Eight hundred and fifty-eight chapters Zhu Xiongying, a successful farmer
Nothing to do today, just watching a play in a teahouse...
Zhang Ximeng returned home with a smile and was in a pretty good mood. Some classic old plays, such as White-Haired Girl, were still performed, and the attendance rate in every performance was very high.
Especially young people are very willing to come and have a look.
This made Zhang Ximeng very happy, and he pursued his goals cautiously and never forgot his original intention.
In fact, no matter when the time comes, we must not forget how this country came to be... Today's Ming Dynasty did not come by usurping the throne, nor by seizing power, nor by some important ministers switching sides and easily replacing the old master.
The Ming Dynasty was created by ordinary people with swords and guns.
Although there were alliances and alliances in the middle to leverage the strength of the Ming Dynasty, there is no doubt that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was ordinary people. Over the years, the policies implemented were also tilted towards the common people.
Land taxation must be as fair as possible, and education must be established to benefit the people.
The purpose of opening up to the outside world is to allow the people to benefit from it.
When developing industry and commerce, the people must see the benefits.
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If we just look at the Ming Dynasty, there are still a lot of problems that still need to be rectified. But from another perspective, the situation is completely different, even subversive.
Zhang Chengtian led Manuel to a school, took him clothes, shoes, hats, bedding and luggage, and a wooden basin, and then led Manuel to a four-person room, Datongbu.
"You can live here! And...you can take care of yourself, right?"
Manuel's face was very dark. Of course he could take care of himself. The main reason was that he was sent to the Ottomans as a hostage and was forced to learn these things. Then he took a boat to Daming and stayed with merchants along the way.
I suffered a lot of grievances.
There is absolutely no respectability for the nobles in purple.
This time when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, Manuel heard that this place was a land of etiquette. He thought that with his identity, he would be taken more seriously. There would definitely be many people around him to serve him, otherwise his identity would not be reflected...
But the problem is that he seems to have thought wrong and didn't take him seriously at all!
"Um...you said that we will become relatives. My sister will marry your brother, and we will be...brother-in-law?"
Zhang Chengtian thought about it seriously, "It seems like this, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. And you have to know that the more you are on your own, the more strict you have to be. Don't expect me to let you go!"
Manuel was angry. He looked directly at Zhang Chengtian and asked the interpreter to tell Zhang Chengtian what he said, word for word!
"You can't treat me like this! I am the prince of Rome and the noble heir of the empire. Since we want to be allies, you should treat me as a prince. To make me feel respected, I need to feel the sincerity of your country.
!”
The guy was roaring loudly and angry.
Zhang Chengtian squinted his eyes, not bothering to look at him at all. He was already begging for food, and he still disliked the lack of meat and vegetables? You have too many things to do!
At this time, someone came in from outside and said with a smile: "Which country's dragon son and grandson have been captured again? How do I need to reform the merit camp?"
The speaker was none other than Timur.
It turned out that Zhang Chengtian had no place to make arrangements, so he actually took Manuel to the Gongde Camp and treated him like a war criminal.
Zhang Chengtian gave a rough explanation, and after Tamerlane understood it first, he couldn't help laughing until his stomach hurt.
"What an amazing person I am! Aren't you the prince of Fulin Kingdom? Is this considered a noble person? Why are you noble? I am still a nobleman of the Yuan Dynasty! I have been a royal doctor and commanded hundreds of thousands of troops.
...Although I lost everything."
Manuel spent a lot of effort to figure out that the person in front of him turned out to be a Mongolian nobleman.
A servant of that mighty empire!
"You, why are you here?"
Timur laughed first, "Is it strange? Come, I will show you!"
He directly grabbed Manuel's arm, pulled him outside, and went straight to the stable. There happened to be an old man raking grass to feed the horses, and he was very busy.
Timur also smiled and said, "Do you know who he is? He is Wang Baobao, the King of Henan in the Yuan Dynasty. He was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops and can be called the regent of Mongolia."
Manuel was dumbfounded when he heard Timur's introduction... He could ignore others, but he was an important minister of the Yuan Dynasty, a figure with hundreds of thousands of troops.
No matter what, he is much better than this poor prince like him.
People like this live here, and it seems like he has nothing to say?
First, Timur couldn't help but ridiculed: "Are you stupid? Have you opened your eyes? Let me tell you, there are even more powerful ones! Even Emperor Yuan lived here! He is just transformed now
, there is just a house on National History Museum Street."
"Emperor Dayuan? You didn't lie to me?"
First, Timur sneered, "Why am I lying to you? There are many emperors in Yingtian City. Not only the emperors of the Dayuan Dynasty, but also the emperor Chen Li of the Chen Han Dynasty, and the Xiao Ming King who just left the Han and Song Dynasties... Yes
Well, there is also King Huai Liang of the Japanese Kingdom. I don’t understand, your piece of shit Prince Fulin is really that valuable? Why are you pretending to be a big clove of garlic?"
