The so-called true and false envoys, in fact, as soon as he heard Hu Shangshu say it, Jiang Tian knew what was going on, Zhang Tao saw that he was speechless and showed a sarcastic smile at this time, so he opened his mouth and ordered: "Brother Xian doesn't say a word today, do you think of this true and false envoy?" ”

Jiang Tian knew that this was deliberately said to others, so that he could show his face in front of others, so he didn't pretend to reveal the truth directly: "These two teams of envoys are actually true!" ”

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the other officials looked at him curiously. So he continued: "Just now Hu Shangshu said that the team that came before had the national letter of the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom in their hands, so they were indeed real envoys. The credentials held by these people who landed later were issued by the Shogun, and they were the most powerful people in the Wa Kingdom, and in addition to their titles, their status was above that of the emperor, so they were also true. ”

Many people only then remembered that Qianming did have something similar, but since Zhu Yuanzhang, he was not happy with the things that were committed in this barbarian country, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Besides, for many years, the emperor has sent envoys to be ministers, and everyone has forgotten that the real power over there is actually the general.

As a traverser, Zhang Tao also understands this period of history, but limited by the era he traveled, he doesn't know much about international history: "What does the virtuous brother think about this? ”

Jiang Tian thought for a while and then said: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, the Tokugawa family in the Japanese country has already sat firmly in the world. The emperor sent people to follow the old things of the former Ming Dynasty, and he was bullied by the shogun in the country, and he earned some pocket money in the name of tribute. In order to control the entire Wa land, the Tokugawa family left to implement a policy of seclusion, except for a few isolated ports that allowed the Zheng family to trade with the Dutch, and the rest of the foreigners were not allowed to land. So this time they came to send an envoy to the dynasty itself is very unusual, listening to what Master Hu said, the name on the other party's letter of state is Tokugawa Iemitsu, this is the person who formulated the policy of locking the country, so he will send an envoy really surprised me, maybe...... Is it that there was an accident in his country and he wants to seek the support of the Celestial Empire, right? ”

After hearing this, Hu Jing thought about it, and indeed had this content in the national letter: "Speaking of which, they want to trade with us alone, and hope that in the future, they can only land with the guidance of the general's mansion!" ”

When Emperor Zhang heard this, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and those who were familiar with him knew that this time the Japanese were probably going to be unlucky: "I have formulated a policy of closing the country and closing the country, and I want to monopolize Sino-Japanese trade, this Tokugawa Iemitsu has a lot of appetite." Does he think that he can stabilize the opposition in the country by relying on financial control? ”

Don't look at it as a rhetorical question, smart people can hear that the emperor is very unhappy with this shogun. The difference is that traditional officials think with the thinking of the Ming Dynasty, how can an emperor of the Celestial Dynasty who is respected by the ninety-five emperor like a general who has a monopoly on power and does not distinguish between dignity and inferiority? And Jiang Tian thought about it, it seems that this senior has always been worried about the one acre and three points of land that this sea has faced, and it means that even if he can't conquer it by force for a while, he will find some trouble for the other party.

Without waiting for these people to think about it, Zhang Tao spoke directly: "Accept their documents, and then tell them that their own emperor has also sent someone, and they also want to trade with China, let them discuss it first." ”

Jiang Tian thought to himself, you are watching the excitement of the matter! When these two groups meet, I am afraid that they will not fight as you wish, and it is very likely that the people sent by the emperor will directly withdraw from the competition, after all, there is a huge difference in the strength of the two sides in Japan. So Jiang Tian could only shake his head and sigh.

"Why did the virtuous brother shake his head? But my order is wrong? ”

I didn't expect to be seen again with emotion, Jiang Tian had no choice but to bite the bullet and say under the gaze of everyone: "Your Majesty wants them to fight in the nest, but this can't fight at all......"

