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Chapter 1036 Buy one get one free
This was a hardship for Galileo himself, but a joy for Hong Tao. Many years ago, he had ordered the ambassador of the Ministry of Rites stationed in Rome and the staff of the Advisory Office to approach this great scientist.

In addition to small favors such as funding research, sponsoring publications, and organizing academic seminars, they would occasionally raise some questions related to astronomy and physics for exchange and discussion, thereby building a closer relationship with them.

Although he failed to convince him to give lectures in the Eastern country after many exchanges, his efforts were not wasted. He successfully infiltrated the enemy and became Galileo's informal student.

This time, he was found guilty by the Inquisition and had to publicly deny his academic views and was forbidden to conduct similar research. This broke the old man's heart and he was at his wit's end. This was a good opportunity for him to make false accusations.

When Galileo saw the information his students brought him, including that the sun was a big fireball, that the earth and several stars were suspected to revolve around the sun, and pictures of a giant astronomical telescope being built in a faraway eastern country, he immediately made a decision between living a life of idleness and waiting to die or continuing his research.

As long as he nodded, the rest would be easy. The staff of the Advisory Office immediately arranged for a familiar Venetian merchant to bribe the Vatican with a sum of money, saying that divination was needed to build a church, and secretly brought Galileo to Venice.

After arriving at the place, he immediately got into a carriage and headed straight for the port, boarded a large ship and headed straight for Amsterdam, and then changed to an ocean-going merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company. After many twists and turns, he arrived at Dagukou in the spring of 1634.

After receiving the message from Governor Cohen, Hong Tao went to Dagukou in person and waited for three days before he finally arrived. This old man was capable of establishing the scientific system of the empire and even the world.

Unfortunately, the meeting was not as good as the reputation. Comrade Lao Jia had a similar hairstyle to Lenin, droopy face, unkempt beard, and smelled of salted fish. If there were no staff from the Advisory Office following him, I would have thought he was a drunk Portuguese sailor in Macau.

"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness for bringing two friends to your country without prior notice."

But the old man's voice was still quite attractive. When he heard that the emperor of the empire was coming to the dock in person to greet him and was standing in front of him with a smile on his face, he immediately performed the court salute respectfully.

"As long as they are your friends, you are welcome to bring 200 of them. Let's not rush to introduce them. This moment is very worth remembering. Please come over here." Being able to see the living Galileo with his own eyes made Hong Tao smile from ear to ear. Having a few more or fewer followers was not a big deal, and the empire did not lack food for a few people.

But he was not the kind of person who would be easily satisfied. If he didn't take advantage of an opportunity, he would be a bastard. Just looking at it was definitely not enough. He also had to shake hands cordially with Comrade Lao Jia, then sit down on a chair prepared in advance, and with the Han-class battleship as the background, he posed for the court painter to take a portrait of him.

This painting is so amazing that it must be hung in the most conspicuous place in the Hall of Mental Cultivation so that everyone who comes in can see it. When I die in the future, I will also be buried in a glass barrel with a 10-centimeter-thick steel pipe on the outside. As long as the earth does not explode and no earthquake is allowed to crush it, it will be left for archaeologists to discover in the future.

I should copy a few more and sell them all over the world, so that everyone knows that old Galileo is my friend. If Galileo is the father of modern science, then I would be the grandfather of modern science, and the grandfather of all scientists in the future!
It is possible that this painting will be hung in academies of science or universities around the world in the future, allowing people like Newton and Einstein to look at it for a long time, and just thinking about it will make them eat an extra bowl of rice.

"This Mr. Santorio is a doctor of medicine from the University of Padua, and he is also my colleague and friend. He is very interested in the emperor's microscope. Under Mr. Fang's strong persuasion, he resigned from his position to come and see it."

Faced with such an amiable and humble emperor, Galileo's anxious heart was relieved a little, and he took the opportunity to introduce the fat old man who followed him. If the emperor welcomed him and agreed to his request, he could stay with him. If something happened, he could stay with the Dutch merchant ship and not end up on the streets of a foreign country.

"Santorio... Is the Treatise on Medical Measurement your work?"

Hong Tao didn't pay much attention to the friend Galileo mentioned. After all, he was a famous figure in Europe. Even if he failed, he would always have a few butlers and servants around him when he went on a long journey.

This gray-haired, short and fat old man did look like a butler, but he was stunned when he heard his name. Then a warm smile broke out on his face again, and he extended his hand again.

If it weren't for the coincidence of having the same name, this fat old man would have been a well-known pioneer in the history of medicine. He was the first to apply many of Galileo's inventions, such as thermometers, hygrometers, and aspirators, to clinical practice, and he also wrote books and pioneered quantitative medical experiments.

A few years ago, his works were transported back to China through ambassadors abroad. I was fortunate enough to read a few pages. They have indeed greatly promoted the development of modern medicine. He must be considered a very scarce talent in the empire.

"Your Majesty has read my book? But it has not been published. It is only circulated in a small circle in schools..."

The fat old man's psychological endurance was obviously not as strong as Galileo's. He was particularly uneasy after seeing the armed horse guards warriors around the dock. Suddenly, he was greeted so warmly by the emperor that he had difficulty breathing and stuttered.

"I was fortunate enough to obtain a handwritten copy, which has been translated into Chinese characters and placed in the Royal Library for hundreds of millions of people across the country to read. It is also one of the teaching materials for training students in the medical school. Speaking of which, I seem to be suspected of plagiarism. How about this, the Empire pays 1000 silver coins to buy its copyright in the East?"

They had hoped to trick Galileo into coming first, but they didn't know if he could adapt or be willing to stay permanently. Now suddenly there was a buy one get one free offer, and he was a medical scientist. The huge surprise made Hong Tao, who was known for being stingy, generous and he took the initiative to give a huge sum of money.

"Uh... If Your Majesty would like to read it, I have a copy of 'Medical Notes' that I can provide for free."

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Santorio was a little confused. He didn't know how his book had traveled from Italy to the far east, nor did he know how much 1000 silver coins were worth. It was mainly a surprise. No scholar doesn't want to be recognized. As long as they are recognized, they would be happy to make money, not to mention making money.

"Good, very good. I will read it carefully when I arrive in the capital."

A stingy person will never be generous. Even if he changes after being stimulated, it is only temporary. Now Hong Tao never mentions silver coins again, and he is regretting his impulse just now. He should have said 100 silver coins first.

(End of this chapter)