Matteo Ricci couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, and hurriedly bowed his hand, and said to Zhang Yunxiu: "This handsome and graceful, contemptible person is Matteo Ricci, the director of the translation of the Imperial Rites Department of His Majesty, and a friend of Uncle Gu Anbo, so can you be accommodating and let us not go to prison?" ”

"It doesn't matter what kind of official you are, who your friend is!"

"Since there are threats to kill people in your words, and it is at the foot of this Son of Heaven, I wait for Jinyi Wei to be responsible for catching thieves and taking murderers, so I can detain you first and go back for interrogation!"

Zhang Yunxiu waved his hand as he spoke.

Four brocade guards walked up to him and Galileo, and stood behind Matteo Ricci and Galileo.

Matteo Ricci said at this time: "I have made meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and I have also been commended by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for translating the "Geometric Original" for you! ”

"The merits and demerits are assessed by the three law divisions, and we only take people."

Zhang Yunxiu said, "You should cooperate!" ”

Matteo Ricci had no choice but to sit back and watch the brocade guard take him.

And Galileo sighed happily at this time: "I understand, the security of the Ming Kingdom is so good, not to mention stealing, and there is no need to be afraid of death threats, it lies in the great unification of the Ming Kingdom, because of this great unification, it is possible to keep the upper and lower levels in order!" So you don't have to worry about being executed by your Matteo Ricci! ”

"Enough of you traitor!"

When Matteo Ricci heard Galileo say this, he couldn't help but spit on him, and said, "I really regret teaching you Sinology and giving you the opportunity to say these sorry words to God here!" ”

"God doesn't feel sorry for him for telling the truth."

Galileo replied at this point.

……

When Galileo and Matteo Ricci were taken to prison, Zhu Yijun was summoning Gu Anbo Chen Jingxing here.

"How many of the Shire horses I asked you to bring back?"

Zhu Yijun asked about Chen Jingxing at this time.

Chen Jingxing arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, not counting those who were damaged due to illness on the road, I brought back a total of two hundred and seventeen horses." ”

"I will give it to the Taifu Temple, so that they can do a good job of breeding and hybridization experiments."

Zhu Yijun therefore gave an order to the eunuch Huang Xun.

Huang Xun said yes here.

And then, Zhu Yijun asked Chen Jingxing again: "Have you brought back all the Western fans that I asked you to bring back?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I've brought them all back."

Chen Jingxing replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "That's good!" ”

Then, Zhu Yijun asked Huang Xun and Chen Jingxing to retreat, and he went to the residence of the new concubine Yan.

Just the next morning, Zhang Jingxiu found Zhu Yijun and reported to Zhu Yijun that Matteo Ricci and Galileo were arrested and taken to prison.

"Why were they put in prison?"

Zhu Yijun asked in surprise.

Zhang Jingxiu explained the reason to Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun pondered after hearing this, then laughed again and said: "In this case, then first lock these two people in the edict prison, and let those great Confucians in the edict listen to their arguments." ”

Zhang Jingxiu said yes here.

Zhu Yijun here came to serve the imperial secretary after Zhang Jingxiu left.

As soon as he came to the Imperial Division, he asked Yao Jike, the secretary of the Ministry of Works:

"How is the Martyrs' Temple Monument built?"

Yao Jike replied: "Back to Your Majesty, in accordance with the will, we have begun to build a white marble foundation. ”

Zhu Yijun nodded and didn't say anything more.

At this time, Wang Xijue took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty said before that the matter of strictly preventing tomb robbery, and the historical sites and even the tombs of ancient emperors and celebrities are all returned to the country and should be protected by the state and build a museum for the subjects of the world to see, and the people will know the history of their own people. Therefore, the ministers and others thought that it should also be made with gold and jade, nanmu embroidery, etc. ”

Wang Xijue handed Ben over as he spoke.

"This is very good, tomb robbery must be strictly prohibited, so that the police in various places must be strictly guarded, and let the government's archaeological institute hurry up to carry out rescue excavations of some cemeteries."

"In the eyes of some people, museums are all costing the state and the people, but at this time there are a large number of treasures waiting for the development of our emperor and Ming, it is necessary to have some names for the cause of unification, for the collection of the world in the central country, and make the Quartet reverence."

"Therefore, since we want to build a museum, we must build a good atmosphere, we must have the style of the country, and at the same time, we must be able to highlight the culture, open up the wisdom of the people, and make the people more proud of being the people of the country."

"In addition, the museum should also have the function of allowing children to learn our Chinese culture, develop their own interests, and open intellectual etiquette, so it should be built with a place where children love to go, and it is called the Children's Palace."

"In addition, in addition to the museum, there should be a place to publicize the truth-seeking knowledge of our country, that is, the so-called propaganda of science and technology that I have mentioned, and it should be called a science and technology museum, and there should also be a place where it is convenient to hold large-scale competitions and speeches, and there should also be a museum building, so as to truly realize that the whole country will enjoy the whole country through a certain martial arts training or juju or even riding and archery activities in the future, and this kind of building is called a gymnasium."

