Accompany Da Vinci's Super God Day

When March came, another piece of good news came out——

The fleet she began commissioning two years ago is finally in place.

When Heidi was a businessman in Milan, she paid attention to the prices of different ports and fleets, and then called a number of subordinates to build a fleet that was good enough.

Just a month ago, after she confessed her life experience with Da Vinci, she mentioned another matter.

——The appearance of this world, and its real other side.

"This world is not just our island," she drew a rectangle on the white paper, in which she drew the shapes of different continents: "I have seen farther places."

"You mean... the East?" Leonardo's expression became quite focused: "I have read "Marco Polo's Travels" for a long time, and there are many clues in it."

In fact, this book is more like a collection of essays than a travelogue.

It records the descriptions and knowledge of the East by businessmen from different regions, not just related to Marco Polo.

One of the ways for people in Europe to know the East is the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and several wars broke out because of this.

"You mean, you know how to find the East from the sea?"

Leonardo suddenly hurried to fetch a book and showed her the page he had marked earlier.

Heidi took the book and subconsciously read the word: "... Erythrina City?"

"——is one of the largest ports in the world. A large number of merchants gather here, and the goods are piled up like a mountain. The grandeur of trading is unimaginable." Da Vinci raised his head and looked at her: "It is the key to open the East."

Heidi was a little confused about the location of this location, but she knew the outline of Asia and the location of America.

On the white paper, the charcoal pen begins to mark different oceans and continents, which are scattered in the ocean like dismantled circular puzzles.

Leonardo approached her, staring intently at these strange beings.

"We are here now—" she tapped a small corner with the tip of her pen, "and this is the East."

"Where is this?" He asked, reaching out his hand.

"Russia." Heidi paused, and added uncertainly: "But in this era, they may still be Mongols."

"Below this country," she moved the tip of her pen slowly, "is China."

The tip of the pen circled the coast, and couldn't find the point that should be marked for the time being: "The port of Erythronia City should be here."

If they can find it, they will be able to trade and communicate with this ancient empire.

In addition to connecting Europe and Asia, she also marked the location of America and Africa.

The heart-shaped Australia is also drawn together, and the north is the equator marked in bold.

Leonardo was a little surprised when he saw the size of America and Africa. He could hardly imagine that there are still two ancient continents that have not been developed.

"Having said that, these two islands should have been discovered in this era." Heidi took a sip of water and explained to him the story about the black slave trade and the Mayflower.

Every continent bears countless stories. People are chasing interests and power, and they are doing the same thing on every piece of land.

Although many stories are in the name of freedom and openness, they will inevitably become unconventional in the end.

Da Vinci listened to her narration, and began to help her modify and adjust the position of the islands on the map, and refine the sailing route.

He was originally interested in geography, and has always had a unique understanding of navigation.

With the joint efforts of the two of them, the originally scribbled and rough map became a clear route guide for opening up new trade markets.

Any cross-sea exploration is not just for money.

Compared with the circulation of gold coins, Heidi is more concerned about other things.

Luxuries - such as sugar, coffee, tea, porcelain, these seemingly powerless little things, may be able to change the economic trend of the entire world.

Plants - cinchona, oak, pepper tree, and various rare species.

They will rewrite medical history, industrial history, and speed up the development of the world again.

Another example is certain sensitive political information.

If they can communicate and cooperate with certain empires in advance, latecomers may not be able to save some things.

Half a year ago, seeing that the fleet had begun its final repairs, the Queen's CEO, Atalanti, issued a call-up order to recruit talented people who are good at sailing from all over the country, and in the announcement, they gave enough money. award.

After the people's information was sorted out, it was handed over to Heidi, and the screening began like a company selecting employees.

In the past few years, she has infiltrated the text-based office behavior into all aspects, leading Atalanti to deal with problems with higher efficiency.

And Atalanti and other younger generations are constantly cultivating more similar talents, making this new government full of vitality and drive.

Heidi originally wanted to choose an old captain and old sailor who had enough sea experience.

They may not be able to read big characters, and even their names need to be translated by the clerk, but they should have excellent judgment of the natural environment.

But when she flipped through her resume, a familiar name suddenly appeared.

