Yang Gai was also silent for a long time, waiting for time to pass little by little, as if he was waiting for Xu Guangqi to understand something, maybe he was thinking about whether to say what was next, or maybe he was thinking about what to say next.

"Let's leave this question aside for now, let's start another topic......" Yang Gengai said suddenly, interrupting the extreme silence.

"Your Majesty, please show me......," Xu Guangqi came back to his senses and said. These things that the emperor said to him today are a bit strange, they seem to refer to something, and they seem to contain another layer of meaning.

"What does Master Xu think about immigration and expansion? How do you look at overseas immigrants, or immigrants from the north, or how to control the nomads in the north and completely end the history of our Chinese people being harmed by nomads? Yang asked again.

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised, he discussed this issue with the emperor a lot, and often talked about these issues in his letters, Xu Guangqi felt that it seemed that these things had been clearly stated, why did the emperor still ask these things separately? Something?

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is definitely in favor of immigration, I have been in the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years, in general, it must be gradually more people and less land, my Ming Dynasty's territory is limited now, can not accommodate so many people, immigration overseas, is always a good way out, if you can always maintain the situation of fewer people and more land, it is not a joke to say that I have been Ming for thousands of years, it is by no means a joke......" Xu Guangqi said seriously, this conclusion is relatively recognized.

“…… What about the others? What do you think about overseas expansion and northern expansion? How to solve the threat of nomads? What does Master Xu think,...... Well, I don't want to ask Master Xu about his strategy, but I want to hear Master Xu's views on these issues......" Yang Gengai said when he saw that Xu Guangqi was a little restrained and confused.

“…… Back to Your Majesty, if you talk about overseas expansion, the minister is also supportive, and there are many borderless lands overseas, which are used to settle my Ming people. It's really good, just like the Great Ryukyu, but now it has become the granary of my Ming Dynasty......" Xu Guangqi said seriously, looking at the emperor's appearance. It doesn't seem to be joking, it seems to be very serious, and Xu Guangqi is also very serious.

“…… Well, to be clear, what about the expansion of the North? How to deal with the threat of nomads? Yang continued to ask.

“…… Returning to His Majesty, the ministers were also in favor of His Majesty's northern strategy, using trade privileges to maintain the Mongol Imperial Alliance. And then to strengthen the control of Mongolia, Your Majesty did a good job, although it cost more money, but in general, it was still bearable, much stronger than the previous passive defense, all said that the loss of the past, the division of the future. Relaxing the control of the outside of the customs seems to save some money, but judging from the rise of the East and the pacification of the East Capture. But it's good to take the initiative to control the outside of the pass, even if it costs a little more silver, it's worth it, Your Majesty, to put it mildly, it's also a holy lord like Your Majesty, if the emperor wins a little weaker, he may not be able to suppress the rise of Dongyu, it must be a catastrophe......" Xu Guangqi said seriously, Dongyu's harm to the Ming Dynasty. It hurts to the bones, so to speak.

"That's a good point, but, as Master Xu said, only when I am alive may be able to maintain control of the outside of the Guan, what if I am a hundred years later? And how? Yang asked reform.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi hesitated for a long time.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister thought. Now Your Majesty has set a strategy to calm down outside the customs, as long as the descendants follow Your Majesty's strategy, there will be no big problems outside the customs......" Xu Guangqi thought for a long time before saying. For this answer, Xu Guangqi himself is not too sure, the current emperor is strong, can endure the layout for several years, and support the front of tens of millions of taels of silver, which is definitely not something that ordinary emperors can do, even if there is the foundation laid by the emperor today, but to be honest, Xu Guangqi still does not believe that the emperor behind him can "easily" deal with the threat of the nomadic tribes outside the border like the current emperor. I'm afraid that as long as the Ming Dynasty relaxes a little, another Dongyu will rise immediately, and it is difficult to say what the ending will be at that time. …,

“…… Hehe, this can only be said to be unsatisfactory, and it cannot fundamentally solve the threat of nomads faced by my Chinese descendants......" Yang Reform gave an evaluation.

“…… This ,...... "Xu Guangqi wanted to say that it was wrong, and he wanted to comfort the emperor that this would not happen, but Xu Guangqi also knew that the communication between him and the emperor should never be hypocritical, always seek truth from facts, and never say anything, this kind of unintentional words, he can't say it.

There was silence again.

Yang Gai waited for a while, and it seemed that he was also waiting for Xu Guangqi to think about these words.

"I'll leave this topic aside for the time being, let's talk about another topic......" Yang Reform restarted the topic.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to show ......" Xu Guangqi said with a frown, the emperor seems to have something to say today, it seems that there is something to say to him, it is always strange.

"Does Master Xu know about Kunlun Nu?" Yang asked again.

“…… This ......, back to Your Majesty, the minister knows that it is a house slave raised by a wealthy family in the former Tang Dynasty, and it was transported from Taixi's side because of his dark skin and strange appearance...... Xu Guangqi said suspiciously.

