Section 191: On Keeping Pace with the Times

The maintenance work of the Jinghai, which was originally slow, suddenly accelerated, and even the people who participated in the repair work of the Galen ship were brought in to help, and the continuous high-intensity preparation work allowed the workers and technicians of the shipyard directly under the research institute to grow rapidly, and also because of the high-intensity combat operations, many design flaws of the Jinghai were exposed, and the original plan was to enter the dry dock for comprehensive overhaul to provide a reference for the subsequent construction of warships. Now I can only put on the battle again, but fortunately, the distance of the voyage is not far, and the enemy is not strong.

In fact, the Dinghai also has a similar problem, just because the keel is made of all-steel, which is far stronger than other ships of this era, so it only undertook the heavy responsibility of the flagship of the voyage again after a simple repair, and some people suggested that the flagship should be selected as the new Zhenhai, but Li Xiuyuan disagreed, although it was exactly the same two ships, but after the Battle of the Ryukyus, Li Xiuyuan had different feelings for the Dinghai, a giant ship that was as stable as a rock in the intensive artillery fire, and he also had a reason that could not be explained. That is, the Dinghai was built by Jiang Tian himself, and the Zhenhai was rushed because of the needs of the war, as an old sailor, he instinctively believed in the products that were not in a hurry.

Even if it is as strong as Dinghai, it has its invincible enemy, and this enemy is approaching Taiwan at the moment, why did Taiwan, which was known as Yizhou in ancient times, change its name to such a name? It's all because there are too many typhoons that pass through here every year! Although Jiang Tian has explained the causes of typhoons, in an era when there are no satellites and no weather radars, avoiding typhoons can only rely on the experience of old sailors.

The ships that could return to the harbor had already entered the port, all the parts on the deck that might be loose had been reinforced, and even the guns had been removed as ballast and put into the bilge. Liu Baokai hid in a big stone house, listening to the wind and rain howling outside, and occasionally heard a clicking sound, which was the sound of trees being broken.

"Young Master Liu, are you still looking forward to Yang Fan's voyage?" Chen Hao looked at the face of the lust @ wolf and said teasingly.

Liu Baokai glanced at his friend, and he also knew in his heart that he had underestimated the risks of navigation, but he couldn't admit defeat: "My brother doesn't know, for my brother, I have been studying with Mr. since I was stupid, although I was stupid and didn't understand the science of things, but this vision is not comparable to the past, I have heard Mr. say that we Hui @ Religion and the Sui and Tang Dynasties of the Central Plains originated from things, originally as advanced, tolerant and powerful as the Tang Dynasty, but the times change, the Central Plains regime can always be reborn after several changes, but what about us? It has long been torn apart, and there is no big food after the big eclipse! ”

As soon as I talked about the sect @ Jiao Se @ wolf pervert seemed to be excited: "Mr. said that the rebellion of Hui @ Religion is because the people of the Hui @ religion have forgotten the teachings of the prophets, and they are fighting each other for their own selfishness under the banner of religion, and now they are suppressed by the barbarians of the West. ”

The words were impassioned, and Chen Hao was also enthusiastic when he heard it, and the reason was that the Chen family was also a religious person. However, what these two young people don't know is that China's Hui @ people were originally a mixture of ancient Persian descendants and various ethnic groups in China, and it is really true to say that the Persian Sassanid Dynasty was destroyed by the Yi@Si@Lan, and its native religion Zoroastrianism was also replaced by Yi@Si@Lanism, but later the Persians believed in Shia, and the Sunni Arab region did not like each other, and the Hui @ people in the Central Plains also believed in Sunniism because of the Arabs, and it was difficult to define their origin in blood. As a result, it has become a unique special existence that divides national identities only by faith, so in order to avoid pulling hatred, Jiang Tian did not mention the love-hate relationship between Persia and Arabia.

