Such a rough encounter could not be hidden from little Descartes and Mr. Descartes.
Li Guocheng is very sure of this.
He has been corresponding with people like Zhang Liang Qiaoyong for three full years, and he already knows very well what kind of person Mr. Descartes and later the younger Descartes are.
Mr. Descartes is a great scholar who studies nature and man, and his self-cultivation has been infiltrated into his life.
In terms of wisdom, for a scholar like him who is proficient in geometry, mathematics, physics, and even philosophy, his understanding of human nature has probably reached another level.
Not to mention the little trick that Meng Yuanhui and the others arranged, I am afraid that even the stories devised by Zhang Liang, Qiao Yong, and Descartes have been seen through by this old man at a glance.
It’s just that he was devastated at the time, and finally a novel thing suddenly broke into his life, which ignited his life in an instant.
What does it matter whether little Descartes is his grandson? What does it matter if little Emily is his granddaughter?
As long as the two children affectionately call him grandfather, that is enough.
A person who has been alone all his life has family affection for the first time, which makes him feel very comfortable.
Since these two children are children of France, what difference does it make to a scholar like him whose thoughts have long been elevated to the horizon?
The only thing Zhang Liang and Qiao Yong did right was to find the young genius Descartes.
Mr. Descartes did not think that an old man like himself, who was in his dying years and not even wealthy, could be plotted against. The only thing he could use was the knowledge he had been pursuing all his life.
New disciplines are not orthodox in France. People like Zhang Liang and Qiao Yong used this genius child to seduce him. Did he not want to carry forward his theory through little Descartes, an extremely smart child?
After weighing it up, I can't believe that I am taking advantage of this matter, so why not do it?
But fools like Zhang Liang and Qiao Yong thought they had a plan, thinking that their arrangement was perfect and that they could hide it from a famous philosopher who had long seen through the human nature of the world.
Yesterday, when Zhang Liang came to report on his work, he deliberately mentioned this matter and took credit for it as his proud work.
At that time, Li Guocheng wanted to spit in his face. After thinking for a long time, he held back and recognized their achievements.
After all, their abilities are only so great, and they cannot be forced to do things beyond their capabilities.
"Get out!"
Li Guocheng picked up a document again and said to Meng Yuanhui.
Watching the six people leaving in embarrassment, Li Guocheng sighed: "There are so many idiots in the world... and Yushan Academy has now become a base camp dedicated to cultivating idiots."
He picked a few documents from the desk, held them in his hands, and prepared to go to His Majesty's study. The day after tomorrow was the time for Your Majesty to receive Mr. Descartes to see if His Majesty had any other special arrangements.
While passing by the garden, I found Xia Wanchun sitting alone under a bayberry tree, boringly playing chess records.
He came to Xia Wanchun with the paperwork in his arms, looked at the chessboard and said, "It's not a good idea to always leave no man's land."
Xia Wanchun pulled out of the black chess circle. Bai Zi said, "When a tiger occupies a mountain and becomes the king, it has to urinate to determine its hunting range. Why don't we do this?" Li Guocheng said: "Cost, cost is very important. , the tiger could have lived a happy life eating meat every day, but after being manipulated by you, the tiger can only adapt to eating grass. Over time, the tiger will not have the physical strength to deal with the tigers that come to seize the territory. ”
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"Russia!"
"It's all the same."
"In the past, the princes always fixed their eyes on the land of the Central Plains, thinking that the Central Plains was The most fertile land in the world. Now that our horizons have begun to spread all over the world, you should understand that the further north you go, the higher the cost of living and the less time people have for activities.
I think it is extremely. The northern land can only be used as our reserve land, and we cannot develop it with great fanfare now. After all, the cost of development is too high.
According to the Secretary's calculation, the cost of developing one acre of land in the north is . Three acres of land can be developed in the south, but the output of three acres of land in the south is six times that of one acres of land in the north. Senior brother is a leader in my Yushan Academy, so it is impossible not to know the reason."
Xia Wanchun looked at Li Guocheng and snorted: "Short-sighted! Did you learn this at Yushan Academy? Do you know how important it is to the Han people to occupy a continent alone?
The most suitable territory for our Ming Dynasty in the future is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with only one side adjacent to other countries, and this neighbor can only be a weak country deliberately left behind. This is a buffer zone after laying such a foundation. , in the future we can retreat and be self-sufficient, and if we advance, we can sweep all the way and dominate the world.
You don’t want to have the mentality of being rich and easy, get out!”
“Oh! Li Guocheng agreed and left the bayberry tree, whose fruit was not yet ripe, with the document in his arms.
Xia Wanchun is now thinking like a complete military commander. After having a hammer in his hand, everything looks like a nail. He has to hit it with a hammer first to feel at ease.
Li Guocheng is not interested in the set of Greater China geopolitics that Xia Wanchun is trying to create.
