Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

The dark-hearted Emperor Chongzhen actually wanted Xu Guangqi to work for him all the time, preferably for a lifetime, dedicating his last bit of light and heat to the job.

But after thinking about it again and again, Emperor Chongzhen gave up this extremely attractive idea.

Although I don't have much conscience and usually don't shame much, but for people like Xu Guangqi, I really can't be so cruel.

If Lao Xu was really used to death, who would work for him in the future?

To put it more bluntly, Lao Xu is now equivalent to the horse bone in Qianjin City's horse bone. I don't know how many masters in technology are watching secretly.

After arriving at the Royal Academy, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Xu Guangqi, whose hair was all white, and sighed: "Aiqing has worked hard!"

Xu Guangqi's own body knows that he will feel aching all over his body from time to time, and the recent rest is worse than every day. Seeing that time is running out, if he continues like this, it will be the difference between dying sooner and later.

If it is just me, I will die when I die, but what about my grandson?I didn't have a good company at all!

Xu Guangqi intends to spend the last few days with his family well, which can be regarded as an explanation for his life-for Daming, Xu Guangqi thought he had been loyal, and the one who owed the most was his family.

Emperor Chongzhen's words of love and hard work made Xu Guangqi, who had already made up his mind to resign, almost shake his mind to leave again.

His Majesty treats his subjects like this, and the only thing I can do is die in return!

At this moment, this is the most real thought in Xu Guangqi's heart.

Just before Xu Guangqi declared that he wanted to shed the last drop of blood for Daming, Emperor Chongzhen said directly: "I heard that if you don't return home, it's like a night walk in brocade.

Xu Aiqing paid too much for Daming, and the simple rewards of gold and silver are not enough to express my feelings. "

After pondering for a while, Emperor Chongzhen continued to speak: "Wang Cheng'en, draw up an imperial edict. Xu Aiqing's title will be passed on to nine generations, and it will decrease every three generations. The reward is ten thousand taels, a pair of jade Ruyi, a pair of palace lanterns, and two palace flowers."

Emperor Chongzhen did not say a word, but in fact, both Emperor Chongzhen and Xu Guangqi knew something in their hearts.

After Xu Guangqi's death, it is absolutely impossible to win the title of a duke of the state-sometimes, the glory behind him is more important than the glory before his death.

The words of Emperor Chongzhen made Xu Guangqi kneel down directly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is so kind, I can't repay you!"

The rewards of Emperor Chongzhen are not insignificant. Things like rewards of ten thousand taels and jade ruyis are actually more symbolic than practical.

However, the title has been passed down for nine generations, and the reward that only decreases in three generations is too high.

After all, since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the title of marquis has been the highest reward, and none of them can be inherited—basically all are contemporary, or perhaps passed down to three generations.

There is not even a single one of the titles of the Duke of the State that was conferred upon the founding of the Ming Dynasty and was hereditary.

Even the family of the head of the state and the family of the British government, who was favored by Emperor Chongzhen, couldn't get it, let alone other courtiers.

For example, although Xu Guangqi said he had already been conferred a Marquis, after all, that title cannot be passed on for nine generations, and the difference here is very big.

After all, if it can be passed on for nine generations, no matter how useless the descendants are, there will be no worries within the nine generations, and once an outstanding person appears, the Xu family's revival is just around the corner.

Chapter 487 The Bigger the Forest, the More Birds

Those who are old are not only Xu Guangqi, but also some other people, such as Mr. Jinnige, a great, upright, selfless missionary who is willing to dedicate his life to the Lord from France.

Ever since Emperor Chongzhen sent the imperial doctor to Hangzhou to recuperate his body, Jin Nige himself was brought to the capital of Daming by Jin Yiwei, and then thrown into the Royal Academy to work as a translator.

Because Emperor Chongzhen was very interested in the [-] western books brought by Jinni Pavilion, and I heard that there were all kinds of things in it.

Daming is not a mite that will be cut off even if it is far away. It has always been very tolerant towards foreign cultures. Whatever is good and beneficial, Daming has never minded to learn and then make these things his own.

Of course, it is one thing for Emperor Chongzhen to be eager to learn, but it is another thing for Mr. Jin Nige to translate these Western books.

