There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 416 Foreign Teachers and Foreign Languages

"Have you been to our place?" the bishop had to think.

"No." Wu Youwei shook his head.

Where has he been?

Whether it was the past life or the present life, he had never been there.

He had no money in his previous life, how could he travel abroad casually?

In this life... just forget it, my life is important!

In this era without communication equipment, just look at these people. They have been living on a deserted island for an unknown number of years before meeting Wantong and the others. If they encountered pirates, they probably would have lost their lives.

"Then how do you know... so many things?" The bishop had to ask clearly, otherwise he would think that the county magistrate is a devil who knows everything.

"My... teacher has been there, master, understand?" Wu Youwei said: "My teacher has traveled all over the world.

If the bald professor in the Western history class knew that his students said that about him, would his ears get hot?

At that time, this subject in university was only a public class, and few people went to listen to it. He went to listen to it because he coveted the coolness of the air conditioner in the large classroom there.

On a hot day, it will be very comfortable to go in and listen to the class.

It was also at that time that he memorized the content of Western history class.

I just didn't expect it to be useful one day.

"Your teacher?" The bishop did not expect this answer: "He must be a great navigator."

"Yeah, he has done a lot of boats." University professors have the opportunity to travel abroad once every other year.

I remember that professor has been to many places, and he is really obsessed with Western history, and he went to all the historical sites in the West.

Corresponding to him is a professor in the history department, who is an expert in oriental history. He likes to wander around the country, and occasionally goes to neighboring countries to see historical sites.

So take a boat for sure!

I just don't know how much I've sat there.

"It's just how did he go? He was faster than us?" The bishop asked with great interest: "Could it be that there is a secret channel?"

When they came, they walked very slowly, because they wanted to preach wherever they went, but how could it be so easy?

Moreover, the places they passed by always felt that they were not as good as the West, so they didn't stay for long. Just like that, they stopped and went for 14 years.

Wu Youwei guessed that they were trapped on an isolated island in a storm at sea for at least four years, and it would take ten years for them to come once.

Five years is sufficient, minus missions and stays elsewhere.

However, I heard that they will stay in various countries for a year or so at the beginning. Wu Youwei speculates that they will come here once for about one or two years.

What a long way!

"Maybe!" Wu Youwei said ambiguously, "But even if there is, it's still a secret.

The bishop was not convinced, but how could he, a person who had just learned common language, speak better than Wu Youwei, a Tanhualang?

After a few words passed, the bishop was confused.

Wu Youwei had someone prepare lunch, and had a hearty lunch with them, and found that they all knew how to use chopsticks: "I thought you would need knives and forks."

"Oh, dear county magistrate, we want it, but it is said that private collection of sharp weapons is not allowed here, and only this chopsticks are given to us when we eat." The bishop said: "It took us a long time to learn it.

Because if you don’t learn not to eat and grab something with your hands, you can replace the delicious food with your hands.

And it is said that pilaf is the food that children eat.

Very small children, because of their young age, will eat with their hands.

In this way, it is almost pointing at their noses and shouting "retarded". As a member of the church, how can people look down on them so much?

So they desperately learn everything here, as long as they can integrate into this place, they can shed the light of God here.

But now it seems that they have not learned enough.

This frustrates them.

Wu Youwei looked at them frustrated.

After eating, they sent them back. They had been out for a long time. Although Zhang Shen didn't restrict their freedom, if they found out that they came to the yamen to make trouble, they would definitely be criticized. Wu Youwei simply asked people to say For a moment, they just wanted to know more about Daming.

I don't know how Zhang Shen appeases them when they go back. Anyway, it is said that they went to Shanghai Comprehensive Academy and found a job as a foreign teacher there. They are responsible for teaching students to learn and speak Latin.

This Wu Youwei supports.

And let them pay them a lot of money.

At the same time, he thought of Bai Mo, who was said to be proficient in several languages ​​and languages.

So, Bai Mo, who was enjoying vacation with his wife at home, received an offer letter.

It formally stated that he was invited to serve as a visiting professor of Shanghai Comprehensive Academy, responsible for teaching reading and writing in several foreign languages, and how much salary he would be paid for each course. When he had something to do, he could not go, as long as It's enough to teach a few classes every month.

Madam Bai also saw the letter of engagement: "Husband, what's the matter?"

"Officials in the court, can't you work part-time?" Bai Mo looked at.The above conditions are very tempting, but he is an interpreter, how can he teach courses to others?

"In my opinion, husband, go." Mrs. Bai said: "You haven't had many students these years, so who will you entrust these languages ​​to? Since the school wants you to teach students, then go? In the development, who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe in the future, my husband's students will go out to work in Ming Dynasty!"

There used to be Zheng He's voyages to the West, interpreters followed hundreds of people, everyone could speak three or five words, every time my husband mentioned it, he looked proud and even envious.

She knew that her husband liked these things, and she never thought that her husband was worthless. She had heard that her husband was a language genius long before she married him.

When welcoming the bride back then, she still remembered that her husband read a make-up poem in four languages.

"You feel good too?" Bai Mo looked at Mrs. Bai.

The husband and wife have lived together for more than ten years, they have two sons and one daughter, there are no concubines and other messy things, the wife has always been so gentle and understanding.

"Well, doesn't my husband also feel good about it?" Mrs. Bai smiled: "Go if you want, I see that this Daling is not someone who just looks for Mr.

