Chapter 1375: Flickering Boru Nevsky to Join the Job
"Then Luo'er also needs to study these things." Wen Luo said, waving his little fist again.
"Okay, Luo'er will also study this in the future." Yunxi said with a smile.
"How can a girl think of doing something weird?" Xiyao said, and at the same time glanced at Min'er, making her shrink back in fear.
"Wen Luo is only four years old. My husband is just joking with her casually. Why are you so serious?" Yunxi handed Wen Luo, who had finished eating, to the female officer who took care of him and took him back to rest, and said to Xiyao.
"I know this." Xiyao originally wanted to give an example of Min'er, who became more and more wild under his arrogance and wanted to go out to the palace to ride horses and hunt all day long. But with so many children watching, and Zhu Bao present, this
It was hard to say anything, so I didn’t say it again.
"And studying astronomy is a serious matter, nothing more serious than that." Yunxi continued to speak. If promoting scientific progress is not a serious matter, then nothing can be regarded as a serious matter.
"But, Wenyuan, you only need to have a superficial understanding of these, there is no need to study more." However, he thought for a while and added.
"Yes, father." Wenyuan agreed quickly.
"Listen to dad, your son should also study astronomy, Gezhi?" Wen Yin said.
"It's good for you to study more. Although it has nothing to do with governing the country now, it will be of great use in the future." Yunxi said.
"Besides compiling calendars, what else can the theory of astronomy be used for?" Wen Qi muttered in a voice that only he could hear.
"Then my son should pay more attention when listening to Gezhi classes in the primary school from now on." Wen Yin, of course, couldn't hear what Wen Qi said, so he said this.
"Why, you didn't pay attention to this class before?" Yunxi stared at him after figuring out what he meant.
"Dad, my son really didn't listen very carefully." Wen Yin smiled awkwardly.
"That's it, that's all, just listen well from now on." Yunxi wanted to scold him a few words, but after thinking about it, he felt that he was still young after all. He was only five years old this year. If he hadn't been born on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he wouldn't have arrived.
At the age when you should go to school, you should not be too harsh.
However, Yunxi apparently selectively forgot what he originally wanted from his two sons, Wenyuan and Wenqi. After returning from Annan in the fifth year of Jianye, he took care of Wenyuan and Wenqi, who were only five years old at the time.
Let the two of them go out of the palace with Wen Yao, inspect the military camp, inspect the martial arts hall, inspect the Imperial College, observe the people's sentiments, and do these things that children should not be allowed to do at all.
So after hearing Yunxi's words, Wen Yuan and Wen Qi both looked at Wen Yun with envy. Fortunately for Wen Yuan, he had been taught by the people around him since he was a little sensible that "Lang Jun is the prince and will inherit the Ming Dynasty in the future"
"Those who rule the world and serve as kings and emperors must work hard to make progress." Knowing that he is different from his brothers, he looks away after just one glance. Wen Qi is different. There are not so many people telling him to make progress, but because
He was only four months younger than Wenyuan, and he was indispensable in teaching Wenyuan. He suddenly felt a little unfair: "My father is too partial to my fifth brother."
He looked at Yunxi again and said in his heart: "Father, what use can astronomy be? My son must do something more important than astronomy."
'Is astronomy really so useful?' Zhu Bao also thought in confusion.
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"Mr. Cao, how are you? Has your Majesty agreed?" At the gate of the imperial city, Claviyo saw Cao Zheng coming out and hurriedly approached him and asked.
"Mr. Ke, His Majesty has promised your envoys from the Kingdom of Castile to use the post station to deliver news to the northwest." Cao Zheng said with a smile.
"Great!" Claviyo exclaimed excitedly. In this way, not only was he sure of the two hundred gold coins in his hand, but it also meant that Quijano owed him a favor. Although Europe doesn't seem to be very particular about it. However, he was able to use various means to get His Majesty to agree to use the inn. This meant that in the eyes of Quijano and all the Castilians who were on this mission to the Ming Dynasty, his future was in the hands of all Castilians. He will become a useful person in the eyes of merchants in Asia, Venice and Genoa, and his wealth will come rolling in in the future. Countless merchants will come to him with a bag full of gold coins or exchanged Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, with smiles on their faces. Come. The money he can make will not be less than if he goes to do business on the Black Sea-Caspian Sea route.
