After saying that he had finished speaking, Lu Ning saw that everyone was still unreasonable and couldn't understand it at all. And Lu Ning had no better way to explain it clearly. After all, the knowledge span was too large and it was not something that the ancients could understand.

Cai Yong looked at Lu Ning and said, "Ziyi, we don't understand what you said, but one thing we understand is that the craftsmen in Great Thailand and Anxi and other countries are higher than those of our great men?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head and said, "Old man, that's not the case. Some aspects of us are indeed not as advanced and powerful as the Roman Empire, and some aspects are better than them. These are two concepts, such as building houses and building bridges, our great men are indeed not as good as the Roman Empire; mechanical manufacturing is not as good as others; smelting technology is the same. Some aspects have their own advantages, such as in medicine and painting."

After hearing this, Sima Lang said in a very puzzled tone: "Brother, are you bragging! What good houses can foreign barbarians build? How can they compare with us? In terms of craftsmen, we big men are not worse than them, we will only be better than them."

Zhang Yang continued: "Yes, lord, our Han Dynasty palace is magnificent and magnificent. Even the houses of wealthy families are pavilions and towers, with exquisite construction. I would say that ours is not as good as the architectural level of Thailand."

Gu Yong also said, "Lord, I heard from my family that the countries overseas are very poor and the houses built are very crude. Compared with our Han Dynasty, it is impossible to mention it on the table."

After hearing this, Lu Ning sighed and shook his head and said: You are really frogs in the well. The world outside is huge. The Roman Empire is so powerful that we can't see, even rest is not worse than us. Fengxiao and I went to the Persepolis Palace, which was burned by General Alexander five hundred years ago. The remaining remains are still very magnificent. Such a palace is not something we can build.

The Apadanna Hall in the Persepolis Palace is a model of architectural art and a treasure of Persian architecture. It is a huge square hall with a side length of 35 meters. The vault of the ceiling is supported by 36 stone pillars, and each column is carved with reliefs that express the life of the palace by skilled craftsmen. The Apadanna Hall covers an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters. The stairs connecting the giant hall are also decorated with relief patterns. Persepolis can meet nearly 10,000 people, including courtiers, soldiers and envoys at the same time. It is an audition hall, and its magnificence is unimaginable.

The Pantheon of the Roman Empire and Hadrian's Palace are all classics of architecture, not that we can build. The Pantheon of Rome is the highest achievement in the technology of dome, with a diameter of 43 meters. The Romans built an arched circle test palace building, and its level is amazing.

The majestic porch of the Pantheon is supported by two rows of Corinthian columns (each row of 8) with a porch with a half-triangular frontal wall. It has a span of 33.5 meters and a depth of nearly 18 meters. At the back is a huge circular temple with a diameter of 43 meters and a thick wall of 6.2 meters. Under the tall dome, there is no window around, and only sunlight is shot from the circular skylight.

Think about it, can we build such a building? We have indeed achieved great success in wooden structure construction, and its level is also very high. But if we want to build high-rise houses, our level is not enough when building bridges. We must learn Western building technology to improve our level.

Of course, there are many things in the Western Roman Empire that we deserve to study and study seriously. Just like the Damascus steel knives I bought from the province of Fars, where resting this time, this level is better than ours. Can't we learn humbly? Once we master this technology, the weapons in the hands of our soldiers will be improved, their performance will be better, and their combat power will of course be increased a lot.

Lu Ning's words made the people present open their mouths, and they were stunned. They could not imagine that the outside world would be so big, not as they thought. There are extremely powerful empires overseas, even stronger than the Han Dynasty and their technological level is so high, which is a fact that they are unwilling to accept.

After a long time, Chen Qun said, "Master, are what you said true? How did Hadrian know about the Pantheon in Rome? "

After hearing this, Lu Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Long article, the ruins of the Persepolis Palace were visited by Fengxiao and I personally went to see the Pantheon of the Roman Empire, and Hadrian's departure from the Palace in Fars Province. I have heard many people talk about it in Fars Province. I have also checked it from other information. It is definitely true and there will be no fake."

Sima Lang said: "Brother, how do you plan to arrange these people with blue eyes and green eyebrows?"

