Rodriguez hurriedly followed the scribe to the office of the Huitong Pavilion, and when he saw that Xie Shen was also among them, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Lord Xie? ”

"What? Are you so surprised to see this official? ”

Xie Shen had a slight smile on his face, looking at the Buddha machine man in front of him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For him, Rodriguez is simply a living treasure.

First potatoes, then corn and sweet potatoes, the most important crops of the Americas were brought to Daming by him. It seems that next time we have to let him get chili peppers, which can also improve the eating habits of the people of Daming. Now if you want to eat something spicy, you have to use dogwood instead, but the charm of chili pepper is not comparable to dogwood.

"Lord Xie, this time I came to Daming to offer corn and potatoes to His Majesty the Ming Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor is very happy, and I think the same is true for Lord Xie, right? ”

This Franco-man!

Xie Shen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, sure enough, people are unprofitable and can't afford to be early.

Rodriguez is a blatant invitation to take credit when he says this.

It's nothing to invite credit, he really deserves to be rewarded.

"Tell me, what reward do you want? This official will ask Your Majesty. ”

Rodriguez rubbed his palms and said with a smile: "I beg His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to give me some Su silk, so that I can exchange some silver money for bringing the silk cloth to Europe." ”

Xie Shenxin said that Rodriguez is really calculating. Su silk is the top silk cloth in the Ming Dynasty, and only the royal relatives and grandchildren can use it. Although merchants can afford to buy it, they can't wear it out, because the Ming ancestor merchants can only wear cloth, not silk, and if they wear it, they are trespassing. So Suzhou silk is a symbol of status.

But no matter how the price of Suzhou silk in Daming is not so exaggerated, and the price of European silk is dozens or hundreds of times that of Daming, and European aristocrats are proud to wear silk.

Rodriguez only had to buy some silk and sell it back to Europe, and he could make a lot of money.

But he was not even willing to spend this money, hoping that the Ming Emperor could directly reward him with silk cloth, so that he could do a business.

But it also makes sense. After all, Rodriguez crossed the ocean to Daming, and he deserved some rewards for his bumpy and tiring journey.

People can't always think from their own point of view, and sometimes they need to think differently. Especially for a meritorious person like Rodriguez, if you want him to work hard without reservation, you must give him enough benefits.

"Well, this official will bring the word to His Majesty. Anything else? ”

Rodriguez pondered for a moment and said, "I'll ask someone to bring these silk cloths back to Europe and sell them." But I want to stay in Daming and learn culture. ”

Belch......

Xie Shen never expected Rodriguez to make such a request.

"Naturally, there is no problem with this, but are you really staying in Daming to learn culture?"

"Naturally."

Rodriguez nodded frequently: "The culture of Daming attracts me, and I want to settle down and study carefully." ”

What else can Xie Shen say? Although Rodriguez may have wanted to take this opportunity to learn techniques such as silk weaving and porcelain burning, it was indeed under the banner of learning culture, and Xie Shen had no reason to refuse.

You must know that what Zhu Houzhao wants to see most is that the people of Fanbang come to Daming to study, so as to show the strength of Daming.

"I'll ask Your Majesty about this too."

The Shaoqing of Honglu Temple on the side, Zhao Ji, the actual person in charge of the hall, was stupid, Xiaoge Lao is really expensive, this kind of thing can actually speak for the Son of Heaven, it seems that he has to hug Xiaoge Lao's thighs well.

pressed this side and didn't mention it, but said that after Zhu Houzhao returned to the leopard room, he still fell in love with the taste of boiled corn, and couldn't help but want to order someone to make another one several times. But the thought that these were precious seeds made the cravings in my stomach stop again.

Alas, who said that being an emperor can do whatever he wants, Zhu Houzhao can't eat a good meal if he wants to, it's really sad.

When Zhu Houzhao was depressed, Zhang Yonglai reported that Xiaoge Lao asked to see him.

Zhu Houzhao asked Zhang Yongxuan to thank him for a visit, and said that he wanted to take the opportunity to complain to his husband.

Xie Shen entered the main hall, and said to Zhu Houzhao with a slight owe: "Your Majesty, the minister just went to the Huitong Pavilion to meet the merchant of the Buddha Machine. The man hoped that His Majesty would reward him with some silk so that he could bring it back and earn some money. ”

"Reward! This person has made great achievements, and he cannot be overrewarded. Zhang Yong, the proponent of my will, allocated a thousand horses from the silk offered in Suzhou this year to reward the merchant of the Franc machine. ”

"The slave obeys."

Gu Dayong hurriedly said respectfully.

"Your Majesty has one more thing, this Francophone businessman wants to stay in Daming and learn Daming culture."

