After hearing this, Wei Chao was so surprised that he could fit an egg in his mouth.
The current emperor has always been very frugal. After he ascended the throne, he even stopped the construction of the palace. He also tried to save as much as possible on the imperial tombs of the previous two emperors.
But even if it is a province, it is still an imperial mausoleum, and the cost is scary enough.
How much will it cost to renovate the library in this way?
Although those foreigners are rich, they don’t spend it like this!
Wei Chao finally understood that the emperor wanted to squeeze all the money out of those people and then build a library for the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I know what to do." Wei Chao quickly agreed, "The first phase of the project is planned to take ten years. If ten years is not enough, we will continue for another ten years."
Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Chao with appreciation.
Very good, you can understand your own intentions, very good!
"This library will be built in the new city. I will set aside an area next to the Confucius Temple specifically for the construction of this library. You don't have to worry about anything else."
"When the foreigners from all over the country arrive in the capital, I will prepare a residence for them and let them all move in. What you have to do is to keep an eye on them and make sure that all the books they bring are translated into Ming language."
Although the Ming Dynasty at this time was not far behind other countries in the world, it had begun to lag behind in natural sciences. In particular, it lagged behind in various aspects, including ideology and the pursuit of science.
The importance of this batch of books to the Ming Dynasty was extremely great. If it were not for these books, Zhu Youxiao would not bother to coax these foreigners.
Moreover, as time went on, more and more foreigners would come to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao wanted to use these people to set an example, and then spread the news to attract more Westerners.
As for these foreigners, after they arrived in the capital, they would naturally be asked to translate books and conduct research. Zhu Youxiao would also have some of them work at the Academy of Hundred Craftsmen and conduct research with the people there.
In short, know people and assign them to the right positions, and let them do what they are good at.
If they want to preach, they have to wait. The faith of the Ming Dynasty cannot be messed up and preached by them.
What are you spreading?
Zhu Youxiao would limit the scope of contact of these foreigners and prevent them from messing around.
As for how to make these foreigners give up, it's very simple. Let them change their doctrines, and then the Ming Dynasty will sow discord among them, causing them to have disagreements among themselves and form two sects, which will fight each other for a while.
In addition, the construction of the church was delayed. Anyway, the church would not be built until the library was completed.
It’s always one sentence: work, work, work!
But Zhu Youxiao would not tell anyone about this thought.
After gathering these foreigners together, Zhu Youxiao would place a large number of spies in to monitor them at all times to see who was more dangerous or had more radical ideas.
Such a dangerous person is like a rat shit. He is not worthy of staying in our great country and should be killed directly.
There is no need to say these things to Wei Chao. What Wei Chao needs to do is to build a library and let these foreigners translate books.
Wei Chao listened carefully to Zhu Youxiao's words. Although he had figured out some of the meaning in his mind, it was still far from enough. But he also knew that as long as he did the task at hand well, there would be no problem.
Wei Chao bowed and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely get it done!"
"Okay, I believe you!" Zhu Youxiao smiled gently and harmlessly, his words full of trust.
The news spread quickly.
His Majesty wants to build a huge library in the new city to store various classics, including some foreign books. This is quite surprising.
For a while, there were many different opinions, but most of the voices were supportive.
After all, building a library like this, or rather a library, is a phenomenon that only occurs in prosperous times. We are all scholars, so there is no reason not to support it.
Xu Guangqi probably also knew about the matter concerning the foreigners, and he felt relieved.
For a while, the atmosphere in the capital became harmonious. Not many people cared about what Zhu Youxiao had done in Mongolia.
However, there were still people watching, and impeachment petitions were constantly being sent to the palace.
Zhu Youxiao stayed in the palace and refused to come out.
Those who impeached Zhu Youxiao left the capital quietly. In short, there were various reasons. Some were transferred, some were dismissed, and some were even promoted.
It’s just that the places where those who get promoted go are places that ordinary people are not willing to go.
As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer such question books.
At this time, the emperor announced that he would elect a new cabinet minister.
Zhu Youxiao's move was on the one hand to divert attention, and on the other hand to deal with the person who raised the question.
The Mongolian situation soon subsided.
Zhu Youxiao stayed in the palace for more than two months and finally recovered and regained some energy and spirit.
He finally walked out of the palace.
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