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【Chapter 675】Squatting and eating in the Forbidden City

The women around Xu Xia followed Zhu Yilan to Nanjing. In the Forbidden City, Xu Xingxia slept alone. Occasionally, he would hang out with Gu Susu for a while and release his desires. However, there were usually not many opportunities like this. He got up sleepyly, looked at Zhang Tianhao with a weird expression, and asked curiously: "What's wrong? What happened? I'm holding you back when the sky fell. Why are you panicing? Say."

Zhang Tianhao said: "Sir, I'm afraid your teaching location today will need to be slightly changed. The Wenhua Palace is too small and may not accommodate so many people."[]

Xu Xingxia said disapprovingly: "Is that so? How many people came today?"

Zhang Tianhao said anxiously: "Sir, your lecture yesterday was so attractive. As a result, the number of people coming today was more than five times that of yesterday. I have carefully counted that there are 7,000 people. The small Wenhua Palace cannot sit in so many people."

Xu Xingxia looked at him with her head tilted, frowned, and said slowly: "Five times?"

Zhang Tian’s watermark spreading his wings nodded excitedly and said loudly: “That’s right, at least five times more! There are 7,000 people! They are all outside the Wenhua Palace, and there are long queues! Sir, you haven’t seen it. The team has been extending from Wenhua Palace to Donghua Gate.”

Xu Xingxia said with some disappointment: "Only five times! I thought, at least ten times more! It's just seven thousand people. Why are you doing so with the watermark spreading your wings? The Forbidden City is so big, is there no place to accommodate 7,000 people? It's impossible!"

Zhang Tianhao was stunned and wanted to speak but stopped. More than ten times? God, Mr. Chairman, what does it mean? There were more than 1,300 people who came to Wenhua Hall to attend the class yesterday. If it were ten times, wouldn’t there be more than 13,000 people? Where can I find a place to settle them? Even if Wuying Hall is vacated, it is not enough! Besides, Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall are not next to each other.

Xu Xingxia said angrily: "You are such a fool! Will your mind make a sharp turn? Do you have to give lectures indoors? It's okay to be outdoors! Isn't there a large open space in front of the Huangji Palace? If you arrange them to sit there and listen. I will give them a lecture on the Huangji Gate. Just arrange a few more high-power amplifiers."

Zhang Tianhao's eyes suddenly lit up and he said in a lost voice: "Yes! Why am I so stupid? There are so many large open spaces in the Forbidden City! Okay, I will go and arrange it!"

The Huangji Hall at that time was the later Taihe Hall. The name of the Taihe Hall was changed during the Qing Dynasty. The Huangji Hall is the largest and most magnificent building in the entire Forbidden City, and is generally used to hold various ceremonies. Such as the watermark ceremony for spreading the wings, the enthronement of the queen, and the sacrifice of heaven and earth. The open space in front of the Huangji Hall is the largest open space in the entire Forbidden City.

Xu Xingxia wants to give a lecture here, even if there are 30,000 to 50,000 people, it can accommodate it. The only problem is that so many people can hear Xu Xingxia's words? Fortunately, with a high-powered amplifier, all this is not a problem. If Xu Xingxia likes it, he can let his words reach everyone's ears in the Forbidden City.

When Xu Xingxia arrived at Huangji Hall, a large number of people had gathered in front of Huangji Hall. They were all people who were very interested in Xu Xingxia's lectures. There were even some women. In a vague way, it seemed that Concubine Zheng was also among them. According to Xu Xingxia's request, the guards of the White Army did not seriously identify them. As long as they were not carrying weapons, they could enter the venue.

The amplifier was ready long ago. After Xu Xingxia came up, she didn't say much and continued her lecture content. Today, what Xu Xingxia talked about was mainly the routes and routes of world trade. In the world at that time, a route to make a fortune, or route, was definitely a striking result. As soon as he started teaching, the audience immediately calmed down.

