From Lin Feng's point of view, Dai Zi really can't be regarded as a likable guy, but he has to admit that this person is indeed a very good talent. If it needs to be evaluated, then from him we can see many records of "virtuous people" in the Confucian classics: pragmatic, diligent, conscientious and responsible, indifferent to fame and fortune, and even the kind of almost rude uprightness towards the king, but in fact he is an alternative in today's Shilin, and the current Confucian officials are no longer the kind of things in books, basically all of them are smart and well-behaved, empathetic, telling lies, patting sycophants and talking endlessly. Color', and if you want to cultivate an official in the rules of officialdom, you must "sharpen the edges and corners, and be skillful", in a pejorative sense, you must become a bureaucratic oil, and in a positive sense, this requirement can also be understood as "prudence and independence", Lin Feng doesn't know whether this transformation of Confucian children is evolution or regression, but no matter what, he has no good way to change all this now.

"Dai Zi, the head of the Cao Ordnance Supervision of the Ministry of Ministers, meet the lord!!" Dai Zi still looked dumbfounded, and he saluted Lin Feng.

"Oh, Yunkai is not polite, come, come, sit down and talk first," Lin Feng didn't care about Dai Zi for a while, he focused his attention entirely on the few Westerners behind Dai Zi, "These are these?!" ……”

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Unexpectedly, the foreigner who started his head was very fluent in Chinese, and full of Cantonese accent, I saw him skillfully straighten his clothes, knelt on the ground seriously, and bowed, "Your Majesty the King of Han, I am the Jesuit missionary FerdnandERBEST, of course, you can call me Nan Huairen...... Oh, by the way, according to Chinese rules, I also have a nickname, and I have a literary friend who gave it to me called 'Dunbo', so you can also call me Nan Dunbo! ”

"Excuses, excuses!! ......" Lin Feng smiled dumbly, it seems that this foreigner still doesn't know the difference between the table word and the nickname, you must know that most of the Chinese's nicknames are 'milk' names, the common people are called cats and dogs, and the wealthy 'family' is called Ah Fu and Ah Gui, this thing really has nothing to do with the table words, and he smiled at the moment, "Okay, then Mr. Dunbo, please sit down!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, please allow me to introduce you," he bowed, turning slightly sideways, and pointed to his companion behind him, "These gentlemen are Thomson, Grath, 'Mont' Codo, and Blans, all Jesuit missionaries, and we have been invited by your minister, His Excellency Dai Zi, and are now serving as advisers in the arsenal of the Han Kingdom!" He pointed to the missionaries and introduced them, and they knelt down and kowtowed in accordance with Chinese etiquette.

I see, Lin Feng knew it in his heart, and suddenly became enthusiastic, "Oh, that's a good luck, a good luck!" - Gentlemen, please be seated! He turned around and beckoned to Li Ergou, "Come on, serve tea!" ”

After everyone sat down, Lin Feng smiled and said, "Yunkai, I see that you must have something very important when you come this time, right?!" ”

"That's right," Dai Zi just sat down, and when he listened to the lord's question, he hurriedly stood up again, bowed and said, "Qiqi lord, this time I met with the lord to improve the bullet of our Han musket," he pointed to guide Huairen, "By the way, I also want to ask for credit for Mr. Nan Huairen and Thomson in front of the lord!" ”

"Improve bullets?!" Lin Feng was stunned, "What kind of improvement method?!" ”

Dai Zi didn't answer, reached into his arms, 'touched' out a small sandalwood box, and opened it gently, "My lord, please see, this is the new musket bullet that Weichen has improved with the assistance of Nan Huairen and other gentlemen!" ”

Lin Feng turned his head sideways and looked at it, and there was a row of paper rolls neatly placed in the box, which looked a little like cigarettes, but it was a little shorter, and he couldn't help but be stunned at the moment, "This ...... This is the 'new bullet'?! ”

"Yes!!" Dai Zi nodded, "The lord doesn't know, since the last time the minister was ordered to improve the flintlock pistol, our ordnance has been 'refined' a lot in terms of 'shooting' range and 'precision', but only the 'shooting' speed is still unsatisfactory, and in the 'avoiding water' and 'preventing 'tide', there are also many defects. In addition, the southern king of the sea went to Jiangsu, the geography of the south of the Yangtze River is hot, the water and soil are 'damp', and there are many useless firearms. ”

"So, this ...... This bullet ......"

"Lord, please see, the outside of this bomb is wrapped in oily paper, built-in gunpowder projectile, its "medicine" amount, projectile have been measured properly, that is, it is loaded and fired, it is extremely convenient, in addition to the increase in the speed of "ejection", it can also prevent "moisture", it can be stored in storage, it can be transported for thousands of miles, and the benefits are naturally wonderful!" Dai Zi said with a smile.

