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Chapter 747 Requirements
Talking with Sun Yuanhua touched Yang Reform a lot, and it also reminded Yang Reform.

Many things that I didn't pay much attention to, or can't care about, have now become important and tight, and the nature of some things has begun to change.

This kind of change, everything is still in the bud, once it grows up, it must be a towering tree that cannot be shaken.

Talking and chatting with Sun Yuanhua, researching problems and dealing with things together, although the things are difficult, Yang Reform feels very relaxed and comfortable, without feeling aggrieved or lagging, no matter how difficult the things are, they are happy Dripping, according to Yang Reform's insights in recent days, everyone should have a logical thinking, and this logical thinking is in the same strain.On this point, I am consistent with Sun Yuanhua, so the feeling of chatting and dealing with problems is very different from other ministers, and it can be said that they are not the same.

After sending Sun Yuanhua away, Yang Reform thought a lot and had to arrange many things.

"Big companion, summon Xu Xiake to Beijing immediately! Don't let him wander around outside..." Yang Reform's first task is to survey the geography of the entire Ming Dynasty, and now the value of the mountains, rivers, etc. is gradually highlighted , The importance of geographical resources is not the same as before, and exploration and mapping should be carried out as early as possible.

"...Xu, Xu Xiake..." Wang Chengen didn't come to his senses for a while. There were quite a few officials with the surname Xu, but there seemed to be no such official as Xu Xiake inside or outside the palace.

"Yes, Xu Xiake, the one who wrote the serial in the mansion newspaper..." Yang Reform reminded seeing Wang Chengen's confused face.

"... Oh, I understand, I understand..." After being reminded by the emperor for a while, Wang Chengen immediately understood who the emperor was talking about.Isn't this the one who mails travel notes to the emperor every day?Now in the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as famous, but many people are planning to imitate this one and travel around.Seeing that the emperor said so, he immediately agreed with a smile.

"Tell him to go to Beijing immediately, and there must be no excuses. I have important things for him to do, which are more important than his traveling around. Don't let him evade..." Yang Reform ordered again, thinking that Xu Xiake had to evade his call Yang Reform inevitably has to say a few more words.

"Your Majesty understands. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty will definitely call Xu Xiake to the capital, and he will not slip away." Wang Chengen immediately agreed with a smile. It will give Xu Xiake a chance to slip away, but if it is not possible, half-delayed, half-forced will also drag Xu Xiake to the capital.

"Also, bring me the original map of "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu", I want to take a closer look..." Since Yang Reform wants to survey, map and survey geography, he naturally needs to find someone. Xu Xiake is definitely not enough, and other people are needed. Of course, he will not forget the "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu", which has an important position in the history of Chinese maps. Yang Reform intends to "search for clues according to the map" and grasp the "prescription" with this map.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen hesitated for a while before agreeing, usually the emperor can only see the copy, but he is reluctant to look at the original picture all the time, if it is worn out, it will be a big loss .

After a while, "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu" was brought.Yang Reform deciphered the writing on it.The author of the map was quickly found, along with the associated names.

Limadu, this must not be found, he has passed away, now there is only Tang Ruowang, look again, there is Li Zhizao's name.

The name Li Zhizao is no stranger to Yang Reform. Yang Reform hired the barbarian fleet. He was the one who managed it. Like Xu Guangqi, he is considered a representative of the Western School in China, but his achievements and influence are not as high as Xu Guangqi's.

Yang Reform watched and sighed straight away, this Ming Dynasty is heaven and hell descending at the same time, this is definitely not a lie, on the way to heaven, many people have worked hard.

"Big companion, Li Zhizao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing..." Yang Reform wanted to ask about Li Zhizao's situation, and then summoned him to do map surveying and geological resource exploration together, but he didn't say anything.

Li Zhizao is the Secretary of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. It seems that Nanjing is a place for the elderly, but it is not completely like this. The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War in Nanjing still have certain powers.Nowadays, no matter whether it is maritime trade or expansion, it is inseparable from the navy. Beijing is too far away from the south. Even remote control of the navy is difficult. In fact, with the expansion of the sea, the status and authority of the Nanjing Ministry of War may still be It will continue to rise. Although Li Zhizao, Minister of the Ministry of War, is not very important, it is definitely not useless. Yang Reform is in trouble. Do you want to move this person?
"Your Majesty, are you asking Li Zhizao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing?..." Wang Chengen asked.

"Well, yes..." Yang Reform frowned and agreed.

