Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 658

"Tie Zhu took care of the corn, doing everything down to the smallest detail, and the yield of the corn was much better than I originally expected." Zhu Su picked up the tea cup and took a sip, feeling quite emotional about Zhu Shouqian's transformation as he spoke.

Hearing Zhu Su say this, Zhu Fan was relieved. "The yield of corn is undoubtedly the best. When going to sea, we must not let it go wrong."

"As for those officials in the DPRK... Hey, we don't need to pay attention to them. The Godfather fished them out and sent them to Fengmingzhou, which saves us from searching for scholars from all over to educate the barbarians."

"According to me, these mediocre officials have been given an advantage. Just because they have studied, such a serious crime as trying to control the government is just a distribution."

Zhu Biao and Zhu Su laughed.It seems that the Longjiang Shipyard borrowed a lot of money from Daming Bank, but someone prevented it from going to sea. The King of Jin became anxious.Zhu Biao said with a smile: "Who makes scholars valuable? Our Ming colonial culture pays attention to lasting benefits and benefiting future generations, and we want to evolve the overseas into Chinese territory. In this case, cultural governance is more important than martial arts."

"But there are too few scholars who are willing to leave their hometowns. For my sake, I wish that everyone in our Ming Dynasty could read and write. This may not be enough. My father may also be anxious for maritime needs, and deliberately set up a trap to let those Officials are cheating. Otherwise, how could so many scholars come to Fengmingzhou?"

Zhu Biao was an upright person and rarely told a joke, which made both Zhu Su and Zhu Fan laugh.After confirming that Lao Zhu was not really angry with the court officials, the brothers stopped talking about court affairs and continued to talk all over the world.

"Your Highness, Mr. Liu wants to see you." Just as he was saying this, he suddenly heard a dog coming to report.

"Master Liu? Please come quickly...oh no, I should go and greet him in person later." Hearing that Liu Bowen was coming, Zhu Biao did not dare to neglect and hurriedly got up to greet him.Just as he stood up, Liu Bowen was already walking up the mountain on crutches. "Haha, your three highnesses are really in a good mood. They are making tea with charcoal in a small pavilion in the mountains and talking about the world... They are quite like the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"

"How can the heroic spirit of the Wei and Jin Dynasties compare to what I have in the Ming Dynasty today?" Zhu Biao laughed and helped Liu Bowen to sit down. "Master Liu, why do you have the leisure to come here today? Could it be that you have some teachings that you want to impart to our brothers?"

Liu Bowen is already over seventy years old and has lived many more years than in history. In the past, he could still make suggestions for the country in the court, but now he is completely recuperated and will not go to court for a long time.The old man now lives in the Imperial Academy with his old friend Song Lian, studying knowledge and reading books, which is very satisfying.If there is no big deal, it is easy not to leave the Imperial College.If he came in person today, he must have something important to tell him, so Zhu Biaofang paid so much attention to it.

"Haha, I don't take the teachings seriously. I just happened to have a doubt or two, and I happened to hear that the three highnesses were in the palace, so I came to bother the three highnesses and ask for some tea." Liu Bowen said with a smile. , took the bowl of tea poured out for him by Zhu Fan. "If your worries are unfounded, your three highnesses, please expose them..."

"Master Liu, please tell me." All three of them sat upright.

"Your Highness, do you know that in the past few days, there have been many scholars from various countries who want to join the Imperial Academy?" Liu Bowen asked.

"Fanbang scholar?" Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan were stunned and looked at Zhu Su. Zhu Su felt the eyes of the two brothers and immediately shook his head.

Although he still held the title of "Guozijian", the Imperial Academy was on the right track, and all matters, big and small, were decided by the two old gentlemen of Song and Liu and their disciples.Unless it's a big deal, it won't bother him.

However, Zhu Su knew very well about the admission of scholars from foreign countries to the Imperial Academy, and he couldn't help but said a little strangely: "When the Koreans stole cement squares from the imperial palace in the past, the imperial court should have made it clear We have declared that it will be absolutely prohibited.” “Even Japanese and Korean students who were already studying in the Imperial College have been expelled one by one.”

"This is the law of the imperial court. As long as they are not tired of living, no one dares to disobey it. How come these foreigners don't know that my Ming law is not up to standard? Why do they come to pay homage to the prison again?"

Because of the Korean students' theft of cement prescriptions, the Ming Dynasty even killed a prince and demoted a founding prince.Zhu Xian, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, was killed by Zhu Su himself.Now that the Imperial College is under the personal control of Zhu Su, how can foreigners be allowed to worship in the Imperial College again?

"How can those people not know this? Anyone who has come all the way from his homeland to the Ming Dynasty, who is not a capable person in his country, how can he not know this?" Liu Bowen stroked his beard under his chin. "Actually, there were one or two people who wanted to get lucky before. They either knelt at the prison door or bribed teachers to find a way to enter the prison... but they couldn't succeed, so they just gave up."

"However, this time, there are so many foreigners who want to be imprisoned, as if they have appeared out of thin air. They have become a force, and they keep saying that our country must not be proud of itself... Because of these high-sounding words, it is very difficult to Some short-sighted scholars have also joined the ranks of such people."

"Moreover, even though our country's imperial eunuchs refused behind closed doors, these foreigners still persevered and were quite sure to win."

"This is abnormal." When Zhu Fan heard this, his expression became serious, "There must be a demon."

Zhu Biao also frowned: "Guozijian now teaches new studies, and also teaches science, agriculture, medicine, arithmetic, economics and many other subjects. These subjects may make the country strong or enrich the people. No matter how bad they are, they are enough to teach people to work hard and become successful." He is a rich man. It is only human nature for those foreigners to covet him."

"It's just that suddenly many foreigners want to worship and join the Imperial College. This is really strange." He stroked his short beard and thought for a while, and suddenly thought of something. "Could it be...that it's because of Fengmingzhou?"

"I think so." Zhu Su continued. "Many of those Xifanzi went to the sea to make a living. Most of them called themselves explorers. As long as they were profitable, they would be like servants. I heard that the Ming Dynasty had explored an excellent continent, full of gold, and even the returning soldiers were small I can spend money like water, explorers like them can't help but salivate. Those people who want to enter the Imperial Academy are probably just trying to learn about the sea charts. "

Seeing the few words spoken by the three Zhu brothers, he guessed the intentions of these people. Liu Bowen, who was originally interested in competing, nodded with satisfaction. "That's right. The day before yesterday, some people disguised themselves and moved into the Imperial College. They wanted to steal the Kunyu Ten Thousand Kingdoms Map, but they were killed by the guards in the prison. And among the prison students, it was also reported in the market that some people offered heavy rewards. Buy him to draw the Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms and the Sea Map of Fengmingzhou."

"Since there are people who are interested in exploring, this matter must not be suppressed...I am afraid that the news of Fengmingzhou has spread to the Western countries." Zhu Su looked a little solemn.

"Fifth Highness, I would like to ask, will these Westerners hinder our Ming Dynasty's important affairs in Fengming Continent?" This was Liu Bowen's original intention. He had long guessed that Zhu Su might have the ability to know the future, so he was worried The Imperial Academy leaked secrets, which affected the affairs of the family and the country, so he came to ask questions urgently.

"I was negligent in this matter... In order to create momentum among the people for going to sea, we asked the returning boatmen and soldiers to spread the news everywhere. But we forgot that our Ming Dynasty also has many Western merchants stationed there, and we also let the They've got the news." Zhu Su frowned solemnly, feeling a little pressured. "Those Westerners...if we let them get a share of the pie in Fengming Continent, they will definitely become a thorn in my side in China!"

(End of this chapter)