The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1589

[1589. Chapter 1510 Getting rich]

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi’s face became gloomy and unclear.

As an emperor and a human being, of course it is impossible not to love money. But…

he put his hand gently on the imperial case, with a calm look on his face, but suddenly said: “It’s still inappropriate. How can there be any reason to give a famous scholar of Ming Dynasty to another country? This is unreasonable and unreasonable. “

Hey…

Fang Jifan is a little disappointed. He can’t do it even if he has money.

But…this is not something that money can solve.

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel regretful at this moment.

However, your Majesty, it is indeed inappropriate to do this.

Fang Jifan was very interested in this.

Suleiman actually likes Confucian scholars, which is a good thing.

Fang Jifan paused for a moment, then said solemnly: “But Your Majesty, the whole world is not the land of the king. Although the Ottomans are Western barbarians, they are also human beings. Is there any reason not to educate them and let them let themselves go? The world. All over the world, benevolence and righteousness should be broadcast. Now that Prince Suleiman admires the Ming Dynasty and wants to implement benevolent government, why not?”

Fang Jifan always spoke beautifully, and Emperor Hongzhi was a little moved.

Listen, it actually makes sense.

He hesitated: “In what name?”

Fang Jifan’s mind turned quickly and he immediately said: “We can organize a large-scale mission in the name of sending envoys, and your Majesty personally recruits these people who have learned from ancient and modern times.” Wouldn’t it be enough for a learned man to go to the Ottomans in the name of an envoy? “

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned…

Yes, if it was just a matter of sending an envoy, wouldn’t it be just right? As for whether these people would be willing to come back in the future, This is no longer what I care about.

Although Emperor Hongzhi was a little hesitant, he finally nodded: “Hey… this matter… I don’t want to interfere too much. I am the emperor, and I can’t care about everything.”

Fang Jifan naturally understood what Emperor Hongzhi meant.

From Emperor Hongzhi’s point of view, this matter was indeed too much to control.

Fang Jifan took the initiative and asked Ying: “I am willing to do the work for your majesty. Don’t worry, your majesty. I will definitely be able to handle this matter beautifully.”

Emperor Hongzhi breathed out and said meaningfully: “What’s the matter? , We must report it in time.”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, don’t worry, these great scholars are the treasures of our Ming Dynasty, and I will not sell them at a low price anyway. If there is any news, I will report it at any time, so that Your Majesty will not worry. “

Go.”

Emperor Hongzhi finally solved a problem on his mind.

It is very reassuring to leave such a matter to his son-in-law. This is what Fang Jifan is best at.

Fang Jifan also sincerely wanted to help Emperor Hongzhi share his worries, but… he was still a little confused after receiving the decree.

This Suleiman… is a hero, how could he be interested in Confucianism?

And also with such great fanfare to introduce talents?

Talent…

is this talent?

Fang Jifan was thinking vaguely all the way. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he seemed to have an idea.

We have to find the prince first to discuss this matter.

Zhu Houzhao heard that there was something about making money, and he didn’t care about the crops, so he rushed over panting.

“Old Fang, people can be sold.”

“You have to be stabbed in the back.” Fang Jifan said with a straight face: “I have never been able to understand the trading of slaves in the Ming Dynasty, and I am thinking about how to get rid of it. What’s wrong? Why did His Highness the Crown Prince say such a thing?”

Zhu Houzhao scratched his head, sat down and said, “But…” “

Your Highness, Prince Suleiman, hopes to bring a group of great scholars back to the west. His Majesty agrees. But the court was unable to come forward, so the matter was handed over to the minister. The minister invited your highness to come here to discuss the matter. “

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but said, “Is this Suleiman blind?”

Fang Jifan thought. Zhu Houzhao really couldn’t hold back. He sighed: “Anyone who comes to the capital of our Ming Dynasty, especially this new city, will inevitably have a yearning. This is human nature. This Prince Suleiman, with the In my opinion, he is an idealistic person. It is understandable that he wants to imitate and learn from them. “

“In the beginning, I didn’t understand why Suleiman fell in love with those great Confucians. If you think about it carefully, it is not entirely unreasonable. Your Highness, please think about it. Who receives Prince Suleiman when he arrives in the capital? What is the identity of the person who receives him? When he arrives at Honglu Temple, if he wants to visit the talents. , and asked people who they were. After he visited those talents, what would they say to him? “

Zhu Houzhao suddenly realized: “I understand.”

