Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 80 Technology Leadership
"It's not recorded?" Lao Zhu frowned deeply, and looked at the first pile first. For some reason, his fifth son wrote from left to right, with many words and gestures, and there were many mistakes and omissions.Lao Zhu could barely understand some of them.

I saw that in this pile of papers, most of them were stories, poems and songs of later generations, and occasionally there were some words with unclear meanings such as "Angel Meng" and "Mikami Yuya". Zhu Biao was at a loss.

Although there are many shocking lines in these poems and songs, Lao Zhu at this time has no idle mind.After all, no matter how good the words are, they are nothing more than chatting in leisure time. How can we talk about the world's major events?
The second pile of paper is a lot of drawing manuscripts.Among them are strange things that resemble firecrackers, arched stone kilns, barrel-like stoves, and some high mountains, sun, moon and stars, etc., all of which are strange things.Because there are many strange symbols on it, the two still can't understand it.

The third pile of paper is the most correct pile, written from right to left in a regular manner, and the font is also straight and straight.Lao Zhu flipped through it briefly, and found that it seemed to be a book of arithmetic and arithmetic, and there were still many symbols in it, which took a lot of effort to read.

"This old five, why don't you write all these useless things on the most important historical record paper of Ming Dynasty!" Lao Zhu threw the stack of papers on the table, his tone distressed.

Zhu Biao looked at the papers repeatedly.These chaotic pages have not yet been bound, and Zhu Biao has not studied arithmetic in depth, so it looks very difficult.But he knew that this book must be a hundred times more important than the history of Ming Dynasty in the heart of the fifth younger brother Zhu Su.

"Father. When my brother-in-law Mu Ying and I were in the mansion, I heard the fifth brother talk about it."

"Institutions are to the world what flowing water is to a pool."

"If the system remains unchanged forever, it is like stagnant water in a deep pool, and it will stink and rot after a long time."

"Only by injecting living water from time to time can the clarity be maintained forever. Therefore, what the emperor should seek is not a system that can last forever, but a steady stream of 'living water'."

"Oh?" Old Zhu became interested. "I also heard from Lao Wu in the past that there is no system that will last forever. Although we have listened to it, but... there are still hundreds of years before the end of the Ming Dynasty."

"If we don't start with the system, how can we control the chaos that will happen hundreds of years later? Could it be that we are seeking longevity like those foolish kings before?"

"Of course not." Zhu Biao shook his head. "The fifth brother once asked me a question. He said: I am a Chinese in the Central Plains, and I am civilized. The barbarians outside the Great Wall are barbaric. Why do we wait for the Chinese nation to inherit so greatly for thousands of years, but we always need to use the material resources of the whole country to achieve Against the barbarians in northern Xinjiang?"

"Could it be that we, the Chinese nation, are actually weaker than the barbarians?"

"How do you answer?" Lao Zhu showed interest, straightened his body, and sat upright.

"My child thinks that those barbarians outside the Great Wall were only acting fiercely for a while. I don't see the Huns and Wuhuan in the past, how are they safe now? And our Han people, although they have been passed down for hundreds of generations, have been passed down continuously. Even if there is a catastrophe in Shenzhou Luchen, there will definitely be like father People like you stand up and break the sky of the Han people. This is where our civilization is stronger than barbarism."

"Okay, well said!" Lao Zhu slapped the table and praised vigorously. "Hu people outside the Great Wall don't know etiquette, don't respect their ancestors, how can they understand the righteousness of the nation? This is the reason why our generation can always stand tall when it dies."

"Yes. The boy thinks so." Zhu Biao nodded. "But in fact, this answer avoids the core of the fifth brother's question: Why is it that the Chinese nation is not the opponent of those Hu people outside the Great Wall when we fight?"

"So at that time, the boy just kept silent. The fifth brother asked again: Why did we wait for the Chinese ancestors in the Zhou Dynasty in the past, and we were able to drive out the barbarians in one vassal state and expand the territory. In the pre-Qin period, there was only one A strong army can frighten thousands of barbarians in the north."

"At that time, the folk customs were tough, how can it be compared to today." Old Zhu said.

"Baby answered in the same way." Zhu Biao said. "But the fifth brother gave a completely different point of view. The weapons are different."

"Weapon replacement?" Old Zhu frowned.

Zhu Biao nodded, and then he explained to Lao Zhu bit by bit what a weapon was.Then he said: "After thinking about it carefully, I feel that there are not only weapons, but also various other affairs, which are also said to be different from generation to generation."

"For example, during the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, slash-and-burn farming, the landed grain per mu was only more than ten catties. After the study of the sages of various generations, the grain production was several times that of the Three Emperors, and the same size of land could feed more people. Therefore, the power of our Han people The day is more common than barbarism."

"For example, in ancient times, the common people used grass leaves and animal skins as clothing. Then there was Lei Zu who reeled silk, which is why "Hua Xia" is different from barbarians Zuo Ren. Without the wisdom of our ancestors, we would all be wearing animal skins today. "

"Just like in ancient times, it was inconvenient for carriages and horses. Shihuang wrote the same text, and the carriages were on the same track. He opened mountains and rivers, and repaired the roads everywhere. Only then can we have all kinds of connections in China. This is also the difference between generations, and it is incomparable in ancient times."

"To sum up these generation differences, Di Su calls it 'technology'. The leading technology is the strongest weapon of civilization against barbarism. From my perspective, these manuscripts of Su Di are profound and mysterious, and ordinary people can see them."

"Since writing it down, it must be something that Sudi thinks is the most unforgettable thing."

"These manuscripts... I'm afraid they are the foundation of many future technological developments in China!"

"Oh?" Old Zhu narrowed his eyes, half-believing. "It sounds quite reasonable."

"But these things written by Su'er...they are black and white, and they look like ghostly symbols. How can anyone understand these things?"

"My son Wen Chengyi Bo Liu Ji is a scholar of heaven and man, and understands the past and the present. These manuscripts don't involve my future affairs, why don't you ask Chengyi Bo to explain a little or two, how about it?" Zhu Biao suggested.

"It's reasonable!" Lao Zhu also lifted his spirits.If he could really get the so-called "weapon agent" out of these piles of paper, he would be able to beat Bei Yuan hard, and it would be worthwhile. After 300 years, after all, it is still far away. To destroy the strong neighbor of Beiyuan is the top priority to protect today's Daming Guozuo.

The eunuch who made the announcement braved the heavy rain and left the imperial city. Not long after, Lao Zhu and his son heard multiple notifications from outside: "Your Majesty, Uncle Chengyi has already waited outside the East Pavilion."

Lao Zhu hurriedly announced his entry. Liu Bowen (Liu Ji, courtesy name Bowen) finished the ceremony, and was about to ask Lao Zhu what he meant, when he saw Lao Zhu beckoning to him: "Mr. Liu, come here."

"We heard that you are pedantic about heaven and man. I wonder if you can understand the things on these papers?"

Liu Bowen was taken aback.I thought that Lao Zhu started to test his own thoughts.He thought he had read all kinds of schools of thought and had his own opinions on various academic schools, so he just smiled and leaned over in a calm manner.

But just looking at the drawings on the table for the first time, the eyeballs in the sockets of the eyes were almost stared down.

"This is... to measure ten thousand high mountains by the shade of the mountain? Ah! Measure the Yellow River by taking the water of a bucket of water?"

"This one is... Astrology? This one is..."

"This is a thaumaturgy that is unmatched in the world! Where did Your Majesty know?"

(End of this chapter)