Chapter 677: Arrive in the Netherlands
Sure enough, people rely on clothing, and Buddha rely on gold!
Leaving the home of the Earl of Stratford, under the guidance of Mr. Jorgen, official Hong Xi officially visited the University of Cambridge, which was previously inaccessible.
The school-level leaders there are very awkward, dressed in colorful satin clothes and wigs, with their eyes high above their tops.
They are indeed proud, and now it can be called the age of ignorance. Those who master knowledge think that they are above everyone, only under the gods, and even the king is not in the eyes.
The teachers and students of King’s College have successfully resisted Newton’s orders from Trinity College to be the dean of King’s College. Yes, it’s the mechanics Newton, a master of science. His level is good enough to be the dean of King’s College, but he shouldn’t be allowed to. The king was appointed, so it was boycotted. Fortunately, this is the West. If it is in the East, the official guarantee will let the teachers and students experience the power of the authoritarian iron fist!
However, the arrogant and arrogant British gentlemen saw the show off military uniforms of the Southeastern officers, and they were also greatly impacted!
The navy uniform of the Southeast Mansion is navy blue, and there are many accessories and badges on the uniform, including epaulettes, (clothes) badges, military medals, military age, rank, honor badges (that is, rows of small grids on the military uniform), etc. For example, the general also wore a purple ribbon inlaid with gold, and showed up, a splendid and dazzling appearance.
Their dresses were well-tailored and fitted to fit the body, showing the heroic style of soldiers. They were not silver-like wax gun heads, which made the experienced British gentlemen become very polite after seeing them.
On behalf of the Southeast Mansion, the official Hong Xi presented to Cambridge University the classics of Chinese studies edited by the Southeast Mansion, including "Book of Changes", "Laozi", "Book of Songs", "The Analects", "Zhuangzi", "Mencius", "Historical Records" and "The Sixth Ancestor" Ten episodes of Tan Jing, Jin Si Lu and Chuan Xi Lu, and the comparative learning methods in Chinese and English, as well as the English translation of The Book of Songs.
My family also has material, and my family is not bad too!
Of course, the knowledge of the great eastern countries is more than that, but even these are enough for the stubborn to learn, provided that they can pass the Chinese level!
According to Yan Changwu's instructions, the natural sciences and traditional Chinese medicine did not communicate with Hongmaofan, and they could only enter in and out. They continued to absorb Western knowledge and strengthen the relevant knowledge reserves of Southeastern Prefecture.
The British gentlemen were very happy seeing those books. Hong Xiguan successfully reached an agreement with them to send foreign students. For example, the famous "Trinity College" at Cambridge University was allocated eight foreign students, focusing on theology and law. , Medicine and mathematics.
theology?
The overseas students sent by the Southeast Mansion are steadfast Mazu believers and do not believe in Xiaoye. They mainly study Xiaoye's classics to achieve the effect of knowing the enemy and never letting go.
medicine?
The international students came back and gave an incisive summary:
In Western medicine, bloodletting is always a matter of bloodletting. If you are sick or not, the bloodletting is healthy enough.
Arab medicine, the most adept at prescribing the panacea is the powder of mummies. The powder is regarded as isatis root, which can cure all diseases in one bite. Even Asan is ashamed of such magical medicine.
Doctor Hong Maofan who has studied Arabic medicine diverges thinking. For example, grinding the mummy's skull and mixing it into hot chocolate can treat stroke and intracranial hemorrhage. It is really a must-have for home travel headaches and brain fever.
Different schools have developed in the usage of mummy powder, and even the "sweet party" has been separated. It is believed that mummy powder plus honey cures epilepsy, while adding honey cures tuberculosis.
In contrast, Chinese medicine is more reliable, and the international students dare to travel only if they bring enough pills from their hometown.
In law, the foreign students have compared that the East and the West have their own advantages and disadvantages. The unification of the East and I am the country. The advantage is that it can concentrate on major tasks. A unified society can reduce a lot of troubles and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that once a bad emperor is placed on the table, Then the entire empire is crooked.
