Facing Lao Zhu's eager gaze, even though he knew he wouldn't do anything to him, Zhu Yuan still quickly started thinking.

Opposite me, Lao Zhu became leisurely. He took a sip of tea and turned to the page where he had just written down two words. He seemed to be thinking about it, and occasionally wrote a few more words. Occasionally he looked up at Zhu Yuan and said, "Okay.

Think, I’ll wait.”

Zhu Yuan has considered similar issues.

Not too carefully.

After all, the words of Guo Zuo for five hundred years were indeed just a gimmick to a large extent.

As for the specific details, Zhu Yuan's idea at the time was that after three years, if he could survive that hurdle, we would talk about it.

Now, the three-year buffer period is gone, so I can only think about it now.

Soon I felt a little dizzy.

Dare not say.

Worried that Lao Zhu thought he was trying to evade, he whipped him a few times with a riding crop to wake him up.

After Lao Zhu slowly glanced at him from time to time and finished drinking a cup of tea, Zhu Yuan stood up and took a page of paper from the desk, as well as a charcoal pen and a ruler, returned to his position and started drawing, while saying: "

The ancestors and the inheritance of the country are still the same two legs. Any country that solves the problem of food and clothing for the people and teaches the people etiquette will at least not have great chaos. However, since the ancestors are asking the question of Guozuo, we will focus on

Let’s talk about this.”

With that said, Zhu Yuan has quickly completed a world map that is inevitably full of errors in details.

As soon as he added the trend curves of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River as landmarks and wrote the word "Daming", Zhu Yuan felt someone approaching. He turned around and saw that it was Lao Zhu. Just as he was about to stand up, he was already held down by his shoulders: "Your body...

Sit down and I'll watch from the side."

Zhu Yuan could only sit down obediently.

Lao Zhu had already looked at the map drawn by Zhu Yuan: "What is this?"

"World map." Zhu Yuan explained, and then said: "Ancestor, grandson confesses, if it is just the Ming Dynasty, I can't guarantee that the country will last 700 years. However, if I, the Zhu family, can maintain it for 700 years,

If it lasts forever, my grandson has a way."

Lao Zhu was not angry. He actually understood that the seven hundred years of Guozuo were really difficult. He just wondered: "What is the difference between the two?"

As he said this, he remembered that Zhu Yuan once said, "A century-old dynasty, a thousand-year family." Lao Zhu had a deep memory of the details of the first question between the two.

Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, please allow your grandson to start from the map of the world?"

Lao Zhu put aside those thoughts, nodded and said: "Let's talk."

Zhu Yuan said: "First of all, we need to talk about some geography. Our ancestors should know that the sky is round and the earth is round. In fact, it is not the case. The sky and the earth are actually round. We humans live on a huge sphere, which is called 'Earth' in later generations.

The sky is just a gaseous shell covering the earth. The earth has a diameter of 80,000 miles and is extremely vast. Therefore, people above it will feel that the earth is flat."

When Lao Zhu heard what Zhu Yuan said, he suddenly remembered his original words again.

Without the "Book of Heaven" and knowing Zhu Yuan's fundamentals, he would not be able to use it because he would not believe his words.

really.

What is this...

He started talking about the "Book of Heaven" again.

So I subconsciously asked a question, and this is the doubt that many people inevitably have when hearing similar theories for the first time: "If we are on a ball, why... won't it fall."

Zhu Yuan spread the charcoal pen in the palm of his hand and tossed it gently: "Ancestor, please see, when my grandson throws the charcoal pen, it does not fly away, but falls. This is the reason why we will not fall out. The earth has a kind of

Gravity firmly attracts us to it. These have nothing to do with today's topic. Our ancestors don't need to know about it for the time being. My grandson will tell you some things that our ancestors need to know. The earth itself has been rotating, and each revolution takes twelve hours. Because it is rotating,

It always has one side facing the sun and one side facing away from the sun, thus forming day and night."

Lao Zhu nodded slightly to express his understanding.

Zhu Yuan then pointed to the desktop world map again: "This is a flat map after the earth is spread out. My grandson's memory is limited and there are many mistakes and omissions, but it can be used as a reference."

With that said, Zhu Yuan used a ruler to draw a dotted line at the equator, marked the words "eight thousand miles", and then continued: "This year, according to the Western calendar that will be used by later generations, is AD 1368..."

