Facing Lao Zhu's fierce eyes, even if he knew that he wouldn't do anything to himself, Zhu Yuan still quickly used his brain.

On the other side, Lao Zhu became leisurely, took a sip of tea, and turned to the page where he had just written down the two words, as if he was considering, occasionally writing a few strokes, occasionally looking up at Zhu Yuan, and said, "Think about it, I'll wait." ”

Zhu Yuan considered a similar question.

And not too carefully.

After all, the words of the 500-year-old national ancestor are, to a large extent, really just a gimmick.

As for the specific details, Zhu Yuan's thought at the time was that after three years, if he could survive that hurdle, he would talk about it.

Now, the three-year buffer period is gone, and we can only think about it.

Soon I felt a little dizzy.

Don't dare to say.

Worried that Lao Zhu felt that he was deliberately shirking, he brought a horsewhip and whipped him a few times to make him sober up.

Waiting for Lao Zhu to glance at him from time to time After drinking a cup of tea, Zhu Yuan got up, and also took a page from the bookcase, as well as charcoal and ruler, returned to his position and began to draw, while saying: "Ancestor, the country is still passed on, and it is still those two legs at all." In any country that solves the problem of food and clothing for the people and teaches the people etiquette, at least there will be no chaos. However, since the ancestor is asking about the national throne at the moment, let's talk about this matter. ”

Saying this, Zhu Yuan has quickly completed a world map that is only full of errors and omissions in the details.

As soon as the trend curves of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River were added, and the word 'Daming' was annotated, Zhu Yuan felt that someone was approaching, turned his head and saw that it was Lao Zhu, and was about to get up, but he was already pressed on the shoulder: "Your body...... Sit down, I'll watch from the sidelines. ”

Zhu Yuan could only sit obediently.

Lao Zhu had already looked at the map drawn by Zhu Yuan: "What is this?" ”

"World Map." Zhu Yuan explained, and said: "Ancestor, grandson confesses, if it's just 'Daming', seven hundred years of national glory, grandson really can't guarantee it." However, if my Zhu family wants to maintain its prosperity for 700 years, my grandson has a way. ”

Lao Zhu was not angry. In fact, he also understands that the 700-year-old national honor is really difficult, but he wonders: "What is the difference between the two?" ”

Speaking of which, I remembered that Zhu Yuan had the words 'a century-old dynasty, a thousand-year-old family' before. For the first time the two people asked each other, Lao Zhu Ke remembered all kinds of details.

Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, please allow your grandson to start with this world map?" ”

Lao Zhu put aside those thoughts, nodded and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Zhu Yuan said: "First of all, we must talk about some geography, the ancestors should know the saying that the sky is round and the place is round, in fact, the heaven and the earth are actually round, we human beings live on a huge ball, the name of the future is 'earth', the sky is just a layer of gaseous shell covering the earth. The diameter of the earth is 80,000 li, which is very vast, so only those who are on it will feel that the earth is flat. ”

Lao Zhu heard Zhu Yuan say this, and suddenly remembered what he said at the beginning.

If he didn't have the "Book of Heaven" and didn't know Zhu Yuan's roots, he wouldn't be able to use it, because he wouldn't believe his words.

Truly.

What is this......

I started talking about 'Heavenly Book' again.

So I subconsciously asked, and it was the first time I heard a similar theory, and it was inevitable to wonder: "If we are on the same ball, why ...... Won't fall. ”

Zhu Yuan spread the charcoal in the palm of his hand and threw it gently: "Ancestor, please look, my grandson threw the charcoal, and it did not fly away, but fell, which is why we will not fall out." There is a gravitational pull on the earth that holds us firmly on it, and these are irrelevant to today's topic, and our ancestors did not need to understand it for the time being. The grandson said something that the ancestors needed to know, that the earth itself is always rotating, and every revolution is twelve hours, because it is rotating, it always has one side facing the sun and the other side facing away from the sun, so that day and night are formed. ”

Lao Zhu bowed his head slightly to show that he understood.

Only then did Zhu Yuan gesture to the desktop world map: "This is a flat map of the earth after it is spread out, and my grandson has limited memories and many mistakes and omissions, but it can be used as a reference." ”

Saying this, Zhu Yuan used a ruler to draw a dotted line at the equator, marked the three words '80,000 li', and then continued: "This year, according to the Western calendar used in later generations, it is 1368 AD......"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuan wrote a few Arabic numerals next to him with charcoal and explained slightly: "Ancestors, these are Arabic numerals, which are more concise and easier to express than Chinese numerals. Leave that to ...... for now."

