Just based on the behavior of this blond boy at this time, if he had been replaced by such a harsh master, he would have dragged him down and beat him half to death - the kind of person who cherished the slave's support because he secretly read a book, or even expelled him from the family.
The owner who avenges his family or avenges his grievances will never appear in serious dramas. Only the messy legendary stories of some down-and-out literati dare to write.
Even if Emperor Taizu reaffirmed the Song system and there was no such rule as in the Tang Dynasty, slaves and bitches were better than livestock. However, even if a non-lifetime contract was established, slaves hired to work at home were still not considered human beings in the eyes of most masters.
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However, although Zhang Shou also signed a contract with the blond boy Wu David, he had seen many scenes of this boy reading and forgetting himself in the public school, so when he saw Zhu Ying's angry look, he couldn't help it.
He chuckled contentedly and said: "Don't read it. If you read too much, you will get angry. Just think that this guy is the best person to translate those Fanbang scriptures, and you will be able to figure it out."
Zhu Ying's eyes were very sharp. At this time, she also realized that what the other person was reading was a foreign language book that was like a heavenly book. She immediately snorted: "What's so great about those foreign books? How can it be compared to "The Book of Chinese Language" co-authored by you and Grandpa Ge?
"New Edition of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic"?"
"You can't say that. The so-called "New Edition of Gregorian Arithmetic" originally contains the wisdom of the masters of arithmetic in the past dynasties, as well as the wisdom of sages from other countries. How can it be attributed to me alone? Moreover, it is far from finished.
, If the students of Jiuzhang Hall are eager to learn and make progress in the future, they may not be able to push this Sutra to a higher level."
I think it was not that Zhang Shou did not want to be greedy for God's merit, but that his age and qualifications could not convince the public, so he borrowed the name of Ge Yong to package the modern mathematics with Ge's arithmetic and put it on the market. Now it is really seen
When he came to the Latin version of Euclid's "Elements of Geometry", which also came with several other Latin texts that he couldn't understand, he was thankful for his foresight.
Regardless of whether this book can be translated, it seems that we can only place our hope on this blond boy who doesn't know whether it is reliable or not. However, in the Yuan Dynasty, there was still a translator for "Elements of Geometry", even if it was said to be a Semu person.
So in this dynasty where merchant ships traveled all over the world, if they tried their best to search and if they couldn't find one, they would cultivate it themselves. Could it be that there really was no translator who could understand Latin?
Besides, Euclid's books may not only be available in Latin, but there must be Arabic versions. As his reputation grows, people who are interested in what he teaches now will certainly be able to find the source, and sooner or later they will have to find fault with it.
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How could he reveal clues little by little, and he had the endorsement of the grand master Ge Yong, and then the emperor and many rival bosses helped him figure out that the non-mainstream old gentlemen who had traveled overseas under his tutelage had their own overseas heritage.
Easy to come by?
While Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying were talking, the blond boy who was immersed in reading finally burst out with joy and said something - of course, it was something that none of them could understand. After all, Zhang Shou was very interested in
In other languages other than English, apart from being able to speak the words and phrases of certain languages with some seriousness, there is nothing else you can do.
But at least his reaction was much faster than that of Zhu Ying, whose forehead was stiff at this moment: "David Wu, what are you talking about?"
This time, the blond boy finally came to his senses and saw the scholar Zhang who had brought him back as a bookboy and a gorgeously dressed woman standing side by side. At this time, the bachelor Zhang had a half-smiling expression on his face, but the one beside him
The woman stared at him with a sullen face, obviously not so happy. At this moment, he immediately realized that he had committed the same old habit again.
His job as a handyman in the public school was in name only, and he often lost his mind while mumbling something while working. He was jointly sued by several gentlemen, so it was only then that Academician Zhang came forward to bring him back as a book boy. At this moment,
He was afraid that he would offend the bachelor's benefactor again when he first arrived, so he quickly put down his book and stepped forward and bowed in fear.
"I just fell into a trance while reading. It's my fault." When he said this, he lowered his head deeply, not to mention how sincere he was.
The four words "It's my fault" were learned by David Wu when he was on the ship - it was an unforgettable memory after he was caught with a quibble after making a mistake and was beaten severely. If we say that when he was in Florence, he got
His lesson is that you should never admit when you have done something wrong, and you have to defend yourself even if you are caught doing it. So what he learned on the boat is to admit your mistakes and accept the punishment.
Otherwise, it will only be more unlucky! Because he, a foreigner with completely different skin and hair color from others, is always facing death threats. Even if he is very careful on the boat, he is almost thrown into the sea several times!
