Zhu Youjian wouldn't normally care about these details.
However, he could tell from Johann Adam Schall von Bell's words that he was not very respectful to Gao Qingyun.
So he became unhappy.
Zhu Youjian asked coldly:
"Then I'll just tell you a story about Master Gao's class, and you can answer it."
"If you can answer that, then tell me about your physics."
Johann Adam Schall von Bell readily agreed.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as it's a physics problem, I'm sure I can answer it."
Zhu Youjian snorted coldly, but instead of speaking directly, he ordered someone to bring two iron balls.
One is big, and one is small.
Upon reading this, Johann Adam Schall von Bell suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"This...it can't be such a coincidence, can it?"
However, Zhu Youjian's next move completely stunned him.
He muttered to himself, "Is it really the Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment?"
"Where did Master Gao find out about this?"
The Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment actually took place during the Wanli era.
However, information traveled very slowly in ancient times, so logically no one in the Ming Dynasty should have known about it.
Even Johann Adam Schall von Bell himself, before setting off for the East, visited the Pope in Rome.
He happened to overhear these things at the time, otherwise he wouldn't have known.
"This Master Gao, could he really be a fortune teller?"
"Or has he met other Westerners?"
"No, I have to find out the truth!"
Johann Adam Schall von Bell became somewhat paranoid.
Seeing this, Zhu Youjian finally nodded in satisfaction.
"Hehe, now you know how powerful I am, right?"
Johann Adam Schall von Bell wiped the sweat from his brow and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I wish to see Master Gao. Would you grant me permission?"
Zhu Youjian would naturally disagree.
“This Johann Adam Schall von Bell is a foreigner, how can I easily let him see Master Gao?”
He shook his head.
"Is Master Gao someone you can just meet whenever you want?"
Johann Adam Schall von Bell became even more anxious.
His eyes darted around, and he pulled out what he had originally intended to keep as a secret treasure.
“Your Majesty, if you would allow me to meet Master Gao, I will present you with the Red Cannon.”
"This cannon is a weapon from the West, and its destructive power far exceeds that of your Ming Dynasty's muskets and swords."
"Once your army is equipped with such weapons, it will surely be able to... [use clay]."
Although Johann Adam Schall von Bell was fluent in Chinese, he was still prone to making mistakes when he was in a hurry.
They described being invincible as being like putty.
However, Zhu Youjian understood what he was saying.
He remembered Gao Qingyun, who seemed to have mentioned artillery before, and became interested.
"Is that red-coated cannon you mentioned really that effective?"
In order to see Gao Qingyun as soon as possible, Tang Ruowang dared not hide anything.
"It's really very useful."
"Moreover, I did not come to see His Majesty empty-handed this time; I brought quite a few Western craftsmen with me to the capital."
Zhu Youjian nodded immediately.
"good!"
"Then you should first build me a cannon and let me see its power."
"If this cannon is really useful, I will naturally consider letting you meet Master Gao."
Johann Adam Schall von Bell finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then it's a deal."
After Johann Adam Schall von Bell left, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but shake his head.
"These foreigners are so easy to fool. I only said I would consider it, but I didn't say I would actually agree."
Wang Chengen echoed:
"Your Majesty is quite right. These Westerners are indeed somewhat stubborn and not very intelligent, far inferior to the people of our Great Ming."
Zhu Youjian didn't say much; his mind was still on the cannons.
"Have the Ministry of Works send people to fully cooperate with Johann Adam Schall von Bell and strive to create a prototype as soon as possible."
"By the way, we should keep the matter of the artillery a secret to some extent."
"Let's cast it next to Li Ruolian's military camp."
After explaining the matter, Zhu Youjian felt a little better.
“Ever since Master Gao came to our Great Ming, good things have been happening one after another.”
Seeing that Zhu Youjian was very happy, Wang Chengen also smiled and said:
"It is also because His Majesty is blessed with great fortune that Heaven has sent you Master Gao."
Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction.
That's very true.
"Heaven has not forsaken our Great Ming!"
