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Volume 4 Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 303 The Jungle of Kucha College

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    Although Yelucha's concession was surprising, it also made the people of the southern faction feel happy. After Saccut set off for Huntongjiang, the northern faction, which was the most likely military force in Daliao to have unexpected surprises, could return to the center.  This will be of great benefit to truly unifying the Northeast.

    After Xiao Miansi, Yelu Wuzhi and Han Yanhui met, they all felt that there was great potential for the state affairs of the Liao Kingdom in the future. As long as the three factions could unite their forces and use their power in one place, the northeastern area would be thousands of miles in diameter, and it would be enough to become the leader of the country.  No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, it is not irresistible. "Probably God bless the Khitan."

    Yelvwuzhi kept an eye out and has been paying close attention to Hun Tongjiang¡¯s developments.  And the development of things went smoothly beyond his imagination. After Sachou arrived in Hun Tongjiang, although some lower-level soldiers were not happy to be suddenly sent from the middle to take charge of the military power, the middle and high-level generals had obviously been instructed by Yelucha, and they cooperated very well with Sachou.  The transfer of military power in the north seemed very smooth, and it was basically completed in just a few days.  It's just that it will take time for Shiwei, Nvzhi and other tribes to sincerely join.

    In this regard, Yelu Wuzhi was quite pleased and felt that Yelu Chage was able to take into account the overall situation after all. The Queen of the Earth also dispelled her doubts and trusted Yelu Chage more, although she did not really give him the title of "Generalissimo of the Northeast Military and Horses".  His Majesty had the actual power to control the military power of the entire Northeast, but he began to discuss with him when encountering any problems, and tacitly agreed that Yelvchagou would retain the size of his three thousand personal guards. After all, Yeluchagou had handed over most of his military power.  , if even a mere three thousand people are not retained at this time, it will inevitably chill people's hearts.

    There was only one person who was extremely angry in the whole thing, and that was Yelu Anduan. He thought that his son's heart was clouded by ghosts, so he invited a shaman to exorcise the evil spirits in the house, which became a big joke in Tokyo.

    After the beginning of spring, Zhang Mai led the army.  There were also more than two hundred students who crossed the Tianshan Mountains and came all the way to Qiuci.

    Students who came from the Central Plains to the Western Regions experienced an academic atmosphere that was completely different from the inherent Chinese civilization in this land that was completely different from the Central Plains.

    This place is far from the prehistoric civilization they think it is, on the contrary.  Central Asia has always been a gathering place for several major civilizations. The connection between Chinese civilization and this place is far beyond the imagination of later generations. King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty may have arrived here during his western tour, even as far back as the origin of civilization in the Yanhuang era, and  There is also likely to be a close relationship here.  After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the influence of Han civilization on this place became more and more obvious, and at the same time, Han civilization also continuously drew nutrients from here.

    Art from Persia and Buddhism from India were introduced to the Central Plains after the transformation of the Western Regions.  For the Han civilization, the Western Regions were not only a strategically important city that "cut off the northern arm of the desert", not only a military land for herdsmen, not only a source of economic wealth, but also a cultural window to the outside world.  It is a key existence that is nourished by foreign culture. This can be seen from the fact that the Han and Tang dynasties who owned the Western Regions always showed an open mind regardless of their ups and downs.

    After the Anshi Rebellion, long-term and frequent wars caused continuous gaps in the development of civilization in Central Asia.  After Zhang Mai conquered the Western Regions and unified the four towns, the Western Regions achieved peace for more than ten years.  The opening of trade routes injected funds into academic prosperity, and the need for national defense stimulated the acceleration of various inventions. Zhang Mai himself attached great importance to academic organization and development, and even wrote his own outline articles, including the Nineteen Kinds of "  "Practical Learning" was placed in the Central Plains, and many scholars just memorized it by rote.  It is used as a stepping stone to becoming an official, but when placed here by the masters of Central Asia, the knowledge inside clearly points out the development direction of academics including physics, chemistry, medicine and biology.  Academic progress requires a large reserve of talents, continuous trial and error in research, and profound accumulation of knowledge. However, the key to academic breakthroughs lies in the direction.

