Deng Yuhan unconsciously raised his voice to the Ming Emperor, which made Jinnige also startled. This is the Ming Dynasty, not a Europe where you can dare to call yourself the king with a castle. Even if he is a king in Europe, his power is probably only within the court, not to mention the Holy See, which is above the royal power.

No matter how arrogant the kings of Europe were, they would not dare to offend the papal see, because the papacy had the last ultimate weapon, which was to exterminate the sect.

Henry IV, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, was a powerful monarch, but because of a dispute with Pope Gregory VII over the right to appoint bishops, the Pope advocated negotiations between the two men, but he ignored it and deposed the Pope.

As a result, seemingly the most powerful monarch in Europe, his kingdom rebelled overnight, and seeing that his country was about to collapse, Henry IV had to dress as a sinner, barefoot, and clothed in a felt coat in the cold winter, and led his wife to kneel in the snow outside the Pope's Canossa Castle for three days and three nights, begging for forgiveness from the Pope.

So in Europe, the Jesuit priests did not have to fear royal power. But here, as long as the emperor makes a hint, the Jesuits will once again be driven out of the realm of the Ming Dynasty.

When Jinnige was thinking about interceding for Deng Yuhan, he saw that Chongzhen didn't care, but was interested in Deng Yuhan himself and his friends who were famous in Europe.

Jinnige's heart moved, and he secretly thought, "It seems that this Ming Emperor is very interested in famous scholars in Europe?" ”

Deng Yuhan was not a religious believer like Jinnige, who joined the Society of Jesus in order to spread the gospel of God to the East.

At heart, he was a scientist, although he was praised in Europe for his achievements in medicine, astronomy, and botany. But Deng Yuhan knew very well in his heart that he studied astronomy in order to cover up the bad reputation brought by the study of medicine.

After Magellan completed his circumnavigation of the world, the standard Age of Discovery arrived. Positioning ships in the middle of the sea was a problem, and in pursuit of the great wealth of overseas trade, the princes of Europe spared no effort to support any research on seafaring technology.

After decades of research, European scholars have found that the best solution to the problem of maritime positioning is to study the stars on their heads. As a result, astronomy went from a discipline of divination and fortune-telling to the most popular science in Europe almost overnight.

Astronomers have become synonymous with the first-rate scholars of Europe in this era. In contrast, European medicine is still in the ignorant stage of part-time butchers. And most unfavorably, although the clerical authority in Europe began to decline under the development of astronomy, the Inquisition of this era did not close its eyes.

Deng Yuhan obviously didn't want to be burned to death by the Inquisition as a wizard because of his research on medicine and plants. So while he studied medicine, he also studied astronomy, and put on a gorgeous coat for himself.

When Deng Yuhan rose to fame in Germania, he realized that if he continued to study his human anatomy in Europe, even his reputation as an astronomer would not keep him. So he joined the Society of Jesus and went to the East, which was invisible to the Inquisition, to study the medicine he loved.

Although Zhu Youzhen didn't know what it meant to be an academician of the Lynx Academy of Sciences and the Lingcai Research Institute, Galileo was also among them, which showed that what he was looking at was a scientist on par with Galileo.

For Zhu Youzhen, in this era, it is really a kind of happiness to meet such a person. Unlike Confucian scholars like Xu Guangqi, who became monks halfway through, Deng Yuhan was a scientist educated in Europe's complete system of natural sciences, which is invaluable.

The reason why natural science was named Western science in later generations is because the West completed the establishment of the modern natural science system before the East. It can be said that only before the Renaissance, the East and the West were groping directionlessly in the dark world of natural science, and even if they gained something, they were just pearls scattered in the darkness.

After the Renaissance, the idea of modern scientific research in the West, which doubted everything and questioned everything, began to take shape gradually. Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, the natural science discoveries that were originally only scaly have been connected into a rigorous scientific system.

However, because of China's overmature social and ethical thinking, its own natural science research has never been able to go one step closer and become a complete scientific system. Even great scientists such as Xu Guangqi focused on the art of making utensils and failed to create a way to guide China's natural science research*.

After listening to it for a long time, Deng Yuhan's thick accent also made Zhu Youzhen slowly feel fading. After listening to Deng Yuhan's introduction to European scholars and the various theories they published.

