…… Headed by Shuixi, and then asked Wusa, Langdai, Zhanyi, Wumeng, Mangbu and other departments to jointly do things, a great situation can be created in Guizhou. Then contact with Min Shizi of Yunnan Province, Zheng Chenggong in the southeast, and the thirteen families who stick to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River to achieve the trend of dividing and attacking together, and there is the possibility of restoring the Ming Dynasty. Pi Bear firmly believes that with the loyalty and righteousness of people everywhere who have lost their country and shame, they will be able to achieve success!

If you speak freely on the map, there is nothing wrong with that. But for Zhu Yongxing, when it is necessary to actually solve all kinds of disputes and difficulties, it is very difficult. But the good news is that he is taking the logistical supply of the various armies into his own hands and that of his cronies.

Wars are fought with money and food, and logistics is fought. Zhu Yongxing grasped the lifeblood of the army, and naturally prepared for the future. There are many things to prepare for the future, such as the hope that the Jesus-Sui Society will provide technical help and recruit foreign or Chinese technicians and translators from Macau.

At that time, the Macao Artillery Factory was the most famous in the Far East, and the cannons it made were also very popular. The largest fortified cannon it has built has reached thirty-five pounds, and the artillery is of excellent quality, especially the bronze cannon. There were many Chinese technicians in the Macao artillery factory, and through the movement of these people, the most cutting-edge artillery-making techniques in the West continued to spread, making the level of cannon casting in Guangdong and Fujian ahead of the north in the late Ming Dynasty.

Know what it is, and why it is. Although Zhu Yongxing vigorously developed artillery in the Ming army, those artillery soldiers basically memorized the relevant data after the experiment, and only mastered the firing from several angles, which was dull and poor.

Euclidean Geometry was distributed in China by Matteo Ricci, the foundation of modern mathematics; The Practical Artillery Handbook was written by the Spaniard Luis. Written by Corrado, and the Macau Artillery Factory also refers to this book in many places; The Theory of the Motions of the Heavenly Bodies has been written for more than 100 years, and Copernicus introduced his theory of the heliocentric universe; The Tatesi Narrative was written and translated by Deng Yuhan of the Church of Jesus. In China, it is the first book to introduce Western physiology and anatomy; The Illustrated Illustration of Far Western Strange Artifacts is the first Chinese book to introduce the knowledge of Western mechanics and mechanical engineering.

It's all good books! But Zhu Yongxing could only choose again, he took out "Euclidean Geometry", "Practical Artillery Manual" and "Far Western Strange Artifact Illustrated Description", and handed them over to Chen Hongfan of the Department of Civil Affairs.

"Your Highness, do you really want to teach the children this?" Although Chen Hongfan knew that Lu Dao could not change Zhu Yongxing's decision, he still carried out the most persuasive persuasion, "Xia Guan thinks." If you teach the sages of loyalty—"

"Specialists don't have to read so many sages." Zhu Yongxing waved his hand to interrupt Chen Hongfan's persuasion, "Half of the cultural classes are counted, and it is enough to be able to recognize and write a sufficient number of words, and it is not the top student in the exam." If not, how to provide useful talents for ZTE Daming in the shortest possible time? Are you going to be officials? ”

"Yes, the subordinate obeys." Chen Hongfan bowed down and retreated a little helplessly.

In times of war, orphans are indispensable. Zhu Yongxing deliberately asked the Department of Civil Affairs to adopt the orphans in a unified manner, and to withdraw the payment money so that they could read and write. As a group of reserve talents. At the same time, he also promulgated a measure to allow soldiers to adopt adopted adopted sons from among orphans.

There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. In the traditional concept at that time, it was a very important thing to have descendants to wear linen and filial piety after death, and to have descendants to sacrifice and sweep the grave. Now the war is tense and there are not enough personnel. Zhu Yongxing was also unable to implement the policy of allowing soldiers who had only children in the family or who had not married and had children to retire as citizens. So, let the worried soldiers adopt orphans as their adopted sons. and changed their surnames and continued the incense, which to a large extent relieved their worries and eased the financial pressure.

The hope of reviving China lies in Zhu Yongxing's generation, and Zhu Yongxing still pins his hopes on the dream of a strong country and a great country for several years. or young people more than a decade later. These young children and teenagers are the new generation of talents. Children with parents may not agree to learn these tricks, and these orphans have naturally become Zhu Yongxing's first choice for cultivating professionals.

The door was pushed open, and Zhu Yongxing knew that anyone could enter directly without notification. Sure enough. Mengzhu and Long'er walked in with their meals.