    When Zhang Mai was in Shule, he had already established the Archimedes Academy, which focused on the study of physics.  It was headed by Saadi, a Central Asian mechanical master from Ningyuan. He also established the Dihuang Pavilion, which focused on the study of chemistry, and was headed by the alchemist Khalid.  These two institutions were R&D institutions at the beginning. Although they were also accompanied by the cultivation of talents, education was not a priority before Zhang Mai only occupied the western half of Tianshan Mountain.

    As Tiance moved eastward, these two institutions changed. Academic research, applied research and development, and talent education became threefold, and their locations gradually moved eastward. The old site in Shule became the alma mater, and here in Qiuci  It became the main hospital, and a branch hospital was opened in Liangzhou.  The focus of applied research and development is placed on the Liangzhou branch, while academic research is still based on Qiuci. As for talent education, it is advanced in three directions. Shule Alma Mater mainly recruits young students of all ethnic groups from Lingxi, India, Tubo and other places.  The Qiuci Main Academy recruits Hu and Han students from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, Yutian Guasha and other places. The Liangzhou branch is mainly composed of Han teenagers, and regularly sends students to Qiuci Main Academy and Shule Alma Mater every year.

    At the same time, Shule is also responsible for collecting all literature and classics including Greece, Persia, Tianfang, and India, and the subjects cover ancient GreeceThe philosophy and science of ancient heaven (including ancient Babylon and Persia) law and technology, the mythical logic of ancient India, the religion of ancient Israel, etc. were then transferred to Kucha, where they were sorted out in the main courtyard of Kucha, and then transferred to Liangzhou.  Translated into Chinese by the branch.  Liangzhou, on the other hand, collected a large number of various technologies from the Central Plains, imported them into Kucha and other countries' culture, science and technology for verification, and under the guidance of the "Practical Learning" outline, searched for scientific and technological breakthroughs, perfected the dialectics of legal principles, and explored philosophical and religious issues.  Mysteries finally turned into practical inventions and applications.

    In the past ten years, even during the most intense period of the war, these works have not been interrupted. Fortunately, the opening of the Silk Road has brought a steady stream of financial resources to the Tiance regime. During the war with the Khitan Shijin, Zheng  Wei is often troubled by food, not money, and academic research needs money more than food.  Of course, because the roads are too far away, it is difficult to transport food from the Western Regions and western Hexi to the east. Therefore, all this wealth is gathered in Qiuci, creating the most beautiful, peaceful and prosperous oasis in this era.

    Now that Central Asian scholars have the support of Zhang Mai, the "Khan of Heaven", and have more than a dozen "Practical Learning" outlines that point out the development direction of various subjects, and have such an academic environment, after ten years of hard work,  Yun sprouted and is now full of vitality.  The main courtyard of Qiuci has more than a dozen craftsmen from Chinese, Persian, Tianfang, Indian, Hexi, Tubo and other ethnic groups, as well as dozens of Mesozoic scholars.  As well as more than 300 young students of all ethnic groups, for the Western Regions, this is an era of unprecedented academic prosperity, an era that is about to gather great achievements, an era that is constantly breaking through the inherent academic barriers, such an era.  In the eyes of the master craftsmen, even the Loulan in ancient legends cannot be compared.

    Compared with Central Asia, Zhang Mai found that it was very difficult for him to implement "Practical Learning" in the Central Plains. I don't know when it started, perhaps since Dong Zhongshu proposed "deposing hundreds of schools of thought to only respect Confucianism". Scholars in the Central Plains always had this tendency.  They habitually use the Discourse on the Five Classics of Mencius to explain all the knowledge they have learned. On the one hand, this ensures a specious unity of all academics, but at the same time, it actually suppresses the development of various schools and schools. Shandong and Hebei almost  After Zhang Mai promulgated the Nineteen Practical Studies to the world, the first reaction of all the great masters was to try to bring Practical Studies into the category of Confucianism.  Those subjects related to ethics are often emphasized.  Disciplines other than ethics are always habitually ignored.  Although these Shandong masters are all smart and intelligent people, the strong inertia created over the past few hundred years since the Qin and Han Dynasties cannot be easily escaped by any individual by their own strength.

