My Daming New Empire

This was a considerable expense for Wang Gan, but Yu Qian would only return it after he agreed to let him Qiu Wei.He is confident that he will be able to win the list, and he doesn't care about so much at this time.

I found a small tavern next to the bookstore, and the two ordered three dishes and two jugs of wine, which happened to clean up the fifty Wenhua.

Both of them didn't care to speak, and then looked at it again.

Although this book was written by Xie Jin, it was actually edited by Xie Jin after Zhu Zhanji determined the content of the book.

Zhu Zhanji couldn't wait for Confucianism to explain the relationship between the state and the nation, and the content of this book does not involve domestic ideological struggles, it is more like a brief history of overseas countries.

Therefore, even if some content is controversial, it will not affect the release of this book.

Controversy is better, so that more people can pay attention.At that time, the Confucian family will re-interpret the concept of country and nation, and at that time it will directly change people's concepts.

In this book, Zhu Zhanji copied many concepts that only later generations have, such as the formation of political systems, such as the environment that creates national character and so on.

If these things were written about the history of the Ming Dynasty, they would definitely be criticized and refuted, but now they are written about overseas countries.

Most literati have never been to foreign countries, so dare he say that this book is wrong?

There are countries in Europe where women are in power, there is a parliamentary system, there is a vassal system, and there is a tribal system.The itinerary of each system must be related to the environment in which it is located.

Most people in Ming Dynasty don't know those countries, but Japan is also mentioned in the book.

Xie Jin explained the extreme and paranoid national character of Dongying people from the aspects of Dongying's small area, many disasters, many mountains and little land, and rigid aristocratic system, which made many people unable to find fault.

Moreover, in the book, Zhu Zhanji also added many descriptions of the beautiful scenery and richness of overseas countries.All of this is to stimulate the ideas of the people of Ming Dynasty to expand outward.

Yu Qian and Wang Gan were fascinated by watching, until the food and wine were served, they put down the book reluctantly.

Yu Qian raised his wine glass and said to Wang Gan: "Bachelor Xie is worthy of being a great contemporary Confucian. This book clearly introduces various places overseas. Just reading this book is like experiencing it yourself."

Wang Gan was a little out of control, so he clinked a glass with Yu Qian and said: "I used to think that Confucianism is the essence of literature, but seeing the description of overseas countries by Xie Xueshi, there is no Confucianism in those countries, so why can it develop so vigorously? Does that mean that Confucianism is useless?"

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "This statement is absurd. It is precisely because of Confucianism that our people in China can develop better than other countries. It is also because we have such a foundation that we are the ones who conquer them , instead of them coming to conquer us.

Silk, tea, porcelain, these trades have brought countless profits for our Ming Dynasty. With these, our Ming Dynasty can develop so prosperously today. "

Wang Gan said: "But these have nothing to do with Confucianism. Confucianism still condemns these as strange skills and obscenity!"

Yu Qian is not the minister who turned the tide in later generations, nor is he just a student.After listening to Wang Gan's words, he was a little bit overwhelmed.

However, he was quick-witted, and immediately thought of the difference between the two, saying: "Confucianism is the body, and it is self-cultivation, and the other is for use, which is external."

Wang Gan nodded, raised his glass again and said, "Brother Ting Yi, great advice."

Even though he said this, Yu Qian had no doubts in his heart.It's not that he doubts the role of Confucianism, but that the role of Confucianism doesn't seem to be that important.

As a student of Confucianism, doubting Confucianism is treasonous.He didn't think deeply about this, but some seeds had sprouted in his heart.

After the two had finished drinking, they each ate two large bowls of rice, and then went home separately.

That night, Yu Qian didn't sleep all night. He had been reading all three books, but he was still so excited that he couldn't sleep.

From this book, he learned that there are thousands of small countries and tribes outside of Ming Dynasty, and each tribe and each country is different.

He also knew that outside of Daming, there are still so many places worth visiting, and there are countless unowned lands, waiting for the people of Daming to cultivate.

Hangzhou Mansion has been developed since the Song Dynasty, and has always been populated with fewer lands.If half of the people here immigrate out, wouldn't it mean that everyone has their own house, everyone has their land, and they are no longer afraid of natural disasters and man-made disasters?

He thought of the fact that the imperial court had been promoting immigration in the past few years, and felt that he was a little behind the scenes.

This is a magnificent era!

And Wang Gan was the same as Yu Qian. He also read until dawn, then got up from the bed, and then went to the river ditch to slap his face.

In his heart, he was not as concerned about the country and the people as Yu Qian thought.He thinks more, then participates in this era, and changes his situation along the way.

And from this day on, the topic of discussion among the students of the prefectural school changed from Qiu Wei to overseas customs.

No matter those who are sure about the scientific research or not, they all seem to have found their own way.

They also want to experience overseas customs while they are young.

Even those who are not sure about scientific research, they still want to sell Daming's silk and tea to various places with the eunuch.

Since ancient times, what is good at the top must be effective at the bottom.

Zhu Zhanji originally thought that he would add overseas examination questions to Chunwei, which would dissatisfy the students.

However, when this forms a trend, it will become a trend instead.

In any era, college students are the group most receptive to new things.They have enjoyed the dividends of development and seen the benefits of overseas colonization.

Now, there is not much resistance to the examination questions with an overview of overseas in the scientific examination.

What's more, this will only be added in next year's Jinshi examination, and it will not affect their Qiuwei examination at all.

Moreover, for more than half a year, people like them who think highly of themselves do not believe that they will not be able to remember these things.

Except for Zhu Zhanji, no one thought that once this trend was driven, no one but the emperor could stop it in this historical tide.

As long as the royal family always needs such talents, there is no need for supervision or spurs, and everyone will take the initiative to learn.

Especially those students who are quick-witted but have been failing in the exams, they want to let this kind of exam questions develop as soon as possible, and include such exam questions in the township exams, government exams, and even county exams.

In this case, even if they are not talented in stereotyped essays, they still have a chance to be admitted as a scholar and a candidate.

Of course, this tide is still just emerging, and its power has not yet exploded.

However, another tide made the Deming Fleet overcome difficulties and obstacles, and came to the American continent.

In the early years of exploration, Yi Xin only sent a few boats, and then drew a map along the seashore, recording every island in the sea.

So his actions have been very slow. In three years, he has only explored the waters of Alaska.

But this time, they took Zhu Zhanji's mission to survey the entire Dongzhou continent. In addition to the large scale of the fleet, they did not stop at the proven areas at all, and directly followed the proven Pearl Chain Island ( Aleutian Islands) to East Continent.

When setting off from Daming, the fleet has always had a favorable wind and the speed of the ship is very fast.After arriving at Ezo Island, first follow the island chain in the south of Bangchui Island (Kamchatka Peninsula), and after arriving at Bangchui Island, start sailing eastward.

The fleet did not enter the Bering Sea of ​​later generations, but traveled east along the waters south of the Pearl Chain Islands, not far from the islands.

At this time, the fleet is sailing according to the wind.But because of the existence of the Pacific Ocean current, the speed of the fleet did not slow down.

The Pacific ocean current is the most stable ocean current in the world. The entire ocean current is like a clock, turning in a clockwise direction.

The ocean current flows westward from Mexico along about five degrees north latitude, until it reaches the waters near the East China Sea, then turns northward, then flows eastward from the south of the Aleutian Islands, and finally returns to the west coast of America.

In this era, except for Zhu Zhanji, no one knows such a map of ocean currents.According to his instructions, the fleet sailed eastward along this sea route, and achieved twice the result with half the effort.