Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 294 Purpose
"Reporting to Your Majesty, since I know His Majesty's thoughts, I should relieve His Majesty's worries! The minister's plan has been made, if His Majesty intends to send his ministers to Europe, then I should be willing to be driven by His Majesty!"

Zheng Zhifeng put the teacup on the brocade stool, got up and bowed his hands with a look of emotion on his face.

"Zheng Qing, in fact, I have considered this matter for a long time, and only put it aside due to internal and external troubles. In the past, when I talked with the old Xu Xueshi, Qin Tianjian Tang Ruowang and other courtiers, there were a lot of things related to the West, so foreign barbarians are also counted. I know quite a lot, and I know that Europa is superior in many aspects such as arithmetic, general operations, medical skills, law, literature, astronomy, etc., which have already surpassed our Ming Dynasty. In terms of firearms, our Ming Dynasty can barely match it. But under all kinds of inconsistencies, in less than ten years, as far as firearms are concerned, they will be far superior to my Ming Dynasty in terms of range and power, and the gap will be widened! Because he has the heart of a craftsman and specializes in one The school is good at one school, and the ingenious craftsmen will take care of its shortcomings and make up for it, so as to make it stronger and stronger. This kind of ingenuity is really lacking in our Ming Dynasty, and it all depends on the attention of other countries. Mathematical sciences. The people of Europa already know that the foundation of future work lies in mathematics. For this reason, they have been emphasizing it since the leaders of various countries, so the exquisiteness of their general work will be far better than my understanding. If there is a day, there will be coveted I, the powerful man of the Ming Dynasty, came to attack with strong boats and sharp guns, and the consequences were unimaginable!"

Zhu Youjian has always believed that the most important reason why Chinese civilization has been ahead of the world for thousands of years is because it has a broad mind that embraces everything inclusive, rather than a narrow nation that is arrogant and proud of xenophobia caused by the proliferation of doctrines.But now the main ideological trend within the Ming Dynasty regards itself as the center of the world, and extremely despises and rejects other civilizations other than China. This is an extremely dangerous thought and behavior that must be corrected and reversed as soon as possible.

In order to break the current state of complacency and blind self-confidence in the Ming Dynasty, the most necessary means are to introduce advanced foreign civilizations and ideas, and to strengthen exchanges with the so-called foreign barbarians.Only by letting many insightful people in the Ming Dynasty open their eyes, see more truly advanced things, and realize that in many ways, the barbarians they despise have surpassed and are being quickly left behind, can only Da Ming stand up. Only by catching up directly will we not fall far behind other countries in the future.

Zheng Zhifeng then said: "Your Majesty's words can be said to empathize with me, and it also makes me more determined to go on an envoy! I dare to ask, what purpose will the Majesty intend to achieve when he sends his ministers to the West this time? To communicate with him or to expand business routes ? Or is it looking for an opportunity to lure other skilled craftsmen to come to my Daming?"

"Zheng Qing's question is exactly what I want to tell you. This time, Zheng Qing will go to Europe as the imperial envoy, and there will be two deputy envoys to assist you. I will equip you with a hundred brocade-clothed soldiers, Five hundred soldiers will serve as guards; in addition, I will select two hundred teenagers over the age of 12 from the orphans taken in by Huangzhuang to accompany them. If Zheng Qing operates properly, these teenagers should preferably be able to go to the best school among the powers of Europe I have been studying for several years, and I am familiar with its language and atmosphere. The school should focus on mathematics, medicine, law, and generals. If my expectations are not bad, it should not be difficult to study abroad. The atmosphere of Europa is open, everything is fair, and more I also look up to my Chinese civilization and hope to have more exchanges with my Ming Dynasty. There should be no reason to reject my Ming Dynasty. The overseas youth will live with adults to take care of their daily life, food and other matters. The expenses during the period are all There is no need to worry about the cost of the offerings made by the court. Zheng Qing must regard this matter as the top priority of this trip, and it must not be taken lightly."

Although Zheng Zhifeng generally understood Zhu Youjian's intentions, she was skeptical about how effective the move would be in the end.