"Well, that's a good thing. Let Zhao Ji, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, arrange it. Food and clothing are all taken care of by the hall, everything is in accordance with the highest standards, and you can't fall into the prestige of Daming. ”

Regarding Zhu Houzhao's attitude, Xie Shen was not surprised at all.

Emperor Daming has always had a good face, and finally there are businessmen from Fanguo who want to stay in Daming to learn culture, how can the Son of Heaven refuse, it is not necessary to have good food and drink, so he should set up a model for other countries to see.

"Your Majesty, if this person has the heart to spread the culture of the Ming Dynasty, the minister thinks that he can be asked to learn Confucianism."

Well, Zhu Houzhao looked at Xie Shen suspiciously, I don't know what happened to Mr. today, but he uncharacteristically admired Confucianism.

Whether Xie Shen wants to admit it or not, in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, he is a staunch Confucian black. Although he relied on the imperial examination to ascend to the throne, Xie Shen did not have the slightest atmosphere of Confucianism, but treated people and things, and behaved with a sharp spirit.

Relying on this vigor, Xie Shen has successively implemented new policies, covering various fields.

After the implementation of these reforms, it was naturally the scholarly class that was most affected. And these scholars were firmly tied to Confucianism.

They naturally held a grudge against Xie Shen, which was evidenced by Xie Shen's advocacy of establishing a craftsman academy and giving craftsmen a higher status.

Xie Shen actually said that Confucianism was good, which was really unexpected by Zhu Houzhao.

"Does Sir really think so?"

Xie Shen naturally understood what Zhu Houzhao was thinking in his heart, and he smiled and said, "How dare the ministers speak in front of Your Majesty. Since these barbarians want to learn culture, it is nothing more than choosing one of the three of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Don't think about these two things, these barbarians have their own religion and are very religious. Then the only thing that can make them learn is Confucianism. ”

After a pause, Xie Shen continued: "Moreover, Confucianism has a great role in transforming barbarian thoughts. If they really recognized Confucianism from their hearts, then the Ming Dynasty had already completed the conquest of its Baibian. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Actually, what Mr. really wants to say is the latter point, right?" ”

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"Your Majesty is wise!"

The corners of Xie Shen's mouth hooked slightly: "Although the barbarians are not as good as the Great Ming, there are still some places that are desirable. If it can be used by the Ming Dynasty, it is not a good thing. ”

A cultural invasion is more terrifying than a military invasion because it can control an ethnic group or even a country at the ideological level, so as to achieve actual control over the country.

Europe has just experienced the dark Middle Ages and is in a period of ideological ignorance, and if the cultural export of Confucianism is completed at this point in time, it is not impossible to completely change the thinking of Europeans.

In other words, Xie Shen took advantage of a window period, and if the Europeans awakened their minds in the future, it would be impossible to complete the cultural export of Confucianism.

"Well, Mr. Knower, too. Actually, that's what I thought. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "All of my Ming vassal countries respect Confucianism. How can this Xiyi be an exception? ”

Xie Shen was a little helpless in his heart, Zhu Houzhao still didn't fully understand what he meant.

But it doesn't matter much, as long as he does what he says, everything is easy to say.

Xie Shen remembered the Tang envoys sent in the Tang Dynasty again.

There was a Tang generation, and all countries sent envoys to Tang to study.

The areas of study cover political systems, religions, economics, culture, and crafts. Among all the nations, it is especially the country of Fuso.

It is a pity that although the Tang Dynasty at that time already had the imperial examination, the imperial examination system was not as complete as that of the Song Dynasty and even the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Confucianism without the imperial examination only provides a direction of learning at most, but does not have a strong cultural export ability.

This is also why the Tang Dynasty exported so much to Fusang, and in the end it was able to maintain its independence without being assimilated.

If the Tang Dynasty had already had a complete imperial examination system in the Ming and Qing dynasties at that time, then presumably these countries that sent Tang envoys to study would have undergone fundamental changes and truly become subject countries of the Tang Dynasty.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

Francophone people are interested in learning the culture of the Ming Dynasty, so they will show them the essence of Confucianism, if they can export the culture naturally, it is the best, if not, Zhu Houzhao will not have the slightest loss to the Ming Dynasty.

"I did as he was told."

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his palms and said: "As for Gu Dingchen's affairs, I have also thought about it, and allowed him to serve as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and let him enter the cabinet to participate in government affairs." ”

His Majesty the Emperor's thinking is really strong, Xie Shen was stunned for a moment before he reacted, the Son of Heaven was already saying another thing.