"Oh," Lin Feng suddenly realized in his heart, looked at Dai Zi and Nan Huairen, and frowned, "Have you ever done an experiment?!" ”

"It has been 'handed over' to the General Staff for testing, and the soldiers of the Second Guards Army and the students of the Mazhuang Martial Arts School all say that they are excellent! Therefore, today I dare to present the lord! ”

"That's good!!" Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and carefully looked at this kind of carton bullet 'medicine', and said in his heart, it seems that this thing should be the prototype of the bullet in the later generations, this Dai Zi is really amazing, and I don't know how he can make this super era Dongdong, turned his head to look at Dai Zi, pointed to the bullet and asked, "Yunkai, you have made a great contribution this time, if this thing can really be equipped with our army, then the combat power will be greatly improved-by the way, how did you come up with it?!" ”

"The lord praises falsely, and the minister is ashamed to be," Dai Zi said humblely, but his face was triumphant, "It's a firecracker!" ——The lord didn't know, in those days, the courtier wanted to break his head, but there was always no progress, so he went out with Mr. Nan Huairen, and suddenly met a team of mourners on the road, whose paper money flew and firecrackers roared, Mr. Nan Huairen asked me, why do we Chinese like to use fire 'medicine' to decorate red and white ceremonies?! Then he asked, how was that firecracker made! ……”

Lin Feng laughed, slapped his big 'leg' and said, "It turned out to be inspired by firecrackers?!" ”

"Exactly!!" Dai Zi and Nan Huairen glanced at each other and laughed together, "Lord Mingjian, that day the minister was suddenly enlightened, and after going back, he pulled these colleagues and several colleagues in the workshop to investigate and study day and night, and after more than ten days and nights, they finally created this new type of bullet!" ”

"Even so, if it weren't for Yunkai's cleverness and keenness, I don't think this new bullet would have been able to be made," said here, several 'waiters' stepped forward and served tea to the guests one by one, Lin Feng raised the tea bowl, "Come, come, and thank you for the strong assistance of a few gentlemen, today the widow replaces wine with tea, toast a few!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Nan Huairen took a sip lightly, "Actually, we are here this time to ask Your Majesty for permission to preach in your territory!" ”

"Oh?! ......" Lin Feng was not surprised by his request, but he did not immediately agree, just groaned silently.

Seeing that Lin Feng was noncommittal, Nan Huairen couldn't help but smile bitterly, turned his head, and looked at Dai Zi with expectant eyes.

"Ahem...... Cough...... In addition to the research and development of this new type of marble, Nan Huairen and several other gentlemen have other benefits for our Han ordnance casting," Dai Zi blushed and stammered, "The lord can know that our China has always been lacking in cannon firing, and the training of gunners and soldiers on weekdays is mostly to practice eye aiming, and to 'operate' the cannon with experience, so it is difficult for gunners to train, and there are many inaccurate, and since Mr. Nan Huairen helped, now our cannons have a photo." In addition, Mr. Nan Huairen and his ministers also compiled a book of "Drill Cannon Essentials", which expounded the arithmetic and geometry of cannon firing "shooting", which was recognized by Master Gao Shiqi of Mazhuang Martial Arts and was a must-read for my Han martial arts students, and this skill should not be under the development of marbles......"

Lin Feng chuckled and said to Dai Zi, "What does Yunkai mean...... What do you want me to do?! Grant Dunber's request for a mission?! ”

According to the etiquette system, the subordinates must not allow the merit to be coerced, Dai Zi was dumbfounded at the moment, his face was red, and he said, "Weichen doesn't dare!" …… That's not what the minister meant! ……”

Lin Feng ignored him and turned to Nan Huairen and the others, "Okay, Mr. missionaries, tell me, do you know anything about China?!" ”

The missionaries looked at each other, and Nan Huairen hesitated a little and replied, "Your Majesty, although I am Belgian, I came to China very early, and for many years, I can say that I have regarded myself as a Chinese, are you still not at ease with us?!" ”

"No, no, Dunbo misunderstood," Lin Feng waved his hand, "I know that Catholicism ignores the affairs of the laity, and I am not worried that you will pose a threat to my rule, in fact, this idea is quite nonsense, I would not believe that such a thing would happen." ”

"Then why don't you allow us to preach in your kingdom?!" Nan Huairen was stunned for a moment, puzzled.

"Did I say I wouldn't allow you to preach?!" Lin Feng said in amazement.

