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Zhang Tingxun said suddenly: "I heard that you are getting married, when will you accept the crown princess?"

"It's still arguing in the hall, and it's been more than a year." Zhao Kuanghuan felt helpless.

Most of the civil servants hoped to continue the system of the Ming Dynasty and choose concubines for the prince from commoner families.A small number of civil servants and most of the generals wrote letters, hoping to choose a crown princess from the minister's family.

And the prince himself has a woman he likes, and he went to the queen to talk about it many times.

Zhang Tingxun said: "If I choose my concubine before the Chinese New Year, I can still attend your wedding. After the Chinese New Year, I will go to Heilongjiang."

Zhao Kuanghuan asked: "When you go to Heilongjiang, do you take your lovely wife with you?"

"No," Zhang Tingxun shook his head, "How can the pampered daughter's family endure the bitter cold? When I make meritorious service in the future, I will be transferred to Shanxi, Shanxi and Hebei, and then I will take her to reunite with her."

Zhang Tieniu himself is a rough man, and his wife is a strong widow. Zhang Tingxun inherited the advantages of his parents. He has been nourished since he was a child, and his body is as strong as a calf.But the sweet wife in his family is the daughter of an official. The couple stood together and vividly explained what beauty and the beast are.

"Dang Dang Dang Dang!"

When the class bell rang, Zhao Kuanghuan and Zhang Tingxun quickly stood up and ran towards their respective classes.

The teacher was Zhu Huai, a native of Hunan, a former Ming Tongsheng, who was a division-level missionary officer in the army, and was transferred to the military academy as a teacher due to injuries.He now receives double salary, enjoys the treatment of deputy division, and stands upright on the podium: "Today we will talk about the 'Battle Chapter'. What is the definition of fighting? It is to use various means to destroy or subdue the enemy! Do you want to fight? What should you do?" Fighting, or subduing others without fighting, is what the 'Battle Chapter' is about..."

The prince who had studied in the Imperial City School for many years became a top student in an instant when he arrived at the Military Academy.

Practical subjects are definitely not the strongest, but theoretical subjects often take the top three.

The main issue is the source of students. Most of the students in the military academy come from middle school graduates who cannot go to college at public expense, and at the same time have no money to go to college at their own expense.A high school diploma guarantees that the cultural courses of military school students will not be too bad, but it still cannot be compared with the real top students.

Of course, it is impossible to talk about wars on paper.

The real famous generals are all trained in actual combat, so when a military student arrives in the army, he can only be the commander of a hundred soldiers, and he needs to be honed slowly before he can be promoted.

At the end of the day's class, Zhao Kuanghuan ran away immediately.

He spends half of his time studying in the military academy, and half of the time he has to study Chu (how can this be harmonious?) Jun courses.

After leaving the military academy, Zhao Kuanghuan sent a letter to his attendants, telling him: "Old rules, hurry up and go back!"

The attendant took the letter and ran to Jinling University, which was to help the prince deliver the love letter.

Chapter 841 [The princess also chooses a son-in-law]

morning meeting.

Sitting on the main hall, Zhao Han said to the courtiers: "The crown prince is 17 years old, and the marriage has been discussed for a full year. Since there are endless disputes, I will make a compromise decision today. The crown prince's main concubine and side concubine do not care about their backgrounds." Poor or rich, only selected from among the female students in each province. The following conditions must be met—”

"First, dignified appearance and virtuous personality; second, at least a middle school graduate; third, age above 15 and under 20; fourth, no marriage contract is required, and those who repent of marriage will be severely punished."

"Ten people are selected from each province, and they will be re-elected by the Supervisor of Rituals. The culture test is the first, and the difficulty is slightly lower than that of the middle school graduation test, so as to prevent local officials from fraudulent selection. The top [-] people will be selected in the test, and the rest of the process will be selected according to the previous dynasty. Follow the concubine's rules."

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar.

The cabinet officials looked at each other in blank dismay. The emperor did not say hello in advance and announced the decision directly at the court meeting. Only the foolish would object again.

Those families with female middle school graduates will probably be overwhelmed to sign up when they get the news.There are certainly not a few people who bribe officials and break up engagements, so they want to put their daughters in the palace.Even if he loses the election in the end, he still has face when he returns to his hometown, and the threshold of the family will be broken by the matchmaker.

There are also a few officials who understand that the emperor has other meanings, which is to encourage women to study.

The prince got married, one main concubine and two side concubines.

But this time there is only one spot left, because the prince already has two "childhood sweethearts".The woman's family also knew about the situation, so they never engaged their daughter, and almost dragged her into an old maid.

