Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 215 Osman is the money bag

Before coming, Cao Wei had been worried about Yiqiu's injury. Anyway, according to Song Ping, Yiqiu's condition was much more serious than others.

Apart from being worried, Cao Wei was also a little angry at Yiqiu for acting so boldly. Fortunately, everyone was only injured this time. If the detonator had been more powerful, Yiqiu might have lost half his life.

He originally planned to reprimand Yiqiu severely, but Yiqiu's conclusion about granular gunpowder suddenly made Cao Wei no longer angry.

Iqiu was dedicated to research and progress. What big mistake could he make?

But even so, Cao Wei had to express his feelings, otherwise who knows what Yiqiu would do next time and blow himself up into the sky?

Cao Wei tried his best to keep his expression serious and said:

"Do you know how dangerous what you did this time is?"

Although Yiqiu's face could not be seen, judging from the dimmed expressions in his eyes, Cao Wei's questioning made him very embarrassed and ashamed.

"The amount of gunpowder in the detonator you made has reached half of the gunpowder in the thunderbolt! If there are any more, you and your classmates will all have to go to the underworld to meet each other." Cao Wei's tone was very low.

"His Majesty issued an edict to find you, and naturally he cares about you very much. I went to the palace a few days ago, and His Majesty once asked, if there is something wrong between you, how do you want me to explain it to Your Majesty? I will Wouldn’t all the years of hard work have been in vain?”

"You have to know that this affects not only you and me, but also the entire Ming Dynasty! Because the knowledge I teach you is the most advanced scientific and technological knowledge in the world, and you all are the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty..."

Yiqiu's eyes were red, as if he was about to shed tears.

"Teacher, I was wrong! If the student remembers it, he will be careful in the future and will never make the same mistake again! He will never let down the teacher's expectations!"

Cao Wei sighed and nodded,

"It's best if you understand."

"How is the injury?" Cao Wei asked more clearly this time.

"I asked the doctor to come and see me last night. There's nothing serious. It's just that there are a few more wounds. I won't be able to move around for three to five days. I won't be able to listen to the teacher's lectures during this period." Yiqiu replied, with a strong sense of self-confidence in his tone. Responsibility and loss.

"As long as the person is fine," Cao Wei comforted, "Just wait a moment."

After Cao Wei finished speaking, he turned around and left the room. After a while, he came back with today's teaching materials in his hand.

"After the classes at the Manufacturing Bureau are over in the past few days, I will come over and teach you again so that you won't fall behind."

"Teacher!" Yiqiu called out, and tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, soaking the linen on his face.

It is extremely rare for a big shot like Cao Wei to condescend to teach them, but now because of his willfulness, Cao Wei has to take the time to give him extra lessons.

There is no better way to be a teacher than this! Yiqiu felt warm in his heart. Even if it was for his teacher Cao Wei, he would definitely work hard in the future!

At this moment, Cao Wei is really like a loving father in Yi Qiu's heart. In addition, he is also a confidant. Even if he wants his own life, Yi Qiu will give it to him without saying a word!

"Stop crying, stop crying, what does a grown man look like crying? My time is precious, don't procrastinate." Cao Wei raised the corner of his mouth and said something joking.

"Yeah, yeah!" Yiqiu blinked and held back his tears. Then Cao Wei opened the textbook and started teaching...

When Cao Wei declined Yiqiu's relatives' offer to stay with him for dinner and came out of Yiqiu's home, the sky had already darkened.

Cao Wei got into the carriage and began to close his eyes and meditate. The coachman drove the carriage to Cao's mansion.

I hope my efforts will not be in vain...

For six consecutive days, Cao Wei taught other students at the current manufacturing bureau every day, and then went to Yiqiu's home to make up lessons for them.

Six days later, most of Yiqiu's injuries had scabbed over and he could move around normally, but no violent movements were allowed. He finally appeared in the manufacturing bureau's class again, listening to the class with others.

And now Yiqiu has become a legend among many students, a ruthless person who knocked him down with one shot!

Faced with the ridicule from the students, Yiqiu was not angry at all. He only focused on learning Professor Cao Wei's knowledge. He wanted to use practical actions to repay Professor Cao Wei's teachings.

After Cao Wei finished teaching at the Manufacturing Bureau today, he didn't have to make up any more classes. He thought about the open source incident and turned back to the palace.

