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Before the convoy had gone far, female officials and guards came to the side hall: "Your Majesty has an order to announce that the envoys of France will enter the hall to have an audience!"

The officer of Honglu Temple immediately left with the French envoy.

Colbert saw the emperor in the Hall of Yingmin. He recalled the teachings of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and stood in the hall and bowed to the emperor.

"Give a seat!"

A chair was brought out, and Colbert moved closer, finally able to vaguely see the face of the emperor.

A strong sense of oppression hit, and Colbert cringed subconsciously.At the same time, he quickly noticed that this was caused by space and light. He was proficient in painting and understood that the builders of this palace were deliberately creating a solemn atmosphere.

Colbert made up his mind that when he returned to France in the future, he also suggested the king to do the same, and he would definitely be appreciated by Louis XIV.

But to meet the monarch is just bowing, this must not be taken back home, kneeling on one knee is popular in Europe, how can you not kneel when meeting the king?

Zhao Han smiled: "I have received the gifts from the King of France and the Queen Mother. Send them my regards. I also have some gifts in return. You will take them with you when you leave China."

Colbert quickly stood up, bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor of China, you are the King of Kings. On behalf of His Majesty the King and the Queen Mother, I thank you for your enthusiasm and generosity."

In fact, there is nothing to say. Regarding the situation in France, Zhao Han has already learned from the Chinese mission, and the diplomatic agreement that should be signed has also been signed in Paris.

At this moment, it was just a symbolic interview with Fanshi.

After wasting Zhao Han's 15 minutes of idle chatter, he dismissed the French envoy.

Next, Persia, Mughal, Oman, Portugal... Only the official envoys were able to enter the main hall, and the rest of the mission members were all waiting in the side hall.

Seeing envoys being taken away one after another, Charles couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and annoyed that he was the last in line.

When he entered the hall, he saw the emperor washing his hands, and the maids brought food.

After Charles saluted, Zhao Han said, "It's already noon, let's sit down and eat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Charles cheered up again.

Zhao Han praised: "I have learned Chinese well, and I don't need an interpreter."

Zhao Han sat on the top to eat, Charles sat on the bottom to eat, and clinked glasses to drink in the air.

After drinking a glass of wine, Zhao Han looked at Charles and wanted to laugh.

He didn't know much about Chinese and foreign history, but he had heard of the famous Happy King, mainly because what happened to Charles II was so impressive.

Charles fell ill in his later years, and the British imperial physician prepared several treatment plans.

The first is bloodletting therapy, a knife is cut on the king's arm, and the bloodletting is a catty and a half to try the effect first.

Oops, the king seems to be weaker, hurry up and start the second plan.Since it wasn't a problem with the blood, it must be because there was too much yellow bile, and he had to take emetics as soon as possible.

Your Majesty, you have taken all the medicine, why can't you spit it out?

Don't panic, Your Majesty, I still have a way, if you can't spit it out, then pull it out.Salt, cinnamon, cardamom, beetroot, and an ancestral potion of excretion.This requires an enema once every two hours, twelve times a day, for a few days, and the excess yellow bile will definitely be drained!

Hey, why is Your Majesty running out of strength to speak?I just fed you 60 times.

It seems that you have to use a unique skill. It is useless to bled His Majesty and release yellow bile. It must be due to the accumulation of thick juice in the body.As long as the thick juice is drained, His Majesty will surely recover!

Alas, there is no wound on His Majesty's body, so we can only artificially create a wound to drain the pus.

Please bear with me, Your Majesty, your hair has been shaved, and the soldering iron will be here soon.Wow, His Majesty's noble head, the scalded blood bubbles are so beautiful.But this is just a blood bubble, and it needs to be raised again, and it will take two days for the blood bubble to turn into thick water.

Your Majesty, your illness is too serious, not only did you let go of the concentrated water, but you even started to convulse.It must be caused by too much black bile, it seems that the third plan must be used!

Don't worry, Your Majesty, if you rub the pigeon dung on the soles of your feet, and then apply special ointment all over your body, the toxin will definitely be removed by using two prongs.