While talking, Zhu Yuan used charcoal to write down a few Arabic numerals next to him and explained a little: "Ancestor, these are Arabic numerals. They are more concise and easier to express than Chinese numerals. We in China want to move forward from the agricultural era.

, this kind of number must be promoted. Let’s not mention it for the time being..."

Lao Zhu opened his mouth and wanted Zhu Yuan to mention it, but Zhu Yuan had already continued: "1368 AD is considered the 14th century. A century is a time unit, and each century is 100 years. And the next one or two hundred years, specifically

My grandson can’t explain it clearly, but in short, the world has begun the Age of Discovery to explore the oceans and discover new lands, and several maritime hegemons with territories all over the world have been born.”

Having said this, Zhu Yuan glanced at Lao Zhu: "Does my ancestor remember the UK I mentioned in the Book of Heaven?"

With that said, Zhu Yuan marked the word "UK" somewhere in the upper left corner of the world map.

Lao Zhu also replied: "I remember that he was the one who fought the... war with the Qing court in 1840."

Zhu Yuan did not turn to these nonsense, but just nodded and marked his position: "Britain is here. Its initial land area was less than that of our Chinese province, and its population was only a few million. However, with the dividends of the Age of Discovery, Britain

It rose rapidly and was once known as the empire on which the sun never sets. Its overseas territories, also known as colonies, are spread across every continent in the world..."

Zhu Yuan said, and quickly marked the word "英" in several places in his memory.

Lao Zhu caught a word and interrupted: "What is an empire on which the sun never sets?"

Zhu Yuan said: "As my grandson just explained, there is always one side of the earth facing the sun, and the vastness of Britain's land at its peak meant that this country always had territory in the daytime, so it was known as the 'Empire on which the sun never sets'."

As an emperor, when Lao Zhu heard this, his eyes unknowingly filled with yearning.

And ambition.

Zhu Yuan continued: "The British race, just like we are called Han people, they are called 'Angsa people'. Britain probably began to rise from the 16th century to the 21st century when the grandson came back. In five hundred years, even if other

Overseas territories have seceded one after another, but the English-speaking Angsa people have always controlled the world. Before Sun's arrival, Britain had declined, but among the nearly two hundred countries in the world, its national power still remained in the top ten. As a homologous person

The United States, a brotherly country of the same species, has turned into the world's most powerful country. The five mainstream Ansa countries have jointly formed the 'Five Eyes Alliance' and controlled the world together."

At the end of the sentence, Zhu Yuan raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu: "Ancestor, do you have any insights?"

Lao Zhu felt that he had caught something, but it was not very clear. He raised his big hand and turned Zhu Yuan's head back: "No nagging, just continue."

Zhu Yuan felt wronged.

Zhu Yuan kept it in his heart and continued obediently: "In the eyes of my grandson, our Ming Dynasty, only by listening to this country's name, should become an empire that never sets with territory all over the world. Moreover, we also have this ability. Even if it takes one or two hundred years

Later, the maritime overlord before Britain was called 'Spain'. It was also a country with an initial land area only the size of our Ming Dynasty province. The Spanish navy was known as the 'Invincible Fleet'. At its peak, it only had a thousand ships of various sizes, while ours had

The navy of the Ming Dynasty should have far more than a thousand ships now, right?"

Lao Zhu nodded slightly.

Zhu Yuan added: "Moreover, as Sun'er just said about medicine, our biggest advantage is to know the direction, and not just the direction, but also the pattern of the rise of these countries in later generations as a 'chess record', so we know where to move.

, where to direct our efforts, and there is no need to take too many detours. It took Britain hundreds of years to become an empire on which the sun never sets, and we may only need two or three generations at most."

Lao Zhu listened carefully and felt his heartbeat slowly speeding up, and a wave of excitement that could be described as rushing to the top of his head.

Zhu Yuan began to consolidate his thoughts: "My grandson cannot guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will survive for seven hundred years, but it can allow our Zhu family to prosper for seven hundred years. This plan is to expand outward, just like the United Kingdom, and become a brand new country in advance."

'The Empire on which the sun never sets'. In the past, kings were only enfeoffed in the land of China. For example, the current territory of our Ming Dynasty is only about 5,000 miles from east to west, north to south, which is not big enough. There is only one dragon throne, and it is inevitable for brothers to fight. Ancestors see again

In this picture, if we can divide the vast territory of 80,000 miles, the princes, if you are not ambitious, you can stay in your hometown and enjoy the blessings. If you are ambitious, you no longer need to worry about your own one-acre farmland and lead the troops to fight, as long as you have enough ability

, not to mention conquering a territory that is no less than our Ming Dynasty territory, even if it reaches the horizon, or even the moon in the future, it will be no problem. If you conquer it, it will be your own, and you will be the emperor. Moreover, because you are far away from China, the brothers can separate.