Qiao Hongdao, the right servant of the household department, was excited and nervous at the moment.

His daughter, Qiao Wuhua, has a deep relationship with the prince.If my daughter becomes a princess, will it affect my career?According to the rules of the former Ming Dynasty, the father-in-law of the emperor or the prince cannot continue to be a civil servant.Generally, he is rewarded with the position of Jinyiwei, and then he is granted the title of Marquis or Uncle, and he will be a rich and leisurely noble from then on.

Soon someone came out holding a wat board and asked the question Qiao Hongdao wanted to ask.

Chief Assistant Song Yingxing asked: "Your Majesty, if a minister's daughter is elected as the crown princess, will she be exempted from the official position and then conferred the title of knighthood? If not, will there be foreign relatives interfering in politics?"

Zhao Han had thought about this for a long time, but he never made it public: "The former Ming Dynasty raised millions of useless clans, and the new dynasty of Datong must not repeat the same mistakes. Make a living. However, the clan and relatives can only be officials of the third rank at most. In addition, the clans other than the emperor's five clothes are not restricted by any rank, even the chief assistant can do it."

The chief envoy belongs to the second rank, and the restriction of the third rank is set to prevent the clan's relatives from ruling a province.

As for the clans other than the emperor's five clothes, the orthodoxy of blood is already very low, and it is impossible to rebel through a coup d'etat, so there is no need to restrict it.If the coup d'état of the clan really succeeds, it means that the Datong Dynasty has been rotten to the bone, and it might be better for a capable clan to be the emperor.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Song Yingxing returned to the train.

Qiao Hongdao was dumbfounded, he is now the third rank, if his daughter becomes the princess, his official career will basically come to an end.You can continue to climb up, but at most you can climb to Zuo Shilang.

Zhao Han also said: "The eldest daughter of the emperor has also reached the age of marriage. Are there any unmarried young talents in the Hanlin and Qintian academies? The age must be under 20 years old, and graduate students are also welcome."

Qian Qianyi and Xiao Shixuan came out at the same time.

Qian Qianyi said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I will go to find out the situation after I leave the court."

Xiao Shixuan said: "I have a disciple, eighteen years old, of innocent background, proficient in mathematics, and excellent in character and learning."

Zhao Han said: "I will go hunting in the eastern suburbs in a few days, you bring all the suitable talents here and let them meet the princess."

When it came to Emperor Zhao's place, it was even more interesting to choose a son-in-law, and he actually chose directly from the Imperial Academy and Qintian Academy.Anyway, scholars from these two houses generally do not become political officials, and it has no influence on their careers.

A few days later, the emperor took his concubine and children to the Zijin Mountain hunting ground.

Not only the eldest son Zhao Kuanghuan and the eldest daughter Zhao Furong accompanied him, but also the second daughter Zhao Hanjin and the second son Zhao Kuangchen.

These princes and princesses are all studying in the Imperial City School, but they don't hire extra teachers like the prince.

To put it bluntly, in case the crown prince dies unexpectedly, the other princes can immediately make up for it, which is nothing more than increasing the relevant Chu (God, what harmony) Jun courses.

Zhao Hanjin is 14 years old this year. She lifted the curtains of the carriage, poked her head out to look back, and even took out the binoculars.After some observation, he retracted and said, "Eldest sister, I can see clearly. There are seven of those young talents, and two of them are quite handsome."

"What does it have to do with me?" Zhao Furong blushed.

Zhao Hanjin said: "There is one inside, but it is your future husband-in-law."

Zhao Furong said: "Daddy said, if you don't like any of them, you can choose again."

Zhao Hanjin came over and asked in a low voice: "Does my sister have a favorite man in school?"

"Nonsense!" Zhao Furong blushed even more.

"I'm right." Zhao Hanjin smiled triumphantly.

Zhao Furong became anxious immediately: "No, don't talk nonsense!"

There are no crushes, but there are a few who are pleasing to the eye, and they are all well-educated and handsome.

Unlike the prince's prestige in the Imperial City School, those boys dare not play with the princess in order to avoid suspicion.If you get in touch with the princess more, you will even be criticized by the teacher.The princesses' usual playmates are all female students of the Imperial City School.

Everyone first came to the racecourse, which has been closed in advance, and the idlers can't wait to come in and out.

Zhao Han called Li Zicheng to his side, pointed to a group of fine horses and said, "Chuang Wang, let's see, how do my horses compare with those in Hetao?"

Li Zicheng replied truthfully: "It is much taller than the horses in Hetao."