"Your Majesty is wise. Gu Dingchen has already shown good ability in this test, and he believes that he will not disappoint His Majesty's grace. ”

Zhu Houzhao said this, which means that Xie Qian may really not be far from Zhishi.

This is also something that can't be helped, Old Man Xie's body is really getting worse day by day. Originally, Xie Shen planned to let Xie Qian work for a few more years, but now it seems that it may not work.

Once Xie Qian is in office, Xie Shen will be replaced as the second assistant, and there are only two people in the cabinet, he and Li Dongyang, which are indeed too few, and there is no problem in calling Gu Dingchen into the cabinet. He could have been asked to participate in government affairs instead of being given the title of scholar.

There is an essential difference between whether or not there is a bachelor's title. This is a kind of recognition of the ministers. Often, only ministers who have been in the Cabinet for a longer time and have more Sacred Heart will be awarded the title of Cabinet Scholar.

Even if Gu Dingchen entered the cabinet, he would be a hand for Li Dongyang and Xie Shen, and it was normal to have no name.

"I hope so." Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "To be honest, I'm still used to arguing with Xie Cifu from time to time, and suddenly he wants to be a leader, and I'm really a little unused to it." ”

Xie Shen: "......"

He has a black line on his face, can His Majesty the Emperor pursue it a little. Arguing with the cabinet assistant has become a daily task? Yes?

"Your Majesty, the eldest has also reached the age of teasing his grandson."

Xie Shen said helplessly: "He has dedicated his life to Daming, and he should live in his old age." ”

"Well, I won't force it to stay this time."

Zhu Houzhao really couldn't bear to watch the sick Xie Qian run to the palace again and again. Although Zhu Houzhao gave Xie Qian's shoulder, it was not comfortable to sit for a long time.

Xie Qian can also be regarded as an old man who grew up watching Zhu Houzhao, and it is inevitable to be sad to leave Zhu Houzhao now.

Xie Shen was still a little relieved by this. Zhu Hou attaches great importance to his feelings, and he will be gracious to the courtiers who are good with him.

This is very rare for a king, and only in this way will the courtiers die for him.

If there is a cold-hearted king like Jiajing or Wanli, and the courtiers are busy fighting for self-preservation, where will they have any mind to deal with government affairs and do practical things?

His Majesty is sometimes a very learned thing, and what he gains purely by playing with power must be just a detachment from morality.

"What position is Your Majesty going to confer on Tang Zhuangyuan?" Xie Shen didn't want to discuss such a sad topic anymore, so he turned his head and began to talk about the appointment of Tang Dacai.

Talking about Tang Yin, Zhu Houzhao finally had joy on his face.

He coughed and said, "He is the champion, so he is naturally awarded to Hanlin Xiu." This is all customized by the ancestors, and it is not something that I can do at will. ”

After a pause, Zhu Houzhao continued: "However, I plan to train Tang Zhuangyuan for a few years and then ask him to serve in Honglu Temple." ”

"Huh?"

Xie Shen couldn't help but lose his voice.

What are you kidding, didn't the Hanlin Cichen go to the East Palace to gild after he finished his tenure in the Hanlin Academy? Even if you can't go to the East Palace, you can go to the six parts. The six departments are also first-line yamen, what is Honglu Temple? If it's dead, it's the second line, and there's no upward prospect.

If Tang Yin heard the news, he would vomit blood in anger.

"Sir, think it's wrong?"

Zhu Houzhao is obviously not very confident, and if even Xie Shen is skeptical, he is indeed a little unsure.

"The minister just thinks that Tang Zhuangyuan is not suitable for the position of Honglu Temple. Honglu Temple is in charge of the court, and Tang Zhuangyuan is obviously not that kind of serious person, so I am afraid that Tang Zhuangyuan will not be able to make the best use of it if he goes to Honglu Temple. ”

In fact, Xie Shen has already made it very clear what he said, after all, the Son of Heaven on the other side still has to save some face for him.

"Sir, I misunderstood. I mean that he will also hold the position of Honglu Shaoqing, and actually go to the guild hall to preside over affairs. ”

I see!

Xie Shen was a little sure in his heart, so it seems that His Majesty the Emperor is still very useful.

The hall is responsible for the reception of the pilgrimage envoys, and to put it bluntly, it is to accompany the three escorts to eat, drink, and play.

Tang Yin is a dissolute and uninhibited character, although he has almost been sharpened over the years, but the nature of the country is easy to change, and it is impossible for him to completely change.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao used Tang Yin was probably because he valued his unstinting energy, after all, Tang Yin started by painting the Spring Palace, and he mingled with prostitutes, so he must have a lot of ideas in terms of escorts.

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