The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 93 Jerry.polo

I have bought all the houses from the Imperial Palace to the Shifeng Commercial House. I have chosen a relatively secluded place as Shen Yiqiu's residence. This area is the base of Longya, so it is safe and sound.

Shen Yiqiu saw my disguised appearance in the firm, and sighed greatly: "The old man always thinks that he is knowledgeable and covers a wide range of things. Today, I know that there are people beyond others."

I laughed and said: "The world's knowledge is endless, and it cannot be covered by one person alone."

Shen Yiqiu nodded and said: "Young master's words are very true. The grassroots are very supportive of the creation of the young master's university. Only by gathering the strengths of everyone can we not lose a little bit."

I said "en", and said to Xiao Tian who was beside me: "Xiao Tian, ​​didn't Fang Ling come today?"

"My lord, Miss Fang came here, and she went out when she saw that you were not there. She said, she will go directly to the Tongle Building later."

"Oh, Song Rui, is Jerry Polo's identity certificate ready?"

"Return to son, the subordinate has already got it."

"Okay, let's meet this foreigner together, and welcome Mr. Shen by the way."

"foreigner?"

Yuan Ji and the others were already used to the new term I casually mentioned, so they didn't ask much.

In Tianzi No. [-] room, more than a dozen people entered it, and it didn't look crowded at all.

"Brother, you are here. This Mr. Polo is very interesting. He actually knows so many interesting things overseas, and his style is completely different from mine. Brother, let me introduce you. This is Jerry from Venice. Mr. Polo." Fang Ling, who arrived early, pointed at me with a smile and said, "Mr. Polo, this is my brother Huyan Donghai, who is also a friend of Mr. Ouyang."

I saw Jerry in his fifties, tall and tall, with blue eyes, white skin, and a big beard. He really was a typical European.

Jerry performed a standard European etiquette: "Master Huyan, I'm here Jerry. Polo, it's a great honor to meet you. I just heard your sister talk about your deeds, which made me feel that this trip will definitely be very exciting."

Yuan Ji, Wen Tianxiang and others have never seen a foreigner before, and they all stared intently.

Although Jerry's Chinese is vague and slow, he speaks clearly and can be fully understood.

I followed Jerry's actions and saluted back: "Qio, Hello, welcome, guest from afar, Mr. Jerry, I'm Huyan Donghai."

Fang Ling and the others didn't understand what I meant by Qiao and Hello, they all looked at me directly.

Jerry was surprised: "Mr. Huyan, do you speak Italian and English?"

I smiled and said, "Mr. Jerry, I only know this sentence in Italian, but I know a little bit in English."

Jerry stammered a little excitedly: "Qiao (Italian, hello), ah, God, I didn't expect that the young master is better than what Lingmei said, and this, this is wonderful."

Europe at the end of the Song Dynasty was still very backward, and England was not well-known at all. Fortunately, Jerry had been there before, so he could understand.The reason why I mentioned Harrow is purely a habit of meeting foreigners in later generations. English is the most popular language in the world, but I did not expect that the British Empire was still unknown at that time.

Ouyang Jianqing corrected: "Mr. Jerry, you shouldn't say it's brilliant, you should say it's knowledgeable."

"Sit down, Mr. Jerry, please sit down."

After sitting down, Jerry looked at me and said, "SORRY, you are very knowledgeable. It seems that my Chinese still needs to be improved. Mr. Huyan, have you been to England?"

I had no choice but to make up nonsense: "No, I read it from an ancient book."

"My God, your country is so great, it is recorded in ancient books? It's amazing, amazing." Jerry stretched out his thumb and praised.

"Jerry, how did you come to our country? By the way, do you know a Venetian named Marco Polo?"

"Marco? My cousin's name is Marco, son, do you know him?" Jerry was even more surprised.

"No, I don't know. Well, let's not talk about it. Jerry, tell me about you. How did you come to our country?"

