The Emperor is coming!

This is an atmosphere that suddenly permeates the entire Jiuzhang Hall after a very slight sound of conversation wafts behind it—an atmosphere that can only be understood as ineffable. After all, although the emperor's voice was not so familiar to them, after the news of the emperor's visit to Jiuzhangtang spread, they would break into this place in a big way, and they could only think of such a person.

As a teacher on the podium, even if he turned his back to everyone, Zhang Shou's ears were not deaf, so he was also aware of the atmosphere of the wolf coming - not the wolf coming in the rumor, but the real wolf.

He already had a considerable degree of understanding of the emperor's character, so he didn't care about the emperor accosting a blonde boy who called himself Wu Dawei, and continued to write on his own until he heard the sentence Uncle you are strong, he couldn't help it anymore. He didn't know who the kid had learned this sentence from, especially when he heard the emperor's laughter, he had to warn.

And after the warning, he turned around. Seeing that the emperor sitting at the end had an indifferent face, and the blond boy was eager to lie on the table to avoid his gaze, he gently knocked on the lectern, trying to dispel some kind of low pressure that suddenly permeated the Nine Chapters Hall. I have to say that in this monarchical society, the pressure brought by the emperor's presence is really not small.

"Don't get distracted during class time! From point, line, and surface to triangle, it is the first level in the geometric branch, and congruent triangle is the foundation of the foundation, and these two proof questions ......"

Seeing that Zhang Shou continued to lecture as if he didn't see him, the emperor couldn't help but look at the students in front of him, trying to tell who was listening carefully and who was wandering outside the world at this moment from the back of these completely expressionless heads. However, this is obviously a difficult and impossible task, and Rao has read countless people, but he can't achieve it.

However, this did not prevent him from auditing Zhang Shou's class. Although he was the emperor, as a student of Ge Yong, he also experienced the baptism of arithmetic when he was a child, so he insisted on reopening the Jiuzhang Hall, and appointed Zhang Shou, who was not qualified and experienced at that time, as the doctor of Guozi, and only then did he get the textbooks at the beginning of the "Ge's Arithmetic New Edition" on the market, and he could also teach the three princes in person.

As an adult with a good foundation in arithmetic, although the difficulty of self-learning the first few volumes of the so-called Ge's arithmetic is not small, it is not too big, after all, these are still relatively basic links, not to mention, he regards it as a leisure and entertainment parent-child activity outside of government affairs. However, the experience of reading a book is naturally different from that of someone giving a lecture systematically.

After listening quietly for a long time, and taking the time to observe for a while the distressed expression of the blonde boy next to him who tried his best to listen but couldn't keep up at all, the emperor finally laughed again. But this time, he didn't laugh out loud, but waited very patiently until Zhang Shou's class came to an end and said the word "end of class" before he stood up.

"Mr. Zhang, you gave a good lecture, but it was too unfriendly for those who were transferred to the class."

Seeing that the students brushed their heads together, but they didn't know whether to get up and salute or continue to sit with an expression, Zhang Shou came to the emperor calmly, and after saluting, he said with a smile: "What the emperor said is extremely true, but in the minister's opinion, instead of taking care of his progress, it is better to find him a teacher as soon as possible, so that he can understand the Ming script." ”

The emperor was slightly stunned, and then smiled dumbly: "This is the reason why you let the prince write a book?" Do you think he can understand the Ming script, or can those interpreters be able to translate those Fanbang scriptures after listening to the counting scriptures in the Jiuzhangtang? But I heard that no one could understand the words on these classics this time, and the translation in Guangzhou, so they were sent to the capital together with the letter to Wei Nanbo. ”

"Do you think that this kind of writing, which no one understands in the Ming Dynasty, has the value of taking a lot of trouble to choose a translator to learn? Or, like the blonde boy in front of him, sneaked on the boat, and then flew across the sea from the small western country to the Ming Dynasty...... Or is it the value of the guy who stole into the Ming Dynasty to specially invite someone to teach him the Ming script? ”

The text that no one understands, hehe, after all, it is Latin, and those who can understand it will not stay in Guangzhou, and they must be taken on merchant ships as treasures......

Of course, not necessarily, there are too few ships going to Europe these days, because many European countries and even royal families and nobles have no money, no money, no money! The knightly class has a bunch of illiterates, not to mention the commoners.

