Chang Wei said humbly: "The students believe that the difficulty of the imperial court today lies in the lack of money available, and the use of the imperial court throughout the ages is nothing more than two aspects: open source and throttling. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Yuan Keli said: "Nine-tenths of the Ming Dynasty's taxes are used to build slaves in Liaodong, and this money cannot be saved in any case, so it is not feasible to throttle expenditure." There is only open source, but the peasants have been squeezed to the brink of collapse, and the White Lotus Sect is a wake-up call, and the consequences of squeezing are unimaginable. However, for decades, the imperial court wanted to increase commercial taxes, but they were blocked by the Donglin Party. How do you want to open source?"

Chang Wei didn't answer directly, but asked, "Does the teacher know the earth circle theory in Western learning?"

Yuan Ke stood up and said: "During the Wanli period, Western missionaries presented a 'globe' to elaborate on the theory that the earth is spherical. Such thought-provoking doctrines immediately sparked a great controversy among Shilin, with those who proponent of it as an unprecedented novelty and those who opposed it as a fallacy and unworthy. ”

Later, after several years of exploration, Qin Tianjian agreed with this statement through astronomical astronomy and astronomy, and made a self-made globe, which is still preserved in the Great Interior, and the emperor loved this globe and had to play with it every day! ”

That carpenter emperor was interested in the globe? This is a big discovery! Chang Wei keenly grasped this.

You must know that the reason why Wei Zhongxian was able to make a career was because of collusion with the emperor's nurse Keshi, and secondly, he was proficient in archery, horseback riding, gambling, and wine. Therefore, he can go from a poor, illiterate street gangster to a powerful figure in the world.

Chang Wei had been planning how to curry favor with the emperor a long time ago, because no matter how he built up his power and strengthened his strength, if he was not appreciated by the emperor, then he would be in danger of destruction at any time.

If you want to please the emperor, but you can't be too flattering, it is naturally a very difficult thing. Originally, he wanted to attract the emperor's attention through carpentry, but now that he heard that the emperor liked globes, Chang Wei had a new idea.

On the other hand, through Yuan Keli's words, Chang Wei knew that the original Diyuan theory had long been accepted, and the atmosphere of the Great Ming Shilin class was very open. If it weren't for this open atmosphere, how could Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, Bi Maokang and others be proficient in Western studies and translate European works?

Since Yuan Keli knows that the earth is round, it is better to explain, Chang Wei said happily: "The continent where my Ming Dynasty is located is called Asia, and the continent where Hongyi is located is called Europa, oh, Hongyi is actually two countries, the one who helped the imperial court make artillery is called Portugal, the Luzon gang is called Spain, the artillery captain Cromwell under Zhang Ke is an Englishman, and the one near Taiwan is the Dutch. In addition, there are also powerful countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Russia on the European continent, and the situation on the European continent is somewhat similar to our Warring States era. ”

After explaining the basic situation in Europe, Chang Wei said: "One hundred and thirty years ago, the Italian Columbus, with the support of the King of Portugal, led a fleet to the east to find a route to my Ming Dynasty, but he got the wrong direction, and the fleet went all the way to the west, but unexpectedly arrived at the American continent where Zheng He had been. The news spread that Europeans went to America one after another, occupied colonies, and grabbed resources, and maritime powers such as Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands rose from there. ”

"A hundred years ago, the Portuguese Magellan, with the support of the King of Spain, crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the west for two months, bypassing the southernmost tip of America and entering the Eastern Ocean. After more than a hundred days of sailing, the fleet arrived in Manila in the Philippines. Because the voyage of more than 100 days was so peaceful, Magellan called the eastern ocean the Pacific Ocean. His fleet traveled west through the Philippines to the legendary Spice Island, loaded with spices all the way west, and the whole fleet returned to Spain in three years. ”

"Oh, and the Spaniards took Luzon, called it the Philippines, and built a big city of Manila, and they hired local Han craftsmen to build one of the most advanced seagoing ships in the world today, with a capacity of thousands of pounds. ”

"The Manila galleon sails north from Manila in June by the southwest monsoon, to the waters east of Japan, along the North Pacific "Kuroshio" eastward, to the American continent of Acapulco in Mexico, a journey of more than 10,000 nautical miles, lasting six months, and a return trip along the ocean current, only three months. ”

"The Manila galleon transports Chinese goods from the port of Yue, Fujian Province to Mexico, and then transports these Asian specialties from Acapulco to Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina on large wheels. On the way back, they will bring back to Mexico silver dollars, silver ingots, cocoa seeds, wool and other specialties. Crops such as corn, tobacco, peanuts, and tomatoes from the Americas were introduced to Asia......"

In the process of Chang Wei's narration, Yuan Keli's eyes became brighter and brighter, and when he finished speaking, Yuan Keli said: "You have money and a fleet on Liuheng Island, and you have selected and trained an all-firearm volunteer in Zhenjiang, and its purpose is to conduct overseas trade and earn huge wealth?"

