Wang Hongyu quietly blocked Li Tiezhu to prevent Xu Guangqi from discovering their true purpose.
"It doesn't matter what you call it. This is good stuff from Italy."
Xu Guangqi felt that something was wrong in the eyes between the two of them, so he quickly put a piece of cloth over it, as if this way no one else could see.
"Italy~" Wang Hongyu's smile became gentler. It seems that this chiming bell hall is more similar to the one sent by Spain.
His fingers were like lightning, pointing to the location of Italy on the map.
"This place is a good place. The Roman Empire at that time, which is also the Qin Dynasty in our history books, was centered on this place."
!!!
Xu Guangqi was shocked!
He had always thought that Italy was so far away that no one had ever heard of it before.
Wang Hongyu didn't need to use the controversial Marco Polo as an example. He directly compared it with Rome, the most powerful city in European history. It became clear at once...
"...You see, this is Eastern Rome, also known as the Byzantine Empire. In our history, it is called Fulu..."
Although Fulu is not as famous as Da Qin, Xu Guangqi also knew about it. It corresponded to the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and he immediately contacted him.
"This is the Germanic people in the north who destroyed the Western Roman Empire, and then the Frankish Empire. You heard it right, Frank and Francha have similar pronunciations, and they are in a continuous relationship..."
Next, Frankia was divided into three parts, forming France, Italy and the Holy Roman Empire.
And Arabia in the south is where the great food is rising.
"The Great Eclipse once attacked Europe!? It once had such a large area and such powerful combat power... No wonder the Tang Dynasty lost to the Great Eclipse in Permanent Ross."
"Not only have military achievements been made, but technology and commerce have also been quite successful. There are many large food merchants in Guangzhou, and the renaissance of Europe has also absorbed a lot of Arab technology preserved..."
Next, I will give a brief introduction, basically linking up the history, and immediately dispelling the mystery.
It is true that some technologies spread by these missionaries are true, but in order to enhance the sense of mystery and convince the scholar-bureaucrats, they will talk less about their own historical development, and try their best to avoid discussing the fact that European countries are currently at fierce wars.
To deal with these well-prepared missionaries, do not enter their "preset battlefield" and spend a lot of time discussing philosophy and logic. It is not that you cannot defeat them, but even if you win, they will not have any influence or change.
They will think you are stubborn and unchangeable.
Because their original intention is not to communicate, but to do work.
In turn, one should talk about their "shortcomings" when dealing with them.
Wang Hongyu didn't want to talk about the Black Death, the slaughter of cats, the burning of Copernicus, and the persecution of witches, because this was basically tantamount to severing relations. He also didn't intend to use the advantages of scientific knowledge of later generations to argue with them, because this would be tantamount to leaking a lot to them.
"confidential".
But I want to take advantage of the situation to talk about today's religious wars, the HRE, the wars between Spain, the Netherlands, and France. If you are a Spanish missionary, talk to him about the Netherlands; if you are from the Netherlands, talk to him about Spain. If you are from the HRE,
Tell him about Luther. He is from Italy, and talk about which one is better, Milan, Venice or Florence...
During this process, look at the other party's position and drag the other party from the perspective of "doing work" to the need for equal exchanges with China, doing business, forming alliances, and isolating hostile forces.
In that case, Portugal and Spain would contact the Ming Dynasty, hoping to build a trade system that would prevent the Netherlands and England from intervening. In turn, the Netherlands and England would also hope to unite with the Ming Dynasty to squeeze out the markets of the two Iberian countries.
What they want from me is naturally far better than them doing our work.
The veil of mystery that the missionaries had concealed was lifted.
"That's it, that's it! They came to China for these reasons."
Xu Guangqi lamented that at first it felt like his dream was broken, but now he feels enlightened.
Wang Hongyu gave him a concise and clear introduction to why missionaries came to the east in large numbers at this time. Because they were from the Jesuits, and they were responding to the pressure of the new sects from the Netherlands and England. In addition, Spain and Portugal were challenged by their trade, so they came urgently.
Stand firm in the East.
"However, this is also a good opportunity~"
He told these secrets, but he did so carefully and not just for the sake of telling.
"This is a period of initial globalization, and it is also a stage of rapid development of science and technology. Seizing it is a major opportunity for individuals, groups, the Ming Dynasty, even China and the world."
Xu Guangqi deeply believes that if we do well in this era, we will skyrocket, but if we do poorly... it is very possible to directly encounter major setbacks and disasters.
The two chatted and the morning passed quickly.
Then I felt a little strange, why was there no movement from the self-ringing bell?
Looking back, I saw Li Tiezhu sitting next to the desk, which contained gears, springs, hands, dials, and a shell that had been broken into more than a dozen pieces.
"This thing is quite complicated, but I figured it out in one morning. It's not much more difficult than building a wheelchair~"
He holds the clip in his hand and plays with the spring. The small parts are in perfect contrast with his fat body.
Wang Hongyu glanced at Xu Guangqi and saw that his eyes were dull and motionless. Maybe he didn't understand what was going on~
"This is a gadget we bought at the grocery store this morning. Let's take it away immediately so as not to cause any trouble to Mr. Xu~"
While talking, he winked at Li Tiezhu and asked him to pack up all the parts of the chiming clock and take them away.
"Bad thing..." Xu Guangqi's eyes were still dull and he muttered to himself.
Wang Hongyu took advantage of him not reacting and said quickly: "When the time comes, I'll ask Mr. Xu to introduce me, and let Long Huamin and the others also give me some gadgets~"
"..." Xu Guangqi's face turned purple, his lips trembled slightly, and he was on the verge of exploding.
Li Tiezhu held the parts of the self-ringing clock and put them in his pocket. Wang Hongyu responded with a polite and warm smile, and the two of them walked out in a swish.
"Wang Hongyu! Give me back my watch!"
This sound is comparable to "Give me back the legion". The legion cannot be paid back, so how can the clock do what it wants?
However, he stayed and told Xu Guangqi that repairing the clock was secondary. The key was how to guide the missionaries according to the plan just now.
Let them hand over their clocks and contribute to the friendship between the Ming Dynasty and the Holy See.
When Xu Guangqi talked about this, he was no longer sleepy: "You mean, as long as they change their clocks, replace them with self-ringing clocks, these two things can be achieved?"
"Yes! Let's make a happy one together~"
Wang Hongyu's smile was hard to refuse, and Xu Guangqi was also infected, with a meaningful joy in his smile.