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    Lin Yizhe noticed that when the children looked up at the tall flagpole, some of the Han children had a look of fear on their faces, while those of the Paiwan children looked indifferent.  Soon, the French instructor pointed to a tall Han boy and asked him to climb up the flagpole to get his hat. The Han boy showed hesitation on his face, but he still stepped forward and climbed up using his hands and feet, but unfortunately  Yes, he climbed less than one-third of the height of the flagpole with great effort and then slipped down.  ¡°Then two more Han boys stepped forward to climb the flagpole, but they only climbed to two-thirds of the height before they couldn¡¯t hold on and slid down.  Seeing that the Han boys did not dare to try again, the French instructors seemed to laugh at them. The faces of the Han boys showed shame and anger, but no one came out to climb up again.  At this time, a short Paiwan boy stood up. He walked to the flagpole in a few steps and jumped up. Unlike the Han boy who used his hands and feet to climb, he wrapped his hands around the flagpole and arched his body.  , with both feet on the flagpole, like a monkey walking on a tree.  Seeing this Paiwan boy dexterously climbing up the flagpole, the French instructor had a look of surprise on his face.  Soon, the Paiwan boy easily climbed to the top of the flagpole. He took off the French instructor's military cap, waved it downwards, put it on his head, and then climbed down as quickly and neatly as he climbed up.  up the flagpole.  The Paiwan boy came to the French instructor, performed a military salute according to the standards of the French Navy, and then presented his military cap in front of the French instructor with both hands. The instructor's face was full of approval, and he raised his hand to return the favor to the Paiwan boy.  The boy gave a military salute and took his general's hat.  There were bursts of applause in the small student team.  Lin Yizhe looked at this scene from a distance, his heart full of relief.  Due to the influence of traditional concepts of contempt and disgust for "foreign learning", the Shipbuilding School has been open since its establishment.  Faced with the problem of a serious shortage of students, in order to make the Shipbuilding School stronger and truly become the cradle of the Chinese navy, Lin Yizhe, on the one hand, petitioned the imperial court for policy support, and on the other hand, he tried to provide more generous benefits to Shipbuilding students.  The benefits attract students to come.  Another important measure is to absorb orphans adopted from orphanages in various places as a source of students.  Due to historical and economic reasons, there are a large number of orphans in China, but there are very few corresponding adoption agencies.  After the Opium War, Westerners poured into China in large numbers, and many Western religious groups entered China to preach.  But with little success, they learned that there were a large number of orphans in China. In order to recruit orphans as believers, they opened many nursery schools and adopted Chinese orphans into the church. Since missionaries liked to baptize seriously ill children, they were extremely worried.  It is easy to cite the misunderstandings of Chinese people.  The result was a large number of lesson plans.  The most obvious example is the "Tianjin Teaching Plan".  After Lin Yizhe helped Zeng Guofan successfully resolve the crisis caused by the "Tianjin Mission Case", at Lin Yizhe's initiative, Li Hongzhang first followed the example of the shipping administration in Zhili and opened the Tianjin Naval School and the Western School to recruit orphans.  Later, the imperial court issued the "Edict to establish the country", calling on all localities to open schools, enrolling students, and providing financial and policy support.  Therefore, the coastal provinces followed suit one after another, and the problem of the shipping industry's students was finally solved.  After the end of the battle to expel the Japanese in Taiwan, due to the brutal killings by the Japanese army, a large number of orphans appeared in both Han and Taiwan, and these orphans were all admitted to the Shipbuilding School by Lin Yizhe without exception.  Watching these children receive a good education in the shipping school and grow up vigorously.  Lin Yizhe seemed to feel a greater sense of accomplishment than defeating the Japanese invasion.  In the distance, a group of trainees lined up neatly and were running for training.  So far, the Shipbuilding and Naval Academy has been established for nearly eight years.  The student education system lasts for 5 years - 4 years of on-campus study plus a 1-year internship at sea. In addition to the common professional courses in military academies such as gun, engine, driving, telegraphy, etc., the courses include English, mathematics  , chemistry, physics, geography, astronomy and other compulsory courses.  