... With Shuixi as the leader, and then inviting Wusa, Langdai, Zhanyi, Wumeng, Mangbu and other tribes to work together, we can create a great situation in Guizhou. Then we can cooperate with Min Crown Prince of Yunnan Province, Southeast Zheng Chenggong,
With the connection with the Thirteen Families who adhered to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the realization of a joint attack, it is possible to restore the Ming Dynasty. Pi Xiong firmly believes that as long as people from all over the country have the loyalty and loyalty to avenge the country's subjugation, success will be achieved!
If you can talk eloquently and freely on the map, there will be no problem. But for Zhu Yongxing, it is very difficult when he needs to actually solve various disputes and difficulties. But the good news is that he is
Put the logistics supply of various armies in the hands of yourself and your trusted officials.
What he fights for is money and food, and what he fights for is logistics. Zhu Yongxing grasps the lifeblood of the army and is naturally preparing for the future. And there are many things to prepare for the further future, such as hoping to use the help of the Jesus Society
Provide technical assistance and recruit foreign or Chinese technicians and translators from Macau.
At that time, the Macau Gun Factory was the most famous in the Far East, and the cannons it produced were also very popular. The largest fortress gun it built had reached 35 pounds, and the guns were of excellent quality, especially bronze cannons. In the Macau Gun Factory
Among them, there were many Chinese technicians. Through the flow of these people, the most cutting-edge cannon-making technology in the West continued to spread, making the cannon-casting level in Guangdong and Fujian ahead of the north in the late Ming Dynasty.
To know this, we must also know why. Although Zhu Yongxing vigorously developed artillery in the Ming army, those artillerymen basically memorized the relevant data after experiments and only mastered the launch of several angles. They were dull and poor.
"Euclidean Geometry" was distributed in China by Matteo Ricci, the basis of modern mathematics; "Practical Artillery Manual" was written by Spanish Luis Corrado. The Macau Artillery Factory also refers to this book in many places; "Celestial Body Movement"
"On the Human Body" has been written for more than a hundred years. Copernicus introduced his theory of the heliocentric universe; "An Introduction to the Human Body in the West" was translated by Deng Yuhan of the Christian Church. It was the first introduction to Western physiology and anatomy knowledge in China.
Books; "Illustrated Description of Strange Weapons of the Far West" is the first Chinese work to introduce Western mechanics and mechanical engineering knowledge.
They are all good books! But Zhu Yongxing had no choice but to make another choice. He took out "Euclidean Geometry", "Practical Artillery Manual" and "The Most Illustrated Description of Strange Weapons of the Far West" and handed them to the Civil Affairs Department
Chen Hongfan.
"Your Highness, do you really want to teach children this?" Although Chen Hongfan knew that he could not change Zhu Yongxing's decision, he still gave the final persuasion, "I think that if you teach the loyal and righteous saints -"
"Professionals don't need to read so many sages' books." Zhu Yongxing waved his hand to interrupt Chen Hongfan's persuasion, "Chinese culture courses account for half of it. It's enough to be able to read and write a sufficient number of characters. It's not a top score test. Otherwise, how can we do it in the shortest time?
Provide useful talents to Zhongxing Ming Dynasty within a certain period of time? Are they all going to be officials?"
"Yes, I obey my orders." Chen Hongfan bowed and retreated helplessly.
In times of war, orphans were indispensable. Zhu Yongxing specifically asked the Civil Affairs Department to adopt the orphans together. He also paid money to make them read and literate and train them as a group of reserve talents. At the same time, he also promulgated a measure to allow
Soldiers adopt adopted sons from orphans.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the greatest one is not having offspring. According to the traditional concept at that time, it was a very important thing to have descendants who would wear sackcloth and mourn the grave after death. Now the war is tense and the personnel are not sufficient. Zhu Yongxing
It is also impossible to implement the policy of letting soldiers who are only sons or have children from unmarried wives retire to serve as civilians. Therefore, letting worried soldiers adopt orphans as adopted sons and change their surnames to continue the incense will be relieved to a large extent.
It relieves their worries and relieves financial pressure.
The hope of reviving China lies with Zhu Yongxing's generation, but Zhu Yongxing's dream of making a strong country and a great country still pins his hope on the young people who will be a few years or more than ten years from now. These children and teenagers are the new generation of talents. Children with parents will not
They would definitely agree to learn these strange skills. These orphans naturally became Zhu Yongxing's first choice for cultivating professional talents.
The door was pushed open, and Zhu Yongxing knew who could enter without notice. Sure enough, Mengzhu and Longer walked in carrying food.
