I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

"I am very relieved to see your patriotism. You must know me well. I have always attached importance to business and encouraged business and trade. Most of the people are illiterate people. The prosperity of this world depends on us. A few elites."

Wu Changqing began to fudge. In front of the common people, he said that the most important thing in the world is the common people. In front of businessmen, he advocated the strategy of elite leadership.

His remarks made many businessmen very satisfied, because they were this elite class. As long as Wu Changqing thinks like this, they can benefit.

Wu Changqing continued to say: "How can we make the world prosperous, let our elites make a lot of money while feeding those people, so that they don't rebel?"

"This is actually very simple, technology."

Wu Changqing said a word that everyone didn't quite understand, and they didn't quite understand Wu Changqing's words.

For thousands of years, there has been so much wealth in the world, with more merchants and fewer people. How could it be possible for the businessmen to make a lot of money while still allowing the common people to live a good life? They couldn't figure it out or understand.

"What is technology? The flintlock gun is technology, and the manufacture of soap and soap is technology. I will tell everyone that I am now promoting new varieties of rice in Suzhou. It is estimated that the yield per mu can reach 12,200 catties. This is also technology.

The same land can feed more people, and the vacated manpower can be used to manufacture other commodities to sell overseas and earn overseas wealth. In this way, the people will no longer have to go hungry and rebel, and we can make a lot of money from it. "

Wu Changqing said so much, of course, not to show off his knowledge and knowledge in front of them.

He mainly hopes that this guy can send his younger generation to learn new knowledge and cultivate more new talents.

The people are busy farming to make ends meet, and even if the study is free, they may not be willing to come, because the loss of one labor force will have a great impact on them.

Wu Changqing also wants to make the people live better, but at this stage, if you want to develop national strength, you really have to rely on this group of businessmen who are not good birds.

These businessmen are rich, and the children at home can study with peace of mind.

Moreover, once there are talented and intelligent people among them who want to carry out certain experiments and inventions, the family also has the financial resources to support them.

For the common people, even if they have a brilliant idea in their minds, but they don't have the money to buy equipment and materials for testing, that kind of idea is just an idea after all, and it will be wasted over time.

"One thousand two hundred catties per mu?"

Sun Daoming asked with some gaffe. As a grain merchant, he knows a lot about the yield per mu of grain. Paddy fields with a yield of 600 catties per mu can be classified as fertile fields.

But now, Wu Changqing said that there are varieties with a yield of more than 1,000 catties per mu. How can he not be surprised.

"Yes, those who don't believe it can wait until the summer harvest time to go to the experimental field in Suzhou to see if I lied to you. However, if you believe me now, then send the younger generation to the university as soon as possible. Come to learn those new types of knowledge, not just the Four Books and Five Classics.

I will set up a larger university in Nanjing to train new talents. It will teach all kinds of new knowledge, physical chemistry, geographic arithmetic. It doesn't matter if you don't study the Four Books and Five Classics, don't worry about not being an official. You should have also heard that the students with good grades in the university hall are directly assigned by me. "

There is a long way to go to cultivate new talents and promote education, and Wu Changqing attaches great importance to it.

"When the grandfather's college hall is opened, I will send those incompetent guys from my family to the college hall."

Tong Youwei was the first to respond, no matter if what Wu Changqing said was true or not, anyway, at this time, in order to show his position and attitude, it was impossible not to support.

What's more, Wu Changqing's words still sound very credible.

Whether it's flintlock guns or perfume soaps, these new-style things, they didn't even dare to think about them before, and they still don't all come out.

The yield of more than 1,000 jin per mu sounds exaggerated, but compared with the flintlock gun that can kill people at a distance of a hundred paces, it seems to be much more normal.

Therefore, what Wu Changqing said about technology, Tong Youwei believes that it exists.

Moreover, Wu Changqing had also heard about the appointment of officials to the students of the Great Hall in Suzhou.

Since this knowledge is really useful, why not learn it?

Compared with traditional scholars, businessmen are more likely to accept new knowledge. Because they are all profit-seeking, as long as there are benefits and money, they are willing to do anything.

And traditional scholars may still hold the Four Books and Five Classics for thousands of years in their hearts and be proud of them.

"I am also willing to send the younger generation of my family to the university. It is an honor for them to listen to Wu Guogong's teachings."

Others followed suit, and they even knew that Wu Changqing would sometimes teach in person.

It is simply too profitable for the younger generation in the family to establish a teacher-student relationship with Wu Changqing.

If students are treated unfairly, teachers must ignore them.

If it wasn't for the fact that they had donated money once before, they would all be willing to donate to support Wu Changqing just because of the benefits Wu Changqing gave now.

"I would like to thank you all for your support. I can assure you that as long as I am still in power, I will definitely put the interests of the merchants first."

Wu Changqing made another big cake for them. In the future, if he wants to become a king by himself, the support of the army alone is enough. However, it is better to have the support of the merchant class and the civil service group, and it can save a lot of turmoil.

"I will definitely support the general."

Everyone expressed their loyalty, and they were also very happy, because Wu Changqing said that he would put the interests of businessmen first.

And this point, the emperor of Ming Dynasty did not say so.

For businessmen who have no national concept and their interests come first, they will support Wu Changqing without hesitation, so that their own interests can be maximized.

Many merchants left the Governor's Mansion, and they were still talking about Wu Changqing.

"Wu Guogong is really young and promising, heroic, and at first glance, he is someone who wants to do great things."

"Wu Guogong said that he will put the interests of our merchants first. This is really rare. Our good days are coming."

"I believe Wu Guogong's words. It can be seen from the fact that he ignored the government's decree and directly opened the sea ban. I heard that the first batch of merchants who went to do business with the Dutch made a lot of money, and we have to prepare to go to Songjiang. ."

The news of the businessmen has always been well-informed, and they already know the situation of Songjiang.

Everyone was discussing business matters, but they didn't mention the university.

Because they all knew very well that Wu Changqing paid the most attention to the university. The reason why so many benefits are thrown to them is purely to make them support the university.

From the degree of Wu Changqing's attention, they also realized that the university hall is very important, and they must send the smartest group of people in the family.

One is to show loyalty, and the other is to learn real skills.

If, as Wu Changqing said, if you learn that knowledge, you can invent and create some magical things like perfume and soap. Wouldn't it be a fortune?

Everyone knew the importance of the university hall, but they kept silent, as if they were afraid that others would wake up.

However, how many fools can there be in this circle?

Seeing that everyone kept silent about the university, Tong Youwei couldn't help sneering in his heart.