"Yeah!" Bai Mo nodded.

The next day, he really went to Shanghai Comprehensive Academy, and he didn't go alone, he took eight people who were also interpreters with him.

In the end, Bai Mo became the head of the foreign language mountain, and all eight of his subordinates became foreign language teachers.

There are many foreign languages ​​taught in charge, and they are divided into different categories. Many children went to listen to a few classes out of curiosity. There are really many good seedlings, which surprised Bai Mo and others.

And the group of missionaries, teaching Latin and Latin, also attracted Bai Mo and the others to listen to the lecture.

Learning each other's language has become a scene of Shanghai Comprehensive Academy.

Wu Youwei smiled when he knew about it. This is even better. If there is a day when he really sails to sea in the future, the interpreter can be directly assigned to his students.

After June, it will soon be July.

Wu Youwei thinks that July is a good harvest season, but the ancient people just have a lot of things to do!

Autumn, July, Gengxu, Heizhujian (meaning that the moon covers the sun, which is actually a natural phenomenon, but in the eyes of ancient people, this is a warning from heaven).

This was a very serious matter at the time!

Yi Chou, originally the courtiers suggested that the emperor pray to the heavens and the earth in the ban, and blame himself for four things: spending too much money, laboring the people, not listening to loyal words, and not implementing benevolent government.

It means that the emperor must introspect and realize.God's warning to him.

But how could Emperor Xianzong do that?

He thought he was not at fault, even the army was supported by the imperial court, what else did he want?

Waste of time and money?He didn't build a palace either?

Not to mention digging a second canal like Emperor Sui Yang did.

Therefore, Emperor Xianzong did not agree, and did not issue an edict of sin. Instead, he sent envoys to record the prisoners in the world at Wuchen.

The world is so big, it is impossible that there are no cases of injustice, and in this feudal society, when the rule of individuals is greater than the rule of law, some things even use power for personal gain.

It is impossible for Emperor Xianzong not to know, so when he got angry, he sent people to prison.

As a result, several unjust cases were indeed found out, and a large number of officials were dealt with.

The courtiers did not dare to say anything.

To put it bluntly, it's not the fault of the monarch, it's the fault of their ministers.

Wantong and the others received the report in August. They were preparing to go to sea at that time. After seeing the report, Wantong couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, this is offended, I don't know who He was so angry that everyone scolded the emperor this time.

"It's not easy to be an emperor!" Wu Youwei sighed: "Wake up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, eat good food, but do more than cows, and there are still people who are dissatisfied with this."

"You still feel sorry for the emperor?" Wantong couldn't laugh or cry: "Did you not have an emperor at that time?"

"Yes!" Wu Youwei said: "But most of them are constitutional monarchies, and the royal family exists as a glorious family, rather than governing the country."

"Is that still a country?" Wantong couldn't understand.

There is an emperor, but let the ministers govern the country, what does the emperor do?

Was emptied by the minister?Which emperor can be so big-hearted?

"In fact, the constitutional monarchy is very suitable for the later world." Wu Youwei said: "In fact, the Ming Dynasty is similar now. In the future, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will have a particularly extreme one. It seems that it has not been for three or forty years. He has been in the court, and he is still the same. The emperor, Daming did not fall apart. In fact, if Daming persists, it is likely to be the earliest constitutional monarchy.

But the Manchu people are half a slave nation, so they all became "slaves" later.

"Let's talk about this later, we don't even have a prince yet!" Wantong held his hand.Take away the report on the board: "Let's go, let's eat!"

They didn't take it seriously, but when they went to sea, Wantong still wanted to make Emperor Xianzong happy, so not only Jinghai worked harder, but also found a silver mine, which is said to have a lot of reserves.

What's even more exciting is that on the way back, they encountered a copper mine!

Daming is short of money to spend!

Don't look at the abundance of gold, but gold is an expensive metal and hard currency. This thing can only be stored and cannot be used as money. Whose ordinary people spend gold when they go out?

However, silver is also a precious metal in Ming Dynasty, and merchants love to use it.

The people love to use copper coins most!

But Daming not only used copper coins for its own people, but the surrounding subordinate countries also used Daming coins as currency in circulation. Did you like Daming copper coins without seeing Japanese pirates?

This caused Daming to have no money to use.

In the end, silver had to be regarded as ordinary currency. In fact, the common people prefer to use copper coins, because copper coins are easy to change, and silver has to be reamed, which is very inconvenient.

Wu Youwei thought of the gold and silver coins of Western countries, and wondered if they could be minted like that?

Of course this is just a thought.

After Wantong came back, he immediately sent people to send the captives to the island for mining.

The other trophies were carefully counted and sent to Emperor Xianzong.

I thought this year was going to be a peaceful year, after all, most of this has passed, but I didn't know that more serious things were waiting for them later.

The thing departed in October, and it was probably the winter month when it arrived in Beijing. It happened to be the twelfth lunar month, and it would allow the emperor to live a more relaxed year when it was in the hands of the emperor.

Wantong also wrote a letter and a memorial to him, and he also wrote the few words that Wu Youwei lamented, and said sincerely: After thinking about it, I think what Youwei said is right, you really worked hard!

After sending it out, he was looking forward to Emperor Xianzong's reaction after seeing it.

As a result, it was only Dongyue, and they received a report that in October 12, Xinji, the capital had an earthquake.