- Hearing that Chen Ke could speak his own language, Mansa Musa's expression suddenly became much more vivid. Other people who were originally standing on the side also came over and greeted Chen Ke one after another and identified themselves.

The first batch of scholars who came to the Great Song Dynasty set off with 50 people, including some family members, a total of more than 200 people. Despite Aziz's careful care, it was inevitable that someone would die at sea, including three outstanding scholars.

Among the forty-seven scholars who arrived in the Great Song Dynasty were Persians, Egyptians, Syrians, and even Byzantines and Indians. Most of them are Muslims, but there are also Nestorians, Hindus, and Sabians...... In short, it is a multi-ethnic, multi-faith group of scholars.

Without such an inclusive and open atmosphere, there would not have been a vigorous centennial translation movement!

With the strong support of generations of Arab emperors, the Abbasid dynasty brought together top scholars from all over the world to tirelessly translate the glorious achievements of Persian, Greek, Roman, Indian and Egyptian civilizations into Arabic.

Tens of thousands of works on theology, medicine, astrology, astronomy, philosophy, mathematics, physics, and so on have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, greatly enriching and increasing the knowledge and knowledge of the Arabs. More importantly, Aristotle's logic fundamentally changed people's way of thinking, and the formal theory of deduction, analogy, proof theory and syllogism was widely used in debate, research, expression and argumentation, completely changed people's way of thinking, and gave birth to the brilliant ancient Arab civilization.

And it is not the Arabs who have benefited the most from this translation movement, but the Europeans.

It can be said that there is no Arab absorption and preservation of world civilization. Europeans would not be able to get out of the obscurantist Middle Ages and enter the great Renaissance. Then. Europeans, under the rule of the Church, no longer know where they come from, and are in a state of confusion of ignorance. The so-called 'Dark Middle Ages'.

Until the Crusades of the XII century. The Europeans captured the city of Toledo, where a large number of ancient Greek writings in Arabic were discovered. They realized that their legendary ancestors were so great. More than a thousand years ago. With such a great mind! The writings that expressed these ideas were not only translated into Arabic by the pagans, but also helped the Arabs to create such abundant wealth.

So they opened a translation school in Toledo, attracting a large number of European scholars to study at the school, and translating Arabic works into European languages. As a result of their work, Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Euclid, who had long been submerged in history, reappeared in medieval Europe, directly and fundamentally impacting the theological foundations of the church.

What is the Renaissance is the revival of Greek culture. Where did Greek culture come from? Translated from Arabic......

Since Chen Ke has come to this world, he will naturally not let Europeans be beautiful, not to mention that he is also catching up with a good time. First, the barbarian Seljuks occupied Arabia. Strong Sufism. Instead of sponsoring these free academic activities, they regard the ideas of those who come from the pagans as poisonous. Suppressing and ostracizing scholars.

Second, because of the Seljuks' frenzied persecution of Christians and forbidding them to make pilgrimages to Jerusalem, the Christian world and the Arab world were sharply opposed, and the two sides were already at sea. The Europeans cut off the trade routes of the Arabs and clamored for an expeditionary force to recover the holy city of Jerusalem.

The Arabs, who thrived on commerce, had a much worse standard of living, and the whole country was arming up for war, and those who were engaged in translation and academic work were naturally even less valued. Many scholars who have lived a well-off life for generations have had to go out of the palace of wisdom and the translation hall to engage in menial work such as copying and bookkeeping in order to support their families.

This just gave Aziz the opportunity to recruit talents, and the Great Song Dynasty was the center of civilization in the world, which had an unparalleled attraction. Under the lure of favorable conditions, there are almost no unemployed scholars who are not impressed. This group of forty or fifty people is just the vanguard of the people who came to inquire about the situation, and if Bianjing City is really a paradise for cultural people as the legend says, there will be dozens or dozens of times as many scholars following up one after another.

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But to be honest, these Arabs came at the wrong time, and at this moment, there was a lurking undercurrent in Bianjing, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at Chen Ke, wanting to drive him out of Bianjing. With so many aliens coming at once, it was definitely a big risk for him.

But he couldn't settle them in Guangzhou or Quanzhou, because it would be safe, but it would chill the hearts of these intellectuals. How can we expect them to work wholeheartedly and provide rich nutrients for Chinese civilization to take off again?

Therefore, Chen Ke reported the matter to the official family a few months in advance, saying that when he was in Guangxi, he met an Arab businessman. And they said unto him, The land of the black-clothed eater is in the midst of war. A group of desperate intellectuals hoped to be sheltered by the Great Song Dynasty.