Lao Zhu opened his mouth on the side, wanting Zhu Yuan to mention it, but Zhu Yuan had already continued: "The year 1368 is considered the 14th century, and the century is a unit of time, and each century is 100 years. In the next one or two hundred years, the specific grandchildren are not clear, in short, the world began the Age of Exploration of the ocean to discover new lands, and successively gave birth to several maritime hegemony countries with territories all over the world. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuan glanced at Lao Zhu: "Ancestors, do you remember the Britain I mentioned in the Book of Heaven?" ”

Saying this, Zhu Yuan marked the word 'Britain' somewhere in the upper left corner of the world map.

Lao Zhu also replied: "I remember, it was in 1840 that I fought with the Qing court...... What a war one. ”

Zhu Yuan didn't turn to these things, just nodded and motioned for himself to mark the location: "Britain is here." Its original land area was less than that of a province in China, and its population was only a few million. However, with the dividends of the Age of Discovery, Britain rose rapidly, once known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and its overseas territories, also known as colonies, spread across all continents of the world......"

Zhu Yuan said, and quickly marked the word 'English' in several places in his memory.

Lao Zhu grabbed a word and interrupted: "What is the empire on which the sun never sets?" ”

Zhu Yuan said: "Just like Sun Er just explained, there is always one side of this earth facing the sun, and the vastness of the territory of Britain at its peak makes this country always have territory in the daytime, so it is known as the 'empire on which the sun never sets'." ”

As an emperor, when Lao Zhu heard this, his eyes unconsciously had a bit of yearning.

And ambition.

Zhu Yuan continued: "The British race, just as we call the Han Chinese, they are called the 'Angsa people'. Britain probably rose from the 16th century until the 21st century, when his grandson returned, and for 500 years, even though its overseas territories were seceded, the English-speaking Angsa people controlled the world. Before the arrival of his grandson, Britain had declined, but among the nearly 200 countries in the world, the country remained in the top 10. And the United States, as a brotherly country of the same origin and species, has turned into the world's number one power. The five mainstream Ansa nations together form the 'Five Eyes Alliance' and control the world together. ”

In the end, Zhu Yuan looked up at Lao Zhu: "Ancestor, do you have any feelings?" ”

Lao Zhu felt that he had caught something, but it was not too clear, so he raised his big hand and twisted Zhu Yuan's head back: "Don't grind, take it." ”

Zhu Yuan was aggrieved.

Zhu Yuan stayed in his heart and continued obediently: "In the eyes of Sun Er, we Daming, only by listening to the name of this country, can we become the empire on which the sun never sets with a territory all over the world." And we have that too. Even if one or two hundred years later, the maritime hegemon before Britain, called 'Spain', is also a country with an initial land area of only the size of a province in my Ming Dynasty, and the Spanish Navy is known as the 'Invincible Armada', and at its peak there were only 1,000 ships of all sizes, and my Ming Navy should have far more than 1,000 ships at present, right? ”

Lao Zhu nodded slightly.

Zhu Yuan added: "Moreover, as Sun Er just said about medicine, our biggest advantage is to know the direction, not only the direction, but also the model of the rise of these countries in later generations as a 'chess game', knowing where to fall, where to exert force, and not having to take too many detours." It took hundreds of years for Britain to become an empire on which the sun never sets, and we may only need two or three generations at most. ”

Lao Zhu listened carefully, only to feel that his heartbeat was slowly accelerating, and a wave of emotions that could be called passionate rushed to the top of his head.