Then he explained in detail what the so-called shogunate was all about, to put it bluntly, a group of warlords fought around to beat a big warlord, and then ran to the emperor and said: "I am now the boss of this area, and you belong to me according to me, so I have to give me the title of a great general." "But is this general really invincible all over the world? For the time being, this is the case, but no matter how strong he is, there are still many temporarily dormant forces on the three Japanese islands, waiting for the other party to make a mistake to give him a fatal blow. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the Tokugawa family closed off the country and cut off absolute foreign relations, and they were afraid that these people would overthrow him one day with the support of external forces. Zhang Tao saw that he was foaming at the mouth, but those officials heard it in a fog, and hurriedly ordered someone to get a map, and then asked him to explain it according to the map. Jiang Tian saw that this map depicted the Japanese archipelago in great detail, and he had a bottom in his heart, you said that if the predecessors of this crossing did not plan to clean up Little Japan, why did they investigate the neighbor's home so clearly?

"The weather in the north of Ezo is cold, and most of the residents are natives, so it is not considered the territory of the Wa Kingdom, and their main struggles revolve around these three islands, and now the only port open to the outside world is Nagasaki, but it is also under the control of the Tokugawa family, in addition to the various daimyo who are dissatisfied, there are also Western believers in God who are suppressed, plus there are many people and small places, and earthquakes, volcanoes, and typhoons are frequent, and domestic contradictions are just suppressed by high-pressure policies, As long as someone fanned the flames, this powder keg would be detonated. But it is unrealistic to expect the emperor to stand up and raise his arms, this family is relatively detached, and they cannot afford to upset the current balance for the sake of the mirror's interests. ”

Having said so much, even fools can see that this senior brother has always been calculating around how to pit Japan, and they can't understand how the little Japanese slave provoked these two people. In the past, the emperor had mentioned the old expedition to Korea more than once, but at that time, the leader of the Japanese slaves, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was dead, and his power had disappeared, so he couldn't hold a grudge for it for the rest of his life, right? They are not wrong to think so, from the perspective of this era, Japan does not have a mortal enmity with China, and even among the pirates who disturb the people along the coast, most of them are China's own pirates. Perhaps only the time-travelers can understand where this hatred came from, and only the two of them can dig the grave for Japan with a heart-to-heart.

However, these two people had a disagreement on how to act, and they only heard Emperor Zhang say: "In this case, let's support the enemy in his country and fight him in the dark!" ”

Jiang Tian shook his head: "If we can control the other party's domestic production and resources through finance and trade, then we can get a piece of their blood without blood, why bother to use swords, besides, our enemy is always in the north." ”

Zhang Tao smiled: "In front of the new army, the grassland cavalry is no longer a problem!" ”

"Who said it was Mongolia? Lao Maozi has now occupied most of Siberia, and although the Mongolian steppe between us will not be bordered for a while and a half, at the rate of their expansion, they will be in Heilongjiang within a hundred years. For this reason, we have to focus on the defense of the north, and then look at the map, which of the archipelago in Southeast Asia has not been occupied by the Europeans? They have already placed the fleet at our doorstep, so how can we have the strength to fight Japan? ”

The bigwigs who are discussing here can't keep up with the thinking of these two people at all, except that they know that they are eager to destroy the Japanese kingdom, and they don't understand what they are talking about at all. After arguing for a long time, none of them convinced anyone, so the issue just had to be put aside. Until there is nothing to discuss, it is already three poles in the morning and lunch is about to be eaten. Of course, the emperor didn't keep them anymore, but he still kept his junior brother. In the complicated eyes of everyone, Jiang Tian had no choice but to stay aside, waiting for everyone to leave the study.

