Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Quickly, kneel down and kowtow to the emperor." Before Newton and Zhu Youjian could continue to communicate, some flatterers held Newton up and pressed him to the ground.

"What are you doing? Presumptuous!" Zhu Youjian said angrily.Even if he was a time traveler, even if he was an emperor, he was not good enough to make Newton kneel down for him.It's not a question of anything else, it's pure admiration for knowledge.

Chapter 643:

Newton was quite frightened. Although he had learned Chinese for several months along the way, the conversation in front of him was speaking too fast, and he couldn't understand what these people were saying at all.

But there was one thing Newton was clear about. The man standing across from him, who called him by his name in English, obviously liked him.

With this in mind, Newton immediately hid beside Zhu Youjian, because he was thin and small, so he just hid under Zhu Youjian's armpit.

"This... this kid is fighting for favor with me." Jiu'er immediately pointed at Newton and pretended to be angry.This amused Zhu Youjian.

"Haha, I'll protect him." Zhu Youjian smiled.This crisis was resolved in one action of Newton.As long as Zhu Youjian is happy, naturally he will not really punish other people.

On the way back, Zhu Youjian naturally took a carriage with Newton.What looked like a row of carriages was actually full of teenagers brought over from Europa.

Except for the princess consort, other Daming people who came back from a long way did not have a car.

Fortunately, many people came to see the excitement today. The people of Ming Dynasty came to welcome the heroes of Ming Dynasty. These returned people were finally warmly welcomed by the people.

The convoy did not return to the city, but went directly to Jiangjun Mountain.

Fang Yizhi stood at the mountain gate in person, the mountain gate was wide open, and there were guards on both sides.General Mountain has not been so lively for several years, but it is a little cold.

"Your Majesty, is this kid the genius you mentioned?" Just as Zhu Youjian's carriage came to a stop, Fang Yizhi rushed forward and opened the door. He stared at Newton, raising his hands up and down as he stared at Newton. , groping around.

"Hey! Don't touch my baby." Zhu Youjian slapped Fang Yizhi's palm open and screamed strangely.

"I thought it was some kind of freak, just a fool." Fang Yizhi was obviously disdainful, and he really didn't see anything special about Newton now.Even with some special gifted teenagers in Jiangjunshan.

"Why? Don't you believe what I say?" Zhu Youjian glared at Fang Yizhi. He and Fang Yizhi were always bickering.

"I dare not, you are the Son of Heaven. But I can't just admit defeat, I have to find someone to be the referee, how about it?" Fang Yizhi didn't want to admit defeat so quickly.

"Okay, tell me who you want to be the referee!" Zhu Youjian looked proud.

"Let's find Huang Zongxi, at least he is well-versed in both Chinese and Western cultures. I heard that he has devoted himself to studying knowledge recently, so ask him to weigh this kid's quality." Fang Yizhi suggested.

"You don't need to look for it, the minister is already here." When Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, Huang Zongxi's voice had already been transmitted from the mountain road of Jiangjun Mountain.

Now Huang Zongxi is really concentrating on studying knowledge. Since he came back from Europe last time, except for discussing with Zhu Youjian for a while, the rest of his energy has been devoted to studying various books and documents in Europe.Zhu Youjian set up a special translation department to translate the books brought back by Huang Zongxi.

Strictly speaking, Huang Zongxi was studying European politics and law, especially European ancient books and some advanced Nordic national management systems.Zhu Youjian didn't expect Daming to straighten out everything overnight. It is extremely difficult to manage a country by himself and formulate a large structure, so he had the patience to wait for Huang Zongxi to take his time.

Huang Zongxi's beard was already long, and his young face looked ten years older.But the complexion on his face is not bad, mainly because the current supply in Jiangjun Mountain is too good, not worse than the sanatorium of later generations.

Huang Zongxi walked to Newton's side without asking any questions, first walked around a few times, and then squatted down in front of Newton.If it is an ordinary child, it must be frightened by this trick.But Newton didn't, he looked at the man in front of him very calmly.

"What are you best at?" Huang Zongxi suddenly asked Newton in English with a London accent.

"Dear sir, I like to make mechanical models." Newton replied politely.

"What kind of machine structure have you successfully built?" Huang Zongxi continued to ask.

"I once made a driving mill with a mouse in it, and a water clock that could wake me up on time." When he mentioned the machine, Newton's eyes were full of longing.

The two talked for more than ten minutes, while Fang Yizhi was listening impatiently.

"I'm talking about Huang Zongxi, you can tell me if it's okay." Fang Yizhi interrupted the conversation between Huang Zongxi and Newton.

"Your Majesty, leave this kid to me." Huang Zongxi smiled.

"It's a good idea. I'm the head of the mountain. This is my territory." Fang Yizhi pulled Newton past him, and guarded him behind him like a calf.He is a thief, Huang Zongxi has already opened his mouth to snatch people directly, can he still see that this is a treasure?

