How shocked would humans be when they first learned that the land they lived on was a globe?
Look at the civil and military officials in the court of Da Qi. This is probably what they look like.
If Lu Chen were in this place, he would definitely say "stupid Muggle" at this moment.
After the shock, the entire court was in an uproar. Everyone had completely forgotten what court etiquette was. Some were communicating with each other, some were arguing with each other, and a few were so emotional that they had already started fighting.
After finally calming these people down, Li Zhuo looked at Mr. Zhu with a shocked expression and said, "Mr. Zhu, I need an explanation!"
"If this map is real, then why can the left and right sides fit together?"
Li Zhuo really hopes that this map is real, because only if this map is real can they seize the initiative and make plans for external expansion.
But the existence of this map proves that the earth is round, which Li Zhuo cannot accept.
Looking at the group of stupid officials in front of him, Mr. Zhu suddenly understood why Lu Chen was unwilling to come to court.
If he had to face such a bunch of brainless people all day long, he would probably stay away from the court of Da Qi.
But now that he is standing here today, he still has to say what he should say.
Mr. Zhu took a deep breath and said, "Everyone's observations are very sharp. Indeed, as the previous official said, the left and right sides of this map can be aligned. As for why this is so, it's actually very simple. This land we are on is indeed a sphere."
The court was in an uproar again. It was one thing for it to be discovered, but it was another thing for the Chinese Academy of Sciences to directly admit it.
Previously, some people were reluctant to ask too sharp questions due to Mr. Zhu’s status in the Confucian school.
But now that the Chinese Academy of Sciences has admitted it, they have nothing to worry about. Some people directly questioned: "This is nonsense. If we live on the ball, why do we fall or trip?"
Everyone nodded, after all, the round earth was easier for them to accept.
In fact, when Lu Chen said that the earth is round, Mr. Zhu couldn't help but wonder: If the earth is really round as he said, then why can everyone live and work steadily on its surface without falling due to tilt or imbalance?
This involves the issue of gravity and the Earth's revolution and rotation. It is quite difficult to explain it to these people.
Mr. Zhu didn't really understand it either. He could only pick out the things he understood and said, "This involves the issue of curvature. Because the land we live on is too vast, and we humans are too small, we can't feel this curvature."
"Can you imagine putting an ant on a big ball? Can it feel that the ball is round?"
Mr. Zhu thought he had explained it in a relatively easy-to-understand way, but some people still didn't believe it and said, "How can ants be compared to humans? There's no comparison at all."
Mr. Zhu thought to himself, as expected, he met this guy who likes to argue again.
However, with his years of experience and cultivation, he decided to be patient and once again explain this principle to the other party with a concrete example. "Those who live by the sea know this well. When a ship slowly approaches from the distant horizon, the first thing that catches your eye is the high-raised sail. As the distance gradually closes, the hull slowly becomes apparent. This sequence of events perfectly proves that the world is round."
Those who have had this experience have already frowned and begun to ponder the reasoning behind it, while those who haven't are stubbornly insisting, "There could be other reasons. As the saying goes, a single piece of evidence is insufficient. Can you find another example?"
Looking at this group of nitpickers, Mr. Zhu also realized that arguing would be fruitless, so he took a deep breath and said, "That's why we plan to form an ocean-going fleet."
"We will select such a fleet and have them sail westward from Quanzhou. If the world is round, then one day, it will return to Quanzhou."
"Don't worry, everyone. This fleet will record everything it sees and hears along the way and draw detailed nautical charts. Then, it will become clear whether this land is square or round."
Seeing that Mr. Zhu was so confident, and considering that the map was provided by Lu Chen, many people began to feel confused.
Li Zhuo didn't care about these things. As long as the map was real, he didn't care whether the world was square or flat.
He asked anxiously, "This map was compiled by the Imperial Master. I believe he must have checked it thoroughly. So, do the regions and countries depicted here actually exist? Do the mineral resources also exist?"
Old Zhu shook off those who wanted to continue pestering him, nodded calmly and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it generally exists. This is supported by the testimony of Quanzhou merchants."
"Your Majesty, I believe that the various strategies previously proposed by the Imperial Master are truly insightful. Since overseas resources are so abundant, we simply cannot give them up!"
"According to the Imperial Master, many of the indigenous people in these areas are still uncivilized. We desperately need the Celestial Empire to guide them toward civilization and embrace it!"
Listen, listen to what is called pattern!
We are not going there to plunder their resources, but to lead them into the civilized world.
All the officials looked at the map in front of them and felt that what Liang Licang said made sense.
It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a beautiful place and such abundant resources. It would be bad to let others take advantage of them.
Most people present were aware that if you don't take the unexpected fortune, you will suffer from it.
The eyes of most civil servants lit up. If they could really expand overseas territories, such places would definitely need officials.
In other words, my Confucianism can be spread overseas through such activities. Does this count as expanding the territory for our founder?
Looking at the excited expressions of the officials, Li Zhuo also got excited!
As long as Confucianism could help him govern the world, he didn't mind the spread of Confucianism to those overseas places.
It would have been fine if I didn’t know about it before, but now that I know there are so many good things overseas, what are you waiting for?
Thinking of this, Li Zhuo wanted to issue an order to make overseas expansion a national policy.
But before he could say anything, a man suddenly rushed out from among the officials, fell to the ground, and bowed deeply to him, saying, "Please, wise and mighty Emperor Da Qi, grant us Tubo a copy of this map. We will live in peace with Da Qi forever!"
Sandanbu's expression was so pious that he almost called Da Qi "Dad".
Gondor, who was standing nearby, saw this and became so angry that his face turned red.
Damn it! This bastard got there first. We Liao and Jin also want such a good thing!
So Gondor also knelt down, and the previous pride of the Liao and Jin nobles no longer existed.
He also kowtowed devoutly and said, "Please have mercy on us, Emperor of Great Qi. We, Liao Jin, intend to marry two princesses to the prince at once, and will also send countless cattle and sheep as dowries!"
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