please make me king

Chapter 1535 The Beginning of the Eastward Spread of Western Learning

"You... You are not being unreasonable like an upright knight!" The bearded Tang Ruowang blushed and commented loudly.

"A true knight cannot ignore social injustice for the sake of his false reputation!" Zhang Shun replied with a sneer.

"You don't do production, and you still collect 'tithes' from believers. You can really be called a 'national beetle'!"

"This king has not imitated the story of 'Wu Zong exterminated Buddha'. He is already extremely kind. How dare you say anything else?"

"You..." Tang Ruowang suddenly felt like falling into an ice cave when he heard Zhang Shun's words.

It turns out that in order to preach, these believers naturally described the West as heaven.

And the dark and corrupt parts are naturally ignored, so it has a good reputation among scholars.

However, the premise of all this is that Western Europe is developed and rich, which makes people admire.

If believers discover the hypocrisy and corruption of these Catholics, they will inevitably feel disillusioned, and I am afraid that Catholicism will stink on the streets.

"What's the matter, didn't you guys succeed?" Zhang Shun's face changed when he heard the words, and he couldn't help asking quickly.

In Zhang Shun's previous life, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty started the "Westernization Movement", he had basically lagged behind Western society.

"Don't be afraid, you have to hit seven inches when you hit a snake." Zhang Shun laughed, "This missionary is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid that he will not be allowed to preach."

"Uh..." Seeing that Zhang Shun would not enter, Tang Ruo had no choice but to say in a roundabout way, "Let me think about it before replying to Your Highness!"

"Ah? So Zhang Shun asked us to learn from Mr. Wang, but he has such thoughts." Li Sanniang and others were surprised when they heard the words.

The content of the exchange between the two just now was to say hello to each other first, and then Zhang Shun asked her "Do you speak Europa", and she replied "Yes, a little bit".

"Okay, jump up and see off the guests!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but ordered directly when he saw that there was nothing more to squeeze out.

"But... But in this way, will these people be submissive but not submissive, and play tricks?" Tian Xiuying frowned.

Moreover, the words of King Shun, in addition to revealing his amazing understanding of Catholicism, also mentioned two pieces of information about Catholicism: one is the virtue of knights, and the other is "tithing".

"Salvē, Mea uxor!" Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but hastily replied, "Loquerisne linguam latinam?"

"'The caravel sailing ship is small and agile, and it hangs extremely fast. It has two or three masts. It was originally used for explorers' ocean-going expeditions, but now it is mostly used for offshore operations."

However, fortunately, as an excellent missionary, he is known for quick wit.

But once Galileo is allowed to come, the crimes of Catholic persecution of scholars will be exposed. What should we do?
Tang Ruowang was in a dilemma for a while.

"This..." Tang Ruowang was caught off guard by Zhang Shun's sudden change of subject.

Not to mention anything else, but the "Illustration of Strange Artifacts" written by the missionary Wang Zheng, which is said to be dictated by the missionary Deng Yuhan and written by Wang Zheng.

In view of this, Zhang Shun thought about the solution on the day when Wang Zheng presented the "Illustration of Qi Qi Qi Shuo" to himself.

"Sinners don't want to be rewarded, but please teach them!" Tang Ruowang said quickly.

He couldn't help but said: "If you want to talk about the specific craft and blueprints, I'm afraid I'll have to search. But if Your Highness really wants to build a ship, you can build a 'Clark Sailboat' in the ocean, and a 'Caravia Sailboat' in the offshore."

"Nowadays, Sanniang and others have already made some achievements in learning Europa. Given time, why do they need others to 'feed'?"

"This Clark sailing ship has three or four masts. The ship is huge and tall, and can carry more than a hundred guns. Therefore, it can cross the sea."

And the time point of "a year and a half" should be the time point when Galileo can resist it.

"It's only a young age, how...how can I learn it?" Ma Yingniang, Gao Guiying, and Wang Qiying couldn't help but look at each other.

Now these people have been studying for more than a year, and now they dare not say they are proficient, but at least they have mastered the reading and writing skills of Europa.

After this conversation, Ma Yingniang, Gao Guiying, Wang Qiying, Zhang Zhoutian, Zhu Sinu, Hai Lanzhu and Dayuer sisters all looked at each other.

"This, Your Highness, I need to think about it!" Tang Ruowang hesitated for a moment, and said involuntarily.

