I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Chapter 812

"Yakushev, what is my father doing? Why do I seem to hear him tapping the table?"

In the corridor, Maria was holding a pot with a distinctive pothos style, and asked Alexander II's chief guard.

"Dear Princess Maria, His Majesty Augustus is dealing with some annoying business."

The head of the guard Yakushev gave a Roman military salute, "I don't think now is the best time to visit him."

"Yakushev, although the winter in Junbao is not as cold as that in Moscow, the emperor is getting old, so he should also pay attention to rest."

Regardless of dissuasion, Maria gently pushed open the door, and found that her father was not throwing a tantrum as she imagined.

On the contrary, he was holding a document, sneering and smirking for a while.

At the same time, he was muttering something like "Ying Ma La, Ying Ma La".

Although he looked mentally disturbed, he was indeed laughing, not angry.

……

Alexander II was so engrossed that his daughter quietly came to him and put the clay pot and bowl on the table before he realized it.

"Oh, Maria, are you not asleep yet?"

Alexander II raised his head and saw his daughter who had her hair tied in the style of the Ming Dynasty. He frowned and said, "As a Roman princess, you should study more about Greek braids."

"Father, this is my American ginseng hen soup, drink it while it's hot!"

Maria didn't pick up the topic, "This is the palace secret recipe of the old genius doctor of Xiongfeng Mountain, you should try it..."

"You, you still like to listen to the enemy station so much!"

Alexander II shook his head helplessly, "If you are not the Eastern Roman Princess and the Greek Queen, you will be beheaded!"

Not only Tsarist Russia, no matter which country is Britain or France, listening to "The Voice of Ming Dynasty" is a crime.

During the war there is a good chance of being arrested for treason.

Probably because he knew it was useless to scold his daughter, and he couldn't really arrest her.

I only have her as my precious daughter, not to mention that according to "legal principles", at least the legal principles recognized by Alexander II, Maria is still the first successor to the throne of the Greek kingdom and the natural queen of Greece in the future.

It can be said that Mary's value to the empire is second only to the Byzantine princess who married the Principality of Moscow in the era of Ivan III.

Of course, on the other hand, Alexander himself is actually a loyal listener of "The Voice of Ming Dynasty".

It's just that the program he listens to most frequently is the "French Joke Collection" at noon, which is far from the style of his daughter's listening programs.

It has to be said that the jokes about France created by the great writers of the Ming Dynasty are really impressive and brought a lot of fun to Alexander's boring imperial life.

In the last "French Joke Collection" program group's collection of milk jokes from the whole society, Alexander II even submitted a manuscript anonymously, which was also accepted by the program group.

This is probably the second happiest thing he has done this year, next to being enthroned in King Castle.

……

Drinking the chicken soup made by my daughter, it is neither salty nor bland, and it tastes great.

only……

"Maria, what are these roots and why are they in the soup?"

"It's called American ginseng, and it's from Daming, ah no, it's a herbal medicine specially produced in Ming Dynasty."

Maria stuck out her tongue.

For a long time, Tsarist Russia's translation of the name of Ming Dynasty was called "daiming".

The reason why it is "daiming" instead of "daming" is that in the earliest days, people from Guangdong and Guangxi in Daming were mainly from Fujian and Guangxi, and their correct pronunciation of Daming was not up to standard and was mistranslated.

Of course, most of the time, on non-diplomatic occasions, Russian monarchs and ministers generally still use the title of "Khitan" to call Daming.

Later, with the deepening of exchanges between all parties, the Russians gradually understood what the "dai" in "daiming" meant.

With the outbreak of the war, the Russian government did not allow "daiming" in Cyrillic letters to appear on newspapers and magazines.

"American ginseng?" Alexander frowned.

He didn't know what the name meant, and he didn't know that the name of the herbal medicine, which was hard to change because of publicity in the early years, was actually the last mark of the real "Fourth Rome" that existed in this world.

It is precisely because Citigroup has been wiped out, so the people of Ming Dynasty don't care to continue to call it American Ginseng.

It is precisely because the Soviet Union was wiped out, so countless Jingsu in later generations miss Big Brother infinitely.

But in fact, if Big Brother is really reincarnated, Rabbit and Eagle Sauce will definitely reconcile in a second, and work together to put Big Brother back into the coffin, and then nail a hundred nails.

Chewing the bitter grass root, Alexander II suddenly asked his youngest daughter, "You have been to France, England, and the Ming Dynasty. How do you think our life in Eastern Rome compares with these countries?"

"They're all better than us..."

Maria tried not to irritate her father, and said, "But I still like to stay by your side."

"Um……"

Alexander II pondered for a moment, "If you had to go to one place, where would you choose?"

"Of course it's Daming!" Maria blurted out, but then she regretted it a little.

However, it was beyond her expectations.

My father, who usually gnashes his teeth when he hears "daiming", just nodded slightly this time.

For Alexander II, as the substantive "Mingluo Non-aggression Treaty" is about to be signed, the two sides have a "reliable" buffer state, and it is time to let go of their hatred between each other.

Of course, it cannot be called an ally relationship, but meaningless confrontation can be reduced.

And Alexander II had another idea.

That is to imitate the ancestor Peter the Great and go to the Ming Dynasty to learn advanced technology.

There is no doubt that the militarism of Peter the Great was the most critical opportunity for the rise of the Russian Empire.

In 1697, Peter I, who was in power soon after, sent a mission to Western Europe to learn advanced technology, and he himself was aliased as Corporal Peter Mikhailov to visit with the delegation and studied shipbuilding in Saldan, Amsterdam and London, England. and navigation technology, and hired a large number of scientific and technological personnel to work in Russia.