"It will be noon so soon." Zhu Yongxing stood up with a smile and approached the two women who were placing dishes and dishes on the table. Taking advantage of Long Er's back and out of sight, he reached out and pinched Mengzhu's waist and hips twice, attracting a
A shy and angry eye roll.
The three of them sat down and chatted while eating. Zhu Yongxing glanced around and found that Long Er's middle finger was wrapped with a strip of cloth. He couldn't help but ask: "Long Er, what's wrong with your finger? Are you doing experiments again?"
"It's okay, let the wood squeeze for a while." Long Er smiled nonchalantly and diligently gave Zhu Yongxing a chopstick dish.
After the mirror was created, Long Er became extremely interested in its principles. Because mercury was poisonous, Zhu Yongxing stopped her from running to the mirror workshop. In order to satisfy her curiosity, "The Most Illustrated Notes on Strange Weapons of the Far West"
After printing it, I gave her a copy and asked her to learn to play by herself.
But Zhu Yongxing didn't expect that Long'er was very fascinated by the basic knowledge and principles introduced in "The Most Illustrated Notes on Strange Weapons of the Far West", such as balances, levers, pulleys, roulettes, spirals and inclined planes, as well as lifting, guiding, and rotating.
Weighing, fetching water, turning mills, etc. felt new, but didn't believe it, so we went to experiments with the maids to prove it. These days, it is not uncommon to knock one's feet or touch one's fingers.
"Be careful. Just find a carpenter to make the instruments and let the maid do the experiments. You don't have to do it yourself."
Zhu Yongxing did not object to Long Er's tendency to become a physicist, but he still expressed concern. After all, the relationship between the two was already established in the eyes of outsiders. This was the concept of that era. Long Er was similar to Meng Zhu's dowry girl.
He can only take responsibility to the end. As for Long Er, he is naturally waiting for Mengzhu to get pregnant so that Zhu Yongxing can take her in.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Long'er thanked her and served Mengzhu some food.
"Playing with those weird and weird things -" Mengzhu stopped talking and shook her head helplessly: "Forget it, just be happy. What I say is that you should read more ancient books and allusions and deeds of virtuous women. It will not cause disrespect.
Thorn, so that your highness can serve as a three-dimensional court at the top and as a heavy supporter at the bottom, which is his duty."
Long Er agreed and lowered her head in a submissive manner, but Zhu Yongxing saw her secretly sticking out her tongue.
"Haha." Zhu Yongxing couldn't help but laugh and said: "Just be happy and don't have to be restrained everywhere. Be solemn when you should be solemn, and put down your airs when you should be close to the people. Long'er studies hard and takes more time to teach those orphans. Then use those tools more
Make some and send them over. Well, in this way, you will definitely have a good reputation. Ah Zhu can also often go out and show off, just like the queen, who just did a few small things and gained a reputation as a virtuous person."
Queen Wang, who was canonized by Yongli, is also quite famous in history. When she was in Guilin, in order to boost morale, she personally came to the front line and took the lead in giving all the food, silver, clothing, etc. accumulated in the harem to the soldiers and things guarding the city.
If there was not enough to give away, she took off the hairpins, earrings and other accessories on her head on the spot, and donated all the valuable things. The voice of virtue became a topic of praise from both the government and the public.
Mengzhu's eyes immediately lit up. What a good reputation, like the flowing clouds in the sky, it will be blown far, far away by the wind. The name is outside, and the wife and husband make few mistakes. The soldiers are effective outside, but inside they are.
A good wife, um, um, if her husband makes great achievements, he himself will also rise with the tide.
"Your Highness, how can I gain a reputation by being calm and elegant, and being humble to others?"
Of course, Zhu Yongxing was no stranger to putting on a show. While eating and talking, Mengzhu and Longer listened attentively and felt that they had benefited a lot.
After having lunch and chatting for a while, the two girls ordered the maid to put away the food and accompanied Zhu Yongxing out for a walk before retiring.
Dealing with official duties in the morning and going to the military academy or workshop or summoning various people in the afternoon has become Zhu Yongxing's fixed work routine.
The person summoned this afternoon was an Italian missionary named Paul from Macau. This man was quite smart. He had obviously done in-depth research on the spread of Catholicism in China and learned the lessons of the Nanjing Mission Case. He followed the example of Li
Matthew made a catalog of the mathematical and astrological books he brought from Europe and presented them to Zhu Jixing. He also displayed the scientific instruments he brought one by one in his residence and invited relevant officials to visit. This aroused Zhu Yongxing's interest.
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"Don't move when worshiping your ancestors. This is my Chinese tradition."
"Yes, Your Highness." Paul agreed happily, which surprised Zhu Yongxing. Of course, he had his own way of saying it, "According to the original intention of the sages to establish rituals, ancestor worship is to promote filial piety and carry forward the virtues left by our ancestors.
