Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters casting gold tripod
From the south of France, to the commercially developed Netherlands, to the south of Germany, the entire Europe is in turmoil, with mountains and rivers shaking.
The reason why there was such a big movement naturally stems from those few books, but the problem is not just those few books.
In fact, if you sort through the cultural exchanges in history, you will find some very interesting patterns... such as the typical practice of Master Xuanzang's pilgrimage to Tianzhu for Buddhist scriptures.
At that time, it was true that the profound Buddhism was brought to the Central Plains... But there was a prerequisite, but the Central Plains Dynasty was still far ahead of Tianzhu.
Moreover, the local Confucianism and Taoism strongly resisted, and the three religions fought for thousands of years and went through several dynasties before finally forming a merger of the three religions.
In other words, if there is strong resistance in the local area, it is difficult for this kind of spread to have an effect all at once.
But look at the Japanese state again. When they sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to learn from the Tang Dynasty, it seemed that there was no decent resistance in the country, so they accepted it smoothly.
That's because the Japanese state was still relatively stable at that time and was far from reaching the end of the dynasty. The country had the strength to inherit this advanced culture and promote reforms along the way.
Another example is the spread of Western learning to the east at the end of the Ming Dynasty... It was still like that. Although the Ming Dynasty was already declining, the majesty of the country was still there, and it did not regard Western knowledge as a life-saving method at all. It was just some useful knowledge.
People with knowledge feel that Western knowledge also has merit, and it fills the gap.
But at about the same time, Eastern knowledge spread to the West, and Eastern governance methods spread to the West, which directly gave birth to a large group of "elite" people. The praise of China by Voltaire and others even reached the point where the Chinese people
They were all ashamed.
To put it bluntly, the East they are talking about does not exist at all. They use the East to express their own ideas based on their own needs.
This thing, to put it in a more understandable way, is called "Tuozhong Yanzhi". In the same way, there is also "Tuogu Reform", which naturally also includes the "Toxi Yanzhi" of some people in later generations. In short, in general, all such things,
None of them objectively explain the facts, they all use certain banners to achieve their own goals.
Even Zhang Ximeng's revision of Song History can be attributed to this system.
But human society is not like this.
A trend of thought can spread quickly, and it is absolutely inseparable from the context at that time.
For example, in Europe today, the Black Death is prevalent, wars continue, and the people are miserable... Naturally, a group of scholars have adopted the slogan of Renaissance and played the trick of invoking ancient reforms.
Then they opened up a new route, and they got out of the crisis by plundering... But what they did was too immoral. In order to cover up their crimes, they also created ideological enlightenment and whitewashed their sins.
Later, it developed to the stage of the Industrial Revolution. The West completely mastered industrial civilization and could look down on all other regions and nations.
Then came the idea of Western supremacy and racial superiority... In the Middle Ages, Westerners only regarded themselves as God's chosen people, but in later generations, they directly regarded themselves as God!
This is the general process of the development of Western society as a whole.
They are currently in the early stages of the Renaissance, struggling in total darkness and unable to find any way out.
At this moment, a large number of Eastern books and ideas from the Ming Dynasty are being poured into the West. It is not surprising what will happen.
After all, the West is extremely weak at the moment. The original order has collapsed and is completely in ruins. It is difficult to organize effective resistance.
And the Ming Dynasty is indeed ahead by a large margin, having a huge and unparalleled advantage over the West.
The West has not aggressively expanded overseas, and does not have so much colonial wealth to support it. It is at its weakest and least confident.
There is a bowl of medicine from the East that claims to cure all diseases, so how could you refuse it?
If I had to make a comparison, the situation in France at the moment is probably similar to that of King Hong Tian and others!
It can be regarded as the "Hongwu Society". Coincidentally, in the mouths of these people, the French aristocrats and conservative clergy are evil devils. They steal the interpretation power of the classics, monopolize God, and in turn oppress
Common people, knock your bones and suck out your marrow.
Therefore, we must use the power of Emperor Hongwu to eliminate these monsters!
Good guy, just call him good guy!
Charles V never expected that his act of seeking power would lead to his death.
The mutinous soldiers united with the farmers in the south.
They all advocated equal distribution of land and the amount of land they could survive on. They also proposed an amount of fifty acres per person and three hundred acres per family.
It detonated all of France at once.
Throughout the West, the Mediterranean coast is not suitable for agricultural development due to climate problems.
France relies on the warm Atlantic current and is almost the region with the best agricultural conditions in Europe.
The Corsican dwarf swept across Europe by compromising with small farmers. It was precisely because of this great success that it restricted the industrial development of France.