"Teacher Mingjian!" Chang Wei said confidently: "In today's world, European powers have opened up overseas colonies and plundered the resources of many new continents such as the Americas. Therefore, overseas trade is the mainstream of the world, and for my Daming, overseas trade is open source. ”

"The student's idea is to use brave and warlike Jianghu people to form an ocean-going fleet, plunder colonial resources to build an industrial system, so that my guns, weapons, and ships far exceed those of European powers, and what is the Jiannu cavalry in the face of a powerful torrent of steel?"

"Moreover, the goods produced by the factory on one acre of land can feed the people who can't live on hundreds of acres of land, and they don't have to look at the weather to eat, which can be described as a drought and flood to ensure harvest. Let's exchange these precious commodities for a boatload of rice in Champa (Vietnam) and Siam (Thailand), which is enough to feed countless people. At that time, the landlords and merchants who saw the sweetness would turn their land into factories and take out the silver and turn it into fleets for overseas trade. ”

"The factory gives enough silver, and there is no need to face the loess with their backs to the sky, and the peasants who have lost their land are naturally willing to enter the factory as craftsmen, and over time a new school and a new group will be formed that pays more attention to people's livelihood and practical learning, the Industrial Party!"

"The industrial party can not only solve practical problems but also be in the leading position in academics, Donglin's academic will naturally lose its appeal, Donglin's power will completely collapse, without Donglin, the eunuch party will have no value of existence. Naturally, the country and the people are peaceful, and the world is peaceful!"

Speaking of this, he is often high-spirited, "At that time, not only will Jiannu not be able to stop the torrent of steel and muskets and cannons, but even the overseas powers are not the opponents of Zhongxing Daming, and my generation will definitely be able to open up 80,000 miles of overseas territory and realize the governance of the Tang and Song dynasties, Wumai, Qin and Han dynasties that the Ming scholars have always been thinking about." The exploits of the Qin Emperor, the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Ancestors will all be surpassed by my Ming Dynasty, and the martial arts of Wei, Huo, and Li Jing are far inferior to my Ming heroes.

"What a big spirit, what a big pattern!" Yuan Keli was moved.

After calming down, he asked meaningfully, "Daring, is this your ambition?"

Chang Wei looked at Yuan Keli in surprise, and soon, he understood what Yuan Keli was worried about.

He said proudly: "Teacher, don't worry, others have this kind of ambition, maybe they will think of becoming the king and hegemon, and change the dynasty." But in my opinion, this pattern is too small, and the emperor is too far behind the trend of leading the world compared to innovating the world. It is true that a founding emperor will write a strong stroke in the annals of Chinese history, however, I think that Zheng He, Columbus, Magellan, and other talents who pioneered the world are eternal heroes!"

"Hahaha, good, good!" Yuan Keli laughed happily, "It turns out that my students want to be saints! I will send you Zhang Hengqu's famous words: Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." ”

After a heart-to-heart discussion, Yuan Keli was supported by Yuan Keli, who was the leader of the Qingliu people, and his influence in the government and the opposition was extremely huge, with him as the backing, Chang Wei's plan had a basic guarantee, and there was a basis for fighting Donglin.

After discussing for a long time, Yuan Keli said: "Before the industrial party was formed, before the imperial court reformulated the industrial and commercial tax, Donglin's resistance was not great. Therefore, our current opponent is still the eunuch party. ”

Chang Wei said: "What the teacher said is true! Therefore, the student has enveloped Wei Liangdong, although this person is a lawless gentleman, but he is very interested in making money, the fleet formed by the student and his partner has set sail to Luzon and the South Seas, and after sailing a few times in winter and accumulating enough experience, he will be able to sail to the Americas next summer......

For three days in a row, the master and apprentice forgot to sleep and eat to discuss how to use overseas trade to form a new industrial party, how to confuse the eunuchs and Donglin to realize their plans, how to form their own forces among the government and the opposition, what kind of army to form to deal with Jiannu, and even how to take advantage of the emperor's favorite carpenter to win the favor of the Holy Grace.

Originally, Chang Wei's plan was a little radical and flawed, but Yuan Keli had been an official for thirty or forty years, and he had an extremely accurate grasp of the direction of the government and the hearts of the officials, especially since he was also the emperor's teacher, and he knew the likes and dislikes of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, which was extremely helpful to Chang Wei.

Three days later, Yuan Keli's battle report was answered, and the emperor's decree was sent to Jining City in an urgent situation of 800 miles.

Zhao Yan, who had obtained the content of the holy decree from the secret channel, sneered in his heart: "Chang Wei Xiao'er, I originally thought that you would definitely be added to the rank of knight this time. Therefore, I can only endure the account that you undercover White Lotus taught the beggar gang master to ruin my good deeds, but now that you are going to be unlucky, this official will not mind stepping on you again!" )