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In a spacious room with paintings on the walls and the entire roof covered with beautiful frescoes, on a sofa carved with beautiful patterns, sat a couple, extremely handsome and dashing, wearing a bright red military uniform and a pair of white trousers underneath, none other than Prince Albert. The woman was a fleshy pregnant woman, very short, with a big and round belly, and she looked like she was seven or eight months old, of course the queen of the empire on which the sun never set, Bixia. At this moment, the queen and his wife were looking at Zhu Jishi, who was sitting respectfully opposite them, with curious eyes, as if they were watching some rare species in the London Zoo.

"Mr. Zhu, you said that you received a Western-style education in your father's clinic under your father's guidance, and also took medicine and chemistry courses at the university?"

Hearing Prince Albert's question in German, Zhu Jishi was really distressed. Today was supposed to be summoned by the Prince, who knew that when he walked into this splendid interview hall, he would see Queen Victoria sitting next to the Prince. Well, kneel and kneel, who made you the queen Bixia?

But this queen Bixia is still a curious baby who likes to inquire about other people's privacy, and from the beginning of the interview, it has been one question after another, all of which are touching Zhu Jishi's old bottom.

And how can Zhu Jishi answer? Did she tell Queen Victoria that she had traveled back in time for the 21st century? It's definitely not going to work, so I'm going to have to lie! Fortunately, Zhu Jishi was prepared for this and made up a set of arguments that had no evidence.

He said that his family fled China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties to escape the pursuit of the Tatar dynasty and its lackeys, and since then has been wandering around the South Seas, constantly changing names to avoid being pursued. By the time he was born, the family was already thin, leaving only his father, mother, and a few loyal servants. My father had received a complete Western education, was a well-known doctor in the Nanyang area, and was very knowledgeable in both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, and many of his current inventions and discoveries were actually breakthroughs made on the basis of his father's years of research. Under the tutelage of his father, he learned English and German, and also took courses in chemistry, medicine and microbiology. But unfortunately, the erudite and talented doctor named Zhu Xiansheng (this name was given by Zhu Jishi, meaning ancestor, saint, and later this name caused him some unexpected trouble), and his wife, were killed in a shipwreck. After the death of his parents, Zhu Jishi sold his property and went to Europe to travel and study......

"Your Royal Highness, in fact, I very much hope to be able to receive a formal Western-style education, but unfortunately there are no such conditions in the East."

Zhu Jishi hurriedly tried to divert the topic away from himself, he thought: "Although there are many schools run by Westerners in Singapore, Borneo, and Java, the level is generally low, there are only simple science courses, and there are too many theological contents, because these schools are all run by churches, and the main purpose is to train priests, and it is almost impossible to learn the essence of Western science and humanities and politics there, which is also an important reason why I left Nanyang to travel to Europe." I hope that after learning about and learning about European-style education, I will introduce it to the East, and open some schools in Nanyang and Hong Kong that can really teach scientific knowledge and, if possible, a university. ”

"You're going to start a university in the East? It's a big idea, but it's not easy to achieve. Prince Albert looked very interested.

Queen Victoria, on the other hand, yawned, for she herself had not received a school education, but had been educated by a governess, and her knowledge was very limited, far inferior to that of Prince Albert, who had received a higher education at the University of Bonn, and did not know that universities, like churches, could be used as an instrument of aggression against a backward country in some way.

"Yes, I do want to start a university in Hong Kong." Zhu Jishi looked at Prince Albert with a straight face, and said in his heart: "This seems to be really a good idea!" There is probably not a single real university in the whole of Asia, right? It seems that China's first new university will not appear until more than 50 years later, and if I can open a university in Hong Kong in a few years, I am afraid that the significance of China's progress cannot be overemphasized!

At least it is more meaningful than simply rebelling to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, after all, there is no large number of elites who understand Western science and have new thinking to lead the entire Chinese nation, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is overthrown and sits on the dragon chair in the Forbidden City, how much can it really play a role in the progress of the country and the nation?

Besides, my own insight and way of thinking are completely different from those of the Chinese of this era, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as vastly different. If we don't educate a group of Chinese young people with new thinking, I am afraid that there will be no way to communicate with the current Chinese Confucian elite, right? ”

"Mr. Zhu, it is not easy to run a university, not only because of money...... I think you get the idea, right? Prince Albert asked Zhu Jishi with a smile.

Zhu Jishi smiled bitterly, he had gone to college, of course he knew how difficult it was to run a university, especially in the East in the 1840s, which could not be done with money. He nodded and said, "Your Royal Highness, of course I know how difficult it is to run a university, but I will still work hard to achieve this ideal. ”

Prince Albert looked at Zhu Jishi, and suddenly felt that the image of the other party had become taller, this person's contribution to the progress of human medicine was enough to be famous in history, but compared to opening a university that could transform a nation's thinking and introduce European knowledge and ideas into the number one empire in the East, his contribution to medicine seemed so insignificant.

The thought suddenly crossed the prince's mind: "In a hundred or two hundred years, the most powerful monarch or minister in Europe will surely be lost to the vast river of history." But the name of this Zhu Jishi will always be remembered by people because of the 'blood transfusion treatment method', because of "bacteriology", because of the various new drugs he invented, and because of a university that is the first in the East! And Zhu Jishi, through this university, should soon be discovered and reused by the emperor of the Qing Kingdom, right? If the Qing Emperor had one-third of the wisdom of Peter the Great......"

Thinking of this, Prince Albert nodded slightly, and said to Zhu Jishi with a smile: "Jason, can I call you that?" ”

Zhu Jishi, the queen and Sir Reed present were all stunned, does this title mean that the prince is ready to treat Zhu Jishi as a friend?

"Your Royal Highness, you can call me whatever you want......

"Call me Albert." Prince Albert looked at Zhu Jishi, "Jason, to tell you the truth, I originally planned to ask you to be the court doctor, because you have a very good understanding of obstetric surgery and can ensure a smooth delivery in Victoria." But now, I know you're working on something big that will have a positive impact on the whole of Shijie, and your time is precious and shouldn't be delayed. ”

Zhu Jishi hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Albert, the matter of running a university is just an idea now, and I don't have such financial resources at present." And my pharmaceutical factory and rubber products company have also been handed over to a special person to operate. He stood up and said, "I think I could spend a month building a small but specialized maternity hospital in Windsor Castle, and pass on all the knowledge I have about obstetrics and gynaecology to the royal physicians of Queen Bixia." ”

Although he didn't know much about European history, he did know a few things about Queen Victoria, who and her descendants were one of the most famous cases of hemophilia in later medical studies. So Zhu Jishi knew that the queen lived a long life, and all nine of her children had grown up. Therefore, this short service to the British court can be said to be risk-free, and it can curry favor with Prince Albert to a certain extent, which is really a good deal.