The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 88 Education Badge National Flag Capital.

Zhu Jianxuan designed the American peerage system to be extremely complex.

There are ten levels and four types, as well as whether it is hereditary, whether it is a fiefdom, whether it is a relative's inheritance, etc.

Because America itself is not a traditional kingdom, these titles are more like modern medals than titles.

Adams and Franklin were a little confused and thought the system was too complicated.

However, they did not feel disgusted, but rather a feeling that "Ming Dynasty's design is indeed more profound."

A, B, C, and D look more upscale than ABCD.

As for the special cases mentioned by Zhu Jianxuan at the end, one can become a nobility by paying asset tax and business tax, which is also in line with the original agreement.

The King of America tacitly does not impose any restrictions on the Free State, does not provide any services to the Free State, and does not assume any responsibilities.

If the free state needs something, it will sign a contract with the king to obtain specific services and pay taxes for the corresponding services.

The enthronement of nobility is obviously also included. If you don’t need the enthronement, you don’t need to pay.

When Zhu Jianxuan gave an example, Adams confirmed that he could directly obtain the title of earl, and his mentality and temperament immediately improved.

Adams could hardly control himself and kept repeating it in his mind.

"I am a noble now. I am a count, the count of the Kingdom of America."

At the same time, Adams instinctively thought that what he did at the beginning was indeed correct.

He just stayed in Ming Dynasty and established good relations with His Majesty the King, and now he has obtained the title of Earl.

The future king is a prince of the Ming Dynasty, so if he joins the Ming Dynasty, he will have a title.

Franklin, who joined from France, will have to work extra hard.

Franklin now felt a little regretful and uneasy because the king had promised him the best but did not give it directly.

The point is that it is not that easy to study electricity
The power supply is difficult to get. Without continuous power supply, it is difficult to continue the experiment, and most of the principle research depends on guesswork.

But after all, it gave a direction, and it was not necessary to obtain the title only through war and serving the king.

Make the historical way in which Newton obtained his knighthood a fixed rule.

There is also the option of working for the kingdom and paying property taxes or titles, but the level is ranked further down.

This will also prevent confusion between different types of titles.

The first two types of titles are obviously the most valuable and will definitely become the most respected types.

The latter two types are just for show for rich but incompetent people.

After Adams was mentally excited for a while, he suddenly thought of other things related to the title of nobility:

"Your Highness, after you have a title and become a noble, there should be rules regarding the nobles' principles, etiquette, lifestyle, etc., right?"

Zhu Jianxuan was actually waiting for this question:
"So what do you think a noble should look like? What abilities and characteristics should they possess?

"Elegant appearance, dignified manners, appropriate language, versatile, loving, upholding justice, loyal and brave?"

Adams nodded subconsciously:

“That’s what a noble should do. But how can a noble person do this?

"Especially the newly-appointed nobles, and the children of the nobles...

“What if others see them and believe that this gentleman or lady must be a true aristocrat?

"Will the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Rites provide in-depth support in this regard..."

Franklin next to him was not as enthusiastic as Adams, but when he heard what Adams said, he realized that this was indeed a problem.

Most of the country bumpkins in the colonies are civilians, and many of them are even from the lower class among the civilians.

Even if he suddenly became a noble now, it would be impossible for his original personality, image and living habits to change naturally.

So how can they gain recognition from other nobles and make other nobles feel that they are indeed nobles?

Seeing the two people's reactions, Zhu Jianxuan continued to talk about his idea:
“Loyalty and bravery, justice and benevolence may be innate, but talent and the ability to express oneself are not innate.

“My idea is learning, education and examinations, and this should be a matter of course.

“Our new American aristocrats, as well as their children, should all receive a unified aristocratic education and take unified exams.

“As for what we are learning, we are not particularly familiar with the rules of European nobility, but we are familiar with the culture of Shenzhou.

“Shenzhou had a clear and standardized aristocratic education program during the same period as ancient Rome, or even earlier than Rome during the Zhou Dynasty.

"That is, the six arts of a gentleman: one is etiquette, two is music and dance, three is archery, four is driving, five is calligraphy, and six is ​​arithmetic.

“On this basis, we combined the specific local conditions in the United States and adapted to the development of the times and technological progress.

