Ｗww.Ｕ8xＳ.Ｃom u8 novels fastest updated novel reading website      Zhao Fu proposed that the operation of the sextant is too complicated, making a powerful weapon of navigation seem unrealistic, but Li Yan smiled and said, "Zhao Biejia's words are only half right. Operating the sextant really requires knowledge of astronomy and mathematics. Although not many people know these things now, not everyone doesn't understand it. For example, Xie Chun and others are experts in this field. And as far as I know, the sextant requires not much knowledge of mathematics and astronomy. As long as one person is willing to learn, it doesn't take much time. So I decided to open a special college to teach everyone who needs this knowledge, and Xie Chun and others are teachers of the school."

"Open a college?" Zhao Fu was stunned when he heard this. In the past, only those who taught Confucianism could run colleges or private schools. However, when His Highness was in Chang'an last year, he set up a military academy and medical school, and even helped Yuan Lao Shenxian run a Taoist college. This is a pioneer in a generation. Now he actually runs a college that teaches mathematics and astronomy. Is Your Highness really addicted to running a college?

Wei Gong next to him was also a little confused. Although running a college is a good thing, he is a craftsman and can barely understand a little. As for astronomy, he almost knows nothing, so running a college doesn't seem to have anything to do with him, right?

"According to my idea, we need to run a nautical college here in Dengzhou. Moreover, this college not only teaches people to use nautical instruments such as sextant, but also teaches various nautical knowledge, such as ship control, sea situation observation, map drawing, etc. In addition, the ship design institute will also be incorporated into the nautical college and become a top branch, and will also recruit students from outside, instead of just absorbing personnel from various shipyards like now!" Li Yan said ambitiously. When he first came to Dengzhou, he wanted to open a nautical college, but unfortunately the time was not ripe and even ocean-going sea boats were not built, let alone other ones.

"Your Highness, those who run the boat are all poor people who work hard. Will anyone waste time learning these things?" Zhao Fu asked suspiciously. Although the sea trade is very prosperous now, as he said, the captain and the most ordinary crew members on a boat are almost all from poor people. Who would be willing to risk the risk of dying without a burial place? And these poor people rely on the boat to support their families. It is estimated that not many people are willing to spend time studying in the academy.

"Haha, this is easy to deal with. This time I will advise my father to assess the captain of the sea ship. Several aspects of the assessment are the subjects studied in the Navigation Academy. If you pass the assessment, you can not only run the usual offshore routes, but also run the newly developed routes. For example, we directly from Dengzhou to Japan and Liuqiu. Only the captain who passed the assessment can drive the boat!" Li Yan had already made preparations for this and answered very quickly.

"This..." Zhao Fu was not very upholding the matter of the Navigation Academy, so he thought of the enrollment issue. However, he did not expect that Li Yan would use this method to recruit students. In this way, even if the captains were unwilling to learn, the owners behind them would probably force them to study. Because with the prosperity of sea trade, the profits on the near-sea route have been greatly compressed. Now, as long-sea trade is the trend of future development, and if you want to run far-sea, you must have a group of qualified captains in your hands.

"Since your highness has considered it so thoroughly, I have no objection!" Zhao Fu saw that Li Yan had made up his mind, so he had to stop objecting and bowed and spoke.

Even if he agreed to Dengzhou, Wei Heizi naturally had no objection. However, he thought that he would teach like a teacher in a private school, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. Li Yan also knew that Wei Heizi's ship design institute was full of craftsmen and lacked in cultural knowledge, so he specifically told him to lead people to learn from Xie Chun more. After all, he was Li Chunfeng's master, and in addition to shipbuilding, he was better than Wei Heizi in every aspect.

Although the college is named after navigation, it is actually divided into two parts in the plan designed by Li Yan. The first part mainly teaches various knowledge about navigation. However, because of the lack of manpower, it is mainly to teach the use of sextant. However, if you want to learn sextant, you have to learn astronomy and mathematics in advance, and Xie Chun is responsible for this aspect.

Another part is Wei Heizi's ship design. Although the Ship Design Institute was rowed into the Navigation Academy, it was actually still out, and the hospital site had not changed. The only difference is that ship design began to recruit students from outside. With such a developed shipbuilding industry in Dengzhou, ship design is definitely a popular profession, so there is no need to worry about the source of students.

Xie Chun and Wei Heizi served as vice presidents of the Navigation Academy respectively. As for the dean's position, Li Yan personally served. After all, compared with military academies and medical academies, the Navigation Academy is one of the foundations for Li Yan to explore the outside world, so the dean must be in his hands. This is like the military academies in Chang'an City. Although Li Jing and Li Xiaogong were in charge, the dean's position was personally served by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.