"Maybe some friends have figured out it out. Trade is definitely multilateral. Simply put, it is impossible for you to make all your money into your own pocket. That is not called making money spreading wings, it is called robbery, just like me, Old Devil Xu. You must leave some money in other people's pockets to establish long-term trade relations. The profits of trade activities take time to accumulate slowly. You cannot expect to become a fat man in one bite."

"From the current situation, the route that makes the most money for wing-spreading Ω watermarks should be triangular. For example, the Western powers transported all kinds of weapons, equipment, iron tools, etc. to the West Coast of Africa in exchange for black slaves, and then transported black slaves to the American watermark land, and then transported them back from the American watermark land to the American watermark land. After this cycle, the money in the merchant's pockets continued to accumulate."

"In the East, the most profitable route to spread the wings and watermarks is naturally the Nanyang route. The silk, porcelain, and tea transported from our Central Plains are transported to the distant Europe, and from the distant Europe, they bring back various industrial products, such as glass. Silk, tea, porcelain, etc., are all scarce in Europe and have no one and can be sold at a high price. Similarly, glass is not available in the Central Plains and can also be sold at a high price."

"The biggest principle of routes is that the goods that must be sold are scarce. If the other party's port also has the same kind of goods, it is absolutely impossible to make profits. It seems that if trade with Japan, if it transports rice or something, it is probably impossible to make money. Therefore, Japan itself also produces rice. This is a conflict of goods."

"In addition, what I need to tell you is that from Manila in South China to Mexico in North America, it is also a very profitable route. From Manila, you can get almost half a ship of silver. This route that makes money from spreading wings is very profitable, and has a special name, called the Kuroshima Route. Unfortunately, the current Kuroshima Route has been monopolized by the Spaniards. If we want to intervene, we must defeat the Spaniards. But I believe that this day will come soon. Interested friends can prepare early!"

"It goes without saying that the purpose of commercial trade is to make money spreading and profit. Therefore, we are not shy at all when talking about money here. Money is what stimulates human desires and is the driving force for human progress.

We don’t have to treat money like a dal. I can tell you with certainty that I, Xu Xingxia, like money very much.”

Xu Xingxia did not notice that among the people who were listening to the lectures below, there was a man named Shi Kefa. At this time, Shi Kefa was still the assistant of the Hanlin Academy, that is, a helper of the miscellaneous worker. Generally, Jinshi had to do chores in the Hanlin Academy for a period of time after passing the imperial examination to obtain substantial official positions. Shi Kefa was at this stage.

As a disciple of Zuo Guangdou, Shi Kefa actually had a very bad impression of Xu Xingxia. He came this time just to find fault. Unfortunately, after listening to it for a long time, Shi Kefa still failed to find fault. On the contrary, he was already attracted by Xu Xingxia's lecture. At this time, Shi Kefa happened to be full of energy and had a strong interest in the world he didn't understand.

His thoughts are all in a brand new world.

In Shi Kefa's mind, the old demon Xu in front of him was talking nonsense, and he didn't look like a 20-year-old young man at all. His extensive knowledge was much better than those guys in the Hanlin Academy. Those guys in the Hanlin Academy didn't know this knowledge at all! As a person who started his rebellion, I have to say that Xu Xingxia is really amazing.

The morning lecture was lunch time. The lunch for a total of 5,000 people was quite spectacular. Fortunately, the White-Clothing Army's logistics supply capacity was still very strong. The White-Clothing Army's logistics system has formed a special management model. I dare not say that big fish and meat are big, and white rice and flour are sure to be full. The original imperial chefs in the Forbidden City have been temporarily retained. These imperial chefs have cooked so many people for the first time in their lives.

Xu Xingxia was also funny. He gave everyone a large porcelain bowl, which seemed to be the size of a small basin, and a pair of chopsticks. Then, thousands of people lined up to get food next to them. It was your turn, the chef who made the food would put a large bowl of rice into your large porcelain bowl, and then put the dishes that were distributed in advance. You just found a place to squat and eat. As a result, there were crowds of people squatting and eating everywhere in the huge Forbidden City, which was amazing.