He prefers a refined, wealthy, and powerful China, rather than spreading Chinese people everywhere, which will delayThe people of Chi Daming should have enjoyed a happy life long ago.
Today’s Ming natives have a high desire to enter a happy and joyful life as soon as possible, and many people no longer care about what happens thousands of miles away.
This is a very strange phenomenon.
When the people of the Ming Dynasty were constantly facing the crisis of foreign invasion, they were eager to know what was going on outside. When the empire had completely expelled or massacred all nearby foreigners, they began to care about the present. life.
The voices opposing the expedition are getting louder and louder.
Li Guocheng passed through three porches and saw the emperor who was making oyster sauce. There were two craftsmen accompanying him.
This pot of oyster sauce is already very dark in color and thick and translucent. The delicious smell permeates the yard. This should be a pot of good oyster sauce.
Yun Zhao stirred the oyster sauce vigorously again, and said to the craftsman beside him: "That's it, let's bottle it."
Li Guocheng knew the emperor's temper and was very interested in unknown things. He was very interested, but once the unknown became a reality, it was time for him to abandon this interest.
After serving the emperor, he washed his hands, changed into clothes that smelled of oyster sauce, and brought him a cup of fragrant tea. After the emperor took a sip, Li Guocheng began to talk to the emperor about official business.
"Your Majesty, Sun Guoxin sent a letter requesting Your Majesty to allow the Qiang people to enter Uzbekistan. The Prime Minister's Office's view on this matter is that the Qiang people are wild and untamable and the time has not come. Sun Guoxin thought that at this time The best time has come.
Due to the heavy population losses of the Uszang people, the huge Uszang Plateau has become uninhabited, which is not conducive to the defense of the country. The Qiang people have entered Tibet. , it was originally intended to be a punishment."
Yun Zhao thought for a while and said: "Send someone to replace the royal family of Nepal, kill the prime minister of Nepal, burn down the palace of Nepal, and then ask about Nepal's religion. Can the leaders restrain their ambitions? If not, I will send monks to help them govern Nepal.
I also told Sun Guoxin that he should go himself if he had any disputes with Nepali religious leaders. To settle the dispute, rather than to trouble me."
Li Guocheng said with a smile: "After His Majesty's decree arrives in Lhasa, Living Buddha Sun will be very happy."
Yun Zhao snorted. He said: "He, Sun Guoxin, cannot always stay in Uszang. After handling the Nepalese affairs, it is time for him to come back."
Li Guocheng bowed his head and said yes.
He took out another brocade box from his arms, placed it on the emperor's desk and said, "Your Majesty, this is China's new money for the twelfth year."
Yun Zhao Opening the brocade box, he poured out the six copper coins inside, placed them on the table, looked at them one by one, and said, "Brass?"
Li Guocheng said, "Because it is hard currency. In the past, copper coins were six. The lead-zinc-four coins are no longer in line with the market. The Treasury Department and the General and Supervisory Departments believe that the Ming Dynasty produced a lot of copper, so the old coins should be abolished and replaced with this kind of brass coins to facilitate the exchange with silver coins.Yuan, gold coin exchange, and then achieve the purpose of constant prices.
Yun Zhao played with six golden copper coins and said: "Are there many copper coins circulating in the market now?" "
"Your Majesty, the use of silver dollars and gold coins has not been much because they were replaced by silver notes. However, due to the large increase in the use of small denomination coins, new coins were minted in eight or ten years. After making money, it is necessary to mint new money as a last resort in twelve years, so as to meet the needs of the market. ”
“Isn’t there the factor of the plummeting copper price in this? "
"Yes, the Treasury Department believes that casting copper coins at this time will bring the highest benefits to the country. ”
“Are there no lawless people who collect and store copper coins? "
"Your Majesty, I dare not say that there is no such thing. After all, there is no shortage of such people. However, with the increase in the supply of copper coins, these people can be made unprofitable.
Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Using copper to cast coins is a drawback after all. Although the Ming Dynasty's monetary system is based on the gold standard, then there is not much need to use precious copper to make coins. The order will be The prisoner quickly looked for cheaper alternatives and used copper to make coins. This batch of twelve years will be the last batch. "
"I obey your orders. "
"Xia Wanchun was still under the bayberry tree when you came in? "
"Yes, Xia Wanchun believes that as long as he waits until the bayberry matures, His Majesty will eventually agree to the suggestion, march into India, and join General Han Xiufen in southern India. "
"What is his purpose in doing this? "
"Xia Wanchun thought that one stop would break the enemy's courage, destroy the chaotic India, and put an end to any possibility of this India, which is competing for hegemony, becoming a unified country. ”
“Still killing? "
"Yes, Your Majesty, when Xia Wanchun was playing chess with him just now, his moves were fierce..."