Zhu Youzhen asked impulsively: "If I ask Mr. Deng to invite these scholars to come to Daming for me to do research, will they come?" ”

Deng Yuhan paused for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty the Emperor, although the voyage from Europe to the East is no longer as difficult as it was a few decades ago. But for most people, ocean voyages are always a trip with no end in sight.

In my hometown, every time someone goes on a voyage across the ocean, a mass is celebrated in advance, meaning that if something happens during the journey, a funeral is held in advance.

To be honest, I can't really guarantee you, the Emperor, that they will accept your invitation to come to the East. But I can try to invite two of my best friends, Mr. Kepler and Mr. Galileo, for you, but I hope you don't get your hopes up too much, Emperor. ”

Zhu Youzhen was slightly disappointed, but he immediately lifted his spirits and said: "The Pope of Rome sent the Society of Jesus to show friendship to the Ming Dynasty. As Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I hope to send someone to Europe to make a return visit to the Holy See as a sign of my friendship.

Of course, this year's monsoon will not be able to catch up, and the gifts for the Pope will need to be prepared, but I hope to make it next year. I wonder if Mr. Kinney Court can contact a merchant ship bound for Europe for me? ”

Chongzhen's words immediately made Jinnige very excited, this was simply the most beautiful words he had heard since he set foot on this land.

Jinnige suppressed his excitement and said as calmly as possible: "As you wish, Your Majesty. The Jesuits will surely prepare the strongest ships and the most experienced sailors for you, so that Your Majesty's gift will appear in full before His Holiness the Pope. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and nodded to Jinnige, and he decided to give these Chinese Jesuit missionaries some sweetness so that they could continue to work more energetically.

"Since you have come to the capital, you are doing things for me. Then I do not intend to treat you badly, and the church that Mr. Matteo Ricci built on Chongli Street in Hongwugang, inside Zhengyangmen, will be ordered to be returned to the Society of Jesus. Zhu Youzhen said softly to the three people in front of him.

The kindness of the Ming Emperor made both Jinnige and Deng Yuhan seem very happy, Jinnige did not expect that not long after arriving in the capital, the Jesuits would take back their church, which was even more wonderful than the best prospects he had imagined before entering Beijing.

In his excitement, he suddenly took out a folded catalogue from his sleeve, presented it to Chongzhen, and said, "Your Majesty, this is part of the list of books that I and several Jesuit priests have rushed to record these days. There are about 300 books here, in addition to the bibliography there is also a brief introduction, please Your Majesty after reading it, select some suitable books to come out, we will give priority to translation. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked through a few pages, and these Jesuit priests didn't seem to classify the books, but only arranged them in chronological order, so although there were less than 200 books recorded in the catalog, Zhu Youzhen was already dizzy.

After a few hurried glances, Zhu Youzhen closed the table of contents, and then said to Jinnige: "I don't think there is a need to rush to translate, Mr. Jin should first sort out all the books according to the categories of law, art, philosophy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc., and compile a set of indexes first." Soon I will pick up some eager young people for you to learn these languages and translate these books with you. What I would like to translate most now is a book on European business law, and if Mr. Jin brings these books this time, please give priority to translating them. ”

Jinnige nodded solemnly and assured Chongzhen: "Your Majesty's book classification method is very chic, I believe that we will soon be able to compile an index of the books that Your Majesty wants, as for the books in law, if I am not mistaken, there should be such content in the books I carry." ”

Deng Yuhan, who was standing on the other side, couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, I don't know when you plan to start compiling a new calendar?" I really hope to get back to work as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Deng Yuhan and said with a smile: "Mr. Deng don't need to be in such a hurry, we have a famous saying in China: If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." Before revising the calendar, I hope that Mr. Xu and you will be able to reformulate the weights and measures of the Ming Dynasty.

Today's Ming Dynasty, don't say that there is a difference between the weights and measures in the north and the south, that is, in the same capital, the grain shop in the east of the city and the grain shop in the west of the city, the measuring bucket they use are different.

With such crude weights and measures, how can an accurate calendar be calculated? Moreover, the units of weight, length, and volume are chaotic, and the conversion between the three physical units is difficult and complicated, which is completely inconsistent with the status of the Ming Dynasty as a central country..."