"Let's go, I'll go see Master Gao and wish him a Happy New Year."
When the two of them saw Gao Qingyun again, one after the other.
But they found that Gao Qingyun's expression was very strange.
Zhu Youjian immediately stepped forward and asked with concern:
"Master Gao, what's wrong with you?"
Gao Qingyun shook his head and remained silent.
In a place where Zhu Youjian could not see, a screen appeared in front of Gao Qingyun.
It is the system panel.
The reputation value on the panel has already exceeded five digits.
"Wait, what's going on here?"
In fact, Gao Qingyun's discovery of this was purely coincidental.
His original plan was to exchange some items from the system store and give them to his students as New Year's gifts.
To his surprise, when he checked the system, he found that his reputation points had increased significantly out of nowhere.
prestige:
"Where did all this prestige come from?"
Gao Qingyun was unaware that, with the spread of the pencil and the ancient Chinese literature he had recently presented, it was gradually becoming known among the scholars in the capital.
His image has improved considerably.
Besides Shi Kefa, there was also the single-minded desire to "eliminate harm for the country".
Many other scholars and intellectuals no longer viewed him with hostility.
Instead, they treated him as a senior.
In this way, wouldn't Gao Qingyun's reputation rise accordingly?
"Forget it, who cares where the reputation comes from?"
Gao Qingyun shook his head.
"Anyway, as long as this reputation is usable, it's fine."
"Store, launch!"
He opened the store interface and began to look at it carefully.
But after looking around several times, he still didn't know which one to choose.
“It’s the Lunar New Year, I can’t possibly send antibiotics to those kids, can I? That would be cursing them.”
"But other cheap things aren't suitable either."
Gao Qingyun frowned, scanning the mall panel back and forth.
"These guns and cannons are quite nice. If they were all toys, I could give them to those boys."
"But these things are all real!"
"Dahe Village isn't a lawless place. If I send these things out today, they'll probably come knocking on my door to check my water meter tomorrow!"
He muttered to himself.
Zhu Youjian had been looking over with concern, but after hearing these words, he was somewhat puzzled.
I don't understand Gao Qingyun's meaning.
However, he understood the phrase "long guns and short cannons".
Zhu Youjian quickly said:
"Master Gao, have you heard something?"
Now it was Gao Qingyun's turn to be stunned.
"What did I hear?"
Zhu Youjian shook his head and did not ask any further questions.
In his opinion, his Master Gao was no ordinary person; he wasn't just from the future, but probably also had some kind of fortune-telling ability.
It wouldn't be surprising if he knew about Johann Adam Schall von Bell.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Youjian asked in a low voice:
"Master Gao, is this cannon really that powerful?"
Gao Qingyun nodded.
"Xiao Zhu, why are you asking this?"
"Don't you know how powerful artillery is?"
Zhu Youjian instinctively wanted to shake his head, but he quickly realized what was happening.
"It seems that the power of this cannon is now widely known in later generations."
"Then I have no choice but to admit it."
Then Zhu Youjian spoke:
"Oh dear, I misheard you. I thought you meant...firecrackers."
"With the New Year approaching, the children in the village are setting off firecrackers, and I immediately thought of going there."
Gao Qingyun didn't seem to care.
He was just hesitating.
"Judging from what Xiao Zhu said, it seems he really likes things like guns and cannons."
"That makes sense. What boy doesn't like these things?"
Gao Qingyun had long heard that "Xiao Zhu" had lost his father at a young age, and this time she had wanted to give him some nice gifts.
Hearing how much he cared about guns and cannons, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"Forget it, anyway, Dahe Village is a poor and remote place. Even if I give him guns and cannons, he might not cause any trouble."
"Besides, the system will cover everything afterward. If someone comes to check the water meter, I'll just pretend I don't know anything."
"Anyway, that cannon was created by the system, and I don't believe anyone can find out that those things are related to me!"
He pursed his lips.
"Little Zhu, wait here for me for a moment, I'm going to get you a big treasure."
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