"Oh! Thank God!! Nan Huairen and a group of missionaries stood up at the time, crossed in front of the 'chest', and said excitedly, "You are really as merciful as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, don't you know, since the Tatars established power, they have rebelled, killed Teacher John Tong, and put us in prison and tortured us fiercely, God knows everything, and now he has punished them!" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry," Lin Feng pressed his hands to stop their celebrations, "I said Mr. Dunbo, you have been 'messing' in China for so long, so how is your missionary cause going?!" How many religious people are there now?! ”

Nan Huairen was stunned for a moment, and said with a red face, "Although...... Though...... But I will stick to my ideals and spread the gospel of God to every corner of the earth! ”

"Right? There should be very few of your parishioners now, right?! Lin Feng nodded, "Actually, I hesitated just now, not because I was thinking about not allowing you to preach, I was thinking that you have made such a great contribution to me, it should not be enough to reward you with the right to preach, you should get more things!" ”

"Oh!! God Almighty...... Praise you......" Nan Huairen almost fainted, chattering for a long time, suddenly came to his senses, turned his head to look at Lin Feng in a daze, and exclaimed, "Is it ...... Could it be that His Royal Highness has already felt the presence of God?! Are you going to become a believer in God?!! ”

Lin Feng rolled his eyes and hurriedly excused himself, "No, no, no, you misunderstood, although I personally have great respect for God and Jesus and his mother Mary, but I have no intention of being baptized, you know, the beliefs of the kingdom under my rule are very complicated, in addition to you, there are Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam and shamanism, etc., so in order to be fair to the people, I can only maintain a neutral attitude, I don't trust any religion, all religions must be protected, and no religions are favoritic." ”

"My God! ......" Nan Huairen was greatly deflated, and drew a cross with a wry smile.

"Mr. Nan Huairen, now I am going to give you a suggestion, which I believe will be of great help to your mission!"

Nan Huairen looked at Lin Feng in a daze, and said in disbelief, "Your Majesty, Honorable King, I am willing to listen to your teachings!" ”

"Hey, what kind of teachings are not taught, Dunbo is too polite," Lin Feng smiled and waved his hand, "You should open a gospel school in Beijing to train many students who have a good impression of God - what do you think of my idea?!" ”

"Of course...... This is certainly very good!! Nan Huairen was surprised, "Although we can gather many missionaries from Guangdong and Southeast Asia to serve as teachers, we may not have so much money now, and it may take a long time to prepare for the opening of the school!" ”

"Alas, Dunbo, you treat me like an outsider again, don't you?!" Lin Feng snorted and said kindly, "Didn't I tell you just now?" I'm ready to reward you, so I'll pay for this school! ”

"Oh, thank God!" Nan Huairen was pleasantly surprised, and bowed to Lin Feng repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, do you know that in the near future, this may be the first seminary in the East, and they will put your statue in the academy for future generations to remember forever!" ”

Seminary? You can think of it, Lin Feng almost laughed out loud, but his face was serious, and he nodded and said, "That's what I mean, now you have too few believers, it's a bit unfair, so you have to work hard in school and train more faithful servants for God!" ”

"Your Majesty, your kindness and open-mindedness are unmatched in the whole East!!"

"Uncle Dun is polite," Lin Feng nodded and said, "But the curriculum of this school is still up for discussion," looking at Nan Huairen's stunned look, Lin Feng spread his hands, "You should understand that although I am the king, I still need to ask the ministers for their opinions on things like this!" ”

"Of course, but ......," Nan Huairen said suspiciously, "but will the ministers object?!" ”

"I want to make this decision, of course they will not oppose it, but they will definitely ask the school to add some Chinese Confucian academic courses, such as the Four Books and Five Classics or something," Lin Feng said with a smile, "This is China's national condition, although I am the king, but there is nothing I can do about it!" ”

"This ...... This ......" Nan Huairen turned around and discussed in a low voice with his companion beside him, and after a fierce argument, he turned around and said to Lin Feng, "This is acceptable, Your Majesty, your request should be respected!" ”

"That's good," Lin Feng nodded, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I heard that there have been a lot of reactionary people in Europe recently, saying that they are demanding 'natural human rights', 'equality' between men and women, and even 'social contracts', etc., these reactionary ideas that are extremely evil and rebellious must not be spread in schools!! ”

Nan Huairen nodded as a matter of course, "Of course, my majesty, these evil thoughts will be spurned by God and the people, and we will definitely not spread it!" ”

Seeing them on the road like this, Lin Feng couldn't help but smile, "Very good, so this school should cultivate: absolutely loyal to me, maintain the rule of the Han Kingdom, respect God, and understand the science and technology culture of the East and the West, isn't that the case, Mr. Nan Huairen?!! ”