—Christopher Columbus, from Genoa.

Calm down, Heidi.she said to herself.

This is not the first time you have encountered this kind of thing.

Columbus is now in his prime in his thirties and has great respect for the new queen.

Although he only has sailing records in a few nearby bays, he is also full of enthusiasm for expeditions.

Heidi recruited him into the queue without hesitation, so that other subordinates were a little at a loss.

There are some old sailors who have cast more anchors than he has worn shoes. Why choose such an unknown man?

Leonardo wanted to ask one more question, but he saw the sly smile on her face—then he knew it instantly.

She must have come across a character from another book running out.

Speaking of this matter, Leonardo once doubted the reality of this world.

On the day of Heidi's showdown, one of the reasons he wanted to go out alone for a while was because he was a character from 500 years of history.

It's absurd and grotesque to be told, 'You'll be a legend of your time', or 'I'll read your manuscript 500 years from now' while you're still alive.

Moreover, Heidi has also seen several works that he has never painted at all.

It sounded like he was a ghost.

But his attention was quickly attracted by other things - such as how to go 500 years later.

Heidi now has a regular bedtime story session with him, basically telling each other about something from each other's worlds.

Da Vinci would tell her about the ancient history of Tuscany, and she would explain to him what a cell phone was.

On a few occasions, Da Vinci even contemplated death—if it was the only way out of this time period.

Of course he would not make such a ridiculous choice rashly, at least not when he has a lover and concern.

When everything was ready, the Queen's fleet sailed eastward from Genoa, following the predetermined route to find a new world.

The ship was loaded not only with lemons and oranges, but also with goods and silver.

If they can return safely in a year or two, I am afraid that more fleets will appear on the two wings of the empire and become new military and commercial forces.

After Heidi adapted to the position of queen, she gradually began to make more attempts.

She's smart enough not to do everything by herself.

For example, the research on electromagnetics, the design and improvement of steam engines, or the exploration of radio, the development of microbiology and genetics, these can be handed over to scholars of this era after clarifying the basic concepts, and even more colleges will be opened to let They come to research and develop on their behalf.

As long as many things are ignited, they can be ignited into a raging fire with the help of the wind.

She handed over the codes and science to her subordinates and people, and turned her eyes to something more remote and core——

economic.

The economy has always been fundamental to revitalize the country.

Without sufficient funds, neither the military nor the sciences will recover, like a boiler without fuel.

When Heidi was a businessman, she witnessed the lavishness of Sforza, the lord of Milan. That gentleman built a huge livestock breeding industry. sold to various countries.

After the abolition of the tithe, Heidi directly opened the New Deal to encourage commerce and agriculture.

Her mercenary regiment is operating in rotation, as designed before, half of them are on duty for training, and the other half are cultivating fields.

In the past two to three years, with the joint efforts of her and Lorenzo, the cultivated area of ​​the entire country has doubled, and the grain output is quite optimistic.

But this is not enough.

Due to the annexation of the war, more and more people have joined the country. Even if they can all go to work on the ridges, the unstable factors of idleness are still quite obvious.

When Heidi established the empire, she personally reversed the positions of the kingship and the church, and the old Holy See had long since been destroyed. Many monasteries and churches were released, and they began to face the new life in a daze.

Religion is no longer the omnipotent shelter, and they can no longer steal and squeeze in the name of the gods.

It was at this subtle turning point that Heidi thought of another person——

Franklin Roosevelt.

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When another Roosevelt became president, Heidi was not yet 19 years old.

She hadn't experienced the pain of her father's death at that time, and she lived in a wealthy and privileged Jewish banker family, living a leisurely and contented life like other girls.

Jews have always been good at business, but Americans may be a little less gifted in this area.

When President Roosevelt came to power, the entire United States was already in a state of collapse. The soaring unemployment rate made people line up to receive relief food. The false prosperity jointly built by banks and stocks completely collapsed. There are more and more street girls more.

In the midst of a darkened economic crisis, the president has a short, punchy policy.

Three r - revival (revival), relive (relief), refor (reform).

Among them, one of the means that can be completely transplanted to the current Italian Empire is the mutual promotion of government projects and employment rates.

