Wang Hongyu was surprised and happy when he saw the book he was reading.
The three books this person is holding are "Shui Jing Zhu", "Meng Xi Bi Tan" and the newly translated "Decades of Living in the New World". This is so surprising.
"Hey, those who wished in ancient times took the bait, but now there are those who seek mountains and rivers. I'm right, General Wang?"
The scribe was sitting on the ground, still reading the book carefully, but Yun Danfeng said this softly.
Wang Hongyu also smiled slightly, and regardless of Zhang Mingshi's obstruction, he sat next to him: "You noticed it when I came over, right?"
"Indeed, because even if you read books for free, there are very few people who specifically read landscape geography~"
The scribe turned around, his face was obviously ordinary, but he had a very firm sense of belief.
"Let me introduce myself. Xu Hongzu is from Jiangyin, South Zhili. He likes to visit mountains and rivers. I apologize for disturbing you multiple times."
Xu Hongzu...
"Could it be Mr. Xu Xiake?"
"Exactly, a certain Hongzu, with the courtesy name Zhenzhi and the nickname Xiake. Only some friends who like to travel and enjoy the mountains and rivers call me that, but General Wang actually knows about it?"
Wang Hongyu laughed and said: "Sir has been in and out of Yunyang Mountain many times, so I have to investigate~"
Zhang Mingshi shook his head inwardly. He had been investigating for several days, but he still didn't know the person's name. It seemed that Qin Ling had found out. From now on, the army will not collect people at night, and they must learn how to investigate in towns...
Of course he guessed wrong. Even if Qin Ling checked, the most he could find was Xu Hongzu. It was difficult to know that his name was Xu Xiake.
This is of course because Wang Hongyu was well aware of Xu Xiake's deeds in later generations.
Looking at the healthy, wheat-colored scribe in front of him, holding a geography book and loving it, Wang Hongyu smiled from the bottom of his heart.
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Xu Xiake: "Uh, the general is laughing at me?"
"No, I'm laughing at such a good book, but there is only one martial artist, a child, here to explore its secrets~"
"Hahahaha!" Xu Xiake also laughed. He was just a boy student, not a student, not even a scholar.
If he did not pretend to be a scholar, the literati and officials would not regard Xu Xiake as a similar person at all.
On the contrary, Wufu was willing to sit down and read these books with him that had nothing to do with fame.
It was all a misunderstanding before. Xu Xiake introduced the purpose of his visit. It turned out that he came to Yunyang specifically to visit and traveled along the Han River. He was also very interested in the bamboo sea in the mountains like Zhushan and Zhuxi, so he saw the scene of farming in the mountains.
He does not dislike the development of mountains and forests, but rather likes the perfect combination of people and mountains and rivers.
Wang Hongyu admired him very much for this, he was neither humble nor arrogant, neither extreme nor withdrawn. Although he did not become a scholar, his level was much better than that of Hanlin.
“I’d like to ask Xiake, does the game include all kinds of mountains and forests?”
"Yes~" Xu Xiake opened his travel diary and started talking nonstop.
He loved remote mountains and rivers the most. He went there to witness and record them personally, leaving behind extremely precious travel notes.
This travelogue is no small matter. It visits the land of China, truly records the mountains and landforms, and traces the roots of rivers. It is a shining work in the history of mankind.
Although he is now in the second stage of his travels, and he will have to wait many years before he can complete the third and fourth stages of his travels, he has already begun to explore and understand the world in depth.
Wang Hongyu published so many books just to gather the talented people from the late Ming Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty and gather everyone to work together to reverse the era.
Song Yingxing is first, Xu Xiake is second...
Song Yingxing and Xu Xiake, if they get one, they will have soft power that is envied by the world.
China has fully achieved the first place in the world in soft power, not economic prosperity and cultural shortcomings.
But soft power must be based on hard power.
Military victory was necessary, because from the late Ming Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how different the ideas and culture were, they were finally "persuaded by physics" and a large number of books were banned.
For example, Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" was lost under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. In the end, it had to be spread by island countries, which was in turn introduced in the late Qing Dynasty.
This is something Wang Hongyu will never allow to happen.
In particular, China, regardless of Tang and Ming Dynasty, used local forces to violently defeat the island nation at the peak of its combat power.
Jiangnan has always been more prosperous than Kyushu's Nagasaki and Satsuma, but it was overtaken by them. This is a historical shame.
Therefore, we must use force to protect all of this, and use economic and military hard power to tell the world that Xu Xiake, Song Yingxing and others are national treasures.
The two exchanged notes on "Shui Jing Zhu". Of course Xu Xiake had read this book, but he couldn't carry it with him when he was traveling far away. Some of the contents gradually became unfamiliar. He read the book again on the way and gained a deep understanding.
Moreover, geographical changes over the past millennium can be seen, which proves its authenticity.
Although Wang Hongyu has knowledge in this area, he has no intention of trying to do anything he wants.
But he has a "treasure".
Wang Hongyu pointed at the book and smiled: "Sir, are you reading "Decades of Living in the New World"?"
Xu Xiake's eyes shone: "Yes, the place here is so magical, the boundless rainforest? I'm afraid even Yunnan doesn't have that much."
"Yes, there is the largest rainforest in the world there. I can sponsor my husband's inspection, but he can go to Lijiang first to explore the strange mountains, rivers and beautiful rainforests in Yunnan and Guangxi, and then go there later."
Wang Hongyu's words were by no means a joke, which certainly made Xu Xiake feel like he had found a treasure.
Then he introduced the Amazon River, which stretches into a huge ocean-like wetland during the rainy season.
Of course it was not suitable for survival there, but for Xu Xiake, what Wang Hongyu said was like a divine world beyond the human world.
How many kinds of plants will there be there? What kind of strange animals will there be? What kind of strange rocks will there be?
If it were anyone else, they might think Wang Hongyu was telling a fairy tale, but Xu Xiake had seen a lot personally and was very good at summarizing and thinking. He could imagine the difference between rivers in the rainy season and the dry season, and he was certain that such a world was reasonable.
After looking at the book in my hand, I immediately felt that the records in the book were not as clear as what Wang Hongyu said.
"Don't just listen to me, you must listen to Mr. Xiake in the future."
When Wang Hongyu saw that Xu Xiake was fascinated by what he was listening to, he put it away when it was time to put it away. He found a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Xu Xiake.
""Navigation and Travel"~"
When Xu Xiake saw the tour, he became interested and looked through it immediately.
Giovanni Battista Ramusio of Venice's remarkable three-volume collection Voyages and Travels contains narratives of various voyages to the Near and Far East, Africa, and the New World.
This book was translated by Jin Ni Ge, Xu Guangqi and Wang Zheng when they were in the capital.
The Ming Dynasty had a lot of trade with Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia had close exchanges with South Asia, and South Asia had trade with the Ottomans, Portugal and Africa.
This book was written by the Venetians, who were the biggest profiteers from maritime trade during the rise of Imbilia.
This book has a stronger global perspective and writes a lot about the tourist attractions in various places. It is more accessible and understandable than the book on American life.