The Shipbuilding and Naval Academy is also the first Chinese school in China to introduce Western-style physical education courses into daily teaching. From the day of enrollment, students not only have to accept completely militarized daily life management, but also learn fencing, goading sticks, and wooden sticks.  , dumbbells, hurdle jumping, walking, long jump, high jump, mast climbing and other sports training.  What is cultivated here is definitely a group of young people who are closest to the times in China at this time!  Like Lin Yizhe's classmates who were admitted to the military academy, they are young, eager to learn, enthusiastic, and at the same time have strong bodies.  The most rare thing is that they have a strong thirst for knowledge that most of their peers in this era cannot have. Compared with those peers who are still addicted to the Four Books and Five Classics, they have modern education and are on the front line of Westernization.  Beiyang¡¯s convenient conditions give them more opportunities.?Contact with the outside world, and more contact means more unknowns, and more unknowns inspire a stronger desire for learning!  After wandering around the campus for a long time, Lin Yizhe left reluctantly.  "I said I couldn't find you anywhere, but it turns out you are here." A quiet voice with a hint of laziness suddenly sounded when Lin Yizhe walked out of the school gate, with a hint of secret joy.  Lin Yizhe felt a slight warmth in his heart - it was noon at this time, and the warm sunshine was overwhelmingly shining on the graceful profile of the woman in front of him, making him slightly absent-minded for a moment.  "Why have you been here for so long? Are you giving impromptu lectures to the students again?" Chen Wan walked up to him with a smile, "I've been here for a long time, why didn't I see you?" "I was just walking around the campus.  Didn't enter the classroom. Why are you here? Bringing food to the students?" Lin Yizhe happily stepped forward and hugged her waist, giving her a long kiss in front of the maids.  "I'm bringing medicine" She noticed the passion of his kiss and squeezed his hand gently, signaling him to let her go.  Lin Yizhe understood, and reluctantly left her lips, holding her hand.  The maids seemed not to be surprised by the intimate behavior between the couple. At this time, they stayed away knowingly, pretending to talk or look at the flowers in the garden, so as to create a warm relationship between the couple.  convenient.  But Lin Yizhe just kissed Chen Wan's face gently and didn't do much.  "Are you feeling depressed again?" Chen Wan asked softly with a bright red face.  "Well" Lin Yizhe nodded helplessly.  He already knew that Chen Wan was pregnant again.  "Have you seen a few of them?" Chen Wan couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw Lin Yizhe's demeanor like a hungry tiger that couldn't find food. She tilted her head and pointed at the maids who accompanied her.  .  "Watch which one you choose, let's consummate the marriage today, don't let it upset you." "How can they compare with my Wan'er." Lin Yizhe chuckled, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down.  What he said was true. Although it was true that he liked beautiful women, he was not as licentious as Bao Ting.  The family didn't have much money and yet they married a lot of people.  Although his conditions are much better than Baoting's, and the maids at home are also beautiful, he pays more attention to the integration of souls and is not the kind of person who wants to fall in love with beautiful women when he sees them.  Otherwise, the deaths of Caiyue and Eling would not have left a shadow in his heart.  Although he is already an important minister of the imperial court.  Guan'er is no longer young, but he still respects the maids at home and does not scold easily, let alone play with them casually.  After hearing Lin Yizhe's answer, Chen Wan knew that he still loved her deeply, and she couldn't help but feel sweet in her heart.  "How about. The one in England, youwrite a letter asking her to come back" Chen Wan said softly.  "Haha, forget it, for Wan'er's sake, I'd better endure it." Lin Yizhe said with a smile.  The couple left the campus gate and got on the carriage. Lin Yizhe asked her about the current situation of the Paiwan children and whether any of them were sick.  Chen Wan said that they were all very good, but a few of the Han children from Taiwan were in poor health. They might have suffered from miasma and fell ill. Chen Wan had already sent Jinji Nashuang to her a few days ago and gave instructions.  The school doctor treated her well, and she has gradually recovered in the past few days.  "By the way. Mr. Ding is still ill. Has Kunyu visited him in the past two days?" Chen Wan asked.  Hearing Chen Wan ask about the newly appointed Prime Minister and Shipping Minister Ding Richang, Lin Yizhe nodded, "I went there two days ago. Lord Ding has an impatient temper, excessive qi and blood, and suffered from miasma and refused to rest peacefully, so the disease is cured."  