Before those countries plundered large quantities of precious metals such as gold and silver from the Americas, the West was indeed not synonymous with wealth compared to the countries of East and Southeast Asia, which were rich in gold, silver, copper, and precious stones, and it was easy to think that there was no particular value in learning Western languages.

Zhang Shou complained in his heart, but his face was very solemn: "In ancient times, there was no waterwheel, no stone mill, so slash-and-burn farming, survival is difficult, and now the yield per mu is gradually increasing, and even the south can be three crops a year, and the textile efficiency is gradually improving." From watermills to stone mills to spinning mills of all kinds, these machines are changing the lives of ordinary people. ”

"If, then, it is true that in the future, as I demonstrated at the last prayer feast, the steel ship will be able to sail unhindered all year round without paddling without oars, regardless of the direction of the wind, then the distance will no longer be an obstacle to all seas. It was even possible to lay tracks and use powered carriages to pass through the Quartet as in the Qin period. ”

"And that's when the language barrier is the biggest obstacle. Because of the lack of language, goodwill may be understood as malice, and malice can also be understood as goodwill, but there is no way to be understood by others, isn't this a natural barrier? ”

"The most important thing is that unlike Goryeo Japan, and unlike those island countries in the South Seas, although there are many small countries in the west today, there are also large countries on the rise, and more importantly, hundreds or even thousands of years ago, there were also great powers that are not inferior to today's Ming Dynasty, with a vast territory, strong military forces and far-reaching culture, entrenched in that land, and its legacy has benefited many small countries."

"Of course, even so, not so long ago, that land was still obscurantist and dark."

Anyway, now his experience has been made up by many people, including the emperor who took it for granted that he made up the most information, so Zhang Shou didn't mind revealing this point of his foreign history. That's right, it's a little familiar, not a mastery.

He vividly recounts the obscurant and dark Middle Ages in Europe, the cooperation and struggle between the church and the royal power, the sacrifice of Pepin, the division of the Frankish kingdom, and even the witch trials, which are now on the verge of being found. He even wanted to talk about the wife-killing madman Henry VIII, and the so-called virgin queen Elizabeth I, but counting the time, they haven't been born yet......

Even if Zhang Shou just told a few stories like a dragonfly and didn't go deeper, whether it was the emperor or other students, in addition to feeling ridiculous at this time, they all had an eye-opening feeling.

It turns out that under the same sky, tens of thousands of miles away, there is still such a strange country and system? Even a Western monk can still ride on the king's head as a prestige?

Zhang Shou deliberately avoided such an eternal topic as war, and chose a unique Western history popularization class, seeing that the blonde boy next to the emperor obviously pricked up his ears to listen, but his brows were knotted, it was obvious that he did not understand, at least not completely, he said calmly: "You know, know yourself and know your opponent, this is the only way to be invincible." ”

Aware of the deep meaning behind Zhang Shou's words, the emperor couldn't help but tap his knuckles lightly on the table, and then sighed and said: "My dynasty, not only my dynasty, including the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties in the past, had a lot of contacts with Goryeo, Japan, and those island countries on the sea in the south, so most of the words and words used in the translation are also from these small countries. ”

"As for those small countries in the far west, the journey is too long, too far, and the Tang Dynasty can still take the land route from the Western Regions, and the Yuan Dynasty is quite convenient because of the vast territory, and the land route is quite convenient in the past, so it is said that the language that the translator knows the most at that time, and there are many classics translated at that time in the ancient and modern Tongji library today. Of course, the level of translation was uneven, and the teacher complained. ”

"In our dynasty, except for some ships sent by the imperial court during the Taizu period, some merchant ships have sailed over, and since then, some merchant ships have come and gone. If it weren't for a discerning person like Wei Nanbo who also got a fleet, in the eyes of those small countries, the mysterious East would probably only be left with distant legends. ”

The emperor casually pushed the pot to Weinan Bo Zhang Kang's body, and then shrugged his shoulders and said: "And because that road is too risky and too far, even if there is a sea chart in the Taizu period, it will only be taken once in a few years. ”

The blonde boy listened hard and tried his best to understand, but what Zhang Shou had just said about his hometown was too complicated, and even added a lot of embellishments and metaphors, he only understood a small part, and only understood that there was a lot of criticism and ridicule...... But because he couldn't understand everything, even if he wanted to refute, he couldn't find the right words.