"It's only after more than ten years of optimal breeding that it looks like this," Zhao Han said proudly, "Go and choose a horse for King Chuang, try my BMW and see if it can still be ridden."

While Li Zicheng was picking a good horse, Fei Rulan was observing the seven talented people.

Zhao Furong, who was about to marry, was Fei Rulan's daughter born in Luling, so naturally she had to choose her son-in-law carefully and conscientiously.

"Chen (student) so-and-so, pay my respects to the empress!"

Seven young people stepped forward to salute, while Qian Qianyi and Xiao Shixuan took the opportunity to introduce their specific situation.

After some understanding, Fei Rulan said, "You young people, go and play."

The princes and princesses, accompanied by the guards, went to play polo with these seven young men.

Fei Rumei leaned over: "Which one do you like, sister?"

Pan Qimei said: "The one named Feng Qizhi is very good. He looks handsome and talks well. He is suitable to be a son-in-law."

Fei Rulan asked Liu Rushi: "What do sister Liu think?"

Liu Rushi said: "My sister chooses a son-in-law, but my sister is inconvenient to speak."

"But it doesn't matter." Fei Rulan smiled.

"Then my younger sister will dare to say a few words," Liu Rushi said, "that Feng Qizhi, with wandering eyes and unstable temperament, might not be a good match for a princess. But that Tian Yang, although ordinary in appearance, has firm eyes, neither humble nor overbearing."

Fei Rulan took out the detailed information given by the two courts, and read: "Tian Yang, courtesy name Angqi, is from Sha County, Fujian. His mother died young, and his father worked for the county government office. This man is eighteen years old, No. 2. Enrolled in Jinling University at public expense. Graduated two months ago and has not yet taken the imperial examination. Now he is a postgraduate student at Jinling University and works as a scholar at Qintian Academy. He has excellent accomplishments in astronomy, geography, mathematics and physics. During college, he invented… ...I don’t understand this, so I don’t mind mentioning it.”

"What about Feng Qizhi?" Fei Rumei asked.

Fei Rulan said: "Feng Qizhi, courtesy name Pengju, was born in Jiangpu, Jinling. He was born in a prominent family in Jiangpu, and his father was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. He is currently engaged in a shipping business. He is seventeen years old, and he is one of the five No. 60 candidates in the Jinling Mansion Examination. Enrolled in Jinling University. He also graduated two months ago. He has not yet taken the imperial examination, and he is studying in the Imperial Academy. He is a student of Qian Qianyi, who is good at poetry and painting, good at classics and history, and quite talented in literature."

Fei Rumei said: "I think this one is not bad. The family background is good, the person is handsome, and he is talented. Put it in the drama, he is a very good husband. As for the wandering eyes, the 17-year-old boy has not yet settled his mind." Now, how many people have firm eyes?"

Fei Rulan was noncommittal, and then asked Tian Xiuying: "What do you think, sister?"

Tian Xiuying said: "I am more optimistic about Li Quan. Although he is not as handsome as Feng Qizhi, he is still handsome. What's more rare is that this person has a heroic spirit, and he looks like he can do great things."

Fei Rulan glanced at Li Quan's information, and said to Fei Rumei: "This man is still from our hometown in Jiangxi. His father joined the Datong Army in Nanchang County, and he is currently serving as brigade commander in Yunnan. It's just that he is a bit old. At the age of 20, and had a marriage contract, his fiancée died of illness three years ago. This person graduated from university two years ago, gave up the imperial examination, traveled to several provinces, and even went to Luzon and Taiwan. No, no, too If you get off the hook, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay home all day after marriage."

After a game of polo, the princes and princesses came back.

Fei Rulan pulled her daughter aside and asked, "Which one do you prefer?"

Zhao Furong blushed and said, "Li Quan is okay."

Hearing this answer, Fei Rulan's face turned dark, even if Tian Yang was not selected, that little boy Feng Qizhi would do.

Fei Rulan resisted losing her temper, and asked her daughter, "Why is Li Quan not bad?"

Zhao Furong said: "He is funny, knowledgeable, and has a good personality."

Fei Rulan asked, "Where's Feng Qizhi?"

Zhao Furong shook his head: "This man is no good, he is glib, he looks like a libertine at first glance."

Fei Rulan asked again: "What about Tian Yang?"

Zhao Furong said: "Tian Yang is not good either, just like a goose, he doesn't talk much when he's bored."

To put it more intuitively, Li Quan belongs to the kind of sunny boy who has traveled to several provinces and even went to Luzon alone.This kind of heroic and sunny boy has traveled all over the world and is well-informed, and he is humorous and chats. How can girls not be attracted?

