Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 759 The Comfortable Life of the French in Beihai Town
"Who did you hear that I'm going to send you away, your aunt?" Zhao Xin asked with great interest.

"My aunt didn't say anything." Louisshire showed a hint of melancholy on his face, shook his head and said, "Mr. Deguigne told me that to fulfill the responsibility of a crown prince, I should govern locally, but I don't want to be a king."

"Then what do you want to do in the future?" Zhao Xin didn't directly ask why. The nine-year-old child has entered the rebellious period. Although he is immature in thinking, he has his own independent way of thinking, and often causes emotional changes due to small things. , but preaching is of no use to them.

"I want to go to the Junior Military Academy and be with Wan Haiyang and the others." Louisshire's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhao Xin longingly.

It is said that Wan Zaojia's runny-nosed idiot was 14 years old this year, and he entered the Junior Military Academy in Beihai Town last year.The purpose of Zhao Xin's establishment of this military academy was to directly send military personnel to the Northern Navy, especially naval, artillery, communications and staff personnel.In addition to basic cultural courses, students are mainly taught military courses and military training by retired soldiers.

One month after new students enter school, they will be awarded military ranks based on their primary school graduation results, physical fitness, and mental outlook. As their scores improve, their military ranks will also rise.When students graduate and enter the army, their previous ranks will follow.

Beihai Town started with martial arts, and Zhao Xin has often led troops to fight in recent years, so the second generation of immigrants has a strong spirit of martial arts.Especially the descendants of the first group of naturalized residents of the island country and border residents, basically they will enter the military school after completing five years of primary school education.

At present, in addition to Beihai Town's own children, among the students of the military academy, some Ainu, Ryukyu, and island people are also recruited.Recently, Li Chao also sent people to discuss this matter, hoping to send more than a dozen second-class children to school.

Zhao Xin's attitude is that no one will be rejected, and the more the better, this thing can't be hidden, and those who are interested can always take advantage of the loopholes.Anyway, after learning the tactics of the Beihai Navy, you have to use the weapons and equipment of Beihai Town. The combat rules of cold and hot weapons are completely different.Everyone on earth knows how profitable the arms business is, as long as the arms generation gap is maintained, it will be fine.

The difference between flintlock weapons and automatic weapons is enough for the North Navy to dominate the world for 100 years.

Zhao Xin stroked Louise's blond hair, and said with a smile: "You have to shave your head when you enter the military academy, are you willing? Besides, you are only nine years old, and you have to wait until you are at least 13 if you want to enter the military academy. You are now shooting I can’t even carry it, let alone carry a 20-jin backpack.”

"I can move it!" Louisier pushed Zhao Xin's hand away, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Come with me." In order not to wake up the pregnant woman in the house, Zhao Xin took Louis-Charle to the front yard.Just as the two Indian maids were about to follow, Zhao Xin stared, and immediately stopped in fright.Even so, when the big and small figures came out of the moon gate, the maid followed them on tiptoe.

When he reached the front yard, Zhao Xin called one of his guards, asked for the opponent's assault rifle, removed the magazine, and then checked the chamber to make sure there was no bullet, before raising one hand in front of Louis Charles.

"The empty gun is 3.4kg, which is 1790kg lighter than the '0.5 rifle' used in the military academy. You carry it and run ten laps in the yard. I promise to God, as long as you run down, let you go." The scale of the house Elizabeth and the others live in is not bad in Whale Town. The front yard is only 20 square meters in size, and the circle around it is more than [-] meters long.

Louis Charlton was immediately excited. At this moment, he completely forgot that Zhao Xin's guarantee was just nonsense. This person doesn't believe in God at all.Besides, even if Zhao Xin agreed, his aunt Elizabeth would not be able to make it through.

Reaching out to take the gun, Louisier's two thin arms sank suddenly.He imitated the guards he had seen holding guns, hung the assault rifle on his chest, and then moved his two slender legs to run around the empty field.

One lap, two laps, three laps. The fifth lap is not halfway through, it's over.

Zhao Xin held back his smile, walked up to Louisshire with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "How is it? Are you still running? Do you know how much Wan Haiyang runs every day with a rifle on his back? 1000 meters. Exercise hard for two years before we talk about it." Well, with your slender arms and legs, you won't be able to hold on for a day after entering the military academy."

Louisshire's face was flushed red, he was panting heavily, and couldn't even speak.He and his sister were diagnosed with tuberculosis when they left France on board, and the doctor on board gave them streptomycin.However, streptomycin is a half-effect antibiotic, which can only kill extracellular tuberculosis bacteria. It must be used in combination with other drugs, so other drugs were added after arriving in Beihai Town.Unexpectedly, the two children had allergic reactions to isoniazid, which caused the entire course of treatment to last for a year.

Although Hong Tao, who was in charge of treating them, also instructed them to exercise properly, he only went for a walk, occasionally rode a horse, and did not do strenuous exercise at all.Last summer, Wan Haiyang secretly took the two siblings to fish for birds and fish by the Sila River. Even with the guards following them, Elizabeth was terrified for several days.

The little prince lost his temper. He watched Zhao Xin unwillingly take the rifle from his neck and hand it back to the guard, and then he heard the other party say: "You are all well now, you can run more if you have nothing to do, and learn how to punch and punch from the guard." , make your body stronger. There are still four years, so there is still time."

Before Louisshire could speak, someone behind him said: "His Royal Highness is right, His Royal Highness should exercise more. As the heir of France, you need a strong body and will, too weak to do it."

Zhao Xin knew who it was without looking back. It was none other than Louis Charles' tutor Marquis Condorcet, who came to teach the little prince.

Although Condorcet was a member of the National Convention during the French Revolution and drafted the first draft constitution of the French Republic, he was still a hereditary Marquis of the Bourbon dynasty, and his position in the early days of the Great Revolution was to support the reform of the monarchy .Although he disliked Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and agreed to their trial, the two children were innocent after all.

When Zhao Xin had many conversations with Condorcet on the boat, he found out the sympathy of the other party.So when the Thunder God arrived in Bacheng, Elizabeth and the two children appeared in front of everyone in a grand manner, and Zhao Xin also revealed his identity.At this point, the truth of the "Mystery of the Temple Tower" that confused Condorcet was finally revealed. Except for the Deguignes and his sons who cooperated with the action, all the other French people present were shocked.

What about the royalists?What about the Austrians?It's all because of this guy.In other words, how did he bring three big living people, one big, two small, out of Paris?
Condorcet was furious at the time, saying that if it weren't for Zhao Xin, how could the National Convention have the notoriety of killing the king, and even directly caused Britain to declare war on France.

Lavoisier refuted this, saying that even if the Chinese hadn't robbed the prison, didn't those Jacobins intend to send the king to the guillotine?Did you forget what Marat said?Those people are crazy, and it is not enough to drag France into hell.

As soon as this remark came out, Condorcet was so angry that he could not speak.He approached Zhao Xin the next day and said that although I had resigned from the National Convention and left France, I swore allegiance to the French Republic and could not be a traitor.Now that France is surrounded by enemies, I must do something.Your Highness, please send me and my wife to the local administration, and we will find a chance to take a boat back to France.

What did Zhao Xin say?He said that I advise you not to go back. Now that Britain has declared war on France, when the news reaches South Asia, the British will definitely implement a naval blockade, and no ship will be able to enter the port by then.

Condorcet said that since this is the case, then I should go all the more, and I will lead the people to resist the British.

Zhao Xin told the other party that he had an agreement with Governor Leclerc that the British would lose this battle, so you and your wife can go to Beihai Town as guests without worry.Then he roughly explained why he helped Leclerc deal with the British.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xin's explanation deepened Condorcet's doubts. He quickly thought that the other party was planning to help Leclerc's royalist party, support French India against the local republican regime, and make a contribution to the restoration of Louis Charles. bedding.

This eastern monarch is so insidious!Fortunately, when I was on the boat, I still thought he was very thoughtful and regarded him as a confidant.

Seeing that Condorcet refused to give in, Zhao Xin had no choice but to send people to keep an eye on the Condorcet family, and they were followed everywhere they went, and they were completely under surveillance.At that time, the full-scale war between Beihai Town and the Dutch East India Company had not yet begun, and European merchant ships often docked at the port of Bacheng for supplies.

Later, Condorcet came to Beihai Town reluctantly, but after a quick visit, he found that his ideal of social reform had been partially realized in this remote and strange land, and thus There have been some changes in Zhao Xin's view.

First of all, Beihai Town is a secular government, and religion has little influence here, not to mention churches, there is not even a temple for the Orientals; secondly, Beihai Town has clear laws on the abolition of slavery and women's rights; A set of medical service system consisting of hospitals, community clinics and rural doctors has been established.

After a period of psychological struggle, coupled with Elizabeth's many requests, Condorcet became Louis Charles' governess.He felt that since he was powerless to change the political structure of France, he should use this time to cultivate a good future king and use his views on "constitutional monarchy" to influence the other party.As for Condorcet's wife, Sophie de Condorcet, she naturally became the teacher of the little princess Charlotte.

By the way, Condorcet's wife is not ordinary, she is not only a translator, her younger brother, the Marquis Emmanuel de Grouchy, was also the Marshal of the French cavalry in the Napoleon period.

Compared with Condorcet, the lives of Lavoisier, Lagrange, Lacroix and Laplace in Beihai Town are much more comfortable.

Needless to say, Lavoisier, especially since he still has Fang Hua as a "pull fan".When he was invited to Fang Hua's laboratory and saw the periodic table of elements hanging on the wall, Lavoisier was shocked!Feeling like I know nothing about the elements.

Most importantly, he discovered that the chemical nomenclature system used in Fanghua's laboratory coincides with the "chemical nomenclature" he created to a large extent, which immediately gave him a sense of confidant.

Could it be different? The chemical nomenclature system used today in another time and space is based on the principles established by Lavoisier, but the symbol system of the Swedish Berzelius was added later.

Of course, Fang Hua didn't have any reservations about the master of chemistry, at least he didn't reveal the secret of nitro gunpowder.

In short, Lavoisier joined Fang Hua's laboratory in the second month after he came to Beihai Town, and began to tirelessly learn the "advanced chemical knowledge" of the East.

Let's talk about the other three mathematicians.Not long after they arrived in Beihai Town, they were hired by the Beihai Town Education Committee together with Lavoisier and Condorcet as professors at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Beihai Town. with salary.The monthly salary is [-] Beihai yuan, and a two-entry courtyard with a full set of Western-style furniture and a garden will be presented as a gift, and a carriage will be provided when going out.

This treatment stunned the five French families, and joy followed.

It is said that in France in the eighteenth century, mathematics was not valued in universities, and philosophy was a high-level subject.It is difficult for future generations to associate a university with a certain mathematician.European mathematicians these days are either related to the church or the army. After all, it is necessary to build a bastion, calculate ballistics, and so on.

Lagrange, the oldest of the three, was a professor at the Military Academy in Turin when he was young, Lacroix worked at the Royal Artillery Academy, and Laplace was at the Paris Military Academy.

Among the four mathematicians including Condorcet, only Laplace's research is "closest" to applied mathematics, and the others are all engaged in basic mathematics.The reason for adding quotation marks is because people study probability theory and celestial mechanics.As for how practical these two things are to Beihai Town, well, even the people who are the best in mathematics across all the miles are not easy to evaluate. In short, it is enough for them to be a great god to look up to.

The arrival of European mathematicians had little effect on the basic education in Beihai Town, but it played an important role in attracting mathematics talents under the Manchu Qing rule.Wang Lai and Li Rui, who were known as the "Three Friends of Chatting" with Jiao Xun in history, defected to Beihai Town this spring because they saw Jiao Xun's admiration and introduction of several European mathematicians in his letter. .Now the two are studying at Beihai Higher Institute of Technology together with several Dao Guolan scholars including Wang Zhenyi.

Just when Condorcet was about to take Louis-Charle to class, he suddenly remembered something, so he stopped and said to Zhao Xin with a blank expression: "Your Highness, our bet will expire in half a year. Is there any news over there?"

The corners of Zhao Xin's mouth turned up, and he smiled slightly: "No. Don't worry, I won't forget about it. But it will take at least half a year to pass the news from Europe to the local governance. It will be at the end of the year next spring, and everything will be clear by then."

The "gambling agreement" mentioned by the two was actually a joke that Zhao Xin said when he was trying to persuade him to board the boat and come to Beihai Town.Condorcet didn't say anything at the time and didn't want to leave. Zhao Xin didn't want to use force directly, so he said he would make a bet for a period of three years.The content is that Robespierre will definitely come to power, will definitely execute Marie Antoinette, and then will extend the butcher knife to Danton, Desmoulins, the Roland couple and a large group of moderates, and finally he himself will Go to the guillotine.

Condorcet, of course, sneered, and agreed in a fit of anger.He admitted that Zhao Xin had means. Although Robespierre was domineering, Zhao Xin was not a prophet, nor was he a lunatic.

Zhao Xin said that if I win, you will have to work in the East for ten years and return to China with Louis Charles; if I lose, I will send you back to France immediately, and I will compensate you with gold worth [-] silver crowns.

In France today, each silver ecu is worth 6 livres, which is equivalent to 27.03 grams of pure silver. 60 livres is definitely a lot of money.When the Republican government abolished the Ecu franc, it was 59.3 francs.

What concept? 2 francs can eat a meal in an ordinary restaurant in Paris that includes a bottle of red wine, a soup, three dishes, a dessert, and unlimited bread.If it is a high-end hotel, 4 francs per person.

"Okay, next spring, I will wait and see." Condorcet bowed slightly, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)