"If you look at it, I don't know what kind of craftsman this chiming bell is, and it can accurately tell the time without anyone taking care of it; And this globe, doesn't it validate the knowledge that you taught us that the earth we are on is round? ”

"It turns out that Africa, Europe, and the Americas you are talking about really have their own places, and these foreigners are really capable, and the maps of these continents have already made them draw. Even the map of our Ming Dynasty has been drawn by them on this globe and the map of mountains and seas! At this time, in order to show off these objects, he spared no effort to elaborate in front of Li Tianyang, and the strangeness of each object came from his mouth one by one, and it can be seen that he has done a lot of homework behind him in order to show off.

It's just that Gan Dabiao was excited, but he forgot that Li Tianyang was already a fugue at this time, and his mind was not in his words at all, and he was afraid that he would end up with a bamboo basket to draw water. It wasn't until a long time later that Li Tianyang recovered from the strong shock and deep frustration.

For the first time, Li Tianyang grabbed Gan Dabiao's hand that was turning the globe and asked urgently: "Are all these things of yours really obtained from the hands of the Macau Franc Machine?" ”

"Of course, I heard that these things were designed by a group of Buddhist Taoist priests, and the most powerful Taoist priest even took these things to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and got the emperor's approval to preach in the interior of the Ming Dynasty." Gan Dabiao was still in a state of self-satisfaction, and he hadn't noticed the strong passion in Li Tianyang's eyes: "It's just a pity that their famous Taoist priest died of illness a few years ago, what is it called Matteo Ricci, this whole map of mountains, seas and land, globe, and celestial sphere was completed under his leadership!" ”

"By the way, there's one more thing I think you'll like." Gan Dabiao took out the odd puppet of his hands held by Li Tianyang, opened a drawer in the room, and took out a book, on which the four big characters of "Principles of Geometry" jumped into Li Tianyang's eyes.

Only this time, Li Tianyang was not very surprised, through the influence of the later "New Song Dynasty", Li Tianyang knew that as early as a few centuries ago, this book had been written in the hands of the Greek sage A. It's just that due to the lack of strength of their own team, as well as the barriers of Eastern and Western writing and language, Li Tianyang has never had the opportunity to collect these impressive academic works, but he has always been different.

"Dead?" Li Tianyang sighed regretfully, if this person was still alive, it would be impossible for Li Tianyang to pull Wu Jie and his special combat team out, be a kidnapper, and kidnap such a university scholar who can translate Western literature to Bengang: "It's a pity to arrive!" ”

"Dead a Matteo Ricci, there are still a lot of Taoist priests in Macau, oh, people are not called Taoists, they are called priests, and there are many famous ones, such as Jinnige, Guo Jujing, Julius, Yang Mano or something, and their reputation among the literati of the Ming Dynasty is not small!" Gan Dabiao was secretly happy in his heart, fortunately, he had already investigated, and he had some understanding of the names of learned scholars here in Macau, so he immediately said it in one go, and he was stunned by Li Tianyang.

Since Gan Dabiao embezzled the expenses of the public high school, he always inevitably felt a little weak when facing Li Tianyang, so these days, he always wants to do something to make up for the trouble he brought to Li Tianyang. And as Gan Dabiao, who grew up together since childhood, how can he not know Li Tianyang's preferences and interests, and it is really not difficult for Gan Dabiao to do what he likes.

After taking the book from Gan Dabiao's hand and looking through it cursoly, Li Tianyang finally calmed down his excited mood, but he was more concerned about the names of such a group of foreign priests who came out of Gan Dabiao's mouth.

The book is not very thick, but compared with the geometric foundation that Li Tianyang recalled and wrote, it is much more detailed and easy to understand.

"It seems that we have to go to Macau, where this Franc machine lives, to see and see!" Li Tianyang hated himself deeply, why didn't he go to Macao, which is across the sea, to see it earlier, otherwise, with his knowledge, he would definitely not have been able to get the scientific insight of the West until now, under the introduction of Gan Dabiao.

Although Li Tianyang has always known that Westerners have sharp firearms and advanced artillery casting technology, in Li Tianyang's view, as long as he is given time to transform generation after generation of technicians and scholars who are not moved by Confucianism's ideas of strange and skillful skills, and with the wisdom and talent of the Chinese nation that is not inferior to other races, it will not be long before he will be able to catch up with the footsteps of Westerners.

However, this kind of farsightedness and sagacity on world outlook and world geography is beyond the reach of Li Tianyang's closed-door thinking, and only by facing up to the gap with Westerners, absorbing and accepting advanced knowledge from outside, and cultivating a group of warriors who dare to break through the feudal shackles from an early age, can it be possible to create opportunities and lay the cornerstone for the development of the Chinese nation.

Li Tianyang is just an ordinary person, although he now has a good foundation, but the ambition of competing for hegemony among the princes, Li Tianyang has never thought of it. He just hopes that when the troubled times are coming, through his own struggle, he can create a paradise for his family and friends, away from the chaos of war, which is already his greatest wish.

However, in addition to self-preservation, he will also do his best to introduce some advanced knowledge to the Chinese nation and leave some unique things that can change the world for future generations.

"If you want to go to Macau, remember to take me with you, ****, these second-class dealers are really black-hearted, and these things are embarrassed to ask me for a thousand taels of silver!" In a word, he sold Gan Dabiao's painful thoughts, and was afraid that Li Tianyang would suspect him of misusing money and silver, so he added: "This is my own pocket, I didn't use the money in the hall, just to buy it for everyone to see!" ”

It's funny to say that the few things bought by this thousand taels of silver, except for the self-striking bell, are not worth buying at all in the eyes of ordinary people. This is also the reason why Li Tianyang has only been able to see the true face of these Western things under the situation of Gan Dabiao's conscious acquisition, otherwise, with the external transactions of Qixintang, and then the glass bottles and other objects that are as transparent as crystals, Li Tianyang is also fortunate to have seen them.

"This time you have made a meritorious service, and I don't want you to pay out of your own pocket, send things to the office in a while, and I will let you buy the original price of the account from you!" Li Tianyang didn't know Gan Dabiao's careful thoughts, but it was rare that he finally knew not to use the public property, and the things he purchased this time did help the team a lot, and Li Tianyang would naturally make up for Gan Dabiao's losses.

The expenses after having a family and a room are not small, Gan Dabiao wants to give all the best things to his wife, the maids have hired three or four, and the food is even more refined, although the salary has risen, but the consumption is also large, this more than 1,000 taels of silver, or Li Tianyang compensated them for the dividends of the original shareholders of Qixintang over the years. Really let Gan Dabiao buy such a few things that he can't eat and put at home, unless he has a brain disease, he will spend so much unjust silver.

(End of chapter)