ridiculous!
Simply ridiculous!
Zhu Biao thought about it and thought it was extremely ridiculous.
He turned out to be an obstacle to everything.
As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, he is destined to become the emperor, the lord of the Ming Dynasty, in the future.
But now, it seems that the thing that is hindering Ming's progress is himself.
"Niu Yi!"
Su Jing shouted, directly pulling Zhu Biao out of his emotions.
"Master Su."
Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing and said, "Students are confused. Is this science so difficult to develop?"
Zhu Biao wanted to change the status quo and make Ming Dynasty different.
At least, Zhu Biao did not want to repeat the so-called cycle of dynasty destruction and reincarnation in the Ming Dynasty.
"This is hard to say, but easy to say."
Su Jing replied.
After noticing Zhu Biao's emotional changes, Su Jing's words were no longer so absolute.
"Easy? Please ask Master Su to teach me!"
When Zhu Biao heard Su Jing's words, he immediately became interested and asked immediately.
Su Jing said lightly: "This is difficult because the development of science does not happen overnight. Although the external factors I told you are the causes of the influence, it is not impossible to develop. It just requires the efforts of each of us. .”
"And the simplicity of this is that as long as we start from you and me and continue to advance on the road of scientific exploration, there will always be successors who will follow. One day, science will usher in its own development."
"Things develop in spirals and waves. Although the road is tortuous, the future is bright."
There was no other way, so Su Jing directly used Ma Zhe's original sentence to encourage Zhu Biao.
Of course, he didn't deceive Zhu Biao.
The development of science did indeed flourish in later generations, but it just disappeared early in the Ming Dynasty.
"Master Su, are you serious?"
Zhu Biao said excitedly. From Su Jing's words, he seemed to see hope.
Su Jing nodded and said: "Of course it is true. Don't be knocked down by the twists and turns in front of you. The future is bright."
"We may not be able to change others, but we can be ourselves and follow the footsteps of science."
Listening to Su Jing's encouragement, Zhu Biao's eyes sparkled again.
If Su Jing said it was okay, then it must be okay.
Yingtian Mansion, Forbidden City.
A blond man followed the eunuch's footsteps and kept advancing in the Forbidden City.
He looked at everything around him curiously, feeling extremely excited about this country called Ming Dynasty.
Now, he was about to meet the king who ruled here.
This means that wealth will soon come to him.
"Here, His Majesty is waiting for you inside."
At the entrance of Fengxian Hall, the eunuch stopped, turned around and said to the blond man.
"Thank you."
The blond man nodded slightly and spoke Ming Dynasty Mandarin with a strange accent.
Then, he stepped into Fengxian Hall and met the master of the Ming Dynasty.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Flo Kaos pays my respects!"
Kaos knelt down directly towards Zhu Yuanzhang, just like an ordinary courtier of the Ming Dynasty visiting Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also curious, raised his hand and said: "Get up."
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor."
After Kaos thanked him, he stood up.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang asked about Kaos, and Kaos also knew everything.
After Kaos's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he came from Daqin, that is, ancient Rome, entered the Mediterranean from Venice, then crossed the Black Sea, passed through the two river basins, and arrived at the ancient Middle Eastern city of Baghdad.
Then we came to Hormuz, the outlet of the Persian Gulf, and took a boat directly to the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
"Oh, tell me quickly, what is Da Qin like?"
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested. The territory outside the Ming Dynasty was vast, and he didn't know much about the specific situation.
The general distribution can be obtained from Su Jing's map of Asia, but ancient Rome is not among them.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite curious at this time.
Kaos spoke in great detail, and everything developed exactly as he expected.
The emperor of Ming Dynasty was extremely curious about everything in Rome.
This was the beginning of his promotion and fortune. He read "The Travels of Marco Polo" countless times.
Ever since he learned that there was such a mysterious and rich country in the east, Kaos had the idea of coming.
He had been preparing for this for a long time.
