Chapter 564: The Power of Fiction
Hawkins is serious, Zhang Juzheng knows that he is not joking, but when he hears it in his ears, he can't help laughing. I am a good top student of Xishan Academy, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty with unlimited prospects, I will go to Europe with you and be a military advisor for you, what do you think
"Mr. Hawkins, I'm so sorry. I also want to go to Zhejiang for an investigation. What you are going to do in Europe, I don't care. But I warn you, don't mess around in the Ming Dynasty. Don't break the laws of the Ming Dynasty, or you won't be as lucky as you were in England! ”
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he hurriedly left. He already has a plan for his future, and he wants to take advantage of his youth to take a walk, accumulate experience, and understand the situation of the people.
In a few years, he may go to teach, or he may directly participate in the official examination, and then start from the bottom, he believes that he will be like many seniors in Xishan Academy, and he will enter the phase and make contributions.
He is extremely confident and walks steadily every step of the way.
People like Zhang Juzheng will definitely not have any interest in Hawkins' career.
After he left, Hawkins fell into a brief confusion, and there was no one to guide him, this guy kept reading except for eating hasets.
Soon, he found another divine book, and it was indeed a divine book!
The protagonist of this book is a down-and-out aristocrat who can only make a living by selling straw sandals, but he is very ambitious, and he finds a few partners, they start a business together, and really become emperor!
Hawkins was excited, his soul trembling.
Zhang Juzheng did not deceive him, the land of the East is really full of magic, only the unexpected, there is nothing that cannot be done. And all kinds of schemes in the book made his blood boil and he was addicted.
Especially the Battle of Chibi, the victory of the weak over the strong opened his eyes.
Although this battle took place in the Yangtze River, the truth is the same? What if you can lead the other person into a narrow body of water? Then use fire to attack, and you can win!
Oh my God!
This is simply written for the British? Follow the idea of the book? It was possible to wipe out the Spanish fleet...... Oh my God!
Hawkins has abandoned God, after all, what God can bring him
These Oriental books? It is his God.
Hawkins gradually sketched out a course of action: he was going to recruit a group of brothers first? And then occupy a piece of territory? Develop internal affairs, reorganize the army and fight the armed forces, and constantly attack.
Don't be afraid even if you encounter a strong enemy, as long as you are willing to use your brains? Learn to use stratagem? can defeat the strong with the weak...... And even if his status is low, he can reach the throne of the emperor!
And he also knew that the emperor of the East was the son of heaven, and there was no need for the pope to be crowned at all, and religion could only be subordinated to the feet of the Son of Heaven!
Refreshing!
I have to say? The sense of substitution these books gives him is simply terrifying.
Now there's only one question left, how is he going to get started? Is it a direct return to Europe?
He thought about it, or did he shake his head? After all, the Habsburgs are no joke.
But at this time, an official from Beijing? Caught Hawkins' attention.
This person is from the West? And he wore clothes that symbolized the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
Hawkins curious? He finally had the courage to come to visit.
And Michelangelo was also greatly surprised, in the Siyi Pavilion, there was actually a Western pirate.
After all, Michelangelo was a stranger to the old man, and Michelangelo happily chatted with Hawkins.
It turned out that after the death of Yang Minggong, the people of the Mind Sect wanted to sort out Yang Minggong's writings, so as to systematically explain the study of the mind. Michelangelo was given the title of Hanlin for his work in repairing the Emperor's Mausoleum, and was rewarded by Zhu Houxi.
He just wanted to do things bigger, Xinxue represents the highest academic achievement of the Ming Dynasty so far, and he wants to translate Xinxue into a book and introduce it to the West.
So he went from Beijing to Yingtian and met Hawkins at the Siyi Pavilion.
"Cut, I have a humble suggestion, I think you should introduce these two books to the West first, this is the real literature, the real treasure!"
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"Motosuke, I met a pirate who hopes to introduce "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to the West."