It was not until after World War II that France's industrial population exceeded its agricultural population, and it was considered to have completed industrialization.
Therefore, it is possible to implement equalization of land on this land.
The rebel armies in various places were surging, and their number quickly exceeded 200,000. The huge turmoil even forced Britain to send envoys to make peace with France, and was willing to join forces to deal with the rebellious people.
Of course, in line with the tradition of being a leader but not a man, they also asked Charles V for land, money, and even asked France to admit defeat and then borrow help from France to suppress it.
Charles V was unwilling to admit defeat, but the situation was indeed bad.
It is conceivable that he will probably succumb, and the kings and nobles of Europe will still unite and go all out to suppress the peasant uprising.
As for who will win the final victory... If nothing else happens, it will probably be the European aristocrats. After all, they are too entrenched.
Moreover, the interests of the nobles are highly consistent. With a little communication, they can stand in the same trench and act together.
On the other hand, on the side of the peasant uprising army, the organization is chaotic and the interests demands vary widely. Failure is almost inevitable.
But there is no doubt that they will definitely impact the Western order.
Too many nobles were captured by them and tied to wooden stakes, some became pendants, and some were burned into a pile of coke.
Every time a noble was killed, the people cheered loudly.
When the crown falls, the nobles are no longer noble. They are like mice, being easily crushed to death.
They were terrified, wailing, and kept begging for mercy. They knelt in front of the people and cried bitterly... Anyone who witnessed this scene would probably not have much respect for the nobles.
Just like what happened in the East...the Confucians of the Han Dynasty, who were very knowledgeable, expounded the orthodoxy and tried their best to maintain the nobility of the emperor.
But when Cheng Ji's sharp blade penetrated the back of the noble countryman, something collapsed, and hundreds of years of killing followed. When the descendants of the Sima family, dressed in Tsing Yi, served the Huns and Han emperors,
Will they scold the old thief Sima Zhao for being shameless and bringing disaster to his descendants while holding the toilet seat in hand while serving him to use the toilet?
Anyway, at this critical moment, if such an anomaly occurs... the historical direction of the Western world will definitely be very different!
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"Your Highness Manuel, you now have three thousand soldiers and horses. I think you can return to Fulin Kingdom." Zhang Ximeng said with a smile.
His Royal Highness, the prince from Eastern Rome, had been prepared for it, but when he heard about it, he still seemed very disappointed.
"Honorable Grand Master, I think if I return this time, whether I die in battle or die of old age and illness... before I leave this world, I will miss Yingtian more than Constantinople... If
In the next life, I hope to become a complete Chinese."
Zhang Ximeng raised his brows slightly, then smiled and said: "As I said again, I don't think the Central Plains is a narrow regional concept. The Central Plains represents a kind of civilization and a kind of thought...Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. All peoples are equal, men and women are equal.
...If Constantinople can do this, it will be the Central Plains of the West and a part of China."
Zhang Ximeng said, stood up again, and led Manuel to the front of the map.
"Please see, His Highness King Yan has occupied the west coast of Tianzhu and is developing towards the north. The Champion Lord is stationed in the Western Region and is preparing to enter the river. General Feng Guosheng and General Fu Youde led a group of troops to develop towards the Caucasus, contact the Russian countries, and work together
Attack the Golden Horde... If everything goes well, we will first control the Caucasus region, and then establish contact with you through the Black Sea. At that time, Ming's army supplies can be sent directly to Constantinople."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "Within three years, you will be able to get strong support. In short, Your Highness can rest assured."
After hearing this, Manuel felt inspired and finally relaxed. Three years is not a long time.
"Grand Master, after I return, I will send my sister over as soon as possible. I hope she can study hard from an early age and become familiar with the language and etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, so that she can become a qualified daughter-in-law of the Zhang family!"
I haven’t forgotten this yet!
Zhang Ximeng couldn't refuse, so he could only pat Manuel on the shoulder and encourage him: "Treat people sincerely and show empathy. The people will be your greatest help!"
Manuel nodded quickly, thanked Zhang Ximeng for his teachings, turned around and went down, preparing to go to sea.
Just as he left, a not too big ship arrived at Pukou, filled with shining gold!
This batch of gold was transported by Zhu Di from Tianzhu, totaling 300,000 kilograms!
That's right, Zhu Laosi didn't use the usual two, but used kilograms!
He obtained these from three temples and sent them all to Yingtian for Lao Zhu to cast the golden tripod.
"I congratulate Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Yan is indeed amazing!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, the fourth child was indeed very good.
"Sir, we haven't asked you yet, what should this golden tripod look like? It can't be just a big gold nugget, right?"