At this time, Zhang Tao didn't have to talk nonsense with him, and asked bluntly: "How to use finance and trade to control Japan?" ”

Jiang Tian glanced at the emperor, and then thought of a very simple explanation that even laymen could understand: "Their land is small and barren, and the population has increased dramatically after decades of peace, and it will not take long for various social contradictions to erupt, and the Japanese have always had the habit of going to sea to break out, just because they can't survive in the country." It just so happens that we need labor for large-scale construction, and at the same time, many regions also need mercenaries to act as cannon fodder, and the Tokugawa shogunate must be happy to see us pull away the unstable dìng factors on their own territory, and at the same time, if they want to maintain a luxurious life and various Central Plains products, we can justifiably let them exchange silver and copper, if I remember correctly, just one Iwami silver mountain can be excavated for a hundred years, and their domestic copper mines were mined after World War II, so in order to continue to get manpower and minerals, The rule of the shogunate was very important. Even if he refuses to give in, it will be too late for us to threaten with force. Moreover, if the Japanese who had come to China to work in China went back to promote the prosperity and wealth of the Celestial Empire, the foundations of their rule would be gradually shaken, and the exodus would reach the point where their exploitation would be affected, and if they blockaded the ports and prevented the people from fleeing, it would arouse resentment among the people, and the slightest incitement of the broken samurai would lead to a campaign to bring down the curtain. It will be much easier for us to raise up a puppet emperor. ”

Zhang Tao pondered for a while, and also felt that with the country's current economic situation, he really had no conditions to support a proxy war, so he just nodded lightly: "Lunch first, and then I have something to ask you!" ”

"I knew you didn't stay with me for little Japan!" Jiang Tian thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say: "I don't know what His Majesty asked?" ”

"It's not a big deal, but I heard that you're going to open a private school?"

Jiang Tian thought to himself, your news is really well-informed, how can Wu Yuan's guy convey everything to you: "There is this plan, but there is no specific implementation method yet." ”

"Haven't you taught enough at the Imperial Academy?"

"These are two different things, just with the level of your new school, if you want to cultivate a useful scientific talent, I don't know when it will take, I take advantage of my position to accept more smart children, one can generate income for myself, and the other is that I can let them participate in scientific research."

Next, the two of them stayed in the study and talked about the education system while eating, and Jiang Tian talked about a series of problems in later generations, such as the expansion of university enrollment to the lack of education. Zhang Tao was amazed on the side: "If I can have millions of unemployed college students here every year, why worry about the great cause!" ”

With that level of education in later generations, do you still want millions? Your appetite is big enough! However, the college students of the 21st century are delicate and weak, and they are good at being ambitious, although not everyone is like this, but at least they account for more than half. Those young masters are just in this time and space, what contribution can you expect them to make?

"By the way, Dean Song wrote to conduct a metallurgical test, this is your idea, right?" Zhang Tao picked out a book from a bunch of compromises on the bookcase: "Tell me how big is this experiment?" ”

Jiang Tian has actually been waiting for the emperor to ask this question, thinking that you can really calm down, obviously it is a traverser and asked me how big this test is, but there must be a passing scene that should be taken, so he took out a hastily bound account book from his arms: "I have a detailed preliminary test application report here, and I will test some common metals for the time being, and I have made a rough estimate...... It will take about a year to spend about 50,000 taels of silver! ”

Emperor Zhang hurriedly took the account book and looked at it: "Good guy, you kid will ask for 50,000 taels as soon as you come up, do you plan to save some public funds!" ”

"Cut! How do you think modern science and technology have been researched, without hundreds of years of vigorous investment in basic science, there would be a flowery world in the 21st century. Besides, the whole test process is led by the Academy of Sciences, and whether they are honest or not has nothing to do with me. ”

"I want you to develop lead type, and you give me such a big move. If I ask you to build airplanes and tanks, do you have to give you the entire treasury? ”

"With the existing foundation, this can only be done, and the number of those experiments will eventually become a valuable asset. Not to mention that it is impossible to build planes and tanks now. Even if it can be made, the waste products will be piled up, and when the treasury is exhausted, it may not be possible to get a few qualified products. ”

"Why?"