The power of all classes in the West is relatively scattered, and the country is often chaotic, and it is difficult to form a joint force.
In terms of mathematics, the East and the West have their own unique features, but at this time Western mathematics has not yet made a leap, and it has not formed an overwhelming advantage over Eastern mathematics. Let's learn from each other's strengths after learning.
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The East has finally sent international students to the West on a large scale, and Cambridge University will also select students to come to the Southeast. The exchange is a good thing and promotes the development of science.
At this point, Hong Xiguan, who was nothing and light, returned to London, said goodbye to the British, and embarked on the last stop of his European tour-the Netherlands!
The Netherlands was under the rule of the Habsburg Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain successively 48 years ago. The Republic of the Netherlands (Republic of the Netherlands) was established in 58 and finally achieved independence in 48 years. However, at this time, the Netherlands has Spain and the United Kingdom are in a quarrel.
The Netherlands played a major role in maritime trade in the 7th century, so it was called the "Sea Coachman".
From the 5th to the century, the Dutch shipbuilding industry ranked first in the world. There are hundreds of shipyards in the capital Amsterdam alone, and hundreds of ships can be built at the same time across the country. The Dutch shipbuilding technology is the most advanced in the world, and the cost of shipbuilding is /3 to /2 lower than that of the UK. Many European countries go to the Netherlands to order ships.
The Dutch merchant ship tonnage accounted for 3/4 of the total European tonnage at the time, with 50,000 merchant ships, and almost monopolized maritime trade. Norwegian wood, Danish fish, Polish food, Russian fur, Southeast Asian spices, Indian cotton textiles, Chinese silk and porcelain, etc. are mostly transferred by Dutch merchant ships and sold by Dutch merchants. At that time, Amsterdam was the center of international trade, and there were often more than 2,000 merchant ships mooring in the port.
Three Batavia wars broke out between the Netherlands and the Southeastern Province, and Batavia, an important point of support, was lost.
At the same time, the Southeastern Government made a statement: The seas east of the Malacca Strait belong to the Southeastern Government!
In addition to the previously existing areas to be resolved in the future, Hong Maofan is not allowed to occupy new sites. (Existing areas refer to the trade of Malacca City and Macau occupied by Portugal, Luzon of Spain and the Netherlands in Nagasaki, Japan, etc.)
This exclusive agreement aroused great anger from the Dutch!
But in the end there was a negotiation. The Southeastern government was unable to open up ocean trade between the East and the West because it was still trying to conspire, and the Netherlands had troubles on the European continent and needed profits from East-West trade. Therefore, a large number of Dutch merchant ships berthed at the trading ports designated by the southeast. There was no discrimination in trading, and the two sides seemed to have forgotten the blood shed between each other.
On the bright side, the cooperation was still happily. When the visiting fleet from the Southeast Mansion arrived in Amsterdam, it was warmly welcomed by the Dutch from afar!
"Boom boom boom!..."
Ten Dutch ships ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ form two columns to welcome each other.
The Dutch ships put on red colors and fired salutes, attracting more Dutch ships to watch, and the channel was blocked for a while!
From a distance, the sails in the Amsterdam port are like forests, surpassing all the ports, and the thriving Rising Sun Port in the southeast is also willing to bow down.
On the southeast ship, it was freshly cleaned. The crew members were dressed in clean military uniforms and stood on the slopes beside the bulwarks, demonstrating the mighty power of the Eastern army to the Dutch.
Seeing the heroic posture of the Eastern soldiers, all the Dutchmen I saw stretched out their thumbs and praised them, and the Dutch who knew the Sino-Dutch conflict secretly lost without being wronged!
The maneuvering of the southeast ship was rigorous, and under the command of the pilot and dragged by the channel ship, it steadily stopped at the pier and received warm cheers from the Dutch.
The ruler of the Netherlands, Frederick Henry, sent his captain of the bodyguard, Rear Admiral Backnand, to greet the officers and soldiers of the visiting fleet from the east, and led them to the mansion of Frederick Henry.
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