Italy needs to build many things -

Smoother and wider roads, large handicraft workshops for various industries, water purification facilities in each city, and forts and watchtowers designed by Leonardo.

And she did.

Anyone who swears to the Phoenix flag, regardless of previous nationality or origin, can get a job and support themselves.

The empire has given a 'basic salary order' across multiple fields, strictly prohibiting the deduction of workers' wages.

More and more refugees began to flow into multiple cities, and began to repair and strengthen the country like a colony of hardworking ants.

One after another bridges connected the two sides of the long river, coal began to be reclaimed and transported out continuously, and the roads between the cities began to supply fresh blood to the capital like powerful arteries.

——In the past, it may have taken about eleven days from Florence to Milan, but on the newly completed avenue, they only need seven days!

The Queen remains so enthusiastic about her country and her work that she almost forgets something important.

"My lord," Niccolo said casually when he put down the document, "Next Sunday will be Mr. Da Vinci's birthday."

Heidi was originally replying to the letter, and the a on the tip of the pen directly crossed half a line.

"April [-]th?" She asked in a daze, "Is it already April?"

"Today is April [-]th." Niccolo said slowly: "The teacher is busy in the cathedral now, why don't you ask him what he likes?"

Unexpectedly—it's already April!

Heidi hurriedly finished writing and sealing the letter, and handed a stack of documents to Niccolo: "Help me finish reading——I'll come back tonight to read the outline you wrote!"

"I'm so happy." Nico Royan said in a long voice, "Be nice to my teacher!"

Heidi has not celebrated Leonardo's birthday in the past few years.

Almost every April there are various troubles.

Either the Holy See was making trouble, or Leonardo picked up a kid back.

In the past few years, Leonardo has only celebrated her twice.

On November [-] last year, she was still trapped in the Holy See, waiting for a rescue that seemed never to come.

In this era of war and chaos, it is simply a luxury to keep a little warm and beautiful little tradition.

When Heidi came to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, all the priests showed fear and humility when they saw her, and bowed their heads in salute.

She walked all the way through the long corridor, following her memory to find his location.

The man was applying oil paint with his head down, his expression relaxed and serene.

He heard hurried footsteps, and stopped to look at her: "Heidi?"

"I——I'm sorry," she was still panting when she stood still, she just looked at him and said dryly: "I've been dealing with business matters recently, sorry, I forgot about your work."

It seemed like they hadn't seen each other for six or seven days, and she couldn't even remember what time she fell asleep in the office every night.

"I also just came back from the Florence Academy." Leonardo smiled softly, with a bit of teasing in his tone: "After all, they are the ones who were almost late for the wedding. Maybe this is what we like about each other."

She laughed dumbfounded, and approached the pair of "The Last Supper".

The positioning and relationship of the characters are quite clear, but everything is still in the state of sketch.

It may take three or four years before this painting is fully completed.

"But... It's been a long time since I saw you paint." Heidi went to help him stir the paint familiarly, with a bit of nostalgia in her tone: "How many people lined up outside the workshop and waited for you to start painting, I wish I could spend money The bag was stuffed into my face."

Leonardo originally wanted to chat with her about his agreement with God, so he only smiled for a long while and continued to paint the thin and transparent tempera paint.

He added a lot of linseed oil to the oil paint, which can further adjust the texture of this painting.

Heidi rolled up her long sleeves to help him pass the tool, her eyes fell on the shallow checkered mark.

"Leo, what is this?"

"It's an auxiliary line to determine the position." Leonardo answered halfway, with a slightly surprised expression: "Don't you use this kind of thing when you draw?"

"Auxiliary line?" Heidi took a step back and began to look at the faintly visible chessboard line.

She suddenly thought of something, turned to look at him and said, "Leo, how did you learn to draw?"

The whole of Florence, or the whole of Europe, is in the midst of a painting craze at the moment.

But the matter of painting, compared with the so-called "artistic creation", is more inclined to a "technical job" at the moment.

The old-fashioned masters made a series of rules and ordered the apprentices to imitate exactly.

They have completely divided the space with grid lines like a chess board, and the task can be completed as long as the corresponding outline is imitated in each small grid.