Jerry said: "Mr. Huyan, I come from the Republic of Venice in Italy. Our family is mainly engaged in business. In order to find a broad market outside of Venice, when I was in my 20s, I and my cousin Nicolo, Marco's My father and another cousin, Mafu, traveled around the world together. We have been to most parts of Europe. In 1260, we traveled from the coast of the Black Sea to Central Asia by land, where we heard from a businessman that there was an ancient The kingdom of Song Dynasty is called the Great Song Kingdom, and the land is full of gold. We passed through Tubo and traveled all the way east to Chengdu Mansion. Unexpectedly, I got a strange disease and became weak all over, so I had to stay in Chengdu Mansion to recuperate. Traveling eastward, but it happened that the Song-Mongol War broke out, so my cousins ​​went north to Mongolia. Later, I met Ouyang Kechun, and I was rescued by his secret recipe, so I was able to recover. I wanted to go north to find my cousin, but I ran into the border I lost contact with my cousins, so I stayed at Ouyang's house. In the past few years, I have gradually adapted to life in the Song Dynasty, and I feel more and more that the Chinese culture is profound, and the authentic Chinese culture is In the Song Dynasty, I gave up the idea of ​​going north. Just a few days ago, Ouyang Jianqing was going to the capital to take the martial arts exam, so I came to Lin'an with him, hoping to live here for a while, so as to better understand the customs of the Song Dynasty Favor."

"So, before Marco Polo, his family had already been to China." I thought.

After hearing this, Fang Ling asked: "Mr. Polo, compared with my country, how is overseas better?"

"Well, I think the economy of the Song Dynasty was relatively developed. Regardless of the size of the city, the vastness of the territory, or the life of the people, there are few countries overseas that can match it."

"Brother, do we have a chance to visit Mr. Polo's country?"

"Hehe, this is not easy, Miss Fang, it takes several years to get to Venice from here, and the journey is difficult. You have an old saying that the road to Sichuan is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. I think it is even more difficult to go to Venice than the road to Sichuan. times."

It seems that Jerry is about to become an expert in China, and he even knows the difficulty of the road to Shu.

I said: "Ling'er, it's not impossible to go to Venice. It takes several years to travel by land, and the road is rugged and full of bandits. If you can build an extremely powerful fleet and travel by sea, It will only take a year or two."

"Miss Fang, Mr. Huyan is right. I have heard Mr. Ouyang say that your ships in the Song Dynasty are far larger than those in our country. Maybe it is really possible."

As the host, Xiao Tian kept inviting everyone to drink and eat food. It was the first time he ate a dish with MSG, and Jerry also shouted that it was delicious and delicious.

I motioned Wen Tianxiang to take out Jerry's ID: "Mr. Jerry, this is your ID. What are your plans here?"

"My lord, Lin'an was the capital of the Song Dynasty. I want to take a walk around here. First, I want to learn more about the culture of the Song Dynasty. Second, I want to find out if there is a fleet going to sea."

I thought for a while and pointed at Shen Yiqiu: "Mr. Jerry, my friend Shen Yiqiu is establishing the Royal Lin'an University and needs to hire a geography teacher. You have traveled all over the world and have seen a lot. Are you interested in teaching there? You can teach while getting familiar with the environment in Lin’an, and the salary is favorable.”

Jerry got up and saluted Shen Yiqiu: "University teacher? Very good, I am very willing to help, Mr. Shen, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Shen Yiqiu hastily cupped his fists in return: "Mr. Jerry, I welcome you very much."

Jerry asked: "Mr. Shen, is there any difference between your university and other schools in your country?"

I took the conversation and said, "It's different. The university organized by Mr. Shen focuses on teaching and researching natural sciences, similar to your University of Padua."

Jerry was surprised again: "University of Padua? That is the best university in our place. It was founded in 1220. I used to go to school there, but how did you know?"

I smiled and continued to make up: "I heard from friends that, Mr. Jerry, you have been to college, so it is even better. You have experience, and you can help Mr. Shen organize this university. Mr. Shen is a famous teacher in my dynasty. Scientists, you two are about the same age, I believe you have many common interests."

Ouyang Jianqing said happily: "That's great, I'm still worried that once I join the army, it will be very inconvenient for Mr. Jerry to be alone."