Because your condition is too serious, when the poison is pulled out, the excretion cannot stop.Chen also has another method, smearing sneezing powder on the nostrils, and performing an enema with the previous formula.The enema formula can also be improved. It is better to grind the human skull into powder and mix it in the enema decoction.

Your Majesty, the treatment is almost at the last moment, why can't you take it anymore?Your Majesty, you must be strong!

Lying on the hospital bed, Charles was dazed and said weakly: "I'm very sorry for causing everyone trouble for so long because of my illness. You have all worked hard."

After all, Zhao Han couldn't hold it back, he burst out laughing suddenly, and quickly covered it up: "Are you planning to take back the throne?"

"Your Majesty, please borrow two thousand soldiers!" Charles immediately put down his chopsticks.

Zhao Han said: "Don't worry about borrowing soldiers. Cromwell is over 50 years old, how many years can he live? You are very young. After killing Cromwell, it is easy to return to China. Let’s stay in Nanjing first, see more, walk more, it will be good for you.”

Zhao Han was not at all worried about cultivating a strong enemy, Britain, but was a little worried that Britain would not become stronger.

The rise of Britain and the Indian colony contributed a lot.

And this time and space, India must belong to China.Without India, how can Britain support itself, and what can it use to check and balance France?

Therefore, the British must be pulled!

"Are you planning to marry your younger sister to the Chinese royal family?" Zhao Han asked.

Charles said: "China is the greatest country in the world, and Britain is the greatest country in Europe. If the two countries can marry, they will definitely be able to rule the world!"

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Okay, let's marry your younger sister to the Crown Prince of China."

Hearing this, Charles was extremely excited, he finally saw the hope of restoring the country.

Zhao Han continued to stare at Charles carefully, feeling sincerely in his heart, this guy's vitality is really strong, he is like a strong man in human form, he was tortured by a group of quack doctors for so long before he died.

Not to mention scalding the scalp with a branding iron and nourishing concentrated water, enema 12 times a day for 5 days.Then human skull ashes were added to continue the enema, and the dehydration alone could kill the whole person.

Amitabha, good, good!

Chapter 882 [Eunuch Mathematician]

Portugal wants to marry China, and is willing to offer a port as a dowry in exchange for China's protection of Portugal's Asian ports.

Zhao Han is of course willing to accept this proposal... well, only half of it.

The reply Zhao Han gave was that China only protected Portugal's ports in India and was only responsible for dealing with Dutch forces.As for countries such as Oman, Persia, and Mughals, Portugal will solve them by itself, and China will never get involved.

Take Oman as an example, the navy has not yet formed, so it takes pirates every day to fight against Portugal on the west coast of India.Moreover, it is fought almost every year, how can China manage it?

Portugal is using a very long name, let's call him Antonio.

This guy met the emperor yesterday and got such a reply. Apart from being frustrated, he was also a little happy.Although Portugal is "thumped by thousands of people", except for the Netherlands, Portugal can barely bear the hammers of other countries.

Ministry of War.

Gu Jianshan, the left captain of the Navy, took the list of ports given by Portugal, and spread out the map to search accordingly: "This is not possible for Portugal. The colonial ports on the east coast of India have been snatched up by the Netherlands. There are still three in Ceylon. The port was also swallowed up by the Netherlands two years ago. Today, on the east coast of India, Portugal has only one port left, and they are still unwilling to use it as a dowry."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "We are determined not to want the ports on the west coast of India. First, the distance is too far, and it is not easy to manage if they are taken; second, according to the news brought back by the envoys, the situation on the west coast is very complicated. Involved in multinational disputes."

"How is it here?" Gu Jianshan pointed to Chittagong.

"It's not on the dowry list, and it doesn't appear to be a Portuguese colony," Lu Xiangsheng said.

Gu Jianshan explained: "Portugal's rule in Chittagong is a bit similar to Macau in the past. It was leased from Rakhine (Arakan), and Portugal can only control an urban area. Outside the city, it is all owned by Arakan pirates. Even King Rakhine cannot control the world. Even the Portuguese ships and sailors are mostly recruited Arakan pirates."

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it carefully: "This time the imperial court conquered Burma, the Rakhine king dared to send reinforcements to help the Burmese king. Although he escaped without firing a cannon, he had to be punished. How about sending envoys to Rakhine , ordered the king to cede Chittagong. Then reply to the Portuguese and ask them to hand over the city as a dowry."