When Cao Wei arrived, Zhu Xiongying was reviewing the memorial in the study.

Seeing Cao Wei's arrival, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but grin.

"The Grand Master is here. Sit down quickly. Someone is here to prepare tea for the Grand Master."

The fat eunuch quickly brought tea, and Cao Wei took a sip. After giving lectures for a long time, his mouth was indeed a little dry.

"The Grand Master finally came here when he was free. I think the student's injury is almost healed." Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.

When Cao Wei heard this, he almost spit out a sip of water, "Cough...cough..."

He knew that Zhu Xiongying couldn't hide the fact that his student blew him up, but Cao Wei still felt a little embarrassed when he said it like this.

"Hahaha, I made your Majesty laugh," Cao Wei took the brocade handkerchief handed over by the eunuch and wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth.

Zhu Xiongying put away his smile,

"I'm not looking at their jokes. It's a good thing that they have such a thirst for knowledge. When Grand Master you developed the mighty thunder cannon, it scared others. I was also worried at that time, especially Aunt Hanming. I was on tenterhooks all day long, but fortunately nothing happened. These students have the same spirit of exploration as the Grand Master. This is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, and I am deeply pleased!"

Cao Wei nodded.

Then Zhu Xiongying asked Cao Wei’s reason for coming.

"I heard that the Grand Master's course is about to end. At this time, the Grand Master is here to serve those students?"

Cao Wei couldn't deny it, "Your Majesty is right, but this matter is easy to talk about. There is one more thing that I need to discuss with Your Majesty."

"what's up?"

Cao Wei told him that scientific research would cost huge amounts of money in the future. After hearing this, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but be speechless.

"Hiss...a waste of money, it costs tens of thousands of taels?"

Seeing that Zhu Xiongying was a little frightened, Cao Wei quickly replied:

"In the initial stage of scientific research, there is generally no need for such precious and scarce money. Generally, more than a hundred taels or a thousand taels will be enough."

"It's just that as scientific research continues to develop, those expensive and precious resources will definitely come in handy. It's better to plan this matter in advance." Zhu Xiongying nodded with deep understanding. He still had this foresight. Yes, it will not work without the development of science and technology. Just look at the gap between the previous Ming Dynasty and the current Ming Dynasty.

However, technological development requires money, and a lot of money! If we want Daming to stay ahead on the road of technological development, we must solve the funding problem in advance.

Only by allowing scientific researchers to continue conducting experiments without any pressure and achieve continuous breakthroughs can Ming Dynasty remain far ahead.

In this era, things are changing with each passing day. Although Ming Dynasty is strong, it must keep making progress!

"I can understand what the grand master said, so what the grand master means is to continue to open source? Where does the source come from?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

Cao Wei smiled softly and said, "Does your Majesty know about the Ottoman Empire?"

Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment and shook his head, "I have never heard of this name."

Cao Wei clapped his hands and thought about it, "It also has another name, called Lumi."

"Rumi? I've heard of this name before. It seems to be a country far away in the west. It doesn't have frequent contacts with the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Xiongying's memory is correct. The country of Ottoman was actually founded by the Turks. The name Osman also means a fusion of multiple meanings in the Turkic language family.

When the Yuan Dynasty was at its most prosperous, they fought westward. These Turks were beaten until they cried for their fathers and mothers, abandoned their helmets and armor, and finally attached themselves to Khwarazm. Later, Khwarazm was also defeated and could only continue to fight against the Turks. He fled westward and later occupied a position in the Byzantine Empire, which gradually became a kingdom.

After Osman I came to power, he unified all ethnic groups and established the Ottoman Empire. With continuous development, the Ottoman Empire's national power can be said to be among the best in the world.

Among them, Murad I was a ruthless man. During his reign, he continued to use troops, conquered the east and west, and forced Bulgaria and Byzantium to surrender and pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire. This was the foundation for the Ottoman Empire to become stronger and stronger in the future.

But to Ming Dynasty, all other countries are younger brothers! What's more, Ottoman is still far from its heyday.

The position of the Ottoman Empire is also very special. According to the saying at this time, it does not belong to Europe, because most of the countries are in Asia, but it is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it is considered to be close to Europe.

"What do you mean by Grand Master, is it profitable to take action against Lumi?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

Cao Wei grinned, "Your Majesty, you don't know that as a country based on gold, the Ottoman Empire's gold reserves are more than six or seven times that of the original Ming Dynasty."