Because this translation job requires Mr. Jinnige to spend his whole life on it, and even the next life may not be able to complete the translation.

Jin Nige, who was so exhausted that he almost vomited blood, hated himself more than once for why he brought [-] books here—if he wanted to translate all of these [-] books, anyone who came would be in despair.

There are only so many missionaries who know Chinese, and one counts as one, and they have long been brought into the Royal Academy to participate in translation and research.

In other words, in addition to their usual research work, each of these people has to translate nearly a hundred books on average.

As for Ming people who can translate these Western books, there are basically not many people-can you ask Xu Guangqi to translate or Song Yingxing to translate?

The combination of these factors made Jinnige feel more and more desperate, and even hated himself for not simply dying in Hangzhou City - returning to the embrace of the Lord, so that he would no longer have to engage in such boring translation work ?

After all, slow translation can be called a hobby. Once it becomes a lifelong career, Jin Nige feels that he really can't love it.

Especially when I mention the things I care most about, such as preaching, I will always be dealt with by Xu Guangqi and the others, which makes Jin Nige feel that his IQ has been insulted.

But it is impossible to want to die. In today's field, life and death are no longer in the hands of these people. The doctors in the Ming Dynasty are really miraculous, the messy grass roots and bark and those scary people Bugs in their hands always turn into good medicine.

It’s much better than those barbers in my hometown who only know how to do bloodletting—don’t worry about the disease, let’s do bloodletting first, and if it doesn’t work, just cut off the sick part.

If it wasn't for the fact that there was no way to cut off the head, Jin Nige felt that they might attack the head.

Therefore, Jin Nige also wants to be able to retire and return to his hometown like Xu Guangqi. It is best to stay in Daming for the elderly.

The clothes here are good and the accommodation is good, especially after eating a magical fried bug with Xu Guangqi and the others, Jin Nige felt that he had awakened some strange hobby.

However, when Jin Nige asked Xu Guangqi to retire, Xu Guangqi remained silent.

From the standpoint of friendship, Jin Nige, who is also a teacher and a friend, wants to concentrate on preaching or providing for the elderly after retirement. Xu Guangqi should do his part for him no matter what.

But from Daming's point of view, Xu Guangqi clearly knows the greatest value of Jin Nige and others.

The greatest value of these people lies in the knowledge they have in their minds, not preaching, and His Majesty the Emperor has no interest in letting them preach.

After all, those foreign gods and ghosts may not be as effective as Daming's. There are so many gods and ghosts in my own family that I haven't figured out yet, so why study other people's?

Moreover, the great Chongzhen Emperor would be so kind to allow Jin Nige to retire and preach?Emperor Chongzhen, who never regarded barbarians as human beings, would have been ashamed of the word tyrant on his old man's head if he hadn't used Jinni Pavilion to death.

Therefore, Xu Guangqi was really uncertain about Jin Nige's request to resign from Emperor Chongzhen.

When Xu Guangqi tentatively proposed to Emperor Chongzhen that Jinni Pavilion also wanted to retire, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and asked, "I remember that Jinni Pavilion is not yet sixty years old, right?"

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Jin Nige is now 58 years old, and in two years' time, he will be six years old."

Nodding his head, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Let him get a few more people who are as knowledgeable as him from the West, and then let him retire when he is 60 years old."

The hard-working people of later generations will not be able to retire until they are 58. Jin Nige wants to retire at the age of [-]?Think beautiful!

Especially what does this guy want to do when he retires?Mission!Daming's own family's fairy map is still being sorted out, so let them go to preach now, isn't this causing trouble for Duan Xiaorong and the others?

What's more, if this guy stays in the Royal Academy, there will be an imperial doctor to recuperate his body, don't care if it is the ordinary missionaries now or the hard-working people of later generations who have this treatment?

Especially those writers in the later generations who did not have social security, who are like Liu Shaochong, who have never been able to cut it and start over again. They are constantly eunuchs, cut and cut, how much physical and mental trauma will they have to suffer?

Don't you still have to work hard to make a living?

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen felt that he was too conscientious to let Jinnige retire at sixty. Even at the age of 65, don't even think about being a preacher!