Wait, I'll go over later. You can also prepare some for me so I can take Mr. Yu Ding." Chen Wan agreed, and the two of them returned home first. Lin Yizhe changed his clothes.  After preparing the medicine, he went straight to Ding Richang's home.  When Lin Yizhe showed up at Ding Richang's home, Ding Richang, who was already ill and recuperating at home, was sitting quietly on a recliner, flipping through the book "Strategy for Expanding the Sea" signed by him.  "Kunyu is here, haha, come on, please sit down," Ding Richang was very happy to see Lin Yizhe arriving, pointing to a chair opposite him and said to Lin Yizhe.  "Brother Yusheng, how have you been feeling these past few days?" Lin Yizhe sat down and asked with concern.  "I have been in poor health since I was a child. I was infected with miasma not long after I arrived in Fuzhou. I thought I was going to die soon, but I met Kunyu's wonderful hand to rejuvenate him. I came back with a life, haha." Ding Richang said with a smile.  "Brother Yusheng cares about the common people and is diligent in royal affairs. He fell ill because of overwork. I wish I could help brother Yusheng share the burden of meager medicines and meager things.""Brother Yusheng, don't mention it."  "Lin Yizhe said with a smile and waved his hand. "Lin Yizhe is telling the truth. Since Ding Richang took office, all shipping affairs have been running smoothly and the efficiency has even improved. Lin Yizhe was originally worried that Ding Richang would have to be familiar with it for a while after taking over, and he might be familiar with it.  The work of the shipyard has an impact, but I did not expect that Ding Richang is a management expert. After taking over the shipyard, not only did it not affect the work of the shipyard, but it further improved the work efficiency of the shipyard, such as the newly built overseas cruiser "Yuan Kai".  "And "Deng Yingzhou", in just a few months, it is already close to completion. "It has been much better these days, and there is nothing serious. It's just that I am a little lazy and don't like to get up, so I just lie here, otherwise,  If you want to find me now, you have to go to the shipyard.  "Ding Richang smiled and said. "Your book is very good. I was deeply inspired after reading it. Today I know the importance of the navy. What I have seen before is really a frog in the well!  "Ding Richang pointed to the book "Strategy for Expanding the Sea" in his hand and said happily, "Coupled with this preface you wrote, no wonder those naval officers and students like you so much, come on!  Pour tea for Mr. Lin!  " After listening to Ding Richang's kind words, Lin Yizhe smiled and did not answer - the "Strategy for Expanding the Sea" in Ding Richang's hand actually has a more formal name - "The Influence of Sea Power on History: 1660-1783"   He teaches naval cadets, and Mahan's "On Sea Power" praised the navy as the key force that determines the future of a country! As for the preface he wrote - when Lin Yizhe read this article himself,  Everyone feels excited, not to mention the officers and students in the Naval Academy who have received a comprehensive modern education and are almost the most visionary and responsible among the Chinese youth of the same generation. Young people are always easier to fool.  People like Ding Richang, who are intelligent and insightful Westerners, can¡¯t help but admire them ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you want to order more books?  "Ding Richang's fingers gently rubbed the cover of "Strategy for Expanding the Sea", "Write more books like this so that more people in the world know you, appreciate you, and support you. In this way, this foreign affairs will be easier to handle.  !  "    "hehe.  It's not like Guo Gong's "Ji Cheng Xi", which was almost destroyed and banned.  "Lin Yizhe's eyes quietly drifted to an unknown distance. "Oh?  "Ding Richang raised his eyebrows in surprise. Lin Yizhe poured himself a cup of scalding hot tea. He put his finger on the steaming cup - it hurt a little! Isn't the pain terrible? What's terrible is that after being beaten, you don't know how to remember.  It hurts. What¡¯s even more terrifying is that after it hurts, you don¡¯t even understand why you are being beaten. How can it hurt? ¡°Before Mr. Guo went to England, the imperial court asked Mr. Guo to submit the diary he kept along the way to the General Administration.  And he did so.  " Lin Yizhe suddenly felt a cramp in his heart - if Guo Songtao and Ding Richang were not so sincere in their work, how could they be called "ghost slaves" criticized by thousands of people! "I have read that book and it was written by  Excellent, Mr. Guo said that the learning of Westerners' wisdom, so it cages the heaven and the earth and drives all things, has the effect of seeking truth from facts" Song Tao wanted to ask Danya to bring the official learning abroad to learn how to measure coal and iron and how to smelt.  