"I decided to change the third item from archery to firearms shooting, and the fourth item from horse-drawn carriage driving to horse riding, bicycle riding, and boat driving.

“We can apply for the Ming Dynasty’s Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple to arrange teachers to go to America to teach the new nobles and children these knowledge.

"So everyone doesn't have to worry about themselves and their children not having an aristocratic image in the future..."

Adam immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time praised excitedly:
“Your Highness has been very thoughtful. Our new nobles and their children should learn from this and not humiliate the nobility.

"The Ming Dynasty's aristocratic education method is also very suitable. It is really great that the Ming Dynasty can provide this help."

Of course you need to learn things you don’t know, but learning requires a teacher and direction.

Since the United States already had connections with the Ming Dynasty, it was natural for it to adopt the Ming Dynasty's aristocratic system and it was also natural for it to use the Ming Dynasty's teachers.

These can help avoid being harassed by the old European aristocrats.

In fact, because they learned the customs of the Ming Dynasty nobles, when they met European nobles, even if they did something wrong, it would not be discovered.

They can even claim: This is the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty aristocracy, and you European bumpkins will not understand it.

Moreover, these six traditional skills of Shenzhou are very useful in themselves.

Etiquette and music and dance are considered to be the needs of aristocratic life, and the others are things that social elites should also master.

Riding a horse, sailing a boat, shooting a gun, writing and doing arithmetic are things that you need to master in order to gain a foothold in modern society.

When facing these Americans, Zhu Jianxuan did not try to be modest but calmly accepted the compliments.

Now that they have a true aristocratic identity and can form a true aristocratic image through learning, the aristocratic family as a whole can basically take shape.

However, Adams, who was born in Europe, soon thought of another problem:
"May I ask, Your Highness, how should the family emblem of the nobles of our Shenzhou be designed? I don't think I have seen many noble emblems of Shenzhou."

Zhu Jianxuan knew they would care about this, so he prepared the royal and national logo designs in advance:
“His Majesty the Emperor of Shenzhou has special emblems and formal attire, and there are many different types for different occasions.

“Most were designed around the Twelve Chapters and the Dragon Pattern, including the Taichang Banner and the emperor’s crown and robes that had these patterns.

“But we don’t have a Western-style unified family emblem, and the nobles and generals of Shenzhou usually don’t design their own family emblems.

"Why? Because the orthodox characters of Shenzhou are all natural emblems, and they are totems that have been passed down for thousands of years.

"So the nobles and generals of Shenzhou only need to put their surnames or names on their family's things." But the United States cannot be regarded as a pure Shenzhou country, but a place where the cultures of the two continents of Shenzhou and Europe converge.

“At the same time, the United States will frequently deal with European countries in the future, so there should also be a set of recognizable badges for Europeans to recognize.

“My idea is that we can use the cultural elements of Shenzhou and design a structure similar to the European coat of arms.

“First is my family crest, not just the American royal crest, but also the unified crest of the Wu royal family and other regions that I will rule in the future.

“As an ordinary prince, I cannot directly use my father’s coat of arms, so I need to design another one.

“If you have no idea when designing the emblems of other nobles, you can modify the elements based on the royal emblem.

“Like replacing gears with horses, ships, guns.

"You can find a Chinese character with a similar meaning for your surname. Chinese characters that are pictographic are the most concise and clear."

The badge that Zhu Jianxuan claimed to have designed himself was the badge that he was most familiar with in his previous life.

The one made up of rice ears, wheat ears, gears, red satin and the silhouette of the Forbidden City.

In Zhu Jianxuan's mind, this is not some so-called royal emblem.

Rather, it is the spiritual badge of oneself as a time traveler, the badge of one's true spiritual homeland.

I want to put it somewhere near me so that I can be reminded of who I really am.

But there is no way to explain the true meaning to the natives.

It can only be explained according to the information and knowledge of this world, in a way that the natives of this world can understand.

At the same time, I didn't really copy the badge in my memory, because I didn't remember the exact way to draw the elements on it.

It is just a replica that imitates the structure of the badge and combines similar elements to create a new one.

With full of emotion, Zhu Jianxuan took out a drawn badge and showed it to Adams and the others.