From what Zhang Shun saw, some of the instruments that were commonly used by the Ming people were named "Far West", which shows the serious loss of technology.

The former is easy to say, but once the latter is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.

Then, he can take the initiative to send talents to the West to learn local science, technology, geography, culture and other knowledge, instead of letting these missionaries act as "secondary dealers" among them.

"Whenever you meet an enemy, shoot them with shells, and everything will be broken!"

"Your Highness, if you treat him like this, aren't you afraid that he won't do things with all his heart?" After Gao Qiqian and Tang Ruowang left, Tian Xiuying couldn't help but walked out from behind the screen, with a slightly worried expression on her face.

At that time, even if the two sides completely turn their faces, Zhang Shun can completely cultivate talents who master the "Europa language" independently.

This is a big matter, and Tang Ruowang can't make the decision by himself.

This is Zhang Shunhua's good move to start the "Westernization Movement" in advance.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Because Zhang Shun was busy with official duties, he only learned a little "European language", and he couldn't continue after that, so he could only hide his clumsiness.

And these few people are not like Zhang Shun's previous life, who were distracted by studying a few homework and only studied this one, making rapid progress.

"Salvē, Māiestās!" Just as everyone was looking at each other, Li Xiang suddenly stepped forward and said.

"Okay, that's the deal!" Zhang Shun clapped his hands together and couldn't help laughing, "Then, let me see your value first!"

It turns out that Li Xiang, Liu Rushi, Chen Yuan, and Zeng are all "literate people" who already have a good cultural foundation, so learning "European language" is half the effort.

"Now, this king wants to build a navy. Do you know the construction techniques, blueprints and related tactics of the relevant ships?"

Once this information is exposed, just one "compete with the imperial court for taxes" is enough to cause the crowd to attack.

If things go on like this, not only will you be controlled by others, but you will become worse and worse as you learn more, and you will fall further and further behind others.

Fortunately, the past life has been developed for more than 300 years than the present, and many experiences are ready-made, such as the Westernization Movement.

"Sic, paululum linguae Latinae dico!" Li Xiang replied skillfully.

The agricultural tax in the Ming Dynasty was extremely low, and with the addition of other miscellaneous taxes in time, it may not be able to meet the standard of "tithe tax" on the surface.

"Yes, but this king is not worried!" Zhang Shun chuckled, then pointed to his wives and said, "If you want to know the situation in a country, you must know its language, so that you won't be deceived."

If you study further, you may be able to translate simple materials in a year and a half.

At the same time, Ma Yingniang, Gao Guiying, and Wang Qiying couldn't help but exclaim.

"This..." Tang Ruowang hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "I will give His Highness an answer in three days!"

"Oh?" Zhang Shun couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said, "Okay, if you can present the relevant information of these two ships, I will reward you a lot!"

"Time should be faster. As the saying goes, 'the moon is cloudy and sunny, and the sky is full of misfortunes and blessings'. Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. If there is an eventuality in Galileo, I am afraid that Catholicism will never come in again. !" Zhang Shun could not help reminding meaningfully.

It turns out that these women who like to wield knives and guns belong to the kind who can't sit still. They don't have much talent in language, so they only learned "one bottle is not satisfied, half bottle is dangling".

When he was in school in his previous life, Zhang Shun’s history teacher had cited many historical facts and told them about the measures of the Westernization Movement, and Zhang Shun remembered everything.

"I can't preach, and if Galileo doesn't come, no one is allowed to preach!" Zhang Shun flatly refused.

This is not the case in this life, and now both sides have their own strengths.

If it is "fed" by missionaries, it will appear that while science and technology are being introduced, the science and technology they have mastered will also be "stolen".

Among them, the sentence he remembers most clearly is: "If you want to learn the skills, you must first understand the language. Once you understand the language, you can take the initiative to learn all the beneficial construction achievements of the nation's technology, culture, and system."

And the development of China later was exactly as his history teacher said, the result of all the people learning foreign languages ​​directly led to the almost one-way transparency of the Western society to the Chinese elite.

So that once there is any change in the other party, this side can know it well.

What Zhang Shun needs to do now is to copy the successful experience of the previous life to this life to ensure that China participates in the era of great navigation, and then take the lead in starting the process of industrialization.

(End of this chapter)