Good guy, this scolding actually made Manuel calm down.
He didn't dare to make random demands, nor did he dare to rely on his identity.
After all, even the Eastern Roman Empire in its heyday seemed to have no confidence in facing the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
What shocked him even more was, what kind of monster was this country in front of him?
They actually collected so many emperors, are they just sitting around with nothing to do?
"Are you stupid? Don't you understand? Study hard! I know that your country, Fulin, is about to be destroyed, right? If you study here for a few more days and understand the truth, maybe you can save your country!
"
Manuel was startled and said in surprise: "Seriously?"
"That depends on your understanding!"
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Since this day,
Manuel followed the primary school students and entered the classroom to listen to the class.
After so many years, the Ming Dynasty did have a complete set of methods. Even the foreigners overseas could receive a proper education. In Yingtian, there were even talents who were proficient in Latin.
Soon, Manuel began to receive a serious education from the Ming Dynasty.
Just from the beginning, he felt a strong impact... For example, the common sense of the Ming Dynasty believed that the emperor was entrusted by the people, followed the royal way, and governed the world.
In one sentence, it was explained that the power of the Ming Emperor came from the trust of all the people... This clause conflicted with Rome, especially in the later period of Rome. The emperor needed to be crowned by the Patriarch. Only in this way could he ascend to the throne in a serious manner.
The so-called emperor is nothing more than a servant of God.
Is the emperor's authority given by God or by the people?
There is no doubt that this is a very good question, but in Zhang Chengtian's view, it is not a problem at all.
"What do you have to worry about! Your country is declining step by step and sinking... It is constantly losing battles and is not far from being destroyed. When the Ottoman army besieged Constantinople, did you hope that God would show up, or would you?
Do you hope that soldiers and civilians will take up arms and fight?"
Manuel was stunned, muttering for a long time, and could only say: "I hope Ming's reinforcements can come over!"
Zhang Chengtian directly rolled his eyes, "You're worthless! You can't pin your life or death on others! At least you can't rely entirely on others... You have to study hard and use the Ming Dynasty's methods to transform your country and unleash a powerful fighting force. Those who help themselves
God helps you, understand?”
Manuel had no other choice but to try to understand the Ming Dynasty's propositions, from the imperial power coming from the common people, to the unity of all people, to the equalization of land and equal wealth... All these propositions left Manuel stunned.
What's the meaning?
Were there no nobles in the Ming Dynasty?
So what were the royal family of the Ming Dynasty like?
Those ordinary people can also enter the palace and keep pace with the nobles?
Isn't this crazy!
Gradually, Manuel discovered something amazing, yes, it was the imperial examination!
In this country, although there are nobles and nobles, if you want to enter the officialdom and hold power, you need to pass the exam.
And this exam does not distinguish between high and low... Even farmers working in the fields can change their destiny immediately as long as they pass the exam.
The basis for taking the exam is education, and education is a major feature of the Ming Dynasty. Extensive education and education, nearly 10 million students are enrolled, and there is still no distinction between rich and poor!
Even the son of King Lu and the grandson of the Duke...if they want to enter a good school, they still have to take the exam.
And there are basically no bonus points for this exam.
Only those soldiers who have made meritorious service to the country can have their children admitted as appropriate.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a distinction between high and low, but the high and low were not fixed. There was a fair flow channel.
In comparison, what did the Eastern Roman Empire accumulate over thousands of years?
This country is lifeless, decayed, and devoid of any vitality from top to bottom.
The reason why it is still able to survive is due to two things. One is that Constantinople is so strong and dangerous that ordinary people really can't get in.
Secondly, it is the location of Constantinople. It guards the main transportation routes and can collect some toll taxes. With this money, the Eastern Roman Empire can hire some mercenaries from the Caucasus and use these people to protect the monarchs.
Fort Tantino.
That's all!
Ordinary people no longer care about the life and death of the Eastern Roman Empire, or in other words, the end of this thousand-year empire will be a relief to everyone.
Is it to linger on, or to die cleanly?
Is there no other choice?
For example, re-emergence!
Just like the Ming Dynasty in front of us, China has fallen. Their country was once destroyed by the Mongols. For nearly a hundred years, they did not give up or surrender. The day finally came when they overthrew the Yuan Dynasty!
Perhaps, Rome can also create a miracle!
Only on that day will it be considered a victory for Rome!
After all, there are too many short-lived great empires.
Only the one who is immortal and immortal is the real king!
After Manuel enrolled in school for five months, he finally made up his mind to study the Ming Dynasty thoroughly... So what is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty doing at this moment?
In front of Zhu Yuanzhang, there was a thousand acres of potato fields.
Lao Zhu grinned and touched Zhu Xiongying's head, "Our great grandson, after this harvest, we must give you a medal! You have done great work in the field!"
(End of chapter)
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