Wang Yue couldn't help but laugh, "It's just right for pirates to look at the Water Margin. He also likes "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
"Hmm!" Michelangelo nodded, "Motosuke, I see a strong ambition in him, he intends to return to the West, and rely on these two books to establish his power and create a rebellion against the Western aristocracy." ”
Wang Yue blinked, this is really fresh!
In the past, they just wanted to do business with the West, engage in colonization, and grab territory...... After all, this is also something that many seniors like to do. At most, Wang Yue painted the gourd in the same way. Gradually, however, he realized that he had to absorb Western scholarship and at the same time export it to the West.
But when it came to Hawkins, it developed a new realm.
The Water Margin alone can stimulate a pirate leader to rebel, and a copy of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can ignite the ambition to compete for the world...... The soft power of oriental culture is too awesome!
Wang Yue felt that this was a very important topic and that it must be studied carefully. And compared with the labor expedition, the cultural influence seems to be better.
"There is really such a big difference in thinking between the two of us"
"Of course!" Michelangelo said excitedly: "Yuanfu, I have read a lot of works in the East, and I realized that two or three thousand years ago, the sages of the East advocated respecting ghosts and gods and staying away, and for a long time, although there are also Qin Tianjian who observe celestial phenomena in the East, there is no representative of the gods who can be high above and dominate the imperial power like the Pope. The bureaucracy of the East is based on the effective governance of the people. The change of dynasty in the East is also because of the will of the people. Gensuke, you know how amazing this is! This is true humanism. It is this spirit that we hope to find through the revival of culture. It's a pity that our courage is still too small, and our steps are too short. We don't dare to really go to war against the Holy See at all, we are all a bunch of cowards, not even the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, we are more than two thousand years behind......"
This guy fell into a deep sense of shame, every time Wang Yue chatted with him, he would have a strong bad taste, if he let people in another time and space know that the Renaissance heroes who were touted to the sky by them were so humble and prostrate in front of the East, I really don't know what they would think
In the final analysis, it is still the national strength and the right to speak, as long as you are advanced enough, you will not worry about no people who rub rouge and powder!
"What do you think will happen if you send these two copies to the West?"
"It's about going to be a **! No, it will definitely be regarded as **! Michelangelo replied, "But I don't think they can be stopped." On the contrary, these two books will inspire Westerners, stand up bravely, and even change the entire history of the West. There will be countless people like Hawkins, who will defy imperial power, disdain religion, be ambitious, and full of fighting spirit. ”
Wang Yue smiled and said, "Then do you think it's good or bad?"
"Of course it's a good thing." Michelangelo said: "Great chaos! The West must be radically changed, a complete peasant uprising will certainly put an end to the aristocratic traditions of the West, and thus a real plebeian society will be established, we are already two thousand years behind and cannot be delayed any longer! ”
Wang Yue was slightly stunned, this is going to make the West chaotic, since Michelangelo is so eager, what else does he have to say, except for support, it is support!
However, Wang Yue thought about it again, it was better for him not to come forward, after all, we still have to maintain our image. Wang Yue thought of Xu Yande, since Xu Guangzuo's death, Xu Yande inherited the title, but there was nothing else except Yu Lu.
Fortunately, the Xu family has been laid out in advance and has a huge business, and his life is quite comfortable, but Xu Yande is not reconciled, he can't be satisfied with just being a rich man!
After all, he is Xu Da's descendant, and he also wants Wang Yue's students, take a look at his senior brothers, which one is not turning his hand into the cloud and covering his hand into the rain.
After receiving the master's instructions, Xu Yande hurriedly found Hawkins.
"What support do you want"
Straight to the point, it's really straightforward.
Hawkins didn't hesitate, either, "I need two books, plus a hundred and seven brothers!" ”
Xu Yande couldn't cry or laugh, this thing is really pious!
"Isn't there that among these one hundred and seven people, there are still three women?"
"No!" Hawkins said seriously: "I learned a truth from another book, if you want to be successful, you must value your brothers...... Brothers are siblings, women are clothes! This is the quality of an emperor! ”