Although Zhu Ying said she didn't look good, she admitted her mistake honestly, and the eldest lady's anger went away just as quickly. What's more, she was brought back by Zhang Shou, known as a book boy, and he was also useful in translating those foreign language books.
Should she be punished because she didn't like it? She ignored the boy at that moment, but looked at Zhang Shou and asked: "Ah Shou, will he go to and from the public school with you every day from now on?"
"Yes, when I was in public school, he would attend Jiuzhang Hall. He had some basic knowledge of formulas, graphics and the like, but he didn't know any of the Ming Dynasty characters, so I was going to find a teacher to teach him.
It is different from teaching ordinary Meng Tong. Even if an ordinary master has no prejudice, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to be competent. I don't have time for him to learn for ten or eight years."
"Yingying, do you have any good candidates to teach him and shorten the time for him to master the Ming language and writing?"
Wu David pricked up his ears to distinguish the conversation between Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying. Although he tried his best, he could only understand 30% to 40% of the conversation. This was thanks to the fact that neither of them used any idioms that were too difficult, but he could finally understand one sentence.
mean.
That is, at least the obviously young couple in front of him have no ill intentions toward him, and are even seriously discussing his education. They seem to intend for him to learn something well!
Wu Dawei was a little annoyed that he had no autonomy when it came to his own problems. But even when he was at home, he was a rebellious boy, but now he seemed very well-behaved.
When he was in Florence, those scholars would certainly be happy to serve as tutors for nobles, and would also be willing to charge high tuition fees and accept the children of wealthy businessmen and citizens to study under them, but he was still the least favored as an illegitimate son.
Coupled with his weird temper, he only stayed under a certain scholar for less than three months at the longest, and was finally kicked out.
But in this far east, he discovered that the school he had attended before actually enrolled many students from real common people, including the sons of farmers and craftsmen!
And they were taught not only by scholars, but also by the young official in front of him, Zhang Xueshi, who was only a few years older than him.
Seeing Zhang Shou asking for her opinion on such a matter, Zhu Ying's face suddenly burst into a proud smile. Although teaching and educating people seemed to be Zhang Shou's area of expertise, in the field of how to teach people,
No one knows it better than her.
You know, whether it is the Imperial College of the Han and Tang Dynasties or the Imperial College of the Song and Ming Dynasties, there is one kind of creature that is indispensable... no, it is a character, that is... the overseas students who have never stopped for thousands of years!
Many young people with different skin colors, different accents, different origins, and of course different races appeared neatly in the Imperial Academy, the highest institution of the imperial court, and received an education in etiquette, law, classics and history. They entered Beijing at the age of five or six, while the oldest were eleven.
At the age of two, when they return to China, these people who have received a profound education in traditional Chinese culture will naturally bring Chinese culture back to their home country.
However, Zhu Ying had no intention of sending the blond boy to the Imperial College. Not to mention that Zhang Shou and the Imperial College had completely broken up now. Even if they hadn't, she didn't think those old scholars in the Imperial College had such ability.
Because in those traditional vassal countries, be it Goryeo or Annan and Burma, the princes and nobles were all fluent in Chinese and could even write beautiful Chinese characters. Children were naturally influenced by it. Because Japan was isolated overseas, there were not many princes and nobles who could speak Chinese.
There are so many, but Chinese characters have always been popular. Therefore, many of the young people sent to the Imperial College have a good foundation in Sinology.
After all, Chinese and Chinese characters have been the most common language and characters used in all barbarians for thousands of years.
Regardless of the Turks, Khitans, Jurchens, Mongols... they all have their own languages and characters. However, those languages may still be passed down orally, but the characters are very difficult to pass down. Even like Xixia, the characters are almost lost.
So. Therefore, the people who are most proficient in Khitan, Xixia and even Jurchen writing are definitely not in the northwest and northeast, but in a place that no one expected.
Thinking about the secrets the emperor told her, Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Leave this matter to me. Later I will ask a gentleman who is best at teaching people to teach this boy. He will keep it for no more than ten years and eight years."
Years, at most one or two years!"
Zhang Shou suddenly muttered. Chinese has always been called the most difficult language in the world. There is no one. How many crooked people in later generations have been tortured to death, and Zhu Ying actually boasted that he could learn it quickly?
