I have bought all the houses from the palace to Shifeng Trading Company. I chose a relatively secluded place as Shen Yiqiu's residence. This area is the base of Long Ya, so it is safe and unobstructed.
When Shen Yiqiu saw me in disguise at the business store, he sighed greatly: "I have always thought that I am knowledgeable and have a wide range of knowledge, but now I know that there is someone outside the world."
I smiled and said: "There is endless knowledge in the world, and it is not possible for one person to cover it all."
Shen Yiqiu nodded and said: "What you said is true. The common people strongly agree with the initiative of Young Master University. Only by pooling the strengths of everyone can we not lose even a single detail."
I said "yes" and said to Xiao Tian beside me: "Xiao Tian, didn't Fang Ling come today?"
"Sir, Miss Fang came here. When she saw that you were not here, she went out. She said that she would go directly to Tongle Building after a meeting."
"Oh, Song Rui, have you got Jerry Polo's identity certificate?"
"Go back to the young master, my subordinates have already obtained it."
"Okay, let's go meet this foreigner together, and by the way, we can support Mr. Shen."
"foreigner?"
Yuan Ji and others were already used to the new terms I said inadvertently, so they didn't ask any more questions.
Room Tianzi No. 1 didn't seem crowded at all even when more than ten people entered.
"Brother, you are here. This Mr. Polo is very interesting. He actually knows so many interesting things overseas, and his style is completely different from my own. Brother, let me introduce to you, this is Jerry from Venice. "Mr. Polo." Fang Ling, who arrived early, pointed at me with a smile and said, "Mr. Polo, this is my brother Huyan Donghai, and he is also a friend of Mr. Ouyang."
I saw that Jerry was about fifty years old, tall, with blue eyes, white skin, and a big beard. He was indeed a typical European.
Jerry made a standard European courtesy: "Mr. Huyan, my Excellency, Jerry Polo, it's an honor to meet you. I just heard your sister talk about your deeds, which makes me feel that this trip will be very exciting."
Yuan Ji, Wen Tianxiang and others had never seen foreigners before, and they all stared intently.
Although Jerry's Chinese is stilted and slow, his words are clear and can be fully understood.
I followed Jerry's actions and saluted back: "Qiao, hello, welcome, guest from afar, Mr. Jerry, I am Huyan Donghai."
Fang Ling and others didn’t understand what I meant by Qiao, Hello, and they all looked at me directly.
Jerry was surprised and said: "Mr. Huyan, do you speak Italian and English?"
I smiled and said: "Mr. Jerry, I only know this sentence in Italian, but I know some English."
Jerry stuttered in excitement: "Qio (Hello in Italian), ah, God, I didn't expect that the young master is even more wonderful than what my sister said. He is even more wonderful."
Europe in the late Song Dynasty was still very backward, and England was not famous at all. Fortunately, Jerry had been there before, so he could understand it. The reason why I mentioned Harrow was purely a habit of meeting foreigners in later generations. English is the world's most famous language. It was the most popular language in the world, but it was unexpected that it was still unknown in the British Empire at that time.
Ouyang Jianqing corrected him: "Mr. Jerry, I shouldn't say wonderful, I should say knowledgeable."
"Everyone, please sit down, Mr. Jerry, please take a seat."
Jerry sat down and looked at me and said: "SORRY, I am very knowledgeable. It seems that my Chinese needs to be improved. Mr. Huyan, have you been to England?"
I had no choice but to make it up casually: "No, I read it from an ancient book."
"Oh my god, your country is really great. It's recorded in ancient books? It's amazing, it's amazing." Jerry extended his thumbs up and praised.
"Jerry, how did you come to our country? By the way, do you know a Venetian named Marco Polo?"
"Marco? My cousin's name is Marco. Sir, do you know him?" Jerry was even more surprised.
"No, I don't know him. Let's not talk about it for now. Jerry, tell me about you. How did you come to our country?"
Jerry said: "Mr. Huyan, I come from the Republic of Venice in Italy. Our family is mainly engaged in business. In order to find a broad market outside Venice, when I was in my twenties, I started working with my cousin Nicolo, also known as Marco.