But he understood the emperor's last sentence, which was to say that the sea route was dangerous, so this big country in the east would only send a fleet to his hometown once in a few years!

This means that even if he will not be sent to the mine, he will not be able to return for at least a few years!

Even if he is as bold as him, at this time, he can't help but look like earth and panic in his heart. He never thought of leaving home for ten or eight years, and by that time, would anyone still remember him? Could it be that even my father and other relatives in the family are gone?

And the emperor didn't notice the expression of the blonde boy who called him uncle on the side, but continued to look at Zhang Shou and said meaningfully: "So, these translations you said are completely wasteful in the eyes of some courtiers. They do not see the changes in the yield per acre of the fields, nor can they see the development of various agricultural implements, nor can they see what is worth dealing with in those small countries. ”

"Just as I wanted to send ships to sail the seas again and communicate with the nations, they also vehemently opposed. A small country, not worth mentioning, this is one. Wasting money and food is meaningless, this is another one. How do you convince them, you say? ”

Zhang Shou smiled and said casually: "Don't convince." Just like the public school or the women's school that officially opened today, if they don't have to pay for it, it won't be considered the imperial court, then ......"

"What does it have to do with them?"

After hearing this understatement, the emperor was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing, and even laughed so exaggerated that he fell on the table and smashed the table with his fist. In this regard, some of the students of Jiuzhangtang were shocked, some admired, some smacked their tongues, and some had palpitations...... Even people who thought they were familiar with Zhang Shou couldn't help but gasp.

And after the emperor laughed out loud regardless of etiquette, he asked with great interest: "In that case, then why are you instigating the prince to write a book?" Isn't it very convenient for you to do such a small thing yourself, such as running a language class in a public school? ”

"Isn't that to give you elders a chance to oppose it in the open? It's almost the New Year, so let them be happy and happy. Please ask the prince to write a book, just because it is not a trivial matter, and you can't hide it and not tell the emperor for the sake of few people's opposition. ”

This kind of thing should have been said in the dark room, but Zhang Shou said it calmly on this occasion, as if he was not worried about spreading it out at all.

But the emperor was sure that it didn't matter if it was passed out, because his desk was indeed filled with all kinds of fierce or moderate opposition because of the letter of the third prince. If Zhang Shou's words were spread as they were, at most the old adults who were sick and even mad would be one or two more.

Therefore, he shook his head with a smile, and finally bowed his head slightly: "If you can choose students with good qualifications to teach Fanyu, or recruit interpreters who are familiar with Fanbang language to learn arithmetic, then of course you can do this." I forgot, even the teacher is ready-made, this kid should be able to teach Fanyu, right? ”

The emperor stood up suddenly, looked condescendingly at the blonde boy who was still a little stunned, and after looking at it for a while, he immediately said, "That's it!" ”

Zhang Shou was not surprised to get the emperor's nod - the willful emperor would never care about such a trivial matter. Moreover, he succeeded in delaying a little by taking advantage of the opportunity he had just given to tell the history of Europe, which is another inhumane reason. Seeing that the Emperor was about to turn away at this time, he tried to turn the conversation on another topic.

"The emperor just went to the Mid-Levels Hall, how is the discussion over there?"

"How? Hehehe, those self-righteous boys, who were scolded by that gentleman for not saying anything, I couldn't help but ask a lot of questions when I heard it before, but they were speechless. The emperor thought of the previous scene, and it was simply ridiculous, "I haven't been able to read through the history books, and the historical figures have not been able to grasp them one by one, so what dare you say?" However, the little guys who stood on the side of Jin Guo to deduce were a little interesting, and they could see that they were attentive, and the maps and sand tables were quite professional. ”

This was what Zhang Shou expected, so he did not argue for everyone, let alone reveal the support of Xiangyang Bo and the lifting group, but said with a smile that once born and twice matured, there will always be progress in the future. Just when he felt that the time was almost up, and it was time to send the emperor away, Chen Yongshou suddenly hurriedly barged in and whispered a few words beside the emperor. The next moment, he saw that the emperor's expression, which was still full of leisure just now, suddenly turned cold: "Pretending to be sick? It's ridiculous! ”

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