Even if there are some minor disputes, each of them will have his or her own share, and they will not insist on fighting each other to the death. On the contrary, it will be easier for them to be like the 'Angsa people', because they have the same origin and species, and they will be able to join forces in the future."

Having said this, Zhu Yuan once again drew a blank mark on the territory of the Ming Dynasty: "By then, even if the Ming Dynasty has declined, there may be a 'Da Qin' or a 'Da Chu' who are also from my Zhu family in other places."

Da Zhao', 'Da Jin', and 'Da Yan'. It is conceivable that because they are brothers of the same clan, anyone who wants to change dynasties in any 'Zhu' country must consider the ideas of other 'Zhu' dynasties. Even if they are brothers

In the worst-case scenario, if the usurper succeeds, he will not dare to slaughter our descendants wantonly. The most he can do is send them to other Zhu dynasties. Ancestor, what do you think of your grandson's thoughts?"

Zhu Yuan raised his head as he spoke, and saw Lao Zhu's Adam's apple rolling, and he swallowed hard.

Lao Zhu felt his mouth was a little dry, so he directly picked up Zhu Yuan's tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.

If they hadn't read "The Book of Heaven", if Zhu Yuan hadn't used 'Britain' as an example, if other people had said this to Lao Zhu, they would most likely have been regarded by him as a wild and rebellious person who was trying to seduce the emperor by talking nonsense, and they would have been dragged out and chopped off.

.

How is that possible?!

Now, think about it, Britain, which is only a province the size of the Ming Dynasty, can become an empire on which the sun never sets. Why can't it?

If this layout can really be completed, in the future a group of princes will be divided in all directions, echoing each other and complementing each other. Indeed, let alone seven hundred years, what is the difficulty of prosperity for a thousand years?

Looking at his precious twenty-third generation grandson, Lao Zhu's voice was inexplicably hoarse, and he asked a previous question again: "How to... do?"

After drawing the pie, pour cold water on it.

Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, we have to eat one bite at a time. My grandson's economics is the foundation of prosperity. We must first unify the Central Plains, then develop the economy and initially complete the industrial revolution. Oh, this industrial revolution, our ancestors were curious about before.

What comes after the Iron Age? In fact, the ages mentioned by Sun Er can only be regarded as the agricultural age. After the agricultural age, there is the industrial age. This needs to be completed through the industrial revolution. We only need to achieve the most preliminary industrialization.

It can form a crushing force against many foreign races overseas that are still in the Stone Age. When the time comes, it will be easy to expand outwards. On the other hand, our greatest advantage is time. Those global hegemonic countries were all in

It will take one or two hundred years before it begins to rise, which means we still have at least two hundred years to calmly lay out our plans."

Lao Zhu listened carefully and remembered it.

In that "Book of Heaven", there is the so-called "industrial revolution".

After the agricultural age, there was the industrial age.

What is the industrial age?

Lao Zhu once again thought of the Qing Dynasty, a country called the industrial age, where a few thousand people defeated the capital. Is that probably the power of the industrial age?

Slowly exhaling, Lao Zhu calmed himself down.

yes.

Eat the meal one bite at a time.

He's good at this.

Having made up his mind, Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Yuan and said: "Now that you have mentioned economics, you are getting better again. The unfinished manuscript on 'production' and the 'distribution' chapter should be quickly Write it down for me. Also, you don’t have to worry about being a ‘butterfly’ anymore. You can give me all the other good ways to govern and rejuvenate the country.”

Come again!

Zhu Yuan raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu with a pitiful expression: "Ancestor, my grandson didn't take a good nap. Thinking about these things consumes his mind and makes him a little dizzy. Let's get here first today, shall we?"

When Lao Zhu saw that Zhu Yuan's little face was indeed a little pale, he felt pity in his heart. Thinking that the future was long, he could only nod.

Finally unwilling to give in, he put his arm around Zhu Yuan's shoulder and squeezed: "Since you are here, why don't you choose a stronger body and make a sick boy to ruin yourself."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

When do I want to come?

