Chapter 73: The Seven Thousand Volumes of the Western Book (Seeking Collection, Seeking Reading)

Wang Hongyu entered the capital again when the princes of the imperial court were busy with layout and fighting.

At present, I am not staring tightly, which is just suitable for wool.

Xu Guangqi was appointed to train the so-called new army, but he had no money or power, and the new army in this period could not be compared with the new firearms and horses trained by Sun Yuanhua ten years later.

Although it can't be said to be useless, at most it can be regarded as accumulating some experience.

Meng Biao had already made contact with Long Huamin and other missionaries, and he had been hanging on their appetite.

With the death of the Wanli Emperor and the increased power of the conservative scholars, these missionaries became more and more unavoidable. When I heard that the mysterious and knowledgeable young man was going to see them, it was like grasping at a life-saving straw.

"Da Ming is mighty! Young Ming Yingjie, we resolutely support Daming and are willing to show more sincerity. The Venetian missionaries gathered around with a few men, and as soon as they met, they were slightly flattering.

Long Huamin shook his head helplessly, if it weren't for the Dutch people putting too much pressure on them, it really wouldn't be like this......

In fact, people like Long Huamin are a very small minority after all, and most people are not so stubborn. Wouldn't it be beautiful to trade with the Ming Dynasty, talk about cooperation, make money and provide political protection, and isolate the Dutch people, a sworn enemy?

"Jinnige, I'll leave it to you next, I can't go on, I'll leave it to you next......" Long Huamin whispered to one of the missionaries.

This missionary has a neat beard, but his eyes are very easy-going, and in Wang Hongyu's eyes, he is really very similar to Gandalf and Dumbledore.

He sighed: "Ten years ago, when I first set foot on the land of the Ming Kingdom, I felt that this place would definitely become a paradise of science and technology, and once I had a reliable friend, I would definitely become a reliable ally. I'm going to try to make it happen. ”

Long Huamin nodded slightly: "Jinnige, the next matter of the Ming Kingdom will be handed over to you." ”

Jinnige said calmly: "Of course I can't do it alone, I still need the assistance of the newly arrived Deng Yuhan, Luo Yagu, Tang Ruowang, Fu Fanji and others, and we also need the joint efforts of Long Huamin to achieve our expectations." ”

Suddenly, he felt a gaze observing him, it was from the young man of the Ming Kingdom.

His gaze did not have the vigilance and contempt of ordinary scholars, nor the curiosity and scrutiny of ordinary passers-by, but was very deep and incomparably wise, as if he had seen through everything about his own missionaries.

"Hello, my name is Kinnige and I'm from Flanders." Jinnige introduced in relatively standard Chinese.

"Hello, Mingguo welcomes you as a scholar, Flanders is a good place, but Your Excellency should think that your hometown belongs to Ace Duck, not Francha, right?"

Esbanduck is a transliteration of Spain, and França is French.

"Huh?" Kinnige was a little puzzled, his hometown town of Douai now belongs to Spain, yes, it doesn't belong to Franza, can it be said that in the future......

He said calmly: "Although Flanders is very close to França, it is an important strategic point for Ace Duck. ”

Wang Hongyu looked at the bearded scholar and said word by word: "Esbanya and Francha exchanged princesses for queens, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you can't stabilize this alliance, I'm afraid what I said will become a reality." ”

"...... Uproar"

As soon as this statement was made, the missionaries changed their faces and immediately began to communicate in their native dialect about this astonishing statement.

Spain and France exchanged princesses as queens of each other's kings, and two powerful powers that had been at war for many years and had won and lost each other reached a cooperation. It was not until the latter part of the Thirty Years' War that the two countries fought a decisive battle for the supremacy of Europe. As a result, Spain lost and France won a crushing victory.

These missionaries, of course, were on the side of Spain, and they were worried that the Spanish-French cooperation would be broken.

Kinney Court asked, "What advice does Your Excellency have on this matter?" Which side will the Ming Congress be on? ”

Wang Hongyu also looked at Jinnige solemnly: "The Pope gave me a batch of good books from the Ming Kingdom, and Your Excellency traveled all over Europe and brought 7,000 volumes of Western books, and I attach great importance to this friendship." ”

Then he looked at the other missionaries and said, "In addition to the friendship that you want to fulfill, the trade between Luzon and Macao, which is developing day by day, is now a friend rather than an enemy. ”

Some missionaries panicked, the 7,000 volumes of the Western Book are secrets, how did he know?

Some people sighed helplessly, the Ming Dynasty has been sucking up silver, and the silver from Cuba, Peru, and Mexico can't fill the needs of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Jinnige had a higher vision than them, and thought farther, and after thinking about it, he solemnly replied: "It is a good thing for both of us to be able to do this, the 7,000 books I brought are to be given to the Ming Kingdom, and I don't plan to have any reservations."

Felipe II, the first king of Spain, originally wanted to give the Wanli Emperor a heavy national gift, but regretted that it did not work out because some people had concerns about trade losses. Knowing today that Your Excellency has such a clear understanding of our side and such a sense of unity, there is nothing to be afraid of these obstacles. ”

Good guy, worthy of Jinnige, it is indeed not comparable to the conservative Long Huamin.

The Ming Dynasty needed silver from the Americas, high-yield crops from the Americas, firearms and warships from Europe, and the exchange of science and technology between the two sides. Aceban Duck and Italy also needed the Ming Dynasty's ceramics, silk, and tea, as well as the Eastern system and its strong potential as allies.

"Come on, hand it over~" Wang Hongyu took out a pocket watch from the package, and then "brushed the wool" at the missionaries with his other hand.

"Okay, I have a model of the fortress." A missionary handed over a delicate model, not only was there no psychological burden, but he was happy to sell the secret treasure of the enemy Netherlands.

"I give the Galen sailing ship model~" Another exquisite model, the keel structure inside the cabin is completely real, as long as the materials are selected according to the proportion.

The galleon can be said to be one of the symbols of the Spanish voyage of this period, and the Ming Dynasty mastered it to increase the supply of goods to Luzon and other places.

"It's a heavy cannon~"

Wang Hongyu took it over and took a look, this is not a red-clothed cannon, he is one step ahead of Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Yuanhua~

The missionaries took back their beloved pocket watches, hoping that the Ming would drive out the Dutch people and let them officially stay, so that they could increase their influence and preach more in the future.

"You think too much~" Wang Hongyu said secretly in his heart, he can't tell them now, he can only represent himself, and he can't fight with the imperial court's decision-making.

That's why it's called wool~

Wang Hongyu looked at Jinnige and fell in love with the seven thousand volumes of Western Books he brought.

These 7,000 books are not only religious content, but also a large number of natural sciences, social sciences, philosophical classics, the Renaissance, astronomy and geography, and the latest military books.

These books can play a greater role when they are in their own hands.