When Jiang Tian was in later generations, he saw a well-known scholar hyping up ******'s position in history, and Jiang Tian also agreed that what he said was more objective. However, this person did not mention why the content of the Yi@Si@Lan teachings about the tolerance of other beliefs and the custom of respecting others was so quickly forgotten, and in later generations some people even took it out of context and became the theoretical basis for terrorists. In fact, even the definition of jihad@war in the fundamentals of Yi@Si@Lan@ refers to self-defense and retaliation when the world of Yi@Si@Lan is attacked by others, rather than indiscriminate retaliation against civilians. Of course, the problem of terrorists in later generations is too complicated to be touched upon now, but Yi@Si@Lanjiao, as an advanced representative who respects science and has spent a hundred years translating the documents of various ethnic groups, began to decline during the Renaissance period when science and art were greatly developed.

Chen Hao was excited for a while and then became discouraged: "No matter how good you say, it's useless, after the wind passes, we have to turn around and go back." ”

Liu Baokai also knew that there was no room for negotiation in this matter, so he could only listen to the sound of wind and rain outside and lament his fate.

"The Jin Dynasty went against the trend of history, in order to usurp power and win over the wealthy families, they did not hesitate to implement the nine-grade Zhongzheng system, which led to the class solidification of the Han clan and the hopelessness of the advancement, and finally the Sima family also paid the price, but their stupidity dragged the entire country and nation to disaster!" The classroom without color @ wolf did not seem empty: "Although the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties was a hell on earth for the Han people in the north, if there was no Ran Min's killing @ Hu @ Ling, it can indeed be regarded as the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, from a cultural point of view, since then the Chinese civilization has been forced to enter the era of mixed blood, and the things that are not suitable for the development of the times have finally been eliminated. There was no choice of gods over men and religious leaders over secular rulers, as in ancient Rome. As a result, the Chinese civilization, which was mixed and blended with diverse cultures, gave birth to the unprecedentedly powerful Sui and Tang dynasties, while ancient Rome could never regain its past glory. ”

This lecture on the vitality of civilization is completely Jiang Tian's feeling from the perspective of later generations, and later generations of Chinese people always feel that the assimilation ability of Chinese civilization is superb, and who really thinks about how bloody and violent the assimilation process was at the beginning. This explains the doubts in Liu Baokai's heart from one side, but it's a pity that he himself is still sighing in the typhoon, and even if he is in Beijing, Jiang Tian will not say this in front of him. According to Jiang Tian's view, ****** religion, like the once powerful Han civilization, inevitably began to decline after passing the rising period and entering the glory, although the footsteps of Yi@Si@Lan spread are far from stopping, but the reform of religion is far more complex and difficult than the reform of a country's political system, and from another point of view, the Renaissance in Europe can also be seen as a power struggle between secularized Protestantism and the conservative Vatican Holy See, in a sentence that is easy to be complained about, any civilization, religion @ religion, politics @ party, and nation, can not keep pace with the times, and there is only one way to decline.

If Buddhism did not give birth to Zen Buddhism in China, the only remaining polytheism of the three major religions may have declined like its contemporaneous brothers, and become a regional religion like Hinduism that only spreads in specific areas, fortunately, there are no fanatics here in Jiang Tian, Confucianism says that "the son does not speak strange forces and confuses the gods, worships the gods and Buddhas and stays away", and the era when Chinese civilization is basically formed has no systematic religion spread in society, so the religious concept of the Chinese has always been different from other ethnic groups, talking about burning incense in temples, Any religion can be believed or not believed, as long as it is useful to themselves, believe, when encountering an incident, as long as the name of the god and Buddha is required to be repeated, so Europeans think that the Chinese are unbelieving, in fact, they do not know that the belief of the Chinese is egoism in the final analysis, so Taoism, a pure philosophical school, can also change clothes and become a religion, Confucianism can also be called Confucianism, even the communist @ production @ lord @ righteousness can also become a faith, as long as we feel that this thing is useful, In the end, it will become part of our ideological system and code of conduct.

