We really shouldn’t have let their ancestral tomb go!

The old emperor never expected such a pleasant surprise!

Little Bai Ze is really a good omen for their Great Xia!

[Why is the old emperor so happy today? ]

[Because he thought that the prince could finally be cured by the miracle doctor from the Western Regions? ]

[It felt like his teeth were showing. ]

On the golden platform, the old emperor quickly put away his smile and cleared his throat twice: "Do you remember two years ago when I opened the port and organized a fleet to go out to sea?"

[Ah! ]

[I remember! ]

[I seemed to have seen Xie Luoshui and the others find potatoes and sweet potatoes and return home. 】

"Pah--"

"Pah--"

Firecrackers rang out somewhere in the capital. Hanging on the wall and the beam, the fire was lit, the flame jumped up, and there was a burst of dense crackling. The crowd laughed and welcomed the New Year. The red firecrackers fell like rain, making the children jumping around red.

As if feeling the joy, the old emperor was solemn, but his white teeth were bared again.

Since the fleet was mentioned, it was normal to mention the general: "It's been almost two years, and I don't know if the Qinguan is still safe now."

The ministers below naturally echoed the auspicious words, one by one, as if the general had crossed the ocean without any injury.

Xu Yanmiao was sore to hear.

The old emperor was obviously very pleased. He then continued, "In the past two years, the sea route has been opened. The porcelain and tea of ​​our Great Xia have been exported overseas. At the same time, the Ministry of Revenue has increased its revenue - from the three shipping offices in Hangzhou, Ming and Guang, it has collected money, grain, silver, incense, medicine, etc. 541,730 strings of cash. And..."

After talking about the increase in the Ministry of Revenue, the whole court was beaming with joy.

Xu Yanmiao: [So... a raise?]

The old emperor: "..."

[Why are they so happy if there is no raise? Those officials who are good to the people are happy, and those who are willing to leave their names in history can be understood, but don't others just want to be officials to make a living?]

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The ministers: "..."

Doesn't your majesty want them to pay for work? I don't expect this anymore, I can only satisfy myself spiritually.

Officials who are good to the people and officials who aspire to go down in history blushed.

Well, although they have great ambitions, they also want a raise.

The old emperor looked straight ahead.

It is impossible to raise their salaries. But if they do a good job, it is still possible to reward them with some money.

He quickly shifted his gaze: "Recently, Europeans have visited us. I heard that European fleets have been sailing overseas for decades and have been to many strange places. You can all listen to it - Daxia can no longer conquer more on land, and the world will be ruled by the ocean in the future."

The ministers frowned: "Yes!"

Xu Yanmiao made a note: [You can ask a question about the Maritime Silk Road in the imperial examination. 】

Ministers: "?"

What is this?

- Although Daxia has maritime trade with other countries, it is not called the Silk Road.

Although they heard the test questions, no one dared to reveal it. They

were so greedy that they could enjoy themselves, but why did they have to worry about the future of others by wearing black veils? They were not saints who would sacrifice themselves for others.

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This European had indeed been to many places.

He said that there was a place that was so hot that people had to live in underground caves.

He said that there was an ocean that had no waves, no aquatic creatures, and could not sink anything. It was called the Dead Sea.

He said that in a country, men and women would eat something called cake on the day of their marriage, and before the bride and groom cut the cake, whoever could take off one of the other's shoes first would be the head of the family.

When he spoke, the tip of his tongue would touch the roof of his mouth from time to time, and his accent came out like dancing. It was very exotic.

He described the country's customs in an interesting way, and some regions were very strange and bizarre, which aroused the curiosity of the court officials.

"A sea that cannot sink, is there really such a strange place? Isn't this the opposite of the weak water where 'goose feathers cannot float'?"

"It's so hot that living in an underground cave, wouldn't it lose a lot of fun?"

"I think it's a different taste."

"It's ridiculous! How can the head of a family be decided by fighting to take off shoes! And how can a woman's feet be seen by others?"

"But it's very interesting."

Who! Who said that!

Turning around to take a look. The pedantic official was immediately confused: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince?!"

The Crown Prince obviously didn't care about his attitude. He touched his chin, turned his head and asked: "Shengxian! Do you want to have some fun when you find a prince consort in the future?"

Princess Xiangyang choked: "Brother, I am a princess. After I married my prince consort, I was the one who made the decision in the palace."

The Crown Prince thought about it and said: "That's right. Hmm... I don't know if the maids released from the palace like this."

Many pedantic ministers were furious.

How can this be done!

They immediately used the allusion in the Seven Kingdoms: "The King of Wu likes swordsmen, and many people have scars; the King of Chu likes thin waists, and many people in the palace starve to death" to persuade the Crown Prince not to play like this. As

the saying goes, what goes up must come down! Especially since the prince will ascend the throne to become the emperor in the future, if many women in the society follow suit, wouldn’t it be a mess!

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard a loud voice: "Your Highness is wise!!!"

The pedantic ministers: "?"

Turning their heads, they found that it was the slave girl, the Minister of Works.

"..."

It doesn't matter, the Minister can also be criticized! He

was about to speak again.

[I like this! ]

[Although it looks a bit playful, this will spread faster than any female household. ]

——Chinese people are naturally fond of following the crowd and authority. And sometimes jokes are more deeply rooted in people's hearts than laws.

As soon as Xiao Bai Ze spoke out, these pedantic ministers blushed.

