the water inside.

After showing the hemisphere, several students showed the cowhide, and then started to fiddle with it.

First, they put the two hemispheres together and secured them with cowhide.

Two of them hold the copper ball, and the other uses the shape of the spout to keep pouring water inside.

Until water overflows from the shape of the spout, it means that the water inside has been filled.

Then, the student put something on the shape of the spout, and the two people holding the copper ball turned the hemisphere over so that the shape of the spout was facing down.

Then, the student took out something and sucked out the water in the copper ball bit by bit.

"Hey, is it still so troublesome? On such a hot day, I can drink it all in one gulp."

"What are they doing? Just let go, doesn't the water just flow out? Do you still need to suck it?"

"Yeah, are these students stupid in reading..."

There was a lot of discussion below, some of them didn't understand why, because in their minds, this is an extremely simple principle of life, water flows to low places.

However, no matter how much they discussed, they only dared to talk about these students, and did not dare to easily involve Tangning.

Because Tang Ning is an existence that cannot be desecrated in the hearts of many people.

The three students didn't take it seriously, and continued to suck out the water from the copper ball bit by bit until they couldn't suck any more.

The student who was in charge of pumping water stepped forward and fixed the thing that was set on the shape of the spout with cowhide.

Then the two tied the thick rope at one end of the copper ball to the wooden pole in the center of the platform, another student pulled it hard, and then nodded.

The leading student signaled to the platoon leader of the new army that they were ready.

The platoon leader didn't delay, and immediately jumped onto the stage, waving his hands to ask his soldiers to open the two wooden boxes they brought.

All of a sudden, the huge silver ingots radiated a seductive silver light in everyone's eyes.

(End of this chapter)