My Daming New Empire

If I failed to impress him today but offended him, maybe I would be expelled from Daming and let him return to Europe.

If he returns to Europe, he will no longer be able to learn such advanced knowledge.

Moreover, since I offended Her Royal Highness's father, will the princess dislike me because of this?

This made Da Vinci flinch a little, but soon, he adjusted his mood again.Although it is a bit risky, he wants to study science and engineering knowledge systematically, rather than wasting time on these studies of governing the country.

Because he is not a prince, does not have his own country to manage, and does not want to be an official, he just wants to do more research.

The weather on this day was not beautiful. Although there was no snow in the sky, the temperature was very low.

All the students waiting at Taixue were shivering in the cold wind, but no one complained.

Being able to get in close contact with His Majesty the Emperor is not a common occurrence for most students.

When Da Vinci arrived at the pre-arranged location, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.Because most of their basic supplementary schools are studied by foreign princes, their age is relatively young, and their positions are arranged relatively late.

Moreover, the positions in the front row belonged to the princes, and Da Vinci was almost placed in the last position.Even if His Majesty the Emperor came in person, he could only see His Majesty through many people.

Of course, what he didn't know was that because Zhu Zhanji deliberately wanted to give him a chance to get closer, today he specially arranged to meet the prince of Yi.

Not yet, that is, at two o'clock in the afternoon in later generations, Zhu Zhanji's special car with the Daming Dragon flag driving into the campus of Taixue.

When Zhu Zhanji got out of the car, more than [-] teachers and students in the whole school bowed to each other. "I have met His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Not far away, Da Vinci met the most powerful emperor in the world for the first time.

He is tall and straight, not angry and majestic. Although he is over 60 years old, he looks like a middle-aged man.

He has a natural aura about him, among thousands of people, he is always the most attractive one.

While in Europe, he once met the Pope in Florence.In his opinion, the agent of God is just a corrupt old man, but His Majesty the Emperor is like a god.

After getting off the car, His Majesty accepted the salute from all the teachers and students of the school, and did not directly enter the auditorium, but came to different squares one by one, talked to some student representatives, and encouraged them.

And the phalanx that had been interviewed, under the arrangement of the lecturer, began to line up to enter the auditorium to wait for His Majesty to speak.

Soon, His Majesty the Emperor came to the front of their attached basic college. Da Vinci, like other students, looked at His Majesty with eyes full of admiration.

It was he who created the most powerful empire in the world.

It was he who started a large-scale trade between countries all over the world.

It is he who guides the technological development of the whole world.

It was him who maintained the order under this discussion.

Before coming to Daming, Da Vinci had no idea how big this world was.

After coming to Daming, he finally confirmed that the world has five continents, four oceans, and in the boundless oceans, there are countless small islands.

Before he came to Daming, he knew how advanced the world was, and he thought that Florence and Crete were first-class prosperous places.

But when I came to Daming, I realized that Daming hardly used horse-drawn carriages now. There were all kinds of cars, bicycles, trains, tractors, and even planes flying in the sky.

And the use of electricity has opened up a new world. A single electric light can make a room as bright as daytime. Yingtianfu, which has installed street lights, is a city that never sleeps.

In Europe, the nobles lived a backward life, and they were not even as advanced and happy as ordinary people in Ming Dynasty.

Here is the world's most advanced technology, the most delicious food, the most peaceful environment, and the most efficient government.

And everything was brought by His Majesty.

He has already studied history and knows that although Daming was richer than the average country 50 years ago, the degree of wealth was very limited.

The rapid development of Ming Dynasty is mainly due to the achievements of the past 50 years.

In Daming, everyone is satisfied, only the original Confucians feel lost.

Taixue, which used to be the base of officials of the Ming Dynasty, had more than 50 students 1 years ago, but now, if the affiliated schools of foreign princes are not counted, the number of students is less than [-].

Although Confucianism is still the spiritual essence of Ming Dynasty, officials who only understand Confucianism have no chance to hold important positions.

Any official must have professional skills.

However, people like them from other countries want to learn professional skills, but they can't.

Today, the prince of Ceylon and several princes with outstanding academic performance were arranged at the forefront.The reason why the prince of Ceylon was placed in the front was mainly because the country of Ceylon unearthed a huge sapphire some time ago, and this sapphire was presented to His Majesty the Emperor by the country of Ceylon.

Concubine Lan likes this gem very much, it can make Concubine Lan happy, and His Majesty the Emperor will naturally be happy too. For this reason, she specially approved a batch of retired flintlock guns and gave them to Ceylon for free.

Da Vinci was extremely nervous, touched the manuscript in his arms, and then took it out.

His Majesty has finished his interview and is about to leave.He couldn't miss this opportunity, so he withdrew from the phalanx, trying to go around to the front from the side.

A young lecturer in charge of maintaining order called out in a low voice, "Leonardo, what do you want?"

Da Vinci pretended not to hear, raised the manuscript in his hand, read it quickly and rushed forward, shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, the foreigner has a design to offer to Your Majesty."

He was surprised that those Jin Yiwei, who were usually advertised as fierce, didn't stop him, maybe because he was young and didn't make them nervous.

He was lucky, because His Majesty's eyes were attracted to him.Those sharp eyes that seemed to be able to pierce people's hearts shot a circle around Da Vinci's body, and then said: "Let him come over."

Two strong men from Jin Yiwei had already stopped Da Vinci, but they didn't use any violence, they just touched him from top to bottom, and let him go without finding any murder weapon.

Da Vinci took a deep breath and calmed himself down.But the closer he got to the emperor, the more nervous he became. He even felt that his ears had lost their function, and he couldn't hear the outside sound, only his own heartbeat.

Da Vinci woke up from this confusion when a strong man pinned his shoulders. He quickly knelt down and held up his manuscript with both hands. "Leonardo di Piero da Vinci, a foreigner, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

Zhu Zhanji asked someone to take the manuscript, opened it, and it turned out that it was some of his previous designs and conjectures.He smiled and asked, "Leonardo, I have heard about you. It is said that you came to Daming to study, and it was my princess who sponsored you."

Da Vinci knelt down and said: "Xiao Min volunteered to become the knight of Her Royal Highness Princess Yongheng, and it is her duty to protect Her Royal Highness from now on."

"He is a child who knows how to repay his kindness, yes, get up." When Da Vinci stood up, Zhu Zhanji asked again: "What is your intention of presenting these designs to me today?"

Da Vinci glanced at the emperor in front of him, and immediately lowered his head again. "Xiaomin wants to become a citizen of Ming Dynasty, so that he can enter the institute of science and technology and learn all kinds of knowledge about things."

Hearing that this was the purpose, Zhu Zhanji was even happier.A scientist who voluntarily joins Ming Dynasty is more effective than having one more vassal state.

Da Vinci is only 14 years old this year, which is the stage when a person's thinking is gradually maturing.On the right path of scientific research at this time, Zhu Zhanji is looking forward to his growth.

I am afraid that compared to him in his previous life, his achievements in this life are even greater.

However, acting has to be a full set.Although he had known Da Vinci's designs and conjectures for a long time, Zhu Zhanji still pretended not to know. "I have accepted these manuscripts of yours first. Go back and have a look today. If you meet my expectations, I will take care of the naturalization of Ming Dynasty for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Xiaomin must study hard and contribute his strength to Daming in the future."

Not many people knew about this little episode even in those days, but it completely changed Da Vinci's fate.