After he received the order, Zhu Youjian continued: "In addition, Zheng Qing should pay more attention to the writings of top talents in various industries in each country when he is an envoy to other countries. That would be the best thing. This type of person is also based on arithmetic, various utensil manufacturing, medical skills, and laws. Furthermore, it is to announce to the ruling and opposition parties of Western countries: I welcome people from all over the world to come to Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether it is the imperial court or the people, whether it is business or cultural exchanges, as long as they come to Daming with an attitude of friendship and communication, and abide by the laws of Daming, their personal and property safety will be fully guaranteed by Daming. I authorize Zheng Zheng You have full power to deal with it. You can sign friendship regulations with other countries in my name. It will take a few years to go to the West, and the dangers involved are unpredictable. I hope Zheng Qing can return safely from this trip, and I will not hesitate to reward you with a title Of!"

Although there are still more than a hundred years before the first industrial revolution in the West, the best way to achieve the goal is to hurry up rather than late, because it will take quite a long time to eliminate some deep-rooted backward ways of thinking.

In an era when the concept of international students had not yet emerged, it was also the first of its kind in history for the Ming Dynasty to send a large number of teenagers to study in Europe. This allowed Western countries to feel the goodwill and sincerity of the Ming Dynasty and the open and inclusive attitude of the Ming court. A good image of the Ming court was established among European countries.

Zhu Youjian decided to make the imperial court's selection of teenagers to study in Europe a normalized mechanism, planting batches of seeds in advance, and when these seeds germinate and grow, some of the seedlings will grow into towering trees in the future.

Zhu Youjian thinks that the laws and systems are the most worth learning in Western countries.

Pay attention to laws and rules instead of morality in everything, and restrain the behavior of the powerful to the greatest extent, instead of using morality to restrain all kinds of lawlessness, which will only keep the weak and weak in a state of being bullied forever.

Of course, this kind of approach needs a long time to be subtle. If the concept of equality before the law is forcibly instilled in the present world, not only the officials and dignitaries will join forces to kill themselves, but even the Ming people who live at the bottom of society may not be able to accept it. .

All of this will take quite a long time. Only by changing many of the inherent concepts of Daming people ideologically, and using laws and Confucian moral values ​​to jointly restrain the public, will the entire country prosper for a long time.

What Zhu Youjian has to do now is to use his own rights to maintain this kind of germination that will appear in the future during his lifetime, and his ultimate goal is to eliminate power and bullying, so that everyone can live in a world where their own rights can be achieved. fully secured society.

It is ridiculous to say that it is necessary to use power to maintain a force that can eliminate power in the future, but it must be done.

Zhu Youjian didn't want to see future generations of Ming people helplessly watching their private houses being forcibly demolished, unable to do anything about it, ordinary people who had been wronged and had nowhere to complain, and talented people who had no background and remained anonymous all their lives. Establishing a fair and just social system will be his lifelong goal.

According to the current technology in all aspects, it is a very dangerous operation to cross the ocean and go to Europe. It is very likely that you will die in the sea and your bones will never be returned. Therefore, although Zhu Youjian has already moved to send Zheng Zhifeng to lead a team to Europe Thoughts, but I don't want to arrange this matter by forcing an order.

Because Zheng Zhifeng has experienced maritime affairs for a long time, he knows the risks better than anyone else, so he can only let Wang Shiqin testify and observe first, as for how to choose, it is up to him, after all, this matter may cause people to die.What's more, this trip comes and goes, and Zheng Zhifeng has to travel to other countries to complete other tasks. Even if everything goes well, the trip will take at least three years and at most five years before returning. How to arrange for the family's wife and children also needs to be considered.

Fortunately, I saw the right person. Zheng Zhifeng, who likes to make friends, is indeed a person who is unwilling to be lonely. In addition, he has a strong curiosity about European countries tens of thousands of miles away, and he is bound by rights and family affection. Finally, a mutual agreement was reached.

"My humble minister thanked the emperor for his generous reward! It is not what I want to be a knight, it is my duty to be able to share the worries of the emperor! Now that the holy will has been determined, when will I leave?"

　Does this half-text, half-white dialogue style affect everyone's sense of reading?I was thinking that if the ancients spoke vernacular, it seemed to be against harmony, so they left the current style, and this book is not popular. This should be one of the reasons, why should I change it to vernacular?
　　
　
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