If you want to defeat someone, you naturally need to understand the weaknesses of the other person.

Fang Shi knew very little about the Inhumans, which doomed him to defeat from the beginning. This is also the dilemma of most of the courtiers of Chen State, who have the domineering spirit to dominate the world, but they have no corresponding capital. On the other hand, Dou Mali and others, since the day he entered the Chen State, have humbly learned from the Chen State and befriended Xu Baolu and other Chen State officials. That's the gap.

Qian Jin was sure that Fang Shi couldn't hold back a decent fart, so he walked to the front of the hall and said, "Mr. Dou Mali, Brother Fang." There can be many understandings of the Tao, but they can all lead to the same goal. I, Chen Guo, am not only in science. I heard that there is a school of mind in the south of the Yangtze River, advocating that reason exists in the heart, and everyone can be called a sage; The new Gewuxue that has emerged in Guangdong is even more of a proposition that all things should be known and used by me after knowledge. If Mr. Dou Marik is interested, I can communicate with him later. ”

At this time, it was not only the strangers who were anxious about trade. Qian Jin is also worried that the discussion time is too long, and when the Queen Mother and His Majesty return to the palace, this trade matter has not yet been discussed, so wouldn't today's drinking party be in vain? In addition, he didn't forget to give his teacher a small advertisement. Now that the new Gewu faction is thin, it is time to expand its influence.

Just as Qian Jin was about to lead the party to the next "dish", Fang Shi pointed at his nose and scolded: "What are you worth, make a big statement here." What do you know? He didn't take advantage of the discussion with Dou Mali just now, and it happened that the money came in and out of the round, so he was a little unhappy.

Qian Jin turned his head and glanced at Fang Shi coldly, and his heart couldn't help but be nameless. There is a kind of person who has no ability to deal with outsiders, but he is a good hand at suppressing his own people, and this Fang Shi is obviously this kind of person.

"Brother Fang, I listened carefully to what you just said. Then tell me what reason is. Qian Jin said in a cold voice.

"Reason is the way of heaven, and it is the most unpredictable. When we read the books of the sages, we naturally need to be exhausted. When you won the top prize, didn't you take the "Science" exam? Fang Shi said disdainfully.

"You say that reason is unpredictable, and you are very wrong. The trajectory of the sun and the moon, the officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison discovered their laws, so there was astronomy; The trend of rivers and mountains, the officials of the Ministry of Industry deduced it, so there was geography; The common people adapt to the changes of the four seasons and grow food, which is farming; The blacksmith smelts the ore into agricultural tools and weapons, which is called smelting and casting...... In fact, the reason has long been by your side, but you have said it so mysteriously, but it is a bit of a waste of the basics. ”

"Presumptuous!" On the table on the left, Mei Saijiu heard Qian Jin's words, and immediately got up and accused: "Reason is the origin of all things in the universe and the way of heaven, how can you be so vulgar and unbearable?" is still a reason, do you want to be comparable to the sages? ”

When Qian Jin was about to say that "everyone can become a sage", Xu Baolu had already smelled the smell of fire and medicine, and immediately got up and persuaded him: "Mei, my junior disciple is a little anxious, don't worry about it." Then, he saluted to the top of the golden platform and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, today's Yiren mission worships, I might as well hear what they have to praise first." ”

"Quasi-play." The Queen Mother's face was a little displeased. Obviously, when he first discussed the Tao, Fang Shi had already lost a lot, and he just wanted to regain some face.

Xu Baolu listened to the queen mother's will, and inadvertently gave Dou Mali a look. The latter then took out a booklet and a map, and presented them with great importance. A eunuch had already taken it and carefully presented it to the Queen Mother for observation.

"What is this?" The Queen Mother glanced at the map and asked.

The name of the map is "Kanyu Quantu", which has been carefully drawn by Weichen for more than ten years; The title of the book is "Geometric Original", which is also calculated by Weichen over the years. Dou Mari replied.

Qian Jin stepped forward and said respectfully: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, there is a screen in the main hall, why don't you unfold this map to observe?" ”

"It's fine." The Queen Mother instructed Gonggong Cai a few words. He immediately led two little yellow doorkeepers to spread out the "Complete Map of Kanyu" on the screen, and one of them grabbed the two corners.

Chen Guo's drawings are mostly based on famous mountains and rivers, and the longitude and latitude lines have not yet been used, which means that the locations that need to be marked cannot be accurate. If you want to describe a certain boundary, it will usually be described as "a certain mountain to the east (northwest) hundreds of miles", and so on. It would be much more convenient if there was a complete map of the world by Dou Mari, just describe it by latitude and longitude.

The Queen Mother looked at the dense warp and weft lines, walked down the golden platform with a solemn expression, and after staring at it for a while, she asked: "Mr. Dou Mali, where is my Chen Guo on this map?" ”

"Right here." Dou Mari said, pointing to an area on the far right of the map. However, everyone who makes drawings has a habit of drawing with their homeland as the center, and it is understandable. The center of his picture is Europa, which is the Europe that Qian Jin knows, so Chen's position is a little uneyed.

The Queen Mother doesn't care about this. At this time, she knew that in addition to Chen Guo, there was such a large area in the world. Compared with the whole world, Chen Guo seems a little small.

