Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 935 Pinyin
Wei Kuanguo came urgently, but brought bad news to the emperor.

"You ungrateful animal."

"Does the Pope have a hundred thousand troops?"

The emperor glared, and the suppressed anger was obvious.

The emperor usually does not show his emotions or anger, but as the center of power, no one wants to suppress himself, and he does not exceed the rules as he pleases. He has obviously reached this state.

"The Pope only has a piece of Italy, and its area is not as large as a province of Ming Dynasty."

Wei Kuanguo said truthfully.

"However, the Pope is the ruler of the entire European Catholic world. He is so powerful that he can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of crusaders to conquer Jerusalem."

Obviously, this sentence is to make the emperor feel a little threatened, so as to calm down.

However, he didn't understand that the emperor didn't know everything about the situation in Europe, but he still knew everything about it.

Zhu Yixi sneered: "If the Pope can organize another crusade, then Ottoman will not destroy Byzantium."

"I knew that the kings of Spain and France can appoint bishops independently, why can't Ming Dynasty do it?"

As he said that, the emperor didn't wait for his explanation, and said directly: "From today, the Society of Jesus will be divided into ten dioceses, namely Beijing, Nanjing, Tianjin, Songjiang, Taiwan, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, and Dengzhou."

"That is to say, the Catholic Church can only carry out missions in these ten places and abide by Matteo Ricci's rules. The corresponding bishops and priests will be nominated by the Jesuits and then judged by the Holy Spirit."

"Whether you are demoted or promoted, it is all up to me, and the Pope must not interfere."

"Bishop Wei." The emperor took a few steps closer, with a threatening voice: "You don't want the mission of Jesus to be destroyed for a hundred years, do you?"

"Where is the Pope?" Wei Kuanguo was speechless and could only stammer.

"Send tens of thousands of silver dollars every year, and they can stop their mouths." The emperor said indifferently: "As for tithes and atonement rolls, don't sell them randomly."

"If you submit, then I will train priests from the local people, and they will be self-contained. People believe in God, but it doesn't matter who is reading the Bible."

This is the word that emerged from the bottom of Wei Kuanguo's heart.

It would be fine if the Catholic Church banned it, but it would be unacceptable if all missionaries were expelled and local priests would take over.

How can such a rich Daming Diocese be abandoned?
Wei Kuanguo had to choose to obey.

This is also a milestone in the cause of Catholicism in the Ming Dynasty, and it represents an important step in its deep localization, which is of great significance.

"By the way, you are from Rome, so your Latin should be good!"

Zhu Yixi finished talking about the business, and suddenly said: "I am also confused, isn't the Bible written in Latin?"

"Your Majesty?" Wei Kuanguo was full of doubts.

"I want to ease the difficulty of children's literacy." Zhu Yixi said calmly: "Chinese characters not only need to memorize the shape, but also the pronunciation. I think you Latin, you only need to memorize the letters, and you can form a large number of vocabulary."

"I mean, use Latin to phoneticize Chinese characters to lower the threshold."

"After all, although Qie Yun is good, it is a bit out of date."

The so-called Qieyun is to find the initials and finals of two characters, so as to read another character.

The rhyme is divided into four tones, flat, up, down, and into. This is the consensus for many years.

But compared to pinyin, it is still too troublesome.

Therefore, the sounds of Tang, Han, and Song are actually inherited. Yan Zhitui also gave an example in "Yan's Family Instructions": "Northern people regard common people as garrison, Ru as Confucianism, and purple as sister", all of which are rhymes. Evidence of change,
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, there was Tang rhyme, and in Song Dynasty, there was Song rhyme. The pronunciation of fonts is always changing through distance and time.

The pronunciation of each word is different in different places, and the rhymes cut out are naturally different, so it is getting more and more outrageous.

Therefore, the popularity of Mandarin is extremely low.

To put it bluntly, for the children of poor families, the inauthentic official language has erected a threshold for their official career.

Pinyin, on the other hand, has a unified effect.

Not to mention anything else, in the later generations of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, which student can't speak Mandarin?

Wei Kuanguo has nothing to do, for the sake of missionary work, artillery is really capable, what is this?
"Go to the Ministry of Rites and write out a book of pinyin. I want to make Mongolian children all over the country read Mandarin."

Wei Kuanguo left in a hurry.

The emperor showed a smile: "Chinese characters are easy, and it is also good for educating the barbarians."

Shaowu Dictionary, Shaowu Pinyin, this is the deepest imprint left by him, and it will last forever, just waiting for it.

Shaowu 18th year, Xia June,
It was rare for the emperor to endure the scorching heat, and stayed in the Forbidden City, starting with the triennial martial arts exam.

