open sea

Chapter 930
In fact, Chen Mu is very clear that a country's strategy will never be destroyed by trade or blocked by technology. If such a problem really occurs, it can only mean that the country does not have such a strategy at all.

Coincidentally, Spain is such a country.

In the eyes of lumberjack Francis Bacon, the Ming Empire was also such a country.

The lazy pirate leader Drake has already left Changsheng County. He is fed up with the same life in the house. To be honest, the Dongyang Army Mansion did not treat Drake badly. He wants to go out for a walk with good wine and good food tomorrow. A team of inspectors followed at any time, and he didn't need to pay for some inexpensive gadgets in the market.

The military government allocated [-] Tongbao monthly living expenses to the two of them. Of course, the Dongyang military government did not lose money. During the days when they were in Changsheng, the five English merchant ships seized by Qilinwei have been helping Li Dan deliver goods. , between Qilinwei and the West Indies.

What really annoyed Drake was Bacon, who experienced life. This little bastard who knew nothing about the world kept talking to him all day long about things like "don't eat cheap food" and "do it yourself to have enough food and clothing". Delicious and lazy.

As it happens, Drake could be mad at Bacon, but it's hard to do anything else, even if his ferocity makes England a hero - because Bacon is a new aristocrat.

Bacon's grandfather was a housekeeper and was in charge of the Abbey of Burleigh St. Edmunds. After participating in political activities, his father bought part of the land in the abbey managed by his grandfather, and later served as Queen Elizabeth's Lord Seal, rich The official voice of incorruptibility and talent.

Those who are capitalists and participate in political activities are the new aristocrats.

Later, his father married his mother, an aristocratic lady who was committed to religious reform, and his uncle was Earl William Cecil Borley, an important minister of the English court. Such a family was very powerful in England, and Drake didn't want to Get yourself in trouble.

What he wondered even more was how could a kid from such a family be so easily indoctrinated with a lot of weird ideas?

What's more, young people with such a family background shouldn't go to the court to study government affairs, so how could they come to the New World with their own captain, and they are stupidly willing to be a lumberjack?
These things, Drake may never know the answer, he only knows that on his way back, he got all the information about Queen Elizabeth that he wanted to know.

As for Bacon, his father died, and his uncle refused him to apply for a job several times. Otherwise, how could Bacon run out by himself, and how could he be so independent that he was willing to be a lumberjack? It's like home!

"This shouldn't be called "Theory of Craftsman", it should be called "On Tools". Yaristotle is not a craftsman, and the magistrate also reads this book?"

Naturally intelligent lumberjacks are gifted in language. It took only two months to learn almost the common language used in the lumber yard. Except for the weird pronunciation, Bacon was already able to communicate with the workers in the lumber yard in Chinese at work.

"On the Organ"? That's an interesting name."

In the study of the county magistrate's mansion behind the Yamen of Changsheng County, Zou Yuanbiao's official hat was put aside, the hair scarf was covered with a bun, and he was sitting behind the table in a plain silk robe. After taking a look, he said, "Confucianism books are amazing."

In fact, what Zou Yuanbiao wants to say is 'logic' and 'philosophy', but 'logic' is the transliteration of 'logos', transliteration is not popular in this era, philosophy has a better substitute, and the Dongyang military government has talented bilingual translators It was translated as "European Neo-Confucianism" and classified under Neo-Confucianism.

Although Chen Mu only said that Zou Yuanbiao should be able to compile this book, his "preferable" is tantamount to "you must" in the ears of Zou Zhixian. This is an order. After all, Zou Zhixian does not want to follow Mr. Chang Ji What to travel to the Pampas Grassland.

Grassland, how scary does that word sound?It is easy to associate with bows and arrows, Guduo, Mongols, and of course, war horses with long hair and short legs that can run.

Compared with it, it is more comfortable to stay in Changsheng as the county magistrate.

It was also for the purpose of compiling the book that he found these translated books sent by Fu Geer or Panama from the Translator's Office and read them one by one. The result was: Oh, it's really interesting!
Zou Yuanbiao was not the first person among the tens of millions of Ming Dynasty people to see philosophy from Europe, but he was indeed the first Ming Dynasty person who was able to rely on reading alone to learn and enrich himself.

Perhaps Zou Yuanbiao's performance was not the best among his group of Jinshi, but he was still one of the most knowledgeable and intelligent people in the world.

"Your request for an interview is said to be extremely urgent. Why do you still have the time to chat with me about a book of Neo-Confucianism?" Zou Yuanbiao raised his hand and flicked the silk robe without the slightest wrinkle on his body, and sat upright, "What's the matter, let's get straight to the point."

In fact, Bacon wanted to use unimportant conversations to calm his nervous heart, but he didn't expect Zou Yuanbiao to be so straightforward, so he could only ask slowly: "Your Majesty, you know that I am an attache of the English envoy, but is Your Royal Highness still interested?" No envoy was sent, but the boss who hired me, Mr. Shi Xiaolou, returned to Changsheng yesterday, and he inspected my talents and wanted to promote me."

The young Bacon looked at Zou Yuanbiao's expression, and asked what he wanted to ask most: "So I want to ask the county magistrate how long it will take for the fleet to land in England, and how long it will take to come back again. I don't have experience in going to sea a few times. "

"If the time is long, I plan to accept the employment of Mr. Shi Xiaolou, if the time is short, I will not be able to accept this lucrative job..."

Bacon lowered his head shyly: "I'm very sorry to disturb your work because of these personal matters."

Because of Chen Mu, the officials of the Eastern Military Government have a lot of official authority, but their official authority often appears in Chen Mu's relationship with Zhao Shizhen, Zhao Shizhen's relationship with Zou Yuanbiao, and Zou Yuanbiao's subordinate officials, but not with the common people.

But even so Zou Yuanbiao was a little unhappy, you ask me this kind of shit?

If it weren't for Bacon's politeness, Zou Yuanbiao would have sent someone to throw him out. Isn't this just for fun?

"Shi Xiaolou will give you a good job? Next, you can work until this autumn at least. If everything goes well, it will take [-] days to go back. They must be delayed in England. Work hard, and you may not be able to wait until they come back." If you have money, you will always win.”

When Bacon's eyes heard Zou Yuanbiao's answer, the pupils shrank suddenly, and he shook the hand holding the cross in front of him and clenched it fiercely. After a pause, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your kind answer, I think I know What to do."

His heart was about to jump out of his chest, and after exiting the study, his steps became faster and faster, leaving the county office almost like running away, and ran towards the Siyi Linguan without touching the ground.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)