"You know, this week Bo Fu is a Catholic. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Zhang Dai continued to laugh and break the news, "Then do you know why Bo Fu believed in Catholicism this week?" ”

"Why?" Chen Hongshou was also interested, raised his head and looked at Zhang Dai, "Don't sell Guanzi, talk quickly!" ”

Zhang Dai originally wanted to stop talking about hanging Chen Hongshou's appetite, but after a while, he couldn't help laughing: "I heard that - this is just a rumor, I can't do it - I heard that it was the sister-in-law of the Zhou family who first believed in Catholicism, and then Brother Bo Fu believed it." Guess what, why does the sister-in-law of the Zhou family believe in Catholicism? Zhang Dai looked at Chen Hongshou and smiled so much that his eyes turned into a pair of curved moons.

"What do you mean...... The sister-in-law of the Zhou family believes in Catholicism because Catholicism is not allowed to marry concubines? Chen Hongshou seemed to understand a little.

"Yes!" Zhang Dai couldn't help but stroke his palms and laughed, and after laughing for a while, he couldn't hold back and said: "In this way, Brother Bo Fu can't play a lot of fun things, such as drinking flower wine or something." On the one hand, the sister-in-law of the Zhou family kept his money bag tightly in check, and on the other hand, it was widely spread, and now that Brother Bo Fu has gone outside, he has seen whom, how many words he has said, and what each sentence says, the sister-in-law of the Zhou family can know it clearly. ”

"Isn't this the factory guard? How to spend this day. In addition, Zhou Bofu and his followers, are they all so determined to the heroine? In addition, Brother Zhou, he can't shake up the husband? Chen Hongshou was puzzled.

Zhang Dai listened and explained: "Brother Zhou has no silver in his pocket, and the monthly money of those servants who follow him is taken from the sister-in-law of the Zhou family, so naturally he will not stand on Brother Zhou's side." As for Brother Zhou, he loves and fears his sister-in-law, what kind of husband do you want? I'm afraid that sometimes it's really a bit bitter, but it's also fun. You don't know Brother Bo Fu well, and you don't know that this person is also the most fun-loving and playful person. I think back then, with me, I didn't play anything. Nowadays, a lot of things can't be played, so I play Western learning. For example, Brother Zhou played with the grinding Western telescope a few days ago. If you want to say that the telescope he made, it is really a good thing. I have one here, and I take it with me when I travel, and the scenery of a thousand miles, if it is in the present. Moreover, when the lantern festival is held in the temple, it is also a must to look at the women. But do you want me to take it out for Brother Chen to appreciate? ”

"Such a strange thing, naturally I want to see it." Chen Hongshou also smiled.

Zhang Dai waved his hand, and his little boy took out a big brass mallet-shaped thing from the bookcase and handed it to Zhang Dai.

"This is it." Zhang Dai took it with both hands, then handed the telescope to Chen Hongshou and said, "One end is facing the eyes, and the other end is facing the things you want to see." ”

Chen Hongshou knotted the telescope, only to feel that his hand was sinking, and he barely held it up to his eyes, but he saw a vast fog and couldn't see anything clearly.

"This thing is only clear when you look at the distance, and you have to find something to stand up to see clearly." Zhang Dai said with a smile.

"This is also the son himself must have the largest magnification, saying that he wants to look at the moon to find Chang'e. As a result, Zhou Gongzi made such a big one. I cheated hundreds of silver from Childe. It's just that it's useless, it's not ...... to go back anyway," Zhang Dai's handsome interjected. In fact, if the multiplier of the telescope is too large, and you hold it in your hand, as long as you shake it, the picture will be blurry and you won't see anything. So when you go out on a trip or something, the multiple of the handheld telescope is not more than 10 times at most, and if it is exceeded, you have to use a stand.

"Wash the inkstone, is this kind of thing you can talk nonsense! Go get the shelves! Zhang Dai drank, but look at his face, you will find that although Zhang Dai tried very hard to stretch his face, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up. It can be seen that Zhang Dai is not really angry about this, but just for a show.

"Oh." Xi Yan answered, and ran to get the shelf, and muttered in his mouth: "Connect to the shelf, dozens of catties, just to show off, you are not afraid of exhausting me to death." ”

"This little guy is getting more and more lazy, so even I am choreographed." Zhang Dai couldn't help but laugh.

"Zhang Zongzi, I think that you are a real person and willing to tell the truth, unlike you, you dare to say, you didn't come out with a shelf just now, didn't you deliberately look at me? This must be the same thing you did in the first place, so you came to toss me. Chen Hongshou said angrily.

"But that's exactly what it means." Zhang Dai didn't defend himself, he admitted it directly, and then took a drink from his wine glass, and said slowly: "I share blessings and misfortunes with Zhang Hou and brothers." I have food, and I will divide it; I'm being tricked, Zhang Hou is here, do you dare not share it with Zhang Hou? ”

At this time, Xi Yan had already taken out the wooden shelf for the telescope, Zhang Dai shouted at Xi Yan to open the window, put the shelf on the window, put the telescope frame, and was busy for a while, and invited Chen Hongshou to watch.

After looking at the binoculars, the two sat down to talk again.

