Chapter 526 Translation Movement
It seems that our work is still not comprehensive enough!" I sighed that the establishment of the Zuoyuan has trained about 1,500 spies, and another 800 dead soldiers who are good at stealing, killing, setting fire. The Tang Dynasty is so big and the surrounding territory is so wide that these individual hands alone are not enough to be stuck in the teeth. However, all the actions of such secret operations cannot attract the attention of ordinary people, so the principle of being cautious in the selection of people has always been adopted. In this way, although no double-faced spy has been found that has betrayed the Tang Dynasty so far, it is difficult to expand the scope of the work of the Zuoyuan.
This is also impossible. However, now, Uncle Li and the important officials in the court have paid more and more attention to the importance of intelligence to national security. They have considered my suggestions for expanding the Jinzou Academy many times. However, the most important thing at the moment is to pacify Goguryeo, and we can only wait for the opportunity. After we pacify the northern territory, we will expand the human and material resources of the Jinzou Academy. I believe that in the near future, the figure of the Tang Dynasty's detailed works will flash in every corner of the Eurasian continent until the whole world surrenders to the feet of the Tang Dynasty. Well, it seems like a daydream, but it is not impossible to regard this as my dream. Humans are emotional animals, so we must set up a lofty goal for ourselves. With a goal, we can make people excited and work forward.
Liu Jiaming, who was beside me, saw me put down the document and whispered: "For this period of time, the Tubo envoy Qinling has not made any abnormal moves. However, he made friends with powerful people in Chang'an and spent money like soil, which has won some people very much. He also has close friends with several officials of the Ministry of Works. These officials of the Ministry of Works are under the surveillance of our personnel, so the young master does not need to worry too much. He has many people hidden in the east and west markets during this period, secretly purchasing a large amount of iron and weapons. There are also several people. A few days ago, he had approached the Wuyan Academy in the name of traveling, but he was expelled by the soldiers of the Wuyan Academy. However, according to the current situation, they did not give up."
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"Hmph, it would be strange if they give up. The battle between the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo not only destroyed the arrogance of the Hu people in the north, but also made all countries in the world turn their attention to our Wushen Academy. Fortunately, our confidentiality work is done well, but we still need to strengthen it. No matter how many soldiers and guards guarding the Wushen Academy were arranged by His Majesty, you should do what you should do. They are Minggang, and our people are secretly whistles. We must never put any annoying fly in it. In addition, for all newly hired craftsmen, at least we must investigate for my three generations, where his family is, and where his wife is. These must be investigated clearly. In any case, we must ensure that the Tang Dynasty continues to be ahead of the surrounding countries in weapon technology."
Seeing the officials of the Jinzhaoyuan nodded in agreement, I nodded with relief: "In addition, the envoy of Xiangxiong Kingdom is now heading towards Chang'an under the escort of the Longyou Jingqi of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xiaode, you should immediately select a few smart people to report to the Honglu Temple. I have a handwritten edict given by Your Majesty. You can hand it over to the officials of the Honglu Temple. They will know what to do.
Those who choose to go will go to Longyou as intern officials of Honglu Temple, along with the officials of Honglu Temple, go to Longyou to welcome the envoys of Xiangxiong Kingdom, gain their trust, and inquire more about Xiangxiong Kingdom and the envoys' intelligence. Remember, this matter is of great importance and you must not expose your identity."
"I'll do it now!" Everyone received the task to do what they should do, and I returned to a state of being light and light. I walked around the Jinzouyuan and checked the work of various departments. Everyone was very busy, and everyone had their own position and tasks, which made me very satisfied. At least I was leisurely.
What I am most satisfied with at the moment is the work of the translation department, with a large amount of financial resources, human resources and material resources. Currently, there are as many as 327 international friends in the translation museum, which almost covers all merchants or scholars from countries with languages and characters in the entire Eurasian continent. Their arrival has played a great role in promoting our translation work. Of course, most of these people are voluntary and happily cooperate with us. Some people initially refused the kindness of our Tang Empire, which forced our personnel to take some unconventional measures to bring them into this translation museum that is almost half the size of Hongwen Museum. After a period of ideological indoctrination and spiritually humane torture, they changed their past and burst into tears.
He swears to take the Tang Dynasty as his new object of allegiance, unite around the feudal socialism headed by His Majesty Li Datang, and is willing to contribute their sweat and wisdom to the Tang Dynasty's translation cause, leaving a brilliant mark in the world cultural dissemination and translation history of the Tang Dynasty, creating a scene of harmonious advancement in the culture, science and technology, and art property of the people all over the world.
I am very proud of this. I am afraid that the only one who has such a lofty vision is that I, the number one literary master, thinker, educator, military strategist in the Tang Dynasty... Well, any title that can be thought of can be smashed into my head as long as it is righteous. Who made me a young man who has a vision and outstanding knowledge that is far from the world?
With the hard work of these international friends who love the Tang Dynasty and take pride in being a Western Tang Dynasty, I realized that I was not just translating, but reading the entire history of ancient Greece, ancient Rome and other civilizations. Moreover, a considerable number of other things are also worth learning from.
Vitruvi was a military engineer of Caesar. His book "On Architecture" was widely circulated and became a foundational work in Western architecture. "On Architecture" has a total of ten volumes. Now, we have only translated the first three, but these three parts alone have already surprised me. The second volume of the Building Materials section surprised the officials of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty. Their quick-cooled concrete played a good role in improving the current level of cement production in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the national policy of Rome that leads to Rome and still closely links the entire empire with roads also shocked Uncle Li, which also made Uncle Li pay more attention to the construction of roads in the Tang Dynasty, and also increased his interest in the method of using prisoners to build roads without too much money and food and without consuming the country's foundation.
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There are also Roman Justice Varo re-wrote "On Agriculture" based on Roman inspector Catu. This encyclopedia on the history of Western agriculture is divided into three volumes. The first volume talks about agriculture itself, including the purpose, scope and division of agriculture. It also discusses the agricultural structure, land quality, and the use of production tools. It has detailed descriptions on the cultivation and management of dried and fresh fruits such as grapes, walnuts, figs, and olives, sowing, management, harvesting, storage, processing and sales of various crops.
The second volume discusses the origin, breeding management, usage methods of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and other livestock, as well as the shape and age of various livestock used for agricultural production; the third volume discusses the breeding of poultry and various small animals, such as thrushes, peacocks, hens, rabbits, fish, bees, etc., as well as the structure of various birdhouses to the eating habits and breeding of birds. He also divided knowledge into nine subjects, namely grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, music and medicine, and architecture. This became the famous "seven subjects of knowledge" in the West later.
This allowed the officials of the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty to understand the views of things from another perspective, and had a great impact on the investigation of ecological organisms from the past without seeking much to the current objectivity, and systematic analysis.
Pliny's "Natural History", which has become an encyclopedia of ancient natural sciences. The book "Travel Records" written by Hekaté has extensive and vivid records of the geography, minerals, vegetation, folk customs, etc. along the Mediterranean coast and its depths.:|Understanding the West by Yu Datang is like opening a bright window.
Plato's "The Ideal", "Homera's Epic", "Aesop's Fable", Aeschylus's literary works "Orestea" triple-piece "Agamemnon", "The Lieutenant" and "The Goddess of Nemesis", "The Beggars for Help", "The Persian", "The Seven Generals Attack Thebaid" and "Prometheus".
Chapter completed!