After the Navigation Academy was instructed, there was no Li Yan's business. First, he was not the material to manage these trivial matters, second, he had been staying in Dengzhou for several days, and it was time to set off and return to Chang'an. After all, it was about to be mid-April, and if he didn't go back, he would not be able to catch up with the birth of the child.

However, compared to the time when I came, it would be much more comfortable to go back to Chang'an, at least I don't have to ride a carriage anymore. The Yellow River has already been open, so they can go back by boat, which saves a lot of bumpy pain. It is also worth mentioning that Wu Meiniang still wants to stay in Dengzhou, but because of the Queen of Goguryeo, she was a little angry. In the end, Li Yan said something to her quietly, which made Wu Meiniang laugh, laughing and scolding Li Yan for being unethical.

On the day Li Yan left Dengzhou, there were naturally many people who came to see him off. In addition to Zhao Fu and Lu Hong, there were many people from Dengzhou. Until Li Yan boarded the boat, these people refused to disperse for a long time. Seeing this situation, Yang Hing, who was standing on the bow of the boat with Li Yan, smiled and praised: "Liu Huang, it seems that you, the governor of Dengzhou, are doing really well. These people all love you from the bottom of their hearts!"

Hearing Yang Hing's praise, before Li Hing could speak, Li Ke next to him said with shame: "My uncle is right. Compared to Liu Huang, I, the governor of Suzhou, are so bad, and I don't even know how the people are living under my rule?"

Li Yan wanted to be humble, but when he heard Li Ke's words, he hurriedly changed his words: "San brother, don't be too arrogant. Once the Shanghai city in Huating is completed, it will definitely drive the local economic development. Suzhou will definitely become extremely prosperous and may even surpass Dengzhou now. After all, Dengzhou's geographical location is really incomparable to Shanghai."

When Li Yan mentioned Shanghai on Huating, Li Ke was also shocked. When they came back, they went to Yangzhou and went to Huating to take a look. They found that the port in Shanghai was under construction, and tens of thousands of people were living and living on the construction site to earn a salary to support their families. Moreover, the supplies from Dengzhou had been delivered, and the port was built very smoothly. In addition, the shipyard that Li Yan was preparing to build was also being prepared. I believe that once the port and shipyard were completed, it would immediately attract a large number of merchants. At that time, it would be a matter of time to manage and develop the officials in charge of Shanghai.

"Sixth brother, I decided that after I returned to Chang'an this time, I would stay in Shanghai with my family and personally manage the development issues of Shanghai. If I don't build Shanghai into a prosperous place for a day, I won't go back to Chang'an for a day!" Li Ke was probably stimulated by Li Yan, and he was full of confidence in the construction of Shanghai City, so he made such a vow.

"Okay! It's worthy of being the blood of our Yang family. A good man is determined by all directions. He only knows what kind of future is he like to hold in Chang'an City?" As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, Yang Ming immediately praised loudly. He had been in Taiwan for decades, and his horizons had long become very broad. Otherwise, he would not have agreed so much when he knew that Li Yan had chosen to explore outside.

Although Li Ke had said similar things before, he had never been as determined as today. Therefore, after hearing this, Li Yan also cheered as loudly as Yang Ming. Chang'an is definitely a place of right and wrong, especially the princes, staying in Chang'an was not a good idea. Li Ke could turn his eyes outside and no longer just stare at the throne like before, which made him, the younger brother, feel relieved.

While Li Yan and the other two were standing on the bow and talking, a small figure in green clothes suddenly rushed out of the cabin behind him. While running, he shouted to Li Yan: "Cousin! Cousin! Your baby has wet his pants again!"

When Li Yan heard Caier's words, he immediately patted his head with a headache and said, "Caier, how many times have I told you? That's not my cousin's baby!"

"Is that true?" Cai'er looked at Li Yan with her head tilted and said with disbelief, "Cousin, you are lying. If it weren't for your baby, why did you bring her with you?"

When they heard Caier's question, Yang Ming and Li Ke next to him were immediately energetic and stared at Li Ming with gossip on his face. They were also very curious about the baby girl on the boat. They originally thought it was Li Ming and a woman's child, but Li Ming denied it. Moreover, he refused to tell the child's real parents. Yang Ming and the other two tried it several times, but they did not get any results. Now, how did Li Ming answer Caier?

Li Yan looked at the three people waiting for his answer, feeling very aggrieved. He brought a baby girl back to Chang'an. Although he kept it secret, he could not hide it from Yang Ming and the other two. He could not tell them that the baby girl was the child of his father Li Shimin and the former Queen Silla. They did not believe in other reasons. It seemed that he could only bear the blame for the time being.

ps:  I wrote it too seriously and I almost forgot to upload it. It was more than ten minutes late. I'm really sorry.
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