"Master, are you in a hurry to urinate? In the back hall of the county government, Shen Mo smiled and leaned back, hugged his stomach and said, "I said fourth brother, how old are you, you can't hold your pee?" ”

"Don't laugh at me, the one who was called the fourth brother by Shen Mo was the county master who judged the case outside, and it was the uncle and brother who Shen Mo grew up with, Shen Jing Shen was old, at this moment he took off his official hat and said with a red face: "Isn't it to finish it early, so that I can talk to you?."

Shen Mo stopped laughing and said, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you, I looked at the door and said, "What about my sister-in-law, nephew, and niece?" Why haven't you come out yet? ”

"They don't live here" Shen Jing scratched his head and said: "I feel that the county government is uncomfortable to live in, so I bought a house in the south of the city and usually lives there." ”

In the northeast of the city, the county government asked with a silent smile: "It's so far, aren't you tired of running back and forth?" ”

"It's nothing, I don't usually come to the yamen" Shen Jing said: "If there is something, they will go there to find me." ”

Shen Moxin said, no wonder he only asks about the case once every five days, it turns out that it is not that he is too strong, but that he is lazy.

The friendship between the two grew up together, and Shen Jing knew what he thought when he saw the smile on the corner of Shen Mo's mouth. Hurriedly explained with a smile: "I also follow your spirit, do nothing, do nothing!" ”

"Haha, it's a lot of progress, I can't talk about you now; nbsp; Shen Mo couldn't help laughing and said: "It's really a three-day Shibei should be impressive," he said, "I came all the way from outside the city." Seeing that Shanghai City is thriving, your credit is not small! ”

"What do I do? nbsp; Shen Jing shook and said with rare modesty: "Don't look at Shanghai County, which is neither a provincial capital nor a capital city, but there are many small gods and goddesses here, and what cities, auction houses, and securities exchanges are all decided by the people of the Chamber of Commerce, and I have a small county order, but it is to maintain law and order and deal with fights and brawls" As for those businessmen who have disputes, they all go to the Chamber of Commerce, not to me! Said hehe smiled and said: "I deserve this county order, but it is very easy." ”

"Sixun, this is an opinion." Shen Mo laughed.

"I did as you ordered, Yuan, for the sake of governance, without any discount, shook his head and said, "It's just a complaint with you."

"Fourth brother, you have been wronged." Silent and said: "But you have to remember that this is where our brother's foundation lies, whether it can really be as I wish, become the spark that changes the Ming Dynasty, and whether it can become a long-term meal ticket for our future generations, the key is your inaction, only you do nothing." Only those unofficial institutions can be promising, and they can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people," he said meaningfully: "You can't be a county magistrate here, and I can't guarantee that every county magistrate is our own person, so we have to put the power out, let those institutions that can belong to us forever exercise, so that the county decree that will succeed in the future has to be obeyed, and if he doesn't obey, he will have to get out of class, but this will take process and time,"

"My job is to watch it grow?" Shen Jing suddenly smiled embarrassedly as he said this: "When you say that, my heart will be open." ”

"I said you didn't understand it earlier." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "If you don't see the potential of this city with your own eyes, how can you believe that this will be the wealth capital of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Yes, this Shanghai city seems to be a magnet, attracting rich people from all over the world." Shen Jing said with admiration: "I said it humbly, why are you so discerning and pick such a place at a glance?" ”

Of course, silence can't say that I'm four hundred years later. I saw a map hanging on the east wall. So he got up and walked over and pointed to the map. He said, "I just found out." Although it was originally a small fishing village, the geographical location of the village was extremely advantageous. nbsp; First, it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is the midpoint of the north and south coastline of our Ming Dynasty, close to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing, Yangzhou, the most prosperous and rich in my Ming Dynasty, and far away from the vast two lakes, Bashu, Luyu, Yijin, and the distance from North Korea, Japan, and the South Seas is moderate, and this uniqueness is not possessed by any other city. It is this unique advantage that makes it develop and grow rapidly after the opening of the ping, and the future is bright! ”

Shen Jing's mouth opened wide when he heard this, and he muttered: "This set of points to the country is too handsome." ”

"Seriously." Shen Mo laughed and scolded, his eyes were fixed on this world map, and his eyes were uncertain: "I want this city; It is unique in the world, it does not have to be the richest or most extravagant, but it must have a noble and inclusive culture, a prosperous and diverse economy, and a free and liberal mind! ”

"Your request is too difficult for me" Shen Jing scratched his head and said: "I don't read much, Lu Ziye, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet your requirements."

Shen Mo shook his head slowly, pressed his hands on the picture, and said in a deep voice: "This world is entering an unprecedented era, as long as we protect its development environment, we don't need to interfere with it, just help it eliminate the enemies of its childhood, it can develop smoothly according to its own laws, and achieve great achievements beyond our imagination!" As he spoke, he looked at Shen Jing with blazing eyes and said, "And we will be here." Immortal in the process! ”

Shen Jing was infected by Shen Mo's powerful aura, and nodded excitedly: "I understand, whoever dares to fight the bad idea of Haicheng, I will fight with him!" Shen Mo smiled and said, "Sink him directly into the Huangpu River." ”

Two brothers, double swimming, Xun Mo suddenly realized something different and asked! "Pattern map. Who drew it? "In addition to Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and even Antarctica all appear on the map, although in silent view, the continents are still a little strange in shape and out of proportion." Especially Antarctica, which is outrageously big, and the territory of Daming is also ridiculously large, but on the whole, it is very rare to be able to see the outline of the world at a glance and find many countries he knows.