After going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, he finally arrived.
However, he was unfamiliar with the place and had no clue when he first arrived.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is not an existence that can be seen casually.
For this reason, Kaos first worked hard to learn the Mandarin of the Ming Dynasty. Although he still had an accent, daily communication was no longer a problem.
Then with his unremitting efforts, he finally met Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter kept coming.
Obviously, Kaos’s years of preparation were not in vain.
He has successfully won Zhu Yuanzhang's favor.
And this blond and blue-eyed Roman also made the ministers of the Ming Dynasty quite curious.
Especially nowadays, Lao Zhu seems to always like to chat with him and learn about everything about the outside world.
Curiosity is the nature of everyone.
For three days, Kaos told Zhu Yuanzhang everything about Rome and what he had experienced along the way.
Of course, in addition to Kaos's ability to speak, there was also the reason that Zhu Yuanzhang only listened in his spare time when dealing with government affairs.
Although everything in Rome is full of unknowns and mysteries, this does not make Zhu Yuanzhang forget his responsibilities as the emperor.
Although Kaos made Zhu Yuanzhang amused, he was almost imprisoned in this palace.
After all, he is an outsider and will not be allowed to move around at will.
Except when he was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang, he stayed in the house all day.
Of course, Kaos did not show any impatience. The suffering he suffered before has been endured for a while.
On this day, Kaos was summoned again.
The difference from before is that there is one more person coming to listen to Kaos' story, Queen Ma.
"Your Majesty, Queen."
Kaos saluted respectfully. He had already met Queen Ma, but it was just a face-to-face meeting before.
"Sister, you want to listen to me today. This matter about Da Qin is quite interesting."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Queen Ma nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll listen together."
Kaos immediately began to tell. He knew that the emperor must be particularly concerned about the history of other countries, so he told it in great detail.
At the same time, there will also be some interesting stories interspersed. In terms of speaking skills, it is really worthy of years of preparation and practice.
"It's a pity that Da Qin is really far away from my Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, I would definitely go and see it myself."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion.
Queen Ma said from the side: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty is so rich in resources, why should we go to Da Qin to see it?"
"makes sense."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
Regarding the Ming Dynasty, both Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang were extremely confident.
The surrounding countries are just small countries.
The center of the world should be Ming Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, I have a treasure that I want to show to Your Majesty and the Queen."
Kaos said to Zhu Yuanzhang very mysteriously. After three days of narration, he learned a lot more about the etiquette of kings and ministers.
"Treasure? Oh, your Great Qin's treasure? Show it to me quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and said directly.
Kaos then took out a package from his arms, opened it carefully, and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.
"Your Majesty, Queen, this thing is pure, colorless and extremely transparent."
Kaos introduced Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma carefully, his words full of confidence.
Although he did not refute Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma's words just now, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
At this moment, when he introduced this treasure, he became extremely proud.
Because during his days in the Ming Dynasty, he had ensured that this thing was not available in the Ming Dynasty.
Although it is very common in Rome, for Ming Dynasty, it is definitely a treasure!
The Ming Dynasty is indeed a vast land with abundant resources and an extremely vast area. It has many things that Rome does not have.
But equally, the Romans also had their own wisdom!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were not in the mood to listen to Kaos's story at the moment, or in other words, they were looking at each other, and their emotions were already a little unbearable.
"Your Majesty, Queen? What's wrong? Is there something I didn't understand?"
Looking at the strange expressions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma at this moment, Kaos couldn't help but stop and ask.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said to Queen Ma: "Sister, please tell me."
Queen Ma looked at Kaos and said, "Kaos, is this thing you are talking about called glass?"
As soon as he said this, it was Kaos' turn to be surprised.
"Glass? Why does the queen call her that? I haven't thought about how to translate it. Now that I hear the queen call her that, it feels so appropriate. The queen is really well-informed."
Kaos admired.
At this moment, Kaos didn't think much about it. He only thought that Queen Ma might have learned the name of the glass from some other way.
