In fact, Chen Mu is very clear that a country's strategy will never be destroyed by trade or technology blocked. If such a problem really occurs, it only means that the country does not have such a strategy at all.

By chance, Spain is such a country.

In the eyes of lumberjack Francis Bacon, the Ming Empire was also such a country.

The lazy pirate leader Drake has long left Changsheng County. He has had enough of the same life in the house. To be honest, the Eastern Military Palace did not treat Drake badly. He would be fine wine and food tomorrow. He wanted to go out for a walk and there would be a team of patrol soldiers following him. He would not have to pay for some inexpensive gadgets in the market.

The Military Palace allocated 10,000 yuan per month for the living expenses of Tongbao. Of course, the Eastern Military Palace did not lose money. During the period when they were always victorious, the five English merchant ships seized by the Qilin Guard were also helping Li Dan deliver goods, between the Qilin Guard and the West Indies.

What really made Drake feel bored was Bacon, who experienced life. This ignorant little boy told him all day long about "not eating food that comes from pity" or "do it yourself to have enough food and clothing". He squeezed Drake's food and laziness in his words.

But Drake could get angry at Bacon, but it was difficult to do anything other than getting angry, even if his fierce record made England a hero because Bacon was a new nobleman.

Bacon's grandfather was a housekeeper, in charge of the Monastery of Burley St. Edmunds. After participating in political activities, his father bought some of the land in the monastery that he had managed for his grandfather. Later, he served as the minister of the seal of Queen Elizabeth, and was full of honest and talented official voice.

Even if he is a capitalist and participates in political activities, he is a new nobleman.

Later his father married his mother, a noble lady who was committed to the Reformation, and his uncle was Earl of William Cecil Bolai, an important minister of the English court. Such a family was very strong in England, and Drake did not want to cause trouble for himself.

What he wondered even more was how could a little boy from a family come from such a family be so easily instilled with a lot of strange ideas?

What's more, young people with such family background should not go to the palace to study government affairs, so how could they have already come to the New World with themselves, the captain, and are foolishly willing to work as a lumberjack?

Drake may never know the answer to these things. He only knew that on his way back he had received everything about Queen Elizabeth wished to know.

For Bacon, his father died and his uncle refused to seek a job several times. If it weren't for this, how could Bacon run out by himself? How could he be so independent that he was willing to be a lumberjack and eat well by himself? It's like home for Bacon!

"This should not be called "The Stories of Craftsmen" and "The Theory of Instruments". Yalis Dodd is not a craftsman, so the magistrate reads this book?"

The naturally intelligent lumberjack is very talented in language. He learned the common language in the wood farm in just two months. In addition to the strange pronunciation, Bacon can already deal with workers in Chinese at the wood farm in Chinese.

"The Theory of Instruments? This name is very interesting."

In the study of the magistrate's residence of Changsheng County, Zou Yuanbiao's official hat was placed aside, with a hair scarf and a plain silk robe sitting behind the table. He raised his hand and picked up the "Chengshi" on the table and took a look, and said, "Neo-Confucian books are amazing."

In fact, what Zou Yuanbiao wanted to talk about was ‘logic’ and ‘philosophy’, but ‘logic’ is the transliteration of ‘logos’. It was not popular in this era, and philosophy has a better alternative. The talented bilingual translation talent of the Dongyang Military Office translated it into ‘European Neo-Confucianism’ and classified it into Neo-Confucianism.

Although Chen Mu only said that Zou Yuanbiao would be the best to compile a book, his "best" is tantamount to "you must" in the ears of Zou County. This is an order. After all, Zou County did not want to follow Mr. Changji's footsteps to travel to the Pampas grassland.

How scary does the word grassland sound? It is easy to associate it with bows, arrows, bones, Mongolians, and of course, there are war horses with long and short legs but especially capable of running.

In comparison, it is more comfortable to stay in Changsheng and become a county magistrate.

It was also for the purpose of editing books that he found the translated books from the General Translation Museum, which were sent by Fuge or Panama, and then read them one by one. The result was: Oh, it's really interesting!

Zou Yuanbiao was not the first person among the tens of millions of Ming Dynasty people to see European philosophy, but he was indeed the first Ming Dynasty person who could rely solely on reading and learn and enrich himself.

Perhaps Zou Yuanbiao's performance was not the best among his Jinshi, but he was still one of the most knowledgeable and smartest people in the world.

"Your request for advice is said to be a hundred thousand times urgent, why do you have the time to talk to me about a book of Neo-Confucianism?" Zou Yuanbiao raised his hand and bounced the silk robe without any wrinkles on his body, sat upright and said, "If you have something to do, just go straight to the point."

In fact, Bacon wanted to use irrelevant conversations to calm his nervous heart, but he didn't expect Zou Yuanbiao to be so straightforward. He had to ask slowly: "Mr. Magistrate, you know I am the envoy of England, but His Highness has not sent an envoy yet. Mr. Shi Xiaolou, the boss who hired me, returned to Changsheng yesterday. He inspected my talents and wanted to promote me."

The young Bacon looked at Zou Yuanbiao's expression and asked what he wanted to ask the most: "So I want to ask the magistrate how long it will take for the fleet to dock in England and how long it will take to drive over again. I don't have the experience of going to sea several times."

"If the time is long, I plan to accept Mr. Shi Xiaolou's employment. If the time is short, I will not be able to accept this job with considerable income..."

Bacon lowered his head a little shyly: "I'm very sorry for disturbing your work because of these private matters."

It can also be considered as the result of the upward movement. Because of Chen Mu, the officials of the Eastern Military Office have great authority, but their authority often appears in Chen Mu against Zhao Shizhen, Zhao Shizhen against Zou Yuanbiao, and Zou Yuanbiao against subordinates, but it is nothing to the people.

But even so, Zou Yuanbiao was a little unhappy. What do you ask me about this nonsense?

If Bacon hadn't been quite polite, Zou Yuanbiao would have sent someone to blow him out. Isn't this a pastimer?

"Shi Xiaolou gives you a good job? Next, you can work until at least this autumn. If everything goes well, it will take 60 days for them to go back. They will probably have to delay their work in England. Work hard. When they come back, you will probably have money to settle in Changsheng."

Bacon's eyes suddenly shrank when he heard Zou Yuanbiao's answer. He held the cross in front of him and clenched his hands hard. He paused and nodded and said, "Thank you for your kind answer. I think I know what to do."

His heart was about to jump out of his chest. After leaving the study, he stepped faster and faster. He almost left the county government office like running away, and had to run towards the Siyi Linguan without touching the ground.
Chapter completed!