    But there is no such problem in the Western Regions. The children of the Western Regions enter these two institutions to study, and at first they may just be looking for a future. However, because they are not contaminated by the pan-ethicalization of late Confucianism, they retain the purity of each discipline.  .  In the past ten years, Han descendants from Hexi and Qinxi entered Qiuci.  They all blended into this atmosphere.

    Now Qiuci not only has the Archimedes and Mozi Institute of Geosciences.  Gehonghua College, formerly known as Dihuang Pavilion, also established Awu Luohan Zoroastrian Seminary, Xuanzang Buddhist College and Socrates Laodan Philosophy College, which is the smallest but at the core, after arriving in Kucha.  Qihuang Medical College, which focuses on biology and medicine, and Yugong Geography College, which focuses on geography and geology, are located in Liangzhou. Qihuang Medical College also has a branch here in Qiuci.

    Many colleges form a circle with the School of Philosophy as the center.  On the periphery are churches and temples including Buddhism, Taoism, Nestorianism, Tianfang Sect, Yizileye Sect, Zoroastrianism, Brahmanism and Mingjiao. Many colleges were planned by Zhang Mai himself, and each religion was built in a jungle of colleges.  , is the choice of each teaching, because the free and lively academic atmosphere that has been formed in the jungle of Kucha College has a strong attraction for each teaching.  Many religious masters regard this place as the closest place to heaven, so it is natural to form a temple complex outside it.

    The rapid development of the Kucha Academy Jungle in recent years is not only due to the support and guidance of Zhang Mai, but also the various religions have spontaneously invested immeasurable financial, material and human resources. The political stability and political stability of Kucha in recent years  Social stability is also related to the tacit efforts of major religions.

    After the formation of the Kucha Academy Jungle, this was Zhang Mai's first visit. Upon hearing the news, the masters and scholars from major colleges, temples and churches rushed to greet him with their disciples. Zhang Mai was greeted when he entered the Kucha Academy Jungle.  Already dismounted and walking to show respect.

    The layout of the college jungle, the branch of Qihuang Medical College is in the east, Archimedes-Mozi Institute of Wu Studies is in the west, Dihuangge Gehonghua Institute is in the south, Awu Luohan Zoroastrian Theological Seminary and Xuanzang Buddhist Institute are in the north, Sukra  Di Laodan Academy of Philosophy is in the center.  The entire academy jungle has no walls or gates. It borders the Tianshan Mountains to the north and the desert to the east. Zhang Mai had a far-sighted vision at the beginning and designated a huge area from the beginning. If it is gradually expanded in the future, it will be enough to ensure that tens of thousands of students will study here.study.  Although there are only more than 300 officially enrolled students at present, with the religious believers on the periphery of the college and various service providers attached to the college, the number also exceeds 3,000.

    After a hundred years of war in the Central Plains, civilization has been lost for a long time. They never expected that there would be such a large-scale academy jungle in the far western regions. At one time, more than two hundred students were amazed and yearned for it.

    Zhang Mai held his son in one hand and his daughter in the other. Behind him were two hundred young Han students headed by Wang Pu. After meeting the masters of various colleges and religions, they were led by the masters to visit.  When he entered from the east, the first thing he saw was Qihuang Medical College. There were two statues at the gate of the college, one was the Yellow Emperor and the other was Qibo. The two statues were discussing. This "Qihuang Meeting" is exactly what the legendary Chinese medicine doctor said.  A consultation-style meeting on the origin of the Yellow Emperor's Internal Medicine, and the "Huangdi Neijing" was compiled based on the content of this meeting.  This is the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine.  And the Yellow Emperor was the ancestor of China. When the Central Plains scholars saw him, they quickly paid homage and no longer dared to have the aloofness that the Central Plains scholars had when they came to foreign countries.

    After more than ten years of integration and development, coupled with the introduction and permission of anatomy, Tiance Datang's medical level is now sufficient to look down on other countries in the world. Over the years, the medical teams accompanying the army have not only saved many injured soldiers on the battlefield.  .  And every veteran who has been on the battlefield and survived is an immeasurable fighting force. The Tiance Cavalry has been able to get stronger and stronger in the war over the years. Huatuo Medical College and the students and medical nurses it trained are really indispensable.  without.

