Zhang Shou's sentence was still very powerful, like a deafening bell and drum, which made every scholar below suddenly become energetic. And he quickly used other descriptions to regain everyone's attention.
"The big ship carrying the envoys and merchants wandered in the West for five years before returning to the DPRK. Although our DPRK was still ruling the country when he left, and the vast mountains and rivers were devastated, in the eyes of this envoy, even if the world was in chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty,
The cruelty of the war is not comparable to the chaotic wars between the Western countries. Compared with the farmers in our country, the serfs in the Western countries live worse than pigs and dogs."
"Even in the late Yuan Dynasty, among a hundred farmers, at least three or five could be found who could read, but among the serfs in Western countries, perhaps not one of a thousand could read. They were born in the soil and were indifferent.
They work hard and die indifferently, as if their entire life is just to provide labor for their lord."
"He heard that just a few years before the ship arrived in the West, a plague that spread to many countries and cities had just ended. In the six years since the plague raged, some cities had lost a full 80% of their population, and the so-called wealthy cities had almost become
It has become a dead city.”
"However, many countries still retain ancient buildings that looked mighty and majestic hundreds of years ago, such as the Colosseum and churches. There are countless believers here from top to bottom. The Pope can even depose the king. Under the majestic surface
, it’s because the people don’t have a living.”
"When the envoy finally returned to Korea safely with the business group, he not only sold the silk, tea and porcelain he brought out at a very good price, which made up for all the expenses of the trip, but also brought back a lot of gold.
The silver gems were intended to be used as military supplies. But they are no longer needed at this time. The king he respects, Emperor Taizu, has unified the mountains and rivers and has become the lord of the world."
After saying this in one breath, Zhang Shou finally paused and talked about the follow-up with a smile.
"After returning to the court, the envoy ordered himself and the crew to stay on the ship for thirty more days after the ship arrived at the port, so as not to spread the plague back to the country. He wrote a book "Short Notes of a Journey to the West", and was fortunate enough to get it.
The honor of Emperor Taizu personally writing the preface. And because he was already old, he even got sick overseas before. His health was far worse than before, and he never went to sea again."
"However, twenty years later, when he was much older, he met another envoy who had returned from sailing to sea with orders. That envoy brought him a very interesting news. Shortly after he left, Egypt changed again.
A new king, and this new king is exactly the slave officer that the envoy had met, but his reign was only a pitiful six years."
"After that, our envoys gradually gave up on the conflict-ridden but poor Western countries. Even merchant ships only occasionally went to these poor Western countries."
When he said the words "poor countries in the West" in a serious manner, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile a little. You know, before the Americas were developed, those countries in the west were indeed very poor. They couldn't even compete with the small countries in Southeast Asia.
The king and the nobles alike provided enough gold, silver and spices.
Of course, there are kings and nobles in Western countries, but the question is, how much money can the nobles who can only rely on exploiting serfs make? How much money can the kings who cannot control the nobles make? The guy who made the slave fortune seems to have a lot of wealth, but can he have a lot of money?
Is it easy to make money in Japan, where money is extremely cheap? Can it be more popular than the spices, gems, and wood from Southeast Asia? If you accidentally get involved in a war, it will be a disaster!
Seeing that his little story aroused everyone's sighs and sighs, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "I just mentioned Egypt four thousand years ago. In fact, thousands of years ago, Egypt and the land adjacent to it were...
The place was once fertile and wealthy, not inferior to our country."
He explained to everyone the Sphinx and Pyramids of ancient Egypt; he described the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; he talked about how Alexander the Great went from a small country of Macedonia to three countries in Asia, Europe and Africa, and built a huge empire with a towering lighthouse.
The prosperity of the port and library shocked the past and present; speaking of the Spartans' eight hundred warriors guarding Thermopylae and defeating the Persian army...
And this eloquent narration is far better than the history lectures mixed in by the previous four mountain chiefs - because what they talked about is well known to everyone. After all, the supervisors and students who can listen here today
There are very few people who are as ignorant as those dandies in Banshan Hall in the past. But what Zhang Shou talked about cannot be found in books at all!
Only Lu Sanlang was lucky enough to have a good relationship with Weinan Bo Zhang Kang, so he knew from a few words what kind of land there was beyond the Ming Dynasty. He was also a student of Zhang Shou, and knew that Zhang Shou was actually extremely eloquent, so he still hesitated at this time.