"Weights and measures! Qin Shi Huang was the year of the unification of the things, until now the craftsmen are working when the tolerance is still very large, they don't even have a standard measuring tool, what do you say can be made? ”

Then Jiang Tian began to use the problems he encountered when developing the telescope last time, and poured bitter water with His Majesty the Emperor, and if things were a little more complicated, it would take half a day to make the people who worked to figure it out. Moreover, the so-called senior researchers are completely unable to keep up with their own thinking, and they have to explain the basic principles to them for half a day at a time to improve a part, which is really far from the requirements of starting the industrial revolution. Jiang Tian's complaint made Zhang Tao begin to fall into contemplation, he himself did not have much scientific knowledge due to the influence of the times, but he could understand these practical problems, because anyone who had seen what industrialization was would have this feeling. Therefore, he is no longer entangled in the high cost of experiments, and if he wants to enter industrialization before Europe, it is indispensable to increase R&D investment and accelerate the training of qualified scientific talents.

"Well, in that case, let's set up a crash course according to your idea, and you pick some students who are interested in science to train them individually, and we'll see how effective they are after a semester. If there are really talents who can be cultivated, they will be handed over to you to continue your studies. ”

"It's good, but it's ......" Jiang Tian hesitated.

Seeing that he seemed to want to excuse himself, Zhang Tao asked in a deep voice, "But what?" ”

Jiang Tian didn't seem to hear the change in the emperor's voice: "First of all, there is not enough time, and it is a bit of a toss to take care of the Imperial Academy and teach at home. And there's a lack of funds......"

Zhang Tao thought about it, and what he said was also reasonable: "Well, as long as you finish compiling the new textbook, the Imperial Academy will not let you substitute for the time being." As for the money...... Did you register for a lithograph the other day? ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Tian pricked up his ears, this is something he uses to make extra money, could it be that the royal family intends to co-opt? He saw Senior Zhang glaring at him and continued: "I will buy out your patent from the inner treasury, what do you think is the price of five hundred taels?" ”

"This ......" Jiang Tian had the courage to bargain: "Five hundred taels is too little, you must know that this is a cross-era invention that can subvert traditional engraving printing, so you have to start with two thousand taels, right?" ”

"Two thousand taels!" Zhang Tao's eyes widened: "I didn't bother you to register a patent behind my back, and you still want to open your mouth?" One thousand taels couldn't be more! ”

Yes, a thousand taels is a thousand taels, who makes the family the emperor. Zhang Tao had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky. Once this technology is bought out by the royal family, it means that all booksellers in the world will have to rely on the snort of heaven in the future, what kind of energy will this opportunity to control the publishing industry burst out? Even Jiang Tian, who was a traverser, didn't dare to imagine it. After finalizing some details with the emperor on the issue of educational reform, he finally walked out of the noon gate before the palace was locked.

Before Jiang Tian could completely leave the palace, a person walked out leisurely: "Lord Jiang has every opportunity, and he is really a model of diligence!" ”

When I looked at it, it was none other than Liu Baokai's father, Liu Junding, regardless of whether it was a coincidence, at least the number of etiquette should not be missing: "I don't know if the boss is here, the younger generation is so polite." ”

"No need to be polite." Saying this, this old guy didn't mean to stop Jiang Tian from making a fool of himself: "On duty today, I heard that Lord Jiang asserted that there is another strong enemy north of Mongolia?" ”

I said why are you ambushing here, you are concerned about this issue. Jiang Tian muttered in his heart, but he didn't look surprised, but looked up to the north incomprehensibly: "There will always be a few wild wolves on the thousands of miles of fertile fields, staring at their prey and waiting for an opportunity. ”

Old man Liu thought about it for a long time, and then said something that couldn't be beaten: "The dog is making rapid progress in his homework under the guidance of adults, and I am preparing to bring my dog to the door to thank you these days, I don't know when the adults are free?" ”