    The medical strength of the Qiuci branch is slightly less than that of the main hospital in Liangzhou, but it is also from the Western Regions, and people from the Western Regions. Whenever their prayers to gods and Buddhas are ineffective, they will come here to seek medical treatment if possible, so the branch of Qihuang Medical College is located here.  One third is a research site, one third is a teaching site, and the other third has become the largest hospital in the Western Region. As far as the eye can see, the existence of the Kucha Medical Branch is closely related to the growth of the jungle of Kucha College over the years.  Peace is also closely related to it. Those thieves traveling across the Western Regions and barbarians hiding in the desert, no matter how barbaric they are, would not dare to offend Qiuci now.  Firstly, no one knows whether one day they will come here to seek medical help. Secondly, this is a place to treat all sentient beings.  If it is violated, it will definitely cause public outrage.

    Chinese medicine, Tubo medicine, Tianzhu medicine, and Persian medicine are integrated here. Anatomy and acupuncture coexist. The theory of bloodletting is also being verified. The theories and experiences of various ethnic groups are producing wonderful effects in the new medical system. If this continues,  , it is conceivable that it will lead to a path that is quite different from that of pure Western medicine and Chinese medicine in later generations.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from these two hundred Central Plains students are not unfamiliar.  As the saying goes, a good doctor is not a good person. Medicine is one of the few subjects that is not discriminated against by scholars in the Central Plains (but does not necessarily pay much attention to it).

    After visiting the Qihuang Medical Branch, the group turned to the south. The wood in the east is for growth, and the fire in the south is for destruction.  In order to welcome Zhang Mai's arrival, Ge Honghua Academy made a loud noise, which was the discharge of cannons.

    The students in Zhongyuan were all shocked. Zhang Yunyan and Zhang Yunzhen screamed and threw themselves into their father's arms at the same time. Zhang Mai patted his daughter's hair to comfort him, but scolded his son: "A man, you are so cowardly!"

    He then asked the dean: "Is the artillery ready for use?"

    If Wang Pu was impressed by the situation of the Qihuang Medical Branch just now, then he felt awkward now when he saw the two deans of Gehong Chemical College, because the principal dean of the Chemistry College was actually a Hu, while the deputy dean was a Taoist priest.  .

    When Khalid was asked by Zhang Mai, he said with some shame: "The artillery pointed out by the Great Khan still has some difficulties that have not been overcome But this is not a problem with our gunpowder, it is actually the barrel made by their Institute of Gewu.  It¡¯s not suitable for use! As for the fire blunderbuss, it¡¯s something made by their Institute of Geosciences and it¡¯s not suitable for use!¡±

    Zhang Mai nodded and said: "Artillery and firecrackers are something that can only be accomplished by close cooperation between the two houses. We have to be careful, but we don't have to rush. Now that we are in an advantageous position, we don't need artillery and firecrackers to save lives. I also  It¡¯s still worth the wait.¡±

    At this time, the vice-president stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although the artillery and blunderbuss were not successful, Pindao's alchemy skills have made great progress." He took out a dove egg-sized elixir and said:  "The Nine-turn Rejuvenation Pill that Pindao has refined here is not yet immortal, but long-term use can greatly boost your health and prolong your life."

    Wang Pu's expression suddenly changed. The Confucian disciples despised these Taoist priests who used their immortality, ghosts and gods to confuse people. Khalid's expression was also a little ugly. One of him and the vice-dean was an alchemist, and the other was an alchemist.  It was really not their intention to be sent by Zhang Mai to study chemistry, but Zhang Mai hated his involvement in alchemy the most. Although he was allowed to take up alchemy as a private hobby, he sent a secretary to monitor him and strictly restricted him from doing so.  He taught students alchemy that was deviated from the guidance of practical knowledge, so he didn't dare to talk about it these years. Unexpectedly, the vice-dean took his alchemy away from him.Come out to flatter.

    Zhang Yunyan looked at the golden elixir, which shone with a strange brilliance in the sunlight. Is this the legendary golden elixir?  I couldn't help but be very curious.

