Chapter 130 [Xu Guangqi Came to Visit]

On this day, an important guest came to He's Mansion - Xu Guangqi. **UC e-book provides free txt e-book download**

Xu Guangqi is in his old age, and he is dying of old age. His career was bumpy, at the age of 20, he was a talent at the age of 20, he was promoted at the age of 36, and he was already 43 years old when he was admitted to the Jinshi, and he spent 23 years for the fame of the imperial examination, and he was the undisputed king of repetition in later generations. There are few people in the officialdom who can afford him, but Ao Bai attaches great importance to him.

The Ming Dynasty ruled for a total of 227 years, and during these 200 years, Xu Guangqi was a scientist who took an English name, believed in Catholicism, and wrote a "Complete Book of Agricultural Administration". He was the forerunner of China's pursuit of science and truth in the West in the Ming Dynasty, and was the first important figure in the communication between China and the West in the late Ming Dynasty. He was also the first to realize that China had lagged behind in many aspects of science and technology, and in the face of the challenge of the West, he loudly put forward the idea of learning from the West and catching up with the West. In the field of propagating and introducing Western science and technology, he has made pioneering contributions to overcoming obstacles. The terms dots, lines, planes, and right angles in later mathematics books were all translated by him. He is probably the most influential man in the Ming Dynasty to later generations.

Xu Guangqi was ousted by the eunuch party like He Rupet before. After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, he had just been recalled to the capital and re-appointed as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy.

As soon as Ao Bai heard that Xu Guangqi was coming, he was excited to wait in the living room early in the morning, and he didn't even practice the golden bell jar. And personally went out to greet him, and arched his hand: "Lord Xu, look up for a long time." ”

Xu Guangqi has a small nose, small eyes, and a small mouth, and he is not tall, but he is very energetic. When he saw Aobai, he was flattered, thinking that I had only been in Beijing for a few days, and no one in the court cared about me, why was this kid so enthusiastic about me? Is it because I am with He Rupet in the Ministry of Rites? He was still very happy in his heart, and bowed: "The old man has also admired Lord Huang for a long time. ”

He is a third-grade official, two levels lower than Aobai, so the number of etiquette is indispensable, Aobai hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, you are an elder, if you salute like this, you can kill the kid." Please be seated. ”

He Ru is also a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, the two have met once before, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, Huang Peng's temperament is like this, you don't have to be restrained, if there is anything, just speak up." ”

Xu Guangqi politely said a few words and got down to business. He did come here because of his request. His current official position is in the Ministry of Rites, but the content he wants to be sparse is all related to the military. During the reign of Emperor Apocalypse, he repeatedly raised the importance of firearms, but he was never taken seriously. **UC e-book provides this book for free txt e-book download**After the Ningyuan War, he did not hesitate to exaggerate the power of the red-clothed cannon in order to make the imperial court pay attention to firearms, but unfortunately the imperial court still did not buy new cannons.

Now that he finally returned to Beijing, he heard that there was a twenty-two-year-old Taifu in the capital, who was deeply trusted by the emperor, so he came to Aobai, hoping to help the emperor accept his advice.

He took out the handwritten article, handed it to Aobai, and said seriously: "Lord Huang, some of the old man's thoughts are here, I hope you can take a serious look at it, I dare to guarantee that it will be of great help to the imperial court." ”

Ao Bai took over those manuscripts, a total of two articles, "Soldiers are not selected and trained to fight difficult battles and defend sparsely" and "Liaozuo is in danger of being very sparse".

It fully points out the importance of military training. There are also a few fundamental suggestions: urgently need talents, regardless of birth status, as long as there are civil and military talents or skilled workers; Urgently build weapons to outperform the enemy in quality and quantity; urgently select and train elite soldiers to ensure victory; The fort was urgently built as a permanent solution; Urgently send envoys to make friends with North Korea again and jointly resist Houjin.

Xu Guangqi was worried about the country and the people, and the suggestion was indeed beneficial to Daming, but after Ao Bai read it, he said in his heart that Chongzhen couldn't let him implement it. If Da Ming really does this, won't it be more difficult for me to rebel in the future? Looking at Lao Xu's expectant expression again, he knew that he would definitely not rebel against himself, how should he be?

Xu Guangqi frowned when he saw Ao Bai, and shouted in his heart, it seemed that he didn't believe in my things, so he had to hold on to a glimmer of hope and said: "Lord Huang, please believe me, if the emperor can implement these plans, he will definitely be able to recover his disadvantages at the border pass." Needless to say, this is written by the old man, if the emperor approves it, you will receive the credit. ”

Ao Bai was still thinking about how to turn him into his own. Xu Guangqi also understands military affairs, and although he has not yet been able to elevate the new military transformation from cold weapons to hot weapons to a strategic level, he has also put forward practical methods in military technology, tactics, diplomacy, and human resources, and in particular, he has already explained the main points of hot weapons warfare.