This novel organization method has opened many people's eyes. Cui Chengxiu, Shi Kefa and others were both amused and crying, but they didn't know what to say. It turned out that eating is OK. Several old scholars from the Hanlin Academy couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw the crowds of people squatting around to eat. Such a scene really made the majesty of the Forbidden City disappear. I have to say that Xu Xingxia is really an extremely different person.

Xu Xingxia was secretly funny. This way of eating is common in later generations. It is no big deal to squat while eating. Does anyone have any regulations that you can't squat while eating in the Forbidden City? People in this era thought they had discovered the watermark land with a new big wing spread. No wonder, their knowledge is four hundred years more than them after all!

There were some old scholars who came to listen to the class this time. Almost all of these people were old antiques from the Hanlin Academy. The Four Books and Five Classics, the classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and collections, and they were all very skillfully. They were originally coming with a half-believing and half-doubted attitude, and some were preparing to question Xu Xingxia in class to show their extraordinaryness. As a result, after a morning, they did not find any opportunity to question. Because, Xu Xingxia told the Four Books and Five Classics they studied, there was no regret at all. They wanted to question them, but they had no way to talk about them.

Even the old scholars in the Hanlin Academy could not find Xu Xingxia's flaws, let alone others. Many people admire Xu Xingxia's talent from the bottom of their hearts. Cui Chengxiu was really impressed by Xu Xingxia this time. It would be incredible if a god like Xu Xingxia could not conquer this world. He had enough reason to believe that in the near future, the military flag of the white-clothed army would be planted in every corner of the world.

Shi Kefa also admired Xu Xingxia's lecture. Originally, he was also a member of the Donglin Party and wanted to leave Beijing Spreading Watermark City as soon as possible and go to Nanjing to perform his duties. However, after listening to Xu Xingxia's lecture, Shi Kefa decided to stay in Beijing Spreading Watermark City for a while. He wanted to digest Xu Xingxia's lecture content into his own knowledge as much as possible. He had already keenly realized that the knowledge he had mastered could not adapt to the needs of the development of the generation.

In the afternoon, Xu Xingxia continued to give lectures. The afternoon courses will be more professional. They mainly involve industrial knowledge. Xu Xingxia deliberately regards basic knowledge of industry as the key content of the lectures, of course, to stimulate the development of industry. With the advancement of science and technology, the industrial revolution will soon explode. In this field, the white-clothed army must take a step forward.

"The foundation of industry is energy. In addition, the energy we can use is only the energy of medium and carbon, which is converted into the power we need through the combustion of the steam engine. However, the steam engine technology we currently master is not intact enough. In fact, less than 30% of the amount of heat we can use for a ton of heat. We must continue to improve the efficiency of the steam engine."

"In the future, we need more energy. We need electricity. Especially alternating current is what we urgently need. The emergence of alternating current will set off the second industrial revolution. How did alternating current come about? Interested friends can learn about this knowledge from the Science and Technology Department. Don't worry, these basic knowledge are not charged. All the basic industrial knowledge that our White Army has is not charged. Just like Jenny's imitation yarn machine."

"We also need a lot of steel. High-quality and cheap steel. There is no doubt that with the development of the times, steel will be the most important basic element of industrial development. Industrial development requires steel, and construction industry development also requires steel. However, our current steel is not good enough, the output is not high enough, and the cost is not low enough. Only when each of us, I mean that the most ordinary people can afford steel, will our era truly come."

The third day of the lecture became even more high-tech. In Xu Xingxia's mouth, professional terms such as planes, ships, cars, tanks, radars, satellites, spaceflights, etc. kept coming out. The result is naturally conceivable. In front of the entire Huangji Palace, tens of thousands of listeners seemed to be listening to a heavenly book.

"What? A steamer made of steel?"

"What? Can you continue to drive without sailing?"

"What? Four-wheeled car? Can you move forward without a horse pull?"
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