And build railways and electricity for practicality.  ¡¯¡± Ding Richang said, ¡°They are all true words.  " Lin Yizhe nodded. He called Western science and technology "practical learning" and believed that Western science and technology are completely in line with the practical learning required by Chinese practical learning. He even advocated opening large schools and sending overseas students to introduce Western learning. These ideas are consistent with  He is no different. "Guo Gong also said in his diary: In the West, trade is the foundation of a country.  His management of business affairs is neat and orderly.  A secret view of the West is that merchants are the basis of business, and no one in the country is free; China attaches great importance to scholars and despises agriculture, industry, and commerce, so much so that not even one percent of a family or a town has a professional.  "Ding Richang said again, "Guo Gong can see that the wealth and strength of the West lies in commerce.  It is advocated that China should also be based on industry and commerce to make the country prosperous and strong.  This is exactly the same as the "Four Pillars of the People" written by Kun Yu.  "    "exactly.  Lin Yizhe said, "These are all easy to talk about, just what Guo Gong said."  What is the most taboo word among scholars? Brother Yusheng must know it, right?  " "Haha, of course I remember!  "Ding Richang smiled and said loudly, "'The entry of the West into China will truly bring about a great change in the world. Its power is very far-reaching, and if it is found in its way and used smoothly, it will also be to the benefit of China.  ¡¯¡± ¡°¡®Song Taoqiu said that the founding of Western countries had its origins and ends. The origins were in politics and religion in the court, and the end was in merchants, shipbuilding, and weapon making.  Therefore, we want to first understand the spirit of merchants in order to establish the basis for following and applying Western methods. It is said that we should ignore the basics and only focus on the last.  ¡¯¡± ¡°¡®Since the Han Dynasty, Chinese education has gradually disappeared, but European countries are unique in political and religious customs. They regard China as they viewed the barbarians and Di in the heyday of the Three Dynasties.  ¡¯¡± ¡°¡®Three generations ago, China¡¯s proper ways were used to control the barbarians and the barbarians who were not¡­ After more than thirty years of trade with the West, they seemed to use their proper ways to attack China.Because of the Tao, it can be dangerous.  '" Ding Richang recited the words from Guo Songtao's "Ji Cheng Xi" while looking at the expression on Lin Yizhe's face. "The West has Taoism but China has no Taoism. The political and religious civilization of the West has surpassed the old system of our ancestors. We, the Chinese, want to strengthen ourselves.  , We should emulate the West and reform" Ding Richang laughed and said, "Isn't he Guo Yunxian a traitor when he makes such rebellious and unjust remarks?  So who is still a traitor?  " "Brother Yusheng, what do you think of this?  Lin Yizhe asked with a smile. "Guo Yunxian is a 'traitor', so why am I not a 'ghost slave'?"  "Ding Richang's laughter revealed a deep sadness. "It's not that you can't do what you write in a book, it just depends on who you write it to.  "Lin Yizhe responded with a sigh. "The books he wrote, such as the "Chart of Foreign Military Ships" presented to Hongzhang, will be a treasure for people like Li Hongzhang who are devoted to foreign affairs, but if they are written for all scholars in the world,   In the original historical time and space, those Qingliu scholars who were full of "heavenly dynasty" could not overthrow the world with just a fantian seal of "I have heard of using Xia to transform barbarians, but I have never heard of transforming barbarians."  How many talents are there for Westernization! ¡°If we really want to blame it, we can only blame our ancient Chinese ancestors, they really left us too many good things!  "A wry smile appeared on the corner of Lin Yizhe's mouth. "Is it because Kun Yucai concocted the "Test of Filial Piety in the Western Kingdom" to make it difficult for him to swallow his liquid food?  "Ding Richang burst out laughing. Lin Yizhe smiled slightly and nodded, "If you are a hateful person, you have to use his spear and attack his shield, which is not enough to blunt his sharpness.  " "This is what I admire most about you. Throughout the Qing Dynasty, there is really no other person who can come up with such an idea except you, Lin Kunyu.  "Ding Richang sighed, "I have also thought hard about how to break this 'Yi-Xia Change' situation, but I always couldn't figure it out. It wasn't until I read Kun Yu's article that I had an epiphany.  I can¡¯t match Kunyu¡¯s talents!  "
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