"Oh, this," Shen Jing said: "It was painted by an old man from the Red-Haired Missionary Society, and I see that there are many places on it that can be confirmed by what you once said, so I asked to hang it here." ”

"Missionary?" Three words flashed through his silent mind: "Missionary?!" ”

"Yes, those who work in the mission are called missionaries." Shen Jing nodded and said: "They came to Shanghai with the ship last year, asked to preach in the city, and also wanted to go to the mainland, I was afraid of causing trouble for you, so I didn't agree." ”

"Oh, are they still in Shanghai?" Shen Mo asked.

"These people are very persistent, I don't let them preach in the city, they just preach on the docks, to those boatmen and merchants, and as a result, a group of believers have really developed." Shen Jing looked at Shen Mo and whispered, "Of course, if you feel that something is wrong, I will expel them tomorrow." ”

"How so?" Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "I said on the Internet that it is noble, tolerant, free and open. You can't punch yourself in the mouth. He said softly, "You arrange for me to meet with their leaders." ”

"That's fine, they'll be honored." Shen Jing smiled: "You might as well stay with me for two more days, according to the time, the eldest son should come back in a few days, our brothers haven't been together for many years." ”

"Is it" Shen Mo said in surprise: "Such a coincidence? ”

"If nothing else, I will arrive on Chongming Island at the latest in the twentieth century" Shen Jing said: "I can't delay my uncle's birthday." ”

"Okay, I'll wait." Zhu Mo smiled: "Since you will stay for a few more days, then don't be busy talking about business, take me to the house to have a look." ”

"That's a good feeling, let's go." Shen Jing got up and instructed left and right: "Go back and tell Madame." Prepare the food and drinks, change the children's clothes, and we will go back immediately. The people below hurried to report, and the two of them also got into the car and hurried slowly to the south of the city.

On the way, Shen Mo asked Shen Jingdao, "I forgot to ask you." Is the sister-in-law in the house the main house, or your Japanese daughter-in-law? In silence. Master Shen reluctantly accepted Shen Jing's Caicaizi, of course, the main house was still the old man's master, and he married a young lady from Yuyao's Sun family for him, which can be described as a good match. But Ruohan returned to Beijing from his hometown and told Shen Mo that the relationship between the two of them was very bad. Shen Jing hadn't been home for a long time.

"It's Nanako." Shen Jing said hesitantly: "This matter is shocking, my father is going to break off the father-son relationship with me, you have to help me persuade when you go back." ”

Shen Mo said softly: "Your brother and sister saved their relatives last year, and they saw their sister-in-law in the main house, and they had a good impression of her, saying that she was knowledgeable and reasonable, and she was also handsome, how could you beat people into the cold palace?" ”

Shen Jing sighed and said, "She is the golden phoenix high above, and I am an ugly duck in the mud." Everyone can't pee in a pot, so they simply live their own days separately. ”

Shen Mo said slowly: "She looks down on you? ”

"Well, I always look like I think very highly of myself" Shen Jing pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice: "I can't look down on me, I can't look down on Nanako, and even my two children can't look at her eyes; Lao Tzu doesn't serve her like that. Let her be noble in Shaoxing, and we vulgar people will continue to be vulgar in Shanghai. ”

It is difficult for a Qing official to cut off family affairs, even if he is a good brother, he can't say too much in silence, so he can only sigh lightly: "It's not easy for a woman in this era, once I follow you, I will be tied to you for the rest of my life, we can't be too ruthless as men." ”

Shen Jing nodded, sighed, and said, "You go back and test her tone, if you can change it." I came to Shanghai for a family reunion, and I won't go back to Shaoxing anyway. "It seems that Master Shen's shadow still shrouds Shen Jing's small body tightly.

When the carriage arrived at an alley facing the street in the south of the city, it stopped in front of the most magnificent door, Shen Jing jumped out of the car, took Shen Mo's hand and said, "It's home, let's go in quickly." ”

In Shen Jing's house, Shen Mo met the beautiful and gentle Nanako Matsuura, although the Ming Dynasty had opened the sea to ban trade, but as a punishment for the Koukou, Japan was still a country with a trade embargo. The Japanese also forbade landing on the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This can't be changed for a while, so Nanako is still very lonely, but it also makes her focus more on her husband and children, serving Shen Jing comfortably, and educating the two children to be well-behaved and cute.

I met Shen Jing's two lovely children for the first time. Naturally, there are exquisite gifts brought by Kyori. Instantly pleases the two dolls, one bite at a time, "big." screamed, and the silence that screamed felt sour for a while, and he missed his little demon stars more and more.

Seeing this family and Hemeimei, a trace of realization rose in Shen Mo's heart: "What if you are an eldest woman." If you can't coax your own man, you can't compete for a partial house.