"Well, yes, then Master Xu naturally knows about the white-skinned human race......," Yang Gaiai said again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister naturally knows, the minister is familiar with a lot of white-skinned people, such as the well-known Tang Ruowang is this kind of person, the land of Taixi, almost all of them are of this kind of race......" Xu Guangqi was even more puzzled, the question asked by the emperor was even more strange, what is the relationship between Kunlun Nu and Yi people? The wind and the cow and the horse are not related. He did not hesitate at all about the emperor's question, the religion he himself entered was the Yiren Sect, which was full of white people.

“…… Hehe, let's leave this question aside for the time being, I'll ask about other things first......" Yang Gai did not continue to talk about this topic, but talked about something else.

"Please also show your majesty......" Xu Guangqi became more and more confused, what is wrong with the emperor?

“…… What does Master Xu think of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and businessmen? What do you think of the rising trend of doing business and setting up factories? Yang asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, these four people are the pillars of the country, and the scholars are virtuous in their hearts, meritorious contributions to the world, and meritorious deeds in words. Ze is the descendants, as the first priority; The people take food as the sky, and the country should be determined by agriculture, and there is no agriculture and no stability in the world. Therefore, it can be ranked second; If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools and strengthen the country with work; Communicate with each other, provide taxes, when the business is rich, and now His Majesty has obtained the tax income from the second industry and commerce has directly pursued the field endowment, and I think it will not be long in the future. The industrial and commercial industries will definitely become the main source of tax revenue, so the country can be healthy and long-term only if these four people work together. Xu Guangqi thought about it and said what he thought in his heart. After speaking, Xu Guangqi looked at the emperor even more suspiciously.

"What about the soldiers? Or is it a military household? Yang asked reform.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi was a little puzzled, there was no place for a military household in Shinong's business. As for why not, there are many reasons, such as the status of the Gao literati. Suppress the status of the warriors, prevent the warriors from rebelling, prevent the warriors from interfering in politics, and so on.

"Master Xu might as well think about it, did the sage say that the descendants of military families can't study? In the future, everyone will study, naturally including military households, so how can this military household be counted? Yang asked with a smile.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi was puzzled, this question seemed to return to the topic that the emperor told him at the beginning, about the fact that everyone in the world reads.

"Let's put it this way, if everybody reads and keeps going. The consequence is that everyone is a disciple of a saint, and this military household is naturally as important as the other four people, isn't it? Yang Gai said. …,

“…… But, Your Majesty, this warrior interferes in politics, but the warrior has to guard against chaos! Xu Guangqi said immediately. I'm not afraid to say anything wrong.

"Although we have to guard against it, we can't belittle and practice martial arts without limit, right? Now, in order to improve morale, in order to be able to train a strong army that can fight a war, isn't it a great improvement in the treatment of the new army? In any case, a country still needs to have an army that can defend its territory and defend against foreign humiliation, doesn't it? Yang Gai said.

“…… Your Majesty, it is this ceremony, but the facts of the past dynasties have proved that it is a matter of the country, and the warriors have to guard against it, and they cannot be infinitely elevated, let alone keep pace with the literati, otherwise, once the suppression of the warriors by the literati is lost, the world will be in chaos, and it will not be far away......" Xu Guangqi frowned, and said the most powerful of it.

"I naturally know this, so let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about another topic......" Yang Reform did not hesitate, and directly changed the topic.

Xu Guangqi was a little surprised, he thought that the emperor had said so much to him, and he had gone around so many circles, for the status of the military household, and he thought that he had said such heavy words, and the emperor had some reactions, either in favor or against, but the emperor ended the topic, which made Xu Guangqi very surprised, what did the emperor want to say?

Let's talk about Zhang Xianyong, who has always been more beautiful now, or his experiments and discoveries,...... Uh, or include some interesting things that Master Xu participated in, such as formulating latitude and longitude, well, and counting those things in Sun Yuanhua's place......" Yang said with a smile.

“…… This ......" Xu Guangqi was really a little confused this time, the emperor said so many things to him, it seemed that they were all things that were out of touch, this time, it was his turn......

Seeing that Xu Guangqi was puzzled and didn't know where to start, Yang Gai smiled and reminded: "...... Master Xu might as well connect these things I said with the fact that everyone in the world reads, and there must be some clues...... Yang Gengai reminded with a smile.

When the emperor said this, Xu Guangqi became dull, just talking about the problem of reading, he could still choose to dodge, but if he wanted to add these things......

Think of the close relationship between Confucianism and imperial power......

Think of the relationship between Confucianism and today's social ethics......

……

To put it bluntly, that is to tear apart Confucianism naked, and change the world! Thinking of this, Xu Guangqi became even more dull. He thinks he is a loyal, direct minister, and a person with a long-term vision, but this involves imperial power, Confucianism, politics, economy, military, education, race, social and ethical relationship changes, etc., it is too complicated, in an instant, countless information entanglement rushed into Xu Guangqi's mind, and for a moment, Xu Guangqi felt that his brain was not enough.

How to analyze and answer the words of the emperor? How to deal with the relationship between imperial power, Confucianism, social ethics, politics, economy, military, education, race, etc.?

In other words, where is the Ming Dynasty heading? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )