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Joseph knew that Cullen was actually quite skeptical about his so-called independent research on "Descriptive Geometry". Perhaps it was Mongri, the true pioneer of "Descriptive Geometry". Because he was a child prodigy, he was concerned about other prodigies. When he created a similar technique at a similar age, he was less suspicious.

　　 Joseph did learn descriptive geometry in his previous life. He believes that after hundreds of years of development, the descriptive geometry of later generations must have developed more than that of this time. However, he did not know to what extent Monge's original engraving geometry had developed. Joseph thought for a while, and felt that some of the skills of projection transformation were mostly developed by later generations, so he recalled it carefully in his heart, and then added some of this part of the content and talked about it in detail.

The Duke of Orleans listened with interest. It wasn't until Joseph finished part of it and stopped for a while that he asked Monge: "Mr. Monge, how does Joseph's method compare to yours? "

　　 "It's roughly the same," Monri said. After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone, and suddenly realized that his words might imply that Joseph didn’t mean to figure out the geometry of the painting himself, so he hurriedly added: “But there are still some differences, such as how he handles The projection transformation used in the map method is very interesting, which I have not thought of before. The map drawn in this way will be more useful. The method created by Mr. Bonaparte is basically the same as mine in principle, but In terms of practicality, it is even better than mine. Mr. Bonaparte, you are really a genius in mathematics!"

　　Meng Ri’s painting geometry has always been confidential, so even the people next to him have not had much contact before. At this time, everyone heard Meng Ri say so, and naturally they dispelled their suspicion.

　　 "Joseph, I didn't expect you to be a mathematics genius. Well, last time I heard that you were still in high school? In..." Suddenly Duke Charlie couldn't remember which high school he was in.

　　 "It is the school of Louis the Great, Your Royal Highness. Joseph and my nephew Amon are classmates." Lavoisier added with a smile to the side.

"Yes, yes. Last time I saw him and Amon together." Duke Charlie looked at Joseph with admiration, "It is really the happiness of France to have such young people coming out constantly. . It’s just that it’s too unfair to make such an achievement, but you can’t get the honor it deserves, and you even live in poverty. I think we should compensate Joseph a little for this."

　　 Condorcet nodded and said: "I think that Joseph's paper is at least very discussion, and should be able to win this victory and get a prize of six hundred francs."

　　 Because the Duke of Orleans mentioned compensation, even Cullen and Monge did not object.

　　 "This is too little." Duke Charlie was not satisfied.

"His Royal Highness, don't worry, such talents will not be buried." Condorcet said, "When this paper is published and the speed of light experiment is completed, I think Joseph can get a teaching position at the University of Paris. Even got a position here. Well, Joseph, I heard that you should graduate soon. How about it, interested? I can give you a letter of recommendation."

Before Joseph had time to speak, Monge took the lead and said: "Joseph is very talented in descriptive geometry, but this is a secret technique. If he gets to the University of Paris, he can't study these easily. That's too much. What a pity. The Paris Military Academy is looking for a teacher who can teach descriptive geometry. They entrusted me to recommend an expert to them. It is better to recommend him to the Paris Military Academy to teach mathematics together with Mr. Laplace. Better. And I can get more allowances for him. In terms of income, it is definitely more than at the University of Paris. Joseph, what do you think?"

　　 In terms of reputation alone, the University of Paris is certainly more famous. But when it comes to income, it is indeed like Monge said, teaching at the Paris Military Academy, the income will be higher. In addition, Joseph knew that the revolution was about to break out. During the revolution, various forces will sing and I will take the stage. Today, there is a royalist party hanging on the street lamp pole, and tomorrow will be today’s revolutionary on the guillotine. The University of Paris is where various political schools converge. If you get here, you might be uncontrollably involved in political struggles for some reason. In contrast, the Paris Military Academy is much safer. And after entering the military system, you can also make some necessary preparations for the future.

Thinking of this, Joseph said to Monge: "Mr. Condorcet, thank you very much for your recommendation. But I think I am more inclined to Mr. Monge’s suggestion. My father has just passed away, and there are several younger brothers who want to study at home. , I really need money now. And my brother Napoleon happened to be at the Paris Military Academy. He is a troublemaker. I think I can look at him better when I get there."

