After three days and three nights, the quarrel between Pang Ji and Li Ning finally turned into a piece of implementation details.
Fifteen days later, due to slow and confusing traffic, this piece of paper arrived in Quanzhou far below expectations.
At this time, Quanzhou Guangmu Division finally welcomed its real commander. Su Shunqin, who had previously dealt with government-run shops and related incidents in Bianjing City, finally arrived in Quanzhou after traveling for several months, but he could not immediately Instead of going into work, he spent more than a month recuperating. After getting rid of all the exhaustion from the previous travel and boating, he appeared in front of everyone in a very sick state.
And that time. All the talented people from all over the world had gathered here under Li Ning's call. For a moment, the young chief executive had no idea why this group of heretical people had gathered here.
However, he soon found the answer, because his good friend Ouyang Xiu had rushed to Quanzhou from Suizhou, the place where he was relegated, in accordance with the imperial edict.
Ouyang Xiu was not actually on Li Ning's list, but his other good friend Shi Manqing was on it, which made him feel somewhat jealous.
Therefore, he once sent several letters to the emperor, hoping to come to Quanzhou to work. Of course, the reason he gave at that time was another good friend of his, Mei Yaochen.
Emperor Zhao Zhen had long been dissatisfied with their behavior of inviting friends and companions. But they couldn't help but gather together this time for the work of the Light Curtain Division.
He knew that these young men had some authority in the room. Therefore, it is also clear that someone will definitely ascend to the position of prime minister in the next 20 years, so letting them know about the affairs of the Light Curtain Division at this time is also the preparation work that should be carried out.
Therefore, Huang Di finally agreed to Ouyang Xiu's request, but did not arrange any good errands for him.
Quanzhou Xueyu, and concurrently serving as the mountain director of Guangmu Academy. Such official positions are sometimes used to get rid of those who use money and food in exchange for official positions, the so-called motley family members.
For Ouyang Xiu, whose articles and words were very gorgeous, sometimes it was even an insult, but Brother Ouyang finally had to accept it - because this was the ultimate portrayal of the emperor's dissatisfaction with him.
No one can stop the emperor's anger from being poured out on Cheng Zi, especially when the minister still wants to do what he wants to do.
So the two people, who were equally full of expectations for their new life but also felt uneasy, sat down quietly in a small teahouse on the streets of Quanzhou.
Now they couldn't bear to visit the scenic spots, although there wasn't much worth seeing except the mountains and the harbor.
However, some work had to be prepared in advance, especially after the arrival of overseas scholars. James' important work of translating overseas books became something that had to be put on the table.
"I checked, and Li Ning didn't prepare translation talents for us at all. Even though he asked for so many people from the government, there was only one craftsman named Bi Sheng, who knew a little about Sogdian script. His ancestors They are Sogdians."
"Then what should we do? Are we raising these people in vain, and then looking for another group of people to continue raising them? I looked at the accounts of the Light Curtain Division, and they are not as well-off as I imagined. That guy has been fighting wars and spending money like this. He is so lavish on all kinds of purchases, and there seems to be no trace of bargaining. Speaking of which, he is even worse than my mother-in-law. How can we talk about economics of the country? "
At this point, the two young men couldn't help laughing. However, Su Shunqin, who was more informed, still brought a very shocking news to his good friend.
"It is rumored that the officials attach great importance to this Li Ning. This is why he allows so many strange and weird characters to appear here. Many of those people are ignorant people who have never heard of them. But there are also some Some of them can barely be considered people of my generation, such as Mr. Taishan named Sun Fu."
"It's a pity that his knowledge of those overseas scriptures is not very high. Otherwise, we would have to ask him to do this big favor for us now."
"You're right." Su Shunqin took a sip of wine, "But I do think that since Li Ning likes to reserve talents so much, we will definitely be able to find some advantages from it."
“Where can I find the bargain?”
"Among the overseas barbarians who are about to arrive in Quanzhou, there may be one or two who can quickly learn our Han culture."
"Can barbarians learn our Han culture? Do you think too highly of them?"
However, what happened soon after was a slap in the face. There was a translator who was proficient in the six languages of Shenzhou. For some reason, he followed friends from Puyane to the Song Dynasty in China.
The man's name was Biruni. He was born in Birun, a suburb next to the city of Khorezm, for which he was called Biruni.
He himself is actually a court scholar, and he is not expected to participate in maritime adventures or appear thousands of miles away like Atisha.
But he had just followed the monarch of the Ghaznavid dynasty and witnessed the vastness and wonders of northern India. It was inevitable that he would also be interested in China, which was thousands of miles away.
Of course, these are all speculations, and the real reasons may only appear in the letters Li Ning received. However, after getting off the ship, this man brought unexpected gains to everyone. He was proficient in at least six languages.
Starting with Hebrew in the west, he also knew Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Syriac and Sanskrit.
Turkic and Sanskrit were actually no strangers to the Imperial Song Dynasty. The latter was closely related to the spread of Buddhism, and the former did not disappear from the lives of the Chinese people for too long.
Therefore, the officials of the Privy Council did not waste too much time in finding a suitable speaker for Biruni.
Therefore, this dear friend quickly devoted himself to learning Chinese and began to help Shumiyuan translate philosophy books from Greece and other countries.
First he began to translate Euclid's "Elements of Geometry", and then the vast "Medical Classics" brought by Avicenna.
In addition to medicine, he also has profound knowledge in history, geography, astronomy and mathematics.
It was just that in a short period of time, he was unable to collect a sufficient number of similar books.
Therefore, his translation ability has not been fully demonstrated.
But with the help of his Arab companions, he learned Chinese quite rapidly, at least more worthy of attention than Avesna, who was already seriously ill and dying.
Avicenna's condition deteriorated so rapidly that most Arab scholars believed that he would not survive until the next spring.
Several scholars of traditional Chinese medicine also hold similar views. But they still insist on hanging their lives for this Western scholar.
Although miracles in this area are not worth looking forward to, the basic skills of the city gate erecting wood still need to be expressed. Li Ning wants everyone in the world to know that Huang Song is recruiting talents in an eclectic way.