Ao Bai felt that he was very remarkable, and he had an idea, and said: "Lord Xu, I think your idea is very good, and I also know that there are advanced weapons such as red-coated cannons in the army now, but the level of manufacturing of these weapons is still unknown. I will definitely hand over your superiority to the emperor. Maybe it can't be implemented right away. If a small part is implemented first, such as 'urgently build weapons to outperform the enemy in quality and quantity', let the emperor see the effect first, and the rest may be implemented. ”

As long as I see the effect, I will take the drawings and let people make a large number of them in Shanxi, which is the real idea of Aobai.

Xu Guangqi said: "Lord Huang, do you think other suggestions are not good?" ”

Ao Bai sighed, pretended to be Tony Leung's melancholy eyes, and said lightly: "Lord Huang, I can't hide it, I deeply agree with your suggestions, it's not bad." It's great, but good advice doesn't always come into practice. ”

"Please speak up."

Ao Bai took the article and said with a smile: "Let's just say that there is an urgent need for talents, regardless of their origins and status, as long as they have civil and military talents or skilled skills." Such an eclectic selection of talents, if implemented, will be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. But it's easier said than done, it's not a secret that officials ** are now vacant, and many people want to insert their relatives and relationships into it. Does Lord Xu want to see a group of rice buckets relying on their connections to easily enter the officialdom with this suggestion you made? I'm afraid that the party strife will be more serious at that time. ”

Xu Guangqi really didn't think about this problem, and when he heard it, his heart shook wildly, and he couldn't imagine that he almost opened the back door for corrupt officials.

Ao Bai smiled: "I'm a bystander." In fact, even if the officials did not do this, many literati in the world would oppose it. Because they have been studying hard for too long, many people who have not studied have relied on this advice to enter the officialdom, can they balance their hearts? I didn't participate in the imperial examination, but I was exceptionally promoted, and many people impeached me for this. ”

Imagine a person who has completed college, completed a master's degree, and was admitted to a doctoral student step by step, and finally graduated, and the unit said, "Your business is not right, and your actual ability is not good, so try it for a period of time, and that person is your boss to learn from him." As a result, when I asked, the talented person was a junior high school graduate, and no one could stand it.

Xu Guangqi himself has been studying hard for more than 20 years, and of course he can understand the sadness.

Ao Bai said: "It is urgent to select and train elite soldiers to ensure victory; The fort was urgently built as a permanent solution; Urgently send envoys to make friends with North Korea again and jointly resist Houjin. There are also problems with these three. It is not easy to solve the problem of selecting and training elite soldiers and choosing who to train. And this elite soldier will definitely cost a lot of military salary, how can the military salary be paid? Now that the imperial court is already very poor, I donated some of my family property a few days ago for the sake of the military salary at the border pass, Lord Xu should have heard of it, right? The emperor will definitely not agree. The fort is not omnipotent, the cannon can only be used to defend the city, if you want to level Liao, you have to win in the field, and now the imperial court has decided to give up the four hundred miles of land outside the pass, leaving only Ningyuan, and will not be in a hurry to build. It is even more difficult to make friends with North Korea again, before North Korea and Kim signed a brotherly alliance, they will not be able to fight with Kim again in the short term, otherwise they will not do this because they are worried about losing their country. ”

Xu Guangqi stood up again and saluted: "Lord Huang is talented, he is old, no wonder you can become a master." If you think more comprehensively, it's really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Lord Xu has won the prize." I also thought that in the future, firearms would be the mainstay. The battle of firearms is fundamentally different from the battle of swords and guns. It can make up for the lack of cavalry warfare of the Ming army, I am willing to study all kinds of firearms with adults, as long as it is effective, in the future, it is not impossible to set up an all-firearms elite army.

Xu Guangqi was overjoyed and truly felt the importance that Ao Bai attached to his suggestions.

Ao Bai did what he liked again, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, in fact, I also have research on Catholicism. ”

"Oh?"

"Catholicism believes that everything in the universe was created by God, and that human beings were also created by God. Catholicism also says that human nature is sinful. I've also heard the story of Adam and Eve, the first human beings, and there is redemption, heaven and hell, right? I've also heard that the adult's name is Paul? ”

"Lord Huang really knows this? Hahaha. Xu Guangqi laughed. I didn't expect Ao Bai to know so much, he advocated science, believed in Catholicism, and gave him a foreign name, and was often called an old madman, but "Huang Peng" and him have a common language.

Ao Bai smiled: "I have met foreigners, in fact, I also have a foreign name, called Griffin. I can't wait to partner with Master Xu now. Knowledge is like the ocean, so let's take a fast boat together and sail to the truth."

He Rupet couldn't interject next to him, and he didn't know where his grandson-in-law had so many things in his head, as if he knew everything.

The two fell in love at first sight and chatted about the use of Daming's existing firearms. Both the guns and artillery were precharged, and Xu Guangqi suggested that they be manufactured in large quantities, and even proposed a method of continuous shooting. Ao Bai felt that if he continued to show it like this, he would not be far away from becoming an emperor.

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Although Xu Guangqi made a joke that the red-clothed cannon eroded for dozens of miles and killed and injured 17,000, the great man of the Ming Dynasty, Tucao thought that Xu Guangqi was pushed. If he follows his train of thought completely, China is not sure what it will become. At least in terms of weapons, there will be great progress.

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