Chapter 167 Progressive Relationship

Malacca is not the Ming Dynasty, it is indeed the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Karl couldn't understand this. Zhang Liang knew that the Ming people's thinking was wrong. However, the court seemed to be adding fuel to the fire intentionally or unintentionally, resulting in the saying that "I would rather have a local bed than a house overseas," would rather have a local land than a large overseas farm."

Not only that, the court seemed to be promoting the importance of the ancestral land. The land distributed by the imperial court to the people of the Ming Dynasty was no longer recovered, but was given to people of the same clan to cultivate. At the same time, the regulations were established that the cemetery belonged to the dead and should not be destroyed.

In other words, no matter how bad an overseas person is, he has the opportunity to return to his hometown. Burying himself in his ancestral grave after his death is the ultimate pursuit of every overseas person.

Zhang Liang understood that this was the Secretary-General of the Ming Dynasty who was working hard.

What does the secretary do?

His first task was to assist the emperor in dealing with various problems that arise in the country.

The second point is publicity!

More than 70% of newspapers of large scale in the Ming Dynasty were all under the jurisdiction of the Secretary-General... newspapers that were not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary-General were only various "Business Daily" and poetry newspapers.

These things were not fought for by His Majesty the Emperor, but because these newspapers were all paid by Queen Qian.

In the Ming Dynasty, no one can have more money than Queen Qian. Under this premise, even if there are people who are unwilling to let the news channels be controlled by the emperor, they angrily founded a newspaper that says their reason, and they will not be able to operate it for long, and they will often be run by the newspaper founded by Queen Qian. Even if some people have a hard scalp, under Queen Qian's money offensive, they will often end up being betrayed by everyone.

As long as the newspaper is truly spread out, it is difficult for people who have other news channels to have information channels. Whether the things said in the newspaper is correct or not is not important, anyway, they have received the news.

Little Descartes likes newspapers very much, and he likes all kinds of newspapers. However, the newspapers in Malacca are often from half a year ago. Even so, Little Descartes is still fascinated by reading them.

"Teacher, when the workers were building the Yellow River embankment, they dug out an elephant's skeleton fossil. Its teeth are actually two meters long?"

Zhang Liang looked at Little Descartes and smiled: "Yushan Academy is preparing to build an archaeology major. After you go to Yushan Academy, you can go there to listen to some lessons from gentlemen who are knowledgeable about antiquities. It should be very interesting."

"Teacher, in order to repair the Guangzhou sewer, Yang Xiong, the governor of Guangzhou, had to break two sections of the city walls. What do you think?"

"He is very brave, and the city walls have a strong protective function for urban residents. Although the Ming army no longer relies on the city walls to defend their positions, they pay more attention to annihilation of invading enemies in sparsely populated areas, and to resolve wars and enemies outside the territory. His behavior is still too advanced.

It will attract a lot of criticism.

But that guy doesn't care about others scolding him at all."

"Teacher, the reason why the people oppose it means that there must be many inappropriate places when he renovates the city. Why did he insist on his own way?"

Zhang Liang thought for a while and said, "Silly boy, because there is no policy in this world that everyone agrees with. For an official, the first thing he needs to consider is the interests of most people, and the interests of a small number of people will be compensated. If that part of people does not agree with the compensation, then he has to force it."

“It’s not fair to do this.”

Zhang Liang touched Descartes' head and said, "There is nothing absolutely fair in this world. Many times, the so-called fairness is actually a compromise between the strong and the weak. The value of the existence of the government lies in maintaining the universal existence of such compromises and ensuring that such compromises can be implemented and become a consensus among everyone."

Little Descartes thought about it and said, "It is not a good thing for a strong man to have everything."

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "The reason why our Majesty brought us to overthrow the corrupt Zhuming Dynasty is because the world is full of injustice. The princes and nobles do not work in production, but take away most of the gains. The princes and nobles can live a life of extravagance and lewdness, while the majority of the poor people have been taken away a large part of the gains, so they can only live a poor life. Sometimes they cannot eat enough or wear warmth, creating countless tragedies."

"Carrelize the monopoly of the superiors, limit the greed of the strong, enhance the social activity of the lower class, and strive to create the middle class. When the entire Ming social class forms from a regular triangle to a spindle, isn't it a stable society?"

Zhang Liang was stunned after hearing Descartes' words, nodded and said, "Your words are very meaningful."

Little Descartes shook the newspaper and said: "This is not what I said, it was said by a gentleman named Gu Yanwu in the newspaper."

Zhang Liang lay back and said lazily: "If you like his class, you can go and listen after you arrive at Yushan Academy. However, you have to be careful. This gentleman has a bad temper and sometimes uses a stick to chase people.

As a child, you should read more about the contents of the second page of the newspaper and less about politics, which will be detrimental to your growth."

