Chapter 38 Crimea! (4) Diderot and Schilling (Part 1)(1/2)
In Xilin's luxury house, Wobasi, Dengzhe and Diderot, Xilin is talking.
At present, the firearms, cotton cloth and stainless steel tableware of the Truqin Khanate have been transmitted to Europe through the Russians. Therefore, in the eyes of Europeans, the "Truqins" have long replaced the barbarian "Kalmyks" and become
An advanced country no less than Western Europe.
Diderot: "I heard that your country mainly believes in a sect called Changchun religion, what is that?"
After seeing Diderot, Wobasi quickly realized that if he wanted to win over Shilin, he had to use Diderot as a breakthrough. Otherwise, why would the great nobles who lived in the Crimean Peninsula completely believe in a new world?
Rising nomadic tribes?
"Sir, in our country, the policy of freedom of religious belief..."
"Why is this?"
Obviously Diderot is an enlightened figure, but he wants to tell their attitude from his conversation with the Prince of Truchen Khan.
"Changchun Buddhism originated from Taoism in ancient China. Taoism believes that everything has its own way of existence, and the so-called Taoism follows nature. This is what it means"
"Including humans, we must follow the laws of nature to coexist harmoniously with all other substances around us, including organisms and dead objects. If we force ourselves to change this law, we will be backfired"
"For humans, they naturally want to live longer, and to do this, they must follow nature"
These things are obviously Taoism after being transformed by Qitade.
However, since there is a scholar who graduated from the University of Paris and is very interested in mathematics, Wobassey can also intentionally or unintentionally turn the topic to the aspects he is interested in.
Sure enough, Diderot immediately gave up on the discussion of religion and turned to the discussion of "nature".
"Nature, what does your country think is nature?"
"Haha, our country divides nature into four main disciplines, namely mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and other disciplines are all established on the basis of these four disciplines"
"These four disciplines are the main essence of nature. They all represent a certain natural law and are the basis of the existence of the universe"
Diderot has a lot of research on mathematics, but he has not studied much in other disciplines, so he asked, "I am a little interested in how this mathematics works in life longer?"
Wobaxi was speechless for a moment, but he was not an ordinary person after all. He quickly said: "If we usually eat everything we need, but the amount of food we eat is more important than the frequency. We should not eat too much, and we should not eat too much.
Don't eat too little..."
"That's enough to define it as hunger"
"Yes, but hunger is also a vague definition. If you have mathematics, you can define it accurately. For example, if I want to eat a pound of bread, a glass of milk, or a pound and a half of bread today. Is twice the milk the most beneficial to the body?
”
Diderot nodded, thinking that this person's mind was turning quickly.
But he would not let it go easily. In the large and small salons in Paris, people like him, including Rousseau, who is about the same age as him, are together and constantly inspiring each other to get some insights.
"Why is that?"
"The human body is like a precision machine. It has power and needs to be digested after food enters the stomach. Otherwise, why is the food eaten different from excrement? That is, the stomach is working"
"If you eat too much, the stomach will be too burdened, and you must force yourself to digest food several times the ability. Over time, the stomach will reduce its service life due to overwork, which will affect people's lifespan"<
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"If you eat too little, the nutrients needed by the entire human body cannot keep up, you will definitely not have the strength and cannot maintain a certain ability to think"
"This is true for the stomach, and so for the generalization"
This explanation was refreshing for self-proclaimed materialist like Diderot. He quickly asked a few more questions, all of which were related to nature. Wobassi had to bite the bullet and follow his own way of taking the lead from Trou
The knowledge learned in Qin Academy is barely answered.
Of course, some knowledge Qitade once used a simple and easy-to-understand principle to explain that as his younger brother, he also understood something through his eyes and eyes, and it was not particularly difficult.
When Diderot asked about some more advanced knowledge, he had to say: "This knowledge is also taught by Truchen University in our country, but unfortunately, my brain is not worthy of accepting them."
His words immediately made everyone laugh.
Diderot immediately decided to go to Truchen University to take a look. Wobassi naturally expressed his welcome, but Diderot was just his medium, and his focus was still Xilin.
When Diderot felt tired and entered the room to rest, he didn't have to take the initiative, and Xilin came to him.
"Huntaiji, I have asked someone to withdraw your hotel. You are the same. You are the prince of the Khanate. Why don't you notify the government or go directly to the disadvantages? Although the disadvantages are simple, they are better than the hotel.
"
But Wobaxi secretly complained.
"It is not necessarily true that hotels run by businessmen in my country are famous for their cleanliness, and some wealthy families may be replaced and cleaned once a year."