"There is also a large theater that belongs to the imperial court and specializes in performing top dramas, so as to benefit cultural respect."

"Zhu Qing and go to discuss it, in short, the materials must be sufficient, and the design must be magnificent, convenient and connotative."

Zhu Yijun said seriously at this time, and Wang Xijue said yes.

Since Wang Xijue and other bureaucrats and doctors took the initiative to ask for a great deal of spectacle and construction, Zhu Yijun naturally would not be polite, so he simply put forward the plan he had been planning in his heart for a long time.

And Wang Xijue's change from the attitude of traditional scholars and doctors who only aim to persuade the monarch to be diligent and thrifty is naturally affected by the current reality.

After all, as a major producer and consumer of commodities, Daming has a very obvious internal circulation, so the external demand for materials is actually very limited.

Gold and silver are precious metals because paper money has become popular, in fact, the demand is limited, and the folk customs have not completely changed from a thrifty life, the pursuit of gold and silver jewelry luxury is actually mainly in major cities, accounting for the vast majority of China's farmers are actually still self-sufficient.

Therefore, if we want to absorb a large amount of gold and silver and other external ores back to China, we have to create some demand from the imperial court and government, and use some names to open up people's wisdom and promote culture to increase the demand for various luxury goods such as gold and silver, and absorb gold and silver back to China as much as possible.

At this time, the martyr's monument has begun to spread gold inside, and under the sun, it is bright and shining like fire, which is very eye-catching.

Especially after a golden statue of Qi Jiguang was carried over, many people were surprised by this.

"It's so lifelike! Exquisite carving! ”

Qiao Yun couldn't help but sigh at this time, and couldn't help but continue: "Since ancient times, only the Bodhisattva has been molded with a golden body, and I have never heard of a golden body for heroes and martyrs. ”

"It is also to protect China, is it true that the heroes and loyal are not worthy of the golden body?"

At this time, Cheng Maohe, a member of the Ministry of Labor, who was also here, asked at this time.

Qiao Yun was speechless for a while, only looked at the large amount of gold that was still being carried on the side, and sighed secretly: "I knew that there was so much gold outside, and our Qiao family should not just think about going to the north to trade tea and salt with the Jurchen Mongols, but should also go to sea to look for minerals, but unfortunately, some big clans are short-sighted, for the sake of the old rites, in order to be content with the status quo, they only say that the sea is dangerous, and the sea is forbidden, and as a result, the imperial court can enjoy the benefits of the world, and the local scholars who are not fattened!" ”

Wang Xijue, who came here to see the dynasty, was also looking at many white marble stones and gold statues being moved inside, so he couldn't help but say to the ministers who came with him: "We can't be like the previous ministers, asking Your Majesty to urge and guide by various means, so that we can slowly change a step, we must take the initiative and first use various ways to mine back the gold, silver, coal and iron outside, even if it is only used on the palace platform of these countries first, it is better than putting it outside and giving Waiyi a chance to grow." ”

"What Yuan Fu said is that the Department of Planning has roughly estimated that according to the number of gold and silver mines known now, as long as they are all mined back, it will be no problem to continue the national fortune for another two hundred years."

Cabinet scholar Zhu Geng said at this time.

Wang Xijue did not doubt it after hearing this, and only nodded.

In fact, judging from the historical situation, the dividends of the Western world in the Age of Discovery have continued into the 21st century.

Therefore, what Zhu Geng, a cabinet scholar, said about continuing the national fortune for another 200 years is actually quite conservative.

And Wang Xijue didn't doubt it, also because as a person who has been in the top power circle of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, he naturally has access to a lot of data, so he believed Zhu Geng's words, and after a while, he said with a solemn face:

"But those who have this idea, not only my emperor, but even the Western Fan is still in the front, and it has a lot of pioneering experience and knowledge on all continents around the world than those of us who only knew how to keep the two capitals and thirteen provinces safe, and at most paid attention to the Mongols and Jurchens! Therefore, we people, can we help His Majesty to become the only son of heaven in the world, there is still a lot of knowledge that needs to be supplemented, and we can't be arrogant, after all, a lot of what we know is nothing more than the Four Books and Five Classics, at most a few articles of the Tang and Song dynasties and various classics, it is not enough to settle down, not to mention the world, and build a gift in the United States? ”

"What Motosuke said is extremely true."

"If we used to be frogs at the bottom of the well, now we can see the richness of the outside world at the mouth of the well, and since we see it, we should jump out, but we can't jump around, in case it becomes a delicacy for others."

Chen Yuma, a scholar, echoed and said.

Wang Xun said at this time: "I'm thinking, it's better to ask for a decree that those who have no experience in serving as governors overseas in the future are not allowed to enter the imperial department and serve as the minister, after all, the rulers in the future will not only focus on Kyushu, but on all directions in the world." (End of chapter)