Zhu Yuan began to restrain his thoughts: "My grandson doesn't dare to guarantee the 700-year national glory of the Ming Dynasty, but I can make our Zhu family prosperous for 700 years." The plan is to expand outward, like the British, and become a new 'empire on which the sun never sets' in advance. In the past, only in the land of China, the kings were divided, such as the current territory of my Ming Dynasty, which was only about 5,000 miles from east to west, north and south, not big enough, and the dragon chair was just that, and it was inevitable that brothers would fight. The ancestors looked at this map again, if they could be divided in a vast area of 80,000 miles, the princes, if they were not ambitious, they would stay in their homeland and enjoy happiness with peace of mind. If you are ambitious, you don't have to worry about your own one-acre and three-point field, lead the troops to fight out, as long as the ability is enough, not to mention the next territory that is no less than my Daming land, even if it hits the sky, and even hits the moon in the future, it is no problem. If you beat it, you will be your own, and you will be the emperor yourself. Moreover, because they are far away from Huaxia, the brothers can be separated, even if there are some small disputes, but each has their own share, and they will not have to live or die. On the contrary, it is easier to be like the 'Angsa people', because they are of the same origin and species, and they will be of the same spirit in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuan once again drew a false line on the territory of the Ming Dynasty: "At that time, even if the 'Daming' declines, there may be a 'Great Qin', 'Great Chu', 'Great Zhao', 'Great Jin', and 'Great Yan' who are also from the Zhu family. It is conceivable that because they are brothers of the same clan, anyone who wants to change the dynasty in any 'Zhu' country must consider the ideas of other 'Zhu' dynasties. Even in the worst-case scenario, if the usurper succeeds, he will not dare to wantonly slaughter the descendants of our clan, and at most send them to other Zhu dynasties. Ancestor, what do you think of your grandson's thoughts? ”

Zhu Yuan raised his head as he spoke, and happened to see Lao Zhu's Adam's apple rolling, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Lao Zhu felt that his mouth was a little dry, so he directly picked up Zhu Yuan's teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

If he hadn't read "Book from Heaven", if Zhu Yuan hadn't taken 'Britain' as an example, if others said this to Lao Zhu, there was a high probability that he would still be regarded as a rebellious person who tried to bewitch the king, and he would be directly pulled out and cut down.

How can it be?!

At the moment, think about what 'Britain' is the size of a province in the Ming Dynasty can become an empire on which the sun never sets, why can't it own itself?

If this layout can really be completed, in the future, a group of emperors will be divided into four directions, echoing each other from afar, and complementing each other, indeed, why not say 700 years, why is it difficult to prosper for a thousand years?

Glancing at his precious twenty-third grandson, Lao Zhu's voice was inexplicably hoarse, and he asked a previous question again: "Do you want to ...... How? ”

After drawing the flatbread, the next step is to pour cold water.

Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, you have to eat one bite at a time, and your grandson's economic learning is the foundation of prosperity." We must first unify the Central Plains, then develop the economy, and initially complete the industrial revolution. Oh, this industrial revolution, the ancestors were curious about what was after the Iron Age, in fact, the eras that Sun Er said can only be regarded as the agricultural era, and after the agricultural era, it is the industrial age, which needs to be completed through the industrial revolution. We only need to achieve the most initial industrialization to form a crushing trend for many foreign races overseas who are still in the Stone Age. When the time comes, it will be easy to expand outward. On the other hand, our biggest advantage is time. Those global hegemonic countries that used to be only began to rise after one or two hundred years, which means that we still have at least two hundred years to calmly lay out. ”

Lao Zhu listened carefully and remembered it.

In that "Book from Heaven", there are the words of the so-called 'industrial revolution'.

The agricultural age was followed by the industrial age.

What was the Industrial Age?

Lao Zhu remembered again, the Qing Dynasty, a country in the industrial era, thousands of people broke the Beijing Division, that is probably the power of the industrial age?

Exhaling slowly, Lao Zhu calmed himself down.

Oh, yes.

Eat the rice one bite at a time.

He's good at this.

After making up his mind, Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Yuan and said: "Since you mentioned the study of economics, you have improved again, the unfinished manuscript of the way of 'production', and the article of 'distribution', hurry up and write it out for me in these days." Also, you don't have to be afraid of what kind of 'butterfly' you are, and other good ways to govern and rejuvenate the country have been proposed to me. ”

Again!

Zhu Yuan looked up at Lao Zhu, and said with a pitiful expression: "Ancestor, my grandson didn't rest well during his nap, and it took a lot of effort to think about this, and my head was a little dizzy, let's get here first today, right?" ”

Lao Zhu saw that Zhu Yuan's little face was really a little white, and he felt pity in his heart, thinking about the long future, he could only nod.

In the end, he was unwilling, so he grabbed Zhu Yuan's shoulder and pinched it: "Since you are here, why don't you pick a stronger body and make a sick seedling to spoil yourself." ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

When I want to come?

