Prince of Chaos

Chapter 428 The happiness of the transmigrator
After Zhu Changluo and Xu Guangqi experienced this episode, their relationship seemed to be more harmonious, and their communication became easier.

Zhu Changluo looked at the Xiyi man beside Xu Guangqi, and knowingly asked, "Brother, what is the name of this gentleman?"

Xu Guangqi also officially introduced to Zhu Changluo at this time: "This is Matteo Ricci, a famous scholar in Nanchang."

"Nanchang?"

No matter how Zhu Changluo sees Matteo Ricci, he doesn't look like a Nanchang native.

Regarding Zhu Changluo's question, Matteo Ricci took the initiative to introduce himself: "Hi Zhengshou, my name is Matteo Ricci, I am from Florida in the West, and I love Ming culture. I have lived in Nanchang for a while."

Zhu Changluo couldn't help laughing when he heard Matteo Ricci's southern-style Chinese mandarin, "Didn't Mr. Li give himself a Chinese name?"

Matteo Ricci said: "Matteo Ricci is my Chinese name, and I even gave myself a name called Xitai."

Zhu Changluo smiled and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Xitai. Mr. really loves Ming culture, so he even gave himself a name."

Matteo Ricci also laughed and said, "According to what Daming said, I'm doing as Romans do."

Zhu Changluo said: "Okay, it's a good one to do as the Romans do. Mr. Xitai came to Daming from a long distance, and he should not only love the culture of Ming Dynasty. Is there anything else?"

Matteo Ricci said: "Zhengshou, you are so wise, you can see through me at a glance. Yes, I also have a mission to come to Daming. I want to present our Western treasures and pictures of all nations to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming."

Wei Zhongxian, who was behind Zhu Changluo, heard that the Xiyi man said that he would present treasures to the Ming emperor, so he couldn't help but sneak a look.

Zhu Changluo said kindly: "Really? Then I want to give Mr. Xitai a little advice. If your treasures are not precious enough, it is not so easy to see the face of our Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After all, I, the Ming Dynasty, There are tens of thousands of miles of land and billions of people, and His Majesty the Emperor is very busy with all kinds of affairs."

Matteo Ricci said confidently: "My treasure must be unique in Daming!"

Zhu Changluo became interested, and Zhu Changluo asked, "What kind of treasure is it? Can you tell me about it?"

When Matteo Ricci saw that this noble young man was interested in his words, he said joyfully, "It's a chronograph!"

Zhu Changluo didn't care at first, but when he heard the clock, he immediately sat up straight.

Zhu Changluo looked at Matteo Ricci and asked, "Is it really a clock?"

When Matteo Ricci heard Zhu Changluo's question, he was a little puzzled.

He has treasured this clock for a long time, and even his dear friend Xu Guangqi has never seen it a few times.

However, the young man in front of him, listening to his tone, seemed to know clocks and watches.

Matteo Ricci said: "Yes, it is a clock that can rotate by itself, sounds by itself, and accurately timed. This is a treasure of our West. It is a clock that can only be made by craftsmen who are called artists among our West."

Hearing Matteo Ricci's affirmative statement, Zhu Changluo was overjoyed.

Regarding the research on clocks and watches, Zhu Changluo instructed the then Xishan Institute of Technology to manufacture them a long time ago.

It's a pity that the clock seems simple, but it is actually extremely complicated, and there are too many precision parts required in it.

Moreover, the craftsmen in ancient China did not point their skills to this small and sophisticated mechanical invention. Therefore, no matter how vivid Zhu Changluo described it, the research institutes and craftsmen in Xishan Huangzhuang still couldn't comprehend it. To Zhu Changluo's meaning.

In addition, to manufacture precision objects such as clocks and watches, the requirements for mathematics are very high.

Mathematics research is precisely the weakness of Ming Dynasty, because after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ousted a hundred schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, many non-Confucian disciplines gradually began to wither.Except for a few scholars who like mathematics who will study it, there is no systematic institution that studies mathematics all the time.

If Zhu Changluo hadn't forced Xishanhuangzhuang to use Arabic numerals as the accurate counting of Xishanhuangzhuang, the mathematics teaching in Xishanhuangzhuang might still be as dazzling as a heavenly book.

Zhu Changluo sighed and said, "Just a clock? A clock is not a treasure."

Hearing what Zhu Changluo said, Matteo Ricci was startled. Could it be that other missionaries have already dedicated clocks and watches to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Changluo looked at Matteo Ricci's expression, and he continued: "And what is the picture of the world that you just mentioned?"

Matteo Ricci said: "Illustrations of All Nations is a map of all nations drawn by our Thai and Western adventurers exploring the world!"