    Zhang Mai said: "Is there any other golden elixir like this?"

    The deputy dean had also heard some rumors that Zhang Mai didn't like the strange power that disturbed the gods. He was a little worried when he presented the golden elixir. At this time, he couldn't help but said with joy: "Refining the golden elixir is the most difficult, but probably God also  In order to wish His Majesty blessings and longevity, all the elixirs prepared by Pindao in this furnace were successful, there are nine pills in total!"

    Look at him taking out all the golden elixirs.  Zhang Mai nodded and said to Ma Xiaochun next to him: "Feed him and eat everything."

    Ma Xiaochun was almost like a roundworm in Zhang Mai's stomach. With a sneer, he ordered two attendants to capture the Taoist deputy dean and force him to swallow the golden pills one by one.

    Zhang Mai said to his two children: "These so-called golden elixirs contain a lot of lead, mercury, and sulfur. They are all highly toxic. People who eat them will definitely not be able to live forever. They will almost die if they are about to die. Moreover, mercury poisoning will cause  It causes headaches, abdominal pain, body aches, mouth and teeth necrosis, kidney poisoning, skin ulceration, and death will be miserable!"

    Zhang Yunyan and Zhang Yunzhen were shocked when they heard this.

    Zhang Mai turned to Wang Pu and said, "You have learned the law well, but I was so angry just now. Did you break the law by giving him poison?"

    Wang Pu said: "This person offered poison to the marshal, and the crime is the same as regicide. Although the Jiujingtai has abolished the law of implicating the nine tribes, regicide should also be punished! The marshal gave others the medicine and gave him the medicine."  My body, what sin is there!"

    Zhang Mai said: "It's better to send him to medical school. If he doesn't die, try to treat him as much as possible. Reduce his pain. If he dies, make a specimen. Send him all the way to the Central Plains, to Liangzhou, Kaifeng, Ye  All, and finally sent to Yanjing, and let people see the results of eating the so-called golden elixir!"

    Wang Pu already knew what the specimen was by this time. Although he hated the Taoist priest for using elixirs to charm the monarch, he felt it was too cruel to make him into a specimen.  It seems to go against the true intention of a benevolent person, but he doesn't dissuade him. Knowing that Zhang Mai did such an extreme thing, he probably wanted to alert the world. The biggest intention is probably to alert his children!

    After the deputy dean was dragged off, his students were all trembling.  Zhang Mai said again: "Don't be afraid. I have eliminated even the family ties, let alone the teachers and students? Just don't do these alchemy anymore in the future."

    Zhang Yunzhen said: "This Taoist priest is so bad, why does dad still let him be the deputy dean?"

    Zhang Mai smiled and said: "You don't understand. Although these people have taken the wrong path in alchemy, just like the alchemy that Dean Khalid is addicted to, they have inadvertently developed a set of outstanding abilities because of alchemy. In today's world,  They are great experts in chemical operations. As long as they eliminate the waste and retain the good, their disciples and subsequent disciples may become great masters of chemistry."

    As he spoke, he patted Khalid on the shoulder and said: "Actually, you presided over the refining of oil bombs and other things, and advanced the research related to artillery and muskets to the current point. You can be called a great master."

    Khalid was praised by Zhang Mai, and his bones became a little lighter. Even the students behind him were proud of it. As for those dressed in Taoist priest costumes, they all looked dejected, like a defeated rooster.

    At this time, a young Taoist priest in his twenties stepped forward with a heart and said: "Your Majesty, there is something else to offer from the path."

    Everyone was slightly surprised, thinking that the marshal had just used extreme means to deal with someone, how dare you take the lead?  But I don¡¯t know what I will offer this time. Is it holy water or fairy peaches?

    Zhang Mai asked, "What do you want to offer?"

    The young Taoist priest said: "Xiao Dao and several junior brothers, according to the instructions of the Chemistry Chapter of Your Majesty's Practical Learning, purified the gunpowder and rolled it into a bag. It was called a bombing bag. It was lit and exploded. It is extremely powerful and can be used to open mountains and build roads."  , but this thing is quite dangerous, so I dare not show it in front of Your Majesty."

