The letter in Xu Guangqi's hand was of course sent by Wang Hongyu.
When you come to this period, you must think of Xu Guangqi.
At this time, he did not have a high position in the capital, but he had been studying Western learning for many years and was about to show off his skills. However, Matteo Ricci had passed away and Long Huamin, who succeeded him, was relatively conservative and extreme. At this time, the scholar-officials were rejecting missionaries again.
Xu Guangqi is at a low point.
A mysterious letter, a letter with a concise world map, and a letter with the names of some countries and creatures written in Latin. After Xu Guangqi gets it, he will definitely find the person who sent the letter as agreed.
After Wang Hongyu took care of the affairs in Jizhen, he rushed to the actual combat training site to meet this great talent who would become famous in later generations but was not very successful at this time.
Xu Guangqi, as expected, he fished it out using a map and Latin.
As for why you know a little Latin?
Then I have to say, I have a friend who studies biology...
I understand everything.
"Biochemical environmental materials, four major sinkholes", biology ranks first among the four major sinkholes. There are many reasons, including chemistry, environment, and materials. You don't need to learn Latin, but biology has to learn this extremely difficult subject.
Language~
Thanks to "I have a friend", I know some animals, geography, and even the Latin names of some countries.
At this level, I can recognize it, I can barely write it, and I can't tell it at all, but at this time, it is a national treasure even more than the iron-eating beast.
So I wrote a letter with the relevant content and sent it to Xu Guangqi. After reading it, the other party exclaimed, "I want to meet you no matter what."
"Are you Wang Hongyu!?"
"Yes, sir, is this Mr. Xu Guangqi?"
"That's me. In the map of nations in the letter, did you adjust the position of Italy? And specifically marked Franca and Ecyonia as the strongest in Europe?"
"Yes. The position of Italy in "The Complete Map of Kunyu and All Kingdoms" is a little off. There is also France, which might be better called France; Ezebia should be pronounced faster and pronounced as Spain or Ace.
Banya, if you read it fast or slow, there won't be much deviation..."
Needless to say, Italy is the direct transliteration of France, and Esibia is Spain. The "Kunyu Wanguoquantu" of the Wanli period clearly marked many countries in the world. At this time, these countries
The names are actually closer to the pronunciation of their native countries than the English names.
Some people in later generations arranged the Ming Dynasty and said that the transliteration of Franca, which is closer to France, was caused by ignorance in Portugal and mislabeled the country. In fact, the Ming Dynasty clearly called France Franca, which is very close to the true transliteration.
After getting the letter, not only Xu Guangqi, but also the missionary Long Huamin was horrified. Although the few points written in it were slightly clicked, they were all exquisite and key information, especially Franca, Sibaniya.
It is the strongest in Europe, and it directly revealed some of the things that the missionaries had concealed about the disputes and wars in Europe.
After a brief exchange, the two of them talked about the same amount at first. Gradually, Xu Guangqi asked more and more questions. The more they talked, the more they admired Wang Hongyu's knowledge.
"What a genius of my Ming Dynasty!"
Xu Guangqi's original Shanghainese accent made Wang Hongyu feel like he was in another world; Wang Hongyu answered every question and pointed out the loopholes in Xu Guangqi's geographical knowledge concisely.
A 50-year-old scholar and civil servant, and an 18-year-old martial arts scholar, would never be able to communicate on an equal footing with other people.
But he was Xu Guangqi, and his cordial expression and proactive greetings had broken through the barriers of civility, military, age and origin.
Is it because of Catholic faith?
No~
Because he is full of courage and curiosity about the unknown, full of enthusiasm for exploration of science and technology, and has the right mentality to integrate and influence the world.
After communicating for a moment, Wang Hongyu quickly glanced at everyone around him.
The generals Zhang Shenwu, Zhou Dunji, Qin Liangyu, and Zhang Mingshi are all here. It is unlikely that they will be involved in such a topic. It is really unwise to continue to put these big guys aside.
So he immediately changed the subject and said: "I invite Mr. Xu to watch the military and horse drill today because I hope to be able to give our army some guidance as they march north to Liaodong to fight against the slaves, and give them some strategic advice on the use of firearms."
These sentences were a little more official, but Xu Guangqi was a smart man and understood what they meant. So he expressed his gratitude for inviting him to the two armies' drill today, and said that he would discuss with Huang Kezuan about casting cannons and other firearms and distribute them to several soldiers and horses.
This Huang Kezuan is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He once served as the Minister of the Ministry of War and was also in charge of the military affairs of the Beijing camp. The most important thing is that he is not a Donglin Party member and has little interest in the imperial party and government. Instead, he is keen on new artillery.
At this time, he, Xu Guangqi and others recruited artillery casting craftsmen from Fujian and the Philippines under Spanish rule to come to Beijing to cast artillery.
According to history, this batch of artillery will participate in this battle.
The generals who led the army were all very knowledgeable and intelligent people. Naturally, they had a good conversation with Xu Guangqi, and the relationship was established.
Then, Xu Guangqi and Wang Hongyu explained their residence in the capital and several places where they often discussed matters, and then returned to the capital.
Going back so soon? No more?
Really not~
However, in the next big scene, Xu Guangqi's action is indispensable.
...
One day later, General Wang Xue of Jizhen reported to the court.
Yanchuan soldiers, Shizhu chieftain soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers fought on a large scale, robbed people, and smuggled goods: "The plot started from a dispute in the film, and because the Zhejiang soldiers were cunning and smuggling, the chieftain soldiers were poor and aggressive, and the two armies fought on a large scale.
They even used cannons and cannons, the sound of cannons and shouts shook the world, and the number of casualties was estimated to be countless...
As soon as this memorial was published, public opinion was in an uproar.
Many civil servants have long wanted to find fault with the generals. Now when we look at the two sides fighting, we see that the white-pole soldiers are the chieftain soldiers and the Zhejiang soldiers are the remnants of Zhang Juzheng's remnant party. These are fat sheep without backers and can be slaughtered by others. Dealing with them means merit.
and good reputation, why don’t you join quickly!
A group of civil servants immediately criticized the incident.
The conspirators who wanted to overthrow Xiong Tingbi also took action one after another, adding fuel to the fire and leading to Xiong Tingbi. In two days, things quickly escalated.
This time things are really big.
Even Wanli, who was ill, was disturbed. The two main forces of the Southern Army fought in Tongzhou, a strategic point next to the capital. This caused huge trouble.
...
Of course Wang Hongyu didn't know what was going on in the court, but Wang Xueshu honestly reported the memorial and the latest news, and everything was going according to plan.
The latter said tremblingly: "After all, this is a lie. It reveals such a big thing, but the internal strife and violence are all fake. What should I do if I am in a humble position?"
He patted the "initiator" on the head and praised: "As long as Gao Xueru and Ma Wenqing are caught, your guilt of wrong intelligence will be ignored, so don't panic.
But remember clearly, if you don’t obey, it will be terrible~” This chapter has been completed!