Ang Lee's archery skills were acquired through hard practice since he was a child. Naturally, his level was very high. He also had his own unique views on how to practice archery. These unique views were Ang Lee's experience. They were his personal wealth, which could not be exchanged with any money or treasure.
In terms of teaching the next generation, Ang Lee naturally wanted to pass on his unique experience to his descendants. This was also one of the unspoken rules in ancient times. The reason why many famous families could maintain the family's glory and produce talents from generation to generation was that the family had some unique knowledge and skills that others did not have. These knowledge and skills were not easily passed on. They would only be passed on to the people in the family. In this way, the family could naturally produce talents from generation to generation to maintain the family's glory.
In some people's opinion, archery was too simple. They just needed to aim at the target and shoot. But in fact, it also required skills. Different people had different skills. In addition, the influence of talent could not be ignored. But in any case, it was definitely a great thing to have an archery master teach in person. It would be very useful for beginners.
"Father, if I learn archery well, can I become the best archery master in the world?"
Tang Er asked very seriously, his eyes full of desire.
Ang Lee replied with a smile, "Of course. As long as I practice Tang Er well, it won't be difficult for me to become a first-class archery master even if I can't become the best archery master in the world when I become an adult."
Obviously, the difficulty of becoming the world's number one expert was quite high. Not everyone could become the world's number one expert just because they wanted to. The world's number one expert could only be one person. One could well imagine the difficulty. Li An didn't expect his children to become the world's number one expert. As long as they were talented enough, it would be enough. This was more realistic and easier to achieve.
Tang Er seemed to be more ambitious. He said faintly, "Father, I still think it's better to be the best in the world. I want to be the best in the world."
This was also a common problem for many children. In their childhood, because they experienced fewer setbacks, every child was very ambitious. They were full of infinite imagination for the future. They always felt that they would be an extraordinary person in the future. In other words, almost every child in their childhood was arrogant and had a sense of superiority.
For example, the primary school students in the future would casually ask to be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University. They seemed to think that as long as they were not careless and did the questions seriously, they could get full marks. In this way, it did not seem difficult to be admitted to the top universities. However, after entering middle school, especially after high school, they would find that learning knowledge was too difficult. Not to mention the top universities of the empire, even a very ordinary key university was very difficult. Only then would they realize how naive their original ideas were.
Tang'er was only a few years old at the moment, and in many aspects, he was indeed much more outstanding than other children. Therefore, he had the idea that no one in the world was more outstanding than him, that he was the most outstanding person in the world. Once this idea came into his mind, it was very difficult to reverse it, unless one day he suddenly realized that the world was not what he imagined it to be, and that there were many talents as outstanding as him. Only then would he be able to see the reality clearly and understand how arrogant he was back then.
"Well, since my son wants to be the best in the world, you have to work hard. Don't be afraid of hardship!"
Ang Lee smiled faintly and encouraged him.
Although Tang Er's idea was a little arrogant, Ang Lee also believed in his own genes. He believed that his Tang Er was good enough. Maybe in the future, he would really surpass his father and become the best in the world. Therefore, Ang Lee could not pour cold water on Tang Er. On the contrary, Ang Lee wanted to encourage Tang Er and let him work hard with confidence to realize his own dreams.
In the distant Champion Racecourse, many eleven or twelve-year-old children were practicing their horse-riding skills diligently. At first glance, one could tell that not many of these people were real aristocrats. From their clothes, one could tell that they were probably the children of ordinary small aristocrats or military families. These people had a certain amount of financial resources. At the same time, they were also very martial. Usually, when they were on duty, they didn't have time to take care of their children. Therefore, they spent some money to hire others to train their children. They hoped that through this intensive training, their children could become powerful people and have a better future when they entered the official career in the future.
Parents loved their children and thought about the future for them. As parents, they were naturally kind-hearted and hoped that their children could become dragons among men in the future and become great talents that were admired by others. Therefore, they would not be stingy with their spending on education. No matter how much money they spent, as long as it was useful to their children, they were willing to invest it.
"Tang Er, look carefully. These people are your future competitors in riding skills. Now you are still young, so naturally you can't compete with them. However, when my Tang Er grows up, you will definitely be able to compete with them and beat them all. Let them all be defeated by Tang Er."
Ang Lee pointed to the older children who were training in front of him and said.
Tang'er said proudly, "Yes, father. I will defeat them next year and make them my defeated opponents. I will defeat them all."
After saying that, he looked high-spirited, as if he could really beat the other party easily.
Because the Champion Racecourse was a little far from the capital, there weren't many people here, and the scenery was relatively good. Li An and Tang 'er stayed here for quite a while, sometimes watching the older children ride horses, and sometimes looking at the surrounding scenery. After quite a while, they finally left, longing for more.
Since they were back in the capital, they could not idle around all day. There were still many important projects in the R&D Center waiting for Ang Lee to do. These important projects could not be separated from Ang Lee. Without Ang Lee's coordination, these projects would be finished sooner or later.
Therefore, Ang Lee could only find time to go out and have fun. He also had to spend half of his time on R&D. There were many projects that the Emperor was extremely concerned about. Ang Lee could not be lazy at all.
The project that the Emperor attached the most importance to was naturally the phone project that could transmit sound from a thousand miles away. The Emperor and all the ministers felt that it was incredible to be able to talk directly to people thousands of miles away. They were very much looking forward to the early realization of this project. In order to successfully complete this project, the imperial court was willing to pay a lot of manpower and financial resources, no matter how much it cost. In other words, as long as there was a need, Ang Lee could apply for funds as much as he wanted. He did not have to worry about the lack of funds affecting the research and development of the project.
