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God helped, there was a heavy rain, the sky was vast and the weather was cold as ice, which caught the Dutch off guard. Zheng Zhibao unexpectedly took Taiwan smoothly and seized a lot of advanced weapons from the Dutch. The news soon spread back to Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong's attitude began to change again.
However, he also knew that Taiwan's population was too small and the conditions were too poor, so he wanted to delay it a little longer in order to transport more people and supplies to Taiwan.
Gan Nan, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, also found out about Zheng's army's capture of Taiwan, and roughly guessed what Zheng Zhilong was thinking. He went to ask for an audience with Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhilong made up an excuse to refuse to meet him.
Gannan didn't make any noise or fuss. He packed up his things and went home.
When Zheng Jie learned that Gan Nan was suddenly leaving Fuzhou, he hurried out of the city, stopped Gan Nan and said, "Why did Shao Qing Gan suddenly leave? Don't we still have a lot of things to discuss?"
Gan Nan looked at the lush banyan trees on the roadside and sighed, "I wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon turned to the ditch. The Zheng family keeps delaying. Since they have no sincerity, we don't need to talk anymore. Goodbye!"
"Mr. Gan, please stay. You misunderstood. Did Mr. Gan believe some rumors? I am really confused. Why did Mr. Gan suddenly say that my Zheng family is not sincere?"
"You know whether I have misunderstood you or not." Gan Nan smiled indifferently and asked, "Brother Zheng, have you read Journey to the West?"
"I have seen it. Why do you ask this, Mr. Gan?"
"Brother Zheng must be very familiar with the story of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. Monkey King jumped for a long time and thought he had reached the horizon. However, he did not know that he was still in the palm of Buddha's hand after all his efforts."
Gan Nan smiled kindly, and then said earnestly, "Before we part, I might as well have a heart-to-heart talk with Brother Zheng. The Taiwan Strait is really nothing. In my king's eyes, the entire South Sea is just a bathtub;
One day, Westerners will be surprised to find that our fleet has arrived at their doorstep, with its sails blocking out their sunlight, and then use their logic to demonstrate to them that axioms are only within the range of cannons...
Haha, Brother Zheng, let's look back at today in a few years, and then you may find that what some people do today is ridiculous. Okay, goodbye!"
Zheng Jie stared blankly at Gannan going away, blankly...
Zheng Jie could be sure that Gannan's words were not groundless. Taiwan, it seemed that Gannan already knew that the Zheng family was going to capture Taiwan.
At the same time, it can be confirmed that Qin Mu was a person who cared very much about the navy. As soon as he conquered Huguang, he couldn't wait to build a large navy in Dongting Lake.
After conquering Jiangnan, the Longjiang Shipyard was rebuilt immediately.
As if Qin Mu was not satisfied, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo and other places had just been conquered, and with the support of the government, a shipbuilding boom arose. Large shipyards were established one after another, popping up like mushrooms after rain.
Throughout the history of thousands of years, no dynasty has ever attached so much importance to shipbuilding. Even before the country was unified, they were building ships on a large scale.
Combined with what Gan Nan said, and looking at these big moves of the Qin State, Qin Mu's ocean awareness is a hundred times stronger than those of them who grew up by the sea and fought in the wind and waves. A feeling of powerlessness filled Zheng Jie's heart... ... ...
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The New Year is getting closer, and Jinling is bustling with various performances. However, most of these celebrations are spontaneously organized by the people, and there are relatively few official celebrations.
The King of Qin said that the country had not yet been completely unified and people's livelihood needed to be improved, so it was not time to celebrate. However, the King of Qin also said that he did not oppose the people's spontaneous celebration, and that the people could express their inner joy according to their ability.
As a result, such a phenomenon appeared in Jinling City: the officials were calm and the people were lively.
As the song "Liuyang River" was widely sung among the people, and the story of the King of Qin using fireworks to send messages and the surprise attack on Changsha was talked about, the fireworks produced in Liuyang County were sold well all over the Qin Dynasty, and it gradually gained the reputation of being the hometown of fireworks. Every night in Jinling City, the sky was filled with fireworks from Liuyang, which were extremely gorgeous and dazzling.