"Hiss..." Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but breathe cold air, "So many?"

This alone was enough for Zhu Xiongying to make up his mind to conquer the Ottoman Empire. That was really countless wealth!

"Okay, then I will send troops today!" Zhu Xiongying was in high spirits.

Cao Wei stretched out his hand, "Your Majesty, although the Ottoman Empire is in Asia, it is still too far away from the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it is closer to the Sun and Moon Kingdom in Europe. I think that if the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Kingdom can be allowed to send troops to attack the Ottoman Empire, The empire is in the best interest of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Xiongying looked startled and thought for a moment that this was indeed the case, but the Sun and Moon Kingdom had just been established not long ago, and the situation in Europe had not yet completely stabilized. Would sending troops so hastily cause unnecessary trouble?

"Grand Master, over there at Sun Moon Kingdom..."

Cao Wei seemed to know what he was going to say, he smiled and waved his hand,

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I did not say that we must attack the Ottoman Empire now. We can establish the political power in the Sun and Moon Kingdom and consolidate the country. During this period, we can send envoys to the Ottoman Empire to find out the truth and wait for the Sun and Moon Kingdom. Once we stabilize, it won't be too late to send troops again."

"And the Ottoman Empire is not developing slowly. Let it grow stronger during this period, and then the Ming Dynasty will benefit more."

"Moreover, the Sun and Moon Kingdom is our real vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It also needs to develop. After conquering the Ottoman Empire, part of the benefits gained can be divided. I think the Emperor of the Sun and Moon Kingdom must be very interested in this matter."

Zhu Xiongying understood clearly that Cao Wei regarded Osman as Ming Dynasty's money bag and cornucopia.

In fact, when Cao Wei wants to conquer the Ottoman Empire, he can gain benefits on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has a global strategic vision.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now the most powerful country in the world, it has not really allowed all nations to come to Korea. Some countries are because they are too far away, and some countries do not feel that the Ming Dynasty can pose a threat to them.

Take the Americas for example. Although the Americas were still very primitive at this time, they were also human beings. As long as they were human beings, they should succumb to the Ming Dynasty!

And when Cao Wei thought of the shameless faces of later generations of Americans, he couldn't help but want to target them.

There is also Africa. Because of its unique and superior geographical environment, Africa's strength is not weak now. They should all submit to the Ming Dynasty, but they did not!

What Cao Wei wanted to do was to conquer these overseas countries that had not surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and make them all submit to the Ming Dynasty.

As a country on the same continent as the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire was naturally the first to be attacked by Cao Wei, conquering the ones that were close first, and then attacking those that were further away.

"Okay! I will write to my fourth uncle right now and ask him to start preparations!" Zhu Xiongying said domineeringly.

Cao Wei nodded, "As for the envoy to the Ottoman Empire, does your Majesty have anyone in mind?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment.

"Since you are going to another country, you should choose a military general to go there. Firstly, you will not have stage fright, and secondly, you can demonstrate the Ming Dynasty's military power."

At this time, the older generation of military generals in the court, except Lan Yu, only have Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen and Wuding Marquis Guo Ying. Then choose one from these two.

Geng Bingwen seems to be a good candidate.

"There are two generals in the court, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying. What do you think of General Geng's mission to the Ottoman Empire?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

Cao Wei pondered briefly, "The Marquis of Wuding is more suitable than the Marquis of Changxing."

Zhu Xiongying had a questioning look in his eyes. Cao Wei must have his reasons for saying this, and this is what he wants to learn from.

"Although Marquis Changxing is also a hero of the Ming Dynasty, he has not fought in these years, and he has lived a relatively prosperous life. If he went to the Ottoman gold cave and was blinded by gold, although he would not betray him, he would definitely not betray him. If something goes wrong, it will be very difficult!”

"On the other hand, Marquis Wu Ding, after becoming famous, continued to live a poor life, with the same upright and resolute character. When I sent him to the Ottomans, I dare not say anything else. At least he will not make any mistakes."

Guo Ying is famously poor. How poor is he? This made Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who always advocated frugality, intolerable. Moreover, Guo Ying was never selfless and had made no mistakes under Zhu Yuanzhang for decades. It can be said that he was bold and careful.

(End of this chapter)