"Ping An Lang actually met a descendant of Bi Gan in Qi State, it is said that this person can refine immortal medicine and go to the sea to find immortals. Heian Lang actually agreed to him to support him in building a fleet and going overseas to find Mount Kinabalu, what do you think about this? ”

Yingquliang has been in a good mood recently, since his sister Yingshu returned to Qin, Mrs. Li Jiang's mood has been much better; Li Jiang, who has entered menopause, has become more and more irritable since she gave power to Bu Rongyi, and she can't open her mouth to take back power, she will have nothing to vent with her son, and Yingquliang, the monarch, has done a lot of grievances.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ying Shu's mother and son returned to Lao Qin, Li Jiang was diverted by her little grandson, she doesn't care who her grandson is now, anyway, she will be very happy when she sees the snow-white and pink little guy, and she is happy every day. Yingqu Liang had to get out of the big trouble, not to mention how grateful Bai Dong was.

"The courtier's wife thinks that no matter whether there are immortals in this world or not, it is not something that the king should worry about. Zuo Shuchang has submitted the content of the second change, which is what the king should be concerned about; Zhao sent a letter of state asking for help, which is also something that the king should be concerned about; There is also the uncle of the Bai family who asked for amnesty for the Meng family, and the king should be even more concerned."

Bu Rong glanced at Yingqu Liang: "The king doesn't care about these major affairs of the country, but he cares about the ethereal way of the immortals, this is not what a king and a father should be." ”

The princess of Yiqu is no longer the little woman who will elope for her lover as soon as her head is hot, since taking over the harem Senate and state affairs, Bu Rongyi has grown faster and faster, and has gradually transformed into a virtuous helper of Yingquliang.

"Immortals, how can I not care? Besides, there were Lao Tzu and Liezi before, and they were also characters who were said by a hundred schools of thought and whose works were spread all over the world. Now the whereabouts of these two Taoist sects are unknown. No one is alive, no corpse is dead. The world says that they have found a way to heaven and have ascended in the daytime."

Yingqu Liang sighed with a thousand sighs, and his face was full of envy: "The widow also knows that the monarch should not think about these things, but hey! Still don't want to."

"The third brother doesn't want to do this, it's right, now Lao Qin needs to become rich and strong, and the hopes of the old Qin people are tied to the third brother, if you are also addicted to this immortal way, I don't know how many people will be disappointed." Will Lao Tzu and Liezi soar to immortals? That's just nonsense. In today's troubled times, are there still fewer people who can't see people alive or dead? I think ninety percent of them died on the way, either killed by robbers or devoured by wild beasts."

Bai Dong was the only one who was qualified to enter the Lihua Palace without being informed by the chamberlain, and when he walked in with a smile, it was when Yingqu Liang and his family were talking about the immortals. It doesn't matter if the monarchs of other countries are obsessed with the way of immortals, Yingquliang must not indulge in this way, and he must dispel this idea; In fact, Lao Tzu and Liezi are also gentlemen with six arts, and the end may not be so miserable, but in order to sensationalize, Bai Dong arranged a very tragic result for them.

"The third brother can't figure out your mind. The Qin State is not like the Qi State has a mouth to go to sea, but you went to the Yue State to establish what kind of voyage fleet? This requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Even if you get some 'monkeys' on the island, how much profit can you make? I think you're crazy. Zihe is an old madman, you are a little madman. Unless the island is really like the scene of the first bloom of the wilderness, there are old fairies with white beards and eyebrows? You are not allowed to deceive the third brother."

Since ancient times, there is no one who is not tempted by the immortal way, not to mention the pre-Qin in the post-mythological era, even in the later Ming Dynasty, where the economy and technology were relatively developed, there was also an obsessed Taoist immortal Emperor Jiajing, alchemy is his favorite. Although Yingqu Liang is a generation of heroes, he also longs for more time for him to squander, if he can live forever, he has the confidence to lead the Qin State to greater glory! So he said that he didn't talk about the way of immortals, and he came back again after going around, of course, he didn't believe in the same kind of son and old man, unless Bai Dong nodded and said that there were immortals in this world, he would resolutely believe it.

"How could I deceive the third brother and I'm not crazy, I know that the fairy island that Mr. Zi and Mr. are looking for is not the westernmost part of the sea, and then go west after this island, there is a land that is more vast than Huaxia, how can the third brother be willing, but it can be called 'fairy land'." The day and night there are reversed compared with Huaxia, there are the most amazing crops, as long as the seeds are brought to Huaxia, one acre of land can produce thousands of catties of grain! There is still a large amount of gold there, and the Chu State, which can produce the most gold, is far from being able to compare, if Lao Qin has this gold, the Qin Yuan will become the common currency of all countries in the world, and there will never be such a thing as not being able to buy copper and iron ore deposits with Qin Yuan Yuan! ”

Even after coming to this era for two years, Bai Dong never thought of opening the Age of Exploration with his own hands. The benefits of the Age of Discovery were not corn, potatoes, colonization, and gold, but the great exchange of species, the exchange of humans, plants, and creatures, which was the best way to keep the world alive.

