In fact, Chen Mu knows very well that a country's strategy will never be destroyed by trade and technology, and if such a problem really occurs, it can only mean that the country does not have such a strategy at all.

As it happens, Spain is such a country.

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

The lazy pirate leader Drake has long since left Changsheng County, he is fed up with the cookie-cutter life in the house, in fact, to be honest, the Toyo Military Mansion has not treated Drake badly, tomorrow there will be good wine and good food to entertain, he wants to go out for a stroll at any time, there is a team of inspectors to follow, and he doesn't need to pay for some inexpensive gadgets in the market.

The military government allocated 10,000 Tongbao living expenses per month to the two of them, of course, the Oriental military government is not at a loss, and during the days when they were victorious, the five English merchant ships seized by the Kirinwei have also been helping Li Dan deliver goods, between the Kirinwei and the West Indies.

What really annoys Drake is the Bacon who experiences life, this little cub who doesn't know anything about the world mutters to him all day long, such as 'don't eat the food that comes from the' and 'do it yourself', and the words are too lazy for Drake.

Drake, on the other hand, could be angry at Bacon, but it would be difficult to do anything more than get angry, even if his ferocious record made England a hero because Bacon was a new aristocrat.

Bacon's grandfather was a steward who was in charge of the abbey of Burleigh St. Edmonds, and his father, after becoming involved in politics, bought part of the land in the abbey that he had managed for his grandfather, and later served as the Lord of the Seals of Queen Elizabeth.

Both the capitalists and the political activities are the new aristocracy.

Later, his father married his mother, an aristocratic lady who was committed to the Reformation, and his uncle, the Earl of William Cecil Bolay, a prominent minister of the English court, was a powerful family in England, and Drake did not want to cause trouble for himself.

He wondered even more how a cub from such a family could be so easily instilled with a lot of weird ideas.

What's more, a young man with such a family background should not go in and out of the court to learn government affairs, how could he have run to the New World with himself, the captain, and be stupidly willing to be a lumberjack?

Drake may never know the answers to these things, except that on his way back, he got everything Queen Elizabeth wanted to know.

As for Bacon, his father died, and his uncle-in-law refused to apply for a job several times, otherwise how could Bacon run out on his own, and how could he be so independent that he was willing to be a lumberjack - Asia, where the concept of do-it-yourself food and clothing is rampant, is like home to Bacon!

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

The naturally intelligent lumberjack has a good talent for language, and it only took two months to learn the common language of the lumber yard, except for the pronunciation is a little weird, and at work, Bacon can already deal with the workers in Chinese in the lumber yard.

"The Theory of Tools? The name is interesting. ”

In the study room of the Yahou Zhixian Mansion of Changsheng County, Zou Yuanbiao's official hat was put aside, his hair scarf was put in a bun, and he sat behind the table in a plain silk robe, raised his hand and picked up the "Craftsman Said" on the table to take a look, and said: "The science book is very remarkable. ”

In fact, Zou Yuanbiao wanted to talk about 'logic' and 'philosophy', but 'logic' is a transliteration of 'logos', which is not popular in this era, and philosophy has a better alternative.

Although Chen Mu just said that Zou Yuanbiao would be better able to compile a book, his 'best' in Zou Zhixian's ears is tantamount to 'you must', this is an order, after all, Zou Zhixian doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Chang Ji to travel to the Pampas grassland.

Prairie, how scary does that word sound? It's easy to associate with bows and arrows, bones, the Mongols, and of course, horses with long and short legs that can run.

Compared with it, it is more comfortable to stay in Changshengdang County.

It was precisely for the purpose of compiling the book that he found these translated books sent by Fu Geer or Panama from the Translation Museum to read them one by one, and the result was: Yo, it's really interesting!

Zou Yuanbiao was not the first of the tens of millions of Ming people to see European philosophy, but he was indeed the first Ming Dynasty who was able to enrich himself by reading alone.

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 to see is said to be 100,000 urgent, how can you still have the leisure to talk to me about a science book." Zou Yuanbiao raised his hand to play the silk robe without the slightest wrinkle on his body, and sat down precariously and said, "What's the matter, get straight to the point." ”

In fact, Bacon wanted to use inconsequential conversations to quiet his nervous heart, but he didn't expect Zou Yuanbiao to be so straightforward, so he had to ask slowly: "Lord Zhixian, you know that I am an envoy attaché of England, but Her Royal Highness the Queen has not yet sent an envoy, and the boss who hired me, Mr. Shi Xiaolou, returned to Changsheng yesterday, 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 the most: "So I want to ask Lord Zhixian how long the fleet will dock in England, and how long it will be to sail over again, I don't have the experience of going to sea a few times." ”

"If the time is long, I plan to accept Mr. Shi Xiaolou's employment, if the time is short, I will not be able to accept this job with a decent income......"

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

It can be regarded as an upward and downward effect, because of Chen Mu, the officials of the Oriental Military Government have great official authority, but their official authority often appears in Chen Mu to Zhao Shizhen, Zhao Shizhen to Zou Yuanbiao, and Zou Yuanbiao to subordinate officials, but it is nothing to the people.

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

If Bacon hadn't been polite, Zou Yuanbiao would have sent someone to blast him out, isn't this a pastime.

"Shi Xiaolou gave you a good job? Next, you can work at least until this autumn, and if everything goes well, it will take sixty days to go back, and they must be delayed in England, so work hard, and when they come back, you will probably have the money to settle down. ”

Bacon's pupils contracted sharply when he heard Zou Yuanbiao's answer, and the hand holding the cross in front of him also clenched fiercely, and then nodded after a pause: "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, almost leaving the county government like a runaway, and he had to run towards the Siyi Pavilion without touching the ground.