"...Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Li Zhizao is from Renhe, Zhejiang. He was born in Jiajing in 44 and was a Jinshi in Wanli in 26..." Wang Chengen recited the person's background. This Li Zhizao is not a cat or a dog, but a As for the people at the ministerial level, those who are in the imperial court must figure out the origin of such people.

Yang Reform was powerless again. Among other things, the word Jiajing alone made Yang Reform feel discouraged. How many dials has the emperor changed!This Li Zhizao is about the same age as Xu Guangqi, this old...

"Well, I know, I'll also call..." After Yang Reform was discouraged for a while, he still decided to call this person to Beijing. He is so old, maybe the time is not long, not too many.

"Your Majesty, in what name are you summoned to Beijing?" Wang Chengen asked.

Yang Reform was in a dilemma. This is the Secretary of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. He is not an ordinary person. He can come if he wants to. Li Zhizao must have a certain name to enter Beijing.

"Debriefing..." Yang Reform held back such a name.

"Debriefing...?" Wang Chengen was a little surprised. Nanjing is full of senior officials, so why not debrief?Of course, job description is not impossible.

"...how about repairing the calendar..." Yang Reformed.Generally, Beijing officials are sent to Nanjing for retirement. It is very difficult to return to Beijing after arriving in Nanjing. Although it is not impossible, Yang Reform wants Li Zhizao to engage in surveying, mapping and exploration...

"...Cultivating the calendar..." Wang Chengen began to sweat, and transferred the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing to Beijing to repair the calendar. Is this a demotion, a promotion or a flat transfer?Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing is not a real retirement position...

"Forget it, it's better not to call, or I can write to ask..." Yang Reform was discouraged for a while, and decided not to call.

"I understand..." Wang Chengen agreed.

"...By the way, that Tang Ruowang is doing well now. I haven't heard from him for a few days. I want to see him..." Yang Reform said again, it is impossible for Limadu to be resurrected, but the more famous Western missionary There are still some scholars, and that is Tang Ruowang. Since Yang Reform is planning to make maps, these people are naturally indispensable.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen immediately agreed, without any hesitation this time.

Yang Reform took another look at this piece of "The Complete Map of Kun Yu Wan Guo", thinking of Li Zhizao, he had to think of Xu Guangqi, and he couldn't help but think of the history bureau. Surveying and mapping maps must have the assistance and coordination of astronomy and mathematics.

"Big companion..." Yang Reform shouted.

"My servant is here..." Wang Chengen also just came back, and immediately agreed in a hurry.

"Is Li Tianjing in charge of the calendar now?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, it was originally presided over by Mr. Xu Ge. However, Mr. Xu Ge wanted to preside over immigration and was not in Beijing all year round. Now it is Li Tianjing who is actually in charge of the calendar repair work..." Wang Chengen replied. [Actually, in history, Li Tianjing succeeded Xu Guangqi and completed the compilation of the "Chongzhen Almanac". Li Tianjing's participation in the compilation of the almanac was also appreciated by Xu Guangqi, and he was almost regarded as a Westernization School. 】

"Oh, good, call Li Tianjing to see me!" Yang Reform said immediately.Yang Reform only thought about it for a while before deciding to combine map surveying and geological resource exploration with the calendar that compiled the calendar.The surveying and mapping of maps and the exploration of geological resources must deal with mathematics and astronomy, and it is just right for them to do this.

"Slaves obey the order!" Wang Chengen promised again.Hastily ran out to deliver the decree.

After giving these instructions, Yang Reform relaxed his nerves a little.

I'm afraid that my big fanfare of engaging in maps and geological surveying and mapping will cause quite a stir in the Ming Dynasty.

When many people saw that they were engaged in map surveying and mapping, they might guess their intentions. If they were smart and knew the inside story, they might guess some of their intentions, and they might preemptively make some layouts.

The prices of mountains, rivers and rivers are likely to soar immediately, and the scope of resources is no longer limited to land.Yang Reform is not afraid of other people's first move to lay out the layout. If mountains, rivers and rivers become popular resources like land, and become something that is in short supply, it will actually be good for future expansion and occupation of more territories.

Since mountains, rivers and rivers that have not been valued for thousands of years will become hot things, other inconspicuous things may become hot things one day. Instead of letting these wealth drain, it is better to start Occupy these things, even if they are worthless today, it does not mean that they will not make money in the future.Once the Ming Dynasty has this thinking, it will be incredible.