The two brothers reunited after a long absence, and naturally they couldn't finish talking, so they fell asleep at night, chatted until dawn, and got up at noon and ate breakfast and lunch together, and were eating. The next person reported: "Master, Xavier visited and said that you made him today."

"So early?" Shen Jing swallowed a piece of sticky cake vigorously. Rolling his eyes, he said, "Didn't you let him come in the afternoon?" ”

"Sir, it's already afternoon; nbsp; They whispered.

Shen Jing looked at the chiming bell in the corner, and sure enough, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and he couldn't help but blush: "Let him wait, let's go over after dinner." As he spoke, he explained to Shen Mo: "Xavier. It's the head of those missionaries, and he is a very good person, and I personally feel that that he can't compare with many people who read books. ”

Shen Mo nodded and smiled: "If people want to attract others to believe, how can they do it without some connotation." He knew very well that in the era of the opening of the Great Navigation Network, from Europa to Daming, traveled thousands of miles across the ocean, experienced life and death tribulations, and had to be indomitable and determined. The missionaries who can come to Daming are even more of the top Western elites.

After speeding up the meal, Shen Mo came to the front hall under the leadership of Shen Jing to meet the guests, and saw a red-haired foreigner wearing a black robe and a cross around his neck, sitting there quietly drinking tea.

Hearing someone enter, the foreigner got up and looked over, and saw that it was Shen Jing and another young man with extraordinary bearing. He bent down and bowed: "Respected Lord Shen, and this Lord Good afternoon" turned out to be a very authentic official language, except that his tongue was a little hard.

Shen Jing smiled at him and said to Shen Mo: "This is Sha Beliu, the Jesuit president of Shanghai. Just call him Lao Sha. Then he said to Xavier: "This lord's identity is unspeakably precious, and I will listen to him anyway." ”

"Do you know your surname?" Xavier asked respectfully.

"Also surnamed Shen." Shen Mo smiled and said, "You are a gentleman, right?" ”

Hearing the standard reading of his country's name by the Ming people, Xavier was a little distracted, and then said excitedly: "You, how do you know? ”

Shen Mo smiled and said, "I'm there in the Shen County Order." I've seen a map and seen this signature, and I think it's Your Excellency. ”

"Exactly down there." Xavier said excitedly: "I didn't expect that there were adults in Daming who knew Western languages. ”

"The scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty are all open-minded and studious, and they are willing to accept new knowledge," he smiled silently and elegantly: "I don't know where Mr. Xavier came from." So what's going on? Before you. I've only seen a few outlaws Western sailors and mercenary merchants, and I've never seen a man as cultivated as you? "The pride of the world's largest country is always unconsciously revealed, even if it is silent.

Of course, he immediately realized his loss. Without a trace, he remedied: "Judging by your demeanor, you should be from a famous family and well-educated, right?" ”

"Your Excellency has won a prize," Xavier said without humility or arrogance, "and my father Juan de Hasso is the king's personal advisor; My mother, Maria Javier, came from a famous family, and I was their only heir. He explained: "According to Spanish custom, a newborn can take either the father's or the mother's surname. I followed my mother's surname, and although I had lived in a knight's castle since I was a child, my aversion to the disposition of force made me bypass the path to the military world, and at the age of eighteen I entered the École Saint-Barbert in Paris, France, where I received a comprehensive education," and his expression was a little proud: "Because of his academic excellence, at the age of twenty-two, he was appointed a lecturer at the Collège de Beauvais, and was regarded as a scholar. ”

"Oh, what do you teach?" Shen Mo asked with interest.

"Aristotelian philosophy" Xavier explained to him, fearing that he would not be confused: "Aristotle. Enjoy the same status as Confucius in your country in Europa. ”

"Yes, he was a great sage." Shen nodded silently and said: "As far as I know, he has made outstanding achievements in various aspects, but what interests me the most is his logic" I am afraid that Xavier will not understand what he means, he added: ",""

Xavier understood now, and was really surprised: "Heart 0, logic, is this your turn?" You have studied Aristotle very well, and I assure the Lord that my admiration for you is really "after all, Chinese is not his mother tongue." It's okay to communicate on a daily basis, but when you encounter a complex point of expression. It's a bit of a struggle.

Shen Jing hurriedly reminded: "It's like a surging river

"Oh, yes," Xavier clenched his fists and said to Shen Mu, "My reverence for adults is like a continuous stream of water,"

Shen Mo glared at Shen Jing, and smiled frankly at Xavish: "Actually, I just came into contact with some skins, and I really want to learn more, but I can't find a teacher." ”

"If adults are willing to learn, they will recommend themselves in the next wish." Xavier has the unique enthusiasm of the Spaniards, but he is also familiar with oriental etiquette, so he changed his words and said: "Of course, I hope to learn the knowledge and culture of the Ming Dynasty from adults." I wonder if there is such an honor in the future? ”

Today's nbsp; nbsp; "St. Francis Xavier, a missionary founder of noble character, steadfast, detached from low tastes, should have died of malaria a few years ago, but because of the butterfly effect. He miraculously survived and saw the silence.