Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 757 Questioning and Collision
The second one to stand up was a European with quite a few white hairs. His demeanor was obviously more respectful to Emperor Chongzhen.He introduced himself first, and then introduced his field of expertise.

De Zag, a Frenchman, has rich experience. He has worked as a military engineer and architect, and his most successful achievement is in projective geometry.In his early years, he published "On Perspective Intersection Lines", which began to discuss the problem of perspective, and proposed two theorems of triangular perspective.Just a few years ago, the foundational work of projective geometry theory was published "Manuscript Attempting to Deal with the Intersection of Cone and Plane".

This person is much less famous than Fermat.Not only is the projective geometry he created unobtrusive, but more importantly, many botanical terms were borrowed in his thesis, making it difficult for people to understand.This is also when he heard that the Ming Empire in the Far East was recruiting talents, so he made up his mind to come to Daming.

It was not until 1845 that mathematics historian Schaller accidentally discovered the manuscript of "A Manuscript Attempting to Treat the Intersection of a Cone and a Plane" and then publicized it, which attracted widespread attention.Ultimately, the book ranks among the classics of pure geometry.

At this time, he was talking there with eloquence, and to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen also had a bit of a headache hearing it.Although he has the knowledge of later generations as the basis, he can understand some, but in many places, he doesn't know what nouns mean?
However, for these, Emperor Chongzhen was still very patient.Although they are not Ming people, at least not yet, their spirit of scientific exploration is still worthy of admiration.Not to mention, this European had worked as a military engineer and architect, and this resume also interested him very much.

Other Europeans don't really understand Dezag's knowledge, but at least he has published books, and no one can question or deny him, so he has become one of the three most learned people.

At this moment, they couldn't help but feel happy when they heard him talking about those dry and difficult things again, and seeing the frowning and thoughtful look on the Emperor Daming's face from time to time, didn't the Emperor Daming be stumped now?
Until noon, maybe Dezager was hungry, so he finally ended his narration.

Emperor Chongzhen heard the stomachs of many people below were rumbling, and Fang Zhenghua also reminded him that it was time to eat.

So, he ordered to entertain these Europeans, and continue chatting while eating.

A little different from the past, this time the reception was in the form of a buffet, allowing these Europeans to choose their favorite food to eat, and of course it was impossible for him to be with these Europeans.

The buffet is set up in the courtyard outside the lobby. Emperor Chongzhen dined in the lobby. Those who had been interviewed by Fermat and Dezag were allowed to eat in the hall. Others were in the courtyard. Jin Yiwei will not let them come here.

This kind of differential treatment can also reflect the difference between passing the interview or not.

What Dezag didn't expect was that after Emperor Chongzhen ate a little, he began to ask him questions, which were some of the questions he had mentioned.

Upon hearing this, Dezag immediately stood up respectfully and answered seriously.

In his opinion, he is most afraid that his knowledge will not be understood by outsiders.Now that someone asks a question, it is the greatest respect for him, and he naturally wants to explain clearly.Not to mention, the person who asked him the question now is still the emperor of the Ming Empire, and his status is the No. 1 in the world today.

Fermat sat across from him and listened with his ears up at first, but he couldn't understand after all, so he had no choice but to continue eating: Oriental cuisine, well-deserved reputation!

The gate is open, and people outside the courtyard can also see the situation in the lobby.The Emperor Ming was sitting there, naturally to attract their attention, and would peek at them from time to time.Then, they discovered that Emperor Ming was talking to Dezag.

From the looks of it, it seemed that Emperor Ming asked a question, and Dezag was answering it.It can be seen from the expression that the Emperor Ming was asking for advice, and Dezag answered it very easily.

After asking a lot, Emperor Chongzhen gradually understood what Dezag said, which is probably a branch of geometry that is used a little more in drawing and architecture.In this regard, he does not say he is proficient, but he can also talk about some principles and laws in it.

Therefore, after this question was asked, he gradually changed from questioning to discussion, and in the end, some of the questions he asked stumped Dezag even more, making Dezage not know how to explain or answer for a while.

Of course, some questions from Emperor Chongzhen, or some explanations, also made Dezag feel enlightened, and gave him a deeper understanding of projective geometry, which made him feel overjoyed.

Before he knew it, Dezag became more respectful towards Emperor Chongzhen, and he always used that attitude of asking for advice during the conversation.