The enlightenment of Yang Reform, the social change of industrialization is indeed huge, among other things, the scope of wealth has undergone tremendous changes. For 2000 years, land has only been regarded as the main wealth. Now, things that were previously inconspicuous have gradually entered the scope of main wealth. This has a huge effect on changing the vision, habits, and thinking of Chinese people.The human altar, I have to say, is indeed a finishing touch.With one step down, the whole world will change accordingly.

Yang Reform was still soaring in his thoughts, Li Tianjing had already arrived first.

"Your Majesty!... Li Tianjing has arrived..." Wang Chengen reported in a low voice.

"Oh, are you there? See you soon." Yang Reform said.Seeing the person he wanted to meet came, Yang Reform immediately let go of all his thoughts, brought his thoughts back to reality, and prepared to meet him.

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"Your Majesty, Minister of Chen Guanglu Temple, sees Your Majesty!" Li Tianjing said. [I’m sorry for the rambling, some chapters in the book, about hot air balloons, actually write Li Zubai as Li Tianjing, but it should actually be Li Zubai, actually Li Tianjing was born as a Jinshi, so it’s impossible for him to be an official of Qintianjian. 】

"Exemption..." Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Tianjing said, it is relatively rare to be summoned by the emperor alone, and Li Tianjing himself was a little confused, thinking that the emperor wanted to ask about the almanac.

"It's been hard work for the Qing family to actually preside over the calendar..." Yang Reform said kindly.Yang Reform is no stranger to Li Tianjing, he is capable if he can actually lead the historical situation, and he is definitely not mediocre to be recommended by Xu Guangqi.Yang Reform is now planning to intensify the use of the "Westernization School".

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is the duty of a minister, it's not hard work..." Li Tianjing replied.

"How busy are you with the revision of the calendar?" Yang Reform began to ask again, and he was going to talk more about the people who were about to be reused.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, thanks to His Majesty's strong support, everything is proceeding according to the schedule, and it will probably be completed in two or three years..." Li Tianjing said with certainty. [The actual "Chongzhen Almanac" was completed in the seventh year of Chongzhen]

"Very good..." Yang Reform smiled slightly and said.

"Does the Qing family know that I called the Qing family today, what is the so-called?" Yang Reform still asked kindly, ready to break down with this "Westernization faction".

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know..." Li Tianjing replied immediately.

"The Qing family might as well guess..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I have the honor to participate in the compilation of the almanac. Could it be because of the almanac?" Li Tianjing said tentatively.

Yang Reform nodded and said: "...Yes, it is related, but it is not the main thing..."

"...Here, report back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know..." Li Tianjing said in confusion.

"Let's put it this way, today I chatted with Sun Yuanhua for a long time, and I got a lot of inspiration... By the way, does the Qing family know Sun Yuanhua?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I know Sun Chuyang... In the past, I used to discuss knowledge with Xu Zixian, and I met Sun Chuyang at that time..." Li Tianjing looked at the emperor suspiciously. It benefited from Xu Guangqi, could it be related to Sun Yuanhua's coming here today?
After hearing this, Yang Reform nodded again. It is indeed true that people flock together and things are divided into groups. It is recommended by Xu Guangqi to discuss knowledge with each other. Isn't this a proper "Westernization School"?Even if it is not, it is still a quasi-Westernization faction.

"What are they discussing?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

Li Tianjing hesitated a little. The things he and Xu Guangqi discussed were still very controversial, and they were still incompatible with today's mainstream voices.Li Tianjing hesitated, should he tell the truth?Maybe one is not good, and a hat of deviant comes down, which really hurts many people. I am afraid that people related to him will be criticized, but think about it, with the current relationship between the emperor and Xu Guangqi , the emphasis on Sun Yuanhua, maybe the emperor didn't care about it at all, the emperor not only knew it, but also supported it.

After thinking clearly, Li Tianjing dared to elaborate.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the discussions included the collection of classics and history, the teachings of sages, as well as Western astronomy, mathematics, various theories, etc..." Li Tianjing said boldly, relieved.

"That's right, that's right. I've seen and studied the mathematics of the barbarians. It's really good. There are many things such as astronomy, and they also have unique insights..." Yang Reform said. In fact, Xu Guangqi and the others have translated and edited these Things, for future generations, are a "low-cognition version" textbook.When Yang Reform said that he had learned it, he was absolutely not talking nonsense. It was a serious study, and he had to take an exam. Can he not study it seriously?

Li Tianjing breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor really understood and liked the barbarian theory, and did not reject the Western theory.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is true that Western countries do have unique features in astronomy, calendar, arithmetic, smelting, machinery, etc., which are worth learning from my Ming Dynasty..." Li Tianjing said boldly.