Moreover, where did this eldest lady find her husband? Why didn't he know that she had such connections before? You know, Zhu Tingfang, the three brothers and sisters of the Zhu family, is outstanding in literary and military skills, but the other two seem to have nothing to do with being studious and motivated.
relationship, and has nothing to do with those famous teachers and celebrities... Miss Zhu used to be ridiculed for being uneducated and unskilled.
Zhu Ying pretended not to see Zhang Shou's suspicion. She raised her chin and nodded at the confused blond boy, and then said: "You are new here, don't work so hard, let Ah Liu assign you a
Where to stay, take a good walk at home first, and then learn the rules, otherwise...be careful to get punished if you make a mistake."
When the eldest lady said these last three words, she showed her little white teeth as if in demonstration. This frightened Wu David so much that he closed his legs and nodded quickly.
He had only seen whips and sticks in the West, but he had never seen such a terrifying thing as a board... It was really scary for an Easterner to think of such a torture instrument for punishing people! However, when he exited, he only saw
Seeing Zhu Ying smile brightly, it was a real and lively smile, completely different from those noble women he had seen who were always fake smiling.
That night, Wu Dawei, who had changed his residence, not only had a single room, a sturdy bed, and thick bedding, but also enjoyed a quite sumptuous dinner. Although this was not the best treatment he had enjoyed since arriving in the Eastern Ming Dynasty, at least it was
It was the most peaceful sleep he had ever had that day. Moreover, he easily remembered the house rules explained to him by the young man known as the butler.
Because there are only two words - obedient, obedient, obedient! As long as you can do this, nothing will go wrong!
Zhu Ying kept her promise. When Zhang Shou brought his new scholar to the public school the next day and brought him back, he learned from An Lu, the concierge, that the teacher his wife had volunteered to hire had already arrived. He
Looking back at the blond boy behind him who was walking with an honest face, he smiled and said, "Okay, your teacher is already here, let's go take a look."
He has a slight understanding of the language but no understanding of the writing. This is Wu David's most embarrassing situation today.
It can't be said that he can't read and write at all. Wu David can still recognize and write the three simplest characters, one, two and three. However, when he first learned it, he thought that the Ming Dynasty writing was too simple and crude, and he couldn't.
When the quantity was expressed by increasing horizontally and horizontally, he was dizzy by the fact. Because from four to ten, there was no pattern at all in the shape!
At this time, Wu David was equally happy to understand what Zhang Shou meant. When he followed Zhang Shou to the study, he saw the young lady he saw yesterday and another older man without a beard waiting for him.
There, when he saw him and Zhang Shou, the other party first saluted Zhang Shou solemnly, and then looked at him with a very critical eye.
"it's him?"
Wu David was a little frightened by the cold eyes, but he still tried to stand up straight. As for Zhang Shou, he was dragged out by Zhu Ying before he could say anything. When he got outside the door, he wanted to say something
That's my study, not that blond boy's study. Why should I leave? But then I heard Zhu Ying's words: "This is Eunuch Liang in the palace."
"Eunuch?" Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel ridiculous. If it were anyone else, he might have thought that the eldest lady was playing tricks, but he knew that although Zhu Ying often acted irrationally, she was actually very measured.
After he was astonished, he thought about it carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Is it from the inner library of the Secretary's Li Jian? Or is it from the Ancient and Modern Tongjiku?"
"Ah Shou, why are you so smart!" Zhu Ying suddenly smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, feeling quite proud that all her efforts had not been in vain, "Eunuch Liang is the eunuch in charge of Tongjiku in ancient and modern times. He is proficient in Xixia literature.
, Khitan script, Jurchen script, Mongolian script, and even Turkic script, which is now rare, he also dabbled in it."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but take a breath. Although Chinese minority scripts and Western languages seem to be completely different dimensions and concepts, in fact it is not simple at all, because those leaders who are proficient in Chinese characters order those bachelors who are also proficient in Chinese characters
When creating characters, in order to highlight the national character, people are often specially ordered to create characters that are completely different from Chinese characters.
As a result, let alone foreigners, in the late dynasty, many people of the same ethnic group could not write their own language! And that Eunuch Liang was proficient in so many ethnic minority languages... He couldn't help but said sincerely: "This Eunuch Liang
That’s a rare talent!”
Zhu Ying suddenly smiled even more happily: "When Emperor Taizu led his army to capture the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, he had carefully arranged the internal response in advance, so many books were preserved, and this was how the Ancient and Modern Tongjiku was created. But those books were not
Young people are all familiar with these characters, so from that time on, the palace has trained chamberlains to learn these characters, so when it comes to teaching people languages, no one is better than them!"