Chapter 1407 Interview - Berlu's entry qualification to prison
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will send a letter to the directors of the company. The directors will definitely agree to this condition." Quijano agreed immediately. He said the word "blasphemy" to Yunxi in an indifferent tone.
He was very unhappy. Although he was not a devout believer, and a particularly devout believer could not go to a pagan country, he was still very angry.
But he didn't dare to look angry, so he could only suppress his anger, and while agreeing, he thought in his heart: 'Here it is! Here it is! Give it all to you! Although you people in the Ming Dynasty do not believe in the Lord, you also believe in religion.
I want to see how the Chinese people will react after reading these blasphemous books.'
Of course Yunxi didn't know what he was thinking, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care. The people of Ming Dynasty were different from Europeans.
After saying this, he and Jihano had nothing to say. Yunxi looked at the person standing behind Jihano, but said to Jihano: "Messenger Jihano, you can leave.
.But Deputy Envoy Mr. Brunevsky, if you stay, I still have something to say to you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Quijano didn't look unhappy at all. He bent down and saluted, then turned and left the palace. Castile has been at war with the Moors for the past two hundred years, and the nobles are also rough and brave.
Perhaps a little cunning, although on the surface he is imitating his neighbors to the north and east, but he is still rough in his heart and does not care about face at all; not to mention that he also expected that Borunevsky would be left behind, and soon
Left the palace.
But before leaving, he winked at Kraviyo, meaning to ask him to translate for Borunevsky well, so that Borunevsky could be successfully admitted to prison.
Borunevsky stood in the palace a little uneasily. He had been in a state of sluggishness almost since he entered the Ming Dynasty Palace. He stared blankly at the magnificent buildings in the Ming Dynasty Palace and felt that his three views had been subverted.
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Before coming to the Ming Dynasty, although he was slightly famous in Florence, he was not a very famous artist. However, at this time, the European art and scientific circles were in a period of sluggishness, and the older generation of famous people were unwilling to risk their lives.
Danger came from the East, and there were no outstanding people in the Mesozoic era. Quijano could only recruit generals from among short men and recruit young people in their twenties and thirties to go to the East. Therefore, Borunevsky did not serve the truly powerful people in Europe, such as the Pope.
, Emperor Shinra, and the guild presidents of the three republics of Venice, Genoa and Florence were not qualified to make sculptures or design buildings, so they had never seen the most luxurious buildings in Europe. Since they had never seen even the most luxurious buildings in Europe, it was even more
Needless to say, the Ming Dynasty’s buildings were more prosperous than those in Europe.
It wasn't until after walking into the palace for a while that Yunxi started talking to Jijano that he realized what he was doing and said in his heart: "My observations of the Ming Dynasty's architecture a few days ago seem to be a bit superficial. Ordinary
The people are all poor, so of course the houses will be built simply, and it is difficult to pay attention to the specifications. These buildings in the palace are very consistent with the principles of geometry. In particular, many palaces can guarantee the vastness of the main hall just by relying on the refracted sunlight.
Illumination without the need to light a candle or lamp is truly magical.'
Just as he was thinking, he heard footsteps coming from beside him. He turned his head slightly and saw Cao Zheng walking in. He immediately showed a look of joy and was about to speak. Fortunately, Cao Zheng saw his reaction and hurriedly signaled
He doesn't want to speak.
"Your Majesty, Cao Zheng, has met with you." Cao Zheng saluted.
"I love you without any courtesy," Yunxi said.
"Brunevsky." He added: "I heard that you want to be an official in the Ming Dynasty's Gezhijian? Is this possible?"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." After Borunevsky said these words in very unskilled Chinese, he switched to Castilian and said: "After coming to the Ming Dynasty, I realized that in the world In the world, there will be a country that values useless knowledge so much that it gathers many people in the capital and uses the country’s finances to pay for it.”
"Although I am good at geometry, architecture, and sculpture, which are useful knowledge, I am also very moved by the Ming Dynasty's approach. I want to enter Gezhijian for research. Please ask His Majesty the Emperor for permission."
After hearing his words, Yunxi chuckled. Of course, architecture and sculpture are also useful in the East, but they are not considered knowledge at all. They are mainly used in architecture, and the geometry of sculpture is not summarized as knowledge by anyone. Bolu If Nevsky had said these words to others, he would probably be despised.
Then he suddenly realized something and asked again: "Are you good at sculpture?"
"Your Majesty, although I mainly design and build houses now, I am also good at sculpture." Brunevsky answered simply.