They looked at each other.

'You go?'

'Why don't you go? !'

'I just took my eighth concubine some time ago, and tried many positions with her, and had sex for seven nights - if it is exposed, I have to save face!'

'I... I built a sheepfold in the mansion... It can't be exposed. 't

'It's just a sheep, what are you afraid of?'

'Nothing. '

The sheep's butt is very elastic, and the sheep's voice is very... Well, there is no need to say this to colleagues.

These ministers almost had cramps in their eyes, and no one stood up.

It fully reflects the literary spirit of "I will talk about reason, and you go to die."

On the dragon chair, the old emperor raised his eyebrows higher and higher, and it was obvious that he was very unhappy with the prince's words.

But considering the prince's presence in front of the ministers, he held back his words. He was already thinking about how to educate his son after the court session.

And the Minister of Works, what nonsense is that! Isn't it enough to have a female household?

He continued to change the subject skillfully and asked the European: "I heard that you are also very knowledgeable about the stars in the sky?"

The interpreter who was responsible for translating the visiting envoys translated the emperor's words to the European.

This seemed to have touched the other party's itchy spot, and the voice was much more excited than before.

They said that they measured that Jupiter was 126,769,584 miles away from the earth. They

also measured that Saturn was 25,770,564 miles away from the earth.

There are also Mars, Venus, Mercury...

European astronomy is very brilliant, and many officials who like to study this field open their eyes wide, and the sunlight flickers slightly in their pupils.

I was listening to it with fascination, but suddenly I heard someone sigh: [European astronomy is indeed leading now. ]

I was about to be unhappy, but after judging that it was Xiao Bai Ze's voice, I was stunned for a moment.

Xu Yanmiao turned his head and looked at Lian Hang: "What's wrong?"

Why did he suddenly look at him?

Lian Han's facial muscles trembled slightly, pretending to discuss: "Xu Lang, I was a little scared when I heard about the Europeans' research on the stars - how did they calculate these numbers?"

Xu Yanmiao chose his words carefully: "I don't know much either. I only vaguely heard that Europe has some celestial motion theory, sunspot theory, and laws of planetary motion. They also studied astronomical telescopes specifically for observing stars. Maybe they can calculate it because they value this."

[But China obviously has Gan and Shi's Star Classics, and the data in it are still used by many people to measure the position and movement of the sun, moon, and planets. ] [China

also has the Dunhuang Star Map. Before the Renaissance, Europe had nothing comparable to it. 】

Xiao Bai Ze felt a little depressed.

【But later, even the Qintianjian brought in Hui people. 】

【Although all dynasties have attached great importance to astronomy, requiring scholars and officials to be knowledgeable about it, and requiring the Ministry of Rites to interview people who understand astronomy and geography, the Four Books and Five Classics are the right way. 】If

someone else said it, the ministers would still be able to disdain it, thinking that Western learning originated from the East, and no matter what, the East is better than the West, but if it was Xiao Bai Ze who said it, he would feel the blood rushing to his head.

How can China be inferior to the barbarians? !

It's just astronomy, they also attach importance to it! It's not too late to work hard now!

Moreover, the astronomy of our ancestors was the best in the world, but when it comes to the descendants, it lags behind others. It's really shameful!

The old emperor did not let this emotion spread, he quickly comforted himself.

- It doesn't matter if they can't catch up, they can prepare their troops and conquer other countries, and the progress will belong to them, right?

The only question is... is astronomy worth it?

The old emperor considered this weight.

[Forget it, this may be the inevitability of history.]

[After all, the previous dynasty had experienced hundreds of years of war, and the calendar went backwards and it was also very positive... Wait! I can't forget it!]

Xu Yanmiao's voice suddenly tensed up.

The rulers and ministers of Daxia also tensed up - they rarely saw Xu Yanmiao look so anxious as if he was facing a powerful enemy.

What happened?

[The calendar going backwards means that the weather is not accurate! That is to say, the calculation of the age difference will produce errors... That is to say, the current spring equinox calculated by the court is inaccurate! 】

Even with Xu Yanmo's poor knowledge of farming, he knew that farmers relied on the court to tell them when the spring equinox was, and then they would take care of the fields.

The old emperor knew more about farming than him, and his body subconsciously jumped up, then forced himself to stop and slowly sat back down.

But his eyes were full of doubts.

"So that's it..."

No wonder the yield per mu was much less than that of Liang Chu.

Take wheat as an example, the time of the spring equinox is extremely important. That is when wheat is growing. If there is plenty of rain, it is fine. But sometimes there is drought, and you must water the wheat and save water. If there is no water source nearby, you must do a good job of inter-tillage and moisture conservation. If the spring equinox is not accurate, farmers will not be able to judge when to water and save water.

If the wheat is not nutritious enough, it will be hungry during the abortion. When the wheat is harvested, the ears are small and few. How can you support your family?

- Maybe experienced farmers can judge the time to water by intuition, but how many such farmers are there in the world? More people rely on government reminders to farm.

"From the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty to the end of the Zhou Dynasty, a total of 242 years, even if the lunar eclipse was found to be inaccurate or the calendar was distorted, the Zhou Emperor never sent anyone to make adjustments."

Emperor Tiantong frowned and gritted his teeth: "Now I have to clean up the mess!"

I really shouldn't have let their ancestral tomb go!

Ah!