Zhou Bofu learned some Western learning from Western missionaries, and it was fun, but he was short of money, so he started to make a telescope. When his sister-in-law saw him doing this thing, he didn't have to run to the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, and naturally there was no restriction, so Zhou Bofu made a telescope every day, looked at the moon, the stars, and the scenery, and took the time to take advantage of his wife's absence to see the beauties in other people's homes. Not long ago, I asked for this mirror for hundreds of gold, in fact, but it was only so that Brother Bo Fu could have some silver in his pocket. I don't want to be robbed by my sister-in-law at the door of Wanhualou. Not only is the money he gave gone, but the little private money he used to hide is gone. Well, I heard that he went out this time because he was entrusted by John Tang of Qin Tianjian to discuss some Western studies with Zheng Zhilong. Hehe, I heard again, that Zheng Zhilong is rich in armor, shouldn't this barge stop by to fight the autumn wind. Zhang Dai smiled, "I don't know, when he goes, he won't be able to see the Nezha you said......"

"It is estimated that he is going, and it will be after the Chinese New Year, I heard that Zheng Sen is now studying in the Hong family, that is, Hong Hengjiu's family, if he goes late, I am afraid he will not be able to see him." Chen Hongshou replied.

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If you want to say that the degree of attention paid to this visit of the Jesuit organization, Zheng Zhilong is far more than the Jesuits. Before the Chinese New Year, Zheng Zhilong picked out a good boat and let people clean it carefully, and asked someone to find a craftsman who is used to making cruise ships to tidy up the cabin carefully. Then he sent the boat to Songjiang to wait for the Jesuit visitors to come over.

It's just that this time is the Chinese New Year, according to Chinese customs, but on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, those talents who believe in Catholicism will never go far. Even after the fifteenth year, considering the hard work of the New Year, and not taking a few days off, you still can't go out. So it wasn't until the twenty-fifth day of the first month, when the first month was almost over, that these people slowly moved the sea ship sent by the Zheng family.

If it were according to the rules of later generations, Zheng Sen would have started school a long time ago, but this era and later generations are very different in terms of climate first. At this time, it was the so-called Xiaoice era, and the winters were exceptionally long and cold. Therefore, the New Year's holiday is very long.

Zhou Bofu and the other two Xiucai, and two missionaries got on the Zheng family's ship together, these two Xiucai are surnamed Su, called Su He, Byte Li, he is the first year of Chongzhen's Songjiang Mansion, it is said that their family and Xu Guangqi and their family are world friends, and Su He's grandfather went to school with Xu Guangqi back then. This Su He was reluctantly admitted to Xiucai four years ago, relying on making money, and having a little way in the court, but he actually became a sick student in a few years. However, this person's talent is limited, and his road to the imperial examination is basically over here, so he can only slowly survive the years, waiting for him to be a tribute.

Their family was engaged in silk trading, and it was inevitable that they often dealt with foreigners, and they had a friendship with Xu Guangqi, so they followed Catholicism. This Su Xiucai's ability to count is not bad, and he followed those missionaries and learned some Western mathematics. Then it is said that several bookkeepers who made false accounts and black money were sent to prison one after another.

There is also a Xiucai who is a little older, and he is also a local enlargement student in Songjiang Prefecture, called Zhang Dafang, who also believes in Catholicism, it is said that mathematics is very good, and once he was a staff member of Sun Yuanhua, a student of Xu Guangqi, and later Sun Yuanhua did something bad in the Denglai Rebellion, and in the end, he lost his life, but Zhang Xiucai had long legs and actually ran out.

As for the two missionaries, one was Italian, whose real name was Lentini, and when he arrived in China, he took the Chinese name Wu Lunbei, and the other was an Austrian, whose real name was Permo, and when he arrived in China, he took the name Mu Tiande.

Five people plus the scholars of the Xiucai were a total of eight people, got on the boat, walked on the sea for a few days, and finally arrived in Anping on the third day of the second month. When I got off the boat, I saw more than a dozen servants in brocade clothes and flowers waiting at the wharf with several carriages, and a man wearing a military attache uniform and a small child standing on the wharf to greet them.

Seeing the military attache in a green robe, Zhou Bofu couldn't help frowning, but he didn't say anything. The military attache came forward, greeted everyone a few words, and told everyone that things were unfortunate, two days ago, Zheng Zhilong received an order from the governor, saying that it was Liu Xiang, a giant on the sea, and he was constantly disturbing the place, so Zheng Zhilong led the fleet to the sea, and he didn't know when he would be able to come back.

"It's really impossible to do things at sea." The seven-rank military attache who called himself Zheng Cai said, "The sea is vast, it is not easy to find Liu Xiang's ship, if you are lucky, you will run into a sea coward at once, maybe in half a month, the general will be able to return triumphantly, if it is unfortunate, you will always not be able to hit Liu Xiang, I am afraid that you may not be able to come back for half a year." The general knew that you were coming, but the king's business could not be delayed, so he had to go. The general knew the intention of the single position, so he left a lot of manuscripts and asked the subordinate to hand them over to the rank axe. In addition, the general's eldest son, Asen, although he is young, also likes Western learning. You are all Western scholars, and the general also intends to let you point out Asen. ”