Borrow the day to change the day

() "Maybe you will get rich." Zhong Jinwei took a step back and replied.

He originally wanted to lure Emperor Chongzhen to value the innovation of craftsmen, but seeing that Emperor Chongzhen cared so much, he felt guilty again. After all, he had never practiced it.Yuan Chonghuan's five years of Pingliao's cowhide have only been blown out, and he is currently undergoing a review in prison.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zhong Jinwei's words softened again, he couldn't help being a little disappointed, but he still didn't want to let go of the opportunity to get rich, so he asked again: "How can you get rich, tell me."

Zhong Jinwei saw that Emperor Chongzhen was pursuing this topic, so he had no choice but to say what he had thought before: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, as long as the temperature is high enough, cement, glass, steel, these things can be made. It's just that I I don’t remember the exact temperature, and I don’t even have a thermometer now.” Zhong Jinwei complained about these basic tools later on.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he stood up from the throne with a "huh", stared at Zhong Jinwei and asked, "Master Zhong, you said that cement, glass, and steel can be made?"

Emperor Chongzhen also deliberately emphasized the tone on cement, glass, and steel.If you want to change it to an ordinary thing, he may wonder what a thermometer is, but now that he has heard of cement, glass, and steel, he still cares about whether it is a thermometer or not.

"Theoretically, it should be like this, but the results will not be known until the actual practice. But your Majesty, don't worry, these things have already existed in Europe. As long as our Ming Dynasty pays attention to the development of science and technology, it should not be difficult to create. " Zhong Jinwei explained to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Is Europe the area where the Sunbull Empire is located on Master Zhong's map?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

"Yeah, that's the place. They are more advanced than Daming in some aspects, and they are worth learning from."

"Oh, I know this. The Minister of Rites, Zuo Shilang, is currently revising the new calendar with some Westerners." Emperor Chongzhen introduced with a smile.

"Oh, I remembered, is it Xu Guangqi?" Zhong Jinwei asked in surprise when he heard this, and even the address he was used to calling himself "Chen" changed to the original "I".

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this: "Master Zhong also knows his name?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, he is a famous person. I always wanted to recommend it to Your Majesty, but I kept forgetting it. I really shouldn't!" Zhong Jinwei said while blaming himself.

"Oh, Master Zhong, what is his reputation in later generations, tell me quickly." Emperor Chongzhen felt as if he was about to find a treasure, and his heart began to get excited.

"Your Majesty, in later generations, Xu Guangqi is known as China's No. 1 in seeing the world with his eyes. He is still a mathematician, scientist, agronomist, military strategist, etc. Anyway, he is very powerful." Zhong Jinwei only remembers that Xu Guangqi is very good, but the specific deeds It is not very clear.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little dizzy when he heard it, and he didn't understand it very well: "Master Zhong, it seems that you are more excited than me, take your time, and tell me in detail. What is No.1 in the world, what family, what family, I was You said you were confused."

"Okay, let me give you a detailed introduction to Your Majesty." Zhong Jinwei collected his thoughts, then looked at Emperor Chongzhen who was focusing on himself and said, "Your Majesty, China, that is, Ming Dynasty, has been slowly overtaken by Western countries. For example, Cannon, what we made is not as powerful as that of Western countries? This is a military weapon!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded. As for artillery, anyone who is not a fool would know how powerful Western artillery is. The Hongyi cannon of Ming Dynasty was imitated by Franji.

"In the past, we invented gunpowder and introduced it to the West. As a result, they created such powerful weapons as artillery, but we basically only use it to set off firecrackers. Of course, we also have firearms, but they are far less powerful than Western artillery. And the people of the country still regard themselves as the kingdom of heaven, and the rest are barbarians, thinking that the whole world is powerful."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhong Jinwei say this, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, as he had thought so before.But after seeing many Western items, I slowly changed my mind, especially after Zhong Jinwei's map and the introduction of the Sun Never Falling Empire, I fully realized that there are still powerful countries in the West that are not inferior to Ming Dynasty.