Of course, Ang Lee would not spend too much of the country's resources for this project. Moreover, the accumulation of a lot of technology needed time. It could not be solved quickly with a lot of money. In this regard, Ang Lee did not have the slightest way. He could only take it step by step.
Many impatient ministers hoped that the results of this research could be released as soon as possible. Therefore, whenever they saw Li An going out to play and not doing his job properly, they would run to the emperor to impeach him. One or two impeachments were nothing compared to the impeachment of one or two officials, but if there were too many people impeaching him, it would be very troublesome. In order to take care of the feelings of these people, the emperor would definitely ask about it. As a result, Li An would always have to explain himself, which was really annoying.
Ang Lee had his own life. He would not give up his comfortable life for the sake of research. Most of the officials in the imperial court were eager to see results. However, more haste, less speed. Even if Ang Lee stayed in the R&D Center every day and did not go out, he might not be able to improve the progress of the research. This was a fact, but not many people understood it. It seemed that as long as they saw him go out to play, they would think that he was not doing his job.
The life in the R&D Center was relatively boring. There were only machines and machines. Moreover, there were all rough men inside. There was not a single woman. Working in this place, one could imagine how boring it was.
Only when there were results could these hardworking people feel happy. Normally, they would just work in silence.
However, there would always be people who liked to gossip. When these people had nothing to do, they liked to talk about right and wrong, including some national affairs. They always liked to talk about these things. Otherwise, there would be no joy in working.
"Have you all heard? Xia Zhou's Wang: Provincial Governor committed suicide at home by taking poison. Several of his concubines also committed suicide by hanging themselves. "
"Suicide? I'm afraid that might not be true. I heard that when the imperial court sent people over, they found something strange. This Wang: Provincial Governor did not really commit suicide. Instead, it looked like he was killed. "
"Killed by someone? It can't be! I heard that it was suicide! How did it become a murder? "
"I heard that the people sent by the imperial court were also controversial. Some said that it was suicide and that it would be treated as suicide. Some said that it was a murder and that there was a bigger conspiracy behind it. As for whether it was suicide or he was killed, I'm afraid that only God knows."
"I think it's definitely not suicide. These officials are all afraid of death. Why would they commit suicide? It's most likely that he was killed. Someone must be worried that this official would expose himself, so they killed him. "
"Who knows? There's a lot going on here. "
"What are you all doing? Work is done. "
Following the scolding of a low-ranking official, the group of craftsmen who were talking about national affairs quickly returned to their posts and did not dare to speak anymore.
If they were just casually talking about it, they would not be scolded. However, some craftsmen liked to be lazy. Once they talked, they would talk for a long time. This would definitely affect their work, so they were definitely stopped.
The level of these craftsmen was very low. Naturally, they could not be like Ang Lee. Even if the Emperor personally urged him, he could still find time to go out and play. No one could do anything to him. However, these craftsmen definitely could not. They had to work non-stop every day. If they were lazy, they would be reprimanded, just like an adult reprimanding a child.
Since ancient times, craftsmen did not have any status. In the ranks of scholars, farmers, and businessmen, craftsmen, craftsmen seemed to have a higher status than merchants. However, in reality, craftsmen were the most tired and bitter. They did not feel that their status was higher than that of merchants. Instead, they felt that their status was lower than that of merchants.
At the very least, there was no one above merchants to control them. They could go wherever they wanted. However, craftsmen in the workshop had to be supervised at all times. There was simply no freedom to speak of. If they did not do a good job, they would be reprimanded. Only those with extraordinary skills could gain the respect of the supervisors. This was because skilled craftsmen were high-level talents that could not be separated from the workshops. As for ordinary craftsmen, they were just pure coolies. They were treated like cattle and horses by the supervisors. There was not the slightest bit of respect, and they did not treat these people as people at all.
This was the case in ancient times. In civilized society, it was actually the same situation. Although civilized society advocated that everyone was equal, whether it was a leader or a commoner, this was only equality in name. It was a very official equality. In reality, it was not at all equal.
At least in the hearts of ordinary people, they always looked down on laborers, which was the so-called craftsmen. Even many young women directly waved their hands when they heard that their blind dates were craftsmen. They did not even consider it at all. Even if this person was tall and handsome, it was useless. Because he was a craftsmen with a low status, they would never consider such a person.
Craftsmen were always a rather miserable group. They had to do hard and tiring work every day, and they were not respected by the world. The most important thing was that they could not get everything they wanted. In later generations, they were reduced to the lowest level of society. As long as a person had some other skills, he or she would never become a craftsman. Craftsmen were a profession that many losers had to take up.
In the era of the Tang dynasty, craftsmen could at least nominally be a little higher than merchants. But in civilized society, the status of merchants rose sharply, far surpassing craftsmen and farmers. They almost became the people with the highest status. After all, merchants had money in their hands! In later generations, the rich had the highest status. Whoever had the money would be the most arrogant. Whoever had the money would have the highest status. Almost everything in society was measured by money. With money, you would have almost everything. Without money, you would have nothing. Everything needed money to marry a wife and have children. Moreover, it needed a lot of money. If the money was not enough, you would not be able to marry a wife, let alone other things. In society, who was the richest? Naturally, it was the merchants. Therefore, the status of merchants was naturally the highest. Almost no one in the whole society had a higher status than merchants. And these rich merchants lived a very comfortable life.
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