The procedures of martial arts and liberal arts are the same, but the time is different, which is a deliberate divergence to avoid congestion in Beijing.

But even so, the number of martial arts candidates who have entered the Beijing camp this year has exceeded a thousand.

The difference between martial arts and liberal arts exams is that martial arts also has places in the army.

After all, it is to select excellent generals. Although the number of talents from the army is not as many as those from the world, there are still quite a few.

Therefore, in the Beijing camp and the frontier army, as long as they think they are talented, they can ask for leave in advance to participate in the martial arts.

Of course, in order to avoid trouble, each regiment can choose three people to participate in the martial arts test, but they do not have the status of martial arts examiners.

To put it bluntly, it is to obtain the qualifications for the exam, and if you fail the exam, you will continue to serve in the army.

But as long as you pass the exam and become a Wu Jinshi, your future is limitless.

As a result, as many as 300 people participated in the martial arts test in the army, accounting for [-]% of the participants.

Such a lively scene is naturally what the people of Beijing are keen on, so the restaurants and restaurants are full every day these days, and they are so happy that their mouths are crooked.

After all, if you are poor and rich in martial arts, you need a lot of money whether it is to exercise your body or hire a famous teacher. The consumption of martial arts is several times that of Wen Ju.

It is precisely because of this that in martial arts, there are very few people from poor families who have loose money and are not stingy with food and drink, which is much more generous than those literati.

Even the girls in the brothel were all glued to help the angry Wu Juren put out the fire, even if they were so tired that their legs went weak and they foamed at the mouth.

For Bingmasi, these days are exhausting.

The warriors are very angry, and the fire that has subsided is easy to rekindle. If they are not careful, sparks will rise everywhere, so let them come over to persuade them to fight.

You have to persuade them loudly, not to use force, what a hassle.

As soon as Sun Lin rushed back to the capital, he saw several fights. He couldn't help but shook his head and left slowly.

As the commander-in-chief of the South China Sea Division, he has served two terms, eight years, so he unloaded his burden and returned to the capital with ease.

Over the years, the South China Sea Navy has continuously suppressed pirates and maintained customs revenue, so the emperor is very satisfied with him.

He also knew in his heart that after returning this time, an earl would be inevitable.

After so many years, I finally arrived at the earl. As a child of a foreign relative, such hard work is really impressive.

"Young master." The butler was taken aback when he saw Sun Lin, and then came to his senses and immediately welcomed him in.

Accompanying behind is a group of family members.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, he saw that he was in good condition, so he handed over the sign to see him.

As expected, within a quarter of an hour, Liu Afu came to greet him personally: "Uncle Sun, you arrived really fast."

"The emperor is very happy."

Sun Lin was noncommittal and quickly walked into the palace.

Soon, he saw the emperor in single clothes, and his elder sister, Sun Xuan'er, who was a concubine.

"Sir, Sun Lin, I greet Your Majesty, Your Majesty—"

"Get up!" The emperor gave a little support, and nodded: "Going to the south has trained you well, and you have become an earl with your own ability, and I have a bright face!"

"sit down!"

Sun Lin sat down on the edge of the grass.

When Sun Xuan'er saw her younger brother in darkness, she felt distressed: "Look at the sea breeze blowing you, it's not too dark, it's comparable to the blackboard where princes read."

The emperor also laughed when he heard the words. This is asking for credit. He shook his head and said, "How can anyone say that about his brother."

"However, it's better to be darker, win a count, and be energetic, it's better than being a dude in the capital."

"However, it is indeed quite dark."

The court ladies and eunuchs also snickered one by one.

Sun Lin didn't take it seriously: "Returning to Your Majesty, if you can defend the sea for the Great Ming in Lingnan, it doesn't matter if you are black."

"Yeah." The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "You come back this time, so you can take a rest, and the burden for you will be left behind!"

Hearing this, Sun Xuan'er's smile became more sincere, and Sun Lin beside her was naturally grateful.

Then they talked about Annan's situation.

For Annan's support, although the material supply is from Guangdong and Guangxi, the specific delivery task is from the South China Sea Navy, so Sun Lin has made an indelible contribution to the establishment of Qin.

Naturally, he is quite clear about the situation of Qin State: "Your Majesty, Qin State has swallowed up the three houses of the Ruan family, and has millions of Dingkou under its command. Although it is rainy season, Zhu Jing is practicing as usual, becoming more and more strict."

"The tens of thousands of Annan natives recruited have also performed well. When it comes to the dry season, I am afraid they will be the main force."

