"Song Yingxing, Song Yingxing, why do you sound so familiar with this name?"

After a day of traveling, when he was resting, Wu Kaijie went back and forth in the house a few times, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Quick, go and get the book of "Heavenly Creations"!" ”

The servant nodded hurriedly and went to rummage in the bookbox, Wu Kaijie thought they were moving too slowly, so he rushed over directly and took out a thick book.

"That's right, it's him!" Wu Kaijie said excitedly: "Go, invite Mr. Song over, no, it should be the official who will invite him personally." The character that the prince values is the corporal of Lixian! ”

Wu Kaijie hurriedly sorted out his clothes, and went directly to Song Yingxing with "Heavenly Creation" in his arms.

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"Brother Chang Geng, you are also from a Jinshi, as the so-called gentleman is not a weapon, and governing the country must rely on the words of the saint after all. If there is chaos today, it is even more necessary to guard against the dictatorship of the martial arts, how can you still help them speak! ”

Opposite Song Yingxing sat a red-robed official in his early fifties, who was Yu Suiran, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who was a jinshi in the same year as Song Yingxing, and the relationship between the two was good. As soon as today's matter was over, he ran over in a hurry.

Song Yingxing's face was solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Yu, you may not know that metallurgy is about heavy dà, and now it can make springs." This means that you can make more powerful guns and sharper guns. The Tartars are unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, and there is a saying that the Jurchen soldiers are invincible. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, if you have a sharp firearm, it is not impossible to restore the old capital, this time Your Majesty Xià Imperial Expedition, isn't it for this? ”

Yu Suiran shook his head resolutely and said, "Brother Chang Geng." The art of war is cloudy, attacking the heart is the top, and the siege is the bottom. Governing the world lies in morality and people's hearts. Not in arms. Under Gu Zhenhua's rule, Qiu Ba was arrogant, the businessmen were arrogant, they were mercenary everywhere, and they ignored the laws of their ancestors. What is especially rampant is that Gu Zhenhua and his minions actually attacked the saint, and their intentions were so sinister. Sooner or later, if you connive at such traitors, you will ......"

"Say no more!" Song Yingxing categorically stopped Yu Suiran and said coldly: "What His Royal Highness the King of Liao did. The official doesn't appreciate it all, but it's too much for you to say that he is a traitor, if the Ming Dynasty didn't have him, I'm afraid it would have fallen into the hands of the Tartars. My generation is also easy to shave. became a slave of a foreign race. Treat His Royal Highness the King of Liao, you should still have respect, and you must not slander! ”

"Hmph, Brother Chang Geng, we are all disciples of Confucius and Mencius, there is no thousand-year-old imperial court, but there is an eternal Taoist system. The important thing is that the way of Confucius and Mencius is gone, what else do you want us scholars to do! That's all there is to it. Brother Chang Geng, think about it! ”

Yu Suiran turned around and walked away, and arrived at the door of the house. happened to collide head-on with Wu Kaijie.

"Humph! Lucky Minister! ”

glared at Wu Kaijie fiercely, turned around and left.

"Phew, dare to pretend to be big in front of Lao Tzu, believe it or not, I picked your skin!" Wu Kaijie said in his heart that it would be good if I didn't trouble you, and I dared to play tricks with Lao Tzu, and I didn't look in the mirror!

He had the intention to find Yu Suiran's bad luck, but after thinking about it, the top priority was to pull Song Yingxing over, which was more important than anything else.

"Lord Song, take the liberty to visit, please see me."

Song Yingxing walked out, and when he saw that it was Wu Kaijie, he smiled reluctantly.

"It's Lord Wu, the official is a little tired, if there is anything, please talk about it later!"

"Don't." Wu Kaijie hurriedly said: "Lord Song, I have something important to ask you, how can you refuse people thousands of miles away!" ”

A trace of complexity flashed in Song Yingxing's eyes, and he said with a wry smile: "Lord Wu, Song is just an inconsequential petty official, please find another master!" ”

"Lord Song, this matter must be yours."

Song Yingxing was forced to be anxious, so he had to nod: "Lord Wu, please come in first, I'm afraid that Song is old and mediocre and can't help much." ”

Wu Kaijie followed into the room and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, I don't believe that anyone can forget what he wrote, you can take a look at this first!" ”

Saying that, Wu Kaijie put the "Heavenly Creation" in his arms in front of Song Yingxing.

When Song Yingxing saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed the book and looked through it carefully. I saw that the sides of the book were all pitch black, and it was full of annotated texts, and it was densely written, and there was almost no empty space.

"Wu, Lord Wu, have you seen it all?"