My father and my cousin Mafu traveled around the world together. We visited most of Europe, 126
In 2000, we traveled overland from the Black Sea coast to Central Asia, where we heard from a businessman that there was an ancient country in the east called the Song Dynasty, which was full of gold. We passed through Tubo and headed east to Chengdu.
, I didn’t expect that I got a strange disease and my whole body was weak, so I had to stay in Chengdu to recuperate, and my cousin and the others were sure to
I was going to continue traveling eastward, but the Song-Mongolia War broke out, so my cousin and his friends went north to Mongolia. Later, I met Ouyang Kechun and was rescued by his secret recipe before I recovered. I originally wanted to go north to look for my cousin and his party, but I met Ouyang Kechun.
When the border was closed, I lost contact with my cousins, so I stayed at Ouyang's house. Over the past few years, I gradually adapted to Song Dynasty.
After experiencing the life in the North Dynasty, and feeling more and more that the Chinese culture was profound and profound, and that the authentic Chinese culture was from the Song Dynasty, I gave up the idea of going north. It happened that Ouyang Jianqing was coming to the capital to take the martial arts examination a few days ago, so I followed him
He came to Lin'an together, hoping to live here for a while in order to better understand the customs and customs of the Song Dynasty."
"So that's it. Before Marco Polo, his family had already been to China." I thought.
After hearing this, Fang Ling asked: "Mr. Polo, compared with our country, which one is better overseas?"
"Well, I think the economy of the Song Dynasty was relatively developed. Regardless of the size of the city, the vastness of the territory, or people's lives, few countries overseas can match it."
"Brother, do we have a chance to visit Mr. Polo's country?"
"Haha, this is not easy, Miss Fang. It takes several years to get to Venice from here, and the journey is difficult. You have an old saying, the road to Shu is difficult, and it is harder to reach the sky. I think going to Venice is even more difficult than the road to Shu.
times."
It seems that Jerry is about to become a master of China. He even knows the difficulties of the Shu road.
I said: "Ling'er, it's not impossible to go to Venice. It takes several years to go by land, and the road is rugged and there are many bandits and robbers. If we can build an extremely powerful fleet and go by sea,
It will only take a year or two.”
"Miss Fang, Mr. Hu Yan is right. I heard Mr. Ouyang say that your Song Dynasty ships are much larger than those of our country. It may be possible."
As the host, Xiao Tian kept inviting everyone to drink and eat. When he ate dishes with MSG for the first time, Jerry also exclaimed, "It's delicious and delicious."
I motioned to Wen Tianxiang to take out Jerry's identity certificate: "Mr. Jerry, this is your identity certificate. What are your plans here?"
"Sir, Lin'an is the capital of the Song Dynasty. I want to take a walk around here. Firstly, I can learn more about the culture of the Song Dynasty. Secondly, I want to find out if there are any fleets going to sea."
I thought about it and pointed at Shen Yiqiu and said: "Mr. Jerry, my friend Shen Yiqiu is establishing the Royal Lin'an University and needs to hire geography teachers. You have traveled around the world and are well-informed. I wonder if you are interested in teaching there. ?You can teach while getting familiar with the environment in Lin'an, and the treatment will be favorable."
Jerry stood up and saluted Shen Yiqiu and said, "University teacher? Very good. I am very willing to help you. Mr. Shen, it is a pleasure to meet you."
Shen Yiqiu hurriedly clasped his fists in return: "Mr. Jerry, I'm very welcome."
Jerry asked: "Mr. Shen, is there any difference between your university and other schools in your country?"
I took over and said: "It's different. The university organized by Mr. Shen is mainly about teaching and researching natural sciences, similar to your University of Padua."
Jerry was surprised again: "The University of Padua? That's the best university there. It was founded in 1220. I once studied there, but how do you know about it?"
I smiled and continued: "I heard a friend mention it, Mr. Jerry, if you have gone to college, it would be even better. You have experience and can help Mr. Shen organize this university. Mr. Shen is a famous figure in our court. Scientists, you two are similar in age, I believe you will have many common interests and hobbies."
Ouyang Jianqing said happily: "This is very good. I am also worried that once I join the army, it will be very inconvenient for Mr. Jerry to be alone."