The content of Jiang Tian's speech cannot be regarded as an international consensus even in the 21st century, mainly because the believers of monotheism cannot accept this statement from the heart, and in their cognition, God is supreme, above all worldliness, absolutely wise and correct, and cannot be questioned...... Under such circumstances, how can we talk about the proposition of religious advancement? And Chinese civilization has long recognized a fundamental problem, that is, religion can only have its value if it is attached to secular society! This is why Jiang Tian will never talk about this in front of Liu Baokai. Jiang Tian's students are still only the countries in the Chinese civilization circle, and they don't feel rebellious after listening to Jiang Tian's words, but anyone who has really thought about the big issues of the country and the nation will also have some feelings about it, Jiang Tian is very glad that Liu Se @ wolf is not here, and said to a person with a firm belief that religion should serve the world...... This will lead to conflict.

After the class, Jiang Tian escaped into the back house to rest, but students with special identities like Wu Yuan could not be idle, except for Zhang Huan and Xinyue, everyone gathered around the other students, chatting in twos and threes, but they were not talking about academic content, but Jiang Tian's diplomatic action that was about to begin.

"Mori Childe, this time the teacher visited your country, and your family is also a famous family in Japan, do you want to send someone to Kyoto to watch the ceremony?" Wu Yuan pulled a familiar classmate and said as if chatting.

Wu Gongzi laughed. This Maori boy is still fluent in Chinese: "If there is no call from His Majesty the Emperor, how can you face the saint casually." ”

This is indeed a polite statement, as one of the former super daimyos, the Maori family He once put the emperor in his eyes, and this is all about taking care of the emotions of the Chinese.

"That's not what I said." Wu Yuan said earnestly: "Your family was originally a generation of heroes, although the world is stable now, but you also have to support such a large family, I heard that the teacher is visiting this time, and intends to discuss further trade matters, your family is close to the sea, and it is not very simple to run a boat to do business?" ”

The Maori family, who used to be a lord in the Seto Inland Sea, is no longer what it used to be, and those who come here to study as protons are all non-concubines of separate families, and it stands to reason that even if such people are really talented, they are also the life of the head of the auxiliary family, and they are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks about the family's line. But this is China, and the person to talk to is the son of a high-ranking earl, so of course he has to follow the other party's words.

"Wu Gongzi doesn't know, my country's shipbuilding is far from being comparable to that of the country, not to mention the small ship, and it can't withstand the wind and waves, even if you want to go abroad to do business, you have to agree to the general."

Wu Yuan knew that what he said was the truth, but he still pretended to be stupid and said: "The great general of the other country has also traded with our country, and the emperor also has a royal caravan exchange, that is, the problem of ships is not easy to handle, it seems that if you want to sail far, you can only come to our country to buy ships." Speaking of buying ships, I heard that warships are going to be banned recently, and they can be sold. ”

The last sentence is Wu Yuan's focus, the reduction of naval orders, the shipyard to rely on foreign trade support is also the practice of later generations, but in this era it is absolutely shocking, not to mention that the Japanese were stunned when they heard it, even the other students were also surprised, among which the Korean students were the most shocked. In the past, the Japanese navy was weak, and they only had to defend the coastline, and if they really sold high-performance warships to the Japanese, then the Koreans would be the first to feel the military pressure.

A North Korean student "inadvertently" heard Wu Yuan's words, and then hurriedly whispered to Song Yi, who was chatting with him about poetry, for confirmation: "Has Song Gongzi ever heard that His Majesty agreed to sell warships to the Japanese Kou?" ”

Song Yi had no choice but to nod regretfully when he heard this: "My father once mentioned a sentence or two, don't say that it is a warship, even artillery is also on sale!" ”

"Ahh The Koreans were shocked again, they were the opposite of the Japanese, and the people who could come to China to study were the eldest sons of large families who could count in North Korea, and their sensitivity to politics was infused by them from childhood: "How can such militaristic weapons be sold to thieves?" ”

