Chongzhen pointed to the open space behind Xiaoling Guard and said: "I have asked a Feng Shui master to survey it, and this is the most suitable place to build the Martyrs' Shrine. The Martyrs' Shrine is dedicated to the souls of heroes who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of the Ming Dynasty."

"For example, if Maoxiang is killed, his tablet will be enshrined in the Temple of Heroes forever and will never be forgotten!"

Hearing this, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Xia Yunyi and other Qinwang scholars could not help but feel excited.

What does it mean to be immortal for eternity? It means that as long as the Ming Dynasty continues, it will always be enshrined here.

This is even higher than the standard for enjoying the Ancestral Temple, because if you are eligible to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, unless you are an emperor like Taizu or Chengzu, otherwise, you may be removed from the Ancestral Temple one day.

Chongzhen pointed forward again and said: "In front of the Temple of Heroes is the square, and a monument to heroes and martyrs will be built opposite. From March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen onwards, the names of all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty will be engraved on this monument.

The monument to heroes and martyrs has been admired by future generations for generations to come, and dedicated personnel will sweep it and offer sacrifices at all times."

If possible, Chongzhen even wanted to build the entire Zhongshan into a large martyrs cemetery.

Then, the ashes of all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty will be buried in Zhongshan. In this way, this place will become the best patriotic education base.

Who should he educate? Naturally, it was the later Qin Wang scholar.

As the saying goes, running water does not rot, and door hinges do not suffer from beetles. If any group wants to maintain its vitality for a long time, it must have a continuous injection of fresh blood.

Therefore, it is wishful thinking to expect that the first batch of six thousand diligent princes and scholars will conquer the world.

At present, the more than 6,000 Qinwang scholars have not left collective life, so there is no big problem.

But when these diligent scholars are dispersed, problems will arise sooner or later. After three years, five years or even ten years, how many scholars will be left to retain their original aspirations? Only God knows.

Scholars who have problems must be eliminated.

At this time, it is necessary to recruit fresh Qin Wangshizi to join in.

So where can we find new scholars who are diligent in the king? Then issue an edict to punish the captives and call on the scholars in the world to be diligent in the king?

This is definitely not going to work. In the first period, the Qinwang scholars came with the imperial edict, most likely because of their passion. But if another imperial edict is issued to beg for prisoners, most of the people who came under the imperial edict were chasing fame and fortune.

Moreover, the age and quality of the scholars who came under the imperial edict varied greatly.

Therefore, it is necessary to formalize the personnel turnover of Qin Wang Shizi.

For this, Chongzhen also had a comprehensive plan, which was the Imperial College.

After finishing the case of bandits and regicide, Chongzhen officially took over the Imperial College.

That's right, Chongzhen will personally serve as the emperor's minister, or principal, of the Imperial College.

Then, the Imperial College will recruit students from all the government schools, state schools and county schools in the Ming Dynasty. As long as they have the title of scholar and are between the ages of fifteen and thirty, they can all apply.

In the second phase (actually the first phase), Qin Wang Shizi plans to recruit 1,000 people, and the academic duration will be three years.

As a result, one thousand Qinwang scholars will graduate in three years, and then one thousand Qinwang scholars will join every year, which can basically ensure the vitality of the entire Qinwang scholar group.

Therefore, it is very important to create a patriotic education base for scholars.

It’s just that we don’t have this condition right now, mainly because we are short of money.

The amount of work required to build such a martyrs' cemetery is much greater than building an imperial mausoleum.
Chapter completed!