But I said, "I wanted to visit Lord Halachi in Solhart, but I didn't expect to see him here."
(The ordinary nobles of the Crimean Khanate are called "Bai", the military nobles are "Mirzan", and the great nobles with both land and military background are "Harachi")
Then he clapped his hands and Adil quickly picked up a box.
A wooden box made of oak wood, painted with black paint all over the body, and carved with exquisite Islamic style patterns.
Wobaxi opened the wooden box, and the things inside immediately made Xilin's eyes lit up.
The box is padded with red silk, and at the bottom is obviously a hard-shell hardcover book with two things on it.
A flintlock short gun that has evolved to 3.0, is made of fine steel and has a shiny surface, just like it is made of sterling silver.
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After pulling a mechanism, Wobaxi took out an object embedded in it.
"This is a round of ammunition that has been loaded. There are five rounds in total, and each round is only three or two. Just embed it when using it."
"The dragon head of the striking flint is embedded in the belly of the gun. This ammunition is actually part of the short gun. After being embedded and then the mechanism is turned, you can push the ammunition to the appropriate firing position"
"Finally, you can shoot by pulling the trigger. The entire short gun weighs only one pound and can be hung around your waist at any time. After firing a bullet, you can quickly remove the sub-gun and fill in the new one until the maximum firing is done.
It only takes ten seconds”
In fact, this is the short gun that the Truqin Khanate specially used for diplomatic gifts. It used to be black, but now it has stainless steel, so it can naturally be made more exquisite.
The Khanate has now evolved into the pistol stage, but this kind of thing is obviously impossible to be easily delivered. However, this built-in flintlock short gun that uses a large number of machine springs is still a rare advanced firearm in Europe.
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"Please read Halachi"
I saw two lines of words engraved in Turkic text on the short gun.
A line of large characters is: "Xilinhalachi"
There is also a line of small words on the side: "Presented by Bogdahan Qitad, Truchen Khan"
Xilin studied in Paris and obviously did not study theology. Although theology is still a prominent study in major European schools, he, an Imperialist, obviously did not learn Catholic teachings, but learned mathematics and astronomy.
Since he was appointed as his teacher, he was obviously very interested in the country as a whole, social contracts, etc.
In addition to this short gun, there is also a necklace in the book. The chain of the necklace is made of gold, but the one hanging is a gem.
An extremely exquisite emerald star moon ornament made of.
Xilin's name is also engraved on the green moon.
Finally, there is a book.
"On Science and Society"
When I looked at it again, the author turned out to be Qitade. Of course, the full name is written with the "Sarai Qitade". However, whether it is Salai or Qitade, it is either from Tibetan or Mongolian, and it becomes a Turkic text.
"The King of Peach Blossom Stone with a Bright Prospect".
The book is about one hundred pages, and Xilin seems to prefer this item than the short gun and necklace.
Of course, Wobasi also knows one thing very well.
"Since the Tsar specially sent his confidants to lobby the great nobles of the Crimean Khanate, not only gave valuable gifts, but also promised a wonderful prospect. With these things alone, I want Xilin to immediately surrender to Tru
The Qin Khan Kingdom obviously cannot do it”
"But first considering what they like to build friendly and harmonious relationships is serious"
"For the great nobles of the Crimean Khanate, the Ottoman Empire could not protect them anymore, and not long ago, the entire peninsula was tragically baptized by the Russians, and it was reasonable to find a backer again"
Sure enough, Xilin read the book for a while and then put it down.
"Huntaiji, your country has provided our country with a large number of muskets and artillery. In the future, it is very grateful to the Khanate. Now it is gifted with such valuable items, I am afraid it is not just for contacting friends."
Wobaxi smiled and said, "Where did Halachi think of it? That's all"
Xilin shook his head, "I know the situation of my country. Although we can mobilize 200,000 troops in a short time, it is still vulnerable to the Russians. There were Ottomans who helped them before, but their situation was only
It's just a little better than our country"
Wobasi said: "Why does Nahalachi think this is the case?"
Shilin thought for a while and said, "When I came back from Paris, I had been discussing this matter with my teacher. When I was studying in Paris, I also visited the UK and the Netherlands. Looking back now, it is nothing more than the differences between political and military systems.
Not only the firearms”
"Oh? I'd like to hear it carefully"
"When our country was first established, it regarded itself as the successor of the Golden Horde and was recognized by the Ottoman Empire. However, the political system still followed the system of the Golden Horde, that is, the nobles, officers controlled the land and herdsmen, and the white European aristocrats controlled the cities and
To be continued...