"That's not bad. Not to mention, the telescope shines brilliantly in today's sea and land battlefields, thanks to the Western theory, and the red barbarian cannon, didn't they learn from the barbarians? And this calendar, Isn't it necessary to use Western astronomy and arithmetic to correct?" Yang Reform said.

"...Exactly..." Li Tianjing saw that the emperor was talking happily, but he didn't dare to talk too deeply. In fact, they still had a lot of resistance when they compiled the calendar, and many people were still obstructing it. After editing, there is still a long way to go before the actual implementation of the promulgation.

After Yang Reform chatted with Li Tianjing for a while, Wang Chengen reported that Tang Ruowang had arrived.

Yang Reform pondered for a moment, and said, "Let Tang Ruowang wait for now..."

Yang Reform intends to invite foreigners like Tang Ruowang to do map surveying and geological resource surveying together, but he has to be on guard against them. They can participate, but the actual core can only be done by our own people.It was impossible to trust them unsuspectingly. Seeing Tang Ruowang came, Yang Reform was going to talk about some core things with his "insiders", things that were not easy for outsiders to know.

"I called Qing's family here today. I actually want to re-map my Ming Dynasty's map and survey geological resources. The surveying and mapping of maps and the survey of geological resources must be related to astronomy and mathematics. I think I can only let you do it." ..." Yang Reform had already chatted with Li Tianjing and said directly.

"Ah..." Li Tianjing couldn't help exhaling, unexpectedly, the emperor called him here for this matter, which is a big event.

"The Qing family must be puzzled, right?" Yang Reformed.

"...Now, to report back to Your Majesty, I'm really a little puzzled. Actually, it's not that I don't have books on geography and geography, nor does I have atlases in this field. Why does Your Majesty need to survey and survey again? But Do you feel that my Ming geography atlas is not very accurate?" Li Tianjing was confused?Doesn't the emperor use maps for war now?Is it completely out of thin air?What about the sand table?It's so wonderfully done...

"No, let's not talk about this issue for the time being. We will talk about it later when Tang Ruowang arrives. Let me first talk about why I re-mapped the map and why I surveyed geological resources..." Yang Reform said.

"Ah! I listen to His Majesty's lesson..." Li Tianjing said with doubts in his stomach.

"Let's put it this way, the Qing family must know about the establishment of the Human Altar now..." Yang Reform began to narrate.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I know that building the Human Altar to commemorate my ancestor in China is indeed a major event. It is a good thing. It is the principle of life not to forget the ancestors and the roots..." Li Tianjing immediately said that the Human Altar is so big. Even a blind man has heard of it, let alone a senior official like him.

"Yes, does the Qing family know what the human altar is built for?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are rumors in the government and the public that the building will be built with cement and steel bars. I don't know if what I said is correct..." Li Tianjing said again, thinking, the emperor knows this best, why are you asking me?

"That's right, it's almost like this. Does the Qing family know how this cement came about?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was burnt out by Sun Chuyang's cement factory..." Li Tianjing said again, this was no secret to him.

"That's right, it was indeed produced by the cement factory, but the Qing family knows that if the cement factory needs to be expanded to produce a large amount of cement, is there any condition?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know about this..." Li Tianjing thought for a while and replied, he really didn't know about this.

"It's like this. If a cement factory wants to increase production on a large scale, it is impossible to use manpower and animal power. Now it seems that it can only use water power. The place where the cement factory is built is bound to gather raw materials, fuel, water power, and transportation. The four major conditions, so the actual construction site of the cement plant is very limited..." Yang Reform explained again.

"This..." Li Tianjing was a little confused, but at least he had some understanding of these things. It wasn't a smear, but he could basically understand the meaning.

"...In addition to cement factories, there will be more factories built in the future, and more factories will use water power. Therefore, things like mountains, rivers and rivers, which were not taken seriously before, will gradually be in short supply now. , Therefore, it is necessary to arrange these things in advance, so it is a top priority to re-map, survey maps, and survey geological resources. Does the Qing family understand what I mean?" Yang Reform said the reason in one breath.

"...Uh..., this..." Li Tianjing looked at the emperor anxiously, his face full of disbelief.This matter is too outrageous, even if the water power is going to be booming, how many years will it be before?Now the emperor is about to start planning?It is said that the emperor is good at planning, and it is often when things come to light that the emperor's power is known, and there is a reason for his feelings.Judging from the current situation, the great prosperity of water power is still an unfathomable thing. It may not be a thing that will be greatly prosperous in more than ten years, or even decades.

Seeing Li Tianjing's dazed and terrified expression, Yang Reform knew that he might have spoken in a hurry.