"Why?"

"Because politics is not a good thing no matter where, what you can see is the result of mutual compromise between everyone. There are no pure good things, nor pure bad things. They just inform you after they make a decision.

Things after the second edition are very interesting. You can discover whether the Ming Dynasty society is healthy from the people's livelihood sector, and you can also discover whether the Ming Dynasty has new discoveries from the new things sector. You can also discover new things that people have not discovered before in the exploration sector... "

Zhang Liang kept selling his experience to his students. He was not prepared to have any reservations about this child. For a smart child, he could tell what is wholehearted and what is ulterior motives.

After the Huashan battleship left Malacca, the people on the ship seemed to have entered a new stage.

The captain had already changed into snow-white military uniforms, the officers on the ship had also changed into their own uniforms, and even the sailors took off their dirty work clothes and changed into their own clothes.

The cannons on the deck were wrapped in tart cloth by sailors, and the sailors' guns were gone. They cleaned the bottom of the ship and repainted them in Malacca. Even the flags on the warships were replaced with brand new ones.

White warships sailed on the blue sea, where there were no pirates waiting for an opportunity to attack, and there were no hostile enemy troops. Occasionally, two ships passed by, and the people on the ship would greet each other.

When the warship passed by Siam, the people on the shore sent a lot of supplies. Descartes, the first time he discovered wine in the supplies. You should know that in Europe and outside Malacca, he had never seen this thing.

Mr. Descartes did not like the Ming Dynasty's spirits, he preferred the mellow and warm rice wine. This kind of sweet wine was very helpful for his sleep.

On the blue sea, some people were drunk, including Zhang Liang. When Descartes saw that his teacher gave up his usual gentleness and elegance, he began to become crazy and bold, so he asked his grandfather in confusion.

"This is the first time I have discovered that the teacher has such a side."

Mr. Descartes sighed slightly and said, "Child, if you can perform like this after you arrive in the Mediterranean in the future, I will be very pleased."

Little Descartes shook his head and said, "Grandfather, I don't like Europe."

Mr. Descartes said: "Since you don't like it, why not shape him into what you like?"

Descartes Jr. said: "If you can't do that, you will die a lot of people, especially a lot of poor people."

Mr. Descartes nodded sadly, picked up the warm rice wine again and drank it all.

Except for Mr. Descartes who were not so happy, those who followed Mr. Descartes from Europe to the Ming Dynasty were very happy. They had already adapted to the local customs and changed into the green robe unique to the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Many people had learned the Ming language for a long time.

However, it is difficult to learn the Ming language. Fortunately, these people have a high talent for learning such things, so everyone can communicate in the simple Ming language at this banquet.

Zhang Liang and his group were a little excited because of their timidity in the hometown, but these scholars were extremely tolerant and generous, fully understood the mood of Zhang Liang and others, and said that this was a true expression and an instinctive reaction of people.

Even when I was in Annan, local officials sent some simple Ming meals, and they ate with relish. No one said there was any food problem, and more people were asking the Ming people about the dining etiquette here.

When the iconic tall lighthouse of Guangzhou Bay appeared in view, everyone on the boat began to cheer. When they arrived here, it meant that the year-long sea trip had finally reached its end.

As the battleship slowly sailed into the harbor under the barge, Little Descartes came to the bow of the ship, opened his arms and shouted, "I'm here..."

Captain Lai Dingcheng took the lead in getting off the warship, stood at the end of the pier, and greeted every guest on the ship with a smile.

An official from Honglu Temple wearing a green robe and a small beard smiled even more.

Zhang Liang accompanied Mr. Descartes to get off the ship first. Without waiting for his introduction, the official from the Honglu Temple bowed and said, "Ming Dynasty welcomes Mr. Descartes!"

Descartes looked at the busy crowd on the pier and bent down and bowed, "I have come to a great kingdom."

An official from the Honglu Temple smiled and said, "Although the Ming Dynasty is great, the arrival of Mr. Tsai has brought new light to this ancient country."

After a few greetings, Mr. Descartes said to the officials of the Honglu Temple: "Do we have autonomy?"

The official from Honglu Temple smiled and said, "You are the most honorable guest of the Ming Dynasty. Here, just like you are in France, we will sincerely consider any request you make and strive to create all conditions for you and your entourage."

Descartes smiled and said, "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor is now in Guangzhou. I don't know if I can be honored to meet His Majesty the Emperor."

The official smiled and said, "Your Majesty heard that Mr. came from thousands of miles away from me. I was thirsty for a long time. But when he heard that Mr. was tired from traveling, he specially ordered me to come and greet him to the inn to rest. After Mr. He is in good health, His Majesty will prepare a sumptuous banquet to welcome him."

Descartes smiled and said, "Very good, this finally gave my cold heart a little warmth."
Chapter completed!