back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 721
This is something that can't be helped, don't say that I read it from a book, is it possible that Lu Chengqi wants to tell them that he is a saint who was born to know?He was very empty in his heart, if someone saw his flaws, he would not be able to sit firmly on the throne.There is no way, who told him that he is not very confident, if it is other things, it will be fine, but science is something that must never touch the bottom line.As the saying goes, half a step ahead is a genius, one step ahead is a lunatic, and a lunatic becomes emperor, what do the people below think?
Fortunately, these three people never thought that the little emperor in front of them would lie. Instead, they felt that the "technical strength" of these Western countries was indeed a bit unfathomable.I won’t talk about colorless colored glaze, which was developed “a long time ago”. The little emperor also said, what about “Egypt”? Pyramids as high as mountains, huge temples, and even Dashun’s iron-smelting technology , It was first "discovered" by others.Tang Xun and the others are not the pedantic scholars of the Qing Dynasty in the official history. They know that the world is so big that it is beyond imagination, and they also know about the Western countries.

Shen Kuo said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the countries of Europa are so sharp, if they become enemies with our Central Plains, wouldn't it be a formidable enemy?"

Su Song also nodded, and said: "I have been developing many technologies written by Your Majesty's imperial pen for many days, and found that they are true, complicated and cumbersome, and non-geniuses can't fully understand them. If everyone in Europa is like this, then how can I in the Central Plains withstand?"

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "Masters, don't worry about this matter. Although Europa is strong, it is only strong on one side. The Roman state has now been torn apart, so what is there to be afraid of?"

The three disagreed, and Tang Xun remonstrated: "Your Majesty also said, be prepared for danger in times of peace. Europa is in trouble now, how can it be troubled for a lifetime?"

Lu Chengqi never thought that they would actually talk about him in the opposite way, and felt relieved: "It is true that Europa is now in a special period called 'Renaissance', and they also went to sea for trade, which made the city rise up and the people live and work in peace..." In fact, what Lu Chengqi said was wrong. The Renaissance in Europe should have occurred in the fourteenth century, and now it is just a budding stage.However, his shallow knowledge of European history did not prevent him from introducing Da Vinci, Shakespeare and others with great interest.It's a pity that this way of elevating others and belittling oneself made the three people under the Long case feel extremely embarrassed.You know, the Central Plains has always been known as an orthodox power, and the emperor of the previous dynasty was also called Tian Khan. How can it be accepted that there are many countries that are more powerful than the Central Plains Dynasty?
Shen Kuo was the first to say: "Your Majesty, since Europa is so sharp, how can we not catch up?"

Knowing that they had fallen into a trap, Lu Chengqi deliberately sighed and said, "There is a priority in hearing the truth, and there is a specialization in the arts. It is normal for Europa to surpass the Central Plains in some fields. I am very relieved that you have such ambitions. I am just anxious. It is difficult to catch up with the time, Zhu Qing should not be too obsessed, so as not to damage the body. I cherish talents, but I don't want you to be old when you are young..."

Tang Xun said with a smile: "With the Supervision Department at the side to supervise, it is difficult for us to forget to sleep and eat."

Lu Chengqi sighed, changed the subject, and said worriedly: "A few days ago, someone told me that Sima Guang, the transfer envoy, had written a book of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" while he was in office. It can be seen that it is a masterpiece of history books. It is a good thing that Dashun and the previous dynasties can be corrected to avoid divergent opinions. As the saying goes, gold in troubled times is collected in prosperous times, but in my opinion, it is still necessary to write classics in prosperous times. Without one or two books that have been handed down through the ages, how can it be considered a prosperous age?"

Shen Kuo was quick-witted, and he knew the meaning of the strings: "Your Majesty, you want to write the scriptures?"

Lu Chengqi nodded: "Yes, there were hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period, and now Confucianism schools emerge in endlessly, Zhou Dunyi's Lian Xue, Shao Yong's Xiang Mathematics, Zhang Zai's Guan Xue, Er Cheng's Luo Xue, Sima Guang's Shuo Xue , each of them is shining brightly, and each has its own strengths. Such a grand event is not inferior to the pre-Qin period. Wouldn't it be a blessing if it could be printed into a book and passed on for generations?"

Su Song was tempted. Liyan is the dream of every Confucian student, but he was also a little puzzled, and said: "If your Majesty wants to compile a book, you can order it to be compiled in Jiyingdian, Youwendian, and Secret Pavilion." Editors, editors of the History Museum, fellow editors, Shilu Institute editors, book clerks, editors, secretary provincial school clerks, etc., can edit classics and publish them into books."

Lu Chengqi shook his head and said: "The book I want to compile is all the books of classics and history since the book contract, as for astronomy, topography, yin and yang, medicine and divination, monk Taoism, skills, military art, and even civil engineering, to create a legal style. Such skills are compiled into a book, which is too numerous! Thousands of years of wars have destroyed many stunts, such as the wooden kite that can fly for three days, the Zhuge crossbow that can fire in bursts, the wooden cow and horse that can't move by itself... only Stored in the history books, I am afraid that not many people will make them. Presumably after thousands of years, future generations will not see the real things, and they will definitely guess in their hearts. , Maybe in another hundred years, the muskets, cannons, and warships that we have worked so hard to build will become extinct. In the future, what will our descendants use to resist the enemy's blade and inherit Chinese civilization?"

Tang Xun's voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty wants to combine Dashun technology into one code?"

Lu Chengqi nodded and said with a sigh: "I often think that if Dashun's technology leaves behind words and maps, then even if the future generations are struggling, they will have a day to work hard again."

It is the dream of literati through the ages to write a book and make a statement. It has been like this throughout the ages. Don’t you see some celebrities in later generations who find a gunman to write a few bullshit articles, and then publish a book and set up a biography in a grandiose manner. Arty, relatively, they are still ancient intellectuals , not thick-skinned enough, very self-aware, at most think about it in your heart, and dare not put it into practice, lest you become a laughing stock.

Su Song was calm in the end, barely suppressed the feeling of heartbeat, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I'm afraid it will be wrong to do this."

Lu Chengqi frowned and said, "What could be wrong?"

Su Song sighed: "There are more than tens of thousands of astronomy, topography, yin and yang, medical divination, monkhood, art, military art, and even civil engineering and construction methods in the world? If they are compiled in a book, it is really difficult for the strong."

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "It's called a book, but it can be divided into multiple volumes according to the title, and a volume can be divided into dozens of volumes. Calculated in this way, it is actually hundreds or thousands of books. Let me think about it Go, since Europe has a Renaissance, how can the Central Plains not have it? I have decided to write a book and compile a code. And all the ministers are ministers of the Dashun Humerus. I want to entrust this important task to you. I don’t know what you want How about next?"

(End of this chapter)