After Liuyang fireworks became famous, fireworks produced in other places also began to be disguised as Liuyang fireworks to attract customers. This kind of thing has always been common, and no one paid attention to it.
Unexpectedly, when the King of Qin heard about it, he strongly condemned it.
The King of Qin said that you can imitate and learn, but you cannot counterfeit other people's brands. This is an extremely despicable behavior and shameful. He called on the people to resolutely boycott such counterfeit goods.
How could this be allowed? As the ruler of a country, he actually issued such a strong condemnation for lighting fake fireworks. Many people did not understand why the King of Qin reacted so strongly, and even many officials thought that the King of Qin was just making a fuss because he had nothing better to do.
For this reason, the King of Qin refused to give up. Of course, he did not immediately order the confiscation of those counterfeit fireworks, but instead instructed Han Zanzhou to publish a newspaper called "Da Qin Times";
Newspapers are nothing new. It is said that there were many tabloids in the Song Dynasty, but this was definitely the first newspaper published by the eunuch in the inner palace appointed by the emperor.
The King of Qin also wrote an article in the newspaper, emphasizing "intellectual property rights", "brand awareness", "innovative spirit", etc. In short, many of the concepts in this article are refreshing and make people realize the harm of counterfeit goods to the innovative spirit.
The King of Qin also encouraged the people to actively discuss this issue, and also asked the people to explore the feasibility of establishing various laws such as "Patent Law" and "Intellectual Property Law";
If you have any insights, you can write them down and submit them to the "Daqin Times". If the manuscript is accepted, you will receive a very generous fee.
Although Qin Mu did not explicitly state that the government would introduce such a law, the shock caused by his article was unprecedented.
At least scholars believe that this is a new channel to give advice to the top leaders.
In addition, the spirit of Qin Mu's article also caused social elites to think deeply;
The late Ming Dynasty was an era when capitalism had already begun to sprout. The emergence of Wang Fuzhi's materialistic remarks and Huang Zongxi's theory of limiting the power of the monarchy were actually deeply related to the sprouting of capitalism.
Among the people, the drawbacks of Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism that stifled humanity also came into fierce conflict with the vibrant civic culture, and gradually lost its popular support.
People began to raise more and more questions about Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism. First, Wang Yangming's idea of "unity of knowledge and action" emerged. Then great thinkers such as Li Zhi, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi all saw the harm of Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism. The thoughts of these people gradually became more rational and practical.
This was an era of ideological change, and many people even began to turn their eyes to the West.
A group of intellectuals represented by Xu Guangqi were no longer limited to Confucianism, and no longer considered themselves the best in the world. They actively learned Western knowledge and translated Western works. Ordinary intellectuals did not denounce these things as heresy.
In short, a new wave of thought was emerging in the late Ming Dynasty, when capitalism was in its embryonic stage.
What Qin Mu needs to do is to guide this wave of thought forward, rather than wipe it out with literary inquisition like the Qing Dynasty did.
The ideas he proposed may be what intellectuals have been exploring in the dark. For example, he proposed to open our eyes to the world a few days ago, which aroused strong resonance among the people. This article also caused a great response when it was published.
Qin Mu's thoughts seem to have no complete system, but the entry point he chooses can often attract widespread attention and resonance. Intellectuals begin to think, discuss, and then improve from this entry point.
This is exactly the effect Qin Mu hopes to achieve. He is not a great thinker and does not have much time to form his own complete system of thought.
He can only choose some appropriate opportunities and start from some key points to open a small window of thought for the vast number of intellectuals, guide them to think and improve, and then build a whole new ideological system that can drive the entire society forward.
In addition to taking up the field himself and leading the way, he also ordered the establishment of the Hongwenguan, selected some people from the new Jinshi, and together with Johann Adam Schall von Bell, began to systematically translate Western annotations.
Cultural ideas must be contrasting in order to create new sparks.
Qin Mu does not advocate the full acceptance of Western ideas. However, it is necessary to let the Chinese people understand them, learn from their strengths and overcome their weaknesses, and avoid self-isolation and arrogance.
Now everyone can see that, on the one hand, Qin Mu never relaxes in military affairs; on the other hand, he is committed to changing his mindset. The two are like Qin Mu's two fists, attacking in turns.
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