Moreover, ancestors, please be lucky that you possessed someone with a handle, otherwise, we would have hit the wall and gone back on the spot.

Although Lao Zhu stopped squeezing Zhu Yuan any more, he still didn't leave. He sat down on the other side and continued to write with the pen while saying: "Don't call your ancestors anymore. If you say it smoothly, it will be inappropriate for outsiders to hear it. You should also change your name."

Zhu Yuan actually didn’t want to shout!

Because it always reminds him of Jia Mu in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

After a brief deliberation, Zhu Yuan asked tentatively: "Ancestor?"

This is a homophonic joke.

Lao Zhu listened and understood instantly. The word "ancestor" is the same as "lord", but of course it is not the same as "lord".

In fact, Lao Zhu is also used to the messiness of people below him when it comes to addressing him.

Some people call them 'Lord', some people call them 'Your Majesty', some people call them 'Your Majesty', some people call them 'Your Majesty', some people call them 'Master'. A few days ago, some Confucian scholars were sent from western Zhejiang, and the titles were even more diverse.' Long Live', 'Guan Jia', 'Old Master', etc. all came out.

As for Lao Zhu's attitude towards this, he just needs to know that he is calling himself.

No changes were forced.

There is no way to change it.

Just like some of the old brothers who have been with him for the longest time, they want to show their identity in front of the newcomers and insist on calling them "Lord". They can't put on airs and say that we are the emperor and you can't call them like that again in the future.

That would be heartbreaking.

Zhu Yuan, the ‘ancestor’, is a unique one.

It won't be seen through by outsiders.

So he nodded.

I still wanted to laugh and scold him for being glib, but after thinking about how much this guy said today... I stopped scolding him.

Quickly writing down some of the ideas he heard from Zhu Yuan today, Lao Zhu rolled up the simple world map drawn by Zhu Yuan and held it in his hand. He stood up, looked at the pen again, remembered something, and said: "They also said they would make some more exquisite reward tags. It seems you have some ready-made ones. Take them out and let me take a look."

Zhu Yuan accompanied Lao Zhu out of the hall and called Zhao Xu at the door to give him a few instructions.

Zhao Xu quickly brought over a tray of more than a dozen pens, all of which were the best batch made these days. There was also special ink in ceramic bottles on the tray. The customized ceramic bottles were similar to later ink bottles. The mouths are threaded and equipped with copper caps.

Lao Zhu directly picked up a pen studded with various tiny gems, and looked at Zhu Yuan with a half-smile.

Zhu Yuan quickly apologized and said with a smile: "This is a women's pen, just suitable for the empress."

Lao Zhu snorted softly: "The queen doesn't like this."

As he spoke, he signaled to Zhao Xu: "Wrap them all up for me, and this... this ink bottle is so fancy, it can't hold much, so bring me a few more bottles."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

If you don't like it, you still have to take it all away. We don't carry that kind of thing.

When Zhao Xu went to pack things, Lao Zhu saw the gap in the west wall again and said: "There, let the general be the secretary... Well, your house is too small. Just expand it. You can't enter the door and see the garden." I see that this island only has about a hundred acres, and it is all enclosed. How will it be renovated? I will ask Shan Anren to come over tomorrow, and you can discuss it with him. All expenses will be paid from the public."

Zhu Yuan: "..."

Isn't this wrong?

However, it makes sense when you think about it.

Lao Zhu himself is frugal, but for his children and grandchildren... that's really good too.

At that moment, Zhu Yuan looked at Lao Zhu again and almost blurted out: Ancestor, do you still want the pen? I will make another ten kilograms!

Then I felt sad again.

With my own physical strength, I can't even walk through the dilapidated garden now.

Zhao Xu packed up the pen and ink and sent it to him. Lao Zhu asked the guards to take it, and asked Zhu Yuan to stop without seeing him off. He went straight to the breach in the wall.

When Lao Zhu's figure finally disappeared, Zhu Yuan sat down on the steps under the eaves.

So tired!

Zhu Yuan did not have the sentiment that many Chinese people had in previous lives. What would happen to China in the future if history goes like this?

There are no ifs in history, only results.

The more wealth he accumulated in his previous life and the higher his status, the more pessimistic Zhu Yuan was about many things. What does it matter about the past, the present, and the future?

As for individuals, just let yourself live well.

However, when he got here, Zhu Yuan had to draw pie after pie for Lao Zhu.

future?

