What Claviyo said was so righteous that even Yunxi was a little moved after hearing it. He even reflected: "I never thought he loved the motherland so much, and I never felt that he loved his family very much, but I didn't expect him to do so."
He is such a person on the inside, and it is true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance.'
But in fact, Claviyo does not think so in his heart. I have already asked the Semu people in the capital that your Ming Dynasty does not allow anyone to believe in Christianity. Although there are many dark places in the church, is it true that Buddhism and Taoism in the Ming Dynasty are
No darkness? I'm not willing to change my beliefs.'
'And even if I am willing to change my faith, I cannot stay in the Ming Dynasty. I will always be an alien here. I once felt this feeling from a Granadan who converted to the Holy See. Although he survived, he would not be like
Other people who did not want to convert were executed like this, but their living habits were incompatible with other people. Although he never dared to complain, you could tell how painful he was from the eyes that occasionally appeared.'
‘Unless I can no longer survive in Castile or even be hunted down, and cannot maintain my life in other European countries, I will return to the Ming Dynasty in the East in order to survive.’ Clavio thought.
But of course he couldn't say these words to Yunxi, so Yunxi said to him with some emotion: "If you die for your confidant, well! Since you are willing to be loyal to the king of your country, I will not force you. But if you are in the future
If you are willing to return to Daming again, I will always welcome you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Claviyo said with a bow.
There was an answer to this question, but Yunxi still had to answer Clavijo's previous request. He thought for a moment and said: "I am naturally very willing to spread Confucianism to overseas countries. But Castile is too far away from the Ming Dynasty.
It's so far away, thousands of miles away. Although our people in the Ming Dynasty have the custom of migrating overseas, they have never been to such a distant place."
"That's why I cannot agree to send a court official to accompany you to Castile to spread Confucianism. However," Yunxi saw that Claviyo's expression turned dark for a moment, and quickly said, "If any court official, or
If you are a scholar who has not yet entered the court to become an official, I will not stop you if the scholar voluntarily goes with you to Castile."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Claviyo hurriedly bowed and saluted. From the beginning, he actually did not expect Yunxi to really send outstanding politicians to accompany him to Castile to spread the news in the foreign countries around the Ming Dynasty.
'Confucian' ideas are conducive to the Ming's control of these countries, of course he can see this; but Castile is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, even if 'Confucian' ideas are in Castile, or even in the whole of Europe
It was widely disseminated, and even the Ming Dynasty could not reach it. It was meaningless, and naturally he would lose interest. He was already satisfied with being allowed to lobby for candidates and scholars. Of course he did not know that Yunxi even thought about getting rid of him.
"As for advanced papermaking and movable type printing, I can send craftsmen affiliated with the Imperial Guard to teach your followers advanced papermaking and movable type printing. But I will not hand over any craftsman who is proficient in these two crafts.
You. There are very few people like you in the Ming Dynasty. I can't bear to bring you back to Castile." Yunxi finally made a joke.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing the craftsmen in the Imperial Prison to teach these two techniques to my entourage. I am very grateful. I don't dare to hope that I can bring a few skilled craftsmen back to Europe." Claviyo added.
Although the status of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty is not high, craftsmen with superb skills are also in demand. Craftsmen such as iron smelting or weapon making can earn hundreds of dollars a year; craftsmen who are proficient in advanced papermaking and movable type printing
Although the craftsmen did not earn that much, they still had dozens of dollars. The two generations of emperors since the founding of the Ming Dynasty were not like the emperors of the Sui Dynasty in the history of the Seris people. They would not do anything for the sake of the face of the Celestial Kingdom.
Give away the craftsmen.
"I don't let your followers learn these two crafts for free. When they learn the crafts, they must be like the apprentices of the Ming Dynasty. They can let the master who teaches them the crafts scold them. They cannot resist and talk back, and you are not allowed to interfere. They are learning the crafts.
At that time, although they did not have to pay tuition, they had to work for the master and could not shirk or pretend to be sick. In short, they should be treated exactly the same as the apprentices of the Ming Dynasty when they were learning crafts." Yunxi added.
"Dear Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely entrust these words to my attendants. I will also translate the Ming Dynasty's 'Apprentice Code' into Castilian so that all those who are sent to learn these two crafts can
Memorize it and promise not to violate it." Claviyo also said quickly.
"I almost forgot. Your followers are all Castilians, and they are probably not like you who can speak fluent Chinese without a teacher in a few months. They must learn in advance.