"We still have to send the navy to clean up all the pirates in Chittagong." Gu Jianshan said.

The ownership of Chittagong is very complicated. The sovereignty is in the hands of the King of Rakhine, the control of the city is in the hands of Portugal, and the port and surrounding sites are actually controlled by pirates.

The Rakhine king would certainly have been willing to cede the land if he could have won the Chinese emperor's forgiveness, since he would have been unable to actually control Chittagong.The Portuguese are also willing. Since the ports on the east coast of India were eaten up, they are weak in Chittagong and have to cooperate with pirates most of the time.

Only those Arakan pirates were injured. If China owns Chittagong, the first thing to do is to wipe out the pirates.

But we can't simply wipe them out, because those pirates all come from coastal fishermen.Unless the fishermen around the port are killed, the pirates will never be eliminated.

Controlling Chittagong is tantamount to controlling the Bay of Bengal, and it is an outpost for colonial India in the future.

Agriculture in the Bay of Bengal is very developed, and food can be obtained continuously.Malacca, which cannot be self-sufficient, will not need to ask Palembang for food in the future, and the transportation from Chittagong is more than enough.Cotton cloth produced in China can also be shipped in bulk from Chittagong, and Indian cotton can also be obtained from Chittagong.

The Ministry of War and the Naval Governor's Office discussed and decided to immediately notify the Ministry of Rites, and Honglu Temple would contact the Portuguese envoy.

"China wants Chittagong?" Antonio was surprised and delighted, this place is so good, China can just take it if it wants.

Wang Duanyi, You Shaoqing of Honglu Temple said: "After Chittagong belongs to our country, the Portuguese there can freely choose their nationality. At the same time, the missionaries there are no longer allowed to preach at will, and can only keep one church in the city. All missionary activities, Only in church."

"Of course." Antonio doesn't care about these, he just needs to complete the task.

Immediately, the Ministry of Rites will come to the Portuguese Princess' birthday horoscope.

The princess was called Caterina, who was the wife of Charles in history.I'm 17 years old this year, so I'm a bit old, and I'm sure I'm over 20 years old when I come back to China and get married.

Zhao Han also had a plan in mind, using the princess' descendants to intervene in the Portuguese throne in the future.But the calculation was doomed to fail, because Katerina was infertile. Charles later had more than a dozen illegitimate children, but he had no children with Katerina, who had a good relationship.

Of course, it can also be operated, when the time comes, it will be enough to impersonate!

Anyway, the Holy See broke off diplomatic relations with Portugal a long time ago, and the Portuguese king directly asked the Jesuits to be crowned, and the Pope could not interfere with the change of the Portuguese royal family.

……

"Your Majesty, I translated this on my way back to China. Because of religious issues, this book has not been published in France." Li Sixiao inherited Pascal's "Essays on Liquid Equilibrium and Air Weight".

Zhao Han glanced at the author first, "Pascal" was translated as "Bosco", and he didn't know who it was just by looking at the name.

However, the content of this book shocked Zhao Han.

Prove the existence of vacuum, improve mercury barometer, invent syringe and hydraulic press, explain that air pressure changes with height, and propose Pascal's theorem (the pressure applied to any part of a closed liquid must be transmitted from the liquid to all directions according to its original size) ...

Zhao Han looked at the author's name again, and he already knew it was Pascal. Who doesn't know the pressure unit of "Pa"?

"The content of this book has never been published in Europe?" Zhao Han asked.

Li Sixiao replied: "Because of the fear of being persecuted by the Holy See, most of them have not been published, but they have been spread privately in the circle of scholars. Only the last 'Bosco's theorem' was discovered by Bosco on the ship, and no one in Europe knows it yet." .”

Zhao Han smiled and said: "Very good, take this book to Qintian Academy, and let scholars do experiments accordingly. After verification, it will be published in the "Acta Physica Journal" first, and will be compiled into university textbooks in the next two years. This Bao Sike, He can be promoted to a master's degree in the Physics Museum of Qintian Academy, and the royal family rewards him with 100 silver dollars, and then asks the Ministry of Industry to arrange a house for him."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Sixiao flattered.