In his hands, the Russian Empire began to build factories, develop trade, and establish the navy and army of the Western European system.

All these laid the foundation for the expansion of the Russian Empire that lasted for two centuries.

Peter I himself was awarded the title of "Emperor of All Russia" by the Russian Senate for his martial arts.

Today, Alexander II has become the emperor of Rome, a step further than Peter I's "Emperor of All Russia".

But the voices questioning his ability and legitimacy never stopped.

These voices come from abroad as well as domestically.

To silence them, Alexander II is contemplating following the path trodden by his ancestors.

Chapter 813

Undoubtedly, from the high-tech aspects of automobiles and airplanes, the Ming Dynasty has replaced Western Europe and become the number one technological power in the world today.

Crossing the river by feeling the Ming Dynasty is not only the consensus of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the British Empire, but also the consensus of many insightful people in Russia.

Alexander II felt that this peace negotiation would be a good opportunity to make demands on Ming.

Of course, he himself did not have the time, nor did he have the ability to imitate Peter I and go to Ming to study in person.

Moreover, as a Russian monarch, going to the East to study, at least for now, will still attract a lot of criticism.

However, he plans to send a study abroad team of about 200 people to study in the Ming Dynasty, and let his daughter serve as his representative to go for further studies.

Alexander II touched Maria's head, and said seriously: "I don't expect you to become a great woman like Catherine, but, as the chosen daughter who is responsible for bringing Greece back to Rome, I hope you can go to the other side of the world again and bring back the secret of the rise of the Ming Dynasty to the great Constantinople!"

Maria frowned, with question marks on her face.

But "Midnight Fairy Tale" at eleven o'clock in the evening is about to start.

In order to avoid her father's long-winded nagging, Maria nodded emphatically...

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The first person who sent his children to Daming to study abroad was Li Hongzhang.

Now he has been promoted and made a fortune to become the king of South Africa.

So it can be seen that it may be a good thing to send children to study in Daming.

It's just that the son is still not his own, so it's hard to say.

When Zhu Fugui heard that the tsar made sending foreign students to study in Fengdu one of the negotiating requirements, he was still deeply surprised.

Daming does have foreign students.

Such things as foreign students are not uncommon in Tang and Song Dynasties and even "My Great Qing Dynasty".

It is commonplace for a large number of princes and sons from North Korea and other countries to study at the feet of the emperor.

Although the Ming Dynasty has a new and elegant government, it still retains such a tradition.

If you don't count Sha Jing Fang, the heaviest among them is probably Zuo Xiaowei, the son of the King of Western Chu.

He is an outstanding graduate of Guozijian, and he has always been among the top three in his class during his school days.

There is no way, the summer social practice reports are all hard-core reports, and the sand table deduction of ordinary students is simply incomparable.

Speaking of which, it was Zhu Fugui's request for Zuo Xiaowei to come to Daming to study.

Zuo Zongtang thought it was the emperor's skill to control his subordinates, so he had nothing to complain about, and sent the eldest son to Fengdu as a proton.

At that time, Zuo Xiaowei was only 22 years old, but he already had the knowledge of juren.

Zuo Zongtang often took him by his side to teach him the art of war, and he has already learned something.

So Zuo Zongtang didn't think it was necessary for the eldest son at this age to enter the school again.

It was not until later that he realized that he was very wrong.

Moreover, Zuo Zongtang also found that although his son did not receive preferential treatment in Fengdu, he did not have any restrictions or restrictions. Instead, he was like an ordinary student and learned a lot of real talents.

He even talked about a girlfriend who was originally from Shandong.

It was only then that Zuo Zongtang knew that today's emperor did not want his proton at all, but really wanted to train his son.

This made him very ashamed, and even wrote a letter of pleading guilty.

But in fact, the reason why Zhu Fugui asked Zuo Xiaowei to come to Fengdu by name and surname is because Zuo Zongtang's most beloved eldest son is also the most capable eldest son. He got sick and died on the way.

Died at only 26 years old.

In other words, if Zhu Fugui hadn't recruited him to Fengdu and received an advanced medical examination, Lao Zuo would have sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man.

In short, there are many foreign students in Daming, and there is no specialization, and there are no corresponding regulations on the management of foreign students.

But this time, the Russians wanted to send their princess and a group of outstanding young people to study abroad, which made Zhu Fugui vigilant.

Leaving aside the Princess Maria who had met once, the few names on the list alone were enough to give Zhu Fugui a headache.

Among the long list of damn Russian names, Zhu Fugui noticed "Alexander Stapanovich Popov", "Alexander Mikhailovich Zaitsev", "Ivan Peter Drovich Pavlov" and such a name...

Alexander Stapanovich Popov, 17 years old…

The greatest electrical engineer in Russia in the future invented the most perfect radio in the world in 1895.

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zaitsev, 20 years old…

The chemist second only to Mendeleev in Russian history, the discoverer of the "Zaytsev rule" of organic elimination reactions.

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, 21 years old...

Famous future physiologist, psychologist, physician, founder of advanced nervous activity theory, founder of advanced nervous activity physiology, builder of conditioned reflex theory, good friend of dog.

……

Those brilliant names in the history of human science are not conspicuous in this list of international students now.

Among the prominent places are the names of some children of the Russian royal family and nobles.

Of course, the most conspicuous one is Princess Maria of the Romanov family.

With her as a weather vane, many nobles realized that this was a good opportunity to gild their children.

Due to Ming's tireless pursuit of cultural invasion, although Ming is now an enemy country, its cultural soft power in Russia is second only to France, and it is rising rapidly.

People with foresight believe that in five or ten years time, having a diploma from the Ming Dynasty will be something worth showing off.