Fang Jifan added: “This will make Suleiman realize that the reason why the Ming Dynasty is rich and powerful is that the most different thing from his own country is that the Ming Dynasty promoted the teachings of the saints and was the successor of the teachings of the saints. , It is these great Confucian scholars who created the peaceful and prosperous age of Ming Dynasty. Because of this, if he needs to find the way to prosperity, he will definitely find these Confucian scholars.”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said with a smile: “Don’t say this. If there is no, just tell me how you plan to sell it?”

“This is not selling,” Fang Jifan said sadly: “This is to deepen the cultural exchanges between the two countries and to spread the holy knowledge. , the most important thing. I, Fang Jifan, said bluntly, why am I not a scholar? People have roots, just like a big tree, and my knowledge is also the foundation, and I have inherited this thousands of years of sacred knowledge. , Only today, the world is filled with peaches and plums.”

“Your Highness, don’t mention the word business in front of me again.”

Zhu Houzhao understood and nodded: “But…Old Fang, wouldn’t it be bad to push people into a pit of fire like this? What I mean is , how much money can be exchanged for it?”

Fang Jifan took a sip of tea and said slowly: “Money is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that these Confucian scholars will definitely play a huge role if they go to Ottoman. “

Zhu Houzhao smiled mockingly: “Oh, I’m afraid they will be beheaded as soon as they arrive, right?”

Fang Jifan shook his head and said seriously: “Have you ever thought about why, since the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, this Confucian ?

Can the knowledge be passed down for thousands of years without failure?”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, obviously he still didn’t understand.

Fang Jifan said lightly: “It is so unyielding and yet still has such strong vitality. This is because it has merits.”

Of course, Fang Jifan could not tell Zhu Houzhao what the merits were.

Confucianism cannot be described as good or bad.

To a certain extent, the learning of saints has great vitality for agricultural society.

Over the past thousand years, Confucius’s teachings have been revised beyond recognition, but…why do any rulers, whether Han or other ethnic groups, immediately fall in love with the sage’s teachings once they move into the Central Plains?

This knowledge is always changing.

According to Confucius and Mencius, “If a king treats his ministers like his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as grass and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.” ‘And then to kings, kings, ministers, fathers, sons, sons.

In fact, Confucius and Mencius have always been undergoing transition.

Gradually, he began to cater to the monarch more and more.

To a certain extent, knowledge knows no borders.

Because any monarch who is interested in and understands Confucianism will like this knowledge.

It requires unlimited loyalty from the ministers, and restrains the people with thoughts of benevolence and righteousness, and moral propaganda. This is very important for an agricultural empire with a vast territory, because a rebellion in any place may shake the entire empire. vitality, and the science of benevolence and righteousness is the cheapest stabilizer.

They also established a system entirely centered around monarchy to maintain the absolute rule of the monarch.

Not to mention, they have a complete theoretical system, within which they are almost invincible.

They are also particularly good at fighting, citing classics and all kinds of historical lessons learned at their fingertips.

Any emperor who meets such a group of people will have almost no reason to dislike them.

If a group of such people are introduced.

It is self-evident for the Ottoman monarchs who they would psychologically prefer if they saw them and looked at the former Kashas.

Suleiman, a talented man, fell in love with them for this reason.

Of course, Fang Jifan even expected that these people would most likely encounter crazy opposition from the Ottoman Kashas.

Regarding this objection… Fang Jifan smiled happily.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the group of Kasha or warlords, compared with the Confucian scholars, as long as these Kasha did not dare to rebel, the Confucian scholars could press them to the ground and rub them to death, then point at their noses and yell, Who else?

Such a wealth of struggle experience is definitely not comparable to that of those big bosses.

In later generations, there is a professional term called ‘species invasion’.

If such an overwhelming number of Confucian scholars went to the Ottomans, Fang Jifan could almost guarantee that those weaklings would be beaten by the great Confucian scholars.

This is a group of people that has lasted for thousands of years, continuously evolved, and even created the ‘peak of agricultural feudal society’.

Fang Jifan said confidently: “Your Highness, believe it or not, in less than ten years, Osman will have schools all over the country, and all these great scholars will become Suleiman’s ministers. From then on, Must Confucianism prevail in the Ottomans and become a country of etiquette? How can I… do this to harm them? I am making them famous.”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned.

He thought about it for a long time and still found Fang Jifan’s words a bit incredible.

Just those guys?

Hum, I can beat a thousand of them by myself.

Apart from reciting the Four Books and Five Classics over and over again, what else do they have?

There was contempt in his eyes, and he shook his head and said, “I don’t believe it.”

“What are you betting on?” Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao confidently.

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and looked confident: “Zhen Guofu… I will bet on Zhen Guofu. If I lose, the Zhen Guofu will give it to you.”

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