The heated debate about steam engines even spread to the court.

"This group of Confucian scum enjoys the benefits of the development of the Qin Dynasty, but has no intention of contributing to the country. Anyway, they are just tinkering with outdated and pedantic doctrines every day. Now they even dare to question His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"This Kong Fu really regards his ancestors as sages. He actually wants to make a bet with His Highness the Prince in the name of a sage queen, without even looking at his own status and virtues!"

"But after all, Confucianism was the most prominent school in the Qin Dynasty in the past. Although it has declined now, it still has hundreds of thousands of disciples, and there are also many powerful people who support it. I'm afraid it is difficult to move!"

"It's not a good idea. In my opinion, His Royal Highness is too soft-hearted towards this group of people!"

"This group of people should be shut up completely!"

"We, Da Qin, have always advocated the spirit of daring to question. Now this steam engine has indeed not been developed yet. It is just an idea. Why can't we say it?"

"Li Lu, what you just said is clearly an act of revenge, and you want to attack and exclude our Confucianism!"

Above the imperial court, a group of officials became quarrelsome and became more and more fierce, almost starting a fight.

On the emperor's throne, Ying Zheng looked expressionless and glanced at everyone indifferently.

The officials were stunned and quickly shut up, and the entire Qilin Hall fell silent.

However, when their eyes met, they were still not convinced by each other, and it was obvious that they had no intention of really letting it go.

"Dear ladies, what are your opinions?"

Ying Zheng glanced at the important ministers sitting in the front row and asked.

"I am not very good at science and engineering, but His Highness the Crown Prince has created many miracles, so I believe in His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Yao Jia was the first to speak.

"I have gone to the kitchen to see the power of this steam. It is indeed quite powerful, but if you want to drive a car at high speed, I'm afraid it is not that easy to do."

Feng Jie said cautiously: "So I believe that this steam engine can definitely be manufactured, but it may take a long time."

"Although the prospects of steam engines are very good, the current difficulty is too great and a lot of research and development funds have been burned. Can we postpone it temporarily and continue research until conditions are mature?"

Nei Shiteng's old habit of being stingy came back again, and he started muttering in a low voice.

"Nei Shiteng, you can't make sense of this. Without the many sharp weapons invented by His Highness, how could our country, Great Qin, be as prosperous as it is today?"

"Now this steam engine only cost a million dollars. If you keep asking questions like this, you are simply holding back the development of Da Qin!"

Wang Ben suddenly lost his temper.

"That's right, the funds for the Scientific Research Institute and the Academy of Engineering are not paid by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but are obtained through self-authorized patents. On the contrary, they can turn over a lot of income to the Ministry of Household Affairs every year!"

"Some time ago, a bicycle patent was sold for tens of millions of dollars, wasn't it?"

“Without input, where will the output come from?”

"If you have the ability, when the steam engine is developed, don't use it!"

Wang Li and others also stood up and retorted, expressing their positions clearly.

The reason is also very simple. The Great Qin Army was originally Ying Yu's cronies, and benefited the most from Ying Yu.

Soldiers, who doesn’t want the weapons in their hands to be the best?

This is what the soldiers rely on to survive until victory.

Moreover, the steam engine also played a great role in Qin's unification of the world.

Needless to say, if steam engines could be used in the excavation of the Suez Canal, it would definitely save a lot of time.

And if Da Qin's ships could also use steam engines, the significance would be even greater.

Facing a group of tough-minded military bosses, Nei Shiten was immediately speechless. Seeing this, the other Confucian officials also quickly retracted the doubts they were about to say.

I was secretly thinking that if I couldn't compete in the court, I would mobilize the Confucian students among the people to attack together.

If Ying Yu doesn't stop it, as long as the steam engine doesn't come out for a day, Confucianism will have enough voice.

And if Ying Yu uses his power to interfere, the Confucians also have a set of means to deal with it. If it works well, in their opinion, they may not be unable to regain the right to speak of Da Qin.

This is the foundation for Confucianism to turn around!

Ying Yu, who took everything in his eyes, could not help but reveal a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

He wished these corrupt people would jump out.

To be honest, Ying Yu still respects Confucius himself.

After all, Confucius' educational philosophy was indeed very advanced in Confucius' era. Otherwise, Confucianism would not have become the most prominent school and continued to influence the Central Plains dynasty for so many years.

But since Confucius, Confucianism has had big problems.

No matter how advanced an idea is, if it fails to keep pace with the times, it will gradually fall behind or even be eliminated.

However, Confucian students were obsessed with glory and could not extricate themselves. They praised Confucius as the so-called "only sage", used Confucius's banner to suppress other schools of thought, and internally split into several large factions, fighting for power all day long.

There were endless disputes.

The most insignificant among them are the direct descendants of Confucius.

This Kong Min who jumped out now, in the history of later generations, got a good title by holding Liu Bang's thigh.

His great-great-grandson even successfully deceived the Han royal family and obtained the privilege of being exempted from taxes and corvee for generations.

Later, the descendants of Confucius saw the benefits and plundered wantonly, becoming the largest and most exploitative landowners.

His bones softened completely, and he knelt down faster than anyone else.

In later history, the Central Plains Dynasty was invaded by foreign tribes many times, but not only did not one of these highly prestigious descendants of Confucius stand up, but they were all groveling and procrastinating traitors every time.

This is true whether it is the Wuhu, the Yuan Dynasty, or the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

It can be said that corrupt Confucianism represents the Confucian family and is the biggest moth in the Central Plains.

Naturally, Ying Yu would not let such a disaster exist in Da Qin.

It's just that the Kong family has a very high reputation among scholars. If they are erased without reason, it will definitely cause a lot of controversy.

Kong Fu was also afraid of death, so he always stayed behind and let a bunch of Confucian students serve as cannon fodder.

This time I finally saw what I thought was an opportunity and wanted to jump out and "grab the credit".

Naturally, Ying Yu wanted to give the so-called "Queen of Sages" a nice surprise.

There is only one saint in Da Qin, and that is the Emperor of Da Qin!

As for Confucians, it is their job to teach and educate talents honestly.

Moreover, the teaching must be in line with educational concepts that keep pace with the times.
Chapter completed!