Under this teaching method, children can quickly grasp the essence of copying——

Only the master craftsmen need to draw a rough draft, and then they can reproduce the painting on a wooden board or wall, and complete the work together with other people.

——And Leonardo also learned in the same way when he was a child.

It's just that he has a little more of his own ideas, and his paintings are completely different from others.

When Leonardo was a teenager, at first he was just a little angel who helped his teacher Verrocchio draw the corners, but that angel really had the look of a child, whether it was plump cheeks or fleshy hands, no matter One does not outline the most lingering look.

——After that, all the angels in Verrocchio's studio belonged to him.

Later, Heidi came to his own workshop, and the two began to dissect the human body in the name of an alchemist, and began to understand more linkage reactions-when raising the arm, several muscles will be affected and deformed; When you raise your eyes and smile, how many parts will be involved, and how these will eventually appear on the surface under the cover of skin and flesh.

After starting to study dissection with Heidi, Leonardo's characters have a more vivid sense of volume.

The body of the characters is no longer single and rigid, as formulaic as copying a statue.

The huge body begins to be divided into different volumes, and they have different presentation methods.

Torso, limbs, face...

His studies were full of analysis and inquiry, and he grew up much faster than others.

"So, Heidi...how did you learn?"

Heidi looked at the wet paint on the wall uncertainly, then turned to look at him: "There are several genres."

"How many?" Leonardo was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered the scene he saw when he stood outside her window.

There are no lines, no deliberate grid finalization, and everything is expressed with color, light and shadow.

He originally wanted to talk to her about many problems, but everything changed because of Sarai.

Now that he picked up the paintbrush again in the peaceful age, he remembered that she is also a good painter.

In fact, Heidi not only created oil paintings in her previous life, but also created works with a unique personal style compared to Impressionism.

Like Leonardo, she has an inexhaustible thirst for knowledge in many fields, and she learns things much faster than others.

"The most classical kind—we call it the French academic school." Heidi picked up a charcoal pencil, took his notebook, and drew a cross casually.

Of course, her classical style may be new to him.

Leonardo put down the brush in his hand, and half embraced her shoulder to see the subtlety: "Cross?"

"We can also call it the cross axis."

The cross axis is a simplified version of the grid positioning method, but it allows the painter to have a more flexible judgment on the proportion and outline.

Establish a cross coordinate on any object or landscape, and the outline and position of the surrounding objects will be clear.

Leonardo's pupils shrank slightly, and his brain began to work rapidly.

"My tutor suggested that I first find out which geometrical objects are similar to those still lifes, and then make a transfer on the coordinate axis." In just a few minutes of words, she has already painted an apple, which is similar to the one in the corner. The outline of a bitten apple is quite consistent.

Thinking about the complex connection between European Impressionism and abstraction, she decided to start with sketches.

"And the Soviets—or Russians, so to speak."

"Is it still the Russia of Mongolia?"

"Yes, that's right there." Her pen tip began to quickly sweep out lines on the apple, establishing the relationship between black and white light and shade: "They pay more attention to the expression of form in painting-and this is quite similar to the orientation of this era."

Highlights, gray surfaces, cutoffs, reflections, and shadows.

This method of painting expression has also spread to the United States, and has caused many debates and inquiries.

Heidi softly explained the different styles of sketches, and casually drew a Mickey Mouse next to the apple.

"As for watercolors and impressionism, that's a complicated story again."

The British needed map surveying methods that were adequate to the terrain and environment, and therefore began to promote the trend of using watercolors to draw maps.

And the emergence of this impressionist painting began to inject color and air into the soul.

The enveloping mist, the morning light, all the expressions of painting are like poetry.

When she said this, she couldn't help but sighed lightly.

If possible... I really want to take you to the National Gallery in London to see Monet's authentic works.

The man seemed to see through her regret, and lowered his head to kiss her forehead.

"Maybe we can do the same thing."

Heidi blinked, and suddenly realized that watercolors also exist in this era——

It's just that it has not been linked to landscape painting at all.

Leonardo, he is fully capable of vertically and horizontally these major painting schools.

He can do almost anything.