"It's noon so soon." Zhu Yongxing got up with a smile, approached the two women who were setting dishes on the table, and took advantage of Long'er's back to be out of sight, reached out and pinched two handfuls on Mengzhu's waist and buttocks, attracting a shy white eye.

The three of them sat down, gossiping while eating. Zhu Yongxing swept his eyes and found that Long'er's middle finger was wrapped in a circle of cloth, and he couldn't help asking, "Long'er, what's wrong with your fingers, you're experimenting again?" ”

"It's okay, let the wood squeeze a little." Long Er smiled indifferently and courteously gave Zhu Yongxing a chopstick dish.

Ever since the mirror was created, the dragon has become extremely interested in the principles in it. Because mercury was poisonous, Zhu Yongxing stopped her from running to the mirror workshop. In order to satisfy her curiosity, after the "Far West Strange Artifact Illustrated Record" was printed, she was given a copy and let her learn to play by herself.

But Zhu Yongxing didn't expect that Long Er was very fascinated by the basic knowledge and principles introduced in the "Illustrated Illustration of Far Western Strange Instruments", what balances, levers, pulleys, roulettes, spirals and inclined planes, as well as lifting, attracting weight, turning weight, taking water, turning mills, etc., were both fresh, and he didn't believe it, so he and the maids went to the experiment to prove it. These days, it's not uncommon to hit your feet and touch your fingers.

"Be careful, just find a carpenter to make instruments, and let the maid do the experiment, you don't have to do it yourself."

Zhu Yongxing did not object to Long Er's tendency to become a physicist, but he still expressed concern. After all, the relationship between the two has been determined in the eyes of outsiders, this is the concept of that era, Long'er is similar to Mengzhu's dowry girl, and she can only be responsible for it to the end. As for Long'er, she was naturally waiting for Mengzhu to have a big belly, and Zhu Yongxing would be able to take her in.

"Your Royal Highness Xie Lu Xie cares." Long Er thanked him and gave Mengzhu cloth again.

"Fiddling with those weird ones-" Mengzhu stopped her words and shook her head a little helplessly, "Forget it, it's good if you're happy." If you want me to say, read more allusions to ancient books, the deeds of virtuous women, and not the thorns of indecency, so that His Royal Highness will be three-dimensional court at the top, and heavy at the bottom, which is his duty. ”

Long Er agreed. bowed her head in obedience, but Zhu Yongxing saw her secretly sticking out her tongue.

"Huh." Zhu Yongxing couldn't help laughing and said: "It's good to be happy, you don't have to be restrained everywhere." It should be solemn when it should be solemn, and it should be close to the people when it is time to put down the shelf. Long'er studied hard and took the time to teach those orphans. Then make some more of those instruments and send them over. Well, in this way, there must be a good name. Ah Zhu can also often go out to make a show, just like the queen and queen, but after doing a few small things, he has the name of virtue. ”

The queen canonized by Yongli is also quite famous in history. When he was in Guilin, he once came to the front line in person in order to boost morale. She took the lead in giving all the food, silver, and clothes stored in the harem to the soldiers who defended the city, and if the things were not enough, she took off the hairpins, earrings and other ornaments on her head on the spot, and donated all the valuable things. The voice of virtue has become a topic of praise from the government and the opposition for a while.

Mengzhu's eyes lit up immediately, and her reputation was like a cloud in the sky. It will be blown by the wind far, far away. Make the name out. Wives and husbands make fewer mistakes. The soldiers who are effective on the outside, there are virtuous and internal helpers, well, well, the husband has made meritorious contributions, and he is also a rising boat.

"Your Highness. How can you get famous, be quiet and elegant, and treat people humblely? ”

For a show, of course Zhu Yongxing is no stranger, talking while eating, Mengzhu and Long'er listened carefully. I suddenly benefited a lot.

After lunch and chatting for a while, the second daughter ordered the maid to clean up the food and accompany Zhu Yongxing out of the house for a walk, and then retreated.

Dealing with official business in the morning, going to the military academy in the afternoon, or going to the workshop, or summoning all kinds of people, this has become Zhu Yongxing's fixed work rule.

Summoned this afternoon was a missionary from Macao, an Italian named Paul. This man was quite intelligent, and apparently had studied the spread of Catholicism in China in depth, drawing lessons from the Nanking Lesson Plan. Following the example of Matteo Ricci back then, he catalogued the mathematical and astronomical books he brought from Europe and presented them to Zhu Jixing. The scientific instruments brought with him were displayed one by one in the residence, and the relevant officials were invited to come and visit. As a result, Zhu Yongxing's interest was aroused.

"Worship the ancestors and can't move, this is my Chinese tradition."