‘Perhaps it would be good to stay in Ming Dynasty from now on and become a donor?’ This year suddenly came to Claviyo’s mind.
But he immediately gave up. 'No, the culture, customs and habits of the Ming Dynasty are completely different from those of Europe. Although I have barely adapted to it, I am still not used to it. When the attendants learned the exquisite skills, I also earned enough money. Just return to Castile.'
"Thank you, Mr. Cao!" Such thoughts came to his mind, but on the surface, his movements did not stop at all. He shouted excitedly and hurriedly thanked Cao Zheng.
"Hey, that's fine, but if you ever encounter something like this again, don't come to me again. I don't dare to tell His Majesty anymore." Cao Zheng waved his hand. Although Yunxi agreed this time, he did not deal with him. But that doesn't mean that he will agree to his "unreasonable requests" every time in the future. This is what his father Cao Xing taught him when he was just a teenager. It would be better for him to concentrate on the technical stream.
"Mr. Ke, are you free in the afternoon? I have some questions to ask him," he said again.
"Should be free." Klavyo immediately replied: "Master Borunevsky spent a long time walking outside this morning, observing the architecture of the Ming Dynasty, and also bought some gadgets he had never seen before. As usual, "The afternoon is the time for the master to study problems and learn new knowledge. It is just right for Mr. Cao to go to him to discuss the problem."
"Are we going to be in the Zhou Mansion this afternoon or just like yesterday?" he finally asked. Cao Xing was very disgusted with people like Claviyo whose hair color, eye color and appearance were very different from those of the Ming Dynasty. He was bullied by lustful people when he was a child, so he never allowed lustful people to come to his house. Zhou Wei, who happened to have a good relationship with him, took marriage leave to go back to his hometown to marry a wife, and also spent the New Year in his hometown. Of course, his brother also wanted to go back, and the house was When he was free, he took Borunevsky to live in the Zhou brothers' mansion. Anyway, he sometimes studied astronomy with Zhou Wei and others, and would not go home until very late in mathematics, which was customary to his family.
"No, just rent a courtyard at an inn near my home. My home is closer to Fanguan, so it will be more convenient for him to go back before the curfew at night." Cao Zheng said.
"Why, Mr. Cao stopped talking to Master Borunevsky at night? Yes, staying up late is not good for your health."
"That's not the case. I don't have time to talk to him tonight." Cao Zheng said with a smile, with a very happy look on his face.
"What's going on?" Clavijo asked in confusion.
"You will know later in the evening."
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"You mean, the person who was asked by Clavius to ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for permission to use the post station to deliver the message was very generously rewarded by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" When the curfew was about to be cured, Quijano was sent by himself to follow him. Claviyo's attendants got the news. Although Quijano was very happy when he gave Claviyo two hundred gold coins, he was actually worried that Claviyo would not do anything with the money, so he secretly sent someone to follow him. He This attendant has black hair and black eyes, and he does not look like a complete European. He has also learned a few basic Chinese words, and can wear Ming Dynasty clothes neatly. If you don't look carefully when walking on the road, you can't tell that he is a foreigner, so Sent to follow Clavijo.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The man said: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty gave this man named Cao Zheng a hereditary commander of the third rank, which is roughly equivalent to a viscount or baron; he was given the title of censor of the fourth rank of Qiandu, which roughly means a close minister of the emperor; To be awarded Doctor Zhongshun, to be promoted to Doctor Zhongxian, and to be awarded Doctor Zhongyi is an honorary title, which shows that he is very satisfied with what he is doing."
"Such a big reward?" Quijano was startled. The emperor's ministers and honorary titles were just that. Because a little new discovery in astronomy or mathematics was given to a viscount or baron, this title was too easy to come by. .For a time, he had the idea of staying in the Ming Dynasty and studying astronomy and mathematics hard to obtain a knighthood.
