Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 32, Geography

"This... we lost this round."

Hearing Liu Jin's answer, Tong Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he readily admitted that he had lost this round. He thought it was a difficult Jiugongge, but he didn't expect the other party to report the answer all at once.

"It turned out to be like this~"

The young man who was constantly counting at the side heard Liu Jin's words and hurriedly counted. Soon, his eyes lit up as if he was relieved from a heavy burden.

The other diners on the second floor calculated silently in their hearts, and all of them immediately seemed relieved. It is not difficult to know the answer, but it is difficult to calculate if they don't know the answer.

"What's the second match?"

Huang Jinquan looked at his two companions. It was a bad start. They lost the first match. If they lost the second match, the three of them would kneel down in front of everyone to worship their teacher.

"We absolutely cannot lose this second game."

Huang Jinquan said to the two very firmly, Tong Yuan and Lin Shuhong also nodded slightly.

"Scholars cultivate themselves, regulate their families, govern the country and the world, be loyal to the king, and govern the people below. When it comes to governing the country and the world, it is natural to have an understanding of the world and the country. Otherwise, how can we talk about governing the country and the world."

Liu Jin smiled, thought for a while and said slowly.

"This second competition revolves around the world and the country. Do you have any objections?"

"Yes~"

Huang Jinquan and the other two friends looked at each other, nodded slightly to each other, and agreed.

This classic sentence of self-cultivation, family management, country governance and world peace comes from "Book of Rites University": In ancient times, those who wished to manifest their virtues in the world should first govern their country; those who wanted to govern their country should first regulate their families; self-cultivation;

If you want to cultivate your body, you must first straighten your heart; if you want to straighten your heart, you must first be sincere; if you want to be sincere, you must first extend your knowledge, and the extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.When you know things, you will know them; if you know them, you will be sincere; if you are sincere, you will be upright; if you are upright, you will cultivate your body;

This is the content of "Great Learning" in the Four Books and Five Classics of the Eight Classics. A scholar can memorize this passage by heart, and even the annotations of this passage by celebrities in the past dynasties can also be memorized.

The three of Huang Jinquan are still a little conceited. The first competition can be said to be something they are not good at. Although they lost, they are not convinced.

"The world and the country?"

"What an interesting young man."

The middle-aged man with an extraordinary appearance immediately showed great interest when he heard the content of the second-level competition. In his opinion, arithmetic is a small way after all. This country is what he cares about the most. He really wants to Let's see what unique insights this young man can have about his family, country and world.

"Then I've come up with a question. Let's start with a simple one. First, let's talk about the provinces that make up our Ming Dynasty. We have to tell them one by one from north to south."

Liu Jin smiled and came up with a question. This question must be a sub-question. The Ming Dynasty followed the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty. Of course, the correct name at this time should be Cheng Xuanzhengshi.

"It's easy, I'll do it."

As soon as Lin Shuhong heard it, he stood up and said, "Our Ming Dynasty consists of two capitals and thirteen provinces. From north to south, it is roughly North Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Huguang, South Zhili, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou."

"In addition, there are several important components of Kansai Seven Guards, Erisi Military and Civil Marshal's Mansion, and Onan River Guard."

After Lin Shuhong finished speaking, he also smiled proudly. Because he likes to read books on geography, he is very clear about the composition of Ming Dynasty.

"The answer is very accurate."

Liu Jin nodded after listening, then thought for a while and said: "Then what is the north of the Great Wall?"

"Where is this west of Kansai?"

"Where are these two places south of Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou?"

"Are there any places east of the East China Sea?"

Liu Jin sent out four questions one after another, corresponding to the four directions of southeast, northwest, respectively.

"To the north of the Great Wall are naturally Tatars and Wala, to the west of Kansai is the ancient land of the Western Regions, to the south of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan and Guizhou are the Hundred Thousand Mountains, to the south of the Hundred Thousand Mountains are Annan and Siam, and to the east of the East China Sea are the Kingdom of Japan and Japan. Korea."

Upon hearing this, Lin Shuhong smiled and replied.

"The geography is good, and I know quite a lot."

Liu Jin couldn't help but praise Lin Shuhong. This person who reads the Four Books and Five Classics can clearly distinguish the southeast from the north and the north, and also roughly knows some information outside of the Ming Dynasty, which is very rare.

"Then do you know what is north of Tatar and Oara?"

"Where is the west of the ancient land of the Western Regions?"

"What is this south of Annan and Siam?"

"Where is the east of North Korea and Wa Kingdom?"

"What are the products of these places, and what is the human geography like?"

However, Liu Jin didn't intend to just let the other party go, and asked several questions one after another.

"West of the Western Regions? South of Annan and Siam? North of Wala and Tatar? East of Korea and Japan?"

When the diners on the second floor heard it, they were all dumbfounded, including the middle-aged man with an extraordinary appearance. His mind was blank, and he didn't know any information about these places at all.

"This... I am a vast country, located in the center of the world. The north is a place of bitter cold, the west is a desert, the south is full of miasma, and the east is a sea of ​​waves."

"Only my Great Ming is in the center of the universe, with rich things, heavenly treasures, and outstanding people. Why do we need to know too much about the wild land outside Huawai? We only need to know a thing or two. You are deliberately making things difficult, and I can ask you the same Well, what are the places from the East China Sea to the east, where is the end of the sea, and where is the end to the east?"

"Can you tell?"

"If you can say it, I'm willing to bet and admit defeat. Even if you win this game, I will kowtow to you on the spot."

Lin Shuhong froze for a moment, then thought about it, but said very righteously.

"Well said, this is deliberately making things difficult. How can anyone keep asking like this? It is impossible for anyone to say that they know everything in the world, and it is impossible for anyone to say that they have truly traveled the whole world. The world is so big, how big is it? Nobody knows."

As soon as Lin Shuhong's words fell, some diners on the second floor expressed their support. When he said that Great Ming, the center of the world, all the people present showed proud expressions on their faces. Obviously, many people agreed with Lin Shuhong's words. We simply don't need to know too much information about the wild land outside of China.

"Well said, my people of Ming Dynasty should be like this."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly when he heard Lin Shuhong's words. Daming should be the best in the world. As for other than Daming, they are all bitter cold, desert, and wild lands, which are not worthy of attention at all.

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