Chang Er scratched his head and looked at little Marco Polo in confusion.
With such a big posture, little Marco Polo thought he could tell some explosive secrets, but what he actually said disappointed Chang Er.
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in the eyes of little Marco Polo, and his impression of Chang Er plummeted. Chang Er pretended to understand, which really made him lose his price.
"Sir, do you know what geocentrism is? This is a theory jointly derived by Italian theologians and countless astronomers.
While you are still looking at your feet, our eyes have long been looking at the sky.
As for what you said about the heliocentric theory, I have never heard of it.
Sir, it's best to be humble about what you don't know. "
Chang Er smiled and said,
"What don't you understand about this? Geocentrism means that the earth is the center of the universe.
Heliocentric theory believes that the sun is the center of the universe.
But let me tell you, both the geocentric theory and the heliocentric theory are wrong.
The sun is just the center of the solar system, and the solar system is just one galaxy in the vast universe. "
Little Marco Polo's eyes widened. The scene in front of him was really weird. A businessman in rich clothes and smelling of copper was talking about astronomy.
Even some of the words that came out of his mouth were words that little Marco Polo had never heard before.
Moreover, Chang Er's confident expression made Marco Polo unable to guess whether he was talking nonsense or whether he was telling the truth.
"Sir, sir, you..."
"I thought you were going to talk about some profound knowledge. Isn't this common sense?"
Little Marco Polo opened his mouth wide and hit his chin directly on the ground.
Often...common sense? ! !
The geocentric theory, regarded as the highest level by the Italian Church, was just common sense in the Ming Dynasty? !
And it sounds like geocentrism is still wrong?
Little Marco Polo couldn't stand any longer, and the vague confidence on his face disappeared in an instant.
Before coming to the Ming Dynasty, although his grandfather’s Marco Polo Travels described China as a country with extremely high political wisdom,
Through its personnel and institutional structure, it was able to manage tens of millions of people in a step-by-step manner with only a central bureaucracy of a few hundred people. This was incredible in the eyes of Marco Polo.
but,
The Central Plains has been plagued by wars all year round, leaving no peaceful environment for the continuous development of scientific knowledge and technology.
When young Marco Polo talked about astronomical knowledge, he was inevitably a bit condescending. In his opinion, his casual disclosure of astronomical knowledge was enough for the Chinese to study for several years.
If he hadn't wanted to cooperate with Chang Er so much in the ultra-thin business, he wouldn't have dropped such a big bomb at Marco Polo.
However, who would have thought that such a big bomb would be a squib!
Chang Er's eyes turned cold and he said calmly,
"I don't know what you can pretend to be.
In terms of astronomy and geography, the Chinese can be considered your ancestors. "
What Chang Er said is true. China began to use calendars in ancient times.
Astronomical attainments have always been far ahead. In the absence of redundant high-precision instruments, the errors in the data calculated by the naked eye are so small that they can be ignored.
It's just that in modern times, the Ming and Qing dynasties closed the country for too long, and the scientific knowledge in the Central Plains could only rest on its laurels, and only then was it overtaken by Western countries.
But this does not affect the strong foundation of various scientific knowledge in the previous dynasties.
Little Marco Polo looked in a trance,
"Then tell me, what is heliocentric theory?!"
"Haha, it just so happens that there is an open class on astronomy in the Capital University today. Do you want to know? Let's go."
Chang Er pushed the door open and walked out. Gandhi, who was waiting outside, didn't know what happened. Little Marco Polo followed him step by step, as if he had lost his soul.
Gandhi realized something was wrong, stepped forward and grabbed little Marco Polo and asked,
"What's wrong?"
Little Marco Polo didn't even hear Gandhi's words. He just followed Chang Er. Gandhi's eyes flashed and he followed.
The group of three people moved to the second largest building in Yingtian Mansion, the Capital University Hall.
Chang Er motioned for the two of them to go in and said,
"You go in, follow the flow of people, and you can hear the astronomy open class on the playground."
Little Marco Polo regained his composure and exclaimed,
"You mean everyone can listen?"
Chang Er said proudly,
"Of course, His Majesty once said that everyone should have books to read and everyone to have food to eat. This is it."
Gandhi and Marco Polo, who finally knew what had happened halfway through, looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Both of them had shocked looks in their eyes.
In their country, no, just their country, I am afraid that in any country, knowledge should be paid for, and knowledge is only monopolized in the hands of a few people.
Otherwise, how can we ensure the privileged status of a few people?
And the Ming Dynasty, which manages such a large population, should be like this. But, what is the situation now that everyone has to read? Is everyone enlightened?
For the Ming royal family, isn’t this digging their own grave? !
Thinking of this, Gandhi and Marco Polo suddenly had a flash of understanding.
They don't believe that anyone can learn knowledge at will. There is only one possibility. The knowledge taught in the form of open courses is completely false.
It was just a show put on by the Ming Emperor to show his benevolence.
The two of them thought of this at the same time.
"What are you doing standing around, why don't you go?"
Amid Chang Er's urging, the two followed the flow of people and entered the Capital University Hall.
Two hours later, the open class ended.
Gandhi and Marco Polo walked out again along with the flow of people. Neither of them said a word, with a look of shock remaining on their faces.
Little Marco Polo's notebook was filled with all kinds of astronomical knowledge, and any one he picked out would be a theory that would shock the whole world.
Compared with this, the geocentric theory that was hidden and tucked away by the Italian church and the royal family really seemed to be in trouble.
Little Marco Polo was taught this lesson, and it was as if he had been reborn.
At this moment, his admiration for Daming was flowing like a river.
"As your friend, I give you an honest opinion."
When Marco Polo looked at Gandhi, his eyes were more serious than ever before.
"What?"
“No matter what Ming Dynasty requires, you must do it, even if they are allowed to monopolize sugar, you must do it.
Don't have any thoughts of going to war with Ming Dynasty, not even a little bit, do you understand? "
Seeing Marco Polo's eyes, Gandhi nodded subconsciously, and then said harshly,
"It's just some knowledge. Can it make their soldiers better at fighting?"
Little Marco Polo sneered and looked at Gandhi with pitiful eyes.
“My friend, didn’t you hear it just now in the crowd?
Even an old farmer can talk eloquently about astronomy.
Even what he said was wiser than the theologians in the church.
Do you think that in a country like this, the military can be weak? "