Zhu Changluo said again: "It turned out to be a map of the world. I already had this in Ming Dynasty. As early as 150 years ago, Emperor Chengzu ordered Zheng He, the eunuch, to sail to the West. Zheng He traveled hundreds of thousands of miles on seven trips to the West. , I brought back the world map a long time ago. If you only have a clock and a world map, it will be very difficult for you to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Ming."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Changluo took a sip of tea lightly, and he quietly waited for Matteo Ricci to continue to make moves.

Matteo Ricci did not expect that the young man in front of him knew so much, and what he said seemed to be commonplace, and he was not interested in the world map and clocks at all.

Even Xu Guangqi on the side couldn't help but look at Zhu Changluo more, and he thought that Zhu Changluo's status was either rich or noble.

Otherwise, how could he know so many things.

Just like a treasure such as a world map, when Xu Guangqi first saw it with Matteo Ricci, he was really shocked.

In his impression, Ming Dynasty was the whole world, but he didn't expect that in Matteo Ricci's world map, Ming Dynasty only occupied a small area.

This world is bigger than he imagined!
Matteo Ricci looked at Zhu Changluo's bland reaction, and finally said quietly: "I still have a secret to tell His Majesty the Ming Emperor! It's about the truth of this world!"

Hearing what Matteo Ricci said, Zhu Changluo was happy.

"What is the secret? Is the world round?"

As soon as Zhu Changluo said a word, Matteo Ricci was stunned. He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him knew this secret.

Matteo Ricci looked at Zhu Changluo in disbelief, "How do you know?"

Zhu Changluo said: "It's so simple. If you look at a distant ship or vehicle at sea or on land, do you see the mast of the ship or the roof of the vehicle first?"

Zhu Changluo's question was like a drum in the evening, ringing in Xu Guangqi's ears. He hadn't thought about it yet.

Xu Guangqi immediately asked: "Is this true? The world is round?!"

Xu Guangqi asked with some uncertainty.

Zhu Changluo affirmed: "The world is originally round, but because the world is too big, many people mistakenly think that the world is flat, but it is not! Ships sailing on the sea, the first thing we see is the shape of the ship. The mast, this is because our eyes are straight, if this is used as a basis, this indirectly proves that the world is round, otherwise, the ship would not be able to expose the mast first.”

Zhu Changluo's words were like enlightenment, and immediately solved the doubts in Xu Guangqi's heart for many years.

Xu Guangqi stood up solemnly and bowed to Zhu Changluo, "Thank you brother Yu for your guidance."

Zhu Changluo felt embarrassed when he looked at Xu Guangqi who was so formal.

This knowledge is the common sense he saw in later generations, and it is indeed a bit unkind to use it to crush the great people of this era.

However, this feeling is really cool!
No wonder there are always some traversers who like to pretend to be aggressive. This feeling really makes people linger, ecstasy!
Zhu Changluo said to Xu Guangqi: "Brother is so gracious to displease my younger brother. This is what I learned in Xishan Huangzhuang. Where can I give advice to my elder brother?"

Xu Guangqi really didn't expect this noble boy to know so much. Moreover, he also said that he learned it in Xishan Huangzhuang, so isn't Xishan Huangzhuang a treasure?
At this time, Xu Guangqi couldn't help feeling fascinated by this kind of Xishan Huangzhuang, which has long been famous in Ming Dynasty.

It turned out that he believed that Xishan Huangzhuang was a place for pleasure created by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was favored by Emperor Wanli.

However, from Zhu Changluo's words today, Xu Guangqi felt that he might be wrong. This Xishan Huangzhuang is definitely not simple.

After Zhu Changluo and Xu Guangqi gave each other a few words of humility, he continued to ask Matteo Ricci: "Is there any more Mr. Xitai?"

Matteo Ricci's face was very exciting, he really didn't expect that this noble boy in front of him would know all the things he wanted to prepare.

This made Ricci feel a lot of frustration.

However, Matteo Ricci is not a person who gives up easily.

Matteo Ricci said: "I also have a great book by Tessie's sages, called "Elements of Geometry."

After Zhu Changluo heard Matteo Ricci's words, he also decided not to tease Matteo Ricci anymore. It would be a big loss if the teasing continued to hit Matteo Ricci's self-confidence. He also wanted to obtain the current Western technology from Matteo Ricci. What about research data?

Zhu Changluo was "surprised" and said, "How is this book different?"

Matteo Ricci saw Zhu Changluo asking in surprise, and he also felt that he had finally regained some face.

Matteo Ricci said: ""The Elements of Geometry" is a masterpiece written by our Taixi sages. Its ingenuity."

Zhu Changluo glanced at Xu Guangqi, Xu Guangqi's character was first.

He did not expect Xu Guangqi to be so respectful of "The Elements of Geometry". However, when he thought of translating "The Elements of Geometry" together with Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci, it is not difficult to see that Xu Guangqi really liked this book very much.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to translate the "Elements" without translating the Western Bible.Xu Guangqi was considered a Catholic in history.