Dou Mali struck while the iron was hot, pointed out the locations of Taixi, Europe, the Cape of Good Hope, the Mediterranean Sea and other places one by one, and finally pointed to a vast land east of Chen Guo and said: "Queen Mother, this is the New World, and it is also the most adventurous continent for navigators in various countries at present. It is said that there is a lot of gold there. If Chen Guo is interested, maybe he can occupy a piece of territory there, which is the work of expanding the territory. ”

The Queen Mother groaned for a while, but did not answer, and then she pointed to the book and asked, "What is the use of this book?" ”

"The usefulness of this book is very wide, and the most immediate use is measurement. With this book, your country can even accurately predict the 'Tengu Eclipse Day', which is the exact time of the solar eclipse. Dou Mari patiently explained.

"Really?"

"If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, Weichen can deduce it immediately. If it is not allowed at that time, the Queen Mother will cut off my head. After that, Dou Mali pinched his fingers and reported the time of the next solar eclipse that he had already calculated to the Queen Mother: "At three o'clock on the first day of May next year, there should be a solar eclipse." ”

When Mei Saijiu heard this, he immediately sneered and said, "Queen Mother, the officials of Qin Tianjian can't accurately predict the time of the Tengu Eclipse Day, so how can he be a monk from a foreign country?" The old minister felt that he was mostly a gossip to confuse the public. Such demons should be expelled as soon as possible. ”

"Queen Mother. The minister can testify that Mr. Dou Marik did accurately predict a tengu eclipse last year. Xu Baolu got up and said.

The Queen Mother sat back on the golden platform, looked around at the ministers and said: "Strangers are good at traveling, they have seen a lot, and they mourn their families." After a pause, she asked Dou Marik again: "I wonder if Mr. may predict the catastrophe?" ”

Dou Mali pondered for a moment and said, "Queen Mother, I don't know what you mean by the catastrophe? The books I teach do have a record of the Great Tribulation, and the whole world will be submerged in the ocean at that time, but that will be four or five hundred years later. ”

Qian Jin heard this, and his heart was settled.

If it is not bad, the great tribulation that Dou Mari mentioned is the end of the world mentioned by the prophets, which is indeed recorded in the canons of the Holy See, but it has been proven to be a lie in Qian Jin's previous life. Originally, a few days ago, he knocked on the side and wanted to use Dou Mali's mouth to tell the Queen Mother about the absurdity of the rumor, but he didn't expect Dou Mali to be so upright, and he did it by quoting scriptures and classics.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, as if she had let go of her burden. For a long time, Ying Zhengzhi said that it was a thorn in her heart, even if Lao Shoufu spoke out to explain, but it was about Chen Guozuo, how could she dare to take it lightly. After listening to Dou Mali's words today, she relieved her heart: Yes, who can still manage the things in five hundred years.

Qian Jin pondered that the heat on the side of the Inhuman Mission was enough, and if he wanted to open up trade, he had to give the Queen Mother enough confidence, and Xu Shoufu was almost time to appear at this time.

I saw Xu Baolu straighten his clothes, Shi Shiran walked to the front of the hall, and said: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, my Chen State is the state of the Heavenly Empire, and there are more than 10 million classics." This time, the minister came from the south and collected a copy of "Tiangong Examination". It is rumored that this book was written by a teacher of my Chen State, and it contains detailed records of farming, sericulture, smelting and casting, salt boiling and other skills, which can be said to be a big encyclopedia. When a stranger visits, you can communicate with each other. With that, he respectfully presented the book "Tiangong Examination" that the money had entered into him.

The Queen Mother took the book and flipped through it from beginning to end; The emperor was less interested and looked at it symbolically. Taking advantage of this, Emily also translated the synopsis of the "Heavenly Examination" into English, Franky and other languages to the Inhuman Mission. Although her Chen Mandarin is not as proficient as Bao'er, she can speak several languages. It's all from the true biography of Sward and Jenny.

"Well, circulate it to Mr. Dou Mali and the others, and let them also read the book written by one of my Chen Guo's teachings." The Queen Mother is happy.

Dou Mari took the book and looked through it symbolically. As early as a few days ago, Qian Jin had discussed it. Dou Mari admits that if this book reaches Europa, it will cause unprecedented repercussions. However, the Queen Mother seemed to be waiting for his reaction at this time. So he coughed and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, this book can be described as a treasure book." If it is promoted, it is possible that Chen Guo will become the center of the world. ”

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to speak, Guo Zhangyuan also stepped forward and said: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the "Dachen Huidian" that the Hanlin Academy is compiling has a total of 9,999 volumes, and I estimate that it will be completed before the Queen Mother's birthday. If you want to learn, I'm afraid that ten years will not be enough. ”

Xu Baolu estimated that the heat was enough, and said loudly: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, this time strange people come to Chen, one is to worship, and the other is to open trade. Since the opening of the sea ban last year, there has been an extreme shortage of porcelain, silk, tea and other items produced by Yiren in China, and the royal families of Taixi, Franky, Britain and other countries are extremely concerned about this, and they have specially ordered Dou Mali and others to come to negotiate. The minister thought that if he traded with strangers, he could communicate with each other, and secondly, the treasury of my Chen State could also be filled. It's a win-win-win- ”