Just like what Lao Zhu pointed out today, since history has changed, the future may be better or worse. Since a butterfly may cause a hurricane, even if you know the direction, even if you have a "chess record", it will be difficult to stop it. of variables.

Zhu Yuan was bored and thinking about life, when someone quickly gathered around him.

The freehand tone was full of concern: "Little official, get up quickly, the ground is cold."

Zhu Yuan looked up.

Sitting like this, everyone becomes taller.

Zhu Yuan nodded at the tallest Qingqiu among women, which should be over 1.7 meters tall. Even if he was standing, he could only reach her chest: "Come, carry me back to the inner house."

Qingqiu stepped forward obediently.

Soon he lay on the woman's body. The fragrance was soft and fragrant. Zhu Yuan stopped thinking about life. He buried his head in the woman's neck and smiled again: "I didn't expect that I could also understand the feeling of a child bride."

Qingqiu's face turned slightly red.

Zhu Yuan took a long sniff and praised: "It smells so good."

As he spoke, he took a small bite, leaving a small strawberry on the white skin. Thinking of something, he asked again: "By the way, did your daughter take it?"

Qingqiu's body froze slightly as he walked, then quickly moved forward again, whispering: "Here we come."

Zhu Yuan said: "It's good to have it, but the name needs to be changed. What can I call it? It has to be called green tea. As the saying goes, the male "Chu Ci" female "Book of Songs", wait until I have time to look through the "Shan Hai Jing" and give it to her Pick a good name."

Qingqiu: "..."

around:"……"

Only Luo Shui chuckled.

The petty officials were joking, but they didn't understand.

Thinking like this, Luo Shui also glanced at Qingqiu.

This woman...

Her evaluation of Qingqiu has only three words: she doesn't know herself.

She doesn't know her own beauty, and she doesn't know that the petty officials are kind to her. She is cautious and trembling all day long, as if she is afraid that she will suddenly lose her place. Luo Shui thinks, maybe, this woman has never been treated well since she was a child.

That's how it will be.

This is how it should be.

Otherwise, it seems that a person with a good family background, a little smarter and more independent-minded should not be given as a second house. A second house is a second house, and if he has a daughter, he will be sold.

Soon we came to the bedroom of the inner house.

Zhu Yuan sat on the bed and let the women take off his robe and shoes. He looked at Qingqiu at his feet, noticed something, and asked with a smile: "I discovered another problem."

Everyone, look over.

Zhu Yuan said: "In this era, feet must have started to be bound. Why don't you have your feet bound? No wonder Qingqiu carried me so securely just now?"

The four women were suddenly stunned.

Qingqiu was still soft on the ground, looking pitifully exposed.

Even Luo Shui, who always answered questions, began to dodge his gaze.

Seeing that the girls were not moving, Zhu Yuan took off his jacket, leaving only his small clothes. He opened the quilt and lay down, smiling and saying: "No wonder Qingqiu and Luoshui are so cheap. It seems that I have been deceived."

Already."

Qingqiu lowered his head and began to cry.

Seeing the smile on Xiao Guanren's face, Luo Shui relaxed a little and retorted: "Small official, slaves are not cheap."

Zhu Yuan waved his hand: "Okay, I didn't say that I like small feet. It would be terrible if my good feet were bound to become deformed. I will have a chat with His Majesty when I have some time and issue a decree to prohibit any more foot binding. Who will

Parents dare to force their daughters to have their feet bound again and drag them out to play thirty boards..."

As he talked, Zhu Yuan felt sleepy and his voice became lower and lower.

Then he raised his arm and grabbed a small hand stretched out in a freehand manner: "I improvised a song "Nian Nujiao", listen to it, can you pass it on to future generations?" Then he began to read: "The great river goes eastward, and the waves are gone."

, a romantic figure through the ages..."

Yiyi listened and looked to the side of the blank space with worry on his face.

This won't happen again...

Leave the space blank to remind: "Little official, this is an old poem by Su Dongpo."

Zhu Yuan was interrupted. He opened his eyes and glared at him pretending to be angry. He let go of his freehand hand and turned around to change into a comfortable position: "Everyone, please go out. I'm going to bed, little official. Don't be greedy for my body. I'm so small."

I can’t stand your troubles.”

After saying that, he started to mutter again: "Well, that's the bad thing about Ming Dynasty. I can't even be a copywriter. I can't copy the four famous works. It's so tiring, let alone millions of words. Who can remember it? I'm so tired."

There is no system..."


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