    Zhang Mai's heart moved and he said, "Bring me your purified gunpowder."

    The young Taoist priest took out a small bag of something from his arms. Zhang Mai opened it and twisted it. In the past few years, he had been concerned about the development of gunpowder and had been exposed to it from time to time. His knowledge of the properties of gunpowder was no longer limited to theoretical knowledge in his previous life, but he had substantial experience.  , after twisting it, I felt that the purity of this gunpowder was far beyond the gunpowder presented by the main and branch schools of chemistry in the past.

    After pondering for a moment, Zhang Mai said: "Prepare an experiment for me to see. Only the accompanying generals and the deans and bachelors of various academies are allowed to watch it together. The rest of the people should all retreat."

    The School of Chemistry has always prepared a valley for testing in the desert. Everyone rushed there on horseback. The young Taoist priest prepared only three bombs. One was placed among a group of cattle and sheep, and the other was placed under a pile of stones.  , one placed near a pile of armored wooden figures, and askedAfter Zhang Mai retreated to a safe distance, Liu Heihu ordered a heightened shield to be erected at Zhang Mai, and then the young Taoist priest lit the bomb.

    Seeing the fire starter approaching, Zhang Mai hurriedly asked his son and daughter to plug their ears, and then heard three consecutive booms, and at the same time, the screams of cattle and sheep. Blood splashed all over the sky, gravel was smashed, and the armor was blown to pieces.  .

    Zhang Yunzhen was so frightened that he cried, but Zhang Yunyan did not dare to cry. All the scholars were stunned by the power of thunder. Zhang Mai laughed loudly and shouted: "Okay! Okay!"

    Liu Heihu, however, stamped his feet and cried bitterly: "This explosive bag has arrived too late! If the gunpowder bag buried in the Huanma Highlands during the Guanzhong War had such power, Brother Xi might not have to die!"

    Wang Pu was relatively calm among the scholars, but he thought in his heart: "How can such a military weapon be studied in the Western Regions? If it is leaked to foreign countries, it will be a serious problem for the country!" He thought in his heart and couldn't help but get closer.  Whisper with Zhang Mai.

    Zhang Mai said with a smile: "The School of Chemistry also has a branch in Liangzhou. I originally wanted to move the main hospital to Liangzhou. There is only one branch in Qiuci, just like a medical school. But as a transition period, I still want to move the main hospital to Liangzhou.  The two academies are doing research in parallel, and the Liangzhou side has invested more financial and human resources than the Kucha side. As a result, the progress of the Liangzhou side is always far inferior to that of the Kucha side, so I decided to study the east side of the main academy of chemistry.  The plan to move has been temporarily shelved. I don¡¯t know whether the reason is inevitable or accidental. You can think about it carefully. "

    Wang Pu said: "Despite this, now that a powerful weapon like the Hongtianbao has appeared, we should quickly reduce the manpower and move them all to the Central Plains. All relevant personnel must be monitored and private practice of this technique must not be allowed, otherwise it will be leaked.  In foreign countries, it is a danger to the country; if it is obtained by someone with ulterior motives and the intention of rebellion, it is a serious danger to the people!"

    Zhang Mai said: "That's not the case! Technical confidentiality is important, but technological progress is more important. In the long run, the proliferation of technology is almost inevitable. If you sacrifice progress for confidentiality, you will lose your appetite! At present, the spread of technology is almost inevitable.  Generally speaking, the confidentiality work in Qiuci and Liangzhou is very strict, and everything can be done, but I will not limit it to the point where it may suffocate the technology just for the sake of confidentiality." He paused and then said:  "Our Chinese astronomy was originally unique in the world, but since the private practice of astronomy was strictly prohibited by laws, the study of astronomy and law has gone from bad to worse. Once any discipline becomes a royal 'private school', it will definitely shrink. We must learn this lesson.  draw."

    He looked at the corpses of cattle and sheep, flying sand and gravel, and broken armor everywhere, and said to the students: "When I was in Luntai, I once said that there are two major difficulties in fundamentally solving the problem of the Western Regions and Mobei. The second one is  It is how to abolish the force of barbarian peoples. Do you have any experience on this issue now? "

    (To be continued)
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