After all, this is the queen of a country, so it is normal to know more.
Empress Ma shook her head and said, "I'm not well-informed. I just happen to use it a lot in the palace, so I just know."
As soon as these words came out, Kaos was stunned for a moment.
this.
He looked at Queen Ma in disbelief and said, "Queen, are you saying that glass is already in use in this palace?"
"Yes, if you want to see it, I can show it to you now."
Queen Ma nodded slightly.
"The queen also asks me to have a look."
Kaos did not hesitate and immediately knelt down towards Queen Ma.
Empress Ma smiled and said immediately: "Come here, bring me a pair of embroidery that I have framed."
Following Queen Ma's order, the things were delivered quickly.
A piece of embroidery framed by glass was placed in Kaos's hands. He looked at it carefully, but he was not looking at the embroidery, but at the glass.
Pure, transparent, smooth, without any impurities.
Compared to the piece he brought, it was still more perfect.
Kaos's mentality was a little broken.
He originally wanted to shock Zhu Yuanzhang with glass, and then use glass manufacturing methods to make himself a rich man.
As a result, such a problem has already occurred in this first step.
Glass was already available in the Ming Dynasty, and the craftsmanship seemed to be even better than that of Rome!
This is simply a heavy blow to Kaos.
"Queen, I would like to ask, where does this glass come from?"
Kaos was still a little unwilling to give up, thinking that maybe some foreign country had come into the palace.
After all, this land has the custom of small countries paying tribute.
Empress Ma replied: "Purchased from the private sector, and the quantity is quite large."
Private procurement!
In other words, Daming really mastered the glass manufacturing process!
The remaining hope in Kaos's heart was wiped out at this moment.
The glass that I thought was a treasure was actually not considered a treasure at all in the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Kaos's face darkened.
"Hahahahaha!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Kaos, don't be too surprised. Our Ming Dynasty is rich in resources and it is normal to have glass. You don't know it just because you haven't understood the Ming Dynasty yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy at this time.
He knew what Kaos was thinking, but he didn't mind.
He was indeed very interested in everything about Rome.
Seeing Kaos's expression now made him quite satisfied.
"It's my fault that my knowledge is shallow."
Kaos lowered his head and concealed his depressed expression.
"I see that you seem to be feeling a little unwell, so please go back and rest first."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Kaos did not refuse and slowly left Fengxian Hall.
As soon as Kaos left, Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Chongba, you have gone too far. Kaos's face was obviously green just now, and you were still laughing so loudly."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately explained: "Sister, it's not my fault. If he hadn't sworn it was a treasure and then took out a piece of glass, I wouldn't have done it!"
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma couldn't hold it in any longer just now.
Queen Ma wanted to maintain her image in front of foreigners, while Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to see Kaos's jokes.
"I'm a little surprised. I didn't expect that what Mr. Su invented had already existed in the distant Qin Dynasty."
Queen Ma held the piece of glass sent by Kaos and said calmly.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Su Jing invented it. I just heard it. Great Qin had invented glass many years ago. Su Jing probably learned it from nowhere."
Empress Ma glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, handed over the glass in her hand and said, "See for yourself, can this glass be compared with the one made by Mr. Su?"
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang take a closer look. First of all, the flatness was not good, there were rough edges, and there were some fine impurities inside.
There is no comparison with Su Jing's.
"It's really a big difference."
In the face of the facts, Zhu Yuanzhang had to nod and admit.
Queen Ma continued: "The look on Kaos's face just now said it all. His things are far worse than Mr. Su's."
"That's not natural. How can the things from my Ming Dynasty be worse than those from the small country of Qin?"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang became confident.
Queen Ma shook her head helplessly, Lao Zhu was like this.
On the other hand, Kaos, when he returned to his residence, began to think about what else could be called a treasure that could help him gain wealth and status.
There are still many good things in Rome.
(End of chapter)