The son and the old man reminded Bai Dong that it is much easier to set off from the island of Japan to the west coast of the United States than to cross the Atlantic, of course, even if Bai Dong can support this kind of voyage in terms of economic strength, it is also necessary to build a larger and more scientific fleet and train a group of talents with sailing experience. Although Bai Dong is a modern person, he is not a shipbuilding expert, and he can only use his own gradual 'guidance', so that the craftsmen of the public losers can touch the bypass and strive to be blue.

As long as there is a compass and astrology, wooden sea ships can also go to sea. In fact, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, the Chinese had already given the important angular unit of 'finger' on the star-pulling plate, which was exactly the same as reflected on Zheng He's navigation charts in later generations, that one finger was equal to 1.9 degrees; In the Han Dynasty work "Wu Xianzhan", it has long been recorded that the farthest difference between the dimensions of Venus and the moon is five fingers, and this difference is 9.4 degrees.

The Chinese were the first to learn to build ships, use sails, discover the method of pulling stars, and invent the compass, but the Americas were first discovered by Columbus, what is the reason? It's because there is a lack of delusion like Columbus among the Chinese people! It is said that Columbus sailed to find China, but he also miscalculated the location and distance of China, so he dared to sail with two wrecked ships with the little money that the Queen of Spain used as the crown jewel. Along the way, sometimes as a navigator, sometimes as a pirate. He was the first to discover the American continent. This made Spain the most powerful country in Europe at the time

But all vain people must have obsessions, and the son and the old man are big vain people, which is why Bai Dong is willing to bet on him.

"A fairy land that is more vast than China? Can you produce crop seeds that can produce thousands of pounds of grain per acre? Fourth, aren't you crazy? This is even more amazing than the effect of Qu Yuan Pear, if it is true, this matter must be kept strictly secret, and it must not be carefully investigated by other countries."

"This place must be there, but to get there you need to cross the endless sea. Even if we have to prepare for this for years, and we don't have to keep it secret, we just spread the news, I'm afraid that other countries won't be able to find this magical place, because they can't build the big ships they need, maybe at some point, I'll have to teach them."

"I heard you say that everyone wants to go to Yueguo with you, even if it is such a big deal, Lao Qin can't let you contribute money and effort alone, let's say it. How can you help you? ”

"Please support the third brother without a moraine!"

Bai Dong smiled and said: "Although Lao Qin has the convenience of the location, he suffers from the lack of access to the sea. The entrance to the sea of the country of Yue is just for my use. Now the country of Yue is in chaos, the doctor Guiwei who is loyal to the royal family of Yue is fighting with the family of the temple area, while some doctors of the country of Yue are waiting; I will support Dr. Guiwei in the name of Teacher Wuqi, and if the king supports him in the name of Qin, I think those who are on the sidelines should know how to choose. The Yue Kingdom is established, and the Yue Kingdom is the king of Yue, and then I and Xu Gong have established a commercial and trade base in the Yue State at the same time, and since then the Yue State has not been firmly controlled by the Qin State? ”

"Hehe, my good fourth brother, you really have far-reaching plans, and you are everywhere for my old Qin" Yingquliang nodded and said: "The widow immediately issued a letter of state, and the Qin State will assist the Guiwei doctor with 5,000 armor battles and 100,000 bows and arrows, but it is inconvenient to go to Yueguo, so I have to transport it through your caravan, so that it will not be taken care of by various countries." ”

"I thanked the third brother for Wu Yuan."

"Xie doesn't need it, the widow is also very optimistic about that kid, if he marries Cao'er in the future, aren't we a family?"

Yingqu Liang laughed. He was no fool, and if he were an ambitious man, he would not have received such strong support; He saw through the fact that this person was concentrating on his studies, and he was a disciple of Bai Dong, so he spared no effort to support him. The powerful countries of the pre-Qin era loved to support the prince of a certain country to compete for the throne of the monarch, although most of them were cheated, but they still went forward and succeeded, and Yingquliang obviously also had this hobby.

It's time to go to the country.

It has been three months since he left Qi State, and although Ying Shu's mother and son want to go back, the son and the old man and his group of people are probably looking forward to it in the eyes of Yue Guo. During these three months, Bai Dong specially explained that the public loser had made some 'star-pulling boards', and at the same time opened a 'Tianxing course' in Fengming Academy, which was actually a combination of mathematical methods to use star-drawing boards to define dimensions and other content, which was not much difficult for outstanding students who had already learned arithmetic and Gewu courses.

The focus of the controversy now lies in the determination of the 'prime meridian'. With the definition of dimensions with astrology, it is enough to be used in close navigation, but if you look at the global oceans, you must also define longitude, and to define longitude, you must first define the prime meridian.

This thing is really a man-made assumption, and once established, the whole world must abide by it; The prime meridian of the previous life was defined at the Greenwich Observatory in London, England, and Bai Dong was greatly dissatisfied.

But is it set in Liyang, the current national capital, or Xianyang, which will move the capital in the future? It seems that Xianyang is better, but now Xianyang City has not yet been established, and it is difficult for Bai Dong to explain why the prime meridian is set here. In addition, there is an even bigger problem, to explain latitude and longitude, we must first assume that the earth is round, and it is extremely difficult to convince the stubborn old fellows. (To be continued......)

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