And they are not for nothing, they will dedicate the classic books of Great Qin, Persia, Great Food, Tianzhu, and Egypt to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.

There are foreigners who are willing to go thousands of miles to join them, which greatly satisfies the vanity of the Celestial Empire, and the officials who are known for their benevolence will naturally not refuse. The scholars and doctors of the Great Song Dynasty had a bitter hatred for the dictatorship of the warriors and the persecution of scholars, and they did not mind taking in these 'foreign scholars' on the premise of not causing trouble.

As for the 'classic books' mentioned by Chen Ke, the Great Song Junchen didn't take it to heart. There is no way, the idea that barbarians outside China are deeply rooted. The scholars were curious about the barbarian books at best...... I can't imagine that barbarians can write books! But there won't be much interest.

Therefore, Chen Ke successfully applied for permanent residency for 400 people, but did not apply for even a single vacant position or honorary title. In the final analysis, the imperial court only regarded them as refugees like the people of Leye. If they want to win the respect of the Great Song Dynasty, they have to rely on themselves.

So the question arises...... In order to kidnap these scholars to the Great Song Dynasty, Aziz wrote many empty checks. He said that the Great Song Dynasty had great respect for scholars, and only scholars could become officials. Scholars who do not want to be officials will be admired by the whole society.

As a result, these people arrived in Bianjing City with the mentality of coming to be nobles, but who knew that there was no imaginary grand welcome, nor any official preferential treatment, and it was so cold and freezing, many people were unhappy.

In this regard, Aziz said disdainfully: "Don't pay attention to these guys, they can't come here, you can go back if you want, go to the sea and swim yourself." ”

Counting on this kind of unscrupulous international liar, this is the result, Chen Ke is deeply helpless. Of course he couldn't listen to this guy's bad idea.

But now in this delicate situation, he can't fight for anything for them, he can only do his best to give them the respect they want.

He first chartered two of the best inns in Bianjing, settled these people, and then talked with them sincerely in half-baked Arabic. Tell them that what Aziz said is true, but that is the treatment that only scholars who have gained the cultural identity of the Great Song Dynasty will receive. And the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Eclipse are thousands of miles apart, how far away, I don't know anything about your culture, how can I make them identify with it?

He also frankly told them that this invitation was not official, but that he had invited them in his personal name after hearing about what had happened to them. It's just that because of the communication barrier, Aziz may be mistaken. Chen Ke apologized for causing them a misunderstanding.

Naturally, those Arab scholars were furious, and many even offered to return to China on the spot...... In fact, this is hypocrisy, if it weren't for the fact that it couldn't get along in China, who would leave their homeland and come to a distant foreign country with no understanding?

Chen Ke knew very well about their mentality, so he was not worried, but he still said with an apologetic look on his face: "If you want to leave, I will arrange a boat to send you off, but before leaving, can you listen to me say a few more words?" ”

These guys are just bluffing, venting their dissatisfaction, and naturally they won't listen.

"I have heard that your golden age was the time of Caliph al-Maimun. At that time, in order to encourage translation, the king paid the manuscript with the same weight of gold as the translation, but was this the case? ”

The scholars nodded, "Yes." "In fact, the best time has passed a hundred years earlier, and when it is their turn to serve the court, they can only receive a fixed monthly salary, and if they have no other income, they will only be enough to support their families.

"Then, I may promise you that for every book you translate, I will give you an equal weight of gold until you are approved by the imperial court. How is it? Chen Ke gritted his teeth and said.

When the house was full of shock, the scholars were stunned for a long time and said, "Your Excellency is not joking, right? ”

"That is, you have already lied to us and taught us how to trust you?"

"I can make a contract with you, and if I break the contract, you can go to the government and sue me." Chen Ke said lightly: "I said that it was just a misunderstanding before, and my Great Song people attach great importance to credibility, and even more so for officials." If I break the contract, there is only one end, and that is to be ruined......

Everyone looked at each other, and they all had the idea of 'I can't go back anyway, so I have the right to believe in him'.

Seeing that they finally nodded one after another, Chen Ke was not half happy, because if the gold from Sado Island was not supplied on time, if they did not get the approval of the imperial court for a long time, just paying for the gold would also drag him bankrupt.

However, he still understands the truth of 'buying horse bones with a thousand dollars'. Although gold is vulgar, it can make scholars feel his sincerity and get everything they want......

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