Qin Mo knew the importance of cement better than anyone else.
Building houses, repairing bridges, paving roads.
The most important thing was that he could strengthen his control over the grasslands. Although Li Er had conquered the grasslands, defeated the Turks, defeated Tuyuhun, and destroyed Gaochang, he had never been able to effectively control the grasslands.
The grassland tribes would rebel once in a while, and this had taken up too much of the Great Tang's energy.
Although Xue Rengui's story of 'three arrows stabilizing Mount Tian',' taking off his hat and retreating ten thousand foes 'sounded exciting, it was unfortunate for the Great Tang.
The dynasty of the Central Plains had placed their attention on the surroundings, so they did not look further.
This time, Qin Mo would not allow such a thing to happen again. He wanted to wipe out the surrounding enemies in one fell swoop.
He did not need to worry about war. The Great Tang had many famous generals. What he needed to do was to help the Great Tang control the grasslands and eliminate the hidden dangers for future generations.
The cement was only one of his methods. He had another great killing weapon. Once this item was out, the grassland people would never have a chance to turn the tables.
From now on, they could only become obedient citizens of the Great Tang.
After Li Er and the others went back, Qin Mo's focus returned to the Academy.
Ma Zhou told Qin Mo that the recruitment process was not going well.
The common people of the Tang Empire still had some misunderstandings about the Academy of Sciences. After all, craftsmen were of low status. No matter what, the common people were not willing to let their children study in the Academy.
Therefore, there were only 20 students from the clay kiln factory and 30 from the Jia family. There were a total of 50 students.
Now, the Jia family and the craftsmen of the clay kiln factory were extremely convinced of Qin Mo because Li Er had already issued an edict to raise their status. Qin Mo had said that children were not craftsmen after studying, so they believed him.
Another reason was that Qin Mo was the dean of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a teacher. Although he had shown amazing things before, such as creating horseshoes and Zhenguan plows, no one thought that he could be a teacher.
After all, he was still a child. At the same time, craftsmen were lowly. Even if Qin Mo said that the students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences were not craftsmen, the people would still not believe it.
It was precisely this kind of concept that caused him to not be able to recruit a single student.
It was fine if he didn't have a teacher, since he could do it himself. But without students, how could the seeds of science take root?
If it was just an invention, it would be too simple. He could even be lazy and buy things directly from Taobao, but it was not what he wanted.
What he wanted was to form a perfect scientific development system. Even without him, this nation could still beat the whole world.
Qin Mo was frustrated that he couldn't recruit any students. He thought to himself that if he still couldn't recruit any students, he might as well go to Ya City and buy some children to become students.
"Change the announcement. Tuition fees are free, food and accommodation are included, and books and paper are included.”Qin Mo was furious." Get someone to post it in a conspicuous place and get someone to explain it. After all, most of the people are illiterate.”
Those scholars who knew how to read probably wouldn't send their children in. Therefore, Qin Mo could only set his target on those poor families.
After the notice was posted, people came to register one after another.
In this era, living was sometimes the greatest pursuit. Many people brought their children here not to let them learn anything, but mainly to let them have a meal.
If the locust plague broke out in June of the second year of Zhenguan, many people could not even afford to eat and had to sell their children in exchange for food, more children would probably come to sign up.
But at that time, Qin Mo's Academy might not be able to accommodate so many people.
"Qin Dalang, we're here to support you.”It was Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi.
When Qin Mo had just started to build the Academy, they had wanted to come. However, Old Cheng was not around, so they could not make the decision themselves. It was not until they wrote a letter to ask Old Cheng and received an affirmative answer that they came.
After Cheng Chubi and Cheng Chuliang arrived, the descendants of the influential families also arrived.
This surprised Qin Mo. In his mind, these nobles would not send their descendants here.
Therefore, he asked Old Qin for information and found out that Li Er had called his trusted lackeys over. He said that the Chinese Academy of Sciences was nurturing useful talents for the Great Tang and hoped that all the beloved ministers would support their work.
Horseshoes, Zhenguan plows, cement, and the foresight of the locust plague made Li Er pay more attention to science.
In order to show their support for the emperor, Li Er's trusted lackeys all chose one of their sons to be sent to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Of course, there were also those who volunteered.
The cunning old man threw all his sons over. He knew Qin Mo's ability. There was no need for Li Er to talk to him. He was clearly here to take advantage of Qin Mo.
Foolish Yuchi also sent his two foolish sons, Li Jing and Li Ji. These two idiots were political idiots. They didn't know how to take sides in the change of Xuanwu Sect, so they lived in fear. This time, they took the initiative to send their sons to the Academy, but they were praised by Li Er.
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Old Qin's son was only two years old, and he didn't even speak clearly. Otherwise, he would have been sent.
There was one thing that had to be mentioned. Old Qin's wife, Mrs. Jia, had brought her child back to her mother's house to visit. Now, she was finally back.
The child's name was Qin Huaiyu. Qin Mo gave him the milk candy and a few toys, and the child followed Qin Mo around all day, calling him 'big brother'.
Li Er's loyal lackeys had sent the sons of concubines over.
However, those aristocratic families ignored Li Er. They thought that the things Qin Mo taught were useless and disdained him.
After gathering 300 students, Qin Mo's Chinese Academy of Sciences finally opened.
However, Qin Mo and the Chinese Academy of Sciences had also become a joke in the circle of dignitaries in Chang 'an, especially those aristocratic families who mocked Qin Mo for being ignorant. Even Li Er was said to be fooling around with his son.
Other academies had students begging to come, and they had to pay. Qin Mo's Chinese Academy of Sciences not only did not collect money, but they also had to pay for food, paper, ink, and finally, the Emperor had to come out to recruit enough students.
Therefore, in the seventh month of the first year of Zhenguan, the Chinese Academy of Sciences became a joke.
In response, Qin Mo only said one sentence," Today, you're ignoring me. Tomorrow, I'll make you unworthy."”
Scholars in the Tang Empire emphasized Confucianism and were not interested in Qin Mo's science, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Therefore, Qin Mo did not mention that Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, and other great scholars were teaching in the Academy. Otherwise, the threshold of the Chinese Academy of Sciences would be trampled.
Now, those people looked down on the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but when the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed their ability, it would not be so easy for them to enter.
Therefore, the Chinese Academy of Sciences officially opened its semester when all the teachers were ready to slap their faces.
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