　　 After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Duke Charlie smiled and said: "It seems that all the brothers always think that the younger brother is in trouble. Well, I can imagine what it feels like when the younger brother enters the class and discovers that the teacher above is actually his own brother. ..."

　　 "Let's go back to the speed of light experiment." Lavoisier said.

　　 "Okay, let's continue..."

　　……

　　 Two days after this visit, Joseph received an official letter from the French Academy of Sciences from the messenger, informing him that his thesis won a prize and a prize of six hundred francs.

　　 These bonuses made Joseph's life a lot easier. Two days later, he received another letter from Monge. In this thick letter, Monge told Joseph that the Academy of Sciences had completed the preparations for the speed of light experiment and was going to conduct the experiment at a castle of the Duke of Orleans on the night ten days later-there was no moon that night.

　　 At the end of the letter, Monge told Joseph that he and Laplace recommended him together. I believe that in a few days, he will receive an official letter from the Paris Military Academy. As soon as he graduates, he can report to the Paris Military Academy.

　　 Joseph was very proud to receive the letter, but it was a pity that Napoleon was not by his side and could not show off to him. However, it would be even better if he could suddenly appear in the classroom where Napoleon was in his uniform in his uniform. Well, you can also point Napoleon to the blackboard to make a difficult problem. This is so happy to think about it.

In addition, with living money in his hand, Joseph immediately remembered the classic line of Master Lu in the "Water Margin": "Neo has faded out of his mouth!" Joseph calculated that if he Go to the restaurant, spend two francs, you can have a good meal, full of oil. But think about it, Napoleon is not there, leaving his brother and eating alone, Joseph can't do such a thing. So he had to continue to bear with it, but fortunately there were not a few days left next weekend. Wait until the weekend, you can take Napoleon out for a big meal.

　　 But unfortunately, there are several restaurants on the way Joseph went to school. The quality of those restaurants is not high, and the prices are not particularly expensive—at least, it seems to Joseph, who has several hundred francs in his pocket today. In the past, Joseph passed by here when he was in school, and he would often smell the scent of broth wafting from these restaurants. But at that time, Joseph didn't even have a coin in his pocket, so the allure of the smell of the broth didn't seem to be particularly great. At most, Joseph swallowed a sip of water, then held his breath and accelerated his pace. But this time, the situation was a little different. With money in his pocket and the possibility of a real meal, the aroma of the broth became more and more irresistible. Joseph tried to speed up his pace, but the broth seemed to turn into elastic ropes, binding him, and pulling him back hard. It took Joseph a lot to break free, UU reading www.uukanshu. When Com arrived at school, he was late for class for the first time in his life. Fortunately, the teacher did not notice him because he was too shortsighted, and gave him a chance to sneak into the classroom.

　　 That’s it, it’s so easy to get through the weekend. Generally speaking, Napoleon will hike to Joseph after school-this saves money. Considering the walking distance, it should be around five o'clock in the afternoon when he arrives, just in time for a meal in a restaurant. Joseph told Father Jean Jacques early that when Napoleon came tonight, they would go out together to have a good meal, so today, including Father Jean Jacques, there is no need to eat brown bread.

　　 However, it wasn't until almost seven o'clock that Napoleon slowly came to Joseph's place. At this time, all the restaurants on the street were closed-this is not an era of rich nightlife after all. As for Father Jacques, he was so hungry that he couldn't wait. He took half of the leftover dry bread and ate it with water.

　　 "Why did you come so late?" Joseph asked with displeasure.

　　 "A guy invited me to a meal." Napoleon said.

　　 "Damn it, you actually ate?" Joseph, who was hungry, could hardly suppress his anger, "Wait...someone invited you to dinner? I heard that you are very popular at school?"

　　 "I helped him complete his math homework." Napoleon said proudly.

　　 "But I'm still hungry..." Because of the hunger, Joseph couldn't even be interested in showing off his bonus to Napoleon.

　　 "Are you waiting for me to finish the meal together?" Napoleon was taken aback, "isn't it just two brown breads? Isn't it worth waiting?"

　　 "Well, tomorrow you will eat black bread!" Joseph gritted his teeth and said.