I had enough time to look around and found that most of the other students were listening with great interest.
You know, most of the travel notes these days are half-true and half-false.
Because except for a few travelers who have actually used their own feet or the feet of horses to measure foreign lands, most literati are working behind closed doors and talking nonsense. Even the envoys who have actually been to foreign lands are not much better...
...Just by looking at the nonsense descriptions often added when mentioning Fanbang in official history, you can see how backward the flow of information these days is.
And Zhang Shou described to everyone a world where the details of life are true, but the systems are bizarre. If the people listening to him at this time were a group of old scholars, they would definitely find faults, but today's audience is mostly young.
, there are fewer older people, not to mention that the picture scroll Zhang Shou slowly unfolded really sounds very believable, who is not curious?
Therefore, when Zhang Shou talked about Euclid and Archimedes, two very famous mathematicians in ancient Greece, most people did not realize that Zhang Shou had changed the topic to arithmetic.
It wasn't until Zhang Shou brought up the old story again and Taizu told the envoy the story that it was said that Euclid solved the mystery of the height of the pyramid, they finally came to their senses.
But immediately afterwards, Zhang Shou told the story of Archimedes testing the authenticity of the crown, which attracted several low voices. Although many smart people have woken up, they dared Zhang Shou to test the Taizu plaque in the first place.
Whether it is hollow or not comes from this, but I also realized from it that Zhang Shou's story may be true.
Therefore, when Zhang Shou talked about the tragic ending of Archimedes being killed by Roman soldiers, even those who had previously had prejudices against Zhang Shou, such as Yue Shanchang and others, couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Sanlang, on the other hand, had an indescribable weirdness on his face.
Zhang Shou told him the story of Archimedes. Although he never told the story of testing the crown, he did mention the famous saying, "Give me a fulcrum, I can move the earth." He dared to guarantee that if Zhang Shou
Now that Shou repeats these words, these guys who were shaking their heads just now will definitely be in an uproar.
Comments such as arrogance and boldness will all be directed at the foreign arithmetic master!
But there is no doubt that others did not know, and based on Zhang Shou's description, they regarded Archimedes as a typical foreign celebrity - and after his death, he was regretted and mourned by the enemy generals, who not only executed the assailant
, and even the legend that a tombstone was built as a commemoration has aroused the resonance of many scholars who consider themselves scholars.
If a man is like this, he has lived up to his life!
Therefore, when Zhang Shou finally mentioned several major achievements of Archimedes, even though most people except the supervisors of Jiuzhang Hall did not understand them, they still couldn't help but write them down carefully - not to mention anything else.
, what if Zhang Shou encounters the problem of whether the Taizu plaque is hollow in the future, and can it be used? At that time, maybe they will be the ones receiving the emperor's praise and numerous praises!
Buoyancy theorem, lever law, spiral, approximation method to find the area of ellipse...
Although Zhang Shou only introduced the achievements of Archimedes briefly and comprehensively, gradually, most of the scholars, who were outstanding in literature, history and philosophy but poor in mathematics and physics, were a little overwhelmed. Among the four mountain chiefs, Chief Hong Shan's brows had already tightened.
Frowning tightly, the remaining three were not only still concentrating, but even leaders like Yue Shan were quietly calculating something with their fingers.
How could they, who are good at agriculture, water conservancy and building pontoons and bridges, not understand arithmetic?
When Zhang Shou concluded with the legendary Euclid's famous saying to King Ptolemy - Geometry has no king, and then walked off the stage, he found that the audience was silent, and in Guangye Hall on the side, people who were also listening with great interest
Zhu Ying couldn't help complaining with raised eyebrows: "Do these people have any discernment? Ah Shou's words are so fascinating, do they just react like this!"
Wu was also worried. She was about to cheer up and comfort Zhu Ying when she suddenly heard sparse applause coming from outside. She found that the applause was much smaller than the applause of the four mountain chiefs before.
She didn't understand but stubbornly felt that Zhang Shou's words were excellent. She couldn't help but feel a little sore at the corners of her eyes, but in an instant, the sparse applause triggered a huge reaction.
I just heard applause coming from all directions. The sound became louder and louder, and finally it gathered into a torrent.