Song Yi smiled bitterly: "Li Gongzi, don't panic, no matter the ship cannon, it is not a cutting-edge ordnance, it is just a knockout of old goods for our army, but for other countries, I am afraid it is a sharp weapon for the town." ”

The Koreans know very well that the current Chinese Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of the past, and it is not the big brother who can sacrifice his own interests for the sake of "righteousness", which can be seen from the rewards exchanged for tribute every year...... It should be generous! So such a stingy emperor will not care about the life or death of Korea in order to make money, this Li Gongzi wants to quickly pass the news back to China at this time, usually the Korean army can not defeat the Japanese invaders, and now if the Japanese dwarfs get more advanced weapons, it will be a big mess in the world.

Song Yi glanced at it from the corner of his eye, knowing that the heat was almost over, so he said casually: "Li Gongzi don't have to worry, speaking of which, this sale of ordnance is not because I have too much backlog of old goods, if you are worried about the strength of the thieves, you can also buy some warships and artillery for the Japanese, you buy the excellent ones first, then can Japan buy better than you?" ”

When Song Yi said this, his voice was deliberately a little higher, just in time for other Japanese students not far away to hear it, and the faces of these people also changed, and they turned around and turned to each other. As for that Li Gongzi, there was only a wry smile left, just ask if anyone dares to go to sea to fight after Li Sunsin's death? In addition, during the Ming Dynasty, they also exported bows and arrows to the surrounding areas, which used to be the products of North Korea's export to earn foreign exchange, but now they have been reduced to buying weapons for self-defense.

"Sir, why don't you be accommodating to your father on this visit, let me go with me!" In the back house, Zhang Huan also moved to see the world.

Jiang Tian looked at him, knowing that young people had a restless heart, but he still shook his head: "I hope you can increase your knowledge, but everyone knows that you are the prince, not an ordinary rich child, if you go abroad, it will be a major event that will affect the whole body, and there is no need for us to raise the standard of the visit this time to raise the Japanese." ”

Zhang Huan was a little deflated when he heard this, but when he thought of Liu Baokai running away from home, he was really a national mobilization.

Just when Zhang Huan was still struggling, Jiang Hu walked into the study leisurely: "Son, I have something to say for my father." When he saw that the prince was also in the study, he was really startled, and he hurriedly knelt down in his robe: "Lao Er doesn't know that His Royal Highness the Prince has collided with His Royal Highness here......"

Without waiting for him to finish, Zhang Huan walked over quickly and hugged Jiang Hu: "The old man doesn't have to be like this, how dare the juniors accept your big gift, since you are looking for Mr. to discuss things, the juniors will leave first." ”

Sending off the prince, both father and son breathed a sigh of relief, Jiang Tian was afraid that Zhang Huan would pester him to go to Japan, and Jiang Hu had not yet adapted to the life of his son's family, who was as powerful as a dog, and complained in his heart that no one reminded him. In fact, the whole Jiang Mansion has been accustomed to this kind of daily life, which is neither big nor small.

"I wonder what the father has to discuss with the child?"

Jiang Hu sat on the Taishi chair with a big grin: "There are no outsiders here, so don't drag the text with your father." I ask you how old you are this year? ”

Jiang Tianxin said that it was not good, and the parents usually asked this question followed by a blind date: "If you reply to you, I am already twenty years old this year!" ”

"That's right! You also know that you yourself are twenty-one years old this year, and when your father and I were as old as you, your brother ran all over the ground! Say, when will you have a round room with a big girl? ”

Good guys, the old man directly saved the church and became a family, and I can't wait for them to round the house today, and they will be able to hold their grandson next year.

"This ......" Jiang Tian was speechless for a while: "Isn't there someone to serve my son?" ”

"I know what you're thinking." Jiang Hu had a look on his face: "You are now a big official, and the woman in this backyard is also a beautiful one, but you listen to my advice, this life is still a girl like a big girl, and your father and I didn't have a lot of trouble with the widow in the county, but when this tartar comes, who can keep this home for me except your mother!" ”