Zhong Jinwei naturally didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen was thinking, he continued his words: "Your Majesty, I actually feel that the current situation of Daming is very bad. I want to give you an analogy, I hope you will not be offended."

It was the first time for Emperor Chongzhen to hear Zhong Jinwei vaccinating himself. This master Zhong is really good, where did he learn this.In the past, I even said that I am the king of the kingdom. Is there anything more serious than this? I really underestimated my tolerance.

"Master Zhong, if you have something to say, say it directly, including in the future, if you have something to say, I know that Master Zhong is dedicated to serving the public. No matter how hurtful your words are, it is for me, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. I know this. "Emperor Chongzhen sincerely relieved.

It feels good to be trusted, especially by an imperial emperor.

Zhong Jinwei thanked Emperor Chongzhen gratefully, and then said: "Your Majesty, the situation of Daming, if I use an analogy, Your Majesty will understand."

After sorting out his thoughts for a while, Zhong Jinwei began to make an analogy: "The Ming Dynasty is old after more than 270 years. I don't know if Your Majesty understands history. The dynasties in history have basically perished after so many years. Even the powerful Han and Tang Dynasties are."

Of course Emperor Chongzhen understood and knew that Daming was in a difficult situation, but he always thought that Daming was different from other dynasties, and that he was diligent in governing and loving the people like Taizu and Chengzu, so he wanted to rejuvenate Daming.

"Your Majesty, Daming at this moment is like an old man with a hidden disease. The hidden disease has begun to show up slowly. The old man is busy looking for a doctor, but he often meets quack doctors. Not only has the hidden disease not been cured, but it is slowly getting worse. It's getting stronger."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was listening carefully, Zhong Jinwei continued: "At this time, a newborn white-eyed wolf, because he refused to obey the old man's teachings, betrayed the old man, went out, and was jealous of the wealth accumulated by the old man over the years. old man's wealth."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard it, he knew that the newborn white-eyed wolf mentioned by Zhong Jinwei was the Jianzhou Jurchen.

"But because of his young age and lack of strength, he couldn't beat the old man head-on, so he robbed and stole it while the old man was not paying attention. Because the old man had a hidden disease and was unable to move, and the little jackal had fast legs, so he ran away safely after stealing. Go back to your own nest to enjoy the stolen things, and grow up slowly."

Now that Emperor Chongzhen knew that this little white-eyed wolf was the Jianzhou Jurchen, it was easy to understand what Zhong Jinwei said later, referring to the repeated looting of Jianlu.However, due to disasters in Daming, the officials were helpless to build captives.

"Your Majesty, if you keep going on like this without changing, the older the old man, the more serious his underlying illnesses will be, and the children will grow up slowly. Will the wealth in the old man's hands be preserved in the end? I think that maybe the old man may not even be able to save his life. "

Emperor Chongzhen secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that this old man just couldn't save his life, Zhong Jinwei had already told himself this point when they first met.

"Not only that, some people living in the West once visited this old man. At that time, the old man's hidden disease was not serious. After returning home, the Westerners would publicize to the people in their villages that there is an old man in the East who has a lot of wealth. There are too many to make people jealous."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard what Zhong Jinwei said, he knew that he had begun to use Westerners as an analogy.

"The local village head asked people who had seen the old man in detail, and knew that he couldn't beat the old man, so he had no choice but to give up. The villages of Westerners themselves are one after another, and they refuse to accept each other. They all want to beat each other, and they are all desperate Exercise your body and invent your own weapons."

Master Zhong meant that the countries on the map were attacking each other, Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself.

"Finally one day, some rascals in Xixi Village felt that they were powerful and should be able to make some money, so they went all the way to find the old man. After finding the old man, they tried to rob him a few times, but they were all defeated by the old man. Willing to pretend to be good people and stay around the old man, and continue to covet the old man's wealth."

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhong Jinwei was referring to the red-haired ghost and Franji in the south, and hearing Zhong Jinwei's analogy made him feel more and more heavy.