Moreover, you are glad ancestor, fortunately you have a handle, otherwise, we will hit the wall and go back on the spot.

Although Lao Zhu no longer continued to squeeze Zhu Yuan, he still didn't leave, turned to the other side and sat down, continued to write with the pen, and said: "Don't call your ancestors again, if you say it well, it will be inappropriate for outsiders to hear it, and you will change your own name." ”

Zhu Yuan actually didn't want to shout!

Because it always reminds him of Jia Mu in "Dream of Red Mansions".

After a short period of deliberation, Zhu Yuan said tentatively: "Ancestor? ”

It's a homophonic meme.

Lao Zhu listened and instantly understood. 'Ancestor' is the same as 'Lord', but of course it is not equal to 'Lord'.

In fact, for the salutation, Lao Zhu is also used to the mess of the people below.

Some people shouted 'Lord', some shouted 'Lord', some shouted 'Your Majesty', some shouted 'Superior', some shouted 'Master', a few days ago, Zhexi sent some Confucian scholars, and the titles were even more varied, 'Long live', 'Official', 'Boss' and so on.

Lao Zhu's attitude towards this, as long as he knows that he is calling himself.

There are no forced changes.

Can't change it.

is like some old brothers who have been with him for the longest time, who want to show their identity in front of the latecomers and insist on shouting 'lord', he can't put on a stand and say that we are the emperor, you can't shout like this in the future.

That's hurtful.

Zhu Yuan, the 'ancestor', is the only one.

It will not be seen through by outsiders.

So he nodded.

I still want to laugh and scold a slippery sentence, think about what this kid said today...... I won't scold.

Quickly wrote down some of the ideas I heard from Zhu Yuan today, Lao Zhu rolled up the simple world map drawn by Zhu Yuan and held it in his hand, stood up, looked at the pen again, remembered something, and said: "I also said that I want to make a few more delicate rewards for the standard, it seems that you have a ready-made one, take it out and take a look." ”

Zhu Yuan accompanied Lao Zhu out of the hall and called Zhao Xu at the door to give a few words.

Zhao Xu quickly came over with a tray of more than a dozen pens, all of which were the best ones made these days, and there were special inks in ceramic bottles on the tray, customized ceramic bottles, similar to the inkwells of later generations, even the mouth of the bottle was threaded, with copper caps.

Lao Zhu directly picked up a pen decorated with various fine gems, but he aimed at Zhu Yuan with a smile.

Zhu Yuan hurriedly smiled and said: "This is a women's fountain pen, which is just right for Niangniang." ”

Lao Zhu snorted lightly: "The queen doesn't like this." ”

Saying that, he motioned to Zhao continued: "Wrap it up for me, and this ...... This ink bottle is so fancy that it can't hold much, so bring a few more bottles. ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

If you don't like it, you have to take it all, let's not bring this.

Waiting for Zhao Xu to pack, Lao Zhu saw the hole on the west wall again, and said, "There, let the general be the secretary...... Well, your house is also small, so expand outward, and you can't enter the door to the garden. I see that this island is only a hundred acres, all of them are circled, how to rebuild it, Ming'er, I will ask Shan Anren to come over, you discuss with him, and all expenses will be taken from the public. ”

Zhu Yuan: "......"

Isn't that right?

However, it's right to think about it.

Lao Zhu himself is thrifty, but he is ...... to his children and grandchildren That's really good, too.

At that moment, Zhu Yuan looked at Lao Zhu again, and almost blurted out: Ancestor, do you still want a fountain pen, I will make more than a dozen catties!

Then there was sorrow again.

With his physical strength, he can't even walk in the current broken garden.

Zhao Xu wrapped up the pen and ink and sent it, Lao Zhu asked the guards to take it, and asked Zhu Yuan to stop without sending each other, and went straight to the wall by himself.

When the figure of Lao Zhu finally disappeared, Zhu Yuan sat on the steps under the eaves.

Tired!

Zhu Yuan does not have the emotions of many Chinese people in his previous life, what if history was like and what China would be like in the future.

History has no ifs, only results.

The more wealth accumulated in his previous life and the higher his status, the more pessimistic Zhu Yuan was about many things. What does it matter what it was, what it is now, and what it will be like in the future?

As for individuals, let yourself live well.

However, when he got here, Zhu Yuan had to draw one big cake after another for Lao Zhu.