"I said you are a big fool, you are unreasonable." Huang Zongxi quit.

"Hahaha, I taught you guys. But there is one thing, all the places here can be opened to him. As for who to talk to, it's up to him." Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, are all places open to him?" Fang Yizhi thought he heard it wrong.You must know that there are several places in Jiangjun Mountain that are top secret, and the knowledge inside can be said to be earth-shattering.Ordinary people can't touch it at all.

"That's right, that's what I mean. All the places on Jiangjun Mountain are open to this kid. As for how much he can learn, it depends on his good fortune." Zhu Youjian decided not to keep knowledge from Newton.If he could, Newton could have carried forward Einstein's theory.Anyway, the world has changed, and whether Einstein will appear is still a question mark.

"What about the rest of the children?" Fang Yizhi asked.

"The Zhenhui will make a special decree. Every year, some talented youngsters will be selected from various provinces across the country to join the juvenile class in General Mountain. These people will study together with the geniuses in the youth class. In the future, General Mountain will only Specialize in cultivating the most qualified special talents." Zhu Youjian said seriously.

Now that the country has been unified, the selection of talents does not need to be so casual.As General Shan, who mastered the most cutting-edge knowledge, he was of course qualified to select the top talents for training.

"In addition, in order to strengthen Daming's mechanical design and manufacturing level, the princess brought back [-] senior watchmakers from Europe this time, and they will teach the students of the School of Mechanical Engineering to make precision machinery." Zhu Youjian added.

In terms of machinery manufacturing, Europe in this period was indeed ahead of Ming Dynasty.For example, the start of precision instruments started with clocks and watches.The reason why Zhu Youjian emphasized the need to recruit European watchmakers is because many talented gun designers in Europe have transformed from watchmakers.

In fact, Zhu Youjian intends to train Daming gunsmiths, and these are the most basic scientific foundations.

Chapter 644: Zhu Youjian's confidant

Zhu Youjian returned to the palace after dealing with the affairs of General Mountain.

Today's dinner in the palace was of course prepared for the daughter and son-in-law to clean up the dust. No matter what, Jiu'er and the others went to Europe this time, which can be regarded as hard work.

The family banquet is different from the state banquet, but because the daughter is also a married person, it is more formal than the general family banquet, and there are songs and dances played by the palace band.There are many more members of the royal family now, except for the two princes who are out of town, everyone who should have arrived has already arrived.

"The sons and ministers first respect the father and the queen, and wish the father and the queen a good life and health." Jiu'er picked up a tall glass, walked up to Zhu Youjian lightly, and saluted.

In addressing, Zhu Youjian did not particularly emphasize following the old system, nor did he require other children to address the queen as mother.In fact, as long as they call the queen, it is enough.

The wine is not produced in Europe, but authentic Daming self-produced.Don't think that European wines are so good at this time. In terms of quality, they are not as good as Daming's own wines.Glasses are naturally prepared for this kind of drink, and with the abundant supply of fruits in Daming, the proportional utensils displayed at the banquet are enough to dazzle people.

There are glassware, as well as bone china fired by the new method, tinware presented by Shi Lang, enamel for the imperial court, blue and white porcelain, etc.The only thing not displayed is the gold and silverware.That's because Zhu Youjian felt that the smelting and purification in this era was not enough to make gold and silver wares safe, so he deliberately ordered them not to be used.

This feast is not Zhu Youjian's intentional display of grandeur, but he is showing Daming's current product production capacity.Don't look at these as daily consumer goods, but these things are the best proof of Daming's industrial capabilities.

"Okay, I'm very happy that you didn't live up to my father's expectations." Zhu Youjian looked at Jiu'er with an indescribable warmth in his heart.

The four children left by Chongzhen are all pretty good, and each of them is better than Chongzhen.If Chongzhen left an imperial decree in history, or sent a few children to Nanjing in advance, how could the Ming Dynasty come, why not.

Some people think that the king's death in Sheji is bloody, but behind the king's death in Sheji is also a tragedy.

"Since you've returned to China, don't be too busy doing things. You should hurry up and have more children." Zhu Youjian waved his hand, talking nonsense after drinking.

"Father, how can you be like this?" Jiu'er stared, blushing.

Xiong Lijing also secretly pinched Zhu Youjian's waist fiercely with her hand. Zhu Youjian's words were indeed a bit too much. As a father, how could he say that in front of his daughter.But they didn't know that in fact, Zhu Youjian really didn't think he could be a good father, at most he regarded Jiu'er as a younger sister.

That night, Zhu Youjian sat alone in the gazebo in the back garden, drunk, with tea soup to sober up on the stone table.

The sky is full of stars, and the blue sky seems to be dotted with countless diamonds, shining brightly.