Zhao Han asked again: "Did Bao Sike bring his family to China?"

Li Sixiao replied: "This gentleman lost his mother at the age of three, and his father also died a few years ago, but he has not married a wife in his thirties. It is because he is alone and has no worries in France that he is willing to travel thousands of miles to the Heavenly Dynasty. "

"Hire him a servant to take care of his daily life," Zhao Han said. "If he wants to marry, he can also help him find a wife. Anyway, he can't let this person run away, and he must be settled down."

Li Sixiao said: "Bao Sike doesn't seem to be a womanizer. Except for academic topics, he doesn't even talk to people very much. He just does experiments, writes papers and reads all day long, and he talks about it all day long. Talk about the Lord."

Zhao Han couldn't help laughing: "It's normal to have some strange problems, don't bother him."

Zhao Han continued to read other books, all of which were translated by Li Sixiao at sea, the most important of which was Descartes' "Principles of Philosophy".

Li Sixiao added a lot of private goods, trying to explain the universe with the Confucian version of the dualism of mind and matter.Zhao Han was noncommittal about this kind of theory, and was more interested in the scientific research methods in the book. After reading it, he said: "This set of research rules is excellent. I will extract it and let the scholars of Qintian Academy have a look."

"Yes!" Li Sixiao cupped his hands.

Immediately, Zhao Han picked up another book: "Didn't you invite this mathematician named Fermat?"

Li Sixiao said: "This person was originally a litigator. He spent money to buy an official position as a local councilor, and then spent money to become the chief spokesman of the local council. He was obsessed with official career, and studying mathematics was just a hobby. And Fermat's works, there are many contents China already has it, and I only selected what China does not have for translation. Especially the theory of number theory is an eye-opener."

"So I'm an official fan, so if you don't come, don't come." Zhao Han said with a smile.

Fermat would not leave France. He became rich through marriage and used money to buy and promote officials. How could he be willing to abandon all this?

In addition to these, there are many scientific books that need to be translated slowly.For example, Veda, Dezag, Steven, Kepler, etc. Li Sixiao bought all the books he could buy and shipped them back to China.

a few days later.

Pascal, who was reading "Chinese Philosophy and Ethics", suddenly ushered in several official errands.

"Mr. Bao, you have been awarded the Master of the Fifth Grade by His Majesty. This is the official uniform, formal dress and regular uniform issued by the imperial court. In addition, Qintianyuan hired a servant for you, and Qintianyuan paid the wages for the first three months. After three months, you need to solve it by yourself. There is still 100 silver dollars, which is a reward from His Majesty..."

Pascal learned some Chinese on the ship, but he is relatively withdrawn and does not communicate often, and his Chinese level is far from that of Prince Charles.

After speaking, the speed of speech was so fast that Pascal didn't understand half a sentence, and had to rely on the translator of Honglu Temple.

Are you an official in China?

Pascal was a little confused.

Envoys from all over the world lived in this courtyard. When they heard the news, they came to watch the excitement one after another, and many of them admired it.

When the officials left, a skinny man in his thirties nodded and said, "Master Bao, the younger one is Wang Zhong, and he will take care of him from now on. The imperial court has also granted a house outside the city. When will the master move there?"

"Thank you." Pascal half understood.

The so-called homestead is just a small courtyard by the Xuanwu Lake.Housing prices in the city are very high, and it is not easy to buy with money. Most of the newly built houses are outside the city.

As for the servant Wang Zhong, he is a young eunuch left over from the previous dynasty, and he has been guarding the gate and sweeping the floor of Qintian Courtyard these years.

Pascal is taken out of town and takes an immediate liking to his new home.Although the yard is not big and there are only a few houses, the scenery of Xuanwu Lake is very good.

After staying for two days, Wang Zhong also surprised Pascal.

This seemingly ordinary servant actually asked him for mathematics knowledge, and he was also proficient in analytic geometry, and he was studying calculus.

"Sorry, Wang, I don't know much about calculus, and I can't answer your doubts for the time being." Pascal felt a little ashamed, and he was actually compared by his servant.