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Chapter 394 Popular Science Knowledge!!!

Yan Shigu's words made the atmosphere in the court tense again.

Li Er also understood his concerns.

It is a fact that Zhuang Zhou is young and has little experience.

Although he is talented, he lacks experience.

As the Prince's Junior Tutor, a more stable and experienced person is indeed needed.

But Li Er's mind was not on this at all.

Why can't these two old guys understand the meaning behind my decision to use Zhuang Zhou?

Taking a deep breath, Li Er said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Yan, I understand your concerns.

But I believe that Zhuang Zhou is a man of extraordinary insight and will be able to handle this important task.

Moreover, this person is loyal to the Tang Dynasty and will certainly do his best to teach the prince."

"Your Majesty is wrong!"

Accompanied by a loud voice, it rang out in the hall.

Another middle-aged man who looked like a Confucian scholar stood up.

Li Er heard the voice and looked over, and it turned out to be Sima Caizhang.

This person was a great Confucian talent recommended to Li Er by Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling in the sixth year of Zhenguan.

To put it bluntly, he is also a Confucian scholar.

But this guy, the first thing he said when he stood up was that Your Majesty was wrong.

It has to be said that during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere in the court where the emperor and his ministers discussed matters was very good.

The ministers also said whatever they thought.

Even if the emperor was wrong, he dared to point it out to his face.

of course!

Fortunately, they met Li Er.

Otherwise, people like Wei Zheng would have died eight hundred times already.

Sima Caizhang's words made Li Er look a little unhappy.

"Mr. Sima, where did I go wrong?"

"Your Majesty just said that the Marquis of Zhuang County is a man of extraordinary insight. I am very confused by this."

"What's the confusion?"

Sima Caizhang said:

"Zhuang County Master is still young, and he has no classics to pass down. He only knows a little about business, so how can he be called extraordinary in his knowledge?"

Many of the court officials nodded in agreement.

Of course, these are all the thoughts of the civil officials.

Zhuang Zhou now understood what was going on. It was because he was not qualified enough.

The ways of business have always been looked down upon by scholars.

What’s more, they are great scholars.

Isn't it just an experience?

My brother has some knowledge to some extent.

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Zhou said:

"Although I am just a businessman, I think Mr. Sima can't compare to my knowledge."

"???"

Wow!

When everyone heard this, they all looked over.

This kid is so arrogant!

Sima Caizhang, in particular, had a gloomy expression.

"Humph, County Lord Zhuang is being too arrogant!"

Sima Caizhang's voice was filled with extreme displeasure. As a great Confucian scholar, he naturally had his own pride and self-esteem.

“Although I am not talented, I have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, so I can be considered to have broad knowledge.

You are just a small businessman, how dare you look down on me like this?"

Zhuang Zhou smiled slightly, not caring about Sima Caizhang's anger, and said calmly:

"Mr. Sima, do you understand the general trend of the world? After a long period of unity, there will be division, and after a long period of division, there will be unity?

Do you know that the development of history follows its own inevitable laws and cannot be changed simply by human intervention?

Do you know that the prosperity of commerce plays an important role in the prosperity of a country?"

Sima Caizhang frowned when he heard this. He naturally knew what Zhuang Zhou was talking about, but these were not within the scope of his concern.

He paid more attention to Confucian moral education rather than these worldly matters.

However, Zhuang Zhou's words attracted the attention of other court officials.

They began to realize that this young businessman was not as shallow and ignorant as they had imagined.

Li Er also showed an approving look. He knew that Zhuang Zhou was not making a false claim and that his knowledge was indeed beyond ordinary people.

"Zhuang Zhou, please continue to tell us what you think."

Li Er said encouragingly.

Zhuang Zhou nodded and continued:

“Your Majesty, I believe that the strength of a country does not depend solely on its military power, but more importantly on its economic strength and cultural heritage.

The development of business is one of the important ways to enhance economic strength.

At the same time, the prosperity of business can also promote cultural exchange and development, making the country more open and inclusive."

When Sima Caizhang heard this, his face turned very ugly.

Although he was a great Confucian scholar, it did not mean that he knew nothing about business.

What Zhuang Zhou said undoubtedly challenged his knowledge and ideas.

However, Zhuang Zhou did not mean to stop, he continued:

“Of course, I’m not saying that business can solve all problems.

However, we cannot ignore the important role of business in national development.

Only when we truly realize this can we better utilize the power of business to promote national progress and development.”

After Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, the court fell into a brief silence.

Li Er nodded with satisfaction, he knew he was not mistaken.

Immediately afterwards, Zhuang Zhou spoke again:

"Speaking of knowledge, Your Majesty said that I have extraordinary knowledge. I really can't deny this."

As he spoke, Zhuang Zhou stood up and walked among the ministers, scanning them one by one:

“My Lords!

Do you know why there are seasons, day and night?

Do you know that there are many countries besides the Tang Dynasty?

Did you know that humans can also go to the moon?

Did you know that you can meet and talk on the phone even if you are thousands of miles away?

Did you know that it only takes one hour to get from Chang'an to Jiangnan?

Do you know that you don’t need soldiers to destroy a country and don’t need a knife to kill people?

Did you know that you can grow food without land?"

"..."

Zhuang Zhou's words immediately caused an uproar in the court.

The courtiers looked at each other in disbelief, as if what he said was a fairy tale.

"Mr. Zhuang, what you said is really too absurd!"

Sima Caizhang couldn't help but speak out.

"absurd?"

Zhuang Zhou said calmly:

"Mr. Sima, to tell you the truth, I know many things that are even more ridiculous than these."

Upon hearing this, Sima Caizhang became so angry that his face turned blue. As a great Confucian scholar, when had he ever been looked down upon like this?

What's more, in his opinion, what Zhuang Zhou said was complete nonsense and baseless.

"County Master Zhuang, if you continue to talk nonsense like this, don't blame me for being rude!"

Sima Caizhang said angrily.

Zhuang Zhou didn't care at all. He smiled and said:

"Mr. Sima, if you think what I said is nonsense, then I will tell you more about the world that you cannot understand!"

Zhuang Zhou thought about it and decided to just open up and have a chat.

If we want to completely transform the Tang Dynasty, we must accept new ideas and concepts.

"My lords!

What I just said is why there are four seasons, day and night.

That's because we all actually live on the same ball!

This ball can be temporarily called the Earth.

One year is when the earth revolves around the sun.

While the earth revolves around the sun, it also rotates on itself.

One rotation is one day.

So, there are four seasons and the alternation of day and night.

Understand? "

Sima Caizhang: “???”

Li Er and Li Chengqian: “???”

Civil and military ministers: "???"