But at least there was a hereditary earl in the country waving to him. He only had a slight heartbeat before he came to his senses and told his attendant: "Go and invite Master Borunevsky."
After a while, Borunevsky came over and said to Quijano: "Dear Viscount, what's the reason for calling me here so late?"
"Master Borunevsky, did you meet with the astronomer Cao Zheng of the Ming Dynasty again this afternoon?" Quijano asked him to sit down and asked very calmly.
"Indeed. Cao is a very outstanding astronomer. He has some ideas that I have never considered. Although his doubts about the geocentric theory proposed by Ptolemy sound absurd, after hearing his reasons, I But I think it makes sense, and I am about to verify it by observing astronomical phenomena. Although the Ming Dynasty is far away from Europe due to its geographical location, the positions of the stars are somewhat different, but it can be verified as long as the rules are found." Burunevs Key said.
"Doubt the geocentric theory?" Quijano was startled. Although he was not religious, he was familiar with this important theory that every knowledgeable priest would mention to nobles like them. If the geocentric theory is wrong Yes, what can the church do?
Fortunately, he was not religious and did not struggle with such matters. Instead, he asked Borunevsky what he thought. This scratched his itch. Borunevsky was very happy. He introduced the geocentric theory and the heliocentric theory to him, talked about the mathematical formulas, and gave examples with the help of the motion patterns of the earth, the sun and the moon.
Quijano didn't understand what he was talking about at all. Scientific theories are inherently obscure, not to mention that Quijano had never paid attention to them in the first half of his life, and he didn't know any prerequisite knowledge, so he was confused. .
But it didn't matter. Quijano's purpose was not to study astronomy. He waited for Borunevsky to finish his long speech, poured him a cup of tea, and said: "The master can meet like-minded people in the far east.
, it’s really a good thing.”
"I myself did not expect to meet people who like to study astronomy in the East. Your Excellency, when you were in Europe, didn't you explain that China didn't care at all about the 'useless' knowledge of astronomy? Why is there an institution called Gezhijian?
Specialized research?" Brunevsky said.
"This is what I said wrong. I only stayed in Yiwu two years ago, at the western border of the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what the interior of the Ming Dynasty is like. I only heard these things from people in the Samarkand Kingdom.
." Quijano admitted his mistake and immediately changed the subject: "I didn't expect that the Ming Congress would set up a special Gezhi prison to study these things."
"Yeah, I really didn't expect it. In Europe, there are also some great monarchs or popes. The red archbishop is interested in astronomy and invites scholars to study it, but he has never invited so many scholars to study together at one time. I heard that Cao
Said, in seven days, it will be the most important festival of the Ming Dynasty, comparable to Christmas, all government agencies and institutions are on holiday; when their important festival is over, imagine how many scholars will gather together
Studying the same problem together and having heated discussions with each other makes me feel very excited," Borunevsky said.
"This is the best." Quijano said to himself with some joy, and then said to him: "Master Borunevsky, since you like this place so much, have you ever thought about serving in this Gezhijian and working with He
Do you want people who are studying the same problem to study together and discuss with each other?"
Quijano accompanied Borunevsky and talked so much nonsense just to trick him into taking a post in the Gezhi Prison. Although Quijano had not stayed in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, he also knew that the reward was equivalent to a hereditary viscount baronet.
Rewards of titles are certainly rare, but the fact that the Ming Emperor gave such a heavy reward to Cao Zheng shows that he attaches great importance to astronomy. In this case, he might as well recommend Brunevsky to serve as a prisoner and study
After the results came out, he was favored by Yunxi. If he asked the Ming Dynasty emperor for anything in the future, he could go through Borunevsky instead of others.
He looked at Borunevsky eagerly. Borunevsky seemed not to feel his gaze. He pondered for a while and said: "I really like this kind of place. After this important festival of the Ming Dynasty is over,
I told Cao Cao to ask the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for me to go to Gezhijian to study astronomy and mathematics with others."
"Great!" Quijano shouted excitedly, and then said to Borunevsky in his surprised eyes: "I wish you in advance, master, that you will be able to achieve results in Gezhijian." (To be completed.)