Language, only after they can communicate with the masters who teach them the craft can they start to learn the craft." Hearing Claviyo's words, Yunxi suddenly thought of the language problem and hurriedly added. Because Claviyo's Ming official speaking was so good, although
There was a strange emphasis unique to foreigners, but it was better than what many non-Beijing officials said. He ignored the matter.
"Well, after I teach them Chinese and Mandarin, I will let them take a test and then learn the craft." Claviyo hesitated for a while before agreeing. Yunxi's request was reasonable and reasonable, and he could not refuse. However,
'In the next few months, we must suddenly teach the language of the Seris servants, so that before the arrival of the Ming Dynasty New Year, they can all use Seris to communicate with merchants in the market.' He thought.
"If they want to learn a craft, although I have not learned it personally, it will take at least three years. If they can learn Chinese in February next year and learn the craft from the master, they will not be able to learn it until the 11th year of Jianye.
This is just the beginning. If you want to master it, it will take at least ten years."
"Based on three years, they will not be able to follow you to leave the Ming Dynasty and return to Castile after at least eleven years after Jianye. You will also have to wait in the Ming Dynasty for these three years."
Yun He felt thirsty in the middle of his words, so he paused here, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. Claviyo thought he had finished speaking, so he continued: "Your Majesty, I have also learned about the apprenticeship code before.
, I know the rules of this kind of convention. So I already have an idea of how to spend at least three years."
"If your Majesty agrees to allow me to travel freely in the Ming Dynasty, I will follow the example of Marco Polo and record my experiences along the way. I will write a "Travel to Clavio" or "Travel to the East of Clavio" when I return to Europe in the future.
, spread the wealth and power of the Ming Dynasty to Europe."
"If you don't agree to let me travel freely in the Ming Dynasty, I will travel around Yingtian City for another half a year and record the events of the Ming Dynasty, no, the most prosperous city in the world at this time, so that all Europeans will know
A city can prosper like this."
"Then I asked to travel to Korea, Japan and countries south of the Ming Dynasty. The civilizations of these countries were all influenced by the Ming Dynasty and previous dynasties, but they were different. I wanted to know how the 'Confucian' thought interacted with the traditional civilization of the country.
What are the consequences of the impact?”
"Of course, if your Majesty, your Majesty, could appoint me as an official in a certain place, I would be very grateful. Then I can directly feel how the Ming Dynasty's administrative system operates. After all, watching is different from operating it myself."
Yunxi raised his teacup and listened to him. It wasn't until he finished speaking that he sorted out his thoughts, pushed back what he was going to say, and said to Claviyo: "I can't allow you to travel freely in the Ming Dynasty. This
It is for your safety. The Mongols have only ruled the Central Plains for forty years, and in some places it has only been thirty or even twenty years. You should have heard that the system implemented by the Mongols in the Central Plains severely oppressed the Han people.
And the Semu people are the accomplices of the tiger, and they are also very resented by the Han people."
"In cities and wealthy villages, people will at most not talk to you and refuse to sell you things. But in remote and backward countryside, villagers may kill you. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were locals from time to time 'Han people' asking Semu people or Mongolians
The memorial of "people's revenge and murder" has been reported to the court, so I cannot allow you to travel freely in the Ming Dynasty."
"But I allow you to travel in Zhili and northern Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty. If you want, you can also go near Guangzhou. These places are relatively wealthy and safe for you. But there is one thing you have to stop," Yunxi rushed
Before he bowed to thank you, he added: "If you leave the capital to travel, I will not give you money to travel like you do in the capital."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Claviyo said, "Thank you for allowing me to travel in the Ming Dynasty. As for the travel expenses, I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to do business along the way to cover the expenses needed on the journey."
"I'm sure."
After talking about his travels, Yunxi also talked about his official career. "I can't appoint you as an official. In those days, the Semu people were officials in the Central Plains and acted as slaves. The people were very angry. You didn't pass the examination to be a scholar. If I appointed you
Being an official will definitely lead to impeachment, and both your superiors and subordinates will reject you. There is nothing I can do about it. Therefore, I cannot appoint you as an official."
Kelavi was a little disappointed, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard Yunxi say again: "But I have an errand to send you. You should also have heard about the establishment of the Five Cities School at the beginning of this year. I plan to set up the Five Cities School in early February next year.
After the school opens, will you be willing to teach a course in the school about European history and culture?"
"Yes, I am willing. Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me such a good job." Claviyo said quickly, looking very eager. (To be continued)