"That's good." The emperor smiled slightly: "It saves us from sending troops there. It's perfect to use soil to make soil."

After chatting and laughing for a few words, the emperor left in due course, leaving the two siblings to reunite.

Although they are only cousins, single Sun Xuan'er's parents have both died, so the relationship between the two of them couldn't be more intimate.

Seeing Sun Lin's appearance, Sun Xuan'er was very distressed: "At the age of thirty or so, it's time to enjoy the blessings."

"Don't worry, I'll find a good place for you."

"Sister, don't worry about it."

Sun Lin relaxed, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty will not treat you badly."

"You know what a fart." Sun Xuan'er folded her long legs, stood up directly, and unconsciously stretched her right hand towards her ear.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Lin moved his buttocks and dodged directly.

"You men know how to get promoted and get rich."

Seeing that she couldn't catch her, Sun Xuan'er snorted coldly, "Uncle took another concubine not long ago. I heard that she is a Mongolian woman, and she has been pregnant for three to five months."

"You wait to be the big brother!"

"Hey, isn't the old man incapable of getting pregnant?" Sun Lin smiled wryly.

Good guy, these younger brothers and sisters are younger than my own son.

"That's a Han woman. He said he would try a Mongolian woman this time, but he didn't expect it to be successful."

Sun Xuan'er's face was half troubled, half happy, and said: "Our grandson family's heirs are weak, which is also a good thing."

"That's right." Suddenly, Sun Xuan'er turned her head, and said to the maids and eunuchs, "Who was snickering just now, go get ten sticks yourself."

"Yes—" Seven or eight people responded feebly.

"Forget it." Sun Lin shook his head: "There are so many people laughing at me, how can we beat them all? How can you be overbearing?"

"For my uncle's sake this time, I will forgive you once."

Sun Xuan'er just gave up.

Soon, King Liao couldn't wait to come, and when they met, he made a long bow: "I have seen uncle."

Afterwards, the fourteenth son of the emperor, Zhu Cunnan, who was only ten years old, also ran over with a chubby face full of joy: "Mr. said that uncle is back, so he will let me take half a day off."

The eighth daughter of the emperor who was named Princess Changzhi also came over shyly: "Sir also said so."

The education of the princess and the prince is different, and there is a special person to teach.

The teachers of the princes are great Confucians in the world. They are either well-educated or have high morals. Anyway, they are not people in the officialdom.

And the teachers of the princesses are the royal wives of nobles and officials, who are also selected to be well-educated and of high moral character. They teach family management, arithmetic, handling servants, and ordinary weaving and other things.

Of course, in addition to this, you still have to ask your husband to teach them to read and write, and to teach Confucian classics, but there are not too many courses.

Generally speaking, the education level of the princesses of the Shaowu Dynasty can be said to be the highest in all dynasties.

"Meet uncle soon." Sun Xuan'er waved hurriedly.

"I've seen Uncle." The two little guys raised their curious eyes, looked at the shiny black man in front of them, and grinned unconsciously.

"Let them laugh!" Sun Lin stopped Sun Xuan'er from getting angry, and patted the heads of the two of them: "Uncle brought a lot of things from Lingnan, and I'll bring them to you later."

"Thank you, Uncle." The two little guys cried out sweetly, becoming more and more sincere.

Only King Liao stood aside with a smile on his lips: "Uncle, I heard that the environment in Qin State is not good and that snakes are thicker than humans. Is this true?"

"Naturally." Sun Lin nodded: "You have to be careful when going to the toilet, otherwise a big snake will come out of the toilet—"

This time, the two little guys were frightened.

Sun Xuan'er cast a reproachful look at her son and younger brother, and took the youngest children with her, and left directly to make room for her uncle and nephew.

King Liao naturally understood this, and sat down.

"Uncle, is it really that difficult to establish a feudal kingdom?"

"Disaster--"

Sun Lin sighed: "On the Qin side, Zhu Jing led the army, and the civil and military ministers handled the government affairs. Coupled with Lingnan's support, Qin took two years to take down the Ruan family."

"It will take three to four years to take down the entire territory of Annan."

"I heard that your vassal state is in Anxi, where most of the people are Tartars, and it may be extremely difficult to govern."

King Liao was silent, he opened his mouth, and wanted the uncle to help him, but this was an unreasonable request, too much.

Sun Lin looked at him with a smile: "Recruit more civil servants and generals, remember to bring the Beijing camp there."

"Preferably a bachelor."

"why?"

"Let them get married." Sun Lin said decisively: "In this way, you will have tens of thousands of supporters in a short time?"

(End of this chapter)