"...This matter is very important. The Qing family will slowly study the reasons for it. Just write down what I said today. Note that this matter cannot be leaked at will. If anyone asks the reason for re-drawing the map, just say I don't like maps drawn out of thin air, they are not very accurate, and they often mislead the military affairs, saying that they are useful in military affairs..." Yang Reform explained again.Although Yang Reform and Li Tianjing are not strangers, they are by no means very acquainted and trustworthy. Yang Reform told Li Tianjing about such an important matter as soon as he came up. In fact, he was not afraid of Li Tianjing leaking secrets at all, and even had the intention of leaking secrets on purpose. , "seize" mountains, rivers, and land. Yang Reform is eager for someone to follow suit, for someone to take his own "free ride" and learn to seize resources. Once this kind of atmosphere is formed, is it far from colonizing territory?Therefore, this is actually an "official leak".

"The minister leads the decree!" Li Tianjing was originally in the Nuan Pavilion, and he had already accepted the sweat, and now the sweat has accepted it again.

"Big companion, call Tang Ruowang to see me..." After ordering Li Tianjing, Yang Reform prepared to summon Tang Ruowang to talk about how to draw the map.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

"Your Majesty, does the minister want to avoid..." Li Tianjing asked.

"No, I want to discuss this matter with the Qing family and Tang Keqing, and the Qing family does not need to avoid it." Yang Reform said immediately.

After a while, Tang Ruowang, dressed in a Ming official uniform and full of beards, arrived in the warm pavilion.

"Chen Tang Ruowang kowtows to Your Majesty!" After Tang Ruowang came in, he immediately kowtowed respectfully without any hesitation.

"Exemption..." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Tang Ruowang could already be regarded as a Chinese hand, or in other words, more and more Chinese.

"Does the Qing family know that I have summoned the Qing family, what is the so-called?" Yang Reform asked.

Tang Ruowang rolled his eyes and looked at the people in the room. Apart from the emperor, there was also Li Tianjing. He knew this Li Tianjing.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, is it about the calendar?" Tang Ruowang said in fluent Mandarin.

"Well, it's related, but not all of them..." Yang Reform said.Then he spread out a map and said: "...It's like this. I called Tang Qing's and Li Qing's family today because I felt that the map was not clear enough, intuitive enough, detailed enough, and accurate enough. So, what I meant , I am going to re-map my Ming Dynasty, re-survey the geography..." Yang Reform said.

"My lord, this is not a small matter. It requires a lot of manpower and money. Isn't your majesty satisfied with the existing maps? These are all fine maps..." Hearing that the emperor wanted to re-draw the map , Tang Ruowang's thinking of foreigners surpassed that of the Ming Dynasty again, and he began to speak without thinking.

"No, no, no, this is far from enough. I feel that these maps are too rough, not detailed, and not completely accurate. This is not a small misleading military command. It is said that the difference is a little bit, absurd Thousands of miles away, I plan to re-map the map and survey the geology on a large scale to improve the defects in this area..." Yang Reform said.

"Oh, my lord, what kind of precise map does your majesty need? Isn't the current map enough to command the battle?" Tang Ruowang asked in surprise.Although Tang Ruowang was valued by the emperor and his missionary work was developing well, he always felt that these were not enough. Now that he heard that the emperor wanted to re-survey the map of the Ming Dynasty, he knew that this was a big project. Since he was called here, it must be Ask him to participate, then this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to preach, his eyes immediately brightened a lot, and the Ming Dynasty thinking and habits he learned disappeared without a trace.

"As for how detailed, I may not be an expert in cartography, and I don't know how to survey maps, nor how to survey geography, but I can make requests, and my requests are very simple..." Yang Reform had some pride Said in a calm tone, talking about making maps, how to survey and survey, how to survey, these Yang Reforms really don't understand, but it doesn't matter if you don't understand, as long as you can ask for it, who makes yourself the emperor?

"... Let me give you an example. Originally a thing with a length of one foot and a width of one foot is drawn on the map. Although it is not necessary to draw a length of one foot, it is absolutely impossible to draw one foot and half a foot at the same time. It must be scaled down in proportion. In other words, you can reduce a foot to an inch, or draw a foot on the map, but you must not reduce a thing that is a foot on both sides to a foot on one side and a half foot on the other. You can understand what I mean Already?..." Yang Reform explained.

Both of them looked at the emperor in surprise, this request is really a very high request.

"...To put it simply, we must strictly follow the ratio..." Yang Reform said again.

(End of this chapter)