In order to achieve the goal of being careful about the end and pursuing the future, and the people's morality will be restored. This is quite consistent with the fourth commandment of God's Ten Commandments, so it is also helpful to spread the gospel of Christ among the Chinese people."
"Your Sinology attainments are very profound!" Zhu Yongxing suddenly became more interested and looked up and down at the bearded foreigner in front of him. Hey, this guy is still wearing Confucian clothes.
"I am a follower of Matteo Ricci's 'combining Confucianism and super-Confucianism'." Paul cupped his hand, which made Zhu Yongxing find it funny, "I have been in China for twenty-one years and have devoted myself to studying the ethics of classics and history."
The early missionaries who came to China, such as Matteo Ricci, Tang Ruowang and others, began to study Chinese language and culture carefully as soon as they set foot on Chinese soil, and even aimed to master Beijing Mandarin. These Western monks went to their hometowns to do as the Romans do, took off their monk robes, and changed into
Wear Confucian clothing, live in a Chinese-style house, and devote yourself to studying Chinese classics, history and ethics, looking for the fusion point of Eastern and Western cultures.
In the process of interacting with celebrities in both the government and the public, these Western missionaries, who were knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and were familiar with Chinese classics, naturally won the favor and trust of Chinese literati and officials, such as Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, etc., thus achieving the goal of spreading their beliefs.
This is the missionary strategy of "combining Confucianism and super-Confucianism" pioneered by Matteo Ricci.
However, with the death of Matteo Ricci, fanatical missionaries gained the upper hand. They believed that Ricci and others were too accommodating to the Chinese, which affected the "purity" of Catholicism and caused the growth of believers to be too slow. The "Nanjing Mission Plan" in the late Ming Dynasty was
It was a conflict between the fanatics and the Chinese forbidden sects, which caused losses and restrictions to the church.
"It is the right thing to do as the Romans do when you are in the country." Zhu Yongxing expressed his opinions on Catholicism. In order to get what he needed and discard the dross, he still put in some effort. "There are other principles outside China, and there is no such thing.
Heretics, or those that are not similar to heretics, can also be followed, such as the way of managing a family and governing a country. As a citizen of our country, even if you are a believer, you should support the government and participate in any organizations and activities supported by the government..."
"China's greatness is unparalleled in the world. Of course, this was before it was occupied by the Tatars. The shortcoming is that it has not yet been bathed in the sacred Catholic faith." Paul is almost fifty years old. Before the Qing troops entered the country, he preached in the south.
He mostly saw the prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River, but did not understand the poverty in the north. When the prosperity was destroyed by the war, he did not have a good impression of the Qing court. "Moreover, among Chinese people, science is not an object of study. This is
It’s very puzzling. The requirements stated by His Highness sound reasonable, but the wording seems to need to be modified to avoid misunderstanding by the Holy See..."
Zhu Yongxing became more and more friendly during the conversation. Yes, Paul's way of thinking and knowledge are closer to modern people than what he is used to hearing. Paul even talked about the ideals as theoretical narratives in Plato's "The Republic",
Clues appeared in the late Ming Dynasty.
BC? Idealism? Zhu Yongxing does not think Paul's perception is correct, nor does he think Plato's "The Republic" is correct, but the reference significance should still exist, and he feels that he should take the time to read this book.
Paul was also extremely surprised. The noble Highness in front of him had a wide range of knowledge and a broad vision. He was definitely not like the Chinese people he had come into contact with. Perhaps, this would be the starting point of his own glory, and he would follow this future leader and wield huge power.
With the rise of the prince, he embarked on a bright road.
Even if the most ideal goal could not be achieved, Zhu Yongxing decided to make appropriate concessions, such as setting aside a piece of land to allow him to preach, but also to keep this guy and people similar to him. Laying the foundation of science is not just a matter of convenience.
What can be done without teachers, instruments, or theoretical knowledge and relying on children to learn by themselves is obviously a bit fanciful.
Even if he made some changes, despite being criticized by the fanatics, he still had to get His Highness's approval so that the mission could be effectively guaranteed. Paul secretly made up his mind. This is also the consistent routine of the Catholic Church, taking the upper-level route. Matteo Ricci has just arrived in China.
When he was a missionary, he took many gifts from Macau and tried his best to go to Beijing to meet the Chinese emperor.
The first summons was harmonious, although there were still many areas where consensus was not reached. However, Zhu Yongxing was extremely interested in the gifts such as globes, glassware, and Western-bound books sent by Paul. Paul believed that Zhu Yongxing was enlightened and wise, different from the pedantic.
Scholar-officials were more hopeful of bathing in the "sacred Catholic faith".