Adams and Franklin both immediately expressed their heartfelt praise:
"Good, great! This emblem is perfectly suited to your noble origins, and can also be used to symbolize the entire country under your rule."

"It is dignified, grand, and beautiful. It is completely different from the emblems of the royal families of European countries and has the pure characteristics of the royal family of Shenzhou."

After the two of them couldn't help but praise for a long time, Adams remembered Zhu Jianxuan's last words and said a little uncertainly:
"Your Highness, if we add or subtract badges from the rest of us, would it be suspected of... usurping power?"

Zhu Jianxuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Adams to even think of overstepping his authority, so he smiled and explained:
“There is really no problem of usurping power with this emblem, as all elements are universal.

“The Forbidden City is not only the palace of the royal family, but also the location of the kingdom’s official sacrificial hall and a symbol of the country’s court.

"In order to avoid overstepping one's bounds, I have not added the typical dragon pattern.

“The main reason is that the dragon pattern is more complicated, and if it is painted on small objects and emblems, it will appear very blurry.

"Just replace the Forbidden City.

"American nobles, using a badge similar to mine just shows that your origins are related to mine."

Adam was immediately relieved:
"That's great. As a noble canonized by His Highness, it is indeed very appropriate for us to use the same series of emblems."

Franklin thought of another question:

“So our flag will have your emblem on it?

"Or should we put the Ming flag element on the upper left and your emblem on the lower right?"

Zhu Jianxuan smiled and took out the national flag he designed:

“Although I was born into the Ming imperial family, the United States is an independent country, not a vassal state of the Ming.

“So the American flag should not be placed on the upper left side like other vassal states did.

“But America has a deep connection with the Ming Dynasty, and I am a prince of the Ming Dynasty and the king of the Wu Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty.

“So we should adopt elements of the Ming Dynasty and design a different flag.

“The first thing that comes to my mind is the Five Elements. As the foundation of Shenzhou’s traditional philosophy, the Five Elements can represent many things.

“The most basic ones are the five directions of heaven and earth, which can directly represent a country and directly correspond to five colors.

“The traditional armies of Shenzhou often use five-colored flags to distinguish and mobilize troops.

“So I merged the five colours together as the basic elements of our national flag, which we call the Five Elements Flag.

“The Royal Government, the Royal Military and Police, the Royal Provinces, and the King’s Territories shall add my Royal Emblem in the middle of their flags as a unified flag.

"Each dominion added its own important local elements as the dominion flag.

"The nobles of America can also put their own emblems on it and make their own family flags."

Zhu Jianxuan integrated the Five-Colored Flag with his own emblem, and Adams and Franklin thought it was a good idea after seeing it.

It does not feel directly affiliated with the Ming Dynasty, but at the same time it contains the cultural elements of the Ming Dynasty, as well as hidden royal elements that come from the Ming Dynasty imperial family.

It is also possible to add local elements from each dominion, and even elements from all future nobles themselves.

In this way, the characteristics that the American Kingdom displayed to the outside world were finally basically completed.

Adams and Franklin praised it again.

Finally, Adams was asked about the arrangements for the capital:

"Your Highness, will the future capital of America, and your future palace, be located in New York City?"

Zhu Jianxuan thought for a moment and said:
“I will build my temporary palace on Long Island as my temporary office and future seaside resort.

“But the future official capital of the American Kingdom should be located on the great plains of Central America.

“In the middle of our ideal future territory.

“But now we only have half the Great Plains, and the interior of the Great Plains is too sparsely populated.

“So it’s impossible to migrate there immediately.

“The current population is concentrated on the eastern seaboard, so the temporary country can be placed in New York.

"But Richmond, Philadelphia, and Baltimore are also candidates."

Zhu Jianxuan was actually considering whether to place the capital directly in New York or move it to the Great Plains in the future.

Place it along the Great Lakes or the Mississippi River.

After all, New York is a dominion, and both the north and south sides are free states.

The Great Plains is the kingdom's province under his direct jurisdiction and is also the focus of future industrial construction.

But the exact information will not be announced to the public now.

This is to prevent American businessmen from hyping up the land prices at their intended target locations.

Long Island already belongs to them completely, so even if they want to hype it up now, they can’t.

(End of this chapter)