Fei Rulan remained silent, she wanted to talk to the emperor carefully.

Chapter 842 [Ambition in the world]

Seven young people from the two houses, plus Sun Yunqiu who was called to accompany them, gathered together during the break time.

There are four Hanlin courtyards in one pile and four Qintian courtyards in one pile.

Li Quan, a sunny boy, sat down on the ground and asked, "Brother Yuan Jing, hasn't your nautical clock been built yet?"

Wang Su, courtesy name Yuanjing, was a graduate student of Jinling University and a disciple of Fang Yizhi in Qintian Academy.Majoring in physics, minoring in astronomy, proficient in mechanics, his appearance is not good.

Unattractive appearance is the key. At their age, even if they are not married, they have a marriage contract. It is really hard to find those who meet the emperor's requirements, so Wang Su, who is relatively ugly, is also pulled in to make up for it.

Wang Su complained endlessly: "Brother Yuheng, the precision you require is too high. How can I make it? It has been more than three months, and the error value of the clock has only been reduced by 3%-8%. I guess I will die of old age." That day, I couldn’t even make a nautical clock for you.”

"Try again, haha, you can definitely do it." Li Quan was not discouraged, and gave Wang Su blood with a smile.

Tian Yang said: "Brother Yuheng, if you want to measure longitude at sea, why do you have to use the clock method? Can't you use the lunar distance method?"

Li Quan shook his head: "The disadvantages of the lunar distance method are too obvious. First, it cannot be used on cloudy and rainy days, and it cannot be used during the day; second, there are always some days in each month, and the longitude measurement using the monthly distance method will produce deviations; Third, the calculation of the lunar distance method is too large, and it may be difficult for the star trainer on the ship to master it."

Tian Yang is a boring gourd in front of the princess, but he speaks very sharply at the moment: "It takes a year and a half for ocean voyages, and the first and second shortcomings you mentioned can be completely ignored. As for the large amount of calculation, we can make monthly distance Table, get out a lot of data in advance. Stargazers can use the table to calculate, which can greatly reduce the amount of calculations, and only high school graduates will be able to do it.”

Sun Yunqiu listened for a while, and asked curiously, "Are you talking about sailing?"

Sun Yunqiu is a master of Qintian Academy, while the other three are not even bachelors, but graduate students affiliated with Qintian Academy.

Li Quan still sat on the ground, cupped his hands and said: "I want to teach Master Sun that the three of us are discussing how to solve the longitude measurement when sailing. Today's latitude measurement at sea is very mature, but the longitude measurement has not been solved. If If a ship cannot reach the shore for a long time, it has to measure the longitude, otherwise it can only sail forward by luck."

"Tell me what you think." Sun Yunqiu became interested.

Li Quan said in detail: "Now there are two theories, one is the clock method, and the other is the lunar distance method. First, let's talk about the clock method. According to the earth's orbit around the sun, the time of different longitudes is different. The Qintianyuan Planetarium has Set the longitude of Nanjing as 0 degrees. By calculating the time difference between the location of the ship and Nanjing, the specific longitude of the ship can be calculated."

Sun Yunqiu can also make clocks, and he shook his head immediately after hearing this: "The clock method is impossible to realize for the time being, the error is too large, and the current clocks are not accurate enough."

Li Quan said: "My idea is to improve the accuracy of clocks and watches as much as possible and build more nautical clocks. Ten or twenty nautical clocks are placed on the ship. When measuring longitude, take the average of these nautical clocks."

"No, no, you are playing luck." Sun Yunqiu shook his head.

Li Quan also said: "Then we can only use the lunar distance method. Using the position of the moon in the starry sky, the starry sky is used as a clock face, and the moon is used as a pointer. Then, through calculations, the position of the moon is converted into the time at the location of the ship. This method needs to compare the star catalog and rely on the long-term observation data of the observatory. The observation data of the starry sky is our strength, and there are hundreds of years of data in Nanjing and Beijing. But the disadvantages are also obvious. It is impossible to measure in cloudy and rainy days. The error is very large in a few days. The main reason is that the calculation is too large, and it is difficult for ordinary navigators to complete it."

Wang Su added: "The shaking of the hull also greatly interferes with the lunar distance method."

"It's not very big, it's very big, so I prefer the clock method." Li Quan said.

Wang Su said: "We plan to improve the measuring ruler and the cross to make more sophisticated navigational instruments. But no matter how we improve it, if we want to measure the longitude, we must know the position and time of the ship."