It shows that the charm of "Original Geometry" is huge, so great that Xu Guangqi even forgot the existence of a "master".

Zhu Changluo nodded and said: "It's really a wonderful book, if you are lucky enough to read it, it will be a great pleasure."

At this time Xu Guangqi answered: "Brother, I have some manuscripts that have been translated. If you don't mind, brother Yu can give you a taste or two."

When Zhu Changluo heard this, he immediately felt extremely honored.This is the initial feel of "Original Geometry". If it is passed down to later generations, it will definitely be a national treasure.

Zhu Changluo smiled and said: "Okay, then the younger brother has the audacity to borrow the manuscript translated by the elder brother to have a look."

Xu Guangqi is also happy, finally someone can share the beauty of "Elementary Geometry" with him.

Xu Guangqi fell in love with this book after he saw it for the first time at Matteo Ricci. He believed that there are truths in this book that everyone in the world should study seriously.

Because this book is so good and so important.

Xu Guangqi also believes that there are four things to avoid in this book: no need to doubt, no need to speculate, no need to try, and no need to change.There are four unobtainables: unobtainable if you want to get rid of it, unobtainable if you want to refute it, unobtainable if you want to reduce it, and unobtainable if you want to put it back and forth.There are three to three abilities: it seems to be extremely obscure, but it is actually very clear, so it can be used to clarify the darkness of other things; it seems to be complicated, but it is actually simple, so it can simplify other things with its simplicity; Easy, so it can be easy to make other things difficult.Yi is born in simplicity, and simplicity is born in Ming, and it is all in Ming.

From this we can see how highly Xu Guangqi admires "Elements of Geometry"!If he was given enough time, he would definitely be able to translate all of "Elements of Geometry".

Then Zhu Changluo turned to Matteo Ricci, and continued to ask: "Mr. Xitai, do you have any introductions to Western classics? I just like these classics."

When Matteo Ricci heard this, he became confident.

The culture of Taixi has experienced the ancient Greek era and the Renaissance, and it is also splendid and colorful. Although the countries of Taixi are small and numerous, its cultural prosperity is no less than that of the distant Ming Dynasty.

However, these are not the focus of Matteo Ricci's upcoming introduction.

Matteo Ricci always remembers his identity, he is here to preach.

Matteo Ricci said: "In our West there is also a classic of heaven and man, which we Westerners call the Bible! In this book"

As soon as Zhu Changluo heard that Matteo Ricci was going to sell these things, he immediately interrupted: "Okay, Mr. Li, let's stop here today, the activities of the society are about to start. Another day, we will talk about you when we are free. Taixi’s classic. However, I can also remind you that if you want to see the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, then I suggest you go to Xishan Huangzhuang. Maybe there will be some special gains.”

After saying this, Zhu Changluo stopped talking.

He turned around and began to look at the central position. Tonight's Jingshi Academy's activities were about to begin. At this moment, the person hosting the event had already stepped onto the stage and began to announce the theme of tonight's academy gathering.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend the gathering of our Beijing Normal University. Tonight our theme is poetry. There is no limit to the subject matter and style. You can express your talents and contribute to our banquet tonight. Add luster! Write a famous poem that can be passed down through the ages."

One of the hosts on the stage made it clear that there is no limit to the ethos of the Jingshi Academy.

And this host is none other than Mr. Sun Chengzong, the teacher of Fang Shoushi's family.

At this time, Sun Chengzong looked a little bookish, and he couldn't see that he would be a general who went into battle in the future.

However, it can also be seen from this that the Jingshi Academy is such an all-encompassing and loose organization, without specific political opinions, it is a purely gathering-type academy.

After hearing Sun Chengzong's words, someone in the audience immediately got up and said, "Everyone! I have good news for you! Mr. Guide is going back to Beijing. Mr. Guide is a model of Qingliu in the court, and he is a man of integrity. Otherwise, we will How about writing a poem praising righteousness with the theme of Duke Gui De’s return to Beijing?”

This person's speech immediately attracted a lot of applause.

It seems that many scholars are very optimistic about Shen Li's return to court.

They all hope that Shen Li can correct the atmosphere of the court and become the backbone of the upright people in the court.

Zhu Changluo watched these people's performance indifferently. He didn't say a word, but just drank water quietly.

At this time, Zhu Changluo had only one thought in his mind, that is, these scholars were too crazy, and Shen Li was too unruly.

Before Shen Li arrived in Beijing, there were already so many people building up momentum for him. When he really returned to Beijing, wouldn't he want to take off where he was?
Therefore, Zhu Changluo had to reconsider the arrangement for Shen Li.

He didn't want to lift a rock and shoot himself in the foot.

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