Charles II thus said: "You said it very well!
We should do it!
”He is really willing to believe that his Great Britain can catch up with the Ming Kingdom and become the new overlord of the earth!
James, Duke of York, was skeptical and smiled slightly."
Now all the countries on the mainland are learning from the Ming Kingdom in the East and sending students to study and send students, Your Majesty the King, I think we should also try to completely open the country, trade with the Ming Kingdom, and send students to the Ming Kingdom, so that we can better understand the Ming Kingdom."
James suggested at this point."
No!"
Xu Qianxue hurriedly objected and said: "If we trade with the Ming Kingdom, our market will be completely occupied by the Ming Kingdom, our goods will be unsalable, and there will be a civil uprising at that time!"
What's more, the Ming Kingdom has always been good at instigating the common people to rebel, once this happens, then those peasants in our British Empire who have lost their fields due to enclosure will inevitably become chaotic people, and in this way, our British Empire will fall one day!
”After hearing this, Charles II felt very reasonable, and said: "Now is not the time, when my Great Britain is enough to compete with the Ming Kingdom in science and technology and industry, it is not too late to trade with the Ming Kingdom." ”James didn't have to say anything more."
Now let's go to the guntry!
Although the Qian's theory is very correct, if Britain wants to be as strong as the Ming Kingdom, it must practice benevolent government, introduce Oriental Confucianism, and emphasize Zhou etiquette, but the benefits of this instrument cannot be ignored. ”At this time, Charles II walked to the gunsmith directly run by the royal family, not far from the spinning mill."
Yes!
However, Confucianism is the most authentic science, especially Zhu Zi's learning, which can be called the ...... of three flavors", and Xu Qianxue took advantage of this to continue to inculcate Zhu Lixue in Charles II with his already proficient English along the way.Charles II was not bored, for a secular king, he was very willing to accept this kind of learning that emphasized loyalty and filial piety and emphasized rank, and even felt that it was the most lacking idea in his Britain, not to mention that because of the strong national strength of the Ming Dynasty, he subjectively looked at it differently because Cheng Zhu Lixue came from the East."
We tried to imitate the rifled guns that came from the Wa country, and even the rifling can be pulled better than them, but it is very laborious, and this kind of gun has high requirements for the barrel, so that the whole gun is very expensive, and the manufacturing time is also a lot more expensive than the flintlock pistol, and we don't know how the Ming Kingdom realized that everyone in the Wa country was equipped with this gun."
Hermein, who was in charge of the manufacture of firearms, reported to Charles II.Charles II looked at Xu Qianxue: "Do you know?
”"Presumably because the smelting technology is different, it is estimated that the Ming country can make better steel, and the efficiency is also higher."
Xu Qianxue said.He had to admit that with the terrible productivity of the steam engine, people all over the world could no longer despise the natural sciences.So much so that he, a Confucian scholar, had to change his attitude, and seriously learned some natural science knowledge in his stomach in Daming."
The earl is right, we are also trying to improve our smelting process, although we have made some progress, but we still can't achieve a significant reduction in the cost of rifled guns."
Hejamin replied at this point."
This matter should not be rushed, it is the same as doing learning, it must be done naturally."
Xu Qianxue said another sentence at this time.Everyone nodded.Charles II, on the other hand, was a little anxious, so he asked Xu Qianxue: "How long will it take for this to be completed, can it surpass the Ming State in ten years, at least defeat the Wa State and Korea, or will it take a generation?"
”"If His Majesty the King is benevolent, maybe you can get twice the result with half the effort, the son-in-law has long said that benevolence is the way, and improving skills is just a technique, it is the last skill, it is a strange skill, it is the icing on the cake, not the foundation of governing the country!
As long as you are willing to practice benevolent government, Corporal Lixian, these will naturally come to fruition, such as this smelting steel, if the Ming Kingdom is familiar with the profound craftsman of smelting skills, knowing that you are Corporal Lixian, benevolent and loving the people, you will definitely be willing to vote under your command!
Be your courtier!
”At this time, Xu Qianxue continued to take this opportunity to advocate his Confucian thoughts.When Charles II heard this, he was inspired and asked, "You mean that if this king does this benevolent way and sends someone to buy the master of the Ming Kingdom, it will be easy to buy it successfully." ”"That's right!"
Xu Qianxue replied.Charles II nodded: "Good!
This king will be what you call a benevolent lord!
You are responsible for finding a way to buy a few Ming masters to come to my Great Britain, one is to use your connections in the Ming Kingdom, and the other is to tell them about the king's ambition to do benevolent government. ”"Yes!"
Xu Qianxue replied.......
"In the past, successive kings, governing the country only sought to ensure the safety of the people, and the people did not mourn and starve, so that they could adapt to the long-term stability of the society, I disagreed, people's desires are increasing, full of warmth and 0 lust, and the ruler has to increase with the increase in the needs of the people so that the court can provide more resources for it, secondly, the longer the world is peaceful, the more the population will increase, and it is not only possible to let the predecessors be full, regardless of whether the descendants are hungry or not, so the ruler must also make the court provide more resources for it with the increase in the number of people. ”"And there are only two ways for the imperial court to increase resources, one is to take the resources of other countries and irrigate their own fields with the water of others; One is to develop science and technology, so that today's acre of production is better than yesterday!
The former is the art, the latter is the Tao, there is always a time when the resources are exhausted or cannot be taken away, and this technology is endless, so it is the foundation of governance. ”In the same time and space, the Ming Jingshi.Zhu Youxiao expressed to his ministers in the government hall that he attached great importance to scientific and technological research and development."
What Your Majesty said is, however, there is a problem encountered here, that is, for scholars who have made significant scientific and technological contributions, when they commit a crime, even a heinous crime, how to deal with it, and when it is improper, it will also be punished with death, and then it will affect the development of science and technology?"
Wen Tiren suddenly asked at this time.Then, Wen Tiren looked at the other auxiliary ministers: "We must pay attention to this!"
At present, in the pacification of the Wa Kingdom, Korea, and Annam, several cases have been found in which some foreign Yi bribed the scholars of our Ming Dynasty scientific research and stolen some skills and knowledge that were not disclosed to the outside world with the permission of the imperial court, although they are not very important top-secret skills and knowledge!
But this phenomenon also reminds us that we must guard against this, especially as we become more and more pedantic in scientific research. ”"It seems that if this is executed, it will be a loss to the entire country and mankind, after all, its value in science and technology is immeasurable, and Your Majesty has already instructed in advance, the ruler should put the interests of China first, and then worry about the world, now whether it is from Huaxia or from the world, it seems that scientists should not be executed, even if they commit heinous crimes!"
Zhang Tongchang said at this time.Is it because of its own importance to the value of China to the world?
In this case, where is the law of the Emperor Gang and the country?!
If there is no Zhang butcher, do you hold a hairy pig, the minister thinks it is inappropriate!
”Lu Xiangsheng objected.