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Zodiac Zhou's lectures lasted all morning, and those who knew Chinese were fascinated by the contents, and those who did not know Chinese were also attracted by the contents of the books and were very engaged.

Of course, there are two hours in the morning, and it is impossible for Zodiac Zhou to talk for so long in one breath, and a half-hour rest time is arranged in the middle.

When it came to the break, the scene was lively, because some allusions could not be understood by looking at the literal meaning, and they had to be asked to understand.

If you want to say who knows Chinese most in the envoys of the four countries, of course, it is none other than the Portuguese Prime Minister Shi Vera, who has been in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, in order to please His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, and make friends with all kinds of senior officials of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to his talent in language, he also has a more powerful talent, that is, the talent of patting, this slapping on the back does not mean that whoever is caught will be slapped, but to see the effect of the shot.

Schwila seems to be born with a keen sense of smell, when to shoot whose sycophants, that is quite accurate, such as in the Ming Dynasty when he caught His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire and slapped him, he immediately gained huge wealth and huge prestige, before returning to Portugal, he saw Joao IV again, and as a result, he became the second person in Portugal.

Now, he has set his sights on a target, that is, the Duke of Useda, the auxiliary minister of Spain, of course, if you want to compare power and financial resources, there are many people in the Ming Dynasty who will surpass the Duke of Useda, such as Zhu Youzhen, the king of Xin, Zheng Zhilong, the king of Zhennan, and Xu Guangqi, the Duke of Zhuguo, who are all stronger than the Duke of Useda.

But the problem is that he has now returned to Portugal, and what is more helpful to his governance and diplomacy is naturally the Duke of Useda, the number two person in the neighboring country, so he has been close to the Duke of Useda from the beginning of his journey, intentionally or unintentionally, and the two have become friends now.

During the break, Schvila saw that Duke Useda was still holding the book and frowning and pondering, and immediately understood that he might not understand something, and he was embarrassed to ask others.

How could he miss such a good opportunity, Schvila immediately came up and talked to Useda about the content of the Zodiac Zhou's lectures, Useda couldn't understand what he naturally understood, and he explained in detail some of the Zodiac Week's explanations.

After hearing this, Useda immediately opened his mouth, and was overjoyed, and had the intention of introducing Serva as a confidant.

In the next lecture, he didn't understand something, as long as a glance passed, Schvera immediately explained to him in a whisper, and the relationship between the two heated up rapidly.

In the afternoon, Huang Daozhou did not continue to give lectures, but brought all the representatives of the envoys to the newly built Guozijian to visit the award-winning works of the last Shengshi Daming Calligraphy and Painting Competition, and arranged for several calligraphy masters and Chinese painting masters to splash ink on the spot and write and paint for the representatives of various countries for free.

At this time, the degree of Han culture was more distinct in various countries, such as Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, most of them gathered in front of the paintings, although many of them learned Chinese, but they still did not have any understanding of the artistry of Chinese characters, so the attraction of the paintings was far greater than that of calligraphy works.

The representatives of the vassal states are different, they are all selected from the envoys of the vassal states, that is to say, most of them have official positions, the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination if they want to be officials, and a good hand is one of the keys to the examination, which of these people has not practiced calligraphy diligently, so the calligraphy works are far more attractive to them than paintings.

The situation is similar to that of the calligraphy masters and Chinese painting masters who write and paint for the representatives of various countries for free, and most of the people who ask for paintings are representatives of the four European continents, after all, this era does not have so many decorative items in later generations, and it is also a face-saving thing to ask for an ink painting to hang at home.

Most of the representatives of the vassal countries are asking for calligraphy masters, there are no calligraphy and calligraphy training classes in this era, if you want to write well, you can also buy a few words to hang at home, practice every day, and those who have no money can only rely on occasionally going to see the calligraphy masterpieces, keep them in your mind, and then go home to study and practice hard.

How much is a work of a calligraphy master who was personally awarded a certificate by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Not to mention that every word is worth a thousand gold, and a work is at least a hundred taels, so to speak, even high-ranking officials on the vassal side have few people who can afford it, and today they have the opportunity to get it for free, and they are not crazy.

Naturally, I was ecstatic to get the ink treasure, and even sometimes a calligraphy master accidentally dripped the ink on the paper, or was not satisfied with the words written, and directly crumpled into a ball of paper baskets, and some people rushed up to grab it!

Seeing this, Useda's eyes were about to burst out in shock, and he asked puzzledly, "Isn't it just a few words, why are they so crazy?" “

When Schvila heard this, he immediately explained carefully: "Before I learned to write Chinese characters, I didn't know what the attraction of calligraphy works was, but since I learned to write Chinese characters, I was also like a demon, crazy in love with calligraphy works, in the Ming Dynasty, I went around crazy to buy calligraphy works, after buying hundreds of pieces, this kind of magic is a little better, because now I basically have the works of well-known calligraphers in the Ming Dynasty, who I want to see, you can take it out at any time." “

Useda looked at him like a monster and asked, "You're obsessed too!" Why? “

"If you learn Chinese characters, you'll understand that when your characters are messy, like dogs, you will be eager to write well," said Schvila. When you see the words that are well written, you will feel refreshed; If you see a good calligraphy work, you will have a sense of spiritual pleasure; If you see a master's work, how do you describe that feeling? The dragon flying and the phoenix dance, the iron painting silver hook, the vigorous and powerful, the power through the back of the paper, etc., is simply wonderful! “

Useda was still at a loss, he really couldn't understand that there were still these things in the words.

Seeing him like this, Shi Vera could only say helplessly: "Lord Duke, this feeling cannot be conveyed, only when you start writing Chinese characters, will you understand the long-standing magic of Chinese characters." Let me be more direct with you, do you know how much a calligraphy work of these calligraphy masters sells for? “

When he finally got to what he could understand, Useda immediately asked with interest, "How much is a copy?" “

Shi Vela immediately pointed to the calligraphy master and said: "Write as they are now, write a picture that they are more satisfied with, about two hundred taels of silver, if they are calm, no distractions, specially created calligraphy works, worth at least a thousand taels of silver!" “

Urseta was shocked when he heard this: "A few words of hundreds of taels or even thousands of taels, these people can't be crazy, right?" “

Shi Villa said leisurely: "No, they are not crazy, art is priceless, and Chinese characters are the only words I have ever seen that can write an artistic sense, when calligraphy works rise to the height of art, hundreds of thousands of taels are nothing!" "Reading, a better reading experience.