Chapter 19

Three hundred years in the future?!

When these fluttering words fell in the ears of thousands of people, the originally quiet Nanshan suddenly boiled over.

People couldn’t stop the surprise in their hearts. Even the civil servants sitting in front were also shocked.

Although Lin Tuo’s tone was very plain, the meaning revealed by these short five words was enough to move countless people present.

Many people looked at each other and they all saw the same idea in each other’s eyes.

“Could it be… this third class is actually to predict the next three hundred years?”

In any age, prophecy is equally awesome and fascinating.

In fact, those godless magicians in the cities of Chi Dynasty often make a living by calculating marriage, wealth, and children for others.

Today, however, what Mr. Lin wanted to predict was actually the next three hundred years of Chi Dynasty.

How could this not be impressive?

Seeing this scene, Lin Tuo under the courtyard wall was not too surprised. He just raised his hand and pressed it down, so the agitation subsided and calmed down again.

Then they listened to him talk slowly, “I probably know what you are thinking, but unfortunately, what I am doing today is not a prophecy.

In fact, judging from scientific thinking, I don’t think that people, or even larger collectives, have any destiny.

Since the fate itself is not fixed, how could I predict it?”

As his voice fell, those tens of thousands of eyes became more and more confused.

“Mr. Lin, but you just said it clearly…” The young monarch sitting in the first row raised his hand to ask, and he was puzzled.

Lin Tuo said with a light smile, “Yes, I did say that I want to talk about the next three hundred years, but this is not a mysterious power.

It is a judgment based on scientific thinking and logic in accordance with the development and evolution of society in the future, or in other words, it is a kind of inference, nothing more.”

“Logic… inference?”

Looking at those blank faces, Lin Tuo sighed softly in his heart.

Regarding this last lesson, it was actually to reshape and repeat Earth’s history.

What he was talking about is “historical inevitability.”

For example, in history, after the reform of agriculture, a large number of laborers lost their land and were forced to turn to handicraft industry to stimulate trade.

When the handicraft industry cultivates a large number of skilled workers, machinery replaces labor. Heavy industry comes into existence, along with the factory model. And then, the population will flow into the city…

This set of historical processes is almost inevitable in the evolution of society.

What Lin Tuo has to do is to specify this route in advance and address problems that will inevitably arise in development, and then inform them of the corresponding solutions.

In this way, once the Chi Dynasty reached this stage, it could avoid having to solve the problems on its own.

One path with no trial and error, following the correct route.

In addition, there was another reason, which was to show the country a feasible way through this opportunity.

Otherwise, if they suddenly mastered so much foreign knowledge, the people of Chi Dynasty might lose their sense of direction.

And the words of the saint, at least in this generation, in the next few decades, can have sufficient deterrence to push the entire country along this clear path of development.

“I just hope that what I said today will not be completely abandoned by future generations…”

Lin Tuo sighed, after all.

The only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that it has not learned anything from history.

Perhaps, all the experiences he talked about today may not be followed.

Perhaps, Chi Dynasty’s science and technology tree would not evolve for a while, even after his advice.

But even if only a small part is passed on, it wouldn’t be wasted effort.

As for why Lin Tuo would only ‘predict’ three hundred years, it was mainly because outside the sandbox, only two or three hundred years have passed since the Industrial Revolution.

Returning to reality, Lin Tuo coughed. He was the center of attention right now. He sorted out his emotions, and said with a smile, “Let’s start class now. Well, about the next three hundred years, I roughly divide them into steam, electrical, computing and information age and…”

On Nanshan, as Lin Tuo’s voice sounded, those bewildered students recorded almost subconsciously. In the middle, a lot of people watching the excitement gradually left, but many remained.

Some people cannot understand the eras and changes being described by Lin Tuo.

Though some eyes in the crowd were getting brighter.

…

In Tao County, there were almost no customers in the tavern and tea shop and no conversation. Only the owner was standing at the door holding a rag, looking at the empty street with a frown.

The sun slowly moved across the sky.

“To sum it up, this is what I have speculated, or what I call a prediction for the next 300 years. With improved agriculture as a prerequisite, and gradually amazing technological projects.

Open vocational education and training courses, transition to the light engineering stage, and then establish state-owned factories. Open up commercial activities…start the process of factoryization and urbanization…”

Finally, Lin Tuo finally finished narrating the content he had prepared and immediately dropped his chalk. While clapping his hands, he said to everyone, “This is what I want to talk about today. Next, it’s time for questions.”

When his voice fell, among the thousands of tables and chairs outside the academy, they all raised their hands.

…

Lin Tuo found that he might have really underestimated the intelligence of this group of people, and underestimated the enthusiasm of this group of people to ask questions.

Fortunately, he had made sufficient preparations and had real history as a reference, so he managed to cope.

If he couldn’t answer, he could switch his consciousness back to his main body, and then search the Internet with his computer… If he still couldn’t find it, he’d show a mysterious smile…

In this way, Lin Tuo did not refuse to come and answered all kinds of questions one by one.

Without knowing, another night passed.

When the sun rose and the warm orange light illuminated the mountains again, Lin Tuo finally answered the last question.

“Does anyone have any questions?” He asked in a hoarse voice.

Looking around, no one answered.

“Well, if that’s the case, then we’re done here.” Lin Tuo let out a silent sigh, then smiled.

“Mr. Lin, can you follow me back to the capital?” Seeing Lin Tuo’s movements, the young monarch who had been sleepless all night suddenly got up and asked sincerely.

Lin Tuo shook his head and said, “In the past few days, I have taught the world what I have learned all my life. As for what I will do next, I naturally have to leave it to you, and I… better leave.”

Leave?

Hearing these words, the young monarch was obviously stunned, “Not going to Kyoto? Then where are you going?”

“Although Kyoto is good, it is not my hometown.” Lin Tuo chuckled and began to say according to his prepared exit script, “As for me, naturally I have to come back.”

When his voice fell, Lin Tuo quickly switched his consciousness back to his main body without waiting for the monarch’s reaction.

…

Lishan martial arts hall.

Lin Tuo slowly got up to disperse the clouds in the sky, then carefully plunged a finger into the sand table and landed on the small mountain peak.

Then he controlled the clone to jump up.

…

Tao County, Mt. Nanshan.

The young monarch only saw the Mr. Lin in front of him suddenly closed his eyes, stood still, and then gently jumped into the air.

Then, the saint who was guided by God was suspended in the air. His arms opened, bathed in the strange divine light that illuminates the mountains and rivers, and he slowly flew into the sky!

“What!”

“This…this is…”

“Look! Mr. Lin…no, Saint Lin…”

This scene immediately caused countless exclaims.

Tens of thousands of students got up almost at the same time, and some even knocked over the table and pen, but no one cared!

Everyone’s eyes widened, and they looked at the figure in disbelief, and their hearts moved!

“My respects to the saint!”

Suddenly, I don’t know which minister was the first to react. He knelt down suddenly, raised his hands high, and shouted loudly.3

In the next second, the people who fell into a daze finally woke up and realized something.

No order was required.

Tens of thousands of people, including the monarch, bowed and worshiped at the same time, raised their arms, and shouted in unison:

“My respects to the saint!”

“My respects to the saint!!”

“My respects to the saint!!!”

…

In the distance, when Lin Tuo bathed in sacred light, flew into the air.

At the same time.

Above the sand table, Lin Tuo only saw a new line in the run log on the virtual panel:

[Chi Dynasty, the spring of 561st year, Mr. Lin preached on Mt. Nanshan in Tao County for five days and four nights. On the morning of the sixth day, bathing in the light of God, he left.]