But the real situation is not that simple. In fact, Borunevsky originally studied sculpture, and the first job he received when he was 1 year old was to design decorations for a foundling hall. Later, in 1401 AD, he participated in the design of St. The competition to design a new bronze door for Giovanni's Baptistery failed in the end, which made him very frustrated because of his high self-esteem. Therefore, he gradually turned to designing and building houses. He could continue to receive jobs, and his architectural ideas also improved. It is gradually taking shape, but after all, it is not yet mature and not too famous. Therefore, after learning that Quijano was recruiting artists and scientists to go to the East, he wanted to see with his own eyes what the architecture in the East looked like and broaden his horizons. The architectural ideas came to Ming Dynasty.
"That's right." Yunxi smiled and said, "Since you understand both architecture and sculpture, that's great. It just so happens that the pavilions in the Imperial Garden are a bit old. You can design a few European-style pavilions and build them. If I watch Well, you are allowed to build a palace for me."
"Thank you for the job your Majesty has given me. I will use my best efforts to build a magnificent palace." Borunevsky said happily. Serving an emperor was something he had never imagined, let alone For the emperor of the most powerful country in the world, Borunevsky was so excited that his whole body trembled.
Seeing how happy he was, Yunxi smiled and said nothing. After he calmed down, he continued: "However, architecture and sculpture are not within the scope of Ge Zhijian's research. Only the mathematical principles used in architecture and sculpture can Yes. Therefore, we still need to test your knowledge to see if you are qualified to be sent to prison."
"But I don't know much about this, so I called Cao Zheng, the deputy supervisor of Gezhi Supervisor, and he will teach you. Cao Qing is the deputy supervisor of Gezhi Supervisor. Not only is he your supervisor when you join the Gezhi Supervisor, but he is also proficient in mathematics. Astronomy, it is appropriate for him to teach you."
Hearing Yunxi's words, Borunevsky couldn't help but smile on his face. He wanted to be admitted to prison, and he was recommended by Cao Zheng, right? Now he asked Cao Zheng to test him, and it was obvious that it was just a formality.
However, he was also a little puzzled. Such things as going through the motions also happened in Europe, but they were used by people who could not completely suppress the situation in order to use their unqualified cronies as a cover-up. In the Ming Dynasty's official system for more than a month, he also
After understanding it, Gezhijian was not an important yamen. There were also semu people who served as officials in the court. There should be no problem if the emperor directly appointed him.
How did he know that the real teaching test was not about to take place, but had already ended. After Yunxi came up with the idea of letting Borunevsky go to prison, he had people monitor him. When he was in Iraq
After I met Quijano and Claviyo, he knew that there would definitely be European envoys coming to the Ming Dynasty in a few years, so he selected a few Imperial College students to learn Castilian, Italian, and Latin.
Three languages. Italy is the most economically powerful region in Europe at this time, and Italian envoys will definitely come. Latin is the communication language for priests and nobles in different European countries, so it is necessary for them to learn it. After two years of hard study,
These people can basically understand what Klavio said, but their speech is not good enough, so today Klavio is still used as the interpreter.
Two of them happened to be Jinyiwei. Yunxi then asked these two people to monitor Borunevsky to see what he did on weekdays and speculate on his character. After more than a month of observation, Yunxi felt that his character
Not bad, he can't do anything to hide his research results and keep it secret, let alone a spy sent by the country of Castile. He has already decided to allow him to join the job. Today is just a formality.
The reason why he went through this formality was because Yunxi wanted to test his knowledge. Although Yunxi had almost forgotten all the mathematics knowledge from the first year of high school and above, and the physics knowledge from the second year of high school and above in his previous life, but with just junior high school mathematics,
Physics is enough to dwarf everyone in this era, and there is no problem in personally testing Borunevsky.
Borunevsky didn't know the reason, and Cao Zheng also didn't know the reason, so he just talked about mathematical knowledge in a somewhat confused manner.
After listening for a while, Yunxi figured out Borunevsky's worth and felt that being a prisoner was definitely worth the money. He coughed and interrupted the "teaching test", called Cao Zheng over and asked a few words, and then spoke
Said: "Brunevsky, you are talented and knowledgeable enough to be admitted to the post of Gezhijian. I will appoint you as the chief clerk of Gezhijian."
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor." Brunevsky saluted.
"Bolu, now that you have become an official of the Ming Dynasty, you will not be able to salute His Majesty like this. You should follow the behavior of officials of the Ming Dynasty and say 'Thank you for your grace', kneel down and kowtow three times. In other situations, you should follow the etiquette of His Majesty.
We must also learn the etiquette of meeting colleagues." Cao Zhengdao.
"This." Borunevsky hesitated. He was unwilling to kneel down according to Eastern etiquette.
"That's all," Yunxi said: "Of course what you say must be the same as all the officials of the Ming Dynasty, but the ceremony of kneeling is just kneeling on one knee."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Borunevsky hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and said. In European culture, you can kneel down to the monarch in certain situations. Kneeling down is exclusive to the Lord. He
This is not considered a violation of doctrine. (To be continued)