"Yes, Your Highness." Paul agreed very happily, which surprised Zhu Yongxing, of course, he has his own set of rhetoric, "According to the original intention of the sages, worshipping ancestors is to promote filial piety, carry forward the virtues left by ancestors, and achieve the goal of chasing the distance with caution and returning the people's virtues." This is quite consistent with the fourth commandment of the Ten Commandments of God, so it is also helpful to preach the Gospel of Christ among the Chinese. ”

"Your knowledge of sinology is very profound!" Zhu Yongxing suddenly became more interested, and looked up and down at the bearded foreigner in front of him. Hey, this guy is still wearing a Confucian costume.

"I am a follower of Matteo Ricci's 'Confucianism and Confucianism'." Paul arched his hand, which made Zhu Yongxing feel very funny, "I have been in China for 21 years, and I have devoted myself to the study of economics and historical ethics. ”

As soon as the early missionaries came to China, such as Matteo Ricci and John Tong, they began to study the Chinese and Chinese dialects and culture, and even aimed to master the official dialect of Beijing. These Western monks followed the customs of the locals, took off their robes, changed into Confucian clothes, lived in Chinese-style houses, and devoted themselves to the study of Chinese classics and ethics, looking for the fusion point of Eastern and Western cultures.

In the process of interacting with celebrities in the government and the opposition, these Western missionaries, who were knowledgeable in astronomy, geography, and familiar with Chinese classics, naturally won the favor and trust of Chinese literati and doctors, such as Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua, so as to achieve their goal of spreading the faith, which was the missionary strategy of "Confucianism and Confucianism" pioneered by Matteo Ricci.

But with Matteo Ricci's death, fanatical missionaries prevailed, believing that Matteo Ricci and others were too accommodating to the Chinese, affecting the "purity" of Catholicism and developing Christians too slowly. The "Nanjing Case" at the end of the Ming Dynasty was a conflict between the fanatics and the Chinese banned sects, which caused the church to suffer losses and restrictions.

"It is the right thing to do with the locals." Zhu Yongxing took out his opinion on Catholicism, and in order to get what he needed and discarded the dross, he still put some effort into it, "There are other reasons outside China, and those who are not heretical or have no resemblance to heresy can also follow the way of governing the country by the Qi family." As citizens of our country, even as believers, you should support the government and participate in any organization and its activities supported by the government......"

"The greatness of China is unparalleled in the world, of course, before it was occupied by the Tatars, and the defect is that it has not yet bathed in the sacred Catholic faith." Paul was almost fifty years old, and he had been preaching in the south before the Qing soldiers entered the customs, and he saw more of the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River than the poverty of the north, and when the prosperity was destroyed by the war, he did not have a good impression of the Qing court, "Moreover, among the Chinese, science is not much the object of study, which is very puzzling." These requests made by His Highness also sound reasonable, but the wording seems to be subject to change so as not to mislead the Holy See......"

Zhu Yongxing became more and more cordial in the conversation, and it is true that Paul's way of thinking and knowledge are closer to those of modern people than to those who are used to hearing them. Paul even talks about the ideals in Plato's Republic as a theoretical narrative, which had been hinted at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

BC? Idealism? Zhu Yongxing does not think that Paul's perception is right, nor does he think that Plato's "Republic" is correct, but the reference meaning should still exist, and he feels that he should take the time to read this book.

Paul was also extremely surprised, the noble highness in front of him was quite knowledgeable and broad-minded, by no means like the Chinese he had come into contact with. Perhaps, this will be the starting point of his own glory, and he will follow the rise of this future prince with great power and embark on a bright road.

Even if he could not achieve the most ideal goal, Zhu Yongxing decided to make appropriate concessions, such as setting aside a piece of land to allow him to preach, and he also wanted to keep this guy and talents similar to him. Laying the foundation of science is not something that can be done just by thinking about it, and without teachers, instruments, and theoretical knowledge, relying on children to learn on their own is obviously a bit whimsical.

Even if some changes were made, and in the face of being criticized by the fanatics, he had to get His Highness's permission, so that the mission would be strongly guaranteed, and Paul secretly made up his mind. When Matteo Ricci first came to China as a missionary, he took many gifts from Macao and tried to go to Beijing to meet the Chinese emperor.

The first summons were harmonious, although there were still many points where consensus was not reached. However, Zhu Yongxing was very interested in the gifts given by Paul, such as globes, glassware, and Western-bound books, and Paul believed that Zhu Yongxing was wise and wise, and that he was more hopeful of bathing in the "holy Catholic faith" than pedantic scholars.

................ (To be continued......