For his change of attitude, Fermat felt the most intuitively.However, he was not surprised at all.Because he had already felt the erudition of the Ming Emperor, and he had experienced similar feelings.

And in the courtyard outside the lobby, those Europeans also slowly discovered the changes in the lobby, and they were a little surprised for a while.Later, they spread the word to ten, ten to a hundred places. Anyway, they were almost eaten, so they all crowded at the door to watch the words and deeds of Emperor Ming and De Zag inside.They can feel how respectful Dezag's attitude is. For the knowledge of the Eastern Emperor, it is really simple!

After waiting for a while, after the food was removed and everyone entered the lobby again, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised to find that the invisible arrogance that seemed to exist among these European crowds was no longer felt at all.When they looked at him, there was reverence in their eyes, which they had never seen before.

In this regard, he can naturally guess what is going on.

To be honest, in terms of natural knowledge, if they didn't show up, these Europeans really have the capital to be proud.Otherwise, those missionaries would not have been able to knock on the door of the scholar-bureaucrat class with their natural knowledge.

Although I have come to this era now, I am the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and I have too many things to deal with.Although a lot of knowledge of later generations has been recorded for the scholars of Ming Dynasty to learn from, the logical reasoning way of thinking of natural knowledge and the understanding of natural knowledge are what the scholars of Ming Dynasty lack. Even if they are working hard, it is not for a while. Semi will be able to change.

It was also for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen asked Portugal to bring as many Western nature books as possible to Ming Dynasty, and to bring as many talents in this field as possible to Ming Dynasty.This can bring a catfish to the academic world of Ming Dynasty, which can stir up the water in this square.

Next, it was the turn of the last of the three most famous people in Europe, named Kircher, who was younger than Dezager, less than fifty.He is a priest in identity, but he entered Daming as an ordinary person.

He introduced to Emperor Chongzhen that he had relatively high attainments in physics, astronomy, mechanics, philosophy, history, and musicology, and was also very interested in the East described in Marco Polo's travel notes.

Regarding Kircher's introduction, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of Song Yingxing, who should also be an encyclopedic character.He still welcomes this kind of talent.

Kircher began to rattle off his achievements, deduced that disease and decay were caused by the action of microbes, and invented the slide lantern, the organ, and the microphone.Among other things, he was deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs...

In the end, he was completely trapped in his own world, forgetting that he was facing the emperor of the largest empire in the Far East at this time, and said excitedly: "... I deduce that if there is no air, the sound cannot be transmitted, and now I am thinking about how to make the air Get rid of..."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was already very satisfied with this talent. The encyclopedia style is currently the most important thing in Ming Dynasty.Therefore, when I heard what he said, I said in passing: "You are wrong. Sound must have a medium to propagate. It can propagate in air, water, etc. The clarity of its propagation is limited by the density of the medium, distance, etc. Wait, it cannot spread in a vacuum..."

Hearing what he said so definitely and in such detail, Kircher couldn't help becoming more excited, as if he had found a bosom friend, and wanted to continue the discussion.

However, Emperor Chongzhen saw that there were many people behind him, and he had already made an assessment of Kircher, so he said to him without waiting for him to speak again: "We also have a person in Ming Dynasty who knows a lot about all walks of life. If you can communicate, you will definitely gain something! Next one!"

Hearing this, Kircher was very excited, and wanted to talk to the person Emperor Ming mentioned immediately.Of course, if the person in front of him was not the Ming Emperor, and he could not talk casually, he would definitely drag Emperor Chongzhen to have a chat first.

During the interview process that followed, Emperor Chongzhen found that the talents of other Europeans were obviously not as good as the previous three, and more of the content learned from books, they just followed the script, and did not explore it by themselves.Therefore, the subsequent interview process became faster and faster, and finally interviewed everyone before dark.

However, these people were screened by the King of Portugal after all, and there is no such thing as useless.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen decided to keep everyone.

Looking at them, Emperor Chongzhen announced his decision: These people will go back to the capital with him, first adapt to the life of Ming Dynasty in the Imperial College of the Imperial College, communicate with the students of the Imperial College, and at the same time translate the books that came with them.

To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was looking forward to the cultural collision between them and the supervisors of the Guozijian. Looking at the Ming people of this era, how much can they learn from them?
After finishing this work, Emperor Chongzhen drove back to Beijing.The 20 years of Chongzhen have passed like this, and I don't know if I can live this year in the capital.

(End of this chapter)