Lu Ning said: "We must all settle these people well, build their own houses, teach them Chinese, and teach them etiquette, otherwise they will cause trouble. Medical teachings were arranged by Doctor Hua and the others, and the craftsmen and researchers were assigned to Deheng. They are all new forces of our scientific research institute. With their participation in research, many of our research projects will achieve unexpected results and accelerate the rapid improvement of our scientific and technological level. Of course, painting and music were left to the master and Mr. Cai. These people were all purchased by me by a large handful of gold coins. Everyone must let them play a role, otherwise the gold coins we spent will be in vain. Some people spent thousands of gold coins to get it, and the few were hundreds of gold coins, and ordinary craftsmen could handle it if they were dozens of gold coins."

Sima Lang said: "Brother, aren't you just a slave? Why do you want so much money?"

Lu Ning was depressed after hearing this, what do you know? The Roman Empire now does not have the concept of technical protection and talent protection, otherwise you would not be able to do it no matter how much money you spend. You still say it is expensive.

Lu Ning said: "Don't worry, I didn't suffer any loss. It's worth spending this little money. No matter how much more, it's a good deal. They can create more wealth for us, and for our technology and scientific progress, which can be more useful. This is something that can be bought with money. Then we will continue to buy a large number of craftsmen and technical talents from Rome, Rest and other places, and we have to spend a lot of money to buy the best, best talents and great craftsmen in their place."

After hearing this, Cai Yong asked again: "Ziyi, I saw you bringing back a lot of books? What kind of books are they? We can't understand them at all."

After hearing this, Lu Ning said proudly: "Old man, those are all books I bought from overseas for a lot of money. They are all very useful books. Some are thousands of gold coins per book, especially the book "Ten Architecture Strategy" is even more expensive. Of course, it is worth the money. It will improve our construction level by a higher level. You must organize people to translate these books as soon as possible so as to better serve us."

Guan Ning heard this and said, "Don't worry, Ziyi, we will organize people to do it, but it is difficult to find someone who knows those words in translations of some books."

After hearing this, Lu Ning said, "There is no big problem. I will know the slaves I bought. Just wait until their Chinese proficiency is passed, and I will let them translate."

Gu Yong continued: "Lord, your ocean trade is really profitable this time? Why did you get so many gold coins?"

After hearing this, Lu Ning laughed and said, "Yes, even I didn't expect that the ocean trade would have such huge profits. Since the Maritime Silk Road has also been discovered, we will continue to do it in the future. I will only tell you that the Roman Empire spent hundreds of millions of gold coins to buy things overseas in a year. Think about it, what a huge number is, you can imagine what the Roman Empire is as powerful, prosperous and prosperous as it looks like."

When Sima Lang heard this, he immediately said, "Brother, I don't object to the ocean trade. I heard that you rented some land in Bintan Island and Fars Province, and are planning to build a dock and a large number of buildings there. Is this necessary? We are going to trade, so why not make it so complicated. In this way, we not only have to spend a lot of money, but also need soldiers to be stationed for many years. This cost is really too high."

Gu Yong also said: "Lord, Boda is right. It is not cost-effective for us to do this. Moreover, if these two places are attacked, the lives of the soldiers stationed in my station will be threatened. After all, it is too far away from us and we are beyond our reach."

After hearing this, Lu Ning shook his head, "What do you know? The land contract I rented is the right to use for nearly two thousand years. What is the difference between this and purchasing? Moreover, you cannot understand the importance of these places. Of course, Lu Ning, a later generation, knows that it is powerful, but he cannot explain it to you clearly."

Lu Ning said: "These places are the only way for our Han Dynasty to conduct ocean-going trade, and are also very important places for military locations. They are also the supply points for our merchant ships and warships, and are also the bases that must be established for merchant ships to safely drive. Of course, these two points alone are not enough, and we will gradually increase. Those places are actually our naval bases, and we also have bridgeheads when our army conquers the west. It is also very important for the safety of our Han Dynasty, and we cannot ignore them.

Zhang Yang said: "Lord, can there be any enemy who will come from the sea to invade us? This is thousands of miles apart."

After hearing this, Lu Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Why are there no enemies coming from the sea? Haven't there been an example of Japanese pirates invasion in Qingzhou before? If our country is not strong as soon as possible, the nation does not revive as soon as possible, and the technological level does not develop rapidly, sooner or later, a large number of Western powers will come to our territory, and that will be a disaster for our nation. We all must have a sense of crisis, urgency, and we must not relax at all times. Only in this way can our nation have hope, the country will be strong, and the people will be healthy."
Chapter completed!