Future?

Just like what Lao Zhu broke today, since history has changed, it may be better or worse in the future. Since a butterfly can cause a hurricane, even if you know the direction, even if you have a 'chess game', it is difficult to stop too many variables.

Zhu Yuan was bored thinking about life, and soon someone surrounded him.

The freehand tone was full of concern: "Little official, get up quickly, the ground is cold." ”

Zhu Yuan looked up.

Sitting like this, one by one is higher.

Zhu Yuan nodded to the tallest Qingqiu among women, which should be more than 1.7 meters, and even if he was standing, he only reached her chest: "Come, carry me back to the inner house." ”

Qingqiu obediently stepped forward.

Soon lying on the woman's body, the fragrance was soft, Zhu Yuan didn't think about life anymore, buried his head in the woman's neck, and smiled: "I didn't expect that I could also experience the feeling of a child daughter-in-law." ”

Qingqiu's face was slightly red.

Zhu Yuan sniffed and praised: "It's so fragrant." ”

As he spoke, he took a small bite and left a small strawberry on the white skin. Remembering something, he asked again: "By the way, did your daughter take it?" ”

Qingqiu's body stiffened slightly as he walked, and he quickly walked forward again, and whispered, "Here it is." ”

Zhu Yuan said: "It's good to take it, but the name has to be changed, what is the name is not good, it must be called green tea." is the so-called male "Chu Ci" and female "Book of Songs", wait for me to take the time to flip through the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and pick a good name for her. ”

Qingqiu: "......"

Around: "......"

Only Luo Shui chuckled.

The petty officials are funny, but they can't understand it.

Thinking so, Luo Shui also glanced at Qingqiu.

This woman......

Her evaluation of Qingqiu is only three words: I don't know it.

I don't know my beauty, and the little officials don't know if they are good to her, so they are cautious and trembling all day long, for fear that they will suddenly lose their whereabouts. Luo Shui thinks, perhaps, probably because this woman has never been treated well since she was a child, so it will be like this.

That's how it should be.

Otherwise, the background seems to be good, a little smarter, more assertive, and should not be sent to the second room. The second room is the second room, and if you have a daughter, you will be sold.

Soon came to the inner house bedroom.

Zhu Yuan sat on the bed, let the women take off their robes and shoes, looked at Qingqiu at his feet, found something, and asked with a smile: "I found another problem." ”

Let's take a look.

Zhu Yuan said: "You should start to wrap your feet in this era, why don't you all wrap your feet, no wonder Qingqiu just carried me so steadily?" ”

The four women were stunned.

Qingqiu was still soft on the ground, looking pitiful as if it had been exposed.

Even Luo Shui, who had always explained, began to dodge his gaze.

Seeing that the girls didn't move, Zhu Yuan took off his jacket, leaving only his small clothes, pulled out the quilt and lay down by himself, and said with a smile: "No wonder Qingqiu and Luoshui are so cheap, it seems that I was still deceived." ”

Qingqiu hung his head and began to cry.

Seeing the smile on the face of the little official, Luo Shui relaxed a little, and retorted a little: "Little official, slaves are not cheap." ”

Zhu Yuan waved his hand: "Okay, I didn't say I like small feet." It's horrible to have a good foot wrapped in a deformed. I will talk to Your Majesty when I have time, and issue a decree prohibiting any more foot binding, and whose parents dare to force their daughter to bind their feet again, pull them out and play 30 boards......"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuan's sleepiness struck, and his voice became lower and lower.

He raised his arm again and grabbed a small hand stretched out in a freehand cooperation: "I improvised a song "Nian Nujiao", listen to it, can it be passed on to future generations," and began to read: "The great river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the romantic characters of the ages ......"

Listening freely, he looked to the side and left blank, his face worried.

Isn't that going to be ...... again

Blank carefully reminded: "Little official, this is Su Dongpo's old word." ”

Zhu Yuan was interrupted, pretended to be angry and opened his eyes and glared over, let go of his freehand little hand, turned around and changed into a comfortable position: "Let's all go out, I'm going to sleep, little official." Don't be greedy for my body, my little body can't stand your tossing. ”

After speaking, he began to chant again: "Alas, Daming is not good at this, I can't even do a copy, I can't copy the four famous books, how tiring it is, not to mention millions of words, who remembers, I don't have a system......