Wu, who was surprised and happy, ignored that she had told Zhu Ying not to show her body rashly before. She rushed to the front of Guangye Hall and looked around. She saw that people not only applauded loudly, but also many people stood up. And then
Then, she heard Zhu Ying shouting from behind: "I thought they were so ignorant, but I didn't expect them to know what is good and what is bad!"
Wu felt that the boulder that had been weighing on her chest for many days suddenly moved away, and she felt much more relaxed. While wiping the corners of her eyes, she said softly: "Finally, I have lived up to Ah Shou's preparations these days. I'm worried that he is too stressed, and he won't be able to do anything at all."
I don’t dare to say more to him. You know, he is the doctor of this country at a young age, and he is the easiest to be hated by others..."
"What are you afraid of? If you don't make people jealous, you are a mediocre person!"
However, Zhu Ying seemed nonchalant. She raised her head slightly and said with a smile: "Ah Shou is not afraid of big scenes. Whether it is the first time he meets the Queen Mother or the first time he meets the Emperor, he is calm and composed. The Emperor also praised him.
He has the air of a famous minister and general!"
While the prospective mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were praising someone, Zhang Shou had also returned to his seat. He did not expect such an enthusiastic response. Seeing that the third prince's face turned red with excitement, his hands were also red.
, he suddenly felt that such a little guy was really cute. If it weren't for the fact that this was a public place and it was not his Jiuzhangtang, he would have wanted to touch that round head.
Lu Sanlang smiled even more. He helped Zhang Shou sit down diligently and exaggeratedly, and then said with a smile: "After today's lecture, the teacher has officially become equal to those mountain chiefs!"
The third prince nodded without thinking: "Yes, who is it? What the teacher said is very interesting... No, it makes sense!"
Although the third prince said this in a low voice and only in front of a group of Jiuzhangtang supervisors, those supervisors who came from different backgrounds but were mostly used to being treated coldly were originally happy to follow such a popular teacher as Zhang Shou.
Is there any reason not to spread these words?
Therefore, when Xu Heijun, the Superintendent of the Shengqi Hall, came back to the podium and announced that the lecture was over, the third prince's words had already spread like wildfire.
Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye had complex and subtle emotions when they learned about this. Zhang Shou, the Imperial College doctor, was obviously better than the four mountain chiefs. This was to gain face for the Imperial College, but Zhang Shou was nowhere to be found.
Is he really one of the Imperial College’s own?
This is clearly a boy who has always been outside the Imperial Academy Supervisor system, and yet he just fell in love with the emperor!
When I think about the fact that the third prince, who was a shy child before, has suddenly become a hot candidate for the Eastern Palace, and thinks about how before, this young prince was at least still in the Mid-level Hall of the Imperial Academy, but now he is completely different.
When they finally got Zhang Shou, it was impossible for them to show enthusiasm. Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye felt tight in their chests.
They can still point fingers at Banshan Hall, but as for Jiuzhang Hall... they imitated Xu Heizi and secretly attended a class, but they really didn't understand anything, as if they had never read a book before, and they were at a loss!
At the end of the game, Lin Laohu, the leader of the Shuntian government office fast class who came to maintain order today, was very busy. Although he felt that this matter should be handled by the Zhuang class, the leader of the Zhuang class pretended to be sick and hid, so he could only force it.
On his scalp. At this time, he was shouting until his throat became hoarse. He was guiding the supervisors and candidates to exit in an orderly manner, smiling until his cheeks ached, when he heard a voice not far behind him.
"Da Sicheng, Shao Sicheng, the Imperial College has such a young and mature talent as Dr. Zhang, it really brings glory to this top university in the world!"
Lin Laohu quietly looked back and saw that the person who said this was clearly Chief Yue Shan, followed by three others who were giving lectures today. On the other side were Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye. He instinctively felt that something might be going on next.
, and quickly wanted to hide. However, who knew that he would already be in trouble just a few steps after he slipped out.
Suddenly, Chief Hong Shan pointed his finger in his direction, and then said angrily: "When did the Imperial Academy need people from the public to maintain the lectures? This important place of the academy has been defiled by these lowly servants, like
What words!"
Lin Laohu felt a surge of anger rushing straight to his forehead, and almost wanted to retort - you are the scoundrel, and your whole family is the scoundrel!