"Hahaha, not only I've seen it, but the prince has also seen it, not only that, but even the craftsmen in the arsenal have a copy in their hands."

When Song Yingxing heard this, he immediately sat on the chair and did not move.

This book "Heavenly Creations" was written during his tenure as a teacher in Jiangxi Fenyi, and it took five or six years. It was first published in Chongzhen for the first time in ten years.

The book that has put a lot of effort into it is not as popular as expected. Song Yingxing paid out of his own pocket, printed 50 copies, and gave more than 30 copies to relatives and friends, most of which were more than throwing away the desk, and the remaining more than 10 copies were left in his home, and no one cared about them.

In fact, if you think about it, you know that the current literati are all staring at the imperial examinations, staring at the Four Books and Five Classics, covering a wide range of subjects, and they are also focusing on poetry and songs, and they are never interested in the technology of industry and agriculture.

There are flowers in the wall and fragrance outside the wall, Song Yingxing couldn't have imagined that someone was interested in his book, and it was widely spread, and his hands and feet trembled with excitement.

Looking at Song Yingxing's appearance, Wu Kaijie was startled: "Mr. Song, it's not our fault to engrave your book privately, I'll give the manuscript fee with both hands when I go back!" ”

"Master Wu, you helped Song spread his writings, and Song was too late to be grateful, how could he ask for money! I should thank you! ”

If Gu Zhenhua was present, I was afraid that he would tremble with excitement, look at the consciousness of others, how many times stronger than the scholars who worked hard for copyright in later generations!

Song Yingxing walked back and forth excitedly: "Lord Wu, when Song first wrote the book, he had no funding, he couldn't verify right and wrong, and there were no like-minded people. Originally, I still wanted to revise it carefully, but the years are increasing, the energy is not good, and I can't complete it for a long time, which is a pity! ”

Wu Kaijie said with a smile: "Lord Song, it's really not a secret, what you recorded in the book is basically true, but there are also inappropriateness, craftsmen from all over the country have pointed out the defects, if you are interested, you can rearrange one, the prince and we are looking forward to it!" ”

Song Yingxing frowned and asked, "Lord Wu, His Royal Highness the King of Liao leads the troops to fight, and if you don't read the book of soldiers, how can you read my book?" ”

"Hahaha, Mr. Song, you are unreasonable, who said that those who lead soldiers can't read your books?"

"No, no, that's not what it means, it's just that since Song wrote this book, no one around him is interested, but he didn't expect it to be widely circulated among An **, which is really unexpected!"

"That's because they don't have vision." Wu Kaijie said with a smile: "Mr.'s book records machinery, bricks and tiles, ceramics, sulfur, candles, paper, weapons, gunpowder, textiles, dyeing, salt making, coal mining, oil extraction and other items. Some of them are concerned with weapons, some are concerned with people's livelihood, and some can be sold overseas to earn gold and silver. If the army wants to win a battle, it must have sufficient food and salaries and be well-armed. Not to mention, you wrote in the book about the method of making brass, which can be used to make cannons, mines, and bullets. Not to mention the prince, even the generals in the army have a lot of people who read your writings. ”

The more Wu Kaijie spoke, the happier he became, and the foaming stars flew sideways, but Song Yingxing was like an old monk in a fixed state, his eyes were dull, which startled him.

"Song, Mr. Song, are you alright?"

"No, it's fine!" Song Yingxing came back to his senses and sighed: "Alas, Master Wu, Song never thought that I would work hard, my classmates and friends, and my brother and sister don't understand, only An ** is the old man's bosom friend, and I feel uncomfortable!" ”

Wu Kaijie was very sympathetic to Song Yingxing's loneliness and said: "Mr. Song, the King of Liao attaches great importance to practical learning and opposes empty talk. "Heavenly Creation", "Dream Creek Writings", and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", which were thrown aside by previous readers, have been printed in large quantities and widely disseminated. It's a shame to say that the Celestial Empire is full of books, but there are not many useful things. A lot of astronomical and mathematical books have to be imported from Xiyi, thinking of this, the prince can't help but feel anxious! ”

Song Yingxing couldn't help but ask: "Lord Wu, what's there to worry about, the old man doesn't understand?" ”

"Mr. Song, at the beginning of the country, Zheng He went to the West, and the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was unbearable, so it was inevitably interrupted. But in recent years, Xiyi has come frequently, doesn't it mean that their national strength has surpassed that of the Ming Dynasty, and they have also surpassed the Ming Dynasty in these useful knowledge, can we not be anxious? Sir, you have great talent, but you spend it on officialdom, waste it on deceit, and usher in the send-off, which is regrettable! (To be continued......)

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